Ok I am sick and tired of hearing the word Haligonian. Oh yes people from Halifax are Haligonians, because that makes sense riiiight? I would of thought it meant you were from Haligonia. We should change this stupid word to Halifaxian, because suprise suprise, we are indeed from Halifax. —A Halifaxian

This article appears in Dec 16-22, 2010.

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  1. As a 6 year citizen of the Darkside I propose a swap. You can now be Halifaxians and we will now be known as Dartmagonians or, Dartmagoons, for short. Merry Christmas , in keeping with the situation >: )

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  2. You’re ridiculous.

    Should people from Wales be called “Walsians” instead of “Welsh” or, perhaps, the “Dutch” should be called “Netherlandians”?

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  8. Haha reminds me of a time when another student in my class said to our teacher “Whoa, you’re from Dutchland?”

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  12. technically, haligonian is ambiguous…
    though I’m not sure Halifaxian does anything to remedy that… and sounds worse.

    Halifaxer
    Hallifaxite
    ..
    not making a lot of progress here.

    we are a Halifaction though.
    a nice, little subset of them who are anything but little or nice.

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  14. Technically, as we are now HRM – we should be referred to as Hemmeroidians? – somewhat appropriate as we are Mayorred by Capt. Suppository.

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  15. I myself believe Halisuxian is a much better handle .
    Although I am fond of the Newfoundland custom of calling anyone in a city a ‘townie’ ~:)

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  24. France = French
    Spain = Spaniards/Spanish
    The Phillipines = Filipino
    England = English
    Scotland = Scottish
    Ireland = Irish

    I suppose my point here is that you don’t just add the -ians suffix to a location and that means that you are from there, you dumb, dumb bastard. “Halifaxians” sounds stupid.

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  27. no o.p., the proper term for those living in halifax are get this now, i won’t repeat it, HALISUCKERS.

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  28. the boy is jamming in the basement with his buddies…them crooked vultures and system of a down. sounds better than some of the shite i here. what was this about? oh yeah, i don’t cur*squack*

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  29. The lad I work worth who brings me back pallid Yankee suds(at my request) and gives me really good obscure brews for Christmas is a fan of Those Uneven Carrion Birds.

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  31. >: ) He’s working to subtly convert me. We actually gave each other the same thing this year – Traquair Jacobite Ale from that fancy boozerie up from the Cockney Greengrocer’s.
    The difference being, he actually knows what he’s buying and I’m buying stuff with hella kule names. Screeeeee!.

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  33. That’s a hella kule name! SOBova is the resident connoisseur of the fermentations of the grape in this household. When I first met her, her main criterion for a red was that it be robust and hearty enough to consume with a large bag of Salt & Vinegar chips.

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  35. I like the wine I tried recently, called ‘Fat Bastard’
    I like the wine…I love the name ~:)

    neuf-du- pape I’ve only enjoyed it with beef, med rare to rare & dripping blood, last time it was with Prime rib… damn now my mouths watering !

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  36. Yeah, thanks More, yah big bastard. >; ) Now I’m going to be dreaming of whole beeves, roasted on spits, and great firkins of Rhenish.

    -Waiter – more bread!
    -Ha’penny extra sir.
    -No more bread!
    Humbug!

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  38. …It’s bothering me that no one’s answered the original question, so I’m just gonna go ahead and chip in that we have Latin to thank for this one. This came up in the Chronicle Herald a few months back, but all the links I can find to it are coming up dead, so the article must be gone.

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  40. Warning – nerd alert.

    spekkiot – gonian – from old & middle english, geanian, iyenen, yenen, which means to bear young.

    Haligonian = child of Halifax

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  43. Spekkiot-
    The article is available through the Herald archives, but paying four bucks just to put on here, is a waste of money.

    I remember part of the article, the changing to “g” from “x” does have Latin roots. Another example they gave was the Latin for king- rex, becomes regent or regal, when changed to another form of the word.

    The OP just needs to chill, the english language is crazy and full of incongruities. Deal with it.

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  47. Good morning my fellow bitchers…Miss Painey!! I’m so excited…just a few short hours and my Christmas vacation will begin!! I’m counting the seconds.I got to hear the buns heart beat this morning…really strong and fast! It was a pretty good first Christmas present of the year!
    I hope you’re having an awesom visit with the boy! Merry Christmas!!!

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  48. I completely agree!! In fact I was having this conversation last week with someone! Haligonian is unbelievably stupid, I would rather be a Halifaxer than a Haligonian lol you know, like New Yorker 😛 …..but in all seriousness I do believe and have talked to many that agree, Halifaxian is a much better name. 🙂

    Where the fuck did that ”g” come from anyway?

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  49. Hey Jennier, it’s only us silly english that call people from the Netherlands or Holland, Dutch 😉 for example in German they’re Niederländer…..HALIFAXIANS BABY!!!!

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  52. yes, i sure am chickiemom, going home to cook the turkey then the rest of the food tomorrow. me ma just had her knee replaced, so i am the fill-in matriarch^^

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  53. Orgasmatron to clarify (although to me its self explainitory)
    HALI fax
    jala PENO
    HALI +PENO = Halipeno

    I fail to see what you are refering to, with your reply ?????!?????

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  56. aren’t we all hrmers now? and i don’t give a flying feck where any of y’all are from^^

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  57. I am nowhere nearly ready for Xmas! Nothing done! Spent the last two weeks working double-shifts so the boy and i are completely behind! Let’s hear it for last-minute shopping! (Man, I wish Xmas was the same day every year… it would make life so much easier!)

    Merry Christmas and best wishes to all my fellow-bitch buddies!

    Painey, did you say you were coming to visit me in 2011? <3

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  58. damn straight rosie my love, your place of work is close by…xox to you and monty and riley

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  59. TBR, gift cards my dear, gift cards. That way they’ll get what they want in the right size, colour, model, etc. Shopping done in less than 10 minutes.

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  60. BT, you’re reading my mind love!

    Painey: drop by anytime. All the best to you and yours as well! Scree rawk hohoho (maybe???)

    Bitchers Summit NYE Party I say! Get on that will you Ivan?

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  63. Sorry Rosie, SOBova and I will be sampling the nectar at a certain Darkside social house on NYE. I’m thinking mid-January when everyone is thinking dark thoughts, listening to far too much Morrissey and gazing loongingly at the Ginzo knives Aunt Betty gave them for a wedding prezzie. >: (

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  71. there was a lovely sailboat out in the harbour today around noon…thank you stranger

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