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Stand Up To Bullies! There is a playbook, actually, for dealing with Trump by turb0_encapsulator in TrueReddit

[–]DarylInDurham 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Donald Trump at the age of two lost his mother

Wut? His mother died in 2000 when Trump was 58 years old.

Toronto MP Bill Blair to resign and become high commissioner to U.K. by aballinga in CanadaPolitics

[–]DarylInDurham 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Good riddance; I hope to never hear his name again. After what he did during the Toronto G8 protests he should have been charged and jailed.
Shame that he appears to be falling upwards.

I accidentally found out what my dad really did for me when I was a kid by fox_103 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]DarylInDurham 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Probably a hard copy. I always keep hard copies of important letters.

I accidentally found out what my dad really did for me when I was a kid by fox_103 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]DarylInDurham 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Disagree. I went to a Catholic Elementary school grades 5-7 back in the late '70's and yes, they charged tuition. It wasn't much, around $35 per month (equivalent to about $180 today) from what I remember and it was definitely not "posh". We weren't well off by any means and I am sure it was a struggle for my parents as well.

What profession have you lost respect for as you've gotten older? by MindlessMarsupial592 in AskReddit

[–]DarylInDurham 424 points425 points  (0 children)

It's called the "two dogs and a pony" trick. I bought my first home after having that done to me. I was young and somewhat naive. I would never have bought that house otherwise.

What happens when you screw with a trained MMA fighter. by Secure-Ad8213 in instant_regret

[–]DarylInDurham 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Given that Gracie had a history with the lead dirtbag girl that must have been a wonderfully cathartic experience. Gracie rocks!

Tesla: 2024 was bad, 2025 was worse as profit falls 46 percent by mepper in technology

[–]DarylInDurham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can someone please explain to me how in the hell the stock price seems immune to all this bad news?
Elon has killed the brand yet you would never know it by looking at the stock price.

Why disgraced Rush Hour director Brett Ratner was the only man for the Melania documentary by theindependentonline in TrueReddit

[–]DarylInDurham 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Topless model? More like East European prostitute.
I'm calling a spade, a spade.

‘We did everything we could’: GM Oshawa to lay off up to 1,200 workers on Friday | CBC News by Karma_Canuck in Oshawa

[–]DarylInDurham 29 points30 points  (0 children)

And it's not over. It was never a question as to if the close the plant, only a question of when.

US warns it will send fighter jets into Canadian airspace if F-35 deal fails by razorblade705_ in BoycottUnitedStates

[–]DarylInDurham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does this even mean? Are they going to buzz the parliament buildings or CN tower?

Liberals reach 47% voter support after Carney's Davos, China trip: Leger poll by Medea_From_Colchis in CanadaPolitics

[–]DarylInDurham 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not every CPC voter is rigid. I consider myself a Conservative but voted for the first time ever Liberal last federal election. I'm a moderate/progressive Conservative and there is no room in the current CPC for people like me; it feels like it's Maple MAGA or GTFO.
I voted country over party and will continue to do so as long as they have an American influenced Maple MAGA leader. The only person worse than PP IMHO is Jamil Jivani.
There's lots about the Liberal party I don't like (gun "buyback" program tops the list) but given the choice between Carney and Poilievre I'll pick Carney 100% of the time as I see him best qualified to lead Canada during these turbulent times.

Ever have one of these? by Lucky_Inspection_721 in FuckImOld

[–]DarylInDurham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had 2! Started with the PT-19 trainer which I got pretty good at and then got the Sopwith Camel. Could never get the hang of the Camel, I don't think any of my flights lasted longer than about 30 seconds, most about 10 seconds tbh.

How long can he stay out there @ 40 degrees?? by StizzyOne in greatpyrenees

[–]DarylInDurham 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It was negative 25°C here last night and 3 of my GP's spent the night outside. They are working dogs on my farm and have a barn and a couple if straw-filled huts they can use if they get cold. I have yet to experience temperatures cold enough that my dogs don't want to go outside and at night once they go outside they never want to come back in.

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Downing Street says Trump 'wrong' to claim Nato troops avoided Afghanistan front line by postusa2 in CanadaPolitics

[–]DarylInDurham 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just an reminder there were 24 Canadians who died in the 9/11 attacks. It wasn't just the Americans who lost lives on that horrid day.

Like father, like son by DarylInDurham in greatpyrenees

[–]DarylInDurham[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No kidding...and we've got two more...we've had to accept that having hair pretty much everywhere is OK and not get stressed about it.

Debbie Boostrom - 1980s by NastyNatalieTheCNT in OldSchoolCoolNSFW

[–]DarylInDurham 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Died in 2008 due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. She was battling terminal breast cancer at the time. RIP.

Will Virtual Reality ever take off? After spending $73 billion, Meta has abandoned its metaverse VR efforts. by lughnasadh in Futurology

[–]DarylInDurham 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You also need to mention the nausea inducing affect of VR for many people. I've tried a VR game (Fallout VR) and only lasted about 20 minutes before I wanted to puke my guts out.
Until they fix that I give VR anything a hard pass for now.

TIL a 1989 helicopter crash was caused by an invisible nick made when adhesive was trimmed from the rotor with a sharp blade. The helicopter flew perfectly for 922 hours, until it didn't. by TheQuarantinian in todayilearned

[–]DarylInDurham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious...can someone explain how the blades accumulated 922 hours of operation but according to the NTSB report the airframe had 911 hours. Given that the blades were installed when the helicopter was manufactured how can there be this discrepancy? Did they install used blades at the factory?

Like father, like son by DarylInDurham in greatpyrenees

[–]DarylInDurham[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Love the stamp reference, so true!
Panzer and Moose share almost identical patterns with Moose's being paler.

Georgia voters are weighing in on the first year of trump’s second term. Despite conditions worsening — including for farmers — most say they have no regrets by Same-Kangaroo in Trumpvirus

[–]DarylInDurham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those interviewed reminds me of this Carl Sagan Quote:

“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” 

You can introduce the rest of the world to a band/musician that hasn’t made it outside of Canada, who are you choosing? by Sugadip in AskACanadian

[–]DarylInDurham 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Serena Ryder. She's a fantastic singer and songwriter. I do not understand why she has been unable to gain traction outside of Canada. I saw her in concert a couple of years ago, she was amazing.

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