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Why is Haida Gwaii covering half of BC when the island they’re from isn’t even on the map?

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It’s becoming quite the scandal in Canada, where academics are claiming indigenous heritage to get sweet teaching gigs. Buffy St.Marie is the latest greatest liar.

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It is the name of the island. But not Vancouver Island.

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Isn’t that pretty much late stage capitalism?

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It isn’t the paper that dulls scissors, it’s the silica in white paper. Craft paper is fine. Although cardboard is brown it’s also full of dirt and will dull your scissors in one fell snip.

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A guy found a magic lamp and a Genie popped out and offered him infinite wisdom or infinite wealth. He asks for wisdom, the genie grants it and disappears in a puff of smoke. As the smoke clears the guys says “aw crap, I should have took the money”

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That’s exactly how every Canadian feels about the US every election cycle.

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I just tried to do it to your comment and it won’t let me. Only works on the feed?

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“Well, they’re all pretty bad” seems to me to mean “I vote against my self interests”

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