Cheese In Space And Poetry

Great events sends their echoes forward AND backward in time. Conclusive proof that Britain’s first Cheese In Space Mission inspired a Canadian poet – MORE THAN A CENTURY BEFORE IT TOOK PLACE!!

Maybe Question Period Would Be More Productive –

 

– if they weren’t drinking.

Partisan Politics & Their Supporters –

 

– if it wasn’t quite so pathetic it would be funny.

 

Day in and day out, in the media, in the House of Commons, and in the new media, we see politicians and their partisan supporters lining up for their verbal sparring matches little knowing how much they have in common.

This Is A Complaint?

 

For the most part the domestic issues of foreign countries don’t interest me tremendously – oh sure, they can sometimes be interesting to follow but I don’t blog about them too much.

 

Sometimes however the the debates go over the edge and become downright hilarious, especially when the hyper-partisans are involved….. a case in point from Fox News

My Initial Thoughts Are, “That Sounds Reasonable”

 

Poland okays forcible [chemical] castration for pedophiles.

A Word To The Prime Minister

 

Far be it from us to tell you who should, or as the case is, should not, be on your staff and writing your material – but we can tell you that if the bunker was looking after you you never would have said this.

Todays Fun Brought To You By

 

– the letters B, P, and T

 

Catch ya later tonight…. maybe

Nuance on the American Right

So…if you’re an American conservative, when is it okay to deface an American flag in a fit of pique, and when is it NOT okay to deface an American flag in a fit of pique?

The Conservative Worldview: There’s Alberta, then…uh…

Sometimes the best part of the quote isn’t the part that makes headlines.

A Truly Inspired Legal Defense

I have a feeling that Patrick Ross has expanded his legal practice from libel defense to international criminal law. Can anyone confirm?

May I Hand You Another Christofle Nail For Your Vuitton Crucifix, Dear?

We don’t think you’re a racist because you oppose the current American Administration’s policies, Wendy. Don’t flatter yourself. We think you’re a racist because you are one.

I Admit To Being Surprised

 

I expected to come home from work tonight and find the Canadian political blogosphere fighting about government plans to introduce “…. legislation to repeal the so-called faint hope clause that enables criminals convicted of first- and second-degree murder to apply for parole earlier than their sentence allows.”

 

– and the sniping just wasn’t happening…….

The Thing Is Iggy –

 

– I don’t believe you either.

Well Ain’t That Just Ever So F’ing Helpful

 

Subtitled: Poor decisions Coming Back To Haunt Me

Seasonal flu shot may increase H1N1 risk: early data

 

Preliminary research suggests the seasonal flu shot may put people at greater risk for getting swine flu, CBC News has learned.

Patrick Among The Aborigines: A Comic Dialogue

In Which An Amusingly Obtuse Blogger Illustrates a Truly Conservative Spirit by Invoking the Spirit of Stephen Leacock to Illustrate Contemporary Usage of the English Language. A Comedy.

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