OT: OT thread number 11 | No More Bad News PLEASE!

[Jumptheshark]

well this sucks

TOUGH TO SWALLOW: Oral sex driving throat cancer 'epidemic,' study finds

It's no choke. A new study reveals that oral sex is driving an "epidemic" of throat cancer in the U.S.

canoe.com

 

[Bryanbryoil]

well this sucks

TOUGH TO SWALLOW: Oral sex driving throat cancer 'epidemic,' study finds

It's no choke. A new study reveals that oral sex is driving an "epidemic" of throat cancer in the U.S.

canoe.com

They have HPV vaccinations now for kids.

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[SupremeTeam16]

Great visual of society these days.

I can really relate to Bob.

 

[Spawn]

Great visual of society these days.

I can really relate to Bob.

These days? Didn’t Bob Barker retire like 15 years ago?

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[MoneyGuy]

well this sucks

https://canoe.com/health/tough-to-s.../wcm/d6184482-e275-424d-ba43-ca8975550439[/UR

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[Jumptheshark]

just booked two months Bali and area for December and January this winter

 

[bellagiobob]

RIP Gordie Lightfoot. Lots of great songs that I’m humming tonight.

 

[Sra1974]

RIP Gordie Lightfoot. Lots of great songs that I’m humming tonight.

One of the best ever, truly a unique Canadian talent.

 

[Fourier]

RIP Gordie Lightfoot. Lots of great songs that I’m humming tonight.

For someone of my generation this is truly the end of an era. Lightfoot has been the quintessential Canadian song writer for pretty much my whole life. Listening to the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald on the shore of Lake Superior was an incredibly memorable event for me.

I saw him live three times. Even as he aged and his voice weakened it was still a very special treat.

 

[Stoneman89]

RIP Gordie Lightfoot. Lots of great songs that I’m humming tonight.

He hadn't looked very well for a long long time. Wonder if he was hiding an illness from everyone. About as Canadiana as you can get. I remember him talking about playing bars and lounges in the 60's, and getting 2 or 3 songs in during intermission of HNIC before Ward Cornell came on.

 

[Drivesaitl]

RIP Gord. You were one of the best.

With many artists I'm not as into the lyrics. With Lightfoot you know all of them by heart. His wordcraft and clear intonation was like that. You knew all the words and never forgot. George Harrison and Gordon Lightfoot both strike me that way. I just love the lyrics and the beautiful music they left us with.

 

[Fourier]

He hadn't looked very well for a long long time. Wonder if he was hiding an illness from everyone. About as Canadiana as you can get. I remember him talking about playing bars and lounges in the 60's, and getting 2 or 3 songs in during intermission of HNIC before Ward Cornell came on.

He had a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in 2002. I wonder if that was a major contributor. But he also seemed to have lived a hard life. He always looked older than his age to me.

 

[MoneyGuy]

In the early ‘80s I was a journalist and received an invitation to and attended a Datsun car launch in Ontario. After a day test driving cars (one person totalled the sweet sports car) we convened to a small bar in some small town (I can’t recall which) where Lightfoot was performing; he wasn’t quite the huge name he is now. He came over and introduced himself so I got to meet him.

 

[Fourier]

In the early ‘80s I was a journalist and received an invitation to and attended a Datsun car launch in Ontario. After a day test driving cars (one person totalled the sweet sports car) we convened to a small bar in some small town (I can’t recall which) where Lightfoot was performing; he wasn’t quite the huge name he is now. He came over and introduced himself so I got to meet him.

Great story. While I agree that he might not have been quite as famous as he is today, he would have already been a legend in the international music world. By then he was considered one of the best song writers of his generation. But what you describe is perfectly within character. Those that knew him well speak about how he never saw himself as a star. I recently saw an interview with him when he was asked about his legacy. He said that he hoped that he would be remembered as someone whose music brought joy to people, like Stompin' Tom.

His concerts were so simple. He just came out and sang for hours and like other greats he could do that with a set that for pretty much everyone in the audience consisted of only songs that they knew virtually by heart.

Billy Joel Covers "If You Could Read My Mind" In Tribute To Gordon Lightfoot: Watch

Canadian icon Gordon Lightfoot passed away yesterday, and the tributes have been pouring in. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered up a statement, writing that he “captured our country’s spirit in his music – and in doing so, he helped shape Canada’s soundscape.”

www.stereogum.com

 

[Drivesaitl]

In the early ‘80s I was a journalist and received an invitation to and attended a Datsun car launch in Ontario. After a day test driving cars (one person totalled the sweet sports car) we convened to a small bar in some small town (I can’t recall which) where Lightfoot was performing; he wasn’t quite the huge name he is now. He came over and introduced himself so I got to meet him.

Gordon Lightfoot was a legend from the 60's onward. Especially anywhere in Canada, anytime.

This in relation to a person who didn't even seek fame. Perhaps in the 80's he was less known while many other artists were shilling for MTV videos and all the noise therein. The one thing that one knew in any encounter with Lightfoot through songs, verse, video or meetings was the man was genuine, and down to Earth.

 

[dem]

Well.. the new HF ads that take over the entire screen have finally forced me to use an ad blocker on my phone.

 

[Slats432]

I saw a story on Twitter about someone losing their home to fire. Then, a direction to a gofundme to help out the folks that lost their home. I have no problem with any of it or donating.

But I always wonder. I have home insurance. That would replace everything I own. Don't other people have home insurance?

 

[joestevens29]

I saw a story on Twitter about someone losing their home to fire. Then, a direction to a gofundme to help out the folks that lost their home. I have no problem with any of it or donating.

But I always wonder. I have home insurance. That would replace everything I own. Don't other people have home insurance?

Depends what kind insurance they have. Could also be money to help with hotels and such. Plus insurance companies don't exactly move the quickest so if you don't have a lot of money you probably are going to need immediate money for essentials.

 

[Drivesaitl]

I was a masonry labor for several years while I was young and so I got a lol at this. Anybody in construction has seen all these stories "Rory" does. Doesn't matter what country or continent.

 

[joestevens29]

I was a masonry labor for several years while I was young and so I got a lol at this. Anybody in construction has seen all these stories "Rory" does. Doesn't matter what country or continent.

My buddy worked for a company that paid weekly. Monday morning they had no shows all the time as the guys had no money for gas to get to work.

The company eventually bought a van and had someone go around picking up people Monday with a letter to sign for $100 cash advancement.

Like this was 15 years ago and guys would clear 1k a week, but never had gas money.

They were hard workings though, but just drunks with gambling problems.

 

[Stoneman89]

I saw a story on Twitter about someone losing their home to fire. Then, a direction to a gofundme to help out the folks that lost their home. I have no problem with any of it or donating.

But I always wonder. I have home insurance. That would replace everything I own. Don't other people have home insurance?

Normally they don't have a choice if there's a mortgage involved, but yes, you'd be surprised at the number of folks that don't have it. I suspect a lot of them on farms in old houses that have long since been paid off and likely aren't worth a whole heck of a lot anyhow.

 

[Arty Spooners Bsmnt]

Normally they don't have a choice if there's a mortgage involved, but yes, you'd be surprised at the number of folks that don't have it. I suspect a lot of them on farms in old houses that have long since been paid off and likely aren't worth a whole heck of a lot anyhow.

Not worth a lot until they have to be replaced.

 

[Beerfish]

Hmph.....when I come back to Edmonton tommorrow from Rocky Mountain House area I'll have to go the boring old highway 2 route rather than the route I normally take which is highway 22 and then highway 39 as supposedly some of those areas were on evac alert from fires.