To me, the saddest thing about this here story on walking and texting is that no mention is made of anyone being killed. You can’t tell me that the world wouldn’t be a lot better off without people like this guy. Despite the obvious hazards to person and pride, many mobile texters show little sign …
Author Archives: Steve Wettlaufer
I Wonder How Many People Want To See Him More Than Once
I have nothing to say about this story, I only wish to point out that the prosecutor’s name is Joe Deters. Come on, he has to have made that up once he got into the business.
I Hereby Charge You With Bad
Quick question for the folks down atthe Mercury. Given some of your previous mistakes the answer is probably no, but do you notice anything wrong with this headline? Man charged with marijuana When did marijuana become a chargeable offence? I’ve heard of possession and I’ve heard of trafficking, but never in the history of printed …
The Cheque’s In The Mail
If any of you reading this sent me an email yesterday and you haven’t heard back, you’re not going to unless you send it again. My mail program decided that last night would be a good time to crash and take all of my mail with it, and indeed it acted on this idea. I …
That’s Funny Stuff, Kids
Teenagers’ prank launches homicide investigation Police are constantly coming up with charges nobody has ever heard of to nail people for all kinds of reasons, but now, when they really should be nailing these little shits to the wall, they aren’t going to? Come on, at least make them pay the wages of every person …
How Long Until He’s Forced To Resign For Being Honest With The Public?
Indian member of parliament Ateeq Ahmed recently announced to the media that he would be voting against a proposed nuclear deal with the United States becausehe doesn’t understand it. “I have not understood what the deal is all about,” he told the Press Trust of India. “Though I listened very attentively to the debate throughout …
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I Know I’m Being A Prick, But…
If you’re one of the people who mostly comes to read but hardly ever checks out the comments, you might want to consider breaking that rule today. Kimberly DeWolf,the woman who’s dog is so awesome that it should be law that it get an obituary,has found the site and not surprisingly, she isn’t very happy …
We’re Sorry. Oh, And If You Ever Need Somebody Taken Out, Just Let Us Know
I hadn’t planned on writing about this, but it makes so little sense that I can’t stop spinning it around in my head. A group of hoodlums firebombs the home of an Edmonton family. Naturally, this upsets them and makes them rather nervous. A few days later, a note shows up in their mailbox saying …
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Big-time Bicycle Blowout Bonanza!
Last week I posted a quick note about Igor Kenk, the bicycle shop owner who was caught along with another man steeling a bike off of a Toronto street. I made a joke about knowing where he gets the supply for his store; a joke which, as it turns out, isn’t as much of a …
Another One Down, But I’m Sure They’ll Find Something Else To Complain About Before Too Long
This is old news, but since I was harping on it last week and not everybody sees Canadian news, the Paul McCartney concert took place on Sunday as scheduled, and in spite of the doom and gloom from a few, I’m happy to report that the world did not in fact come to an end.
