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I thought this thread was about that famous soul singer Urethra Franklin.

Been shopping at the thrift store, haven't we?

Rose: [to Sophia] Let me tell you about a lesson I learned when I was a little girl in St. Olaf. If you hold a bird gently, the bird will stay, but if you squeeze the bird, his eyes will bug out. [sophia stares at Rose blankly; Blanche, listening off to the side, looks pained] And Mr. Pet Shop Owner gets very huffy and he won't let you touch the birds anymore. And the mice, he won't even let you...

Honk if you love baseball... A goose was on the loose Wednesday night in Detroit until a scoreboard at Comerica Park intervened. As the Angels and Tigers waited out their second rain delay in the top of the sixth inning, a goose flew onto the outfield grass at Comerica. JaCoby Jones tried, too, taking a swat at the goose with his glove but missing. The goose ultimately took off and began flying out of Comerica. Fans in attendance applauded as the goose made its ascent, with the Fox Sports West telecast saying, "There he goes. He gone. In cruise control now." If only it were that easy. In midair, the goose tried to slam on the breaks when it spotted a big blue scoreboard on its way out of the stadium, but it was too late. The goose slammed into the scoreboard and went crashing into the seats below, as the fans who were cheering seconds earlier exhaled in despair. The good news: The goose turned out OK, getting onto its feet after crashing before being taken away from the seats by a Tigers fan. And the whole situation seemed to inspire the Tigers, who rallied for five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning for a 6-1 win. Afterward, they chalked it up to the #RallyGoose. "My wife would have had a heart attack if she saw that," Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We're glad the goose is OK. That was not fun to watch when they were chasing him around and he went into the stands; that was scary." As for the charms of the so-called rally goose, Gardenhire said, "I don't know -- we broke up the goose eggs, OK." Angels manager Mike Scioscia laughed when asked about the goose. "They're a beautiful animal," he said. "Looked like me trying to get off the ground with the wings for a while. He had about six inches of altitude, but he finally got up." http://a4.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2018%2F0530%2Fr377925_1296x729_16-9.jpg

A goose was on the loose Wednesday night in Detroit until a scoreboard at Comerica Park intervened. As the Angels and Tigers waited out their second rain delay in the top of the sixth inning, a goose flew onto the outfield grass at Comerica. JaCoby Jones tried, too, taking a swat at the goose with his glove but missing. The goose ultimately took off and began flying out of Comerica. Fans in attendance applauded as the goose made its ascent, with the Fox Sports West telecast saying, "There he goes. He gone. In cruise control now." If only it were that easy. In midair, the goose tried to slam on the breaks when it spotted a big blue scoreboard on its way out of the stadium, but it was too late. The goose slammed into the scoreboard and went crashing into the seats below, as the fans who were cheering seconds earlier exhaled in despair. The good news: The goose turned out OK, getting onto its feet after crashing before being taken away from the seats by a Tigers fan. And the whole situation seemed to inspire the Tigers, who rallied for five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning for a 6-1 win. Afterward, they chalked it up to the #RallyGoose. "My wife would have had a heart attack if she saw that," Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We're glad the goose is OK. That was not fun to watch when they were chasing him around and he went into the stands; that was scary." As for the charms of the so-called rally goose, Gardenhire said, "I don't know -- we broke up the goose eggs, OK." Angels manager Mike Scioscia laughed when asked about the goose. "They're a beautiful animal," he said. "Looked like me trying to get off the ground with the wings for a while. He had about six inches of altitude, but he finally got up." http://a4.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2018%2F0530%2Fr377925_1296x729_16-9.jpg

A wrestler has been suspended for performing an unsanctioned crazy move that involved setting himself on fire. The shocking incident happened on May 20 at a Philippine Wrestling Revolution show called Wrevolution X. James “Idol” Martinez was the man behind the crazy move that left him racing backstage in search of a fire extinguisher. As footage shows, Martinez set himself alight after pouring lighter fuel over his body while standing on the top rope before leaping, literally in a blaze of glory, down towards his opponents. The stunt went dramatically wrong, and not only did Martinez miss the crossbody attempt, the flames continued to burn his skin afterwards. Seeing his pain, Martinez’s opponents rush to try to put out the fire. But Martinez instead sprints towards the curtain, where staff eventually put him out. It remains unclear how bad the damage was, but a statement from PWR confirmed that Martinez has been suspended. It read: “Philippine Wrestling Revolution would like to officially announce the suspension of James ‘Idol’ Martinez from active competition due to events that transpired during his match at Wrevolution X 2018 last 20 May 2018, which resulted in injuries to Mr. Martinez. “PWR is committed to providing the safest possible environment for its performers, personnel, and audience members. Any factor that could endanger them will be treated with the utmost seriousness and importance. PWR wishes Mr. Martinez a speedy recovery.”

