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August 2013 HOLE IN THE FENCE “What on earth is that counting,” asked my friend Anthony as we passed the high security
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about hear it…
New Westminster Fire & Rescue Services ����������������������� 17 Poet’s Corner with Candice James ������������������������������������� 6 Sargent’s City Scene �������������������������������������������������� 22–26
Glenn Jones Funny Bones ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 4 Meet the Jones’ ���������������������������������������������������������������� 18 The Visitor ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 22
Piffle Fun! Chris Sargent Word Search ������������������������������������������������ 7 Circle Quirk Maze ������������������������������������������������������������� 10 CryptoCover ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 11 Kid’s Corner with Isaiah ��������������������������������������������������� 12
“17… 17… 17… 17… 17…” Tony was too curious to resist, he rushed at the fence and tried to jump and see over it but it was much too high so he found a small hole in the wooden panels and looked through it… He jumped back clutching his face in agony, “Some bastard’s poked me in the eye with a sharp stick!” “18… 18… 18… 18… 18…” came the sound from inside the walls…
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NUDE Once I posed nude for a magazine. I’ve never been back to THAT newstand. - Emo Phillips
GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE DAUGHTERS HAVE LEARNED 1. No matter how hard you try, you can’t baptize cats. 2. When your Mum is mad at your Dad, don’t let her brush your hair. 3. If your sister hits you, don’t hit her back. They always catch the second person. 4. Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato. 5. You can’t trust dogs to watch your food. 6. Don’t sneeze when someone is cutting your hair. 7. Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time. 8. You can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
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9. Don’t wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.
THE STUDIES HELP A university student delivers a pizza to an
10. The best place to be when you’re sad is Grandpa’s lap.
old man’s house. “I suppose you want a tip,” says the old man. “That would be great,” says the student,
AGAZIE FARMER An Agazie farmer’s dog goes missing and he is inconsolable. His wife says to him, “why don’t you put an ad in the paper to get him back”. The farmer does this, but after two weeks,
“but the other guy who does deliveries told me not to expect too much… he said if I got 50 cents, I’d be lucky.” The old man looks hurt. “Well, to prove him wrong, here’s $5. What are you studying?” “Applied psychology,” replies the student.
no phone calls, the dog is still missing. “What did you write in the paper,” she asked. “Here boy,” said the farmer.
FOR TRAINING Before I got through to SeaWorld, I had to say “Jump through the hoop! Do a flip!”
NATIVE MUSIC So I met this bloke with a didgeridoo and he
They said my call may be recorded for training porpoises.
was playing Dancing Queen on it. I thought… that’s ABBAoriginal music.
HE WILL I went into a shop and I said, “Can someone
BUYING A WATCH So I went to buy a watch, and the man in
sell me a kettle.” The bloke said “Kenwood” I said, “Where is he?”
the shop said “Analogue.” I said “No, just a
YUK-YUK
watch.”
Two cannibals are eating a slow roasted
DAWNING OF THE AGE OF AQUARIUM
comedian and one says to the other, “Does this taste funny to you?”
So I went in to a pet shop. I said, “Can I buy a goldfish?” The guy said, “Do you want an aquarium?” I said, “I don’t care what star sign it is.”
WHERE ARE THEY? I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn’t find any.
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THE TANK There’s two fish in a tank, and one says to the other “How do you drive this thing?”
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HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU A man left for work one Friday afternoon. Instead of going home, he stayed out the entire weekend hunting with the boys and spending all his wages. When he finally got home on Sunday night, he was confronted by his very angry wife. After two hours, she stopped nagging and said: ‘How would you like it if you didn’t see
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POET’S CORNER with Poet La ureate New Westminster
CANDICE JAMES
1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me, either; just leave me the heck alone. 2. The journey of a thousand miles begins
Whispers of Words Janet Kvammen ©2013
with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire. 3. It’s always darkest before dawn. So if you’re going to steal your neighbor’s newspaper, that’s the time to do it.
A warm evening breeze flows through Queen’s Park where young and old gather to hear soft echoes of poetry Whispers of words spoken to the trees under blue canopy of sky The literary arts, alive and strong, spread across the uniVERSE that is the Royal City — The Hub of connectivity from Pablo Neruda night to Visual Verse Made in New Westminster; The city where poetry lives.
4. Don’t be irreplaceable; if you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted. 5. No one is listening until you make a mistake. 6. Always remember you’re unique, just like everyone else. 7. Never test the depth of the water with both feet. 8. It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others. 9. It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help. 10. If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments. 11. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you’re a mile away and you have their shoes. 12. If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you.
