Ya know what pisses me to no end?
Let’s start with number one.
In all me days of living, scratch that, existing on the rock, not once have I heard anyone one say “Lard Tundering” or Stay where yere at and so on. It’s not that it’s never been said. I’m sure some poor sod has let part of it slip from time to time in a drunken stupor and not realizing that he is classing him or herself with the mainland equivelent of what’s taken for Newfoundland phrasing and dialect. Even in day to day conversation, letting go with a line, as what mainlanders have come to believe are some of the main catch phrases often heard in every port along our shores, like that would have the fella standing next to ya look at you kinda of funny and ask, What? What da F*&% are talking about, b’y. No one I know from from any part of the Newfoundland planet speaks like that and what’s worse is now we’ve got a few displaced personages from our rocky shores (maybe) passing themselves off as the average day to day newfoundlanders. These individuals are seeking to call themselves comedians, and with funding from the purses of the Canadian public pouring into the CBC, they’ve been allowed to put them on our airwaves, and subject us to the uncomedic ramblings of poor writing, the imagination of a fruitfly and the wit and wisdom of stale bread. I cannot find any jocularity in what these individuals call comedic sketches. This hour . . . and the bottom of the barrel cast are a true insult to all that is Newfoundland.
They are as limp as a dish rag with a quick line and their approach to comedy leaves you savagely hunting for the remote in an effort to quickly change the said channel. What are we thinking letting these morons pass themselves off as “True Newfoundlanders”. If this is what we are now presenting to the world as a glimpse of what the common everyday variety newfoundlander is like, then we’re in big trouble.
Not only would the unsuspecting mainland viewer take this a reasonable facsimile of what he might expect should he venture out of the confines of upper Canadiana to the shores of the far east, he would almost immediately think to himself that the Newfoundland idiot he’s been told that exists on these shores is most certainly alive and decaying at the same time. We have allowed these throwbacks to the whoopie cushion, to box us all together in a tragic farce lasting 30 minutes a week and growing and blanketing our combined faces to the viewing world, saying, “This is us, wadda ya think? Cathy Jones needs to find another line of work, the other just need to stop.
As sad as it is, the newfie joke, lately, has been on all of us.
Did I say that out loud?
Kevin seems to be exemplifying one of the things about newfoundland that is driving me crazy lately.. This “wah wah mainlanders don’t perceive us properly” attitude. I think it’s some sort of cry for political correctness, which is exactly what newfoundlanders don’t give a shit about. AKA codco. The loss of a carefree attitude is really disheartening. Giving a shit what stupid mainlanders think… pfft..
I thought the video was funny. I guess that means I’m a moron. OH WELL!
Kevin…BREATH!!! I am a Newfoundlander, living in Toronto, and no one has ever treated me like I was a “Stupid Newf”. Also, whenever I tell people where I am from, the response I always get is, “REALLY? I want to visit that place/I love it there/etc.”
AND, I have had more than a few people claim to be “1/2 Newfie”, because a relative along the line is from there. Do you ever hear people say that they are “1/2 British Columbian”? Doubtful…
This just goes to show that our sense of humor (hence CBCs “This Hour has 22 Minutes) and the fact that we are known to be the most humble, hospitable, and genuinely kind people is recognized…and in my opinion, very much appreciated by others.
Just stop being so serious and nit-picky…it’s no fun to anyone, and it kinda makes you look like you’re kind of embarrassed to be included in our “race” (in my opinion)…and that’s a shame.
Well. I think Kevin is entitled to his opinion. I liked his comment. Enough so that I converted it to a post. I have similar experiences to Melissa’s but I have also experienced bias based solely on the stereotypes that Kevin is protesting.
At the core of Kevin’s comment is the same pride of Newfoundland identity expressed by the others here.
There’s a joke seen on this blog before that represents both sides of this sharing of opinions. On one side is the tolerance and sense of humour most Newfoundlanders have and on the other is the is the distaste for mockery disguised as humour.
What’s black and blue and floats in the harbour? A mainlander that told one too many Newfoundland jokes.
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Donna
December 5, 2009 at 2:28 pm
That is funny…
kevin
December 8, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Ya know what pisses me to no end?
Let’s start with number one.
