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Archive for February, 2008

The Arrest Of Perry Dunlop

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

When I was a kid, I knew a cop named Perry Dunlop. He was a friend of my father. Perry investigated and uncovered child abuse and pedophilia that led to the arrest of a lot of people who didn’t want to be arrested. A lot of them had ties to the Roman […]

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A Big Fire In Toronto

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

One of the big news stories in Toronto this week was a six-alarm fire in the downtown core in the Queen and Portland area. Thankfully nobody was seriously hurt, but a lot of people are homeless now.  On a lesser note, that block of the city is looking none-too-pretty right now after several […]

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I know I try to keep this place pretty PG-13, but a story like this — that involves the French — is just too much to resist.
A French scientist by the name of Ludwik Leibler has developed a condom that he claims “can be pressed back together” (and even reused) if it is torn, […]

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A Reason To Cheer In Vancouver In 2010

Friday, February 15th, 2008

I saw this on the news the other day (another story here) and I was dumbfounded. The articles I linked don’t do credit to the interview Lloyd Robertson did on CTV news a few nights ago.
There’s a guy from Alberta who desperately wants to compete in skiing in the 2010 Olympics. He has […]

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Valentines Day is really one of the more useless holidays on the calendar.  Every year it sneaks up on millions of unsuspecting men who have forgotten that it’s approaching.
So men… what would you do to make sure you never had to find a way to celebrate this holiday ever again?  Gentlemen, I am here to […]

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Upset Stomach

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

I hurled like a cuckoo clock last night — every hour ON the hour — and don’t feel much better today.
I did find this video though, that I thought was very informative. I’m not ready to resort to my mother’s home remedy just yet and was interested to find it’s not on the list.

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The Only Good McCain Is A Pizza

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

GOP RIP.
C’mon you guys. Are you really going to vote for this guy?
Obama or Clinton (take your pick) could embarrass this guy right out of the country on election day.
It’s pretty sad when this is the best the Republican can come up with when the Democrats have powerhouse candidates coming from all angles. […]

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