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Discussion in 'Norwich City' started by KIO, Mar 3, 2015.

  1. canary-dave

    canary-dave Well-Known Member

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    Yeah Chesh, any more players you want to send over? <whistle>
     
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  2. lifecheshirewhite

    lifecheshirewhite Cheese

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    How is Becchio getting on ? has he scored many.Who would have thought when we swapped him for Moro we got the best deal :grin: By the way when I call you guys Canaries its not racist is it ? just I hear you guys are a bit tender on the subject.
     
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  3. KIO

    KIO Well-Known Member

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    'Canaries' is fine, it's 'Budgies' we object to :emoticon-0105-wink:
     
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  4. Canary Rob

    Canary Rob Well-Known Member

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    I must admit I've never understood why "Budgies" is meant to be disparaging. It's just a small yellow parrot. And a canary is another small yellow bird. It just sounds like they can't tell the difference to me!
     
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  5. ThaiCanary

    ThaiCanary Well-Known Member

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    Lower than average intelligence football fan mentality Rob. Call it something else and it becomes bloody hilarious (apparently) :emoticon-0127-lipss

    Alas, the name is then adopted by everyone.

    Can't criticise when we call them Binners - can we?

    I can only think of two possibilities as to why Budgies could be disparaging.

    1. They are lower in the food chain
    2. They are lagging on the evolutionary scale

    Maybe
     
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  6. Chippy / Glory

    Chippy / Glory Senior Member

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    About ten... But these days thanks to fulham you have to pay for em.
     
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  7. lifecheshirewhite

    lifecheshirewhite Cheese

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    Some people get very upset at discriptions,look at Cameron Jerome,if you wanted to discribe his ethnicity,what would you call him without upseting him,buggered If I know.


    Mind you we will try a few at Elland road in April but you watch us get it wrong and upset the tender little guy.<laugh>
     
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  8. ThaiCanary

    ThaiCanary Well-Known Member

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    I would say he is black, but I have no idea if that is acceptable in the UK anymore? Thank feck I live in Thailand!
     
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  9. Canary Rob

    Canary Rob Well-Known Member

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    Fair. I don't criticise it, I just don't really understand it. At least Binners is understandably disparaging and comes from that TV series with the guy and the Binner scarf.

    Canaries are definitely lower in the food chain than Budgies (which can be vicious!) Dunno about evolution. Seems to me much of a muchness! Canaries is not a particularly "macho" nickname in the first place, but we like it! Quite like being a budgie too. Maybe if they called us vultures. I could see Leeds fans considering us that! <laugh>
     
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  10. lifecheshirewhite

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    Don't think you can call him that m8,C--t,Tw-t,Wan--r are all ok but not black.<doh>
     
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  11. ThaiCanary

    ThaiCanary Well-Known Member

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    Must admit, Budgie doesn't bother me in the slightest, but I guess the users find it funny, a bit like Whootun I guess.
     
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  12. Canary Rob

    Canary Rob Well-Known Member

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    Bitter lot aren't you?! <laugh> Hold a grudge well beyond its shelf life. I can see now why all the Leeds fans hate Man U despite it being a good 20 years since Leeds could be considered a footballing power.
     
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  13. SUPERNORWICH 23

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    Russell Crowe to take over Leeds <laugh>

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  14. Canary Rob

    Canary Rob Well-Known Member

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    Yep. Although again at least Whootun, while of limited wit as a nickname, is understandably taking the piss.
     
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  15. ThaiCanary

    ThaiCanary Well-Known Member

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    Limited wit - okay, that's one way to describe it <laugh>
     
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  16. SUPERNORWICH 23

    SUPERNORWICH 23 SUPERNORWICH

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    Or ****wit for short.
     
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  17. lifecheshirewhite

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    What ? I'm being nice,did I do something wrong ? gee you guys can be a bit tender <whistle>
     
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  18. SUPERNORWICH 23

    SUPERNORWICH 23 SUPERNORWICH

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    Dave get the ban hammer out .<laugh>
     
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  19. Canary Rob

    Canary Rob Well-Known Member

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    I didn't think you were Cheshire :) I just have to defend Jerome, no? all water under the bridge as Ballushy has been found innocent and it was just that Jerome speaks terrible Italian
     
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  20. lifecheshirewhite

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    No problem,I can stop reading through my post now then,trying to see what I did.<laugh>
     
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