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My life is better for reducing the amount of time I spend looking at Xitter replies to nil.
The difference between Bluesky and The Other Place is the stereotypical tendencies of the reply sections here make me chuckle while over there they make me rage.
TOUCHDOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWNNNN IRISH!!!!!!!!!
As good of a takedown as I have ever seen.
The new Cracker Barrel logo is CRAZY
You can afford one eighth of a house with that kind of money!
They need to make Wade Barrett belching a permanent part of Rusev's entrance.
The ByWard Market smells of fresh food. There’s a long line at the cafe. Vendors are out on William Street. A busker in the square is singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” A lawless, terrifying wasteland.
Bad opening weekend to be clearly overrated in the NCAA.
It's nice seeing McDonald's go back to its acid trip roots.
Football migration to Bluesky: College ball - Hell yes NFL - pretty good CFL - I think I make up 10 percent of it
A dark day for college's greatest mascot.
From the OHS webpage today:
Listening to Rush's '2112' should also be mandatory in Canadian high schools IF parents sign off on a late dismissal to play the entire song.
The least-surprising answer to any book-related question by any Canadian politician ever.
You might love this one.
You're WRONG, Connections!
What's the world record for Iyo pointing while running?
Saturday Night Live wasted having Heidi Gardner.
What's most mind-blowing to me about "Wings for Wheels" is how Bruce Springsteen took a song that was just plain *bad*, tweaked it a bit and turned it into one of his absolute greatest compositions. I cringe so much listening to this and love the finished product to death.
Let the teams in the NFC North destroy one another! (Poor Chicago)
I'd say the Dallas Cowboys' window has slammed shut but it never actually opened in the first place.
I've been subjected to both Benson Boone and Donna Lewis at work today. If I hear Annie Lennox's "No More I Love Yous" I'm going home citing labour code violations. I'm sure there's something prohibiting "I Love You Always Forever" in Canadian law somewhere.
Crown Royal might be about to get Heinz Ketchup'd. A Canadian plant is being closed to move more bottling operations to the United States.
It turns out his nosebleeds would have stopped if he had kept his finger out of there.
The Steve Spagnuolo and Selena Gomez crossover is finally happening!!!!!
Dear Travis: DO NOT invite Butker
Este Haim would leave the wedding with Andy Reid.
Jack Antonoff: and I guess that's how we sorta landed on the bedroom pop feel of Midnights Andy Reid: [wiping blue cheese dressing from his mustache]
The divorce album is going to be sick.
Can confirm the Kelce-Swift engagement is not the main topic on TSN 1200 this afternoon.
Eagles beat the Chiefs so bad they had that man thinking about settling down and starting a family.
The ring is the size of a football.
The CFL's Montreal Alouettes or "Als" have a record of 5 and 6, but they're in a playoff spot so I don't exactly see how they're suffering.
The optimal way to listen to the Born to Run album: 1. Drive with the windows down or the top off 2. The sun should be setting when you listen to Thunder Road 3. It should be dark by the time you get to Jungleland 4. Volume should be loud enough to force others to listen
I'm disappointed people are saying 'Elbows down' when saying 'Dropping the elbows' would allow me to think about Macho Man.
Happy 50th birthday to the album that made Bruce Springsteen a star. (Before subsequently becoming a bigger star nine years later)
Canada's Chelsea Green and Ethan Page win to a giant face pop.
So WWE has been running an uncomfortable USA vs. Canada angle in its developmental brand with crowds in Texas and Florida booing the (heel) Canadians. There was a mixed reaction in Pennsylvania earlier this week. Tonight: Lowell, Mass is pro-Canada. It's awesome. This is blowing up in WWE's face.
Tried their coconut brown ale and it's pretty great.
Sadly, no one is tackled during Brooke Henderson's Canadian championship win.
The Pride parade has been cancelled - here is my statement: marksutcliffe.ca/events/2025/... La défilé de la Fierté a été annulé - voici ma déclaration : marksutcliffe.ca/fr/events/20...
The group Queers for Palestine – Ottawa (Q4P) said it halted the marquee event of Capital Pride “with the permission” of the grand marshal and issued a list of demands.
Toni Storm as Queen Elizabeth I is just what the world needed.
Toronto gets Oasis tonight. I am also hoping to hear Oasis and by that I mean AEW paying to license 'Fuckin' in the Bushes' for Nigel McGuinness as he takes on ZSJ in London this afternoon.
