Douglas Ogg
@dougogg.bsky.social
A very silly Canuck
Writer & Humorist / (Mostly) Former Cartoonist
Writer & Humorist / (Mostly) Former Cartoonist
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Douglas Ogg
@dougogg.bsky.social
· May 17
“Contrary to what the politicians and religious leaders would like us to believe, the world won't be made safer by creating barriers between people."
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
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Nice to finally know the artist behind these works. They've been circulating on Bluesky for a while, but never with any attribution. #talkingheads
Some of my Talking Heads pieces, available at my Etsy store: toddalcottgraphics.etsy.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Nice to finally know the artist behind these works. They've been circulating on Bluesky for a while, but never with any attribution. #talkingheads
77% do. (Okay, I just made that up. Sorry.)
I regret to tell you that a large percentage of people on social media just make shit up
November 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
77% do. (Okay, I just made that up. Sorry.)
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The Writers Museum - Edinburgh, Scotland
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The Writers Museum - Edinburgh, Scotland
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Paris, 1953.
By Henri Cartier-Bresson
By Henri Cartier-Bresson
November 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Paris, 1953.
By Henri Cartier-Bresson
By Henri Cartier-Bresson
Carney is in a very tough spot. Not only are the CDN and US economies so intertwined, but any "move" to move on sends Trump into a retaliatory rage. Like trying to deactivate a bomb and hoping you don't snip the wrong wire.
Excellent article.
Canada is fortunate to have this person at the helm.
open.substack.com/pub/theplane...
Canada is fortunate to have this person at the helm.
open.substack.com/pub/theplane...
How "Generosity" Became Canada's New Superpower
The PM sat down with Toronto Life. It wasn't a policy update. It's was a blueprint for handling all-caps texts, speaking plainly, and actually building something. Canada should be proud.
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Carney is in a very tough spot. Not only are the CDN and US economies so intertwined, but any "move" to move on sends Trump into a retaliatory rage. Like trying to deactivate a bomb and hoping you don't snip the wrong wire.
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Billy Connolly is spot on.
November 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Billy Connolly is spot on.
1) I try to make small talk when they bail me out of jail
2) If I need to use the toilet and I'm in their neighbourhood, I'll stop in
3) Do imaginary friends count?
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
2) If I need to use the toilet and I'm in their neighbourhood, I'll stop in
3) Do imaginary friends count?
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
How do you make time for your friends? Share your tips with us
Do you have a standing dinner every month, or a phone call scheduled each Friday? Do you make a point of meeting in person to learn something new? We want to know
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
1) I try to make small talk when they bail me out of jail
2) If I need to use the toilet and I'm in their neighbourhood, I'll stop in
3) Do imaginary friends count?
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
2) If I need to use the toilet and I'm in their neighbourhood, I'll stop in
3) Do imaginary friends count?
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
I like these Q & A features the Guardian does, and all the better when it’s someone I’m interested in, like Bill Bryson.
He addresses a number of things, from his writing process to the discovery of new moons.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
He addresses a number of things, from his writing process to the discovery of new moons.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Bill Bryson: ‘Ever since I was a little boy, I have pretended to be able to vaporise people I don’t like’
The American British author on pet peeves, the perils of fantasy dinner parties, and revisiting The Short History of Everything two decades later
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I like these Q & A features the Guardian does, and all the better when it’s someone I’m interested in, like Bill Bryson.
He addresses a number of things, from his writing process to the discovery of new moons.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
He addresses a number of things, from his writing process to the discovery of new moons.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Good on Alan Cumming, who is doing this as a labour of love—even foregoing a salary. #scotland #pitlochry
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
‘I’m not just putting on nice plays’: Hollywood star Alan Cumming’s plan to reignite theatre in the Scottish Highlands
What is the effervescent new boss at Pitlochry theatre planning for his first season? Huge names, undersung stars – and a King Lear played by ‘the woman who changed my life’
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Good on Alan Cumming, who is doing this as a labour of love—even foregoing a salary. #scotland #pitlochry
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
"In the Book of Lives, something deeper is going on, rooted in the understanding that a long life, even a highly successful one, will always have moments of pain. It doesn’t mean that the pain can’t be funny. Laughing is, after all, all part of the process."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If holding a grudge is wrong, why does it feel so right? Just ask Margaret Atwood | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
In a culture of therapy-approved ‘forgiveness’, the author’s new memoir shows how hilarious long-delayed vengeance can be, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"In the Book of Lives, something deeper is going on, rooted in the understanding that a long life, even a highly successful one, will always have moments of pain. It doesn’t mean that the pain can’t be funny. Laughing is, after all, all part of the process."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I thought the Brits learned that appeasement doesn’t work after Munich in 1938.
