Notices by Marielle Quinton (mariellequinton@ottawa.place)

@evan Ottawa calls itself the shawarma capital of Canada, so there's that. There's also an Ottawa pizza style, which I find revolting, but it exists and is popular enough that this is what most of the local chains sell.

Nearby koi pond for national koi day (apparently)

For pride month, the white house is having a gigantic homoerotic display on its front lawn.

Unlike curling, I somehow don't think they'll ever want to mic up hockey players at the Olympics. Don't swear at the other team lol

@evan I'm not entirely sure I understand your point. There are plenty of large English and French holidays that aren't celebrated here. Take Guy Fawkes day, for instance. While we have toned down the religious aspect of European holidays (Easter is often a two week holiday there), those are still part of our main holidays. I think we should dump government celebrations of all religious days. As for food, well I'd struggle to think of what a "Canadian" restaurant might serve, because at home we all eat a variety of foods that originate from all over the world. And we mix it up, but no one would ever call it fusion, it's just homemade food. Ottawa calls itself the Shawarma Capital of Canada, but it wasn't invented in Canada so calling it Canadian food feels like appropriation. Poutine and Nanaimo bars were invented here, so they get the Canadian designation. I guess we can call them Canadian shawarmas 🤷🏼♀️

@evan I know you're against the option for never, but in this case I think it would've been interesting to tell the difference between those that have never tried it and those that have and stopped.

For the first time in my life a Lego set was missing a brick and I had to request the piece. I assumed they shipped from North America, possibly even Canada, but I just got an email from Deutsche Post with a tracking number so apparently not. I'm now feeling a bit guilty about it, but it's a weird piece that I can't just replace with something similar.

Sidewalk plough driver thought there should be a sidewalk here. I concur.

@evan I did yes but because I have no idea what you mean by "reverse engineer". If you are going to the restaurant several times to order said dish and figure it out based on taste, sure go ahead. But if you're doing more complicated things like tracking down previous employees and asking them, well that's another matter. Typically at home you're not trying to replicate restaurant dishes exactly, you're just trying to get close but easier/healthier. Less butter, salt etc than restaurants use. I imagine chefs try to replicate restaurant meals all the time, but then improve them or make them their own.

@johnefrancis @evan I got both. I wonder what percentage got both?

@evan @WheresMyWater I like how the video shows one tortilla but the description says two. Perfect for your poll!

@chris Good luck, allergies are miserable!

@chris Ugh. Well, hopefully either you or the shots have changed enough for them to work for you this time if you do try.

@chris Can you get allergy shots for it?

James Nicholson? Is Jack a nepo baby?
#monsterdon

X-rays don't work on pearl necklaces...
#monsterdon

Don Rickles!
#monsterdon

My first #Monsterdon

Yay! Cool enough for a run! Well a run/walk. Well, ok, a run/walk/limp as my knee didn't appreciate it, but there was running and it isn't hot 🎆

@WTL @mariellequinton I'm curious about the people who wear hard pants 100% of the time. Running in jeans? Weightlifting in cargo pants? Yoga in work trousers?