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Why do people in old movies speak funny?

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 28, 2026March 23, 2026

Someone asked me this in one of my classes today. The accent they mentioned is…

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Outtakes: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 27, 2026March 23, 2026

Some of these really made me smile. Find them, and the others, in this article

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Our subway is not this interesting!

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 27, 2026March 23, 2026
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Wide trousers

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 26, 2026March 19, 2026

When I was 15, I grew tired of drainpipe jeans, and switched to flares. And…

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A day

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 26, 2026March 23, 2026

My sister shared some photographs of her camping trip to Vic Bay (Victoria Bay, Garden…

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A Zebra lacking stripes

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 25, 2026March 24, 2026

Source I always worry that animals with albinism or unusual colour variations will be targeted…

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Body Shop Velvet Fig and Pistachio (and Dewberry) series

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  • Posted on March 25, 2026March 19, 2026

The Body Shop went bankrupt in Sweden, but former employees and executives acquired the rights…

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Stop the world, I want to get off! Influencer set for toddlers

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 24, 2026March 23, 2026

Find it here

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Has spring sprung?

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 24, 2026March 23, 2026

We were out for our first ride of the season this past weekend. It was…

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A Day

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  • Posted on March 23, 2026March 15, 2026

Swedish ‘snus’ – small pouches of moist oral tobacco you place under your top lip.…

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