Kitchener, Canada is the seat of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 to 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 to 1916. “Immigrants from Germany, mostly Lutheran and Catholic, dominated the city after 1850 and developed their own newer German celebrations, and influences, such as the Turner societies, gymnastics, and band music. During the First World War Anglophone reaction against all things German led to the abandonment of this heritage.”
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From the list of Oddest Titles:
Cooking with Poo
The Great Singapore Penis Panic: And the Future of American Mass Hysteria
Estonian Sock Patterns All Around the World
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Oh, noes! “Schiff, 46, is facing another kind of jam this year: Paid a lower bonus, he said the $350,000 he earns is enough to put him in the country’s top 1 percent by income, but doesn’t cover his family’s private-school tuition, a Kent, Connecticut, summer rental and the upgrade they would like from their 1,200-square- foot Brooklyn duplex.”
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Not an Onion article: “Adult fans of the new Hasbro animated series “My Little Pony,” have become the most visibly fanatic of the many strange fan communities on the internet. Thousands of (mostly male) nerds calling themselves Bronies spread their unironic love of MLP, as they abbreviate it, over Twitter and dozens of dedicated message boards and blogs.”
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The Egyptian Police motorcycle team!
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It’s Science! “They feel absolutely no guilt as they scheme and connive, and they will rip off other rich people in massive Ponzi schemes with as little feeling as they’ll rape their housekeepers. The rich strap their supposedly beloved family pets to the top of their expensive cars for days at a time, and find the animal’s resulting terror and diarrhea funny. The rich are different, that’s for sure — they lack morals.”
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Late Night Jokes
Last night was the Oscars and the NBA All-Star Game. That’s what’s great about America. You’ve got your choice of which spoiled millionaires to watch.
Congratulations to “The Artist.” It won the best picture Oscar. Some critics believe this will bring back silent films. Before we bring back silent films, let’s try to bring back silent audiences.
As of today, Rick Santorum will be assigned Secret Service agents. This is the first time Santorum has agreed to use any kind of protection.
The show lasted four and a half hours. And they have the nerve to give out an award for editing.
A crazy billionaire is going to give Newt Gingrich $100 million. Gingrich is so excited. He said, “Wow, now I can come pretty close to settling up my bill at Tiffany’s.”
Forty million people watched the Academy Awards Last night. To give you an idea how many that is, take the number of people who saw “The Artist” and add 40 million.
Bill Nye the Science Guy is suing his ex-girlfriend for more than $50,000 in legal bills. Legal experts were shocked — they were like, “Bill Nye the Science Guy had a girlfriend?”
There was apparently an electrical fire today at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. It was weird — instead of calling 911, Boston fans just heckled the fire until it left.
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Today I Am Wearing
This would be hilarious
If it wasn’t so expensive
For the state to process these accusations
And for me to defend
Against the bogus harassments.
Yes,
I wore Arctic Cat snowgear
At a snowmachine event,
Because it was cold outside,
And by the way
Today I am wearing Alaska’s own Paige Adams’ jeans
And Alaska’s Romney Dodd-Ortland hand-painted clogs.
When will I see the ethics charge
For wearing these?
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Eleven Arrested Development shout-outs to the past: ”
This was another subtle one I wouldn’t have noticed without getting a nudge in the right direction. Scott Baio plays the character Bob Loblaw, a lawyer who’s, in many ways, the antithesis of Winkler’s Barry Zuckerkorn.”