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Oh, Mary, this London’s a wonderful sight;
There’s people here working by day and by night;
They don’t sow potatoes, nor barley, nor wheat
But there’s gangs of them digging for gold in the street.
At least, when I asked them, that’s what I was told,
So I just took a hand at this digging for gold;
But for all that I’ve found there, I might as well be
In the place where the dark Mourne sweeps down to the sea…
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I’m down to a handful of pet stories and pictures, after the bounty everyone sent me back in August/September. If you’ve been waiting for the right time to share your tales, please email me at [email protected] (or click on the link near the top of the right-hand column), and don’t forget to include the pseudonym (nic) you use here on Balloon-Juice!
Pasquinade
Nov. 30 is “Celebrate Shelter Pets Day” on Facebook!
Every year, millions of people consider adopting shelter dogs or cats, but many don’t follow through because they wrongly assume there’s something wrong with shelter pets.
Those of us who share our lives with adopted and rescued pets know that’s not true. We know that shelters and rescue groups are full of great pets – dogs with one ear up and one ear down, senior dogs content to cuddle on the sofa and watch TV with you, and frisky young kittens with a passionate interest in your computer keyboard.
So on Nov. 30, we’re asking you to do something very, very simple: Post to Facebook telling the world about a great shelter pet who shares, or has shared, your life:
– Post the pet’s name and story.
– Share your favorite memories.
– Tell everyone the best story of all: How you met and fell in love.
facebook.com/ShelterPetProject?v=app_4949752878&ref=ts
Dr. Psycho
My pet peeve: How the Republicans will rejoice in yet more news for President Obama, in the form of war in Korea.
washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/23/AR2010112300880.html?hpid=topnews
Southern Beale
This rocked my world.
For chemistry nerds.
gnomedad
Here we go. Charles Krauthammer attributes invasive airport security to “political correctness” and draws a parallel to “Obamacare” (don’t touch my healthcare junk!).
WereBear
@gnomedad: I figure Charles Krauthammer ‘s face is his punishment in this world.
Carnacki
I ordered 2 of the calendars to give as holiday gifts.
Comrade Sock Puppet of the Great Satan
I always find that song by Percy French so hysterically funny: it’s a parody of all the schlocky Irish folk songs about emigration.
Nutella
Funny article in Huffington Post about two of our favorite gals, Bristol Palin and Sally Quinn.
Nutella
And here’s something we knew would happen at TSA checkpoints: “A woman, identified by Harbor police as Danielle Kelli Hayman,39, of San Diego was detained for recording the incident on a phone.”