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RANT/RAVE (Week of Jan. 28)
False advertising
TransLink is like a transvestite prostitute that has lured VANOC as a customer. Now that the clothes are off, TransLink cannot deliver the service that VANOC was wanting. Maybe we should just call them TrannyLink.
Anonymous Rantline caller
Face value
This rant is addressed to all those people out there sporting unsightly moles on their faces. For Christ’s sake, people, go to a good plastic surgeon and get the mole removed, like I did. I had four removed from my face. You can’t even see where they were — no visible scar. If your GP thinks the mole is suspicious, as far as I know you don’t pay anything. Otherwise, it’s cosmetic surgery; it doesn’t cost a lot of money. Do yourself a favour, get the moles removed. I don’t like looking at ’em. Sometimes they’re as big as pencil-tip erasers. Wake up. You’ll be glad you took my advice.
Mark, Rantline caller
Better late than never
Wow. I don’t watch television, listen to the radio or even read newspapers, but I just found out the Olympics are coming to Vancouver! That’s incredible! And it’s only a couple of weeks away! And so, I’m assuming, of course, governments always tell us to be careful and don’t overcharge our credit cards and stuff — so I’m assuming this is all paid for! And we’re in for, like, an incredibly exciting event! I’m looking forward to meeting all the new people that are gonna be flocking to Vancouver and saying hello to them and maybe making some new friends! Wow! I’m really thrilled about all this! Absolutely! I just found out about this today! I love it! Thank you! This is wonderful! The Olympics are coming! Wow!
Anonymous Rantline caller
Sideways glance
Dear TransLink bus drivers: You assbags have almost killed me for the second time this year. I understand we must yield for you and it’s the law, and I will happily yield for you if I see a turn signal while I’m [behind you], but when my vehicle is [halfway past] your bus, turning left immediately without looking is not the proper way to drive a vehicle. I know you guys have a pretty thankless job and everyone shits on you, but for fuckin’ the love of God, use your rearview mirror!
Anonymous Rantline caller
Back in black
Please, Vancouverites, add some bling to your winter wear! That black jacket looks great on you — too bad motorists can’t see you AT ALL, and that’s when it isn’t raining! MEC sells a pack of reflective stickers for five bucks. Slap one on your coat and maybe it will save your life.
Anonymous
Where’s the bleeping number we call to rant? How bleeping annoying is that? “We here at the WE have a rantline but we’re not going to make it easy for you to rant, we’re going to give you some else to rant about. Good luck finding the number, rejects!”
Dear Blackbird,
The rantline’s phone number is published every week on the Rants! page (always the first page of editorial). This week it’s on page 4… In BIG, BOLD font at the top of the page.
However, the cover story, “Best of Rants,” did not include Rant! contact information. Perhaps it should have. Maybe next year it will. Who can say? — S.S.
WTF is with men wearing skirts!! For fuck sakes your wearing earrings in your ears like a woman, necklaces and bangles like a woman, now SKIRTS!!!! Stick to your pants cause I’m sure your girl doesn’t want you stretching out her skirt or having to fight with you over which one your going to wear. P.S. I’ll be the one who gives up my seat for you on transit as well!! If you want to be a woman I’ll treat you like one!
I’ve seen one man wearing a skirt and I’ve lived in Vancouver for a very long time. It’s different--so what? Doesn’t seem to be an epidemic. What’s wrong with free choice? Look back into history Colleen, and see that men in some cultures and some parts of the world did, in fact, wear skirts as part of everyday attire. According to your logic, men should treat women who wear pants like a man and NOT offer her a seat on transit. You must be kidding Colleen.
Some of the toughest army’s in the world have worn kilts, which is the correct name for a guy’s skirt. There is nothing wrong with a man in a kilt, unless he shaves his legs.
To “False Advertising”: What a horribly insensitive comparison! Comparing Translink to Tranvestites...what a major insult to transvestites everywhere!
To the guy who hates moles: get em removed if they really bother you but lay off everybody else. Marilyn Monroe was quite sexy with a mole and so are many other beautiful people. I think you’ve got a problem with moles and should get some mole therapy.
