T.O. - Page 2

monkeyronin · May 8th, 2012, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Bond James Bond

Then it's still weird. Nobody says ST for Seattle, or CE for Cleveland. Or MI for Miami.

No, but people do use abbreviations like MTL for Montreal or ATL for Atlanta. Not an uncommon phenomenon for longer, more cumbersome names.

Nouvellecosse · May 9th, 2012, 01:08 AM

The Tdot term used to make me laugh but now I'm so used to it I don't even notice it. Well, except for when people joke with other places like friends calling Halifax the Hdot or Amherst the Adot. That's always fun.

oceanmdx · May 9th, 2012, 06:27 AM

T.O. stands for Totally Outrageous, as in:

http://youtu.be/TRKhhAo7yf8

xtraxxl · May 9th, 2012, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oceanmdx

T.O. stands for Totally Outrageous, as in:

http://youtu.be/TRKhhAo7yf8

LMAO

oceanmdx · May 9th, 2012, 05:34 PM

Yes, T.O. surely must stand for Totally Outrageous:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxKPDlRLWKw

Isn't this too outrageous (even for T.O.)?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c93PLAW_K8g

oceanmdx · May 9th, 2012, 05:47 PM

T.O. : Totally Outrageous:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlRhHNLhjbM

***Taller, Better*** · May 9th, 2012, 06:33 PM

That was Lola.

I love the nasty old chick in the first video with the street interview. She reminds me so much of Divine in "Female Troubles".

oceanmdx · May 9th, 2012, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Taller, Better

That was Lola.

I love the nasty old chick in the first video with the street interview. She reminds me so much of Divine in "Female Troubles".

That Lola is not to be confused with this Gina Lola Brigida (doing so would be Totally Outrageous):

https://www.google.com.mx/search?q=g...w=1462&bih=753

***Taller, Better*** · May 9th, 2012, 07:12 PM

Indeed, no! This Lola never misses a parade. She has a huge circular wheel that she uses to do cartwheels down the street. Can't miss her!

oceanmdx · May 9th, 2012, 08:02 PM

Does she do cartwheels down the streets of T.O. in the nude?

That would be Totally Outrageous!

***Taller, Better*** · May 9th, 2012, 08:21 PM

I quickly checked back at some pics and she wore a kind of bustier that covered her mid section, with the upper and lower sections open. Let's just say that yes it is Totally Outrageous and no, I can't post the photos here!
TNT! (Totally Naked Toronto) group always marches nude in the Pride Parade.

oceanmdx · May 9th, 2012, 09:10 PM

Too bad you can't

... at any rate, I think we've answered the question: just what does T.O. stand for.

InTheBeach · May 10th, 2012, 02:29 AM

I don't know if it is possible to add value to this thread, but I will give it a shot.

TO just stands for Toronto (or turnover, for isaidso, as a sports fan).

T.O. does stand for Toronto, Ontario.

T-dot O-dot is a rap of T.O., which stands for Toronto, Ontario.

T-dot is a shortened version of T-dot O-dot, which is a rap of T.O., which stands for Toronto, Ontario.

Peace out.

GenericUser · May 10th, 2012, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bond James Bond

BTW ...

Where did this mania of referring to Toronto as "T.O." originate from anyway? I know of no other city which so commonly refers to itself by its city.state/province initials.

This post remains unanswered...

Quote:

Originally Posted by InTheBeach

I don't know if it is possible to add value to this thread, but I will give it a shot.

TO just stands for Toronto (or turnover, for isaidso, as a sports fan).

T.O. does stand for Toronto, Ontario.

T-dot O-dot is a rap of T.O., which stands for Toronto, Ontario.

T-dot is a shortened version of T-dot O-dot, which is a rap of T.O., which stands for Toronto, Ontario.

Peace out.

Thank you. Now, if someone would like to take a gander as to when this whole phenomenon began, I'd love to hear it.

***Bond James Bond*** · May 10th, 2012, 07:48 AM

I tried googling "T.O." to find some sort of history, but google eliminates all punctuation when you type something in (even if you put it in quotes), so all I got were links to the meaning of the word "to."

If you then try "T.O. Toronto" (also in quotes) you just get more weird stuff like, "flights to Toronto." Pretty useless.

***Taller, Better*** · May 10th, 2012, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InTheBeach

T.O. does stand for Toronto, Ontario.

.

Why do you say that?

oceanmdx · May 11th, 2012, 10:04 PM

People complain that Toronto gets no respect... you could say that Toronto is the Rodney Dangerfield of Canada's cities.... but there is a reason for that... it's because Toronto is:
Totally Outrageous

InTheBeach · May 12th, 2012, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Taller, Better

Why do you say that?

Because it is true.

For those who wish to learn more about the name, and some nicknames...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Toronto

***Taller, Better*** · May 12th, 2012, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InTheBeach

Because it is true.

