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Prose Before Hos - A Blog On Economics, Snark, Politics, and Policy

Prose Before Hos - A Blog On Economics, Snark, Politics, and Policy

Democratic Underground The List Blog 10. Why are dogs committing suicide by jumpingoff the Overtoun Bridge? The Overtoun Bridge is an arch bridge located near Milton, Scotland, overthe Overtoun Burn. A burn is a term used to describe a type of streamwhich is smaller than a river. The long leap from the bridge onto the waterfalls of the Overtoun Estatealmost always results in immediate death. There have been a number of theories as to why dogs are choosing to endtheir lives by jumping off the bridge, ranging from the bridge being hauntedto the canines suffering from depression, or even picking up depressed orsuicidal feelings from the bridge. It has been suggested that the height of the bridge’s granite walls significantlyimpairs the dogs’ sense of sight and hearing, so when they go to investigatethe smell, they are unaware of the massive fall that awaits them. 9. In the 1960s a group a marine biologists planted microphones in the world’soceans to record the songs of blue whales. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. In 1940, Willard F.M. 3. 2.

Missing The Moon Ralph Kiner died last week. He was 91. Like everyone else, I was very saddened by his death, although old age had dealt him a few physical blows. His passing was both expected and unexpected. I was born in 1962, the same year as the franchise that Ralph broadcast for, the Mets. I was just a kid and I grew up. And he loved the Mets. Ralph Kiner: You've gotta change the script, I don't like the script.

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