In all me days of living, scratch that, existing on the rock, not once have I heard anyone one say “Lard Tundering” or Stay where yere at and so on. It’s not that it’s never been said. I’m sure some poor sod has let part of it slip from time to time in a drunken stupor and not realizing that he is classing him or herself with the mainland equivelent of what’s taken for Newfoundland phrasing and dialect. Even in day to day conversation, letting go with a line, as what mainlanders have come to believe are some of the main catch phrases often heard in every port along our shores, like that would have the fella standing next to ya look at you kinda of funny and ask, What? What da F*&% are talking about, b’y. No one I know from from any part of the Newfoundland planet speaks like that and what’s worse is now we’ve got a few displaced personages from our rocky shores (maybe) passing themselves off as the average day to day newfoundlanders. These individuals are seeking to call themselves comedians, and with funding from the purses of the Canadian public pouring into the CBC, they’ve been allowed to put them on our airwaves, and subject us to the uncomedic ramblings of poor writing, the imagination of a fruitfly and the wit and wisdom of stale bread. I cannot find any jocularity in what these individuals call comedic sketches. This hour . . . and the bottom of the barrel cast are a true insult to all that is Newfoundland.
They are as limp as a dish rag with a quick line and their approach to comedy leaves you savagely hunting for the remote in an effort to quickly change the said channel. What are we thinking letting these morons pass themselves off as “True Newfoundlanders”. If this is what we are now presenting to the world as a glimpse of what the common everyday variety newfoundlander is like, then we’re in big trouble.
Not only would the unsuspecting mainland viewer take this a reasonable facsimile of what he might expect should he venture out of the confines of upper Canadiana to the shores of the far east, he would almost immediately think to himself that the Newfoundland idiot he’s been told that exists on these shores is most certainly alive and decaying at the same time. We have allowed these throwbacks to the whoopie cushion, to box us all together in a tragic farce lasting 30 minutes a week and growing and blanketing our combined faces to the viewing world, saying, “This is us, wadda ya think? Cathy Jones needs to find another line of work, the other just need to stop.
As sad as it is, the newfie joke, lately, has been on all of us.
Did I say that out loud?
Mug
December 8, 2009 at 2:21 pm
NL doesn’t have a SWAT team. I know this for a fact. I tried to join them and they told me no
sad times indeed.
Pender
December 8, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Kevin seems to be exemplifying one of the things about newfoundland that is driving me crazy lately.. This “wah wah mainlanders don’t perceive us properly” attitude. I think it’s some sort of cry for political correctness, which is exactly what newfoundlanders don’t give a shit about. AKA codco. The loss of a carefree attitude is really disheartening. Giving a shit what stupid mainlanders think… pfft..
I thought the video was funny. I guess that means I’m a moron. OH WELL!
Melissa
December 8, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Kevin…BREATH!!! I am a Newfoundlander, living in Toronto, and no one has ever treated me like I was a “Stupid Newf”. Also, whenever I tell people where I am from, the response I always get is, “REALLY? I want to visit that place/I love it there/etc.”
AND, I have had more than a few people claim to be “1/2 Newfie”, because a relative along the line is from there. Do you ever hear people say that they are “1/2 British Columbian”? Doubtful…
This just goes to show that our sense of humor (hence CBCs “This Hour has 22 Minutes) and the fact that we are known to be the most humble, hospitable, and genuinely kind people is recognized…and in my opinion, very much appreciated by others.
Just stop being so serious and nit-picky…it’s no fun to anyone, and it kinda makes you look like you’re kind of embarrassed to be included in our “race” (in my opinion)…and that’s a shame.
Steve
December 8, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Well. I think Kevin is entitled to his opinion. I liked his comment. Enough so that I converted it to a post. I have similar experiences to Melissa’s but I have also experienced bias based solely on the stereotypes that Kevin is protesting.
At the core of Kevin’s comment is the same pride of Newfoundland identity expressed by the others here.
There’s a joke seen on this blog before that represents both sides of this sharing of opinions. On one side is the tolerance and sense of humour most Newfoundlanders have and on the other is the is the distaste for mockery disguised as humour.
What’s black and blue and floats in the harbour? A mainlander that told one too many Newfoundland jokes.
Peace y’all!