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Romney Admits to Hating Animals, Jews, Babies and the Earth
A delightfully sarcastic look at modern politics and the debacle that's become the American dialogue.
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Why Women Like Cats
A fun yet factual look at why women like cats, the incontrovertible evidence documented and illustrated with scientific accuracy on a level only possible because the article is written by a guy.
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Shadesbreath Joins the Gym and Learns How God Hates Him
A hilarious look at why going to the gym sucks, viewed through the lens of truth and audaciously illustrated.
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The Author's Review of Auction Yard - a Novella by John Daulton
Critical analysis and review of John Daulton's novella, Auction Yard.
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Best New Fantasy Novel 2012 – Book Review: The Galactic Mage
Book review, images and the book's video trailer linked, as well as links to other sources including the exclusively granted pre-release review by The Girlie Geek blog.
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Shadesbreath's Rare Photos - The Beauty of Nature
The most ridiculous collection of "photographs" ever "taken." Funny? Perhaps. But Shadesbreath should probably be horsewhipped for this article on principle.
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Maggots' Mom
Gross, hilarious, touching and true. This short poem is a tribute to life, birth and death, all bundled in fine wrapper of funny. Come laugh and examine yourself in the light of nature, faith and humanity.
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The Dim Gray Time Right Before Sunset
Well, if you liked Twilight, this might piss you off. Then again, you might laugh your face off. Hard to say. If, on the other hand, that book made you want to claw your eyes out and pour bleach into the holes you made, then this is the story for you.
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Sunrise Epiphany
A beautiful and heart wrenching account of one man's morning faced with a modern truth. Contentment in America doesn't come without a price.
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Shadesbreath's Outside the Box Investment Strategies: Part 1 - Garbage Bags
A humorous yet surprisingly insightful look at investment strategies for a trashed economy.
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Homemade Cat Food Recipe: Slayer's Famous Catnip-Seasoned Long Pork
One cat's prosaic revenge on the immature, toilet-humor-fixated man fate forced it to share a household with... in the guise of a recipe.
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Sodomites, Vaginamites and Cockites: Welcome to the Demise of Morality
A hilarious and poignant examination of the attitudes behind gender and judgment. Hard truths go down better when delivered with this kind of style. A must read.
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NO, I DON'T WANT YOUR STUPID CLUB REWARDS CARD
American retailers hate you. They treat you with contempt and many consumers don't even know it. Read this and find out how.
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My Wife Is a Phase Creature from the Forbidden Zone
A typical Phase Creature What I am about to tell you is a true story. And I'm serious. It truly has to to do with my discovering that my wife is a phase creature from the Forbidden Zone. I'm also sure that some of you are wrinkling up your faces...
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Defeat at Del Taco: Shadesbreath vs. the Dreaded Number 15
With the average American pushing 700 lbs., Del Taco has upped the ante and added a new value meal that, for $5.99, allows you to kill yourself immediately rather than wait for a heart attack down the road.
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The Cyberwarrior 500 Bedpan: A Troll's Best Friend
Internet Trolls are a special breed. If you like funny stuff, sarcasm, and to see trolls get their due, this is the article for you.
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Shadesbreath's Great Scotch Adventure
Sometimes trying something new doesn't work out like you thought it would. That doesn't mean it's not an adventure.
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Two Girls, One Nice Man and a Rainy Day: An American Tragedy
An examination of the impact the 24-hour news cycle has had on American culture, creating a culture of fear, mistrust and, worst, a diminishing of the individual human experience.
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Using HubPages for Shameless Self Promotion is WRONG
A fine example of shameless self promotion in this rant about self promotion.
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A Bull Named Fear
When 3,800 pounds of evil show up on the family farm, a boy and his rustic family find themselves charged with more than a run of the mill angry bull.
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Oh Kitty Kitty
Oh kitty kitty, where couldst thou be? I seek and I seek, but I haven’t found thee. I looked up on the rooftop, I looked in a tree I’m beginning to think you’re avoiding me. I know I don’t often change your cat box And I’m sorry...
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A Good Book to Read: Little Big Man is a GREAT book to read
You don't have to be a fan of the Old West to enjoy the brilliance of this novel. A deeply thoughtful and meticulously well-researched treatment of American expansion, told with empathy, and, above all, sublime humor. Funny, historical, and riveting, Little Big Man is a must read for any serious...
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I'm Not Old: Middle-age, aging and the comic truth about human frailty
A humorous commentary on age and aging as I contemplate death while mortifying myself at work. It's fun, come have peek.
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How Misshapen-Genitals Shape Lives
Christoph Reilly is a knave who deserves what he gets for his children's books hub at my expense. This will teach him to challenge me in a duel of immaturity, for there is none on HP more immature than I am. As I have just proved.
