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Newspaper Humor at “The Darwin Exception” 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Kim calls her Blog The Darwin
Exception
“because it’s not always survival of the fittest;
sometimes the idiots get through”
I found Kim’s blog in the Tag Surfer one day, and it’s quickly become a must-read for me.
My favourite feature on her blog is the NewspaperHumor
. Unfortuntaly for me I always end up reading it [...]
Reminiscing About My First Love 0000-00-00 00:00:00 May is Matt’s birthday.
Matt was my first ‘boyfriend’, my first ‘real love’. In fact, there is still a teeny tiny bit of my heart, way in the back, which loves him still.
I remember the horrible childish circumstances to which our ‘relationship’ started. My best friend at the time Katie and I made a contest. Who [...]
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, First Love
Noah’s Ark - Weird Words for Groups of Animals 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Here is a list I stumbled across, its what different animals are called in a group.
Make me giggle. Who makes up this stuff?
Singular:
In a group:
elk:
a gang of elk
ferrets:
a business of ferrets
giraffe:
a tower of giraffes
hyena:
a cackle of hyenas
kangaroo:
a troop of kangaroos
leopard:
a leap of leopards
monkey:
a barrel or troop of monkeys
lion:
a pride of lions
tiger:
a streak of tigers
frog:
an army of [...]
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, Words
, Groups
, Animals
Don’t Walk into this Walk in Clinic 0000-00-00 00:00:00 “You can’t just walk into this walk in clinic; you’ve never walked in here before”
Yes – that is the reply I got from happy-sunshine “Bessie” at a local walk in clinic.
Lau William Dr
Address: 4415, boulevard Notre-Dame,
Laval, QC
H7W 1T7
Telephone: 450-687-2221
I am writing the REAL names of the receptionist and the doctors office to ‘warn’ others [...]
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Garden Version 1 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I was out in the garden today, I put some soil out - ready to plant flowers next weekend.
Here are some pictures of what is already growing. . . .
Violet
White Tulips
I have no idea what this plant is, its one of the ones I planted last year. It reminded me of a pot plant, and [...]
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You Catch More Flies With. . . . 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Today Colin and I went to Reno Depot to look at lawn mowers. We need a new one.
I went to check out the plant section, and I came across a small little lone plant that looked very interesting.
I picked it up to look at the tag, it was a Venus Fly Trap. [...]
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, Flies
Who The Heck Keeps Google-ing Me? 0000-00-00 00:00:00 The past few days I’ve got a huge number of hits from people searching ‘me’ and Colin.
Now I’ve never hidden ‘my identity’ with my blog, but all the same - who the heck are all these lurkers??
You know who I am, who the heck are you?
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LOVE Marche Adonis! 0000-00-00 00:00:00
On the past weekend while Colin and I were out on our errands (looking for lawn mowers) we decided to stop at Marche Adonis for some fresh steaks to put on the BBQ for dinner.
When we’ve been to Richmond’s house for a BBQ he always buys his meat from there, so we knew we were expecting [...]
Smile! 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I was talking the other day with a work collegue, he is older gentleman and wonderfully Polish and very quirky. He is our ‘numbers and figures guy’. Often when you discuss things with him he can’t see past the numbers or won’t accept an answer without them.
“Show me the proof. I need data”
He has a [...]
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10 Rules for Dating/10 Rules for Facial Hair 0000-00-00 00:00:00 10 Rules
for Dating
/10 Rules for Facial Hair
Whether you’re looking for that someone special or you want to look special, both men and woman should keep these 10 rules in mind:
Not everybody wins.
Act your age.
Cleanliness counts.
Mustaches usually aren’t a good idea.
When in doubt, shave.
Trimming is important.
Avoid strong odors.
Pay attention. [...]
GI Joe 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Friday was a special day for Colin. His ‘new’ GI Joe Command Center arrived. As you can see by this photo below, its been a long time since Colin owned a GI Joe Command Center. (Paul is on the left, Colin on the right).
Since today is Paul’s birthday, I thought it would be cute to [...]
Monday Melee (May 7, 2007) 0000-00-00 00:00:00 A Fracas Project! You’re invited to participate. Get details and see the participant list here.
