Puzzle List

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Puzzle 238

When you get to where you're goin' take care of the horse you rode in on.
~Anonymous

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Puzzle 239

Turtles and whales, they live in the sea
My little brown bunny, she lives with me
Giraffes live in Africa, and San Diego, too
See them run in Escondido * I like the park more than the zoo!

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Puzzle 240

Most important of all creatures to the coast Indian peoples was Raven. It was Raven – the Transformer, the cultural hero, the trickster, the Big Man (he took many forms to many peoples) – who created the world. He put the sun, moon and stars into the sky, fish into the sea, salmon into the rivers, and food onto the land; he manoeuvred the tides to assure daily acces to beach resources. Raven gave people fire and water, placed the rivers, lakes and cedar trees over thr land, and people the earth.
Full of magical, supernatural power, Raven could turn himself into anything at any time. He could dive beneath the sea, ascend into the sky, or make anything happen by willing it. His legendary antics were often motivated by insatiable greed, and love to tease, to cheat, to woo, and to trick. But all often were turned on to hapless Raven

Looking at Indian Art of Northwest Coast
Hilary Stewart

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Puzzle 241

And what is the Scientific Community doing about these problems,
young people? THEY'RE CLONING SHEEP. Great! Just what we need!
Sheep that look MORE ALIKE than they already do!
Thanks a lot, Scientific Community! ~ Dave Barry

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Puzzle 242

If you think that dogs
can't count,
try putting three
dog biscuits
in your pocket
and then giving Fido
only two of them.

Phil Pastoret

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Puzzle 243

Love in it's truest form has no language or words,
it just has a thousand and one actions
we all wish we could describe.

- Kenneth B. Emery -

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Puzzle 244

I think we are drawn to dogs
because they are the
uninhibited creatures
we might be if we
weren't certain
we knew better.

George Bird Evans

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Puzzle 245

Better Watch What You Pray For!

The Cat From God!

A true story about a pastor and his experience. He had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc. The kitty would not come down. The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the pastor decided that if he tied a rope to his car and to the tree and drove away so that the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the kitten. He did all this, checking his progress in the car frequently, then figured if he went just a little bit further, the tree would be bent sufficiently for him to reach the kitten. But as he moved a little further forward....the rope broke. The tree went "bong!" and the kitten instantly sailed through the air out of sight. The pastor felt terrible. He walked all over the neighborhood asking people if they'd seen a little kitten. No. Nobody had seen a stray kitten. So he prayed, "Lord, I just commit this kitten to your keeping," and went on about his business.

A few days later he was at the grocery store, and met one of his church members. He happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food. Now this woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, "Why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?" She replied, "You won't believe this," and told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the child had begged again, so the mom finally told her little girl, "Well, if God gives you a cat, I'll let you keep it." She told the pastor, "I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat. And really, pastor, you won't believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws spread out, and landed right in front of her."

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Puzzle 246

Keep the home-fires burning,
while your hearts are yearning,
Though your lads are far away
They dream of home.
There's a silver lining
Through the dark cloud shining;
Turn the dark cloud inside out,
Till the boys come home.

~Lena Guilbert Ford

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Skipped Puzzles 247 - 266

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Puzzle 267

How many breeds and kinds of pets there are
I never knew until we started Pet of the Day!
Who knew a Xoloitzcuintli existed, near or far
Or a Sphynx would be not a statue, but a real live Cat of the Day?

Who knew how many rescues we'd meet through this site
Or how many rescuers who care day and night?

I didn't know about the Selkirk Rex with its curly fur
Didn't know a prairie dog could be a pet, that's for sure!

A Portuguese Podengo Medio, a Degu or Duprasi
An Alaskan Klee Kai, a Scottish Fold so sweet and sassy

These are not just creatures from a fairy tale or book
They're real live pets that we learn about and are hooked!

And there are the unique "breeds," the one of a kind shelter finds,
Whose ancestries are a puzzle, but they're gems of every kind.

But of all the purebreeds and mixes, one thing I always knew
Is that their people love and cherish them, and guess what?

We do, too!

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Puzzle 268

Hey, do you know about the USA?
do you know about the government?
Can you tell me about the Constitution?
Hey, learn about the USA.

In seventeen eighty-seven I'm told
Our founding fathers did agree
To write a list of principles
for keepin' people free.

The USA was just startin' out.
A whole brand-new country.
And so our people spelled it out
The things that we should be.

And they put those principles down on
paper and called it the Constitution, and
It's been helping us run our country ever
since then. The first part of the
Constitution is called the preamble and tells
what those founding fathers set out to do.

We the people
In order to form a more perfect union,
Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility,
provide for the common defense,
promote the general welfare and
Secure the blessings of liberty
To ourselves and our posterity
do ordain and establish this Constitution
for the United States of America.

~Schoolhouse Rock

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Puzzle 269

They‘re the shadows in the night,
the strange noises in the dark,
the ominous footsteps,
the chaos in the closet,
But mostly they‘re asleep on the couch.

~ Joe Martin‘s Cats with Hands

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Puzzle 270

Last Words To A Dumb Friend

Housemate, I can think you still
bounding to the window sill,
Over which I vaguely see
Your small mound beneath the tree,
Showing in the autumn shade
That you moulder where you played.

Thomas Hardy

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Puzzle 271

"Animal cruelty... is not a harmless venting of emotion in a
healthy individual; this is a warning sign that this individual
is not mentally healthy and needs some sort of intervention.
Abusing animals does not dissimate these violent emotions,
it may -ue- them."


"Why would it be necessary for human beings to drink the milk
of another mammal to be healthy? A mother cow's milk is
designed s-e-i-i-a--- for her calf; likewise, a human mother's
milk is designed s-e-i-i-a--- for a human baby. Does the baby
have to drink the human mother's milk to be healthy? If not,
then why should a human being drink the milk of a cow to be
healthy?"