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  1. bill barilko

    Proof the French are Insane

    Words fail me-small wonder they surrender every chance they have France orders breathalyser for motorists Motorists driving without the two breathalyser tests will be handed a fine of 11 euros A new law has come into force in France making it compulsory for drivers to carry a breathalyser...
  2. bill barilko

    Transient Orcas Attack Seal-Who Runs to Humans for Rescue

    June 25th-Insane killer whale story…… Quite a tough situation for the humans to be in-legally very dicey.
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    Sad Dirty Truth About Animal Cruelty in Manitoba-A Horror Story.....

    My apologies for the over-the-top subject line in fact this is all SFA about SFA there are thousands of ****ing Bears in Manitoba One little bear, one big outrage in Manitoba For a bear that’s just six-months old, Makoon has certainly caused a sensation. The Manitoba cub has sparked...
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    Crooked Bohunk Olympic Official Given the Boot

    All of a piece with living in the one of the planet's crookedest countries-looks like the rest of them will have to be more careful. Ukraine Olympic official expelled over 2012 ticket offer Volodymyr Gerashchenko had been head of Ukraine's National Olympic Committee since 1997 A senior...
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    Cool Camp Stove-Charges Your Phone!

    Put the Coleman on Craigslist! This is one helluva idea and the homestove is arguably even better. BioLite - BioLite Stove
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    Iceland Looks to Chinese Teat for Salvation

    It had to happen-first the loonie plan now this Chinese tycoon plans huge Iceland tourism resort A Chinese businessman has been given initial approval to rent a plot of land in Iceland and develop it into a vast tourism and nature retreat. Huang Nubo of the Zhongkun Group previously applied to...
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    The Briddish Have Officially Gone Barmy

    WTF?Are these people nuts? Pro-smoking activists threaten and harass health campaigners Security stepped up for tobacco control group as abuse grows amid moves to make cigarette packets plain Tobacco companies could be forced to sell cigarettes in plain packets under new proposals being put...
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    Tuna Feeding Frenzy Video

    I've actually seen this kind of action in person it's sight to behold! Wide Open Tuna Bite Zancudo Lodge 1 - YouTube
  9. bill barilko

    Mangos are Back!

    Great to see Mexican Mangos back in stores now that trees down there are overflowing with fruit. Yes the flavour profile isn't quite the same as Michoacán but they are still delicious. FWIW I paid $0.69 apiece for large ones today and saw a case of 12 slightly smaller for $6.99 @ No Frills.
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    Sport Fishing Shown to Have Little Effect on Orcas

    As many thought the small number of Chinook taken by sport fishermen doesn't mean much to large apex predators with a complex life cycle. Human fishing shown to have little effect on Orcas Read more: Human fishing shown to have little effect on orcas » Kitsap Sun SEATTLE — Fishermen who catch...
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    Octopus Catches/Eats Seagull-Really

    Click Here if you don't believe me.
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    Charges Finally Laid in Whistler Dog Killings

    I'm a little reluctant to post on this it's still a sensitive subject and with good reason.I note that the owner of the company funded the new the sled dog code of practice so in effect the company bought it's way out of trouble-no such luck for the poor stupid bastard who killed those...
  13. bill barilko

    Wiebo Ludwig Passes-Did He Have the Last Laugh?

    Surprised one of the news junkies here hasn't posted about Wiebo Ludwig's passing.Certainly a controversial character and one who's life illustrated a lot of what is wrong in the Canadian energy production sector-not to mention corruption laziness and outright stupidity on the part of the...
  14. bill barilko

    Few Foods Are More Canadian Than Butter Tarts

    Been exploring the food scene along the Sea To Sky corridor and rediscovering a childhood delight-none other than the iconic Butter Tart...
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    Only in Canada-Restaurant Menu 'Offensive' to Albinos

    The mind boggles-the beer is more offensive than the name.I mean it's not bad just not distinctive. B.C. woman wants 'Albino Rhino' off menu at Earls A Metro Vancouver woman with albinism has launched a human rights complaint against a popular chain restaurant, saying the restaurant's "albino"...
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    Tongan King George Dead-Tiny Nation Mourns

    Someone once called Tonga a 'bizarre little place' and that it is.They just suffered through paying to have this weird old fag crowned and now he's croaked so they'll have to pay for some other useless waste of skin as titular head of gubmint King of Tonga dies - nation grieves King George...
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    Palauan Chiefs Lead The Way To The Future

    Congratulations to traditional leaders for bringing to people's attention that this dangerous practise must come to an end PALAUAN CHIEFS DECLARE TOBACCO ILLEGAL Rubekul Belau says tobacco use ‘not part of culture’ By Aurea Gerundio-Dizon KOROR, Palau (Island Times, March 15, 2012) – The...
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    Looks Like Curtains for Hugo Chavez

    Good News for Venezuelans- looks like cancer is about to claim that wackiest of South American leaders Hugo Chavez the corrupt bombastic clown/weirdo. Bad News-God alone knows what kind of slime will end up running what's left of the place. Chavez faces surgery, says lesion likely malignant...
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    Catholic Priests in Colombia Acting True to Character

    At least these vermin are dead-I can think of several thousand more who need a hot lead baptism Colombia priests 'hired own killers' in suicide pact The two priests were mourned by their parishioners in Bogota Two Colombian priests who were found shot dead in the capital Bogota a year ago...
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    Yet Another Innocent Canadian in a Mexican Prison!

    Well I'll be Danged if Canucks ain't the most hard done by folk always being tossed into rathole prisons just because we're so nice!Is there no justice in this world?At least she'll be locked up with thousands of other innocents not murderers/rapists/drug traffickers and worse-prisons are full...