Calgary

A tiny, insignificant part of Canada that suddenly (due to it's recent oil boom) thinks it is the most cosmopolitan, hip, flourishing place to be.

While it's true that there has been a lot of economic activity since the late 90's, there are other cold facts Calgarians don't like to brag about:

- population less than 1 million (that is a small city)
- conservative politics (need I mentiond Harper?)
- completely DEAD nightlife (Electric Avenue blows)
- no diversity in employment (either you sell real estate
or you are a redneck working on the oil rigs)
- only white people live there ... i.e. no authentic
cultural experiences like food, art, social diversity

Canada has 3 important cities: Toronto, Montreal & Vancouver. There rest are strictly peripheral.

Dude: "how was the job hunt out in Calgary?"
Bud: "great. I can live here a buy a house ..."
Dude: "what the problem then?"
Bud: "Nothing to fucking do! I'd rather get back to Vancouver or head to Toronto where there is a real night life ... this place blows dog!!!"

by Johnny-Phucker-Phaster June 11, 2006

Calgary was a great place to grow up in the 60s and 70s

I was born in Calgary and was raised just outside of it. Not to bore the shit out of anyone, but living outside of it for 40 + years was more than I could personally stand. I actually am the "real Deal", rodeoing for 23 years and working in practically all fields of employment. It is a town full of pretentious wanna-be's that once a year form a gigantic 8 foot deep screw-fest called the Stampede. I entered it twice and can say without a doubt that lethbridge even has a better show. They say that line about the best form of flattery, but that town go's so far past the point it is unbearable to contestants, so 90% don't even stick around long enough to eat. I believe the best thing I have done is move 2 hours further away from that puss-factory with plans of even getting further out. Acreages get bought up by lawn mowing oil idiots and nice places in town are meth labs. Sound a little sour? Take a good look around you while your in town and then try to find some silence out of town. If your not from here, heed my words. In the 60s and 70s, It was good, from a kids point of view. but rest assured, Calgary sucks.

Calgary was a great place to grow up in the 60s and 70s.

by HDJS February 16, 2008

Calgary

Perhaps the City of Calgary should be called the Shitty of Calgary, or better yet, shittyofcalgary.com.

Calgary has some serious problems that appear to only be getting worse.

by bonnelame May 29, 2008

Calgary Flames

A professional hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta.

The Flames began as the Atlanta Flames in 1972 before moving to Calgary in 1980. They have reached the Stanley Cup Finals 3 times in 1986, 1989, and 2004. Winning two Stanley Cups in 1986, and 2004 on Martin Gelinas no-called goal in game 6.

The Calgary Flames' biggest rival is the Vancouver Canucks. Edmonton Oiler fans seem to think that the Calgary Flames are their rival, however, they can only really have rivals once they have achieved a level of playoff status that has been relatively unheard of in Edmonton for almost a decade (save a run in 2006, of whom, all the star players have left the team shortly thereafter).

Also synonymous with: perfection, achievement through hard work and sacrifice, and an Oilers fan's nightmare.

Edmonton Oilers Fan: You hit my car!

Calgary Flames Fan: How about we set our
differences aside and enjoy a shot of
whisky so we can live in peace, finally, as Alberta hockey fans?

Edmonton Oilers Fan: Sounds good

"Oilers fan takes a shot"

Edmonton Oilers Fan: who are you calling?

Calgary Flames Fan: The police

by Mateo Mraz March 23, 2009

Calgary Stampede

The one and only cultural event in a Calgary, Alberta Canada, the basic premise of which is men getting intimate with livesotck.

Another boring night in Calgary, is it time for the Calgary Stampede yet?

by detatchedview September 24, 2009

Calgary

A complete joke of a city in western Canada. Calgary is a oil boomtown that has basically no culture or history beyond the last 50 years and this is very obvious. The downtown is a soulless collection of glass towers that turns into a ghost town at 5pm when all the yuppies hop in their 3 series and high tail it back to the endless sprawl of cardboard McMansions that envelop the place. Calgary is also rife with homelessness, drug abuse and every other social problem you can think of. Calgarians have convinced themselves they live in some kind of world class city just because they have a Nordstrom now when in reality if it wasn't for Banff no one outside the prairies would have even heard of the place.

Saskatchewanian: "I can't wait to move to Calgary next week! So excited to live that big city life!"
Torontonian: "LOL okay buddy"

by brownbuckwass August 31, 2018

calgary

A Canadian patrol frigate based in CFB Esquimalt. Named after a kickass city, she is the only ship in the Canadian navy whose crew uniform varies from the regular uniform- the standard white cap is replaced with a white Stetson.

Steve: Yo dave, I'm on calgary.
Dave: Sup steve, I'm in calgary.
Steve: but I'm in the middle of the pacific ocean kthxbye

by Cruller June 1, 2005