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Captain, The

Captain, The | Person | As the owner of a bargain store in Kits, The Captain became famous in Vancouver for doing his own low-budget, camcorder-shot commercials. These were shown late at night on local networks, always ending with his catchphrase, “Aye Aye and Good Buy!”

Usage | “I heard The Captain lost 100 hundred pounds and found God.”

[hat tip to Bob over at VIA for pointing us to this video]explore-the-lexicon

 

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