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Seinfeld Had A Humourous Take That Applies To The “Don Poppy” Controversy

A show ahead of its time in many ways… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iV8X8ubGCc  

Posted 13 November 2019 § Censorship § Humour § Meme § MemoryLane § News § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Fred Eaglesmith Grand Ole Opry Debut

It took him fifty years to get there but it was worth it!

Posted 23 October 2019 § Humour § MemoryLane § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Hockey’s Back! (And so is beer!)

I’ve been trying to greatly reduce my beer drinking from summer camping levels (essentially down to one per week instead of one per hour!) and I’m also trying to drink only terrible tasting low-carb beer (fuck, I’m old.) But I made a special exception for one last beer I had left from our Calgary trip […]

Posted 05 October 2019 § Humour § MemoryLane § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Sports § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

12 Most Offensive South Park Episodes

Shea and I went to see “Book of Mormon” today, one of the most successful, long-running Broadway shows of all-time, written and produced by the same guys who made South Park. I’ve been a fan of South Park since someone told me about “Rainbows?  I hate rainbows!” but I don’t watch it as religiously (pun […]

Posted 29 September 2019 § Censorship § Humour § MemoryLane § Photo § PopCulture § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Trailer

Shea and I are binging “Handmaid’s Tale” right now and both loving it (while also regularly cringing!) but if pressed, I’d still say “Breaking Bad” is my favourite TV show of all-time.  (It’s up there for Shea too but I think she picks “The Wire” as her all-time favourite.) Anyhow, can’t wait for this…

Posted 25 September 2019 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

(Belated) Friday Fun Link – Game of Thrones Characters Reimagined as Disney Characters

Fun stuff.

Posted 05 July 2019 § FridayFunLink § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Hell’s Bells (Game of Thrones Spoilers)

They don’t match perfectly but this is still pretty cool…

Posted 17 May 2019 § FridayFunLink § Meme § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

The Best Thing I’ve Read About Game of Thrones S08E05?

The penultimate episode of “Game of Thrones” has aired and, as usual, there have been all sorts of reactions – positive, negative, questioning, sentimental, memetic. Of everything I’ve read since watching the episode, this post on Reddit which speaks to how so much of how we respond to art (books, movies, television, etc.) is based […]

Posted 14 May 2019 § Meme § Politics § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – What’s the Secret of the Most Successful Jeopardy Champion of All-Time? The Children’s Library!

James Holzhauer hasn’t caught Ken Jennings in terms of number of victories in a row but he’s setting records for most money won per game which is arguably a more impressive achievement? His secret? Studying easy-to-read introductory books on a wide variety of subjects at the children’s library!

Posted 03 May 2019 § FridayFunLink § Jobs § Library § News § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Shit Fireplace

If you’re looking for an alternative to the ubiquitous yule log channels/videos at this time of year, try “Shit Fireplace” (and I’m proud to say the co-creator of these videos is a colleague at RPL!)  

Posted 21 December 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § Library § Meme § PopCulture § Randomness § Video § Work § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: