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Question to Bek about Parent's Day Vignette [message #17140] Sun, 23 November 2008 13:59 Go to next message
Bookworm is currently offline Bookworm
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Reading through, it was a good, quick, fun story.

I just have a question - what's "Poozer" supposed to be, from Ace, at the end?

"Hoser" is really rarely used (I've only heard it from people from around Thunder Bay, and mostly as a joke), and "Poser" wouldn't be lengthened, even in the normal Ontario accent.

(*grumble* I still have to get back to Ottawa and get my paperwork straightened out. I have to trade my birth certificate in for a Citizenship Card)

Thanks for the fun!
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Re: Question to Bek about Parent's Day Vignette [message #17142 is a reply to message #17140 ] Sun, 23 November 2008 14:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
BekDCorvin is currently offline BekDCorvin
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Well, so I've heard, it's a rather mild Canadian term for someone objectionable, with connotations that the person in question is lame, stupid, or generally lacking in anything admirable. Eh?

To Be, or Not to Be; this is a question?
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Re: Question to Bek about Parent's Day Vignette [message #17143 is a reply to message #17142 ] Sun, 23 November 2008 15:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bookworm is currently offline Bookworm
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In all my years in staying in Canada with relatives for the summer (and other times of the year), I've _never_ heard it. I've heard people called 'posers' in general (which would fit "Captain" Canada to a T), but never poozer.

I will admit, if it's from New Brunswick, or Manitoba/Saskatchewan, I wouldn't know it. Even Vancouver is a bit out of my way, although I had friends from there.

Ah well, I did find a mention of it from a Green Lantern comic, just now, so I guess it fits.

(I'm not sure he's really a douchebag or asshole, in that regard, however Smile )

Thanks!
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Re: Question to Bek about Parent's Day Vignette [message #17144 is a reply to message #17140 ] Sun, 23 November 2008 15:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bookworm is currently offline Bookworm
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I did a bit more research, and apparently it isn't really 'Canadian' - it's "DC Comic" - http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Glossary:Poozer

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Re: Question to Bek about Parent's Day Vignette [message #17156 is a reply to message #17140 ] Sun, 23 November 2008 18:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
negation is currently offline negation
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How did Ayla end up there? I thought he was at class all morning and with Puppet all afternoon.

Any sufficiently unethical experiment is indistinguishable from Hell.
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Re: Question to Bek about Parent's Day Vignette [message #17162 is a reply to message #17140 ] Sun, 23 November 2008 18:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
thtiger is currently offline thtiger
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I've never heard it used, and I'd have to say that with the mingling of cultures brought on by TV and the Internet that you're more likely to see a Canadian teen using urban gang slang than anything uniquely Canadian.

So something from a DC comic book would not be out of line. Captain Canada is a bit of a Canadian Guy Gardner, and I think he was labeled a Pooser quite often by Kilowag? Might have the name wrong.



Mind you, we still have our Newfies and other regional ethnic slurs. Eh? does exist, but it's so ingrained in those people who use it that they are not even aware of it and will deny it most vigorously, even if you play them a recording. ^_^
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Re: Question to Bek about Parent's Day Vignette [message #17164 is a reply to message #17162 ] Sun, 23 November 2008 18:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bookworm is currently offline Bookworm
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thtiger wrote on Sun, 23 November 2008 17:39


Mind you, we still have our Newfies and other regional ethnic slurs. Eh? does exist, but it's so ingrained in those people who use it that they are not even aware of it and will deny it most vigorously, even if you play them a recording. ^_^




Yes my dad my son my dad my son.

Now go drink your screech and go to bed, you have fishing to do in the morning, by lor' tunderin' jesus.

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Re: Question to Bek about Parent's Day Vignette [message #17165 is a reply to message #17156 ] Sun, 23 November 2008 19:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Diane Castle is currently offline Diane Castle
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negation wrote on Sun, 23 November 2008 15:02

How did Ayla end up there? I thought he was at class all morning and with Puppet all afternoon.


