Harrop, Graham

"False alarm, Hopkins ... the tunnel would be going a number of miles north of the properties. Kindly return the wine to the cellar!"
"Agreed, then, that Bring your dog to work day' shall herein and henceforth be superseded by Take your parakeet to lunch every second Tuesday.'"
POLITICAL MESSAGES ON T-SHIRTS: Ottawa should do something about it's WASTE-LINE I blew the whistle and got charged with NOISE VIOLATION! Ask me about my GOVERNMENT BEEF! GRIT AND BEAR IT! We don't [...]
"Please, Elayne - this thing between you and Gordon Campbell has gone far enough!" "Despite what you've said about the Campbell Cult', Gordon Campbell is a reasonable man and a great leader." [...]
"We've overspent on EVERYTHING! 150 bucks for crackers, three hundred for dog food, and fifteen hundred more for teeth whitener! Our household budget is a JOKE!" "Are you listening, Paul?"
VANCOUVER WORKS DEPARTMENT "Wait a minute ... if we dig up Spruce, Pine and Oak, residents would have to access through tiny, narrow little Fleegle street let's do something about THAT!" FLEEGLE CLOSED "Way ahead of you chief!"
"The fellow who stole your identity will give you 50 bucks if you take it back ..."
SIGNS OF SPRING IN VICTORIA AND OTTAWA Senators come out of hibernation MLA's kicked out of caucus invited to garden show Boxes removed from legislature found to contain potting soil. Government [...]
"That's IT!" I'm cutting up all of my CREDIT CARDS! The next time I buy something it will be with CASH!" "Roll of Scotch Tape please!"
NHL HOCKEY "MVP?" "MRI"
"You're absolutely right Gordon - it's not a good time for provincial or federal Liberals." "The sponsorship program, the raid on the Legislature, the sale of B.C. rail - all could translate into [...]
"The 10 year transit plan sounds about right ... couple of years for the bus to come ... few more to get us where we're going and another couple to fight our way to the back doors ..."
AIRPORT METAL DETECTOR "Kindly place any loose coins in the metal tray." "Please remove any items of jewellery including rings or watches." "And finally, your billfold too, if you please." NEW AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT FEE "He's still short 50."
OFFSHORE DRILLING VOTERS WON'T ACCEPT RISK TO ENVIRONMENT SAYS ANDERSON "If they want to drill offshore here in B.C. I say LET them! Oil spills my FOOT! We've come a long way from the Exxon Valdez!"
"...our government has delivered a balanced budget despite natural disasters including forest fires and floods!" "They forgot the landslide!" "Huh?" "When we voted them in!"
"I still think we should have written: Victims of a failed business and economic enterprise.' " POLICE CLOSED OUR GROW-OP "Maybe you're right."
VALENTINE'S DAY GIFTS: For: Janet Jackson A bustier of steel and twine here's hoping that it's Justin time. For Gordon Campbell I planned to buy you socks in town but found you've closed the Wal Mart [...]
SHEILA FRASER REPORT "All of this taxpayer money going down the drain! I demand a commission!" "15% should do it." LIBERAL FRIENDLY AD AGENCY
"Prime Minister - today we're discussing CSL." "Oops! Better excuse myself" "Prime Minister - Stelco is on the table today ..." "Excuse me again!" "Great lakes economics ..." "Gotta go!" "Canadian [...]
Hospital Waiting Room Please take a number before you take a number "This government is going to drive me to drink!" NEW TAX ON BOOZE "That's the plan!"
B.C. GETS $250M FOR HEALTH CARE "We're getting $260 million and you want that?" "Well, some for the other doctors too."
CITY HALL "WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?? FIRST YOU RAISE THE METER RATE AND NOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT EXTENDING PARKING METER HOURS INTO THE NIGHT! WHAT'S NEXT?" "You had to ask."
"I can't believe it, Moira ... my Ed's come out of the CLOSET!" "You mean ..." "They found him a bed!" HOSPITAL EMERGENCY "Easy"
"Canada is not a police state!" "And furthermore ..."
RAID ON LEGISLATURE BOXES THOUGHT TO CONTAIN STAN HAGEN'S LUNCH B.C. RAIL TOP PRIZE IN SCHOOL RAFFLE GIRAFFE IS NAMED SPEAKER "When will B.C. politics return to normal?" SEARCH WARRANTS TO BE [...]