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I’ve gotta stop
for gas.
GOOGLE TO THE RESCUE
Dear Frank:
The other day, my kid came
home looking for assistance
with a school project. He told
me his class was studying the
famous gangsters Bonnie and
Clyde and that he wasn’t sure
where he to begin his search for
information.
I told him if the project wasn’t
specific, and all he wanted was
info on the machinations of ruthless
bandits, he should simply
go to Google and type in
“Nova Scotia Legislature.”
S. Corruptas Deycome,
No Man’s Land
EQUAL TIME FOR
EQUAL CRIMES
Get two receipts
and we’ll
both claim it!
Dear Frank:
It is shameful that there are 60plus
unsolved murder and missing
persons cases here in Nova
Scotia.
I have to ask: why have you singled
out the Paula Gallant one? It
appears that you think that this one has more
significance than the others.
Saul V. Demmaul,
Hubbards
SCENTS
OF
SMELL
BROKEBACK BURRO
Dear Frank:
Loved the bit about Mike Duffy (Frank 582) except for
the stand in on the mule. Duffy’s got him beat by at least
one-and-a-half pick-axe handles across the arse.
If your model and Duffy rode into town side by side
your guy would be nicknamed Slim. Next time, see if you
can get a picture of Mary Clancy. That would be a lot
closer.
Bruce DeVenne,
Lower Sackville
Leslie Conrad (right),
Jonathan Reader
and Lea Purcell.
Dear Frank:
I find it very interesting that Barb Stegemann’s perfume is helping
Afghani women “become a little less dependent on the Taliban (Frank
581), while her betrothed John MacDonnel soldiers on in his highly
paid position under Defence Minister Peter MacKay, a man who continues
to reek of the Afghan detainee torture scandal.
P. Yu,
The Little Vatican
WATCHING THE
TRAIN WRECKS
Dear Frank:
As a fairly recent subscriber, yet long-time
reader (and procrastinator), I’m finally compelled
to comment on several of your recent targets, to
wit:
� Mount Saint Vincent and its search for the
holy grail of empowered leadership for that august
“bastion of feminist lunacy”: When I read the
phrase “cunning linguist” in reference to Ms.
Sheila Embleton (Frank 581), I thought I may
actually lose control of my bladder due to the hysterical
reaction provoked by that stunningly brilliant
bit of wordplay. Best of luck in their search;
it’s been entertaining.
� Barb Stegemann: Attractive, self-aggrandizing
to the point of being delusional and very fortunate
that her book title hasn’t caused Stephen
Covey (7 Habits of Highly Effective People,
anyone?) to sue her ass off for some sort of possible
trademark infringement. Not to mention that
linking herself (however obliquely) to Mahatma
Gandhi while using the struggle of Afghani
women for freedom and independence as a
means of marketing her toilet water is hubris on a
scale that defies comparison but certainly invites
ridicule. The members of her “cult” as you put it,
need to do some serious self-examination of their
own.
� The NDP and the provincial deficit: As Graham
Steele appears at a loss on how to increase revenue
by any concrete means other than further
overtaxing and abusing the very same people who
subscribe to your organ, a summary of various
bloated, unnecessary and superfluous provincially
controlled departments and entities would be most
timely.
I mean, seriously, do we really need an Office
of Gaelic Affairs? And if Bill Casey is our “point
man in Ottawa,” allegedly representing Nova
Scotia’s interests, why in the hell do we suffer
the inconvenience of Gerald Keddy and Peter
MacKay?
Finally, in a province of less than one million
people and only 18 counties, do we really need
52 MLAs? I would strongly suggest some of the
smaller, less-populated areas could get by with
one, especially with the aid of the electronic gadgetry
to which a lot of them appear addicted. Note
to Darrell Dexter: you bought two laptops, but
only have one lap. WTF? So, Frank, how about a
cost analysis of the average cost per piggy snout
to keep these porkers at the trough?
That’s all for now. Keep up the good work.
Reid M.N. Weep,
Via E-mail
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