To all of the dog owners who can’t control their animals when out in public or that do NOT pick up after their dogs, you are ignorant pigs and should have your pets taken away from you. My friend had her dog attacked by another dog because the owner couldn’t control it. Get training for your pet and show some brains you bastard.
To the ignorant people that walk their dogs, take a bag with you and pick up after them. If they shit in your house do you just leave it there? I will say it again, if you own a dog show some responsibility or get rid of it! —Responsible Caring Dog Owner
This article appears in Jun 30 – Jul 6, 2011.
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o.p., this has been rehashed ad nauseum.
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I think he might have to go poop.
woof woof love that dog ♥ http://ihasahotdog.files.wordpress.com/200…
omfg, there was just a dog in the shoppe, rotti/mastiff/amstaff mix. what a gorgeous beast, looked something like this http://www.harlemfur.com/images/Dog_Chupe_…
Luverly hound.
nothing brightens my day more than a big goofy dog
LIFE SUCKS: “o.p., this has been rehashed ad nauseum.”
Yes it has and I suspect it will go on and on and on until maybe, one day in our illustrious fucking fantasy future, either these lazy fucks will pick up after their shit droppers because it’s a by-law (what a fucking joke) or the city/police start enforcing that by-law (what another fucking joke).
i’ve posted this before but the dog is so saweeet http://www.cutehomepets.com/wp-content/upl…
n.o.w.t.b.b.n.m.,yeah, you are right, and the whiners will not take the owners to task, either. they’ll just passively watch, then come here and bitch and moan and cry about it.
if they know the offending animmal and owner, then call the fucking cops, most of which can be found at any timmies, or starfucks place.
No kidding. I was at Long Lake and there was literally shit hanging from the trees. Disgusting.
Bagging it and hanging it from a branch does not constitute cleaning up.
But even worse, at Needham Park there is bags of shit all over the children’s playground equipment. This is not just a case of ‘dump and run’ either, it is bagged and still just laying there within sight of a garbage can. You people are absolutely fucking disgusting. Maybe the dogs should be walking you.
OP, why don’t you become the official poop patrol commander and walk all the Halifax parks accosting dog owners who don’t pick up their dog’s poop?
A HALIFAX UNDERCLASS BOWLING BALL
Does anyone see a common thread on all of Thursday’s Bitches? All reflect, of course, various aspects of the behavious of the Halifax Underclass and so are susceptible to a generalized critique, one I perceptively call a “Bowling Ball.” In other words, all violate, to one extent or another, acceptable middle class standards of behaviour.
1. “Irresponsible Dog Owners”
Clearly, not picking up after one’s dog is a violation of common canine etiquette. In addition to the Underclass behaviour of the owners (readily identifiable by sight) however, it would be interesting to see the breed of dog most commonly associated with the practice. Yes, different breeds are clearly class indicators. At the top, of course, are the whippets. By definition, there is no whippet shit lying around, bagged or otherwise.
2. “Annoying Teen”
Bumming money and cigarettes on the metro transit? Please, could anything be more Halifax Underclass? Radical measures are called for. Sterilization before he can reproduce sounds about right.
3. “My Doorstep is not your Ashtray”
Smoking is itself, of course, an Underclass marker but to crush one’s butts on someone’s driveway and leave them there violates all common standards of acceptable behaviour. Very characteristic of he lower levels of the Halifax Underclass. He should be locked in his smoke-filled car for a week. (Feed him burgers periodically through the window and equip him with six doggie bags.)
4. “Might Have to Squat in a Field”
The poster should try and curtail the number of her (no doubt vigorous) bouts of sexual intercourse. What is the average number of copulations per live birth? Ten to one? Restrain yourself! Uncontrolled lust is a definite Underclass marker. Also, the number of children itself is the same. Today it is not necessary to foal multiple times to ensure one is taken care of in one`s old age. What is the numerical threshold of children beyond which one descends into the Halifax Underclass – two?
5. “Civility and Consideration”
The individual who gets on the #20 bus either drunk or loud is obviously a member of the dregs of the Halifax Underclass. The difficulty here is that he is (a) unaware of this or, (b) uncaring if he is aware. He should not be allowed to pro-create his spawn. Direct action is required.(See #2.)
Bowled a strike on that one, or would have if I bowled but, since it is also an Underclass marker, I don’t.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
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Well, if you can’t laugh at yourself…?
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: Fr. Ivan (July 1, 11:35AM) – “Well, if you can’t laugh at yourself …”
Well, isn’t that a coincidence. It’s the very thing I note in Fr. Ivan’s posts. Fr. Ivan, as you would say, “feck off.”
