As I mentioned in an earlier blog, I’ve discovered (through virtually no research) that many of the place names in Canada still bear the names assigned to them by the original native peoples. They knew what they were doing when they gave us some of our most unique calling cards. Here are some more examples.
The Curious Meanings of Some Canadian Place Names Continued
April 21st, 2009 · Comments Off on The Curious Meanings of Some Canadian Place Names Continued · American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Funny Absurd, Funny Canada, Funny Editorial, Funny Geography, Funny History, Funny Outrageous, Jokes, Lifestyle
Tags:Athabasca Tar Sands·Charlottetown·funny Anne of Green Gables story·funny bootleg alcohol story·funny Canadian place names story·funny drinking story·funny glows in the dark story·funny hair of the dog story·funny Moose Jaw story·funny mosquito story·funny Niagara Falls story·funny Saskatchewan story·Medicine Hat·Moose Jaw·Niagara Falls·Prince Edward Island·Saskatchewan·Winnipeg
The Dawning of a Bright New Day in Garbage Collection
June 16th, 2008 · Comments Off on The Dawning of a Bright New Day in Garbage Collection · Canada Humor, Family Humor, General Humor, General Interest, Green Environment, Jokes, Lifestyle, Political Humor, Politicians
The day I have been dreading has finally arrived. Yesterday, a flyer arrived in the mail from the City of Toronto requiring the Carrick family to decide about our future garbage handling requirements. Specifically, we have to choose the size of bins we will need and the resulting extra charge this will entail.
Tags:Barrie·blue bins·City of Toronto·comedy·David Suzuki·dumpsters·funny·garbage collection·green bins·grey bins·Hudson's Bay·humor·London·Michigan·Orillia·recycling·Winnipeg
