Quof

You've been talking to my mother! How is she?

Yes, the possessive pronoun "I's" is amongst the worst offenders ever. But trying to make the adjective "mine" possessive is also an abomination. Does it all stem from the fact people don't understand apostrophes?

Absolutely not a moon pie. Lune Moons, as we called them, were made by the company Vachon. They were yellow/vanilla or chocolate cake, with white filling, and not coated in chocolate. Vachon made other goodies like the Joe Louis and the Oh Caramel (now called the Ah Caramel????). Rumor had it they were filled with embalming fluid so they never spoiled, although the Oh Caramel didn't hold up well in your lunch bag at school. We referred to the whole lot of them as "Vachon cakes" ("aw, there are no Vachon cakes left to put in my lunch"). In hindsight, they were all disgusting. But young Quof loved them.

News is not "banned". We Canucks can get news from any number of sources. Just not Facebook and Instagram, which was a commercial decision rather than an issue of censorship. Given what I hear from people who rely on those sources for their news, it's not a bad thing.

Why do people insist on saying "a friend of mine's" (insert noun - dog, car, child)? Say "a friend's (dog, car, child)". We all know the friend is yours. Or say "my friend's (dog, car, child). No one is going to jump to the conclusion you are a loser and this is your only friend.

and Celine wore sneakers

Yes, to put in your kid's lunchbox. Because that's what kids need for lunch. 🙄

Well, thanks, guys. At the bottom of this page I now have an ad for "training invisiwear bikini underpants".

That's not how illness works. Mom was wrong.

See, to wit, the Golden Girls (and every other television show), because they don't want to film the back of the actors' heads, so some one always sat at the counter.

I'm watching on CBC Gem. What kind of filters are they using? All of the gymnasts have perfect Instagram-worthy complexions, with healthy natural glows. Not a single teenage pimple in sight, nor a hint of the make-up horrors of previous generations of gymnasts. It's like they smeared vaseline on the camera lens.

Bored, bored, bored, Oh look it's Celine!!!!! Then my f'ing CBC Gem feed froze. They finally unfroze at "Wow, that was a fabulous performance from Celine." Thanks CBC, for putting my tax dollars to work. I console myself knowing there will be multiple videos of her performance online by bedtime. And probably a lot of memes.

All the Americans on House Hunters International, buying in the UK: "A washer/dryer in the kitchen???? Ewwwww." Although I did use a combo machine while in a vacation apartment in Ireland. Damn, those take forever to complete a load.

Little known fact, people with hearing impairments up to and including full deafness, are allowed to drive.

For the third time in less than a year, I find myself shopping for a baby gift. Why???? My peers are all too old to be having babies! so these have been for "more than coworkers/less than close friends". The first was easy, a Cuddle and Kind doll, suggested by @PRgal I believe. It was pricy, but this was a close-ish friend, who had been trying to become a parent for years and had almost given up, so it was truly celebratory. The others have proven more difficult, but I really just want to vent rather than ask for suggestions. When did we stop giving babies colour? Why are all toys, decor and clothing for babies the colour of old bras? What happened to stimulating babies' development with primary colours? Even the registries these parents have created are full of beige. I just can't. So I'm probably going with books.

And that's the choice the couple makes - do we want people to attend our wedding? If we do, it shouldn't cost the people who are presumably important to us an arm and a leg (plus their paid time off work) to spend their vacation in a destination they didn't choose.

Quoting myself. I've been trying for 3 days. A grown ass woman with a law degree, thwarted by a 7 pound tortie.

Jon and Hannah are both taking Ozempic Good god. Hannah has lost 25 pounds, and is now sporting a bikini, so she was only a little chubby to begin with. But let's not "fat shame" people by suggesting they could lose that amount of weight with healthy eating and exercise instead of medication with unknown long term effects.

My cat is really clumsy (also a sociopath, but that's a story for another day). The maxim that cats always land on their feet? Total myth. She routinely misjudges distances or spaces. I just heard an ungodly thud and howl from "her" room, where she was sleeping on what used to be the guest bed. She had apparently rolled over and fallen off. I took one look and thought "Damn, she's not moving that leg, even to come get treats. I guess we're off to the emergency vet on a Saturday." Upon closer inspection, I could see that one front leg was at an odd angle and was getting worried. Then I realized she had somehow gotten it through her collar. It was faster to cut the collar than fiddle with the breakaway button, and she took off like a shot. Now she's enjoying life unencumbered by a collar or bell, and I may never be able to restrain her in order to get a new collar on her.

Can we launch an educational campaign to teach the respective meanings of weary, leery, and wary? (Yes, that's a damned Oxford comma.)

I once worked in an office in which The Powers That Be decided to order branded golf shirts. One of TPTB sent around the manufacturer's size chart and asked each employee to indicate their size. I said "You realize you just asked every woman in this office her bust size."

I've always been disappointed the show never tried to make Charles look like the real Charles. Who was not a handsome man. https://familypedia.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Phillip_Ingalls_(1836-1902)

I'm getting notifications all over the place "It's Amazon Prime day, item XYZ is now 99% off". So I click the links for any product that interests me, and it turns out that, if it is even available in Canada, it is nowhere near that price. I understand the price in Canadian dollars must be different, but the item isn't even marked down on the Canadian site. Many times is exponentially more expensive than the US site. Maybe it's a sign I need to stop shopping?

Don't use a mirror to check for burn marks. Nothing good can come of that.

There is a distinct smell of feces in one side of my yard. I have no dog, and haven't seen any dog waste anywhere in the yard. There is definitely no sewer backup. After much sleuthing, I think it may be my neighbours' garbage can. Which is full of diapers.