If you’re going to rob a place, it might be a good idea to use a more powerful weapon than a stick, disguise your face better than having a towel partially covering it, and most importantly, have a better getaway vehicle than a lawnmower. In case you didn’t know, lawn tractors don’t usually move that …
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Listen, People. Faking Cancer Is Not A Good Idea
What is with all the cancer-fakers? Our latest one is Christopher Gordon, a guy who convinced his family and friends he had brain cancer. Then after they raised money for him, he spent it, and confessed that um, nope, I don’t have any such thing. Can you imagine being there when he told bunches of …
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Help The OHRC Identify Discrimination Faced By Those With Mental Health Disabilities
Boy, I just keep linking to more surveys. This one is from the Ontario Human Rights Commission. They’re researching the barriers faced by those with a mental health or addiction disability. They want to hear from those with a mental health disability in Ontario, or anyone who cares about someone with such a disability. They …
He Put More Than Her Face On Her Facebook
Thanks Ro for the lead on this one. There are two lessons we can all take from this little story. 1. Don’t give people you don’t know very well access to naked pictures of yourself, and 2. Do not give people access to passwords to important stuff like your email, banking info, and in this …
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It’s Road Rage Raspberry!
Wow, these two drivers need to chill out. After playing a little game of cutting each other off and tailgating each other, one of them decided to hurl a carton of yogourt at the other. The other didn’t like this much, so whipped out a gun. Luckily he did not shoot it. They each called …
Take The 2010 HAC Survey
While I’m plugging surveys, I might as well put this one up. I won’t be able to take it, but somebody might be able to use it. Here’s a brief explanation of the survey. November 12, 2010 The 2010 Hearing Aid Compatibility Survey conducted by the Wireless RERC The Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988 …
>Survey On The Disappearance of Full Service Gas Stations
>This is pretty cool. Back a couple of weeks ago, I mentioned the decreasing presence of full service gas stations. Well, someone is conducting a survey so they can bring those concerns to government bodies. Eddie Rice is hoping that stronger language can be built into legislation that stipulates that folks have to assist those …
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Radio Interview Round Two For Me
Remember back when I said I was doing some research to do with recreation in Guelph? Well, I sent my request for information to Jan Hall, the one who interviewed me last time, and she invited me up for another interview! Yea! So, tomorrow morning, bright and early, I’ll be headin’ for CFRU’s studios. I’ll …
Put This Guy In A Jail Cell With No Toilet, See How He Likes It
The story of what happens when you confine 40 cats to part of your home and then don’t give them a litter box sounds like a tall tale, but it’s true. Just ask the veterinarians who came to take the cats away from Kevin Lamar Addison. Veterinarians were treating the animals Wednesday for conjunctivitis, upper …
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She’s Stocking Shelves, He’s Stalking Prey
Did Nathan Hensley want to get caught? Why else would he flash an employee, then pay with a government voucher complete with ID moments later? Eeewww. Can you imagine stocking shelves, with a guy talking to you but you’ve got your back turned, and then you hear “Look how big it is”? When you turn around, …
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