This is a rave and a rant. A rave to the man who gave the dog owner holy shit for his yappy little dog. And a rant to the owner (and his equally clueless three friends)… what were you thinking letting your dog bark for HALF AN HOUR outside of Merchies on Davie on a SUNDAY MORNING. If my new hero hadn’t gone inside to call you out your annoying little dog would probably still be yapping away. Words fail me in describing your complete lack of respect for your fellow Westenders.
MESSAGE TO ALL ANTI OLYMPIC GROUPS AND OTHER SUPPORTERS
I have been living in BC for the past 21 years and I never seen that many whiners in my whole life. Whatever the city of Vancouver is willing to offer in regards to local or international venues there is always a bitter nasty group that protest and wants to ruin it for the rest of us. E.g.: fireworks, gay games, Olympics etc…
Now, a few years ago the people of Vancouver have voted for the Olympics, the majority has spoken, so shut up and enjoy it! Accept your defeat !!! What are you afraid of? That a bit of culture comes to our city?
If you don’t like it, get on the Greyhound and get out of town! In any democratic countries the majority speaks and the winners take it all.
What I have noticed is that the people that complaint the most are the one who don’t want to work, drug users, street people, and association supporting them etc… what are you complaining about? You don’t even pay into the income tax and property taxes etc…You won’t have to pay a penny for it, so far the tax payers of Canada and BC including myself have been supporting you for years , and to be honest with your selfish attitude I may just stop right now ! No extras for YOU !
You don’t understand a thing, you are thinking that money grows on trees and you just pick it up when u run out? I have news for all of you out there!!!
So, you are going to damage some public properties, riots, disturb the peace, steal etc… what do u think will happen? Well let me tell you, the Government will fix the damages, hire more peace officers, and replace stolen goods, and you know what? It’s the Tax payers like me who will pay for it!
You are just hurting yourself and all the charity organizations that work so hard to keep you alive.
Maybe the government should record the name and social insurance numbers of all the protesters and match it up with the EI and welfare files and if you are a recipient of any Government programs and protest during the day time instead of looking for work maybe you should refund the Tax payers.
The result is that I and the rest of the Tax payers will see taxes increased and because selfishness and your stupidity you will get less…
Another point! THE WORLD WILL BE WATCHING and I have news for you they DON’T CARE they have their own problems in their own respective countries and you are just tarnishing our reputation as CANADIANS.
BC relies on tourism and if you decide to protest and create a sense of insecurities in our streets, our tourism sector will drop and that will mean more people without work, less taxes paid and once again LESS money for you. Who would want to visit a city that is unsafe, with lazy and abusive street people all over the place? Freedom of speech is for everybody , EVEN THE TAX PAYERS THAT SUPPORT YOU !
So, that being said, I, as a Canadian pledge to be courteous to our guests, show the best that our city has to offer and what “WE” Canadians are all about. Let’s HAVE FUN and don’t get those morons ruin it for US after all WE Tax payers are paying for the PARTY.
Hey David A,
Go fuck yourself.
Best,
Mike
As a long time Olympic naysayer, I’m not going to write about how I am now converted, or how I have forgotten about how the financial cost of these games could have been reallocated to much more needed things. I fully support everyone’s right, in a Democratic society, to voice their opinion, but I am growing irritated with Vancouver as a city being attacked for things out of our control. Namely, the weather. Criticize VANOC for their organization if you will. Criticize the money being spent to be corporate shills. Criticize the sudden rush of boisterous, in your face patriotism towards our athletes (the same athletes we never cared much about in other Olympics). But come on...we can’t control the weather anymore than anyone else. That’s ridiculous. Does it suck for a lot of people? Of course it does. But we were “awarded” these games years ago. This is a string of weather that hasn’t occurred in 100 years. It’s terrible luck. If the only complaint you can come up with is the weather, than sit back and re-evaluate your stance. Also, instead of enjoying yourself so much in poking your finger at these Games, think about what this means. I didn’t want these games, but if they’re bad, if they continue to have problems and live up to the “Worst Games Ever” moniker some journalists are throwing around, the consequences will be even worse for us. Maybe the smile will fall from your face.
I was very saddened to witness a number of men (who were drinking on the patio at Rosie’s Bar on Hamilton Street) standing up and yelling expletives at some American tourists on Saturday night February 20th.