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LIFE ON THE STREET
Dear Frank:
Given your report last year on the significant increase
in police activity at the Metro Turning Point Centre
on Barrington Street (Frank 564), I thought you might
be interested in this photo of the shelter as it appears
via Google’s street view function. No denying the police
presence on the day this footage was taken!
On a related note, have you ever noticed how ridiculous
the ad placement at the bus stop in front of
LIKE ANY OF US
WOULD PROCREATE
Dear Frank:
Your magazine is actually
pretty funny, other than the
fact that you make a living
off snitching and ratting on
the misfortunes of others.
I could not think of a bigger
tool.
Hope your kids are
proud!!
Andy Moss,
Via Facebook
MR. LI’S
ELEVEN HERBS
BARBS
& SPICES
Dear Frank:
Given the fire he’s breathing
in Baan Thai guy Victor Woo’s
direction these days, restaurateur
Runping Li (Frank 580)
should really consider renaming
his Blowers Street establishment
“Angry Chili.”
I. Carumba,
Downtown
30 ATLANTIC CANADA FRANK APRIL 13, 2010
Metro Turning Point is?
Right now, the space flogs the services of Centum
Home Lender guy Clinton Wilkins. Before that, it was
taken up by Royal LePage house-flogger Helen
Parker.
Is it just me, or is it not a bit callous to advertise various
home-ownership options in front of a facility designed
to put a roof over the heads of the homeless?
Or are these ads simply placed as reminders of one of
the unfortunate alternatives to buying a home?
I. Nita Napartment,
Halifax
NO BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY FOR REV. RENEE
Dear Frank:
re: Holy Cat Fight, Frank 581.
Just a minor point regarding First Baptist Church associate minister Rev.
Renee Clark’s previous work experience.
Prior to landing on the doorstep of the Oxford Street, Halifax church, the good
reverend spent three years thumping her Bible at the Freeport and Tiverton United
Baptist Churches on Long Island, Digby County, not Long Island, New York.
Of course it’s an easy mistake. The two are practically interchangeable.
Long Island, N.Y., with a population of 7.5 million people, is known for the
Queensboro Bridge, funny accents, iced tea and Billy Joel, while Long Island,
N.S., with a population of 750, is known for the Petit Princess Ferry, funny accents,
lobster, and the world-famous Balancing Rock.
Could’ve happened to anybody.
Pop U. Layshon,
Weymouth
PICKLES
& NOODLES
Dear Frank:
Your article on the sudden
closing of Smooth Herman’s
(Frank 581) sparked a great
deal of conversation here at
my office.
Not because we were fans
of the Glace Bay watering
hole or anything, but because
of A. Frank Grunt’s passing
mention of one Nancy Pickles.
None of us knows Nancy
either, but I was convinced
that Nancy Pickles also happened
to be the name of Bedford
hat model Jan Bird’s
canine companion.
Turns out Jan’s dog’s name
is actually Nancy Noodles.
Mystery solved.
E.Z. Misteak,
South End Halifax
Jan Bird
URBAN LEGEND?
Dear Frank:
re: Hotel Horror, Frank 581.
As any long-time hotel employee will tell you, guest room
suicides are not unheard of. A hotel can be a lonely place.
But I can’t help but point out that suicides have been particularly
prevalent at the Westin Nova Scotian over the last
few years. In fact, some staffers claim that the unfortunate
gentleman discovered asphyxiated in his room on March 9 is
the fifth suicide in five years, all of which have occurred on the
fifth floor.
Sure, it sounds eerily like the set-up for a macabre Stephen
King novel, but could it be true?
S. Kerry,
Halifax