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  1. Things that when said, generally mean the opposite *Quik-E-List*

    "With all due respect..."

    Started by OneCentStamp‎, 16 Feb 2011 03:33 PM
    • Replies: 36
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    20 Feb 2011 12:14 AM Go to last post
  2. The Wishing Well

    What do you wish for? Be warned! Making too large of a wish might result in wild paradoxes as the well attempts to grant them all at once. Small ones are best.

    Started by Peeta Mellark‎, 31 Jan 2011 11:16 PM
    • Replies: 42
    • Views: 6,148
    19 Feb 2011 03:14 PM Go to last post
  3. Poll Poll: Poll: How often do you use an elevator?

    Well?

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 17 Feb 2011 11:53 AM
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 1,677
    17 Feb 2011 10:49 PM Go to last post
  4. Stuff that gives you the heebie jeebies *Quik-E-List*

    Facial piercings

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 17 Feb 2011 03:53 PM
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 1,589
    17 Feb 2011 08:38 PM Go to last post
  5. Poll Poll: How often do you ride in cabs?

    Well?

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 13 Feb 2011 12:50 PM
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 2,089
    17 Feb 2011 11:52 AM Go to last post
  6. Poll Poll: Would you go to space?

    Let's say you had the opportunity to go on a three-day mission on the space shuttle. Would you go?

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 14 Feb 2011 12:06 PM
    • Replies: 24
    • Views: 2,459
    17 Feb 2011 11:42 AM Go to last post
  7. Girl Scouts - merit badges

    Since Campionaki didn't include us female types in his thread ;). I earned a bunch of badges, as I mentioned in his thread, but they seem to have been lost over the years. I do remember earnimg ones for sewing, cooking, camping, and swimming. ...

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 16 Feb 2011 11:39 AM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,263
    16 Feb 2011 12:27 PM Go to last post
  8. Boy Scouts- Merit Badges

    So, I was a Boy Scout and accrued several merit badges through my tenure as such. Oliveloaf mentioned in another thread that he had the printing merit badge, and so I ask, what merit badges did you earn as a Boy Scout, and which was your favorite? ...

    Started by Campionaki‎, 15 Feb 2011 10:15 PM
    • Replies: 2
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    15 Feb 2011 10:53 PM Go to last post
  9. What is the greatest adventure you had as a teenager?

    I'd asked about great teenage adventures in the interview game thread and OneCentStamp gave this amazing reply: The summer before 10th grade, I took a hiking/canoeing trip in northern Minnesota with my Boy Scout troop, who also were my circle of...

    Started by Zuul‎, 07 Feb 2011 10:15 PM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 2,072
    15 Feb 2011 09:28 PM Go to last post
  10. Are you doing anything for Valentine's Day?

    I'm not and I never have. It's the anniversary of my dad's funeral (great way to ruin the holiday for a kid on the cusp of adolescence) and so I've never done much except think about that. If I'm feeling particularly moved, I might get flowers for...

    Started by Zuul‎, 13 Feb 2011 01:52 PM
    • Replies: 19
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    15 Feb 2011 06:54 PM Go to last post
  11. Happy (belated) Birthday, Oliveloaf!

    It's a bit late, cause I suck, but happy birthday! :dumbo:

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 11 Feb 2011 12:19 PM
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 1,934
    14 Feb 2011 09:06 AM Go to last post
  12. Poll Poll: Gotta pick one! Blue or Green?

    Blue or green?

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 12 Feb 2011 11:31 AM
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 1,871
    14 Feb 2011 04:56 AM Go to last post
  13. MALARKY!

    That is all.

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 31 Jan 2011 05:04 PM
    • Replies: 23
    • Views: 2,919
    14 Feb 2011 04:46 AM Go to last post
  14. Poll Poll: How often do you stay at hotels?

    Well?

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 13 Feb 2011 01:04 PM
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 2,676
    14 Feb 2011 12:15 AM Go to last post
  15. Typo Bugbears

    For some reason when typing fast "from" becomes "form" and "does not" becomes "doe snot". and the spell checker doesn't even pick it up. :( so what are your typing bugbears?

