16Feb 2013 by R&O 1 Comment
When Albinos Attack

When Albinos Attack

Assholes, People, Rants
Our politically correct world has gone off the cliff with the recent decision by Earls Restaurant to remove their Albino Rhino products because two (!) persons afflicted with albinism have complained to the human rights tribunal. That's right, TWO fucking people complained and that was enough to scare Earls into removing any reference to Albino from their menu. Because TWO fucking people complained. What the hell is going on out there? Peanut allergy mania, comfort pets on planes, minorities screaming racism at the drop of a hat, perfume bans in offices, smokers relegated to back alleys. And the list goes on and on. We're all so damn delicate now, with individual feelings and sensitivities taking precedence over the majority and forcing us to think, look and feel as if we're…
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20Jan 2013 by R&O 2 Comments

Not the face of hunger

First Nation, People, Politics, Rants
Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence is in the news due to her recent 'hunger strike' in which she purportedly subsisted on a diet of fish broth, vitamins and tea. It amazes me that she's managed to maintain her round, blob-like features even though she has restricted her caloric intake to practically nil while living in a small tent until she secures a meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Gov. Gen. David Johnston to discuss "treaty issues". But alas, our round, fat, well-fed chief was really 'freshening up' in a local hotel and sampling the local cuisine when she should have been squatting, drumming and annoying the very taxpayers who pay her salary, her bottom-feeding boyfriend's salary and most of the members of her Northern Ontario tribe of approximately 2800. These…
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22Oct 2011 by R&O 7 Comments
The Dangers of Voting

The Dangers of Voting

Business, Of Interest, Politics, Rants
Municipal elections almost upon us and once again we pick the people that will guide the future of our respectives home towns. And in every November 19th vote lies the danger of electing the wrong people for the job. We've done it before and we'll probably do it again. Take my home town for example. Port Moody is a quaint little town, part of the tri-cities which includes Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam. It was quiet and uncongested until our city council decided to award building permits to every schmoe that held out their hands. Since our arrival from the bowels of Vancouver our daily commute time in and out of Port Moody has doubled, lineups for banking, shopping and most other services have increased and the general quality of life…
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01Sep 2011 by R&O No Comments
A New Crop of Assholes

A New Crop of Assholes

Assholes, Business, Economy, Observations, People, Politics, Rants, The Law
There's been a sizable crop of contenders for the Asshole of the Week award and I've yet to see such a deserving group of recipients. These folks run the gamut from murderers to politicians (what's new) to a police chief to spoiled Asian kids. These are just four of the people that make our day-to-day lives miserable at times and contribute to our feelings of despair and hopelessness. They piss us off and make us want to smash something into tiny pieces with a huge fucking hammer. Overly dramatic? Sure. But what do we do...depend on our pathetic legal system to do sort it all out? Read on... ONE: It was reported today that Sasan Ansari, the douche that stabbed his friend 33 times outside the Hollyburn Country Club five…
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