My online genealogy service linked me to American Kennel Clubs stud . . . It’s amazing what my genealogy service (MyHeritage) finds for me without me even asking It notified me that via their OldNews service it uncovered pertinent family info for me This info turned out to be the registration name of our first collie along with sire and dam and breeder names, along with my dad’s name as dog owner Was NOT expecting that Our family dog was registered as
The Inexplicably Unobtainable Hillbilly Crash Helmet I’ve searched online and all I can find is a used, numbered reissue from 2012 on eBay for $400! Rat Fink and Big Daddy Roth branded hats and other items are innumerable and easily purchased online at a reasonable price But not the lowly felt Hillbilly Crash Helmet
Returning Halloween Costumes - Straight Dope I have a friend who runs a UPS Store and she says like clockwork she gets a ton of elaborate, expensive Halloween costumes returned on November 1st and sure enough this year was no different People buy them a few day before, use them and then return them This seems dishonest to me (and not a little wasteful) If want a fun costume on the cheap, rent one What do think? Is it fine and frugal
Individuals donating *food* to food banks, not money -- is this . . . My 6000-employee organization is holding a food drive, encouraging employees to drop off cans of food in bins which will be delivered to three different food banks We actually do a lot of social services and have quite a lot of experienced social workers and case workers on staff, so this decision challenges my long-held assumption that food banks don’t actually want your food, they want
Who owns SDMB? - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share . . . It includes the following paragraph: “In addition to its online version, The Stranger is back in print, distributing 50,000 free copies a month Its revenue comes from advertising and events The staff of Noisy Creek has grown from 36 to about 60, not including The Chicago Reader, which Noisy Creek bought in August Mr
Who is the poorest current head of state in the world? I remember reading about Uruguay’s former president Jose Mujica, who was, at the time, deemed “the world’s poorest head of state ” He lived in a modest farmhouse, dressed in old clothes, drove a beat-up old VW bug, yada yada yada He is, of course, no longer president of Uruguay, having died a few months ago (after having long retired from the presidency anyway) Who now holds the
The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues - Page 478 - The . . . Trump posted this tonight at Truth Social Apparently, it’s a reference to the movie Eyes Wide Shut, which I haven’t seen Seems strange to post something like this when sex parties you may have attended are in the news I wonder who told him this was a good idea?
Is this rumor about right-wingers trying to vote true? Supposed X post from Michael Williams, KY Sec Of State, “We’re getting calls about polls being closed They are closed because we do not have elections today Kentucky votes next year You cannot vote today in Kentucky for the Mayor of New York City or the Governor of Virginia Sorry ” I have heard stories about MAGAs trying to place votes for areas and elections they do not qualify for