On Brock University’s Hallowe’en ‘Fun Rules’™
October 30, 2015 by Paul McKeever · Comments Off on On Brock University’s Hallowe’en ‘Fun Rules’™
According to Brock University, the last thing you would want to do is break Hallowe’en’s “FUN RULES”™. Brock University’s Student Union has put out a poster telling Brock students what they are prohibited from wearing on Hallowe’en. A number of officially verboten examples are given. ‘Oddly’ though, whereas a bindi or Arabic or Native headware is prohibited, you will find no mention of kilts, lederhosen, or wooden shoes. No mention of prohibitions on Pope hats, or anything else Christian or Jewish. Some cultural stuff deserves more protection than other cultural stuff, apparently. That is hardly an important point though.
To the contrary, here is the point: Read more
The “Soldier Card”, and Voting
October 13, 2015 by Paul McKeever · Comments Off on The “Soldier Card”, and Voting
In the coming days, the newspapers and others will start publishing the standard editorials about how if you don’t exercise your right to vote, you’re disrespecting the soldiers who fought for this country. Here’s my advice to you. Read more