Category Archives: Humour

News Anchor Fail Compilation

I occasionally do Sappy Sunday posts so perhaps I need to do a recurring humour-themed post to balance things out?  Too Funny Tuesdays?  Tickle Tuesdays?

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Saturday Snap – Unfortunate DVD Case of the Week

I know its juvenile but given how he died, you have to admit that this DVD case for a David Carradine Tai Chi workout has some unfortunate text on the cover promoting its “benefits”.  When I saw the case at the library, I just burst out laughing.   Then I realised this would be my […]

Blog Holiday

As I mentioned the other day, Shea, Pace and I are on holidays for the next little bit.  And even though I have such a serious Internet addiction that I bought a wireless router on my way into Kelowna so I could have WiFi at my aunt's place (I wish I were kidding about that! […]

Saturday Snap – On the Road Again

We're off for a few weeks' holidays, planning to hit Calgary, Kelowna and Vancouver as our main ports of call.  Here's a shot from somewhere near Brooks, Alberta.  “When you gotta go” and all that – glad we decided to throw the potty in the van with us!  The funniest/scariest part of this was the […]

My New Most Favourite Library Story of All-Times

A patron, concerned about the possibility of germs on library books, removes the plastic covers then cooks them at 350 for 30 minutes before reading them.  True story. 

Who Ya Gonna Call?

Leader's Gala, a snub to working people

I hope no one thinks they've stumbled upon NDP Watch with this post but I have to admit that I had to do a double (actually triple) take when I received the latest e-newsletter from the provincial NDP with the headline, “Leader's Gala, a snub to working people, and more policy videos.”  For a moment, […]

Betty White on SNL and Six Other Victories of the Internet That Influenced Pop Culture

Former Golden Girl and definitely not-the-typical Saturday Night Live host, Betty White actually *was* the host of last night's show, mainly because of an Internet campaign that started on Facebook.  Here's an article that details some other examples of Internet campaigns affecting pop culture. 

"You Can't Handle The Truth" – Media Bans in the Digital Age

Everybody's probably familiar with the sad story of Tori Stafford, the young girl from Woodstock, Ontario who was abducted and killed last year.  Recently, some new detail has apparently come to light but the judge has imposed a publication ban meaning no Canadian media can cover this aspect of the trial.  The traditional media aren't […]