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Texas zoo offers to name cockroaches and rats after people's exes this Valentine's Day and feed them to the animals Sat, January 30, 2021, 9:46 AM Getty Images San Antonio Zoo has offered to name cockroaches and rats to be fed to its animals after people's exes. For the 'Cry Me A Cockroach!' fundraiser, patrons can donate $5 to name a cockroach and $25 for a rat. In 2019, over 5,000 people from 25 countries named cockroaches and rats after their exes. A zoo in Texas has offered to name the cockroaches and rats that will be fed to its animals after people's exes this Valentine's Day. As part of San Antonio  Zoo's  second annual 'Cry Me A Cockroach!' fundraising event, patrons can donate $5 to name a cockroach or, for the first time, pick a veggie option for the herbivores. For $25, they can name a rat for the various  birds , reptiles, and mammals to eat. The animals will feast on pre-frozen  rats  and the  cockroaches,  sourced from professional ...

  So how about a couple of religion questions? Question 1 Binary (1/0) choice: Do you believe God is merely an idea , or an actual (real) entity ? Question 2 Does it matter to you (idea v. entity)?   If yes, how exactly does it matter? Give details.   i·de·a /īˈdēə/ noun noun: idea ; plural noun: ideas ; noun: the idea a thought or suggestion   en·ti·ty /ˈen(t)ədē/ noun noun: entity ; plural noun: entities a thing with distinct and independent existence. (by PrimordialSoup)

 CUTE OR ANNOYING? YOU DECIDE! Y'all - cute grits - yuck buxom southern belles - charming big Trucks - annoying likker - prefer weed southern twang - annoying or charming depending who you are speaking to country music - ick southern sayings: example: faster than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking competition. - kinda cute in limited portions cowboy boots - I once owned a pair, nuff said southern charm - it's real, iffn you ain't no librul  saying ain't -  Now, Y'all don't go gettin' yaself all offended, southeners be real nice folk but some of 'em they got themselves some real intrusting habits. So, no point in rufflin' no feathers, we just be havin' us some fun today, so y'all speak up now, and list what habits y'all find cute or quaint or just plum annoyin'. 'Cause, I just scratched the surface, I am darn sure y'all are aware of more southern habits, attitudes, and sayins' than I can think of. And ummm, folks, ya want t...

Man arrested at O'Hare Airport after allegedly living there for 3 months because he was afraid to fly due to COVID-19 By Caitlin O'Kane A man was arrested at Chicago's O'Hare Airport for trespassing after allegedly living in the airport for three months.  Aditya Singh was charged with felony criminal trespass after he was found in a restricted area of the airport, according to the Cook County State's Attorney's Office,  CBS Chicago reports . Singh was also charged with theft of less than $500. He appeared in court on Sunday and was issued $10,000 bond. If bail is posted, he will be monitored electronically.  Singh told police he was afraid to fly due to the coronavirus pandemic, Assistant State's Attorney Kathleen Hagerty said in court,  The Associated Press reports . When he was discovered at the airport, employees called police.  According to the  Chicago Tribune , Hagerty said Singh told authorities that he found an employee I.D. badge and that other pas...

 I want to preface this thread by acknowledging that each individual's experience varies and that stats don't always tell the full story. Nevertheless, there is some serious disparage here between wages and cost of living between the U.S. and Canada. Indices Difference Consumer Prices in  United States  are 3.62%  higher  than in  Canada  (without rent) Consumer Prices Including Rent in  United States  are 10.68%  higher  than in  Canada Rent Prices in  United States  are 27.32%  higher  than in  Canada Restaurant Prices in  United States  are 9.50%  higher  than in  Canada Groceries Prices in  United States  are 3.59%  higher  than in  Canada Local Purchasing Power in  United States  is 23.68%  higher  than in  Canada https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=Canada&country2=United+States Th...

