Author Archives: Larry Russwurm

About Larry Russwurm

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

Too Young for Death Defying

Posted on 12 June 2010 by Larry Russwurm

If you’ve kept up even partially on the news, you might well have heard of the 16 year old girl who wanted to boat around the world or the 13 year old boy that wanted to scale Mount Everest. That … Continue reading →

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Make the Historians Do the Math

Posted on 10 June 2010 by Larry Russwurm

In an earlier post, the No Name Decades , it was made known in the comments section that the ‘Teens really don’t start till January 1, 2011; just as the noughties didn’t start till January 1, 2001. This does not … Continue reading →

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An Unsaid Ethnic Slur

Posted on 5 June 2010 by Larry Russwurm

In a way, I’m jealous of black people. It’s definitely not the years of slavery (yes it existed in Canada, too, only it ended sooner). And it’s certainly not the 100 years it took to attain full civil rights. It’s … Continue reading →

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The Sharp Shark

Posted on 1 June 2010 by Larry Russwurm

Programs that can hear a word and, say, type it out, are old. Despite their advancing age, these programs still can’t interpret speech easily. Have you tried the automated call centers where you have to over enunciate the word you … Continue reading →

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Theme Songs and Age of Shows

Posted on 29 May 2010 by Larry Russwurm

Have you ever winced while watching the theme song intro to the Simpsons and thought this goes on forever. Or maybe you haven’t but eventually will. This year I came up with a thought. “You know I can probably make … Continue reading →

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Human on Plastic Action

Posted on 25 May 2010 by Larry Russwurm

Since my last post was about shower curtains being attracted to humans I only think it’s right that I now discuss human on plastic action. It’s on a TV commercial. This may be regional (southern Ontario) but it’s on a … Continue reading →

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The Horny Shower Curtain

Posted on 22 May 2010 by Larry Russwurm

I’m about to surprise you, dear reader, by saying I know you’re attractive. You’re saying to yourself right now, “How could he possibly know that – this must be one of those psychic tricks.” But not only do I know … Continue reading →

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They’re Torturing Mice You Know

Posted on 15 May 2010 by Larry Russwurm

Scientists have just come up with something new, a Mouse Grimace Scale. The title alone clues you in that they had to torture mice to come up with such a scale. It’s exactly what it sounds like, they recorded facial … Continue reading →

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Great Big Convoy

Posted on 8 May 2010 by Larry Russwurm

Tractor trailers made a huge splash in the 1970’s. The logo “Keep on Trucking” was everywhere. There were TV shows and movies and songs. And indeed that culture helped lead us into our present dependence (especially in smaller centers) on … Continue reading →

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The New Political Movement

Posted on 5 May 2010 by Larry Russwurm

We’ve all heard of recent burka bans in various European nations. Now I was thinking about pointing out that the nun’s habit is along the same lines but… Then it occurred to me, the full repercussions of these new laws. … Continue reading →

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