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Entries Tagged as 'Utter Stupidity'

Historian meet hubris; hubris meet historian

August 1st, 2008 · 6 Comments

I started to read this history book - Antiquity by Norman F. Cantor published 2003/2004.  Now before I start on my venom, let me explain, I love reading history books. All sorts of history. Lately I’ve been on an ancient history binge and enjoying every minute of it. I’ve been rereading Plato’s Republic and wanted [...]

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Tags: Catpaw's Mad · History · Rants · Utter Stupidity

So many strawberries, so little time

July 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

- Oh I feel so lazy lately… I look at my lovely little blog and say, I should gripe about this, I should moan about that and then I see the fresh fruits and veggies, the bbq, the sun (well not today, it’s coming down in buckets) and say “Screw it… let’s go loaf” and [...]

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Tags: Blogging · Catpaw's Mad · Justice · Obnoxious People · Rants · Utter Stupidity

Toronto cabbies and the right to call home

June 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Oh my, what a nasty kettle of fish this story has opened. Ontario is pondering a ban on cell phone use while driving. Hurray - it’s long overdue. The local paper, The Toronto Star, ran an article last week that, I suppose, was supposed to drum up support for cab drivers here in the city. [...]

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Tags: Blogging · Catpaw's Mad · Curiosities · Rants · Silly Moments · Toronto · Utter Stupidity

Shame about the jobs but do we really need all those trucks?

June 9th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) down in Oshawa are blockading their soon to be defunct GM truck plant. GM recently announced they are closing the gas guzzler plant in 2009 and gave layoff notices to all the workers. Seems the economy won’t support these behemoths anymore, and the public is telling GM with it’s wallet - [...]

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Tags: Catpaw's Mad · Rants · Utter Stupidity · Whines