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 12 Apr 2010 08:36 AM
    • Replies: 22
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    13 Feb 2011 11:42 PM Go to last post
  16. To all my Goombahs

    Italian Loan: An Italian walked into a bank in New York City and asked for the loan officer. He told the loan officer that he was going to Italy on business for two weeks and needed to borrow $5,000...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 09 Feb 2011 09:44 PM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,423
    11 Feb 2011 01:46 PM Go to last post
  17. xxx

    A lot of women I communicate with (especially online) sign off with 'xxx'. I'm lead to believe the xxx stands for kisses. So, if I'm not romantically involved with this woman/these women, what's the appropriate response? If I ignore it, as if it's...

    Started by Trojan Man‎, 09 Feb 2011 09:50 AM
    • Replies: 10
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    11 Feb 2011 11:44 AM Go to last post
  18. Happy Birthday Spitz

    Even though it's probably yesterday by now. Happy Birthday.

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 09 Feb 2011 06:36 AM
    • Replies: 16
    • Views: 2,964
    10 Feb 2011 12:58 AM Go to last post
  19. Poll Poll: You have to give up one forever!

    Which one will it be?

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 09 Feb 2011 12:16 AM
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 2,034
    09 Feb 2011 11:02 PM Go to last post
  20. Why did Judge Judy reverse this decision?

    OK, short version with only relevant details: Plaintiff is suing defendant for falsely accusing her of assault and for posting compromising pictures of her on the Yahoo! business listing for their workplace. The altercation in which the assault...

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 08 Feb 2011 02:10 PM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 12,986
    09 Feb 2011 11:24 AM Go to last post
  21. How To Make A Rabbit (Now with a contest!)

    I talked a bit about showing/breeding rabbits in my Ask thread, and if there's two things I love it's taking pictures of animals and hearing myself talk. So, this thread will detail the process of making rabbits and doing things with them. This...

    Started by RabbitMage‎, 28 Oct 2010 08:09 PM
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    09 Feb 2011 10:06 AM Go to last post
  22. The Help Sarahfeena Catch Back Up to Oliveloaf Thread

    He's leaving me in the dust. So...ask me anything, I'll answer it.

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 27 Nov 2010 10:59 PM
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    07 Feb 2011 02:25 PM Go to last post
  23. Punxsutawney Phil predicts early spring

    Don't tease us, Phil. :dubious:

    Started by Zuul‎, 02 Feb 2011 09:48 AM
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 2,091
    07 Feb 2011 04:24 AM Go to last post
  24. Interesting historical figures

    The history books usually tell the stories about the grand and important people, but I've always found the little tidbits on the less noticed folks more interesting. Share any figures you find really fascinating--the more obscure, the better. The...

    Started by Zuul‎, 04 Feb 2011 01:11 PM
    • Replies: 5
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    06 Feb 2011 02:45 PM Go to last post
  25. Does anyone here believe in any conspiracy theories?

    Or, you know, kinda wonder if they might be true? Which ones kind of intrigue you?

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 05 Feb 2011 12:08 AM
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 2,805
    05 Feb 2011 06:33 PM Go to last post
  26. So what's going on with you?

    Hey hey gang. I got poked the other day and asked to drop in again, so here I am! How's everybody doing? Apparently I haven't posted since the beginning of December. Of course I've got a killer excuse. My mom slipped on a patch of ice and broke...

    Started by Nrblex‎, 28 Jan 2011 09:50 PM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 1,792
    05 Feb 2011 06:19 PM Go to last post
  27. A Pigeon with a piece of Bread vs Large Hadron Collider

    And the pigeon won. Apparently it dropped a piece of bread in the LHC causing to to heat up to a point where it would stop superconducting. Fortunately, it was during testing after last years problems occured. More Here The theory that...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 06 Nov 2009 09:41 AM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,572
    04 Feb 2011 07:13 PM Go to last post
  28. Happy Chinese New Year

    So long to the year of the Tiger and welcome to the year of the Rabbit. The main celebrations in London are being held on Sunday. Should be quite a show.

