Monday, November 08, 2004

THE PAN-CANADIAN INSULT

Harry at 'Chase Me Ladies...' has started an alienate the readership drive. Canadians will not be spared:

So from today I am going on an all-out Alienate The Readership Drive. Over the next few months this site will have something to offend everybody; every nation, religion and ethnic group without exception will be mocked and abused; even groups that are easy-going and relatively difficult to wind up, such as Canadians, will be singled out and insulted.

What do you say to that, moose-fuckers?

Ha! While an Ontarian may be bothered by that, as a Newfie it takes a little more than allegations of bestiality to offend me.

Still, although 'moose-fucker' failed to offend me I could not come up with a broad pan-Canadian insult. While there are jokes and insults that can offend parts of the country – with people from Newfoundland, Quebec and Alberta attracting the most abuse – I could think of no single slur that could outrage all Canadians.

So, a challenge to my limited readership - what is the best insult you can come up with to to offend the widest number of Canadians? I want something that would offend Albertans, Ontarians and Quebeckers in equal measure. Think of it as an exercise in nation building.

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