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way to go Troff!
they need an nice polite education
those wooden posts been stuck in the ground so long they forgot they are human and not thought police
sorta like mods that don't get it , you know?
y
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they need an nice polite education
those wooden posts been stuck in the ground so long they forgot they are human and not thought police
sorta like mods that don't get it , you know?
y
lol
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Great stuff, Troff. Most fun of my career was at AT. Say hello to CL and the rest of the early 310 crews from the "Rosbif". Did I teach you the Monty python sketches, or was is someone else !!? And for the record, no, you don't have to speak French to work at AT.
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French at AT
"A!",
Rosbif, dat's not wha' de tell me wen hi hinteview 'dere. Day say dat hi gotta speek en francais cause dats da language of da campagne.
Day also tell me dat dere is no leg to stan' on if I wanna take da issue to da language police cause it a private company an' day can do what dey wan'... Tabernac!
T
Rosbif, dat's not wha' de tell me wen hi hinteview 'dere. Day say dat hi gotta speek en francais cause dats da language of da campagne.
Day also tell me dat dere is no leg to stan' on if I wanna take da issue to da language police cause it a private company an' day can do what dey wan'... Tabernac!
T
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Troff, face it, you've been purely rejected based on the overall.....nothing more nothing less! We have ''some'' standard at AT!
Be brave and suck it up!
Be brave and suck it up!
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Poor excuse for an airline...........if it weren't for gov't and union handouts ....airline would not exist.......starvation wages.....during the low months etc.. ....lots of guys moved to the Middle east..........typical Canadian airline 
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oooooohhh! my, my, my...
lots of p****d off, angry, bitter people here?
starvation wages wadefac??? facts please! Blame the government, not the company!
barberpole_squared... If you rely on this thread to learn about Quebec and French Canadians, I feel sorry for you!
lots of p****d off, angry, bitter people here?
starvation wages wadefac??? facts please! Blame the government, not the company!
barberpole_squared... If you rely on this thread to learn about Quebec and French Canadians, I feel sorry for you!
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French at AT
"A!"
...wat e' say, dat guy Billy 34???
"Troff, face it, you've been purely rejected based on the overall.....nothing more nothing less! We have ''some'' standard at AT!
Be brave and suck it up!"
Standard? What standard? Oos standard?
What his it dat I 'ave to "suck up"? I av' a job on a Boeing heavy metal an it's good. I see all da peppers from Neuveau Brunswick an I don' av to work ard to av company, you no wha' I mean? Dos' girls from MFC is da ones dat "suck it hup!
You Billy trante quatre! You no nuttin' about wat I go tru ta get da hinterview at da Air Trrrransat!
Day say hveryting is good but dat I speek wit too much hov a "haksent" for me to pass da tess, but day never say in WHICH language!
Hi am from Cte. Cecile de la Rubber Boot, but dat's ow we talk in Shawinigan! Hask Chretien, tabernac!
Dats it dats hall. Hi guess you anglo ultra defensive ouest islande type know it all bozo assume dat it was my French, eh???
Kniggot!
Now I don' care cause I don' drive the 'bus henyway let halone da old crates dey got at AT.
Merde, hi don' even av to risk mon vie on da 20 or da 40 to get to work. Hif da odder driver don' kill you da bridges mite get you.
Den dere's da cos' of da gas, too...
Phhhttttt!
T
...wat e' say, dat guy Billy 34???
"Troff, face it, you've been purely rejected based on the overall.....nothing more nothing less! We have ''some'' standard at AT!
Be brave and suck it up!"
Standard? What standard? Oos standard?
What his it dat I 'ave to "suck up"? I av' a job on a Boeing heavy metal an it's good. I see all da peppers from Neuveau Brunswick an I don' av to work ard to av company, you no wha' I mean? Dos' girls from MFC is da ones dat "suck it hup!
You Billy trante quatre! You no nuttin' about wat I go tru ta get da hinterview at da Air Trrrransat!
Day say hveryting is good but dat I speek wit too much hov a "haksent" for me to pass da tess, but day never say in WHICH language!
Hi am from Cte. Cecile de la Rubber Boot, but dat's ow we talk in Shawinigan! Hask Chretien, tabernac!
Dats it dats hall. Hi guess you anglo ultra defensive ouest islande type know it all bozo assume dat it was my French, eh???
