Thunder Bay is not up too speed at all when it comes down to politico toon's about our local politician's or high profile people. Well I am trying to change all of that with my creations, I hope they will catch on locally as well spread all across the internet.
Wednesday, 18 December 2013
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
Friday, 13 December 2013
Monday, 9 December 2013
Sunday, 8 December 2013
Saturday, 7 December 2013
Thunder Bay mayor Keith Hobbs Political cartoon...
You know Keith, sooner or later, people will stop listening to you.
I like a great many others stopped a long time ago....you are the most pitiful mayor this city has ever seen...chasing your tail all the while our HOSPITAL is in complete FAIL MODE and you and city council choose to IGNORE this FACT.!!!
I like a great many others stopped a long time ago....you are the most pitiful mayor this city has ever seen...chasing your tail all the while our HOSPITAL is in complete FAIL MODE and you and city council choose to IGNORE this FACT.!!!
and
let us not forget the 1,600 people who are on the waiting list at
Thunder Bay Housing seeking affordable accommodations...and the 30 to 40
thousand people in this city who do not have a primary care
physician...
Friday, 6 December 2013
Thursday, 5 December 2013
Monday, 2 December 2013
Friday, 29 November 2013
Thunder Bay mayor Keith Hobbs....Political Cartoon...
Thursday, 28 November 2013
Just in case you did not know....all about WHISKY....:)
Just
in case you did not know
One
shot has zero
fat and .04 carbs, guys…so you can wear your skinny jeans and
drink a highball too.
2. The word whiskey means “water of life.”
Whiskey comes from the
Gaelic
word “Uisge Beatha,” which means “water of life.” That
phonetically became “usky,” and eventually was pronounced as
“whiskey.” Drink that water, friends!
3. In frontier country, whiskey was as valuable as gold.
In
18th
century Pennsylvania, the favored currency was whiskey — which
was used for cooking, medicine, and drinking, among other
things. That whiskey loyalty would eventually lead to the 1794
Whiskey Rebellion, where farmers fought against the taxes that
threatened their liquor livelihood. That’s a fight worth
fighting, if you ask me.
4. Whiskey can help prevent cancer.
In
2005, Dr. Jim Swan, speaking
at the EuroMedLab conference in Glasgow, said, “Research has
shown that there are even greater health benefits to people
who drink single-malt whiskies. Why? Single-malt whiskies have
more ellagic acid than red wine.”
5. Drinking whiskey can lower your risk of having a stroke.
To be
clear, drinking large amounts of alcohol is related to a
higher incidence of stroke. However, if you can master the art
of moderate consumption — meaning one drink a day — that
may
provide protection against an ischemic stroke. In fact, having
one drink per day is better than no drinks per day when it
comes to protecting against ischemic stroke.
6. It also may reduce your risk of developing heart disease.
A
1998
study found that a big shot of whiskey can help protect
against heart disease, and boost the body’s defenses against
disease by raising the body’s level of
antioxidants.
7. Drinking one to six glasses of whiskey a week can lower an adult’s risk of dementia.
A
2003 case
study with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center found that
the odds of incident dementia were lower among those adults
who consumed moderate alcohol, rather than none at
all!
9. Winston Churchill drank whiskey and water for breakfast…and lead a nation through World War II.
The
whiskey soda washed
down his eggs and cigar, naturally.
12. A closed bottle of whiskey will be good for 100 years.
And
after you open a bottle of whiskey, a
half-full bottle will remain good for five years.
13. Drinking whiskey is the American thing to do; Tennessee and Kentucky are two of the world’s primary whiskey-distilling regions.
Bourbons
like Maker’s Mark and Wild Turkey are made in Kentucky, while
Tennessee is home to Jack Daniel’s.
14. There are over 5,000 types of single-malt whiskey, and they’re not going to try themselves.
We
all have
a lot of drinking to do.
15. Whiskey might be the smartest investment you’ll ever make. Probably.
Unlike
wine, whose taste deteriorates in the bottle, the fact that
whiskey lasts almost forever means its value can appreciate in
a big way. So, instead of that 401k plan, just buy a couple of
rare bottles and watch their value soar! (It’s a whole lot
more fun that way too.)
16. George Washington, the father of America, also founded one of the country’s largest whiskey distilleries..
After
his term as the first president of the United States ended in
1797, Washington’sScottish
farm manager encouraged him to build a whiskey distillery. It
was the largest of its kind in America, producing 11,000
gallons of whiskey in 1799.
17. Whiskey was originally crafted only by monks, making it a holy spirit.
(LOL,
SPIRIT, get it?) That practice
changed in 1541, when King Henry VIII dissolved all of their
liquor-ridden monasteries. Poor sober monks.
18. Cold is no match for whiskey; even below-freezing temperatures won’t freeze it.
Nothing
proved
that more than when a crate of 100-year-old whiskey was
unearthed in Antarctica. And even though it suffered through
the -30 Celsius temperatures, the bottles and liquor were all
in great condition.
