Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.

Andrew ,'Damage'


Natter 59: Dominate Your Face!  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Typo Boy - Jul 01, 2008 7:39:54 am PDT #5882 of 10003
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

ah, the joys of socialized medicine!

Canada has socialized insurance not socialized medicine. And dentistry is pretty much free market. That is I am pretty sure that most dentistry in Canada is paid for directly or by private insurance. There is funding in some provinces for cleaning for children under 12 and limited for the very poor, but that is pretty much it. So if a Canadian has bad teeth don't blame it on single payer: Canada does not have single payer dentistry.


Sue - Jul 01, 2008 7:40:07 am PDT #5883 of 10003
hip deep in pie

Do you also have a Minister of Pudding, Bolo Ties, Poutine and Muscle Cars?

Yeah. Duh. (Actually I think Poutine is part of the Francophonie.)

Actually, I think it's three different portfolios. It's a Conservative gov't that's not well represented in Women and Francophones, so it's a bit of a pile on. Also, this woman apparently campaigned hard to be the Culture minister.


Sue - Jul 01, 2008 7:43:16 am PDT #5884 of 10003
hip deep in pie

Now there's a native blessing, followed by a multi ethnic, world musicy drum group from NS. World msuic so has to make it on the Stuff White People Like blog.


Hil R. - Jul 01, 2008 7:45:45 am PDT #5885 of 10003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Hey, I'm impressed that Canada has "status of women" as an official anything, even if it's lumped in with a bunch of other stuff. We don't have anything like that.


Kathy A - Jul 01, 2008 7:45:55 am PDT #5886 of 10003
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

In not-Canada news (be glad this doesn't apply to you!), an excellent overview of the Top 10 Lowlights of the Bush Presidency.


§ ita § - Jul 01, 2008 7:46:03 am PDT #5887 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I wanted cranberry juice, not pomegranate. No wonder it's so drinkable.


Dana - Jul 01, 2008 7:48:18 am PDT #5888 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Why has LJ gone down? Hmph.


Sue - Jul 01, 2008 7:48:51 am PDT #5889 of 10003
hip deep in pie

Well, she's the minister of so many things because they get so little play. It's not like the Minister of Defence or Finance also has a lot of minor portfolios.


DavidS - Jul 01, 2008 7:50:02 am PDT #5890 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Why has LJ gone down?

Because Pete Wentz had an erection?


Steph L. - Jul 01, 2008 7:50:44 am PDT #5891 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Why has LJ gone down?

Because Pete Wentz had an erection?

Oh, snap!