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Post by rikita on Apr 30, 2022 1:08:03 GMT 2
i suppose the issue is that it is more difficult to prove a marriage is forced (and to define at what point it is forced) than proving that someone was under 18. though of course there can be a lot of pressure put on 18 year olds, too ...
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Post by Baz Faz on Apr 30, 2022 10:44:40 GMT 2
This headline on one of the tabloids leapt out at me when I was picking up our morning paper:
Boris to do jail time
Alas, hopes dashed. It referred to Boris Becker.
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Post by rikita on May 1, 2022 21:49:04 GMT 2
it's the top headline everywhere here ...
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Post by Baz Faz on May 19, 2022 13:39:29 GMT 2
From today's Guardian: Dolphins can recognise each other by taste of their urine, study finds
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Post by Netsuke on May 22, 2022 4:43:08 GMT 2
Baz, I searched for whacky headlines and up comes this page. One of the stories looked stranger than the others, so I clicked on it. A tale about a California Dad Who Loses Part Of His Skull After Drinking Too Many Energy Drinks. The picture was so unsettling, I just couldn’t bring myself to post it. It put me right off my tea and crumpets it did.
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Post by Baz Faz on May 22, 2022 10:59:15 GMT 2
Baz, I searched for whacky headlines and up comes this page. One of the stories looked stranger than the others, so I clicked on it. A tale about a California Dad Who Loses Part Of His Skull After Drinking Too Many Energy Drinks. The picture was so unsettling, I just couldn’t bring myself to post it. It put me right off my tea and crumpets it did. You probably needed a swig of the hard stuff.
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Post by Baz Faz on May 26, 2022 11:05:43 GMT 2
From the Beeb online:
NeWater: Turning urine into beer in Singapore
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Post by Netsuke on May 26, 2022 11:28:31 GMT 2
From the Beeb online: NeWater: Turning urine into beer in SingaporeSingapore is giving “Getting On The Piss” a whole new meaning!
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Post by Baz Faz on Jun 6, 2022 12:10:25 GMT 2
From today's Daily Mail online:
How to Murder Your Husband' author convicted for murdering husband
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Post by Voy on Jun 6, 2022 13:19:42 GMT 2
That one has been in the NYT for a couple of days now... fascinating !
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Post by tzarine on Jun 13, 2022 22:04:08 GMT 2
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Post by Voy on Jun 14, 2022 14:20:19 GMT 2
Little local paper : " Kelp is the new Kale"
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Post by Voy on Jun 15, 2022 16:07:42 GMT 2
Not actually a headline... a quote from one of the late night TV hosts, Seth Meyers, on the occaision of the Orange One's 76th birthday: " “That’s right, today was former President Donald Trump’s 76th birthday. Pretty impressive — 76 and he can still get an insurrection.” — SETH MEYERS
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Post by auntieannie on Jun 15, 2022 21:29:21 GMT 2
hahaha!
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Post by slowcoach on Jun 16, 2022 15:02:00 GMT 2
So he'll be 78 next time he runs.
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Post by slowcoach on Jun 21, 2022 11:05:41 GMT 2
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Post by tzarine on Jun 21, 2022 21:52:59 GMT 2
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Post by Voy on Jun 22, 2022 2:11:47 GMT 2
I had to give a little sigh - thinking of fun times on that boat !
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Post by tzarine on Jun 24, 2022 20:26:57 GMT 2
voy jumbo will be missed
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Post by Voy on Jun 25, 2022 1:58:41 GMT 2
I'm so glad I got to know HK pretty well -- "before" !
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Post by Baz Faz on Jun 26, 2022 10:33:49 GMT 2
From the Guardian:
‘There’s nothing worse than the waste of a sunny day’
Nothing?
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Post by Baz Faz on Jul 1, 2022 18:26:25 GMT 2
From the Guardian (a never ending source of strange things):
You be the judge: should my girlfriend’s dog stop sleeping in our bed?
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Post by tzarine on Jul 5, 2022 21:13:20 GMT 2
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Post by Baz Faz on Jul 13, 2022 18:56:14 GMT 2
From the Guardian:
UK government to table no-confidence motion in itself
No comment.
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Post by slowcoach on Jul 18, 2022 18:50:01 GMT 2
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Post by Netsuke on Jul 19, 2022 11:03:21 GMT 2
Homicide victims rarely talk to police.
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Post by tzarine on Jul 20, 2022 10:18:04 GMT 2
that would a bit difficult
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Post by tzarine on Jul 23, 2022 18:13:50 GMT 2
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Post by Netsuke on Jul 24, 2022 4:56:51 GMT 2
World bank says “Poor need more money”Well doh! Einstein!
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Post by Baz Faz on Jul 29, 2022 19:39:39 GMT 2
From the BBC online:
Alabama reporter’s skirt too short for execution
I thought it was the reporter who was being executed. No. Stupid Baz. The authorities also thought her open-toed sandals were too revealing.
Correction: it was from the Times online.
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