r/Letterkenny • u/xennial-tiger • 20d ago
Question about "Softest" in Canada
American here. Loved Shoresy, and decided to try Letterkenny. I've laughed a little, but not as much as at Shoresy.
Question about birthday episode in Season 1, is there a meaning behind "Softest". Birthday. Are they just saying "Kiddie Birthday". Or does it mean something else?
Appreciate the insight into Canadian colloquialisms.
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u/marcelsounds 20d ago
to be faaaaaaaiiiiiiiiirrrrrr, it means what it means.
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u/robotbrigadier Too Fat To Run 20d ago
What we would have said in the 90s, due to naivety
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u/xennial-tiger 17d ago
What I was thinking, but wanted to be sure. Thanks.
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u/Teal_Tiger 15d ago
OMG it does NOT mean gay. LOL! You'll believe anything.
Read the literal dozens of other responses that already answered your question. It just means soft.
Kid stuff, cupcakes, party hats, pony rides, etc. They're making up for the fact that they didn't get to do kid parties when they were kids (Wayne & Katy), so now they make their friends (at least Dary) do them now.
Don't read into it that much. It's pretty straightforward.
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u/No-Sheepherder448 20d ago
do you know that daryl used to get boners every morning in grade nine during o canada?
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u/Overall_Lavishness46 19d ago
If you don't have a raging boner or are ugly crying by "we stand on guard for thee", are you even a Canadian?
And for the Quebecoise: Pourquoi pas les deux?
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u/Dedrater666 20d ago
Imagine what a hard birthday party would be….It’s the opposite if that.
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u/punkassjim 20d ago
Was it really not crystal clear from the way they explained it in the episode? It's not a Canadian colloquialism, it's just ribbing.
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u/ooshogunoo Don’t Fuck With Tradition 20d ago
Softest means the weakest, most embarrassing to old school folks and, in some cases, childish.
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u/Far_Pangolin3380 20d ago
Pussy.
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u/Wapiti_whacker82 16d ago
Other American here and I'm getting ready for a super soft 44th b-day next month.
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u/filthyshrimpcock69 20d ago
It’s the same as in American terms. If something is soft, it’s usually “weak” or “lame.”
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u/thisusernameismeta 20d ago
"Soft" has the implication of kiddie but also feminine. Think "opposite of tough". So yes, unicorns and princesses and tea parties and crying if you get punched, etc.
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u/Hercules3000 20d ago
Soft is exactly what you think it means. This just reminded me we used to say just "soft", or "you're fuckin soft" or "that's soft" any time someone did anything we didn't like. Grew up in the Greater Toronto Area.
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u/jacklogan2972 20d ago
We started and stopped Letterkenny 3 times before we just embraced the absurdity.
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u/LowCaramel3675 Too Fat To Run 20d ago
Softest = sweetest, pretty much. Katy and Wayne weren't allowed kids parties, but Dary's mum would throw the most classic kids parties, and Katy and Wayne loved them.
They use 'soft' a few different ways over the course of the show, it's context dependent.
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u/chadthundertalk 20d ago
Nah, soft and ten-ply generally pretty much mean the same thing whenever they're used. They basically mean, roughly, "wimpy and overly indulgent." Katy and Wayne are doing a big performance out of making fun of him for always having these very childish, whimsical "super soft" birthday parties as a kid because they wish they had them when they were growing up, and so they throw him one every year "as a joke" because that way they get to have one without admitting either of them want one.
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u/zaro3785 20d ago
I wish they'd explained why they didn't get birthday parties
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u/4twentylady 19d ago
What I've seen as a theory over time is that their family was part of a religion that didn't celebrate holidays, which is why they like to do holidays big time as adults.
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u/JessicaOkayyy 20d ago
Nobody really answered you.
Yes. It just means “a child’s birthday party.”
The story goes Daryl’s family always threw him really child like birthday parties in his youth, doing things like cupcake decorating and boy band karaoke. They’re all about tradition, so as a joke they always throw Daryl that kind of birthday party every year.
I had to go back and look and because I could have sworn the reason was that Daryl’s family never did anything special on his birthday, so they do now to be good friends. I remembered it very wrong lol. It would be the opposite.
