Category Archives: Humour

The Frackin’ Oil Companies

If you don’t know what fracking is, perhaps you should have paid more attention in the school yard. Fracking is what oil and gas companies do to get more reserves out of the ground. The official term is hydraulic fracturing. … Continue reading

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Yes, Nintendo, There are More English Pronouns to Misspell

First came the Wii. With the odd spelling, Nintendo could easily deny that it was an English word. Even if you thought it might have a meaning in English it could mean the English word, wee, as well as the … Continue reading

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Xmas Miracle: Spirit of Giving Reaches Marketer

The spirit of giving is so popular this year that it reached a marketer as is evidenced by a television ad in my area. That marketer was so effected that they UNDER sold something. In this ad they say “Save … Continue reading

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Pfizer Pfail

Pfizer’s patent on Viagra was pulled in Canada earlier this month. They were caught gaming the patent system by not fully disclosing what the invention was. The point of patents is to get the invention out in the open so … Continue reading

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Federal Conservatives Seriously Think About Changing Canadian Flag

Canada’s majority holding Conservatives are threatening to flex their political muscles again by changing the Canadian flag. They hark back to the development of our current flag. Originally the two bars of red on the Canadian flag were going to … Continue reading

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Mice Can Sing

That title might not be news to you but for me recently it was. I grew up in an old farmhouse that mice came into when winter struck. Many mousetraps were set and later on we came to rely on … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo or Something Like It

For those of you who don’t know, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. You can find out more by typing nanowrimo.org into your browser or into a search engine. The month in question is always November and registering makes … Continue reading

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Balls

Panel 1: Mike: Jacques, who do you think has more balls, me or John Johnson Jr. ? Panel 2: Jacques: Well let’s see, you each have exactly two balls, but … Panel 3: Jacques showing his full body with Xmas … Continue reading

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Loopholes for the No Nose Picking Rule

It was a few years ago when it finally dawned on me that “Hey,” all the people with nose rings, nose studs and other such piercings had found a loophole to the no nose picking rule. Of course they have … Continue reading

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