Janet Kvammen invites you to “Poetry in the Park”, Wed eves 6:30-8:30 at the Queen’s Park bandshell through Aug.28. Janet is a Director of the Royal City Literary Arts Society and active in the New West poetry scene. As a published poet, photographer, artist, book cover designer and member of New West Artists, she thrives on creativity. She is looking forward to the upcoming Silver Bow Publishing book, Royal City Poets Anthology 2013 showcasing some of the city’s amazing talent. Please visit her Facebook page called PlanetJanet Creations.
New West Poets: please submit your “New West” poems for this column to candicejames@shaw.ca or call 778-322-1131 for info.
13. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat & drink beer all day. 14. If you lend someone $20, and never see that person again, it was probably worth it. 15. Don’t squat with your spurs on. 16. If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything. 17. If you drink, don’t park; accidents cause people.
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18. Some days you are the bug, some days
27. Experience is something you don’t get
you are the windshield.
until just after you need it.
19. Don’t worry, it only seems kinky the first
28. Never miss a good chance to shut up.
time.
BOTTOMS UP
20. Good judgment comes from bad experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
Man goes to the doctor and says, “Doctor, there’s a piece of lettuce sticking out of my
21. The quickest way to double your money
bottom.”
is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.
The doctor asks him to drop his trousers and examines him.
22. Timing has an awful lot to do with the
The man asks, “Is it serious, doctor?”
outcome of a rain dance.
The doctor replies, “I’m sorry to tell you, but
23. A closed mouth gathers no feet.
this is just the tip of the iceberg.”
24. Duct tape is like the force; it has a light
MY THERAPIST
side & a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
My therapist says I have a preoccupation with vengeance. We’ll see about that.”
25. There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.
THE ZOO’S GONE TO THE DOGS
26. Generally speaking, you aren’t learning
I went to the zoo the other day, there was
much when your mouth is moving.
only one dog in it. It was a shitzu.
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OUTDOOR MOVIES
Movies will begin at dusk (approx 8:30pm) Queen’s Park Stadium, New Westminster The City of New Westminster has partnered with Derrick Thornhill from Park Georgia Realty and the G and F Financial Group to offer eight outdoor movies this summer! Bring your friends and family and join us Fridays during the summer. Call the Parks Info Line on rainy days at 604-515-3801. August 2 Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark August 9 Field of Dreams August 16 UP August 23 Grease (Sing-A-Long!) August 30 Wizard of Oz
MUSIC AND MOVEMENT (ALL AGES)
August 3, 10, 17, 11:00am – 12:00pm Westminster Pier Park, 604-777-5100 Drop-in Fee: Free The City has partnered with The Stage New Westminster to offer free music and movement lesson with your children. We will sing, dance, stretch, act out stories, enjoy music and fi tness games and play instruments! Rainy day option at the River Market.
UNCOVER YOUR CREEKS August 11, 10:00am – 12:00pm Lower Hume Park Picnic Shelter
N ew Wes tmins ter P ar k s, Cul tur e and Recreation and Evergreen have partnered to offer a two-year Parks Stewardship Program: Uncover Your Creeks: Citizen Science in Lower Hume Park where you will: • Learn about local ecology • Help manage invasive plants • Plant native plants • Monitor water quality in the Brunette River Please register for this ALL AGES FREE event by contacting Sharon Johal at sjohal@evergreen.ca or 604-689-0766 ext. 226.
14TH ANNUAL DOGGY FUN DAY HOSTED BY VEATA August 25, 12:00pm – 3:00pm Queen’s Park, South Field
• Fun and games for dogs and their people! • Doggy displays and prize draws • Doggy games — egg and spoon race, 3-legged race, howl-a-long, special doggy tricks, doggy look-a-like contest and the famous (4 paws up!) bobbing for wieners contest • Vendor and animal rescue booths • Lots and lots of great doggy prizes! For further information, contact doggyfunday.nw@gmail.com Doggy Fun Day is a fundraiser for VEATA (Volunteer Education and Assistance Team for Animals) a New Westminster-based registered charity that assists both individuals and other animal rescue groups across Metro Vancouver, and other regions when possible. Our mandate is to educate the public on the humane treatment of animals, responsible pet ownership, disaster preparedness, and other related topics; to assist needy pet owners in caring for their pets by providing spay/neuter programs and necessary care; to provide temporary care and shelter for animals in event of emergency or disaster and to provide short term foster care for animals of people in crisis or transition.
The 2013 Walking Tour Series is hosted by experienced tour leaders Archie and Dale Miller from A Sense of History. Tours costs $10 per person (cash only), and there’s no need to pre-register. Email information@senseofhistory.com, call 604-526-6113, or fax 604-522-5466.
GLENBROOKE NORTH RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION PICNIC Saturday, August 10, 11:00am – 2:00pm
114 Sinclair Ave between First and Second Streets. There is a small playground for children to play and a grassed area available to sit and visit with your neighbours. We will have information available on the Residents Association and how to start a neighbourhood Block Watch for your street. Bring a picnic lunch, play some games, enter our contest and meet other Glenbrooke North residents.
