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Tag Archives: Canada
Figurative Stockholm Syndrome
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
Posted in Politics, Social Science, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged accountants, Canada, captive sympathizes with captors, crash tests, election, landlord, NDP, pharmacare, self interest, stockholm syndrome, SUVs, SUVs for safety, take taxes down to zero, tax the ultra wealthy, the Green Party, universal free dental care, young people vote for the parties that susidize fossil fuels
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What to Do With the Wilmot John A MacDonald Statue
John A. MacDonald was Canada’s first prime minister. He also helped institute the Residential schools system that tortured and abused young indigenous Canadians. All this was done far away from their families and resulted in many deaths in unmarked graves. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humour, Politics
Tagged Canada, don't erase history crowd, first prime minister, John A. MacDonald, nineteenth century, no sir to John A. MacDonald, off with his chairs, present day, red paint, residential school architect, residential schools, sculptures, Southwestern Ontario, Wilmot Township
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The Ontario-Wide Financial Paradox
Ontario-Wide Financial has been advertising on television quite often lately. Their ad doesn’t apply to me so mostly I tried to ignore it. But then I accidentally watched it with discernment one day. They declare in the voice-over that they … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Humour, Language
Tagged ad, bank branches are leased, Canada, Canada Trust, Canadian banks, Canadian banks aren't allowed to own real estate, collapse the wave function, isn't a bank, neither a bank or not a bank, neither alive nor dead, Ontario, Ontario-Wide Financial, paradox, pocket change, Schrodinger's cat, Toronto Dominion Bank, verbal agreements, when you stroke out "isn't a bank", written contracts
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Frank Bombs
Lately frank bombs have been going off. You know, like the ones in the Wizard of Oz. When the scarecrow is told by the wizard that he had a brain all along, the tin man had a heart and the … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Politics, Stage and Screen, Wee Bit O' Humour, Writing
Tagged brain, bravery, Britney Spears, Canada, conservatorship, cowardly lion, crossroads, dictator, Donald Trump, Framing Britney Spears, frank bomb, free Britney, Harry and Megan, heart, Hollywood actress, insurrection, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Kim Jong Un, L. Frank Baum, Lucky, mental health, nipplegate, politics or entertainment, Prince Phillip, she's learned to cope, the insurrection failed, the presidency, the scarecrow, the tin man, the wizard, The Wizard of Oz, Trump as dictator would let China become the world's biggest power
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Red, White and Chartreuse
I hear Americans saying the red, white and blue all the time as if it is obvious to what they are referring to. They are referring to their flag but to non Americans it is not obvious what they mean. … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Geography, Humour, Politics
Tagged Amercicans, Australia, Britain, burgundy, Burgundy went in and out of fashion, Canada, chartreuse, countries, exotic colours go in and out of fashion, flags, France, Japan, LGBTQ+, New Zealand, primary colours, purple dye used to be very expensive, rainbow flag, rainbow flag not a rainbow, same coloured flags, secondary colours, security council, spectrum, stars and stripes, Union Jack, United Kingdom, USA
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The Big Smoke
“Sit down, Near Absolute Hero, I have something to say to you and this might take a while,” said the lead fire commissioner of the Big Smoke. As Near Absolute Hero sat, the commissioner went on. “Many countries have their … Continue reading
Posted in comics, Humour
Tagged Canada, Dublin, England, Ireland, London, Near Absolute Hero, Near Absolute Hero gets paid by the fire department, ribbing fire crews from the Big Smoke, The Big Smoke, Toronto, Toronto now called the Big Smoke because of legalized pot, You can do cannabis in Canada
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Can’t Believe the Cannabis Edibles Ad Hasn’t Been Pulled Yet
Cannabis edibles have just become available in Canada. The government doesn’t think we understand the risks, yet. To help with this, the government has put out a cannabis edibles public service announcement ad. The ad says in exactly the following … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Politics
Tagged ad, advertisement, back to smoking joints, Canada, cannabis edibles, commercial, doobies, help your kids understand the risks, high is delayed, high is unpredictable, munchies, munchies might drive you to eat more edibles in vicous circle, panhandling, psa, public service announcement, teacher's pet, teacher's whipping boy
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BC Has the Lowest Per Capita Marijuana Retail Sales in Canada
British Columbians have a reputation in Canada as being the biggest pot smokers in the country. This reputation was built over the last few decades at least. It was no surprise to Canadians that gold medal winning snowboarder, Ross Rebagliati … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Geography, Humour, Politics
Tagged biggest per capita market, black market, British Columbia, Canada, gold medal, marijuana, medical marijuana, Nagano Olympics, pot store, pushers, Ross Rebagliati, second hand pot smoke, smallest per capita retail sales, snowboarder, stoner, THC
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Oh No! Alberta and Saskatchewan Might Separate!
Billboards have appeared in Alberta and Saskatchewan promoting separation from the rest of Canada. I think this is supposed to strike fear in the heart of all Canadians. I don’t think it is working. What seems to piss off these … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Politics
Tagged Alberta, Alberta and Saskatchewan slightly richer, billboards, billboards promoting separation of Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada, carbon tax, carbon tax starts low, definitely no airplane tankers, do you think other provinces will allow pipelines if separation occurs, earth uninhabitable, gives Alberta and Saskatchewan time to adjust, Hudson's Bay Company, no rail car oil tankers, no truck oil tankers, oil and gas, pipelines, prairie provinces, rest of Canada, Saskatchewan, separation, the rest of Canada paid for your land
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The British Royal Family Has a Problem with Titles
Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, is not the Princess of Wales to match her husband’s title. Indeed if the day that Queen Elizabeth abdicates or dies ever comes around, it was said at their marriage that Camilla’s husband would then … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Humour, Language, Politics
Tagged "the sun never sets on the British Empire, Birtish Royal Family, British Empire, British royalty titles, Camila, Canada, Duchess of Cambridge, Duchess of Cornwall, Empress Victoria, Kate, King Charles, King William, Oedipus triangle, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince Phillip, Prince William, Princess consort, Princess of Wales, Queen Consort, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth is our head of state, Queen Victoria
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