Q & A's from around the web

If my girlfriend is talking a lot of sh** and being disrespectful, is it wrong if I pop her one in the mouth?

Editor's note: I'm sure the above question was meant in jest, but some of the (serious) answers are frightening.

Not at all. Women need to be put in their place from time to time. They try to act like they can do whatever they want at times. A good punch in face with make her respect you, and also be more horny for you.

Why dont you say "honey please be respectful". That should work.

Only rappers can do that. You'll have to re-phrase your question in a rhyming format where every other word has to be censored.

um yes if someone is being mean,disrespectful u cant just pop them what u should do is dump her and go out with sum one who can respect u...like me.

Editor's note: Fascinating. The above girl wants to get involved with someone who would consider punching her in the mouth if he gets annoyed. The following guys are actually giving the would-be abuser tips.

I'd advise you to do like the cops and put a phonebook to her face before beating her to avoid leaving marks.

maybe just once... they won't put you away for life for somethin like that. but on a serious tip, don't. espscially if she's ghetto because she might just show you a thing or two

Communication 101

The fight against obesity is alive and well. They're taking it to youngsters in school so that it can be controlled or prevented before it takes a firm grip on people. From an article in Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail:

Schools and chain restaurants should be required to post caloric information beside menu items to arm consumers with the knowledge needed to make healthier choices as part of the growing battle against obesity, the Ontario Medical Association proposed yesterday.

The doctors' group wants school pupils to be able to see the number of calories in a slice of pizza, a basket of French fries or a ham-and-cheese sandwich listed beside the price of the item.

It's critical to educate young people about their bodies' energy requirements and the nutritional content of food, particularly as childhood obesity reaches epidemic proportions in Canada and many other developed nations, the OMA said.

I'm afraid I don't think that would work. I just don't see kids paying much attention to a seemingly meaningless number on a food item. I have a better idea. Why not indicate the relative calories in products using visual aids? I suggest something like the following scheme posted on packaging, menus or walls (click to enlarge):




Now, that's language students can easily understand and appreciate!

You may be already be a winner!

Okay, there's nothing to win here, but read on and you might save a few hundred bucks...

I switched to a new car insurance company a few years ago after my then current company raised my rate to a level that seemed to me unreasonable. I switched to CAA since I was a member (I believe it is the same as AAA in the U.S.), and got an unbelievably lower rate. If memory serves, it was in the order of $450 per year less.

It's up for renewal next month and although the new rate isn't unreasonable, I was thinking of maybe checking out Grey Power whose ads (in this area) can be seen everywhere. It is for safe drivers over 50 and promises savings of $300 or more. I mentioned this to my daughter as we were driving one day and she told me about (How about that--a "Grey Power" commercial has just come on TV at this very moment.) a website that will do the insurance comparison shopping for you.

As soon as I got home, I went to the Kanetix website, entered my information in about two minutes and immediately got quotes from about seven insurance companies. There was only one quote that was lower than the one from CAA, and get this--they provided one from CAA, also, and it was right on to the dollar as the one on my renewal form. The sole lower quote was only about $13 less--not enough for me to go to the trouble of changing. Just so you know, the Grey Power quote was exactly $299 more than what my insurance company is asking.

There are two sister websites--one for Canada and one for the United States. You just enter your Zip/Postal code and off you go.

Click here if you are a resident of Canada.

Click here if you are a resident of the U.S.

I hope it saves you some money. Let us know how it goes.

Corner Gas

The Canadian comedy series, "Corner Gas", is airing it's final episode next Monday, April 13th after a very successful six-year run. How successful has it been? The producers managed to get Kiefer Sutherland, son of Canadian acting icon Donald Sutherland, and star of the drama series "24", to do a cameo on the show...



But the show had even bigger fish to fry. The current Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, took the opportunity to soften his "starchy" image...



We Canadians take our comedy very seriously. Yesterday, the Premier of Saskatchewan, where the show is filmed, proclaimed April 13th "Corner Gas Day". The show, set in the fictional town of Dog River, was shot in Regina and the village of Rouleau, 70 kilometres southwest of the city.

The producers had a "Pump out a poster" contest for a chance to win some neat stuff, including a signed script from the show, by designing a commemorative poster. I submitted an entry, but unfortunately, I guess they didn't like the subject matter. Here's my submission (click to enlarge):




And here's a few "show-related" items you may be interested in purchasing (to help my cause):

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Q & A's from around the web

If someone has their period on hotel sheets or there are other nasty things that may have been on those sheets, do they throw them out or do they bleach them like crazy?

They use industrial strength washers along with plenty of bleach and or detergent and wash in water as close to boiling as you can get followed by drying at super high temps. If there's something on them that still ain't dead by then, they shoot it.