22 Tweets Only Newfoundlanders Will Understand

    "They see me rollin', they capelin."

    1. On the annual roll:

    @TheNLTurnip / Via Twitter: @TheNLTurnip

    2. On language in Newfoundland:

    When someone tells me i speak terrible english

    @NewfieScumbag / Via Twitter: @NewfieScumbag

    3. On traffic:

    Newfoundlanders haven't been able to handle a roundabout since the Trinity Loop. #newfoundland #nlpoli

    @markcritch / Via Twitter: @markcritch

    4. On yer mudder:

    When ya breaks Mudder's good spud peeler. #Newfoundland #newfie

    @DaLardLiftin / Via Twitter: @DaLardLiftin

    5. On the thrill of discovery:

    Feel like Indiana Jones & just Discovered the Lost Ark of the Covenant! #PineappleCrush #ShoppersDrugMart #OnlyinNL

    @SteveCallahan22 / Via Twitter: @SteveCallahan22

    6. On community:

    a lady just rang our doorbell and gave us pictures of a moose that she took in front of our house in 2007 #whynot #onlyinnl

    @alysaokeefe / Via Twitter: @alysaokeefe

    7. On struggle:

    Only struggle in my life: need someone w a price club membership so I can get a pack of salt meat for jigs dinner on Monday🙃

    @hilbrock / Via Twitter: @hilbrock

    8. On childhood heroes:

    If Harry Potter took place in Newfoundland: Hagrid: HARRY MY SON YER A WIZARD Harry: a wha'? Hagrid: A WIZARD B'Y

    @Danika_Ivy / Via Twitter: @Danika_Ivy

    9. On tourism:

    @NewfieScumbag / Via Twitter: @NewfieScumbag

    10. On the weather:

    Summer: I'm so glad to be back in Newfoundland, there's no place like home Winter: blast this God-forsaken island and all who dwell herein

    @drewfoundland / Via Twitter: @drewfoundland

    11. On reality:

    newfoundland tourism commercial vs actually living here

    @drewfoundland / Via Twitter: @drewfoundland

    12. On pop culture:

    We're all agreed the Iron Islands are fantasy-Newfoundland right?

    @JEKeep / Via Twitter: @JEKeep

    13. On meal prep:

    @TheNLTurnip / Via Twitter: @TheNLTurnip

    14. On honesty:

    "I'm not excited to find out who wins the #ChaseTheAce jackpot" and other lies told in Newfoundland in 2017.

    @DavidMaherNL / Via Twitter: @DavidMaherNL

    15. On politics:

    I live in a province where tonight a government minister is being briefed on what he should do about a church fundraiser

    @PeterCBC / Via Twitter: @PeterCBC

    16. On solar phenomena:

    Oh no I forgot to buy #eclipse glasses - think I'll be ok?? #Newfoundland

    @melissaroyle / Via Twitter: @melissaroyle

    17. On optimism:

    A light house with a solar panel. Now that's Newfoundland optimism. #HistoricPlacesDay

    @SeamusORegan / Via Twitter: @SeamusORegan

    18. On senior care:

    Starting a kickstarter to turn this island of the coast of Newfoundland into a seniors singles resort

    @melissaroyle / Via Twitter: @melissaroyle

    19. On austerity:

    As if times in Newfoundland couldn't get any harder this stick of baloney cost me $12

    @candicewalsh / Via Twitter: @candicewalsh

    20. On summer:

    living in Newfoundland is all about striking a balance between dark humour and lowered expectations - in convo w/… https://t.co/mEnSv6X5Oj

    @JenEWright / Via Twitter: @JenEWright

    21. On household chores:

    Our neighbour drying out some codfish on his wife's clothesline. Only in Newfoundland.

    @stan_sdcollins / Via Twitter: @stan_sdcollins

    22. On the debate that never ends:

    I hate to break it to the relentless "Report a typo" crowd, but both "capelin" and "caplin" are correct.

    @DanMacEachern / Via Twitter: @DanMacEachern