A hockey joke was posted on Twitter by randy on November 20, 2020:
“The ‘Canadians are nice’ stereotype is funny considering their favorite sport is beating the absolute fuck out of each other with sticks while knives are strapped to their feet.”
The “knives are strapped to their feet” are ice skates.
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randy
@randypaint
the “canadians are nice” stereotype is funny considering their favorite sport is beating the absolute fuck out of each other with sticks while knives are strapped to their feet
3:19 PM · Nov 20, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
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Rob Noble
@RobNoble34
Replying to @Wishes_She_Was
The “Canadians are nice” stereotype is funny considering their favorite sport is beating the absolute fuck out of each other with sticks while knives are strapped to their feet.
6:55 PM · Nov 23, 2020·Twitter for Android
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Donna Carr
November 24, 2020 at 10:21 AM ·
the “canadians are nice” stereotype is funny considering their favorite sport is beating the absolute fuck out of each other with sticks while knives are strapped to their feet
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Crazy World
November 25, 2020 at 11:11 AM ·
the “canadians are nice” stereotype is funny considering their favorite sport is beating the absolute fuck out of each other with sticks while knives are strapped to their feet
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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