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The CowgirlsFor no reason other than boredom, well, and our love for making lists.
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We find it amazing how much we can snicker and snarl at someone on eTalk whom we’ve never met – and decide right then and there that we will hate them for all eternity. Is it because the media presents them in a particular light? Have we evolved into judgmental jackasses? Or is it because we need to focus our rage on an undeserving subject to avoid hurting close family and friends? Regardless, here is our list, let us know how close we come to your own:
Our interview with three-time Canadian Comedy Award winner, Nikki Payne.
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Whether you saw her on NBC’s Last Comic Standing or Much Music’s Video on Trial, Nikki Payne made a lasting impression in your mind. Be it the lisp, the air humping, or literally eating out her own hair extensions, this award-winning comedian leaves you jaw-dropped and begging for more (that’s what she said). So how does your average Nova Scotian master the art of dragging comedy out of its comfort zone? After a quick Q&A with Nikki herself, here’s what we learned:
A Cowgirl guide to complicated English proverbs.
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Proverbs have always been somewhat tricky to decode. The first time someone asked us to “stitch in time and save nine” we ended up perched atop a lifeguard chair knitting water-wings. Well luckily for you, that won’t ever have to happen again. Observe:
And why poor Zanzibar got caught in the middle of a political rampage.
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So maybe you personally had nothing to do with the riot. You’re not one of the 412 arrests made this past Saturday afternoon and thus are excused from G20 detention. But can you really hold your head up high and say that you’ve never fantasized about smashing the window of a Starbucks? It’s in our primitive nature to use violence as a form of expression, and the G20 provided the best excuse to do so.
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