Kniggot!Now I don' care cause I don' drive the 'bus henyway let halone da old crates dey got at AT.
Merde, hi don' even av to risk mon vie on da 20 or da 40 to get to work. Hif da odder driver don' kill you da bridges mite get you.
Den dere's da cos' of da gas, too...
Phhhttttt!
T
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Very interesting etymology of the term "Redneck"...
Mostly referring to People of Scot's heritage who came to North America - Canada and the United States - and worked hard to make something of the land... Outside, working the land, the back of the their necks got red and leathery from the sun.
Call me a Redneck and I take it to mean I'm a hard working guy that doesn't mind getting his hands dirty, outside, getting the job done...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redneck
Mostly referring to People of Scot's heritage who came to North America - Canada and the United States - and worked hard to make something of the land... Outside, working the land, the back of the their necks got red and leathery from the sun.
Call me a Redneck and I take it to mean I'm a hard working guy that doesn't mind getting his hands dirty, outside, getting the job done...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redneck
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"A!, Redneck!"
"A! Redneck"
I whas looking at da reference to da term "redneck" (tete carre, wit da haccent ecu) an I 'av a 'ard time finding any kil', you know, da dress dat da guy wear in dat Brave'art movie, in any of dese website I check.
So, Slapshot, don' try to change da subjec 'ere. Wer talkin' bout da AT an da French an Hinglish, not WJ and "da Gars de Dos Brisee" (had da haccent).
Hi mean for you hinglish da "Boys of da Mountain wit da Broken Back", da movie habout da WJ pilote dat like 'is boyfrien', or someting like dat...
An' since you bring hit up, Leatherneck Slapshot kil' wearer wit no hundergarmen', can you talk habout da guy o was da very firs CP of da WJ?
I eard dat the tete carre (wit da haccent) management in YYC don' like im cause of is... well it not because of is religion, you know what hi mean? And dat dey send im "allez dans la rue" (down da road) for dat in da hen. Is dat true?
Hi guess you correct wit yor commen in da WJ hinterview tread habout 'aving someone recommen' you or no. Some time hi tink da WJ is still da holdboy club it has hallways been.
Henyway you chek out da websites an' tell me if you see any tar-tans?
http://www.redneckramblings.com/
http://www.redneckworld.com/
http://www.redneckenginuity.com/
http://www.redneck-trailer.com/
I will get some Laurentide and 50 an I horder some KFC for you hif you wan to come over for diner a la prochaine. We can wach Ockey Nigh in Canada an I let you old da remote jus to show wat a grea guy hi am.
T
I whas looking at da reference to da term "redneck" (tete carre, wit da haccent ecu) an I 'av a 'ard time finding any kil', you know, da dress dat da guy wear in dat Brave'art movie, in any of dese website I check.
So, Slapshot, don' try to change da subjec 'ere. Wer talkin' bout da AT an da French an Hinglish, not WJ and "da Gars de Dos Brisee" (had da haccent).
Hi mean for you hinglish da "Boys of da Mountain wit da Broken Back", da movie habout da WJ pilote dat like 'is boyfrien', or someting like dat...
An' since you bring hit up, Leatherneck Slapshot kil' wearer wit no hundergarmen', can you talk habout da guy o was da very firs CP of da WJ?
I eard dat the tete carre (wit da haccent) management in YYC don' like im cause of is... well it not because of is religion, you know what hi mean? And dat dey send im "allez dans la rue" (down da road) for dat in da hen. Is dat true?
Hi guess you correct wit yor commen in da WJ hinterview tread habout 'aving someone recommen' you or no. Some time hi tink da WJ is still da holdboy club it has hallways been.
Henyway you chek out da websites an' tell me if you see any tar-tans?
http://www.redneckramblings.com/
http://www.redneckworld.com/
http://www.redneckenginuity.com/
http://www.redneck-trailer.com/
I will get some Laurentide and 50 an I horder some KFC for you hif you wan to come over for diner a la prochaine. We can wach Ockey Nigh in Canada an I let you old da remote jus to show wat a grea guy hi am.
T
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Well pardner... If'n you're gonna get that big ole bucket of fried chicken, I sp'ose I kin wrangle up a cuppla mae west's an a pepsi fer ya... Course you'd probly have a hankerin' for a 50...
You still do it doggie style watchin' the hockey game wit yer missus?
