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My Last Words 6

Apr

2005

As everyone is already aware, the Pope has passed away this weekend. According to an account published in an Italian Newspaper, the Pope’s last word was “amen“. After reading this, I wondered what my last words would be, so I put together a top 5 list. Vote for your favourite. 1. F#ckin A 2. Latez ...

Defeated by Mother Nature 6

Apr

2005

Mother Nature herself has embarrassingly defeated me. She has employed all of her high powers to conquer me, and I have submissively and without dignity conceded to her higher will. 2 days ago, the temperature was about 14 degrees Celsius. For all you old school chumps or Americans, that’s approximately 58 degrees Fahrenheit. Considerably warm ...

CIA takes hit for Bush 3

Apr

2005

A 9-person panel that was mandated by President Bush has concluded that the United States Intelligence agency was “dead wrong” in its assessments of Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction capabilities before the U.S. invasion. The report also expresses misgivings about U.S. intelligence on Iran, North Korea, china and Russia. The report calls for a complete ...

Our degrading planet 3

Mar

2005

The planet Earth is rapidly degrading, and according to a 2,500 page report from the United Nations approximately 60 percent of the ecosystem services that support life on Earth – such as fresh water, capture fisheries, air and water regulation, and the regulation of regional climate, natural hazards and pests – are being degraded or ...

Reading ‘Mein Kampf’ Racist act? 3

Mar

2005

I have always believed that reading the book Mein Kampf, the “angry ranting of an obscure, small-party politician” Adolf Hitler is not necessarily a racist act in the least. Understanding what went on in Hitler’s mind is an important part of understanding history and criminal psychology. It can help us avoid the rise of another ...

Indonesian Earthquake – New Tsunami threat?

Mar

2005

*Update: Thankfully, fears of a major tsunami are receding. A major quake in the Indian Ocean has hit the coast of the Indonesian tsunami-hit island of Sumatra, triggering an alert across the region. The quake was given a magnitude of 8.2 by the US Geological Survey who have warned it could cause tidal waves. Read ...

Toronto’s skyline ranked 10th in world 5

Mar

2005

Toronto’s skyline was recently ranked 10th in the world by Emporis Here’s how some other cities ranked along with their population: 1st – Hong Kong (Population 6,787,000 in city) 2nd – New York city (Population 8,115,135 in city and 21,796,124 in metro) 4th – Chicago (Population 2,869,121 in city and 9,549,014 in metro) 7th – ...

Bush thanks Dad for creating Osama, Saddam 1

Mar

2005

… I came across this article today, very entertaining. BUSH THANKS DAD FOR CREATING OSAMA, SADDAMHopeful Current Columbia Policy Will Create Future “Enemies”Full Story CRAWFORD, TEXAS – Responding to soaring approval ratings following Operation Iraqi Freedom, President George W. Bush called his father, former President Bush, and thanked him for building Sadam Hussein and Osama ...

The Legend of Bill Barilko

Mar

2005

Since the time I started skating at 3 years old, I have always loved hockey. There are few things (if any) in life that make me as happy as when I’m playing hockey. When I’m out on the ice I never want to leave. Sometimes after my games are over, another team needs a player ...

TorontoList.ca PR

Mar

2005

Our TorontoList.ca advertising campaign is starting to pay off. We noticed an increase in traffic today and to our surprise, we found a picture of our TorontoList.ca poster displayed on a “medium-sized pro-blog city site” called TorontoIst.com. He probably saw our poster in a bus shelter, and thinking that TorontoList.ca might be a TorontoIst.com wannabe, ...