GLENBROOKE NORTH RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION MEETING Thursday, September 12, 7:00pm – 9:00pm, Plaskett Room, upstairs in the New Westminster Library 716 Sixth Avenue, New Westminster
Contact VEATA at veatasociety@gmail.com
CULTURAL CRAWL
August 10 – 11, 11:00am – 5:00pm Various locations around New Westminster Open studios and local artists featuring their work and presenting live paint-ins at your favorite arts, culture and heritage destinations around the city. Email: info@bcculturalcrawl.com Phone: 604-521-6288 Toll-Free: 1-888-981-9886 Web: www.newwestculturalcrawl.com
WALKING TOUR
Sunday, August 11, 3:00pm Meet the tour guide at the corner of Columbia Street at 4th Street
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THE UGLIEST
THE BIG BEETLE
A woman gets on a bus with her baby. The
I answered the door to a six-foot beetle.
bus driver says: Ugh, that’s the ugliest baby
He punched me in the face and told me to
I’ve ever seen!
sod off. Apparently there’s a nasty bug going
The woman walks to the rear of the bus and
round.
sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her: The driver just insulted me! The man says: You go up there and tell him off. Go on, I’ll hold your monkey for you.
WHERE’S IT COMING FROM? A man walks into his living room and a hotdog flies past his head. A little later his wife opens the bathroom cabinet and is hit in
HE LIKES IT
the face with a spaghetti bolognese.
I’ll tell you what I love doing more than anything: trying to pack myself in a small suitcase. I can hardly contain myself.
Their son walks into the kitchen and just avoids a chicken curry. The family don’t know where their next meal is coming from.
THE PUN CONTEST There was a man who entered a local paper’s pun contest. He sent in ten different puns, in the hope that at least one of the puns would win. Unfortunately, no pun in ten did.
PHONE DIRECTORY ENQUIRIES FROM JOLLY OLDE ENGLAND The following are real conversations Directory Enquiries operators had with callers, as revealed in interviews with staff at the Cardiff DE Centre. Caller: I’d like the number of the Argoed Fish Bar in Cardiff, please. Operator: I’m sorry, there’s no listing. Is the spelling correct? Caller: Well, it used to be called the Bargoed Fish Bar but the B fell off. Then there was the caller who asked for a knitwear company in Woven. Operator: Woven? Are you sure? Caller: Yes. That’s what it says on the label… Woven in Scotland. Caller: I’d like the RSPCA please. Operator: Where are you calling from? Caller: The living room. Caller: The water board please. Operator: Which department?
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Caller: Tap water.
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Operator: How are you spelling that?
4. For every action, there is an equal and
Caller: With letters.
opposite criticism. 5. S/he who hesitates is probably right.
Caller: The water board please.
6. Never do card tricks for the group you
Operator: Which department?
play poker with.
Caller: Tap water.
7. No one is listening until you make a mistake.
Caller: I’d like the number for a reverend in
8. Success always occurs in private… failure
Cardiff, please.
in full view.
Operator: Do you have his name?
9. The colder the x-ray table, the more of
Caller: No, but he has a dog named Ben.
your body is required on it. 10. The hardness of the butter is proportional
Caller: The Union of Shopkeepers and
to the softness of the bread.
Alligators please.
11. The severity of the itch is inversely
Operator: You mean the Amalgamated Union
proportional to the reach.
of Shopkeepers?
12. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism, to steal from many is research.
On another occasion, a man making heavy
13. To succeed in politics, it is often
breathing sounds from a phone box told the
necessary to rise above your principles.
worried operator: “I haven’t got a pen so I’m
14. Two wrongs are only the beginning.
steaming up the window to write the number on.
15. You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.
WORDS TO LIVE BY
16. The problem with the gene pool is that
1. If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all
there are no lifeguards.
evidence that you tried.
17. Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7th of
2. A conclusion is the place where you got
your life.
tired of thinking.
18. The sooner you fall behind, the more time
3. Experience is something you don’t get
you will have to catch up.
until just after you need it.
19. The light at the end of the tunnel is the headlights of an approaching train.
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KID’S CORNER with
ISAIAH
SIGNS YOU’VE BEEN IN LEEDS TOO LONG 1. You are unaware of any other club culture except Leeds. 2. You get secretly excited when people say Leeds is the new big thing. 3. You fool yourself into thinking you can afford to shop at Harvey Nicks by going to the restaurant and ordering a water… and taking five hours to drink it. 4. Ladies: you dress like a tart out of Ibiza Uncovered for a night out. 5. Gents: you act like a wanker from Ibiza Uncovered for a night out. 6. You’ll go into a designer shop at the start of the new season and ask how much
Q: What’s every cat’s favorite song? A: Three Blind Mice! Q: Why did the computer squeak? A: Because someone stepped on it’s mouse! Q: What do you get when you cross a computer and a life guard? A: A screensaver! Q: Where do all the cool mice live? A: In their mousepads Q: What do you get when you cross a computer with an elephant? A: Lots of memory! Q: What do cats eat for breakfast? A: Mice Crispies Q: Why do cats like to hear other cats make noise? A: It’s meow-sic to their ears! Q: Why do cats eat fur balls? A: Because they love a good gag!
