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Halloween scary movies!

Via: kathleen • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 131 Comments • 6 years ago

Okay....... Let's hear what scary movie that gives you the chills... For me it's The Changeling, with George C Scott. What is yours?

Sad News For Cerenkov

By: perrie-halpern • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 43 Comments • 7 years ago

I am very sad to report that our friend Cerenkov's father passed away yesterday after a long battle with COPD. Cerenkov was a very devoted son and has been taking care of his dad for the last 10...

Eating my own poison apple

Via: pj • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 1 Comments • 7 years ago

Eating my own poison apple "I felt so wronged, so injured. I started cultivating a seed of a grudge, which started bearing fruit." Article by Andrew Purchase Recently, I was deeply...

Music, your guilty pleasures

By: bluestride • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 95 Comments • 7 years ago

So I was doing some cleaning in storage today and on my way to the dump I was listening to my usual Heavy Metal Station. A song came on that I do not care for and I began flipping through...

Titles mean something

Via: pj • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 3 Comments • 7 years ago

Titles Mean Something By: PJ October 29, 2017 I was participating on a forum the other day and did something I generally don’t do but that I’ve come to suspect many people don’t do themselves all...

When you were a kid, what mischievous things did you do the night before Hallowe'en?

By: buzz-of-the-orient • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 37 Comments • 7 years ago

When you were a kid, what mischievous things did you do the night before Hallowe'en? When I was a kid, the night before Hallowe'en was when we would go out and do pranks and tricks on...

Who was your favourite teacher?

By: buzz-of-the-orient • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 82 Comments • 7 years ago

Who was your favourite teacher? This is a question that I asked my Chinese students to answer in order to develop their English speaking skill. They were provided with these questions as...

Word Association

Via: dave-2693993 • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 25 Comments • 7 years ago

Simple but friendly and fun thread . One (or two words), linking/connected/alliteration from the previous post. I'll start with the word ...

The Debt-Based Economy

Via: larry-hampton • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 14 Comments • 7 years ago

In the article Where Does Money Come From? we looked at how money is created by debt in today’s economy and how the system requires that lots of people be in debt all the time. That’s the...

Did you ever do or say something that made someone laugh so hysterically they couldn't stop laughing, and even cried from laughing so hard?

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 4 Comments • 7 years ago

Did you ever do or say something that made someone laugh so hysterically they couldn't stop laughing, and even cried from laughing so hard? Do tell us your story, but to get started, here...

Give NT a chance (with apologies to the late John Lennon)

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 1 Comments • 7 years ago

Give NT a chance (with apologies to the late John Lennon) Two, one-two-three-four! Ev'rybody's talking 'bout Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism This-ism, that-ism, is-m, is-m, is-m...

Happy Birthday Lady Dowser

Via: pj • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 17 Comments • 7 years ago

What are you listening to lately

Via: larry-hampton • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 41 Comments • 7 years ago

I don't wanna fight with you baby But its just that you've been in my way lately And I'm feeling bad about feeling crazy Oh I don't wanna fight with you now No, I don't wanna let you down...

RBR: Boom and Bust - At the age of 10, my first business

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 15 Comments • 7 years ago

RBR: Boom and Bust - At the age of 10, my first business THE BACKGROUND I have to start by indicating that my father's business (buy cheap sell dear) was my first influence. He was in the...

Random Thoughts on Any Topic

Via: perrie-halpern • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 536 Comments • 7 years ago

OK folks.. here is your chance. You can express anything you like and nothing is tabu or off topic. It can be on any topic or just some random thing you have been thinking. So have at it.

No one tell my wife this, but...

Via: randy • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 12 Comments • 7 years ago

No one tell my wife (since she hates it when I buy these) but I have in my wallet a lottery ticket that has 10 sets of numbers ($10) and if I win (which is very unlikely) the pay off here in CA...

Worst Juicer Ever Created (NSFW)

Via: nigel-dogberry • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 28 Comments • 7 years ago

So, This Is NewsTalkers?

Via: mweaver • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 32 Comments • 7 years ago

Now that NewsVine is about to finally get it's much deserved bullet to the head, I'm looking for a new place to rant/rave and generally act like the delusional heathen that I am. And I here this...

We are galaxy stuff

Via: larry-hampton • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 18 Comments • 7 years ago

Sagan famously said that we are made of star stuff . He meant the carbon, nitrogen and oxygen atoms in our bodies, as well as atoms of all...

Australian plane passenger checks in can of beer

Via: community • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 6 Comments • 7 years ago

Australian plane passenger checks in can of beer BBC News, July 12 2017 The can was checked in for a flight from Melbourne to Perth A man has successfully checked in a can of beer as his...

Woman's act of kindness for blind Cubs fan goes viral

Via: pj • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 7 Comments • 7 years ago

Memorial Day

Via: pj • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 10 Comments • 7 years ago

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the United States of America. Over two dozen cities and towns claim to be the...

Friendship

Via: randy • Scattershooting,Ramblings & Life • 24 Comments • 7 years ago

By Randy Snyder Last night I emailed an old friend. Now I haven't been in contact with him for about 4 or 5 years. It's not that I have been angry with him or that he has been angry with me and...

What is a veteran?