#IncreaseABand Ottawa
#IncreaseABand The No Need For a Parachute Because the Plane Landed Safely Club
#IncreaseABand The You Guessed Correctly; It's Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman, Jim Kale and Garry Peterson
#IncreaseABand Sum 42
"Lovely Nita Beer to raid, Lovely Nita Beer to raid"
Retrontario finds some truly insane shit now and then, like Tom Green and Organized Rhyme shilling for LOEB'S PIZZA, something you probably forgot existed until right this second.
“Councillor Plante’s conduct caused the witnesses and other members of the public to be intimidated and hesitant about engaging in the public debate about sprung structures." Public engagement in the debate about sprung structures, 4.5 months later:
One of the offending posts was this meme that Plante shared in a QRT to someone arguing about the proposed Sprung structure intended for a newcomer welcoming centre for asylum seekers in Barrhaven. Plante says she “categorically” rejects the findings of the integrity commissioner.
All celebrities who lived in Ottawa eventually look the same.
What monitoring the average Mark Carney media conference feels like:
Not sure how much more archive material I can handle this year.
"Sunset will be before 7 p.m. starting Sept. 22."
I love that today's weather story focuses on this.
Abstaining.
This undoubtedly sounds worse with the AI separation, robbing the song of its dreamlike quality. Anyhow, shut up and take my money.
I know this is all a matter of opinion, but if you pick against Neil in this one then please seek help.
The wonderful feeling of pulling bacon from the freezer to have some with breakfast tomorrow.
Geoff Keighley is slowly turning into Andrew Scheer.
If the New York Times was thrilled about the Wine Rack, WELL....
I have serious questions about the method by which this shrimp was caught.
A Day in the Life of a Showgirl
The Beatles appear to be teasing the release of a fourth Anthology.
Polls in Battle Creek - Crowfoot have closed and the Chris Holski decision desk declares Pierre Poilievre the winner with zero polling stations reporting.
Great work by @tedraymond.bsky.social here.
The seal has blown.
Ottawa doesn't celebrate Michael Woods enough. Winning a Tour stage is one of the most amazing feats in global athletics. What a career.
‼️Cyclists alert: be careful at the bottom of Prince of Wales near Dow's Lake. It is very messy and you could have a nasty fall which you may not even survive. #ottbike #Ottawa hansonthebike.com/2025/08/15/d...
Thursday! What a concept!
He was terrified by this car:
In a short sidestory by a different writer/artist, Kay and Mr. B Natural learn on a date with their family at the fair why they should study industrial arts.
While Rex Dart tearfully embraces the remains of Cherokee Jack.
MILES O'Keefe with a side of FIST ROCKBONE
While watching out for snakes!!!
Oh my god do this please. Mitchell chases Torgo on foot! Godzilla vs. Megalon vs. Trumpy! Miles O'Keefe and Dave Ryder, together at last!
#SlightlyDiminishABand: Derek Orders Domino's
I'm curious to see what Taylor Swift does with this after "The Tortured Poets Department" left zero mark beyond her own fanbase. Her following is obviously big enough right now that she doesn't have to be concerned about greater reach, but I wonder if she classifies an enormous seller as a failure.
At the very least, I'm concerned for something like a series of brushfires caused by errant roadside cigarette tosses, which we've seen before. Just keeping those under control can be trying for city firefighters.
I fear people demanding more action from Ottawa on the national wildfire crisis might see more attention devoted to it this week in the form of the hazard arriving at the city's doorstep.
The biggest hazard right now would be the heat popping the corn, causing the maze to turn into a mountain.
UPDATE ON GENERAL BURNS POOL: Last Thursday, as concrete work began on the pool basin, city staff discovered that more work is needed than was originally anticipated. 1/
Bobby Whitlock has died. Underrated musician. If there's one thing I will remember him for, it's his bizarre lyric in "I Looked Away." Apparently it's "To love another man's woman, baby" but that "s" at the end of "man's" is inaudible.
"At least it's not too humid" I say as my skin catches fire.
Also, sarcastic "ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS"
On the one hand, that's a teambuilding kind of comeback win. On the other hand, there were stupid decisions late and there is no excuse for trailing the *Argos* by 20 after one. Again, I look at this as once more delaying what must happen.
The fact the Argos also stink might bail them out here.
Perfect. Flipped over just in time to see Toronto go up 21-1 on the REDBLACKS. Fire the damn coaches.
There's a joke in the new Naked Gun film where a Police Squad member is seen escorting a pair of children while holding a confiscated "LEMONADE" sign. That joke hits different in Ottawa.
Hintonburg's "The Record Centre" says it tried to put on a rooftop concert today, but it appears Ottawa Bylaw may have said "nay."
The way this summer has been, every movie in Ottawa is hot. Literally.
Alternate title: "Why I only listened to 0.5 seconds of 'Badlands' and decided to read the printed lyric sheet instead"
