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From: zonker@ihuxm.UUCP (Harris)
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Subject: Re: Canadian accents: the "Bob & Doug MacKenzie" sound
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Date: Thu, 16-Jan-86 10:55:01 EST
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> But I have never learned exactly where this accent came from.  It
> was used in an "authentically Canadian" context, implying it was
> distinctly Canadian, but I haven't yet learned the origin or
> specific area this accent is found in.
Eh, hoser!  I saw a National Geographic special about Polar
Bears where all the locals spoke like Bob and Doug (down to and 
including using the word hoser, eh?).  The real question about the
hosehead in North Dakota is like whether or not he was imitating the
Great White North or what.  I mean like was his accent post or pre
SCTV.

					Hey, like gimme a beer,
						Tom H.