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What book or material did you read as a child that surprised people because it was beyond your age level?

cuttyrish @cuttyrish (3264) • United States 4 Mar

As the books, i already forgot about it. But when I was in elementary I loved to read those old fashioned newspapers, the full english papers. Those kids my age, won't chose to read those, as they will findi it boring. i started...

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Newspaper

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 4 Apr 25

We gave up getting our morning newspaper years ago. The morning newspaper meant so much for us in the good old days . We would just wait for the delivery boy and rush to get it. The headlines were read first and then the share...

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a thing of the past

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Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 3 Nov 24

It was a ritual in our household to wait for the newspaper guy to dleiver the morning newspaper. It used to be first come first served and that was possible if one reached the gate earlier. The 'hatches, matches and despatches'...

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morning ritual

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Not going to the little Tesco today.

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (30756) • Lichfield, England 9 Jul 24

I'm not going to the little Tesco again today because of the rain. My Mum is going to go instead (at some point!) I don't think she's got me a birthday present yet either. I hope she doesn't say what she did last year and say I'll...

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Mulching makes such a difference!

Fleur @Fleura (35005) • United Kingdom 20 Jun 23

Until recently I didn’t even know what mulching really meant. I remember as a child reading the Magic Roundabout stories, in which Mr McHenry was always out and about with his wheelbarrow, “mulching a few plants” – although it...

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My Father's Life in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Kharla Jolly @kobesbuddy (78833) • East Tawas, Michigan 4 Jun 23

When my father was a young boy ( 14 years old), the Vance family moved from Turner, Michigan to some vacant property in Florida. Grandpa built them a house to live in on one lot. This was mostly an uninhabited area, the region...

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Laundry room for me

Krissttina Isobe @oahuwriter (26773) • United States 20 Apr 22

Midweek is a local newspaper with ads like Longs & Safeway supermarket. One add I look at, hoping, is for cost in sale if washers & dryers. Whirlpool sale $899 4.7 cubic ft. for washer & $699 7.0 cubic feet, for dryer, it's the...

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Khabar Lahariya - an inspiring film

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382036) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Feb 22

We went to Bunbury recently and saw five international films. Most of them made an impression on me but one, Writing With Fire, was quite awe-inspiring. This 2021 film has been nominated and/or won a number of awards. It is the...

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Free Sunday newspaper

Krissttina Isobe @oahuwriter (26773) • United States 11 Oct 21

Hopped on the bus to go shopping today, Sunday. Time to time, on the bus on Sunday, there's free Sunday newspaper. Today's bus was such, it had free Sunday newspaper! I got one! Thanks, The bus of Honolulu!

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Sad to read newspaper

Sunil.P @sunilparthan (6302) • India 24 Apr 21

When I read the paper , the first news I saw was shortage of oxygen in hospitals for covid cases and due to that deaths happening. Why all these happening. Whether there is no proper arrangements? How to get it controlled and...

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oxygen

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Online newspaper

Explorer @ExplorewtMe (6332) • Nairobi, Kenya 25 Mar 21

I do check for local and other news on online news paper. These online news sites just keep us update. I am not using the news paper now a days and also don't trust much on FB and WhatsApp news. Do you read newspaper daily?

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online news

social media

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Does anyone here do cryptic crosswords?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382036) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Feb 21

The photo has nothing to do with the discussion. The question for today is: Does anyone myLot member do cryptic crosswords? I was introduced to these by my mother and, over time and with practice, have got to the point where I...

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cryptic crosswords

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What Do You Call the Comics in the Newspaper

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 2 Feb 21

When I was a kid we called them the Funnies or Comics. Since I've been grown, I've only heard them called Comics. Then one day I heard two people call them the Funnies and Cartoons. What do you call them? Is it different from...

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comics

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Question of the Day- Favorite Comic Strip?

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 15 Oct 20

When I regularly got the Sunday paper I always turned to the comics page first. My favorites were "Peanuts, Dilbert, and The Family Circus." Why did I like those three? Peanuts had great relatable characters. Being a kid...

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Are there any unbiased, neutral news channels at all?

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 30 Sep 20

Almost all news channels have a political, religious or other leaning that biases the way they report. Are there any news agencies that are still completely neutral and factual

news

newspaper

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News paper reading

Jayanth @jayanth_77 (7179) • India 15 Jun 20

Most people like to read a news paper with a cup of hot coffee or tea. It's the first thing you would love to do as soon as you wake up. Even in the age of internet and 24 hour news channel, news paper still hasn't lost its...

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The end of the traditional newspaper

DINNERLADY @lazydaizee (6732) • United Kingdom 17 May 20

The other day I got a phone call from a national newspaper asking me if I would like to subscribe to their digital edition . I said I did not want to do this because I enjoy buying and reading the print version of the paper....

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traditional

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Rules every (Salem) Girl should live by

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 1 May 20

There are a set of rules that every girl at the Salem College are meant to live by. These guidelines are intended to help the girls represent not only themselves, but college as a whole and southern hospitality alongside it....

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1800s

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rules for young women

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{Let US Step Back In The Past} Advice To Ladies

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 1 May 20

This article expounds upon the importance of ensuring that you are playing footsy with the correct gentleman. [i]Be careful, however, never to attempt it at a crowded table for fear of making a mistake. We once saw a lady very...

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{Let Us Step back In the Past} Shall we steal horses?

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 30 Apr 20

The Leader's name is Brooks. His trial comes off to-morrow at Garnett, and as he has pleaded guilty, there is no doubt but that he will serve a few years at least. This comes from a Kansas newspaper in the late 1800's....

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