Everybody’s Talking

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Python in his pants: If smugglers want to get weird pets across the border, they need to find a way to do so without detection. A man from New York City failed in this quest. He tried to smuggle three Burmese pythons across the Canadian border, but he chose an unusual place to hide them: in his pants. The man, traveling from Montréal, Québec, Canada, back to New York City, didn’t get past U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers. They discovered the reptiles, hidden in snake bags in the inner thigh of his pants. Pythons are some of the world’s largest snakes and are considered a vulnerable species. The failed snake smuggler was fined $5,000 (USD). 

Lucky dog, lucky ticket: A woman buying items in a convenience store in Guangdong, China, might consider taking her dog shopping with her more often. The golden retriever broke free of its leash and took off, running into a nearby lottery shop. There the canine bit into a lottery ticket, which the owner, surnamed Lin, had to buy. She scolded her dog for being so disobedient. But she regretted the scolding because the ticket turned out to be a winner, bringing her ¥1,000 (CNY). The next time she went to the store, the dog chose a ticket worth ¥30. Lin’s friends and neighbors began calling her pet “Fortune Dog.”

Unusual rescue: What 3-year-old wouldn’t be intrigued by a glass-walled box filled with plush toys? A child that age would want to get in and start playing! In Brisbane, Australia, police came to the rescue when a child became trapped inside a toy-filled claw machine in a suburban shopping mall. Timothy Hopper, the boy’s father, said his son disappeared into the machine in seconds, before he had time to react. Police coaxed the boy to move to a safe corner inside the machine and cover his eyes so they could break a glass panel to free him. He was unharmed and his rescuers invited him to pick a prize.

Cold rescue: People in a floating sauna in the sea near Oslo, Norway, were in the right place at the right time to rescue two people whose car appeared to be driven off a quay and into a fjord. The electric-powered wooden sauna raft and its passengers raced to the rescue, with the passengers wondering who was behind the wheel of the wayward vehicle. During the ensuing rescue, the sauna lovers had only towels to keep warm during the chilly, early February event. The car’s driver had thought the vehicle was in park when he accidentally hit the accelerator pedal. The car was later recovered from the fjord.

Quoteable Quotes

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“Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.”

—William Shakespeare 

“Dreams and reality are opposites. Action synthesizes them.”

—Assata Shakur

What’s Happening

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“Prostate Cancer Support South Fraser”. Supports Delta, Langley, Surrey, & White Rock.

New Location: “Victory Memorial Park” 14831 – 28 Ave. Surrey, BC

Next meeting is Saturday, March 30, 2024, at 10:00 am to noon. We meet monthly, the last Saturday

of every month except July & Dec. Men diagnosed & treated for prostate cancer, plus

spouses & friends are welcomed. For add. info: pcssf94@gmail.com, or Bob 236 258-5257.

Trivia

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1. How many pipes are in the typical Scottish bagpipe?

2. Nephophobia is the fear of kidneys, winter, or clouds?

3. A diadromous fish can exist in both fresh and saltwater—T/F?

4. In the children’s books, what is the name of Babar the Elephant’s wife?

5. How many toes does an ostrich have?

Your Weekly Horoscope

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Lucky numbers this week: This week’s odds favor Leo winners with the luckiest number being 15.

Did You Know...

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What a fight: Each August, 20,000 people go to Buñol, near Valencia, Spain, for the world’s biggest food fight. Called La Tomatina, the fight uses the local tomato bounty, and lasts about an hour. 

Hidden people: In Iceland, believing in elves is totally acceptable. Icelanders believe elves exist throughout their country. They call them the huldufólk, or hidden people, a term that dates back centuries. 

Candy mounds: On Bohol, an island in the Philippines, over 1,260 low, grass-covered hills are spread over 50 square kilometers (19 sq. mi.). In the dry season, the grass turns brown, hence their name: “Chocolate Hills.”

Cricket changemakers: Founded in 2007, the Cricket Warriors are Maasai youth from Laikipia, Kenya. They host cricket camps to encourage peers to tackle social problems. They see cricket as an “agent of change.” 

Yummy seafood dish: A famous dish of Singapore is “Singapore Chili Crab.” Its signature sauce contains ingredients that hit the taste buds with a bang, including chilies, garlic, soybean paste, ginger, and shallots.

On the Lighter Side

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Nit: “I just flew in from Europe.”

Wit: “I bet your arms are tired.”

Knock! Knock! Who’s there? Randy. Randy who? Randy mile in eight minutes!

Why did the potato chip stop the car? There was a dip in the road.

Show me a farmer raising sheep for wool and I’ll show you a shear cropper.

I took up gardening as a hobby, but I only grew tired.

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Trivia answers:

1. 5 2. Clouds 3. True 4. Celeste 5. 4 (2 per foot)