check this out funny stuff

[Elricord]

http://www.wikihow.com/Understand-Canadian-Slang

[Tashrina]

that was very informative and interesting. funny in parts because I got reminded of a few people.

[Charaen]

Some of that was completely wrong and some of that was brand new to me. Interesting...

[Elricord]

lol Char, I was wondering if it was that way.

[Bobion]

This is what I say to that website.

http://randazza.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/facepalm.jpg

[Togarr]

Huh. Now I can understand Bob... sorta.

[Krugalin]

This is what I say to that website.

http://randazza.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/facepalm.jpg

Don't be a hoser, eh

[Arsiana]

Good info for when I repatriate to Canada (dragging my Gorby husband with me kicking and screaming all the way).

[Renek]

Ok now that you all know how to talk to use Canadians when you come vist us , You now have to learn how to talk to a Newfie when you come visit me.

http://www.k12.nf.ca/roncallips/school_projects/social_studies_nine/Recipes%20and%20Language1/newfie_slang.htm

[yyrrkoon]

Ok now that you all know how to talk to use Canadians when you come vist us , You now have to learn how to talk to a Newfie when you come visit me.

http://www.k12.nf.ca/roncallips/school_projects/social_studies_nine/Recipes%20and%20Language1/newfie_slang.htm

Well renek, Hmm... let me say this so you can understand it. I have seen your picture and Shockin' dat is, shockin b'y. Ya got da face only a mutter could luv and If I 'ad a face da likes a yers, me son, I'd walk backwards!! Just looking at you make me not want to come see ya b'y. But I have decide to go so I'll be over now, d'once. Garnteed b'y! So Renek Stay where your at and I'll come to where you to. When i get there Giv us a bitta dat luh Newfie Beers b'y.


Ooooo now my head hurts, B'y! Oh me nerves, de got me drove!!

[Arsiana]

one last thing to add to Koon's post: May your big jib long draw, b'y.

[Renek]

Lord Tunding Jezz B'y I thik youz got it .

[Charaen]

ROFLMAO ok ok ok.... breath char... breath... i nearly pissed my self reading all those lovely attempts at newfie speak. Ya'll get a glass of screech on me!

[yyrrkoon]

Lord Tunding Jezz B'y I thik youz got it .

Yeah I got it, but how do I get rid of it!! Do they have a cream for it?? Help me please!!!

[Tashrina]

Yeah I got it, but how do I get rid of it!! Do they have a cream for it?? Help me please!!!

So what yer sayin' is you ain't liken the way you gotta speak the Newfies? And you want to make the aggervation go away but its still stuck in yer craw? Just go talkin' to some snooty who thinks they be speakin the propers way ana youll be aw'right in a bit o time cuz youll be hearin thing in a differn way. Iz got faith in ya shugah!

That in no way was to say that any kindo english is proper, theys all be just dandy in thier homes.

[yyrrkoon]

So what yer sayin' is you ain't liken the way you gotta speak the Newfies? And you want to make the aggervation go away but its still stuck in yer craw? Just go talkin' to some snooty who thinks they be speakin the propers way ana youll be aw'right in a bit o time cuz youll be hearin thing in a differn way. Iz got faith in ya shugah!

That in no way was to say that any kindo english is proper, theys all be just dandy in thier homes.

Damn you Tash!!! Your trying to make my head explode!!! I will no longer listen to you!!
(rips out eyeballs, then inserts fingers in ears)

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[Renek]

Here's some more Newfie words for you Koon. Mind you some of these are new to me also.

