Canadians

[James Smith]

I can't remember how it started, but in my family
"canadian" is a deliberate replacement for "comedian".
 E. e., "You think you're a real canadian, don't you."
or "What a bunch of canadians."



--- Marc Sacks <msacks at THEWORLD.COM> wrote:

> A long time ago I read something (in The New
> Republic, I think) about
> lawyers and judges in a courtroom somewhere
> referring to Jewish lawyers
> and clients as Canadians. Has anyone else run across
> this?
>
> Marc Sacks
> msacks at theworld.com
>
>
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James D. SMITH                 |If history teaches anything
South SLC, UT                  |it is that we will be sued
jsmithjamessmith at yahoo.com     |whether we act quickly and decisively
                               |or slowly and cautiously.

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