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Mullet Over #585

By James White

EbayWorldAs seen on TV (so I know it is true) the first item sold (1995) on eBay was a broken laser pointer for $14.83.

A little noted battle is raging as to when and where yodeling originated. There exists a written reference to European yodeling dated 1545. However, some Persian classical music written before 1500 entails “yodeling sounds” and traditional African Pygmy music, thought to have been composed over a thousand years ago, contains melodies that fluctuate from normal tones to falsetto. I have tried yodeling, but early feedback indicates that I have not mastered the art.
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Common Core or common cause?

By Patrick B. McGuigan, Oklahoma Watchdog

CommonCoreOKAnalysis: A recent afternoon session at the State Policy Network meeting in Oklahoma City was, for advocates of school choice, a banquet of “red meat” data and analysis. Even for anti-choice analysts, the open session was illuminating.

The most vigorous debate, on the Common Core Standards controversy, was intellectually stimulating, yet perhaps — for all the sound and fury generated — the wrong argument over the wrong issue.
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Oklahoma fishing report

Record sunfish at Lake Texoma on August 6, 2013. It weighed in at 1.6 lbs. and was 11 inches long.

Record sunfish at Lake Texoma on August 6, 2013. It weighed in at 1.6 lbs. and was 11 inches long.

Fishing reports from Oklahoma lakes follow by region.

NORTHEAST
Bell Cow: August 11. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 85 and muddy. Bass slow. Crappie fair on minnows at night. Catfish good on cut bait and chicken liver at night. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.

Birch: August 12. Elevation above normal, water upper 70s and murky. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and worms. Blue catfish good on cut shad. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by David Clay, game warden stationed in Osage County.
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Mullet Over #573

By James White

possumsThe opossums (pronounced “uh-possums” or, in Oklahoma, simply “possums”) are often considered to be unattractive animals. They resemble large rats, have toothy “grins,” generate repulsive odors and can hiss loudly. Traits we might list in the plus column: Opossums usually do not carry diseases and they devour pests such as roaches, mice, scorpions and spiders in large quantities. Contrary to popular myth – opossums do not have the most teeth (usually 50) of any land animal – that would be certain species of snails which typically have more than 25,000. Most of any mammal: Spinner dolphins with 252. Most of any land mammal would be the giant armadillos which can possess 100 pointy dental things.

The official dance of Mexico is The Mexican Hat Dance. Official dance of Hawaii: Hula. Official dance of Kentucky: Clogging (which also happens to be a significant problem for some sewer lines).
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Devastating definition of liberalism

Rush LimbaughConservative talk show radio host Rush Limbaugh recently broke down “liberalism” in a detailed-yet-simplistic way for his listeners.

Limbaugh argued that “in a free country, people will not choose liberalism.”

“If they want to eat salt, they’ll eat it. If they want to eat trans fats, they’ll eat it. If they want to eat beef, they’ll eat it,” he explained. “The only way liberals can get you to live the way they want you to is to deny you freedom to do what you want to do. And they’re not happy with you living and thinking in ways other than the way they live and think. You must conform.”

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