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Norton AntiVirus SUCKS: Symantec has worst customer service of all time
A consumer take (hilarious, sad and, worst of all, true) on Norton antivirus software. What you should know before you buy. Great discussion in comments section.
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Fiber One Bars: Gastrointestinal Health Gone Horribly Wrong
A bit of humor at my own expense. A story of nuclear peristalsis, public humiliation, and how my wife tried to kill me with a fiber bar.
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The Top Five Ways NOT to Make Money Online - Secrets of Anti-SEO
Sick of all this good advice about making money online? Tired of people telling you how to get rich on the Internet? I will show you something new. Something unique. I will show you how to fail online.
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How Duck Poop Changed the History of Modern Aviation Warfare
A totally true and not even remotely absurd look at the origins of a military secret employed and deployed by modern air craft that was stolen from ducks first. This is based on hard empirical data too.
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Ten More Top Ten Most Asked Questions in the World
A hilarious follow up to the wildly popular Ten Most Asked Questions in the World. This is funny, deep and, the illustrations will make you laugh.
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Is It "Buck Naked" or "Butt Naked?"
This is a research-based examination seeking the correct form or use between the contested terms "buck naked" and "butt naked" and includes research from the OED, academic debate, and a general academic search. Reasonable arguments and even some humor are peppered in.
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The 13th Warrior: A great movie to watch, one you probably missed.
A brief look at the merits of the 13th Warrior, a movie that many people over-looked, and one that transcends it's lead actor. There is a reason this movie has such a loyal, even cult following. This movie is simply a great "place" to go spend 2 hours.
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Stop Neutering Our Kids: Protect Children by NOT Protecting Them So Much
There comes a time when you can protect too much. That time is now. Americans have loved and protected their children to the point that they are, in essence, neutering them....
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Using Trademark Symbols in Writing: Answering Questions on Use of Trademark and Registered Trademark Symbols in Writing
A researched and sourced article discussing requirements (and non-requirements) for proper usage of the trademark, registered trademark and service mark symbols.
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How to Write a Hub: A good hubscore starts with caring for your reader
Writing and making money at HubPages may seem to go together perfectly... and they can... but you have to do it correctly. You can't lead with the desire to make money. You have to lead with the desire to write. Readers aren't stupid, and Google Adsense gets smarter every day. Learn more here.
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Racism in America: Racial Hypersensitivity Blinds Us from the Truth
The trend towards hypersensitivity has many looking for racism where there isn't any, creating tension where there need not be, and distracting from real racial issues as time is spent chasing ghosts... and vampire squids.
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Lowe's Customer Service - another horrible consumer experience
A hilarious rant about Lowe's customer service that is both true and, well, hilarious. A pretty spot-on commentary on the state of America too if you look close enough. Have a look.
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A Gay Proposal: Solving the gay marriage issue for Liberals and Conservatives
A rational approach to the gay marriage problems plaguing American politics that would make Jonathan Swift proud.
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How to Write a Hub on HubPages: Learn the Basics
This hub covers the most basic elements of putting up your first hub. It is intended for very new hubbers who might find a step-by-step (with pictures) guide useful for beginning their HubPages writing adventure.
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Avoid Writing Clichés: Good Writers "Think Outside of the Box"
This article will examine using familiar phrases in writing. It discusses the nature of writers making choices and considers what is at stake when using "tired" metaphors.
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HubPages Sucks: an experiment in censorship and corporate etc. blah blah
So, just to see if HubPages really censors for its own nefarious reasons, or if that’s just a nasty rumor, I thought I’d have a little experiment to see how it plays out. What follows will be my honest opinion of HubPages with as much fact as I...
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What is the Right Way to Say 2010?
So, that's the big question: how do you say 2010, and 2011 etc.? Is there a right or wrong way? If you need this answer quick, I’ll give it to you: There is no “right” way to say 2010. However, the upside is, there is no “wrong”...
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The Origin of Faith: A Story of God, Religion and Hawt Cavechicks with Dirty Boobs
A brilliant and comically analogous summary of how contemporary society has lost sight of what actually matters in favor of what feels like it matters... to some.
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Coors Light Label Suggests Contempt for Consumer Intelligence
A humorous rant regarding Coors Light labels and the implicit insult toward your intelligence the temperature sensitive strips represent.
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Magic: The Gathering - a brief overview and a few tips
A quick summary of the game Magic the Gathering, intended for total beginners, and meant for older players looking for something new to enjoy.
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Magic the Gathering: A Great Game for the Whole Family
Magic the Gathering explained for people who DON'T usually play this sort of thing. If you're looking for something fun to do with your family, this is a game you should take another look at. It's not what you thought it was the first time you heard of it. And if you haven't heard of it, it's not...
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Vlad the Inhaler
A satirical look at the vampire genre. Good fun for folks looking for a light read and perhaps a giggle. All the good stuff: bats, boobs, and dark, dangerous liaisons in shadowed alley ways.
