Stranger than Fiction

Hilarity ensues when people use “colon” when they meant “cologne”

While “colon” and “cologne” are both known for their aromas, they are indeed two very different things:

3 years ago

It’s official: Rick Astley is cooler than Morrissey

If you’d asked me back in 1991, when I was an alt-rock DJ — who was cooler: Morrissey or Rick…

3 years ago

Demonyms and Goober Grabbers

In a Zoom conversation earlier today, one of us asked for the English word for “noun that refers to people…

3 years ago

Dammit kid, you’re makin’ me feel old

During my time at Crazy Go Nuts University, I was in a band that covered a couple of Pixies numbers…

3 years ago

August 15th: A loaded day

  In India, today is a national holiday in India that marks its independence from the United Kingdom. On August…

3 years ago

Sunday, August 8 is “Sneak some zucchini into your neighbor’s porch day”!

According to the National Day Calendar, August 8th is Sneak some zucchini into your neighbor’s porch day. The site tells…

3 years ago

Oddly specific bumper sticker of the day

For me, 1999 was a year of entrepreneurship, hijinks, weird dating adventures, a last-minute marathon Toronto-to-Halifax drive for a New…

3 years ago

Wait a minute…

In case you’re not seeing it: Read the tag on the lower left of the sign.

4 years ago

The forklift safety training video I’ll never forget (and neither will you)

 During the summer between high school and university, I landed a job at a warehouse where I was often…

4 years ago

When you move into Florida, a little bit of Florida moves into you

But go ahead, Tom, you’ve earned it.

4 years ago