# Pet peeve:  "The wife"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeve-the-wife/714826>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 12, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeve-the-wife/714826 "2015-03-12T13:32:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeve-the-wife/714826/101 "2015-03-19T17:53:55Z")

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> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#):
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> “Lowlife”, says the guy who uses the word _Canuckistan_, which is considered offensive by many folks on both sides of the border. Use of that term implies a bigoted, reactionary mindset a la Pat Buchanon, who popularized the term when he used it to mock and deride Canada as a whole.
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> So I could consider you similar to, and of one mind with Pat Buchanon since you use that word.
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> Or I could just give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that you’re using it for your own reasons that don’t necessarily imply a low-life, knuckle-dragging, neoconservative mindset.
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> I wonder which I should choose? 😃

Seriously? Let’s see - born in Canada, raised in Canada, spent four years at Royal Military College studying English and History (hardly right-wing foundations), followed by 28 years as an officer in the Royal Canadian Navy. If a group of us were having a drink together and someone referred to “Canuckistan” nobody would take offense. Also, Canadians aren’t offended by “Canuck” despite what people in the US might believe.

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