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It was late in 1775, and King George III was at Buckingham Palace, sitting in reflective mood on his commode. His13 year old son Prince George (yes, they were very imaginative with their names, those royal types), was sitting on thefloor nearby, otherwise occupied with the 18th century equivalent of Game Boy: a model soldier with a rifle sat on amodel elephant, shooting at a model tiger two planks of wood away.

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Have you ever heard the name Will Schwenk? Or the name Artie Seymour? Probably not. But you will,you will, when the word gets around about how these two inglorious talents were by-passed, how they missed being touched bythe magic wand of Fate. For contrary to popular belief, the series of light operettas commonly attributed to Gilbert andSullivan were in effect written by the pair of nonentities named above, Artie being the melodist and Will the versifier.

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In Southern Germany in a town by the name of Bayreuth, the German police are in a quandary. The town’s dogpoo is under attack. Park officials are desperate to resolve what could become an international incident. Unknown person or persons havebeen sticking little US flags into piles of doggie poo for over a year now.

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One of the great benefits of belonging to a health club is the huge variety of exercise equipment that’s available. It’salso a great place to meet and observe a wide cross section of society. Here are just a few of themore notable health club regulars:

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Don’t you just love getting a little something extra? Sure you do. Everybody does. That’s why Online marketersthrow in 36 bonus ebooks with that little software item they are peddling.

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To: Maybelle Misfire
From: I. M.. Power, VP
Welcome aboard! Delighted you have accepted a position as planning analyst with MegaCorp. See you in September, as they say.

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A is for Anti-Virus: she got it from my Uncle.

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