Author Archives: Larry Russwurm

About Larry Russwurm

Just another ranter on the Internet. Now in the Fediverse as @admin@larryrusswurm.org

November 2025 Grab Bag o’ Humour

Kudos to Demi Moore for correcting the pronunciation of her name. It’s not Deh-MEE like we thought many years ago. It’s Duh-MEE as she corrected us. And it does take courage to correct the public. Especially if you know that … Continue reading

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The Baseball Bandwagon

The Toronto Blue Jays amazing run to the world series (and their almost win!), created some odd new baseball supporters. We would like to showcase some of them today. There are new fans who are fashionistas who might be a … Continue reading

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Trumpkin the Pumpkin versus Trump

It’s that time of year, November 1st, when we are overrun by useless Trumpkin the pumpkins (or jack o’ lanterns to some). Trump is much like the Trumpkin the pumpkins in that he, too, is useless on November 1st as … Continue reading

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October 2025 Grab Bag o’ Humour

Wouldn’t you know it, that a rock star like Steven Tyler would sing the line “Life’s a journey not a destination.” That would be a rock star who has spent half his lifetime touring and thus been on a journey. … Continue reading

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Attracted by Name

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. People are attracted to professions by their own name. That’s why there are a disproportionate amount of dentists named Dennis, lawyers named Lawrence and judges named Judy. But I believe it … Continue reading

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Poop!

Don’t be surprised if aliens think we want poop. We take our dogs for a walk just so they can poop in front of us. Then, carefully, we pick it up until we can dispose of it. Then we call … Continue reading

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Elon Musk and His Time Machine

Elon Musk likes to be in the middle of the latest technology. That’s why he’s involved with Tesla, Space X and Neuralink. But the one he will never tell us about is time travel. He heard about a time travel … Continue reading

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Money is Time

The idea that money is time was not lost in science fiction. More than once I’ve seen monetary units be credits or person hours. This simple relationship is a sort of skewering of modern capitalist systems. And somehow it feels … Continue reading

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U-Turn on U-Turns

When I was young I seem to remember the law being different on U-turns. About 40 or 50 years ago I think it was illegal to do a U-turn. This pretty much was the law everywhere in southwestern Ontario. Except … Continue reading

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2 Strategies for Multiple Lead Singers

From what I’ve heard there are a couple of strategies when having multiple lead singers in a band. The first strategy is to have obvious differences between the lead singers so one can easily tell the voices apart. This Strategy … Continue reading

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