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I thought the Brits learned that appeasement doesn’t work after Munich in 1938.
Darwin Award nominee
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Yellowstone visitors stunned as man seemingly provokes wolf pack
A man approached a Yellowstone wolf pack and appeared to pepper-spray a wolf.
www.sfgate.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Darwin Award nominee
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
All "Ranting Lunatic" Trump's relationships are transactional. As soon as he gets what he wants—or you become a problem, you're gone. Zero loyalty.
Boo-effing-hoo to those who lie down with dogs and wake up with fleas.
www.axios.com/2025/11/15/t...
Boo-effing-hoo to those who lie down with dogs and wake up with fleas.
www.axios.com/2025/11/15/t...
Trump cuts ties with Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her a "ranting lunatic"
"All I see "Wacky" Marjorie do is COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN!" Trump wrote.
www.axios.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:27 AM
All "Ranting Lunatic" Trump's relationships are transactional. As soon as he gets what he wants—or you become a problem, you're gone. Zero loyalty.
Boo-effing-hoo to those who lie down with dogs and wake up with fleas.
www.axios.com/2025/11/15/t...
Boo-effing-hoo to those who lie down with dogs and wake up with fleas.
www.axios.com/2025/11/15/t...
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It really does matter.
Support small, local, independent whenever you can.
Elbows up Canada.
Support small, local, independent whenever you can.
Elbows up Canada.
November 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It really does matter.
Support small, local, independent whenever you can.
Elbows up Canada.
Support small, local, independent whenever you can.
Elbows up Canada.
God Bless the Grift
A site affiliated with Lee Greenwood sells merchandise with the seal—such as a $20 beer pong set with “Presidential themed balls”—and pays licensing fees to a Trump LLC.
Trump-Licensed Presidential Seal Beer Pong Set Could Violate Federal Law
A site affiliated with Lee Greenwood sells merchandise with the seal—such as a $20 beer pong set with “Presidential themed balls”—and pays licensing fees to a Trump LLC.
www.forbes.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
God Bless the Grift
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Gertrude Abercrombie (1909-1977), “Demolition Doors” (1964), oil on masonite.
November 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Gertrude Abercrombie (1909-1977), “Demolition Doors” (1964), oil on masonite.
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Gertrude Abercrombie (1909-1977), “Strange Shadows (Shadow and Substance)” (1950), oil on canvas, 91.4 x 55.9 cm.
November 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Gertrude Abercrombie (1909-1977), “Strange Shadows (Shadow and Substance)” (1950), oil on canvas, 91.4 x 55.9 cm.
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Sometimes when I see a real dopey or trite post—and because I feel sorry for the person—I go to hit the LIKE button, only to see that 900 others have already LIKED of it.
November 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Sometimes when I see a real dopey or trite post—and because I feel sorry for the person—I go to hit the LIKE button, only to see that 900 others have already LIKED of it.
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Homo sapiens are proving we don't have all the answers; maybe time to talk to other species.
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Homo sapiens are proving we don't have all the answers; maybe time to talk to other species.
If your favourite indy book store doesn't have a copy in stock, most will happily order it for you no extra charge, as they regularly receive shipments from the various publishers.
But don't dither, as things can get crazier than a kitty on catnip as the holidays get closer.
But don't dither, as things can get crazier than a kitty on catnip as the holidays get closer.
November 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
If your favourite indy book store doesn't have a copy in stock, most will happily order it for you no extra charge, as they regularly receive shipments from the various publishers.
But don't dither, as things can get crazier than a kitty on catnip as the holidays get closer.
But don't dither, as things can get crazier than a kitty on catnip as the holidays get closer.