"Shawinigan Handshake is the epithet given to a chokehold executed on February 15, 1996, by Jean Chrétien, then-Prime Minister of Canada, on anti-poverty protester Bill Clennett. The phrase comes from Chrétien's birthplace of Shawinigan, Quebec, as he often styled himself the "little guy from Shawinigan". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawinigan_Handshake
I was married to a Canadian briefly, we were both involved in theatre on Victoria Island.
The property master told me every time he came back over the border with weird stuff in his SUV, the border guard would give him the fish eye and say "what's all that junk back there?"
Steve would say "props for a theatre production" and always got the same answer..."Out of the car!" Happened every time.
It's little known that most of Timmy's coffee is roasted in Rochester, New York- including much of what is exported back to its home and native land (hopefully not by the trucker driving drunk on the QEW at 110 mph).
I've warned MAGAs that they really shouldn't be pissing off the neighbours so much. Last time we got them this mad, they burned down the White House. I just pray that if they do it again, they make sure the shithead is home- and that Elon hasn't canceled the fire insurance.
My basic assumption is that *any* statement made by Felon47 or Elno are lies and propaganda and self-dealing. So far, my assumptions have proven 100% true.
The US has the first amendment ... but at a cost. We've seen very progessive organizations (ACLU, etc.) defend this right. The citizens pay the cost of this. This would also be true of the second amendment (bastardized version) also be used to promulgate the arming of US citizens to the tune of 400 million guns in our country.
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗻𝗲𝗼-𝗡𝗮𝘇𝗶 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀, 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 — The murders of two people outside an LGBTQ+ bar at first looked like the act of a lone shooter.
I saw an interview with Parker and Stone and they described their attempts to get an R rating from the MPAA when they had it at X or NC17, so they made it even more crude and because different people judge movies on different days they got their R rating.
I brought my tape of it in to work one night and played it for the inmate population. Never heard a word of complaint about it, and I was serenaded with 'Shut Your Fuckin Face, Uncle Fucka' the next day.
I had it on DVD but the spawn were not allowed to watch it. Except one time youngest was sick and apparently helped himself and hubby, who was staying with him, did not see what was so "wrong"
[𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱] 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 “𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀” 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸; 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗢 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸 𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝟳𝟱 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his administration was in touch with four different groups about the sale
You are correct. It remains the only Oscar presentation show I watched in its entirety, to see Robin Williams perform 'Blame Canada!' only to see it lose to Phil Collins.
I think I also caught that. I was passing through the room when it was on and stayed for the Robbin Williams
Mind, I LIKE the lion king, but musically, Blame Canada was a superior song. I mean, how can you beat a lyric like "When Canada is dead and gone there'lll be no more Celine Dion"?
Well, my new doctor is very thorough and has got me referred for a colonoscopy, pap smear, mammogram, and to have the itchy mole on the side of my head removed. God, there is so much to get checked up. My family has pretty much no history of cancer and I've had the HPV vaccine, so everything should be good so I am not worried one bit.
I got myself a subscription to the local newspaper which features a lot of AP stories, and that's about all I can take from the news. I learned from my mom's wife that we're all supposed to write "YOU'RE FIRED" on post cards and mail them to that orange bag of shit on the 15th. Doubtful I will participate but my mom's wife says she's sending 20 so I'll let her count for me.
If I promise to only drink Moosehead and Crown Royal can I be in on the "I'm a Canadian" meme??
https://madeinca.ca/grocery-store-guide/
So the reboot is oot, but what's it aboot?
I needed a Wikipedia:
"Shawinigan Handshake is the epithet given to a chokehold executed on February 15, 1996, by Jean Chrétien, then-Prime Minister of Canada, on anti-poverty protester Bill Clennett. The phrase comes from Chrétien's birthplace of Shawinigan, Quebec, as he often styled himself the "little guy from Shawinigan". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawinigan_Handshake
I was married to a Canadian briefly, we were both involved in theatre on Victoria Island.
The property master told me every time he came back over the border with weird stuff in his SUV, the border guard would give him the fish eye and say "what's all that junk back there?"
Steve would say "props for a theatre production" and always got the same answer..."Out of the car!" Happened every time.
Production of “Traffic”?
That's what they thought, I guess.
It's little known that most of Timmy's coffee is roasted in Rochester, New York- including much of what is exported back to its home and native land (hopefully not by the trucker driving drunk on the QEW at 110 mph).
I've warned MAGAs that they really shouldn't be pissing off the neighbours so much. Last time we got them this mad, they burned down the White House. I just pray that if they do it again, they make sure the shithead is home- and that Elon hasn't canceled the fire insurance.
We may knock your teeth out, but at least we say "Sorry".
From "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver", ICE Detention:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hpgu7wSUQQ&ab_channel=LastWeekTonight
My basic assumption is that *any* statement made by Felon47 or Elno are lies and propaganda and self-dealing. So far, my assumptions have proven 100% true.
𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗔 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗸’𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 ‘𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱’ 𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘀
"We were looking at this before some of those statements were made by the President."
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/nasa-officials-undermine-musks-claims-about-stranded-astronauts/
𝐷𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑎 𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑡 𝑆𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑋, 𝐵𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝐺𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑒𝑟, 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑠𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟 𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑘 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝐻𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑎 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟.
