You are currently browsing the category archive for the ‘Humour’ category.
These instruments of torture now on display in Toronto, as the CBC says:
They must be looking for footnotes...
“TORONTO – It’s an article of clothing that is widely used, rarely researched and frequently misplaced – and now has its own museum exhibition.
The Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto has opened an exhibition called Socks: Between You and Your Shoes. It includes about 40 rare socks, including a 13th century pair made of human hair.
There’s also a sock that illustrates one of the earliest surviving examples of knitting – a 900-year old sock excavated in Egypt.
Also on display are linen socks worn by King Charles I during the first half of the 17th century and a pair worn by Napoleon Bonaparte during his exile on St. Helena in the early 1800s.
There are also pale pink silk stockings worn by Queen Victoria.”
Human hair? I cannot even imagine wearing a pair of socks made out of human hair. Of course, if you think it cannot get worse, it does.
From the section aptly called “Diversions” section on the CBC website.
Humans - Always finding creative ways to shorten their lifespan.
“KIEL, Germany – A German adventurer is preparing to sail the world in what he says is the world’s largest solar-powered boat.
The catamaran-style yacht sporting some 5,400 square feet (500 square meters) of solar panels was put into the water Wednesday in the northern German city of Kiel.”
Is it just me or is the person attempting this is just three notches past sunny optimism? Weather at sea at best is unpredictable. At least it seems he is taking some the necessary steps so he does not end up as eco friendly shark bait.
“Skipper Raphael Domjan praised the “groundbreaking” step toward what he says will be the first ever world tour by a solar-powered boat, scheduled to start in April 2011.
In the meantime, he is planning to extensively test the boat.”
Herr Domjan, I wish you the best of luck. Keep a watchful eye out for your arch-nemesis.
Wild Kitteh eats your face.
“FORT LUDLOW, Wash. – A Washington state homeowner says he left his front door open for his own cats. He wasn’t expecting a 35-pound (16-kilogram) bobcat to walk in, but that’s what happened.
The Port Ludlow resident told animal control officers he watched the wild cat jump over a couch, climb over a big screen TV and then jump up to a loft, where it made itself at home.
Washington Fish and Wildlife Officer Win Miller says the bobcat apparently felt safe upstairs.
With the help of a tranquilizer gun, animal control officers were able to secure the cat and remove it from the home last weekend.
Fish and Wildlife says the bobcat wasn’t harmed and was released back into the wild about six miles (10 kilometres) from the home. One of the homeowner’s pet cats was briefly scared away, but “Boo Boo” made it home safely Tuesday.”
I think of the crazy things I do for my cats and hope that it does not come to something like this.
Why yes, yes they can. Someone (Why Oh why Stella?) went and designed a high-heeled version of the sandal and it retails for $625 dollars.
“Designer Stella McCartney‘s new shoe features a Birkenstock-esque buckled strap and the signature comfortable cork sole.
But unlike the functional sandal, which retails for around $70, this shoe has a spindly 5-inch heel – and costs a whopping $625.”
“The original Birkenstocks provide an incredible amount of foot support in four different places, according to the companys’ Web site. It’s unclear how much support the stilettos will offer.”
You don’t say.
I’ll be sticking with my comfy Birks, thank you very much. I’m just getting used to the toe-thong in my most recent pair. :)
Footwear, when necessary, should be comfortable.
Wow, you can now watch 3D TV in Canada!
Also known as, you can now watch the crappy commercials and pap they pass off as content with an extra dimension.
The problem is that 3D crap is just as unappealing as the regular 2D crap.
People can be so flagrantly silly sometimes. Here is a little tip, do not give the Police the finger while you have stolen property on your person. :) From the cbc news 680.
KENORA, Ont. – An Edmonton man who used his middle finger to flag down a cruiser in northern Ontario has been charged with stolen property offences.
The cruiser with the Kenora detachment stopped after officers noticed the not-so-polite gesture, and the man asked if he could get a ride to the nearest town.
Officers found the man had two-stolen credit cards, a stolen GPS, an iPod charger and a BlackBerry.
I think it is about as useful sometimes as attempting to urinate up a rope into the wind when its cold outside. Trying to explain concepts like evolution and abiogenesis to people who are religiously addled is an exercise in frustration.
It is like this, you offer your arguments and conclusions, fact based of course, and all they have in rely is goddidit or He works in mysterious ways and *poof* for them it is the “I WIN” button. If you call them on their feckless handwaving then they attempt to disengage with such disingenuous statements as this:
“it’s written to go from the presence of a foolish man when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge”
Seriously?
Bullcoookery does not get any swarmy than this little gem. It is no wonder the dark ages was dominated by the religious because it is obvious they could not and still cannot reason their way out of frakking wet paper bag.
bleatmop
Mystro
The Arbourist
Dead Wild Roses 
Your opinions…