anne
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That's a smart assessment Katt.
And thumbs up to the tennis reference.
It's Nadal in this household though. re your last point; I don't think we'll get to that utopia of being judged as human beings in my lifetime. [sigh!]
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That's a smart assessment Katt.
And thumbs up to the tennis reference.
It's Nadal in this household though. re your last point; I don't think we'll get to that utopia of being judged as human beings in my lifetime. [sigh!]
The Golem
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Your mother was Ginger Rogers?!My mother used to say she had to do everything my father did, including dancing backwards in high heels.
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ginger_Rogers
anne
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That's sad.
Rating people by attractiveness has reached disturbing levels on youtube with young people, mostly females, posting videos for ratings which inevitably leads to the worst soul-destroying comments you've ever witnessed. People can be so horrid sometimes. It doesn't surprise me at all that girls rate themselves low. Sadly that doesn't get better as we age because the message of our lessening value is very clear in this culture.
We ought not to be rating people for their appearance. Even with him I cringe when people attack his weight. Of all his flaws, his weight has no bearing at all on why I believe he is inappropriate for any public office.
Timbit
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This sounds like a troll, but part of me hopes it's true. http://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/259pwl/rob_ford_flees_rehab_drives_over_grass_field/
animatronic
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S/he has a ton of non-troll posts on the board, so that means it's unlikely to be a prank. Doesn't mean it's true - probably just repeating a rumour they heard. But still, totally believable.
smalltown
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Nice find. Wouldn't be surprised. Fleeing rehab is common. Plus Rob Ford equals driving through field smashing fence.
The Golem
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Come on people. Ford's a paying client at a spa. If he wants to leave he can just call a cab (or Lisi) to come and pick him up, he doesn't need to "flee" rehab and bust through a fence.
Perhaps. However my opinion is that his weight carries over to policy issues. For instance his resentment towards cyclists and runners.
I've always found it incongruous or inconsistent that he claimed to be a football coach and yet remained so antagonist toward fitness activities.
Perhaps. However my opinion is that his weight carries over to policy issues. For instance his resentment towards cyclists and runners.
I've always found it incongruous or inconsistent that he claimed to be a football coach and yet remained so antagonist toward fitness activities.
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Acrossthewater
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Another speculation on as to where Ford may be.
There is also speculation that Mr. Ford may be seeking help in York Region, following the path of his friend and driver, Mr. Lisi who, according to The Star, was assessed by the Vitanova Foundation in Woodbridge.
http://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/4505191-is-rob-ford-in-york-region-social-media-says-yes/
There is also speculation that Mr. Ford may be seeking help in York Region, following the path of his friend and driver, Mr. Lisi who, according to The Star, was assessed by the Vitanova Foundation in Woodbridge.
http://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/4505191-is-rob-ford-in-york-region-social-media-says-yes/
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euler
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Hah, yeah, I'm not going to believe that story for now. Where would Rob get a car anyway? The Caddy's at home, right?
Although it would be amusing if he went out for a few hours, got drunk, stole a car... That would really be an amusing way for all of this to end.
Although it would be amusing if he went out for a few hours, got drunk, stole a car...
That would really be an amusing way for all of this to end.whatthe
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Ha. I wish. But I'm pretty sure wherever he is, he doesn't have his own wheels.
euler
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That's not cool at all. How the hell did they know Lisi was assessed there? Aren't these things medical records?? Kinda scary, hope it came from a source and not the actual place.
newearthling
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euler
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@goldsbie: SNL: Rob Ford said that "rehab reminds him of 'football camp.' But only because he wanted to quit both after taking less than 12 steps."
Hahaha. We need this SNL clip
Hahaha. We need this SNL clip
ThoughtArcade
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Indeed, there are provincial privacy records. But it is highly unlikely VN gave the info out themselves.
Vita Nova is an odd duck program. It has a residential program, but there are also transitional residential programs. People -- former residents/alumni --
would be in and out of there a lot. In addition, there are inquiry groups, after care groups -- if Lisi came in for an assessment and got the tour, it would be a simple thing
for one resident who is there at the time to phone the star and say "that Lisi guy was here!". And an assessment is just a fancy way of saying "hey, come check the place out".
It's probably much less formal than it implies.
On a side note, Vita Nova has a poor reputation in some ways. At one point in history, it was related to Caritas, but donations/politics/theories/personalities caused a split that was never healed. Vita Nova was makrted as the "kinder, gentler" version of Caritas. In fact a lot on their website seems written as if to specifically contradict Caritas' methods.
But the big problem seemed to be that I have met many, many addicts who claimed that drugs were rampant at VN, even in the residential program. Alumni brought them in or something like that. In the words of one client I had, who had done Vita Nova "I needed rehab after rehab because I was high the whole 3 months".
This is not first hand, however, just based on people's experiences that they related to me.
LLtarra
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