Author Archives: Larry Russwurm

About Larry Russwurm

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

Unhate

Posted on 23 November 2011 by Larry Russwurm

In case you were living under a rock last week, you might not have heard of Benneton’s new ad campaign, Unhate. In this campaign there were pictures of perceived political enemies kissing each other. Merkel/Sarkozy (although Germany and France seem … Continue reading →

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4k

Posted on 21 November 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Now that I’ve found this ubercool spelling for the kitchen utensil, I’m afraid I’m going to have to insist that 4k (pronounced fork) only refers to the four tined variety of implement. Can we all agree that 5 tines and … Continue reading →

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Harold Albrecht Spin Machine is Back

Posted on 19 November 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Harold Albrecht, my Canadian MP, made it back to parliament, along with his Conservative government. He continues to waste the resources of Canada Post by assailing me with propaganda. MP’s don’t pay for mail sent to their constituents. On the … Continue reading →

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Creation Humour

Posted on 16 November 2011 by Larry Russwurm
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Amish-Mennonite Smackdown

Posted on 12 November 2011 by Larry Russwurm
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Why Can’t the Seat of Emotions be in Another Organ

Posted on 9 November 2011 by Larry Russwurm

It’s oh so poetical to say our emotions are in our heart. This leads to sometimes stupid symbolism like “Show me the shape of your heart.” But probably the most famous metaphor is to say you are heartbroken when somebody … Continue reading →

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Things That Make Sense Can Be Deeply Funny

Posted on 5 November 2011 by Larry Russwurm

I was going to rail against a quote in the Natalie Imbruglia song Wishing I Was There. But the two lines “I wish you made sense, Like a joke that no one gets” are fine sentences and don’t need to … Continue reading →

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I Think I’ve Been Experimented On

Posted on 2 November 2011 by Larry Russwurm

The new Coldplay album, Mylo Xyloto is out. I’ve been waiting since June because I wrote this post mentioning Coldplay and some thing, perhaps human, perhaps a bot, alerted me that Every Teardrop is a Waterfall was out. I checked … Continue reading →

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The Fantastic Three

Posted on 27 October 2011 by Larry Russwurm

The Comics Code of ’61 was for some strange reason adamant that the Fantastic Four needed “unstable molecule” clothing. (Clothing that takes on the traits of the wearer.)

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Elastigirl – Va Va Voom

Posted on 25 October 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Elastigirl of The Incredibles is my pick for the hottest female fictional or otherwise. If you are thinking “Why her? Aren’t real women hotter?” I would once have agreed with you. I saw The Incredibles years ago and didn’t realize … Continue reading →

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