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Puzzler - A VERY CURIOUS TRANSACTION
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A VERY CURIOUS TRANSACTION RAY: This week's puzzler was sent in by a fellow named Peter Brigham. Of course, I had to embellish, obfuscate and unclarify it -- not to mention add the necessary folkloric and historic elements. Here it is: A young fellow goes into a convenience store to buy a couple of t...
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Melanochalcographer Monday
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Who's got the day off and are you going to do fun things?
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Thank God Someone Finally Fixed It.
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http://www.upworthy.com/its-one-of-the-most-popular-songs-in-the-world-right-now-thank-god-someone-finally-fixed-it?c=upw1
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Invoice given to parents after their child failed to attend party they RSVP'd for
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The parents of a five-year-old boy have been threatened with court action because he missed a schoolfriend's birthday party and left the hosts out of pocket. Derek Nash, from Torpoint, Cornwall. discovered an invoice for £15.95 had been put into son Alex's schoolbag after he was a "no show&qu...
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Dear Miss Manners: I hate MIL's Wedding Gift
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DEAR MISS MANNERS: My new husband and I received, as a wedding gift from my new mother-in-law, a very fussy, floral printed duvet cover and sheet set that neither my husband nor myself would ever have picked out, as we both prefer neutral, subtle patterns, if any pattern at all. My mother-in-law did no...
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Wanted to share this with you.
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Bringing ‘good news’: Church celebrates 50 years of service by community ‘icon’ For their 50 years of service to their church and the community, Pastor Clayton Brown and his wife Nellie were celebrated at Cedar Valley Cathedral of Praise by hundreds of church and community members Thursday night....
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Dangerous Walking
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It's 40 degrees outside and raining. But the ground is MUCH colder, so the rain is freezing in a thin, invisible layer on everything. I could spread some ice-melt but it would probably just wash away. Good day to stay inside.
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When Kids Want to Quit. Do you let them or make them finish?
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When kids want to quit What happens when they want to quit? (Courtesy of the author) The first time my daughter said she wanted to quit the swim team, at age 8, I felt dumbfounded. This is a child who has loved the water since her first YMCA swim class at 6 months of age, who cheers whole-heartedly for he...
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Recipe Help, please
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Yeah, I know, I'm usually the one to GIVE help, but this is for locating a recent recipe. Within the last 14 days, I saw a recipe (Mr. Food? Betty Crocker? America's Test Kitchen?) for a slow cooker pot roast with brussels sprouts. Well, I bought the meat, and the sprouts, and now I can't find the reci...
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4th-Grade Teacher Tried To Talk Him Out Of His NFL Dreams
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Marcus Mariota's 4th-Grade Teacher Tried To Talk Him Out Of His NFL Dreams The Huffington Post | By Landess Kearns Email Posted: 01/16/2015 9:55 am EST Updated: 01/16/2015 2:59 pm EST NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 13: Oregon Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota poses with the Heisman Trophy during a press c...
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Sophronized Sunday
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Thought this was a good Sunday title. Happy Sunday to everyone.
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Dear Prudie:16 yr Old's BF has cancer and his parents are too demanding
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Q. Daughter’s Cancer Stricken Boyfriend Expects Too Much: My 16-year-old daughter began dating a classmate in April. Two months ago, he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. Overnight, he and his family came to demand a ridiculous amount of commitment from my daughter. She is expected t...
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When terrible, abusive parents come crawling back, what do their grown children owe them?
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The Debt When terrible, abusive parents come crawling back, what do their grown children owe them?By Emily Yoffe Illustration by Charlie Powell What do we owe our tormentors? It’s a question that haunts those who had childhoods marked by years of neglect and deprivation, or of psychologic...
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Urban Meyer, God, and Running Up the Score
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Urban Meyer, God, and Running Up the Score Posted: 01/14/2015 4:38 pm EST Updated: 01/16/2015 8:59 am EST Share 474 Email tumblr stumble reddit "Is there a bigger hypocrite in college sports than Urban Meyer?" - Mike Ozanian, Forbes So asks Forbes' Mike Ozania...
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Scrapbooking
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Thinking I might like to try it. What do I need to get started? Is there a basic kit to start? Any tips?
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Dog help.
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My dog is losing hair. She has been for several months now. Probably almost six months. Before you accuse me of being a horrible pet owner we've had her at three different vets and on three different med treatments. All of them work for about a week and then stop working. She doesn't scratch out of b...
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Go Colts!
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we need somewhere to get away from the smut spewed from that other team's fans
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Is It Just Me? Or Does This Cat Look Depressed to You?
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I wonder how she got him/her to hold still for that! The cat doesn't look happy, to me.
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License plates are not bumper stickers
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http://www.newsday.com/opinion/oped/license-plates-are-not-bumper-stickers-froma-harrop-1.9811941
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Surdimutism Saturday
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DH did so well with SS today. I'm really proud of him. I did help some. I was already doing laundry so I told DH to bring me his clothes so I could wash them. But I made DH go through his back pack with SS. He did. He also told him we wouldn't buy him a book from the Scholastic book club because he didn't des...
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The Lies that Whole Foods Tells
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The Lies that Whole Foods TellsPosted by Alex B. Berezow June 16, 2014 The organic food market is estimated at $63 billion globally, with more than half of those sales occuring in the United States. (If "natural products" are included, the organic market is $290 billion in the U.S. alone...
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Islamism choking freedom everywhere
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Have you ever been robbed by a car or house burglar?
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Spin off from the sister doesn't even bother to knock thread: Has anyone ever let themselves into your house or car and stolen anything? -- Edited by Lawyerlady on Saturday 17th of January 2015 09:52:53 AM
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Stop Traumatizing Yourself by Watching the News
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Stop Traumatizing Yourself by Watching the NewsYour energy will rebound if you avoid the news.Published on October 29, 2014 by Loretta Graziano Breuning, Ph.D. in Your Neurochemical Self Tweet Most people fill their heads with images of death and destruction every day by following "the...
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Authorities investigate Maryland parents who let kids walk home alone
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- | FoxNews.com A Maryland couple that believes in...
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41 Seconds Is All You Need To Learn How To Keep A Choking Baby From Dying
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http://www.upworthy.com/41-seconds-is-all-you-need-to-learn-how-to-keep-a-choking-baby-from-dying?c=upw1Facebook Subscribe to our...
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Dear Miss Manners: Baby Crying at Funeral
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DEAR MISS MANNERS: At the funeral of a good friend last week, a baby at the back of the church fussed and fretted nearly the entire time. She didn't exactly howl, but she was very noisy. It was difficult to appreciate the service and the memorials because I was so irritated. Even during a regular church...
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Dear Abby: Hubby has Lung Cancer and Won't Quit Smoking
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DEAR ABBY: My husband, "Fred," lost a lung to cancer 14 years ago due to smoking. He is one of the lucky ones to survive a deadly cancer. Even though he has only one lung, he continues to smoke "secretly." I have begged, offered in-house treatment, anything to get him to stop, to no...
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Top Five Angry Cartoon Characters
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Top Five Angry Cartoon CharactersPopular cartoon characters that could use some anger management skills.Published on January 16, 2015 by Raychelle Cassada Lohmann, M.S., L.P.C. in Teen Angst Tweet Meet some of the hottest tempered animated characters on television. Each one of these chara...
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Today has me thinking about SPRING!!!!
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It's only 64 day till Spring and I can hardly wait. Been thinking about ways I can maybe do a little gardening again. I am thinking about a raised garden for some veggies. But I also like pretty flowers. I really want to do something like this The kids can help with the heavy lifting. It isn't hard to put see...
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