World Views

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Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/fo ... 814937002/

"KFC Donut sandwich with fried chicken and glazed doughnuts now available nationwide"

Unimaginative
What about fried chicken dipped in dark chocolate
... or French Fries Cake with Ketchup Drizzle Icing
... or Glazed Donut Holes, served with a spoon

Rod

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Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nat ... 866010002/

"Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, is Fastnacht Day, also known as Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras and National Pancake Day.
They all basically represent the same idea. Traditionally, it was the last day to use up all the sugar, butter and lard before the start of Lent.
In many cultures worldwide, it became a day to overindulge. Case in point: In Iceland they refer to it as 'Bursting Day.'"

Many Bursting Days follow when businesses burst with profit
upon treating the medical problems of food overindulgence ...
especially the gobblin' of sugar, butter and lard.

But white flour, culinary carrier for all this tasty OD stuff,
is never acknowledged for its important role in "Bursting".

Rod

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The power of allusion and extrapolation ...
(aka "A & E" Arts & Entertainment)

Re: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51263266
"Would you eat a 'steak' printed by robots?"

However, "Robot Meat" is not so appealing ...
after all, it seems unfair to raise robots for their meat!

... but powdered "Robot Brains" might sell as a health food supplement.

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/25/business ... index.html

"Although Jif is obviously pronounced with a 'soft G,' people often mispronounce the word 'GIF,'
which is short for Graphics Interchange Format. It's said with a 'soft G' like the peanut butter and not a 'hard G.'
That's according to creator Steve Wilhite, who made the declaration in 2013 while accepting a Webby Award."

It's puzzling to associate 'soft G' with "Graphics". What's that derivation? "Jraffics"?
However, this works well if a tall-necked animal is the company mascot!

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... cords.html

"World’s oldest man dies aged 112 just days after he told Guinness Book of Records ceremony
the secret to long life was to have a smile on your face and be happy"

After decades of considering what has been shared about "The secret to a long life",
it's now perfectly obvious: The ultimate secret to a long life is to keep living.

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/us/arkansas-tee ... ies-report

"Arkansas teen concussed after Tik Tok 'skull breaker challenge';
growing number suffering head injuries"

Tick tock, indeed
It's time to accept that the internet is about anything, dangerous or not!
Obviously, use your brain when contemplating dares, advice, "news', whatever.
Else degrade your brain ... or allow it to recycle into planetary nutrients.

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/us/missouri-law ... l-athletes

"Missouri lawmakers consider restricting transgender high school athletes to teams of their birth gender"

[a comment] "I am watching the new Netflix documentary 'Babies.' In episode 2, the scientist states that a pregnant mother’s body
actually recognizes the sex of the fetus and creates breast milk with specific nutrients dependent on the sex."

Interesting discussion (that "birth gender" is a known identifier of gender).

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/27/business ... index.html

"Shark Tank host loses $400,000 in a scam"

"someone acting as her assistant sent an invoice to her bookkeeper earlier this week for a renovation payment. She told People that she had 'no reason to be suspicious' about the email because she invests in real estate, so the bookkeeper wired $388,700 to the email address."

"The scammer imitated her assistant's email address and misspelled it with one letter. The mistake wasn't caught until the bookkeeper emailed the assistant's correct address for a follow-up."

Today, ANY email request for money should be suspicious ... and then verified.
This necessarily includes phone calls, especially from unknown phone numbers
(or don't answer call from an unknown number - let them leave a message)

Rod

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Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/d ... 898176002/

"Imagine being a casual tourist on a Jungle Cruise boat and it just straight up sinks
and you don’t know if it’s part of the ride or not"

Probably part of the ride ...
if you can buy the video of your fun (or not) dunkin' !

Rod

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Re: https://thewashingtonstandard.com/pasto ... rch-group/

"The pastor was said to have sent a picture of his manhood that was meant for a secret lover (believed to be a church member),
to his church Whatsapp group. The picture which was captioned 'wife is away; it’s all yours tonight' "

Another sad story, especially since forgiveness should be an ongoing certainty of church membership.
But also more evidence that sharing personal information online is increasingly "playing with fire".

Rod

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Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/202 ... 826330002/

" 'Show your body, feel good, you know what I mean?' Rexha told USA TODAY on the Grammys carpet.
'Except for the eight pounds of tape that I have holding up my boobs.' "

Don't even try the flesh-colored duct tape!

Rod

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Re: https://news.trust.org/item/20200228205631-ls907

"Hoarding" is always an intriguing topic ... since when is hoarding

Buying the next week's home supplies is almost never considered "hoarding".
Buying 2-3 weeks' supplies can be considered economizing (especially when buying sale items).
Buying a month's supplies is "practical" when living a long distance from the stores.

Perhaps, hoarding is like "trash" ("one man's trash is another man's treasure"),
that is, hoarding is defined in many ways! And suppliers of store items are pleased
to sell more and more product!

