Category Archives: Social Science

Stockholm Syndrome

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Larry

Cow in overalls with a pitchfork. Pig in overalls: “Be a good dog and fetch me the keys to the tractor!” Dog: “Grrrr!” Chicken: “Bark?” Also thought about doing Stockholm Syndrome at the zoo or in school.

Posted in Cartoon, Humour, Social Science | Tagged barnyard animals, chicken, cow, dog, identifying with captor, pig, stockholm syndrome, stockholm syndrome at school, stockholm syndrome at the zoo | 1 Comment

We Not Only Bred With Neanderthals, We Wiped Them Out

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Larry

I came to this story of Neanderthals by way of a link which said something like its title, maybe “Humans and Neanderthals didn’t breed” without the quotes. It sounded so sure. Like we now know with certainty that humans and … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Science, Social Science, Wee Bit O' Humour | Tagged Africa, breeding, caucasians and asians probably have Neanderthal DNA, Eurasia, homo sapiens neanderthalis, homo sapiens sapiens, humans, Neanderthals, sex and violence, shared DNA, study or promotion of biases? | Leave a comment

Embarrassed about Reading

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Larry

It was either Grade 5 or Grade 6 when the teacher decided to have a reading contest in our classroom. Now I knew that this would fall flat amongst the rest of the boys because if it wasn’t for library … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Social Science, Wee Bit O' Humour | Tagged boy readers, Jules Verne, librarian, Mysterious Island, reading, reading contest, reading upside down | Leave a comment

Baby on Board Certification

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Larry

Baby on Board signs have always been a self regulated kind of thing. The majority of the public doesn’t abuse the sign or the kind of behaviour the signs are meant to evoke. Myself and I think most of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Politics, Social Science | Tagged akin to handicapped spaces, Baby on Board signs, Baby on Board t shirts, Expectant and New Parents parking spots, Ministry of Transport can regulate, self regulation is a problem, till then we can abuse these spaces | 1 Comment

Uniqueness of Humanity

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Larry

If you’re like me then you’ve heard that humanity sets itself apart from the rest of the animal world in many ways. Like for instance in our use of language. Of course this particular brand of uniqueness has been under … Continue reading →

Posted in Language, Music, Social Science, Wee Bit O' Humour | Tagged animals vs. humanity, Coldplay, cuttlefish, dolphins, gorillas, history cycles, quantum physics, synchronized rhythm, The Scientist, unique in our specializations, wolves | Leave a comment

Don’t Worry, 2030 Will Come At Long Last

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Larry

The saga of the baby boomers has filled the media for many of the last decades. Like no other group before them or since, they have been coddled. Except possibly in their most recent life milestone, where retirement ages have … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Politics, Social Science | Tagged baby boomers, cryogenics, doctor network, doctor shows, expect rolling blackouts because cryogenics is more important, Freddie Mercury, heat island from too many cremations, lead year baby boomers, lead year baby boomers are the most hated, Michael Jackson, new cemeteries, next life stage is death, Patrick Swayze, retirement | 1 Comment

Survivalist Tipping Point?

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Larry

Survivalists and their ilk are probably more common right now, what with the rumoured Mayan end of days coming up (the official story is that just the Mayan calendar runs out – it’s not really an end of life on … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Politics, Social Science | Tagged always present paranoids, end of Mayan calendar, god particle, Preppers, Rapturians, Survivalists, the Rapture, tipping point, Zombie Apocalyptics | 2 Comments

Spam So Wrong It’s Ironic

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Larry

The most annoying part about blogging is dealing with all the spam I get as comments. I sift through more than 100 spam comments every day. Still, it is my belief that spam wants to be caught and not distributed. … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Politics, Social Science, Writing | Tagged hazard of blogging, I apologize for spreading spam, ironic spam, real comments will mention something specific in post, spam, spam that does the opposite of sneaking under my radar | Leave a comment

There is No Perfect Toy for a Cat

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Larry

Cats seem to lord it over anything smaller than themselves. They kill mice, eat flies and even kill rats and rabbits. Cats are tough for their size. This seems to be true all the way up to the big cats. … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Social Science | Tagged catnip toys have the best chance to please your cat, cats, cats mortal enemy - vacuum cleaners, scaredy cats, white noise, why does my cat hate suction cups?, wind up toys | Leave a comment

Pickup Cars

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Larry

Truck. Truck. Truck. Truck. Truck Truck. Truck. That’s how many times your average pickup truck ad describes their product as just a truck. Only once or twice in the entire piece do they use the full ‘pickup truck’ moniker. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Humour, Politics, Social Science | Tagged A licence, D licence, don't need special licence to drive pickup, pickup, pickup ads are wish fulfilment, pickup car, pickup truck, truck, truckers | Leave a comment

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