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Rob Allen
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Tha a' bàta-falbhain agam loma-làn easgannan

[Banner: Mary Hiester Reid. Morning Sunshine (1913)]
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If you see this, quote post with your favourite Pokémon. (Wrong answers only)
A fiercesome, unkempt, shaggy monster with large white fangs and yellow eyes, standing in a cellar or dungeon. Actually, it's just Sweetums, the most magnificent Muppet of all time. Photo from, I believe, the movie musical The Frog Prince.
October 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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"Why are you wearing that mask?"

Exhibit #637
Graph of COVID-19 wastewater viral activity for the testing station in Sackville NB. It shows a 35-fold increase in viral load from mid-August until late September. https://health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
October 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Go placidly Amid the noise and waste. And remember what comfort there may be In owning a piece thereof. Avoid quiet and passive persons Unless you are in need of sleep. Rotate your tires. Speak glowingly of those greater than yourself And heed well their advice, Even though they be turkeys. Know what to kiss... and when! Consider that two wrongs never make a right But that three... do. Wherever possible, put people on hold. Be comforted that in the face of all aridity and disillusionment And despite the changing fortunes of time, There is always a big future in computer maintenance. Remember the Pueblo. Strive at all times to bend, fold, spindle and mutilate. Know yourself. If you need help, call the FBI. Exercise caution in your daily affairs, Especially with those persons closest to you. That lemon on your left, for instance. Be assured that a walk through the ocean of most souls Would scarcely get your feet wet. Fall not in love therefore; It will stick to your face. Gracefully surrender the things of youth: The birds, clean air, tuna, Taiwan And let not the sands of time Get in your lunch. Hire people with hooks. For a good time call 606-4311; Ask for "Ken." Take heart amid the deepening gloom That your dog is finally getting enough cheese. And reflect that whatever misfortune may be your lot It could only be worse in Milwaukee. You are a fluke Of the universe. You have no right to be here. And whether you can hear it or not The universe is laughing behind your back. Therefore, make peace with your god Whatever you conceive him to be- Hairy thunderer, or cosmic muffin. With all its hopes, dreams, promises and urban renewal The world continues to deteriorate. Give up!
June 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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They were out of the Atlantic Lobster or Greco Donair flavours so this was the best I could do.

#BuyCanadian
A bag of Covered Bridge Storm Chips on a granite kitchen countertop.
March 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Close enough?

Courtesy of @thebeaverton.com
T-shirt depicting a faded Canadian flag, captioned "Looking good by comparison since 1867"
February 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Oh, look. The union negotiating committee wants input on matters that need attention in our collective agreement. Wish me luck, (and stand by for requests for relevant studies and citations, please).
Screenshot consisting of the following: I'm not certain which articles may apply, but with the ongoing SAR-CoV-2 pandemic, and other potential diseases like H5N1 on the horizon it will be important to negotiate and codify an understanding on work-from-home practices so that they can be fairly applied across the membership and not left to managerial whims and attitudes. I do not have any specific suggestions but until WorkSafeNB regulations catch up with the times it's important that we have some say in how best to protect our students, our colleagues, and ourselves. I realize this is a university-wide issue and not pertinent to only our membership and as such will prove difficult to incorporate into out collective agreement. However it needs to be addressed formally especially now that the university has abandoned all promotion and education concerning effective mitigation strategies.
December 9, 2024 at 3:26 PM
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In memoriam Geneviève Bergeron Hélène Colgan Nathalie Croteau Barbara Daigneault Anne-Marie Edward Maud Haviernick Maryse Laganière Maryse Leclair Anne-Marie Lemay Sonia Pelletier Michèle Richard Annie St-Arneault Annie Turcotte Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz 6 December 1989
December 6, 2024 at 3:21 AM
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Time to bring some of the common wisdom over from that other place.

xkcd.com/2557/
XKCD webcomic #2557: Immunity Panel 1: White Hat says "See, it's good to get infected, because it gives you immunity." Panel 2: Cueball says "Why would I want immunity?" Panel 3: White Hat says "To protect you form getting inf… — wait."
October 23, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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Let's see if the hive mind here runs as deep and weird as over there once did. Anyone genuinely fluent enough in Icelandic to confirm this translation?
Screenshot of Google Translate showing the phrase "OMFG, Hi!" detected as Icelandic and translated to the phrase "OMG Hi!" in English
July 8, 2023 at 2:42 AM