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Icy North Posted Jan 28, 2015
Smithsonian's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming home...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31012801
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Cheerful Dragon Posted Jan 28, 2015
That's one place I'm looking forward to visiting if/when it gets here.
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Baron Grim Posted Jan 28, 2015
I'd never thought of the Smithsonian as nationalistic until reading that article. Somewhere along the way there seems to have been some mission drift from "an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men," to "to tell America's story," and "America's history and contributions to science."
I've never been to the Smithsonian (or DC), but I'd always thought of it as a very broad collection of science and culture, not as specifically "American". It seems odd that they would focus on the US as they open a branch in the UK.
That said, maybe it does make sense. If the Tate or the Royal Society were to open a branch in the US I would absolutely expect it to be "British".
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Icy North Posted Jan 28, 2015
There's already an American Museum in the UK - near Bath.
Has lots of colonial exhibits and things.
Nothing's changed, really, I treat America's success as that of my forebears
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Lusus Posted Jan 28, 2015
Has anyone heard of the Smithsonian Barbie?
http://h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/brunel/A71502077
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hammondorgan Posted Jan 28, 2015
I bet that's a fun event, I wonder if they do dinosaur steaks!, with Mastod on! Come on that's not bad.
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Pink Paisley Posted Jan 28, 2015
I used to go to the American Museum at Bath when I was a child. A loooong time ago. It was always very exciting (we didn't have the interwebs back then).
PP
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Baron Grim Posted Jan 28, 2015
The return of Political Correctness and how it threatens liberalism.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/01/not-a-very-pc-thing-to-say.html
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~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum Posted Jan 29, 2015
From BG`s link:
>> A theater group at Mount Holyoke College recently announced
it would no longer put on The Vagina Monologues in part because
the material excludes women without vaginas. <<
-jwf-
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Bald Bloke Posted Jan 29, 2015
http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2015/01/29/giant-flying-whale-to-dominate-the-natural-history-museum/
We will need a bowl of to keep it company.
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hammondorgan Posted Jan 29, 2015
Well I was completely amazed by the story about the cat that got knocked down, and apparently killed in Tampa USA. It's distraught owner asked a neighbour to bury it and watched him do it. A few days later and it's crawled back home with a broken jaw and minus an eye, but Bart is now recovering well after some very expensive veterinary treatment! No punch line I'm afraid, I just marvel at the resourcefulness and survival instinct of our feline friends!
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Baron Grim Posted Jan 29, 2015
Yep... Bart.
The cutest zombie cat you're likely to see.
http://www.snopes.com/info/news/bartthecat.asp
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Florida Sailor All is well with the world Posted Jan 30, 2015
Here is a link to the local story of Bart 'The Zombie Cat' http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/clip/11070854/buried-cat-wasnt-dead
When we first saw it my Wife was remined of Stepen King's 'Pet Sematary'
F S
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Baron Grim Posted Jan 30, 2015
I didn't think of Pet Cemetery until you mentioned it.
My first thoughts were some amalgam of these two classics.
The Hare Dryer: http://www.snopes.com/horrors/gruesome/haredry.asp
And the Goldfish: http://youtu.be/QFiLvb3babs
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hammondorgan Posted Jan 30, 2015
What about Andy Murray's girlfriend, the newspapers nearly ran out of asterisks! I hope Andy has it in his heart to forgive her, I know I would!!!!
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swl Posted Jan 30, 2015
Guilty until proven innocent - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11375667/Men-must-prove-a-woman-said-Yes-under-tough-new-rape-rules.html
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You can call me TC Posted Jan 31, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31059897
The word "Here" now has to be patented. Speaking objectively, I reckon an anglophone company should have priority over a Finnish one, but then, they thought of it first.
I still haven't got over the Mazda thing. Every time I see a Mazda (car), I always say to myself "Next time, Sir John, get a Mazda (light bulb)"
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