*animal-house-blowjob.gif*
The US has the first amendment ... but at a cost. We've seen very progessive organizations (ACLU, etc.) defend this right. The citizens pay the cost of this. This would also be true of the second amendment (bastardized version) also be used to promulgate the arming of US citizens to the tune of 400 million guns in our country.
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗻𝗲𝗼-𝗡𝗮𝘇𝗶 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀, 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 — The murders of two people outside an LGBTQ+ bar at first looked like the act of a lone shooter.
https://www.propublica.org/article/telegram-terrorgram-collective-bratislava-murders-neo-nazi-online-hate
When the EO calling for deportation of student protesters hits the supreme court, we may no longer have to worry about the first amendment :(
So weird how the Free Speech Absolutists are all silent on things like banning books and deporting protesters
Almost as if it was never about free speech at all.....
All should be free to say what the right wants to say.
😱 "Fetch my fainting couch, Jeeves!"
None of these lone wolfs are lone wolfs. All of them have connections to online far right groups who stoke their hatereds and fears and resentments.
Sure wish the rest of the press would notice that shit. It is only blatantly right in our fucking faces
"But Trump didn't tweet that, so it's not news. It's not like we're expected to *investigate* anything ..."
*glances around for something to throw*
Guy who owns the neighboring woods cleared a bit out and there is a whole pile of half brick and cinder block in there. That should do nicely
"Do some research, or hit Starbucks?
Eh, research is over-rated."
-- "journalists"
Moar sumo
https://youtu.be/mlpVmBlkOUU?si=g7BWYZ56iMybZplf
Not doom related:
The local pet store had these weee little hand knitted catnip toys for a few bucks, so of course I bought one. It is sheep shaped.
The cats went insane for it, but lady totally needs to charge at least a fiver, cause wool is not cheap
Doom related: twill be a town hall at the work place today. That should be joyous and jolly, considering *waves hand* everything
Freedom Jen just gave me an idea. I think for every article about Trump, Trix should replace all pictures of him with photos of large ginger cats.
Then at least we can look at pictures of orange monstrosities without losing our lunch.
I hereby offer Archie, The Ginger Menace™ as poster ginger kitty for this effort.
Smaug will happily get in on this action.
James Earl Jones voiceover: "Destroyer of plants, terrifier of dogs, disruptor of sleep."
Blame Canada!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXeWT8CQ6uc
When that movie came out on VHS I bought it and watched it probably 50 times in a few weeks time, and I don't like musicals.
The night it opened in the theater, we saw it, then went for drinks, then went and saw it again.... it was a RIOT...
It's a classic, and I knew it was the very first time I saw it.
Remember what the MPAA says; Horrific, Deplorable violence is okay, as long as people don't say any naughty woids! That's what this war is all about!
I saw an interview with Parker and Stone and they described their attempts to get an R rating from the MPAA when they had it at X or NC17, so they made it even more crude and because different people judge movies on different days they got their R rating.
I brought my tape of it in to work one night and played it for the inmate population. Never heard a word of complaint about it, and I was serenaded with 'Shut Your Fuckin Face, Uncle Fucka' the next day.
I had it on DVD but the spawn were not allowed to watch it. Except one time youngest was sick and apparently helped himself and hubby, who was staying with him, did not see what was so "wrong"
[𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱] 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 “𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀” 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸; 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗢 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸 𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝟳𝟱 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his administration was in touch with four different groups about the sale
https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3301764/trump-says-four-bidders-play-tiktoks-us-business-deal-expected-soon
Trump is a malevolent broker. If you own something, he’s going to force you to sell it to the party offering the highest commission.
"Groups"
All conservative, all bribing him, I mean giving him gratuities
I'm sure that, with Trump's help, the company will end up destroyed.
Bets on him giving it to Sunk Mole?
Would be surprised if Sunk Mole wants it anymore, what with him having the national treasury
Wait, I thought Blame Canada lost to Phil Collins for Can you feel the love tonight?
I only remember that (or think I do) cause then South Park did this entire episode with Phil Collins holding an Oscar the entire time
Close, it was "You'll Be In My Heart" from TARZAN. Elton John wrote "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from THE LION KING.
But "Blame Canada" should have won, if only for the line "With all their hockey hullaballoo/And that bitch Anne Murray, too!"
You are correct. It remains the only Oscar presentation show I watched in its entirety, to see Robin Williams perform 'Blame Canada!' only to see it lose to Phil Collins.
I think I also caught that. I was passing through the room when it was on and stayed for the Robbin Williams
Mind, I LIKE the lion king, but musically, Blame Canada was a superior song. I mean, how can you beat a lyric like "When Canada is dead and gone there'lll be no more Celine Dion"?
I know, right?
I have fond memories of the South Park movie. I laughed so hard I almost gave myself a coronary.
Same XD
And holy shit that was longer ago than my spawn have been alive. The actual fuck
Well, my new doctor is very thorough and has got me referred for a colonoscopy, pap smear, mammogram, and to have the itchy mole on the side of my head removed. God, there is so much to get checked up. My family has pretty much no history of cancer and I've had the HPV vaccine, so everything should be good so I am not worried one bit.
I got myself a subscription to the local newspaper which features a lot of AP stories, and that's about all I can take from the news. I learned from my mom's wife that we're all supposed to write "YOU'RE FIRED" on post cards and mail them to that orange bag of shit on the 15th. Doubtful I will participate but my mom's wife says she's sending 20 so I'll let her count for me.