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Nooz Spun Right This is the link to the more serious blog of Larry Russwurm. If there is not a post on “The Many Rants” in any given week, check here for a serious post.
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Author Archives: Larry Russwurm
The American Left and Right and Russian Influence
Since 1945 the American left has tried to fend off attempts to tar it with being called communist. In particular, Russian communist. Liberals and Socialists have been tarred with the same brush that made Russian communism evil. But they aren’t … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged American left gets tarred as being Russian communist, capitalism, communist accusations have lost their power, communists, Democrat party, democratic, dictatorships, feel the Bern, first among equals, from each according to ability; to each according to need, Hilary, Kim Jong Un, last among equals, Lenin, Liberals, North Korea, pro business, Russia, Russian communists, Sanders, socialists, the G7, Trump, U.S.
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Maybe Trump Wasn’t Too Far Off When He Said Kim Jong Un Loved His People
Perhaps Trump is on to something. What does a dictator most fear? His people. Which is why Kim Jong Un is most ruthless with them. Who do his people most fear? Why Kim Jong Un. They are locked in this … Continue reading
What If Other Activities Were Like Hockey?
“What was thought to be a close match of hopscotch between Emma and Samantha, has turned into a rout by Samantha. Emma hops just as well but Samantha’s aim today is impeccable. Watch that concentration as she throws a perfect … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Social Science, Sports
Tagged bailiff, fighting, goon, hockey, hopscotch, judge, land line box, land line league, lineswoman, penalty, polices itself, prosecutor, public defender, referee, technicians
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Super Plan of the Diamond Giants
Since 1938 the diamond mining giants have been running scared. That date is important because it marks the 1st time that Superman appeared on the scene. Soon after, it was revealed that Superman had this trick of squeezing coal just … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Science, Science Fiction
Tagged 1938, artificial diamonds, artificial diamonds are cheaper, De Beers tried to be a premium diamond brand, diamond mining giants, even De Beers just entered the artificial diamond market, natural diamonds, squeezing coal into diamonds, Superman, Superman could flood the diamond market, windows of diamond, with good enough equipment you can tell mined diamonds from artificial ones
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Time Traveling Like an Animal
Certain earth animals can time travel two different ways. They are both methods of what I call ignorant time travel. If you can somehow ignore time’s ordinary passage and “wake up” in the future – that is ignorant time travel. … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Science Fiction, Wry
Tagged animals, bears, blood freezes first, can now fly like animals, corpsicles, could skip winter in future, cryogenics, experimenting on humans, freezing and thawing, Futurama, hibernater and human hybrid, hibernation, human and wood frog hybrid, ignorant time travel, Larry Niven, liver fills cells with glucose, science fiction authors, suspended animation, time travel, time travel to the future only, tropes, water sucked out of cells, wood frogs
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Why We Won’t Find Aliens by SETI
Those aliens, precisely because they are intelligent, are in hiding, of course. What else would you do with the human race and its addiction to violence? Transmitting higher technology to us just sounds insane. We are violent when we are … Continue reading
Posted in Humourless, Science, Science Fiction, Wry
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3 Things
First of all tomorrow is Mother’s Day. Ma, you have such a positive image that there have been attempts to corporatize your image. The first one is Mother’s Pizza. This chain of restaurants is back from the dead in Ontario … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Humour, Politics, Science
Tagged collar and button of Wendy, Kitchener-Conestoga, Michael Harris, Mike Harris Jr., Mike Harris Sr., Mom in Wendy's corporate image, Mother's Day, Mother's Pizza, natural end of the solar system, Neptune, Ontario, Pluto, Progressive Conservatives, the VW symbol upside down says Ma, there was a time when Uranus was the end of the solar system, Uranus, William Herschel
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More Anecdotal Proof of Erich von Daniken
Does anyone remember my pseudo or alien accent post from many years ago? Here is a link. In it I showed (via Youtube) my alien accent that contains a smacked M (like a kiss), clicked N and a flatulated (my … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Language, Pseudo Science, Science, Science Fiction
Tagged alien accent, alien collusion when designing our alphabet, Chariots of the Gods, clicked n, clip clopped L, consecutive consonants in alphabet, Erich von Daniken, flatulated p, right at the centre of our alphabet, smacked m
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The Duchess of Cambridge’s Revenge
In 2012 a paparazzo took a topless picture of Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge. This happened in France by a French magazine. The British royals have not seen France the same way since. Just this week Kate gave birth to … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, History, Humour, Language, Politics
Tagged 814 a.d., Britain, British royal family, democracies often have disparaging views of monarchies, Duchess of Cambridge, France, in 1870 the French monarchy fell, Kate Middleton, Louis -Phillipe, Louis the fat, Louis the pious, Louis the XIX, Louis XVI, Louis-Napoleon, Napoleon, paparazzo, Prince Louis, the French monarchy loved the name Louis, the French revolution
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Pop Music Naming Schemes
Cardi B has 13 songs in the top 100 on Billboard so let’s look at her name and where she got it from. Apparently her nickname in the hood was Bacardi but she couldn’t use this for trademark reasons. So … Continue reading
Posted in Language, Music, Stage and Screen
Tagged actors, Alan Ladd, Bacardi, Canadian Club, Cardi B, flipping the bird, gut flora, innards, J Law, J Lo, Jack Daniels, Jennifer Lawrence, Jennifer Lopez, knighting, naming schemes, pressure wash, Prince Igor, rinse, Robert Redford, singers, Sir Peter Ustinov
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