Category: oops
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Even I’m not *this* lazy.
Only in England does something like this come up. And, only in Canada does it actually make headlines. And, only on this blog will it be mocked. A 23-year-old from London, while walking his dog, decided just because the dog wanted a walk doesn’t mean he had to. London’s legal … Read the rest
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If you thought old age security was bad before, do not read this.
A 67-year-old guy, supposedly receiving old age benefits in Calgary, Alberta, has apparently made an attempt to rob a bank. Armed with, of all things, a fork. Clearly, someone should be talking to our government about maybe increasing how much he’s getting paid from the Canada Pension Plan. He … Read the rest
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Suddenly, I’m very glad these guys didn’t hire me.
About 6 or 7 months ago, I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Convergys, an outsourcing company who at the time was handling a contract for AT&T. I didn’t end up taking the opportunity, however, on account of they were very up front about having absolutely no plans … Read the rest
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Jessica, I blame you.
It was recommended to me a few times, primarily by Jessica, that I maybe want to consider checking out a political satire group, Capitol Steps. So out of random curiosity, I downloaded a few of their albums. And have been listening ever since. Mostly, they do the US … Read the rest
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Officially the longest day trip in history.
There’s a very good, and very logical, reason why it is I never bother to do something as simple as make plans. Something almost always manages to show up to make things work significantly less than well. Like two days ago for example. The original plan, that is the plan … Read the rest
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Give me back my XBox! I’m calling the police!
How many times have you heard this scenario? Kid does something stupid/irresponsible/that the parents simply have told him not to do, parents get pissed off, and decide to revoke some privelege or another. Kid threatens to call the police. In my family growing up, there was always a snarky response … Read the rest
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When your network takes a crap, and takes your email with it.
At some point during the night last night, and rather inconveniently after Jessica and I had run off to bed and so I couldn’t immediately determine that it was a network issue, this blog, a rarely updated–and, in fact, rather neglected for a couple weeks–political blog, and our email among … Read the rest
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If ever you find yourself wondering why I so love call center jobs…
You need look no farther than moments like this. Not mine, obviously, but good lord I wish I could take credit for this. No Tickey, No Watchey Call Center | Ontario, Canada (I work in the billing department for a cable company. One day I took the following call.) Me: … Read the rest
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We got your snakes on a plane right here.
Probably the headline title that went through someone’s head after getting the initial report of 4 pythons that managed to escape containment aboard a flight in Australia. Now, sure, they might have been babies, but come on. How many people just sat there right now and said “Yep, saw that … Read the rest
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Guess I’d better print off my passport yesterday.
Since apparently, the folks over at Passport Canada have decided discontinuing the online application service is an awesome idea. Is it just that I’m supremely lazy to the point of it being nearly embarrassing, or does this seem like a kind of step backwards on the convenience/technological advancement part? Particularly … Read the rest