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I realize that the sexual culture in Montréal is different from the US. But I'm a more than a bit surprised by the ad in Métro, one of the local French-language freebie newspapers. In today's issue, there's an advert for Séduction. Pour des cadeaux qui «punchent» pensez «Séduction» ! (roughly speaking, "For gifts with punch, think Séduction ( Read more... )

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Sunday was a rainy and wet day; it would have been a good day to sit by a fire with friends or a partner, sipping tea and playing games, or making music. And, after Saturday's late night at the pub I wasn't in a rush to get out and get places, really.

Still, food was a necessity, and there's a Tim Horton's just down the street from my hotel. My ( Read more... )

From an article on being prepared for winter driving in today's Montreal Gazette:

It is also beneficial to start driving the car as soon as it has idled for 45 seconds to a minute. Working the engine warms it up faster, which means the defroster will have the windows fog-free that much sooner.Dude, are you saying that people in Montreal should ( Read more... )

Saturday was Remembrance Day here in Canada. Since I'm not often here, and we don't do quite the same ceremonies back in the US, I thought it would be good to go. Last night, I'd asked the hotel concierge where I could go for such. 11:00, he said, at the square right around the corner ( Read more... )

Mythbusters en français.

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