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Police officers rescue a youngster who was stuck in a swamp

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 4 Apr

Police officers from the Groton Police Department in Massachusetts answered an emergency call from a concerned citizen who called 911 to inform the authorities that two young males who got stuck in a swamp at the James Brook...

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An alligator enters a bar in Florida

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 11 Oct

It is evident that in the area of Stuart Florida, there are a lot of alligators in the area that leave their water homes to travel to dry land, Customers who were having drinks at Harlow's Hideout saw an alligator that entered...

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Food Porn: 'Vinegar-Braised Swamp Cabbage'

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 9 Jun 22

My younger brother cooked 'sauteed mung beans' for lunch and it was a good meal. After having it, I volunteered to cook 'vinegar-braised swamp cabbage' and it is well-known in my country as 'adobong kangkong.' This vegetable dish...

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Greenwood police officer rescues a driver injured in an auto accident

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 8 Apr 22

A driver whose gender and identity were not revealed to the public is grateful that a Greenwood Police officer who was on his way to work with the help of some Good Samaritans assisted Officer Ferterbaugh to rescue the driver who...

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Rough Idea of Cooking Swamp Cabbage

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 22 Feb 22

Today, I bought two bundles of 'kangkong' or swamp cabbage. At first, I do not have any ideas how to cook it. So I checked the recipe book at home. Then, I finally decided to cook into 'adobong kangkong.' I wish I could show you...

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Okefenokee Joe is Gone

celticeagle @celticeagle (189833) • Boise, Idaho 10 Sep 21

The Okefenokee Swamp spans the Georgia-Florida borders, about 430,000 acres worth of swampland. One of the swamp's most famous(or infamous)inhabitants, until recently, was a 400 pound, 11-foot long alligator locals called...

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Rain Rain Go away

vanessa greer @madgreer77 (177) • United States 2 Mar 21

Ok, so not all of it has been rained. We also received 1.6 ft of snow. But that only made matters worse because snow takes longer to dry up than rain. Duh, right! As I've said here in the past my yard is smack dab in the center...

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Root Cellar....

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 9 Feb 21

A subject that my husband talks about often. It is going to become reality soon. this year. Our area is well close to a swamp, so there are few things to consider here. Drainage. Things that we cannot do, build underground....

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Book Review The Mad Archives 1

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 27 May 19

2002. DC Comics. Wonderfully daft book collection of the first ever Mad publications, a precursor to the subversive satire driven Mad Magazine (which emerged from this magazine) that would present is in time with Spy V Spy,...

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Lake County deputy saves a teen from being attacked by a gator in a creek

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 2 Jul 18

Jordan Broderick, 15, can thank Lake County Deputy Mitch Blackmon for saving her life on Monday. Jordan was rafting in a creek when a gator showed up out of the water since the gator thought that Jordan was trespassing on his...

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Short Fantasy Horror Story Review Clark Ashton Smith Genius Loci

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 27 May 18

2002 Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #26. The Emperor Of Dreams Gollancz Books. Spoiler alerts Short horror story in which a writer of the macabre gets involved in genuine terrifying events. When the writer visits a friend who...

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The Swamp Is Really A Prostitution Ring

Go Crossbones @crossbones27 (52905) • Mojave, California 30 Aug 17

Drain the swamp, more like the swamp on steroids 10 fold. I am not sure where to even start with this, but remember when I said it was pay to play. It is even much worse than that. This article that the New York Times just...

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The New Job Postponed - my fault

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 24 Sep 15

Had big problems getting to the new workplace in time. To be fair it was largely self-inflicted. The warehouse is very isolated a long way from the nearest public transport stop, and as it was 8 weeks since my interview and the...

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Is this the most ethical Congress?

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 29 Sep 10

Nancy Pelosi promised the most open, ethical Congress. Do you think they were successful? Why or why...

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The swamp has been drained

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 3 Aug 10

Remember four years ago when Princess Pelosi vowed to drain the swamp of corruption in Washington? Well, she is claiming mission accomplished. This is most ironic in light of the ethics trials of Rangel and Waters. I am trying to...

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Harvested chives, yellow oregano, and marjoram yesterday

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 14 Sep 08

from my clay, swamp of a garden, I actually harvested something. With the constant rain, this had been a challenge. The couple of weeks without rain were in the 80s which we normally have in July, but instead had in August....

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Going canoeing tomorrow if the weather permits. Have you ever gone canoeing?

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 3 Aug 08

I go once a year with a friend. We have tried for two or three times a year, but that hasn't happened yet. We're just lucky to get one time in. It has rained almost every day this year, so wish us luck. So have you ever gone...

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The swamp, "Caddo Lake"/And My vacation

jess368 @jess368 (3368) • United States 5 Jul 07

Who would ever guess that the swamp would be a nice vacation! Caddo Lake is unique to say the least. When I got there it looked like something out of a horror movie. After a while I began to love it. It is so different than...

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My backyard becomes a swamp!

Julia1970 @Julia1970 (410) • United States 8 Jan 07

Help! I am wanting a garden but my backyard turns into a swamp when it rains more than 1 inch. Any suggestions? Any drainage suggestions?

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Neat Fact about Crocodiles

Jshean20 @Jshean20 (14347) • Canada 4 Dec 06

Did you guys know that crocodiles will always get their teeth back no matter how many times they lose them? Wouldn't it be cool if this were true for humans, imagine how much we would save on dental costs! Are there any other...

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