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Author Archives: Larry Russwurm
Summer Solstice 2026 Grab Bag o’ Humour
Recently President Rump had the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool painted blue to hopefully make the water look blue instead of the green colour that has plagued it. But the colour changed to green in short order and now they are … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Mathematics, Politics, Sports
Tagged 007, blade/foot, Canada, David got a hat trick, green, hockey, James Bond, leg/stick, licenced to kill, like a hockey score, Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, mathematician, National Guardsmen in Washington, painted blue, President 'rump, Qatar, sani-flush toilet inserts, shutout, soccer, Washington, yellow and blue make green
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Late Spring 2026 Grab Bag o’ Humour
Do you know who those black Dodge trucks, with black on their fenders and wheel rims, would be perfect for? The man in black? For someone trying to camouflage themselves in a soot storm? For someone who wants to discreetly … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Fashion, Humour, Science Fiction
Tagged aliens are hairy and tall, big feet, black hole, black on fenders, black on wheel rims, chicken wings, Dodge trucks, fashionable, George Lucas, like Chewbacca, man in black, middle order Mennonites, now expensive, panama hats, remote rockies landing sites, soon very expensive, soot storm, straw hats, two braids, were very cheap
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Grey
I remember the old Soviet Union being cut up for having only grey skylines and grey buildings. This just showed to the west how boring and drab this country and its allies really were. It was an empire, but boring … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, History, Humour
Tagged acid washed, black, blue jeans, building supplies are drab, communist Russia, eighties grey, grey buildings, grey skylines, high rises, I'm an autumn, little colour now, seasons of colour, the Soviet Union, we forgot what colours looked good on us, white
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May 2026 Grab Bag o’ Humour
The violin is known as the violin in classical music. However, in country music it is known as a fiddle. I was wondering if the violin should have a third name for the rock music it’s played in. We might … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Music, Politics
Tagged 2 decades ago they really looked alike, anti-democratic to whip the vote, anti=democratic, bow partner, Canada, Chad Smith, classical, country, crossing the floor, doppelgangers, even identical twins look less like each other with age, fiddle, Jimmie Page, MP, party, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, Saturday Night Live, the riding, violin, violin bows, Will Ferrell
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On a Scale of Toughest to Wimpiest
It is overwhelmingly agreed that motorcyclists are tough as nails. They brave traffic with nothing to protect themselves but helmets and leather jackets. Every car on the road has a weight and hardness advantage over a motorcyclist. We don’t want … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Politics, Social Science
Tagged accidents?, better licence, bicyclists, cars, commercial trucks, crashes, drivers, helmets, jaywalkers, leather jackets, minivans, motorcyclists, our roads, pedestrians, pickup trucks, road graters, snowplows, SUVs, toughest, traffic, wimpiest
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On Transportation Logos
You would think that airlines would have the most creative and best logos in the transportation industry. In Canada, at least, you would be wrong. Let’s look at the airlines first. The biggest carrier is Air Canada. A very simple … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Geography, Language, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged Air Canada, airline, almost the same upside down, Calgary, Cambridge, Flair Airlines, Go Transit, Ion rapid transit, Kitchener, logos, means go in greek, negative space makes a T, same upside down, Toronto, Train, transportation, Via Rail, Waterloo, WesJet
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Favourite Dog Breed?
I think that if I were to poll people about their favourite animal, I believe at or very near the top of that list would be dogs. It’s hard to argue that they aren’t the most loyal animal. And the … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Pets
Tagged bread to be low, bred for defining characteristics, bred for length, breed, Dachshund races are fun, Dachshunds, dog, favourite animal, fur will wear off, man's best friend, Mohawk, most hated animal, most loyal, selective breeding, short fur, snake, snake Dachshund, snakelike, will get longer, will get lower
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The Unfairness of Sport
I find it terribly unfair that a country can earn a gold, silver and bronze medal in any sport except team sports. Why is it unfair for a country to field more than one team? This affects Canada negatively in … Continue reading
Posted in Sports, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged Argentina, best teams would compete, Brazil, Canada, Canada A, Canada B, Canada C, curling, France, Germany, hockey, Olympics, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, provinces, soccer, team sports, Top 3 spots can be won by a country in singles sports, unfair, world cup of soccer
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Stupid AI
Q: What’s long and hard on Gemini (Google’s AI)? A: Third Grade. I was curious how Gemini would handle this question so I asked it. It filibustered by not letting me get a word in edgewise while it recounted 6 … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Politics, Science, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged 3 failures, AI, alarm, Android, artificial intelligence, assistant, Gemini, Gemini has orders to get more information, Google, Hey Google, I prefer the old assistant, malicious non compliance, not trusting Gemini, simple task failed, timing
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Why Red Should Be Your Favourite Colour
Have you ever heard of red light therapy? That’s when red light is shone on your skin to help with various skin problems. It’s supposed to reduce wrinkles and help treat acne and scars. As well it’s supposed to help … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Science
Tagged acne, Andromeda, appearance of skin, astronomy, bad for sleep, blue light, Doppler shift, galaxies going away from us, galaxy coming toward us, keep dark adaption, lose dark adaption, Milky Way, Oort cloud, other flashlights, red flashlights, red light, red light therapy, red shift blue shift, scars, suppresses the production of melatonin, will hit in 5 billion years. stars will miss, wrinkles
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