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13 Best Entries from the TL;DR Tumblr Version of Wikipedia

TL;DR means “too long; didn’t read” and is used when you provide a summary of a longer comment or article. A hilarious Tumblr  (now private?) creates TL;DR versions of Wikipedia articles.  Even though the original Tumblr doesn’t appear to be available, Google Images is your friend.  

Posted 23 June 2015 § Humour § Infographic § Internet § List § Meme § Randomness § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Cottonwood fallin’/Like snow in July/Fireflies poppin’/Like the fourth of July.”

Country music always makes me think of summer and camping and all that good stuff wrapped up all in one. Literally…

Posted 01 June 2015 § Humour § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – At What Point Does This Become Blasphemous?

Posted 24 May 2015 § Humour § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – Find Out What Your Name Would Be If You Were Born Today

This site uses census data to match your name’s popularity the year you were born (Jason = #3 in 1973) with the same ranked name from this year (Mason = #3 in 2015) as well as some other years as well. For the record… Shea would be Amaya Pace would be Abriel Sasha would be Zara […]

Posted 22 May 2015 § Family § FridayFunLink § Meme § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Breakdown of Swearing in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”

Posted 24 April 2015 § Censorship § FridayFunLink § Infographic § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Monica Lewinsky: The Price of Shame

This TED talk has been making the rounds since being posted a week ago and is approaching one million views on YouTube. It’s very interesting for Lewinsky’s observations on being at the epi-centre of our now common social media world where everyone can voice opinions on the news of the day, often reaching huge audiences, […]

Posted 26 March 2015 § Humour § Internet § Meme § Politics § Technology § United States § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

26 Cruel & Funny Lies Parents Told Their Kids

I’ve had many of these told to me by my parents and now, I’m doing the same to my kids – it’s the circle of life! 😉    

Posted 22 March 2015 § Family § Humour § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Play Cards Against Humanity Online

Fittingly you can play the hugely popular independent party game on a site called Cards Against Originality.

Posted 20 March 2015 § Censorship § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Some Resonant, Relevant Quotes on Free Speech and the Charlie Hebdo Massacre From The #MetaFilter Thread #jesuischarlie

So I wrote about the Charlie Hebdo massacre in a rather rambling manner the other day. I’m still thinking about what happened a lot – the conflict between unrestrained freedom of speech defenders (here!) and a sort of “Can’t we all get along/be kind and non-offensive to everyone” reaction which I have some sympathy to but […]

Posted 11 January 2015 § Censorship § Humour § Library § LibrarySchool § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Explain The Events of Star Wars IV-VI Like You Are A Heavily-Biased Imperial History Textbook

This is pretty funny stuff… The Emperor’s most trusted lieutenant and advisor, Darth Vader, was seen as an imposing and frightening figure to those who did not know him. This was because Vader, a veteran of the Clone Wars, had been injured in battle, and required a full-body suit to sustain him. The suit was […]

Posted 09 January 2015 § FridayFunLink § Humour § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,