Exchange students in Italy set fire by cooking pasta without water
Via: johnrussell • Other • 147 Comments • 6 years ago
Three American exchange students in Italy caused a fire after attempting to cook pasta without boiling water.
March 21 (UPI) -- A group of American exchange students in Italy caused...
Without Looking It Up, Do You Know The Difference Between 'Assume' And 'Presume' ?
Via: johnrussell • Other • 44 Comments • 6 years ago
Do You Know The Difference In Usage Between
Assume And Presume ?
Insure and Ensure ?
Affect and Effect?
Denote and Connote?
Elicit and Illicit ?
Farther and Further ?
Has to be on the...
The meanings behind car makers' emblems
Via: spikegary • Other • 3 Comments • 6 years ago
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Tired of all the normal front page lunacy? Here's an interesting pictoral essay withthe explanation of where the company logos originated from.....
Some interesting (some not so much)...
If You Could Change One Thing.........
By: spikegary • Other • 119 Comments • 6 years ago
......About Yourself, what would it be? Why?
Is there someone/something you'd rather be?
This is not meant to be political nor will that be tolerated here.
It's a 'horizontal skyscraper'! Chinese workers are building an enormous glass corridor ABOVE four 60-storey towers
Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Other • 6 Comments • 6 years ago
It's a 'horizontal skyscraper'! Chinese workers are building an enormous glass corridor ABOVE four 60-storey towers
en.people.cn, March 11, 2018
Imagine walking between a group of...
Dream cars or other wish list toys.
By: epistte • Other • 127 Comments • 6 years ago
This topic was mentioned sarcastically in another thread and I thought that I might follow it up with an actual discussion. What are your dream cars or other wish list toys that you might purchase...
BREAKING: Trump Fires Everyone Who Ever Spoke Tillerson’s Name, Including YOU (Wonkette)
Via: johnrussell • Other • 5 Comments • 6 years ago
BREAKING: Trump Fires Everyone Who Ever Spoke Tillerson’s Name, Including YOU
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by Doktor Zoom via Wonkette
Puny Diplomats!...
South Side Irish
Via: johnrussell • Other • 9 Comments • 6 years ago
Today is the 40th South Side Irish parade in Chicago, generally drawing 200- 300,000 spectators every year, it is considered one of the largest neighborhood parades in the country.
South...
To Those of Us Born 1925 - 1955
Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Other • 65 Comments • 6 years ago
NO MATTER WHAT OUR KIDS AND THE NEW GENERATION THINK ABOUT US WE ARE AWESOME !!! Our Lives are LIVING PROOF !!! > To Those of Us Born 1925 - 1955: At the end of this email is a quote of the...
Tutorial #3:Tracking & Settings on NewsTalkers
Via: perrie-halpern • Other • 59 Comments • 6 years ago
The 50 best documentaries of all time, according to critics
Via: johnrussell • Other • 6 Comments • 6 years ago
The article is too long to reprint in entirety
go to link to see it
http://www.businessinsider.com/best-documentaries-all-time-critics-2018-3
5. "The Last Waltz" (1978)...
‘Pepe the Frog’ creator sues Alex Jones’s Infowars
Via: trout-giggles • Other • 2 Comments • 6 years ago
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‘Pepe the Frog’ creator sues Alex Jones’s Infowars
By dave-dr-gonzo March 7, 2018 9:42 am - NewsBehavingBadly.com
Republish Reprint
Cartoonist Matt...
The River in My Driveway
By: trout-giggles • Other • 94 Comments • 6 years ago
I took a video of this last night complete with narration, but I can't figure out to embed it in my article. We've had quite a bit of rain here in Central Arkansas over the past few days and the...
Could Israeli-style gun laws prevent mass shootings in the US?
Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Other • 4 Comments • 6 years ago
Could Israeli-style gun laws prevent mass shootings in the US?
Following the latest US shooting rampage in Parkland, Florida, some want the US to consider the “Israeli model” for gun...
At What Age Is One No Longer 'Young' ?
Via: johnrussell • Other • 6 Comments • 6 years ago
I heard some news accounts talk about the "man" who killed all those kids at the school. He is 19.
I also hear the Olympic's announcers talk about "men" and "women" who are 18 and 19 years old...
TRUMP HAS ALWAYS BEEN A WINNER
By: buzz-of-the-orient • Other • 19 Comments • 6 years ago
TRUMP HAS ALWAYS BEEN A WINNER
I knew that from when I was a kid. It doesn't matter how many suits you have, or how many of each kind. Many people have no idea of the truth of the fact...
Thanks to all our Veterans
By: kathleen • Other • 26 Comments • 6 years ago
My daughter is marching in the NYC Veterans Day Parade tomorrow November 11th.
She will be wearing a badge with her grandfathers name and rank on her arm. His four other brothers served as well....
Have a wonderful Christmas.
By: kathleen • Other • 113 Comments • 6 years ago
We have all had our differences, but I just wanted to wish everyone a nice Christmas. I am having nearly 30 people over this year. If you have to travel this weekend, be safe doing so.
So...
Driving!
By: kathleen • Other • 161 Comments • 6 years ago
Driving!!!!
Tell us what your driving pet peeves are. What drives you crazy when you are driving about other drivers?
I know you have some....
For me: One of my peeves are when I pull up to make a...
Dog/Cat What do you prefer and why.
By: kathleen • Other • 261 Comments • 6 years ago
Lets see what we all prefer as a pet, a dog or a cat.
Both make wonderful pets, some have one or the other and some have both. If you had to make only one choice, what would it be and why?
I like...
All you need to know about the Year of the Dog
Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Other • 21 Comments • 6 years ago
All you need to know about the Year of the Dog
MARY JO DILONARDO mother nature network February 2, 2018, 11:21 a.m.
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A tourist walks past Chinese...
Calling Out Europe: Where Is the Diplomacy of Truth?
Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Other • 4 Comments • 6 years ago
Calling Out Europe: Where Is the Diplomacy of Truth?
Gatestone's Person of the Week: Fiamma Nirenstein, Counter-Terrorism Expert
by Ruthie Blum, Gatestone Institute, January 9, 2018...
Dead goose falls from sky, knocks hunter unconscious
Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Other • 5 Comments • 6 years ago
Dead goose falls from sky, knocks hunter unconscious
Geese take flight from the iced-over Tidal Basin in front of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. on January 17, 2018....
Understand the Internet Troll
By: calbab • Other • 11 Comments • 6 years ago
We're all adults on NewsTalkers, I assume. I am exchanging my points of view with others able to read, write, and comprehend me. Consequently, when it becomes overwhelming, "No more means No...
In what and where would you like to live?
By: buzz-of-the-orient • Other • 163 Comments • 6 years ago
In what and where would you like to live?
Probably most people are happy where they are, but on the other hand, many have dreams about moving to something different. A big lottery win could...