(I did note two – or was it three? – typos in my post. Didn’t you hear me laughing at myself on reading the posted version as I ground my fist into my groin?)
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
Hi Monsieur
MM, is your dissertation available in electronic form like PDF?
Found it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kzxZj4J58I
*clap clap* the goofster hound was fine with the fireworks until the neighbours started launching them. he almost made it to the backyard^^oh well, we hosed off the back porch
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: Col. Ivan Sonofabitch (Jul 1, 11:35AM)
“Well, if you can’t laugh at yourself…”
I thought I would briefly return to Fr. Ivan’s (er, sorry, make that Col. Sonofabitch’s – could the change be a result of my reply?) post.
I thought a better reply than the one I gave might have been: “Well, Fr. Sonofabitch, how did you know this? Do you have ay evidence for making the assertion or is it simply an “ad hominem” attack on me without any basis in fact? If you do have such evidence, what is it? Bring it forward. Otherwise, you appear to be claiming that you know me better than I know myself which, come to think if it, is not suprising since you seem to have awarded yourself the position of “Resident Chair of the Commenters,” one who possesses both the authority to pass on the quality of the commenters’ interior life and, by extension, of the epistemological validity of the posts themselves.
As it happens, my “Bowling Ball” post WAS intended to be a spoof and my bit of Latin, the “Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc” bit, was intended as a laugh at myself. Perhaps I should insert an * to indicate when I am laughing at myself so that you will not be misled.
: Just Melectric (6:43PM) – Hi Mel!
: Donairious (9:43PM) – As far as I know my thesis is not available on PDF since it was never published. I see the title – it is in front of me now – is slightly different from the one I gave last time. It reads: “Philosophical Analysis in Education fromn the Perspective of Michael Poilanyi’s Theory of Personal Knowledge.” If you have membership in a university library they might be able to order it for you. Copies are held by the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Ottawa. The year was 1983. It’s a bit of a read since it is 421 pages in length. If you want I can post the Abstract.
: Col. Ivan Sonofabitch (July 2, 8:19AM) – Yes, it’s true, my thesis can be sung to the tune of “Yakitty Yak.”
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
Wow, & I thought that I read a lot into things 😉
Good Morning everybody 🙂
Working today Ivan?
paingirl, Blue hates fireworks too….his one & only experience with them, is the one and only time that he ran away. I missed the show chasing him through the woods 🙁 Oh well, lesson learned.
My timimg for last nights show was perfect, found a waterfront parking space, took off my helmet, and the show started. 5 min after the show ended, I was out of traffic. Too easy when you’re on a bike.
Also, WTF, Bedford’s firework show was longer…go figure.
vroom vroom hugo^^ivan is working today and so are we, no doggies yet
Yup Hugo – working today. Stop in for a noon-time pint if you’re so inclined.Saw the Tattoo Thursday night and recommend it highly. Only downside, it used to be when I saw a bunch of cute girls in plaid skirts and kneesocks carrying swords, I’d think “We’re in for some Highland Dancing.” Now, the first thing that pops into my head is – really Giggity cosplay. Thanks nerdboy-195 , thanks a lot. >; )
KK – see you in about an hour.
PS – Ivan, you chose todays avatar 😉
Aw thanks Hugo – I can die happy knowing that my life has been for some good after all >: )
I’ve just been informed that we resemble something out of a Harry Potter film. Now I’m really regretting that I didn’t buy that Tim the Enchanter hat when I had the chance. >: (
too right admiral….*sad alert* http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/nation…
Oh My God, Painey. That’s so sad. *sob*
sorry sweetie http://www.healthbanquet.com/images/eagle-…
It otay. That’s the kind of story that SOBova would move heaven & earth to keep me from seeing on the telly.
Supposedly the first sea otter to be rehabilitated after the Exxon Valdez was released into Prince William Sound and promptly became lunch for a passing Killer Whale. Although that could be an urban myth propagated by Big Oil.
Had a nice mini-summit with Hugo on the patio of the Aged Geometric Shape
excellent, the hornby eagles are growing fast. i think the bigger one is ready for their test flight. heading for the barn, gonna sit and read in the our little oasis. good day, lots of nice folks and two dawgs^^
Loverly idea. Been slow here today, but all the turistas have been enthusiastic and very cool.
—- Now, the first thing that pops into my head is – really Giggity cosplay. Thanks nerdboy-195 , thanks a lot.—–
The gift that keeps on fapping- er, giving.
