Author Archives: Larry Russwurm

About Larry Russwurm

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

Ironic Timing

Posted on 4 October 2011 by Larry Russwurm

The timing of this fall’s Ontario election is very suspicious. Only a few days after this Thursday’s vote (Oct. 6) will be the date of Canadian Thanksgiving (Oct. 10). Presumably we will be thankful for our new government. Did the … Continue reading →

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TV Weathermen Aren’t Scientists

Posted on 1 October 2011 by Larry Russwurm

In a nearby riding, Kitchener Centre, Progressive Conservative candidate Dave MacDonald is running for election for the Ontario government. He is a former weatherman for the CTV network in southwestern Ontario. In Canada, there is no accreditation to allow the … Continue reading →

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Famine and Cannibalism

Posted on 24 September 2011 by Larry Russwurm

In my news watching lifetime there have been three big famines: the Ethiopian famine of Bob Geldof fame, the Malawi famine of 2002 which was given little press, and the current Horn of Africa famine. Despite brutal circumstances and horrible … Continue reading →

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The Future of Tobacco

Posted on 21 September 2011 by Larry Russwurm

I’m going to put on my lawful evil cap today to describe where big tobacco is today and where it will be tomorrow. For years big tobacco has faced declining sales in the developed world. To offset this they have … Continue reading →

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Glowing Cats

Posted on 17 September 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Now that the world has discovered green glowing cats the question is why. This article gives a picture as well as a more complete story. Apparently scientists inserted monkey genes in cat eggs that protected against feline AIDS. As a … Continue reading →

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Why Cats Don’t Rule the World – Yet

Posted on 14 September 2011 by Larry Russwurm

What follows are the reasons that cats have not become our overlords yet. Despite what they might think. 1)They stealthily stalk new people, but instead of pouncing on them, cats sniff their feet. Sorry cats, but that’s not really regal. … Continue reading →

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Waterloo Region Citizens

Posted on 10 September 2011 by Larry Russwurm

I’ve had a handful of searches land on my site looking up “geographical humour”. I’m a bit surprised because I thought that those who were into geography were, as a rule, humourless. Since this might not be the case, I … Continue reading →

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The Tag Conspiracy

Posted on 7 September 2011 by Larry Russwurm

It was about 4 years ago when this Hanes ad was given heavy rotation on television. For forty years I had existed without even once consciously thinking that my shirt’s tag made me itchy. But I tell you after seeing … Continue reading →

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“My Shower Curtain is a Slut”

Posted on 3 September 2011 by Larry Russwurm

The following letter was sent to this site as a comment on my post The Horny Shower Curtain. I have moved it over here to its own area for comments: Dear Many Rants of Larry Russwurm, I’ve looked all over … Continue reading →

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Truth in Advertising

Posted on 31 August 2011 by Larry Russwurm

I felt weird the first time I heard the Conservatives of Canada being called Cons. It was even weirder that it was a Conservative Party supporter that I heard it from. I’ve heard it again, also from a Conservative supporter … Continue reading →

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