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James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29413) • Eugene, Oregon 1 Nov 21

Furthermore, it can be used as a noun or a verb and the CNN article I read about this word, says it first appeared in the 1980s as a noun. I wonder who came up with then and in what contest it was used? Many people around the...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? The VAX was a popular mainframe computer back in the '80s. A little later, I believe, it became a shortened form of 'vacuum', used as a verb, though not very commonly. In England, the more common verb was 'to hoover' (after a popular brand of vacuum cleaner at...

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Shavkat @Shavkat (139672) • Philippines 26 Oct 21

My wittiness came out naturally when a 9-year-old naughty girl made me like this. You might be puzzled about it. The story goes like this. Me: "Are you eating?" Student: "No, teacher." Me: "Really?" "Can you make a sentence...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? I have a tail. It's called a coccyx and it's hidden from view, though it can be very painful if it's hit hard. My cat thinks it odd that I don't have a tail but he accepts hand waving in place of tail gestures (though my cat language abilities are still in...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (339431) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Oct 21

Some months back, I wrote about a fire pit that was made from the base of a cement mixer – one that would have been on the back of a truck. It was several feet across and, with a roaring fire blazing, the heat was enough to warm...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? @JudyEv There is a corrugated iron fence behind it and a paved area round it but the side is open to an area of dry grass. I wouldn't care to see any sparks go that way and they could. depending on the wind and how well the fire was kept.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (339431) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Oct 21

Some months back, I wrote about a fire pit that was made from the base of a cement mixer – one that would have been on the back of a truck. It was several feet across and, with a roaring fire blazing, the heat was enough to warm...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? That is, indeed, some fire pit. By the bend or dent in the front rail, it looks as though it's designed to take a small hog on a spit. I just hope that they've taken precautions against sparks blowing off into the bush!

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The Horse @TheHorse (218464) • Walnut Creek, California 16 Oct 21

Who is Tim Scott and where is he from? What does he stand FOR, not against? Do you get SPAM like this? ----- ***From the Desk of Tim Scott** Friend, we are running out of time to stop the far Left Democrats and save our...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? @vandana7 I don't know how the UK runs the NHS, exactly, but funding for the service is allocated by the Chancellor in his budget and the NHS managers distribute the money as required.It must be a huge task! Our tax rates are also fixed by the Chancellor and...

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The Horse @TheHorse (218464) • Walnut Creek, California 16 Oct 21

Who is Tim Scott and where is he from? What does he stand FOR, not against? Do you get SPAM like this? ----- ***From the Desk of Tim Scott** Friend, we are running out of time to stop the far Left Democrats and save our...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? No, I don't get spam like this because I live in a reasonably free country, where what you people call 'far left democrats' are part of a slightly crazy fringe and what he calls 'liberals' tend to be members of our Conservative government. Freedom is a...

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Lenore Plassman @sallypup (60957) • Centralia, Washington 16 Oct 21

I'm not sixteen any longer so no new to me automobile. My new wheels arrived yesterday. They climb stairs, too. This cart or if you want to call it a trolley, should help me carry groceries, bags of animal feed etc. easier from...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? Cool trolley! Clearly James thought it was some kind of cage to take him to the vet in, though it's more likely he didn't like it because it doesn't have a floor and his paws felt likely to slip through. I'm amazed that he managed to get out through the bars,...

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celticeagle @celticeagle (166672) • Boise, Idaho 14 Oct 21

To begin with, ladybugs are not really bugs. They are beetles known as Ladybird beetles by entomologists. The ones we know here in North America are the seven-spotted ladybugs with shiny red and black bodies. They actually come in...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? @MALUSE I knew it was Käfer, of course, but I couldn't be bothered to look up how to type 'a umlaut' and wasn't sure whether it would work here - some do, some come up with the unaccented letter and some produce a '?' instead. I was as meticulous as the...