Don't you worry none... We'll keep providin' the lift you need fer yer charter ops, so you can show a profit
Y'all take care now y'hear!
You still do it doggie style watchin' the hockey game wit yer missus?
Don't you worry none... We'll keep providin' the lift you need fer yer charter ops, so you can show a profit
Y'all take care now y'hear!
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"A!" Stick wit da flightplan!!!
A!
I tought dat da tread was habout da guy dat wan' ta work for da Air Trrrransat an ow many hour e' need to get da job?
We were not discussin da favorite position of da Beverly-'Illbilly-Leaderneck-Slapshot-prarie-farmer-combine-driver when e' watch da Ockey Nigh in Canada wit 'is boyfrien'. H'im not gonna go dere.
But wen e talk like dat den 'e remin me of da guy in da Pulp Fiction movie wit da pawn shop an da guy e keep in a box in da basement. You remember dat? Nice ledder outfit like your uniform, eh?
Henyway...
Hi was hable to muddle tru da Wikipedia ting you were talking habout. Dat his right habout da old scot and da work e did etc etc, but da meaning of da term change, eh, so hif you read down tru da 'ol, ow you say, "definition" (chriiist) den you come on to dis:
Modern usage
Redneck has two general uses: first, as a pejorative used by outsiders, and, second, as a term used by members within that group. To outsiders, it is generally a term for those of Southern or Appalachian rural poor backgrounds — or more loosely, rural poor to working-class people of rural extraction. (Appalachia also includes large parts of Pennsylvania, New York and other states.) Within that group, however, it is used to describe the more downscale members. Rednecks span from the poor to the working class.
Bla bla bla... awl dos hinglish word dey give me a edake... But den I discover dis at da hend:
Exclaves
Alberta and Saskatchewan are sometimes said to be the home of rednecks in Canada, due to its similarities to Texas (oil, farming, and ranching). Like rural people elsewhere, some Canadians continue to see this as a highly offensive term while others have claimed it and proudly describe themselves as rednecks.
Ow com ou wan' to degrade da tread? Me, h'im jus aving fun...
So, Slapshot, stick wit da flightplan.
Wen you gonna hoffer good advise to da guy o wan to get on wit da AT hinstead of takin' da bait like a trou'?
Wat you tell da guy? Hit's a 'ot potato? Good stable hoperation dat give good olidays in da winter wit no pay? F/A's easier dan toas'? Career? Skipping...uhh, ow you say, steppin' stone to da big time 737, or even worse Hair Canada?
I tell da guy: Go for hit and den get on wit someone else when da hoppertunity com on. Dat's my hanser! (but heveryting still apply, all dos conditions as said before. )
...An my hoperation don' av any charter, and whe don' need midget jets to pick hup da slack neider. Heven wit your bes' ETOPS, day don' go far henuf...
O! An tanks henyway for da hoffer of da Pepsi 'an da Mae Wes'. Tabernac, you are a nice guy for a red-neck an all. I didn' tink dey sell da Mae Wes' hout ur way. Where do you park your trailer. I'll drop by, eh?
Better watch out, dough, da neighbours, and your frien'...day might talk to management, and den you be accuse' of being da wors' ting in da Prarie...
A 'Habs fan!!!
I tought dat da tread was habout da guy dat wan' ta work for da Air Trrrransat an ow many hour e' need to get da job?
We were not discussin da favorite position of da Beverly-'Illbilly-Leaderneck-Slapshot-prarie-farmer-combine-driver when e' watch da Ockey Nigh in Canada wit 'is boyfrien'. H'im not gonna go dere.
But wen e talk like dat den 'e remin me of da guy in da Pulp Fiction movie wit da pawn shop an da guy e keep in a box in da basement. You remember dat? Nice ledder outfit like your uniform, eh?
Henyway...
Hi was hable to muddle tru da Wikipedia ting you were talking habout. Dat his right habout da old scot and da work e did etc etc, but da meaning of da term change, eh, so hif you read down tru da 'ol, ow you say, "definition" (chriiist) den you come on to dis:
Modern usage
Redneck has two general uses: first, as a pejorative used by outsiders, and, second, as a term used by members within that group. To outsiders, it is generally a term for those of Southern or Appalachian rural poor backgrounds — or more loosely, rural poor to working-class people of rural extraction. (Appalachia also includes large parts of Pennsylvania, New York and other states.) Within that group, however, it is used to describe the more downscale members. Rednecks span from the poor to the working class.
