Kuro Madoushi
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May be too late since wife has a tiff showing to go to. Good brunch places?
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We were taking the King Streetcar like idiots yesterday and our driver told everyone on the car 'LOOKS LIKE TOM HANKS IS BLOCKING TRAFFIC. YOU FOLKS MIGHT WANT TO WALK.' Fucking Tom Hanks, slowing me down.
lunarworks
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My brother got very upset with the Queen several years back when they shut down Trafalgar in Oakville for her and he had to take a detour.
Kuro Madoushi
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Forrest Gump = overrated.
Supermanisdead
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The person that posted this seems to be banned now but I've heard this mistake made many times now and have to correct it. 905ers don't vote in the Toronto municipal elections. They live outside of city limits and only vote for the mayor in their own city (Mississauga, Markham, Pickering etc..)
Toronto photo of the day:
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Wow I love this photo. Back when they were putting lights on the cn tower, I had a friend whining nonstop about how Toronto isn't Las Vegas. It looks great honestly.
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Glad you liked it! I think Grand Electric is still better but La Carnita is still seriously fucking good and doesn't have the two hour line.
Nice layout. Music was a bit loud, but i was there to eat. churros were the bomb.
Still need to check Grand Electric.
BladeWorker
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I am eternally grateful that they moved most of the TIFF stuff downtown. Now, there's only double the amount of people as usual in Yorkville (the area I work) and the real stupidity is saved for King & John.
Stumbled upon some fantastic photos of the city by Sam Javanrouh and wanted to share.
My personal favourite;
Here's the interview they're from, some more great photos there.
My personal favourite;
Here's the interview they're from, some more great photos there.
Went tonight. It was excellent. As long as you get there a bit early, you'll get a table. I was there at 5:45 and there was a bit of a line however there were enough seats with the patio to accommodate everyone. I had the fish, chicken, al pastor and beef cheek tacos. Didn't have enough room for dessert but the key lime pie looked delicious. The michelada wasn't as good as La Carnita's.
Should have mentioned you were here, we would have insisted on making your itinerary - up to, and including the trains to avoid because of their weird smells (Scarborough LRT).
Face it Tiger..
Banned
I love Toronto.
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Yeah, I used to visit his Daily Dose of Imagery site every day. Lots of great photos on there.
Let's just say those photos you posted are the photos of the day!
Kuro Madoushi
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Not Toronto specifically, but CRTC Chair drilling Bell this morning on the Astral media deal. "How is this in the best interest of the consumers, if they disagree?"
http://www.cpac.ca/forms/index.asp?dsp=template&act=view3&pagetype=watch&lang=e&watchID=3fl
Bell right now going on about how they're 'not the biggest company'. Lil' ma and pa shop. Apparently they're going to touch on the subject of small market stations around 11:25am.
http://www.cpac.ca/forms/index.asp?dsp=template&act=view3&pagetype=watch&lang=e&watchID=3fl
Bell right now going on about how they're 'not the biggest company'. Lil' ma and pa shop. Apparently they're going to touch on the subject of small market stations around 11:25am.
lunarworks
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Seriously. Bell Media is huge enough already, and what they did to the former CHUM properties is unspeakable.
I'm really liking the new CRTC Chair, even though I don't know much about him.
Konrad von Finckenstein was such a puppet during the ISP battle.. whether he knew it, or not. He totally bought into Bell's line of 'data is like electricity, or oil..'. Or claiming we're not a digital backwater because there 'are no caps on business internet usage!' lol.
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What is the Astral media deal? I feel out of the loop
$3.38 billion dollar buy out of Astral; Canada’s largest pay and specialty TV broadcaster, owning 83 radio stations in 50 Canadian markets, and the third-largest outdoor advertising company.
Lots of outcry from the public and smaller media companies over the buy out, as competition in the media market continues to shrink. Thank Godness we had Konrad von Finckenstein heading the CRTC for all those years, stopping those mega mergers. Oh wait.
Yeah, I used to visit his Daily Dose of Imagery site every day. Lots of great photos on there.
Let's just say those photos you posted are the photos of the day!
LAZY!
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I was poking around some photos but there was no topping those classics so I'll take Monday off
What crap. They bought Maple Leaf Sports too. Maybe they can just buy the Canadian Government soon!
Next meet up is when Kraftwerks will finally end my life.
