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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 25/09/2026

Boomers after reading just 4 paragraphs of this article. macleans.ca/longforms/th...

The Great Generational Rip-Off
Boomers are hoarding Canada’s wealth. Millennials are fighting for scraps. A radical case for redistribution.

Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 05/09/2026

This feels off. The audio matches the quality of Clinton's voice in the '90s. His present day voice is rough and his delivery not nearly as sharp as it once was. And there's this. ⬇️ *

Screenshot claiming to be speech by Bill Clinton, but attributed to AI.

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 01/09/2026

Am I the only one that didn't know Jean Chrétien co-starred with Jack Black's Dad, and Obi Wan Kenobi in this movie? #MovieTrivia

Screenshot of the main actors in the movie "The Bridge Over the River Kwai"

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 01/08/2026

Mashup. Barbara Pratt Claude Picher

Added moose from
Orignaux au soleil couchant
Claude Picher
1978
to
Travelling the Canadian
Barbara Pratt
2017

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 16/07/2026

Critter Shitter battle is escalating at the house. #Squirrels #Chipmunks

P1 - They're having a laugh at us.
P2- Who?
P1 - Squirrels or Chipmunks, Mom read that smelly Irish spring soap would keep them away

P3 - I've never thought about how to spell chipmunks before today
P1 - Proper spelling is shitmunks.

P3 - Why on the couch they have the whole world to poop on and they keep choosing the couch
P2 - For the same reason people put carpet on their toilet seats

P4 - Basterds!
P3 - Proper spelling is basturds
P4 - Oh dang. That is exactly what I was going for! Hmmph

P4 - Much like the squirrel and the bird feeder problem where dad won, I will win! Back to the Dollarstore for more supplies! Hahaha

Picture of a slice of Irish Spring soap in a tiny mesh bag on patio furniture, adjacent to squirrel droppings.

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 12/07/2026

Going the extra mile on branding.

A line of 5 crushed boxes of “Almond Fruit Crunch” on the grocery store shelf.

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 12/07/2026

For all the schadenfreudian loving chefs out there. Here's an attention hole to spend your free time while smokin' yer meats. www.reddit.com/r/ididnthave... cc: @andrewofyfc.bsky.social , @realstirfryguy.bsky.social

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 11/07/2026

We're very fortunate to have a family of #Cardinals around the house.

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 29/06/2026

This got me pining for the good pole days ...

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 28/06/2026

Mashup Gordon Shadrach Mary Pratt Jack Bush

The hand from Gordon Shadrach's 2025 'Touch', reaching for Mary Pratt's 1978 (Strawberry) 'Preserves', on Jack Bush's 1970 'Strawberry' background.

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 18/06/2026

The second box had a bit better cheese ratio. They use the “cheese _under_ the meat” approach.

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 18/06/2026

Does this pizza seem like it has too much meat? (not a reasonable question, i know) But some* in my family think so. #Meat #Pizza *weirdos

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 14/06/2026

Interesting project. This website tracks protein meal deals for 171 cities in U.S. and Canada. In NB it covers ... #Bathurst #Dieppe #Edmundston #Fredericton #Miramichi #Moncton #SaintJohn lowtein.com lowtein.com/methodology?... Costco is missing. Any others in #NewBrunswick missing?

Text: "No accounts, no ads -
Lowtein is free. We don't require an account, run ads, sell data, or use affiliate links. The site is a side project run by one person on a small EC2 instance."

Where the data comes from

We poll 15 retailers, depending on the city: No Frills, Real Canadian Superstore, Zehrs, Loblaws, Your Independent Grocer, Wholesale Club, Metro, Food Basics, FreshCo, Sobeys, Foodland, Farm Boy, Fortinos, Adonis, Longo's, Giant Tiger, and Walmart. Not every chain operates in every city — what you see is what's actually available where you are.

Every price links back to that retailer's own flyerpage. You can verify any claim by clicking the source link. We don't republish flyer images or compete with the retailers; we just point you at the deals they're already publishing.

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 13/06/2026

Children watch wide eyed, men cross the street, shopkeepers shutter their windows, and women whisper, when the Grog brothers walk the town.

