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[home.comcast.net] Exactly where and when the first fried dough appeared is the subject of much speculation and one that is covered under the History portion of this site. What can be agreed upon is that almost every culture has its own version of fried dough, be it savory or sweet, with or without a hole.…

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What is it with trampolines, and why do at least three households in the area, have them? Are they some new lifestyle thing?

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Secrets of the basking shark, revaled: [news.bbc.co.uk] Despite its huge size, it eats plankton rather than people, and its slow movements make it easy to catch by harpoon or net. Actually, it’s a rathe good read.

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Choice quote: Why Brits verify nudity from the front and Americans verify it from the rear is anyone’s guess. Stuff that every Briton needs to know: The word’s probable derivation is so non-vulgar as to be quite amusing. Specifically, a bollock is a pulley-block at the head of a topmast, otherwise known as a bullock…

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Via Chris Samuel: [www.csamuel.org] The world is going barmy through fear – here’s someone getting arrested for wearing a rain jacket, carrying a rucksack with a laptop inside, looking down at the steps while going into a tube station and checking his phone for messages. I guess he probably considers himself lucky not to have…

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[www.wired.com] When New England inventor Philip French had his epiphany 15 years ago, he didn’t dream it would lead to an invention that would be pressed into service in a top-secret government project, or spawn an epic court battle over the limits of executive power. He was just admiring a tennis ball.

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The Register, with a 4-page compendium of interesting places to look-at using satellite and aerial photo resources on the web: [www.theregister.co.uk]

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Apparently she’s OK, though. Hope so. [www.rocketboom.com]

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I haven’t the time to find any more links about this at the moment, but it’s worth a quick look: [www.telegraph.co.uk] In February we reported on the challenge thrown down by the West of England Steam Engine Society to build a steam motorcycle capable of being ridden at up to 50mph around a “wall of…

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I try not to be much of a pedant regarding such matters, and I am far from perfect regarding proper spelling – especially when tired – however just to vent one teensy-weensy pet peeve: Hypothesis: The old adage of ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’ is overused, misleading, and may in fact be practically useless.…

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This just looks incredible: [www.malbertphoto.com]

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And while we’re on the subject of comedy, watch this: [gprime.net] – it answers a lot of questions about the President of the USA. (WMV alas, streaming)

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