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The Great Fat Chick Conspiracy: the fall of patriarchy and the total discombobulation of man.
Hilarious and true, this article chronicles why and how man is doomed. Woman is ascendant, and this article presents clear evidence for how it's going to happen.
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Workplace and Office Lighting Standards and Policy
Examining office and workplace lighting, with a particular interest in the belief that brighter light is most conducive to higher productivity. Source material is academic and scientific, with support from industry and soft sciences where appropriate.
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How to Say Nothing and Get Paid for It: Discussion on God; Sex; Obama; Gay Marriage; and the Smurfs
The first thing any would-be writer of nothingness needs to know is that you must never say anything. Nothing is everything when it comes to producing nothing. The key is to fill the page with words that lead in circles that go nowhere but round and...
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Washboard Vlad
The sun loomed heavy in the summer sky, baking the dirt and steaming the air to molten humidity. Men worked beneath that white-hot orb, bent by its weight, digging, lifting, making. Some drove...
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A Poke in the Eye
Funny yet true, a biting commentary on living refined through the lens of one humorously unfortunate day. Enjoy.
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Begging the Question vs. Raising the Question: Understanding a commonly misused phrase
The phrase "begging the question" does not mean what many (most?) people think it means these days. Which is okay, but if you're going to use the phrase incorrectly, make sure you KNOW what it means and use it that way on purpose. This article will explain the correct (original) use of the phrase,...
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Is it ITS or IT'S? And is it YOUR or YOU'RE?
Do you get Its and It's mixed up? So do a lot of people. Here's your chance to finally find a way to keep them straight. Funny and graphical, this article will set you straight for good.
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Oh Goody, It's Frickin' Christmas Time Again
Nothing is as fun at Christmas as a cynical look at how much effort goes into this consumer frenzy. It's even more fun when it's hilarious. Have a look.
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Beer Criticism Behind America's Problems and War Debacle
My favorite beer is Coors Light. If you rolled your eyes at that statement, you are part of the problem I am about to address. I don't know what the hell happened to beer drinkers over the last ten years, but, whatever it was, they became snobby...
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Is it "Free Rein" or "Free Reign" or even "Free Rain?"
Researched and sourced article covering the proper form for writing this commonly used phrase.
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Five Secrets to Successful Shopping with Your Man
Want to know how to get your husband or boyfriend to enjoy shopping? This article has the answers you need. Plus, it's hilarious, and who doesn't like to laugh while they learn?
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Plant Racism: Hatred in the Garden and the Humans Who Condone It
In a land that prides itself on equality and acceptance of all, the United States has a bad habit of touting its respect for life while standing on the throats of one group of living beings or another all...
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Why Funny Matters
This hub is an exploration of Funny. It's not a hub for a light read, because it assumes some time on your part. But, it's about humor and how what is funny has an impact on our lives. And it will make you laugh, just not how you expect it to.
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Why I'm Not a Dog Person: An Ode to Gruffy and Hosehead
A touching and brilliantly written memoir of one man's life as touched, and permanently changed, by the lives of two beautiful dogs.
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How to Win an Argument: Using rhetoric to bring people to your side.
If you want your hubs and articles to serve what you believe in, to actually win people over to your side -- or at the very least to soften their opinions regarding your beliefs, this article may be of interest to you.
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For the love of God, People, Ridiculous has no E: A rant that could not be helped.
How do you spell "ridiculous" or "rediculous," with an "i" or an "e"? Not sure how to spell this word? Do you hate babies? This article will show you how to spell ridiculous and help you remember it. Or, it will just make you laugh to see someone rant this much over spelling a word. Either way,...
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5 Essential Elements of Writing a Great Short Story
A widely popular examination of five key elements for strong short stories and the explanations of why each matters so much.
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Amoeba Farms and Other Great Pet Ideas
A funny look at pets you probably hadn't thought of. While it's comedy, and even a little crude, it's actually even mostly true. A laugh and information you can use to screw with your kid or your significant other.
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Hairstyles of the British Court: Whigs in Wigs
A history of the British wig: the "peruke," more commonly called the "powdered wig" or the "judge's wig." What follows is a history of the peruke's origins, terminology, and culture.
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Welcome to the Just-Pay-Us Superstores homepage: The mega-store you deserve.
Service is dead. Modern consumers have rolled over and let big business treat them like garbage. We even pay to be treated this way. This article is a sarcastic look at what we have allowed "service" to become. This is the story of consumers "getting what they deserve."
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America Needs an Enema
School policies and bad implementation prove that America is a big dumb sissy and deserves what it gets. This hub takes a look at just how stupid the U.S. has become and why it needs a huge national enema in the worst of ways.
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Is It "Bad Rap" or "Bad Wrap"?
