December 2009
13 posts
patysri polonez
We stopped by the Polish deli in Hochelaga, corner of Frontenac and Ontario in Montreal. I asked for 2 bags of pierogi in Polish, but the guy behind the counter didn’t understand, so he called over another clerk. She didn’t speak Polish either. Annie ended up ordering in French. The kicker: They had a sign in the window saying, in Polish only, “Zatrudnimy sprzedawczynie”.
duty free
Here’s a puzzle for you: You can’t take more than 100mL of any liquid aboard a plane. You can buy 0.75L bottles of alcohol in the duty free zone. Can you take them on board the plane?
Answer: If you’re flying from Warsaw to Toronto, the answer is yes. If you’re flying from Toronto to Montreal, the bottle of Zubrowka in a sealed duty-free bag is dangerous and must either...
Delayed
LO045 from Warsaw to Toronto delayed. Why don’t they have wifi at the country’s main airport? Also, I understand that some women from the ex-USSR feel compelled to don the ‘crack whore meets Bozo the Clown’ costume as their everyday getup, but why wear 15cm heels and drag queen makeup on a 10h transatlantic flight?
Off to Montréal
Looking forward to taking my shoes off, whipping out my belt, and showing ignorant security guards the Linux boot screen. Because eight years since 9/11 is clearly not enough.
Brochure
clientsfromhell:
Our client was a leading manufacturer of insulation for homes. More insulation = energy efficiency = cost savings. The govt. recommended 12” minimum for attic insulation. We designed a simple brochure with a perf-off ruler that contractors/remodelers would give homeowners who could then see how much insulation was in their attic. But the client killed the piece because they...
“I’m sorry, are you being sarcastic? Canadians have a hard time recognizing...”
– 30 Rock
Photoshop vs. Paint
clientsfromhell:
“I understand that you prefer to use photoshop, but we don’t feel like that program is universal enough. If you could do all of the design work in Microsoft Paint it would be easier for us to edit what you do and give you an idea of the changes we want.”