rubbertrout
@rubbertrout.bsky.social
Musings of a latex fish. Living a life of quiet desperation.
Skinner is looking good tonight. But I’m still waiting for the other shoe to drop.
October 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Skinner is looking good tonight. But I’m still waiting for the other shoe to drop.
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So far this Oilers game has been a total snooze fest, and the UCP’s education funding propaganda (sorry, “commercials”) during every break aren’t helping with the entertainment value.
October 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
So far this Oilers game has been a total snooze fest, and the UCP’s education funding propaganda (sorry, “commercials”) during every break aren’t helping with the entertainment value.
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I’d like to toot my own horn here, as well as that of my friends, by acknowledging that this month marks the 20th anniversary of the Oilogosphere. For those who don’t know, that’s the name given to the group of Edmonton Oilers bloggers who appeared after the 2005 NHL lockout. 🧵/1
September 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I’d like to toot my own horn here, as well as that of my friends, by acknowledging that this month marks the 20th anniversary of the Oilogosphere. For those who don’t know, that’s the name given to the group of Edmonton Oilers bloggers who appeared after the 2005 NHL lockout. 🧵/1
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Grateful I remembered to cancel my Sportsnet+ subscription today and renew it at the lower annual rate before the price increases tomorrow.
September 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Grateful I remembered to cancel my Sportsnet+ subscription today and renew it at the lower annual rate before the price increases tomorrow.
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Need 600 dollars due to recent personal tragedy. Picture is not related, I cannot figure out how to delete it. The money is not for that. I don’t know what it is even
August 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Need 600 dollars due to recent personal tragedy. Picture is not related, I cannot figure out how to delete it. The money is not for that. I don’t know what it is even
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Are you sure you’re listening? 🤨
Danielle Smith’s waste-of-taxpayer-money “Alberta Next” panels turned rowdy in Edmonton.
It’s clear they’re not interested in hearing from Albertans. The UCP just wants to continue to push their costly, destabilizing ideas on Alberta.
Danielle Smith’s waste-of-taxpayer-money “Alberta Next” panels turned rowdy in Edmonton.
It’s clear they’re not interested in hearing from Albertans. The UCP just wants to continue to push their costly, destabilizing ideas on Alberta.
August 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Are you sure you’re listening? 🤨
Danielle Smith’s waste-of-taxpayer-money “Alberta Next” panels turned rowdy in Edmonton.
It’s clear they’re not interested in hearing from Albertans. The UCP just wants to continue to push their costly, destabilizing ideas on Alberta.
Danielle Smith’s waste-of-taxpayer-money “Alberta Next” panels turned rowdy in Edmonton.
It’s clear they’re not interested in hearing from Albertans. The UCP just wants to continue to push their costly, destabilizing ideas on Alberta.
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I encourage all Alberta chuds to defy this bear lockdown. They should express their civil liberties while walking around eating a sandwich.
August 14, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I encourage all Alberta chuds to defy this bear lockdown. They should express their civil liberties while walking around eating a sandwich.
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Danielle Smith is traveling back from Mexico today, but you won't ever see the receipts. ❌
She and the UCP scrapped the rule that required her to show Albertans the bill.
What happened to the Danielle Smith who wanted government transparency?
She and the UCP scrapped the rule that required her to show Albertans the bill.
What happened to the Danielle Smith who wanted government transparency?
August 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Danielle Smith is traveling back from Mexico today, but you won't ever see the receipts. ❌
She and the UCP scrapped the rule that required her to show Albertans the bill.
What happened to the Danielle Smith who wanted government transparency?
She and the UCP scrapped the rule that required her to show Albertans the bill.
What happened to the Danielle Smith who wanted government transparency?
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Him: No pain, no gain!!
Me: Your terms are acceptable
Me: Your terms are acceptable
August 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Him: No pain, no gain!!
Me: Your terms are acceptable
Me: Your terms are acceptable
People suck.
Most of them are good. But enough of them are awful that it makes it so much harder for the rest of us.
Be better.
Most of them are good. But enough of them are awful that it makes it so much harder for the rest of us.
Be better.
August 12, 2025 at 5:28 AM
People suck.
Most of them are good. But enough of them are awful that it makes it so much harder for the rest of us.
Be better.
Most of them are good. But enough of them are awful that it makes it so much harder for the rest of us.
Be better.
On my third viewing, I can now finally admit that K-Pop Demon Hunters is pretty cool.
Golden is a banger.
I love Zoe.
Golden is a banger.
I love Zoe.
August 12, 2025 at 5:25 AM
On my third viewing, I can now finally admit that K-Pop Demon Hunters is pretty cool.
Golden is a banger.
I love Zoe.
Golden is a banger.
I love Zoe.
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also he got in trouble for drinking at work
This is the person who wants to remove bike lanes from cities and override municipal governance. #YEGbike
August 11, 2025 at 5:32 AM
also he got in trouble for drinking at work
If you listen really hard you can still hear the radio jingle.
Stan Bowman shopped the world for you this summer. Here's a look at the European procurement.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
Lowetide: What can Oilers fans expect from Bowman's European signing pipeline?
www.nytimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
If you listen really hard you can still hear the radio jingle.
And even if they are bad people they still have a right to representation.
