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Take Off eh! Delays Air Canada

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When my son told me about a funny incident in the Vancouver airport, he added it’s probably not true. In checking online the first link was to the Toronto Star article “Air Canada learns that hockey trumps flying” It’s a typically Canadian story.

What’s the funniest, strangest reason you have encountered for a runway take

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March 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Airlines, Humour | Comments are closed

Humour - How to avoid a shark attack

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With tongue in cheek, my weird sense of humour and lack of social appropriateness, I tentatively reproduce a not so useful article on How To Avoid a Shark Attack.
The sarcasm is not very subtle. I apologize in advance if anyone is offended. It’s a joke, but not in the best of tastes or sensibilities.

Don’t

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February 19th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Humour | Comments are closed

Overheard While Touring the World

The naivete of the stranger in the land of the unknown knows no limits. From the mouths of travellers comes the lack of “Wisdom of the Ages”. It’s hard to form answer to a serious question posed in ignorance.

At Windsor Castle, “Why did they build this castle so close to the airport?”
After returning from Austria, “Did

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August 18th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Humour | Comments are closed

The Importance of Walking

Walking can add minutes to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $7000 per month.

My grandpa started walking five miles a day when he was 60. Now he’s 97 years old and we don’t know where he is.

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April 26th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Health, Humour | Comments are closed
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