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Sep

Overheard

Posted by Viren  Published in The usual

At an SFU bus stop after 45 minutes of waiting for a bus that never comes: “When the bus driver says, ‘The next one’s right behind’, it’s like all the men who say ‘I love you’, but just want sex”. Spoken by a flustered female Arts student. The bitterness meter just shot off the scale [...]

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22

Sep

Singles Ads

Posted by Viren  Published in Funny

Refreshing and to the point, but so subtly cloaked.

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14

Sep

Fairly Accurate

Posted by Viren  Published in The usual

I find this comment left by an anonymous person somewhere in the blogosphere to be an accurate, if oversimplified description of people like the Montreal college slayer I believe there are many people like Gill in the world. Living on the edge of reality and fantasy, they internalize their pain. Being bullied is a part [...]

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12

Sep

Why Australia is filled with geniuses

Posted by Viren  Published in The usual

As much as I liked Steve Irwin and all his antics with crocodiles and various fauna, nothing would ever prompt me to ‘exact retribution’ on stingrays. This just boggles the mind. Irwin fans ‘in revenge attacks’ Stingrays have been found dead on two Queensland beaches Dead stingrays with their tails cut off have been found [...]

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