The Official Dave Ayres CC "All Thing Leaves" thread

[Strangelove]

Big T
What people have been laughing at is the lack of grammar in the name leaves.

Let's be honest, most are laughing at how important this is to fans of the Leaves.

It drives them to major distraction!

"Laffs" and "Loafs" weren't really doing it enough...

It shouldn't drive them crazy, yet it does!

Yeah, it's all about the insecurity of fans of the Leaves.

[ukcanuck]

Big T
What people have been laughing at is the lack of grammar in the name leaves.

The only way that leaf can be pluralized is if one is referring to a collection of many different kinds of leaves otherwise more than one leaf are referred to as leaves

When the bumble fuck Clarence cowbell decided to cheapen our national symbol for his own personal gain he should have called them the maple leaves because that at least would be grammatically correct.
However, he did not. And thousands or perhaps millions of leaf fans can go fuck themselves.

Especially one who by the gracious patience of the people who inhabit a Vancouver Canucks (notice the pluralization) message board, who allow you a voice only to constantly hear about how wonderful a team whose owner vowed to never let Vancouver into the league and prevented Vancouver from being an original expansion team.
Can you spell ignoramus ?

This has been explained. "Leaves" would be incorrect. leaves is correct.

What's been explained is your stunning inability to hear what people are saying.
But whatever, stay classy I guess..

[ukcanuck]

Big T
What people have been laughing at is the lack of grammar in the name leaves.

Let's be honest, most are laughing at how important this is to fans of the Leaves.

It drives them to major distraction!

"Laffs" and "Loafs" weren't really doing it enough...

It shouldn't drive them crazy, yet it does!

Yeah, it's all about the insecurity of fans of the Leaves.

Lol what's the plural for ignoramus?
Ignorami?

Toronto ignorami are actually surprised that they are leafed at outside Ontario

[Tciso]

In 1971 I had to spend 3 months (seemed like a fucking eternity) working in TO. What a fucking dump. I actually put a curse on the leaves when I had to sell my guitar and ghetto blaster to get a plane ticket back to Vancouver.
You can thank me for this curse ,which seems to be working quite well ,by sending money.

wouldn't you prefer your guitar back?

[BigTuna]

In 1971 I had to spend 3 months (seemed like a fucking eternity) working in TO. What a fucking dump. I actually put a curse on the leaves when I had to sell my guitar and ghetto blaster to get a plane ticket back to Vancouver.
You can thank me for this curse ,which seems to be working quite well ,by sending money.

Thanks for the recent info.

Any other more recent examples? Say like one that occurred after Betty White's period stopped.

[BigTuna]

Big T
What people have been laughing at is the lack of grammar in the name leaves.

The only way that leaf can be pluralized is if one is referring to a collection of many different kinds of leaves otherwise more than one leaf are referred to as leaves

When the bumble fuck Clarence cowbell decided to cheapen our national symbol for his own personal gain he should have called them the maple leaves because that at least would be grammatically correct.
However, he did not. And thousands or perhaps millions of leaf fans can go fuck themselves.

Especially one who by the gracious patience of the people who inhabit a Vancouver Canucks (notice the pluralization) message board, who allow you a voice only to constantly hear about how wonderful a team whose owner vowed to never let Vancouver into the league and prevented Vancouver from being an original expansion team.
Can you spell ignoramus ?

This has been explained. "Leaves" would be incorrect. leaves is correct.

What's been explained is your stunning inability to hear what people are saying.
But whatever, stay classy I guess..

Fact: If it's named after a specific group, it is "leaves". This has been explained time and time again. the spelling is correct.

There is no spelling error. The team is believed to be named after the Maple Leaf regiment in World War I. Thus, it is considered a proper noun. For example: The last name "Wolf." If you were to refer to a family with that last name, you would not refer to them as "Wolves" but rather "Wolfs." The same principle applies in the leaves case.

[Tciso]

Fact: If it's named after a specific group, it is "leaves". This has been explained time and time again. the spelling is correct.

There is no spelling error. The team is believed to be named after the Maple Leaf regiment in World War I. Thus, it is considered a proper noun. For example: The last name "Wolf." If you were to refer to a family with that last name, you would not refer to them as "Wolves" but rather "Wolfs." The same principle applies in the leaves case.

Another Fact: We don't care!!!

Leaves : A derogatory name for the Tarrana Maple Leaves used by fans of every other team, and by many self-loathing Leaves fans too. Causes extreme irritation to the Center of the Universe fans, which encourages all Leaves Haters to use it even more.

