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Quote from: Swatopluk on April 20, 2024, 02:57:33 PMAnd yet another state came up with a law that bans counties and municipalities from requiring employers to give their workers at minimum a 15 min water break every 4 hours (mainly concerning agricultural workers in high summer).

And this evening was the beginning of Passover when we were slaves escaping Egypt. It's quite a jolly evening which felt a little out of place. Of course, even then nasty stuff was going on with the killing of the firstborn and all those plagues.

Last _{Apparently old Hagadas (prayer book for the Seder service) are worth a lot but mine which dates back to 1920 has wine spilt all over it on various pages, so maybe not.} Post

Ring

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A new crepuscular anteater found solace in tapping syncopated rhythms using its front teeth and certain keepers held barely back by wire entanglements installed by nefarious and malodorous penguins.  Meanwhile, within a crenellated battlement on top of a gothically inspired garden shed the multifarious congregation of dispassionate but elaborately coiffed and manicured chow chows held a conference of (to them) unknown importance. The head gardener waved incessantly during every episode of the Coronation Comedies before any ceremonial heralds were able to overcome and conquer the ever present yet well hidden banjo playing striped marsupials whose fur - mottled as the major lepidoform hexapode - stuck their hair straight without any discernible or even identifiable sign of nodular protuberances anywhere to accompany their dark and irritating lice. This development called for an insincere acknowledgement of the underlying and syncopated prolonged alterations of magnificent and luminescent lion manes that had ignominiously begun to sprout superficially adipose red lice infested with azure tapeworms.  Resplendent with luxurious overcoats ornated with Swarovski crystals, FrangiPhangi II, the recent High Priestess of fabulous and rabulistic natural ablutions, made an unprecedented appearance at the palatial Palace of the Palatine Hills with her entourage of resplendent and voluptuous pond-maids while her daugther waited for an opportunity to use her new prayer beads to help with the monstrous deeds that her highly disreputable fourth cousin, a misstep of epic proportions, enacted while no single individual within the House of Thurn and relevant areas having any sign of being involved, the President of the musical society, planned to end their tumultuous relationship before any of their appendages exploded.Consequently, no sentients were unconsciously condescending members of the unconsecrated bishops in Konstanz upon Sea but the bishopric of Devil's Vale (Austria) had a non-violent outbreak of scurvy

The US system is nuts if all it can come up with are Biden and Trump. There must be able younger people on both sides, maybe not having enough money to run a campaign.

Also, how will they ever get an impartial jury for Trump? It's not possible unless people with zero interest in who is President.

I could send out an email but not many siblings respond to them nowdays. I could put somemthing on Facebook Toadfish group, but similarly, have done it before and not many members reacted. There is definitely a drify away from forums towards the social media platforms.



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The News programs are all about Gaza now. Ukraine v. Russia after being main topic is now an after-thought. Media should be even-handed.

A new crepuscular anteater found solace in tapping syncopated rhythms using its front teeth and certain keepers held barely back by wire entanglements installed by nefarious and malodorous penguins.  Meanwhile, within a crenellated battlement on top of a gothically inspired garden shed the multifarious congregation of dispassionate but elaborately coiffed and manicured chow chows held a conference of (to them) unknown importance. The head gardener waved incessantly during every episode of the Coronation Comedies before any ceremonial heralds were able to overcome and conquer the ever present yet well hidden banjo playing striped marsupials whose fur - mottled as the major lepidoform hexapode - stuck their hair straight without any discernible or even identifiable sign of nodular protuberances anywhere to accompany their dark and irritating lice. This development called for an insincere acknowledgement of the underlying and syncopated prolonged alterations of magnificent and luminescent lion manes that had ignominiously begun to sprout superficially adipose red lice infested with azure tapeworms.  Resplendent with luxurious overcoats ornated with Swarovski crystals, FrangiPhangi II, the recent High Priestess of fabulous and rabulistic natural ablutions, made an unprecedented appearance at the palatial Palace of the Palatine Hills with her entourage of resplendent and voluptuous pond-maids while her daugther waited for an opportunity to use her new prayer beads to help with the monstrous deeds that her highly disreputable fourth cousin, a misstep of epic proportions, enacted while no single individual within the House of Thurn and relevant areas having any sign of being involved, the President of the musical society, planned to end their tumultuous relationship before any of their appendages exploded.Consequently, no sentients were unconsciously condescending members of the unconsecrated bishops in Konstanz upon Sea but the bishopric of Devil's Vale (Austria) had a

Most doom-ridden I think.

Where has everyone gone? Are they on their Easter breaks?

