Sounds of Whitehorse

Three small guys, in their sixties, sitting at the bar of a saloon on Main Street this afternoon:

Guy with mustache: "It’s hard to get a haircut on Monday."

Guy in ballcap: "Yup."

Guy in varsity jacket: "Cause you need two days off, right? That’s gonna be your Sunday and your Monday. You don’t want to close shop on a Saturday. You know, if you close shop on a Saturday. . ."

Guy with mustache: "So if you’re working Saturdays, you pretty well have to take time off work to get a haircut."

Guy in varsity jacket: "You’re right, you do."

Two girls, maybe twelve years old, walking down Main Street yesterday:

Girl #1: ". . . all for me."

Girl #2: "That’s awesome Shelly. That’s ooglie dooglie awesome."

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Wow, Michal. You’re a part

Wow, Michal. You're a part of history now.

sarah more than 14 years ago

p.s.  

p.s.  

Josh more than 14 years ago

Oh, probably, but I'm not

Oh, probably, but I'm not going to look. Don't dampen my enthusiasm, Yukon Diarist! 

Josh more than 14 years ago

One problem: I don’t know

One problem: I don't know if ooglie dooglie is spelled with an 'ie' or a 'y', as in oogly doogly; I simply took the liberty of assigning that spelling to the phrase. Does that change matters?

michal more than 14 years ago

There are exactly 0 google

There are exactly 0 google hits for "ooglie dooglie." Tomorrow this will be the first! You've got to find those girls and let them know about their contribution to the language!  Screenshot for evidence:  

Josh more than 14 years ago

This post is ooglie dooglie

This post is ooglie dooglie awesome! Keep it up.

sarah more than 14 years ago

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