Chuckle of the Issue: Language!
“In English,” the Professor said to the class, “a double negative forms a positive. In some languages, like Russian, a double negative is still a negative. However, there is no language wherein a double positive […]
“In English,” the Professor said to the class, “a double negative forms a positive. In some languages, like Russian, a double negative is still a negative. However, there is no language wherein a double positive […]
According to a recent report in the Mutual UFO Network’s reporting database at mufon.com, a UFO was sighted in Knightdale on two consecutive nights in August 2015. August 18, a triangular flying object with pulsing […]
Some situations are viewed in black and white; right and wrong. Yet, many people think situations also have a grey area where solutions are not so easily discerned. This is about the choices people make, […]
The Grey Area newspaper is sad to announce the passing of the newspaper’s creator and Sales Manager, Frank Whatley. His smile and cheerful manner will be missed throughout the area. His Obituary is included for […]
Traveling on a Floating Global Village Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Our country is enormous and beautiful. Each corner of it has its own magic. Igor, my grandson, together with my daughter Nicole and […]
A man walks into a doctor’s office. He has a banana stuck in one of his ears, a cucumber in the other ear, and a grape stuck up one nostril. The man says, “Doctor, this […]
Some situations are viewed in black and white; right and wrong. Yet, many people think situations also have a grey area where solutions are not so easily discerned. This is about the choices people make, […]
Did you know there is an organization that cares for and trains oversized, African giant-pouched rats to do mine and disease detection? APOPO (www.apopo.org/en) is a non-profit that trains the large rats to detect landmines. […]
Originally published in The Grey Area newspaper (printed) August 1, 2011. ___________________________________________________________ By Frank and Kay Whatley In the July 1, 2011, issue of The Grey Area, we reported cougar sightings within Eastern North Carolina over […]
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