Milton Spofford III’s colleagues in the press were bitterly jealous. Fresh out of journalism school, “Spiffy” was as nervous as he could ever imagine being. He’d won the lottery to conduct an exclusive interview with the Queen at a time when Her Highness and family were experiencing a resurgence of interest in Great Britain and […]
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May We Have Some Privacy Please?
June 2nd, 2011 · 4 Comments · Advertising, American Humor, Bad Taste, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Celebrities, Charming, Children and Pets, Cute, Family, Family Humor, Feel Good, Funny Family, Funny History, Funny Royalty, General Humor, General Interest, Heartwarming, Human Nature, Imagery, Jokes, Lifestyle, Not As It Seems, Oddball, Offbeat, Outrageous, Parable, Political Humor, Puns, Sardonic, Satire, School Days, Screwball, Slice of Life, Surprise Twists, Tasteless, Twisted, Uplifting, Whimsy, Witty, Zany
Tags:British humour·funny advertising story·funny Camilla story·funny dialogue story·funny George Washington story·funny Ghandi story·funny interview·funny Prince Charles story·funny Prince Phillip story·funny Princess Anne story·funny product placement story·funny Queen of England story·funny royal family story·funny strip poker story
The Curious Meanings of Some Canadian Place Names Continued
April 21st, 2009 · Comments Off on The Curious Meanings of Some Canadian Place Names Continued · American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Funny Absurd, Funny Canada, Funny Editorial, Funny Geography, Funny History, Funny Outrageous, Jokes, Lifestyle
As I mentioned in an earlier blog, I’ve discovered (through virtually no research) that many of the place names in Canada still bear the names assigned to them by the original native peoples. They knew what they were doing when they gave us some of our most unique calling cards. Here are some more examples.
Tags:Athabasca Tar Sands·Charlottetown·funny Anne of Green Gables story·funny bootleg alcohol story·funny Canadian place names story·funny drinking story·funny glows in the dark story·funny hair of the dog story·funny Moose Jaw story·funny mosquito story·funny Niagara Falls story·funny Saskatchewan story·Medicine Hat·Moose Jaw·Niagara Falls·Prince Edward Island·Saskatchewan·Winnipeg
Three Cities with a Lot in Common: Calgary, Edmonton and Venice
September 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment · American Humor, Amusing, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Construction Humor, Economic Humor, Funny Allegory, Funny Canada, Funny Construction, Funny Economy, Funny Editorial, Funny Geography, Funny Gotcha, Funny Government, Funny History, Funny Outrageous, Funny Politics, Funny Technology, History, Human Nature, Lifestyle, Offbeat, Political Humor
Cities rise and fall. Currently in Canada, Calgary and Edmonton are bursting with commerce and energy as a result of the construction boom in the nearby Oil Sands. However, events can pass a city by more easily than might seem possible. The story of Venice presents a cautionary tale.
Tags:Calgary·Carnival·Edmonton·funny carnival story·funny construction story·funny economics story·funny explorers story·funny history story·funny lifestyle story·funny Oil Sands story·funny party central story·funny party hardy story·funny riches story·funny technology story·Napoleon·Tar Sands·Vasco de Gama·Venice
