I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.

~Alexander the Great~

He was such a great man.
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Journalists and editors on deadline make the occasional error. Some are funnier than others:

• NBC reported that American students rank internationally at: “26th math, 21th science, 17th reading.”

• Britain’s Sky News showed the 
importance of punctuation: “Top 
stories: World leaders at Mandela tribute, Obama–Castro handshake and same-sex marriage date set.”

• A retraction from Wired: “A previous version of this story incorrectly quoted Dropbox co=founder Drew Houston saying ‘anyone with nipples’ instead of ‘anyone with a pulse.’”

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First Microbes Breathed Sulfur Before It Was Cool

Washington Post

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Stolen Prosthetic Arm Discovered in a Secondhand Shop

Daily Echo, England

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Marshall County Sheriff’s Candidate Disputes Report of Own Death

WAFF (Huntsville, Alabama)

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Misadventures in headline writing from around the world:

City Unsure Why the Sewer Smells —The Herald-Palladium (St. Joseph, Michigan)

Case of Innocent Man Freed 
After Spending 18 Years in Prison Proves Texas System Works —Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (Texas)

British Left Waffles on Falklands —The Guardian

At Last Singer Etta James Dies —dailymail.co.uk

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Headlines around America

• County to Pay $250,000 to Advertise Lack of Funds (Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon)

• 4-H Training Scheduled for Shooting Instructors (Pine City Pioneer, Minnesota)

• Study Shows Frequent Sex Enhances Pregnancy Chances (Winchester Star, Virginia)

• Police: DUI Charge for Woman Celebrating End of Earlier DUI 
Suspension (Chicago Tribune)

• Federal Agents Raid Gun Shop, Find Weapons (Tulsa World, Oklahoma)

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Here’s the news: A Rhode Island man was arrested for passing a counterfeit $100 bill. What gave him away? Lincoln’s face: It’s supposed to be on the $5 bill.
Source: Sun Chronicle (Attleboro, Massachusetts)

Here’s the laugh: A counterfeiter drives to a small town, enters a store, and hands the rube behind the counter an $18 bill. “Mind making change?” he asks.

“Sure,” says the clerk. “Ya want two nines or three sixes?”

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Headline from the Times Herald-Record (Newburgh, New York): West Point Cadets Train for Life in Iraq with Weekend in N.J.

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Woman with Arms Held

—Source: Times of India

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Wisconsin Woman Takes Husband to Police for “Talking Stupidly”

—Source: La Crosse (Wisconsin) Tribune

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Warehouse Worker Packing Stress Balls Punched His Boss in Face

—Source: Mirror

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Vladimir Putin Hires Boyz II Men to Boost the Russian Birth Rate

—Source: Daily Mail

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Suspected Beer Thief Leaves Liquid Trail

—Source: Charleston Daily Mail

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Study: Rich More Likely to Take Candy from Babies

Source: Washington Post

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Statistics Show Teen Pregnancy Drops Off Significantly After Age 25

—Source: New York Post

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Spay/Neuter Clinic for Low-Income Residents

—Source: (Lewiston, Maine) Sun Journal

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Sun Is Too Round, Say Scientists

—Source: The Independent

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Self-Proclaimed Invisible Man No-Show at Court Hearing

—Source: The Daily Herald (Provo, Utah)

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Good morning everyboomie.


We are officially over the hump.


I'm afraid I twisted my ankle a bit when I landed.


Looks like my rigor mortise is slowing me down.


I'm starting to feel like one of the walking dead.


Assuming they still have feelings.


I hope you all have a happy day, and feel...... .......better than ever.


joe

Yes we are Joe

And just one day from Friday Eve

didn't get past question #2 last night in HQ Trivia .. we'll see if we don't do better tonight

Everyone has feelings Joe ... theirs are just a little haunted

Have a great day everyone

Joe, next time cruise over the hump instead of jumping!

soot, if you can't get far in HG TRivia, I certainly will never make it!

Have a happy day all!

Ana

Joe, I think the walking dead do have feelings, but they mainly consist of hunger.

with the HQ Trivia tonight, soot! Hope you make it to question 3 this time.

Have a great day, Ana.

It's Wednesday night, and I'm off to sleep. Today's work day was much too long; I didn't even have time to practice when I got home. Oh, well, tomorrow should be shorter, so hopefully I'll have time then.

And now, I'm off to sleep. Have a great Thursday, everyone.

Good Morning Joe, soot, Ana, venus and everyone. Joe hope the ankle is better today. Soot wishing you luck playing HQ Trivia! Ana enjoy your day. Venus don't work to hard. Coffee, tea and hot chocolate are ready.
A Happy Day wished for everyone!

Good morning everyone, have a Great Thump Day. Danish, Eggs, Grits, Hash Browns, BB Pancakes, French Toast, and Bacon in the NC.

Gail, sending prayers and positive thoughts.

Thumping Good Thursday ya'll

It's a grey, overcast day here. All the windows are open. I think today will be book cooking.

Went to Wally Mart to get a few things. Found 3 new puzzles I hadn't done. Got to the checkout and they wouldn't scan! So the clerk called 'management' and she took them to the back and came back 15 minutes later. I wasn't going to leave until I got an answer cause I really NEED puzzles. Keeps me semi-sane. So finally the management comes with the puzzles and says they are $7.82 each and I said I wanted all of them so she walked me over to the 'self-check' since I already had a full basket of paid for stuff and she got the 'trainee' checker to input the info (which was very complicated) but after it all was done I got a DISCOUT! final price was $7.05. I was happy to pay less and I guess they compensated me for 'my trouble'. Yea!!!!

Good night, everyone.

Nighty night...