Here be dragons...
A collection of scribblings by local authors Norm de Plume, "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw, Claude Hopper, Barry Umenema, Jean Brasseur, Jeff Dubois, Bob Shurunkel, Richard Visage among others...
| Name | Description | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poetry and garbage collection. | Picking up after poets. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 31 March 2019 |
| Amber gets the red | The sound of murdered children. | Jeff Dubois | 22 February 2019 |
| Upstanding Members of Parliament | Poutine parties & Parliamentarian penis pics. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 31 January 2019 |
| Return to the Health Gulag 2 | Passing protocol and hugs. | Jean Brasseur | 31 December 2018 |
| Return to the Health Gulag | Rising blood sugar and sweet practitioners. | Jean Brasseur | 30 November 2018 |
| Canadian Head Cabbage | There's lots of gold in Acapulco. | Norm de Plume | 31 October 2018 |
| This little piggy went to market | Adventures in porcine barter. | Jeff Dubois | 30 September 2018 |
| Speaking Nancinese | Skunk part linguistics. | Jeff Dubois | 31 August 2018 |
| Welcome back Khadr | Jihadi serenades. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 31 July 2018 |
| You too can poo in this loo | The equality of piss on bathroom floors. | Mike Oxzore | 30 June 2018 |
| There's an app for that | Farting, obituaries and streaming live radio. | Mike Oxzore | 02 May 2018 |
| Understanding culture through advertising | Pharmaceuticals, lawyers and dead kittens. | Vincent Pachinskie | 07 April 2018 |
| The cheese slipped off his cracker | Today's lesson in biology class is death. | Barry Umenema | 03 March 2018 |
| Frank's arm | Severed limbs and Holy tupperware. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 01 February 2018 |
| Quivering livers | Mary, Mary, quite contrary, where does your organ go? | Bob Shurunkel | 14 January 2018 |
| Black faces & red noses | Racism and discrimation alive and well at the north pole. | Jeff Dubois | 01 December 2017 |
| Up to, starting from, as low as | Sandy McTire would know the price. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 28 November 2017 |
| Ammunition Premonition | Zen and the art of dodging bullets. | Norm de Plume | 31 October 2017 |
| Appropriate Appropriation | Tossing a tomahawk at the yoga teacher while eating tacos. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 30 September 2017 |
| The new Cosa Nostra | The screwing you'll get for the screwing you got. | Vincent Pachinskie | 31 August 2017 |
| You're special, just like everyone else | Celebrating the 2017 White Agnostic Heterosexual Male Born on a Friday 1960 Games. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 31 July 2017 |
| DUBAR | The drunk guy at a hockey game. | Norm de Plume | 30 June 2017 |
| Marketing 101 | It doesn't stink if you don't have a nose. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 01 May 2017 |
| Local entrepreneur envisions a Wynne win | It's all just the flow of electrons. | Jeff Dubois | 01 April 2017 |
| Moving towards egalitarianism | Edifying the Albertan cave-dwellers. | Barry Umenema | 26 March 2017 |
| Debunking the corporate mantra | A candid conversation with my good friend Dan. | Norm de Plume | 28 February 2017 |
| A horse of a different colour | A preference for ponies over pony-patties. | Jeff Dubois | 31 January 2017 |
| Uncle Butch is drunk again | Impaired telephone billings. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 31 December 2016 |
| Do not call means do not call! | Telemarketting and my imaginary friend Abdullah. | Jeff Dubois | 18 November 2016 |
| Sobering Thoughts | Exploring alcohol-induced river expeditions. | Norm de Plume | 31 October 2016 |
| Things that irk my wick. | The devil made me do it. | Claude Hopper | 30 September 2016 |
| The Ontology of Wafers | Competing views on Jesus and mold. | Vincent Pachinskie | 31 August 2016 |
| Pandering to Toadies | When truth becomes an act of revolution. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 31 July 2016 |
| The WTF Drawer | Uncovering refridgerator mysteries. | Jeff Dubois | 30 June 2016 |
