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Cecil H.

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Lurker from Vancouver Canada; mostly harmless.

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Is it:

"they weren't smart enough to order themselves identical shoes, except in the correct size" ?

11.03.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And he did an absolutely great job on the first day!

11.03.2026 01:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sask is Central time, pretending to be the same longitude as Manitoba. BC is pretending to be the same longitude as Alberta.
However, it's LATITUDE that makes a much bigger difference... 8 hours of daylight (winter) vs 15 hours (summer) even in Vancouver puts the one hour shift into perspective.

08.03.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

For one day? "We will have a response tomorrow"?

It would have been a much smaller pillory. (Or perhaps larger, which I guess would be more comfortable, but I'm losing the metaphor here...).

05.03.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice!

05.03.2026 07:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes - the CORRECT answer on day 1 was silence.

05.03.2026 06:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Idk, coulda been a dream.

04.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Did not see the headline on my screen and laughed at the image. "Well done", I thought.

Scrolled down and audibly gasped.

02.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Which is one the ways that you stop being a major party.

27.02.2026 23:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This was confusing for me because in Canada we also mix units, but often use temperature (in C) and weight (pounds) :)

So it seemed you were either very very hot or very very skinny.

02.02.2026 06:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

"What hear ye from Andorra, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein?"

23.01.2026 05:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The details it makes up are interesting. The snow wease(?) and the text on the buildings. And the flappy black blanket...which was probably actually a car behind the main one.

23.01.2026 03:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's what the "One" is for.

23.01.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, but I don't wanna!

Sigh.... OK, you're 100 percent correct.

Done in 15 seconds. Thanks.

21.01.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And he did specifically call out ASEAN and Mercosur a couple times.

21.01.2026 11:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, but more subtly.

21.01.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And of course the odds of actually getting paid whatever was pronised would be VERY small.

20.01.2026 06:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

An ideal shibboleth can't be defeated by randomly choosing one of the two options :)

TIOS!!

17.01.2026 06:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The amusing part is that she won't get anything in exchange, except the humiliation.

And then someone will mention that the prize came with a cheque for $1.2 million....

16.01.2026 05:10 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Possibly most common in YVR and PDX because it is usefully specific in both cases...

You never have to add "the one in Canada" or "Oregon, not Maine".

16.01.2026 04:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thqt time format is a new one for me. I was deciding whether it meant the show ended at 7:30, or at 7:50.

7:05 was not even a candidate.

13.01.2026 09:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, but which to kill first? HOG or Tax Deferment Program?

07.01.2026 06:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks ! I've never critiqued the [lack of] punctuation for single malt, so it's not fair to start here.

But "single" sure SEEMS to modify the next word rather than the invisible one :).

(and apparently even Scotch can also have different grains, unless it calls itself "malt").

07.01.2026 00:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hmmm... It does say "single grain" though, not "single batch" or something.

I'd bet a drink the Mr. AI helped draft the blurb, and they just screwed up.

I've written them and asked :). Will get back if I hear anything.

06.01.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*attempted* greed.

06.01.2026 05:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Examining the deletions in different versions produces the real message!

04.01.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Busses have right of way here, so cars need to yield and let them in. Or get a bus-sized dent in the side.

03.01.2026 04:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wonderful! :)

03.01.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Bucket Listed: Canada’s grand railway hotels Rival railway companies competed to attract visitors with hotels that recall Scottish castles, Bavarian fairy-tales, and the opulent French chateaux

There's more than I thought!

canadiangeographic.ca/articles/buc...

01.01.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Love your plural!

19.12.2025 13:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0