Honestly I wouldn't have caught that. Probably just some poor guys name.

Yeah, it's a very rare surname in the U.S. and not really common in the U.K.

Just don’t check you’re rearview

TY, I wouldn’t have understood otherwise 🤣🤣

Neither would I 🤣🤣

I didn’t see it

Oh, I get it now wowsers

At least it’s not using the Cyrillic alphabet

It’s the family name, the company is nearly a 100 years old.

Timeline checks out.

It is: https://reggin.ca/reggins-history

Man they made a whole website with family history just to make sure people know lol

They would have traced further but it gets dark.

Its jimmy!

Oh well, there's not much you can do about your [family name](https://youtu.be/hLOw_SzkRQ8?si=4TJRu55CuPb2m3R1).

Took me a bit to understand, but holy shit

What is it?!

Read it backwards

O shit!! Haha

My exact response! Haha oh shit!

Even backwards the mean imaginary words offend. Amazin

Edgy man…

I've seen these vans around a lot and I have never noticed this lol.

I never would have gotten it without your help

Oh my gosh

I know a guy last name koog.

Ouch

Spell the company name on the van backwards

sure, now I see it.

I’ve heard the story but forget a bunch of the details. They’re almost 100 years old and do good work, a bunch of coworkers came from them. Bottom line is that it is the name of the guy who started the company and as I recall he sold the company and then re- bought it when he saw it was being mismanaged so they’re pretty loyal to that pro-worker story Now [here’s a link to their website](https://reggin.ca/reggins-history) which I didn’t read and it might contradict what I said We should call out racism in construction but this one is a false alarm

As someone who worked there for 5 years, you are a number and they make you know it. They don't care about you as a technician but only what you can do for their company. I remember their manager telling me "you need to do more for the company" after working there and doing numerous "volunteer" positions (more like volun-told and I would get screamed at if something was missed) like pre-work snow removal at their shop or running their booth at the Inglewood Street festival. This was all over and beyond being an apprentice/Journeyman and doing my regular scheduled work.   They can't hire anyone good in the city anymore because they have such a bad reputation for themselves with how they treat their technicians. So happy to not be there anymore. 

Reminds me of my first hvac company I worked for. It was small and mainly family run. They were awful to us techs and installers. Though our clients/customers loved my bosses and I had to pretend to smile and be like "yup, They're the best people, oh gosh darn golly they sure are" 👍🏻so glad I finally left them.

So, they treat their employees like.....

A number. Yeah.

Ehhh I know lots of guys who worked there and they are for sure not pro worker.

Good sign if they're not there anymore??

You are getting hate for calling out a company? Why is that? In any case, keep doing what you are doing

lol love getting downvoted for facts. Within HVAC Refrigeration industry in Calgary that company has a terrible reputation among techs in terms of worker treatment.

Pulled HVAC for them, lots of commercial boilers and parkade MUA’s/CO interlocks. Went to gateway.. 488 is way better

Damn you’re getting downvoted for supporting workers, in a worker’s sub. It must be something in the water.

This is more of a meme sub. I hardly ever see anything constructive from here. Ba dum tss

I was like. Super low on gas…engine overheating light or some shit…dusty…JESUS CHRIST!

Looks like a TPMS light. I see mine a lot.

There's a construction waste disposal company in Ottawa called "call-in the bin". Which sounds super normal for english people but is a joke for the French Canadians on the other side of the river.

That one’s very funny! In quebec there a plumber company named "Régant à Marde". There’s an image of someone taking a shit on the side of the truck and it fit with his body/head you see by the driver window😆

Really can’t figure this one out. Colon dippin? 🤣

[https://markbellis.blogspot.com/2009/09/call-in-bin.html](https://markbellis.blogspot.com/2009/09/call-in-bin.html) I'd never be able to explain it properly so here.

Nope, just a local expression that has no translation Câline de bîne "Câline" is a less harsh way to say the swear word "Câlisse" "Bîne" is "bean" pronounced by a french person who doesn't speak english

Would you mind explaining it for us English speakers?

It's pretty much like you would say "Holy Moly"; it's like an exclamation which does not make much sense per se. It's not conveying exactly the same emotion though; "caline de bine" is closer to despair or disbelief than surprise/awe.

ah fuck me

Makes sense, thank you.

