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Two Classic Malay Dictionaries (Popularity:  )
http://www.bahasa-malaysia-simple-fun.com
Do you worship the dictionary as the ultimate authority? A story leading to birth of the first genuine Malay-English dictionary may be enlightening.
It was more than 200 years ago, a time when English colonialists needed the service of a bilingual dictionary in a Malay-speaking realm. They had one...full of spelling mistakes in the Malay version. Not all the spellings were wrong, actually, some were correct...by chance. By the way, the ...
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The Sky Is Falling Faster Than Ever Before Chicken Little (Popularity: )
http://www.worldthinktank.net
The sky is falling, the sky is falling and it is falling faster than ever before or so we are told by the mass media hysteria. Oh what is it this time? An asteroid will hit the Earth in 2036, the Mayan Calendar of 2012 or Social Security runs out by 2043? Oh no, oh my, oh me!
Indeed, indeed, that is if you are not blow to smithereens by an ...
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MANY MORE Actual Questions Posted on Yahoo! Answers (Part 4) (Popularity: )
http://www.jeffreyhauser.com
This is quickly becoming a regular feature on my articles. So, because of the incredible response, I'm posting more outrageous questions in this series of articles. If you've never heard of Yahoo Answers, here's a quote off their FAQ page: "It's the place to ask questions and get real answers from real people. It's fun and educational because you can ask questions on any topic from the serious to the ...
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Big Medicine Caused 1938 Missouri Flood (Popularity: )
http://www.lindseywilliams.org
Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas are experiencing a devastating flood, and I want everyone to know I had nothing to do with it. I gave up dabbling in the occult arts many years ago. After more than a half century of silence, I reckon it is safe to admit that I was partly responsible for the Great Arkansas-Missouri flood of l938.
Mostly, though, it was the fault of Chief Kow Tow and ...
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Big Medicine Caused 1938 Missouri Flood (Popularity: )
http://www.lindseywilliams.org
Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas are experiencing a devastating flood, and I want everyone to know I had nothing to do with it. I gave up dabbling in the occult arts many years ago. After more than a half century of silence, I reckon it is safe to admit that I was partly responsible for the Great Arkansas-Missouri flood of l938.
Mostly, though, it was the fault of Chief Kow Tow and ...
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Just a Mow Please (Popularity: )
http://www.writing.com
I would never deliberately hurt anyone or anything - I'm too much of a softie for that, but just recently, I managed to inflict some serious harm. Perhaps I should confess, and admit to actually killing something.
After the recent rains, the grass in my yard was getting a tad out of control. I realized how much out of control the lawn was when I had to launch a safari to ...
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Irish Eyes (Popularity: )
http://triviabydawggone.com
1. How many kingdoms was early Celtic Ireland divided into?
A. 150
B. 15
C. 5
D. 1
A. 150
TRIVIA: Early Celtic Ireland was divided into 150 local kingdoms ruled by 5 provincial kings and one High King. So in a way all the answers were correct except "15" of course!
2. What lies on top of an Irish Coffee?
A. Coffee
B. Whiskey
C. Cream
D. Liqueur
C. Cream
TRIVIA: That was a tricky one, wasn't it! Except for the fanatics ...
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Cry Over Spilled Caviar (Popularity: )
http://www.geocities.com
Whilst sitting in my Herman Miller chair, you know the one that adjusts to every conceivable position and has, of course, the optional lumbar pack, overlooking Central Park in my modest penthouse suite, pondering the plight of the ever-present poor, I was struck by a sudden urge; dare I say need, for a bit of caviar.
I make a great effort not to be elitist so I never, never buy the ...
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The Cynical But Lonely Farmer (Popularity: )
There once was a cynical farmer who was tired of being told how to grow his crops and manage his farm. They knew nothing about his particular plot of land. Then again, those people were the only ones to talk to for miles around. Like most people who are bored with there life, that farmer really wanted to meet new people and get some advice from a real expert.
One day ...
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The Greatest Parody Ever Seen (Popularity: )
I am not always a huge fan of parody as a means of comedy, but when my high school advanced drama class suggested to me that we create a parody of our high school and then perform it for the end of the year production, I had to take their idea seriously and consider it. It took me a few days to get through the details of the idea, but ...
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