Category Archives: Politics

The Weird, Weird West

Posted on 8 September 2010 by Larry Russwurm

We’ve all heard about the wild, wild west of the 1800’s of the US. Canada’s west wasn’t quite as wild back then with more order than our southern neighbours. But up here, what leads to the weird, weird west are … Continue reading →

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James Moore gets Cartoond

Posted on 4 September 2010 by Larry Russwurm

Heritage minister, James Moore, is depicted above. You may ask, “Why did he get Cartoond?” Well mainly because he chooses not to listen to Canadians. On Twitter, he blocked my sister, Laurie, since he decided any critique by her would … Continue reading →

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Hounding the Hounder

Posted on 24 August 2010 by Larry Russwurm

Alright this is two weeks old but I just didn’t want back to back posts against Harold Albrecht. That’s right, that Harold Albrecht. He sent me the latest propaganda days after the mega propaganda piece. I waited but needed to … Continue reading →

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More Harold Albrecht Propaganda

Posted on 7 August 2010 by Larry Russwurm

I just received a mega pamphlet from my Canadian Member of Parliament, Harold Albrecht. He had been sending me regular “updates” but these were not as easily mocked as the pamphlet I first mocked here in April. But when you … Continue reading →

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Anchor Weasels

Posted on 31 July 2010 by Larry Russwurm

This is a post about anchor weasels – those members of a news team that provide the face of the TV station to the general public. My problem with them is their comments on the weather. I’m sure the higher … Continue reading →

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Playing With Bitstrips

Posted on 23 July 2010 by Larry Russwurm

I just recently was referred to a relatively new service called Bitstrips (Thank you Laurie!). This online service is apparently for the more artistically challenged to come up with comic strips. If you can come up with the words, the … Continue reading →

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Blast From the Past I

Posted on 17 July 2010 by Larry Russwurm

To see the home page of this blog all you have to do is click on the banner where it says “The Many Rants of Larry Russwurm”. (You can try it out and then click the go back button and … Continue reading →

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Women Can Levitate 10 Centimeters Off the Ground

Posted on 19 June 2010 by Larry Russwurm

This news was as shocking to me as it is to you. But instead of making a big deal over it, the news was buried in a seemingly unrelated news story. China Airlines of Taiwan was fined for discriminating against … Continue reading →

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Too Young for Death Defying

Posted on 12 June 2010 by Larry Russwurm

If you’ve kept up even partially on the news, you might well have heard of the 16 year old girl who wanted to boat around the world or the 13 year old boy that wanted to scale Mount Everest. That … Continue reading →

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Make the Historians Do the Math

Posted on 10 June 2010 by Larry Russwurm

In an earlier post, the No Name Decades , it was made known in the comments section that the ‘Teens really don’t start till January 1, 2011; just as the noughties didn’t start till January 1, 2001. This does not … Continue reading →

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