Canadian Sayings
Sep 29th 2008, 6:52 pm
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Canadian Sayings
One I must share with all is from a RCMP member describing the flatness of Sask'
"You can stand on a sardine can and see next Thursday coming"
"You can stand on a sardine can and see next Thursday coming"
Sep 29th 2008, 6:55 pm
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Re: Canadian Sayings
Eh?
Sep 29th 2008, 6:57 pm
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Re: Canadian Sayings
They mean that Saskatchewan is flatter than Posh Spice's chest (when she isn't using padding).
Sep 29th 2008, 7:06 pm
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Sep 29th 2008, 11:52 pm
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Re: Canadian Sayings
Or you can still see your dog running away three days later in Saskatchewan
Sep 30th 2008, 12:18 am
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Re: Canadian Sayings
Daylight savings time burns crops.
Sep 30th 2008, 4:14 am
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"Couldn't organise a one man race to a two hole outhouse."
Self explanatory.
Self explanatory.
Sep 30th 2008, 10:37 am
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Our company president used the saying "Manitoba - the only place where you can't kill yourself by jumping from a height"...that was a cheery lunch...
Sep 30th 2008, 3:47 pm
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Air Canada - We're not happy until your not happy.
Sep 30th 2008, 4:37 pm
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Re: Canadian Sayings
Theres a few that bug the hell out of me.
Just" touching base" to give you the "heads up". They both make me cringe.
And "Ascertain"(sp) it's mainly cops who say that but it still nerks me.
Mrs Minihaha(feeling ick today arghhh)
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Just" touching base" to give you the "heads up". They both make me cringe.
And "Ascertain"(sp) it's mainly cops who say that but it still nerks me.
Mrs Minihaha(feeling ick today arghhh)
Hope everyone has a lovely day wherever you are
Sep 30th 2008, 6:03 pm
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Re: Canadian Sayings
kitty corner = diagonally across from
Fine thank you - What they used to respond when the newly arrived Judy used to say, upon being introduced to someone, "How do you do?" When I noticed that I was getting nowhere with that, I changed it to, "Hi, Sally" (or whatever the person's name was). I find that strategy quite useful, in that it helps me to remember the person's name.
a tad - a bit (as in, "I'll have just a tad more of that cake.")
two by four - a piece of lumber (the name is dervied from the fact that the standard piece of wood in the building industry is 2 inches thick and 4 inches wide)
pop - fizzy drink such as Coca Cola
Take care - Often used in addition to, or instead of, Goodbye.
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Fine thank you - What they used to respond when the newly arrived Judy used to say, upon being introduced to someone, "How do you do?" When I noticed that I was getting nowhere with that, I changed it to, "Hi, Sally" (or whatever the person's name was). I find that strategy quite useful, in that it helps me to remember the person's name.
a tad - a bit (as in, "I'll have just a tad more of that cake.")
two by four - a piece of lumber (the name is dervied from the fact that the standard piece of wood in the building industry is 2 inches thick and 4 inches wide)
pop - fizzy drink such as Coca Cola
Take care - Often used in addition to, or instead of, Goodbye.
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Sep 30th 2008, 6:11 pm
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Re: Canadian Sayings
pop is not new to me as it was always used in Yorkshire to mean a fizzy drink ....... and council pop was just plain old tap water.