Category Archives: Humour

The Herd Mentality of Baby Boomers

Posted on 29 June 2011 by Larry Russwurm

How many baby boomers does it take to screw in a light bulb? A herd. Why did the baby boomer cross the road? Because another baby boomer did. What do you call a lone baby boomer? Nonexistent. I can feel … Continue reading →

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E’en Ste’en

Posted on 25 June 2011 by Larry Russwurm

^^How’s that for a poetic title? Of course Ste’en is the poetic contraction for Stephen, as in Stephen Harper – prime minister of Canada (I know – not a very poetic topic). Alright, I admit it, I forced the title. … Continue reading →

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Is Phys Ed Where Cliques Begin

Posted on 3 June 2011 by Larry Russwurm

I suspect this happens in most organized physical education classes in schools across the continent. You know, the attempt early on, for physical education teachers to give some of their responsibility to some of the kids. Did you ever see … Continue reading →

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Fire Breathing Dragon Guitars

Posted on 25 May 2011 by Larry Russwurm

I was a kid during the lion share of the Glam Rock period. Still, the imprint was there when I first started playing guitar in the mid 1980’s. So, despite possibly being seen as a throwback, when I came up … Continue reading →

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The 27 Year Old Musician Jinx

Posted on 18 May 2011 by Larry Russwurm

I remember reading a list of about 15 musicians who had their careers cut short by death. There was a brief biography of each which amongst other things listed the age of their deaths. Half of them died at the … Continue reading →

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Are Secret Blondes Dumb

Posted on 10 May 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Last post I brought up the idea of “secret blondes”. They were young people who start out blonde but in adulthood end up with dark hair, people whose hair turns blonde by too much sun exposure, and white haired elderly … Continue reading →

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Could High British Fashion be Influenced by a Canadian Serial Killer

Posted on 4 May 2011 by Larry Russwurm

If you saw any part of the guests at the Royal Wedding of Will and Kate last week, I bet you noticed the hats. No not the bland hat that the Queen and other older women wore, but the startling … Continue reading →

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Helping Science Denialism Come of Age

Posted on 30 April 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Poor science denialism, in some quarters it doesn’t get as much respect as science. Perhaps that’s because it doesn’t have a codified methodology like science has. Here we would like to rectify this situation. But first we will start with … Continue reading →

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Beyond and Below Geostationary Orbit

Posted on 27 April 2011 by Larry Russwurm

At first I was going to rant about light being able to go around the world 7 times in one second, so why is there a lag of two seconds between interview question and interview answer from only half way … Continue reading →

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The Invisible Man Problem

Posted on 9 April 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Have you heard of the invisible man problem? The typical invisible man, as envisioned by H.G. Wells, must somehow change food into something invisible during the digestive process else the invisible man will not stay invisible. Even if he does … Continue reading →

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