Potage, Ralph and Richie from Happy Days

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 12/06/2026

the GLaDOS bot from the 'Portal' game by Valve. The very human Agent laughed and said, you are not the first person to think I was an AI Voice agent. I apologized. 🤷‍♂️ This is the world we live in now. 🤖 2/2 #Valve #Portal #GLaDOS #AIVoice #AIAgent

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 25/05/2026

not a criticism, but a stage hook would have represented the situation a tad better.

theatre stage with red curtains on left and right of stage, with stage hook on the right.

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 23/05/2026

The "1" button on phone dial pads does not have letters because it was reserved for specific functions in early telephone systems, such as signalling and routing calls. This design choice has persisted into modern phones to avoid confusion in call processing.

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 17/05/2026

If the #Maritime Provinces were to adopt year round #AtlanticStandardTime, while the rest of Canada adopts #DaylightSavingTime. We too could have good sleep things.

Screenshot showing side by side comparison of Atlantic Standard Time and Eastern Daylight Time of for 07:19:25 am.

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 04/05/2026

Posted this on Twitter in May 2018. "You can see from Darth Vader's expression, he's not happy with this arrangement. #MayThe4th #StarWars

Twitter screenshot from 2018 of lilac bouquet in a Darth Vader themed Tumbler/Glass. "You can see from Darth Vader's expression, he is not happy with this arrangement.

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 02/05/2026

The Palettte / The Cabin / 11th Mile

Tina Fey, Timothee Chalamet, Kylie Jenner sit court side.

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 25/04/2026

This notable “Dull Boy” is repeating in the bsky.app#:~:text=NB-,... timeline. @andygill1964.bsky.social @dgodin1234.bsky.social #TheJoker #TheShining #JackNicholson

A drawing of Jack Nicholson as The Joker appears above a photograph of the actor in bluesky timeline.

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 14/02/2026

Post your childhood family vehicle. Forty Below Sean William Randall 2024 bsky.app/profile/cana...

Painting showing 78 Ford Bronco streaking across the sky with flaming trail above a winter grove.

Forty Below
Sean William Randall
2024

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 08/12/2025

It was one heck of a comeback weekend. Patience, Persistence, Grit. #curling #curlingnb #NewBrunswick from @cullenoncurling.bsky.social (but in the other place)

The winners of the 2026 New Brunswick Scotties are holding the New Brunswick flag as they stand on the ice at the Capital Winter Club.

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 17/10/2025

Headlines are relatively relative.

Screenshot of seemingly conflicting headlines from CBC Business News on Canadian home sales for September.

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 20/09/2025

My first time spotting a #Rivian truck in the wild, near #Moncton.

Back end of a Rivian pickup truck on the highway.

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 20/09/2025

Others have praised the Akadi Lumina experience in #Bouctouche. We went last night and it exceeded my expectations. Norm the Jammer entertained the audience pre and post show. We'll be back again, as they are expanding the experience. #Acadie #NewBrunswick

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 24/06/2025

Making the best of it in the meantime.

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 04/05/2025

Inspired by the temporal juxtaposition in the @canadianpaintings.bsky.social timeline . 😉

screenshot of two bluesky posts from Canadian Paintings, one of a cow, the other of a barn.

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 04/05/2025

Couldn't resist this @canadianpaintings.bsky.social mashup. crystalbeshara.com joecoffeyfineart.com #cows #barns

Overlay of Joe Coffey's "2 am" painting of a cow looking into a camera in the foreground, onto Crystal Beshara's "Illumination" painting of a pastoral barn house in background.

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 26/04/2025

FreddyMac kicking off World Mixed Doubles Championship and World Senior Championship at Willie O’Ree Place this week. #Curling #CurlingCanada #Fredericton #NewBrunswick

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 12/04/2025

Steven finds a new hiding place. bsky.app/profile/cana...

Steven sneaks away to his backup hiding place.

"Bespectacled man posing in front of painting by A.J. Casson."

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 18/01/2025

Anyone else use the 'Show replies as threaded' view? Following the chronology of a thread is easier with this setup. bsky.app/settings/thr...

Screenshot Bluesky settings for Experimental "Show replies as threaded".

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Dave Smith @davidmarksmith.com · 04/01/2025

Gary Oldman's delivery of Jackson Lamb's lines are bitingly fun. 😀

A picture of Jackson Lamb is eating an ice cream cone. He is a character from the TV Series Slow Horses, played by actor Gary Oldman .

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