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Finally! At least the little blackguard literally works for peanuts.

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It must be the fall rut.

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April Wine - Say Hello
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April Wine - Could Have Been A Lady
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Streetheart - What Kind Of Love Is This
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Streetheart - Under My Thumb
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The ability of parrots to make sensible statements wouldn't surprise any parrot enthusiast, I'm sure. The embarrassment possibilities have been noted in humour. E.g., The proprietress of a brothel gives a favourite client her parrot to thank him for his custom. He takes it home and prepares to intro...

These have the taste of the classic cookies but of course not the appearance. Visualising each bar as a Dutch child in traditional costume is optional. Rogers Foods Ltd., 50th Anniversary Recipe Collection (2002): Anise Taai-Taai Chewy Dutch cookie bars with a mild licorice flavour 2 cups all purpos...

World Pasta Day http://www.pasta-unafpa.org/pasta-day.htm At world level the collective promotion in favour of pasta received a powerful impulsion thanks to the outcome of the World Pasta Congress held in Rome on 25th October 1995. Delegations from various countries discussed together the theme of ...

While I'm in the neighbourhood, here are the selections in Epicurious' recipe slideshow on comfort food: Warm and Wonderful Satisfying comfort foods for chilly fall nights http://www.epicurious.com/recipesmenus/slideshows/Comfort-Food-147?slide=0 1. Red Wine-Braised Shortribs 2. Cioppino 3. Duck Fat...

We gave this a try last night. We used ground turkey rather than a mix of ground and cubed, and substituted chipotles in adobo for the green jalapenos, but otherwise followed the recipe exactly. The result was delicious, although it looked very much like what I gave the cat for her breakfast. White ...

Now that's hilarious. I wonder if their courtship behaviour will change to include the latest pickup lines.

The big bloke basking in the sun has the right attitude: enjoy the sunshine and good weather while it's there.

:-) i reread it several times and i still couldnt connect the words port headland and dream together in a coherant fashion. as an anecdote i once did a 6 month drilling contract in that area with the roughest bunch of blokey blokes you could ever meet - even they decided it was worth driving the ex...

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m586/Horev/Slough004_zpsa5bc0e54.jpg http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m586/Horev/Slough005_zpsa26bdb44.jpg Slough - Tsuu T'ina Indian Reserve - 23 October 2012 We had 8" (20 cm) of global warming overnight and this morning, and it shows no sign of letting...

bSidnKdH5_4 Ken Kamler, Medical Miracle on Everest (2009) http://archive.org/details/KenKamler_2009P When the worst disaster in the history of Mount Everest climbs occurred, Ken Kamler was the only doctor on the mountain. At TEDMED, he shares the incredible story of the climbers' battle against ext...

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m586/Horev/Everest1_zpsfd62169b.jpg George Mallory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mallory George Herbert Leigh Mallory (18 June 1886 – 8 or 9 June 1924) was an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the e...

From Chef Paul's sister: Enola Prudhomme, Low-Calorie Cajun Cooking (1991) Turkey Tasso Makes about 2½ pounds Tasso is a highly seasoned smoked ham used in gumbos, stuffings and bean or pasta dishes. I developed this version made with turkey instead of pork. Plan ahead when making turkey tasso -- th...

Calgary Cassoulet 1¾ cups dried white beans 2 tbsp. butter 2 tbsp. olive oil 1 onion 1 rib celery 1 carrot 2 cups chicken stock 2 cups water* 3 garlic cloves 1 bouquet garni** 1 Roma tomato or 3 tbsp. tomato sauce 2 Spolumbo’s mild Italian sausages 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs salt and peppe...

In principle, trophy hunting and hunting for food are both good. Both are significant economic engines ( tourism, supplies, guiding). Both put ethical hunters in the field to act as the Crown's eyes and ears against poachers (1-800-642-3800, or Report A Poacher.com, including the My Meat's Legal mov...

A quick, easy, gooey treat for the kids, grandkids, or chocoholic spouse: Hot Fudge Pudding Cake 1 cup flour 2/3 cup white sugar 2 tbsp. cocoa 2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 cup milk 2 tbsp. oil 1/2 cup nuts, finely chopped 1 cup yellow sugar 1/4 cup cocoa 2 cups boiling water Measure flour,...

Hoosiernorm wrote:Where would I put French Fries? European topic or American topic?

Under "Freedom," along with freedom cabbage (sauerkraut), etc.

H.G. Quaritch Wales, Towards Angkor (1937) In the footsteps of the Indian invaders http://archive.org/details/towardsangkor035302mbp Across the steaming lowlands of eastern Central Siam a train of heavily laden bullock-carts was laboriously wending its way. The country it 'was traversing was not th...

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m586/Horev/Angkor2_zps0906af3b.jpg Angkor, Cambodia (11/13/1996) NASA http://archive.org/details/PLAN-PIA00505 This is an image of the area around the city of Angkor, Cambodia. The city houses an ancient complex of more than 60 temples dating back to the 9th cent...

Surprisingly colourful and beautiful. I'm tempted to order prints for a certain inmate to decorate his cell: Theodore Kaczynski USP FLORENCE ADMAX U.S. PENITENTIARY PO BOX 8500 FLORENCE, CO 81226 Attn.: prisoner number 04475–046 Dear Mr. Kaczynski: Please find enclosed several prints of Google infra...

Further to the successes of AIRSAR and Google Earth at Angkor, an archaeologist discusses Google Earth as a tool for finding Roman sites, particularly in Saudia Arabia:

David Kennedy: Ancient Ruins
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