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FoxNews: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/02/14...-with-nuggets/
Quote: : A Hoke County preschooler was fed chicken nuggets for lunch because a state worker felt that her homemade lunch did not have enough nutritional value, according to a report by the...
Started by JoeBentley on
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by 11 people.
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A young Portland couple called it Valentine's Day role playing. Police called it disorderly conduct, saying it created public alarm as well as taking up the time of at least nine patrol cars for 20 minutes.
That's how long police spent checking out an...
Started by snopes on
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by 11 people.
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There was something similar at a park near here a couple... .
And the man wasn't seen naked, so far as the article seems to say .
Seems kind of overkill to charge them for that, unless disorderly conduct is what they charge people with for being naked in public .
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Comment: A number of news stories in Canada suggest that the new Canadian $100 bill has the aroma of maple syrup.
The news media show folks sniffing and saying they can smell it, but I think the government has been silent on the issue.
Urban legend, power...
Started by snopes on
, 20 posts
by 15 people.
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Just smell like plastic Do they look like this: Maybe all of Canada smells strongly enough of maple syrup that... .
None of the ones in my wallet smell like maple syrup .
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Disgust is one of our most basic emotions the only one that we have to learn and nothing triggers it more reliably than the strange food of others.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...056231170.html
Started by snopes on
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by 16 people.
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He agreed fried chicken was....
I had seen a KFC just outside the business complex and suggested fried chicken, a bit of home commfort .
On my very first trip to Bangkok, being jetlagged and disoriented, I was asked by my host what I cared to eat for lunch .
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A Mount Pleasant woman is serving 10 days in jail after failing to pay a $480 fine for having a messy yard.
http://charlotte.cbslocal.com/2012/0...ng-messy-yard/
Okay, the headline is, as usual, deceptive - she was jailed for ignoring a court order, not...
Started by A Turtle Named Mack on
, 11 posts
by 10 people.
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I hope she's able to get things under control So are her possessions... .
The woman must have issues that need to be dealt with .
That IS a pretty bad yard.
Seems to be designed to attract more mouse clicks than to reflect fact .
I agree the headline is deceptive.
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Congress may take books, musical compositions and other works out of the public domain, where they can be freely used and adapted, and grant them copyright status again, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...ight-decision...
Started by E. Q. Taft on
, 12 posts
by 9 people.
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I wonder if this decision would affect the reverse case, such as Arthur Conan Doyle's works, which are public domain in ... .
Their reasoning about complying with treaties is innocent enough, but this feels like it's setting incredibly dangerous precedent .
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What's amazing is that it came on so suddenly--Bruce the albino Dobe had just gotten a check up in October and was fine.
Anyway, it started late last night when Bruce was coughing and gagging. It sounded like he was upchucking, but nothing was coming ...
Started by DawnStorm on
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by 9 people.
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He mostly had trouble during hot, humid spells and we... .
He was on Lasix when he needed it, but he lived for 15 years (we lost him last summer) .
I don't know if this will help, but our LabXwolf had an enlarged heart and congestive heart failure for years .
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In recent years, many media reports about men in vans attempting to snatch children off the streets has played on a parent's greatest fear.
But criminologists say most of the reports are false, and the story about the man in the white van has become an...
Started by snopes on
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by 12 people.
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Saying that, there was a report the other day in the news of a guy in a van trying to snatch a child not too far... .
Around here, men in white vans are more likely to try and sell you a stolen surround sound system or stolen power tools than snatch a kid .
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The supposed consensus on man-made global warming is facing an inconvenient challenge after the release of new temperature data showing the planet has not warmed for the past 15 years.
The figures suggest that we could even be heading for a mini ice age...
Started by A Turtle Named Mack on
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by 4 people.
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They said that solar activity....
If the temperature has dropped over the past 15 years, does that mean global warming is wrong? The Met didn't say global warming has not stopped, or stopped in 1997 .
This looks like a textbook definition of cherry-picking.
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I don't want to spoil it, but the fun starts at about 1:30.
Started by TallGeekyGirl on
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by 6 people.
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How sweet! I love the way the lead singer....
I had to make the video fullscreen to see what was going on .
I wanted to hug both of them.
Oh, it was absolutely adorable regardless.
That's why it's so awesome.
I don't think so.
Was that planned? I couldn't tell.
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