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celticeagle @celticeagle (166672) • Boise, Idaho 14 Oct 21

To begin with, ladybugs are not really bugs. They are beetles known as Ladybird beetles by entomologists. The ones we know here in North America are the seven-spotted ladybugs with shiny red and black bodies. They actually come in...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? It's only in North America (a minority of English speakers, incidentally) that the insect is called a 'ladybug', The rest of the English speaking world calls it a 'Ladybird' (even though it is not a bird). Other European names for it similarly associate it...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43910) • Cambridge, England 12 Oct 21

What, in heaven's name is a Cucamelon, I hear you ask! A cucamelon is a small Mexican fruit, about the size of a grape, which is a relative of the cucumber or gherkin (and less closely related to melons). It looks just like a...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? Surely, prickly pears don't grow in Switzerland! I see recently that someone is growing mangos in the South of France and I already know that Iceland is the largest banana producer in Europe. I think I did try a prickly pear once. I don't remember that it...

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simplyme @m_audrey6788 (58472) • Germany 13 Oct 21

Hello Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening to all my dear mylotters I woke up in a light sunny and cold weather. I had a great morning walk and also enjoyed my dancing exercise Today,...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? @Vree0937 What I'm referring to is not the small individual skewers but something called a Doner Kebab. It's a very large piece of meat on a vertical pole which rotates in front of a grill. As the outside layers of the meat cook, they are sliced off and...

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simplyme @m_audrey6788 (58472) • Germany 13 Oct 21

Hello Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening to all my dear mylotters I woke up in a light sunny and cold weather. I had a great morning walk and also enjoyed my dancing exercise Today,...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? @m_audrey6788 Lamb doesn't seem to be as popular in other places. It's used a lot in the Middle East and India, of course, mainly because of the restrictions on pork (Islam and Judaism) and beef (Hinduism). It's apparently not as common in the US as it is here...

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simplyme @m_audrey6788 (58472) • Germany 13 Oct 21

Hello Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening to all my dear mylotters I woke up in a light sunny and cold weather. I had a great morning walk and also enjoyed my dancing exercise Today,...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? Gyros are called Doner Kebab here. I think that this style of cooking (sliced meat seasoned and packed onto a large spit and grilled on a vertical grill) was invented in Turkey and imported to Greece, The Greek name symply means 'turned' or 'turning' (we have...

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Lenore Plassman @sallypup (60957) • Centralia, Washington 12 Oct 21

The man who led the Chieftains and helped spread traditional Irish music around the world has died. Paddy Maloney. He was 83 years young. Many times the Chieftain's rolicking music yanked me out of a down in the dumps stew. So...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? @sallypup Paddy Maloney was a very fine pipe player but he always saw himself as an ambassador of the uillean pipes and was more than happy to showcase other pipers and to encourage young pipers. I'm sure that he must have been the inspiration for hundreds of...

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Lenore Plassman @sallypup (60957) • Centralia, Washington 12 Oct 21

The man who led the Chieftains and helped spread traditional Irish music around the world has died. Paddy Maloney. He was 83 years young. Many times the Chieftain's rolicking music yanked me out of a down in the dumps stew. So...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? The Chieftans were always the more serious, 'musiciall' side of Irish music, though their music was every bit as lively and full of fun as the other groups of that era - the Clancys and the Dubliners, for example. Here is one of the most...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43910) • Cambridge, England 12 Oct 21

What, in heaven's name is a Cucamelon, I hear you ask! A cucamelon is a small Mexican fruit, about the size of a grape, which is a relative of the cucumber or gherkin (and less closely related to melons). It looks just like a...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? Although it looks like a cross between a melon and a cucumber, they are entirely different species. As you probably know, melons and gourds (which include cucumbers and marrows) developed in the Old World - Asia and Europe - while pumpkins, squashes and so on...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43910) • Cambridge, England 12 Oct 21

What, in heaven's name is a Cucamelon, I hear you ask! A cucamelon is a small Mexican fruit, about the size of a grape, which is a relative of the cucumber or gherkin (and less closely related to melons). It looks just like a...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? @MALUSE It's certainly not a window sill or window box plant! It seems to want to take over the world! However, it's not frost hardy, so it dies back in the winter.

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