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Kettlerian conspiracy theory thinking exemplified...

False Positive - child’s drawing of a cucumber caused concern

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Staff at a nursery school threatened to refer a four-year-old boy to a de-
radicalisation programme after he drew pictures which they thought 
showed his father making a “cooker bomb”, according to the child’s 
mother.

The child’s drawing actually depicted his father cutting a cucumber with 
a knife, his mother says, but staff misheard his explanation and thought it 
referred to a type of improvised explosive device.

On Friday the boy’s mother showed the Guardian video footage of her 
son in which he is playing happily on the floor of his home, and is shown 
a cucumber and asked what it is. “A cuker-bum,” he says, before going 
back to his toys.

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"Giant python: Indonesians eat huge snake after man defeats reptile"

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41507967

"A giant python in Indonesia met an unfortunate end when it was eaten after it lost a battle with a local man.
Security guard Robert Nababan encountered the snake on a palm oil plantation road in Sumatra's Batang Gansal district on Saturday.
Mr Nababan tried to catch the python, reports say, which was nearly 8m (26ft) long.
It attacked him, and man and reptile fought until Mr Nababan killed it with the help of some villagers.
The guard survived with serious injuries.
It is unclear why he tried to catch the python. Varying reports say he was either trying to keep scared villagers safe or that he was trying to clear the road.
Local police told AFP news agency that the python had sunk its fangs into the guard's left arm and nearly severed it.
He was rushed to a hospital where he is still recovering.
The python was not so lucky - its body was strung up for display at a village, before it was chopped up, fried and eaten.
In March another encounter with a giant snake turned out differently, when an Indonesian villager was found dead in the belly of a python."

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Guys,

With yet another deadly (20+ fatalities already) hurricane  headed for the US, I believe a morale boost is in order.

http://thelifewize.com/the-elegance-of-female-beauty-captured-from-across-the-globe/?utm_campaign=US_FemaleBeauty_WEB&utm_source=OB&utm_medium=005531106a00746af7d515d354e0b5510d&utm_term=US_FemaleBeauty_WEB_OB

Machor,

Glad I didn't run into it, let alone have to fight it. Sure hope they kept the skin, for otherwise some high end leatherworking firms that make boots, purses and other pricey apparel will have to don sackcloth and ashes.

Wicky,

Sigh.

Regards,

John Kettler

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More news from everyone's favourite country:

"Saudi king's gold escalator gets stuck"

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-41520562/saudi-king-s-gold-escalator-gets-stuck

"When King Salman landed in Russia, it marked the first official visit to the country by a Saudi monarch.
However, the trip didn't get off to the smoothest start, when the escalator set up to help him disembark the plane got stuck."

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"Quantity has a quality of its own." [NOT a quote from Stalin]:

"Butterfly swarm shows up on Denver radar system"

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41528521

"A colourful, shimmering spectacle detected by satellites over the US state of Colorado has been identified as swarms of migrating butterflies.
Scientists at the National Weather Service (NWS) first mistook the orange radar blob for birds and had asked the public to help identifying the species.
They later established that the 70-mile wide (110km) mass was a kaleidoscope of Painted Lady butterflies.
Forecasters say it is uncommon for flying insects to be detected by radar."

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18 hours ago, Machor said:

"Saudi king's gold escalator gets stuck"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Here's a sneak preview of a Christmas present I put together for my YouTube audience.

(SNIP)

Well, somehow that audio in that got very messed up. Weird.

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6 hours ago, Machor said:

"A colourful, shimmering spectacle detected by satellites over the US state of Colorado has been identified as swarms of migrating butterflies.

Many years go a friend of mine told of something she encountered once while traveling in Nepal. She and a companion had just come over a ridge and saw what looked like a shimmering lake down in the bottom of the valley. It being a warm day and a long hike, they thought they would pop down and have a little dip. Halfway down the side of the ridge, they began to notice that there was something funny about this lake. When they got close it became clear that what it was was a swarm of thousands of brightly iridescent blue butterflies. My friend said it was the most magical sight she saw on the whole trip.

Michael

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If you really like steak, then this is perfect furniture! Found this on CL when looking through the furniture listings. Ad copy below. Horrify a vegan today (if for nothing else than turning "vej" into "veeg"!

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"9.5' Steak!! Made by the same company responsible for creating play equipment for the Warner Bros. theme parks. This was originally part of a playland for children in Dallas. I do not know the exact material they are made of, but it is very comfortable and squishy yet still firm...(that didn't help much did it?) It's best seen in person. Great décor for a restaurant or a really fun house!

$800 EACH

Industrial Swag
3357 Halifax St.
Dallas, Tx 75247"

Regards,

John Kettler

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While we're on Islam:

"Why did Vikings have 'Allah' embroidered into funeral clothes?"

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41567391

"Researchers in Sweden have found Arabic characters woven into burial costumes from Viking boat graves. The discovery raises new questions about the influence of Islam in Scandinavia, writes journalist Tharik Hussain."

I couldn't help but remember The 13th WarriorB)

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And arguably the best scene from the movie [no spoilers]. The funny thing is - when the movie came out this scene was the butt of so many language teachers' jokes, and yet it represents the cutting edge of language learning theory today: :)

 

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1 hour ago, Sgt.Squarehead said:

You ain't gonna believe this:  http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/10/boss-rethinking-mugabe-goodwill-ambassador-post-171021210936407.html

ROFL!  :D  That's right up there with Saudia Arabia chairing the HRC!  :lol:

saw that and face palmed.  Who ever decided that should go outside and jump in front of a  bus or train.

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