(from a Facebook Post by a friend) When I was a student at the University of Washington, spandex was very popular. I remember one day, I was walking to class, and this one gal, who lived in the dorm, and who was known for always wearing spandex and no underwear, was walking in front of […][...]
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September 22nd, 2020 - 2:40 am § in Misc.
THE-Ave Challenge
A. Marilyn Monroe B. Betty White C. Barbara Bush D. Anne Lindbergh E. Leni Riefenstahl[...]
September 21st, 2020 - 9:52 am § in Misc.
THE-Ave Challenge: What is it?
A. Tablets of Jewish Law found in Martian cave. B. Debris from destruction of Seattle Viaduct C. Original foundation of the White House D. Oldest known concrete E. Stones from King David’s palace[...]
September 20th, 2020 - 10:26 am § in America
RACISM: It’s not just color
Ben Franklin On “Stupid, Swarthy Germans” Immigrants to America have always been feared and hated. Germans represent the largest group of immigrants to America, outnumbering the English and Irish by a wide margin. Nearly 20% of Americans can trace their ancestors back to Germany. But t[...]
HISTORIC POSTCARDS: January 20, 2024 First Flight of Air Force 1.1 with an Ex President aboard
This historic postcard commemorates three events: 1. The Inauguration of Julian Castro as Americas 46th President and our first Hispanic President 2. The end of the golden era as we now talk about the Great Boom that led to the Second Depression 3. The first official flight of Air Force 1, the offic[...]
September 20th, 2020 - 7:19 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: God Refuses Help to Noah’s Ark
No Help From Noah: The County That Banked on a Religious Theme Park to Solve Its Money Problems Facing bankruptcy, Grant County, Ky., invested in the park hoping for a new revenue source. But cash has yet to start flooding in. WWW.GOVERNING.COM[...]
September 20th, 2020 - 12:09 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Are we about to create MAN?
George Church is a geneticist and a visionary. His goals have included stopping aging, bringing back the dinosaurs and now .. creating humans. The trick here is how to write, using DNA bases an entire human genome, The human genome is 3 billion base pairs long. That is a lot to write using today[...]
Toxic Flag Syndrome
A single exposure to the US flag shifts support towards the Republican Party for up to eight months (T. J. Carter et al. Psychol. Sci. 22, 1011–1018; 2011). There is scant evidence that incidental cues in the environment significantly alter people’s political judgments and behavior in a [...]