Canada

Furniture Fuels Roadside Funtasms

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

We’ve long been impressed with Jordan’s Furniture stores in Massachusetts, which offer mad mixes of water shows and Mardi Gras and thrill rides in places that sell, basically, furniture.

Show Me Your Papers!

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Starting on June 1, all Americans who visit Canada have to show a passport if they want to get back into the U.S.
Well, almost.
According to The Canadian Press, “those without proper documents are given a paper that says: ‘Noncompliant.’” After this wrist-slapping they’ll be allowed to re-cross the border, but only “for the next few [...]

Roadside News: Jan. 19, 2009

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Tower of Pallets | Train Wreck Coffee Shop | Massive Coronary | Nickel Guy Honored

Who Lost That War Of 1812 Anyway?

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

The U.S.A. did.
As a result of the United States’ extreme lack of winning, Britain got to keep Canada. And now a big sculpture has been unveiled in Canada to remind everyone of that fact.
The sculpture depicts two giant toy soldiers. The British soldier, in gold, stands over a toppled American soldier in silver. [...]

Canada Outhouse Costs $2 Million

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Since its unveiling on September 3, a multi-million state-of-the-art outhouse in Alberta’s Banff National Park has become both a tourist attraction and a source of heated debate in the usually Frozen North.
The biffy — as it’s called locally — uses green technology to produce its own power, heat, and hot water, and is decorated in [...]

One-Log Homes – The Green Dilemma

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

One-Log House, Garberville, CA
There are few effective “green” lifestyles, where a person can limit their detrimental impact on the environment, reduce their carbon footprint, or make any difference whatsoever. It’s all feel-good marketing crap. You’re really just another planet consumer, unless you’re ready to lie down in a mulch pit right now, and let Nature [...]

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