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I'm a fan of Colm Feore, and on the train today, I noticed an article about an upcoming movie of his, entitled "Bon Cop, Bad Cop".
 added on 2006-07-23
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terrible title, interesting claim...
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Overheard during a commercial break in Trailer Park Boys tonight. 

"Next, luckily these lawyers charge by the hour, and not by the laugh in the new original series, Billable Hours."

 added on 2006-07-09
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double meaning in advertising...
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For reasons that would be funnier if left to the imagination, I did a search for the word "hoe" on Wikipedia today. 

I was thinking about my garden and how it's all weedy, and wondered whether I should be using my hoe or my cultivator to added on 2006-07-07
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wikipedia knows the score...
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... perhaps because the commercials were too subtle?  

Relacore has the solution.  It lays it out in simple, bash you over the head with it logic: added on 2006-07-04
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why did your last diet fail?...
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Upon seeing that German footballer Torsten Frings would be sitting out their World Cup match against Germany, I made the following comments, which is sillier? 

- Frings!  What a cool name.  I wonder which was his mom, the french fry or the onion ring added on 2006-07-03
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okay, what's sillier?...
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Once again, I am breaking my "don't link to things without adding value" rule for the sake of sharing this story with my friends.

Waldemar Kaminski operated a butcher stand in Broadway Market in Buffalo for more than 50 years. added on 2006-06-28
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the butcher who made a difference...
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A while back I put a site called "Pimp My Snack" in the "Recently Cool" section off to the right on my site.  I don't think I mentioned it in the blog itself,  but I hoped you all took a moment to look at it, because I loved the added on 2006-06-26
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pimp my snack, no more...
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Growing up, one of my favourite things was when my dad would bring home Tim Horton's donuts.  I loved the orange twist and the walnut crunch, but by far my favourite donut from T-Ho was the dutchie. added on 2006-06-22
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pass the dutchie...
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The World Cup is upon us, and what the heck is the deal with the Brazil supporters?  Is it just me, or do all the photos of Brazil fans seem to be of good looking women? added on 2006-06-09
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show your bra support!...
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Sometimes, despite the annoyance, I love spam mail. added on 2006-06-08
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sometimes, i love spam...
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Our hotel room, which was selected for location, comfort and price, was not selected for amenities, and it's fair to say that it delivered in every way both on the pro and the con. added on 2006-05-24
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i want my german mtv...
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Spring is here, and my tender feelings for my garden are returning.  It has been frustrating and difficult trying to actually do any gardening, though, since I have either been away helping out with Mom or hampered by the bad weather. added on 2006-05-05
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a is a rose is a rose is a rose...
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Timecop is not exactly a classic, yet I found myself watching it tonight (or more accurately, it was on while I was doing other things) and I realize that despite its theme of using the past to predict the future, it did a really really terrible job of it added on 2006-04-23
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how did you drive home tonight?...
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I am a lazy man when it comes to cleaning, and as such the Roomba has always been very appealing to me. added on 2006-04-21
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gilding the laziness lily...
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Why would anyone think that? added on 2006-04-06
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no, batman is not gay...
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A few people commented to me long before I actually did that I should have a blog.  For a long time, the reason I didn't was because I wanted the contents of my blog to be something different, out of the ordinary.  

This site is what my blog almos added on 2006-04-06
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what my blog almost was...
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