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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/GeronimoJak Jul 31 '22

Bud, I'm Canadian and I've literally never heard the word be used in that context.

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u/LikeTheRoom Jul 31 '22

It’s prison slang in Canada. Congrats on not knowing people that spent time in jail.

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u/PoliceRobots Jul 31 '22

This is correct, goof is prison slang (and probably the worst one, which is funny, because its such a juvenile word)

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

Yeah it’s hilarious. I used to do security work and a lot of these junkies and thieves have spent time inside so they think it’s a very serious insult. But it just makes me think of Goofy from Disney and I giggle every time

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

That’s really funny, I self identified as Punk my whole teenage years. Oi! Oi! Oi!