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Man finds a new American dream / New ways of dealing with bratty kids / Nothing wrong with wishing your bros "Sweet dreams"

Saling around the world with your cat doesn't seem like such a bad idea

Keith Conrad
May 27
 
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An Oregon man who quit his job to set sail with his cat arrives to cheering fans in Hawaii

I think at this point that’s basically the American dream, isn’t it?

Mother 'orders contract killing of her 12-year-old daughter because she was tired of their constant arguing'

In fairness, how could she possibly have known that a 12-year old daughter might be difficult to interact with at times? Any good stories of times your kid did something that might make you think “I don’t condone getting a hitman… but I understand it”?


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  • Mysterious Metallic Sphere in Colombia Fuels Debate Over Its Origins - My favorite response came from a scientist who said “It looks like a nice art project”

  • Man sacked after standing up in Microsoft Teams call with no pants on - The guy had to be fired… but I can totally understand how that could accidentally happen

  • Groom Smashes Cake into Bride’s Face at Wedding, Resulting in Disastrous Fork Injury — And Divorce - Shocking that couple didn’t go the distance

  • Police investigating large fight at Waukesha senior living center - The first rule of Senior Fight Club, is you don’t talk about Senior Fight Club

  • West African Man Becomes Kung Fu Master, Brings Chinese Martial Arts and Meditation Back Home - It finally happened. Everybody was Kung Fu fighting

  • This Monk Just Got Jumped by Other Monks With Garden Tools - That’s a headline you don’t expect to see

  • Urban hawks may use traffic lights to ambush prey, study finds - The urban hawks can be easily spotted by their beards and cardigans

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