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OTR Backup 11/02/2026

Vintage Saturday Morning Cartoons Trivia | BuzzFeed Quiz Test your knowledge of classic Saturday morning cartoons with this nostalgic trivia quiz. Only true fans will ace it! The Funniest Posts From Parents This Week “I just sneezed while breastfeeding and my baby looked at me like I’d interrupted a board meeting.” Prophet of Doom psychic predicts Donald Trump will make 'kamikaze' move before midterms - The Mirror US With the midterm elections approaching, a psychic dubbed the 'Prophet of Doom' who claims to have correctly predicted Covid-19 forecasts Donald Trump will make a "kamikaze" move next week Skipped upgrading this year? 5 upcoming Android phones worth saving for ...

OTR Backup 11/01/2026

Quote of the Day by Patrick Stewart: "You will never achieve success by insuring against failure" | Creative Bloq These 78 Halloween Memes Are Here To Make Your Halloween A Little Funnier Than You Expected | Bored Panda 10 Best Far Side Comics That Capture the Halloween Spirit These 'Far Side' comic strips bring Gary Larson’s signature eerie humor to the Halloween season. The Linux community is fed up with Ubuntu. Here are the distros they're switching to The Linux community has spoken why they are ditching Canonical's distro. 9 Funniest 'Far Side' Comics From the 1990s That Prove Gary Larson Is a Genius ...

OTR Backup 10/31/2026

Patrick Stewart – a life in pictures | Patrick Stewart | The Guardian The acclaimed, award-winning star of stage and screen has died at the age of 86. He leaves behind celebrated roles in Star Trek and X-Men as well as a long career in theatre The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics Hawaiian moisture will travel 7,000 km to Ontario next week - The Weather Network A potent atmospheric river will wash into North America over the weekend, sending deep moisture streaming toward Ontario next week Canada Holiday Train Schedule A new forecast says these parts of Canada will have a white Christmas this year - Narcity Some places on...

OTR Backup 10/30/2026

61 Outrageous, Clever, And Completely Unhinged Bumper Stickers People Couldn’t Ignore | Bored Panda Like anything one owns, a car can be a way to express yourself (within the bounds of the rules of the road), so some folks take this a step further and slap a bumper sticker on their vehicle. We’ve gathered some of the most hilarious examples for your viewing enjoyment. . Funny, Jokes Election recount to be scheduled after tie for WCDSB trustee A recount will be scheduled after two candidates vying to be a Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) trustee tied in the election. Autumn colour at Heritage Park’s Pond No. 1 – The Sarnia Journal Ontario is making daylight saving kind of confusing for the rest of the co...

OTR Backup 10/29/2026

I’d assign this – doug — off the record 5 Funniest 'Peanuts' Comics About Snoopy's Forgotten Siblings Your Beagle Has a Rich Family Life, Charlie Brown 25 Stress Memes That Are Basically Just Internal Screaming - Funny Chameleon Memes: Your Source for Hilarious Memes and Entertainment. Dive into a world of laughter with our curated collection of memes, jokes, and viral Loblaw expanding No Frills stores in Ontario: what to know No Frills is expanding and removing multi-buy offers as Loblaw targets savings. Windsor's proposed tiny-home village faces opposition from newly elected mayor ...

OTR Backup 10/28/2026

23 Funny Cat Comics By Lucas Turnbloom That Nail The Everyday Struggles Of Being A Feline Parent | Bored Panda In Sweetie’s house, the cat makes the rules, and her humans just try to keep up. 9 Spooky 'Far Side' Comics That Are Perfect to Read Before Halloween Gary Larson's comic strip The Far Sdie had plenty of horror-themed entries. Here are nine that feature classic monsters A Trivial Pursuit: The Canadian Story Behind the World's Most Famous Trivia Game - Streets Of Toronto A new memoir by Trivial Pursuit co-creator John Haney looks back at the inspiration, the unlikely road to massive global success. These 5 Ontario small towns were named among the prettiest in Canada - Narcity If wander...

