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[Bernard]

It does. The child is actually a boy, but I used poetic licence to transform him into Ms Hood.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Both headline and poem were equally formidable. The poem painted a more grotesque picture. Gosh! What has the world come to?

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Both headline and poem were equally formidable. The poem painted a more grotesque picture. Gosh! What has the world come to?

[Bernard]

The world is full of bad and sad things. But as it is the only one we have, we should make the best of the good and happy things.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Is it the only one we have spacebot? Elon makes us think again...
Back on point...we seem to have some sick ideologies out there. Hope the kids are sorted.

[Bernard]

It is the only one I have access to. Musk, Bezos and Branson may have access to others.

Of course one may invent and inhabit an imaginary world. This is considerably cheaper than travelling to another real world.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Imaginary worlds are even more dangerous!

[Bernard]

They can be if one stays in them too. long. I make sure I return to the real one frequently.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Of course the spacebot is a seasoned intergalactic wanderer. We bots stay put.

[Bernard]

Regarding the ideologies, many teenagers adopt one quite different to that of their parents. Fortunately most do not choose an extreme one, and get involved in criminal activity.

[Ross]

Hi there!

For those of you here, who don't know me yet, my name is Ross Eberle. Ray Eberle is my grandfather. You can find an article about him on Wikipedia over here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Eberle ...Check him out if you want.

Though I am by no means bragging about who I'm related to. I am in my 30's, and have come here to gain at least a few more friends and followers. I'll gladly get to know you, of course.

Cheers from Ross! \o/

P.S. Where can I go to make friends in this group?

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Thanks for sharing Ross. Best wishes on your find a friend mission. I must warn you our group members are very reticent. :)))

[Bernard]

Update on missing queen

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

The British queen? When did that happen??

[Bernard]

When? Well, Queen Cynethryth died circa 800 AD. Doctor Gabor and his team worked I assume this year. It has taken a long time to solve the mystery, but better late than never.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Never heard of this one before either. Great going History Prof

[Bernard]

I spent the day wrestling with my GR password problem. But now I am in again. Hooray! But it is just one battle in the long war between carbon and silicon.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Huh?

[Bernard]

Ha ha!

Humans - carbon based

Internet - silicon based

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

You're beginning to forget things!

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Either that or your muscles have muscles from working out so long!

[Bernard]

It was metaphorical wrestling. It seems my password was compromised, so I tried to change it as advised. But this was not as easy as I hoped!

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

My imagination got carried away...
Glad it's sorted now

[Bernard]

Thanks. Today it worked seamlessly as before.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

What? No new muscles??

[Bernard]

Unfortunately not, only the feeble old ones. But on a good day I can lift a slim paperback.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Well then, thank heavens those grey cells are in top condition. Those slim paperbacks can be spared for now.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

An Animal Rescue Is Racing To Get Hundreds Of Pets Out Of Afghanistan Before Aug. 31 https://t.co/z8pZj8A3jY
The clamour to put pets before people during the Afghanistan evacuation is a symptom of misguided priorities, writes @JonnElledge.
https://t.co/stTslXrdLL

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Chinese university appears to ask for lists of LGBTQ+ students for ‘investigation’ https://t.co/Izc24XEjzT

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

UN peacekeepers were sent to Haiti to help a country in crisis. But some of them exploited local women and fathered children they would go on to abandon.

Years later, the families they left behind are desperate for support. https://t.co/dvDVUVulmS

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

"Egypt opens tomb of pharaoh who lived more than 4,500 years ago" https://twitter.com/i/events/14378106...

[Chris]

For some quick context; Djoser is a Third Dynasty king of Egypt. This is the Old Kingdom period, well before the golden age of Egypt, well before a lot of staples and images of the Nile had formed.
Like many others, his most famous monument is his own resting place, a step pyramid tomb, which was built before the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Djoser did very little of interest to be honest, did some mining, did some building, did some military deployment but not war. He’s a surprisingly mediocre ruler.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Thanks Chris. That was enlightening.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

The #FreeBritney movement has drawn worldwide attention to US guardianships.

A BuzzFeed News investigation found that the system, which controls the lives of more than a million people, can be dehumanizing, dangerous, and even deadly.

https://t.co/27NTVbWCyT

[Bernard]

As they say, never work with children or animals .....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-5862...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

That's unfortunate. Hope Carol is ok.

[Bernard]

She is a tough Scottish biscuit. She started as a weather person, but now she takes additional roles.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Good for her

[Chris]

This is an interesting article about how artifacts of history can be looted in the modern era, and the importance of holding connections to the past. A fragment of the Epic of Gilgamesh is returning to Iraq.

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/21/103938...

[Bernard]

Then:

"The man in the iron mask"

And now:

"The man in the ironed mask"

[Pam]

Grasshopper wrote: "UN peacekeepers were sent to Haiti to help a country in crisis. But some of them exploited local women and fathered children they would go on to abandon.

Years later, the families they left behind..."
This makes me sick to my stomach, can't men keep their you know what in their pants for once!!!!! I am pissed off

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Sad state of affairs

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

A dinosaur at the UN
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/10/...

[Bernard]

Well done Frankie! Tell them like it is!!!

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

A woman just married the colour pink - and we have so many questions 💍

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Catch The #MorningPickup with Sophie and Jeff, weekdays 6a - 10a on Ottawa's Pure Country 94

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[Bernard]

Weird!

[Lisa]

Hi

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Hi Lisa

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Deaths are set to outstrip births as soon as 2025 and new policies will soon be needed to cope with an ageing population

This is what you need to know about the depopulation timebomb 👇
https://t.co/8YOlegM8Dc https://t.co/Ry8fn9Ux2m

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

The city of Rotterdam has agreed to remove a section of a historic bridge in the Netherlands to make way for a superyacht, reportedly built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos https://t.co/OxTkYCgboF 1/5 https://t.co/imSeyEm1hY