The Random Post Thread
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JHDK, it's nice that you're so easily amused – but I can't say I see anything giggle-inducing about camel toes.
Cor blimey, mate, know you naught about the Great Fire of London? 'Twas a right bloomin' plonker what destroyed most of the city.
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The Great Fire of London
The summer of 1666 was hot and dry. People were hopeful that the heat would kill off the plague. Instead, it fueled The Great Fire of London.
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Chicago burned down because Mrs O’Leary’s cat knocked over a candle in her barn.
Mrs. O'Leary's cow did not kick over a lantern and did not start the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Catherine O'Leary was asleep in bed when the fire began at 9 PM October 8 and there was no lantern in the barn. The official cause has never been determined but there is speculation a group of men were gambling inside the barn and one of them accidentally started the fire. In 1997, a Chicago City Council committee officially exonerated the cow:
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Mister Hectic wants an 8th day. Okay, here is 8th Day's biggest hit, from 1971:
MRS. O’LEARY, COW CLEARED BY CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE
Nearly 126 years after the Great Chicago Fire, the city’s Committee on Police and Fire on Monday replaced local legend with a better version of history and voted to exonerate Catherine O̵…
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Mister Hectic wants an 8th day. Okay, here is 8th Day's biggest hit, from 1971:
Sick of Leap Day? Wish Christmas was always on a Monday? Get on board with the permanent calendar
The 364-day Hanke-Henry Permanent Calendar starts every year on a Monday and, in lieu of Leap Day, offers an extra week every five or six years.
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I don't know why I still have Dave Grohl as my avatar, so I'm changing it.
Dude, sometimes you make me angry. That shit is gorgeous but I seem to remember your home office pics of the woods....that's also pretty amazing.
My Turks & Caicos pic is probably not much different from where you are right now, with the warmth and palm trees. And as much as I like my home office, it's in a very different environment. I took this picture about a week ago, and while it was well received by my local community forum, it represents the differences between where I am and the Caribbean.