For those who wish to learn more about the name, and some nicknames...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Toronto

From your own source:
"TO" or "T.O.", from Toronto, Ontario, or from Toronto"

So, in other words, no one knows which was the inspiration.

InTheBeach · May 14th, 2012, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taller, Better

From your own source:
"TO" or "T.O.", from Toronto, Ontario, or from Toronto"

So, in other words, no one knows which was the inspiration.

From my own post:

"TO just stands for Toronto (or turnover, for isaidso, as a sports fan).

T.O. does stand for Toronto, Ontario."

TO = Toronto

T.O. = Toronto, Ontario

This should not be news to nobody.

Totally Outrageous is new, and might stick based on how things are going at City Hall.

May 9th, 2012, 05:34 PM	#25
oceanmdx Mr. Haney for President Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vancouver/Cabo San Lucas Posts: 2,436 Likes (Received): 8	Yes, T.O. surely must stand for Totally Outrageous: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxKPDlRLWKw Isn't this too outrageous (even for T.O.)? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c93PLAW_K8g Last edited by oceanmdx; May 9th, 2012 at 05:43 PM.

May 9th, 2012, 06:33 PM	#27
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,823 Likes (Received): 303	That was Lola. I love the nasty old chick in the first video with the street interview. She reminds me so much of Divine in "Female Troubles". __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

May 9th, 2012, 07:12 PM	#29
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,823 Likes (Received): 303	Indeed, no! This Lola never misses a parade. She has a huge circular wheel that she uses to do cartwheels down the street. Can't miss her! __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

May 9th, 2012, 08:21 PM	#31
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,823 Likes (Received): 303	I quickly checked back at some pics and she wore a kind of bustier that covered her mid section, with the upper and lower sections open. Let's just say that yes it is Totally Outrageous and no, I can't post the photos here! TNT! (Totally Naked Toronto) group always marches nude in the Pride Parade. __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

May 10th, 2012, 02:29 AM	#33
InTheBeach Indie Bean Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Beach Posts: 2,305 Likes (Received): 2	I don't know if it is possible to add value to this thread, but I will give it a shot. TO just stands for Toronto (or turnover, for isaidso, as a sports fan). T.O. does stand for Toronto, Ontario. T-dot O-dot is a rap of T.O., which stands for Toronto, Ontario. T-dot is a shortened version of T-dot O-dot, which is a rap of T.O., which stands for Toronto, Ontario. Peace out. __________________ You are a waterfall Waiting inside a well You are a wrecking ball Before the building fell And every lightning rod Has got to watch the storm cloud come. - Us Ones In Between, Sunset Rubdown

May 9th, 2012, 01:08 AM	#22
Nouvellecosse ~ Mysterious Entity ~ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Halifax, N.S. Posts: 3,587 Likes (Received): 24	The Tdot term used to make me laugh but now I'm so used to it I don't even notice it. Well, except for when people joke with other places like friends calling Halifax the Hdot or Amherst the Adot. That's always fun.

May 9th, 2012, 06:27 AM	#23
oceanmdx Mr. Haney for President Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vancouver/Cabo San Lucas Posts: 2,436 Likes (Received): 8	T.O. stands for Totally Outrageous, as in: http://youtu.be/TRKhhAo7yf8

May 9th, 2012, 05:47 PM	#26
oceanmdx Mr. Haney for President Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vancouver/Cabo San Lucas Posts: 2,436 Likes (Received): 8	T.O. : Totally Outrageous: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlRhHNLhjbM

May 9th, 2012, 08:02 PM	#30
oceanmdx Mr. Haney for President Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vancouver/Cabo San Lucas Posts: 2,436 Likes (Received): 8	Does she do cartwheels down the streets of T.O. in the nude? That would be Totally Outrageous!

May 9th, 2012, 09:10 PM	#32
oceanmdx Mr. Haney for President Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vancouver/Cabo San Lucas Posts: 2,436 Likes (Received): 8	Too bad you can't ... at any rate, I think we've answered the question: just what does T.O. stand for.

May 10th, 2012, 07:48 AM	#35
*Bond James Bond* Licence to kill. Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Apple Maggot Quarantine Area Posts: 6,996	I tried googling "T.O." to find some sort of history, but google eliminates all punctuation when you type something in (even if you put it in quotes), so all I got were links to the meaning of the word "to." If you then try "T.O. Toronto" (also in quotes) you just get more weird stuff like, "flights to Toronto." Pretty useless. __________________ Please DO NOT "like" any of my posts or request "friend" status. I don't care if you like me, or my posts. Thank you. - If you do either of these more than once you will be put on my ignore list.

May 11th, 2012, 10:04 PM	#37
oceanmdx Mr. Haney for President Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vancouver/Cabo San Lucas Posts: 2,436 Likes (Received): 8	People complain that Toronto gets no respect... you could say that Toronto is the Rodney Dangerfield of Canada's cities.... but there is a reason for that... it's because Toronto is: Totally Outrageous

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