Oh yea, I’m definitely giving you the info

I have received this email a number of times: WHAT A GREAT IDEA! We provide a concept that will allow anyone with sufficient work experience to obtain a fully verifiable University Degree. Bachelors, Masters or even a Doctorate. For US: 1.845.709.8044 Outside US: +1.845.709.8044 “Just leave your NAME & PHONE NO. (with CountryCode)” in the [...]

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Oh it comes in a shiny Canadian Edition

Some days I don’t even have to put any effort into being sarcastic. The Gods of Sarcasm simply deposit outrageous stories on my doorstep. Toronto and the outlying urban areas has seen more than their share of handgun violence. Quite a few bystanders have been caught in the crossfire as idiots with guns shoot at [...]

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Shame on the Toronto Star

Talk about overblown and self-important writing. The smoking lobby has always been silly with their “my rights” rants. Really, I don’t give a damn if you smoke – go ahead – but leave my lungs out of it. Your rights end when they interfere with my health. Smoke your hearts out, and your lungs… your [...]

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Someone must be joking

This can’t be true: Marie Douglas-David, a former investment banker, says she has no income and needs her 67-year-old husband, George David, to pay her more than $53,000 a week — more than most U.S. households make in a year — to cover her expenses…She’s asking to be awarded about $100 million in cash and [...]

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You say manure, I say mist

I was just reading an amusing article about ad campaigns that have tangled with linguistic borders. What sounds good in one language may not translate well into another. Verbatim translations often miss the nuances of local slang or twists on words as Clairol discovered many years ago. Clairol had a big selling product with their [...]

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When models riot – another sign of the apocolypse

Well, Saturday saw what could only be deemed as the first ever “Model Riot” in the world, a sure sign of the End of Times. Early Saturday morning something/someone sparked off a panic at the tryouts for the noxious “America’s Top Model” travesty. I’ve previously ranted about the fashion industry’s views on women. This is [...]

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