babble banter

Found while wandering through The Tyee's "Reported Elsewhere" section

bagkitty — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 00:33:36 +0000

From the Guardian:

Sarah Palin touted as US ambassador to Canada? You betcha!

From The Georgia Straight:

Justin Trudeau can reject the appointment of Sarah Palin as next U.S. ambassador to Canada

Or, as Kyle's Mum has been known to say on South Park:

SheilaBroflovski wrote:

"what, What, WHAT?".

There will be no park or public place named after Leslie Ray Charping

NorthReport — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 20:21:00 +0000

!!!

Karl on Parl - musically speaking

KenS — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 18:51:53 +0000

Trump Humour

Mr. Magoo — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:41:24 +0000

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Four degrees of separation: me and Donald Trump

KenS — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 20:49:42 +0000

Four degrees of separation: me and Donald Trump

KenS — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 20:49:36 +0000

#NoahdoestheEmmy's

quizzical — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 00:33:17 +0000

anyone watching this?

People discussing why I left

Sean in Ottawa — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:49:48 +0000

I just saw this discussion about my leaving now (Politics site in the thread should Mulcair go). It is true that I said to Art that while once the majority of people here were NDP supporters or those further left, now the majority of posts are from Liberals. A thread about the NDP might have 80% posts from self-declared Liberal/Trudeau fans not discussing so much as advocating their brand. This is not why I left but it made it easier. At the time I left, there were even some productive exchanges between myself and Pondering. Terry Towel and I seemed to be up and down but I never asked that he go.

A few historical insults

lagatta — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 22:51:15 +0000

The Oxford words blog can be fun, and repurposing some of these old insults might come in useful, in Parliament, for one thing, though it would be hell for the interpreters:

http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2016/02/historical-insults/

You grobian mafflard!

"Je suis circumflex"

swallow — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 03:01:28 +0000

Spell Check in Babble Post (it is possible)

mark_alfred — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 18:06:16 +0000

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Babble banter which requires moderator attention soon!

monty1 — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 05:34:25 +0000

The personal attacks by several parties on the most popular threads has gotten to the point at which it has become very distracting. I think it's time for a moderator to issue a general warning to everybody who is taking part in that kind of behaviour.

Then, a close watch to determing if the warning has had an effect and if it hasn't, then more sterner worning perhaps would be in order.

I'm asking for this totally blind as I've not been on the board long enough to know what is acceptable and what is not. I just have a feeling that we could all accomplish more if it wasn't happening.

Hoping this post is in order with the forum rules. If not then please delete and deal with the issue in private if you so choose.

Babble banter which requires moderator attention soon!

monty1 — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 05:34:20 +0000

Then, a close watch to determing if the warning has had an effect and if it hasn't, then more sterner worning perhaps would be in order.

I'm asking for this totally blind as I've not been on the board long enough to know what is acceptable and what is not. I just have a feeling that we could all accomplish more if it wasn't happening.

Hoping this post is in order with the forum rules. If not then please delete and deal with the issue in private if you so choose.

A Christmas game intended to keep us from killing each other ! :D

oldgoat — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 21:30:37 +0000

I love Solstice

lagatta — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 15:56:37 +0000

No, I certainly don't love winter; I rather loathe it. Hope it will be mild this year, as they predict (hope?) But it is good to remember that some festivals we may have reason to hate because of the schlock, mindless overconsumption (or exclusion from any consumption) or interpersonal dynamics have their roots in the natural world. The Summer Solstice is now Aboriginal Peoples' Day, and la Fête nationale du Québec was "La St-Jean", which had its roots in this celebration. Both Solstices involve lights and fire, and gatherings of family and friends (and frenemies, and the family equivalent)... Food and Drink (sometimes too much)... song, stories, defying the terrors nature held for people in earlier times.