Should you write "bad rap" or "bad wrap"? Here's the correct spelling, along with an explanation as to why these phrases get mixed up.
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Three Steps to Finishing Your First Novel: Left brained solutions for a right brained problem.
How to start your first novel is never the problem. How to finish your first novel is. What follows is a 3-step, left-brained approach to help you finally get that first book done.
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The Great Bathroom Conspiracy
Strong evidence exists supporting claims of a conspiracy in the bathroom industry, or someone pulling the strings of the industry, to discredit humanity. This essay brings that evidence to light, giving insightful and frightening analysis of this disturbing public potty plot.
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5 Steps to Better Marital Sex: Common sense ways of improving older marriages and bringing romance back.
A not-so serious look at ways to improve romance and sexuality for couples who've been together way too long.
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10 Reasons Cats Love Us More Than Dogs
A hilarious look at the difference between cats and dogs, proving, once and for all, that cats do love us more than dogs. I think.
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Top 5 Worst Species in Which to Be a Guy: an absolutely scientific (or not) look at sex in the animal world.
An almost true, and completely hilarious, look at the five species for which being born male represents having drawn the shortest straw... by far!
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God Hates Bees: Gender Issues in the Insect World and Why It Sucks to Be a Bee
A humorous look at the inequity of being a bee. (This hub is rated BeeG-13 due to graphic bee violence, bee gore and some bee sexuality).
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The Importance of Arc Flash Analysis
Arc Flash Analysis has erupted onto the scene both legally and technically for anyone in the electrical industry. Lives and fortunes are at stake more than ever before as regulations clamp down in the wake of rising death tolls and the advent of technology that removes excuses for deadly...
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Excrement, Inc. Homepage
Wealth power and prestige await your click. The secret to instant fortune is revealed here. (Or else just a good laugh at how ridiculous it is).
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Make Money NOW at Excrement, Inc.
Does your job suck? Have enough money? Do you want larger breasts? All of these things can be yours as an affiliate of Excrement, Inc. Click here to learn about puppy malts and emails from God.
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10 Steps to a Perfect Scam: How cults and pyramid schemes work the same
A look at the essential parts of a scam, comparing the pyramid scheme to a cult. Remarkable insights and frightening parallels.
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The 10 Most Asked Questions in the World: Answers from Science and Less Disciplined Disciplines
Wildly popular article discussing ten of the most asked questions in the world. Intelligent and humorous all at once.
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"Discovering America:" A Matter of Point of View
Asking who discovered America is a common question, but a better one might be who was there first. This article examines the perspectives behind this common inquiry.
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The GUYfriend Rules
A humorous look at how men relate to one another, presented as juxtaposed to another piece extolling the seeming civility between women. If you're in the mood for a laugh, have a look.
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Self Cannibalism vs Water for Gas: A satirical look at energy saving products marketed today
In this age of rising fuel and food prices, people are seeking ways to economize. Two new (or at least suddenly popular) techniques are gaining attention as people try to find ways to increase the energy they get out of their machines - whether...
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Is astrology a science? The difference between astrology and astronomy.
An impartial explanation of the difference between astrology and astronomy. Just the facts, no judgements. Meant to help readers understand which is which and why.
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How to Do Research on the Internet: Untangling the Web
As an English major and someone now back in school pursuing my graduate degree even though I'm kind of old, I have learned a thing or two about doing research on the Internet. I'm not going to tell you how to do research on the Internet here -...
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Was Christopher Columbus Really the First to Discover America?
Quick and to-the-point article comparing the arrival dates of Columbus and Leif Eriksson in the Americas that answers the question "Was Christopher Columbus really the first to discover America."
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5 Tips for Dog Owners: How to make friends in the neighborhood
Truth and humor all in one place; a good look at what you might think are common sense ideas about neighborhood courtesy for both dog lovers and the people who really, really wish they could sleep through the night.
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The Top 10 Ways to Be a Good Neighbor
Not only is this hilarious, it's true. A list of ten things everyone should know and do to keep peace in the neighborhood. Be a good neighbor rules. Humor.
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Bringing Good Service Back
Service sucks today. Our country moves through time and good service is left farther and farther behind. The latest generation isn't even going to know what they have missed. Service is so dead now it's become another dinosaur. Pretty soon, people...
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How to write the term: bachelor's degree
This will help you get it right. A research-based article on proper spelling, capitalization, and punctuation for writing college degrees.
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Finding a Good Mechanic - part 2
More great tips about how to pick an auto shop. Written for people who don't know cars very well, but would like to be armed with a way to tell which shops are better bets. All you need is common sense and a list of things to look for. This is the list.
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How to Find a Good Mechanic or Auto Repair Shop
A 22-year veteran of the industry provides techniques for finding reliable and honest auto repair for people who are NOT mechanical. If you know what to look for, you can find a safe place to take your car or at least drastically improve the chances of having a positive experience.