Geographical euphemisms?

[Mark A Mandel]

On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, vida morkunas wrote:

#I know several people from Winnipeg (many of them move here because of our
#balmy winters and cool summers) but I've never heard of a "Winnipeg
#handshake".  Where did you hear this expression? Was it artistic license on
#a radio/tv show, perhaps?

Denizens of the place being denigrated are IMHO the *last* people you're
likely to hear such an expression from. They may have heard it, but they
won't use it, esp. with an outsider.

-- Mark A. Mandel