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91 years young lady dances to Elvis:


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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.
- A 91-year-old from Indiana ditched her walker for her dancing shoes when she boogied to Elvis Presley's Jailhouse Rock. Footage by Golden Age Home Health Care shows retirement home resident Julia Lewis dancing her socks off to the iconic tune on Wednesday.




https://www.fox13news.com/news/energeti ... ement-home



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Land O Lakes butter removes Native America girl from its label:


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https://modernfarmer.com/2020/04/land-o ... rom-label/



The “butter maiden” is no more.

Dairy co-operative Land O’Lakes has removed the image of a Native American woman from its butter packaging. The co-op’s logo depicted a Native American woman, kneeling on a mound of grass, holding a package of butter—an image that critics have said is offensive.

The company issued a press release in February, announcing it was revamping the label to showcase farmers and commemorate Land O’Lakes’ hundredth anniversary. But the press release didn’t even mention the “butter maiden.”
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Brooklyn wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:35 pm Land O Lakes butter removes Native America girl from its label:


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https://modernfarmer.com/2020/04/land-o ... rom-label/



The “butter maiden” is no more.

Dairy co-operative Land O’Lakes has removed the image of a Native American woman from its butter packaging. The co-op’s logo depicted a Native American woman, kneeling on a mound of grass, holding a package of butter—an image that critics have said is offensive.

The company issued a press release in February, announcing it was revamping the label to showcase farmers and commemorate Land O’Lakes’ hundredth anniversary. But the press release didn’t even mention the “butter maiden.”
I thought that was Liz Warren.
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Nigel wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 1:40 pm
I thought that was Liz Warren.


I believe you have mistaken Pocahontas (Powhatan) for Nokomis (Ojibwe) - the latter's legend is well regarded here in Lake Wobegone.
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I see there's a Nokomis, MN but LO'L doesn't reference the butter maiden by name. She's mentioned as a Native American woman.

Is it more local legend than fact? Just wondering. Couldn't find any reference in gen'l search.
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Nigel wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 2:03 pm I see there's a Nokomis, MN but LO'L doesn't reference the butter maiden by name. She's mentioned as a Native American woman.

Is it more local legend than fact? Just wondering. Couldn't find any reference in gen'l search.


Nokomis means Daughter of the Moon who was known for her great wisdom. She was Hiawatha's grandma:


By the shores of Gitche Gumee,
By the shining Big-Sea-Water
Stood the wigwam of Nokomis
Daughter of the moon Nokomis.
Dark behind it rose the forest.



~ Longfellow, Song of Hiawatha



Many folks here in Lake Wobegone name their daughers Nokomis or Wenonah (her daughter) who was Hiawatha's mom.
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Now I know, interesting stuff.

Hiawatha was very influential to early history here in the Iroquois Confederacy.
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I made some strog coffee this morning. It’s was grod. Actually strog is the name of a IKEA sofa.
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ChairmanOfTheBoard wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2020 5:07 pm for you bostonians: https://www.businessinsider.com/runner- ... rse-2020-4
Regardless, good for her. Although doing that route would drive me crazy at least she didn’t have to contend with the Wellesley hills, the Newton hills and then Heartbreak Hill at the 20 mile mark. She’ll have that fun in Sept....
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The other day I stop at an Indian market to stock up on tandoori paste, yogurt, dal and spice mixes. Next door is a laundromat. In front is a parked Porsche.
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Cooter wrote: Sun May 03, 2020 1:37 pm Murder Hornets:
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I posted a link yesterday in the Science and Engineering thread on this. I am just glad that for the moment Washington state is pretty durned far from South Carolina...
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https://nypost.com/2020/05/06/toilet-fl ... ence-call/
Mystery swirls after toilet flush heard on Supreme Court conference call

Someone’s caseload just got a lot lighter …

The stunning display of doo process
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Gives a totally new meaning to the expression "holy shilt."

https://www.thesun.ie/news/2518713/bish ... o-urinate/

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Bishop blesses church TOILET to stop fed-up worshippers using the bushes to urinate
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If you’re having a rough week take a minute to watch this little dude make homemade quarantine pizza. Love the music, too!
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Is this cool or what?

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Kismet wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 9:12 am Is this cool or what?

Absolutely. Especially with the sound.
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we never got our giant squid thread back... but here's an interesting story, would love to know if there's any truth to it:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/imitatio ... _n_2482063
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