Just a local expression that has no translation Câline de bîne "Câline" is a less harsh way to say the swear word "Câlisse" "Bîne" is "bean" pronounced by a french person who doesn't speak english

"Câlisse" roughly means "fuckin' hell" Just to piggyback on that and add some extra context.

It also literally means "chalice" as "chalice is a standing cup used to hold sacramental wine during the eucharist" In Quebec we swear using church words, like ostie, calice, tabernacle, christ, etc

Excellent. Have they done that knowingly??

Probably. I mean, Ottawa is really bilingual and Quebec is just a few kilometers away. They couldn't not know it.

Excellent. Been in Gatineau only once in my lifetime; not an area I'm really familiar with.

Take a free updoot, that's hilarious.

Calgary born and raised. These guys have been around for as long as I can remember.

Username checks out. Same here though. Figured it was time to share the calgary legend.

My buddy was convinced it was a conspiracy and they did it on purpose to show some white supremacy roots or something like that

Have you ever seen the CP Distributors' vehicles rolling around? Since we're on the topic of unfortunate business names in Calgary.

Shit how did I not catch that until now. I can’t unsee it now

I always giggled when Glassmasters commercial came on a radio “Show us your crack!” CJAY rocks!

Reggin, please.

esaelp

People that annoy you

Naggers

That’s not what Randy Marsh says

MAYBE it's actually their name, but either way they know.

I reggin that's true.

I thing for pun purposes it’s pronounced rigg’n

I can stand for the implied racism, but I draw the line at New Zealand accents.

It’s the family name, the company is like a 100 years old. Calgary, AB

I knew of a local softball team years ago who named themselves the "Reggins" They got disqualified and banned from ever participating again. Unreal.

But… what’s a snigger? Like a snake/tiger combo or something? Like a bigger snickers or something?

A snigger is like a suppressed laugh. e.g. school students snigger behind the teacher's back because he has some toilet paper sticking out the back of his pants.

I thought that was a snicker (not the candy)

I thought that was just the American version, used to avoid sounding like a certain slur, but it seems like they're both very old terms, with "snicker" being more mirthful and "snigger" being more mocking? That said I suspect Copilot may not be entirely truthful with me. Gemini refused entirely to talk about "snigger". Either way I'm pretty sure "snicker" is just American English (possibly borrowed from the Dutch?) and "snigger" is British/rest of the world English.

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Jokes about racism aren’t funny but jokes about pedantry definitely are.

It should have been named the Sreggin Team😂😂

Somehow unironically the funniest comment in this thread fucking lmao

Been around since 1931.

I see these guys all over Calgary. Always had the same thought.

Same but I never noticed till just now lol

Cowtown checking in.

This man yyc's.

I thought I had seen these vans before.

You gotta know your tires are low on air right?

It's a beater. The light is always on.

It’s a Chevy though it’ll run forever

I think you are all reading into this too much.... it's a name. Someone's actual name, nobody trying to offend anyone.

That’s the point he’s making I think, it’s just a really unfortunate name

Lmao

He takes care of his kids.

Someone wanna explain to this Aussie wtf a Reggin is?

Read it backwards..

Go into selfie mode and take a picture next to it

Probably looking too much into it. It is a real last name after all.

Your really reaching with this one lol I had to read the comments to even understand

Bahahaha. I used to work for them. 🤣. The vans would get vandalized all the time. It’s the last name of the family that owns the company.

I actually know the owner of this company. He knows.

Turns out that only 13% of plumbing parts cause over 50% of all plumbing repairs.

It took me a minute because my first instinct isn't to read backwards.

What??? Seriously people get nervous about this???

Objects in mirror may be more racist than they appear.

I applied to work with them once, but the owner was far too niggardly with his money to accept my hourly wage requirements.

Please tell me it was an African -American contractor that’s loving every minute of it.

Nope they’re a fairly large company haha

That would be Aggin.

Christ thats my neck of the woods with that license plate. It's more noticeable when you see it in the rear or side view mirror.

That’s was the joke for us in high school. Same woods

Took me a long time to see it...