That eagle story made me cry too.
I has a sad now…
Lemme tellya Wheels, this year’s Tattoo possessed a real “Riverdance-with-hotties” ambience that totally had me falling in lust, and I have the SOBova’s fist sized bruises on my left shoulder to prove it.
“Riverdance with hotties” — bwahahahahahaaaa!
ROSIE! SCREEEEEEEEEEEEE! How ya doin’ buddy? Great to see your words again. RAWK!
“Riverdance with hotties”
Dude.
I know.
🙂
Hoo Yeah!. Nothing awakens the inner lech quite like plaid skirts and knee socks.
or the inner paedophile… Col. (could use some more of those dead trees with little black marks on them… if you know what I mean ;D)
Message rec’d Darling. I’ll try to put something together and get it to Painey for ya.
Wheeee! Thanks Col.
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Does it strike anyone reading the most recent posts on this thread that there is a smug, in-group self-congratulatory atmosphere in their tone, particularly those of the “King of the Commenters” (aka “Ivan whateverhecalls himselfnow”) and his slavish minions? Do you find he is suffering from, um, terminal arrogance? Anyway, it is, as I am sure you will agree, a bit sick-making.
The immediate reaction one has to these posts – lacking as they do anything resembling coherent neuorological activity – is that they are little more than the fatuous maunderings of a cognitively-challenged and culturally-deprived Halifax Underclass schoolyard. But of course, one must ask oneself, whatever else might one expect? Sadly, the answer is not much, not now, not ever.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
And speaking of Ivan: Ivan darling, is your Avatar a pic of you or ‘the other guy’?
(proud to be one of Ivan’s minions :D)
Ivan has an entourage? Maybe that’s because he got promoted to Colonel again! I have a hard time understanding his posts sometime but, from what I can gather, he dislikes most things military and has love and admiration for the likes of Jack Layton, CUPW and Che Guevera.
Judging by TheBlackRose’s last post, he may also be schizoid.
MM:
I do have membership as I’m still registered as a Masters student until graduation. Please post an abstract.
ROTFL Critter Guy. As I said earlier (and Annie once again missed the point by a cuntry mile) “If you can’t laugh at yourself…?
Tis me, Rosie. Screeee!
the resemblance… ‘Tis spooky! 😉
Something about my pose reminds me of Homer when he went to Italy:
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THE KING & HIS COURT
The “King of the Commenters” (aka Ivan whatshisface) is back up quickly with his usual preening self-absorption and, taking time out of his busy schedule, bestows his favours upon his minions while rebuking others for their impertinence.
His self-absorption, of course, is evident in all his posts – paradigmatically so when he reflects not on something outside himself but rather on his own emotions or feelings. These, you must understand, are paramount. For example, (July 3, 9:41AM) he declares that “nothing awakens the inner lech (sis) like plaid skirts and knee socks.” The point, of course, is that the King wants you to know he was horny, that he was aroused. That is the important piece of take-away intelligence. The ceremony in which the girls were participating is only of secondary importance.
But it’s fun slotting the King’s minions into their respectve roles at Court. There’s the Queen, of course, – we all know who she is – who blows him kisses every day and at evey opportunity and each of which, of course, is lovingy returned. Make no mistake, their bond is indissoluble. And then there’s the Prince (aka The Turd) who is continually sucking up to the king, beseeching his favour but never quite sure of the King’s approval. (There seems to be a bit of royal hedging here.) Then there’s the Jester (aka Wheelip) who does his tumbling act for the Court’s amusement all of which, of course, is intended to win the King’s approval. Then, finally, there’s the commoners who crave the King’s indulgence. There’s one who, by her own admission, is proud to be the King’s minion. God, how craven can you get? She is ecstatic because her coded message to the King – something about black spots on the trees, or some such idiocy – was royally acknowledged. “Message received, darling,” (2:46PM) the King replied. God, Black Rose, does it get any better? As the King bestowed his favours on you, are you in your turn prepared to bestow yours on him? He’s horny, you know.
Then, of course, there are those who are not so fortunate to bask in the glow of the King’s benevolence. His benediction is witheld because, well, they’re just stupid and must consequently be cast down. Take me. The King proclaims that I “missed the point by a cuntry mile.” (July 4, 6:54AM) “Cuntry” – did you get it? I know I did. What a lad! What a wit! Of course, one must never ask just HOW I missed the point by a “cuntry” mile since the King’s rebukes are delivered only obliquely, only by intimated suggestion. Are you in on the joke, Black Rose? I know you are, you lucky devil!
