On the death of Rob Ford

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I figured, but when I saw “Don Cherry” I had to go look him up.

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Rob Ford on transit reminds me of Springfield residents reacting to news from the observatory about a deadly comet:

“Let’s burn down the observatory so this can never happen again!”

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His wife was quoted as saying, very soon after he was elected mayor, that he wouldn’t “give up the blow”.

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I may be wrong, but I hardly think Boing Boing is considered a page for condolences - that is available elsewhere, courtesy of the Ford family. This is a comments thread. Rob Ford was a thoroughly unpleasant and immature man who appeared to care more about his late father than he did about his wife and children.

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Good grief, I responded to your statement: “So, what exactly did this guy do that makes it okay to dance on the grave of a guy that died of Cancer? Oh yeah, he had substance abuse problems.” I’m sorry you didn’t like the response.

The man’s actions are a matter of public record. You can choose what to believe if you like but there are no shortage of examples, in the media from across the political spectrum and from people who had first hand experience with him, that give many reasons to hate the man. His choices were not entirely because he had substance abuse problems and regardless being an addict does not exonerate him of some of the things he did. The man was a public figure who negatively affected many around him and the city many of us love - people have every right to vent.

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Here’s another “biased blog entry”:

“We speak of Ford Nation — a collection of the aggrieved, the
disillusioned, the fed-up taxpayers of Toronto – as though they
constitute a legitimate political bloc. Yet we failed to collectively
confront and reject what Rob Ford created: a final enclave for open
bigotry in Toronto. Ford Nation was in many ways a prototype for the
Donald Trump brand…”

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Too soon…

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First time I went to Canada I found it very confusing as to just what in the hell Canada Tire actually was. Honestly, even after numerous trips across the border I’m still not quite sure. It’s like some sort of bizarro world Wal-Mart or Target.

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Fuck you it is NOT Walmart! It’s Canadian Tire! Tools housewares gardening camping and sports gear and TIRES! Walmart WISHES it was CanTire!

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Yeah, I feel pwned now.

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CanTire is an institution up here you don’t even know! People are UP IN ARMS because they’re phasing out the paper funny money and replacing it with a points card and literally people lost their shit! We like our things man! Canadian Tire money. Roll up the rim. Poutine. Cod. Don’t mess with our shit man we are SRS! Just not about our mayors apparently.

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  • The knowledge that while to get into the US Senate you have to win an election, in Canada you have to LOSE one.

  • Knowing all the words to “If I Had a Million Dollars”, including the inter-stanza banter between Steven and Ed.

  • Dismissing all beers under 6% as “for children and the elderly”.

  • Knowing that God probably looks more like Gordon Pinsent than Charlton Heston.

  • Hearing the word “car”, and having to stop yourself from involuntarily reaching back for a hockey net.

  • Sending angry letters to the CBC demanding the return of the “Hinterland Who’s Who” spots so you can finally find out what happens to the arctic ptarmigan in winter.

  • Having an Inuit carving by your bedside with the rationale, “What’s good enough protection for the Prime Minister is good enough for me”.

  • Wondering why there isn’t a 5 dollar coin yet, because you can really use more change. The new coin should have a picture of a musk-ox or Rob Ford on it, be the size of a hamburger patty, and have five different kinds of metals in it.

  • Spending hours in the dark making scale models of the Avro Arrow and cursing the Diefenbaker government.

  • Using a red pen on your non-Canadian textbooks and fill in the missing 'u’s from labor, honor, and color.

  • Knowing the French equivalents of “free”, “prize” and “no sugar added”, thanks to your extensive education in bilingual cereal packaging.

  • Leading the industrialized nations of the world in toaster-related deaths.

  • Being secure in the knowledge that while there are half a million people living in Canada eligible to vote in American elections - either Canadians with dual citizenships or Americans living in Canada - exceeding the number of eligible voters in several American states - we’ll never have to put up with US primaries.

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Wow, that’s an…‘interesting’ suit jacket.

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Ol’ Don Cherry, in that picture;

“Whoa holy shit, I shoulda run for Mayor myself lookit this chain of office, that would go with most of my suits! Who the fuck knew that Mayors could accessorize so well?”

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Just google “Don Cherry images”. Put your sunglasses on first.

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Don is kinda like Canada’s drunk uncle. He does a weekly hockey commentary and he is watched just as much to see what kinda of suit jacket he will be wearing.

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Some of the happiest times of my life have been living just like that. If there is a heaven, I want my bit to have a converted bus, some woods, hangover free beer and permanent June weather with just a hint of haze first thing in the morning.

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