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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 3 Jul 2006 05:33:00 -0700

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 3 Jul 2006 05:32:00 -0700

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 3 Jul 2006 05:31:00 -0700

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 3 Jul 2006 05:31:00 -0700

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 3 Jul 2006 05:20:00 -0700

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 3 Jul 2006 05:19:00 -0700

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 3 Jul 2006 05:18:00 -0700

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 3 Jul 2006 05:18:00 -0700

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The Iraq War

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 21:43:00 -0700

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 05:37:00 -0700

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 21:39:00 -0700

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Improved RSS Newsfeeds

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 2 Mar 2006 10:13:00 -0800

For your viewing pleasure we have improved our RSS newsfeeds. The feeds should be more readable and now come in three flavours.

You have three options to choose from:

1. Full Feed (the entire post);

2. Excerpts Only (a short intro to the post); or

3. Just Headlines only (self explanatory).

Cheers!

Top Canadian News

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 5 Feb 2006 17:24:00 -0800

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Ward Churchill Transcript

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 9 Feb 2005 13:47:00 -0800

Like most of you, until recently the Bloke had not even heard of Ward Churchill. Churchill's recent comments lit a firestorm of controversy in the blogospshere, making him a household name synonymous with the words Nazi and Terrorist sympathizer.

Blog Bloke concedes one imperceptible truth that can be drawn from all this hoopla. And that is - any fool can become a university professor in Colorado. Oy!

Read the full transcript of Ward Churchill and Governor Bill Owens' comments at Political Gateway.

Putin, Yushchenko Meet

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 10:55:00 -0800

Russian president Vladimir Putin expresses desire for relationship with Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yushchenko, and denies accusations - “Russia has never worked behind the scenes at the territory of former Soviet Union, including the work with opposition. This fully concerns Ukraine, too.”

Tonight Show King Johnny Carson Dies

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 18:55:00 -0800

There Goes... Johnny!

Johnny Carson, the man who shared more of our bedrooms than any other late night entertainer has died from emphysema - an unfortunate result of smoking all those years. Recent photos showed him looking overweight because he finally kicked the smoking habit, but apparently it was too little too late (although he did live to a ripe old age of 79).

So here's the paradox. You stop smoking to avoid dying of cancer or lung disease, but you get fat and run the risk of stroke and heart disease. What a conundrum. Death sucks.

I recall watching Johnny as a young child. Sitting on the family sofa and watching my parents laugh, not quite understanding the jokes myself, but joining in the laughter just the same. When I became an adult I watched the show occasional out of curiosity (or insomnia), but not really becoming a steady fan. Nevertheless, I couldn't help but like the man and I am sad to see him go.

Watching the news interviews of those who knew him, some would say the man was a saint. While others (like Dick Cavett who worked for him as a writer) say he could be tough. The truth I'm certain lies somewhere in between.

What I recall the most about the man and his humour was his telepathic turban-toting character known as "Carnac The Magnificent", who could divine answers to questions sealed in envelopes. If the audience booed any of Carnac's responses, he would fight back saying something like:

May a love-starved fruit-fly molest your sister's nectarines.

May a diseased yak squat in your hot tub.

May you get your first French kiss from a diseased camel.

May a desert weirdo lower his figs into your mother's soup.

May the Shah of Iran seek refuge under your sister's skirt.

May your prize bull hate cows.

May a crazy holy man set fire to your nose hair.

May your only daughter take up with a yak of another faith.

May a crazed lizard unravel your underwear.

May your Perrie water be secretly bottled in Tijuana.

May a desert nomad do a desert no-no to your sister.

May a diseased Holy man soil your shelf paper.

May a weird holy man with a rash play with your face.

May a queasy camel freshen up your mother's evening bath.

May your platform shoes fail you in a camel pasture.

May a sick yak leave a gift in your sock drawer.

May Orca the Whale relieve himself on your carpet.

May a camel with a weak kidney condition find your Hope Chest.

May a weird Holy man use a Black & Decker tool on your only sister.

May the winds of the Sahara blow a scorpion up your sister's caftan.

May a nearsighted sand flea suck syrup off your short stack.

A typical skit would open with announcer Ed McMahon stating "I have in my hand an envelope, a child of four can plainly see these envelopes are hermetically sealed. They've been kept since noon today in a mayonnaise jar on Funk & Wagnalls' porch. No one-but one!-knows its contents. In his mystical and borderline way, Carnac will now ascertain the answers having never heard the questions." Carnac then placed the white envelopes to his forehead to sense the answers to the questions within. The following are some examples of the answer/question exchanges:

Answer: The Moonies.
Question: Name the religion that drops its pants?;

Answer: The Zip Code.
Question: What do CIA agents have to remember to go to the bathroom?

Answer: A pair of Jordache jeans and a bread box. Question: Name two places where you stuff your buns?;

Answer: Ovaltine.
Question: Describe Oprah Winfrey in High School;

Answer: Fondue.
Question: What do you get on your Fon if you leave it out all night?;

Answer: Ben Gay.
Question: Why didn't Ben Franklin didn't have any children?

When the announcer Ed McMahon said, "I hold in my hand...the last envelope." The audience usually cheered, as if to say "Thank God this skit is over."

Like yours truly, you also must have your own cherished memories of Johnny Carson. Whatever they are no doubt you will share my sense of loss as we reflect on the passing of a TV icon. There goes Johnny.

...via Blog Bloke and the Bloke Report.

Iraq the Model

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 20:47:00 -0800

Strangely enough, a weblog detailing the more positive aspects of the US-led occupation of the country, is one of the most popular Iraqi sites on the web.

A pro-US blog by three Iraqi brothers has become the unlikely setting for a huge web spat after conspiracy theorists alleged it was a fake.

Written by Baghdad-based brothers Mohammed and Omar, who are dentists, and doctor Ali, the site first surfaced in November 2003 a few months after the war in Iraq ended.

Some anti-war activists said it was a CIA-sponsored propaganda tool. The brothers have strongly denied the claims but the ruckus has created quite a confab in the online Iraq community.

Is it for real or just a hoax? Why not take a look for yourself and join the fray.

Tsunami Disaster: How You can Help

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 5 Jan 2005 11:50:00 -0800

Global aid organizations have launched urgent appeals for donations to help survivors of Sunday's Indian Ocean earthquake disaster

More than 140,000 people are confirmed killed by the waves and millions more are homeless.

Many governments and organizations - including the US, Canada, Australia, the EU and UN are sending aid.

The UN has warned that supplies are urgently needed to support the survivors and to try and prevent disease which could double the death toll.

Find more info at BBC News and a list of organizations where you can give aid.

Tsunami Earthquake: Natural or Created?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 3 Jan 2005 08:49:00 -0800

Journalist Andrew Limburg for Independent Media TV reports a series of events that led up to the 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Indonesia which suggests that it could have been man-made.

...More at Independent Media TV

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