Probably Mrs. street vendor

Blanche Devereaux: “After George and I were married, I began to realize that Jamie had this yen for me. Poor boy. Trapped in a seething cauldron of forbidden passion for his gorgeous sister-in-law. There were nights when he actually bayed at the moon. But he finally realized that I was totally committed to George, so he threw himself into a marriage that was doomed to failure. After 20 years they realized they had nothing in common."

I had absolutely delicious weinerschnitzel at the restaurant in the Cologne Zoo. I know that's not an exotic food, but I think the fact that they were obviously serving same-day-killed meat (it was so tender!) made it pretty exotic. :D;)

Not the same thing, but BRIDGET LOVES BERNIE was cancelled because of negative reaction to the series' depiction of interfaith marriage. It was the highest rated program ever to be cancelled after one season. I've always thought it was because viewers picked up on the fact that Meredith Baxter would eventually come out, and they didn't buy her 'chemistry' with David Birney. They married after the show went off the air, but of course, it was doomed to fail, only lasting 15 years.

I've eaten shish-ke-bob from street vendors, so I've probably eaten dog.

I enjoy the taste and nutritional benefits of bison, but it's too expensive to buy regularly. The closest I ever came was when Steve York put his dick in my mouth during a live performance at a porn theater.

Talk about living up to your name. A Florida woman named Crystal Methvin was arrested Saturday in St. Johns County on drug possession charges after being caught with crystal meth, jail records show. Methvin, 40, of St. Augustine, was busted after an anonymous caller tipped off cops who found her inside a car with two other people in a parking lot on South Dixie Highway, WJXT reports. Police searched the car and found drug paraphernalia and a substance that tested positive for crystal meth. Methvin was taken into custody with a man identified as Douglas Nickerson, WJXT reports. Methvin has arrests in the county dating back to 1998 when she was booked into the St. Johns County Jail for driving under the influence. Most recently, she was arrested in January on 14 felony counts of drug possession and misdemeanor possession of drug equipment, jail records show. Methvin remains in custody on $5,000 bond, according to jail records. It’s unclear if she’s hired an attorney.

Dansby Swanson http://www.milb.com/images/621020/generic/180x270/621020.jpg http://www.baseballdailydigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1-6.jpg

She didn't leave the show; she was fired.

Spring is mating season for parrots — and actor Andy Richter’s birdie, Nacho, can’t keep his claws off the family dog, Kiwi. On Sunday, Richter uploaded photos of Nacho following Kiwi around his home. “We’ve had our parrot, Nacho, for about 10 [years] now, and every Spring he has about a [two-week] mating urge. It’s super annoying,” Richter writes. “In previous [years], I have been the object of his procreation obsession, but this [year] he has decided our dog Kiwi is his new mate.” His post on the inter-species courtship quickly went viral on Twitter, garnering more than 15,000 likes. “My favorite kind of against-the-odds love story!” writes actor Ted Travelstead.

Donald Trump Jr. retweeted some of the offensive tweets posted by Roseanne Barr before her show was canceled Tuesday — calling billionaire George Soros a Nazi “who turned in his fellow Jews.” After falsely claiming that Chelsea Clinton is married to Soros’ nephew, Barr responded with an “apology” that included a bizarre conspiracy-mongering rant about the Democratic donor — which the president’s son then relayed to his 2.84 million followers. “Sorry to have tweeted incorrect info about you!I Please forgive me! By the way, George Soros is a nazi who turned in his fellow Jews 2 be murdered in German concentration camps & stole their wealth-were you aware of that? But, we all make mistakes, right Chelsea?” Barr wrote in the tweet. The disgraced comedian then followed up with a second tweet, which was also retweeted by Trump Jr., saying: “Soros’ goal; the overthrow of us constitutional republic by buying/backing candidates 4 local district attorney races who will ignore US law & favor ‘feelings’ instead-and call everyone who is alarmed by that ‘racist’.” Soros, a Jew, was a child when the Nazis occupied his homeland Hungary.

