Two weeks ago I flew to Florida to bring back a car for my daughter gifted by her grandmother. While there for 1 day, we were invited to a celebration for Canada's 150th anniversary. One of the speakers told the gathering that the new people who haven't been to the U.S. before now that when they hear people talking about their garbage disposal in the sink, they are talking about their garburator. I had to laugh, never heard of it called that. Only in Canada? Or do people in the U.S. use that term?
Living the Dream
December 19, 2017, 01:02 PM
parabellum
"Yeah, I make up words too." - Homer Simpson
December 19, 2017, 01:26 PM
msfzoe
Many years ago, I had a truly fantabulous girlfriend. She indeed was fantastic and fabulous.
December 19, 2017, 01:27 PM
SBrooks
google says garburator is indeed the canadian word for garbage disposal...
learn something new every day.
------------------ SBrooks
December 19, 2017, 01:31 PM
GaryBF
We have a brand called "Insinkerator", so garburator is not too far off.
December 19, 2017, 01:31 PM
slyguy
They all talk funny in The Great White North.
Eh, hoser
December 19, 2017, 01:35 PM
Skull Leader
Canadians pronounce decal as "deck-al".
December 19, 2017, 02:00 PM
airsoft guy
It's a perfectly cromulent word.
quote:
Originally posted by Will938: If you don't become a screen writer for comedy movies, then you're an asshole.
December 19, 2017, 02:03 PM
DoctorSolo
Sounds like a skookum choocher of a disposal!
My disposal just chooches, not skookum level tho...
December 19, 2017, 02:13 PM
Crom
quote:
Originally posted by airsoft guy: It's a perfectly cromulent word.
You are making me feel uncromfortable. :|
"Crom is strong! If I die, I have to go before him, and he will ask me, 'What is the riddle of steel?' If I don't know it, he will cast me out of Valhalla and laugh at me."
December 19, 2017, 02:34 PM
Rev. A. J. Forsyth
I have a lot of family in the Toronto area. They indeed call it a garburator.
They also sell milk in bags and pronounce the letter z as a word, 'zed". As in "I really like that band, Zed Zed top".
December 19, 2017, 02:39 PM
OKCGene
Well isn't that just magnifigreat!
December 19, 2017, 02:42 PM
Angus the Kid
Canada is No. 1 at being north of the United States
"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss"
December 19, 2017, 03:30 PM
newtoSig765
Here, this explains it:
-------------------------- Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. -- H L Mencken
I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. -- JALLEN 10/18/18
December 19, 2017, 03:57 PM
Wreckless
Ask them for a toque
La Dolce Vita
December 19, 2017, 04:03 PM
mbinky
It wonder what's more popular, the two barrel or four barrel garburator?
December 19, 2017, 04:05 PM
egregore
Canada: the Eh Team.
December 19, 2017, 04:28 PM
benny6
The best telltale sign for me if someone is Canadian is the word "again". They pronounce the ai portion of the word like a long A. It sounds more like "there's been a gain in the stock market today".