OTR Backup 10/27/2026

10 Best Far Side Strips on a Desert Island Gary Larson's 'The Far Side' comic strips are all memorable, but he had some particularly hilarious and surprising panels about desert islands. Champlain Library staff picks for Halloween Fall heating safety: What to do before using your fireplace Heating systems need inspection before their first use in fall, Ontario experts say. Cheaper electricity times and clocks change soon in Ontario I found out how to beat VPN renewal prices, and all it took was one huge bill in my inbox Buying a second term early can cost far less than renewing. ...

OTR Backup 10/26/2026

7 Hilarious ‘Far Side’ Comics With the Worst Puns Some of Gary Larson's best Far Side comic strips featured a purposefully bad bit of word play, which was further proof of Larson's genius Googlebooks vs. MacBooks: Which Laptop Line Does It All Better? | PCMag The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn't make it | TechCrunch From Apple's repeatedly delayed Siri AI to OpenAI's messy "super app" launch, here's a look at the AI projects that shut down or missed expectations. Why Proton Drive Is The Cloud Storage Service Privacy Enthusiasts (Like Me) Swear By Read More: https://www.bgr.com/2291588/why-proton-drive-is-cloud-storage-privacy-enthusiasts-swear-by/ ...

OTR Backup 10/25/2026

You thought your ChatGPT conversations were private. The courts disagree. | TechRadar Vibe coding for TV Users are getting fed up with the barrage of ads and data tracking on TVs and are looking to AI vibe coding for the answer. Digital I.D. is coming to Ontario in major change for residents Posted from Diigo . The rest of my favorite links are here .

OTR Backup 10/24/2026

25 Silly Signs That'll Make You Stop, Read, and Laugh Immediately - Epic Fails Sometimes all it takes is a quick glance at a random sign to completely derail your train of thought—in the best way possible. These silly signs aren’t trying too hard, and that’s exactly what makes them so funny. Whether it’s an oddly worded instruction or a perfectly timed accidental joke, each one has that split-second humor that makes you stop, read it again, and laugh before moving on. Trump wanted to change "Atlantic Ocean" to "Trump Ocean", but Google's CEO had a problem How to encrypt emails in Gmail, Outlook, and more: 6 easy steps - ZDNET Data breaches are on the rise, and protecting yourself is worth the extra step. ...

OTR Backup 10/23/2026

30 Cute And Heartwarming Comics By Anthony Smith That Capture The Everyday Life Of A Dog | Bored Panda What if your dog could tell you what it really thinks about fetching sticks? Anthony Smith’s Doggonit comics imagine just that, starring a little yellow pup with a big personality and plenty of opinions. Comics, Funny Single panel cartoons ‘Humiliating’ – NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals’ treatment of Vice President JD Vance draws fan attention - Yahoo Sports U. S. Vice President JD Vance went inside the Cincinnati Bengals locker room after their practice on October 21 to greet the players, but it didn’t go to plan. untitled Maybe Vibe Coding Should B...

OTR Backup 10/22/2026

10 Greatest Far Side Comics Featuring Animals, Ranked Animals often stole the show in Gary Larson’s brilliant comic strip, and these classics represent the best of the bunch. 25 Pet Memes for Pet Parents Dealing With Furry Friends With Pet Peeves 29 People Share What Weddings Were Like Decades Ago Bridesmaids from past decades reveal how weddings were simpler and less demanding, proving that today's wedding culture has become ridiculously excessive and over-the-top. Months after Ford threatened to cut power to the U.S., Ontario is buying American electricity. Here’s what’s at stake for your hydro bill Explosive Document Claims That AI Is No...

OTR Backup 10/21/2026

29 Hilariously Relatable Comics By Megan J. Herbert That Nail The Absurdities Of Everyday Life | Bored Panda Some cartoons make us laugh, while others make us stop and think. Megan J. Herbert has a remarkable talent for doing both. Ontario colleges and universities offering AI degrees and specializations From standalone AI degrees to computer science specializations, here’s a look at Ontario colleges and universities now offering programs in artificial intelligence — including University of Guelph’s upcoming bachelor of AI. Canada's most fun university has been revealed — Here's my ranking of the best party schools - Narcity The only Canadian uni guide you need. When Neil Peart died suddenly, the...

