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That's what she said.

There was a very high profile case not too long ago in Vancouver http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060105/tree_poisoning_060105/20060105?hub=Canada

How much does it pay?

Thats awesome, Marc. Brings back memories of the video projects I did in high school. My best was a piece on the life of midieval knights. The soundtrack included "Hair of the Dog" (Nazareth) for the jousting scene, "Knights in White Satin" (Moody Blues)for the credits and a hilarious chess playing sequence featuring the theme from "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly".

Lets go to Red Rocks or J-Tree...PM me.

Jeez J, it sounds like you are implying Truck Nutz are not "useful". How do you figure?

Cool costume.

Building a new coffee table?

You can buy some special stuff that has the consistency of silly putty. Just put a bit on each corner (and maybe the middle of each side for larger maps) then press it onto the wall. Works great. Available at stationery stores, i think. I forget what it is called.

They don't need your real name and phone number. They just want to track your buying profile so that they know to put beer in the same aisle as Pampers. Way to stick it to the man.

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And if this isn't a troll, be careful. We never heard from Cindy66 again.

Troll.

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Only if you consider bouldering climbing

Well, this explains spray.

Please someone start an evolution/creation/intelligent design thread...QUICK!! Or maybe you would prefer a bolting/no bolting thread? Or a giant squid thread? Or how about this picture of truck nuts...from an "american" part of the country...

I never received my calendar

If you were wealthy and famous you probably wouldn't have to pork your sisters in law. OMG!! I just squirted coffee out of my nose.

No, but they are designed to shed water.

If water doesn't affect friction, then the guy who has been selling me car tires has been lying for years.

Sooner. Probably much sooner. Both the reasons you cite are also good reasons for Harper to call a snap election while the Liberals are still broke and rudderless, in order to finally claim his coveted majority. So watch for an election call within a few days or weeks of a Liberal leadership convention (assuming Dion doesn't survive the leadership review, which must occur within the next year). Harper has no interest in allowing the Liberal party to regroup to the point where they can challenge him at the polls. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if he called an election for before the convention. Thats a tough call...I think given his stance on fixed election dates he would get the political shit beat out of him for calling an election too soon (2nd one in a row). Canadians aren't in the mood for another election within the year and it might end up costing him. Then again, it might not. He also needs time to shore up his support in Quebec and Atlantic Canada - his only realistic hope of forming a majority under any conditions. Because I wonder if the Liberals being broke and rudderless would be an issue...i bet there are 70-some ridings where they could run a blow-up doll and the momentum of the Liberal brand and Conservative loathing will coast them to victory (like Vancouver Center ;-)

The Liberals will stall until their party convention in May, then kick out Dion, then go for a new e3lection with a new leader. That puts us to a fall (2009) election at the earliest, by the time the new leader gets his feet. Also, I've heard the Liberal coffers are empty and it will probably take some rallying around a new leader to fill them up again. So maybe 18 months. Larry Campbell did an interesting interview (Liberal Senator and former Mayor of Vancouver for those who don't know). I've never seen him so downcast. He thinks every leader with the exception of Gilles Duccepe came up short and should expect calls for their head on a platter. I think Layton and May will probably keep their jobs though.

I think Harper did a pretty reasonable job getting legislation passed with his last minority government. It will be interesting to see how much of his platform he can get through or if we will be back to the polls in the new year. My gut feeling is that the opposition parties will be reluctant to trigger another election, so I am optimistic this parliament will compromise enough to get some things done. Time will tell if partisan BS gets in the way of this. Any other predictions?