Well, I hope others will join in with me in assigning the relevant posters their proper roles at the King’s Court so that we all might enjoy this preposterous charade.
His last post (July 4, 8:14AM) was intended, of course, as an example of just how one can laugh at oneself. Is there no limit to the King’s benevolence? Wasn’t the visual of Homer good? And very appropriate too, but (psst!), the King wasn’t joking. His arrogance, as the expression has it, goes “all the way down.”
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
p.s. Donairious July 3, 9:59PM) – I’ll post it now. I hope that the King won’t be displeased at my impertinence.
Royalty eh?. No possible way this can end badly…
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: Donairious (July 3, 9:59PM) – I hope this is helpful.
ABSTRACT
By means of an internal analysis of the views of three major proponents of philosohical analysis in educational thought from the perspective of Michael Polanyi’s theory of “personal knowledge,” an attempt is made to show that such views incorporate criteria which are inconsistent with their presuppositions. While employing D.J. O’Connor’s tripartite structure of the concept of education as consisting of a set of values embodied and expressed in terms of the purposes for which education is given, a set of theories which purport to explain or to justify a further set of techniques for imparting knowledge, skills and attitudes, the study seeks to reveal those personal or “tacit” elements which Polanyi has shown to lie at the basis of all our noetic constructs. Whether conceived empirically as in the case of O’Connor or linguistically as with R.S. Peters and Paul Hirst, the nature of the activity of clarification as that by which the set of values embodied in the purposes for which education is given is itself clarified; in respect to the qualities of explanation and justification, the nature of educational theory is considered; in respect to the set of techniques for imparting knowledge, skills and attitudes, a scrutiny of the nature of learning is undertaken. While O’Connor, Peters and Hirst maintain that the activity of clarification, the nature of educational theory, and the nature of learning may be explicated by reference to “objective” criteria, analysis of their claims shows that such explication ultimately appeals to personal or tacit grounds.
Let me know if I can be of any further help.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
“jester”
Um, Moleman?
I’ve met the online persona “Ivan” in real life a few times. If it appears(to you) that I am not trolling him hard enough, it’s because having met him, I like him as a person.
In all seriousness, over the last week or so your posts have begun to sound kind of bitter and personal. I hope the person behind the online persona Montrealman isn’t going through some shit, personal illness etc. I hope MMan’s grumpiness is an attempt to shake up the status quo, and not an indication of Real World troubles. I agree, it’s none of my business, but I don’t revel in others’ misfortunes, having had some myself.
Sorry to be unjesterlike.
P
Wheelie is my Douglas Bader. And the fact that he would probably tell me to get knotted for thinking such foolishness is further testament to his character. Missed the Orient Express again, Annie. Or do you want to be Rasputin in our little Ekaterinburg?
I do love that picture of you, Colonel. You’ll always be the Colonel to me, no matter what schizoid personality you have on this week. hee hee…
Hiya Rosie. I hope all is well in your world!
Miss ya’ll. Everyone have a lovely, pleasant weekend??
we miss you too noveau brunswick babe^^
Awww, all of my personalities miss you Ralmn. Even the one that told me to stay home and clean my guns this weekend. >: ) Yeah, we had a pretty good one. Beer, books and BBQ. How was yours?
Wonderful! I spent the weekend camping in Keji with a bunch of ultra fun friends, canoeing, hiking and drinking copious amount of beers. Even got a written waning (yikes!) from a werewolf Park Ranger for being too loud. Oops. 😀
‘Twas great.
Guns are good, but don’t go pointing them in this direction, k??
Promise >: )
Otay, I lied a little.
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: Wheeliep (July 4, 10:23AM) – Thanks for your kind thoughts but my “bitter and personal” comments weren’t the result of any “Real World troubles.” They were the result of my, um, bitter and personal character. Have you thought up any new tumbling acts for the King’s Court?
: The King (10:32AM) – “Douglas Bader?”
: Ralm (2:30PM) – God, not another minion!
: Paingirl (2:35PM) – Aren’t you forgetting something?
: Monsieur de Montréal (9:44AM) – This should remove any doubt that, contrary to the King’s claim, I can’t make fun of myself. I was suprised that no one picked it up. I corrected the King’s reference to himself as a “lech” writing, in brackets behind it, (“sis”). Now that was a typo. What I wanted to write was (“sic”), i.e., the standard notation indicating that a mistake had been made in respect to the word “lecher.” For some reason – perhaps, unlike the King not being very familiar with the practice, I suppose – I thought the word included a “t.” So, in addition to making the typo mistake, I also made a spelling mistake! The King, i.e., the “lech,” had it right to begin with! A double solecism on my part! Cringing with shame!