[sk8er]

I just had to add my two cents here. I have been laughing at this ongoing dialogue for awhile now, and the funniest part of the whole thread is that fishy guy thinks posters here really don't know the difference between singular and plural of the word leaf....OF COURSE THEY DO,!!
They are using "leaves" as a derogatory term for your stupid ass loser team ....mainly because you are trying to impart your vast knowledge of the English language to them.. They are laughing their collective asses off at you fish boy!

[Strangelove]

So Tuna, how will your Leaves fare this season?

[sk8er]

So Tuna, how will your Leaves fare this season?

I think they might leaf the bottom of the standings.....or maybe not!

[ukcanuck]

Big T
What people have been laughing at is the lack of grammar in the name leaves.

The only way that leaf can be pluralized is if one is referring to a collection of many different kinds of leaves otherwise more than one leaf are referred to as leaves

When the bumble fuck Clarence cowbell decided to cheapen our national symbol for his own personal gain he should have called them the maple leaves because that at least would be grammatically correct.
However, he did not. And thousands or perhaps millions of leaf fans can go fuck themselves.

Especially one who by the gracious patience of the people who inhabit a Vancouver Canucks (notice the pluralization) message board, who allow you a voice only to constantly hear about how wonderful a team whose owner vowed to never let Vancouver into the league and prevented Vancouver from being an original expansion team.
Can you spell ignoramus ?

This has been explained. "Leaves" would be incorrect. leaves is correct.

What's been explained is your stunning inability to hear what people are saying.
But whatever, stay classy I guess..

Fact: If it's named after a specific group, it is "leaves". This has been explained time and time again. the spelling is correct.

There is no spelling error. The team is believed to be named after the Maple Leaf regiment in World War I. Thus, it is considered a proper noun. For example: The last name "Wolf." If you were to refer to a family with that last name, you would not refer to them as "Wolves" but rather "Wolfs." The same principle applies in the leaves case.

Fact, you are one of and or dense, thick, uninformed, ignorant...
I gave you the link from your beloved team itself that states that the maple leaf name comes from not a regiment but the symbol of Canadian soldiers and heroes. The maple leaf.

There was no and is no maple leaves regiment. There is however a Royal Canadian Regiment that uses a maple leaf in their heraldry however you don't want them to be the namesake, they are referred to by other regiments (PPCLI) that the RCR stands for "run chicken run" as they are the only regiment in the history of the Canadian army to have suffered a route in battle, at the hands of the North Koreans and Chinese in the Korean UN police action in the 50s..

While it's true that one can cobble any set of letters and use it as a title and be correct in the way that kit kat spells cat it doesn't make it grammatically correct.


The maple leaf, like the one on the flag represent Maple leaves and are not a specific group, they are a biological means of photosynthesis for maple trees. It's incorrect to refer to them I n the plural as leaves.

As such the Toronto Maple Leaves would be proper and each member of the team would be a leaf...

And
Maple leaves' Garden would be where they played and got their asses handed to them on a regular basis by the Montreal Canadiens...shall I explain why Canadien is spelled with an E??

[Topper]

they are a biological means of photosynthesis for maple trees.

That turn commie red in the spring, drop to the ground so as to not kill the tree, fester and rot in the dank humus, frozen under the winter snow only to emerge as dirt in the spring.

A fresh new growth buds forth in the summer offering shade to golf courses everywhere.

[Topper]

So Tuna, how will your Leaves fare this season?

Are you trying to pin down their position because I don't think the fit the button hole.

[okcanuck]

In 1971 I had to spend 3 months (seemed like a fucking eternity) working in TO. What a fucking dump. I actually put a curse on the leaves when I had to sell my guitar and ghetto blaster to get a plane ticket back to Vancouver.
You can thank me for this curse ,which seems to be working quite well ,by sending money.

Thanks for the recent info.

Any other more recent examples? Say like one that occurred after Betty White's period stopped.

Wow I think you might be right for once. Let me know if I have this right,good old Bette was 45 when your Leaves last won the cup.

[Meds]

There was no and is no maple leaves regiment. There is however a Royal Canadian Regiment that uses a maple leaf in their heraldry however you don't want them to be the namesake, they are referred to by other regiments (PPCLI) that the RCR stands for "run chicken run" as they are the only regiment in the history of the Canadian army to have suffered a route in battle, at the hands of the North Koreans and Chinese in the Korean UN police action in the 50s..

So maybe it's appropriate that Toronto's NHL team sports a maple leaf as their logo?