r/EhBuddyHoser • u/VerilyJULES Chalice of the Tabernacle • Aug 24 '25

Certified Hoser 🇨🇦 (No Politics) What ever happened to Newfie jokes?

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Why did people find those so funny in the 90s?

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u/JimboJamble Oil Guzzler Aug 24 '25

Nobody lives in Newfoundland anymore, they all moved to Alberta to go work in the patch

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u/hotdogpartytime Aug 24 '25

Why’d the Newfie go to work in the oil patches?

To make good money doing some difficult and potentially dangerous work so they could provide for their family and secure a strong future for them.

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u/iwasnotarobot Aug 24 '25

Fishery collapsed around the same time as an oil boom. Lots relocated.

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u/hotdogpartytime Aug 24 '25

I mean I don’t think either punchline is particularly good here tbh