So, as I mentioned before; we just celebrated Canada Day. Seeing as it fell on a Tuesday this year it wasn’t technically a long week-end. However, a lot of people who were higher up in the pecking order of their companies were able to take Monday off as well as Tuesday. A lot more people were able to beg their employer’s for a four day week-end, and everybody else just called in “sick”. So basically the whole country did get extra time off.
Now what’s interesting is that everybody complains that gas stations all increase their prices just before the long week-end. Ask any consumer and they will tell you it’s a huge conspiracy; but any oil company executive will tell you it’s just simply the law of supply and demand. Regardless of the fact that these evil scum-dogs are always lying, I couldn’t help but notice that the gas price did not increase (at least around the parts) last week-end. However, as I was driving home from work yesterday (Friday) I discovered that the price had risen by 4 cents per litre.
I thought that it was quite odd that the price would go up after the long week-end; but then I suddenly realized that Friday was Independence Day down south of the border. Thus it is a long week-end for our American neighbours. So in other words it is a huge conspiracy, it’s just that the evil American scum-dogs are in charge of it.
But I won’t hold that against all of the fine upstanding people down there who are also suffering from the effects of the aforementioned conspiracy. I will raise a Blue Beaver Beer and salute you as you celebrate the anniversary of the day that Will Smith saved the country from the alien invaders who tried to destroy everything. Have a great long week-end everyone.
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13 responses so far ↓
1 Josh Maxwell // Jul 5, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Can you tell me who did your layout? I’ve been looking for one kind of like yours. Thank you.
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2 trade show display // Jul 5, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Ernie, RT did select an excellent film to start a tradition around. That said, for some reason, I misread your title and thought that you had a solution to high gas prices. Then as I was reading your post, for some reason, I got a great idea for an eBay product and now I just can’t get it out of my head. I’m thinking of selling a magic pill. It’s got a secret formula that converts beer in the human bladder into biofuel that can replace gasoline. With a pill and a six pack a day, you can fill up your car!
I haven’t come up with a name yet for the pill, nor do I have the secret formula yet (I figure that’s the easy part, it’s the name that’s got me stumped…) So what do you think? Would it sell?
~ Steve, the trade show display guy and future famous magic beer-to-gas pill multi-gazzillionare
3 Tim Ebl // Jul 5, 2008 at 5:21 pm
You could call it the Miracle Whizzer!
4 trade show display // Jul 5, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Tim, Miracle Whizzer! Excellent name. I think you might have the right stuff for the Miracle Whizzer Senior Vice President of World-Wide Marketing Operations and Logistical Command. ~ Steve
5 Canucklehead // Jul 6, 2008 at 7:30 pm
I want in on the ground floor - anything but quality assurance .. oh, I’d like to tinkle, umm - err, tinker with the name possible, will discuss in my new office. (let me know when my office is ready.)
6 Gavin Smith // Jul 8, 2008 at 11:58 am
Independance day was awesome
7 trade show display // Jul 8, 2008 at 4:52 pm
hi Canucklehead, if you don’t want a job in quality assurance, I’m assuming you’d be open to a job in product testing? I’m assuming we’d have to test evey beer out there… any idea of how many different beers there are in the world? ~ Steve, future Miracle Whizzer CEO, currently just the trade show display guy
8 Ominous Comma from Brent Diggs // Jul 8, 2008 at 7:21 pm
On behalf of my fellow scum-dogs and myself I apologize any inconvenience our conspiracy may have caused up there.
Don’t tell them I told you, but next weekend it’s rum prices going up.
Sorry
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9 Corrina // Jul 8, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Every time I have to fill up, I get severe gas pains. If I were a man I’d fart up a storm and blow the whole gas station up. Unfortunately, I’m a laydee… so I hold it in until *I* blow up. LOL
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10 trade show display // Jul 10, 2008 at 8:28 am
Hey Tim and Ernie,
I came across an editorial by George Will and immediately thought of you guys. It’s titled “Beer: The key to our survival”, and is a great read. You might even want to post it as a guest article (if you can do that, I don’t know)? Anyway, it points out how important beer has been to mankind and our survival. It ends with a great quote by Ben Franklin: “Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” I thought you guys might enjoy reading it. You can find it here:
http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/1072042.html
~ Steve, Mr. “Trade Show Display”
11 Rasim from wow gold // Jul 18, 2008 at 5:50 pm
I love beer. it the best
12 Thomas from Cyprus Holiday Villa // Jul 21, 2008 at 8:31 am
If it’s any relief for those rednecks out there driving diesel powered pickup trucks - try adding waste oil from your frying pan to the tank instead of pouring it down the sink. Diesel engines purr happily on a modest amount of vegetable oil fat per tank of refined diesel. Every liter helps!
13 olly from Gibson Guitars // Jul 25, 2008 at 5:37 am
You should try bearing the costs of the fuel prices here in the UK!
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