Category Archives: Humour

The Flatulator

Posted on 17 March 2018 by Larry Russwurm

Are you tired of your present love interest and wish to drive her away? The answer might be the flatulator. Are you immune to beans but want to keep up with your friends in the inevitable fart off? The flatulator … Continue reading →

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The Good Cop – Bad Cop of Rainforest Preservation

Posted on 24 February 2018 by Larry Russwurm

So far the rainforest preservation arguments have all been given by good cops. You know at least some of the arguments for preservation: Don’t cut down the rainforest because it produces a large percentage of the world’s oxygen supply. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Geography, Humour, Politics, Wry | Tagged Afghanistan, African rainforest, agent orange defoliates, animal habitat, bad cop, biodiversity, Brazil, carbon dioxide capture by trees, carbon dioxide release by burning wood, cleared rainforest makes poor farmland, climate change, Columbia, deserts, global warming, good cop, medicinal plants, mountains, oxygen supply, plant habitat, preservation, rainforest, the US military is mighty except in rainforest and mountains, USA, Vietnam | 1 Comment

KO Wynne for Wind?

Posted on 17 February 2018 by Larry Russwurm

People are attracted to their own names. Many Dennises become dentists and many Lawrences become lawyers. I think Ontario’s premier, Kathleen Wynne is no different. Wynne went into politics which contains clear winners and losers. It’s no surprise that she … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Humour, Politics, Social Science | Tagged Canada, Dennis the Dentist and Lawrence the Lawyer are disproportionately common, electricity generation, first-past-the-post system, K. O. Wynne, Kathleen O'day Wynne, Kathleen Wynne, Liberals, New Democratic Party, Ontario, opposition parties whine, politics has clear winners and losers, Progressive Conservatives, renewables, renewables are now one of the best bets, solar, the puns - my god - the puns, wind bag politicians, wind power | Leave a comment

The Chinese Revolt

Posted on 10 February 2018 by Larry Russwurm

Capitalism and communism make strange bedfellows. In China at its present state, with the communist party in charge of the government and capitalist businesses driving the economy, strange bedfellows is the norm. That such a contradiction in systems could make … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Geography, Humour, Politics | Tagged Beijing, Beijing olympics, Beijing's smog, capital of China, capitalism, capitalists, China, communism, communist party, death struggle, maybe a new leader will abandon communism, National People's Congress, powerful economy despite the contradictions, premature deaths, solar panels, strange bedfellows, windmills | Leave a comment

The New Mall Help Desk

Posted on 6 January 2018 by Larry Russwurm

A few months ago the mall that I frequent the most installed a new Starbucks. I sometimes go to this new establishment with my sister. We prefer to drink our teas in the island “patio” which is in the middle … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Humour | Tagged bank, bank machines, help desk, I should be paid!, information kiosk, island, kiosk like environment, mall, mall information, patio, relying on the good nature of Starbucks customers, Starbucks, washroom finding | Leave a comment

My Best Posts of the Year 2017

Posted on 30 December 2017 by Larry Russwurm

If you think my annual post about my favourites from the past year is a cop out, you are absolutely correct. I give myself one week a year when I don’t have to think of anything new and shiny. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Humour, Writing | Tagged boo to Poll Daddy, comic pages, favourites, happy 2018, memory getting worse, Nooz Spun Right, posts, water roads | 1 Comment

Canada’s Cultural Prosaic

Posted on 16 December 2017 by Larry Russwurm

For those who don’t know, prosaic means boring. Canada has long been smug about its cultural mosaic. This differs from the American melting pot. Instead of people from different cultures changing to fit in, the official line in Canada is … Continue reading →

Posted in Geography, History, Humour, Politics | Tagged America, Canada, Caribbana, Caribbean, cultural clubs, cultural mosaic, excitement can sure be scary, genocide, German, Irish, Kitchener, melting pot, nuclear powers, Oktoberfest, prosaic, St. Patrick's Day, Toronto, Utopias are boring, war | Leave a comment

The Star Wars Crapfest

Posted on 2 December 2017 by Larry Russwurm

Star Wars is half decent entertainment for your buck. There are interesting visuals, a fast moving story and even some growth in the characters at times. But it isn’t very good science fiction. Why is this a problem for me? … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Science Fiction, Stage and Screen | Tagged 1/4 of a bookstore science fiction is Star wars, Alexa, bad science fiction, BB8, Chewbacca, Chewie almost certainly sheds, clean room, entertainment, giant hairnet, Millennium Falcon, most of the Empire is wheelchair compatible, R2D2, R2D2 and BB8 don't do stairs, Siri, Star Trek, Star Wars, the Empire, the rebel alliance, translator, vehicle to sell toys | Leave a comment

A Couple Thoughts

Posted on 18 November 2017 by Larry Russwurm

Sonnet insurance stormed onto the airwaves in the last couple years, trying to appeal to optimists. A couple of their slogans were: “Protect your optimism, not just your things”, and “Don’t let anything get in the way of your optimism. … Continue reading →