Thursday, December 12, 2019

White Vans (Philippines) – KKK Tunnels (Atlanta) – Origin of Ring-necked Parakeets in UK – Toothbrush in Toilet (Dear Abby)



Cebu Daily News [Philippines]
10 December 2019

Here’s a great idea for white vans affected by fake abduction story

[…] This is why white van owners had to come up with something to assure the public that they don’t mean harm. One owner just went straight to being frank and posted a disclaimer at the back of his van. It was written on a paper that was taped to the rear windscreen. It read, “Dili intawon mi mangidNAP!! Tig deliver ra tawn mi ug sud-an.” (We’re not kidnappers. We just deliver food.) […]




Manila Bulletin
13 December 2019

Tales of kidnapping by men in white van debunked by PNP

The Philippine National Police (PNP) belied on Friday reports circulating in social media about the abduction of several individuals supposedly for the harvesting of their organs as perpetrated by men driving around the metropolis in a white van. […] 

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Northside Neighbor [Atlanta, GA]
10 December 2019

Time to put the KKK tunnel rumors to rest

Everyone has a story about the tunnels. They are everywhere and anywhere, depending on who is talking. These are the ubiquitous Ku Klux Klan tunnels beneath Buckhead — below our churches, under our houses, in our parks, beneath our buildings. […]

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O. J. N. Heald et al, “Understanding the origins of the ringnecked parakeet in the UK,” Journal of Zoology, 11 December 2019. [Open access.]

The ringnecked parakeet Psittacula krameri is one of the bestknown invasive species in the UK. It is also arguably the species whose origins as an invasive have been the subject of the greatest speculation, with explanations ranging from birds escaping from the set of the film ‘The African Queen’ to animals being released in Carnaby Street in London by Jimi Hendrix in the 1960s. […]

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Dear Abby
12 December 2019

Hotheaded Friend Dunks Man's Toothbrush in Toilet

DEAR ABBY: I have shared a friendship for 40 years with a woman who is known for having a quick temper. […] She lives with a man she argues with often, in his small apartment. They struggle financially, and she recently confided that when they argue, she dunks his toothbrush in the toilet to get even. Obviously, it is without his knowledge. I have never met him, but he is very nice to me when I call. I want to tell him what my friend has been doing. […]


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