| Artistic license and journalism | Evil reigns supreme in Canadian legislature. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 31 May 2016 |
| If your cause is just, why hide? | Solidarity amongst the lemmings. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 30 April 2016 |
| Doors to revolutionize computing | New operating system released April 1st! | Jeff Dubois | 31 March 2016 |
| If Debbie did Dallas, can Barbie do diversity? | The Barbie you won't see on store shelves. | Bob Shurunkel | 28 February 2016 |
| A folked up middle east. | Farhan & Ashez: The Islamic Transvestites. | Barry Umenema | 07 January 2016 |
| Disengaging 911 | Here's a quarter, call someone who cares... just not 911. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 31 December 2015 |
| Code 50, Section 10 | Detecting the perverts in our midst. | Jeff Dubois | 30 November 2015 |
| In bed fortune cookies | Freud's conceptualization of the Id, the Ego and the Fortune Cookie. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 31 October 2015 |
| Who turned out the lights? | How do you like your blue-eyed boy now, Mr. Death? | Jeff Dubois | 28 September 2015 |
| GPS Jocularity | A new muffler sure makes the car quieter. | Jeff Dubois | 31 August 2015 |
| Thwarting the exit response | Maintaining donut supremacy. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 31 July 2015 |
| The Diet of a Dingo | When the wrong Turckie leads the flock. | Norm de Plume | 28 June 2015 |
| In Vino Veritas | Comedic consultation squid pro quo. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 16 May 2015 |
| What's the number for 911? | Skittles, rainbows and your local FedEx professional. | Jeff Dubois | 30 April 2015 |
| Rethinking the Jinx | Puckhead Folly | Vincent Pachinskie | 28 March 2015 |
| The devolution of legislators | Humour's Divine Origin | Norm de Plume | 28 February 2015 |
| It's No Wonder I'm Confused | On the Sabbath, I dress like Wonder Woman. | Jeff Dubois | 31 January 2015 |
| Off Target | An American giant slain on the frozen Canadian tundra. | Jeff Dubois | 31 December 2014 |
| Sokoto & the bush rat | Of mice and men and mutts. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 30 November 2014 |
| The Signal CorpsE | The International distress signal for Scotch. | Jean Brasseur | 24 October 2014 |
| Rationality, pragmatism & fiscal responsibility | Venturing into the dark side. | Jeff Dubois | 30 September 2014 |
| The Politics of Smoke Rings | A pack a day keeps the doctor away. | Jeff Dubois | 31 August 2014 |
| Transit Entertainment | Justifying a value-added tax. | Norm de Plume | 28 July 2014 |
| Red Twenty-three | A remembrance of Dave. | Jeff Dubois | 23 June 2014 |
| Pooch Poo Politics | Stoop and scoop observations and the democratic process. | Barry Umenema | 12 June 2014 |
| Greenwashing Gomorrah | Save the planet, buy more plastic! | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 30 May 2014 |
| Eschewing the Coffee Snobs | This coffee tastes like cat shit. | Norm de Plume | 30 April 2014 |
| Recidivistic Precursors | Serial killers and cheese sandwiches. | Vincent Pachinski | 29 March 2014 |
| Destined to be a Penguin | Reassessing the job qualifications of Olympians. | Norm de Plume | 28 February 2014 |
| Mufulira | A Rememberance of Tennyson. | Richard Visage (Intro by "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 10 January 2014 |
| Worst buy gets better | Cyber Monday misgivings. | Jeff Dubois | 31 December 2013 |
| Something just doesn't add up | Privileged parking and the art of shaping social values. | Norm de Plume | 10 November 2013 |
| The butcher of Farrow Street | God loves it when you kill things. | Jean Brasseur | 07 November 2013 |
| God Save Poutine! | A secular one-god state. | Bob Shurunkel | 24 October 2013 |
| Britannia Beach Follies | Raccoon requires rehab. | Jean Brasseur | 20 September 2013 |
| Tales from 6-toe country - Part 2 | Shirley you jest. | Norm de Plume | 08 September 2013 |
| Tales from 6-toe country - Part 1 | Hillbilly hound thwarts euthanasia. | Norm de Plume | 31 August 2013 |
| Canada's affliction | Blue blood, bourbon and roach clips. | Norm de Plume | 31 July 2013 |
