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The brother Douglas Adams never talks about.
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Italian trains
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I'm going to be in Rome in a couple of weeks for a personal appearance, paid for and organized by the event promoters. Then I'm going (on my own bread & planning) to spend a few days up north near Savona, on the Ligurian coast. My plan is to take the train from Rome. I've looked at the Italian rail site and there are several trains available... more »
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Now that's how to tease a reader into the story
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From the RSS feed for the New York Times: The Yale law library, which has one of the best collections of rare law books in the world, is now the official repository of Supreme Court justice bobblehead dolls. [link] Alas, the actual article has no such appreciation for how to... more »
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Literally
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Dodge claims the Grand Caravan "literally gave birth to all other minivans." If that were literally true shouldn't it be on YouTube? David
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Their Finest Hour
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Anent the thread last week on UKers ideas about USAns, my question from the left side of the pond is: "Are things in London so drab and dreary now that the glow of nostalgia suffuses memory to the point of making war-rationed foods look (or taste) attractive?" [link]... more »
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Lawyers, accountants, taxes
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Husband: What kinds of things can I deduct as business expenses? Accountant: Things that are required for your business. Husband: How do I know which things are required for my business? Accountant: They'd be things that were required? for your business. Husband: What are the criteria for "required for my business"?... more »
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Why all the kerfuffle about the US census?
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We just got our census form in the mail today and I was amazed at how little information they are asking for. The Australian census bureau collects information on employment, education, health/disability, religion, ethnic status on several levels, etc etc. I just looked up the last Australian census form and it had sixty questions on it. The... more »
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I think this one isn't a parody either
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The recent thread about the church proudly holding book burnings of non-KJV Bibles led to the suggestion that it is a parody site. I don't think so. Here is another one which I think is for real: [link] There are no book burnings and it has better web design, but I am willing to overlook that in return for the (new to me) usage... more »
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In the Name of Jesus (or not)
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Why is Jesus a common name among people who speak Spanish and Portuguese but not English? Does it reflect a difference between Catholics and Protestants? If so, are there many Italians and Poles and French named Jesus (or the equivalent of Jesus in their languages)? Were there many Englishmen in say, 1350, named... more »
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Plug the plug
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Nobody thought of this before? Really? [link] [link] "Min-Kyu Choi was probably not the first person to notice the disparity between his Macbook Air laptop (thin enough to slide into a manila envelope) and the plug attached to it (so bulky you need a duffel bag). But he was... more »
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