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Originally Posted by rousseau
Which obviously means that Canada doesn't actually have a Cleveland, as it doesn't pass the litmus test. There's nowhere in the States where people wouldn't understand an easy potshot at the "Mistake by the Lake," but you'll just get blank stares if you make a crack about Winnipeg when you're in Ontario or Quebec (and I imagine the Maritimes, as well).
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I'll have to disagree. Everyone (OK, pretty much everyone) in the country knows of Winnipeg, however vaguely. If just for the cold and the Jets and no other reason.
When there was the polar vortex (i.e. a cold front) a few winters ago, who was compared to the temperature on the surface of Mars? That's right, Winnipeg.
If you make a 'this place is boring' joke, you can always end it with the punchline 'at least we're not in Winnipeg'. If you subbed in Laval or Hamilton, people would look at you blankly.
For less humorous reasons, Winnipeg was dubbed Canada's most racist city by Macleans and there was a fairly recent group of articles about how Manitoba's Child Services can't keep up with their cases, both of which centered on Winnipeg.
So, yeah, Winnipeg fills the Rodney Dangerfield shtick nicely. It doesn't get a lot of respect.