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Actress Andie MacDowell Complains She Was Downgraded on Plane From First Class to "Tourist" Class Because of Her Dog

Via: johnrussell • Other • 6 Comments • 8 years ago

Andie MacDowell Complains She Was Downgraded on Plane From First Class to "Tourist" Class Because of Her Dog...

Soldiers Continue Guarding Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Despite Blizzard

Via: pj • Other • 5 Comments • 8 years ago

Soldiers Continue Guarding Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Despite Blizzard Us Weekly January 23, 2016 A little snow isn’t going to stop them! The 3rd U.S. Infantry...

My NEW avatar-- An attempt at humor

Via: community • Other • 45 Comments • 8 years ago

Saturday afternoon, while playing a computer game, I saw a HUGE flash in my right eye, and gradually lost all sight in the eye. I stood in the mirror, smiling, (to make sure it was even),...

How to resize images to fit in the comment window properly

Via: ravenwing • Other • 14 Comments • 8 years ago

I have noticed that some folks have a problem with their pictures/memes/images fitting properly within the comment windows. Some are too far off to the right of the window and often cuts off part...

Why is there so much hate on NewsTalkers??? Don't you like ANYONE?????

Via: 1stwarrior • Other • 36 Comments • 8 years ago

Gays, muslims, blacks, hispanics, repubs, dems, libs, convers, tea-partiers, racists, Trump haters - my gosh, are those the only topics you folks know or look for? Why don't you look for some...

Sad Puppies Whine Sadly ... by Bob Nelson

Via: bob-nelson • Other • 1 Comments • 8 years ago

In August, the Hugo Awards were voted on and distributed at the World Science Fiction Convention in Spokane, Washington. Tension was high, because the nomination process, months earlier, had...

Sad Puppies and Paranoid Barflies

Via: bob-nelson • Other • 4 Comments • 8 years ago

A week ago... I posted an article about the Sad Puppy movement, created by a group of science fiction authors to take control of the Hugo Awards. The article got no reaction for a couple days,...

Hugos, Sad Puppies, and the the Game of Thrones

Via: bob-nelson • Other • 4 Comments • 8 years ago

I don't remember the title of the first SF book I read -- it was of the genre I later came to recognize as "standard coming-of-age young-adult Space Cadet schlock"... but well-crafted schlock by...

The Meaninglessness And Vapidity Of The Internet

Via: johnrussell • Other • 16 Comments • 8 years ago

I looked at a story about the death on New Years Eve of the pop standards singer Natalie Cole, because I have enjoyed her music for many years. She was a great talent in the genre. The story ,...

Captions Please !!

Via: nona62 • Other • 21 Comments • 9 years ago

Man dies after blowing up condom machine, says German police

Via: nona62 • Other • 18 Comments • 9 years ago

Sponsored Man dies after blowing up condom machine, says German police The man died after an apparent robbery attempt with two accomplices who fled the scene, leaving...

A Christmas Wish for NewsTalkers

Via: jerry-verlinger • Other • 2 Comments • 9 years ago

I hope all The NewsTalkers and their families have the Merriest of Christmas's this year. We should all take a moment of silence for those who were taken from their families by...

This Idaho Middle School Lunch Lady Was Fired for Giving a Free Lunch to a Hungry Student

Via: nona62 • Other • 5 Comments • 9 years ago

This Idaho Middle School Lunch Lady Was Fired for Giving a Free Lunch to a Hungry Student One Idaho school...

For All NewsTalkers Members

Via: ravenwing • Other • 18 Comments • 9 years ago

Today (December 22) is Stephie Cantleys' Birthday!

Via: jerry-verlinger • Other • 9 Comments • 9 years ago

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEPHI !

Welcome to the Digital Dark Ages: Movies and Books Get Deleted as Selfies Pile Up

Via: johnrussell • Other • 6 Comments • 9 years ago

Welcome to the Digital Dark Ages: Movies and Books Get Deleted as Selfies Pile Up Computers and Internet by Ted Rall | December 22, 2015 - 10:37am Historians and archivists...

Mother dies from Cancer, leaves hilarious (and foul) leter to her family.

Via: nona62 • Other • 11 Comments • 9 years ago

This iframe is not allowed MCFARLAND, Wis. — A 36-year-old mom who passed away earlier this week from cancer left a hilarious and...

Do This!

Via: community • Other • 2 Comments • 9 years ago

You must do this in google chrome. Type in google: a long time ago in a galaxy far far away And see what happens....

What Does 'Every Life Has Meaning' Really Mean ?

Via: johnrussell • Other • 6 Comments • 9 years ago

I was walking out of a Walgreen's today when I saw three people standing by a bus stop. It was a man and a woman, about thirty, and an older woman , probably one of their mother. The younger woman...

Man tries to break into home via chimney, gets stuck, dies after owner lights fire

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Other • 10 Comments • 9 years ago

Man tries to break into home via chimney, gets stuck, dies after owner lights fire By Fred Barbash, Washington Post | November 30, 2015 A homeowner in Huron, Calif., was just settling in for...

"It's Time To Take Care Of Others" - Minnesota Couple Puts $500,000 Check Into Salvation Army Kettle

Via: johnrussell • Other • 5 Comments • 9 years ago

Couple who 'once ate discarded food' put $500,000 in Salvation Army kettle ‘It’s time to take care of others,’ say donors who left check at Minnesota grocery store, citing charity’s...

A Lesson To Be Learned

Via: community • Other • 9 Comments • 9 years ago

It's raining outside. For those of you who are fortunate enough to be able to observe it from a window inside your warm comfortable home here is something you may want to view to help you before...

"Sweden Slams Shut Its Open-door Policy Towards Refugees"

Via: community • Other • 1 Comments • 9 years ago

Sweden slams shut its open-door policy towards refugees ‘We simply can’t do any more,’ prime minister says in announcing Sweden’s asylum regime will revert to EU minimum David Crouch in...

Syrians are a Nation of Terrorist Supporters

Via: community • Other • 3 Comments • 9 years ago

10,000 Syrian refugees mean 1,300 ISIS supporters. Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is a New York writer focusing on radical Islam. Syria is a terror...