impudent strumpet

Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines

Monday, February 27, 2006

Legal rights for working animals!

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In light of the poor Toronto Police horse who was killed by a hit and run driver, I propose that hurting or killing any working animal shou...
Sunday, February 26, 2006

Things They Should Invent: Blog Anti-Tags

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Most blogging software (although not Blogger - HINT HINT BLOGGER TEAM) has tags sorting the posts into different categories. You can click ...
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Open Letter to Men Everywhere

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I do not accept acts of chivalry from strangers unless absolutely necessary, and I will not make small talk with strangers unless I am compl...

O Canada

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I fully understand the symbolic value of singing O Canada bilingually, but the problem is that it makes far less sense when you understand e...

The smartest show on television?

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When the TV show Frasier was running, it was often described as the smartest show on television. I just saw something that made me disagree...
Saturday, February 25, 2006

Pet peeve of the moment

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One thing that really frustrates me is when I state a personal limitation, for perfectly legitimate and relevant reasons, and my interlocuto...
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Friday, February 24, 2006

MASH modest inconsistency

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In one episode of MASH, Col. Potter is in his tent in his t-shirt and trousers. Maj. Houlihan walks in, and he tells her to turn around unt...
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Thursday, February 23, 2006

How to teach your kids sex ed

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There was an article in yesterday's Star about how sex ed is insufficient because teens don't fully understand various risks. The ...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Open dare

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I dare you, you, the person reading this, to: 1. Put on a neat, tidy, professional-looking suit, then 2. Walk down the street (Yonge St., ...
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Censorship standards

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PBS censored the word "blowjob," but didn't censor the racial slurs in the song Never Be Rude to an Arab. (Context: Monty Pyth...
Monday, February 20, 2006

Teh funny!

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If you only ever watch one episode of the Dick Van Dyke Show, watch the episode where they're waiting for their baby to be born. The blu...
Sunday, February 19, 2006

Skating

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Is it just me, or does the new scoring system make it less likely that people will skate clean? There seem to have been way more falls than...

Post your coffee recommendations here! Please!

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Second Cup has discontinued its Early Edition blend, which is my absolute favourite coffee ever :( I suppose the good news is that I'm ...
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All that jazz

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I have a working familiarity with jazz, perhaps somewhat moreso than my average contemporaries. When I reach for a song to sing while shower...
Thursday, February 16, 2006

Things They Should Invent: fomgers pm tje wrpmg leus cprrectpr

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(I.e.: Fingers on the wrong keys corrector) I translate by looking at the source text on paper and typing the translation into the computer....
Saturday, February 11, 2006

Not dead yet

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I am still here, and I do have a number of things to write about. In fact, there are a number of half-formed ideas sitting in my drafts fol...
Tuesday, February 07, 2006

There's no such thing as Ontario

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I think there's a bit too much emphasis in federal politics on the idea that provinces are homogenous. This may (or may not) be true in ...
Monday, February 06, 2006

Are you American? Do you wear Revlon makeup? If so, read on...

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Revlon Skinlights Custom Face Powders used to be available in Canada, but now they aren't any more. I really like it and I didn't f...
Sunday, February 05, 2006

Critiques of the comics from someone who can't draw or write

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1. As webcomic fans already know, Kestrel from Queen of Wands is now a character in Something Positive [Warning: Something Positive isn...
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