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Tag Archives: Toronto
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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A Partial List of Rock Bands that are Better than the Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are overrated. Some people in my area might disagree. The nearby city, Toronto, in order to declare that the risk of getting SARS was over, had a festival to declare that illness gone. They got the Rolling … Continue reading
Posted in History, Music, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged arena rock, Bastille, Coldplay, Electric Light Orchestra, Faith No More, Foreigner, funk rock, Genesis, grunge, Imagine Dragons, INXS, Journey, Kitchener, Led Zeppelin, Men Without Hats, moss, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, pop rock, progressive rock, queen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rolling Stone, Rush, SARS, Styx, Supertramp, the Beatles, the Cars, The Cure, the greatest rock and roll band in the world, the Police, The Rolling Stones, the Who, Toronto, U2, Yes
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Grab Bag o’ Humour, January 2023
I remember going to York University in Toronto for the first time and being in residence. The talk came around to skipping class. I said something like “Yeah, I’ve already bagged off a class.” Everyone around just looked at me. … Continue reading
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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Yet Another Grab Bag o’ Humour
Dean R. Koontz is a great horror writer. So much so that I think it is only natural to call him the king of horror writers. Some might protest but I think that history will bear me out on this … Continue reading
Posted in Humour
Tagged Blyth Festival, Cambridge, Dean R. Koontz, Drayton theatres, God, gut flora, gut microbiome, horror writer, Lala land, Lutheran Church, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, photosynthesis, Satan, Shakespearean plays, Shaw Festival, Stephen King, Stratford Festival, The Simpsons, Toronto
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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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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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Notwithstanding the Notwithstanding Clause
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms has an odd clause. I know, I know you guessed it because of the title of this post. The notwithstanding clause allows the provincial government to override the Charter. I think it was … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humour, Politics
Tagged Canada, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, city councilors, Doug Ford, first past the post, force Toronto to get rid of councilors, judicial review 5 years later, Ontario, premier of Ontario, smoking crack, the notwithstanding clause, Toronto, torture confessions are notoriously bad, waterboard, Why no one should use the notwithstanding clause
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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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