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A new crepuscular anteater found solace in tapping syncopated rhythms using its front teeth and certain keepers held barely back by wire entanglements installed by nefarious and malodorous penguins.  Meanwhile, within a crenellated battlement on top of a gothically inspired garden shed the multifarious congregation of dispassionate but elaborately coiffed and manicured chow chows held a conference of (to them) unknown importance. The head gardener waved incessantly during every episode of the Coronation Comedies before any ceremonial heralds were able to overcome and conquer the ever present yet well hidden banjo playing striped marsupials whose fur - mottled as the major lepidoform hexapode - stuck their hair straight without any discernible or even identifiable sign of nodular protuberances anywhere to accompany their dark and irritating lice. This development called for an insincere acknowledgement of the underlying and syncopated prolonged alterations of magnificent and luminescent lion manes that had ignominiously begun to sprout superficially adipose red lice infested with azure tapeworms.  Resplendent with luxurious overcoats ornated with Swarovski crystals, FrangiPhangi II, the recent High Priestess of fabulous and rabulistic natural ablutions, made an unprecedented appearance at the palatial Palace of the Palatine Hills with her entourage of resplendent and voluptuous pond-maids while her daugther waited for an opportunity to use her new prayer beads to help with the monstrous deeds that her highly disreputable fourth cousin, a misstep of epic proportions, enacted while no single individual within the House of Thurn and relevant areas having any sign of being involved, the President of the musical society, planned to end their tumultuous relationship before any of their appendages exploded.
Consequently, no sentients were unconsciously condescending members of the unconsecrated bishops in Konstanz upon Sea but the bishopric of Devil's

None of it matters a jot when we will all be extinct very shortly.

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A new crepuscular anteater found solace in tapping syncopated rhythms using its front teeth and certain keepers held barely back by wire entanglements installed by nefarious and malodorous penguins.  Meanwhile, within a crenellated battlement on top of a gothically inspired garden shed the multifarious congregation of dispassionate but elaborately coiffed and manicured chow chows held a conference of (to them) unknown importance. The head gardener waved incessantly during every episode of the Coronation Comedies before any ceremonial heralds were able to overcome and conquer the ever present yet well hidden banjo playing striped marsupials whose fur - mottled as the major lepidoform hexapode - stuck their hair straight without any discernible or even identifiable sign of nodular protuberances anywhere to accompany their dark and irritating lice. This development called for an insincere acknowledgement of the underlying and syncopated prolonged alterations of magnificent and luminescent lion manes that had ignominiously begun to sprout superficially adipose red lice infested with azure tapeworms.  Resplendent with luxurious overcoats ornated with Swarovski crystals, FrangiPhangi II, the recent High Priestess of fabulous and rabulistic natural ablutions, made an unprecedented appearance at the palatial Palace of the Palatine Hills with her entourage of resplendent and voluptuous pond-maids while her daugther waited for an opportunity to use her new prayer beads to help with the monstrous deeds that her highly disreputable fourth cousin, a misstep of epic proportions, enacted while no single individual within the House of Thurn and relevant areas having any sign of being involved, the President of the musical society, planned to end their tumultuous relationship before any of their appendages exploded.
Consequently, no sentients were unconsciously condescending members of the unconsecrated bishops in Konstanz upon Sea but

Quote from: Swatopluk on January 26, 2024, 09:46:23 AMAncient 'chewing gum' sheds light on stone age teenagers' diet
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/jan/23/ancient-chewing-gum-stone-age-teenagers-diet

They were mostly teenagers due to life expectancy? Maybe no adults in society, all died off.

"from writing"

I'm not sure why I posted my last post (not The Last Post, the one here).                 

I don't understand my own post. My brain is fruzzled.

I come late to the New Year. So far it is no better than Last Year.

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PS. Thanks for the advice Swato. I'll take a raincheck on the flooding.

A new crepuscular anteater found solace in tapping syncopated rhythms using its front teeth and certain keepers held barely back by wire entanglements installed by nefarious and malodorous penguins.  Meanwhile, within a crenellated battlement on top of a gothically inspired garden shed the multifarious congregation of dispassionate but elaborately coiffed and manicured chow chows held a conference of (to them) unknown importance. The head gardener waved incessantly during every episode of the Coronation Comedies before any ceremonial heralds were able to overcome and conquer the ever present yet well hidden banjo playing striped marsupials whose fur - mottled as the major lepidoform hexapode - stuck their hair straight without any discernible or even identifiable sign of nodular protuberances anywhere to accompany their dark and irritating lice. This development called for an insincere acknowledgement of the underlying and syncopated prolonged alterations of magnificent and luminescent lion manes that had ignominiously begun to sprout superficially adipose red lice infested with azure tapeworms.  Resplendent with luxurious overcoats ornated with Swarovski crystals, FrangiPhangi II, the recent High Priestess of fabulous and rabulistic natural ablutions, made an unprecedented appearance at the palatial Palace of the Palatine Hills with her entourage of resplendent and voluptuous pond-maids while her daugther waited for an opportunity to use her new prayer beads to help with the monstrous deeds that her highly disreputable fourth cousin, a misstep of epic proportions, enacted while no single individual within the House of Thurn and relevant areas having any sign of being involved, the President of the musical society, planned to end their tumultuous relationship before any of their appendages exploded.

Let's freely play dice? Is a game of dice always paid for?