tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post5264890368687967316..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Harper, the Donuts, and the Dust StormSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-74318557431627758352009-09-25T01:06:44.952-04:002009-09-25T01:06:44.952-04:00hi sanjo...yes I agree with you. On a long drive, ...hi sanjo...yes I agree with you. On a long drive, in the middle of winter, and the middle of nowhere, the sight of a Tim Hortons looming out of the darkness can be a welcome sight.<br />But turning a donut chain into some kind of rah rah Canadian symbol...from here to Assghanistan..really is the LIMIT...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-45476565121279489312009-09-25T01:06:31.639-04:002009-09-25T01:06:31.639-04:00MelMac is microwave-safe.
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I watched the occa...MelMac is microwave-safe.<br />-----<br />I watched the occasional ALF program when it was on in the '80s,<br />and it was said often that ALF was from MelMac.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-57091398560015213582009-09-25T01:02:57.569-04:002009-09-25T01:02:57.569-04:00hi anonymous...I have to admit I did toy with the ...hi anonymous...I have to admit I did toy with the idea of saying something rude about the hole in the donut...<br />I managed to restrain myself but believe me it wasn't easy... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-17576847265369585722009-09-25T01:00:58.257-04:002009-09-25T01:00:58.257-04:00hi Ella...yes it is an amzing picture when you see...hi Ella...yes it is an amzing picture when you see it looming up ahead like a mountain range. If you click on the YouTube you'll find in the sidebar a longer version which takes them into a red world. But it has no sound, and I figured the one I ran was long ernough to get the idea across. :)<br />As for Harper...hilly billy is too kind...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-8952721494973639222009-09-25T00:57:48.147-04:002009-09-25T00:57:48.147-04:00hi torontonian...and thanks for that. You're a...hi torontonian...and thanks for that. You're an awesome font of information. Who knew ALF came from there? :)<br /><br />P.S. But is it microwave safe?Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-41453979986783132862009-09-24T19:35:20.313-04:002009-09-24T19:35:20.313-04:00"Tacky national symbol" indeed. I mean, ..."Tacky national symbol" indeed. I mean, I don't care if someone likes Tim Hortons, but I am sick of it being elevated to such a quasi-religious level. (Maybe it's partly because I used to work there.)<br /><br />Unfortunately this story fails to surprise me.Sanjonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-67293956388653281382009-09-24T07:54:10.778-04:002009-09-24T07:54:10.778-04:00Our leader: a True Donut Hole.Our leader: a True Donut Hole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-48935551905531336712009-09-24T07:47:37.704-04:002009-09-24T07:47:37.704-04:00Wow, that is a huge huge sand storm. I am constant...Wow, that is a huge huge sand storm. I am constantly amazed by what nature can do but this tops it all. It's so beautiful yet so dangerous. And Harper? He's nothing but a hill billy to me eating donuts rather than making real decision, what an embarrassment. <br /><br />Take care, EllaToronto Home Staginghttp://lastdetail.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-63133505749413208892009-09-24T03:58:02.072-04:002009-09-24T03:58:02.072-04:00MelMac is a brand of melamine dinnerware usually f...MelMac is a brand of melamine dinnerware usually found in summer camps and soup kitchens. It is virtually unbreakable. Sometimes MelMac dinnerware is sectioned for the different elements of a meal much like the sectioned TV dinner serving tray.<br />-------<br />MelMac was the home planet for ALF, the alien on the NBC TV show of the same name.<br /><br />Perhaps this link will help you better understand:<br /><br />http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=Melmac+dinnerware&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-63038206251045468522009-09-24T02:53:23.807-04:002009-09-24T02:53:23.807-04:00hi Torontonian...I think I like the Lada one best....hi Torontonian...I think I like the Lada one best. First you crank it up and then you get out and push it.<br />And whatever you do don't inhale the fumes because they can be DEADLY.... :)<br />And yes ...nobody but NOBODY could accuse Harper of having any class. And I'm absolutely sure nobody ever will....<br /><br />P.S. a MelMac ? What's dat?Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-401802876227475222009-09-24T02:48:38.986-04:002009-09-24T02:48:38.986-04:00Hi Oemissions...it is ridiculous isn't it? Wha...Hi Oemissions...it is ridiculous isn't it? What a cheap hustler. But of course if he had hung around New York somebody might have asked some embarrasing questions, and we can't have that can we?<br />Now as to the question of Tim Hortons...you may be absolutely right but as I told Jennifer you do know it's TREASON? <br />Your duty as a Canadian is to swill that swill around, take a deep gulp, and then sing Oh Canada. And this is your LAST warning.... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-63737497102156897242009-09-24T00:46:26.481-04:002009-09-24T00:46:26.481-04:00If Harper were a store, he'd be Woolco. If h...If Harper were a store, he'd be Woolco. If he were dinnerware, he'd be MelMac. If he were an automobile, he'd be a Lada.<br /><br />The only good thing ever to come out of Leaside are the train tracks.<br /><br />The guy hasn't any class and he doesn't have a clue in a closet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-87948851351631313462009-09-24T00:31:10.550-04:002009-09-24T00:31:10.550-04:00hi Jennifer...Lordy. You're not suggesting tha...hi Jennifer...Lordy. You're not suggesting that Stephen Harper had an unfortunate attack of diarrhoea after eating too many Timbits are you? That's practically TREASON. :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-30329952632347546512009-09-24T00:23:26.745-04:002009-09-24T00:23:26.745-04:00What a ridiculous choice of functions. Tim Horton&...What a ridiculous choice of functions. Tim Horton's promotes junk food, non-fairtraded,crap coffee and junk food as well as promotes pollution and hence climate change problems by permitting morning motorists to idle while waiting for their morning fill.Mindless gluttony but it gets people spending.<br />Meanwhile representatives of countries with too many starving people chose to attend and listen to leaders at the UN.Oemissionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052778663890940687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-56063624092877114322009-09-24T00:00:23.669-04:002009-09-24T00:00:23.669-04:00At least now we know where he was during those mis...At least now we know where he was during those missed G20 photo ops.Jennifer Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610902519752808810noreply@blogger.com