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70% of Canadians Are Lefties, It’s the Exact Opposite in the US and No One Knows Why (Oh, And This Isn’t A Post About Politics, It’s About…

…what hand we use to shoot in hockey. (I’m a lefty but my dad’s a righty.   Pace and I were on the driveway playing tonight and he was shooting right as well.  Weird.) (via Reddit)

Posted 13 August 2014 § Canada § Pace § Sports § United States ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: ,

11 Arresting Facts About “Orange Is The New Black”

Shea’s and my current favourite show, “Orange Is The New Black” just had its second season released on Netflix this weekend. Unlike traditional broadcast TV shows, viewers the option to watch all new episodes on their own time including, if you choose, the day of their release in a single binge watch session. After a couple […]

Posted 08 June 2014 § Internet § List § PopCulture § Shea § Technology § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “But they don’t give you any choice/’Cause they think that it’s treason/So you had better do as you are told/You better listen to the radio”

A classic SNL musical performance confirms that controversy inevitably becomes commodity… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E6fvVaVgOQ “Radio, Radio” – Elvis Costello

Posted 02 June 2014 § Censorship § Humour § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

2014 Forbes Billionaire Facts & Figures

Posted 28 May 2014 § Infographic § Jobs § Politics § PopCulture § Technology § UK § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Too Many Tabs Tuesday

The Stanley Cup playoffs are heating up but it’s still the off season for some teams.  The official Twitter accounts of the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Tampa Bay Lightning engaged in what is perhaps the world’s first game of Twitter Tac Toe! “Dad Jokes” are shorthand for lame jokes that inevitably get groans from […]

Posted 20 May 2014 § Family § Humour § Infographic § List § PopCulture § Randomness § Sports § Travel § UK § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Too Many Tabs Tuesday

Some of the times science fiction led to science fact What Your Country Says About Your Reading Habits What’s the single biggest mistake parents can make? (AskReddit) 40 Ways Kids Ruin Everything Good In This World (very funny!) How The Working Class Was Forgotten 10 Segments That Make Us Ashamed To Be Wrestling Fans And one […]

Posted 06 May 2014 § Baby § Canada § Humour § Politics § PopCulture § Sad § UK § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – The Most Famous Book Set In Each of the 50 States

Earlier this week, I posted an infographic of the most famous brand from each US state. Soon after, I came across a similar graphic which features (arguably) the most famous book set in every state…

Posted 25 April 2014 § FridayFunLink § Infographic § List § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin Gives a NSFW Defense of Gay Marriage

Hell yeah! (h/t to JK or FB)

Posted 23 April 2014 § Censorship § Humour § Politics § PopCulture § Sports § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

The Corporate States of America

Here’s an interesting map of the best known brand from each American state (with a handy list of all the brands-by-state so you can see the smaller states that are harder to make out on the map)…

Posted 22 April 2014 § Infographic § Jobs § List § United States ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged:

Random Thoughts on #WrestlemaniaXXX Tonight #spoilers

Here are some random thoughts on the 30th anniversary of the biggest wrestling pay-per-view of all-time… – *loved* the opening HHH vs. Daniel Bryan match and its placement on the card too after some people speculated that it would be right before the main event Triple Threat match which would’ve been really dumb in my […]

Posted 06 April 2014 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Sports § Technology § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,