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Offline Bob

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Canadian Slang
« on: June 15, 2006, 08:18:49 PM »
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.
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« Reply #1 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???
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« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2006, 01:06:30 AM »
Haha, I've never heard that anywhere.  Go edit it Steve, fix them up.
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« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2006, 07:58:35 PM »
Ya, that article is rubbish, nobody calls a toonie a "Doubloon"... WTF!