Source:
project-404
19. Whiskey is measured in “fingers” — your body is the only pouring tool you need!
Source:
mhaithaca
22. But let’s be honest: The very best reason to drink whiskey is because it’s delicious.
20 Dictionary Words That Originated From The Internet
20 Dictionary Words That Originated From The Internet
By Michael Poh. Filed in Web 2.0
For years, the Oxford Dictionary Online (ODO) has been making headlines for accepting words that are widely used on the Internet as part of the English vocabulary, thereby officiating these words into
the language. Some of these "new words" can only be used within the
context of or only on the Internet, while other existing words are
now getting a new identity that carry alternate meanings, and hence,
uses. The rising use of acronyms and abbreviations have also changed the
way we use English.
Today,
we are going to look at 20 of these terms and meanings which have
created enough of animpact and reputation for themselves to
officially end up in the Oxford Dictionary.
Also added are the origins of these words. Let us know what you think
about these words, and whether you think they deserve a place in the
dictionary you probably grew up with.
1. Selfie (2013)
How the dictionary explains it:
selfie:
(noun) a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one
taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media
website (Source)
(Image Source: NASA)
Origins:
Self-portrait photography has existed for more than a century, but the
popularity of selfies has only surged in recent years, when smartphones
allow you to take a photograph of yourself easily then upload and share
such photographs on your various social media websites.
2. Twerk (2013)
How the
dictionary explains it:
twerk: (verb) dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance:just wait till they catch their daughters twerking to this song(Source)
Origins: Twerk could had been adapted from the word "work" ("werk"), since dancers are often told to "work it". The extra "t" at the front could have been added to mean twist or twitch.
3. Phablet (2013)
How the dictionary explains it:
phablet: (noun) a smartphone having a screen which is intermediate in size between that of a typical smartphone and a tablet computer (Source)
Origins: A phablet refers to something between a smartphone and a tablet, characterised by the screen size of between 5
and 7 inches (See Samsung Galaxy Note). Although the first phone-tablet hybrid is arguably the AT&T EO 440 from 1993, the term "phablet" was only introduced in the2010s.
4. Derp (2013)
How the dictionary explains it:
derp: (exclamation) used as a substitute for speech regarded
as meaningless or stupid, or to comment on a foolish or stupid action. (Source)
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Origins: The word "derp" was first uttered by South Park co-creator, Matt Stone who starred as himself in the comedy film, BASEketball in
1998. The South Park episode "The Succubus" also featured a character, Mr. Derp who goes around shouting "Derp!" every time he makes a fool of himself.
These days, Derp
is often used as placeholder for a character or an act (derping) that
is not crucial to the story-telling, primarily in rage comics. Derp has
plenty of facial expressions to depict the state of emotion the
character has. Derp
has a female counterpart named Derpina.
5. Unlike (2013)
How
the dictionary explains it:
unlike: (verb) withdraw one"s liking or approval of (a web page or posting on a social media website that one has previously liked) (Source)
Origins:
The "like" button in Facebook has created a new meaning to the already
existing word "unlike". The button is already available on other social
networking sites, Internet forums
and websites, even before Facebook incorporated it, but there"s no
doubt that Facebook was the one that promoted the feature to the world –
so much so that most people who use the Internet now know what it means
to "unlike" something which they had "like"d before.
6. Srsly (2013)
How the dictionary explains it:
srsly: (adverb) short for seriously (Source)
Origins: Due to the 160-char limitation imposed on text messages, and the 140-char limit imposed
on microblogging sites, "seriously" had its
vowels removed, giving us "srsly". Today, despite the
removal of such limitations with instant messaging services like
WhatsApp and WeChat, the word still stuck because there were fewer
letters to type out. Fun fact: it existed in the late 18th centuryin some manual on shorthand writing!
7. Tweet (2013)
How the dictionary explains it:
tweet: (noun) a posting made on the social media website Twitter (Source)
Origins: The
Oxford English Dictionary officially included the "tweet" in June,
bypassing their requirement for new words (and meanings) to be in use
for a minimum of 10 years before they can even enter the dictionary.
Still, the incredible fifty-fold jump of the usage of the word "tweet" from 2006 to 2012 seems to justify breaking that rule, no?
8. TL;DR (2013)
How the dictionary explains it:
tl;dr: (acronym) short for "Too long; Didn’t read" (Source)
Origins: As with all things on the Internet, it is a sin to ramble on and on and on as the attention span of its users are fleeting at best.
"tl; dr" is commonly used in online discussion forums to indicate that
the post is just too wordy. True to its word, or letters, the phrase
"too long; didn’t read" itself is shortened to a mere four letters.
9. FOMO (2013)
How the dictionary
explains it:
FOMO: (noun)
anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be
happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media
website (Source)
Origins: Nobody seems to know who first mouthed this acronym, but there’s no denying that thefear of missing out has been around even before online social networking was here – we simply called it "keeping up with the Joneses".
