Weekend funnies

Gordon Lightfoot - 83 years old! - performed at the CNE tonight in Toronto and people loved it, lots of tweets about it.

Kiefer Sutherland happened to be in town to catch Gordon Lightfoot's performance at the CNE, so they had him introduce Lightfoot. As you do.

— Myrna ❄️ (@SailorSoapbox) September 4, 2022

If you could read my mind @Lightfoot365 @CNE pic.twitter.com/jfaypSFQrS

— Joe Warmington (@joe_warmington) September 4, 2022

I recall sailing with the Navy and having “Sundowners” where they’d play the song Sundown on the PA system and we could go to the upper decks with a beer. I believe it was at six pm. 😎

— Evan McFatridge (@EvanMcFatridge) September 4, 2022

 

His voice isn't as strong as it once was, but it would have been a great concert, a truly Canadian experience too.

I'm watching Gordon Lightfoot do the song about the boat.

— T. Bernie Diamond (@T_Balazo) September 4, 2022

 

I don't expect he did The Canadian Railway Trilogy, but its my own favorite:  

Here's another Canadian moment:

For anyone unsure of the process...You just have to look in a mirror, sing a chorus from a Gordon Lightfoot song, and the Queen appears, bops you on the head with a bag of milk and poof you're a citizen.

— Ashley MacDonald (@MacDonaldAshley) September 2, 2022

Speaking of music...

Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys goes on an epic rant against MAGA grifters with no lies detected and the Boston accent is the chefs kiss pic.twitter.com/jrFUFu3K67

— Wu-Tang Is For The Children (@WUTangKids) September 3, 2022

See, Saturday’s are made for pic.twitter.com/yGEUlVvxCT

— Dennis Herring (@dcherring) September 3, 2022

You can’t do a failed coup then complain about divisiveness

— John Legend (@johnlegend) September 2, 2022

The only thing worse than a file marked “Top Secret” being somewhere it shouldn’t be is an EMPTY file marked “Top Secret” being where it shouldn’t be.

— Jay Black (@jayblackisfunny) September 2, 2022

If I could have dinner with any person, alive or dead, I’d choose Donald Trump, dead

— jonathan slater☮️ (@joslater37) August 14, 2022

They’re only technically called “semi-fascists” if they come from the fascist growing region of Italy. Otherwise it’s just sparkling white supremacy.

— Jay Kuo (@nycjayjay) September 3, 2022

"God keeps giving me his hardest battles" Bro, you are literally just being asked to wear a mask when you are indoors around other people

— Roxi Horror 💀🌸 (@roxiqt) September 3, 2022

CTV News can still manage a classy moment:

Pitch perfect sign-off from Sandie Rinaldo tonight. pic.twitter.com/1E12FVsxKF

— Glen McGregor (@glen_mcgregor) September 3, 2022

well well well if it isn’t me writing all the things from last week’s to-do list on this week’s to-do list

— ely kreimendahl (@ElyKreimendahl) September 1, 2022

By the time you’re 40 years old, you should have six months of savings, a plastic bag filled with plastic bags, and a personal vendetta against at least two household appliances.

— Abby Heugel (@AbbyHasIssues) August 29, 2022

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— Bianca Swirlski 🍁 (@BSwirlsi) September 3, 2022

Remember, brain, that we are not a salmon. 🤘 https://t.co/2rWXYW8ksZ

— Bi The Way (@Bi__The__Way__) September 3, 2022

Colours of the year. #SlavaUkraïni pic.twitter.com/xSpsrDFUCx

— Gerald Butts (@gmbutts) September 2, 2022

I don't follow US college football but I guess the season started today. And already, gloom is descending on some of the fans...

Notre Dame's plan of not scoring in the second half proving to be a bad one. #NDvsOSU

— Matt Ortega (@MattOrtega) September 4, 2022

to honor the start of football season, I once again bring you my favorite college game day sign pic.twitter.com/fsooLbaRP7

— nimisha bhat (@mishiebhat) September 3, 2022

I don't know what the heck is going on in Alberta, but this doesn't seem ....

Never thought a political figure would come along this soon and make Jason Kenney actually look good, by comparison. And so Danielle Smith has accomplished what many thought was impossible. https://t.co/8l2y49nUwn

— Charles Adler (@charlesadler) September 2, 2022

This thread is a great one:

Just to stay up to date on what certain terms are floating through the conservative infosphere, I wanted to talk about two terms over the next couple of days. They are related in both geography and time period. "Anglo-Saxon", and "Magna Carta". 1/25

— Dr Norlaine Thomas (She/Her) (@Norlaine) September 2, 2022

So, now you know. If you are hearing people reference Magna Carta, and they are not scholars of medieval history, they are probably talking about some crackpot right-wing, libertarian agenda. And they are most likely misappropriating and misusing the reference. 25/25

— Dr Norlaine Thomas (She/Her) (@Norlaine) September 2, 2022

No one cares if you read the Bible, just stop reading it to the rest of us.

— John Collins (@Logically_JC) August 29, 2022

Animal crackers!

Australia's oldest man (110 ) and he still worries about being useful and helping other living beings : he knits tiny sweaters for injured penguins. pic.twitter.com/fTgPnLPvbD

— jonathan slater☮️ (@joslater37) September 3, 2022

Today I learned that aggressive goats have to wear pool noodles and it feels like information I should share pic.twitter.com/0trO6HpyD9

— Today Years Old (@todayyearsoldig) September 1, 2022

#INDIGENOUS #TAIRP pic.twitter.com/nOG73nOY8O

— Indigenous (@AmericanIndian8) September 2, 2022

Here's a tweet we can all support!

welcome to twitter. now shut the fuck up.

— paused mortem 💀 (@LeeCram) September 2, 2022

my favorite thing about when people describe others as “annoying” online is like. man. it’s a whole internet out there. go look at wikipedia or something

— Rads (@_radsy) September 3, 2022