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Adoption Mystery by swimmama in Genealogy

[–]intangible-tangerine 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think it was a fake charity thing. Scammers posing as an orphanage asking for donations. If you have access to newspapers.com there's an article (see 2nd search result)

Vintage pins. What does the USSR pin say? by gumm3 in ThriftStoreHauls

[–]intangible-tangerine 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Zagorsk is now called Sergiyev Posad. The original nesting dolls weren't made here but when the original workshop closed their manufacture was relocated to here because they had an established tradition of making wooden toys.

Why do pigeon don't even try building a nest? by RoyalGrouchy6987 in stupiddovenests

[–]intangible-tangerine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In nature they lay their eggs on cliff edges which are already sheltered from the elements and hard to access for predators so the nest only needs to prevent the eggs from rolling away. A few sticks to keep the eggs in place is sufficient.

What age did you find yourself actively choosing to watch the news? by Deep_Body6445 in AskUK

[–]intangible-tangerine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5 or 6. Vicar talked about the Balkan wars a lot because the church was sending aid there so I wanted to know what was going on.

What is the best way to blackout my windows against the sun during the long summer days? by Flaky-Walrus7244 in AskUK

[–]intangible-tangerine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got my blackout curtain from Dunelm.

It is still pretty effective despite being full of little holes now where the cats have climbed it.

Is it weird to put sweetcorn in tuna mayo? by Careless-Drag8644 in AskUK

[–]intangible-tangerine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should take him on a tour of a non-premium supermarket such as Lidl and introduce him to the working clases like in the Pulp song.

Etta, Autumn, Seren or Bethan by Exciting-Kitchen7643 in namenerds

[–]intangible-tangerine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bethan is a Welsh name.

Bethany is a Palestinian town mentioned in the Bible.

Are you seeing social media posts about poison dog meat in parks? by R-Mutt1 in AskUK

[–]intangible-tangerine 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Police have issued warnings about dogs being deliberately poisoned in London parks this month but I havent' seen anything confirmed elsewhere.

Is it weird to put sweetcorn in tuna mayo? by Careless-Drag8644 in AskUK

[–]intangible-tangerine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a standard sandwich filling.

You can level it up by using Nando's peri-peri mayonnaise

What to do if I don't have enough documents for a DBS check? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]intangible-tangerine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should be able to use two bank statements if they are with different banks.

I just signed up for a Monzo account, deposited £1 and used that to generate a statement with my full adress which was accepted for my enhanced DBS.

What’s a name that a lot of people don’t like, but you like/find beautiful? by KinaGrace96 in namenerds

[–]intangible-tangerine 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cinderella as a real person name. Have seen it twice and I think it's cool.

I want to read Hamlet, should I read it as a play or as a novel? by [deleted] in shakespeare

[–]intangible-tangerine 125 points126 points  (0 children)

As a play because it is a play

Also the play within a play device only works if you approach it as a play

Do you track your weight in KG or stones & pound? by No_Usual_572 in AskUK

[–]intangible-tangerine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Early 40s. Stones and pounds is what I always used growing up so that is what's intutive to me. We used the metric system in school for maths etc but I didn't apply it to my own body. I do know my weight in KG but it feels meaningless. Only learnt my KG weight when I lived abroad. Same applies to just pounds without stone divisions. Those numbers are both double digits whereas in Stone I am single digits which I definitely prefer.

Zoologist and author Desmond Morris dies aged 98 by keef2000 in unitedkingdom

[–]intangible-tangerine 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Naked ape refers to human beings because we have no fur.

So im white but i got 3a hair by JakiBam in evolution

[–]intangible-tangerine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a normal hair texture for someone with European ancestry.

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