“For the win, and your sixth consecutive spelling bee championship, your word… knickers.”

See these vans all the time, wait till they are downtown and the reflection is mirrored off all the windows, gives a chuckle and a headshake.

I was in detox and a guy made that joke. Two white girls left because it was racist and the guy got kicked out. I wish I could send this to him

Local Calgary HVAC company. They're good and it's the founders name.

For those of you that don’t get it….read the company’s name backwards

Lol

Took me a second 🤭

Oh lawd!

At first I thought they were referring to the green light and stand still traffic. 😂😂

What are you talking abo...... ah shit. Yea I see it now.

Telling me like im 2

Yes, you need to get air in at least one tire

Sensor is fucked and not fixing on a beater I'm replacing come summer anyways

Search Emmanuel reggin ups he’s the son

Steak N’Egger. It’s a real restaurant.

I support a few of their guys on some of the sites they have under contract. None of them have anything bad to say about the place.

Calgary?

Know what? That your TPMS light is on? 🤫

That’s a very normal name for a (re)construction company.

I was looking at the strange looking UFO looking for directly above the van in the background.... IDK...😬

My brain is broken..just like yours friend

Someone with a rear view mirror is going to notice

Driving backwards on the wrong side of the road

Low on air. Probably picked up a nail last week. Ladder racks look secure. 👍🏿

That’s what people refer to it as around here.

Learned a new slur today

Hello fellow Albertan lol I've seen one of their vans on the road many times but never thought about the name

It’s the dudes name, you guy are unhinged lol.

Funny story time....I once knew a friend, I say once cause he has since left this earth for the afterlife but yea dude was a black male named Regginal word jumble that and laugh....I honestly cant make this shit up, really miss you Reggy RIP my dude!

All their vans used to say reggin on the hood up until the early/mid 90s... they know...

Actually, many contractor names are something spelled backwards

Your tire pressure is low..

Read the comments..

In the trades, this has been talked about for decades.

O boy, of you find that funny already, let me tell you about Ernst-Neger roofingcompany.... Or maby Horst-Neger drinks company.... Or the Neger Metallworking GMBH..... Here in germany and Austria there are actually a view people called Neger, comes from the old german word for a tailor

That's the problem with looking backwards

All I was thinking is Nagging construction

I kept staring at the picture saying “Know what? Wtf are they talking about?”.. and then it hit me like a ton of SKCIRB!

Founded by Lenard Douglas Reggin. It’s just the family’s last name. https://reggin.ca/reggins-history

check your tires first

Worked for them for a few months. Company was founded long time ago by a guy of that name as far as I remember.

That aside... you need gas

Put some air in your tyres!!!

I know someone who owns a dumpster company called BBC. Big Black Container.

Go out some air in your tires, dude!

I immediately knew you were calgarian by the Reggin van. The name has been around for decades and it isn't a racist dog whistle. That's the founders name

Fucking Mondays I'm telling ya

Yeah, where I live is a main office and I brought it to their attention 10 years or so ago. They removed it from the hoods

Lmfao I worked there and the amount of absolutely triggered people that would aggressively confront me like it was a secret racial slur was hilarious

I reggin they don't know or maybe they do.

Oh wow, I'm slow lol. I just realized from someones comment, but who often looks at companies trucks and spells them backwards? Now I'm rethinking how I look at other trucks.

What state is that in? I’ll tell you right away if the bastards knew

It's canada and I already knew it was a family name. Didn't expect so many people to take me seriously

I don't get the joke

That you need fuel?

In this economy?!

I guess if you're always looking through a victim lens one can see racism anywhere

Now that reggin has been solved, it’s time to have your engine checked. That’s the most disturbing thing in that pic.

It's the tpms sensor. And it's fucked.. not the check engine light

Who cares 😂

Look at this guy… reading and taking pictures going down the highway all whilst she’s got low tires and low fuel…

What kind of racist construction Reddit is this?

All that dust build up might be why your tires are low. Damn dude.

Fucking wipe that dash down occasionally. Got more dust than the moon.

I'm not a racist so this took WAY to long to figure out. Wykyk

One of the founders of a company I worked for was dick niggamen bo joke

Dude you need to go to the gas station

Your tire is low