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Note…: The Mailbag will be up sometime this afternoon. In the meantime, I

by Scott Feschuk on Monday, May 24, 2010 8:35pm - 50 Comments

Note: The Mailbag will be up sometime this afternoon. In the meantime, I invite you to peruse this column about personal lubricant and Murder, She Wrote.

The long weekend is over. I am sunburned (thanks to golf) and angry (thanks to golf and also Lost). This is the right frame of mind for a maibag.

Questions welcomed below.

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http://intensedebate.com/people/WDM WDM

Scott,
I have decided to use the finale of Lost to my own advantage. I intend on going up to various women, saying don't your remember and hoping it works with one of them. At first glance, my plan is foolproof, but I'm always looking for a second opinion. Are there any possible drawbacks to my scenario?
http://intensedebate.com/people/jonah_m jonah_m

Yes, you don't make any sense…….in the grammatical sense, as well as the Lost lack of sense sense.

http://intensedebate.com/people/WDM WDM

I liked you better in the whale.

bergkamp

Feschuk

Can you ask Potter if he went to Brooklyn to have tea in Alec Duffy's living room? Thanks.
http://intensedebate.com/people/Crit_Reasoning Crit_Reasoning

Dear Scott,

I watched the very first episode of Lost, but nothing else. Having seen one episode, I decided that it wasn't my cup of tea. Lately, I've been hearing a lot about that series, which seems to be utterly and intentionally confusing, and I've been hearing a lot about the recent series finale, with this weird purgatory/church deal that doesn't really wrap up all the loose ends in a satisfying way.

My question is this: Have I missed out?
Crit_Reasoning

Dear Scott,

I watched the very first episode of Lost, but nothing else. Having seen one episode, I decided that it wasn't my cup of tea. Lately, I've been hearing a lot about that series, which seems to be utterly and intentionally confusing, and I've been hearing a lot about the recent series finale, with this weird purgatory/church deal that doesn't really wrap up all the loose ends in a satisfying way.

My question is this: Have I missed out?

Yours,
CR.
Crit_Reasoning

Dear Scott,

I watched the very first episode of Lost, but nothing else. Having seen one episode, I decided that it wasn't my cup of tea. Lately, I've been hearing a lot about that series, which seems to be utterly and intentionally confusing; I've also heard mention of the recent series finale, with some weird purgatory/church deal that doesn't really wrap up all the loose ends in a satisfying way.

All of which brings us to my question: Have I missed out?

Yours,
CR.
RONDO

Dear Scott,

The Jason Kenney leadership campaign recently approached me to secure my support. I dont care about the merits of his abilities as a politician, but in your honest opinion, does he have a chance to win? What are his biggest impediments to unmitigated power?

http://intensedebate.com/people/OntarioTown OntarioTown

Is he still a virgin?

http://intensedebate.com/people/OntarioTown OntarioTown

Whoops – meant to add that one should have real life experiences to lead don't you think?

Islander

Has PEI proved Helena Guergis right that Charlottetown is indeed a "shithole" by paying Regis and Kelly a million dollars to film their show there?
Islander

Has PEI proved that Helena Guergis was, in fact, correct in calling Charlottetown a "@#$%-hole" in paying Regis and Kelly a million dollars to film their show there?
http://intensedebate.com/people/John_Edgar John_Edgar

Is a maibag some kind of exotic cocktail, perhaps similar to a Mai Tai? Yours pedantically, …
http://intensedebate.com/people/Fred_Moro Fred Moro

Dear Scott,

Imagine you are on an air plane with Stephen Harper and Michael Ignatieff, the plane is going down, there are only two parachutes, you have one, who gets the other one?

Yours,
Fred

Kelvin

If you ever end up in a scenario where you have to choose between Harper and Ignatieff, you should probably recognize that your life might not be worth saving.
http://intensedebate.com/people/Thwim Thwim

The pilot, obviously.
Or failing that, some important piece of luggage you don't want getting broken.

Fred Moro

The pilot jumped out of the plane and caused it to go down. He could not stand to listen to Harper, Ignatieff and Feschuk anymore and really who can blame him.

http://intensedebate.com/people/jonah_m jonah_m

reserve (back-up) chute? You can never be too safe….

http://intensedebate.com/people/madeyoulook madeyoulook

Happy May Two-Four, Scott.

So, I was wondering. Was it Victoria or Dollard who was the patriote?

Best,

MYL

http://intensedebate.com/people/Fred_Moro Fred Moro

Neither, it was Mel Gibson.

anon

Dear Scott,

Is it better to be funny-ha-ha or funny-peculiar?

Thank you,
Anon

Kelvin

You should ask someone with more experience in either.

http://intensedebate.com/people/A_logician A_logician

Now that most TV series have had their season finales, what's the best way to avoid reality in the evenings until the next season kicks off? Booze? Drugs? Video games? CPAC?

http://intensedebate.com/people/MacCross MacCross

The way I avoid reality Canadian style: Booze and drugs on a canoe.

Speling.Bee

Dear Scott,

Whither light, night and through?

Thanks!
Anon 001

Dear Scott: As you know, the Tories in the UK have formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats. In the context of the recently unveiled Olympics 2012 mascots, can you picture such a coalition here, with Harper as PM and Layton as his Deputy PM? Thanks.
http://intensedebate.com/people/Ottawa_Centrist Ottawa_Centrist

Dear Scott,

How do I get Lost?
Maggie’s Farmboy

Dear Scott,

Should I start wearing skinny ties to work, or will I just look like a hipster tool if I do?

ahm

Keep in mind you have to have the right collar to pull off the skinny tie, figuratively speaking; I have had to reconsider my skinny ties after learning that. I don't have any shirts with the right kind of collar.

LynnTO

Dear Scott:

In the spirit of the upcoming World Cup, if you were to create a soccer team not (necessarily) of actual soccer talent but more of Canadian ministers, dignitaries, or dilettantes…who'd be on it?

And what would their soccer cheer be?

Cheers from a budding soccer fan,

LynnTO
http://intensedebate.com/people/DanielBlouin DanielBlouin

Dear Scott,

The finale of Lost versus the finale of 24 versus the finale of Dallas. Which is the worst for fans and/or humanity?
Dan

Dear Scott,

Do you think I could pull off a Justin Beiber style hairdo?

Bonkers

Have you been practising the double-hair-flick thing?

Dan

I've been practicing on my video camera but until I get the actual hair cut I don't think I'll be able to judge if I'm "flicking" properly. Without the Beiber hair, it just looks like I've got a nervous tick or something.

Wallace Cleaver

It would be easy to pull of a Justin Bieber style hairdo, if said hairdo was a cheap toupe.
http://intensedebate.com/people/OntarioTown OntarioTown

It's a revised 60's do. Just take a look at old photos of McCartney when the Beatles first became a sensation – around 1965 – same do

http://intensedebate.com/people/Democracy_dog Democracy_dog

Dear Scott,

Did you know that there is a town called "Swastika" in Kirkland Lake, ON? Also, did you know that actor Alan Thicke is from Kirkland Lake? You do the math.
Bonkers

Dear Scott

I've been watching Coronation Street. David Platt is played by a guy called Jack Shepherd. I'm confused. What, exactly, is going on?

http://intensedebate.com/people/Democracy_dog Democracy_dog

Don't you dare get me started on Corrie St. That David, he's such a little tosser!

Jeff B

Has there ever, in the long and colourful history of drug lords, been a better drug lord name then Dudus Coke?
oppoguy

Dear Scott -

How about this Ottawa heat? (If you truly a Canadian you will, of course, have a well-considered and lengthy opinion about the weather).