Tim Horton’s Bans Customer for Life!!!!!
With just weeks to go before “Roll Up the Rim to Win” season starts, there will be no more “double double” for Jim Craig a paramedic from St. Andrew’s, New Brunswick. His three, (count them three!) complaints to his local Timmy’s about “burnt” decaf coffee resulted in the lifetime ban. After the meeting with management at the store in St. Andrew’s failed, he was informed that he had also been banned from the store in St. Stephen’s!
He can only return to the Tim Hortons if he is responding to a medical emergency. (No irony there.)
Remember Jim, there’s always Shediac!
More here. There are over 1300 comments on this story — Canadians understand what’s important! 
A little to the left, boys…
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Ever wonder what your preference for cats or dogs says about you?
Do you prefer hangin’ with your best buds, or bein’ a loner…
OR
Austin, Texas - Recently a group of researchers at the University of Texas conducted an online study called the Gosling-Potter Internet Personality Project to see what it means to be a “dog” or a “cat” person. 4500 people were questioned on five personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Then, they were asked if they considered themselves a cat or dog person. (They were not required to own an animal to participate in the survey.) From Professor Gosling:
Dog people scored significantly higher on extraversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness measures, and lower on neuroticism and openness than cat people, the survey found. The effect persisted regardless of gender of the respondent.
“Once you know the findings, it kind of falls into place,” Gosling said. “You think, ‘of course, agreeableness and extraversion — dogs are companionable, they hang out, they like to be with you, they like your company, whereas cats like it for as long as they want it, and then they’re off.”
It turns out that the “dog people” — based on how people identified themselves, not on what animals they actually own — tend to be more social and outgoing, whereas “cat people” tend to be more neurotic but “open,” which means creative, philosophical, or nontraditional in this context.
So…would people who have both a cat and a dog be considered extremely well adjusted, balanced individuals? Full disclosure, there are three cats and a dog here at the Blog.
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A perfect set of Russian Stacking Cats…
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Media Day
From the 2010 Puppy Bowl starting lineup - Bandit
Like professional athletes everywhere, Bandit makes sure that his sponsor’s name can be clearly seen in all photo ops. Also, to ensure that there are no future potential scandals, all of the Bowl participants will be spayed or neutered. (All of these puppies are from shelters and are available for adoption.)
Direct from Animal Planet:
Animal Planet’s very own PUPPY BOWL referee, Andrew Schechter, will also be on hand to keep the players in line and to dole out any necessary “puppy penalties.” With instant replays, a water bowl camera and a panoramic aerial blimp, viewers won’t miss any of the action on the field.
We will bring you the final score, highlights and MVP award – Most valuable puppy – Monday.
The game will be broadcast on Sunday at 6 PM ET on Animal Planet and for this first time, it will also be broadcast in Canada at 7 PM PT
The complete starting lineup can be seen here.
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Putting on the dog
Bondi Beach, Australia – It was the dog days of Australian summer and the books were a little dog-eared, but the book sale was for a doggone good cause! The Swedish purveyor of all things cool, Ikea, celebrated the 30th anniversary of their most popular bookshelves, The Billy by setting up the world’s longest outdoor bookcase. Beach goers were invited to donate or purchase a book with all funds raised going to The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation. And, as every dog has it’s day, so it was with the bookcase. The dog and pony show was strictly a one day event. It is now history.
If you can’t run with the big dogs puppy, stay on the beach.
Life’s a beach!
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The people from PETA would like to retire the groundhog as our traditional “barometer” of Spring, saying a robot would be better suited for the job. We have a better idea. The Chocolate Lab! It is naturally comfortable around people, it doesn’t mind being woken up on a cold February morning and will (for a treat) pose for photos! Move over Punxsutawney Phil and Wiarton Willie there’s a new girl in town!
We didn’t see our shadow, but that doesn’t mean anything. It’s Canada and winter ends sometime in April – shadow or no shadow. 
