01-04-2017, 01:14 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2013
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Embarrassing Calgary herald article re: pot
http://calgaryherald.com/opinion/col...n-we-go-to-pot
This is literally the worst opinion piece I've read in years.
Some 'highlights' of the article
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Our first evidence came at a steak joint in Abbotsford. The waiter looked puzzled when I asked for steak sauce. He first brought mustard to the table, then ketchup. Our daughter, more familiar with such behaviour than her parents, stated, matter-of-factly, “the guy is stoned.”
The steak, ordered rare, was grey. I pointed this out to the waiter, who got the manager. “This steak is cooked just right,” the manager announced. He was stoned, too.
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01-04-2017, 01:17 PM
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Looooooooooooooch
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The CalgaryOnion.
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01-04-2017, 01:19 PM
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#3
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary
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You mean to tell me this guy is against the mari-juana?
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01-04-2017, 01:19 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Hmmmmmmm
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He must be stoned as well..
I don't even understand what his point is but his article can be summed up with "old man doesn't like marijuana, here are some anecdotal stories about someone who may or may not be high on marijuana".
Literally the worst article I've ever read.
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01-04-2017, 01:20 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Have you no sympathy for Chico the Pup?
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01-04-2017, 01:22 PM
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Looooooooooooooch
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This article is a gold mine haha
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Her clinic was then repeated contacted by “sketchy-sounding people,” as Rae called them, asking about fentanyl, not the antidote.
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One caller wanted advice on dealing with a spider in his bathtub. Another couldn’t get his electric razor to turn off. A third wanted help in getting his toy drone out of a tree.
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01-04-2017, 01:22 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: the dark side of Sesame Street
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that's bad even by Herald standards.
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01-04-2017, 01:26 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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I especially like the part where he transitions from pot use to heroin, fentynol and opioid issues without any attempt to connect the two.
He is right about the pot scenario in Van. Can walk into a shop with just ID and pick from a large selection of different strains and information on each one and the different effects of different types of products like hash and edibles.
It's delightful.
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01-04-2017, 01:28 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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I thought it was hilarious.
He equates bad service at a restaurant with everyone being "stoned".
Not to pick on Calgary, but some of the worst customer service I ever had was in Calgary. I don't think I am saying anything crazy either as I have heard many people from Calgary say the same thing.
I recall one time ordering sushi to a hotel for delivery and when I got up to the room, I noticed half the order was missing. When I called to get the rest, their response was; "Too bad, we're too busy to make an extra trip. Come pick it up".
They must have been stoned!
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01-04-2017, 01:28 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Marseilles Of The Prairies
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Just remember, Barry Cooper is the leading "mind" behind the anti-climate change "Friends Of Science" non-profit.
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01-04-2017, 01:30 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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I see Postmedia has fully integrated the Calgary Sun staff into the Herald.
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01-04-2017, 01:42 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Calgary
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old man takes pot-shots
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01-04-2017, 01:55 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
Just remember, Barry Cooper is the leading "mind" behind the anti-climate change "Friends Of Science" non-profit.
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Science needs a restraining order.
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01-04-2017, 01:57 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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To be fair it's an opinion piece.
Although it kind of reads like a springs1 opinion piece..
NO STEAK SAUCE?? WTF!
Last edited by calumniate; 01-04-2017 at 01:59 PM.
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01-04-2017, 01:59 PM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Oct 2009
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The tragic thing is that Cooper gets academic brownie point publication credits for this rubbish.
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01-04-2017, 02:06 PM
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Pure clickbait. And yet, by posting a thread on the article, you've now gotten hundreds of other people to read it, generating revenue for the Herald. Looks like Barry Cooper has done his job for the publication.
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01-04-2017, 02:10 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: back in the 403
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As soon as I saw in the title that he was referring to weed as "pot", I knew it was going to be an outdated, conservative "old guy" take.
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01-04-2017, 02:12 PM
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Uncle Chester
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####. They don't call it pot anymore? I'm out of the loop.
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01-04-2017, 02:18 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: back in the 403
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I personally prefer the term "devil's lettuce"
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01-04-2017, 02:40 PM
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Wow, that name rung a bell!
I remember having Barry Cooper as a professor in University. He's part of the "Calgary School" with Tom Flanagan - another prof who was Harper's mentor and campaign strategist.
In academic settings, they were well spoken, reasonable, good to debate with. Then you look at the books and papers they write and it's no wonder people associated Harper with that brand of dinosaur conservatism whether you agree with it or not.
I can totally see this type of article coming from him, even though I also have vivid memories of great group discussions about political history, the origins of totalitarianism, etc.
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