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Do you really believe there's a direct connection between boors and humor? In my, albeit limited, experience the sort 'harassers' of which you speak are generally the brunt of jokes themselves because they're too stupid understand the difference between fun and intimidation. What's that old...

I was born in England, went to Australia as a teen, and came to Canada 56 years ago next week.....I've told jokes about (among others) Brits, Ockers, and Canucks, (and Yarpies, 'cause I've also known South Africans).....my oldest friend, of close to 54 years now, was born in an internment camp...

Bring back the the Borscht Belt...oh, wait....

Ditto....we don't have too many 'needs', and we have fewer 'wants'; our Canadian 'equivalent' of Social Security, and our dividend income from investments, generates more than we spend, even when we (used to) travel (mainly to Europe) twice a year. The 'nut' increases, but we feel no urge to...

+1 "Pass the popcorn.....oh, wait, I hate popcorn, especially the smell of buttered popcorn." :)

OK...that's likely the one....it was 20+ years ago when I looked at it.

Thanks....I purchased my copy, a paperback in pristine condition, at the local library bookstore for $1 Canadian, (~ 79¢ US)...but I'll keep Abe on the back burner. :)

Walked around that park, having driven down from Riviera/Rivera* (*depending on who you talk to), when we were staying there one season.....noticed a lot of rust on the long term stays...decided against a winter there.

Borderlands, the first in the Inspector Devlin series, (set in Ireland at the border with Northern Ireland), and the first I've read by author Brian McGilloway....there'll be more if I can locate them: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/brian-mcgilloway/borderlands.htm

Just started The Simple Heist...thus far, thus good: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2313384/

My first ever night in Kingsville they were doing touch-and-goes all &%$# night......made up for it though when I toured the Naval Air Station and got to play with one of the Marine dogs, a Belgian Shepherd.

I've 'always' liked this one:

Or..."How long is a piece of string?"

Tick Borne Diseases? Yes, Even In The Deserts – Desert Report

And, if you're a dog owner, ticks abound.

Geez, I've had a whole bunch of them, (do they come in bunches?), over the past 32 years and couldn't tell you what the muck was that I took. Don't sweat it, it's a colonoscopy, not open heart surgery. ;)

Eggcorns R Us.

Touché. Well played! :laugh:

Not persactly a 'peeve' because I really don't give a ......but when someone makes a 15,000 word post, and someone else hits 'quote', copies the entire screed, and says 'Yes' (or somesuch) at the bottom, it just seems like overkill to me..

https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-307-26837-2 The Arms Maker of Berlin by Dan Fesperman. First book, by this author, that I've read.....thoroughly enjoyed it, will certainly look for others.

OTOH, there's the defunct Eaton's department store that was once Canada's largest. Started in 1869 by Timothy Eaton it was passed down through the family. Just prior to its collapse I read a comment, purportedly attributed to one of the senior employees, pertaining to the three brothers who...

Prince Harry comes to mind.

We also use Hoopla through the library system.

I won't mention it here, since it might contravene the prescribed fundamentals of the thread, but we enjoyed Meek's Cutoff free on Kanopy last evening: https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/27e4or/lets_discuss_meeks_cutoff_2010/