Category Archives: Wee Bit O’ Humour

Fountain of Youth-

Posted on 30 April 2022 by Larry Russwurm

Djonni was regaining consciousness inside a dim apartment. The last thing he remembered was being surrounded by 5 thugs on an empty night time street in Miami. The throbbing in his head said they had hit him there and that’s … Continue reading →

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Let Sleeping Cats Lie

Posted on 5 March 2022 by Larry Russwurm

My cat, Bast, is overweight. That combined with her age, means she can no longer jump up to the bed. She can however jump up to the futon and curl up there. I was worried about this last fall as … Continue reading →

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The Long Game

Posted on 12 February 2022 by Larry Russwurm

Canada’s rise in the soccer world, first the gold medal winning women at the Tokyo Olympics and now the men’s team looking like it might qualify for the 2022 world cup of soccer – so far undefeated in the qualifiers, … Continue reading →

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The 100 Mile High Club

Posted on 8 January 2022 by Larry Russwurm

We’ve all heard about the mile high club. That’s the club where a randy couple have sex on a plane that is flying. Usually the plane is flying that high. So you can guess what I mean by a 100 … Continue reading →

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The Blame Game

Posted on 27 November 2021 by Larry Russwurm

It seems fair to blame young adults for their failures to launch. That is getting a job, being self sufficient and not living at home till they are thirty-five. First of all in my jurisdiction of Ontario, there is a … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Adventure

Posted on 20 November 2021 by Larry Russwurm

We are told that a rainbow is an optical illusion that depends on your perspective, the position of the sun, and the existence of water droplets in the air. But that doesn’t say if the pot of gold exists. The … Continue reading →

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Minority Marketing

Posted on 13 November 2021 by Larry Russwurm

Now that ads increasingly have minorities in them, marketers are taking advantage of some of the qualities that these minorities bring. Those ads for teeth whitening products now almost exclusively include those with darker skin. Why do these companies do … Continue reading →

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Ironic Titles?

Posted on 30 October 2021 by Larry Russwurm

Two stalwart rock bands, Coldplay and Imagine Dragons came out with albums recently. Both albums implied there was more to come in this vein. The title of the Imagine Dragons album is Mercury Act I. Act I usually implies that … Continue reading →

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Pandora Papers Legacy

Posted on 9 October 2021 by Larry Russwurm

A huge news story lately has been the Pandora Papers leak. That is where it has been leaked to the public all sorts of specific information about the wealthy hiding their riches from the taxman. A lot of information is … Continue reading →

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Figurative Stockholm Syndrome

Posted on 25 September 2021 by Larry Russwurm

Well we’ve just about closed the case for another election in Canada and still I wonder why people don’t vote for their self interest. For instance, the NDP was offering free pharmacare and free dental care. While both packages are … Continue reading →

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