Tourist Visiting California Excited To Try One Of Those Vegetables He’s Heard So Much About : theonion

[+] rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.com 35 points 5 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

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[–] yonder@sh.itjust.works 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Did the ad mention how Parliament Hill, the only thing really unique to Ottawa, has been effectively closed for many, many years due to construction?

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Which makes Gatineau, just across the river, arguably a more interesting place to visit.

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There's still the Rideau canal and the museums.

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

The Rideau freezes over later and for less time than ever nowadays.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I mean, it's Ottawa, what else are they gonna talk about haha.

[–] LotzaSpaghetti@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

At the risk of sounding like a butthurt Ottawa native, there are many fun things to do we just don’t advertise anything anyone under 50 would enjoy lmao.

I do enjoy the prevailing meme of it being a super boring place, helps keep the riff raff at bay lol.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It was just a cheap shot on my part. I have family in Gatineau and my wife is from there and in comparison, Ottawa totally rocks! I actually really like it but I just wanted to play with the stereotype.

[–] LotzaSpaghetti@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Lmfao no worries it’s actually one of my go-to jokes with my buddies from out of town. It’s a nice place to live but I certainly agree with there being more exciting places in the country lol

[–] sunzu@kbin.run -3 points 5 months ago

Corporate propaganda

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I don't get this one

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

At first I ate the onion on that headline, assuming they were talking about some particular exotic vegetable.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world -2 points 5 months ago

They make good garnish, but their lack sugar, salt, and saturated fats makes them a poor meal choice.

I'm b4 "typical American." I mean you'd want to die of heart disease too if you had our sorry excuse for healthcare.

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