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Mouvement 51

Former political organization in the Canadian province of Quebec that advocated Quebec becoming the 51st state of the United States. They thought that it might be possible to arrange for Quebec to have only one official language more easily than if they remained part of Canada. This was probably true, except that the one official language wouldn't have been Français. The organization's policies don't appear to have been well thought-out.

Mouvement 51 wanted to ensure a French-speaking Quebec by becoming part of the United States. C'est fou!

by avgfhadsfkjbvhadsfjhbv September 8, 2006

rich

(noun) Someone with a lot more money than you. As such, the definition is elastic depending on one's economic status. Usually a term applied to others rather than to oneself.

Make the rich pay! (Marxist-Leninist party of Canada campaign slogan, circa 1980)

by avgfhadsfkjbvhadsfjhbv September 2, 2006

tour de france

An international sporting event for evaluating new performance enhancing drugs, blood doping, masking agents, and other forms of cheating. Also a simultaneous event in which the chemistry people try to develop testing techniques to catch the cheating from the first event. Some cycling is also apparently involved.

See: amphetamines, erythropoietin, growth hormone, steroids, testosterone

There are two types of competitors in the Tour de France -- cheaters, and those that haven't been caught (yet).

by avgfhadsfkjbvhadsfjhbv October 2, 2006

toronto

1. Large city that is to Canadians what New York is to Americans (in the sense of being the one place that everyone from elsewhere in the country agrees that they hate). Also resembles New York in being totally different in every way from the rest of the country.

2. (Hockey) A team that proves that management never has to field a winning team if the fans are sufficiently deluded/fanatical, and keep buying season tickets "just in case".

3. A Canadian city that is probably a little too full of itself (in terms of thinking of itself as "world class", etc.), but is still a good place to live.

If the Greater Toronto Area were a province all by itself, it would be the third most populous province in Canada.

by avgfhadsfkjbvhadsfjhbv September 1, 2006

las vegas

American excess at its most excessive.

Everything that's bad about the United States all rolled into one location.

A colossal waste of energy, in the middle of nowhere.

Las Vegas should be seen at least once, if only to prove that it really does exist, and isn't the demented fantasy of a Hollywood set designer.

by avgfhadsfkjbvhadsfjhbv September 8, 2006

Canadian Tire money

'Money' issued by the Canadian retail chain Canadian Tire as part of a customer loyalty program (similar to trading stamps). Notes of Canadian Tire Money are engraved, and have the feel of real money, although the notes are smaller than Canadian legal tender. Because of the wide presence of Canadian Tire stores across Canada, some other businesses in Canada will accept it as payment, and some Canadian eBay sellers also accept it. A widely known urban legend in Canada is the Canadian tourist (visiting the United States or elswhere) that convinces someone that Canadian Tire money is Canada's national currency, and uses it to pay off a debt.

The Ontarian will accept Canadian Tire money for payment of classified ads.

by avgfhadsfkjbvhadsfjhbv October 6, 2006

canadian peso

Slang for the Canadian dollar during the nineties when it was substantially devalued relative to the American dollar. The Mexican peso was also substantially reduced in value during this time, hence the connection. The phrase is less commonly heard in recent times, as the Canadian and American currencies have been nearly at par.

How much is that in Canadian Pesos?

by avgfhadsfkjbvhadsfjhbv October 6, 2006