The delay of the vote on the land transfer and vehicle registration taxes may represent a defeat to Mayor Miller, but more than anything, it’s a victory for the Toronto Real Estate Board, who orchestrated a bombastic campaign against the former. “Nobody likes taxes, but the public has been adamant that a second land transfercontinue reading
South Park L.O.L.
Not sure where to start with this one.
After they’ve seen Paree
One of the heaviest advertisers on Facebook – one of the only advertisers, as far as I can tell – is classmates.com, a site which Facebook seems to have made obsolete by replacing a pay service with a more or less equivalent free one. Who are the Facebook customers which classmates.com thinks it will attract?continue reading
‘10-4, one elephant northbound’
Two elephants wandered away from a circus in Newmarket early this morning, and were returned in due course with no harm done except to someone’s shrubbery, which was nibbled. The audio is very funny: 911 call (.mp3) Police scanners (.mp3)
Poor Ed
No sooner has he cooled than the speculation about the Honest Ed’s site begins. I lived a few blocks away from the store 15 years ago or so, and it didn’t seem like a place that was raking in the cash even then. There was probably a point in the past, maybe about the timecontinue reading
RELEASE THE BADGERS
Is this is for real? THE Iraqi port city of Basra, already prey to a nasty turf war between rival militia factions, has now been gripped by a scary rumour – giant badgers are stalking the streets by night, eating humans. The animals were allegedly released into the area by British forces. Local farmers havecontinue reading
“Rifle-toting senior 2, cabin-sniffing bears 0”
Remember the 87-year-old woman who shot the bear the other week? She got another one, which gave CBC an excuse to re-run the spectacular photo from the first time: Rifle-toting senior 2, cabin-sniffing bears 0 “I looked out through and I said, ‘Oh my God, I got a bear in my snare,’ ” said Smith,continue reading
Estonians triumph yet again!
Another win for the Estonian wife-carrying team (Why the Times of India is covering this news, I have no idea.) (I am half-Estonian, for those who don’t know, but I do not wish to be carried unless the carrying involves bearers and fine wine.) The prize is very sensible: The winners received a beer keg,continue reading
Just thought you would like to know…
Below is an actual excerpt from an actual email that I (and many, many others at my firm) got from our “help” desk people recently. I *almost* feel sorry for them thinking of the scores of irate messages they must have received from partners with well-developed senses of entitlement… It’s very hard to believe, but presumably the peoplecontinue reading
Call me narsty and suspicious
From the City’s FAQ about the garbage bin plan: The smallest cart (75 litres) will cost less than $209 per year, which is the current cost of providing solid waste management services to the average residential house. All houses in the city will receive a rebate of $209 per year so those opting for thecontinue reading