angishore : a weak, miserable person
arn: any
ballyrag :to abuse
bannikin: a small tin cup
barrisway: a lagoon at a rivermouth
bedlamer: a one year old seal
chucklehead: a stupid person
chinch: to stow tightly
clout: to hit an opponent hard
clobber: an untidy state of things
doter: an old seal
douse: to give a quick blow
drung: a narrow, rocky lane
drook: a valley with steep wooded slopes
duff: pudding of flour, fat pork and molasses
dulse: a kind a seaweed
dudeen: a pipe
faddle: a bundle of firewood, fardel
flipper: a seal's forepaw
floaters: men who fished from schooners using cod traps rather than jiggers
frape: a rope with blocks to moor a boat
funk: smoke or vapor of evil odour
gandy: a pancake
gulvin: the stomach of a codfish
gowdy: awkward
heft: to weigh in the hand
huffed: vexed
hummock: a small hill
jinker: one who brings bad luck
lashins: plenty
lolly: soft ice beginning to form in harbour
longers: rails for a fence
lops: small breaking seas
mauzy: misty
mush: porridge
narn: none
nish tender, easily injured
planchen: the floor
prise: a lever
prog: food
puddock: stomach
rawny: very thin, bony
scrawb: to tear with the nails
scut: a dirty, mean person
scruff: the back of the neck
slush: ice broken into particles by surf
slob: ice newly frozen
shule: to move away backwards
smidge: a stain
sloo: to get out of the way
slieveen: a deceitful person
squabby: soft as jelly
squish: sound of waters exuding from boots
spile: a peg for a hole in the cask
swatch: to shoot seals in pools amid icefloes
swig: to drink from a bottle
switchel: cold tea
teeveen: a patch on a boat
titivate: to adorn exceedingly fine
tole: to entice with bait
traipse: to walk around unnecessarily
truck: payment for fish by merchandise
tuckamore: a low clump of trees
twig: to catch a meaning
wattle: a small slim fir
yarry: rising early, alert
yaffle: an armful of dried fish
yer: here
yap: to retort angril

[Slyvannus]

Wow Renek, You have a VOLUPTUOUS Vocabulary. But seriously, did you come up with all of those on your own? :)

[Renek]

Some of it I came remembered others was from my family down here ( up here for those of you in the US )

[yyrrkoon]

Please make it stop!!!!

[Tashrina]

No more Newfi Slang, gotcha Koon, so here's some stuff that's Texan in nature!
I found a few sites with the same stuff half I'd never heard of so I got rid of it, as for the rest I can't guarantee you it's just Texas, it may be southern or country in general, but that's fine too.

*aggravated - used to describe everything from mild annoyance to dangerous, murderous rage. Usually pronounced "agger-vated."
*all swole up - an alternative to aggravated, but sometimes carries connotations of being obstinate, proud and self-abosorbed, in addition to being aggravated.
*all choked up - upset, overcome with emotions (other than aggravation). A person is usually "all choked up" when they are deeply moved by sadness or by the thoughtfulness of others.
*all worked up - in a state of aggravation, arousal of some type, in a state of deeply offended pride, offended sensibilities, in a state of anxiety, etc. Agitated.
*bout ta - getting ready to do something.
*catty whompus - used to describe something that doesn't fit properly or is out of line.
*come hell or high water - shows determination to proceed, regardless of the problems, obstacles, etc.
*conniptions - to have conniptions is to get upset and raise a ruckus. *Usually used as someone is having a conniption fit, similar to a tantrum.
*dad blame it, dad gum it, dag nab it - euphamisms coined to allow expressive speech without swearing. *also said without spaces
*dinner - this can be the noontime meal or the evening meal.
*eat up - eaten up, destroyed, oxidized. *as in: this bike is all eat up from being outside.
*fess up - admit.
*fit to be tied - really upset.
*fixins - food; the rest of the meal, excluding the main dish. *Also referring to toppings, such as my favorite, a baked potato with all the fixins.
*fixin' ta - getting ready to do something.
*go ahead on - "You go ahead, I'll catch up later." *doesn't always mean you'll follow.
*hissy fit - A state of extreme agitation and not a pretty thing to see. *Also like a tantrum.
*honry - someone who is grumpy or mean
*howdy - How do you do? *or just plain old hello.
*looker - *something attractive to the eye, such as a girl: she's a looker.
*nu-uh - no.
*ole cuss - one who is tough and/or bad-tempered. *often heard honry old cuss
*over yonder - a directional phrase meaning "over there."
*over in through there, also: you go up in through there. - Directional phrase; one I'm told *foreigners (read: anybody except a Texan) have trouble understanding.
*rascal - one who is tough and/or bad-tempered OR someone who is misbehaving.
*shoot - an expletive (should be used with an exclamation point).
*sorry - adjective meaning worthless, no-count, useless, bad. Enhanced inflection makes it more emphatic.
*supper - Once again, this can be either the noon or the evening meal.
*taken to - began, adapted, started liking. Use #l: He's taken to drinking." Use #2: She's taken to that new job of hers right off."
*whole nuther thing - something else entirely
*wore out - fatigued, exhausted; also sometimes used for "worn out" machinery, etc.
*y'all/yall - This is short for "you all" and refers to a group of people.
*yankee/damnyankee - type of human who is at the bottom of many Texas metaphysical, moral and cultural paradigms. Damnyankee is thought to be objectively descriptive rather than profane, and it is comfortably accommodated in some social environments where "bad language" is otherwise controlled by inherent coercive prohibitions. *ROFL