Q: What do you call a cat when he fi rst wakes up with the alarm clock? A: Catsup! Q: Why does everyone love cats? A: They’re purr-fect! Q: What do you call a cat who eats lemons? A: A sourpuss!
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The second man takes his turn and is asked
someone up/shagging a blonde in Majestyk
the same question. The applicant replies, “Uh,
and don’t think anything of it.
you’ve got no ears.”
9. You think Londoners are ponces and that
The interviewer throws the guy out, cursing
London is ‘crap’, but you’ve never been as
and yelling that he’ll never get a job with his
you can’t afford the fare, and mum won’t
company.
let you borrow the mini.
As the second guy is leaving, the second
10. You hate students even though you are one.
guy warns the third guy, “Listen man,
11. Leeds is the centre of your universe… you
whatever you do, don’t say he hasn’t got any
can’t ever imagine leaving. Until you leave, then you can’t ever imagine going back.
ears. He’s so touchy with the ear thing.” “Okay,” said man #3 on his way into the office.
OBSERVATION SKILLS Three guys go in for a job interview, all at the same office. The first one goes in for his interview and the interviewer says, “What’s the first thing you see when you look at me?” The guy says, “That’s not too hard, you’ve got no ears.”
Once inside he is told, “Name the first thing you notice when you look at me.” The guy answers, “That’s easy, you wear contacts.” The interviewer was flabbergasted, “How on earth did you know that, son?” The applicant answered, “What? Are you
The interviewer says, “That’s it, get out, you’ll never be seen around here again.”
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SIGNS YOU’VE BEEN IN LONDON TOO LONG
SIGNS YOU’VE BEEN IN MANCHESTER TOO LONG
1. You say ‘mate’ constantly/
1. You go mad when somebody who is
2. You think it is perfectly normal to pay over £3 for a pint.
not from Manchester says ‘mad fer it’. “Nobody says that EVER!” you scream.
3. Anyone not from London is a ‘wanker’ 4. Anyone from outside London and north of the Watford Gap is a ‘Northern Wanker’
2. You say ‘mad fer it’ when back in Manchester. 3. You think fisherman’s hats are attractive.
5. You have no idea where the North is.
4. You support Man City out of principle.
6. You see All Saints in the Met Bar (again)
5. You see Coronation Street stars all the
and find it hard to get excited about it. 7. The countryside makes you nervous. 8. Somebody speaks to you on the tube and you freak out thinking they are a stalker. 9. American tourists no longer annoy you. 10. You talk in postcodes. “God, it was really warm round SW1 the other day” 11. You can’t remember the last time you got up to 30 mph in your car in the city. 12. You didn’t realise that ‘Paddington Green’ is REAL.
time and think nothing of it. 6. You think Londoners are ‘soft southern wankers’ until they kick your head in at a footie match. 7. You get a freckle and consider yourself ‘suntanned’. 8. You deny that it rains all the time as you struggle home with the shopping in yet another torrential downpour. 9. People start yawning when you talk about how great Manchester is. 10. Zzzzzzz.
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SIGNS YOU’VE BEEN IN LIVERPOOL TOO LONG 1. You have an urge to steal. 2. You think Brookside is a ‘glamorous’ soap. 3. You think Hollyoaks is ‘posh’. 4. You keep going on about how great Liverpool and Scousers are. 5. You often wonder why so many Scousers leave Liverpool and never come back. 6. To you, organised crime is putting petrol in the getaway car. 7. You start to cry when you hear ‘Ferry cross the Mersey’. 8. You think that Albert Dock is ‘for the tourists’. What tourists? 9. You think anyone from Liverpool has a
Try to fill in the missing numbers. The missing numbers are integers between 0 and 9. The numbers in each row add up to totals to the right. The numbers in each column add up to the totals along the bottom. The diagonal lines also add up the totals to the right. Find solution in the next Piffle!
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15 SIGNS YOU’VE BEEN IN DUBLIN TOO LONG
SIGNS YOU’VE BEEN IN GLASGOW TOO LONG
1. You say “I’m Grand” all the time.
1. You say ‘pish’ all the time.
2. You drink Guinness as if it is a sixth food
2. You say ‘aye’ all the time.
group.
