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Sunday September 21, 2003

India's version of Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry, the zero tolerance Bombay policeman who dispenses justice from the barrel of a gun, has killed 105 suspects and shows no signs of stopping. While Inspector Pradeep Sharma's methods are questioned by human rights groups, he remains unrepentant.

In fact he insists in language that might have come straight out of a Clint Eastwood movie that he acts ...

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A dime has 118 ridges around the edge, a quarter has 119.

About twenty-five percent of the population will sneeze when they are exposed to light.

A person infected with the SARS virus has a 95% - 98% chance of recovery.

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Don't let worry kill you. Let the Church help.

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Our next song is: "Angels We Have Heard Get High."

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Thursday night is Potluck Supper. Prayer and medication to follow.

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Fun Book Titles

Peek-a-Boo!
- by I. C. Hugh

How to Feed Elephants
- by P. Nutts

All Aboard!
- by Abel Seamann

The Barber of Seville
- by Aaron Floor

Falling from a Window
- by Eileen Dowt

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Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?

How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges?

If a fly has no wings would you call him a walk?

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World Firsts

Edward of Caernarion, later Edward II, becomes the 1st Prince of Wales.

Monday February 7, 1301

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Aurora Ski Club of Red Wing, Minnesota became the 1st United States Ski Club.

Tuesday February 8, 1887

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Bruce McCandless of the United States, makes the 1st untethered space walk.

Tuesday February 7, 1984

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The man known as the 'Crocodile Hunter' died after his chest was punctured by a stingray barb while diving off Australia's northeast coast. The 44 year-old colourful personality was filming a documentary about the Great Barrier Reef when tragedy struck.

According to friend and colleague, John Stainton, Steve Irwin swam too close to the ray while he was diving off his boat "Croc One" near Batt Reef, northeast of Port Douglas.

Monday September 4, 2006

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A father and son in Alabama were killed when they crashed into each other in a head-on collision. Jeffrey Morris Brasher and his son Austin Blaine Brasher of Bankston, Alabama, died early Saturday morning.

Jeffrey Brasher was driving a 2006 Ford pickup and his son was driving a 2004 Chevrolet truck when they collided on a highway head-on, said Alabama State Trooper Jonathon Appling.

Saturday February 18, 2017

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Relatives of a 91-year-old Ohio woman who died this week are giving her the last word with a sassy, occasionally profane obituary that starts with the basics, "I was born. I lived. I died.", and instructs people to "Wait the appropriate amount of time" before trying to claim her stuff.

They wrote it in Jean Oddi's perspective, recapping the people important to her, adventures she had and her favorite activities, including playing cards and teaching her granddaughter "dirty songs".

Thursday February 23, 2017

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Indecision is like a stepchild. If he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water.
- African Proverb

When you have given nothing, ask for nothing.
- Albanian Proverb

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
- African Proverb

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World Firsts

The 1st indoor 15' pole vault, completed by Cornelius Warmerdam, achieving 15 feet 3/8 inches.

Saturday February 7, 1942

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Astronomical Society of Pacific holds its 1st meeting in San Francisco.

Thursday February 7, 1889

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Richard Johnson is the 1st Vice President chosen by the United States Senate. It happened during the Van Buren administration.

Wednesday February 8, 1837

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Wise Words

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
- African Proverb

It takes a village to raise a child.
- African Proverb

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
- African Proverb

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Good Question

If buttered toast always lands buttered side down and a cat always lands on its feet, what would happen if you tied a piece of buttered toast to the back of a cat and dropped them both?

Do steam rollers really roll steam?

If CON is the opposite of PRO, is congress the opposite of progress?

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