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Old Sep 29th 2008 | 6:52 am
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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"
 
Old Sep 29th 2008 | 6:55 am
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Eh?
 
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They mean that Saskatchewan is flatter than Posh Spice's chest (when she isn't using padding).
 
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Eh?
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They mean that Saskatchewan is flatter than Posh Spice's chest (when she isn't using padding).
I suspect Joelsa was applying a liberal amount of female wit.
 
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They mean that Saskatchewan is flat...
Yeh, I would have guessed that...but wouldn't it say more about how flat it was if you didn't need to stand on anything at all?

Or even "You can stand in a hole and still see........."
 
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Or you can still see your dog running away three days later in Saskatchewan
 
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Daylight savings time burns crops.
 
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"Couldn't organise a one man race to a two hole outhouse."

Self explanatory.
 
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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...
 
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Originally Posted by djalandar
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The only people I've ever heard say that were none Canadians making fun of Canadians.
 
Old Sep 30th 2008 | 3:47 am
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Air Canada - We're not happy until your not happy.
 
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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)

Hope everyone has a lovely day wherever you are
 
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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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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.
 


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