It's Canada, not Canadia!

Canadia is an important partner in our nucular strategery.

Bolding mine.

Usually, it’s considered resepectful to capitalize a country’s name.

The OP has a point. I mena, how would you like it if your country was confused with a a long extinct worm.

It really doesn’t depend on context? I mean, we Merkins have a baseball team called the Yankees, but that doesn’t mean that the phrase “Yankees go home” isn’t derogatory when painted on a banner at a war protest.

Referring to Americans as “Merkins” is just like calling them cunts.

Actually, referring to Americans as “Merkins” is just like calling them cunt wigs.

Oh, and as someone living in Texas, being referred to as a “Yankee” is always an insult. :cool:

I find it irritating when others attempt to be funny too, but only when it’s Robin Williams.

He’s in the shower right now. I’ll make sure to tell him when he gets out. :slight_smile:

Leave it to silenus to cause such a kerfuffle without even being aware.

I say this because he tells me about ALL his posts on the Dope…in detail…all day…every day…all day long. Seriously. :rolleyes:

Sorry to have missed you. How was Bostonia?

Boston’s hot and muggy.
I’m in Californication now. Where’s it’s hot and well…hot.
:wink:

Saw the picture of you and silenus.
You look great in pith.

I’ve gotta say my adieu now. He wants the computer back.
Men and their toys.
heh.

The only thing I can say about all this is:

If we shadows have offended,
Think but this, and all is mended:
That you have but slumbered here,
While these visions did appear;
And this weak and idle theme,
No more yielding but a dream,
Gentles, do not reprehend.
If you pardon, we will mend.

–A Midsummer Night’s Dream

You may feel embarassed, and that’s natural, but a good shot of antibiotics will clear up that canadia in no time. The important thing is that you learn from this experience, and use protection in the future.

Gee, I hope this thread doesn’t turn into a pithing contest.

I had no idea. I’ll make a mental note to be offended the next time someone calls me that.

Wrong! Antibiotics just make canadia worse. You need antifungals, you silly poster!

Great, another one I can use.

I…I am filled with shame.

Oh, wait, Candida…I get it, I get it! :smiley:

No more than “Americans go home” would be derogatory.

actually, “canuck” can be a derogatory term - to a sub-set of Americans!

In Maine, there are a lot of people whose ancestors came from Quebec and were originally French speaking.

Calling them “canucks” can be derogatory, as the Nixon Dirty Tricks campaign demonstrated with the fake “Canuck letter”, purporting to be reporting on the use of the term in a derogatory fashion by a staffer on the Muskie campaign in 1968.