A thing I learned today

[DzM]

I haven’t read that pile of self-indulgent whinging in 15 years. Some of it holds up, most of it is crap. Thanks for the trip down memory lane though.

Now fuck off to bed.

[left]

Come on, just one more story...






After all it’s well known that if we don’t know our History we’re nothing. I don’t know internet history, you do, tell me!

[left]

I learned one more weird thing about Canada...


Well, not really just Canada...Can-USA... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canusa_Street

[Low D]

I learned one more weird thing about Canada...

Well, not really just Canada...Can-USA... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canusa_Street

What a cool post office!

Drunken land surveyors have a bit of a history in Canada. The story of the surveyors of 4th Line road In Dummer Township near my old home of Peterborough, Ontario, who were so harassed by mosquitos they took to drink, has been immortalized in song:

The concessions they got skewed that summer*
Between bugs and booze well it's no wonder
The Fourth Line's not in line with the others
But they say that's good enough for Dummer
(Drunken Dummer Survey - Tanglefoot)

*Referring to the size of plots then sold "Forty Acres more or less / some were cursed and some were blessed"


Closer to my home there's 0 Ave, which isn't a mistake but is certainly one of the weirdest international borders.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/0_Avenue

[Low D]

I just learned that Volvo has a car commercial featring Pete Seeger singing "Hard times in the Mill". I can only imagine how old Pete would feel about this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIzjmJ4dOhI

[DzM]

I just learned that Volvo has a car commercial featring Pete Seeger singing "Hard times in the Mill". I can only imagine how old Pete would feel about this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIzjmJ4dOhI

Well, if the che(ck|que) clears...

[Low D]

I just learned that Volvo has a car commercial featring Pete Seeger singing "Hard times in the Mill". I can only imagine how old Pete would feel about this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIzjmJ4dOhI

Well, if the che(ck|que) clears...

I mean, he's 7 years dead, but he was hard core anti-capitalist enough that it probably took at least 5 years of him in the grave before it was safe enough that his corpse wouldn't emerge from the grave to take non-violent peaceful vengeance on the perpetrators.

[DzM]

I just learned that Volvo has a car commercial featring Pete Seeger singing "Hard times in the Mill". I can only imagine how old Pete would feel about this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIzjmJ4dOhI

Well, if the che(ck|que) clears...

I mean, he's 7 years dead, but he was hard core anti-capitalist enough that it probably took at least 5 years of him in the grave before it was safe enough that his corpse wouldn't emerge from the grave to take non-violent peaceful vengeance on the perpetrators.

What better time to get some of that filthy, filthy lucre? Nobody would expect it!

[Frances]

Showaddywaddy.

What in the world...

[firehazard]

Showaddywaddy.

What in the world...

I once hired them for a college summer ball, back in the 70s. Yes, really.

Not entirely my choice. But actually they put on a good show.

[Frances]

I once hired them for a college summer ball, back in the 70s. Yes, really.

Not entirely my choice. But actually they put on a good show.

Should’ve booked Boney M.

Oingo Boingo played a rich school’s prom around here, back in the day.
Freaking Oingo Boingo.

[Frances]

They’re putting Bono-Vox in the MSG Sphere thingy at the Venetian.
Good, now everyone knows where to stay away from to avoid him.

But, will the Edge uncover his sphere in Vegas?

I’d rather see Big Elvis or Britney.



But that’s just me.