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 03 Feb 2011 06:22 AM
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 1,628
    04 Feb 2011 06:49 PM Go to last post
  29. Anonymous Q&A

    Sticks brought Formspring.me to our attention and it's turned out to be sort of entertaining. My profile and all the nonny questions I've answered here. So far I've seen Sticks, Myrna, Marsilia, and Elyanna on there. Anybody else using it? What...

    Started by Zuul‎, 02 Apr 2010 10:20 AM
    • Replies: 22
    • Views: 3,360
    03 Feb 2011 07:38 PM Go to last post
  30. OK, who out there is going to be snowed in for the next day or so?

    And what will you do to entertain yourselves (other than post on Mellophant, of course)? The kids don't have school, so I promised them we'd bake cupcakes. And if the snow stops, or at least the wind stops whipping around, we'll go out in the...

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 01 Feb 2011 09:39 PM
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 4,753
    02 Feb 2011 05:33 PM Go to last post
  31. The new UK Crime Map

    In the name of making things open and transparent, British police have collated all their crime details and launched their new crime map site where you can see where all the bad people live and all the crime was reported. Of course, the site has...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 02 Feb 2011 09:09 AM
    • Replies: 3
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    02 Feb 2011 03:15 PM Go to last post
  32. This is why spelling counts, people.

    I grabbed this just now from the ksl.com classifieds, which is basically the Craigslist of Utah.

    Started by OneCentStamp‎, 27 Jan 2011 04:01 PM
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    31 Jan 2011 11:51 PM Go to last post
  33. Poll Poll: Do you have house plants?

    My husband and I were commenting the other day that houseplants seemed really common back in the 70s (both our moms had them), but that you don't seem them too much these days. Anyone here have any?

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 29 Jan 2011 11:04 AM
    • Replies: 16
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    31 Jan 2011 10:49 PM Go to last post
  34. Could you evacuate without your pets?

    We still receive warden messages from Cairo even though it has been 3 years since we lived there. (Apparently the US Embassy has superdooper special Internet because theirs is working - we have not been able to reach friends there.) So they are...

    Started by Hatshepsut‎, 30 Jan 2011 10:35 PM
    • Replies: 21
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    31 Jan 2011 10:22 PM Go to last post
  35. So, my nephew likes to dry hump his stuffed bunny.

    Really. He's about 5 now. He puts his bunny on the floor and goes at it. So far, his parents aren't doing anything to stop him. (They will get to do something else if he does it in front of others, but they don't reprimand him.) I'm...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 31 Jan 2011 12:09 AM
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 3,326
    31 Jan 2011 06:20 PM Go to last post
  36. Poll Poll: Pooping with Pals!

    Just how open are you with your spouse/significant other? Will you pee in front of them? Will you poop in front of them?

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 26 Dec 2010 11:18 PM
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 4,367
    31 Jan 2011 12:20 PM Go to last post
  37. Words Fail *Quik-E-List(tm)*

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 26 Jan 2011 03:27 PM
    • Replies: 8
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    30 Jan 2011 06:55 PM Go to last post
  38. How did I generate 2500 posts?

    This is my 2500 post. Seriously, it's only been a couple of years, and I wouldn't say I was that heavy a poster. So what have I been posting on? I blame the D&D :D

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 28 Jan 2011 06:49 AM
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 2,406
    30 Jan 2011 04:58 PM Go to last post
  39. Thread Title Mish Mash, The Squel! C'mon, everyone can play!

    Just mix and match elements of your favorite thread titles! It's Fun 'n Easy(tm)! I'll start: Ask me about sandwich cookies!

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 28 Jan 2011 02:47 PM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 1,765
    30 Jan 2011 12:37 AM Go to last post
  40. Cats can't impregnate rabbits

    Ever since I was a small child I've held the theory that in the midst of their grief over John Lennon, the nurses at the hospital accidentally switched me with another newborn. These conversations are why. Rather than incriminate the ignorant,...

