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>For instance, people posting from Canada have the Canadian flag, which has a leaf on it. Other 4Chan users sometimes refer to these posters as “the leaf.” If someone from Canada posts something that another user disagrees with, they may something like, “Of course the leaf would say something like that.” Thus, “the leaf” is a reference to Canadians, and can be used to take away from the posters’ contributions, since “the leaf” is less respected than other countries.