Pronunciation
Now, if you're gonna say things Texans say, you've got to be sure to get the pronunciation right. Here are a few tips:
*In Texas, the "g" in the suffix "ing" is silent. Thus, "fixing to" becomes "fixin' to."
*chester drawers: that piece of furniture you put your socks in. *a dresser
*nuther thing: another thing
*hairyew: a greeting used when one wants to discern the physical and emotional wellbeing of his/her companion. *hour-yew is more like it I think.
*ah'mo: I am going to. E.g.: "Ah'mo get back to work." *I'd say ah'ma
*sure'nuff: (one word). Used as a superfluous question in place of "Really?" or "Is that right?" Also used as an adverb in sentences. *Also used as an afirmative: He sure'nuff did it.
warsh: the process one engages in before rinsing.

Side Note!
coke - This may be confusing, but in Texas "coke" can be a general term to refer to any kind of soft drink. It doesn't just refer to Coca-Cola (which is also called "Coke" here). Here is a sample conversation at a restaurant:
Waitress: What would you like to drink?
Person: I'd like a coke please
Waitress: What kind would you like? We have Coke, Sprite, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi...
Person: I'll have a Dr. Pepper.

Generic names for soft drinks by US counties map: http://fallenangel.furtopia.org/JUNK/total-county.gif

[yyrrkoon]

I knew some of the "Texan" words, cause on my Daddy's Fathers Uncles Brother side of the family were from Oklahoma. And a lot of them words fit right in there.

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[Hathor]

Dug this one up from my old emails:

You know your from New York if:

1. You say "The City" and expect everyone to know that this means Manhattan.

2. You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building.

3. You can get into a four hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park at 3:30 on the Friday before a long weekend, but can't find Wisconsin on a map.

4. Hookers and the homeless are invisible to you.

5. The subway map makes sense to you.

6. You think the subway should never be called anything prissy, like the Metro.

7. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you bilingual.

8. You've considered smacking someone just for saying "The Big Apple."

9. Your door has more than two locks.

10. The most frequently used part of your car is the horn.

11. You consider eye contact an act of overt aggression.

12. You call an 8' x 10' plot of patchy grass a yard.

13. You consider Westchester "Upstate."

14. You cried the day Ed Koch took over for Judge Wapner.

15. You walk faster than some people run.

16. You see nothing odd about the speed of an auctioneer's speaking.

17. You're paying $1,200 for a studio the size of a walk-in closet and you think it's a "steal."

18. You've been to New Jersey twice and got lost both times.

19. You pay more each month to insure your car than most people in the US pay in rent.

20. You haven't seen more than twelve stars in the night sky since you went away to camp as a kid.

21. You go to dinner at 9pm and head out to theclubs when most Americans are heading to bed.

22. Your closet is filled with black clothes.

23. When foreigners ask directions, you are nice to them. When other New Yorkers ask directions, you ignore them.

24. You pay $5 without blinking for a beer that cost the bar 28 cents.

25. You take fashion seriously.

26. When you pass a celebrity on the street, you don't go to pieces.

27. You have 27 different menus next to your telephone.

28. Going to Brooklyn is considered a "road trip."

29. America west of the Hudson is still theoretical to you.

30. You've stopped thinking about how many hands touched the subway pole.

31. You're suspicious of strangers who are actually nice to you.

32. You haven't cooked a meal since helping Mom last Thanksgiving.

33. You take a taxi to get to your health club to exercise.

34. Your idea of "personal space" is no one actually breathing on you.

35. $50 worth of groceries fit in one paper bag.

36. You have a minimum of five "worst cab ride ever" stories.

37. You don't hear sirens anymore.

38. You've mentally blocked out all thoughts of the city's air quality and what it's doing to your lungs.

39. You live/work in a building with a larger population than some American towns.

40. Your doorman is Russian, your grocer is Korean, your deli man is Israeli, your building super is Italian, your laundry guy is Chinese, your favorite bartender is Irish, your favorite diner owner is Greek, the watch seller on your corner is Senegalese, your last cabbie was Pakistani, your newsstand guy is Indian and your favorite falafel guy is Egyptian.

[Togarr]

Utahn Accents: Strong But Silent.
Mounten = Mountain
Ministrel = Minstrel
Printo = Pronto
Capten = Cpatain
Just about anything with an "N" deems the "N" silent.
Short but strong accent.