Zelma Haskell had been married to her husband, Irwin, for more than 50 years, and when he died in 2003, she was lost. “He was everything to me,” she said in a recent interview, looking back over the years that followed his death — years of practically unfathomable loss and theft hidden behind the smile of a friend — to the place where it all began. She was 71 years old, a lunchtime regular at the Arch Diner near her home in Canarsie, Brooklyn. The Ralph Avenue eatery was a throwback classic of the form, shot through with neon piping above the counter. She had gone with her husband, and later she often ate alone. Around the time she became a widow, she met a waitress there named Alicia Legall. They hit it off right away, and Ms. Haskell began seeking her out when she went to the diner so she could sit at one of her tables. “Pretty, and so sweet,” Ms. Haskell, now 85, recalled. “I liked her immediately.” Ms. Haskell had two children, a son in New Jersey and a daughter on Staten Island. Her daughter was mentally disabled and required regular care and financial support. “What I wanted to do with my real daughter was difficult,” she said. Ms. Legall, in her 30s, was just a little younger than her own children. “I was so happy. I had a new daughter,” she said. “She started to call me ‘Mommy.’” Ms. Legall, from Trinidad and Tobago, had been a waitress since she was 13, she wrote on her LinkedIn page. “I love making people especially young children and elderly happy with food and a smile!” she wrote. The two women spent more and more time together outside the diner. “She started taking me food shopping and different places,” Ms. Haskell said. “I ended up buying her a car, a very nice used car.” Ms. Legall became a guest at family events, bringing her own young children along, and pictures of her family hung in Ms. Haskell’s home. “At first, she brought a lot of joy into my life,” Ms. Haskell said. But she also took. The women had visited Ms. Haskell’s HSBC Bank branch on Ralph several times, and Ms. Legall had access to Ms. Haskell’s account information. At some point several years ago, she told Ms. Haskell that she had taken money that had been in a savings account that had belonged to Mr. Haskell. She needed it to pay a debt, she said. “It sounded like maybe she’d give it back to me,” Ms. Haskell said. “I was so naïve.” The incident had no impact on their bond. “I’m still ‘Mommy,’” Ms. Haskell said. “I saw her a lot.” The two visited nearby restaurants and took selfies that Ms. Legall posted online. In 2013, Ms. Haskell’s last surviving sister, Marcy, died in Florida. Ms. Legall traveled with her for the funeral. “She helped me on the airplane,” Ms. Haskell recalled. “It was like a little vacation for her.” Four more years passed this way. Then Ms. Haskell’s son, Lloyd, a physician, received a certified letter that stunned him. A bank was going to foreclose on his mother’s home because she was not paying fees related to a reverse mortgage for $424,000. Reverse mortgage? His mother lived comfortably within her means. She didn’t travel or buy expensive clothes. A splurge for her was adding to her extensive collection of dolls. What did she need $400,000 for? He asked her. She said she had taken out the money for Ms. Legall, who needed it to pay another debt. Mr. Haskell, mad at himself for believing Ms. Legall was looking after his mother, went to the police and was referred to financial-crimes detectives. They opened a case and discovered the scope of the fraud and loss. The theft began immediately after the women met, the police said. Ms. Legall forged and cashed 75 checks totaling more than $200,000. She opened several credit cards and ran up an eclectic range of charges to Apple, JetBlue, Victoria’s Secret, and clubs and restaurants in Miami. In addition, Ms. Legall bet heavily on horse races. She racked up expenses in New York Racing Association buffets and bars, at Belmont Park, and online at betting sites like TwinSpires at Churchill Downs. “It appears she had a gambling issue,” Detective Jackson Todd said in an interview. “She bet on horses a lot.” Detectives arrested Ms. Legall on Oct. 17 at her home on East 55th Street in Flatlands, Brooklyn. She denied any wrongdoing, telling the police that Ms. Haskell gave her a credit card for errands and shopping, and that she repaid her for any personal purchases, according to a summary of her statements to the police. She said the reverse mortgage had been Ms. Haskell’s idea. “She wanted to give Alicia and her family money,” the police said Ms. Legall told detectives. She said she was expecting a $700,000 settlement from a civil matter and $60,000 on a “race horse transaction.” Ms. Legall was indicted in Brooklyn on charges of grand larceny and forgery. The indictment accused her of stealing more than $470,000 from Ms. Haskell. “Over the course of several years, Legall became a trusted confident and gained access to the woman’s personal information, including her date of birth, Brooklyn residential address, Social Security number and bank and credit card information,” the indictment states. On April 25, Ms. Legall pleaded guilty to grand larceny. She was sentenced this month to three to nine years in prison. She lived in the house in Flatlands with a man and two of her teenage children; they declined to comment, as did her lawyer. The news came as a shock to her colleagues at the Arch Diner. “She was a good waitress,” said Louie Leonidou, an owner. He remembered the two women together. “Even after she quit as a waitress, she would come in as a customer, with her,” he said. In the fallout of the reverse mortgage, Ms. Haskell lost her home of 46 years. Her family is fighting in the courts to get it back, but her future there is far from certain. She is crippled by arthritis and could not climb her own front steps. She has lived in a cramped room at a Staten Island rehabilitation center for about a year. “My house was all paid for,” she said. “I was a mess.” She was asked if she had a photo someplace of her and Ms. Legall together. She reached for her purse and pulled out a snapshot, wrinkled and worn, of the two women smiling at the camera. After everything that happened, why would she still carry this picture around? She sighed and answered with a shrug: “The memories.”