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The MondayMelee
Questions:
1. The Misanthropic: Name something (about humanity) you absolutely hate.
The need to put others down in the name of ‘comedy’
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2. The Meretricious: Expose something or someone that’s phony, fraudulent or bogus.
SunSilk ‘Hairapy’ COLOR BOOSTER, I tried to make [...]
Using Your Lightsaber Around the Home 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Check out this very informative post on HOW STUFF WORKS about everyday & new uses for your lightsaber.
My personal favorite is surely cutting bagels. . . .
The big advantage of using a lightsaber, of course, is that you can both cut and toast the bagel in one stroke.
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How Paintballs Are Made 0000-00-00 00:00:00 This is from the Discovery Channel’s show ‘How it is Made’ - this particular episode was filmed where I work. Most of that paintball goodness happens 20 feet behind my desk.
Enjoy.
LaKisha gets the Kiss-Off 0000-00-00 00:00:00 LaKisha Jones is the latest American Idol to have their hopes and dreams squashed.
No more sweet kisses from Simon Cowell **eeeewwwwwwww**
Jordin Sparks, Melinda Doolittle and Blake Lewis are the top 3.
Garden Version 2.0 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Recently I posted some picture of my pre-planted garden here, this past weekend I planed some new plants. I bought all plants that could live in full sun (the front of our house gets sun exposure all day) and drier soil. The bulbs and other plants that were already here when we moved in were [...]
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Monday Melee (May 14 2007) 0000-00-00 00:00:00 A Fracas Project! You're invited to participate. Get details and see the participant list here.
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The MondayMelee
Questions:
1. The Misanthtropic: Name something (about humanity) you absolutely hate.
Driving. In Quebec. In Montreal.
Why does this province need to always go against what the rest of the country want, feel and do.
The lack of respect for the [...]
I Hope Theres Still Room on the Bandwagon! Pls VOTE FOR JOEY MOGGIE! 0000-00-00 00:00:00 CLICK HERE!!! CLICK HERE!!! CLICK HERE!!! CLICK HERE!!!
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. . . .or in Canada.
One of the simply enjoyable things about a Wordpress blog is the stats. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again - I’m mad for the stats. At this point, its always been informational and comical - never a race to get [...]
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To the Mothers in my Life 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Happy Mothers
Day to the Mothers in my Life . . . . .
I love you!
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Also a special Happy Mother’s day to Jo-Ann, this is her first Mother’s day as a mum!
Marty's Doppelganger 0000-00-00 00:00:00 One of my cats, Marty
, has a doppelgänger living just across the street.
The Champ
My Handsome Marty
I’ve blogged about The Champ before, but I’ve never been able to get a ‘good’ picture of him to be able to do a picture comparision of the two of them. The Champ will be moving in a month (His [...]
400th Episode of the Simpsons to Air on May 20th! 0000-00-00 00:00:00 SET YOUR TIVO!!
Sunday May 20th will see the airing of the 400th episode of the Simpsons
. The Simpsons is the longest running animated series, now in its 18th season.
The 400th episode is called ‘24 minutes’ and is a parody of the television show 24 starring Keifer Sutherland
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Hepped Up on Goofballs 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Last night we had Scott over for a wonderful Adonis Steak BBQ, and a little Guitar Hero battle.
Scott was telling us about his girlfriend’s evil cat, so we decided to give Scott some of our Premium cat nip to mellow out the devil cat.
We put it in a little snack-sized zip-lock baggie. We were laughing [...]
Snow? 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Tonight Montreal is expecting SNOW. Yes, that is correct. This evening, Wednesday 16th May 2007, we are expecting a small amount of snow (less than a cm)
WTF!
Check out www.theweathernetwork.com
The Last Laugh? 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I was watching TV last night and came across a Canadian ‘game show’ where the contestants can win a house.
They are given the chance to tour the house for 5 minutes alone, then they get 45 to drive around the local area and learn about the amenities, then another 10 minutes in the house with [...]
American Idol Finale Finally Here : JORDIN SPARKS WINS! 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Tonight is live American
Idol Finale
.
For those that could vote, did you vote Jordin or Blake?
For those that couldn’t vote (like us Canadians) who would you have voted for? (Are all you Canadians looking forward to Canadian Idol starting up soon?)
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Tonight’s finale will probably see all this season’s American Idol
faces, like Sanjaya, back on [...]
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