‘RANTS & RAVES by Mika Oehling’ Archives
Evolution’s possible winners – Rants & Raves
Evolution's possible winners Looking through the news today, I get that sneaky feeling that the things that the experts are saying are true: humans are done for. From zombie apocalypses to climate change disasters, to reports that asteroids may hit the earth and end it for us all in a nanosecond, it looks like the end may actually be [...]
Back in my day… (Survey:older people like negative stories about younger people) – Rants & Raves
Back in my day... According to a study (Read yahoo.co article here) conducted in Germany, older people like to read negative stories about younger people. This should come as no surprise to anyone. I'm not even that old and I enjoy reading negative stories about Tweens and secretly laugh inside everytime that I see a Justin Bieber object [...]
You Will All Die, Turn Tape Over – Rants & Raves
You Will All Die, Turn Tape Over LONDON (Reuters) - (yahoo.ca) British Airways apologized to passengers after an emergency message warning they were about to crash into the sea was played by mistake. About 275 passengers were on the London Heathrow to Hong Kong flight on Tuesday evening when the automated message went out. The plane [...]
The Cricket Song of Corruption (Match fixing, really?) – Rants & Raves
Cricket Song of Corruption From this yahoo.ca article: It appears that the game of cricket has gone afoul in Pakistan and that the team faces serious charges of match-fixing and corruption. While even insinuating that there might be something dirty about this beloved game would be enough to make an Englishman drop his scones, you might be [...]
The Love of a Real Girl (or an animated one) – Rants & Raves
The Love of a Real Girl From this article,Yahoo.ca: The technology-crazed youth in Japan have found a way to live a fulfilling romantic relationship online through a specialized website, which not only allows them to find an animated online girlfriend, but also allows them to vacation with her at an upscale beach resort. The beach resort [...]
25 million M & Ms – Rants & Raves
25 Million M&Ms Someone in Ottawa has won $25 million in a lotto jackpot. It's an incredible fortune and that person hasn't come to claim their prize yet, but already, the web is abuzz with advice for the winner, the first one being that they should sit tight, keep the money in the bank and get a financial planner ASAP. I [...]
So You Think You Can Terrorize? -Rants & Raves (Canadian Idol Terrorist?)
So you think you can terrorize? In a strange twist of life imitating art, the RCMP has arrested a Canadian of Pakistani descent for allegedly being part of a homegrown terror plot. This suspect (Dr. Khurram Sher) has also been previously known for auditioning for Canadian Idol, in line with the film American Dreamz, which revolves [...]
No shirt, No shorts, No Sale – Rants & Raves (Censoring Naked Bums?)
No Shirt, No Shorts, No Sale See article from yahoo.ca: VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) - A book banned for sale aboard western Canadian ferries because a naked boy adorns the cover has drawn worldwide attention with critics crying censorship. "Alexander the Great novel gets bum rap in Canada," chortled a headline in a report [...]
A Week in Gridlock: Rants & Raves
A Week in Gridlock See the attached article on the week long traffic gridlock in Northern China. Apparently, North Americans think that they have traffic jams, spending hours at a time on freeways on roads that are more like parking lots. Well, it turns out that we have nothing to complain about compared with our Eastern neighbors, [...]
Tough on Bear Crime – Rants & Raves
Tough on Bear Crime A petition by a Calgary woman to save a dozen bears thought to be guarding a grow-op has begun to gain strength, recently harnessing the star power of Jason Priestley, formerly of Beverly Hills 90210 fame. It's a complicated issue that has caused a lot of sympathy and outrage from animal lovers across the country, [...]
