Canadians

[Dennis Preston]

Cute. My father always warned against running over Presbyterians while driving.

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