This meme is making the rounds and misses a key point. Two years after his release, Kalief hanged himself at his parents’ house. He was 22. Racism kills. To add to this… Fun fact. The 2018 Sunrise climate change protest had twice as many protesters arrested than were arrested for the insurrection at the Capitol. Young kids protesting about the environment. That, there, is how messed up the US is. As  The Independent   reports  of Williams: The Justice Department told a federal court on Monday that Riley Williams, a Pennsylvania woman accused of stealing Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during the attack on the Capitol, may be destroying digital evidence in her possession and encouraging others to do the same,  according to NBC’s Washington affiliate . Prosecutors are asking the judge in the case to prohibit further internet access. Ms Williams, a 22-year-old from Harrisburg, faces a number of charges from her alleged participation in the attack, and was released to the cus...

 SERIOUSLY? WELL, in my very humble opinoin, not as bad as Fox, but I can NOT watch the gloom and doom look of one anchor: WHEN I see his face I seriously start thinking of suicide! BUT THEN.... NOW SHE IS WORTH WATCHING! And a very appropriate name too, because I really do wonder what her Cupp size is. THEN AGAIN... At least none of the above are as nauseating to watch as this couple: SO? What do you think of CNN? DO you have a favorite anchor? OR.... not so favorite anchor? HOW does CNN compare to other networks? Let's get serious, or silly, your choice!!!!! SNOWFLAKE

Democrats stunned by briefing on Capitol's security before insurrection: 'It was only by pure dumb luck' more weren't killed (CNN)  —  Members of Congress were left stunned  during a briefing from law enforcement  about their failure to prepare for the insurrection at the US Capitol earlier this month, two members who attended a House Appropriations Committee briefing told CNN on Tuesday, with one saying it was "dumb luck" more people didn't die. House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro, a Connecticut Democrat, said in a phone call with CNN that members were "shaking their heads in disbelief" throughout the briefing about the security breakdown in the lead up to January 6. During that briefing, acting  US Capitol Police  Chief Yogananda Pittman admitted her department knew there was a "strong potential for violence" targeting Congress, but did not take appropriate steps to prevent it. DeLauro said the revelation left her stunne...

The Inside Of This Rock Looks Just Like Cookie Monster, And It’s Worth A Lot Of Dough Elyse Wanshel Mon, January 25, 2021, 5:52 PM “C” is for cash. An agate gemstone recently discovered inside of volcanic rock could be worth more than $10,000 thanks to its uncanny resemblance to Cookie Monster from “Sesame Street.” The Cookie Monster rock. (Photo: Kennedy News & Media) The agate was recovered from the Rio Grande do Sul region of Brazil by gemologist Lucas Fassari, 33, in November 2020, according to Kennedy News and Media. Mike Bowers of California, who is the current owner of the sweet piece, posted a video of himself opening the unassuming rock on Jan. 16, which is backed by the Muppet’s famous ditty, “’C’ is for Cookie.” The video begins with Bowers holding what looks to be a dull stone. But when he splits it open, the viewer is dazzled with blue quartz crystals topped by what looks like the wide eyes and a gaping smile of the beloved cookie-inhaling character. “I think this is p...

We've got choices. How many deaths are we willing to tolerate? How much economic carnage are we willing to tolerate? It comes down to hard moral choices. Here's some sobering thoughts from an article in the New York Times today .  By Germaine the Magnificent, and minions

  The pandemic has highlighted some serious flaws in the U.S. health care system. Mislabeled as a “free market” system, Americans have spent more money on combating the pandemic and received fewer benefits per dollar than any other nation. Our health care system has slowly been taking us to the proverbial cleaners, but the pandemic has put us in the fast lane. Primary care is secondary to for-profit health insurance : The whole point of insurance is to provide funds in the event of an emergency or life-altering occurrence. Health insurance was and still is designed to cover the cost of catastrophic health care. This is the inherent problem of basing the nation’s health care on a system designed to only cover catastrophes: It was never intended for routine care. Health maintenance, such as routine visits to a primary care provider, is a secondary issue to health insurance companies. Primary care appointments will cost you an extra copay, which may or may not be a part of your deduct...