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Morning Cup of Links: RIP World’s Tallest Woman
by Miss Cellania - August 14, 2008 - 2:20 AM
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How to tell when leftovers go bad. If it grows legs and walks off, that’s a pretty conclusive sign.
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You can’t judge a person’s heart attack risk by looks alone. Half of overweight people have healthy hearts, while skinny folks can be at risk.
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Unforgettable Faces. Sometimes a funny face is all you need to start your day.
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Uncle Sam Wants Your Brain. The US military is taking a close look at cognitive science and technologies, in ways that could lead to some frightening situations.
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Sandy Allen, the world’s tallest woman, died yesterday at the age of 53. Scientific American takes a look at what causes a woman to grow to 7 feet, 7 inches.
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For the first time, a woman has won the Illinois State Fair Hog Calling Contest. Study her technique, and you may be a winning hog caller someday.
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Disgusting Flavors We Never Got a Chance to Love. Celery flavored Jello-O, anyone?

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  1. A good link for tomorrow would be the Bulwer-Lytton fiction contest. The winners were recently announced, but it has not received much attention due to the olympics.

    www.bulwer-lytton.com
    or
    www.sjsu.edu/faculty/scott.rice/blfc2008.htm

    posted by The Other Brian on 8-14-2008 at 8:41 am

  2. Neil Finn, lead singer/songwriter for Crowded House wrote the song “Hello Sandy Allen” while still with Split Enz after meeting Sandy at the taping of a talk show in NY.

    Hello Sandy Allen
    The world’s tallest woman
    We made friends in New York
    Don’t know if you’ll remember
    I’m bound to say I felt uneasy
    when I first laid eyes on you
    But I liked the way you talked
    Like a living hoper
    Towering over our heads in more ways than one
    The hand that shook my hand was awesome
    It still amazes me

    Hope you’re happy - Sandy Allen
    Hope your garden is blooming
    We’re all staring at the mirror
    tryin’ to put our faces on
    Appearance never held you back
    Must be when you’re number one
    you don’t have to try so hard

    Hello Sandy Allen, hello Sandy Allen, hello…

    Hope you’re happy Sandy Allen
    Hope your garden is blooming
    We’re all staring at the mirror
    tryin’ to put our faces on
    Appearance never held you back
    Must be when you’re number one
    you don’t have to try so hard

    posted by Minnie on 8-14-2008 at 9:22 am

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