Rob Ford's Toronto

[evvabeing]

more interesting photo of Ford in Huntsville I just found on Twitter

I believe that the Lincoln Zephyr is not made for the Canadian market so this car is from the U.S. The car has Ontario plates but the plate's frame says "Florida Gators". Wonder whose car this is?

maybe that's a florida deco car? kinda like all the u-hauls have arizona plates no matter where they reside.

or... someone bought a used zephyr here?

 

[animated]

For UTers who work out...



(From the Post article)

Is bench pressing 1200 pounds something that is physically possible to do at all, and if so, a recommended activity for someone who is as clearly out of shape as Ford? Or is that comment just another example of how Doug Ford is truth-challenged?

I doubt that outta shape crackhead can leg press 1200.
This is what 1200 looks like:

 

[sno man]

maybe that's a florida deco car? kinda like all the u-hauls have arizona plates no matter where they reside.

or... someone bought a used zephyr here?

There is one year of that body style that was called zephyr here. (2006 model year, and the tail lights match)

 

[evvabeing]

plus, it's a moosefm photo.

https://twitter.com/moose995/status/474993149945712640/photo/1

 

[animatronic]

For UTers who work out...



(From the Post article)

Is bench pressing 1200 pounds something that is physically possible to do at all, and if so, a recommended activity for someone who is as clearly out of shape as Ford? Or is that comment just another example of how Doug Ford is truth-challenged?

It's bullshit. He means leg press but the number is still impossible. This has been discussed before, but basically bad form on a bad exercise.

http://gawker.com/5890472/do-not-brag-about-your-leg-press-sucka

 

[evvabeing]

It's bullshit. He means leg press but the number is still impossible. This has been discussed before, but basically bad form on a bad exercise.

http://gawker.com/5890472/do-not-brag-about-your-leg-press-sucka

The leg press is a stupid exercise for morons, anyhow. It's a purely artificial way to lift weight that bears no resemblance to actual human motion, and it is preferred by gym morons because it is much easier to put up huge numbers on a machine than in a more useful exercise. As Mike Debonis said, bragging about your leg press "is like bragging about how fast you can do the TV Guide crossword puzzle." It is a definite moron indicator.

love it!

 

[stoobiedood]

There's a gap of about 1:40 between camera shots.

And the second and third clips are out of sequence. (#2 starts at 21:51, #3 starts at 21:50)

 

[evvabeing]

wynne said...

“It’s not just subways, subways, subways,” she said, realting her opponent, Tim Hudak, to Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. “You know our transit system is more complex than that.”

http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4564450-premier-visits-bolton/

 

[evvabeing]

i bet he didn't know he was talking to media...

Alcohol not on the Rob Ford menu during Huntsville restaurant stop

(Above Photo: Rob Ford speaks to our sister station Moose 105.5′s morning show host Grant Nickalls outside the Cottage Waterfront Grill in Huntsville.)

http://moosefm.com/cfbgs/news/alcohol-not-on-the-rob-ford-menu-during-huntsville-restaurant-stop/

 

[euler]

If you guys can stop posting like 15 pages while I'm at work that'd be greeeeeeat. Maybe someone post a daily digest, I can't keep up with you people anymore, jesus.

 

[evvabeing]

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford invited to attend Bluesfest

Canada’s most famous party animal has been added to the guest list at Windsor’s biggest summer party.

http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2014/06/06/toronto-mayor-rob-ford-invited-to-attend-bluesfest/

 

[Crazy]

For the bingo card:

_______ is a friend of the family
Poor as a church mouse
Ridiculous/pathetic/unbelievable
Bunch of maggots
Hand in the cookie jar
Looking out for the little guy
I cannot comment on a matter that's before the courts

 

[stoobiedood]

I don't know - the report's pretty formal. It's more likely they used her last name.

That may be so. The S/G is quoting his own words. At first I thought, would he have asked RoFo, "are you expecting a visitor by the name of Wendy" or "are you expecting a visitor by the name of Darling"? * and would have gone with the former. But last names are used throughout the report except for "Dwaine", so the S/G probably used the visitor's last name, especially when reporting on escorting her up and then watching her leave. The first redaction is quite long, implying therefore a longer given name and a shorter surname.

OK, I'm done with that rabbit hole!


*Peter Pan reference, the boy who never grew up, for those who are playing along ;-)

 

[salsa]

If you guys can stop posting like 15 pages while I'm at work that'd be greeeeeeat. Maybe someone post a daily digest, I can't keep up with you people anymore, jesus.

Yes seriously. If there's nothing new to report, then why don't we all just go outside and take a little break, like we do with every other threat on UT.

 

[EagleEye]

From our dear friends at The Sun a few months ago:

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/01/16/rob-fords-weight-loss-pledge-has-legs

Then, sufficiently sweaty, Ford chooses 810 pounds on the leg press, a personal best.

I can’t budge the damn thing. Not one hair. “The bloody lock must be on,” I tell Agyemang.

But Ford does 20 reps at 810, bellowing like a bear. “My god,” photographer Dave Thomas mutters, “his kneecaps are gonna pop.”

“The mayor’s a @#$%$#@* beast,” growls Massoudi, as sweat flies and weights clang. By now, we’re the last gym rats left.

“This guy could be a powerlifter, seriously,” Agyemang tells me.

Ford says he aims to leg press 1,000 pounds. That’s seven Justin Biebers.

So they're trying to convince us that he's gone from 810 to 1200 since mid January?