Category Archives: Language

Meta Force vs Mother Earth Force

The Big Smoke’s fire chief had a direct line to Near Absolute Hero. On this fateful day, Near Absolute Hero answered, “Where is the emergency?” “It’s not quite an emergency, yet. I have a group of masked and caped people … Continue reading

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Which Kind of Zoomer Are You?

Lately I’ve been seeing Gen Z-ers being called Zoomers. First of all bravo you namers. You named Gen Z-ers after their most hated generation. The one they keep getting compared to, negatively of course. Secondly you didn’t check with other … Continue reading

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Clones, Replicons and Exactoids, Oh My!

A clone is essentially your identical twin. You can differ quite a bit from your identical twin, especially the older you get. You will have had different experiences and people of importance in your lives. A replicon and exactoid are … Continue reading

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Late April 2023 Grab Bag o’ Humour

Few things are as opaque to see as the day of the week that Jesus died and the day he rose again from the dead. I was brought up in a Lutheran church and heard that Good Friday was the … Continue reading

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I Don’t Want to Say What This Post is About

I don’t want to say what this post is about or I’ll fall into the same trap as these other fine headline makers did. Just look at these train wreck headlines I found under Science in Google News: From Giant … Continue reading

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Grab Bag o’ Humour, January 2023

I remember going to York University in Toronto for the first time and being in residence. The talk came around to skipping class. I said something like “Yeah, I’ve already bagged off a class.” Everyone around just looked at me. … Continue reading

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Those Lyin’ Lions

The plains of Africa are filled with creatures whose names might or might not be true. Allow me to point out a few. Lions are pronounced lyin’ because they are lazy and lay about quite a bit. Life is tough … Continue reading

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A Strange of Aliens

This post will build on two previous posts. The first one was An RPG of Nerds, where we expand English’s creative side. Groups of animals are called very different things, like a murder of crows or a parliament of owls. … Continue reading

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Grab Bag O’ Humour

Christians have been calling God, Father, since at least the holy trinity and the Lord’s Prayer. I say, why stop there? Why not liven religion up with other terms meaning father? Why not call Him, Dad or Daddy-o? Suddenly religion … Continue reading

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Taking a Dive

With the advent of more sports betting companies than ever, taking a dive in sport seems more likely than maybe it has ever been. For those of you who don’t know, taking a dive is when the better boxer, speed … Continue reading

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