You’re mistaken about us Canadians — Lie 1. All Canadians Love Hockey A flat-out falsehood. I could take hockey or leave it, but I prefer to leave it. And there are many other Canadians who agree. I’m not a hockey fan, which is probably why I had to leave Canada in the first place. – Ryan Reynolds I don’t watch any sports…

All proceeds are going to a men’s mental health charity — A few months back, my friend Ryan and I decided to write a book of blue-collar work stories. Why? To raise money for a men’s mental health charity. We feel that the working man’s mental state and ability to cope with reality are under siege daily. …

#3 Dog poop — People do some ugly, dirty things. Things like wearing their shoes and boots past their front door, right into their kitchen, living room, and (gasp!) bedroom. Some even lie on beds with their grime-encrusted peds. In my part of the world, this just isn’t done. Footwear comes off at the…

1. Blocks nuclear radiation better than almost any other book with less pages — 2. Cautionary Tales Can Double as Emergency Poo Paper This book can double as bathroom tissue. From an actual reader’s review: “In the trades, or any profession for that matter, finding ways of making the day a little bit more enjoyable is often a necessity. On the job, one of the things that help keep us smiling is the…

What are we going to do about it? — You sit at a beautiful sidewalk cafe, sipping a cup of joe. It’s not a perfect brew, but it’s pretty good. As you look out on a sunny morning in this peaceful village, you are enjoying the shit out of it. Life is good. But there’s a bully who cares…

And I don’t know what it is I should do — Things were pretty tight the one fall. It wasn’t my first choice, but I got a job doing some pipefitting at a small installation in the middle of nowhere. The company set me up with a work truck and a helper to get the project done. …

Stop asking so much for handouts — It’s desperate and unattractive — These desperate pleas for a subscription suck the life out of me every time I read one. Here are a few I collected in the last two minutes, from 15 random clicks. I modified them to make them more interesting. They started out bland and puke-worthy. If you enjoy reading…

Don’t deny it; you’re a part of the problem — Do you live in North America? Then you use fossil fuels. You don’t need to own a car or even a home. Your very existence uses oil. And there’s nothing we can do short of death to stop quickly. It’s in everything. The only thing that is carbon neutral is…

Two truckers started a prank war — who will win? — For my first job out of school, I was a laborer for a trucking company that moved loads of heavy equipment, supplies, and rig mats all over in the bush. I was swamping for a trucker named Wayne. If you don’t know what a swamper is, I was the slave…