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Sunday Bulletin Board: How is a hippopotamus like a horse? Its all Greek to us!
The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon COS ON THE EAST SIDE writes: Its good to know that even when one is Older Than Dirt, it is possible to learn something new from the comic pages. It is even better when it turns into a B-M and leads to a revelation concerning something most people probably already know. On April 11, the Jumble had a drawing of two hippopotamuses in a river, with one giving the other a hard time about eating too much. The clue was When the river horse criticized his son about his weight, he was being a ____. The answer was HIPPO-CRIT. From this I deduced that a hippopotamus must…
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Prince Edward dons a VR headset at the Royal Windsor Horse Show
Prince Edward was all smiles as he attended the handover of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Defender 130 to the British Red Cross – so it can enter active service – at the Royal Windsor Horse Show today. The Duke of Edinburgh, 59, enjoyed the festivities of the much-anticipated royal event as he watched his mother’s beloved car model enter its future job in North Wales. The Duke even enjoyed a ride on a model horse – at one point wearing what appeared to be a VR headset as he rocked on the riding simulator. Edward shook hands with attendees as they handed over the car at the event, which his…
