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Wed, 01/04/2026 - 08:13
Although I never submitted to it, I made several appearances in the now-defunct quote database on bash.org (QDB). I’m dealing with a broken keyboard now, and went to dig hard to find this classic in the Wayback machine. I thought I would put it back on the web: It was, in fact, horrble.
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Wed, 01/04/2026 - 00:30
~by Sean Paul Kelley Headwinds: “a headwind blows against the direction of travel of an object . . . decreases the object’s speed and increases the time required to reach its destination.” Rip Tide: “A rip is a strong, localized, and narrow current of water that moves directly away from the shore, cutting through the […]
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Tue, 31/03/2026 - 21:49
We live in an unequal society where inequality is increasing in many areas, especially regarding income and wealth. The differences in living conditions for different groups, in terms of class, ethnicity and gender, are unacceptably large. In the world of education, family background still has a significant impact on pupils’ performance, and it becomes even […]
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Tue, 31/03/2026 - 19:39
The Poet Now Standing at Platform 3A The poet now standing at platform 3Ais the delayed 14.30 speaker for the Wits’ End Poetry Festival, calling at: Longwaite; Anguish; Bleakside;Much Wallowing-in-the-Mire; Little Hope; Hangdog Manor; High Dudgeon; Irk; Fuckham; Mope; Doldrum Parkway; Wearyside Central; and Wits’ End. We are sorry to announce this poet is delayed…
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Tue, 31/03/2026 - 06:01
You may remember when Iraq said “Americans must remove all troops from Iraq” and the US said “who cares what you think?” Well, right now the Iraq resistance is removing all American troops from Iraq. They can’t defend their bases and even had to beg for a truce to remove troops. But the real problem […]