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Tea & Two Slices: On Whining First Nations And Riding The Economic Rollercoaster

by Sean Orr | CKNW Tweets: First Nations need to stop whining and get involved in the Missing Women Inquiry. I’m actually really impressed how they managed to be so utterly ignorant and offensive in under 140 characters. But yeah, it’s not like First Nations have any reason whatsoever (Pickton, Highway of Tears, Residential Schools, land claims referendum, Frank Paul, Gustafsen Lake, Harriet Nahanee, Sun Peaks) to mistrust the government.

B.C. man to live at Vancouver airport for 80 days. Wow, congrats. You get to spend 3 months in the place where people usually want to spend the least amount of time possible. Old ladies drenched in ylang ylang; huge groups of fanny-packed dads standing around looking utterly confused and refusing to ask for help; entire rugby teams in their sweatpants with their own pillows taking up all the seats; super stressed out business people clenching their Blackberries and pounding espresso in the lounge; people from Ontario constantly asking you where the Tim Hortons is; and the quiet, ever-present threat of something going terribly wrong. I’ll be in the Duty Free.

Let’s have more historical perspective in media coverage of stock markets and the economy. No, it’s waaay more fun to just close your eyes, throw your hands up and enjoy the thrill of this crazy roller coaster ride. Recession? Wheeeeeeee!

You’ve got mail: B.C. starts email sexual-infection notice service, which is way better than posting on someone’s Facebook wall that they might have the clap. Trust me.

Anthropologist believes he has found B.C. village that may be 10,000 years old. Big deal. I found a bus transfer from 1997 in my pocket the other day and I’m not sweating that either.

Thinking outside the (newspaper) box. WE THE PEOPLE DEMAND KIOSKS.

The construction is done, but Coal Harbour seawall connection is still in shambles.

Permanent improvements are in store at the Rickshaw. Just so you know, Permanent Improvements is not the name of a touring metal/cow-punk band from Oklahoma.

There are 4 comments

  1. “Anthropologist believes he has found B.C. village that may be 10,000 years old”

    I’m going to guess that this wasn’t anywhere near the railroad tracks spot that Andrew and his kids enjoyed a fun day of digging and discovery.

    zing!

  2. “Let’s have more historical perspective in media coverage of stock markets and the economy. No, it’s waaay more fun to just close your eyes, throw your hands up and enjoy the thrill of this crazy roller coaster ride. Recession? Wheeeeeeee!”

    What are you doing writing here? You should be plying your monumental talents for the people at Robot Chicken. Or Family Guy. Or the Onion.

    I can’t remember the last time I had a writer who had me ROTFL the way that you do. You are truly hilarious. Now spark up another joint and roll out some more comedy gold.

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