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General Chat => Open Chat => Topic started by: Bob on June 15, 2006, 08:18:49 PM

Title: Canadian Slang
Post by: Bob on June 15, 2006, 08:18:49 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_slang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_slang)

I was trying to tell someone from the US what a texas mickey was and they had no idea. It surprised me to learn it's canadain slang.

Fancy that.

Title: Canadian Slang
Post by: Aquabat on June 15, 2006, 11:16:02 PM

from wikipedia: "Kokanee: British Columbian name for a species of land-locked salmon (accent on first syllable). Also the name of a popular beer made in the Kootenay district, also known as "Blue Cocaine." "

What???  Has anyone ever called it that???

Title: Canadian Slang
Post by: Drew on June 17, 2006, 01:06:30 AM

Haha, I've never heard that anywhere.  Go edit it Steve, fix them up.

Title: Canadian Slang
Post by: Skywalker on June 21, 2006, 07:58:35 PM

Ya, that article is rubbish, nobody calls a toonie a "Doubloon"... WTF!