There are three nations that have survived the recession quite well, thank you very much, due to their raw material riches – Australia, Brazil and Canada. It would seem to be a natural progression for these three countries to come together in a new economic bloc to be known as the ABC nations. Canada […]
The CAB Nations and their Rogue Currency
October 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments · American Humor, Amusing, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Economic Humor, Economics, Farce, Funny Absurd, Funny Business, Funny Canada, Funny Economy, Funny Geography, Funny Government, Funny Politics, Funny Travel, Geopolitics, Jokes, Lifestyle, Offbeat, Political Humor, Puns, Satire, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Zany
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A Mathematical Proof Economists are Sexy
November 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment · American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Cute, Economic Humor, Entertainment, Funny Banter, Funny Celebrity, Funny Economy, Funny Erotica, Funny Husband and Wife Banter, Funny R-rated, Funny Sayings, Funny Sex, Funny Sports, Funny Writing Story, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Puns, Satire, Sexual Innuendo, Surprise Twists, Twisted, Whimsy, Witty
My wife, Donna, writes crime novels, five of them so far. It’s hard to get published these days, for a variety of reasons, and Donna is self-publishing. She has an Internet site, but also knows how important it is to network. As part of this effort, she attends functions of Sisters in Crime and […]
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Three Cities with a Lot in Common: Calgary, Edmonton and Venice
September 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment · American Humor, Amusing, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Construction Humor, Economic Humor, Funny Allegory, Funny Canada, Funny Construction, Funny Economy, Funny Editorial, Funny Geography, Funny Gotcha, Funny Government, Funny History, Funny Outrageous, Funny Politics, Funny Technology, History, Human Nature, Lifestyle, Offbeat, Political Humor
Cities rise and fall. Currently in Canada, Calgary and Edmonton are bursting with commerce and energy as a result of the construction boom in the nearby Oil Sands. However, events can pass a city by more easily than might seem possible. The story of Venice presents a cautionary tale.
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Reasons to Want to be Governor of the Bank of Canada
May 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · American Humor, Amusing, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Cute, Economic Humor, Family Humor, Farce, Funny Celebrity, Funny Economy, Funny Government, Funny Politics, Offbeat, Outrageous, Political Humor, Romp, Screwball, Silly, Whimsy, Witty, Zany
There are quite a number of reasons it might be “neat” to be the Governor of the Bank of Canada. Here, arranged in no particular order, are the Top 10. (1) Guv’nor just sounds so great and fits in with this nation’s British heritage. (2) You always win at Monopoly cause you can just print […]
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