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Oklahoma Tornado
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Loren Miller 5 hours ago. 2 Replies 0 Likes
An amazing photo of the tornado's power,Continue
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'Crazy ants' a threat in southern U.S.
Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Lillie on Sunday. 8 Replies 1 Like
Oh no! Crazy ants!!CNN) -- Beware the "crazy…Continue
10 Things You Can't Do and Become President
Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Randall Smith on Saturday. 7 Replies 0 Likes
This was a fun article to read.When…Continue
Girl Recovered After 10 Years Claimed Dead by Psychic
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Psychics are all BS.Here's an interesting news article.Amanda Berry, a…Continue
Brutal 4 Minutes for All of Religion Christopher Hitchens
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Brutal 4 Minutes for All of Religion Christopher HitchensJust think about this for a minute, “three thousand years ago, at the most, it was decided,…Continue
Talented young singer
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by booklover May 14. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Aldrich Lloyd Talonding is going to take the world by storm. What do you think? He's singing Dance With My Father Again. Continue
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Comment by booklover on February 26, 2013 at 7:42pm -
Steph, love the cat gif and the Hitchens quote! Glad you have sun! It's snowy and blowy here. We should all get those tee-shirts! :)
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Comment by sk8eycat on February 26, 2013 at 6:05pm -
A friend just forwarded this to me:
Vampire Hunting Kit.
I did a Google Image Search (because the one Jo sent me was lifted from InYourFaceBook), and there are pages and pages of the things!
Travelers in the 19th century would purchase ‘vampire hunting kits’ in preparation for their travels to Eastern Europe. The kits would contain a wooden stake, Bible, crucifix, pistol with lead bullets, gunpowder, garlic and glass vials that held various concoctions to ward off vampires. Interestingly, these kits predated Bram Stoker’s Dracula and other written accounts of vampires, pointing to the strong oral history component of the undead bloodsucker.
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Comment by sk8eycat on February 26, 2013 at 5:47pm
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Steph, I love "...that's enough." My Pumpkin does the exact opposite; if I stop petting him, he tries to snatch my hand, with claws extended, as if to say, "That's NOT enough!"
Gotta send that gif to all my other cat-fan friends. (I don't know why I can't get any of them to join this group...or even stop by for a visit. 85% of them are atheists.)
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Comment by sk8eycat on February 26, 2013 at 5:39pm
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To Hitch, wherever you aren't, today people DO have an idea or two about what is going on (cause and effect), and most of them prefer to be in deep denial.
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Comment by Joan Denoo on February 26, 2013 at 4:57pm -
The photos have copyright claims and I could not get copie...they are so pretty, I invite you to enjoy their beauty with me.
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Comment by Steph S. on February 26, 2013 at 4:38pm
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Love the Garfield cartoon Ian.
How's everyone today?
It's nice and sunny here. Yesterday we had wind gusts up to 30mph and higher. Lots of roofs need repairs now.
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Comment by Steph S. on February 26, 2013 at 4:37pm
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I want that shirt Melinda!!
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Comment by Steph S. on February 26, 2013 at 4:36pm
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Comment by Ian Mason on February 26, 2013 at 3:37pm -
Nice one Melinda.
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