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bruzie t1_j9cnkey wrote

My mum had been working on a crochet square blanket when she had passed. Had a bag full of those squares. My sister-in-law is a knitter and said that she would see if someone wanted them.

What she didn't tell me was that she was going to finish it and give it back to me for Christmas. Even now I'm tearing up as I type this.

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stromm t1_j9cmmhe wrote

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Loki-L OP t1_j9cldfo wrote

Relevant paragraph from Wikipedia:

>Bradley's ventures into the production of board games began with a large failure in his lithograph business. When he printed and sold an image of the little-known Republican presidential nominee Abraham Lincoln, Bradley initially met with great success. But a customer demanded his money back because the picture was not an accurate representation—Lincoln had decided to grow his distinctive beard after Bradley's print was published. Suddenly, the prints were worthless, and Bradley burned those remaining in his possession. Looking for a lucrative alternate project, Bradley found inspiration from an imported board game a friend gave him, concluding that he could produce and market a similar game to American consumers. In the winter of 1860, Bradley released The Checkered Game of Life.

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Telephalsion t1_j9c23c4 wrote

Y'know. That is a giant plot hole to be sure, and nothing I wondered about until now. But according to tradition, Muhammed was illiterate, so maybe he just lucked out with the latin M there?

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General-Teaching4136 t1_j9byh2f wrote

Is there any consensus whether dogs are haram or not in that case? I thought you weren't supposed to keep doggies??

I'm no scholar though so maybe it's just not clear.

Reckon cats are clear cut fine and dandy though, if you're trying to live by the best example.

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