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Okay, if you don't like swearing, rude and crude language from the most cantankerous 70+ year old man you are ever likely to meet ... stop reading now and click HERE to read a range of articles on Squash Tips & Training.

This short stack of used sticky notes contains, without exaggeration, tens of millions of dollars in good ideas. I wouldn’t classify them as “great” or “revolutionary” ideas. Not rocket science. Most, fairly basic.

While watching the World Cup, have you ever seen a player execute a perfect, ahem, "simulation" and wondered to yourself, "how in the world do they get so good at it?"

A collection of the most clever, poignant and talked about advertising spots promoting the World Cup tournament from around the world

A comedic approach to the BP oil spill in Gulf of Mexico.

Here is a fun NOT SQUASH video. 

You have got to like a song with lyrics such as

Brits have got the monarchy
The US has the money
But I know that you wanna be Canadian
The French have got the wine and cheese
Koalas chill with the Aussies
But I know that you wanna be Canadian

So you’re thinking to yourself,
“How do I live in this beautiful country?”
Well we’ve got some steps for you to follow…
STEP 1: Lose the gun
STEP 2: Buy a canoe
STEP 3: Live multiculturally
STEP 4: You’re ready, there is no more!

Here is a document from 1968 on Squash Tennis. 

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Squash Tennis by Squires, Richard C.

This is for my friend The Squashist (who is not a fan of Tiger Woods).   

Crazy, silly, fun ... maybe all of these things?  What can I say, winter can be cold in Quebec where the game Kin-Ball appears to have been created.
 

Received via email: A bit of a shot at the British Guardian Newspaper who has been criticizing the Olympics in Vancouver in almost every edition.. 

  We never claimed to be perfect.

  That means we've learned to be humble.
  We say "excuse me" and "I'm sorry", as well as "please" and "thanks".
  Even when it's not our fault, we apologize.
  
  Sure, one arm of the torch didn't rise, but when the earthquake struck
  Haiti, Canadians raised their hands to say "we'll help".
  
  And yeah, there's a fence around the torch, but you can walk right up
  and shake hands with our Prime Minister, and most famous Canadians.
  
  We put Gretzky in the back of a pickup, in the rain, not surrounded by
  police, and he was okay.
  And by the way, the "Great One" is Canadian and he wasn't complaining!
  
  We do have security at the Games, of course, but most people don't
  even have a gun they have to leave at home.
  
  The medals ARE under lock and key, but our doors and our hearts are
  open to the world.
  
  It has been pointed out that some buses broke down last week, but
  let's not overlook the fact that our banking system didn't!
  
  We didn't get the "green ice-maker" right this time, but we will,
  eventually.
  
  Just like we did when we invented the Zamboni.
  
  Citius altius fortius
  
  If you don't reach higher, how do you get faster and stronger?
  
  Was the first quad jump perfect?
  
  Should we not have given snowboarding to the world "in case" it didn't
  take off?
  
  So big deal one of the four torch arms didn't rise, good thing we had
  three more! It's called contingency planning.!
  
  But remember, the Canada-Arm works every time in outer space, and
  insulin turned out to be okay.
  
  We couldn't change the weather, but maybe we can help to stop global warming.
  
  We don't have the tax base of the US, or the power of the Chinese,
  but, per capita, we ponied up for some pretty kiss-ass venues in the
  worst global recession ever!
  
  Sure, some folks couldn't afford tickets, but our health care is universal.
  
  We have shown the world that we can raise our voices in celebration
  and song, but moments later stand in silence to respect a tragic
  event ...together....spontaneously, and unrehearsed.
  
  What's more, we don't need permission from anyone to have a slam poet,
  fiddlers with piercings, and a lesbian singer tell our story to the
  world, while our multilingual Haitian-born (black) head-of-state
  shares a box with her First Nations equals.
  
  We've shown the world that it doesn't always rain in Vancouver, that
  you can strive for excellence, but not get hung up on perfection.
  
  And we've learned what it feels like to be picked on by some no-name
  newspaper guy, and we don't have to take it lying down!
  
  So the point is not the snow, or the hydraulics, or a couple of guys
  being late to a ceremony.
  
  We know we're lucky that these are the biggest problems we had to deal
  with in the last few weeks.
  
  So take your cheap shots, Guardian newspaper and cynics of the world!!
  
  We're bigger and better than that.
  
  What's more, we're finally starting to believe it!
  
  Do you believe?   We Do !


New Patriot Love
Pictures of Fanatic Fans
Video of a down-home Canadian Gold Medalist from prairies of Canada
More coverage from 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games