JACK-O-LANTERNS

Everybody has seen jack-o-lanterns, and a lot of people have even carved them personally, but do you know how jack-o-lanterns got started?  Well, it's a very interesting story, and I'm about to tell it to you.A long time ago in Ireland, there was a a man called Stingy Jack, and one day he asked the Devil to have a drink with him.  So they went to a pub and had a drink, but then Jack didn't want to pay because he was stingy, just like his...

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CRAZY COSTUMED CATS, by Chloe

Last year, Piper wrote a blog entry about dogs in dorky costumes, and this year she said I should do one about cats wearing costumes.  Well, I scoffed at her, because I didn't think any cat anywhere in the world would stoop so low as to wear a costume.  But when I did a Google search, I was horrified to see a plethora of photos of costume-wearing felines!  Yikes!  I simply cannot imagine how such a humiliating thing could happen...

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MOM IS MAD AT ME.....AND OTHER NEWS!

Remember how Mom used to be so worried about me because I didn't feel like doing anything, and I couldn't even jump up on the bed anymore?  And then remember how we finally figured out that I had Cushing's Disease, and I've been taking a bunch of pills and stuff?  Well, guess what!  Lately, I've been feeling soooooo much better, and when I feel better, I'm always on the lookout for something fun to do!What I found to do that lots of...

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EL CHUPACABRAS

The chupacabras is a Very Scary Creature!  Its name means goat sucker in English, and it got that name because it likes to suck all the blood out of its victims.  Ooooh!  Are you getting scared yet?The first place that people started seeing this spooky animal was in Puerto Rico, in 1995, and since then it's been seen in lots of other parts of the world, including even Russia and the Philippines.  People who got a glimpse of it...

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THE MINORCAN KING OF RABBITS

Today I am going to tell you about a real rabbit whose scientific name is Nuralagus rex, and I am sad to say that this rabbit is now EXTINCT.  But maybe that's okay, because Nuralagus rex was the biggest rabbit ever to live -- at least that we know about -- and I think it might be scary to run into one.This picture shows how big N. rex wascompared to a European rabbit now.Most people first heard about N. rex this past March, when a study was...

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WILD ANIMALS MAKE BAD PETS

Here are a few examples of animals that I think you should never keep as pets.  Some people may have different opinions on this subject, but I'm pretty sure my opinion is the best one, and people who disagree can just go write their own blogs!Some of Mr. Thompson's lions  1.  Lions  2.  Tigers  3.  Bears  4.  Elephants  5.  Chimpanzees  6.  Wolves  7.  Bison  8.  Bulls ...

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