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On August 29, 2008 11:01 AM in Anarchy in the T.O., they said:

I wouldn't say it is just an intersection. By making that simplification, you ignore that there is a possible signal of change here as well. It is an intersection, but it is probably a lot more too. ...

On August 29, 2008 10:03 AM in Scramblelicious, Stadium Barack, School Cool With Pools and Cops, they said:

4/5 good news stories is pretty good. You could have put in some depressing Gustav predictions to sour the mood a little....

I wish we had a market-based primary and secondary education system in Ontario. what do you mean by that exactly? I am sure that you mean something different from private school....

Awesome LOLCat. I LOL'ed....

On August 26, 2008 10:30 AM in Portrait Project: David Cronenberg, they said:

TRek, is that really true. I'd like to read about it (hint)....

On August 22, 2008 3:46 PM in Heaps of Good Intentions, Mediocre Ideas, they said:

They would probably not use the old Igor bikes. They would want a standardized fleet. Old bikes can be a huge pain in the ass to maintain because of the non-standard and outdated parts....

On August 19, 2008 4:30 PM in Things That Are Only Tenuously Related, Starring the Post, they said:

There have been some surprisingly petty debates generated by this rather innocuous, if humorous, post.It's not because of this post, it's just a bubbling over of rage owing to incessant and pointless ...

On August 19, 2008 4:28 PM in This Turd's For You, they said:

Another option: someone had bagged it, but then chucked the bag on this poor codger's lawn. The analysis of the scenario is a bit different in that case....

On August 19, 2008 9:33 AM in Starbucks' Wi-Fi Er-ror, they said:

nib: I like being in public while being antisocial. I've never gone to a coffee shop to have a conversation. That's what bars and restaurants are for....

On August 18, 2008 3:20 PM in The Six Best Toronto Port Authority Noise Complaints, they said:

For street cars, they could run it from Cherry street down Polson. The gap it so short that these new street cars will probably be able to jump it....

On August 15, 2008 3:16 PM in Kidical Mass Wheels Through Toronto, they said:

Cycling in a group is definitely safer. For every doubling of the number of cyclists on the road, the increase in collisions is about 30%. This means that the individual chance of being in a collisi...

On August 14, 2008 9:35 AM in Blackbird Singing In The Dead Of Night, they said:

The police gave Critical Mass an escort two months ago. They were very nice and didn't try to cause problems with any of the cyclists. If there were any police last month, I didn't notice them. Wha...

On August 13, 2008 1:33 PM in Streeter: Swim for the Hills Edition, they said:

atomeyes99: It's an acquired taste. Things you overhear on the streets can definitely be funny....

On August 13, 2008 11:50 AM in The Daily Photoist: August 12, 2008, they said:

Unfortunately the message is lost on those driving by too fast to see it....

On August 7, 2008 1:48 PM in Bell Er, they said:

I think that the Instinct is a realistic iPhone substitute. http://reviews.cnet.com/4370-11399_7-501-102.html?tag=lnav I don't have a cell phone or ipod though....

spacejack, unabated global warming will lead to ecological collapse. It is not sensationalism. It is as close to reporting the facts as you can get when talking about things that will happen on a 50...

The entire Bloor-Yorkville reconstruction progress is a boondoggle in my opinion. Not that it is at all unexpected, but the municipal politicians are letting the BIA do whatever it wants. Svend, I s...

On August 6, 2008 4:10 PM in Streeter: Zoology Edition, they said:

Nice catch on the JP reference....

On August 5, 2008 10:59 AM in Film Friday: Pineapple Depress, they said:

. The trailer makes it look too good to overlook, Never trust a trailer. Even the worst movies have 30 seconds of entertainment to splice together....

On August 1, 2008 12:48 PM in We're Renovation Obsessed, they said:

I find that those flyers are nauseating. The food always looks sickly and gross....

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