You have to come to Orillia, Ontario, Canada...plunk yourself down at the nearest Tim Horton's doughnut shop (usually within a hundred feet or less of just about anywhere within city limits)...and LISTEN to the local teenage girls talk!

So he's, like, "Why didja do that?" And I'm, like, "Cos I felt like it!" And he's, like, "Well, it's not what I would have done..." And I'm, like, "Yeah, well, you're a goof, that's why." And he's, like, "You're the goof!" And I'm, like, "Yeah, well, at least I don't wear stinky sneakers like you do!" And he's, like, "My sneakers don't stink!" And I'm, like,....

And so on, and so on.

I'm, like, getting nauseous just thinking about it.

The words "says" and "said" appear to be unknown to people under 30 these days in Canada, and I fear it will only get worse, what with Britney Spears and similar airheads dominating the airwaves.

I'm, like, SO-O-O-O-O disgusted I could, like, you know....

Doh!

- LH