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Animal news: A real anarchy city, taken over by…
…macaques. It had to happen, didn’t it? News of the simian invasion has been spilling out of Thailand for quite a while now. See penultimate item in this linked post. Not even piano playing has had a beneficial effect. And, … Continue reading
Posted in Animal news, COVID-19, The Facts of Life
Tagged anarchy city, COVID 19, Ellen Kaye, H/T, Lopburi Thailand, macaques, Thailand monkeys
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A message for sales algorithms
Dear Makers of Algorithms, Yes, indeed-y, I was www-shopping for warm slippers. It was an unusual action for me; I rarely buy anything on line and never do I buy footwear on line. Because, you know, trying footwear on in … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, Strictly for bitter laughter, The Facts of Life
Tagged Hammacher Schlemmer, online shopping, sales algorithms
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Bad sex award has been canceled due to COVID
From Harper’s Weekly Review: An annual award for the worst depiction of sex in literary fiction was canceled. “The public had been subjected to too many bad things this year to justify exposing it to bad sex as well,” said … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, Strictly for bitter laughter, The Facts of Life
Tagged bad sex award, COVID 19, Harper's Weekly Review
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