Ultimately, shouted "hoarding" occurs only when supplies are limited -
not when people buy more than they need for a reasonable period.
What's a "reasonable period? "One man's trash ..." apparently.

Hoarding of items needing discarding is a different perspective
... and might be considered helpful to overflowing city landfills
And a company's paying minimal wages to employees can be considered
hoarding of cash to better their investors' profits.

According to the increasing weight problem frequently reported,
many people favor hoarding food ... in their bodies!

How do I hoard thee (food)?
Let me count the ways (on my bathroom scale).

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/a ... hower.html

I didn't know that a man cave was supposed to have a functional shower!
And Pete's decked-out man cave looks like a mansion, relative to most man caves.
(I didn't know that a man cave house was supposed to have functional shower)

... and I thought it best to keep "the boys" (and girls) out of the man cave:
spiders, roaches, flies, snakes, free-loaders, ...

Rod

[Amigoo]

While maintaining calm, continually note what's happenin' in the real world:

Re: https://www.click2houston.com/news/loca ... -exposure/

"We would like to remind any student, faculty or staff member who travels for personal reasons to any country on the CDC’s level 2 and level 3 warning list that they must self-isolate and stay away from campus for two weeks after returning to the U.S."

Enforced self-isolation may become common practice for exposure to known (or suspected) Covid-19 patients.

A good time to be in the home delivery business!
For college students, forced study hall can't be so bad!
For those who "vacation at home", unscheduled vacation!
For those who work at home, no change!

And major transition time for more work-at-home opportunity
... since robots will be doing the factory assembly stuff.

Tip: "Work-at-home" also facilitates "work-at-closer-location"
where office space close to home becomes a "community office".

Rod

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Don't jog the log ...

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... HOURS.html

"Go for a gentle walk" Obviously! (and carry a big stick)

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... ancer.html

Interesting study but may suggest that ...
disease and related conditions are causing the need for naps -
not naps causing the disease and related conditions.

Rod

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Re: http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/arch ... like-crazy

"All Of A Sudden, People All Over America Are Prepping Like Crazy ...
GOLDEN RULE OF PREPPING: KEEP YOUR PREPS PRIVATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE"

But if you're hoarding food in your body, they'll know anyway!

Rod

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Wondering what exactly is "fear mongering", I found this online definition:

"Fearmongering or scaremongering is the spreading of frightening and exaggerated rumors
of an impending danger to purposely arouse fear in order to manipulate the public."

Apparently, "rumors" and "manipulate the public" are key terms,
since "fear mongering" requires the information to be "rumor" (not fact)
and the mongerer must intend to "manipulate the public".

So far, so good! Now the definition gets murky ...
How do most people know what is "fact" in reported news
How are they manipulating the public and for what purpose

I suspect that "fear mongering", as often used by people,
has other definitions. At least, this makes a tasty rumor.

Rod

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Speaking of "tasty" ...

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... hands.html

Obviously, this man was HUNGRY
The circumstances remind that following such orders is not so easy to remember.
Just think of all the food items (packaged or not) that can be handled in a store ...
or on a public buffet table!

Rod

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Being fond of words that compare and contrast,
this word seems to contrast well with "fearmongering":

sTruthiophobia - fear of truth

From "struthio camelus", ostrich, re: "head in the sand",
original meaning: "fear of ostriches"

But there is a word for that already:
Alethephobia - fear of truth

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/taip ... index.html

"The anti-social theme of the bar belies its inclusiveness; the owner, who has suffered from severe depression,
wanted to provide a space that was welcoming to others in need."

"Chen says people 'came here to cry, to talk to me, to just stay, read my books.' More than a dozen regulars
who experience similar mental health issues have gotten to know each other and formed their own support network."

Two humans walk into a bar ... and sit far apart.
Two more humans walk into the bar ... and sit far apart.
Another two walk into the bar ... and also sit far apart.
Then the bartender serves the two support groups.

Rod

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Re: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nashville- ... lying-air/

"Tennessee couple describes 'flying in the air' during deadly tornado"

Their entire house flew 50 yards before disintegrating in the trees
... and they survived the ride in their bathtub!

They're convinced it's a sign to get married ...
perhaps, riding away in a bathtub after the ceremony.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest ... g-21600372

"Experts believe the super-rich will one day be able to 'live forever' through transferring their minds to different bodies"

Mrs. Robot: "You should love me for my mind - not my body!"
Mr. Robot: "I love any body in some body but no body like yours.'

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/woman ... stic-plant

"Woman discovers plant she's been watering for two years is actually plastic"

"it’s completely plastic! How did I not know this? I pull it from the container ...
it’s sitting on Styrofoam with sand glued to the top!"

Glue fumes might explain the perpetuated illusion.

Rod

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Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2 ... 964441002/

"Joey Chesnut takes break from hot dogs, eats world record 32 Big Mac burgers" (in 38 min.)

But "eat" doesn't seem correct for quickly stuffin' stuff down one's pie hole:

Re: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/eat

"to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food)."
"to consume by or as if by devouring gradually"

Rod