Dan vs. the World.

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 1. Vancouver International Airport

3211 Grant McConachie Way
Richmond, BC V7B 1M8
(604) 207-7077

Category: Airports

Neighbourhood: YVR

4.0 star rating
  3/2/2012

I thought I was home free:

Security: To your left sir.
Me: (continue walking toward the exit on my left which is of course on his right) Thanks.
Security: To. Your. Left. Sir.
Me: You mean right?
2 more security walk toward me: Both yell "TO YOUR LEFT!"
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 2. Alexander Lamb Antiques

3271 Main St
Vancouver, BC V5V 3M6
(604) 876-8713

Category: Antiques

Neighbourhood: Riley Park

2.0 star rating
  6/27/2011

Walked in on a sunny afternoon. Was looking for several antique frames for my upcoming show. The shop was quaint, cluttered and intriguing. A tall slender man was standing near a desk. He looked like a character from a Jules Verne novel with a straw…More »

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 3. 1&1 Internet

701 Lee Rd
Chesterbrook, PA 19087
USA
(877) 461-2631
1.0 star rating
  1/19/2011

Holy jeez, this is my conversation with tech support:

ME: Yes, is your e-mail server blacklisted? I'm not receiving e-mail from my address attached to my domain name.
TECH SUPPORT: Yes, we know about the problem. All our servers are blacklisted.
ME: Do…More »

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 4. JJ Bean Coffee Roasters

146 W Cordova St
Vancouver, BC V6B 1E4
(604) 408-9663

Category: Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown

2.0 star rating
  2/1/2012

Worst service ever.

Me: I'll have a small cup of drip. The uh, Kenya.
Barista: (Confidently) We don't do drip anymore. We do French Press. (points at the large French Press Carafes on the counter.)
Me: What do you mean by drip?
Barista: From those.…More »

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 5. Shito Ryu Karate

6184 Ash St
Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9
(604) 321-1815

Category: Martial Arts

Neighbourhood: Oakridge

4.0 star rating
  8/30/2011 First to Review

Ich - Ni - San - Shi

"Eh! Daniel-San you need to go for belt test."
"Concentrate-eh Daniel-San!!"
"Goood-eh Daniel-San. Form is gooood-eh.
"Sweep floor Daniel-San. Sweep up, sweeep down-eh. Gooood."
"Kick, Swing hip Daniel-San."
"20 more push ups ich ni…More »

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 6. Wicked Café - CLOSED

861 Hornby St
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1T9
(604) 569-5480

Category: Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhood: Downtown

4.0 star rating
  11/27/2010

Been looking for a coffee shop downtown where I can get a real cup of fresh coffee. As I said in a previous review fresh brewed delicious coffee is A) Fresh B) Brewed C) Delicious D) Coffee . Not some generic old beans that have been sitting in a…More »

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Recently updated lists from Dan J.

Coffee. The Good, The Brewed & The Ugly. (33)

Cafes. Caffes. Coffee Parlours. Coffee shops. Extracted, brewed, poured, percolated & pressed.

Watering Holes. (7)

This train departing for Dipsomania with stops in Blotto and Farshnoshket.

Yelp! Yelp! Yelp! (9)

In 1814 we took a little trip along with Col. Jackson down the mighty Mississip / We took a little bacon and we took a little beans / And met the mighty British near the town of New Orleans.

Yelp! Yelp! Yelp!

Swindler's List. (5)

Also known as Skepti-Yelping. Poking fun at fraudsters, phonies and flim-flammers. PS: Credit for the name Swindler's List goes to "Skeptic's Guide to the Universe".

my R's OTD. (6)

Not to brag or nothin' but I got six of 'em now. If they allowed rants I'd have more. Just sayin' Time to make a list.

Photography. (13)

Professional photography & accessories sales, rentals, props & costuming, services & repairs. None of those big chains. Small, cutting edge, knowledgeable & independent.

Useful! (7)

Businesses I rely on that have never let me down.

Not Funny! Grrr. (5)

Dan's list of businesses that make his life more difficult than it needs to be.

Delis (3)

From Jewish to Jew"ish" Es Gezunter heit.

Indian (4)

Indian as in from India. Thanks Columbus for making me have to explain that.

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"Dessert has two s's. (Desert has one.)"

Review votes:
482 Useful, 637 Funny, and 367 Cool

Location

Vancouver, BC

Yelping Since

March 2010

Things I Love

Mel Brookes, Animation, Funk, Art Galleries, Traveling, Documentaries, Languages

Find Me In

a chocolate, meat or dipsomaniacal coma.

My Hometown

Vancouver, BC

My Blog Or Website

http://manifestphoto-t...

When I'm Not Yelping...

I am stealing people's souls.

Why You Should Read My Reviews

I've reviewed two prisons. And a cult.

My Second Favourite Website

http://www.manifestpho...

The Last Great Book I Read

Siddartha by Herman Hesse.

My First Concert

Sir Mix-A-Lot. (And I still like big butts.)

My Favourite Movie

Blazing Saddles.

My Last Meal On Earth

May have been lethal.

Don't Tell Anyone Else But...

I collect fruit stickers.

Most Recent Discovery

Boylan's Cane Cola.