They call me "Newfie"?

I was talking with a friend this evening, and she told me that she was always tought that the word Newfie was a derogatory term, loosely meaning "stupid". Yet, many people from Newfoundland call themselves Newfie and are proud to do so. I am one of those.

Here's a funny story.

Several years ago, I was one of several Newfies working in Fredericton on a large government project. We all proudly declared ourselves Newfies. One day, a lady from Quebec who worked with us mustered enough courage to question me as to why I called myself a Newfie. She was even more confused when I said I was proud of it. I further explained to her that is simply means I'm from Newfoundland. Then the light bulb turned on. She had never associated the two. She told me that growing up, her mother always used the term to mean "stupid". If she stubbed her toe or bumped her head on something, her mother would say "you are such a newfie!".

People are such Newfies!

Einstein's Riddle

Are you in the top 2% of intelligent people in the world?

There are no tricks, just pure logic, so good luck and don't give up.
1. In a street there are five houses, painted five different colours.
2. In each house lives a person of different nationality
3. These five homeowners each drink a different kind of beverage, smoke different brand of cigar and keep a different pet.

The Question: WHO OWNS THE FISH?

HINTS:
The Brit lives in a red house.
The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
The Dane drinks tea.
The Green house is on the left of the White house.
The owner of the Green house drinks coffee.
The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill.
The man living in the centre house drinks milk.
The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
The man who smokes Blends has a neighbour who drinks water.

The answer

Billiards Instruction

http://www.jimloy.com/billiard/billiard.htm

http://www.engr.colostate.edu/~dga/pool/index.html

These are excellent sources for billiards advice. These are a couple of the few sites I have been able to find that does not actually exist for the sole purpose of selling you something.

...and then there were two.

Don't know how it happened, but Rex made it through to the final two on Canadian Idol 2005. I'm from Newfoundland and I'm rooting for him, but he is clearly the lesser talent of the group. I know it doesn't really sound like I mean it, but GO REX! (Melissa's gonna win though!)

FISH! Motivational Book?

I read this book last week. FISH! Philosophy. Our HR department is running the program to help raise morale at the office. Well, after the first chapter I was ready to jump off a bridge. The subject of the book and her husband quit their jobs and moved with their two young children to start a new life in another city. This couple is described as total best friends, into and about each other. Then one day the husband gets sick, dies, and leaves her alone to raise the kids and pay off huge medical bills. All in the first chapter!

I went to the SPCA and watched them put puppies down, just to cheer up.

Satisfaction

The Stones were in town this past weekend. 85,000 screaming fans. I
didn't go, but I heard it was a hoot.

Mr Magoo strikes again.

Hey! Back off of my van! Someone should teach Harry how to drive...