impudent strumpet

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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

More information please

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So this guy in Austria... He keeps his daughter prisoner in the basement, fathers seven children with her, and has three of them come live w...
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New Rule: pronounce OB/GYN like two words instead of five letters

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I recently learned that OB/GYN is pronounced O-B-G-Y-N. That's F-U-C-K-E-D. It should be pronounced ob-gyn. Two words, two syllables....
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Monday, April 28, 2008

Anyone up for a real-life word problem?

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I'm trying to figure out if I could do more good by playing freerice.com for an hour, or by donating an hour's pay to...somewhere. ...

How Toronto works

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Um, quick question...

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Do the people of Indonesia know that there are ways prostituting oneself that don't require taking one's pants off? Actually, if th...
Sunday, April 27, 2008

Brief thoughts on the TTC strike

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I've got a hugeass TLDR post coming up with more in depth on the TTC strike and other things, but a couple of quick things that don'...

I before E except after C

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The only word I can think of that makes the "except after C" part of the rule necessary is receive. Can you think of any others?
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Saturday, April 26, 2008

Naming rights to TTC stations

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There's talk of selling naming rights to TTC stations. One thing I haven't seen mentioned yet, surprisingly because it is very impor...
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Weird turn of phrase

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"And we hope to gain support of all parties to ensure that TTC service is restored quickly for the families and businesses of Toronto....

OMGWTFTTC???

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Dear TTC: I want to be on your side, really I do. I'm a worker too, solidarity and all that. But no warning? After you said you'd ...

Restraining orders

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Once upon a time, mi cielito and I came up with the idea of getting a restraining order against someone and then running towards them, forci...
Thursday, April 24, 2008

Why universities shouldn't be expected to act in loco parentis

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Other people have already mentioned that students over the age of 18 are as much legally adults as you and I are and therefore no one can ha...

Why HPV vaccine is important

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This article misses the point. The thing about HPV, the thing that makes it different from all other STDs, is that a) you can't test for...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Snow on green deciduous trees

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The following pictures were taken on November 22, 2007. An unseasonably warm fall had left some of the decidious trees still green and leaf...
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Telecommunications

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Telecommunications companies have this really quite remarkable talent for making me feel like I'm getting screwed over when I'm not....
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Monday, April 21, 2008

Why do chaplains have to be religious?

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This train of thought started with this article, then wandered a bit. So you have a group of people brought together by or for some purpose...
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Sunday, April 20, 2008

There's no TTC strike

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Just in case for some weird reason you're reading my blog instead of the news.

Brilliant Ideas That Will Never Work: total war to save the world

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Think about World War II. Not the war part, what was happening at home. Everyone and everything was completely mobilized towards the goal ...

Things They Should Invent: one-handed rubber gloves

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Especially now that I have a dishwasher, many of my rubber glove chores really require only one hand to be gloved. This means that my right...
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