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Category Archives: Humour
KO Wynne for Wind?
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
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The Chinese Revolt
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
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My Best Posts of the Year 2017
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
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Canada’s Cultural Prosaic
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
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The Star Wars Crapfest
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
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A Couple Thoughts
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
Posted in Business, Humour, Politics
Tagged Amazon, do they know the mindset to get insured?, employees, employers, employs, insurance, jobs, optimistic advertising, optimists, pessimists, Sonnet insurance, usees, users, uses
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The Secret Origin of Tail Continued
Posted in Cartoon, comics, Humour
Tagged adult decides fate of its tail, baggy diapers, gym, overweight disguise, secret identity, superhero decision, Tail, universal gym, weight room
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The Insidious Malevolence of Krypton
Many years ago, the planet Krypton almost stamped out its Kryptonians. I used to think that Kryptonians like Superman and Supergirl and Kandorians were just unlucky that Krypton exploded taking with it many loved ones. But I no longer think … Continue reading
Tail: The First Patrol
Posted in Cartoon, comics, Humour
Tagged 1st patrol, bald superhero, handcuffs, mask, riot, sd cards of body camera, Tail
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