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1. about 13 hours ago on For Better or For Worse

   I’m sure the tree will appreciate that!

2. 5 days ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   The lightning rod / umbrella was in honor of Ben Franklin’s lightning rod, but it took time to realize, as mentioned above, that it was more likely to attract lightning than protect you from it. Lightning rods on buildings have a large braided copper cable to ground, NOT a dragging chain!

3. 5 days ago on For Better or For Worse

   “More” can get to you at eol. Wife is in nursing home, and I and son are trying to clear out the house to sell. I should have been more aware several years ago what was going on. Turns out wife is a hoarder, and a large chunk of retirement income has gone to QVC and Hoarders Served Nicely, leaving us with crates of purses etc to send to Goodwill. Plus about 100 VHS tapes (when they were the latest and greatest). And not recyclable – more tonnage for the landfill.

4. 9 days ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   My method for taking selfies was, with an Argus C-3, on a tripod, prop a slide-rule over the trigger, and under the light-meter, and pull the slider out to just where the weight wasn’t quite enough to trip, get in front and wait. Sometimes got a pix running into place, and some times waiting a long time. Kodachromes from 1964 still good.

5. 23 days ago on For Better or For Worse

   At least you know the little one is alive – and when the TV announcement “Do you know where your children are” comes on, yes you know!

6. 23 days ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Perchance Ft. Leonard Wood, Ft. Monmouth, Ft. Gordon or Manzarali (Turkey)? 1962-4

7. about 1 month ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   True, but a stray cat was once fitted with a camera. Don’t remember how many birds suffered in one day. DDT was also blamed for bird loss, but really, kill the mosquitos – there goes one of their main food supplies!

8. about 1 month ago on For Better or For Worse

   Have to wait for it to come out the other end? Readers Digest (?) once had an article about a government agency that compensates those that have lost money in fires or other disasters, send them the ashes or other evidence for at least partial compensation. Said the messiest thing they ever dealt with was from a farmer that lost his wallet in the cattle feed trough!

9. about 1 month ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   But, unfortunately, cats are also decimating the song bird population.

   KHMO radio (Hannibal, Mo.) once had a black cat contest – with several cat-a-gories such as the blackest, ugliest, etc

10. about 1 month ago on For Better or For Worse

    Since you are new at this, did you put on enough postage? Maybe it will be returned?