| Saving the Chamber of sober second thought. | Brigands, blackhearts & scallywags. | Norm de Plume | 30 June 2013 |
| Mrs. Pierce was wrong! | Let me grab my foolscap. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 31 May 2013 |
| Local inventor poised to launch personal black box | A digital device for death's door. | Jeff Dubois | 01 April 2013 |
| There are worse things than retirement | Jobless groinless woes. | Jean Brasseur | 23 March 2013 |
| Defunct store mascot's retirement plans dashed | The cruel life lessons of a bad dream. | Jeff Dubois | 09 March 2013 |
| There's no such thing as bad press | Paying homage to Walking Eagle | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 05 March 2013 |
| Penny-wise or pound-foolish? | Ottawa's need for a new public transit customer service policy | Jeff Dubois | 24 February 2013 |
| 30 minutes or free | A thought for your pennies. | Jeff Dubois | 22 January 2013 |
| Today's lesson is hypocrisy | The new school yard bullies. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 17 January 2013 |
| The Consummate Christmas Gift Quest | Woman seeks twelve inch woody. | Jeff Dubois | 23 December 2012 |
| The End of an Era | The devolution of Canadian retail. | Jeff Dubois | 18 December 2012 |
| Stick your card up your wazoo! | Pissing off the clientele. | Jeff Dubois | 03 November 2012 |
| Objibway man goes on warpath over team named Redskins | Are Redskins redskins? | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 18 October 2012 |
| Who's on 1st, What's on 2nd & Who's Smoking What at City Hall? | Does Pro ball spell no ball? | Jeff Dubois | 11 September 2012 |
| Mama don't 'low no 'lympic play'n' 'round here | Snorting coke off a hooker's ass: a new Olympic sport. | Norm de Plume | 02 August 2012 |
| A story with a twist | Floor roulette: a game of chance | Claude Hopper | 31 July 2012 |
| Auditory assaults | Bleeding ears and cotton batting | Jeff Dubois | 25 July 2012 |
| State sponsored child rearing | Dole spawned Jeezlers | Norm de Plume | 30 June 2012 |
| Speech imprediment rock | Lithsping through thongs | Norm de Plume | 18 May 2012 |
| Taking veneration to the cloud. | eWorship and the iGod | Big Banana Bob Loblaw | 02 May 2012 |
| Dyslexics have more nuf! | Small town banking & bowel movements | Big Banana Bob Loblaw | 21 April 2012 |
| Branstad Gets Behind Romney, Santorum Drops Out | Politics & double entendres. | Big Banana Bob Loblaw | 11 April 2012 |
| Following in the footsteps of Imelda Marcos | New jackboots on budget day. | Norm de Plume | 07 April 2012 |
| I buy my underwear at K-Mart. | iDorks and their handheld devices. | Jeff Dubois | 31 March 2012 |
| If time flies, who's the pilot? | Using Forest Gump's wristwatch. | Jeff Dubois | 17 March 2012 |
| What's in a name? | Say what you mean, mean what you say and don't be mean when you say it. | Norm de Plume | 29 February 2012 |
| Bullshit detectors & Kevlar deflectors | Taking the nonsense out with the trash. | Jeff Dubois | 03 February 2012 |
| How would McLuhan look in 3D glasses? | 3D's blight on the entertainment landscape. | Big Banana Bob Loblaw | 23 January 2012 |
| The good, the bad & the real fooking oogly | Christmas, the solstice, triptophan addiction and Yuletide shopping. | Big Banana Bob Loblaw | 06 January 2012 |
| Grappling with Vegas math | Critiquing games of chance. | Big Banana Bob Loblaw | 22 December 2011 |
| Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus | Rude awakenings and the loss of youthful innocence. | Norm de Plume | 06 December 2011 |
| Another one snides the bus | A cynical commentary on Ottawa's "no-see" Transpo. | Norm de Plume | 30 November 2011 |
| Fashion victims | Perhaps it's time you rethought those jackboots. | Barry Umenema | 16 November 2011 |
| Dissing the choclate cake gods | A cake lover's dissatisfaction with Rideau Bakery. | "Big Banana" Bob Loblaw | 21 October 2011 |
| Letter carrier avoids grievous spiderweb injury | Using your imagination to shirk job responsiblity. | Norm de Plume | 01 October 2011 |
| Les pluots de mes tantes | The etymology of French profanity and hybrid fruit.. | Jeff Dubois | 28 September 2011 |