How walkable is your neighbourhood? Plug in an address and a googly algorhythm will tell you. Take it with a small grain of salt — our score came it at 60, which is only somewhat walkable, when I’d say where we live is extremely walkable. Apparently my old haunt of St. Patrick St. is muchcontinue reading

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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

The original version of the poem that became the English Oh Canada, from the government’s website: O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love thou dost in us command. We see thee rising fair, dear land, The True North, strong and free; And stand on guard, O Canada, We stand on guard forcontinue reading

Only just caught up with this one. On the down side, it would suck. On the up side, the out-of-court settlement would send you to Martinique for quite a while. (Garçon!)

If you can work in the word “quailtard,” bonus points.

I’m not sure I believe a word of this, but it’s a great story. Toronto Star, February 27, 1911.