3. You end sentences with ‘like’ i.e. ‘I’m no
3. You disagreed with 2. Guinness is the FIRST food group. 4. You’re pale and white… yet compared to others your suntan looks good. 5. You say “Are you Grand ?” all the time.
goin’ there, like, it’s pish’ 4. You think McEwans beer is great, ignoring the fact it ‘tastes of pish, like’ 4. You get an urge to punch everybody you meet.
5. You say “Isn’t it grand” all the time.
5. You punch everybody you meet.
6. You say “That’d be grand” all the time.
6. You get drunk before, after and during
7. You can pronounce names like Eoghan, Niamh and Siobhan. 8. You take 4 hours to get home on a Saturday night and think nothing of it. 9. You don’t eat anything cold, uncooked or not resembling meat, bread or potatoes. 10. You say “It’s grand that your man asked if I’m grand” all the time. 11. You find yourself still living with family
punching everybody you meet. 7. You are incomprehensible. 8. People seem to be scared of you when you say where you are from. 9. You automatically get the urge to kill on hearing the words ‘Edinburgh’ or ‘England’. 10. You have heart disease aged 26 due to all deep-fried pizzas you have consumed since birth.
and having dinners cooked for you by someone’s mammy… at 30. 12. You talk about ‘dinners’ and ‘mammys’holler “Bad touch!”
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The Sleeping Carriage A man and a woman who have never met before find themselves in the same sleeping carriage of a train. After the initial embarrassment, they both manage to get to sleep; the woman on the top bunk, the man on the lower. In the middle of the night the woman leans over and says, “I’m sorry to bother you, but I’m awfully cold and I was wondering if you could possibly pass me another blanket.” The man leans out and, with a glint in his eye, says, “I’ve got a better idea… let’s pretend we’re married.” “Why not,” giggles the woman. “Good,” he replies. “Get your own blanket.”
Try to fill in the missing numbers. Use the numbers 1 through 9 to complete the equations. Each number is only used once. Each row is a math equation. Each column is a math equation. Remember that multiplication and division are performed before addition and subtraction. Find solution in the next Piffle!
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The Class of ’69 by Gabor Gasztonyi
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here were four hundred and thirty graduating students at New West Secondary School in 1969. That was quite a large number out of a total enrollment of over three thousand in those days. According to Laverne Green one of the organizers of the third annual grad reunion get together, slated for Saturday, October 19th, 2013 at 2:00 pm at the River’s Reach Pub, there were over eight hundred students enrolled in grade eight, the year she began high school at New West Secondary. Today the school has an enrollment of just under twenty two hundred, quite a bit smaller than the large number that attended in 1969. I am not sure what the top popular song is today, as I do not keep up with that sort of stuff, but in 1969, the number one song that year was Aquarius, sung by that timeless group The 5th Dimension. Very few of us would not recognize that tune and I would give anything just for a penny or two, every time it has been played during the last forty four years. Piffle Magazine publisher Chris Sargent would be looking mighty quickly for another photographer if I could get my hands on that stash. And beside the 5th Dimension, the recording art-
ist of the year for 1969 was Credence Clearwater Rival, and the talented singer in that the band was a young kid named, John Fogarty. I swear there is a whole bunch of young artists these days who would love to create a sound and a style reminiscent of that great band. I think even John has been trying to make a comeback, hoping to revive that lovely sound. Oh and, by the way, gasoline was 35 cents a gallon in 1969. That was the price at the Esso station at 6th avenue and 8th street, run by Barry Balance, in the days when there was full service at the pump and people checked your tire pressure. In one way or another I suppose you could call the class of ’69 Aquarians because it was the leading tune that year. That is quite a fitting description as it signaled a new age of idealism and hope. Many of the graduates went on to successful careers including Mickey MacMurchy, the owner of a building supply firm as well as Ken Blake, a business executive. Both Mickey and Ken were avid wrestlers on the New West Secondary wrestling squad. According to Mickey, he used to beat up on our publisher Chris Sargent quite a bit, even though he was quite a bit smaller than Chris. Well,
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little men can pack a punch alright and Mickey has always been able to do that. Ken and Mickey have pleasant memories of their wrestling careers at New West Secondary as well as of their coach Barry Callaghan. Laverne Green who grew up in the West End of New Westminster was active in the track club at New West Secondary and has fond memories of her track coach Wendy Gerome, the wife of BC track legend Harry Gerome. In fact, Harry was the track coach at Templeton High School in Vancouver and Laverne said that when the New West track team competed in provincial high school meets, Wendy always insisted that they beat out Templeton. It is fair to say there was a clear family rivalry in that scenario. It is fascinating too that although Harry coached track and field, he also competed in meets throughout the province and would find himself running against some of his own students. There were some notable legends in that era as Harry was one our greatest track and field athletes. It was delightful to meet Laverne, Mickey and Ken at the Royal Towers pub for this photograph and interview, and they are excited about the casual drop in session planned for October 19th at the River’s Reach Pub. Although this is only the third annual reunion, Laverne mentioned that each year there are more and more grads attending. She said, “Everyone seems to enjoy themselves with lots of smiles and laughter. We bring the old year books from our good old days and pictures from past get-togethers, and we just have a great time.” So if you are a grad from ’69, do not forget to drop in at the Rivers Reach Pub on October 19th at 2:00 pm for a beer and pleasant chat with old friends. I am sure Chris Sargent and Mickey MacMurchy will be there. I just hope they do not have a little wrestling match later in the afternoon as it could get messy for one of them, probably Chris. All the best to the class of ’69 from all of us at Piffle Magazine. end
