Author Archives: Steve Wettlaufer

Cut Them Off, Even If They Get Snippy

I’m going to cut this lady a little slack because she’s 86, but if the rest of you fall for this I may arrange to have you destroyed. Police are searching for a suspect after an 86-year-old Guelph woman was scammed out of $5,900 by a person claiming to be a bank investigator. Guelph police …

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Dear Mysterious Chinese Bots: Please Stop Slowing Down The Site And Making Me Think I Have Dementia

Mystery bot traffic from China floods websites, puzzling cybersecurity experts This has been happening to us on and off for months. Like the article says, it doesn’t seem to be malicious. None of our security systems has flagged anything, which I’m fairly certain would have happened by now were there anything to flag. It’s just …

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I Might Be Able To Keep this Down If I Really Concentrate

You ever hear about something and all at once think “I sure am curious how that would taste” and “I do not want that thing in the same city as my mouth”? This is one of those moments for me. If you assumed the developers would’ve taken inspiration from fruity classics like Trix and Froot …

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Oh Jesus! That’s You? I Thought It Was Just The Team Again!

The only Oshawa Generals fan I know I know for sure is Matt, whose Tall Can Audio podcast you should make some time to check out if you haven’t. It’s almost always a solid listen if you like some combination of sports, beer, music, wrestling or media, which I assume you must since you’re here. …

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Relationships, Unlike Valentine’s Day, Are Built On Honesty And Trust

Carin for sure and probably me at some point have described what passes for our Valentine’s Day tradition, so I won’t go over it again. But what I will say is that I feel very lucky whenever jokes like these come around, because sometimes they ain’t jokes, my guys. Pay attention, and good luck. Speaking …

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Yes. Electrical Work. I’ve Turned Me On, You See

Consider this your occasional reminder that even on days when we don’t post anything new, there’s still something you can come here to read. Every day, a new story from the archives of This is True is posted on this page. It changes every 24 hours, so bookmark it and make it part of whatever …

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That’s Not Why They Call It A Flyover

Puslinch man accused of bribing officer after suspected impaired driving I don’t know how much he offered them, but perhaps they should have taken it. The OPP will need all the cash it can get when it inevitably gets sued by everyone impacted by the accidents at the flyover. The flyover on Highway 7/8 was …

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This Program Is Brought To You By This And This And This And This And This And This And This And Don’t Even Think About Looking Away

We’ll give you a 55 inch smart TV for free sounds like an offer that no one in his right mind would refuse. But this one? Hard pass from this guy. This is the future of TV, according to Telly, a company that offers a free TV in exchange for the privilege of constantly blaring …

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