Now, in view of the foregoing, no one can tell me that I can’t make fun of myself!
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
It’s Cockney rhyming slang for Darth Vader.
i don’t want to be a queen monsieur, but thanks anyway
If you say so, Monsieur.
Either way, I’m not insulted.
Have a great day.
P
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: The King (3:58PM) – “Darth Vader?”
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
Just pulling your pisser Annie.
Douglas Bader, for those who are too far above anything as plebian as wikipedia, was a Battle of Britain fighter ace, a wing commander,flew both Hurricanes and Spitfires, shot down over France in 1941, made his first escape attempt from the prison hospital, wound up in LuftStalag 3 at Sagan during the planning of the Great Escape, and was such a pain in the ass to the Germans that they sent him to Colditz Castle where he finished out the war.
Remarkable enough, until you consider that he had both his legs amputated at the knees after a flying accident in 1936.
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: The King (8:15AM) – Yes, the name “Douglas Bader” did resonate slightly and now that you mention that he was the amputee at Colditz it resonated loudly, but the context of the posts gave no clue. I should have checked wikipedia.
Similarly, “Darth Vader” resonated slightly and I suppose that I should check wikipedia, but I probably won’t bother. An extra-terrestial of some sort, right?
A pleasure as always.
Cheeio!
Douglas Bader= Badass.
Thanks for the history story.
Wonder if her had both below knee amputations? My friend, te MasterCorporal has two above knee, and the amount of energy to bulate with above knee goes up exponentially.
Boba Fett!
Very intriguing, MM. I’m going to do some follow-up on Polanyi and O’Connor.
One above;one below. A badass indeed. He could swim like a fish and play a mean game of tennis – and God forbid he think his opponent was taking it easy on him. He’d trounce him all the harder. It’s believed that his skill in aerial combat was, in part, due to the fact that he was less prone to blacking out in high-G manuevers since his legs ended at the knees. When he bailed out over France, one of his tin legs went down with the plane and the other was smashed when he landed. The Germans actually allowed the RAF to parachute his spare set down to the airfield where he was being held. After the war he became friends with General Adolf Galland, who commanded the fighter arm of the Luftwaffe. When he died in 1982, Galland cut short a business trip to attend his funeral in London.
“Reach For The Sky” by Paul Brickhill remains the definitive bio.
—-One above;one below. A badass indeed—–
Wow! Thanks for the info. Amazing how former enemies can share this deep friendship and respect, and rise above their past.
Sidenote: I’ve been forbidden to say hi to the guy driving the truck Aug12/91 who ran me over. He and I are tied by my injury, and 2 years in hisoital, 35+ operations and disability. I forgave him on my blog, and it was therapeutic. He’ll neer know, but I hope my injury/his fuck up didn’t ruin his life.
Paul
you’re a good man charlie brown
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: Donairious (July 5, 9:55AM)
Good luck with Polanyi. The shortest introduction to his thought is a little book called “The Tacit Dimension” (Anchor, 1967) while his main work is “Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy” (University of Chicago Press, 1962). Other books include “The Logic of Liberty” (1951), “Science, Faith and Society” (1959)and “The Study of Man” (1959). He also wrote a raft of articles for a wide range of journals.
D.J. O’Connor is less interesting in my view – he was an old-line science worshipper – i.e., he wanted to import the “scientific method” into philosophy in general and philosophy of education in particular which, for me at least, is incoherent. His principal work in that field is “An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education” (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1965) but he co-authored and contributed to “New Essays in the Philosophy of Education” (Routledge, 1973) with Glen Langford which you might find more accessible.
For me Peters and Hirst are more interesting. Peters’ major work is “Ethics and Education” (Allen & Unwin, 1966) while Hirst’s is “Knowledge and the Curriculum” (Routledge, 1974). They co-authored “The Logic of Education” (Routledge, 1974) which, like O’Connor and Langford above, you might also find more accessible. Both wrote other books and multiple journal articles.
Let me know if I can be of any help in the future.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
Nothing I can add to what Paingirl said, Wheelie. Methinks you are the King and I’m the fool who capers and skylarks in cap and bells.
I have some jazz festival gigs next week. We should have a Bitchers Music Summit at one of them. Pree Key has my email addy. I would love for you guys to see me play. Monday evening I play with a Cuban jazz trio somewhere.
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