That Time a Resident of Dildo Petitioned to Change the Town’s Name in 1990
In 1990, a local electrician petitioned to have the Newfoundland town of Dildo change its name because it embarrassed his children.
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R.I.P. Wally Cobb: Though the Tapes are Erased, the Memories Live on
While the video tapes holding much of the late Wally Cobb’s career as the decade-long bassist in the backdrop of Newfoundland televised variety shows were erased to accommodate tight budgets at the CBC many years ago, the memories he left behind as a hardworking blue collar musician can never be wiped away.
Watch Gord Downie & The Sadies Cover Fucked Up
As an immaculate representation of Gord Downie’s graceful timelessness, we figured who better to interpret a Canadian punk anthem than the man who penned so many classic Canadian canticles of his own.