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True Dough's JournalKevin O'Leary takes one between the eyes!
By editorial cartoonist Michael de Adder, who gets in a great jab at O'Leary after the wealthy Conservative leadership candidate
said Atlantic provinces rely too heavily on federal transfer payments.
Background story here, if you missed it:
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/2017/3/21/o_leary-says-atlantic-provinces-rely-too-heavily-on-transfer-pay.html
One of the best investments you could have ever made...
If you'd kept it in mint condition. Fascinating story by MarketWatch.
Anybody here have one?
Some cars once sold for the manufacturer’s relatively affordable suggested retail prices have years later been marked up thousands, sometimes tens of thousands of percent. The 1971 Plymouth Barracuda, for example, was once purchased for an asking price of $4,296 and is now worth $2.5 million — a 58,000% increase in value over time.
Once purchased for just $7,500, the 1967 Shelby Cobra has increased 17,000% to $1.3 million. Other models are also raking in cash in auctions around the country, the list shows, including the Cadillac Eldorado, Chevy Corvette, Pontiac Bonneville, Ford Thunderbird, and Ford Mustang GT.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-car-from-your-childhood-has-increased-in-value-by-58000-2017-03-22
The president LIES yet again
And his friend Twitter is here to prove it:
https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/845422234869018625
What a dolt!
Trump demands credit for defeating unpopular Trumpcare bill
This is from The Beaverton, a Canadian satire site, akin to The Onion.
WASHINGTON DC — Following the last-minute cancellation of a vote on the Republican “Trumpcare” bill, President Trump has questioned why he isn’t being lavished with praise for singlehandedly defeating the deeply unpopular legislation. The embattled president immediately took to twitter to demand credit for the failure of his own signature healthcare bill:
Despite spending the entire 2016 campaign insisting that he would repeal and replace the Affordable Healthcare Act with “something terrific”, Trumpcare polled poorly among Republicans, Democrats, insurance providers, Americans, and humans universally. Citing this lack of support for a bill that he himself allegedly helped write, the former reality TV host was reportedly shocked that more Americans had yet to personally thank him.
The reportedly furious president also expressed confusion at how people were not congratulating him for “kicking that twerp Paul Ryan’s butt”. Trump also reportedly described to assembled members of his cabinet how he bravely stood up to some of the most powerful Republicans in government, including the President himself, to get the bill defeated and appease the electorate.
“In fairness, Republicans control the House, Senate, and White House, so in a way the president single-handedly botching this bill is kind of impressive,” explained White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. He then suggested that, “You all like Obamacare so much, and now thanks to President Trump you get to keep it. So maybe Obamacare should be called Trumpcare?” This suggestion was met with silence from all except Breitbart News.
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2017/03/trump-demands-credit-defeating-unpopular-trumpcare-bill/
Help Stephen Hawking choose a new voice
Feel like shedding a few tears?
Read this story. It's moving.
91-year-old who inspired thousands by skipping chemotherapy to go on end of life road trip dies
'Over these past 12 months, all of us have learned so much about living, caring, loving and embracing the present moment'
Norma Jean Bauerschmidt’s travels have been followed by more than 400,000 people on the Facebook page "Driving Miss Norma", which posted pictures and accounts of her journey.
Ms Bauerschmidt's daughter-in-law Ramie, who set up the Facebook page, wrote that Ms Bauerschmidt had decided to take the trip last year after being diagnosed with uterine cancer and told by her doctor that surgery, radiation and chemotherapy were unlikely to treat the illness
"We found ourselves sitting in an OB/GYN office talking about treatment options," a post read. "You know the drill: surgery, then radiation and chemo in some order. When the doctor was finished he asked her how she would like to proceed. "A tiny woman at 101 pounds and under five-feet tall, an exhausted Norma looked the young doctor dead in the eye and with the strongest voice she could muster, said, 'I’m 90-years-old, I’m hitting the road.'"
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/91-year-old-inspired-thousands-skipping-chemotherapy-to-go-on-end-of-life-road-trip-dies-a7345951.html
U.S. puttin' a whuppin' on Puerto Rico
Stroman with a no-no into the 7th. It's 7-0. Never would have expected it to be this easy for Team USA. I figured Puerto Rico had a really good shot to win.
How many inches are you expecting? (Graphic image)
I realize that thread title has gotten a lot of mileage. But this isn't snow related.
This pertains to the 11 inches that this matador took up his butt, from a bull's horn. It really is a terrible sport. Hopefully this fellow's story persuades his counterparts to give up the pursuit.
Antonio Romero was horrifically gored during a bout with the furious beast in Mexico City on Monday.
The matador ended up with the bull’s horn some 11 inches up his rectum, causing “severe” injuries.
The stomach-churning clip shows Romero seemingly in control as he goads the animal with a red cloth, called a muleta. But something goes wrong as he tries to get the bull to pivot around him. The angry beast rears up, catching him on the arm and knocking him off balance...
http://nypost.com/2017/03/21/bull-gores-11-inch-horn-up-matadors-butt/
A joke that has to be shared
Spotted on a friend's Facebook page:
A lonely 70-year-old widow decided that it was time to marry again. She put an ad in the local newspaper that read: "Husband wanted! Must be in my age group, must not beat me, must not run around on me and must still be good in bed. All applicants please apply in person."
The following day, she heard the doorbell. Much to her dismay, she opened the door to see a gray-haired gentleman sitting in a wheelchair. He had no arms or legs.
"You're not really asking me to consider you, are you?" the widow asked: "Just look at you -- you have no legs!"
The old gent smiled: "Therefore, I cannot run around on you!"
"You don't have any arms either!" she snorted.
Again, the old man smiled: "Therefore, I can never beat you!"
She raised an eyebrow and asked intently: "Are you still good in bed?"
The old man leaned back, beamed a big smile and said: "I rang the doorbell, didn't I?"
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