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Mystery and crime books, plays and films.
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Exciting news!
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Exciting news! Belinda Lawrence now has her own web site! Here you can learn all about her and her friends, Hazel and Mark. And Belinda will bring you up to date from time to time, on all her adventures. And don't forget to sign her Guest Book! Check it out now. [link]
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OT Foyle's War news
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I enjoy this series, currently showing here in NZ. There may be a sequel, Foyle's Peace. Honeysuckle Weeks is such a cool name. And her married name is even cooler. [link] regards Judith
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OT: male equivalent of bitch
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What is the male equivalent of bitch? It has to be an insulting word as bitch is. It can't be something as innocuous as assertive or aggressive, or can it. John McCain had no trouble laughing when he was asked the question at a rally . . . How do we beat the bitch. He laughed. He laughed! And I... more »
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WWWOT: Surely I can't look that old!
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Sent to me by a friend today. Had to share... ;-) --Annie Have you ever been guilty of looking at others your own age and thinking ... 'Surely I can't look that old!' My name is Alice Smith and I was sitting in the waiting room for my first appointment with a new dentist. I noticed his DDS Diploma, which bore his... more »
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Cliches & Stereotypes Revisted
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In response to past posts about stereotypes and clichés, I got out my 1999 paperback copy of Roger Ebert's book Ebert's Bigger Little Movie Glossary. Which is a self proclaimed Greatly Expanded and Much Improved Compendium of Movie Clichés, Stereotypes, Obligatory Scenes, Hackneyed Formulas, Shopworn... more »
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OT: Ron Paul - The Revolution: A Manifesto, pp 12-13.
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Some Americans may be familiar with the admonition of John Quincy Adams that America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. But his sentiments extended well beyond this oft-cited maxim. First, Adams considered what could be said in America's defense if anyone were ever to wonder what she had done for the world:... more »
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'Scoundrel' by Bernard Cromwell
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Just finished 'Scoundrel' by Bernard Cromwell. What a good book! A spy thriller with lots of twists and turns, none of which were the Jeffrey Deaver kind. Rather like LeCarre, you have to understand the subtexts and motivations. Very well written, just enough description of locales, moves the story along becasue he has a good story to tell! Imagine that. Looking... more »
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