In this YouTube episode, Tod Maffin presents a ten‑question multiple‑choice quiz that tests viewers on common Canadian colloquialisms. Each question offers four possible meanings for a slang term such as “Buddy,” “tool,” “mental,” “givin’ ’er,” “Legion,” “keener,” “twofer,” “parkade,” “biff,” and “garburator.” After the quiz, Tod reveals the correct answers, explaining that many of the terms refer to idiotic behavior, intense excitement, drinking at a Royal Canadian Legion hall, a case of beer, a parking garage, falling down, and a kitchen garbage disposal. He caps the segment with a bonus question referencing the iconic “Bob and Doug” sketch from SCTV, linking the “coo‑loo‑coo” chant to that comedy duo. The video is part of a recurring educational‑entertainment series that blends humor with language instruction, encouraging audience participation and promising a follow‑up episode.
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Well, hello there! Welcome to part 6 of "What is that Canadian saying anyway? Answers are at the end." Question number 1: When a sentence starts with "So Buddy comes over to the shop," what is Buddy most likely to be? A friend, a police officer, a well-meaning idiot, or literally someone named Buddy? Question 2: "Dave is a massive tool." Is Dave handy, a jackass, a very strong person, or blessed when the Queen was handing out the family jewels? Question 3: "That concert was mental!" Was it insane in a good way? Did something go badly wrong? Did it feature a lot of a lot of sensory experiences, or did it make you think deeply? Question 4: Your friend tells you to just give 'er. What should you do? Cave in to something you didn't want to, try your best, accelerate your car fast, or ignore what someone's telling you? Question 5: If you ended up at the Legion after, what are you most likely to have done next? Played lacrosse, drank beer, voted in a referendum, or cleaned up moose shit? Question 6: If Sarah is a real keener, is she enthusiastic to the point of being annoying, A) Good at telling jokes, B) Someone who cries too easily, or C) A busybody. Question 7: Someone hands you a twofer. What should you do with it? A) Drink it, B) Burn it, C) Use it to build a house, or D) Hand it right back and apologize. Question 8: What do you put in a parkade? A) Juice, B) Your children, C) Your car, or D) Nothing because parkade is a word that I just made up. Question 9: If Buddy biffs it, what did Buddy do? A) Did Buddy slip and fall, B) Miss an opportunity, C) Dance like Elaine from Seinfeld, or D) Fall asleep at an inopportune moment. And question 10: The garburator is broken. Who should you call? The police? Your city's garbage pickup people? A plumber? Or a linguistics professor? There is a bonus question! What is this? Coucou, coucou, coucou, coucou! Is it the song of our national bird? What "O Canada" sounds like in French? The first notes of every Celine Dion song? Or something only hoseheads named Bob and Doug would know? Okay, here are the answers. Buddy is most likely to be an idiot. A massive tool is also an idiot. If something is mental, it's like metal. Hardcore, but in a good way. If you're givin' 'er, you are pedal to the metal in your car. If you are If you're at a Legion, you are probably drinking. Keeners are enthusiastic about things to the point of exhaustion. A twofer is a case of beer. A parkade is a parking lot. If you biff it, you have fallen and people probably laughed at you. A garburator is a garbage disposal grinder in a sink. And "Coo-loo-coo-coo-coo-coo-coo" is from Bob and Doug McKenzie from the Great White North, a recurring segment on the legendary Canadian TV comedy series SCTV. How many did you get right? And follow me for part 7. Good day, how's it going? I'm Bob McKenzie, this is my brother Doug. How's it going, eh?
