G.H. Hadden's definitions

Caribou

1 n. Alcoholic beverage native to Quebec, most often served at Carnival.

"Caribou, a feisty alcoholic beverage, was popularised ever since the first (Quebec City) carnival. The recipe is attributed to Ti-Père, a commerce that was first established on Ste-Thérèse Street in the lower city, then, more recently, in Old Quebec. Suffice to say a typical drink of caribou contains brandy, vodka, sherry and port... Wow!"

--Fron the offical Quebec Carnival web site.

I drank some Caribou at Carnival and got so blitzed I threw off all my clothes and rolled around in the snow with a hundred other shitfaced frenchmen! Then they poured maple syrupp all over me. What a time!

by G.H. Hadden May 5, 2005

Trans-Canada

1. Paved 2 lane rural higway or 4 lane freeway that stretches across the Canadian provinces from Newfoundland to BC. In Quebec, aka: Trans-Canadienne

2. Was the predecessor to Air Canada
Trans-Canada Airlines

Terry Fox walked the Trans-Canada as far as Thunder Bay.

Back in 1947, we flew Trans-Canada to Victoria in an old Constellation.

by G.H. Hadden May 3, 2005

Nickelodeon

A 1930's to 1950's (roughly)expression meaning a juke box, which was a machine usually located in diners or bars that played popular music singles on small 45 records. Most were large, streamlined, stylish speaker boxes with neon lighg bands and chrome. So called because of the company that made them, and the price of a song was a nickel.

Hey momma, lets fire up the ol' nickelodeon. I'm "In The Mood" (Popular song title of the time. Instumental "Big Band" song by Glen Miller.)

by G.H. Hadden May 3, 2005

Mat Night

1. n. West Island Montreal-- The night before Halloween when pranksters roam the streets, TP trees and egg houses. The name remains, but pranks have been down in recent years. Origin unknown.

I went out on Mat Night and egged that bastard Jean-Francois's gas guzzling SUV real good!

by G.H. Hadden May 4, 2005

GO train

GO (aka: Government of Ontario Transit) is the commuter agency responsible for some regional intercity bus lines and a Greater Toronto area commuter train service. Trains run from Oshawa, an eastern satilite city to as far as Hamilton, in the southwest corner of Lake Ontario.

I took the GO train this morning, and I'm still late for work!

by G.H. Hadden May 3, 2005

Northwest Territories

1. n. Northern territory above Alberta and Saskatchewan, west of Nunavut, east of Yukon Territory. Capital is Yellowknife, Total population is about 30,000. Best known for black flies in the summer, a frozen ice road in the winter, and diamond mines. Mostly Innuit (native northerners) in population. Don't call them eskimos, or they'll encase your balls in ice and feed them to the polar bears. English is a second language up there, as most speak various dialects of Inuktuk. DON'T ask them to throat sing.

I froze my ass off in the winter in the Northwest Territories, then the black flies ate me alive in the summer, which lasted all of 3 weeks.

by G.H. Hadden May 4, 2005