Plato said, 'The best guardian for a person's character is a thoughtful and cultivated mind.' translated by classical scholar and poet Francis MacDonald Cornford, according to Prof. Rick Benitez, below.And, 'Chinese...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 8532 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Like in the scene right out of the move, "A Christmas Story," a ten year old Indiana boy got his tongue stuck to a metal light pole. Police say the fouth-grader did it on a dare. Have all boys in the...
created by Mary Richard | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 2626 views | 46 recommendations | 6 comments
The author of the best-selling book "The Horse Whisperer" is in the hospital in Scotland after eating some poisonous mushrooms. He had cooked the mushrooms himself after finding them in the woods."Bestselling...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 727 views | 17 recommendations | 6 comments
We all know the Rolling Stones' Tongue (the logo, I'm meaning), it is for sure one of the most known and emblematic rock 'n' roll images all around the world, if not the most; it's been reproduced and copied in...
created by _Smyle | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1099 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
This is a great development for disabled people and shows that when technological thought along with a little investment is put into non-warfare issues we really move forward as humans. I won't countenance the...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 327 views | 12 recommendations | 5 comments
"Krishanthi Priyadarshani krishanthi@horizonlanka.org Updated: December 31, 2007 11.20 AM.
Hi, I am Krishanthi Priyadarshani a former student of the Horizon Lanka. Today (December 31) is my birthday. I...
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Schema Magazine put up this post on an amazing slam poem by Adriel Luis "Slip of the Tongue" and a video adaptation of it by Karen Lum.The video is okay but the Luis' words are just dy-naaa-mite."Wow. Standing...
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"It could be a scene straight out of the Christmas classic 'Miracle on 34th Street': Ireland's first multi-lingual Santa Claus is bringing smiles to the faces of children from countries like Poland, Hungary and Romania in Dublin this Christmas season.
All this month, hundreds...
Belgium's in a tizzy over the lack of Dutch language skills demonstrated by their country's most beautiful woman. I guess the Canadian equivalent would be if our Miss Canada couldn't discuss back bacon...
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"He said there were no bruises or injuries on the Australian`s body."The only injury on the victim`s body was the mark around his neck from the rope that he had used to hang himself. When he was found, his tongue stuck out and there was sperm that had come out from his...
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"The Constitution is the life of a nation. Aristotle writing over 2,300 years ago knew that ‘Living for the Constitution is salvation’. Anyone trampling the Constitution tramples on our rights and wants his point of view to prevail by force. When the government cuts off...
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"Just look at what Osam - Barack Obama - said just yesterday. Barack Obama, calling on radicals, jihadists of all the different types, to come together in Iraq," Romney said.
A simple slip of the tongue, his campaign insists. And who knows? In normal circumstances, one...
At risk of stepping on denseatoms' toes (sorry, 'atoms!), I thought I'd share this story I found, about the only known Spanish-based creole language in existence: Palanquero."On the surface, it resembles any...
created by Jordan Yerman | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 600 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
"A prison officer saved his dying sniffer dog by giving him the kiss of life.
Handler Steve Tugwell, 42, leapt into action when he saw Welsh springer spaniel Frodo lying unconscious, reports The Sun.
Frodo had been play-fighting with fellow sniffer dog Patch when Patch's jaws...
Natalie Portman was spotted playing with her tongue. Many believe she is cuter
when her tongue is to the left. Others claim right is better for her. What do
you think?
created by Jackau | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 2248 views | 16 recommendations | 5 comments