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1  3:30pm 13/08/11        
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This for you Canucks out there...

I was checking out Canadian infantry names (don't ask, long story, lol) and I found a section on Wikipedia...

Here's the link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regimental_nicknames_of_the_Canadian_Forces

I suspect some of your American cousins have been doing some 'creative editing'

I think one of you guys needs to tell them to fix it, lol

heres a sample:

  • [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_British_Columbia_Regiment_%28Duke_of_Connaught%27s_Own%29_%28RCAC%29"]The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (RCAC)[/url]
    • The Dukes
    • Big Chinese Restaurant<sup class="reference plainlinks nourlexpansion" id="ref_3">[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regimental_nicknames_of_the_Canadian_Forces#endnote_3"][9][/url]</sup> based on the large number of Asians in Vancouver
    • Billion Chinese Regiment
  • [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_British_Columbia_Dragoons"]The British Columbia Dragoons[/url]
    • Apple Knockers ( apple pickers )
    • Better Class Drinkers<sup class="reference plainlinks nourlexpansion" id="ref_3">[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regimental_nicknames_of_the_Canadian_Forces#endnote_3"][10][/url]</sup>
    • Best Canadian Drunks"
    • British Columbia Baboons
    • British Columbia Discharges
    • Basically Course Dragoons<sup class="reference plainlinks nourlexpansion" id="ref_3">[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regimental_nicknames_of_the_Canadian_Forces#endnote_3"][11][/url]</sup> Based on the fact that they treat garrison life like basic training
    • Big Comfy Dildos
    • Big Cocky Dickheads
    • Big Chicken Dinners
    • Buttholes Carrying Disease
    • Best Canadian Detachment
  • [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Essex_and_Kent_Scottish"]The Essex and Kent Scottish[/url]
    • Eeks and Squeaks<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference">[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regimental_nicknames_of_the_Canadian_Forces#cite_note-14"][15][/url]</sup>
    • Essence of Cunt<sup class="reference plainlinks nourlexpansion" id="ref_2">[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regimental_nicknames_of_the_Canadian_Forces#endnote_2"][12][/url]</sup>
  • [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fort_Garry_Horse"]The Fort Garry Horse[/url]
    • The Garrys<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference">[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regimental_nicknames_of_the_Canadian_Forces#cite_note-15"][16][/url]</sup>
    • Fugahwees, informally, from the initials FGH, as in "where the fugahwe?"
    • Fags, Gays, and Homos, from the initials FGH
  • [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Fusiliers_de_Sherbrooke"]Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke[/url]
    • The Fuzz de Sher <sup class="reference plainlinks nourlexpansion" id="ref_3">[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regimental_nicknames_of_the_Canadian_Forces#endnote_3"][13][/url]</sup>, from Fus de Sher, or just the Fuzz, particularly by cross-town rivals, the Sherbrooke Hussars. The regiment's newsletter is also titled Fuz.
  • [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_General%27s_Foot_Guards"]The Governor General's Foot Guards[/url]
    • Guards.
    • Foot Guards.
    • Googoo Foogoos<sup class="reference plainlinks nourlexpansion" id="ref_3">[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regimental_nicknames_of_the_Canadian_Forces#endnote_3"][14][/url]</sup>, from “GGFG”.
    • God's Gift to Fat Girls, from “GGFG”.
    • Gustav Gone for Good or Good God, Forgot the Gustav! Used after the regiment left an 84 mm Carl Gustav anti-tank weapon by the side of a road after a weekend exercise and then drove off. When the mistake was realized, and a party sent to retrieve it, the weapon had vanished.
    • Gods Gift For Gays
    • Grenades Gone For Good-they did a grenade range in the 90's and left a box behind
  • [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Governor_General%27s_Horse_Guards"]The Governor General's Horse Guards[/url]
    • God’s Gift to Horny Girls<sup class="reference plainlinks nourlexpansion" id="ref_4">[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regimental_nicknames_of_the_Canadian_Forces#endnote_4"][15][/url]</sup>, from “GGHG”
    • Gugga Huggas<sup class="reference plainlinks nourlexpansion" id="ref_3">[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regimental_nicknames_of_the_Canadian_Forces#endnote_3"][16][/url]</sup>, from “GGHG”
    • Gee Gee H Gees<sup class="reference plainlinks nourlexpansion" id="ref_3">[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regimental_nicknames_of_the_Canadian_Forces#endnote_3"][17][/url]</sup>, from "GGHG"
    • Gee Gees<sup class="reference plainlinks nourlexpansion" id="ref_3">[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regimental_nicknames_of_the_Canadian_Forces#endnote_3"][18][/url]</sup>, from "GGHG"
    • the Horse Shit<sup id="cite_ref-msgboard.snopes.com_4-1" class="reference">[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regimental_nicknames_of_the_Canadian_Forces#cite_note-msgboard.snopes.com-4"][5][/url]</sup>



  • [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grey_and_Simcoe_Foresters"]The Grey and Simcoe Foresters[/url]
    • Farmer Johns<sup id="cite_ref-regiments.org_16-0" class="reference">[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regimental_nicknames_of_the_Canadian_Forces#cite_note-regiments.org-16"][17][/url]</sup>
    • The Gay and Simple Farmers<sup id="cite_ref-regiments.org_16-1" class="reference">[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regimental_nicknames_of_the_Canadian_Forces#cite_note-regiments.org-16"][17][/url]</sup>
    • The Green and Slimy Foreskins<sup class="Template-Fact" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from April 2007" style="white-space: nowrap;">[[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"]citation needed[/url]]</sup>
    • Global and Nuclear Special Forces, from GnSF.
    • Goat and Sheep Fuckers
This cannot be right, lol
2  6:44am 14/08/11        
Blink If You Can Hear Me
Sadly, none of those are vandalized. They are all accurate.
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3  1:14pm 14/08/11        
Jedi Mastah
That is just disturbing... and hilarious, lol.