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the lemur said:
If we're talking about the Amsterdam soccer team, then the j isn't silent, it represents a 'y' sound, so 'eye-ax' (English approximation) or 'aa-yuks'.

The cleaning product is always Ay-jax - ay as in ay, bee, cee, that is.
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As a person of Polish background, I habitually mentally pronounce "Minaj" as "Min-eye".
 
Re Ford Fest...

Angelunatic said:
From the pics I saw, there was really nothing to do there except wait in lines. There were no rides this time for the kids it seemed, only a bouncy castle. The amount of volunteers was minimal, it looked as though it was all thrown together last minute for as cheaply as possible. I read about last years event and there was a midway, halal meat lots of food etc. it looked like there was nothing to eat this time but burgers with ketchup and mustard or hotdogs. No salads, no fruit and veg.
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From this week's Style Invitational humour contest in the Washington Post:

"Week 1080 was a tribute to the 19th-century Irishman William Topaz McGonagall, thought by many, even in his own time, to be the worst poet in the English language. McGonagall specialized in wildly overwrought musings on some tragedy or other, almost always in shaky meter, strained rhyme and just plain bad writing. So we asked for bad poems about “a modern tragedy†à la McGonagall"

On Discovering There Are No Condiments at the Cookout
O, poor, naked hot dog, with nothing to embellish it!
No ketchup, no mustard. I do not relish it.
(Frank Osen)
 
Oh, and as far as things to (however wishfully) look out for, Ford-wise: don't forget that Taste Of The Danforth is this weekend.
 
UniqueHandle said:
Deep transit thoughts: If you took 97 Cadillac Escalades (the standard, shorter, version) separated by one car length each, those 97 Escalades would stretch about a kilometer. If those Escalades each had a single occupant (the "Ford Transit constant"), a single Flexity streetcar could transport even more people and occupy a scant 30 meters of roadway.
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^this, makes me have to share the following again...

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pattycakes said:
It's funny, I was thinking the same thing earlier today. While I can't wait to see the end of the Ford Follies, I'm wondering what I'll do with all this spare time come October. Maybe I'll start doing housework again.:rolleyes:
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hopefully it's quiet because a story is currently being worked on.

people in the media or with friends in the media, can you give us any info here?
 
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Whatthe:From previous posts I gather you know law? Why would crown wait so long to add new charges on mcrobb? Could she do time? Any legal types chime in.s.v.p.
 
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Videodrome said:
Ann Hui ‏@annhui 29s
"You're never going to catch me at the liquor store. You're never going to catch me doing anything illegal...those days are gone," Ford says

Doesn't rule out prescription drugs!
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'In other words, I will continue to send others on errands to the LCBO, and do illegal stuff in what I consider private, until I screw up again and do it in public or get caught on video, again'.
 
casita said:
The Downfall of Rob Ford's Subway Vision
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BrsbAVNrIU

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Ugh, that guy. Right after the levee photo thing he popped up on the comment boards at the Globe, claiming to be very misunderstood. However, he wouldn't elaborate on his political views - although his uniform and the name of his group refer directly to a Latvian Nazi group of WW2 - or why he felt they needed to be endorsed or supported by Ford.
 
the lemur said:
'In other words, I will continue to send others on errands to the LCBO, and do illegal stuff in what I consider private, until I screw up again and do it in public or get caught on video, again'.
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I have no idea whether Rob has had a drink or used since leaving rehab. But one thing I do wonder about is why he has never mentioned a sober date. I've heard dates (at least general dates) from a lot from people I've known or met who've quit booze/drugs. It seems to be something they want to talk about. Does anybody with actual experience in recovery or working with people in recovery care to comment on why Rob doesn't talk about this? I mean, sure, it's private. On the other hand, it also makes me wonder.
 
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'In other words, I will continue to send others on errands to the LCBO, and do illegal stuff in what I consider private, until I screw up again and do it in public or get caught on video, again'.
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might be time to set up a honey trap.

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