As they say, hope springs eternal except when it comes to the government, the Supreme Court and gun control. So, abandoning all hope after the recent silly decision to back government in any haywire, harebrained, hairtrigger gun scheme they wish to impose upon us, we shall dutifully throw in the towel, raise the white flag […] Read more
Stories by Daryl Briscoe
Spending spree season gets Daryl ticked off
Here we go again with the silly nauseating season. Spring, when us farmers go on our silly horribly stupid spending spree an politicians contemplate nauseating elections. Nobody will ever stop farmers in their mad dash to be first over the cliff but surely if we worked on it we could reverse the trend of politico’s […] Read more
Can’t afford new rail rates? No problem.
You can learn more but you can’t learn less. Which is true except some of us seem to be real good at forgetting or unlearning what is already well known. Buyer beware. Some use this to their advantage. It’s called the gopher syndrome and is used by door-to-door encyclopedia, vacuum cleaner and other salesmen. The […] Read more
Junk any ideas about kissing toads this year
This article is for mature readers only (those wishing to stay out of trouble). The writer accepts no responsibility should the explicit details described herein corrupt the minds of anyone over the age of 50 years, farmers or not. Toward spring, after about six months of winter, one’s thoughts may turn to things of a […] Read more
Animals kill more people than you realize
Freelance columnist Daryl Briscoe farms near Meadow Lake, Sask.: “There are two Daryls, or whatever your name is, in all of us. Have you ever had a bad day, been grumpy, talking to yourself?” Is it true that those animal rights people, the poor misguided souls, really hate humans or do they jest act that […] Read more