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It is to laugh
So CIBC thinks we all should have an emergency fund. Pale finds the very idea is vastly amusing and I would agree.If they had asked me, I would have said…
Cue the whining
Now that the Olympics are over, the whining about how we didn’t win enough medals can begin — three, two one: the magic petered out. Oh, what tripe. Of course,…
Vulture/Voucher 2012
The reaction to Romney’s pick of Paul Ryan as his vice-president candidate is hilarious:Charles P. Pierce (who apparently invented the “vulture/voucher” line): In his decision to make Paul Ryan, the…
Comparing Olympic athletes
The New York Times has a fascinating interactive graphic which compares today’s athletes to Olympians back to 1896, in the sprint, the freestyle and the long jump. The difference between…
Dirty Harry, the honey badger
h/t Balloon JuiceAnd I was telling my husband about TBogg’s hilarious post and his description of Harry Reid as the honey badger, because he doesn’t give a shit, and I…
Worst driving in the world
If you google “worst drivers” you will get to Russia pretty quickly. Like this:““And here’s another:Apparently many Russians equip their cars with video cameras — not surprising. But lots of…
The other moral to this story
As well as backing things up, the other moral to this story is: Don’t link everything.
Photo parade
Some of the animal photos from a collection of emotionally powerful photos: A dog named Leao keeps watch by the the grave of his owner who was killed in a…
Huh!
As well as Barak Obama’s birthday, here’s some of the other stuff that happened on August 4: 1892 – Lizzie Borden’s parents are found murdered1914 – Germany invades Belgium; Britain…
I won, we lost — an interview with Michael E. Mann
Paul Dechene from Planet S Magazine in Saskatoon Sask made a bet two years ago with a local talk show host that climate change would be proven within the next…
Tit for tat
Booman makes up a story about Mitt Romney — or maybe it really is true after all, you never know. It certainly deserves some detailed investigation, maybe even some congressional…
The smoking gun
I believe the smoking gun in the Black “wink-and-nod” case is the over-the-top hysterical reaction from the Harper Cons to the idea — the very idea! — that such an…
Shorter
ShorterJason Kenney (or his office, anyway): The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers…
Conservative hearts are two sizes too small
This is one of the ads made by the Toronto agency BBDO in 2007 on behalf of the UN Refugee Agency, with the goal of raising Canadian support for refugees.Unfortunately,…
Medal madness
Please, please, please, could a Canadian athlete win a medal in something in the next three days?Because that’s about how long it will take until the Canadian press starts up…
Who’s zoomin’ who
The contrast between Heather Mallick’s coverage of the Douglas inquiry and Christie Blatchford’s is getting wider every day.Blatchford decided before the hearing even began that Lori Douglas is virtuous and…
Just you wait
The Telegraph says Mitt Romney is perhaps the only politician who could start a trip that was supposed to be a charm offensive by being utterly devoid of charm and…
Crabs got cars
Bird Box Crab – YouTube:
Do they know something I don’t?
So I’m checking my Facebook page and I glance at the ads appearing down the right side:skin cream, arthritic joints, OK…charity golf tourney, yes…dresses on sale, hmmm…and this one: Deadline…