d_rawk

I'll bite ..

Stopped in there this evening for a bite (this thread put the idea in my head). It was a full house. Asked if they were prepared for the groupon flood .. dude took a deep breathe and said that he was as ready as he'll ever be.

Gotta love The Post for sticking their fingers directly in your eyes and unapologetic self-righteousness: [edit to add: she is wrong about that last point, to be certain. She miscalculates just how deep the rift and the hatred - it is hatred - runs between the Liberal faithful and the NDP faithful. There may end up being a marriage of convenience, but it won't be particularly 'welcome' on either side.] But then Rex:

Don't expect too much .. it is a fine track, and typically Arcade Fire, but the David Byrne content is pretty minimal. He (almost inaudibly) woops and barks in the background. Shame, because they seem such a natural pairing that they could probably make something really beautiful if they genuinely collaborated together.

First link worked fine for me ... Thanks Kanada Kev! It's the single

Loves me some Hintonburger. So, they are already up to almost 2000 sold .. can they accommodate this? They are usually frazzled when there is only one or two people in line.

I was shocked that you didn't follow up with a joke about Jaimoe's mom

As interim leader. I am not at all sure how that amounts to 'coining a phrase', but this is no time to quibble. Congrats on your winning the position, and sorry about your (permanent) leadership ambitions which are now quelled. Indeed. I'm interested to see Rae act in this capacity. I think he will do a fine job. If one could damper the temptation of one Liberal to eat the other Liberal's babies, one would be doing quite well for the Party. I wait with baited breath. Sincerely.

This was one of my thoughts on the day itself - hell, maybe the rapture did happen, but nobody was 'good' enough, so we just never noticed and it was business as usual. But I was kinda sorta hoping that Camping would never be seen from again .. after all his offices were closed and nobody could reach him on phone .. like, maybe, just maybe, only Camping ascended :laugh: Alas, he is stuck down here with the rest of us schmucks.

*facepalm* You kids and your new-fangled technology.

Heh, maybe not. But this one was: This, however, was not:

The Epoch Times is not a bad one too for those too-much-work-to-do so only a few minutes to squeeze in a read days, the bus, etc.. If the Sun had the editorial heavy-handidness excised from it, I think it would be a handy little rag. It's not just a "if we agreed on everything, then I would like you" thing, more of a "dude, you should know that you're being a dick right now" thing. Like Esau, I will most certainly read it if it is around in the lunchroom or equivalent, but wouldn't buy it. And don't like it. I'll also read a Cosmo or a celebrity tabloid, though, if that's all that is kicking around, so .. back to taste :laugh: Can't believe that I blanked on the Ottawa Sun, although I don't see them in any of the stores anywhere around here (probably just the nature of this sea-of-orange neighbourhood, I imagine they don't move many copies) Thought I should pick one up, given that I've been criticizing something I haven't read since I left Toronto. But dirty secret - it is apparently my gf's paper of choice, so I am going to have her bring one home from work. Now this is something we can all relate to and agree with for sure

If nothing else, guess you gotta give him credit for the balls on him. I'd be nervous to venture out so far out on a limb as to suggest that it may or may not rain on any given day.

Right .. and we found it in the same clause, so we must be on to something. Crap, that would be handy. I certainly wouldn't envy that guy that writes/wrote it, though. Regex = super-handiness of everything wonderful and great but also all that is painful in this world

ought this not be WHERE (((['C].[PI- LastName])="Hanna")) ? (although, honestly, that is such a mind-blowingly verbose SQL query that it was impossible to read through it all without bleeding eyes)

Sold.

Word, me too.

And of course, when he is old enough:

Aww. What are the little dude's tics? Another good one is "I Swear I Can't Help It" (that's a download link) Also, Big Brother UK with Pete Bennett. Probably the thing that made me ok with the condition, Pete is so lovely and funny. But maybe a bit racey for a 9 year-old.

I really don't mean to suggest that. The working class are the backbone of the everything. Exactly why I thought the article worth posting. What I thought interesting about it was that it made me think about things in a different way, and challenged my usual assumptions. I thought it good food for thought. I don't agree with it 100%, but I thought it made some really interesting points that needed to be considered. My experience is that the Sun appeals to those with a lower level of language comprehension than do the other papers of note. As I said, that experience is largely based on working with people whose English was not yet developed - which isn't a criticism, it just takes time. I *suck* at second languages, I'm certainly not judging. The Sun intentionally makes use of an elementary school reading level, while, say, the Globe does not. Not a problem, and in fact, good on them .. somebody has got to. It doesn't change the fact that this then attracts those of a lower language comprehension. Again, that does not mean that if you read the Sun and like it that you have low language comprehension or are any less intelligent than anybody else. It *does* mean that if you have a low language comprehension, your only option is the Sun. True enough. I still hate it. This 'lack of taste' line was just me being cheeky, because I happen to disagree strongly with the usual editorial position - and manner of presenting it - of that publication. I thought I was being funny. I'm being immodest in a way of jest. I personally hate the Sun. So I took the opportunity to poke fun at them. I also think that their editorial staff (again, unless it has changed) is irresponsible, but it is my personal opinion. I shouldn't be so cavalier about such things, but I am.

:laugh:

Ah, haha .. well, d.rock was my initial nickname growing up, I just made it 'd-rawk' when I joined the board because it wouldn't let me use a period in my nickname and because I thought that 'rawk' was way more bad-ass than 'rock'. So no harm, no foul

What looked strange? I missed it

I hope not, but I thought it was a very interesting point that Big Wooly Mammoth made. The initial topic didn't make mention of that at all, but I'm not sure that it is inaccurate. No, no. If you are reading the Sun it may indicate a lack of taste, but not necessarily a lack of education. If you did lack education, however, the Sun would likely be your go-to. And they do explicitly endorse the Conservatives, and arguably has as big of a hate-on for the Liberals as I (sometimes) do - unless they have changed their tune .. it has been years .. I'm in a different part of the country now. That could be so, but I saw it exactly the other way. I saw it as being critical of the self-important-feeling 'Left' who presumed that they were doing the 'good work', but entirely misguaged the people they were trying to represent. And the Conservatives were more appealing, for all of the reasons mentioned. The intent wasn't to look down the nose at anyone, but rather to suggest that the anti-poverty folks are getting it a little bit wrong and should correct their course of action. Couldn't make that argument even if my life depended on it. We don't get The Star out here, but as I remember it, their editorial section at least attempted to argue a point rather than just state it explicitly and presume that you would internalize it as fact, which is one of the problems that I always had with The Sun.

Shucks, thanks Wish. You helped me out more than you know back when I made the decision to just be myself and when I needed help getting the monkey off my back. I hold you in high esteem. Very high esteem.