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Dogs Used As Live Bait To Catch Sharks - For Real??

Dogs Used As Live Bait To Catch Sharks - For Real??

Over the years I have become a member of many notable and perhaps even radical Facebook groups, including, “I dont get drunk...

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A Night of Manliness at the Rodeo

A Night of Manliness at the Rodeo

It was dark on the highway last night and the car in front of us hit an old man, then sped off without stopping to see if they’d even killed him or not.

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Global Warming: "We Simply May Not Have The Power"

Global Warming: "We Simply May Not Have The Power"

Dirty old rotten old Global Warming, said to be caused by us dirty rotten people, is now being described as history's biggest scam. Why?

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What I Learned From Rumpelstiltskin & Sea Squirts

What I Learned From Rumpelstiltskin & Sea Squirts

Every now and again I have a wee identity crisis. Among the multitude of questions I ask myself, the two that always come back to haunt me are:

  1.  "Am I doing the right thing?"

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What The Hell Is Schapelle Corby Still Doing In Jail?

What The Hell Is Schapelle Corby Still Doing In Jail?

"Marijuana gives rise to insanity -- not in its users but in the policies directed against it. A nation that sentences the possessor of a single joint to life imprisonment without parole but sets a murderer free after perhaps six years is in the grips of a deep psychosis."

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Avoid Boxing Day Tsunami Mistakes in Haiti

Avoid Boxing Day Tsunami Mistakes in Haiti

As we all know, Haiti was flattened on the 13th of January.

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Unlikely Angels 3 Feet Closer to Hell

Unlikely Angels 3 Feet Closer to Hell

I imagine there are various uses for Crack Heads and other drug addicts. But the other night I discovered a new one. My car broke down in the middle of town, late at night.

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2010: The Year to Pull Finger

2010: The Year to Pull Finger

Inspired by the passing of this last decade and the promise of a new year, some artsy group in New York City invited people to contribute any “last words” which they then exhibited.
 
I forgive you.
Grow up.
But, you don't understand.

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Surviving a Lonely Christmas

Surviving a Lonely Christmas

I hadn't thought about Christmas at all until I ran into a friend of mine in town. Quivering with excitement she pointed to the parched green pine tree strapped to the roof of her dusty jeep. She was joyful AND triumphant.

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"We Don't Want Cow Cubicles in New Zealand"

"We Don't Want Cow Cubicles in New Zealand"

A Facebook group caught my attention, "We don't want Cow Cubicles in New Zealand." My ears pricked up.

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