June 04, 2010
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How Low Can You Go?

My dear Pumpkins, over the years, I’ve witnessed some pant dropping in this biz. Who hasn’t? But with this summer’s beach pricing, it looks like some of you have not only dropped your pants, you lost them along with your…

June 01, 2010
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We're Getting Some New Tail

And it’s about time. China’s Hainan Airlines will be gracing Pearson’s runways soon. Their gold and orange curlicue logo is refreshingly swirvacious. There’s only so much red and teal one can handle. And really, WestJet, you know I love you…

May 28, 2010
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Where's The Fun Part?

Fair warning, Pumpkins, read at your own risk. We do not take responsibility for sudden attacks of nausea or alcoholism. Cancun’s Mayor has just been arrested for being in cahoots with a violent drug cartel. Great. That’s really what…

May 26, 2010
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How Hot Do You Want It?

There’s heat. And there’s packin’  heat. For some reason, Pumpkins, suns and guns have an affinity for one another. (Maybe the expression is “Sun of a gun”, huh? Has anyone thought of that?) Point is, my dahrlings, people killing…

May 20, 2010
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Nobody Understands Me

According to the CBC, we’re a bunch of scoundrels who try and scam consumers out of their hard earned vacation dollars. I resent that. I’ve only ever cheated one consumer out of his bank account (and his Porsche, and New…

May 17, 2010
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I'm Ready For My Close-Up

Norwegian Cruise Line has invited me to their Summer Blockbuster opening, Pumpkins. It makes up for the snubbing I received from Cannes this year. Apparently I’m banned from the city. After the way I threw myself at Carla Bruni’s flats…

May 12, 2010
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You're Crowding My Space

As if we don’t have enough hurdles to deal with, Pumpkins. Come winter, Americans can bar your client from flying to Mexico. Or Jamaica. Or Barbados. Or anywhere south of the States. The air above America is American and…

May 07, 2010
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It's Not MY Problem

Quite frankly, dahrlings, I’ve never been big on group participation before 9:00 pm. You not only have to deal with people – which is irritating at the best of times – but they are all sober. So I really can’t…

May 04, 2010
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And Now For Something Completely Different

In the “Don’t They Know Who We Are?” Corner ASTA is on the Cuban case, Pumpkins. Their board voted unanimously to: “re-engage through staff in active support of lifting the current ban on U.S. citizen travel to Cuba.” Primo, is…

April 30, 2010
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I've Got A Harmonized Tax I'd Like To Charge

Here I was bemoaning the HST fate of all the Pumpkins out there who won’t have a clue come Saturday how to calculate the percentage of the taxable fee on a YYZ-YYC / YVR-YYZ open jaw that begins June 21th…