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The Homophobic Version of “Laurel” or “Yanny”?

There was lots of controversy on Twitter (but when isn’t there?) a couple days ago when Leafs defenseman, Morgan Rielly, was accused of yelling a homophobic slur on the ice. There were conflicting opinions with some people thinking the on-ice mics caught him yelling “Fucking faggot” (which wouldn’t be the first time this has happened […]

Posted 13 March 2019 § Censorship § Meme § PopCulture § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

I Mean, There’s A Lot You Could Say About Trump’s “State of the Union” Address…

…but this really sums it up:

Posted 05 February 2019 § Humour § Meme § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Paths to Victory for 2020 Democratic Hopefuls

So it looks like there could end up being a few dozen people running for President as a Democrat in 2020. Based mostly on my own reading and research plus a fair bit of gut feeling, here are quick summaries of who I think could win (and how), ranked roughly by how I see their […]

Posted 03 February 2019 § List § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Behind the Scenes in the Calgary Flames A/V Room

Not to turn this blog into “all Flames all the time” (er, suck it, Chiarelli) but came across this video and found it very interesting, especially the behind-the-scenes of switching the Kiss Cam! 😉  

Posted 23 January 2019 § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Moose Jaw Engages In A Battle of the “Meese”

In a province where we take pride in our large roadside attractions, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan has long prided itself on having the world’s largest moose. Except that a few years ago, those dirty bastard Norwegians have raised the ante(lers) by erecting a moose statue that is Max the Moose (by 31 cm) compared to Moose Jaw’s […]

Posted 18 January 2019 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Humour § Saskatchewan § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

10 Reasons Mexico Is Safer For Tourists Than You Think

  One of the most common questions I hear when we tell people we’ve gone to Mexico multiple times over the years (and are going again this year) is, “Is it safe?” It seems there are daily news stories about drug cartels’ influence on the highest levels of government and horror stories of mass shootings with these […]

Posted 15 January 2019 § Canada § List § Travel § Wisdom ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

.@aoc_dances Is My New Favourite Twitter Account Today

So you may have heard that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had an “embarrassing” video of her dancing in a college video (which, in turn was a remake of an earlier mash-up) highlighted recently but that it didn’t go as well as the anonymous right-wing troll who tweeted it had hoped. Unsurprisingly, instead of embarrassment and scorn, […]

Posted 08 January 2019 § Humour § Internet § Meme § Politics § PopCulture § Technology § United States § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Five Books That Explain Why The World Is Fucked (Uhm, Happy New Year?!?)

Let’s start the New Year off right – with a list of Five Books That Explain Why The World Is Fucked. (via Reddit) (Happy New Year?!?)

Posted 01 January 2019 § Humour § List § Politics § PopCulture § Sad § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – What’d People Have Removed From Their Body Cavities This Year?

I love all kinds of “End of Year” lists!

Posted 28 December 2018 § Humour § List ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “It’s Christmastime in Washington/The Democrats rehearsed/Gettin’ into gear for four more years/Things not gettin’ worse”

“Christmas in Washington” – Steve Earle

Posted 24 December 2018 § MusicMonday § Politics § United States § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,