Scott from Canada

How very true! - Ladybug Heather

IMHO-I think people confuse Universal Health Care to equal the benefits they may have known. A large portion of our society is 'want it now' and UHC will *not* be a system they are used to. They will be told 'no' and you will have to wait, we will do this or that but not on your time. - jlt

True, jlt. And that runs counter to the feeling of entitlement that seems to run through so much of America - that sense of entitlement coupled with a refusal to accept responsibility for consequences, I think this is a dangerous mix for people to have. - Ladybug Heather

I'm all for combating hate crimes, but this (because of red hair) seems like a big stretch to me! - Scott from Canada via Bookmarklet

I'm sure someone must have a logical explanation as to why hate crimes make sense.. - ♫ Rahsheen™

I dunno, Scott, my ex-wife is a redhead... - Mark VandenBerg

1,500 cars stuck in a line for a closed road. No announcement was made. The cars didn't move for 14 hours. - Scott from Canada via Bookmarklet

Ouch! - Ladybug Heather

After Ladybug Heather's trip to the dentist yesterday, I had to post this! - Scott from Canada via Bookmarklet

Heehee! - Ladybug Heather

We'll gladly give you the BCS. Really. Take it. Please? - Ontario Emperor via fftogo

"The FOTA would discuss a new format where all cars would be on track at the same time with the same amount of fuel. The slowest driver of the pack would be eliminated after each lap with after 14 laps the six fastest drivers left to fight for pole position." - Scott from Canada via Bookmarklet

"Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appeared in Wasilla yesterday to pardon a local turkey in anticipation of Thanksgiving. After the pardon, Palin proceeded to do an interview with a local TV station for almost three minutes while turkeys were being beheaded in the background." - Scott from Canada via Bookmarklet

Some of the challenged ballots from the MN Senate race. (and polls so you can decide whether the votes shoudl have counted, and for whom). - Scott from Canada via Bookmarklet

Sigh. I'd say two of the three are pretty obvious. That third one, I wasn't as sure. - Ladybug Heather

Heehee! - Ladybug Heather

"I was hoping you could help me out with a linguistic conundrum. I work at the Philadelphia City Paper and I wrote a blog post about the inclusion of the word meh into the upcoming edition of the Collins English Dictionary. I think meh doesn't deserve a spot in a reference book; it's slang at best and sound effect at worst. A blogger at Philadelphia Weekly disagrees. I would really like to hear your thoughts on the matter, so it becomes a legitimate discussion rather than a spat between two bloggers. What do you think about meh's inclusion into a dictionary?" - Scott from Canada via Bookmarklet

Hmmmmmm..... well, pretty much, meh sums it up. Yup, just meh. - Ladybug Heather

"Morris!!...Throwing your Viagra in the pool will NOT allow you to skate on it!!" - Scott from Canada via Bookmarklet

"This economy will turn around...you have nothing to fear! And you can take that to the bank! Okay...well...bad example...maybe not the BANK..." - Scott from Canada via Bookmarklet

Heh. - Ladybug Heather

Just to clarify that should end "...or FEELING LIKE YOU'RE missing something you'd like (if you do delete)" - Scott from Canada

"A 14-year-old student...was hailed as a hero Thursday for taking over the wheel of a school bus full of students after the driver collapsed, and stopping it before it drove into an oncoming truck." - Scott from Canada via Bookmarklet

Plan B? What may happen for Hillary Clinton if she does not end up with the Secretary of State job. - Scott from Canada

An interesting edition of "Under the Hood at cbc.ca" talking about their coverage of Canadian election night last month. (The graph is of their traffic for election night. The big spike was at 10pm ET, when the last polls closed and the CBC was legally allowed to broadcast results.) - Scott from Canada via Bookmarklet

This seems like a pipe dream of the Liberals, Bloc, and NDP defeating the Conservatives on a vote of confidence and forming a coalition government, but it's interesting reading. - Scott from Canada via Bookmarklet

Scott, there are these marvelous inventions that have two stiff covers with pages in between made of paper. And those pages - those have writing on them that you can read, too! I know, it's amazing. But you should try them sometime! - Ladybug Heather

There are vendors in shopping malls that sell these papers with writing. There is one called Borders - I guess for the stiff covers? - and one can purchase them online, too. They're pretty neat - and they even work when the power is out or the Fail Whale is up! - Ladybug Heather

never, ever happens to me! - Joelle Nebbe

This just may be a reason why Carleton has a nickname of "Last Chance U" - Scott from Canada

LOL! - Ladybug Heather

... - Michael W. May

"Bell Canada Inc. is not breaking any laws by slowing internet speeds and will be allowed to continue throttling its customers, the CRTC has ruled." - Scott from Canada via Bookmarklet

Grrr! - Ladybug Heather

"Surely you don't think I can land this plane"... "I do, and don't call me Sherly" - Johnny Worthington