So you think you can speak Canadian eh??

[Fencergrl]

Originally Posted by CvilleFencer

I know this one also... Maybe I am a Canudian and just didn't know it! I even really like poutine... Should I let someone else answer?

Let someone else answer.

I'll give you a tougher one: goal suck

Edit: Wait! I have a better one just for you... (I'll give you a hint if you need it). Swamp-donkey

[D'Art]

Originally Posted by Fencergrl

Edit: Wait! I have a better one just for you... (I'll give you a hint if you need it). Swamp-donkey

Over here a swamp-donkey is about a 15-pinter, ie one of those you don't want to get caught being with. Unfortunately, that's easier said than done. Allegedly....

[CvilleFencer]

Originally Posted by D'Art

Over here a swamp-donkey is about a 15-pinter, ie one of those you don't want to get caught being with. Unfortunately, that's easier said than done. Allegedly....

Yah, swamp donkey = a brown bag date, IE someone who nose dived off the ugly tree and slapped every branch on the way down. I only know goal suck as a hockey term, someone who hangs out mid rink and can't/doesn't like to play the defense. Was that what you had in mind?

[D'Art]

Originally Posted by CvilleFencer

Yah, swamp donkey = a brown bag date, IE someone who nose dived off the ugly tree and slapped every branch on the way down. I only know goal suck as a hockey term, someone who hangs out mid rink and can't/doesn't like to play the defense. Was that what you had in mind?

Think yourself lucky she didn't land on a trampoline, like most of the locals round here seem to have done....

I only know goal suck with an "=" in between the two words, and in reference to nights out with the guys. Don't think that's what FG was thinking of, though

[Fencergrl]

Cville, you're right about the goal suck...

As for swamp donkey, you're both wayyyy off base on that one. Think about another type of hunting other than the kind you do in bars.

[CvilleFencer]

Originally Posted by Fencergrl

As for swamp donkey, you're both wayyyy off base on that one. Think about another type of hunting other than the kind you do in bars.

Hmmm, do they have Capibara in Canada? Failing those cute little guys I would guess a moose/deer type critter?

[Fencergrl]

No we don't have Capibaras... and since you don't often see deer in marshy areas... it's a moose.

Oh... and "Freezer Moose" are cattle to the hunters in my husband's family.

Here's another one... (although again I think it's mainly Albertian slang)

kubie burger

[XanderHal]

I'm all over that one since I'm Ukrainian and Albertan...

Kubasa is some of the tastiest sausage around. Highly recommended from Baba's world-wide...

[XanderHal]

...I guess I should mention that in this case specifically, you press said sausage into a patty and eat in on a bun or bread

[Fencergrl]

You (of course) are correct! Normally this contest is open to non-Canadians, but I rather have the questioned answered and the thread bumped to the top, than not... so you will see your rep and my message by selecting "Control Panel" or "User CP".

Oh... since my rep just added 3 green dots to your rep, so of the grumpy folks here might complain that for a newcomer you have a lot of rep. Just tell them it's Fencergrl's fault.

[Fencergrl]

40 SIGNS THAT YOU MAY BE CANADIAN:

1. You stand in "line-ups" at the movie, not lines.
2. You're not offended by the term, "Homo Milk"
3. You understand the phrase, "Could you please pass me a serviette, I just spilled my poutine"
4. You eat chocolate bars instead of candy bars.
5. You drink pop, not soda.
6. You know what it means to be on pogey.
7. You know that a mickey and 2-4's mean "Party at the camp, eh!!"
8. You can drink legally while still a 'teen.
9. You talk about the weather with strangers and friends alike.
10. You don't know or care about the fuss with Cuba, it's just a cheap place to travel with good cigars and no Americans.
11. When there is a social problem, you turn to your government to fix it instead of telling them to stay out of it.
12. You're not sure if the leader of your nation has EVER had sex and don't want to know if he has!
13. You get milk in bags as well as cartons and plastic jugs.
14. Pike is a type of fish, not some part of a highway.
15. You drive on a highway, not a freeway.
16. You sit on a couch not a chesterfield - that is some small town in Quebec!
17. You know what a Robertson screwdriver is.
18. You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.
19. You know that Thrills are something to chew and "taste like soap".
20. You know that Mounties "don't always look like that"
21. You dismiss all beers under 6% as "for children and the elderly".
22. You know that the Friendly Giant isn't a vegetable product line.
23. You know that Casey and Finnegan are not a Celtic musical group.
24. You participated in "Participaction".
25. You have an Inuit carving by your bedside with the rationale, "What's good enough protection for the Prime Minister is good enough for me".
26. You wonder why there isn't a 5 dollar coin yet.
27. Unlike any international assassin/terrorist/spy in the world, you don't possess a Canadian passport.
28. You use a red pen on your non-Canadian textbooks and fill in the missing 'u's from labor, honor, and color.
29. You know the French equivalents of "free", "prize" and "no sugar added", thanks to your extensive education in bilingual cereal packaging.
30. You are excited whenever an American television show mentions Canada.
31. You make a mental note to talk about it at work the next day.
32. You can do all the hand actions to Sharon, Lois and Bram's Skin-a-ma-rinky-dinky-doo" opus.
33. You can eat more than one maple sugar candy without feeling nauseous.
34. You were mad when "The Beachcombers" were taken off the air.
35. You know what a toque is.
36. You have some memento of Doug and Bob.
37. You admit Rich Little is Canadian and you're glad Jerry Lewis is not.
38. You know Toronto is not a province.
39. You never miss "Coaches Corner".
40. Back bacon and Kraft Dinner are two of your favourite food groups.

[wahrman]

Or a Michigander.

Originally Posted by Fencergrl

40 SIGNS THAT YOU MAY BE CANADIAN:

5. You drink pop, not soda.

[Fencergrl]

My favourite....

29. You know the French equivalents of "free", "prize" and "no sugar added", thanks to your extensive education in bilingual cereal packaging.

As a kid, seeing "grape" in French (raisin) always threw me... "What??? Mom bought Raisin Juice???? Is that like prune juice???"

[Go? Fencing?]

[quote=Fencergrl;577103]33. You can eat more than one maple sugar candy without feeling nauseous.QUOTE]

Mmm, yes.

[latenight]

Originally Posted by Fencergrl

. Just tell them it's Fencergrl's fault.

Good advice! I always use that as a justification for MY bad behavior!

[XanderHal]

Apologies...I missed the fact that we are trying to stump the international folk with our crazy slang. Thanks for the rep. I'll be watching the rest of this thread with interest...

[Fencergrl]

No worries mate! If you can come up with some good Canadian/ Albertian slang, feel free to post.... pssst... I don't even care if you make something up. I've been telling the Yanks we eat penguin burgers fer years... .

[glowstix]

Originally Posted by Fencergrl

No worries mate! If you can come up with some good Canadian/ Albertian slang, feel free to post.... pssst... I don't even care if you make something up. I've been telling the Yanks we eat penguin burgers fer years... .

......

[Fencergrl]

Glow! You're the perfect person to contribute. I have no idea that something is Canadian slang until I read some common saying or word in one of the many Canadian slang sites.

You on the other hand, know all about the types of sayings that confuse our southern folks.

Edit: Or words/ saying that sound dirty for D'art.

[D'Art]

Originally Posted by Fencergrl

Edit: Or words/ saying that sound dirty for D'art.

I only do the dirty posts when i've been drinking alcoholic beverages. And then only sometimes...