L'ard bloody Jezus, so there were these two "Reg guys" from Northern Ontario eh? Anyhoo, the one Reg says to the other Reg, "Geez, NOW I know why we didn't catch any ducks last week, eh?"

"Why's that" says the other Reg?

"We weren't throwin' the dog high enuff, eh?"

"Well maybe", says the one Reg, "but we done OK when we went Ice fishin' the next day, eh?"

"Darn right....we got us a couple of months supply for the beer"!
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Seriously, it's pretty difficult NOT to insult someone who's lookin' to be insulted. Be yourself....if someone asks you not to use a word around them...don't use it.

The first time I played in Newfoundland, I became aware of "Mainlander" jokes. They're predicated on the assumption that a "mainlander" might have a college education but has no 'common sense'.

On the other hand, while 'mainlander' and 'Reg' are in common use and never struck me as insulting (in a hurtful way), some people still use the word "Squaw", when talking about a Native woman, and wouldn't think twice about calling a Native guy "Chief". I wouldn't. Hmmm,I think I'm talking myself out of my original point of view.

Cheers

Rick