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Aug 26th 2020, 9:05 pm

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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread

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Lol. Someone’s PR person is on shaky ground. Maybe Carrie could cut short her maternity leave?

That could be a fun game - various politicians (or other celebs) with particular books in the shot. Or DVDs.

This could cover a few

Aug 27th 2020, 12:03 am

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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread

These are Christopher Robin's stuffed toys.

Aug 27th 2020, 12:15 am

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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread

Victoria, BC police officers while undercover buying drugs were robbed during the undercover operation.

https://globalnews.ca/news/7300166/v...ennial-square/

The Great Gatsby enters public domain in January 1, 2021.*

Original 1928 Mickey Mouse is due to enter public domain Jan 1, 2024*, although later versions of Mickey Mouse will still be protected.

Superman, Batman, Disney's Snow White, and early Looney Tunes characters will all fall into the public domain between 2031 and 2035.*

*assuming Congress doesn't interfere

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Aug 27th 2020, 3:48 am

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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread

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These are Christopher Robin's stuffed toys.

Aug 27th 2020, 2:19 pm

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https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/...nnie-the-pooh/

Aug 27th 2020, 2:49 pm

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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread

They should show this in Churches

Aug 27th 2020, 4:49 pm

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That is a cool video, but churches will come up with some reason why it is not true.

Aug 27th 2020, 9:43 pm

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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread

Because it's just a concentrated and processed plant, I maintain that tequila should be re-classified as a vegetable.

Aug 29th 2020, 10:37 pm

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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread

I won a bottle of hand sanitizer in the friday raffle at the Hungarian Club!

Aug 30th 2020, 6:33 am

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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread

We think our Woobie drake may be recovering.

Well , we hope so anyway.

Aug 30th 2020, 7:14 am

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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread

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Lol. Someone’s PR person is on shaky ground. Maybe Carrie could cut short her maternity leave?

The story behind the book display is that the schools previous librarian, who was let go, organised them as a bit of a go against the school, she had hoped it would be noticed for what it was when she set it up several months earlier, and was delighted by what did happen, a case of happenstance.