Bob Wehädababeitsaboy
Bob Wehädababeitsaboy
@jokingguy.bsky.social
Things we might have in common: •Toronto-Based Complaining •Speculative Fiction of all types •Book Collecting •Food and Drink of almost any variety •Being "Left" in a way that doesn't mean "Centrist"
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A few facts to learn more about me. I’m here to work hard to be a councillor you can count on — for a change. For more info: KevinR.ca/FAQ
I haven't cut anyone off. But I have stated many times that if my retired parents, and others of that generation, want to do the 1-3hr drive to visit, they're very welcome. And perhaps I suggested expecting us, working 40-50hrs a week with primary aged kids to make the same drive is...infeasible.
why do we bash "dead beat" children for not being there for their parents but we never question if the parent has bad vibes? or if they're just unpleasant to be around?
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I have a love/hate relationship with King, like many people. The first two 'squares' of my homebrew Stephen King Bingo card are: "The villain is a woman, and boy is she ugly!" and "Fat People are Bad!" I recently started filling in my gaps in his work, assisted by the podcast 'Just King Things'.
it was important for me to call this out. King, though I love him, has been getting away with nakedly hateful fatphobia for half a century now and the majority of readers seem to have handwaved it, but I can't. (a shout out to @megelison.bsky.social, though, who's been banging this drum for years)
someone better than me at many things could set this to Tom Waits' "I Don't Wanna Grow Up"
i dont want to download an app i don't want a qr code menu i dont want to talk to an ai assistant i dont want ai summaries for my searches i dont want to optimize my workflow i dont want to jump on a call i dont want to rate anything i don't want to create an account LEAVEME ADLONEe
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"The President has been swallowed by a Whale. Only one man on land or sea has the experience to rescue him. This summer, life isn't better down where it's wetter because: OLYMPUS HAS WHALEFALLEN"
I really want #Whalefall to do well enough at the box office that some studio executive thinks it would be a good idea to make a sequel. "How can a guy get swallowed by a whale... Twice??"
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This is one of the funniest threads I’ve read in ages. At no point does OP break, and the landlords, well, www.reddit.com/r/Landlord/c...
After I read about this on reddit (shh), I went to Steam to see if I was excluded. Before I could search, I saw my "hot new releases" tab had a couple obvious adult games, so i clicked to get a baseline for what I was allowed to see. Here's the twist. They show it. All of it. Full penetration.
We are aware that Steam has classified Nighthawks as an adult game and has excluded it from searches (and delisted it entirely in certain countries). We are working on it. Valve is under the impression that this game is way sexier than it actually is.
90% of my coworkers work but don't live in Toronto and they rabbit on about crime and The Horrors of The City. "I won't take transit", "People get killed all the time", "Communists run The City." Then they run away to their suburban oasis (Durham?!) and vote against making anyone's lives better.
Honestly, fuck your feelings. Canadians *think* Toronto is some violent cesspool because: •Rightwing politicians campaign on it, it’s a convenient straw-man •Rightwing media pushes their agenda •THEY DON’T LIVE HERE Inform yourselves or shut your mouth.
Friends from overseas are always confused by the lack of proper 'furniture' in Toronto. My response is always along the lines of "The City's biggest fear is that they will build something and then a homeless person uses it." Bathrooms, benchs, shade, water fountains. This is surely at the core.
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There are only two stories that won a Hugo whose screen adaptation also won a Hugo. “All Systems Red” is the second one. The other is “Dune” Congratulations @marthawells.com.
This is the exact, almost word for word, theory that kneecapped Toronto's street food program years ago. "They have so much less overhead! They'll put me out of business!" Said the allegedly high-end restos in the theatre district of the potential taco/burger/whatever trucks.
Was just thinking about Karen Bass being against street vendors and the idea that if vendors set up near a restaurant that is a problem. As if adults are going to a restaurant but see a taco stand first and say “this food is closer so you lose, restaurant”
@torbooks.bsky.social Don't know why you guys thought it was ideal to limit a Canadian author's giveaway to people outside Canada, but there are a lot of people on here bummed out we can't enter/support.
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This story is crazy. It would appear Trump admin officials rigged their nationally televised high school civics contest to keep a young man from a Sikh family out of the finalists. www.notus.org/national/ame...
Why do politicians/elites hate speed and red light cameras? Because they ticket everyone. Including those they "shouldn't". #onpoli #topoli
"Come on, man": Las Vegas police body-cam video shows a sergeant stopping Gov. Lombardo for a suspected red light violation, then letting him go without issuing a citation. STORY: http://lvrj.com/post/3850358
ngl, that Starbucks has been "vital" to me in the past, but...
Councillor James Pasternak, introducing some North York items, highlights his opposition to a development at 75 Billy Bishop Way. He says the "five tall buildings" proposed will "be tearing up vital retail", like a Beer Store, Jolibee, Starbucks and A&W.
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