08-25-2014, 09:19 AM
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One of the Nine
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Saskatoon Berry or Juneberry?
Most people on this forum have a personal vendetta against Saskatchewan based on our superior football team. How do they feel about changing the name of the Berry that founded our city?
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“One berry, two berry, pick me a…Saskatoon berry?!” The name of this little-known purple fruit doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. No marketer’s dream here. And now some Canadians who have long cultivated the tiny super-food are crying foul over a quiet U.S.-led push to re-brand it: from saskatoon to juneberry. And there’s no truce in sight.
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http://time.com/3154160/saskatoon-be...onal-incident/
Where are the first nations protestors when we need them..
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08-25-2014, 09:21 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Calgary
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All the american books I have ever read that deal with Saskatoons call them Serviceberries. I think this is one of those things where in fact Saskatoon did the re-branding, and is a little pissed cause it didn't work.
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08-25-2014, 09:24 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Freedom berries?
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08-25-2014, 09:26 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
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Dingleberries, cuz those things are nasty.
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08-25-2014, 09:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenLantern
How do they feel about changing the name of the Berry that founded our city?
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My bigger beef in that article was the comparison of Dragon's Den being the Canadian equivalent to The Apprentice, when it's the equivalent to Shark Tank.
We don't call cuts of beef the same, along with a slew of other foods so I don't see the big deal.
Besides, the less we associate Saskatchewan with Canada, the better.
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08-25-2014, 09:36 AM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
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BetterThanBlueBerries
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08-25-2014, 09:41 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Snozberries
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08-25-2014, 09:41 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Knalus
All the american books I have ever read that deal with Saskatoons call them Serviceberries. I think this is one of those things where in fact Saskatoon did the re-branding, and is a little pissed cause it didn't work.
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And yet I had a friend who came down from England and she called them Saskatoon berries, so the word did spread pretty far (I have only ever heard them called Saskatoon berries myself).
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08-25-2014, 09:55 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
And yet I had a friend who came down from England and she called them Saskatoon berries, so the word did spread pretty far (I have only ever heard them called Saskatoon berries myself).
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Often natives - but not all natives - as well as the Voyageurs called them Saskatoons. Lewis and Clark, however, were the first westerners speaking English that first described the berries to science. They called them Serviceberries.
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08-25-2014, 09:57 AM
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First Line Centre
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Dirty rotten melonheads
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08-25-2014, 10:36 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: 780
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenLantern
Most people on this forum have a personal vendetta against Saskatchewan based on our superior football team. How do they feel about changing the name of the Berry that founded our city?
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Has anyone else ever noticed how people from Saskatchewan manage to insert the Riders into pretty much everything?
Going to a NHL game? Wear a Riders jersey.
How about that weather? Great day for a Riders game.
US re-names produce? Riders.
When I woke up this morning, I rolled my eyes at the stupidity of Americans re-branding a berry. Now that the issue has been linked to the Rider Nation, I have reconsidered and now think it is important for Canadians to keep our best friend, largest trading partner and neighbour happy... Saskatoons are dead, long live the Juneberry!
And to reduce confusion, and the potential economic impact arising from that confusion, I think it is prudent that the name change be mandatory in all instances. Juneberry, the Paris of the Prairies!
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08-25-2014, 10:38 AM
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenLantern
Most people on this forum have a personal vendetta against Saskatchewan based on our superior football team. How do they feel about changing the name of the Berry that founded our city?
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Why stop there with that kind of pretentiousness?
Why not call them Roughrider berries?
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08-25-2014, 10:58 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: California
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kunkstyle
My bigger beef in that article was the comparison of Dragon's Den being the Canadian equivalent to The Apprentice, when it's the equivalent to Shark Tank.
We don't call cuts of beef the same, along with a slew of other foods so I don't see the big deal.
Besides, the less we associate Saskatchewan with Canada, the better.
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And more importantly Dragon's Den was first. And Shark Tank is the knock off version.
And they should be called Saskatoon berries because that's what they have been called for a long time although I would accept service berries from Lewis and Clark.
The province has two things going for it. A historically bad football team and a berry. Dont take it away.
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08-25-2014, 11:06 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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If they only grew in Saskatoon, then it would make sense.
Do they only grow in June? Either way it doesn't matter. I like Juneberry better.
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08-25-2014, 11:23 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Calgary
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Saskatchewan is garbage, while June is great! By that reasoning, long live the juneberry!
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08-25-2014, 12:10 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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Let's just take it over and call them Albertaberries.
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08-25-2014, 12:13 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: 780
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Table 5
Let's just take it over and call them Albertaberries.
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Albertoons?
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08-25-2014, 12:15 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Saskatoon is garbage and the berries are gross so the math seems proper.
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08-25-2014, 04:27 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigNumbers
Saskatoon is garbage and the berries are gross so the math seems proper.
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Math?!? Someone's starting happy hour a bit early.
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08-25-2014, 04:42 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Sask (sorry)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenLantern
Most people on this forum have a personal vendetta against Saskatchewan based on our superior football team. How do they feel about changing the name of the Berry that founded our city?
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Unfortunate that you worded it like this as it will immediately put Stamps fans on the defensive. I do know what you mean about the personal vendetta against the province just because of some stupid Riders fans. It gets tiring.
I think the name change is stupid.
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