The two things that duel in my mind

"I haven't reread The Monitor, the Miners, and the Shree in 31 years and shelf-space is limited; why do I still have a copy of it?"

"Huh, this copy of The Monitor, the Miners, and the Shree is in much better condition than my current copy."

(I won't get into "Oh, I can't throw out my original copy; it's not its fault the glue dried out and its falling apart.")

I forgot about this

Solar System Visualizer

Some of these costumes are quite striking

Unfortunately Miss Canada's suggests that her costumers ran out to a Halloween store the night before the contest

Damn you TV Tropes

For linking to Captain Planet Saves Belfast

Obgligatory Americans writing about Ireland will not end well warning:
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A question for people living in Canada

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A question for people living in Canada

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For Seawasp and other American residents

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For Seawasp and other American residents

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Focusing on a very very minor aspect of a review

First, let’s dismiss three of the stories – ‘Sustainable Development’, ‘Seeds’ and ‘Scheherazade Caught in Starlight’ – as being too short to be worthy of discussion.

Rob Ford: the gift that keeps giving

What's the German word for Schadenfreude?

I think at this point his only viable option is to step down and run for head of the Federal Liberal Party.

A hypothetical

No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a
Citizen of the United States, at the time of the
Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to
the Office of President; neither shall any person
be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained
to the Age of thirty five Years, and been
fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

Could someone born in a region that was once but no longer is American territory run for President?