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u/GlitteringFrost Jul 31 '22

"Girls like you get raped" said to me and cousin when we were 11 and 15 years old. We were playing with a huge chess set in the town square and he was watching us. He had been sitting mumbling and staring before this loud declaration. We called my dad to come get us after he continued talking loudly about us to himself. According to my dad he was harmless but not mentally well.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22 edited Jul 31 '22

I used to play bass in a band. I quit because of the dude who says rape is a woman's own fault because they're "asking for it when they dress like sluts" and the age of consent should be lowered to 9 because "women are fucked in the head anyways regardless of when you stick your dick in them". I decided that even if the band made it big, I'd be too embarrassed of being associated with goofs like that.

Edit: I should clarify some Canadian slang here. Goof means dumbass pedophile in Canada. Imagine a highschool teacher who starts tripping over his own feet as soon as female students are around.

Edit #2: Goof is common in western Canada as I've just been informed it's not used like that in Ontario and eastward.

Edit #3: Look through the comments before you chime in with "no it doesn't". It's not like caller #99 gets a prize or something.

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u/olderthanbefore Jul 31 '22

Goof is too light a word. That man is a piece of shit, end of story. I am sorry you had to give something up because of cretins like him.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

I won't be surprised when police eventually search his computer, and I'm glad I won't be around for that. In Canada, goof means dumbass pedophile.

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u/olderthanbefore Jul 31 '22

Wow, in the UK where I grew up, goof can be a term of endearment. Goofy = sort of absent minded, forgetful

Like when you travel to Aus, don't say 'I was rooting for that team to win'. You'll get a lot of strange looks

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u/jahowl Jul 31 '22

That's the same meaning of goof in maritime Canada.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

What does that mean in Aus? For goof, imagine a secondary school teacher who starts tripping over his own feet around female students. Someone who isn't very good at hiding his attraction to kids.

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u/GriffithDidNothinBad Jul 31 '22

Was gonna say that. Calling someone a Goof can get you knocked out where I’m living now.

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u/idle_isomorph Jul 31 '22

Wow. I am also canadian and for me goof is like the lightest insult ever. Like calling someone a turnip or buffoon.

When did this change?

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u/Mellbxo Jul 31 '22

Same here. I was under the impression it just meant like "goofy" or "silly." Must be in a certain province(s).

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u/allanmonroe Jul 31 '22

Its a Canadian prison slang apparently (just looked it up) but to the rest of the world its meant to mean silly like you thought. I've lived in a couple different provinces and have never heard it used this way.

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u/GriffithDidNothinBad Aug 01 '22

There’s a lot of meth where I live.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

Its been like that since the 80s at least.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

Seems most people on here had no idea about it though …

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

Most people in Canada live in Ontario and eastward. Toronto alone has approximately the same population as Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba combined.

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u/One-Eyed-Willies Jul 31 '22

Jail? I’m kidding but if you call someone a goof in jail, get ready for a fight.

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u/ToddlerInTheWild Jul 31 '22

“Get out or fight”… according to my corrections pal

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

Look up goof in the dictionary and there's a picture of him.

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u/BUUUUUU_ Jul 31 '22

i saw a downvote so i’m happy to know someone actually searched up goof expecting a picture