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When I saw the book-burning on the news earlier today, I immediately thought of Fahrenheit 451. It's very disappointing how the store owner couldn't even give the books away because no one would take them. http://clicksmilies.com/s1106/trauri...smiley-013.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Fango
I would've taken them in loads (and I'm sure lots of us here probably would too, haha), but I live a thousand miles away.
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Originally Posted by papayahed
Really, I mean it.
US town to ban saggy trousers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6751777.stm
*EDIT* Lets hope for consistency they are outlawing swimming as well
:lol: that's probably a good thing :lol:
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Sunita Williams, a US astronaut aboard the International Space Station, has set a new record for the longest unbroken space flight by a woman. As of 0547 GMT on Saturday, she had passed the 188-day, four-hour mark set by Shannon Lucid in 1996.
HOO-rah for the American space program, which we actually do about as well as we say we do.
A US man has lost a $54m (£27m) claim against a South Korean dry-cleaning firm which lost a pair of his trousers. Roy Pearson, a judge of administrative law, claimed that Custom Cleaners had violated the Consumer Protection Act.
By refusing to pay him $1,000 (£500) after losing his trousers, they failed to honour a pledge to provide "Satisfaction Guaranteed", he argued.
But a Washington judge dismissed the case, which drew international attention, awarding the cleaners costs.
Legal groups have said the case, which has dragged on for two years and involved thousands of hours of legal investigative work, has damaged the image of the US judicial system.
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Poor Korean family!! I do hope they don't go back to Korea and stay here. I mean come on... a pair of pants?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/6257194.stm
Someone has just driven a burning jeep into glasgow airport.
Not sure if this is current politics or not. Very thankful the father was flying yesterday & not today.
A grandmother won second prize in a cake-baking contest at a fete, only to discover she was the only entrant. Jenny Brown, 62, entered her Victoria Sponge into the competition and was initially pleased to have come second.
But she was left shocked when a friend revealed to her that she was the only person to take part.
The contest was organised by the Wimblington Sports Committee and judges marked down the cake because it had indentations from a wire rack.
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How'd she get second then?
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Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Still...if she's the only one...dumb.
That poor woman... Some friend to tell her that she was the only entrant and still managed to get 2nd place. Sometimes I think it is much kinder to keep your mouth shut.