Category Archives: Politics

Be Careful Little Mars

Posted on 1 July 2017 by Larry Russwurm

Fragile is a classic album by the band Yes and illustrated by Roger Dean. The front of this cover has an idyllic looking miniature world with a “wooden” spaceship with jagged edges and curved wings flying above and is pictured … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Music, Politics, Science Fiction | Tagged bomb, China, classic albums, Earth, Fragile, Mars, MAVEN, moorglade mover, NASA, rover, Russia, space probe, spaceship with jagged edges and curved wings, Star Trek : TNG, third eye death stare, USA, Viking, Viking landed in 1976, what if NASA sent an unsterilized probe to Mars, Yes | Leave a comment

Shhhhh, Prince Harry

Posted on 24 June 2017 by Larry Russwurm

Prince Harry just let loose the thinking in the current British royal family. As it turns out, no one wants to be king but they are willing to do it anyway, out of some warped sense of duty. Aren’t we … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, History, Humour, Politics | Tagged British royal family, line of succession and how it changes, long con, middle children and youngest siblings have lots to complain about in royal family, no one wants to be king, Prince Charles, Prince George, Prince Harry, Prince William, Princess Charlotte, proper bloodline, QE II, save your life Prince Harry | 2 Comments

Dysing Dystopias I

Posted on 10 June 2017 by Larry Russwurm

I don’t like dystopias in science fiction although I see how popular some of them are. I am young enough to have taken science fiction books (that’s right plural) in some of my English classes. I was disappointed with every … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Politics, Science Fiction, SF Criticism, Writing | Tagged 1984, Cory Doctorow, Donald Trump, dystopias, English class, Handmaid's Tale, inciting to legislate badly, Little Brother, lobbyists, Oops I feel a dystopia coming on, politicians use dystopias as a guidebook, science fiction, sensawunda, the English establishment, UK | Leave a comment

My Plan to Counterfeit and Never Get Caught

Posted on 20 May 2017 by Larry Russwurm

Since 1967, it is my belief that there are 6 852 different coins in circulation in Canada and we are somehow supposed to recognize them all as legal tender. So, yes, I intend to counterfeit coins. In 1967, it was … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Humour, Politics | Tagged 1967, 1973 quarter honouring the mounties, 2017, Canada, Canada's centennial, Canada's sesquicentennial, change, coins, fake coin ought to celebrate something plausible yet funny, legal tender, loonies, no legal tender is made of paper anymore, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, toonies, which coin is the most profitable for the government to make?, Wikipedia | Leave a comment

The Canadian Duel

Posted on 15 April 2017 by Larry Russwurm

(Showdown at the Number 12 Bus) There I was, embarking on the simple task of taking the number 12 bus. A crowd had built up as the bus pulled up and let out its passengers. That went orderly enough but … Continue reading →

Posted in Geography, History, Humour, Language, Politics | Tagged after you, avoided a chain reaction, blue tooth headphones, Canadian duel, it did not go nuclear, quietly cursed my comfort, showdown, wave him forwards | Leave a comment

Welcome, Canadians, to Our ‘Choice’

Posted on 11 March 2017 by Larry Russwurm

For those who don’t know, Canada has five parties that get seats: the Liberals, the Conservatives, the NDP, the Greens and the Bloc (which is only in Quebec and can’t win. I am going to ignore them for the rest … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Politics, Wry | Tagged 4 parties that can win, Americans are laughing at our lack of choice, Bloc, Canada, Conservatives, five parties that get seats, Greens, Justin Trudeau's Liberals copy the Conservatives, let's not vote for liberal/conservatives, Liberals, NDP, of late the NDP copies the Greens, only one choice, only two parties have ever won | Leave a comment

Let’s Build a Wall

Posted on 4 March 2017 by Larry Russwurm

It has been said that the reason The United States must build a wall is because many Mexicans are trying to escape their hellhole for the relative peace of the United States of America. So along came Donald Trump with … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Politics | Tagged as a businessmans Trump will pay-oh wait, attempted Canadians, border, build a wall, Canada, Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau, Liberals, Manitoba, Mexico, Ontario, present the bill to Donald Trump, Quebec, send bill to Mexico, the Donald, USA, wall of great lakes | 1 Comment

Justin Trudeau and the Progression of Evil

Posted on 21 January 2017 by Larry Russwurm

We’ve all heard about Justin Trudeau and his family taking a trip on the dime of a hereditary muslim spiritual leader. Could this gift sway Canadian politics? What comes next for this corrupt Liberal government? Let’s assume that Justin doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Politics | Tagged cabinet, Canada, corrupt, entitled, ethics commissioner, Justin Trudeau, Liberals, muslim herditary spiritual leader, parliament, parliament buildings in Ottawa, politicians will appear in Canada at election time, Year of the World Cruise | Leave a comment

Why Donald Trump Must Deport Himself

Posted on 10 December 2016 by Larry Russwurm

In the run-up to the American election and in the election itself, Donald Trump positioned himself to be a deporter of more of the people that try to make the United States a home. But I have to call him … Continue reading →