The last stop on the magical journey of the Jade Pagoda, it's...
T H E J U I C E A N D G I N
Friday, February 16, 2007
Term XLIII, Issue 4 (#223)
Weather outlook:
Damn!
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* Contents *
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- Editor's Blurb (IMPORTANT NEWS)
- Ongoing Events
- Greg's DTK
- Humour
- General Info
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* Editor's Blurb *
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Hey all
IMPORTANT NEWS THIS WEEK !!!
PLEASE READ !!!
(If I could highlight this in RED I would.)
Thanks to everyone who went through the trouble of pressing those two
buttons and replying to the Juice and Gin last week. And a special
shout-out goes to those special few who peppered their replies with
swear words. C'est magnifique.
FOR EVERYONE ELSE, this is going to be your LAST CHANCE to get in on the
continuing fun that is the weekly (and occasionally biweekly) antics of
the Juice and Gin.
Starting next week, we will be using the revised mailing list. So if
your name is not on the list, you will not be receiving the Juice and
Gin straight to your inbox. You'll have to actually go and do some
manual labour and look up the text on the NUTS Website. And that
involves like four whole mouse clicks. And nobody wants to be put
through that kind of abuse.
So if you haven't yet replied to a Juice and Gin edition yet, then what
are you waiting for? A kick in the chops? 'Cause I don't even know
where the chops are.
Here are those instructions again, in case you forgot (or didn't read
the intro last week):
1. Hit reply.
2. Hit send.
Until next time,
You have nothing to fear but chainsaw wielding maniacs.
Michael (mailto:nutsinfo$yahoo.ca)
And now, the rest of the story...
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* Ongoing Events *
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[See the Event Calendar on the web site for full descriptions.
--Ed.]
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Pool League
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Mondays
http://nutsevents.topcities.com/events/index.html#Monday
Contact: Dave and Michael (pool$solutionsatsource.com)
View the current players' statistics at:
http://nutsevents.topcities.com/events/pool/index.html
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Indoor Rock Climbing
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Thursdays
Contact: Andrew (akpallek$hotmail.com)
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* Greg's Deep Thought Korner *
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[IMPORTANT!!! If you only read the DTK, then you need to read the
EDITOR'S BLURB this week!]
So many things are happening.
I've overjoyed at the sudden swing the Conservatives have taken toward
environmental concerns. It's not something that they wanted to do, but
rather something we forced them to do with strong public opinion.
Suddenly, they discover, cutting emissions in half by 2050 doesn't seem
to be satisfying enough. Of course, we'll have to continue to keep an
eye on them to make sure they follow through. Rest assured that this is
not a desirable outcome for the party of the rich, wealthy and oil-invested.
On another note, there is a strike going on of all the CN rail workers.
If you were to read only the news, you would think that the cause for
this strike is that workers, who earn an "average" (look that word up,
you don't actually know what it means) of $75k, want a 4% raise.
However, if you look more closely, the 4% is only a response to the
management's offer of 3%. The problem? Management's offer also
includes clauses which allow them to overwork their employees. Would
you want to ride a train operated by a guy who works 12 hours, gets 8
hours off, then is required to work 12 more hours? Not I.
I caught a couple of the Conservative attack ads on television. Mostly
they're highlighting how the Liberals never really did anything for the
environment. I suppose we're supposed to believe that the Conservatives
will.
I don't believe any of them. As a citizen, I believe that I have a duty
to avoid believing them, just as I have a duty to keep an eye on them.
They are politicians. They care about looking good, raising funds and
getting reelected. They do not care about any of the actual issues in
their platforms. If you start your analysis of politics from this
angle, it makes much more sense. When did the Conservatives suddenly
become environmentalists? When we forced the issue. Politicians will
only do what we want if he hammer it down their throats and, even then,
they will try to get out of it. They'll make laws with loopholes.
They'll underfund programs.
NAFTA is probably the best example. The PCs implied that it meant
duty-free cross border shopping, when it really meant forcing Canadian
workers to compete with sweatshops in third world countries. The plan
went ahead, the corporate field were sown with our money, and our
elected officials reaped the rewards when they left office.
That's their plan - sneak in to office with some "platform", rig the
financial game for their friends, escape to a life of luxury. The only
way to stop them is to pay more attention.
Greg.
[Send responses to DTKs or new Editorials to nutsinfo$yahoo.ca]
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* Humour *
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[Forward any good jokes or interesting web sites you see to
nutsinfo$yahoo.ca]
[Disclaimer: The Humour Section may contain content that includes dirty
words, adult situations and jokes that make fun of politicians. Viewer
discretion is advised. --Ed.]
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[IMPORTANT!!! If you only read the Humour Section, then you need to
read the EDITOR'S BLURB this week!]
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Ball Buster - The Board Game
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6drXB57d8g
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Life Is Like Ass
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Thanks to Linda G.'s Old-Timey Wacky Snack Shoppe
Life is like ASS...
You're either:
Covering it,
Laughing it off,
Kicking it,
Kissing it,
Busting it,
Trying to get a piece of it,
Behaving like one, or...
You live with one.
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* General Info *
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Contact the NUTS Committee:
nutsinfo$yahoo.ca
The NUTS Website is:
http://nutsevents.topcities.com/
http://torpedo.ca.newbridge.com/mirror/ (within Alcatel-Lucent)
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