19 minutes ago by Jen

Cha Sa-soon, a 68 year-old South Korean woman, has finally passed her driver’s exam after three years, $4,200 in application fees, and 950 attempts. Her written driver’s exam, that is. Cha still has to master the driving portion of the test behind the wheel of an actual car (okay, maybe like a Kia r ...

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17 hours ago by MzEllen

From the Assistant Village Idiot Archie has occurred to me a lot recently. I saw very few episodes of the show, but discussion of Archie was always in the air in the 1970’s. Perhaps I haven’t given it due credit in my journey from left to right on the political spectrum. My politics aligned somewhat ...

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18 hours ago by prettymuchdana

People are always waiting. We’re constantly waiting for the next big thing to happen or possibly a little thing. Everyday, I wait for the bus to take me home. Everyday, I sit there and attempt to do something. Did you ever notice that? If you feel useless, you attempt to make yourself busy– no matte ...

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23 hours ago by Absolutely Normal Chaos

Dear NRIs and/or other foreigners, Not all of you. Just the stupid ones, read on. Here are some things you should know in order to not appear like the self-centered, ignorant dimwits you seem to be right now. 1. India has a postal system, has had one for decades. No you don't have to mark your envel ...

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1 day ago by Ken Kadet

Today is the 20th anniversary of the breaking down of the Berlin Wall. It also marks my 20th year in Minnesota…and there is a connection. Twenty years ago September, I stuffed all the worldly possessions I could fit into a poorly air-conditioned 1982 Ford Escort and drove from Rhode Island to Minnea ...

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1 day ago by suzidoll

The Morlocks’ tribute to Robert Ryan, which leads up to Turner’s multi-film celebration of the actor on November 10-11, has not only offered insightful comments on some of his most famous performances but also shed light on his lesser known films. Interestingly, there has been a notable preference f ...

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1 day ago by Absence Alternatives

Warning: This post should be filed under “Psychotic Ranting and Anonymous Foaming”, a category available from NaBloPoMo, (Thank you to whoever was wise enough to create this category…) in which I whine about stereotypes that caught me by surprise. Please feel free to ignore me when I am behaving lik ...

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1 day ago by Gallivanter

No, this post is not meant reinforce stereotyping the genders. Of course not. Really. Promise. I’m just keeping it real. Honest. OK, I can speak for men, our toilet visits are quick. We go in, do the business, and get out. Women though, of course, depending on who they go out with, it become an outi ...

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1 day ago by Chevalier

Via MissMalini, yet another example of 'men DO, women ARE'. Deepika Padukone: "Killing them softly with her smile" - Deepika's feminine mystique prompts us to dig deeper into..... what makes Bollywood's current dream girl tick Imran Khan: "I should lead by example" - Actor Imran Khan writes....on ho ...

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1 day ago by Kez

Yep. It’s true. I am one of those girls. I do some really stereotypically feminine things that I really should be euthanised for, despite my best efforts not to. I try really hard to be less annoyingly girly. I yell at football players on the telly even though they can’t even hear me. I know some st ...

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