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https://www.kptv.com/general/a-man-who-drove-a-school-bus-for-years-will/article_56385424-60ca-5a0a-9170-16ea8f3e75b2.html
For 55 years, residents of his small town of 1,170 trusted him to bus their children to and from school. He was proud to say he'd never once gotten in an accident.
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2016 US election result preceded fall in proportion of boys born in Canada
But stressful events during pregnancy, such as natural disasters and terrorist attacks, have typically led to a temporary fall in the proportion of boys to girls born three to five months later.

This pattern has been seen after various events, including the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, the 2004 Madrid bombings, the 2005 London bombings, and the 2011 killings in Norway.
 
jack action said:
So when there is trouble, does nature wants more women to clean up the mess or does it wants less men that are assumed to make it in the first place?
Isn't this an AND instead of on OR? However, I didn't really understand the article. I mean, how can sex change ##9 - [3,5]=[4,6]## months after the event? Must be a case of: "I told you this would end evil!"
 
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fresh_42 said:
But stressful events during pregnancy, . . . have typically led to a temporary fall in in the proportion of boys to girls three to five months later.
Is this a joke? If not, what is the explanation of how this happens? Do the stressful conditions change a boy fetus in the womb to a girl fetus? Or do boy fetuses miscarriage more frequently than girl fetuses under stressful conditions?

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Good idea!

Drive-In Diagnosis
The district clinic in Groß-Gerau now has a corona drive-in. No, there is no takeaway Coronavirus here. Patients can now have themselves tested for the virus in their own cars, as the Groß-Gerauer Echo reports. Here's how it works: The patient drives up to the back of the hospital. There a medical specialist makes a nasal swab through the window. Then the patient drives home and waits for the test result. For the drive-in you have to register in the clinic beforehand. So don't just go there, call beforehand.

... although I sometimes think a takeaway virus would be the better idea. Catch it, cure it within 2 weeks, and immunize yourself. Would reduce stress tremendously within the next 2 years.
 
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And people in this thread seemed to be worried that a spreading virus could have a negative impact on the economy. I think this is proof that a virus scare is actually a boost for the economy.

A positive impact on Lobster eaters.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/virus-makes-lobsters-cheap-sellers-120000170.html
 
In Australia, more and more hamster purchases appear to be turning into violence. The police have been called at least three times over the past few days because of tangible arguments over toilet paper: in a supermarket in Sydney, three women had yelled and pulled their hair, in another supermarket in the city a customer pulled a folding knife to get a pack of toilet paper secure and in a supermarket in Tamworth, police used a stun gun against a man who had become palpable in the dispute over a pack of toilet paper.
@davenn and all other southies: Don't hesitate to tell us if we should send packages by mail!
 
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@davenn and all other southies: Don't hesitate to tell us if we should send packages by mail!
It's almost to that stage ... 2 supermarkets I were to and the loo paper shelves were empty
 
Here's a funny one I heard today about the toilet paper shortage:

«Some people aren't shaking hands because of the Coronavirus. I'm not shaking hands because everyone is out of toilet paper.»
 
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A railroad engineer tried to crash a locomotive into the USNS Mercy (hospital ship) in LA.
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Around 1 p.m. Tuesday, Moreno allegedly ran the train at full speed off the end of the tracks near the Navy medical boat, smashing through several concrete and chain barriers, before sliding through a parking lot nearly 250 yards from the Mercy, according to the criminal complaint.

After his arrest he said:
Moreno allegedly told officers and FBI investigators that he deliberately derailed the train because he was suspicious of the Mercy's intentions and thought it was actually part of a government takeover...
"he did it out of the desire to ‘wake people up,’"
 
It might not be museum quality but I like the picture of the sailboats mounted on the wall behind the card table in the first picture. My guess is the spotted grey dog on the right smoking a pipe and drinking whiskey painted the sailboats. :smile:
 
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Czech nudists told to wear face masks by police

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/czech-nudists-virus-police/index.html

"Citizens are allowed to be without clothes in designated locations, but they still must cover their mouths, and only gather in appropriate numbers."

The message seems to have been heeded. The statement said a subsequent police patrol found that of 150 people encountered, only half needed reminding about masks.

"We understand that many people do not have a garden and want to get some fresh air in the countryside, but we all have one common desire to respect the government's guidelines so that the restrictions can be gradually lifted," the statement said. "That however will not happen until everyone starts to dutifully respect the rules."
 
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French Fighter Jet Joy Ride Goes Très, Très Wrong
https://autos.yahoo.com/french-fighter-jet-joy-ride-203000730.html
Apparently the quick and dirty safety briefing failed to properly emphasize the fact that the black-and-yellow striped loop in the middle of the seat, between his legs, was not a grab handle but the trigger for the ejection seat. The good doctor's g-load recommendations were surely exceeded as pyrotechnics blasted a hole in the canopy and rocket motors fired the seat and its terrified denizen out into the slipstream high above the French countryside.
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