Oh, it happened one of the times Ayla was showing the fam around central campus. Pretty convenient, huh?

Diane

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Re: Question to Bek about Parent's Day Vignette [message #18150 is a reply to message #17165 ] Sat, 06 December 2008 21:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
ZerowingR is currently offline ZerowingR
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Ive heard Poozer in two contexts .
One is when a person hasn't bathed in a while.
The other more common one is a type of poutine.
Hoser is more likely the word your looking for it's kinda a blend between jerk and idiot.
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A Second Question to Bek about Parent's Day Vignette [message #18274 is a reply to message #18150 ] Mon, 08 December 2008 23:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Parent's Day Vignette
Then two weedy looking teenaged boys bustled up carrying a large video camera rig. As Greasy handled the camera, Peeper shoved a microphone into Nikki's face. "WARS Radio, video division! That was GREAT, Fey! Really killer action! But tell me- did you feel that you were at a disadvantage by fighting when you were fully clothed?"

"Fully Clothed?"[/Q]

How did the staff at the Lee Dispensery react when Peeper was brought in having had a video camera shoved into place to document his colon with a chartreuse squirel taking the pictures?

Atleast that is my first thought as to Fey's reaction after Peeper embarists her in front of her parents.

I could be wrong.

Any other opinions?

Rose2

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Re: Question to Bek about Parent's Day Vignette [message #18275 is a reply to message #17140 ] Mon, 08 December 2008 23:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Methinks she has prepared Explosive Runes, if not, there's always Evan's Spiked Tentacles Of Forced Intrusion.

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Re: Question to Bek about Parent's Day Vignette [message #18392 is a reply to message #18275 ] Wed, 10 December 2008 21:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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negation wrote on Mon, 08 December 2008 22:50

... there's always Evan's Spiked Tentacles Of Forced Intrusion.


WHAT?

I'm pretty sure that the Evan's Tentacle spell, if it is already in existance, is already banned from use on campus. And if it is yet to be created then it will only be a matter of one use for it to become banned.

Misty : “It’s not going to be like this every day, is it?”
“Lord, no,” Jadis replied. “Sometimes, it gets weird.”

Hank Declan shook his head, disbelieving. "Tell me I did not just see them roshambo for victory."
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Re: Question to Bek about Parent's Day Vignette [message #18397 is a reply to message #18392 ] Wed, 10 December 2008 22:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Maggie_Finson is currently offline Maggie_Finson
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Abbacor wrote on Wed, 10 December 2008 21:22

negation wrote on Mon, 08 December 2008 22:50

... there's always Evan's Spiked Tentacles Of Forced Intrusion.


WHAT?

I'm pretty sure that the Evan's Tentacle spell, if it is already in existance, is already banned from use on campus. And if it is yet to be created then it will only be a matter of one use for it to become banned.




If it hasn't been used yet, I'm sure Nikki aka Fey will invent it just for Peeper. She can be kind of vindictive you know. Must be that Sidhe influence or something.

Otherwise, I see Peeper spending a lot of time head down in the nastiest trash cans Whateley has to offer. Twisted Evil

I AM the goddess of Chaos! Worship me! Just don't expect the results you wanted. Wink
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Re: Question to Bek about Parent's Day Vignette [message #29894 is a reply to message #17140 ] Thu, 05 March 2009 10:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
MitchellTF is currently offline MitchellTF
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Um, can't Sara cast that spell as an At-Will?

(And why DIDN'T Sara get a chance to make sweet nookie with Chaka's idiot brother? He'd be singing 'What-What-In-the-Butt'!)

[Updated on: Thu, 05 March 2009 10:19]

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Re: Question to Bek about Parent's Day Vignette [message #29908 is a reply to message #17140 ] Thu, 05 March 2009 11:23 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
heckfire is currently offline heckfire
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For the record, "poozer" is the favorite insult term of Green Lantern Corps. members Kilowog, and, later, Guy Gardner.

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