Year: 2010

“I’m Melting” – Unseasonably warm temperatures melt parking lot snowbank, Toronto

“Breakfast of Champions” – Mickey of CC and a cup o’ Tims on a newspaper box, Toronto

“Here Ya Go Mitch; They’re At Loblaws” – If you ever wondered where someone would get a red banana

 

The late, great comedian Mitch Hedberg had a joke about red bananas. After hearing that joke I assumed they didn’t exist. Imagine my surprise when I turned the corner in the produce section and was greeted with this site.

I couldn’t find a video clip but it’s included as #42 on a list of some of his best jokes at the following link:
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/quotes/mitchh.html

 

“No Babies Beyond This Point!” – Hospital sign or UFC slogan?

And the answer is…a hospital ward at the Ottawa Civic Hospital.

“I Bet He’s Really Good at Paint-By-Numbers” – Plane undergoes deicing at Pearson Airport, Toronto

“Merry Christmas!” – Haphazard Christmas lights create Fido Dido-like face in tree, Toronto

“I’m Getting Medium to Dark Notes…” – Kitty as wine critic drinking from the toilet bowl

“Makin’ Tracks” – Abandoned boots in construction space, Liberty Village, Toronto

“Going Up?” – Crane lifts concrete stairway at construction site, Toronto

“What Is It?” – The most bizarre washroom graffiti I’ve ever seen, Toronto

“Ummm…What Happens After Midnight?” – Poorly worded sign at MacLaren’s On Elgin, Ottawa

“Take Me to Your Leader” – Professor and world’s 1st cyborg Steve Mann in his Toronto lab

Steve Mann is an incredibly brilliant and engaging speaker on matters of human-computer/robot interaction.

He has written THE book on cyborgs (literally) and considers himself to be one. He wears an optical transmitter-receiver (eye-piece) and mini-computer/recorder (fanny-pack) at all times, and is constantly gathering and transmitting audio and visual information as he goes about his daily life.

His lab on Dundas West across from the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is also installed with numerous video cameras that are constantly live- streaming to the Internet.

You can read more about Steve Mann here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Mann

 

“Where Do I Insert the Keypunch Card?” – Elderly gentleman puzzled by laptop at Costco, Toronto

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keypunch

“Public Washooms Love P….P1 that is.” – Yonge-Dundas Square Parking Garage, Toronto

“Decisions, Decisions” – Shopping at No Frills, Little India, Toronto

“I Had No Idea They Were Dangerous” – Back of bus warns of wheel chair danger, Toronto

“Hmmm…” – Poster of Asian pop-star Rain, Koreatown, Toronto

Can you believe this is the guy who played the lead in Ninja Assassin?!?!?!?!

“Headin’ Home” – Transport truck on the QEW, Ontario

“Everybody Needs a Friend” – Slightly too illustratively named cookies

“The World’s Saddest Clothing Rack” – Saks Off Fifth, Niagara Falls, NY

“Hi!” – Sheets of snow peek out from top lip of a transport truck trailer on the QEW, Ontario

“At Attention” – Shoes lined-up on stylist’s table at photo shoot, Toronto

“Winter’s Here” – Couple warms-up on subway with a Timmies and each other, Toronto

“Shakin’ Up the ‘Red Light District'” – Piano shop window, Toronto

“Strike-Up The Band” – Unique window display, Toronto

“If It Ain’t Broke…” – A one size fits all approach to street naming in Rosedale, Toronto

“The Introduction to The Opposites” – Anti-authoritarian approach to storing seamless boxes

“Decisions, Decisions” – The poultry section at Food Basics, Toronto

“Red Door Rust” – City of Toronto Work warehouse seen from Loblaws Lakeshore & Leslie parking lot, Toronto

” ‘Till Next Year” – Handler packs away The Grey Cup