Dear Readers,

“Are you nuts?” That’s a common expression used by Canadians when they think that a person is crazy. I have learnt many of such expressions since I arrived in Canada 35 years ago, and not all of them are politically correct in today’s world where some people are easily offended. One of those is the other meaning of the word “nuts” which brings me to a funny story which was brought to my attention by a good friend recently. The City of Moose Jaw in Saskatchewan has a big sculpture of a moose which is called “Mac the Moose.” Mac the Moose has been in the news frequently for different reasons since it was built in 1984. The City of Moose Jaw claimed that Mac was the biggest moose in the world, but then a town in Norway built a bigger moose. And in 2019, some concerned residents of Moose Jaw started a petition, urging City Council to spend $15,000 to install a set of huge hairy moose balls on Mac, but the City of Moose Jaw refused to outfit this confused animal with its gender normative reproductive organs. So, the poor creature has no choice but to continue its pathetic existence, and vandals will come up with more creative ideas to deface this precious landmark in the Canadian prairies.

That is nuts!
‍
‍Arnim Joop 
Publisher & Editor
mwmosaic@telus.net