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"I've always wanted to be a flagger." "Why?" "Because they stand around and do nothing while enjoying the outdoors. And I hear they get paid well for it." "And all you have to do in return is deal with all the irate drivers." "Oh pish posh, I can...
Tags: flagger, construction, crazy bosses, fun, summer
Picture this! The Great Wall that divides Israel & Palestine. A soccer ball flies over the wall into the Israeli territory and bumps on the bonnet of the IDF soldiers' jeep. The jeep halts and a soldier gets down to hits back the ball over...
Tags: BREAKING BARRIERS, Conflicting Nations, Friendly, Soccer Game, POSSIBLE, Part 1 of 3, Israel, Palestine, soldiers, players, McCann, Cellcom, Tel Aviv, wounds, advertisement, commercial, one-sided games, human interaction, WHOSE COST, fun, faux pas, Ahmed Tibi, myVox
And the N.Z. heir to his barony is a birdlover too The famous British poet Alfred (Lord) Tennyson, whose 200th birthday will be celebrated worldwide on August 6, was a great birdlover. One of his lesser-known poems, called "Ay", names half a dozen bird...
Tags: alfred lord tennyson, literary, litererature, poets, peerage, barons, new zealand, museums, te papa, christchurch, tits, humor, fun, alan tennyson
Seattle's Seafair is fast approaching as locals eagerly anticipate the summer festival's events. Sunday kicked off the Torchlight Parade with 22 floats and a new Miss Seafair crowned, Jacqueline Saarenas. My husband and I grabbed a slice of pizza and...
Objective: Involve him/her in the kitchen to teach the value of DIRECTIONS Objective 2: Introduces him/her to kitchen safety I was making hamburger helper and I wanted to involve the 6 year old to get him out from his DS and television. For this,...
Tags: kids, fun, hamburger helper, lessons
Is he really a centenarian, or *only* 94? Will Britain's "Oldest Marathoner", Pierre Jean "Buster" Martin, who claims he will be 103 years old on September 1, compete against Australian centenarian Ruth Frith in the 2009 World Masters...
Tags: games, 2009 sydney masters, sport, sydney, australia, buster martin, london, aged, marathon, hoax, fun, allnews, brisbane, ruth frith, centenarians, phil rabinowitz, south africa
1 According to the guiness world record books, Robert Wadlow is the tallest person in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. Wadlow was 8 ft. 11.1 inches and 490 pounds at the time of his death. 2 Trijntje keever at 8 ft 4 in is the...
A clever Ode to a Scarecrow was included in Anu Garg's popular AWADmail newsletter, sent last week to 750,000 wordlovers in 200 countries . You could call it a surreal alphabet. Read it aloud: Hey be seedy, eh, effigy, hate shy jakey...
Tags: seattle, sydney, emerald city, comedians, alphabet, martin gardner, oklahoma, fun, english language
Dog owners, TV stations and newspapers in Britain and the United States are competing in a lively contest to discover The World's Oldest Dog. Naturally, they favor their local pooches. They can't all be right. The competition...
Tags: alabama, louisiana, dogs, oldest dog, australia, allnews, fun
Imagine biting into a lemon, and instead of tasting sour, it tastes like lemonade. How about drinking vinegar that tastes like apple juice? It’s all possible thanks to a small, red, olive-sized berry from West Africa known as the miracle fruit...