    Started by Zuul‎, 27 Dec 2010 02:00 AM
    • Replies: 37
    • Views: 12,537
    29 Jan 2011 04:21 PM Go to last post
  41. Poll Poll: How much cash do you carry? How do you carry it?

    I tend to carry a lot of cash. I got into this habit a long time ago when I was forced to bank with an out-of-state entity in order to enjoy direct deposit. Since the only free ATM was so far from my house, I would "stock up" on cash to minimize...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 27 Dec 2010 02:29 PM
    • Replies: 17
    • Views: 4,187
    29 Jan 2011 04:17 PM Go to last post
  42. Poll Poll: What do you call pants that are too short?

    I mentioned to a friend of mine the other day that my son had grown so much that his pants were all floods, and I had to go out and get him new ones. My friend was all like, "floods?" Apparently he had never heard that term. He grew up in...

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 13 Jan 2011 03:55 PM
    • Replies: 21
    • Views: 32,742
    29 Jan 2011 10:57 AM Go to last post
  43. You've got to go to a funeral...what are you wearing? Is it in your closet right now?

    This is inspired by a comment I read on another board. A woman's MIL died, and she doesn't have anything to wear to the funeral. My first reaction was huh...a grown person with NOTHING funeral-appropriate in her closet? Course, maybe she's gained...

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 27 Jan 2011 12:48 PM
    • Replies: 26
    • Views: 8,454
    28 Jan 2011 11:44 PM Go to last post
  44. An intruder was just in my house!

    It's my own stupid fault for leaving back door open. They didn't get anything and to be honest I think they got more of a fright than I did. Fucking pricks! I called the local constabulary and they swiftly arrived. Witness saw a young fellow...

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 25 Jan 2011 04:22 PM
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 2,553
    28 Jan 2011 10:31 PM Go to last post
  45. I think Nrblex is attempting to set some kind of record...

    GO GO GO!

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 28 Jan 2011 10:23 PM
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,147
    28 Jan 2011 10:23 PM Go to last post
  46. A Thread for the Lurkers YAY!!!

    Perhaps it's the lurker's own fault if they feel left out. But I am a kind and gentle soul, and wish to make this a more lurker-friendly environment. So here's to those shy little devils, skulking in the shadows, or floating upon waves of voyeurism....

    Started by Trojan Man‎, 30 Dec 2010 12:28 PM
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 1,738
    28 Jan 2011 10:15 PM Go to last post
  47. Gift bags: reuse or not?

    Is it thrifty or cheap to save gift bags and reuse them? We've got some sturdier models that have been making the rounds from house to house for at least five years, but even the cheapest ones you can get a couple uses before they fall apart. It...

    Started by Queen Tonya‎, 26 Dec 2010 10:50 AM
    • Replies: 20
    • Views: 3,302
    28 Jan 2011 10:14 PM Go to last post
  48. Poll Poll: You must choose where a plane crash lands

    You are a military pilot and are flying a jet over a city when it malfunctions and a crash is imminent. You can, of course, eject yourself and potentially survive, but decisions must be made first. On its present course, the jet will crash into...

    Started by Peeta Mellark‎, 15 Dec 2010 08:19 PM
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 2,157
    28 Jan 2011 10:07 PM Go to last post
  49. I'm back!

    /waits for the crowd to gather Yeah, that's about it. The wayward sheep returned, the lost keys found in the usual pocket, etc. The past few months have been eventful but mostly brilliant. Finally got the apartment I've been working for the...

    Started by Claptree‎, 17 Dec 2010 04:24 PM
    • Replies: 16
    • Views: 2,776
    28 Jan 2011 10:06 PM Go to last post
  50. Poll Poll: What's worse? Coffee breath or garlic breath?

    Exhale...:hoj:

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 07 Dec 2010 02:41 PM
    • Replies: 16
    • Views: 3,074
    28 Jan 2011 10:05 PM Go to last post

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