place. Sparklingly clean, relatively disease free city cleverly placed between Edmonton and Calgary in the hub of the buried oil and dinosaurs belt. Home to many of the prettiest nurses on the planet and home to more country themed bars than is really sensible.
Red Deer was visited after the last ice-age by successive waves of paleolithic settlers who "kicked the tires" a bit but continued south to found empires in Mexico and Peru. Fur traders and cartographers such as Anthony Henday and David Thompson visited the area but also moved on. Finally a city was founded by Leonard Gaetz, a failed minister and successful land speculator who convinced the local natives to live in reduced circumstances to the west.
Oil is present in abundance and the wealth from it, and from grain growing, cheese production, gravel sifting, and ashphalt storage enriches the populace and makes them feel special ... very special.
Curling bonspiels, hockey tournaments, travelling to warmer climates and endlessly discussing ski wax keep the locals amused through the long cold winters.
Summers are filled with street art festivals featuring clown juggling and, often, heavy drinking.
The Red Deer river cuts through rocky strata that hold thousands of dinosaur fossils that begin to lose their magic after you have seen an eyefull.
Red Deer was visited after the last ice-age by successive waves of paleolithic settlers who "kicked the tires" a bit but continued south to found empires in Mexico and Peru. Fur traders and cartographers such as Anthony Henday and David Thompson visited the area but also moved on. Finally a city was founded by Leonard Gaetz, a failed minister and successful land speculator who convinced the local natives to live in reduced circumstances to the west.
Oil is present in abundance and the wealth from it, and from grain growing, cheese production, gravel sifting, and ashphalt storage enriches the populace and makes them feel special ... very special.
Curling bonspiels, hockey tournaments, travelling to warmer climates and endlessly discussing ski wax keep the locals amused through the long cold winters.
Summers are filled with street art festivals featuring clown juggling and, often, heavy drinking.
The Red Deer river cuts through rocky strata that hold thousands of dinosaur fossils that begin to lose their magic after you have seen an eyefull.
Do you want to visit Red Deer and see the latest T. rex skeleton?
Is it a siamese twin or something, because otherwise I'd rather catch the sled dog race on TV.
Is it a siamese twin or something, because otherwise I'd rather catch the sled dog race on TV.
by gnostic1 July 18, 2011
Get the Red Deer mug.adj. tremendous; crumpetly splendid; rippingly good in a wholesome British way. Usually said satirically.
I say. I possess box seats for the cricket match tonight. It would be ever so bosh if you could accompany me. The purveyed comestibles hold promise of fortnumish delight.
Sounds like kateriffic katering! I'll have my amenuensis wire your manservant if I'm free.
Sounds like kateriffic katering! I'll have my amenuensis wire your manservant if I'm free.
by gnostic1 May 23, 2011
Get the kateriffic mug.n. disruptive destruction and one of the few things that can be "wreaked"; often seen at riots and Profunda Rosa punk concerts.
Cry havoc, and let loose the dogs of war, after putting on your havoc scarf or other suitable face covering so you won't bear any responsibility for your actions.
by gnostic1 August 16, 2011
Get the havoc mug.n. Accumulated worth of your being; value of the knowledge, more than rhe physical wealth, you have acquired during your sojurn on earth.
When I die my life cache will live on and its wonders will enrich generations to come.
Yeah, right. Only if the price of pompousness increases dramatically.
Yeah, right. Only if the price of pompousness increases dramatically.
by gnostic1 October 21, 2010
Get the life cache mug.n. Any important ice-curling or water-polo tournament where prizes in the form of large coffee-cups are awarded for shot-rock, sweepings mvp, and top goalie. Often Canadians and Swedish folk take their elderly or infirm relatives to Briars as it is a restful form of entertainment that will not over-stimulate the senses. Traditionally women are not allowed to compete in Briars except mid-week but this is changing with the introduction of half-weight rocks. A Canada-wide briar, in which the revered Tim Horton's Coffee Tankard is awarded, is held every three years with entrants selected in a national lottery.
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Are you taking your granny to the Briar in Calgary this week-end? I hear the Canadian coffee tankard is up for grabs.
No. She has to get her colostomy changed over for the winter so it don't freeze.
No. She has to get her colostomy changed over for the winter so it don't freeze.
by gnostic1 March 08, 2012
Get the briar mug.v. To look at a problem and think up a solution; to come up with a date, name, etc. based on one's personal store of acquired knowledge.
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I find this problem to be vexacious! I think I'll Google it.
No no. I'll goggle it. It'll be quicker and I'll get to lord it over you.
Thanks.
No no. I'll goggle it. It'll be quicker and I'll get to lord it over you.
Thanks.
by gnostic1 February 29, 2012
Get the Goggle mug.n. two or three holes "hacked" into the ice at each end of an ice curling rink to give the sweepers somewhere to rest their brooms. Also:
v. what smokers do while curling, which is one of the few Olympic sports where smoking is allowed during the game.
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v. what smokers do while curling, which is one of the few Olympic sports where smoking is allowed during the game.
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by gnostic1 October 03, 2011
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