BTW, this is what the Defective Yeti article says:
Dear All My Liberal Friends
I think outlets in Canada are 220 volts, and therefore won't work with your 110 volt American electrical devices. So when you move up there after the Presidential election, can I have your Gamecube?
Comment from months later
Dear All My Liberal Friends
I think outlets in Canada are 220 volts, and therefore won't work with your 110 volt American electrical devices. So when you move up there after the Presidential election, can I have your Gamecube?