673
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Western Australia
blue haven beach ... Esperance
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Man plays Imagine by John lennon
at piano near Bataclan at Paris attack
He pulled his piano with a bike up to rue
Richard Lenoir
ten meters from the Bataclan, the theater THAT was the
scene
of the bloodiest terrorist attacks in Paris.
Then he began to play the
notes of 'Imagine' by John Lennon
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Top Ten Smallest countries in the World
Vatican City – 0.1 square miles
Vatican City is the smallest country in the world
and is
located within the city of Rome, Italy.
It is the home to the Pope and has a
literacy rate of 100%.
Monaco – 0.7 square miles
Monaco is an independent microstate
on France’s
Mediterranean coastline.
It was established in 1297
. It is the most densely
populated country in the world
and home to the largest population of
billionaires per capita in the world
Nauru – 8 square miles
Nauru is located south of the Marshall Islands,
about
halfway between Hawaii and Australia
and was established in 1968.
This tiny
island is a coral Atoll,
that primarily generates revenue from exporting
phosphates.
Tuvalu – 10 square miles
Tuvalu is located just north of Fiji
and was established in
1978.
It is one of the most secluded islands in the world
and has only 30
kilometers of roads.
The highest point on the island is only 4.5 meters above
sea level.
San Marino – 23.5 square miles
San Marino is a country located within Italy
and was
established in 301 A.D.
It claims to be the world’s oldest republic
and is one
of the wealthiest countries in the world.
The entire country of San Marino
could fit inside Washington, D.C., three times.
Liechtenstein – 62 square miles
Located between Switzerland and Austria,
this country became
independent in 1866.
Liechtenstein has the third-highest GDP worldwide
and is
ruled by Prince Hans-Adam II.
Saint Kitts & Nevis – 100 square miles
This group of islands, located off the coast of Puerto Rico,
was established on September 19, 1983.
The islands were some of the first
islands occupied by Europeans.
Tourism and diving are the biggest sources
of income
in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Maldives – 115 square miles
The Maldives is made up of 1,190 small islands
and was
established on July 26, 1965.
Rising ocean levels have forced some islands to
be evacuated.
The country has very strict Islamic-based beliefs,
making alcohol
forbidden outside any resorts.
In 2009, the government held an underwater
cabinet meeting
to talk about the threat of global warming.
Malta – 122 square miles
Malta is a group of islands located south of Italy
and was
established on September 21, 1964.
Considered one of the most densely populated
countries
in the world and is also the original home of the Maltese dog breed.
It was one of the most heavily bombed places during WWII.
Grenada – 132.8 square miles
This island, located just north of Venezuela,
was
established on February 7, 1974.
There’s an active volcano near the island
called Kick’em Jenny.
Grenada also features 45 black and white sand beaches.
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French kid and his father
interviewed after Paris attack
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Miscellaneous Cartoons
French kid and his father
interviewed after Paris attack
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Miscellaneous Cartoons
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2015 Kings Baby Race
More
exiting than the actual basketball game taking place,
this baby race really got
the crown exited about the venue
. They should probably make this
a sport in the
next Olympics
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With love ...... from Canada
In Montreal
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Sainsbury’s Christmas Advert 2015
Mog’s
Christmas Calamity
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Stupid Men
One
of our regular patrons, a truck driver,
entered the cafe where I worked
and
hobbled painfully over to a table.
“What happened?” I asked.
“I
hurt my back at work,”
he explained with a grimace.
“Gee,
I thought those rigs were equipped
with cushioned seats, air springs
and swivel
controls,” I said.
“The
seats are great,” he confirmed.
“It’s the ground that hurts…
I fell out of my
truck.”
A group of blokes who
always enjoyed their game of golf,
but one of the boys was
having trouble seeing the ball.
His friends kept telling him he needed
glasses.
Finally, he bought himself a pair
and his game improved 100%
. Back in the club room they
were talking over a few beers.
“You’re playing better
since you got your glasses,” one said.
“You’re right, I look down
and the ball’s
as big as a basketball, just can’t miss it
now,” he said.
After a few more beers, he
said.
“Gotta go to the toilet, be
back in a minute.”
When he came back,
all the front of his trousers were wet.
“Gee, what happened to
you?” his mates asked.