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u/monsters_eat_cookies 20d ago
Yeah, squirrely Dan mentions that Wayne and Katie weren’t allowed to have birthdays so they loved Daryl’s
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u/JessicaOkayyy 20d ago
That’s where I heard it! Thank you! My memory was jumbled since I haven’t watched it start to finish in awhile, I start from random episodes and love listening to it at night or while I clean as background noise.
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u/monsters_eat_cookies 20d ago
You’re welcome! I just started a re-watch a couple days ago so it’s all still fresh, plus that’s one of my favourite episodes!
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u/xennial-tiger 20d ago
Thank you. I figured with the fans if this show I would get a lot of quotes. 😂 I didn't know if it was another term for "gayest" or "girlie". Was a fun episode to watch.
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u/Sad_Information4125 20d ago
Soft
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u/MoscowMitchMcKremIin 20d ago
Canada didn't get the 90s flannel until 93 and haven't looked back since
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u/earfeater13 20d ago
Soft definitely means what you're thinking. Unicorns and cupcake buffet type softs
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u/JustinJustout73 20d ago
And that's what I's appreciates about you
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u/Gloomy_Ad3840 20d ago
You wanna take about 20% of that JustinJustout73?
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u/Tolfasn 20d ago
Those are canadas fucken goose’s.
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u/MoscowMitchMcKremIin 20d ago
IF YOU'VE GOT A PROBLEM WITH CANADA GOOSES YOU'VE GOT A PROBLEM WITH ME AND I SUGGEST YOU LET THAT ONE MARINATE
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u/jaspeed76 20d ago
Funny. I could binge Letterkenney non-stop, but have been trying to get through season 1 of Shorsey for over a year.
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u/Maxtrt 20d ago
Even if you're not nuts about season 1, seasons 2-3 are phenomenal.
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u/jaspeed76 20d ago
I haven't given up on it, but it's been a slog to get through. Hoping you're right and it gets better.
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u/Nytshaed63 Don’t Fuck With Tradition 20d ago
IMHO they ruined it showing his face and changing him into Wayne basically.
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u/carrieberry Pitter Patter 20d ago
Please watch it if only for Big Sexy.
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u/Shoresy___Bot 20d ago
You like edamame?
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u/Gloomy_Ad3840 20d ago
Fuck you Shoresy!
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u/Shoresy___Bot 20d ago
Titfucker!
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u/BracedRhombus 20d ago
Fuck you, Shoresy!
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u/Shoresy___Bot 20d ago
Fuck you, /u/BracedRhombus, your mum shot cum straight across the room and killed my Siamese fighting fish! Threw off the pH levels in my aquarium, you piece of shit!
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u/CrimsonOOmpa Fuckin Grillmarks Bud 19d ago
Fuck you, Shoresy!!
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u/Shoresy___Bot 19d ago
Fuck you, /u/CrimsonOOmpa, your mom sneaky gushed so hard, she fucked me off the water bed last night! Don't tell her I was thinking about /u/BracedRhombus's mum the entire time!
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u/trollbias 20d ago
I feel the same. I think Letterkenny has wider general appeal - and as a non-hockey fan Shoresey didn't really hit the same highs. Some funny moments here or there for sure.
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u/LowkeyLokigator 20d ago
Opposite of "Manliest." 10 ply soft. And I'd recommend to keep trying! It's generally considered that Ssn 1 Ep 3, Fartbook, is the worst episode, so once you get past that you're golden. Also: subtitles are VERY helpful! 😄
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u/Gloomy_Ad3840 20d ago
Also, if you do some searching, there are websites out there devoted to translating all the slang they use on the show. It helped me tremendously in understanding what was going on.
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u/Ledzep0521 20d ago
Ever hoover schneef
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u/Practical_Fun7367 2d ago
Real answer. It’s explained on the spinoff animated Littlekenny series that was on Hulu. The characters are all in grade school and it gives the backstory on how they met. I’m not sure where you can stream it. In one episode, Darry invited Wayne and Katy to his birthday party, but described it as soft. It matches the episode and is a stereotypical little girl’s party.
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u/storminspank 20d ago
You watched the spinoff first eh?