Celebrating quirky

NurdleNet is a blog dedicated to finding and sharing quirky, nifty, and enjoyably odd people, places, and things.
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If in doubt, WWAMD? (what would a mountie do)

due-south

Whenever there’s upheaval in the news, and when isn’t there?, there’s something comforting in the black and white world of Benton Fraser, RCMP in the old series Due South
.  He always holds the door for women and stops his horse at a red light. It’s been a long time since it was on the air, so the styles are a bit retro now, but the stories are timeless in a quirky, offbeat way and there is a loyal cult following that shows no signs of dying out – see the Wikipedia entry for all the details.  Supposedly all the characters, no matter how brief the appearance, are named after Canadian historical figures, so see how many you know (Maggie Thatcher is the freebie.)

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