But many are not as bad as the government says
But many are not as bad as the government says
If you ever find yourself drifting towards the idea that public defenders, legal aid lawyers, and pro bono/sliding scale/movement lawyers are bad people for representing rapists or murderers or con artists or whatever, just keep in mind that is true only if you conclude the government never lies.
August 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
And even if they are bad people they still have a right to representation.
But many are not as bad as the government says
But many are not as bad as the government says
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While we’re still figuring out life on Earth, Voyager 1 is 15 billion miles away, cruising on 69KB, an 8-track, and 1977s Fortran like it’s nothing.
August 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
While we’re still figuring out life on Earth, Voyager 1 is 15 billion miles away, cruising on 69KB, an 8-track, and 1977s Fortran like it’s nothing.
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Nervously, I close the bag. “No way,” I tell myself. “It’s not like she’s gonna count the fries.” I start to sweat.
August 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Nervously, I close the bag. “No way,” I tell myself. “It’s not like she’s gonna count the fries.” I start to sweat.
Shawshank (obs), True Romance, Hudsucker Proxy
A quick question for anybody who wants to answer, just because I'm trying to get my creative juices flowing...
What's your favorite movie or movies that was a box office flop? I'm not talking about like "Man of Steel made $700 million rather than $1 billion," I'm talking about movies that bombed.
What's your favorite movie or movies that was a box office flop? I'm not talking about like "Man of Steel made $700 million rather than $1 billion," I'm talking about movies that bombed.
August 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Shawshank (obs), True Romance, Hudsucker Proxy
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Found in my brother’s house and I’m upset.
August 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Found in my brother’s house and I’m upset.
I’ll be honest, as much as I’ve taken a strong stance against the USA I draw the line at bourbon.
We went to Japan to go to Disney. I won’t be back to the USA until that guy is gone.
I’m not drinking the peaty bog water that is scotch and I’m not a huge fan of rye either.
A man has his limits
We went to Japan to go to Disney. I won’t be back to the USA until that guy is gone.
I’m not drinking the peaty bog water that is scotch and I’m not a huge fan of rye either.
A man has his limits
Canada is, oops, was, the largest international customer for bourbon.
We don't take being threatened and abused lightly.
And we are low key vindictive.
And no, we aren't sorry.
We don't take being threatened and abused lightly.
And we are low key vindictive.
And no, we aren't sorry.
I’m ready for the GOP to blame this on “woke” rather than tariffs
August 8, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I’ll be honest, as much as I’ve taken a strong stance against the USA I draw the line at bourbon.
We went to Japan to go to Disney. I won’t be back to the USA until that guy is gone.
I’m not drinking the peaty bog water that is scotch and I’m not a huge fan of rye either.
A man has his limits
We went to Japan to go to Disney. I won’t be back to the USA until that guy is gone.
I’m not drinking the peaty bog water that is scotch and I’m not a huge fan of rye either.
A man has his limits
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Watching King of the Hill, I think it's safe to say the Simpsons really borked it by not closing up shop after season 12 or so and coming back down the road with a reboot featuring all the heavy hitters that made the show what it was in its prime
August 8, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Watching King of the Hill, I think it's safe to say the Simpsons really borked it by not closing up shop after season 12 or so and coming back down the road with a reboot featuring all the heavy hitters that made the show what it was in its prime
Sipping a bourbon. Watching a campfire with a lake in the background. Listening to my kids run down to the water to look for bats.
Can’t be better than this.
Can’t be better than this.
August 6, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Sipping a bourbon. Watching a campfire with a lake in the background. Listening to my kids run down to the water to look for bats.
Can’t be better than this.
Can’t be better than this.
His name is “Lightning” goddamnit.
Roger McQueen Expected To Commit To Providence College
Roger McQueen Expected To Commit To Providence College
Anaheim Ducks prospect is expected to commit to Providence College for the upcoming season.
www.prohockeyrumors.com
August 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
His name is “Lightning” goddamnit.
Has anyone ever been stopped (like ever) to see if they are using purple gas on the highway?
Alberta - “We give farmers massive discounts on fuel but also mark it to make sure that it’s only used on farms!”
Also Alberta - “Hey, if we stopped marking it you all would just be honest right?”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...
Also Alberta - “Hey, if we stopped marking it you all would just be honest right?”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...
Unmarked potential: Consulting on fuel tax rules
Alberta seeks input on potentially replacing marked fuel with a tax exemption on clear fuel.
www.alberta.ca
August 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Has anyone ever been stopped (like ever) to see if they are using purple gas on the highway?
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I heard from my cousin that if you stare into a clock and say "Flava Flav! Flava Flav! Flava Flav" at exactly midnight his face will appear and he'll yell "YEEAAH BOOYYY" so I tried it last night and he did appear and looked me right in the eyes and gently whispered "it's actually Flavor Flav"
August 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I heard from my cousin that if you stare into a clock and say "Flava Flav! Flava Flav! Flava Flav" at exactly midnight his face will appear and he'll yell "YEEAAH BOOYYY" so I tried it last night and he did appear and looked me right in the eyes and gently whispered "it's actually Flavor Flav"
It me.
I live in Alberta and am absolutely, diametrically opposed to the conservative government and culture of the province that seeks to pursue oil extraction at all costs yet were I to die in a wildfire exacerbated by wildfire it would deemed by some as karmic.
July 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It me.