Stopped in at David's Tea (Annex, right on Bloor) today as I wanted to try some loose leaf teas. Overall it was a pretty positive experience. The staff is ridiculously enthusiastic and helpful, but not annoying. They have almost too many types of tea to pick from. You can buy the tea for home(and they have any tea accessory you could need) or they can make you a cup to go. The only downside is that it is a little expensive, but well worth it.
Johnny Cage In The Shower
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Anyone else going to Amon Tobin tonight at Koolhause? Haven't heard his last two albums, haven't really listened to him since the mid 2000's. a friend invited last minute... should be fun.
Yep that match was fun, even though Canada kinda "cheated" with that goal (jumped the gun)..took my date there, she loved it, scored brownie points!
Yep that match was fun, even though Canada kinda "cheated" with that goal (jumped the gun)..took my date there, she loved it, scored brownie points!
Yep, it's still there. I used to buy almost all my games there when I worked in the building, but I don't go by as much anymore.
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If Panana wouldn't have spent so much time complaining to the ref then they would have been ready for that free kick. Their fault in my eyes.
My wife was sick and couldn't come to the match. She really wanted to go.
I ended up going with these two awesome gay guys I know. They always yell the best stuff at the game.
One of them yelled "Who are you? What are your parents like? Did they send you to Montessori school?" at the opposing team's player when he was lining up for a corner kick. Hearing that random stuff screamed so loud fucking cracks me up!
Johnny Cage In The Shower
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Haha, yeah it really can get rowdy at the BMO, even during TFC games. It's been two years since I've been to one though. but yeah, it was kind of getting a bit hectic where we were sitting too, we were closer to the Panama goal in the second half, so every time De Rosario or another Canada forward was charging the net, everyone would stand up, in anticipation of a goal. there was this one guy in front of us, I think he had a knee or a back problem, poor guy, couldn't stand up with the rest of the crowd, he starts yelling... "Sit down!! you can still see, the engineers designed it that way!" There was a drunk Portuguese guy beside us, kept turning around and yelling stuff, and he was just being ridiculous with the screaming. I felt bad for my date, and we tried our best to not encourage him!
Also my bro told me that goals was fair, there's no need for the refs whistle, Panama defense suppose to be right up in front of the ball blocking the kicker etc. I still think it was a poor goal..but a goal's a goal I guess.
Try Lahore Tikka House as well. And branch out from the staples as it's got some great authentic Pakistani food (think less creamy, but spicier than Indian). For example Nihari and Haleem.
Lahore, while good, I find a bit too greasy. If it's not too far out of the way, I recommend this little place called Fahim in Markham (north side of Steeles, east of McCowan).
Great food, a little bit pricey, but no moreso than LTH, I think.
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changing gears, any meet-ups planned for the Zelda concert on Saturday?
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For those that like spicy stuff, Sri Lankan food really brings the heat! I have a friend from Sri Lanka that makes the craziest hottest stuff for me to eat!
Honestly there's no shortage of South Asian stuff in the city and especially the suburbs. LTH is the best Pakistani stuff close to downtown that I know of and the naan is top notch anyway.
Plus people should try Nihari and Haleem. I've grown up eating this stuff so I'm a bit immune but I'm sure the Nihari especially will burn some tongues off.
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That Aladdin argument thread brings back some good memories! I actually won the SNES version on that Video & Arcade Top 10 show
Kuro Madoushi
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Ultimate Final Battle (II): The Reckoning of Revelations for Synergistic Double Down.
It'll happen this time, with the lockout happening I need something to pass the time. I figure death's sweet embrace will do me well.
BigJonsson
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I came in 3rd playing Battleclash for the SNES Super Scope
My cousin got to play A Link to the Past........I would have won easily if I had gotten to play LTTP as I had already beat the game at a friend's house
crimzonflame
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Is it true that Rogers bought the Score?
BigJonsson
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Yes they did http://www.theglobeandmail.com/glob...es-with-purchase-of-the-score/article4497481/
But not the mobile and online components apparently.
Edit: beaten
BigJonsson
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For LttP they had to get as far as possible in the game...........I told my cousin to head up to the palace and turn right and hit all the bushes to find the entrance but he went left instead =/
smh... I really really hate rogers and bell. And now they aren't even hiding the fact that they are not competing with one another.
I don't get how CRTC allow them to get into these fake bidding wars with one another only to exclude the likes stations like the score and cbc.
I still think they're pretty decent, but be prepared to pay more. It's no longer what I would consider really cheap eats.