The 6 Foot Cockroach… A man was sitting at home one evening, when the doorbell rang. When he answered the door, a 6 foot tall cockroach was standing there. The cockroach immediately punched him between the eyes and scampered off. The next evening, the man was sitting at home when the doorbell rang again. When he answered the door, the cockroach was there again. This time, it punched him, kicked him and karate chopped him before running away. The third evening, the man was sitting at home when the doorbell rang. When he answered the door, the cockroach was there yet again. It leapt at him and stabbed him several times before running off. The gravely injured man managed to crawl to the telephone and summoned an ambulance. He was rushed to intensive care, where they saved his life. The next morning, the doctor was doing his rounds. He asked the man what happened, so the man explained about the 6 foot cockroach’s attacks, culminating in the near fatal stabbing. The doctor thought for a moment and said, “Yes, there’s a nasty bug going around.
How about some shorties? A circle is a round straight line with a hole in the middle. Mathematics is made of 50 percent formulas, 50 percent proofs, and 50 percent imagination. In Alaska, where it gets very cold, pi is only 3.00. As you know, everything shrinks in the cold. They call it Eskimo pi. A tragedy of mathematics is a beautiful conjecture ruined by an ugly fact.
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Wait for Me, Daddy | Claude Detloff
Artists Announced for “Wait For Me, Daddy” War Memorial Public Artwork The City of New Westminster is pleased to announce the selection of the artist team who have been commissioned to create the “Wait For Me, Daddy” war memorial public artwork in downtown New Westminster.
Veronica and Edwin Dam de Nogales are internationally renowned artists who have been creating public sculpture exclusively together for the last 16 years. They have produced 28 public sculptures commissioned in Canada, the US and Europe including the prestigious Canadian Voice of the Land monument in Queen’s Park, Toronto. The “Wait For Me, Daddy” project was inspired by the historic and iconic photograph taken by Claude Detloff on October 1, 1940 in New Westminster at Columbia and 8th Streets. The image of a child breaking free of his mother’s hold to reach out to his father marching off to war became one of the enduring images of WWII. The photograph was featured in Life magazine among
other notable publications, and is the second-most requested photograph in the National Archives. In 2011, a Mayor’s Task Force was established to develop a public art piece to commemorate this historic photograph. “The ‘Wait For Me, Daddy’ photograph holds not only tremendous historical significance to New Westminster, but also to the rest of Canada, as it depicts the emotional connection between father and son and the struggle that ensues when leaving to do one’s duty in the armed forces,” said Mayor Wayne Wright. “We are extremely proud that this important photograph will be immortalized in our city.” In July 2012, a call for artists was issued seeking submissions for the creation of three bronze life-sized sculptures depicting the “Wait For Me, Daddy” photograph which will be installed
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in situ, on or near the place where the photo was taken. Fifteen submissions were received and, in early 2013, five artists were short-listed by a public art jury of six community members. “Edwin and Veronica Dam de Nogales’ proposal really stood out because of its innovative design and its use of elements mirrored in the new Anvil Centre and Westminster Pier Park,” said Councillor Lorrie Williams. “We are delighted to be partnering with this world-renowned artist team on what will surely become an iconic landmark for the City of New Westminster.” “We were not only intrigued with the subject matter, and the powerful image captured in photographic form by Detloff, but also with the particular space,” said Veronica and Edwin Dam de Nogales, “Hyack Square seems to be a crossroads of sorts. It stands with one foot in the past and one foot lunging into the future. This presents itself as an opportunity to create a powerful work which not only allows people to look back and remember, but also to look forward with hope.” The artwork installation, which will be unveiled to the public in October 2014 in Hyack Square, is expected to stimulate dialogue and draw positive attention from visitors, residents and media. In addition to the public art piece, Canada Post will also issue a “Wait For Me, Daddy” commemorative stamp in 2014, a National Historic Site designation will be sought, and a celebration parade is being considered in 2015 to commemorate the end of WWII. continued on page 24
It was first introduced in 1974 as Bill 61 by the Hon. Ernie Hall, the Provincial Secretary under Premier Dave Barrett. The explanatory notes prefacing the bill states: “The purposes of this Bill is to recognize the pioneers of British Columbia by declaring the first Monday of August in each year to be a public holiday. What is the holiday known as?
