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The Many Rants of Larry Russwurm
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Category Archives: Social Science
Do Hunters Belong in the Eighties?
If the eighties were about nothing else, they were about big money and the pursuit of such. Hunters will also pursue doe. Well that is when a nice stag isn’t available. And also this is supposed to help cull the … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Humour, Social Science
Tagged Anthropocene, buckskins, camouflage, Cindy Lauper, eighties, eighties people pursued dough, fans blowing back hair, hunters, hunters head into the wind to limit the spread of their scent, hunters pursue doe, kill species by accident, Madonna, Michael Jackson, now men drive the eras, plaids, Pop, pop music, the teens, trophy hunters
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Maybe Trump Wasn’t Too Far Off When He Said Kim Jong Un Loved His People
Perhaps Trump is on to something. What does a dictator most fear? His people. Which is why Kim Jong Un is most ruthless with them. Who do his people most fear? Why Kim Jong Un. They are locked in this … Continue reading
What If Other Activities Were Like Hockey?
“What was thought to be a close match of hopscotch between Emma and Samantha, has turned into a rout by Samantha. Emma hops just as well but Samantha’s aim today is impeccable. Watch that concentration as she throws a perfect … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Social Science, Sports
Tagged bailiff, fighting, goon, hockey, hopscotch, judge, land line box, land line league, lineswoman, penalty, polices itself, prosecutor, public defender, referee, technicians
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Permapout
What is a poor, spoiled, rich kid supposed to do when they don’t get their way? The answer is: they eventually learn is to pout. Maybe Mommy or Daddy would be inflexible enough to stop this dead in its tracks. … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Humour, Politics, Social Science
Tagged Donald Trump, how a rich kid solves a bully problem, ICBMs, intercontinental ballistic missiles, Kim Jong Un, Melania, Miss America, Miss Universe, more beautiful with a pout, nuclear weapons, parent voters, permapout, pout, racism, Russian dealings, servants, spoiled rich kid, Stormy Daniels, the Donald, the great pout off, Trump
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The Statutory Rape Generation
I was angered after hearing that the Millennial generation’s new cut off was being born in 1995 and not 2000. The whole point to being called Millennials is that certain important dates like graduation and schooling and of course births … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Humour, Social Science
Tagged average generation is 25 - 30 years, baby boomers, Center for Generational Kinetics, child/parent separation, for millennials early important years are on the millennium, gen X, generation definition, generations, generations seem to use first born to parent stretch of time, men can have children when 60, millenials, The Improbable Generation, The Statutory Rape Generation, The Unlikely Generation, two 11 year olds not likely to have children
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The Flatulator
Are you tired of your present love interest and wish to drive her away? The answer might be the flatulator. Are you immune to beans but want to keep up with your friends in the inevitable fart off? The flatulator … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Social Science
Tagged driving people away, fart, fart off, fart scent spray, flatulence, high tech whoopie cushions, might always be the champion of bean night, might even be able to light up stinky flatulator farts, Morse code, randomizer, Russian roulette with farts instead of bullets, squishable bulb and hose, the flatulator, the flatulator rarely empties out an elevator, when someone scrunches up face then use the flatulator, whoopie cushion, winning a fart off
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You Have Rights But Maybe Not Car Driver Rights
Myself and a group of partiers were walking home after drinking one night. There was no place to eat on the way that was still open. Except a Wendy’s drive thru. We knew that there was a hose that the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Social Science, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged bad area of town, black hose, can stomp on black hose to initiate drive thru order, car driver rights, carding pedestrians, Chandler Ave. pedestrian bridge, drive thru, good area of town, Kitchener, lots of pressure on a high heel, NIMBY, not in my back yard, pedestrian rights, racial profiling, showing ID, Toronto, Toronto police, Wendy's
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Irrational Bias in the Guardian
This recent Guardian article whines about today’s children not being able to use a pencil properly because all they do with their hands is press buttons and screens. But of course they had to make a large point of holding … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Social Science, Writing, Wry
Tagged "x"es and a check, 5 fingered grasp exercises 5 fingers, Bass, crokinole, dynamic sounds positive, dynamic tripod, dynamic tripod only exercises 3 fingers, fine motor skills, five fingered grasp, get a grip - The Guardian, grasp sounds negative, guitar, I can get likenesses of people while not using the dynamic tripod method, keyboards, musicians and precision games don't need the dynamic tripod method, neatness is probably in the wrist, people who hold their pen in other ways are just as fast and have as much stamina and are just as neat, recent Guardian article, The Guardian, today's children can't hold a pencil properly
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KO Wynne for Wind?
People are attracted to their own names. Many Dennises become dentists and many Lawrences become lawyers. I think Ontario’s premier, Kathleen Wynne is no different. Wynne went into politics which contains clear winners and losers. It’s no surprise that she … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Humour, Politics, Social Science
Tagged Canada, Dennis the Dentist and Lawrence the Lawyer are disproportionately common, electricity generation, first-past-the-post system, K. O. Wynne, Kathleen O'day Wynne, Kathleen Wynne, Liberals, New Democratic Party, Ontario, opposition parties whine, politics has clear winners and losers, Progressive Conservatives, renewables, renewables are now one of the best bets, solar, the puns - my god - the puns, wind bag politicians, wind power
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How to Increase the Number of Canadian Hockey Stars
I was first pointed out the selection bias in the NHL by the writings of Malcolm Gladwell. He noted that more NHL caliber players were born in the first three months of the year than any other three months. The … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Social Science, Sports, Wry
Tagged 14.5 % of players were born in last quarter of year, 36 % of NHL players were born in first quarter of year, any community with 2 teams the same age should divide by half years, birthday in first quarter of year, birthday in last quarter of year, if we don't start this some other country will, long time for pay off, Malcolm Gladwell, NHL caliber players, not a hard sell to parents of kids born in 2nd half of year, players start at 4 or 5 when months matter, selection bias, should lead to more good players, two hockey systems
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