M This is about the punk riot, regarding a quote that Rob Chaos of Total Chaos said in the Mirror. "Canada is not the Soviet Union, it's just Canada. It should be a part of the U.S." Well, that's complete bullshit. Apart from being politically incorrect and ignorant, these guys LIED at the border - no wonder they got stopped! I mean, come on. But to all the kids who keep saying that the riot was such an awful thing to do, well, I've got news for you: punk rock was never about NICE. Without condoning violence, I'd just like to say that it's good to see some good OLD-FASHIONED DESTRUCTION every once in a while. And so what if we're further looked down upon by the city and all its citizens? Since when do punks want to be loved? [BLEEP!]

M I agree with most of the old punks that the Exploited were a poseur band but what the fuck, who do these people think they are? Hippies? Punks are about fucking shit up and taking drugs and no future. They're not about trying to save the planet! Well, maybe some of them are, but punk is everything, man. From skinheads to alternative to goth to squeegee, it's all punk, man. [BLEEP!]

M Us real punks weren't at the Exploited riot, or whatever you want to call it. We were actually back home smoking dope and listening to Turbonegro. So punk's not dead and anybody who is going to write an epitaph for it, well, be my guest - but you're full of shit. So get out there and support your scene. Peace to all my friends. [BLEEP!]

M I was just thinking here about music. Do you think that maybe if there were less music in this world there would be less fighting and less war? I go in the streets, I see rappers, I see punkers, and I just think, "Fuck, they all hate each other, man." So just stop all the music and you will stop all the fighting. [BLEEP!]

M Yo, yo, from a West Island resident who's living on the Plateau now. Check out La Chango Family on Halloween and see what this city is really about! A true multi-ethnic big band - no other band represents so many. They sing in French, English, Spanish, African, Arabic and Tibetan. These guys are real nasty jammers, they do gypsy reggae, Latino ska funk, you name it. And they play all the righteous causes, like Compassion Club. They're what Montreal is all about. Not that Star Académie bullshit that's all pre-programmed. These are the bands we gotta go support. So guys, girls, let's go party at the Spectrum for Halloween. Dia de los Muertos. [BLEEP!]

M Okay, this is the second time on a shitty rainy fall day where I've been asked - rather rudely I might add - not to SMOKE in public outdoor places, mainly bus booths. All I have to say is this: if you people want to spend your short-assed pathetic tiny little one life on this earth worrying about some disease that you may or may not get from my smoke - one dude's cigarette for crying out loud - when there are cars going by on the street belching gasoline, and when you eat all those preservatives they put in your food, all I have to say is it makes me want to BURN your fucking houses down so you can go sleep on the street with the dog shit and the junkies and the car exhaust so you realize you have something to be fucking grateful for. Instead of asking a guy who has just worked a 12-hour day not to smoke and sending him out in the fucking freezing rain. Ciao. [BLEEP!]

F Hi, I'm calling to rant because it seems that there are no legitimate massage therapist jobs or joints anymore. I went to school to learn massage and now I'm trying to find myself a job after working for the Y. But I'm looking in the classifieds and there's nothing. I call, they don't want to tell me how much they want to pay me, they only want me to come in. It seems like everyone is SUCKING COCK these days but I'm not one of them. So I'm just wondering if anyone has a legitimate job for me, if they know of anywhere I can actually massage and not have to TRAIPSE about naked. [BLEEP!]

F We're just sitting here talking about where you can get good cheap stereos and we came up with the question: does anybody go to PAWN SHOPS anymore? I mean, really, who brings their stuff to them? Who buys stuff there? [BLEEP!]

M For that dude who figured out that Ben Mulroney was born out the asshole of his father after he fucked himself: I have read a lot of things in the Rant Line™ but that was by far, the most accurate, astute…. um, I'm actually at a loss for words. But buddy, you are the VOICE OF THE NATION. I had been trying to figure out the mystery of Ben Mulroney, but dude, you hit the nail on the head. Well done! [BLEEP!]

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