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Tag Archives: Canada
November 2024 Grab Bag o’ Humour
Let’s say you wish to swear geographically. What would be the best way to go about this? Well you may be up Schitt’s Creek without a paddle. What the Fukishima is wrong with me? If you don’t like it you … Continue reading
July Grab Bag o’ Humour
Giant hogweed had a nicer name when it was first exported to North America from Asia. It was supposed to be a nice, big, decorative plant. Oh, the folly of our ancestors! It spread easily and it quite earned the … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, History, Science, Social Science, Sports
Tagged "Gen Z", Argentina, Asia, baby boomers, Canada, Chile, Copa America, Everyone's a Winner, giant hogweed, Hot Chocolate, Lionel Messi, Millennials, North America, participation trophies, Peru, plant is named properly now, reacts to UV in sunlight, sap on outside of stem, soccer, team Canada, Uruguay, Venezuela
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Septemberfest
Oktoberfest began as a party to celebrate the marriage of Bavarian royalty in Munich in 1810. The marriage occurred on October 12 but the partying continued for the next few days. The participants had so much fun that they decided … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Cities?
It was recently found that the politest city in Canada shares a border with the rudest city in Canada. What could possibly be going on when you magically cross that border? Both cities are in the Greater Toronto Area. The … Continue reading
Lessons in Geography
Let’s look at the continents starting from south to north. There is Antarctica. Then comes the currently joined plates of America. Then comes Australia. Then there’s Africa. Certainly not least is Asia. Last of all is Europe. One of these … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged Africa, America, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, California, Canada, Canada will never have the nice temps of California, colonisation, continents, end in A, Europe, Hollywood North, indigenous exposed to old world viruses and germs, Montreal, North America South America, plants rely on California wildfires to procreate, Prairies, start in A, Toronto, vancouver, wildfires, wildfires all over Canada
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Canadian Michaels and China
A few years ago, Canada arrested Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou on behalf of the US and our agreements with that country. In retaliation, China arrested the two Michaels, Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, two Canadians who were in China at … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Humour, Politics, Stage and Screen
Tagged Austin Powers, Canada, China, expelled, Huawei, Meng Wanzhou, Michael Chong, Michael J. Fox, Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor, Mike Myers, Newhart show, partly Chinese, Shrek, Tia Carrere, TikTok, U.S., Wayne's World, Zhao Wei
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April 2023 Grab Bag o’ Humour
As two letter abbreviations for Canadian provinces become more and more common in Canada, I looked up Newfoundland. NL is the two letter abbreviation for Newfoundland. This is way better than the four letter, Nfld., we were taught as kids. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Geography, Humour, Music
Tagged Art, Canada, CFL, D list, doctor, engineer, Fender Bender, Fender guitar, football, Frank Zappa, Joe's Garage, lawyer, lead guitar, Newfoundland, NFL, paintings, realist art, rhythm guitar, scientist, soccer, stratocaster, telecaster, tiger mom, two letter abbreviations for provinces
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The Colours of Wealth
Centuries ago, they didn’t have an inexpensive dye for purple. But they did for the rest of the spectrum. So only rich people could afford purple clothes. The colour became associated with wealth. Royalty and nobles alike used to like … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Humour
Tagged America, are the wealthy unnecessary?, B&W photos can't counterfeit colour, Bezos, Branson, Canada, colour, counterfeit, government got to the moon 53 years ago, green, greenback, money, Musk, orange, orange hair and skin, primary colours, purple, purple clothes were for nobles, Rosedale, secondary colours, subway stops, Toronto, Trump, wealth, when will private enterprise make it to the moon?
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The Luck of the Irish – No Thanks!
The nineteenth century in Ireland was dominated by poor government and the almost decade long Potato Famine. During the Potato Famine, 1 million people died and 2 million left Ireland for good. If the Irish were a lucky people, they … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, History, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged 2 million left, 20th century saw a terrorism and hate, British, Canada, civil war, I million died, Ireland, Irish, Kharma, luck, Maybe kharma will bounce the other way and make Ireland lucky, New World, New world descendants might be lucky, nineteenth century had poor government in Ireland, no snakes might be considered good luck, Northern Ireland is allied with Britain, Potato Famine, President Reagan and Prime Minister Mulroney, Republic of Ireland is 3/4 of the island, Republicans, US
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The Long Game
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
Posted in Geography, Sports, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged 2022 world cup of soccer, 2026 world cup of soccer, America, baseball, basketbell, Canada, coaches, dual citizenship, eating less meat per capita, football, hockey, imigration to increase desirable traits, immigration, immigration from soccer hotbeds, last time Canada qualified was 1986, men's soccer, North America is a soccer wasteland, soccer, Texans, Tokyo Olympics, Toronto, trainers, women's soccer
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