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City of New Westminster launches innovative energy efficiency retrofit program for homes Are you looking for ways to reduce your energy bills and increase the comfort of your home? The City of New Westminster, in partnership with BC Hydro and FortisBC, is launching the Energy Save New West program this month. The program is designed to improve the energy efficiency of lowrise residential homes in New Westminster and make it easier for homeowners to access incentives available through LiveSmart BC, as well as specific heating, lighting and appliance rebates provided by FortisBC and BC Hydro. “Energy Save New West is a key step in achieving the energy conservation and greenhouse gas reduction goals in the City’s Community Energy & Emissions Plan,” said Mayor Wright. “Our goal is to have 200 homeowners registered in the program at the end of 12 months, with 100 homes having completed the initial energy assessment and pro-
ceeding with energy upgrades and improvements to their homes.” It all begins with an initial energy assessment of your home. Energy Save has simplified the process to complete the energy audit by providing a Certified Energy Advisor (City Green Solutions) to all registered homeowners. The Energy Advisor will schedule a convenient time to conduct the assessment according to provincial and federal (ecoENERGY) guidelines. “Energy Save New West covers the cost of a detailed energy assessment conducted by a Certified Energy Advisor, which would normally be paid for by the homeowner,” said Norm Connolly, the City’s Community Energy Manager. “The program is designed to make it easy for homeowners to get a comprehensive energy picture of their home, as well as cost-effective strategies to improve energy efficiency.” Local homeowner Nicole Pryor is happy to see this initiative underway in New Westminster. When she BREAKFAST • LUNCH • DINNER • DAILY SPECIALS
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The Child Care Needs Assessment and Strategy Awarded The City of New Westminster is the recipient of the Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) 2013 Award for Excellence in Planning Practice for its Child Care Strategy. This is the second year in a row that the New Westminster Child Care Strategy has been recognized with an award; in 2012 the City was the recipient of the 2012 Provincial Child Care Award of Excellence. “The City of New Westminster is committed to being a leader and active partner in the development of a comprehensive child care system,” said Mayor Wayne Wright. “We are pleased that our work in creating the Child Care Strategy has been recognized with this award as it underscores the importance of child care in our city and the role it plays in combating child poverty.” continued on page 26
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The Child Care Needs Assessment and Strategy were based on survey responses and focus groups with aboriginal, lone-parent, low-income and new immigrant families, as well as parents on a wait-list for child care placement and parents of children with extra support needs. Of the 21 recommended actions, 18 have been fully completed with the remainder to be implemented in 2013. Specific actions include, but are not limited to, the construction of the first civic child care facility to be operated by a non-profit provider; the development of a Child Care Reserve Fund; the establishment of a civic Child Care Grant Program; and the implementation of a Child Care Protocol between the City and School District. Between October 2008 and January 2012, the implementation of these actions has resulted in a net increase of 324 licensed child care spaces in New Westminster; 60% of which were created as a result of a direct City action such as development variance permit, lease of City-owned land or rezoning. Since January 2012, 104 new licensed child care spaces have been created, with another 153 licensed child care spaces in the planning stages. “These licensed child care spaces are contributing to the social and economic development of New Westminster,” said John Stark, the City’s Senior Social Planner “They are providing opportunities for children to grow in all areas of child development and are essential to retaining or attracting residents in the labour force.” end
NOAH’S SNAKES Noah’s Ark lands after The Flood and Noah releases all the animals, saying, “Go forth and multiply.” Several months pass and Noah decides to check up on the animals. All are doing fine except a pair of snakes. “What’s the problem,” asks Noah. “Cut down some trees and let us live there,” say the snakes. Noah follows their advice. Several more weeks pass and Noah checks up on the snakes again. He sees lots of little snakes; everybody is happy. Noah says, “So tell me how the trees helped.” “Certainly,” reply the snakes. “We’re adders, and we need logs to multiply.”
How we do it… • Aerodynamicists do it in drag. • Algebraists do it by symbolic manipulation. • Algebraists do it in a ring, in fields, in groups. • Analysts do it continuously and smoothly. • Applied mathematicians do it by computer simulation. • Banach spacers do it completely. • Bayesians do it with improper priors. • Catastrophe theorists do it falling off part of a sheet. • Combinatorists do it as many ways as they can. • Complex analysts do it between the sheets. • Computer scientists do it depth-first.
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• Cosmologists do it in the first three minutes. • Decision theorists do it optimally. • Functional analysts do it with compact support. • Galois theorists do it in a field. • Game theorists do it by dominance or saddle points.
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• Geometers do it with involutions. • Geometres do it symmetrically.
