Word: almanacs
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Because performances will be cancelled on rainy evenings to prevent damage to props and electrical equipment, the cast and crew have been obsessively checking the Internet for weather updates and consulting the Framer’s Almanac for long-range forecasts...
...least the Fact Monster www.factmonster.com can ease the pain. It's a funky, cartoon-style website for kids, with features like the math-themed Bug Splat game, a dinosaur quiz and a learned essay on the history of the lunch box. Oh, and it also has an almanac, an atlas, a dictionary and an encyclopedia. It's so cool that kids will forget it's educational...
...Source: Department of Defense Almanac. Japan figures: United States Forces Japan) Outside, the rejected former serviceman sees the woman and a tall, black man with a buzz cut hand-in-hand. They are heading into the parking lot. He calls to them: "She ain't drunk, she's acting." The girl glares at him and says, "F--- you." The pair walks off and slips into the back seat of a sedan...
...crafty fellow who likes to be underestimated is a classic character in American history and literature. Ben Franklin liked to pose as the common man, and the simple sayings in Poor Richard's Almanac cloaked profound ideas. Both Tom Sawyer and his creator Mark Twain liked to pass themselves off as country bumpkins who were easily duped before they cleverly duped you. Abraham Lincoln invariably described himself as a slow-speaking country lawyer before outwitting his rivals...
...INFOPLEASE www.infoplease.com FAST FACTS An almanac, atlas, dictionary and encyclopedia rolled into one. Bookmark the weather fact of the day. Fantastic fodder for small talk...