Unique first aid... only in Canada

HSantal · 06-01-2007, 11:38 AM

A dad walks into a market with his young son. The kid is holding a
loonie.

Suddenly, the boy starts choking, going blue in the face. The dad
realizes the boy has swallowed the coin and starts panicking, shouting for
help. A well dressed, attractive, but serious looking woman in a blue
business suit is sitting at a coffee bar in the market reading her
newspaper and sipping a cup of coffee.

At the sound of the commotion, she looks up, puts her coffee cup down
on the saucer, neatly folds the newspaper and places it on the counter,
gets up from her seat and makes her way, unhurried, across the market.

Reaching the boy, the woman carefully takes hold of the boy's
testicles and starts to squeeze, gently at first and then ever more
firmly. After a few seconds the boy convulses violently and coughs up
the coin, which the woman deftly catches in her free hand.

Releasing the boy, the woman hands the coin to the father and walks
back to her seat in the coffee bar without saying a word. As soon as he
is sure that his son has suffered no lasting ill effects, the father
rushes over to the woman and starts thanking her saying, I've never seen
anybody do anything like that before, it was fantastic. Are you a doctor?

"No," the woman replies, "I work for Revenue Canada".

Steeler · 06-01-2007, 11:43 AM

I suspect this is very funny. But as a yankee, I need the Cliff's Notes.
What is a loonie, and what is Revenue Canada?

HSantal · 06-01-2007, 11:56 AM

A loonie is a one dollar canadian coin.

Revenue Canada is the same as the IRS.

**MagnaCentipede** · 06-01-2007, 12:11 PM

As soon as I saw the word 'loonie' I scrolled down a bit to see who didn't get it.

Only in Canada indeed. In the U.S., they would've let the kid suffocate so the father couldn't claim the dependency deduction any longer, and retrieved the coin at the wake.

JAMerica · 06-01-2007, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MagnaCentipede

As soon as I saw the word 'loonie' I scrolled down a bit to see who didn't get it.

Only in Canada indeed. In the U.S., they would've let the kid suffocate so the father couldn't claim the dependency deduction any longer, and retrieved the coin at the wake.

ROFL. Nasty!

icky · 06-01-2007, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HSantal

A loonie is a one dollar canadian coin.

So named by the public, because of the loon on the front, in case that wasn't obvious.

The two dollar coin somehow got the name toonie to follow the pattern. I didn't like it at first, but sometimes resistance really is futile. "loonie" and "toonie" are as much a part of the language in Canada now as "nickle" and "dime".

**P8riot** · 06-01-2007, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icky

So named by the public, because of the loon on the front, in case that wasn't obvious.

The two dollar coin somehow got the name toonie to follow the pattern. I didn't like it at first, but sometimes resistance really is futile. "loonie" and "toonie" are as much a part of the language in Canada now as "nickle" and "dime".

It kinda makes cutesy sense like 'two-nie'

**Dick Blonov** · 06-01-2007, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P8riot

It kinda makes cutesy sense like 'two-nie'

And for your enjoyment, other names that were suggested when the coin was first issued

DB

**MagnaCentipede** · 06-01-2007, 04:38 PM

I have a Twoonie in my big box of neat coins. Picked it up in Alaska.

06-01-2007, 11:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
HSantal Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 53 Posts: 1,008	Unique first aid... only in Canada A dad walks into a market with his young son. The kid is holding a loonie. Suddenly, the boy starts choking, going blue in the face. The dad realizes the boy has swallowed the coin and starts panicking, shouting for help. A well dressed, attractive, but serious looking woman in a blue business suit is sitting at a coffee bar in the market reading her newspaper and sipping a cup of coffee. At the sound of the commotion, she looks up, puts her coffee cup down on the saucer, neatly folds the newspaper and places it on the counter, gets up from her seat and makes her way, unhurried, across the market. Reaching the boy, the woman carefully takes hold of the boy's testicles and starts to squeeze, gently at first and then ever more firmly. After a few seconds the boy convulses violently and coughs up the coin, which the woman deftly catches in her free hand. Releasing the boy, the woman hands the coin to the father and walks back to her seat in the coffee bar without saying a word. As soon as he is sure that his son has suffered no lasting ill effects, the father rushes over to the woman and starts thanking her saying, I've never seen anybody do anything like that before, it was fantastic. Are you a doctor? "No," the woman replies, "I work for Revenue Canada". __________________ I do what I can. cpgf: (n.) Acronym describing a significant other who has not yet acheived full spousal status and is in possession of a cable modem; of note because at YOUR house, you still have dial-up -- and crappy dialup at that.

06-01-2007, 11:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
Steeler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Taxachusetts Age: 30 Posts: 2,952	Re: Unique first aid... only in Canada I suspect this is very funny. But as a yankee, I need the Cliff's Notes. What is a loonie, and what is Revenue Canada? __________________

06-01-2007, 11:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
HSantal Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 53 Posts: 1,008	Re: Unique first aid... only in Canada A loonie is a one dollar canadian coin. Revenue Canada is the same as the IRS. __________________ I do what I can. cpgf: (n.) Acronym describing a significant other who has not yet acheived full spousal status and is in possession of a cable modem; of note because at YOUR house, you still have dial-up -- and crappy dialup at that.

06-01-2007, 12:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
MagnaCentipede Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,946	Re: Unique first aid... only in Canada As soon as I saw the word 'loonie' I scrolled down a bit to see who didn't get it. Only in Canada indeed. In the U.S., they would've let the kid suffocate so the father couldn't claim the dependency deduction any longer, and retrieved the coin at the wake. __________________

06-01-2007, 04:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
MagnaCentipede Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,946	Re: Unique first aid... only in Canada I have a Twoonie in my big box of neat coins. Picked it up in Alaska. __________________

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