ieatcrayonz Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 When you hear the word idiom, what do you think of? Canadians. Of course. You can't help it. It's just the way the brain works. Of course, idiom means something completely different, but it did get me to thinking. If I substitute the word Canadian into certain idioms, proverbs and sayings, and change them a little bit, can I improve them or at least give them an additional meaning? Here are a few. Canadians can't be choosers Nature abhors a Canadian. The early Canadian catches the road killl An eye for an eye and a tooth for a Canadian Canadians breed contempt A Canadian by any other name would smell as bad Canadians are stranger than fiction You can lead a Candian to AA but you can't make him sober up When the cat's away, the Canadians will have sex with the dog No Candians is good Canadians Cleanliness is next to Canadianness......... yeah right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Describe myself in a word? Why, that's absurd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Idiom? Ithought that was someone who did something really stupid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted December 8, 2006 Author Share Posted December 8, 2006 Idiom? Ithought that was someone who did something really stupid? 860190[/snapback] That's the whole premise of the thread. When you hear "idiom", "idiot" pops into your head. When you think idiot, you think, "Canadian". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCBillsFan Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 That's the whole premise of the thread. When you hear "idiom", "idiot" pops into your head. When you think idiot, you think, "Canadian". 860196[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 That's the whole premise of the thread. When you hear "idiom", "idiot" pops into your head. When you think idiot, you think, "Canadian". 860196[/snapback] When I think Canadian I think ballet When I think ballet I think slippers When I think slippers I think the Wizard of Oz When I think Wizard of Oz I think flying monkeys When I think flying monkeys I think Bungee Jumper When I think Bungee Jumper I think bridges When I think bridges I think Beau When I think Beau I think "The Thanksgiving Promise" When I think The Thanksgiving Promise I think Canada It's the circle of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Thats funny, I don't think Canada, I think Crayonz By the way, Canada has Sammy, we let a couple of beavers have their way with him, and then used him as a hockey puck for a couple of games until a polar bear ate him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted December 8, 2006 Author Share Posted December 8, 2006 Thats funny, I don't think Canada, I think Crayonz By the way, Canada has Sammy, we let a couple of beavers have their way with him, and then used him as a hockey puck for a couple of games until a polar bear ate him. 860294[/snapback] Sammy is smart. He would not go to Canada. You killed the wrong hamster. Sammy's evil twin could not have gotten him to Canada either. It is too far from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Sammy is smart. He would not go to Canada. You killed the wrong hamster. Sammy's evil twin could not have gotten him to Canada either. It is too far from here. 860350[/snapback] It wasn't his choice, he was kidnapped by Celine Dion, working a Vegas show was just her cover to go get him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted December 8, 2006 Author Share Posted December 8, 2006 It wasn't his choice, he was kidnapped by Celine Dion, working a Vegas show was just her cover to go get him. 860386[/snapback] I know she is a Canadian sex symbol but let's face it, . I think Sammy would have run as she approached. Your theory does not hold water. Let me re-phrase that in Canadian. Your theory does not hold ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 That's the whole premise of the thread. When you hear "idiom", "idiot" pops into your head. When you think idiot, you think, "Canadian". 860196[/snapback] I can't believe you had to explain the premise to that idiom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted December 8, 2006 Author Share Posted December 8, 2006 I can't believe you had to explain the premise to that idiom. 860423[/snapback] In some languages, idiom is the plural of idiot. This also illicits the word "Canadians" to pop to the front of the brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy_from_north_buffalo Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Describe myself in a word?Why, that's absurd! 860178[/snapback] Idiom, I think of Monthy Python and the search for the holy grail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 When I think Canadian I think ballet When I think ballet I think slippers When I think slippers I think the Wizard of Oz When I think Wizard of Oz I think flying monkeys When I think flying monkeys I think Bungee Jumper When I think Bungee Jumper I think bridges When I think bridges I think Beau When I think Beau I think "The Thanksgiving Promise" When I think The Thanksgiving Promise I think Canada It's the circle of life. 860206[/snapback] Very creative post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCBillsFan Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Idium couple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Idium couple 860432[/snapback] What the fugg is that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCBillsFan Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 What the fugg is that?? 860433[/snapback] A Canadian couple... DUH!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiew Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Canadians can't be choosers Nature abhors a Canadian. The early Canadian catches the road killl An eye for an eye and a tooth for a Canadian Canadians breed contempt A Canadian by any other name would smell as bad Canadians are stranger than fiction You can lead a Candian to AA but you can't make him sober up When the cat's away, the Canadians will have sex with the dog No Candians is good Canadians How about: Canadians make good lovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted December 8, 2006 Author Share Posted December 8, 2006 What the fugg is that?? 860433[/snapback] If you look at the URL you can see that it is from the Canadian department of immigration. This department is 1/1000th the size of the Canadian department of emmigration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 You've been in the North too long! Try 5-10 in the South...you pick the spot from Texas to S. California. How many Canadians do you know that rely on free US: food, medical, legal and educational assistance? And represent 30% of our federal prison population! Did I say FREE? That's free to them but you will end up paying for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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