OTR Backup 10/20/2026

Windows Secure Boot certificates expire today, check your PC now A decade old Secure Boot certificate reaches its sunset today leaving firmware checks in flux for older PCs and pending updates. 10 Best Far Side Comics About Cows The 'Far Side' comic strips by Gary Larson explore various subjects including dogs, cats, popular culture, and cows. Gem and mineral show set for return to the University of Waterloo For two days the University of Waterloo will host the "Gem and Mineral Show" in its Earth Sciences Museum. We compared ads from over 500 Ontario municipal campaigns across two elections: Here’s what changed Where’s the fr...

OTR Backup 10/19/2026

Cartoon: Impeach. Indict. Imprison. Immiserate. Immediately. - Daily Kos StarShield is the military satellite internet service which Ukraine has been using to guide drones and interceptors in its existential fight against Putin’s… MapQuest’s one word response to Trump saying Google Maps “now kiss my a**” after ignoring him his first term goes viral Maclean’s ranks Canada’s top universities for 2027 Here’s how Ontario universities fared in the Maclean’s 2027 Canadian University Rankings for 2027. 'Don't assume you know the time elsewhere in Canada': Clocks fall back on Nov. 1, or do they? I came home to Toronto after living abroad an...

OTR Backup 10/18/2026

9 Best ‘Peanuts’ Comic Strips of the 1980s, Ranked Charles Schulz produced the funniest and most thought-provoking strips in the '80s, involving Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and his brothers, Spike and Olaf. 34 Years Later, the Best-Ever 'Far Side' Quote Will Still Leave You Speechless Gary Larson's comic strip The Far Side was known for its visual humor, but this is the best-ever quote from the series E-bike crackdown could bring licensing, testing requirements to Ontario as early as next month Ontario hospital in deficit cutting over 100 nursing roles, adding other positions A hospital in London, Ont., is cutting more than 100 registered nurse positions in its mental health programs, the latest i...

OTR Backup 10/17/2026

43 Single-Panel Comics That Capture Relatable Moments In Modern Life | Bored Panda 'Godfather Of AI' Geoffrey Hinton Slams Trump For Allowing Companies To Regulate Themselves | HuffPost Latest News 'Something needs to be done': Downtown Orillia Tim Hortons a magnet for drug users, homeless (11 photos) - North Bay News New university ranking reveals best schools in Canada for 2027 | Daily Hive | National Choosing a university is a major decision, and a new ranking reveals which of Canada's schools came out on top for 2027. “The US has no discipline, no strategy, no patience”: Chrystia Freeland on Canada’s place in the new wor...

OTR Backup 10/15/2026

20 Funny Halloween Comics By Kristian Nygård That Give Horror A Hilarious Twist | Bored Panda Norwegian cartoonist Kristian Nygård, the creator of the webcomic 'Optipess,' takes familiar horror scenarios and gives them a twist you probably wouldn't expect. 8 Best Far Side Comics About Penguins These Far Side comics prove Gary Larson found endless comedy in penguins, even if they didn't appear as much as other animals. Ontario police warn: break-in trend target homes on trails Halton, Waterloo police warn of spike in break-ins targeting homes backing onto green spaces. Security and cybersecurity experts explain how to protect your home. Stellantis could bring Hellcat to Windsor Windsor Assembl...

OTR Backup 10/14/2026

6 darkly funny Far Side comics starring the devil Gary Larson’s comic strip loved to send people to Hell 30 C heat and severe thunderstorms possible in southern Ontario this week Ontario grower's 1,711-pound pumpkin nearly snagged top prize at Pumpkinfest. Then he was disqualified Windsor, Ont., residents react to thank you banner from Detroit on Thanksgiving Oreo Fans Are Running To The Store For Its New Holiday Treat: 'Omg I Need These Immediately' Read More: https://www.thetakeout.com/2284735/oreo-fans-react-new-holiday-cakesters-treat/ I Tried '...

OTR Backup 10/13/2026

Gary Larson's 10 Greatest 'Far Side' Comics, Ranked Gary Larson's comic strip The Far Side was at its greatest when it was really, really funny. That's why is these are his 10 best comics 65 Years Later, The Greatest 'Peanuts' Comic Strip Ever is Still an Adorable Masterpiece Out of 17,897 comic strips by Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, this masterpiece starring Snoopy and Charlie Brown is the best Is your name still common? What Canadian baby names reveal about how we’ve changed Given names have shifted from inherited collective identity to personal expression. Googlebooks mark the end of the old Google I swit...