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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Links to Your World, Tuesday August 10

Robber Calls Wendy's to Complain About the Cash They Gave Him

 

This guy really doesn’t like August.

 

Time reports: “Post-Reform Credit Card Scene: New Dirty Tricks Replacing the Old Ones.” This is so maddening, especially as a dad with sons launching.

 

“Paul Yarrow of south London has a hobby: he likes to appear on television. So whenever a news camera crew gets set up in a public venue, he hangs around in the background on camera. So far, he’s been spotted in more than twenty broadcasts in the UK.” (Neatorama)

 

The mythical memories: How a fifth of us fondly recall happy events... that never actually happened

 

Insect Sushi:

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Study: Obsessive Web Surfers Are More Depressed. An important article for parents of teens.

 

You needed a good laugh, so here are some actual headlines with meanings the editors probably didn’t intend: http://ow.ly/2lsPP

 

Ten:

10 Notorious Criminals Proven Innocent After Execution

 

10 Expenses You Don’t Need

 

Top 10 Signs Your Kid is Lying

 

And OU fans rejoice: Study shows that women find men dressed in red more appealing.

 

Someone once said, “Stress is hearing your mouth say, ‘Sure I’d be glad to’ and hearing your gut say, ‘Not on your life.’” If you have a hard time saying “no” to requests, learn these 7 Simple Ways To Say “No”.

 

What happens to “non words” that the Oxford English Dictionary declines to publish?

 

Posts at “Get Anchored” since last Tuesday:

“The periphery is now the mainline, and the mainline is the sideline”

Supercaving: Good Luck With All That

LeaderLines: Leading with a Limp

Winning Ways: Simon-itis

Is Life Best Lived “Well-Planned” or as One “Summoned”?

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