Category Archives: Wee Bit O’ Humour

C’mon, High School Teachers, Teach Sensawunda

Posted on 22 December 2012 by Larry Russwurm

For this post, I was just going to bitch that the fiction gatekeepers in high school, the teachers, seem to ignore genre fiction. But then I thought back to my education more carefully and realized that grade 11 was a … Continue reading →

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The True Chretien King Maker

Posted on 19 December 2012 by Larry Russwurm

Many have lamented how the left and centre of the Canadian political spectrum have been left out of power for many years. There have been calls for the left leaning NDP and centrist Liberal party to merge in order to … Continue reading →

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Is Justin Trudeau the Start of a New Math for Liberals?

Posted on 14 October 2012 by Larry Russwurm

You may have already heard about the Canadian Liberal Party’s system of alternating English leaders with French leaders. I’ve even mentioned it in an earlier post. But the math may have changed since confederation, 145 years ago. You see, the … Continue reading →

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Possessions

Posted on 12 September 2012 by Larry Russwurm

The language of love leaves a lot to be desired. Think of it. “Be mine” is probably the most used Valentine and candy heart slogan. “I’m Yours” was a recent big hit by Jason Mraz. We’ll even say “who belongs … Continue reading →

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The BOGO Slide

Posted on 5 September 2012 by Larry Russwurm

I first heard of “BOGO” sales on the American television we Canadians get piped in (the majority of Canucks live near the border). The first time I heard an explanation about what the mysterious acronym meant was much later on … 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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The Case for Vampires Staking Vampires

Posted on 8 August 2012 by Larry Russwurm

Since vampires do indeed exist, let’s look at them a bit more scientifically than they usually get looked at. First of all we know they feed off human blood. And those bodies they have fed on turn into vampires. This … Continue reading →

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Ben Johnson for the Order of Canada

Posted on 30 June 2012 by Larry Russwurm

Let’s look at the good Ben Johnson did. He handled reporters well as an up and coming track star in the eighties. The steroids he took were not a magic bullet. He still had to train strongly to attain his … Continue reading →

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Suspension of Disbelief Important for Cats and Kids

Posted on 27 June 2012 by Larry Russwurm

I usually play with my cat twice per day with a string. I get frustrated that she ignores the string for a long time, sometimes. I guess she is practising her looking like part of the background skills. Or is … Continue reading →

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C. D. Howe Institute Signals Ontario Mega Rich How to Revolt

Posted on 16 June 2012 by Larry Russwurm

For those of you who don’t know, the C. D. Howe Institute is a Canadian right wing think tank. That is the official story. But when the results are predetermined (right wing) it’s not a think tank, more like a … Continue reading →

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