Bla bla bla... awl dos hinglish word dey give me a edake... But den I discover dis at da hend:
Exclaves
Alberta and Saskatchewan are sometimes said to be the home of rednecks in Canada, due to its similarities to Texas (oil, farming, and ranching). Like rural people elsewhere, some Canadians continue to see this as a highly offensive term while others have claimed it and proudly describe themselves as rednecks.
Ow com ou wan' to degrade da tread? Me, h'im jus aving fun...
So, Slapshot, stick wit da flightplan.
Wen you gonna hoffer good advise to da guy o wan to get on wit da AT hinstead of takin' da bait like a trou'?
Wat you tell da guy? Hit's a 'ot potato? Good stable hoperation dat give good olidays in da winter wit no pay? F/A's easier dan toas'? Career? Skipping...uhh, ow you say, steppin' stone to da big time 737, or even worse Hair Canada?
I tell da guy: Go for hit and den get on wit someone else when da hoppertunity com on. Dat's my hanser! (but heveryting still apply, all dos conditions as said before. )
...An my hoperation don' av any charter, and whe don' need midget jets to pick hup da slack neider. Heven wit your bes' ETOPS, day don' go far henuf...
O! An tanks henyway for da hoffer of da Pepsi 'an da Mae Wes'. Tabernac, you are a nice guy for a red-neck an all. I didn' tink dey sell da Mae Wes' hout ur way. Where do you park your trailer. I'll drop by, eh?
Better watch out, dough, da neighbours, and your frien'...day might talk to management, and den you be accuse' of being da wors' ting in da Prarie...
A 'Habs fan!!!
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Guys,
This thread is the best thing I've read in a long time. Makes me wish I could get R.C.A Farce on cable over here. Thanks to one and all for the best laugh I've had today.
BUT, on a serious note, as Self Loading Freight, I've suffered what Dash6to8 described from cabin crew on AT. Previous to that I've always had great experiences flying EDI/YYZ with AT but after the last time when all but two of the cabin crew spent the entire flight speaking french, ignoring anyone speaking english and criticising the accents of the few in the cabin, myself included, who spoke french and ignoring our requests.
Pissing off an entire cabin full of tired, hungry scottish holidaymakers is not the smartest of moves at any time and I have to admit that I was not surprised when one of the male stewards ended up on the wrong side of an argument groundside.
I loved flying AT, up to then I had them on a par with BA at their best , but that one flight just soured me so much that it will take a lot before I fly AT again - I'll take my chances with Fireballs 1 & 2 instead.
Keep hup zee standaa of zee posts an zis could be sumzing good.
This thread is the best thing I've read in a long time. Makes me wish I could get R.C.A Farce on cable over here. Thanks to one and all for the best laugh I've had today.
BUT, on a serious note, as Self Loading Freight, I've suffered what Dash6to8 described from cabin crew on AT. Previous to that I've always had great experiences flying EDI/YYZ with AT but after the last time when all but two of the cabin crew spent the entire flight speaking french, ignoring anyone speaking english and criticising the accents of the few in the cabin, myself included, who spoke french and ignoring our requests.
Pissing off an entire cabin full of tired, hungry scottish holidaymakers is not the smartest of moves at any time and I have to admit that I was not surprised when one of the male stewards ended up on the wrong side of an argument groundside.
I loved flying AT, up to then I had them on a par with BA at their best , but that one flight just soured me so much that it will take a lot before I fly AT again - I'll take my chances with Fireballs 1 & 2 instead.
Keep hup zee standaa of zee posts an zis could be sumzing good.
Keep hup zee standaa of zee posts an zis could be sumzing good.
Your reply is OBVIOUSLY tongue-in-cheek... isn't it J.O.?
You have to admit that his inflections sounded more like someone from Toulouse than someone from Trois Rivieres. 
I flew to Europe and back with you folks twice this summer, both times in Club Class, and every sector was a very pleasant experience. Great service from the crew, almost perfect OTP, excellent announcements from the front end and our bags were off quickly every time, which is more than I can say for your main competitor's so-called premium class service to Paris and the UK. I'd gladly fly with you folks again (and probably will).
Cheers!
Jeff
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