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TOP 10 Uncommon Form Evaluations  

Almost any business or professional development event seems to request that attendees complete an evaluation form; here are subjects with customized rating scales…

  • The venue was accessible with good acoustics (rate: Imax quality to laundry mat competitor)
  • There was enough ‘elbow room’ between seats in the auditorium (rate: very comfortable to squashed)
  • The opening session set high expectations with incentives to learn (rate: laudable to pedestrian) (more…)

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TOP 10 Wistful Responses to Rude Situations

This morning we found ourselves temporarily trapped behind a driver parked illegally in front of the train station entrance, who wanted us to shift dangerously past him so he wouldn’t have to move…

  • When waiting to complete a retail transaction because the clerk turns to some other activity, take out your pen and give yourself a negligence discount
  • If stuck in a lineup because the too few service counters are operating at a snail pace, broadcast a live news flash for local media
  • Have waiting passengers hold a meeting in front of a private vehicle blocking the transit entrance (more…)

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TOP 10 Yin & Yang with Having Summer Visitors

Whether it be relatives or friends, there are pros and cons when folks come to visit during the summer

  • New slants on endless talks about the weather
  • Fewer excuses to avoid visiting overlooked local sites
  • The excitement of anticipating their arrival evolves to the excitement of anticipating their departure (more…)

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Clichés Upgraded – Part XXXVIII

We are now in the August presence of more enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):

  • We’ve been notified that the rolling stone gathers no moss until well enough compensated
  • The blast of air was for such a short time it was called a second wind (more…)

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TOP 10 Reasons for an Extra-Long Election Campaign

This morning, in the middle of a summer holiday weekend, Canada’s Prime Minister officially launched the Federal Election Campaign for the vote October 19th – why so early?

  • More opportunity for practicing those barbequing skills at public events
  • Lots of time to massage the message that extra taxpayer-funded spending is just a way of paying for a staycation
  • More frequent flier points for candidates, staff, and media (more…)

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Clichés Upgraded – Part XXXVII

It’s the end of a hot July, and here’s more cool enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):

  • Sorry about the bad throw, it went through the gutter and right up your alley
  • He’s such a devotee of that vintage he doesn’t mind scraping the bottom of the barrel to get every drop of wine
  • Be careful of the vegetation because it’s rough around the edges of the forest (more…)

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TOP 10 ‘Urban Olympics’ Events

We’ve had geographically-based, Olympic scale games for many years.  It’s time to get more concretely demographic…

  • Non-accidental intersection crossing (three divisions: car vs. car, bicycle vs. pedestrian, no limit)
  • Municipal officials photo op dash
  • Public transit performance estimating (more…)

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Top 10 Non-Qualifying Pan Am Sports

Since sports such as roller skating and water skiing are eligible, and in consideration of modern technology, can these be far behind?

  • Low e coli count water sample hunt
  • Multiple mobile device text racing
  • Poker cards speed counting
  • Portable beach chair relay (more…)

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Clichés Upgraded – Part XXXVI

Officially 1/3rd into summer, and here’s a dose of more enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):

  • Some clothes fell into the crushed grapes, so you can add more flavour to your soup if you put a sock in it
  • You can try a more obscure approach with rhyme or reason more directly for quicker results (more…)

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TOP 10 Lesser Known ‘Black Friday’ Deals

As the marketing spirit of ‘Black Friday’ expands beyond its original borders, watch for these…

  • $200 gift certificate discounted $100, toward the purchase of a new car
  • Two pillow covers included with each mattress or box spring
  • Free economy-size bottle of white-out with each pallet of printing paper (more…)

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