10. GIF (2012)
How the dictionary explains it:
GIF: (verb) a lossless format for image files that supports both animated and static images (Source)
Origins: Word of the year for 2012, GIF, which stands for Graphics Interchange Format, showcases animated images that go round in loops. GIF was created by Steve Wilhite at CompuServe in 1987 but it was only
recently, and after years of debate, that the creator confirmed the pronunciation as "jif".
11. Photobomb (2012)
How the dictionary explains it:
photobomb: (verb)
spoil a photograph of (a person or thing) by unexpectedly appearing in
the camera’s field of view as the picture is taken, typically as a prank
or practical joke (Source)
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Origins:
Photobombing had its roots back when The Beatles were the biggest thing
on the planet (circa 1970s). However, when photography did the
transition from analog to digital, coupled with the proliferation of
uploaded photos to photo-sharing sites online, photobombing has since
become a tradition.
12. Woot (2012)
How the dictionary explains it:
woot: (exclamation) (especially in electronic communication) used to express elation, enthusiasm, or triumph(Source)
Origins:
Normally spelled w00t, with two zeros, the exclamation is popular in
forums and among gamers. There are many theories related to its origin,
but none can lay claim to be the true original. Find out what the
prevalent theories are in a relatively serious attemp to identify its
roots, here.
13. Inbox (2012)
How the dictionary explains it:
inbox: (verb) send a private message or an email to (someone,
typically another member of a social networking website or Internet message board)(Source)
Origins: If
you think that inbox existed back when emails were ganing popularity,
you would be half right. Back then, however, it was more of a noun than a
verb. As of 2012 though,
the word can also be referred to as a verb
as well. "Inbox me" is essentially a "send me a private message"
request, althougth we now have an even shorter version for that: PM.
14. Sext (2011)
How the dictionary explains it:
sext: (verb) send (someone) sexually explicit photographs or messages via mobile
phone (Source)
Origins:
A combination of the word "sex" and "texting", the idea of sending lewd
messages or photos via mobile phones took flight when MMS overtook SMS
as the way to communicate through mobile.
15. OMG (2011)
How the dictionary explains
it:
OMG: (exclamation) used to express surprise, excitement, disbelief, etc. (verb) (Source)
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Origins: Short for "Oh my god" / "Oh my goodness" / "Oh my gosh", the popular abbreviation "OMG"
was recorded in history in a letter of
correspondence from ex-admiral John Fisher to former UK Prime Minister,
Sir Winston Churchill, back in 1917. Today, it is used heavily when
expressing surprise, along with a handful of variations: omfg, zomg, and
a lisp version ehmargerd.
16. LOL (2011)
How the dictionary explains it:
LOL:
laughing out loud; laugh out loud (used chiefly in electronic
communication to draw attention to a joke or amusing statement, or to
express amusement) (abbreviation) (Source)
Origins:
Heavily used during the early years of the Internet (early 1990s), LOL
compensated for the ambiguity of textual communication. Used in a
fashion familiar to emoticons, now it has inserted itself into daily
conversations via text in emails, chat
groups, text messaging and social networking sites.
17. Noob (2009)
How the dictionary explains it:
noob: (noun) a person who is inexperienced in a particular sphere or activity, especially computing or the use of the Internet (Source)
Origins: Normally spelled as "n00b" with two zeros, the word came from "newb" or "newbie" which refers to someone who is just starting out in the use of the Net. Fun fact, it almost became themillionth word of he English language in 2009, a title that went to "Web 2.0" instead.
18. Hashtag (2009)
How the dictionary explains it:
hashtag: (noun)
a word or phrase preceded by a hash sign (#), used on social media
sites such as Twitter to identify messages on a specific topic (Source)
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Origins:
Although the
hashtag is not invented online, it has certainly been redefined for
use, online. Many sources have pointed to open-source advocate Chris
Messina (aka "FactoryJoe") who started the ball rolling by suggesting the use of hashtag in a simple
tweet.
19. Unfriend (2009)
How the dictionary explains it:
unfriend: (verb) remove (someone) from a list of friends or contacts on a
social networking website (Source)
Origins:
Like the word "unlike", "unfriend" is the opposite of "friend"-ing
someone, where you’d add someone to your list of contacts or social
network friends. Unlike the word "unlike" however, "unfriend" was
crowned word of the year back in 2009, the year Facebook was expandingexponentially.
20. Troll (2006)
How the dictionary explains it:
troll: (verb)
make a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting with the
aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them (Source)
Origins: Trolls were used to
describe ugly dwarfs or giants back in the 1600s, but in modern English describes a method of fishing where
one carefully drags a fishing line with a baited hook through the water
to lure his catch. In many ways, this is similar to how some people
online provoke or aggravate others via offensive or irrelevant postings,
in an attempt to evoke an emotional response. Ever since, the word
"troll" is used to describe the act of trying to wreak havoc in online
discussions.
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