“Don’t know,” he replied,
“got in there, pulled it
out and it looked too big for mine,
so I put it back!”
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Sqeauky Shoes changes her mood
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A young Hamlet
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The Carbonaro Effect
Maximum Security Jewelry
Store
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Odds And Ends
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A
comely redhead was thrilled to have obtained a divorce
and dazzled by the skill
and virtuosity of her lawyer,
not to mention his healthy income and good looks.
In fact, she realized, she had fallen head over heals in love with him,
even
though he was a married man.
“Oh,
Sam,” she sobbed at the conclusion of the trial,
“isn’t there some way we can
be together,
the way we were meant to be?”
Taking
her by the shoulders, Sam proceeded to scold her,
“Snatched drinks in grimy
bars on the edge of town,
lying on the phone, hurried meetings in sordid motels
rooms –
is that really what you want for us?”
“No,
no…” she sobbed, heartsick.
“Oh,”
said the lawyer.
“Well, it was just a suggestion.”
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Meskel Square
Addis Ababa
This is how a major intersection with NO white or yellow lines,
NO
directional arrows,
NO traffic lights and No-one directing
traffic works.
In this time lapse video
, we see the intersection at Meskel Square,
the nerve centre of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Watch out for the pedestrians as they navigate
the seemingly chaos
with apparent stealthy.
Driving or walking this intersection
is not for the timid, patient
or slow-thinking.
No one with those limitations
would ever get through.
Driving this intersection takes nerve and split-second timing.
thanks Jayne M
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Faith In Humanity Restored 2015
Helping Others
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Stand Back ... I got this
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The Pilot
Eric goes flying on a plane for the first
time!
Eric is a chef at a college
dorm. Last December,
we were talking about superpowers
and he said he wanted
the ability to fly.
He had never flown in a plane before
. The plan was to show
up to his house at 8 AM on
a Saturday and go "bowling."
In reality, there
was a small plane waiting to take us into the air.
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This weeks signs
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La Marseillaise Casablanca
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"Word of the week"
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Phils Philosophy
Plastic
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Imagine is the perfect song to play after the Paris attacks.
ReplyDeleteSmallest countries. I knew some, but not most.
I saw the French kid and his father interviewed yesterday. Excellent.
Love the high beams cartoon. I would have liked to have had that spotlight a time or two.
The Kings baby race was cute, but that one little guy was have a huge meltdown. Bless his heart.
Love all the things from Canada...Sorry.
Loved all the school buses.
Sainsbury's Christmas Advert...Mog's Christmas Calamity indeed. Yikes. I love a happy ending though.
Stupid men. You can't fix stupid.
Squeaky shoes was adorable. I want a pair.
I need vitamin SEA too.
The Carbonaro Effect is always fun. The looks on peoples faces is priceless.
Odd and Ends...my history lesson each week.
I stole the lawyer joke. It will post on the 29th. I gave you credit as always!
Yikes on that traffic in Ethiopia. Yikes.
Life Hacks. How cool. I didn't know any of these.
Helping others. Powerful, powerful.
Eric and his superpower. That was cool.
This weeks signs. Always enjoy these.
Another fine week Phil. Whatever you're doing this weekend have a ball. ☺
Mogs the cat is not the only one - - we are wondering what happened to our
ReplyDeleteChristmas Spirit this year - - with temps of 20 degrees?? Not normal for Europe!!!
Vitamin sea - - lovely - - but I have grown to love the mountains - - is there a
Vitamin for that??
Lime for migrain?? I must try that one!!!
I love the dog cleaning his own poop - -strickly forbidden in Swissland - -
must Show the pic to my dog, and we must have a serious Chat about him doing his THING on the streets.
Aaaah delightful Humphrey Bogard - - what a man -- pity he never lived Long
enough - -but then he was a chronic smoker...!!
I can sit here all afternoon and Chat about the good stuff you post Phil - -
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORT -
Unfortunately Facebook has the upperhand - - and the BLOG is history!!
What a shame - - on the blog we got to meet and Chat to lovely People - -
but on FB - - all they do is CLICK onto the damn LIKE BUTTON - -
Thank you again for all your effort to make us smile Phil - -
and thank you for keeping us informed and amused - -
Have a great week dear friend!!
Best of everything
Celeste
behind the snowy Apls.