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    I thought our Aussie friends drank Fosters

    This would wake you up in the morning...though I don't know about dunking a donut in it. from Reuters: CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - Cafe-crazy Australians in the last decade have embraced coffee in all its forms, but they've saved the most expensive -- and excremental -- for last. Kopi Luwak...
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    Things have changed in Texas. Boy suspended because hair is too short.

    from KLBJ, Austin: Derek Jackson, a Bailey Middle School student, was slapped with an in-school suspension because of his "buzz cut." An assistant principal pulled Derek Jackson aside, after she saw his extremely short haircut. Both Derek and his mother say school told them the haircut...
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    Now there was a heck of a dog.

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A plucky foot-high Jack Russell terrier named George saved five New Zealand children from two marauding pitbulls, but was so severely mauled in the fight he had to be destroyed, his owner said Wednesday. George was playing with the group of children as they...
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    Any Jeep Cherokee fans here?

    I would buy a new one in a heartbeat. They are still being made in China as the Jeep 2500 http://www.jeep.com.cn/jeep2500/home.html Not bad for a 23 year old design. Jinx
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    How to build a house in Australia

    I thought this was pretty good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvsPv9uzdDM&mode=related&search= Quite a crew--beats doing it yourself. Jinx
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    We got yer dumb criminals right here

    I ran across this from my home county--yessir we can really raise 'em right! from a Washington Post article about video equipped bait cars to catch car theives: " In one Loudoun incident that has become infamous among area police departments, a man stole a bait vehicle and was able to drive it...
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    Someone was planning a big weekend

    from the AP: "ANKENY, Iowa - Several classrooms at Des Moines Area Community College were evacuated after college officials became nervous about a suspicious package. College officials called police and postal inspectors after the box was delivered Thursday. What they found inside wasn't a...
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    gun control proposal from the Toledo Blade

    I have read and reread this op-ed piece looking for signs of parody, what do you think. I am afraid he really believes this. I hope not, maybe I'm just dense today, Jinx http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070425/OPINION04/704250310/0/OPINION Article published Wednesday...
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    fishing with a front end loader

    check out what I saw when I was researching a root grapple for my tractor! http://wrlonginc.com Could get kinda ripe in the sun, don't you think? Jinx
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    Man forced into "baaad" marriage

    from the BBC: Sudan man forced to 'marry' goat A Sudanese man has been forced to take a goat as his "wife", after he was caught having sex with the animal. The goat's owner, Mr Alifi, said he surprised the man with his goat and took him to a council of elders. They ordered the man, Mr...
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    Do a rain dance for our Australian friends

    From the Independent: "Australia is in the midst of a crippling drought, the country's worst on record. Many towns and cities have been forced to enact drastic water restrictions as reservoirs have run dry. Rivers have been reduced to a trickle. The drought has severely damaged the agricultural...
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    Weather at Mt. Washington NH, 4/16/07

    And you thought it was bad where you lived! Like that wind speed? I had to remove 2 trees from the driveway this morning from 52 mph gust.....Jinx Actual: Average : Record : Temperature: Mean Temperature 20 ?F / -6 ?C - Max Temperature 24 ?F / -4 ?C 29 ?F / -1 ?C 55 ?F / 12 ?C...
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    Blowout tide warning

    Here's a marine statement you don't see all that often--although it is a fairly frequent occurance in the winter. MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1157 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007 ANZ530>537-170000- /X.CON.KLWX.MA.S.0007.000000T0000Z-070417T0600Z/...
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    Another sign of the times, from Michigan

    I'm glad the Michigan economy is doing so well they can afford this nonsense: " bill proposed by Michigan Democrats in the state legislature to buy an i-Pod for every Michigan student, supposedly for educational purposes. The plan would cost an already-strapped state government an additional...
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    More Germans fear US than Iran

    Pretty amazing bit of sarcasm for fellow Germans from Der Spiegel. Well worth a read, Jinx Evil Americans, Poor Mullahs By Claus Christian Malzahn Forty-eight percent of Germans think the United States is more dangerous than Iran, a new survey shows, with only 31 percent believing the...
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    converting to Baystar hydraulic steering

    I spent the afternoon taking out my steering cable and I thought I might upgrade. My boat is an Arima 17 cuddy. The manufacturer now uses the Baystar as standard equipment. Does the hydraulic system use the same tilt tube mounting as the rack/cable system? Are hole required to be drilled in...
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    Plainsman: What kind of catnip are you growing out there?

    Saw this in the news: Cats Invade Neb. House, 3 Injured Mar 15 11:08 AM US/Eastern NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) - Two stray cats got into a house and attacked three people inside, then were euthanized and checked for rabies, authorities said. The cats entered Melissa Breva's...
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    Washington State and NASCAR, any truth to this?

    Saw this and wondered if there was anything to it. These are considered harsh words where I come fromd:) Some Democrat lawmakers speaking in the legislature of Washington State recently described NASCAR fans as “toothless, white trash rednecks” and said of them “These people are not the kind...
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    Any groundhog hunters around?

    We need to take care of ole Punxatawney Phil once and for all. That miserable beast was lying through his teeth yet again. 1 degree here this morning. Early spring my *** Jinx
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    Oops: Switzerland accidently invades Leichtenstein

    Maybe they got into the schnapps! ZURICH, Switzerland - What began as a routine training exercise almost ended in an embarrassing diplomatic incident after a company of Swiss soldiers got lost at night and marched into neighboring Liechtenstein. According to Swiss daily Blick, the 170...
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