I used to think that the tiny fine print warnings you see on commercials are put there by advertisers to protect them from idiots looking for someone to sue. It's worse than that. Those warnings are required by a regulatory body, the Television Bureau of Canada. It was bad enough when I thought the warnings were there because the advertisers ( Read more... )

I am sick of the free ride that pregnant women have been getting in our society. Good parking spots at the mall, priority seating on the subway, tax breaks. I agree with handicapped people getting these benefits, but being paralyzed and getting pregnant are not the same thing. Nobody tries to get paralyzed ( Read more... )

Have you ever seen someone and you just know that they have given up all hope of being a productive member of society? I saw a guy on the subway whose face was covered in spiky, black, tribal tattoos - which is a great way to never find gainful employment outside of a tattoo parlor or a side show - On a scale of one to ten, Mr. Jones, how would ( Read more... )

I can't believe how many people in this day and age treat the bible like it's gospel or something. I mean it only took a few months to figure out James Freys 1,000,000 Little Pieces was a fraud - and that was on Oprah's book list - so why has it taken over 2,000 years for people to figure out that the bible shouldn't be taken literally? The logic ( Read more... )

There is a brand of cigarettes on the market called "Podium Gold". It's not just Podium and it's not just Gold, it's Podium Gold. Now there's only one place that these two words occur together in nature and that's... the Olympics. Are the makers of Podium gold cigarettes actually tying to forge a link in our minds between smokes and Olyumpic medals ( Read more... )

The World Cup is almost over. Hell, for all I know it is over (I avoid all TV screens that look like they're tuned to a soccer game). I thought now would be a good time to tell you what I have about soccer. It's not that it's boring (which it is). It's not that the games are so low-scoring that fans get excited beyond all reasonable perspective ( Read more... )