How did this thread go from Elon Musk to Newfoundland? Oh well, I'll just go with it.
I confess.
It was me going off topic, and following the "train" of thought from Winnipeg to the Windsor - Quebec City Corridor being hot in the summer; that reminded me of how even Newfundland
was unbearably hot in July when I was there.
That's because you didn't say "New Foundland" to any Newfies. Newfoundland is actually pronounced "Newfunlund" by the locals (and the rest of Canada, really).
Yes, that reminded me of the conversation with the Border Guard. He asked me where I was going, and like a typical CFA, I said New Found Land.
and then he said it was New Finned Land.
It was a better conversation, though, than what I got from the US Border guards on return. Where have you been? me: New Finned Land. Him (as a bomb sniffing dog lead by another border guard made the rounds of my car) You didn't bring back any of those seal skins, did you? People who visit there bring back those seal skins and they are illegal in the US - then he proceeded to order me to open my trunk - while I said that I wouldn't do anything like that. Finding nothing questionable, they let me go.
That's actually normal in Canada, coast-to-coast.
I used to watch Canadian TV sometimes when I was younger - a station in Deseronto. I marveled at the commercials as they had some, to me anyway, impressive intelligence in them compared to the average US commercial.
I was also in Toronto once with my Wife. We were standing at a crosswalk, and I was flabbergasted when the cars actually stopped for us to cross the street. All I can say is that you cannot expect that to happen anywhere in the US.
If the US were to devolve into deep shat, I would consider moving to Canada among a very few other nations like Australia or New Zealand.
Newfies are some of the best people on Earth. The rest of Canada loves them to death. I've never met one that I didn't like. There is a genre of humour in Canada known as "Newfie Jokes" that poke fun at Newfies. The Newfies aren't offended by them at all because they're the ones who made them all up!
Newfie Jokes: From NFLD to...
The 46+ Best Newfie Jokes
Thanks for the jokes. Interesting, they are.
Here's a sample of one:
[HEADING=2]This is the transcript of the ACTUAL radio conversation of a US naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October 1995. It was released by the Canadian Chief of Naval Operations on 10-10-95[/HEADING]
Canadians: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid collision
Americans: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision
Canadians: Negative. Divert your course 15 degrees to the South
Americans: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. Divert your course NOW.
Canadians: Sorry. I say again, you divert YOUR course.
Americans: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS LINCOLN, THE SECOND LARGEST SHIP IN THE UNITED STATES ATLANTIC FLEET. WE ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DESTROYERS, THREE CRUISERS, AND NUMEROUS SUPPORT VESSELS. I DEMAND THAT YOU CHANGE YOUR COURSE 15 DEGREES NORTH, I SAY AGAIN, THAT IS ONE-FIVE DEGREES NORTH, OR COUNTER MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.
Canadians: This is a lighthouse. Your call!
Well, the term Jar Head had to come from somewhere
.
Look at the map. Conception Bay, Come By Chance, North (and South) Dildo, etc. They all exist.
Interesting -
https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/top-destinations/dildo (more for
@captaincranky 's amusement). Oops, or do I mean spoo
dragging the conversation way off topic.
Oh yeah, the winds and the tides in that part of the world definitely fit the word "extreme".
Agreed!
That doesn't shock me. There's a lot of rednecks there.
You have to be careful of rednecks in many parts of the US.
I think that you mean "Banff".
That's the place - Banff