Do Not Use This Service. But If You Must, Use It To Watch Kimmel

This is just silly. The Trump administration, the same one that strongarms talk shows off the air because it doesn’t like being made fun of and shakes down media companies for not praising it enough is apparently so concerned about free speech around the world that it’s reportedly launching a new website to help foreigners …

What The Hilsa Matter With You!?

I went back and forth about whether or not I should bother posting this, but then it occurred to me that it’ll probably be the only time I’d ever be able to use this song for something. Carin will be so happy! A 60-year-old man was charged after allegedly using a frozen fish as a …

Cut Them Off, Even If They Get Snippy

I’m going to cut this lady a little slack because she’s 86, but if the rest of you fall for this I may arrange to have you destroyed. Police are searching for a suspect after an 86-year-old Guelph woman was scammed out of $5,900 by a person claiming to be a bank investigator. Guelph police …

Dear Mysterious Chinese Bots: Please Stop Slowing Down The Site And Making Me Think I Have Dementia

Mystery bot traffic from China floods websites, puzzling cybersecurity experts This has been happening to us on and off for months. Like the article says, it doesn’t seem to be malicious. None of our security systems has flagged anything, which I’m fairly certain would have happened by now were there anything to flag. It’s just …

I Might Be Able To Keep this Down If I Really Concentrate

You ever hear about something and all at once think “I sure am curious how that would taste” and “I do not want that thing in the same city as my mouth”? This is one of those moments for me. If you assumed the developers would’ve taken inspiration from fruity classics like Trix and Froot …

Oh Jesus! That’s You? I Thought It Was Just The Team Again!

The only Oshawa Generals fan I know I know for sure is Matt, whose Tall Can Audio podcast you should make some time to check out if you haven’t. It’s almost always a solid listen if you like some combination of sports, beer, music, wrestling or media, which I assume you must since you’re here. …

Yes. Electrical Work. I’ve Turned Me On, You See

Consider this your occasional reminder that even on days when we don’t post anything new, there’s still something you can come here to read. Every day, a new story from the archives of This is True is posted on this page. It changes every 24 hours, so bookmark it and make it part of whatever …

That’s Not Why They Call It A Flyover

Puslinch man accused of bribing officer after suspected impaired driving I don’t know how much he offered them, but perhaps they should have taken it. The OPP will need all the cash it can get when it inevitably gets sued by everyone impacted by the accidents at the flyover. The flyover on Highway 7/8 was …

He Deserves The Piece Prize, Not The Peace Prize

I feel indescribably horrible for this woman. Handing over one of the highest honours a person can achieve in a lifetime to a self-obsessed, miserable manbaby who by no objective, reality-based measure deserves to be within 10000 miles of it in the hopes that it will appease him sufficiently that he will allow you even …