Recently, Steve the Trade Show Display Guy (or Mr. Steve Display, as I like to think of him), inquired if we down a few Blue Beavers before writing. He also wondered if doing so made us more funny. Well, lately I’ve been drinking at least a six-pack every time just before I sit down at […]
Entries Tagged as 'Current Affairs'
Hoist A Blue Beaver Beer in Memory of George Carlin
June 25th, 2008 · 6 Comments
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Ideal For Girls Or Anyone Who Wants A Chuckle
May 30th, 2008 · 8 Comments
I was leafing through the local paper today and all of a sudden the following caught my eye (and you know how painful that can be):
It was listed under “Miscellaneous Help Wanted”. Now, I know what you’re thinking (because the exact same thing occurred to me), “Hey this is a 100% legitimate ad for […]
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Downloadable Ring-Scents
April 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Okay, I heard about this one on the radio yesterday. As far as I could tell, they were being serious. Apparently, you can get some sort of a plug in air freshener that will also connect to your cell phone. You purchase a scent-download and the phone transfers a code to your air freshener. The […]
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Gary Gygax Fails His Saving Throw
March 13th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Growing up my friends and I played Dungeons & Dragons, a lot (and just for the record I never once considered myself a geek). Those days have since passed; and now, sadly, so has the creator of D&D; Gary Gygax.
Gygax started out playing miniature war games such as Gettysburg. His love of science […]
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It’s Judgement Day in The Matrix
March 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments
Have any of you noticed this new trend where you live? I’ve been noticing more and more stores are installing self-checkouts. I think the first one I saw was close to a year ago at Home Depot. Then a while back they showed up at Wal-Mart. Just before Christmas I saw them at a […]
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BoKlok: Swedish For House in A Box - From Ikea
January 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Swedish company Ikea has a new product on the market. BoKlok (pronounced boo-klook), the “flat-pack” house, is now being exported to the UK. These blocky looking residences have been around for for some time in Sweden; however Ikea, along with construction company Skanska, has decided to branch out […]
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Eckville Woman Reports Fireball
January 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Early last Friday morning Delores Armstrong of Eckville, Alberta; reported seeing a, “great big fireball”. Armstrong said she is not certain what exactly it was however, “It was lighting up the whole town. It was unreal.” The fireball did not appear to be moving and there was no streak of light trailing behind it as […]
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New Tobacco Reduction Act
January 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments
I’m not sure how many of you have heard about this. As of January 1st the province of Alberta has implemented new smoking regulations. It is now forbidden to smoke in any public place or work place and even if you are outside you must be at least 5 metres (16 feet) away from any […]
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Can You Speak 3ngl1sh?
December 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment
The Merriam-Webster dictionary has added a new word this year and they also decided to make it their 2007 Word of the Year. The word ( or should I say “word”) is “w00t”. This is just another example of how our society is changing; and by changing I mean de-volving. Some new words are good; […]
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Beer is Liquid Courage, YouTube is Video Courage
December 12th, 2007 · 5 Comments
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J.
When a man walked into a Dunkin’ Donuts store on Sunday night, ordered a pastry and then jumped over the counter and started taking money out of the register; the employee, Dustin Hoffman’s, first thought was how he might look on YouTube.
“What was going through my mind at that point was that the security […]
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