Funny Story About The OPPs

[V153]

During the dark ages my Mom & Dad towed a camper trailer, bleve the brand name was 'Banner', all over Canada one summer. Us kids included. Pulled by a 1966 Plymouth Fury.

We stopped to take a break side'a the 'Queen's Highway' one day. Just got back on the road when Mom realized that Daffy, our Dalmation's water bowl was missing. She insisted we stop'n go retrieve it. Dad said goddammit, pulled over, yanked my lil bro's bike off the camper'n told him to ride back up the road til he found the dog's dish. Which he accomplished successfully.

Problem was an OPP followed him back. The OPP spoke very little english but was extremely upset about "zee keed rides zee bizycle down zee road to find zee dog deesh runned over?" Which was actually true, someone had already run over poor Daffy's water bowl ...

Much to my chagrin 'til this day. Whoever ran Daffy's dish over managed to miss my lil brother ...

 

[JB]

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OPP?? Whazzat?

 

[QC]

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OPP?? Whazzat?

I think Ontario Provincial Police . . .

 

[Part-time]

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I think Ontario Provincial Police . . .

yep!

As for a french cop... are you sure you were not in quebec?
with the blue and white instead of the black and whites.
unless you were way up in northern ontario, around longlac or hearst.

 

[V153]

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No, we weren't in Quebec. Though we did pass through. Like I said this was a long time ago. Made it as far north as the Bay Of Fundy. That's something ya never forget seeing ...

 

[Tim Frank]

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yep!

As for a french cop... are you sure you were not in quebec?
with the blue and white instead of the black and whites.
unless you were way up in northern ontario, around longlac or hearst.

Yup, sounds odd to me as well. "QPP" does look a bit like "OPP."
OP referenced this also story in a post about the "launch mishap" in North Bay.

I wondered if instead of being an OPP officer, it might have been a "Horseman" in Manitoba? A lot of them are French-speaking.

 

[Tim Frank]

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No, we weren't in Quebec. Though we did pass through. Like I said this was a long time ago. Made it as far north as the Bay Of Fundy. That's something ya never forget seeing ...

You mean ....as far "EAST"

 

[nwcove]

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you mean ....as far "east"

^^^+1! East!

 

[V153]

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^^^+1! East!

Ha! Oops sorry, my bad. But isn't Newfoundland as far East as ya can go?

 

[Tim Frank]

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That's an island.
You can go even further east, but bring water wings....