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Who Wants to Fill the World With Silly Rockstars?
by Gene Howington Let me start by saying “What’s wrong with that? I’d like to know.” I’m a huge fan of Jack White. From The White Stripes to his solo and collaborative works, he’s one of the most interesting guitarists … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity, Media, Music, United States, Weird News
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FFS Update: Suggestions and Library
The following language has been added to the Suggestions page: ED. NOTE: The Suggestions Box will be cleared out every three or four months to help maintain its utility. If the suggestion made hasn’t been followed up by someone by … Continue reading
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Texas Student Suspended for Use of the “One Ring”
by Gene Howington Aiden Steward is a nine year old boy with an active imagination. He attends the Kermit Elementary School in Kermit, Texas. He was suspended for making a threat against another student. He said he could “make him … Continue reading
DED Talks: Walt Disney
by Gene Howington It comes as no surprise to the people who know me that I loathe Disney. So when I came across this item today at cracked.com, I laughed so hard I nearly hurt myself. Why? Because comedy is … Continue reading
St. Louis Man Arrested For Tweeting Alleged Threats
By Gene Howington Jason Valentine, 35, of St. Louis, Missouri, was charged with ten counts of making a terrorist threat. That is one count for each of ten tweets Valentine allegedly made during the month of December with the intention … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
From all of us at FFS, I’d like to wish all of our posters and other readers a very Happy New Year. May your 2015 be all that you hope, want, and need it to be and may we all … Continue reading
Posted in FFS Update(s), Holidays
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Happy Holidays From FFS!
On behalf of myself and all the author/editors here at Flowers for Socrates, we’d like to wish you all a Happy Holidays – no matter your holiday of choice – and thank you all for reading and participating in our … Continue reading
Posted in FFS Update(s), Holidays
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RIP Joe Cocker
by Gene Howington It’s a loss for the world. Yesterday, singular musical talent Joe Cocker passed away at the age of 70, a victim of small cell lung cancer. Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Cocker began performing in 1961 under … Continue reading
More Human Than Human?
by Gene Howington Normally if you called Sandra a “non-human person”, you might get slapped in the face. However, in this instance, Sandra is a 29-year-old Sumatran orangutan at the Buenos Aires zoo. What makes this more interesting is that … Continue reading
Posted in Argentina, Biology, Civil Law, Civil Liberties, Evolution, Exobiology, Jurisprudence, Legal Theory, Weird News
Tagged Buenos Aires zoo, habeas corpus, Sandra, writ of habeas corpus
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FFS Update: Rule #1 Refinement
Rule #1 has been refined to better reflect this blogs policy. It now reads as follows: 1) Civility is encouraged but the Ethic of Reciprocity applies. If someone gives you insults back for insults given? That’s just what you deserve. … Continue reading
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