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Copyright Theolonius McTavish 2004. ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ELEPHANTS -- Or, can you tell me where I can find 'Babar', 'Dumbo' or 'Topsy'? -- According to Google, 826,000 websites are devoted to the topic of elephants. Just imagine what would life be like if there were no behemoths rambling about to give someone a bad-hair day? Actually these boisterous bruisers have been around for millennia; so long in fact that 4,000 years ago, people in the Indus Valley decided it was about time to tame ...
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Copyright Victoria Elizabeth 2004. All rights reserved. A PINT OF YOUR BEST "BUGBEAR" PLEASE -- Toorah For Those Tittilating Tag-Names that Come With Your Favorite Grog!-- Fascinated as I am with names, I happened upon an article in our thrice-weekly newspaper devoted to tempting the tastebuds of tipplers at a local "Beerfest". It seems that our cozy castle (has more than a few educated swillers from nearby colleges and universities, not to mention a slew of seabees (from the naval base next ...
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Pricing your craft show items correctly, and so that you make a decent profit is paramount if you are going to be successful in this industry. So how do you make the most money from your craft show items, and still have them fly off the shelves because they are a great price. Read on to find out! In order to at least decide on your initial price structure you may want to follow a mathematical formula for arriving at the most favorable retail price: production costs + overhead costs + selling ...
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(c) Theolonius McTavish 2004. All rights reserved. Seeking a spot of serenity somewhere in the universe, I recently booked a deep-discount dodgy berth on the 'White Elephant Express Space Shuttle', to a little known place in a galaxy far, far away. 'IT' (otherwise known as HD 36405.b) is not your average 'oddball' exo-solar planet made of rock that wobbles on its end and zips around a nearby star in less than 2.46 days. Most linear thinkers have a great deal of difficulty even comprehending ...
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Copyright The Quipping Queen 2005 DING DONG IT'S DECEMBER! Or, time to get your buzzer fixed before friends arrive for some good cheer! Compiled by Lady Beatrice Blitterlees and edited by Lord Earl Craboon December is the 12th month of the calendar year. Time to wrap things up, because whether you've been naughty or nice, it's too late now. On second thought, perhaps the rotund fellow in the red suit, with the white beard and whiskers will be the best judge of that! So, in the meantime, ...
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So you're thinking about going country? It's time to abandon the frenzy of city life, drop the 'G' from the end of your verbs and trade your Gucci for goats. You long to be in a place where business is done on a handshake, where your backyard is bountiful and where folks welcome you with warm apple pie and a smile. You want the simple life. Over 1.6 million people moved to rural communities during the first five years of this decade. Several stayed. This migration continues - reinforced by ...
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What is North Face? The North Face is an outdoor product manufacturing company, specializing in products like jackets, tents, fleece wear, luggage, and shoes started by Douglas Tompkins in 1966. Their clothing and equipment lines are specifically aimed towards climbers, mountaineers, skiers, snowboarders, and hikers. Mr. Tompkins sold the business in 1968, and The North Face is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the VF Corporation, one of the World's largest apparel companies, owning leading ...
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1. Most folks know that Americans celebrate a Thanksgiving Day, but they aren't alone. What event is celebrated in The Virgin Islands on Oct. 25? A. A Thanksgiving Day to rejoice in the end of the hurricane season B. A Thanksgiving Day to celebrate the end of the harvest season C. A Thanksgiving Day to mark the beginning of the harvest season D. There is no such event except in The QuizQueen's imagination. A. A Thanksgiving Day to rejoice in the end of the hurricane season QQ: The Virgin ...
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Are we too competitive? Are you a little competitive? Would you consider yourself a RAGING MANIAC when it comes to a good competition? Welcome to Competitors Anonymous. You are competitive if you compete as you drive on the freeway--you know, you pick a car in front of you and pretend it is the Indy 500. You are competitive if you believe that the rule in driving is simply to catch up to the car in front of you! You know you are a raging maniac when you find yourself trying to take down your ...
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A recent Hollywood rumor was that Tobey Maguire injured his back during the making of Sea Biscuit doing horseback riding scenes, making him unable to star in the sequel to Spider-Man. Although it turned out to be false, he rode a mechanical horse in the film, many actors have had close calls working with horses. One example was Michael Caine, whose first movie Zulu (1964) required him to ride a horse after a hunting expedition, which after several embarrassing takes almost bought his career to ...
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