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Posted on 4 November 2012 by Larry Russwurm
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Loopholes for the No Nose Picking Rule

Posted on 20 October 2012 by Larry Russwurm

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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Mutant Fish Found in Grand River (My River!)

Posted on 7 October 2012 by Larry Russwurm

Feminized male fish were found downstream of the sewage treatment plants’ effluent in the Grand River of Metro Kitchener (my city). Fish were found to be normal upstream of all the sewage treatment plants. The male fish in question, while … Continue reading →

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Free Fall Vomit

Posted on 3 October 2012 by Larry Russwurm

Space sickness is said to effect 45% of all astronauts in zero gravity. Symptoms can last 3 days and included with the nausea, vomiting can result. Indeed the zero gravity simulation of making a plane fly in parabolas, mimicking weightlessness … Continue reading →

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There Must be a Stash in the Big Bang Theory

Posted on 19 September 2012 by Larry Russwurm

I feel a kind of ownership over the Big Bang Theory. After all the show features 3 physicists and an engineer. I have 2 ½ years of university level physics to my name. I’ve even been asked about it. But … Continue reading →

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We Not Only Bred With Neanderthals, We Wiped Them Out

Posted on 29 August 2012 by Larry Russwurm

[Added March 10, 2014: By “we” I mean Caucasians and Asians. I’ve also misused the term humans when meaning just Caucasians and Asians. I hope this makes it clearer.] I came to this story of Neanderthals by way of a … Continue reading →

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Months Long Vampire Party

Posted on 18 August 2012 by Larry Russwurm

The months long vampire party should just be winding down at the South Pole. The vampires had thrown off the shackles of the daylight cycle and escaped past the Antarctic Circle for the months of permanent darkness. So freeing was … Continue reading →

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Mobile Naked Scanners

Posted on 4 July 2012 by Larry Russwurm

You’ve probably already heard of the mobile naked scanners, that can see you naked on the street the same way the controversial airport scanners can see you naked. But, thankfully, much thought will be put into each scanner’s crew. Different … Continue reading →

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Bed Bugs Cause Fatigue

Posted on 23 June 2012 by Larry Russwurm

More information gets circulated about bed bugs as they become more and more common. The pesticides we formerly used on them have been banned. I knew we would become a bit more susceptible to them but a new public information … Continue reading →

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The Story of the Lost Hijja

Posted on 21 June 2012 by Larry Russwurm

Climate change deniers pose as the other side of the climate change “debate”. Well, I’ve got news for them. Climate change science isn’t the other pole of the spectrum. Indeed climate change scientists are centrists. The other pole of climate … Continue reading →

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