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Splice by FFWD Staff Norm on the Web It seems wherever he goes, controversy follows.... Canadian Norm Macdonald has pissed off the National Association of Social Workers with his role on The Norm Show. Macdonald plays a former hockey player who is convicted of tax evasion and court ordered into social work as part of his parole conditions. Apparently, the association is concerned because the character has no professional qualifications – people might not understand that being a social worker requires intelligence and education (enough to distinguish between fact and fiction?). The association has indicted Norm (that is, the TV character) on four counts: misrepresentation; unprofessional/unethical conduct; violation of the confidentiality agreement; and use of derogatory language toward clients. Macdonald (that is, the real guy) responds that, hey, he’s just pretending to be a social worker! Besides, he’s more concerned about pissing off hockey players than social workers. Follow this story and other Norm exploits at The Fake News: An Online Magazine for Norm Macdonald Fans. The site tracks Macdonald’s career from his early days on Saturday Night Live to his work in film to his new sitcom, offering news, pictures, laughs, memories and more. Bad girls hit the road Oops! Last week we had a printing error and part of this text was cut off. Rather than leave you in the dust, we though we’d fill you in on what you missed.... You know it’s time to hit the road when the only orgasm you had all year was on a LifeCycle, or you hate your job so much that you go to the bathroom just to pass the time, or you cackle though the evening news.... If spring fever isn’t enough to create an urge to take off, Cameron Tuttle provides plenty of inspiration in The Bad Girl’s Guide to the Open Road (Chronicle Books). The guide, enclosed in a pink plastic cover and small enough to fit in the glove compartment, covers everything a woman seeking fun and adventure somewhere else needs to know – the bare essentials (car, tunes, chapstick), drive by dating, uses for toothpaste (ie, substitute for zinc oxide on nose), non-gun weapons you already own (from nail files to your own gas), the bug splat field guide, tips on peeing in the wild, 14 ways to open a beer bottle with your car, dip-and-dash bathing, etc. It also includes several "tales from the road" about women who’ve already been there. Tuttle brings the same sense of humour shown in her Paranoid’s Pocket Guide to her handbook on hitting the road – it’s an essential read for anyone with plans, or dreams, of leaving it all behind. Free stuff! Win a double guest pass to the advance screening of Existenz. This sci-fi thriller is directed by David Cronenberg and stars Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jude Law. The screening will be held on Thursday, April 22 at the Showcase Grand at 9:30 p.m. See the ad in this issue for details on how to win. Attention Rufus Wainwright fans. Enter to win a great prize package that includes tickets to the April 27 show at the MacEwan Hall Ballroom, a pair of GAP Jeans and an opportunity to "meet & greet" Rufus. Check out the ad in this issue for details on how to enter. Win a Crash Test Dummies prize package including their latest CD release, Give Yourself a Hand, a T-shirt and a signed poster. Also, don’t miss the Dummies at Cowboys on Tuesday, April 20. See the ad in this issue for details on how to enter. Free stuff can be picked up starting on Friday. Only those who have not won in the past four weeks (excluding movie passes) are eligible. Office hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

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