Gadling posted a great photo series.
One example:
Yes – the city of Chicago is so behind on their pothole repairs that KFC decided to fill the holes themselves, and use the whole thing for a bit of goodwill generating PR.
Gadling – The worst potholes in the world
Boy, is my face red.
My Provincial government paid $25 million for a tourism rebranding campaign.
Might be a good idea. … If a sharp-eyed guy on the internet had not discovered that this promo photo came not from Alberta but “from Bamburgh Beach in Northumberland – home of the castle of the mythical round-tabling knight Lancelot.”
Canadian Press – Alberta mocked across Britain for ad that used England as stand-in for province
Peter Bailey, the sleuth that discovered the phoney photo, “badgered the provincial government with emails for weeks” until they finally admitted the beach was not in Alberta.
“It just brings more attention to our area, so that’s great.”
– Sheelagh Caygill of Northumberland Tourism.
Thanks Garth.
A new Department of Labor report finds personal outsourcing is revolutionizing how Americans don’t do their own work.
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LOVE The Onion.
Corporate Business Communication gurus like Ron Shewchuk learn secrets of their industry from authorities like
… world-class consultant Dogbert, it focuses on critical management responsibilities like keeping up with fads, implementing pointless reorganizations and demanding status reports. “Leadership isn’t something you’re born with,” it declares. “It’s something you learn by reading Dogbert books.”
Dogbert’s Top Secret Management Handbook – Amazon
Here’s what the 1997 textbook had to say about corporate newsletters:
Watched the final episode tonight.
I’m not a manic fan (like Dana) but I’ve always enjoyed the understated rural Canadian humour. Thanks for the memories.
… The finale was, in almost every sense, just another typically, quietly, dryly drop-deadpan hilarious episode. This has never been a show about emotional upheaval or shocking revelation or forensic medicine or tempestuous romance (unless you count Brent and Lacey’s near-kiss, or Hank’s sexy fish talk, or Emma’s occasional snuggle-up with Oscar).
So there was no reason to expect anything earthshaking, like Brent waking up next to Suzanne Pleshette, and finding Patrick Duffy in his shower, and suddenly realizing that the whole thing’s all just been a horrible dream.
Actually, that might have been kinda funny. But very, very un-Corner Gas.
The theme song says it all: “There’s not a lot goin’ on…
The Star – Corner Gas stays true to itself in finale
Corner Gas is a Canadian television sitcom series created by Brent Butt. It airs on CTV in Canada, WGN America in the United States, and SBS in Australia.
Deriving its name from the roadside gas station located in the fictional town of Dog River, Saskatchewan. Corner Gas is the only gas station for 60 kilometres (37 mi), in any direction. …
The show became an instant hit, averaging a million-viewers per episode …
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Professional sports are FIXED, as you know.
The Flames are scripted to win this year, my online hacker friends tell me. They only need to beat Vancouver tonight to make that happen.
The Stanley Cup visited Cirque du Soleil in Vegas recently.
Business Week ranked the airport last in customer satisfaction due to long delays, bureaucratic employees, and overall oppressive atmosphere.
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I love the Onion News Network.
They’ve actually hired a former CNN Anchor, Bobbie Batista. That’s her in the clip above.
The best commentary I’ve seen was by Stephen Colbert.
People can work up a good anger at CEO bonus payments, corporate jets.
Understanding the REAL big picture is too complicated. Too boring. The real problem is far worse than fat cat executives cashing in. A quarter of a billion dollars is chump change in this crisis.
“A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.”
— Joseph Stalin
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