Every now and then I'm going to post links to peculiar artifacts and articles I find on the web. I don't intend to share the usual viral videos, celebrity gossip and top ten lists. What I'm after are the debris and dreams that don't reach the mainstream, but should. I have been meaning to do this for a few months. The website started by someone calling him/her-self the "Ritzer" finally gave me reason to begin.
For those who missed it, the news broke recently that Canadian MP and federal Agriculture Minister, Gerry Ritz (currently up for re-election), had made a joke about the Maple Leaf listeriosis outbreak, an outbreak that, thus far, has killed 17 people. Mr. Ritz, according to the CBC, "fretted [during a conference call] about the political dangers of the crisis before quipping, 'This is like death by a thousand cuts. Or should I say cold cuts.'"
Sometime after the news of the "joke" went global (or, possibly (if it was an insider) before the news broke), "the Ritzer's" site appeared online. The Ritzer, as I imagine you can guess from the image below, is a reference to the Joker, the villian from the Batman comic books and the recent film you've all heard about/seen 1000 times (unless you live in a (non-Bat) cave), The Dark Knight. The Ritzer's site takes some pretty grotesque and cruel shots at the MP cum "joker"'s slip-up/vile act (depending on which way you vote).
For those who missed it, the news broke recently that Canadian MP and federal Agriculture Minister, Gerry Ritz (currently up for re-election), had made a joke about the Maple Leaf listeriosis outbreak, an outbreak that, thus far, has killed 17 people. Mr. Ritz, according to the CBC, "fretted [during a conference call] about the political dangers of the crisis before quipping, 'This is like death by a thousand cuts. Or should I say cold cuts.'"
Sometime after the news of the "joke" went global (or, possibly (if it was an insider) before the news broke), "the Ritzer's" site appeared online. The Ritzer, as I imagine you can guess from the image below, is a reference to the Joker, the villian from the Batman comic books and the recent film you've all heard about/seen 1000 times (unless you live in a (non-Bat) cave), The Dark Knight. The Ritzer's site takes some pretty grotesque and cruel shots at the MP cum "joker"'s slip-up/vile act (depending on which way you vote).
This example of the Ritzer's work isn't the worst of them. Satire? Sure. Sick? I think so. For those of you who want to judge for yourself, here's the link (NSFW).
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