Saturday,
February 23, 2002
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The
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteriis is the only penguin that inhabits
the Antarctic continent. Emperors are the largest of all penguins, easily
recognized by their black cap, blue-grey neck, orange ear-patches and
bills and yellow breasts. This site features an amazing selection of photsgraphs
of these creatures in their natural habitat. http://emperor-penguin.com/emperor.html |
| You
read it here first . . . The state of Florida is squaring off
in court with psychic pitchwoman Miss Cleo, trying to force her to
prove she’s really the Jamaican shaman she has claimed to be before
millions of viewers of her TV infomercials. But if you've been a regular
Rickworld reader, you already know the inside scoop. If not, click
on the link below. http://www.palmerpage.com/rickworld/october26.htm |
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Stamps
for the Cure The Breast Cancer Research stamp was first
made available for sale in U.S. post offices on 29 July 1998.
These "semi-postal" stamps sell for $8.00 per booklet (compared
to $6.60 for a pack of regular postage stamps), with each stamp
costing 40¢ each (as opposed to the regular postage rate of
34¢). The additional 6¢ over and above the cost of regular stamps
goes to breast cancer research. In their first year, breast
cancer stamps have raised $7.8 million for research. (Thanks
Cathy C.)
http://new.usps.com/cgi-bin/uspsbv/scripts/content.jsp?B=-10455&D=22494 |
| Music and lyrics written by an American author and published in 1922 or earlier are in the Public Domain in the United States. Web pages that suck where you learn good web design by looking at bad web design. (thanks Kathy D.) If anything can go wrong, it will The Murphy's Law site. |
| Tell Me Off Insult a total stranger and feel better about your pitiful life. The best insults will be posted to the ball breaker's hall of fame. You'll also have the distinct honor of being told off by the world famous,"Ball Breaker!" http://www.tellmeoff.com/ | 
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Noted for his books
and poetry for children, the late Shel Silverstein also wrote for adults,
including a number of popular songs: A Boy Named Sue, Cover of the
Rolling Stone, and Put Another Log on the Fire. Check out
his lyrics. http://www.banned-width.com/shel/misc/lyrics.html |
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"Every man
is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists
in not exceeding the limit." |