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• Graph theorists do it in four colours. • Hilbert spacers do it orthogonally. • Large cardinals do it inaccessibly. • Linear programmers do it with nearest neighbors. • Logicians do it by choice, consistently and completely. • Logicians do it incompletely or inconsistently. • (Logicians do it) or [not (logicians do it)]. • Number theorists do it perfectly and rationally. • Mathematical physicists understand the theory of how to do it, but have difficulty obtaining practical results. • Pure mathematicians do it rigorously. • Quantum physicists can either know how fast they do it, or where they do it, but not both. • Real analysts do it almost everywhere. • Ring theorists do it non-commutatively. • Set theorists do it with cardinals. • Statisticians probably do it. • Topologists do it openly, in multiply connected domains.
AUGUST 2013 ARIES: This is a good time to spruce up your home and begin those home renovations. Employers will be pleased with the work you do. A good time to ask for that raise. TAURUS: You may find there is a considerable amount of love in your every day life. You are more sensitive to beauty within your everyday surroundings. GEMINI: Money could easily slip through your fingers this month. Consider investments as opposed to spending and all will be well. CANCER: Your looking fabulous this month and others are taking notice. Expressing yourself to others comes with great ease during this time. LEO: Loved ones may call upon you for help during this time. Serve in the true service of selfless devotion and don’t expect payback.
• Variationists do it locally and globally.
VIRGO: Group activities take up all your time this month. Any group setting will only benefit you during this time. Your loved one may not understand this.
THEY WALK INTO A BAR
LIBRA: Favorable circumstances take place within your place of work. A love relationship may take place with someone older. Be careful with your motives.
A priest, a rabbi and a vicar walk into a bar. The barman says, “Is this some kind of joke?”
THEY DO WORK My mother-in-law fell down a wishing well, I was amazed, I never knew they worked.
TEACHING THE SPLITS I said to the Gym instructor “Can you teach me to do the splits?” He said, “How flexible are you?” I said, “I can’t make Tuesdays.”
SCORPIO: You will be attracted to new people and new experiences during this time. A good time for any pleasure trip that involves new ideas and philosophies. SAGITTARIUS: All relationships will play out with greater intensity during this time. If you require a loan or money from other resources; it will come easy to you now. CAPRICORN: Love will seek you out this month if your not currently in a relationship. If your in conflict with someone now it is a good time to make peace and reconcile. AQUARIUS: All matters pertaining to your work and daily life come with ease during this time. Deal with the real world and not the fantasies in your mind. PISCES: It’s all about having a good time during this month. Friends and lovers want your attention. There is no need to pretend what you are not.
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How many? How many constructivist mathematicians does it take to replace a lightbulb? None: They do not believe in infinitesimal rotations. How many numerical analysts does it take to replace a lightbulb? 3.9967: (after six iterations). How many classical geometers does it take to replace a lightbulb? None: You can’t do it with a straight edge and a compass. How many Bourbakists does it take to replace a lightbulb? Changing a lightbulb is a special case of a more general theorem concerning the maintain and repair of an electrical system. To establish upper and lower bounds for the number of personnel required, we must determine whether the sufficient conditions of Lemma 2.1 (Availability of personnel) and those of Corollary 2.3.55 (Motivation of personnel) apply. Iff these conditions are met, we derive the result by an application of the theorems in Section 3.1123. The resulting upper bound is, of course, a result in an abstract measure space, in the weak-* topology. How many topologists does it take to screw
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: It didn’t cross the
Two strands of DNA were walking down the street. One says to the other, “Do these genes make me look fat?
road; it transcended it. Bill Gates: I have just released the new Chicken Office 2001, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your
Why did the chicken cross the road? Pat Buchanan: To steal a job from a decent, hard-working American.
important documents, and balance your checkbook. Grandpa: In my day, we didn’t ask why the chicken crossed the road. Someone told us
Buddha: If you ask this question, you deny your own chicken nature.
that the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough for us.
Albert Camus: It doesn’t matter; the chicken’s actions have no meaning except to him. Darwin: Chickens, over great periods of time, have been naturally selected in
Kindergarten Teacher: To get to the other side. Karl Marx: It was a historical inevitability. Martin Luther King Jr.: I envision a world
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Fox Mulder: It was a government conspiracy.
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Top Ten Excuses used by Math Students for not doing homework 1. I accidentally divided by zero and my paper burst into flames.
10. I spent the rest of the night trying to figure which one to dunk. 11. I could have sworn I put the homework inside a Klein bottle, but this morning I couldn’t find it.
2. Isaac Newton’s birthday. 3. I could only get arbitrarily close to my textbook. I couldn’t actually reach it. 4. I have the proof, but there isn’t room to write it in this margin. 5. I was watching the World Series and got tied up trying to prove that it converged. 6. I have a solar powered calculator and it was cloudy. 7. I locked the paper in my trunk but a fourdimensional dog got in and ate it.
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