Category Archives: Humour

Bigger Hogs

Posted on 2 August 2014 by Larry Russwurm

I wonder if it’s just my imagination or if the average motorcycle is actually getting bigger. Now some people may be concerned with noise so they might want smaller motorcycles. I say let the motorcycles get bigger. You can’t blame … Continue reading →

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A Nice Day for a White Wedding

Posted on 26 July 2014 by Larry Russwurm

Let’s say that a couple bonded around the sport of tennis. So they could have their wedding in that sport’s shrine -say Wimbledon- for sheer, high class points. Right after the tournament is over and the rest of the crowd … Continue reading →

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Most Beautiful

Posted on 19 July 2014 by Larry Russwurm

Unmentionable magazines are fond of generating publicity by having a list of the most beautiful or sexiest people in the world. It drives magazine sales, produces a lot of link love and just plain old publicity for the publication. Indeed, … Continue reading →

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The Kitchen, the Loo, and the Bridge

Posted on 12 July 2014 by Larry Russwurm

It has come to my attention that the three cities in Waterloo Region (in Ontario, Canada) all can have derived architectural nicknames. Kitchen can stand for Kitchener. Indeed that city uses the slogan “Keep Kitchener clean as a Kitchen”. Loo … Continue reading →

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Homeopathy and the High Price of Chemicals

Posted on 28 June 2014 by Larry Russwurm

Homeopathy is the discipline (hah!) that states that a properly diluted chemical can still have an effect on your immune system. The dilutions are so extreme, that there is either a vanishingly small amount of the original, active ingredient or … Continue reading →

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Is There an End to Humour?

Posted on 21 June 2014 by Larry Russwurm

I come to you this week without humour. Oh I thought of a couple jokes. But they’re one liners that I can’t figure out how to pad into a post. I sometimes wonder if all the jokes possible will ever … Continue reading →

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Vertical Stripes

Posted on 14 June 2014 by Larry Russwurm

Sports fans sometimes are bewildered by things in other parts of the public sphere. Where they can go on and on about the whys and wherefores of each subtle movement in the game of their choice, they are at a … Continue reading →

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Horizontal Stripes

Posted on 14 June 2014 by Larry Russwurm

Jails started the erasure of the stereotypical image of doing time. They no longer clothe criminals in horizontal black and white striped garb, complete with a number. For some reason they chose a new image. That new image was of … Continue reading →

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Alligator Tamer

Posted on 7 June 2014 by Larry Russwurm

We’ve all heard of the daring lion tamer. Often this act will see the tamer controlling these large animals with a whip. I don’t recommend you doing this at home. But the grand finale of some lion tamer acts will … Continue reading →

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Cats Are Conservatives and Other Inescapable Truths

Posted on 31 May 2014 by Larry Russwurm

I can feel it. Some of the readers of this piece are set to argue that their beloved cat can’t be a conservative because their owner is not and even doesn’t socialize with any conservatives. But let’s review the facts. … Continue reading →

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