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13 Nov 2017 05:33 AM
Hey, this cd be fun. So, I'm chill on da FB, bc I only use it to keep in touch with various weirdos aka friends and it is good like tht. Ian fahqq John fahq I > u I'm drinking plum brandy! I wish I could share one with you John fahq NO U...
I have someone -- an administrator with, apparently, aspirations of becoming a teacher, but, curiously, apparently no aspirations of becoming a scientist of any kind -- and she's riding my ass pretty hard. I think she should go back to DeVry or...
i couldn't really fit (i dont think) this in chate with spitz's good, smart (????? durrr yer mom's smrt) comments about jazz and stuff. well i feel u about jazz dumbasses just being straight-up morons. for me, the comment better applies to...
Yeah my little boxing buddy told me that he thinks this condo clubhouse is actually haunted, apparently by some old lady or something. Fair enough, we had both been drinking -- he to get away from his kid and wife and me, just because why not --...
Yeah I know, not much of a thread, but I part-own a condo which has what's called a common-area "clubhouse." There's quite a spread of people who live here -- mostly seems to be retirees in their late sixties and people like me who don't want to...
Another year older, another year wiser.
Extends the effects of alcohol bad for all the organs of the body and concentrated most of the effects in the nervous system. When the wine is absorbed in the stomach and moves through the blood to the brain, it disrupts the functioning of the...
Yeah, so I don't remember if whatever. I think I might have to start wearing my vision-correcting glasses. I'm getting the vibe IRL that it's kind of weird to be "that guy" who's always holding up his prescription sunglasses to see a hockey...
Holy fucking shit. I just got a haircut a month ago. Now I need another? This is bullshit. Even though I am impoverished to the max, nearly destitute, it won't do to have me walking around looking like a tramp.
Yeah, I use software called f.lux. I also use earplugs and scrupulously wrap my head in a hat so my head doesn't get cold. Also, I fart a lot, given my beans-heavy diet, so that keeps things toasty. So, speaking as someone who has trouble...
Well so this place might be dead apart from game threads but we're slowly posting our way towards the 200,000 posts mark. Big round numbers should always be celebrated. :smug::madsci:
Well, its the end of January and we are well into 2014, and the one thing that always catches me out didn't seem to happen this time. Usually for the first few weeks, I will be forever writing the year as the previous year instead of the current...
I'm sorry I don't come around more. :-( I hope everyone is doing well. All is good on my end, just busy with work and kids and all. Happy Babby is 6 years old now and in 1st grade, and Sassy is 9 and in 4th, so all their stuff is just taking...
Finding that my cellphone was rapidly turning into a brick, and spotting a good deal on an HTC Aria (basically free from Amazon), I am now the proud owner of an Android 2.1 phone and am looking for some good apps for it. (Free, preferably.)
...and staying inside is most definitely delightful. I thought it was bad before Christmas, but the weather and the storms have been getting worse and worse. And its not just in the UK which is getting a hammering of the worst storms for the last...
Allow me to explain. I have been a very avid member of the Kingdom Hearts fandom for many years, have played all the games, bought a few collectibles, and even written a short fanfition (Hehehe). The other day, while cleaning out my room, I found...
Christmas is here and I am looking to check whether an item is in stock from somewhere in a nearby shopping centre. I phone up and get one of the sales clerks who takes a moment and then confirms that they have a couple in stock and did I want one...
Just found out that a regulation that I'd drafted, that had been struck down in a lower court, was upheld in the Court of Appeal. It's like a little Christmas present, in a funny kinda way. Anybody got anything else like that -- it's not...
Britain's weather has always been the most notable topic of conversation for anyone visting these shores. But instead of just being an icebreaker, we have plenty of reason for discussing it. We are having one of those once a generation storms that...
1. over eating and drinking 2. less exercise and activity 3. emotional stresses Australian researchers verified that people suffering from obesity are exposed to changes in the structure of the Heart muscle which affect its...
I hate doing presentations on things I know. It's not so much the regurgitation of facts but that I have a half dozen people listening to me stuttering, umming and aahing through knowledge that if they had asked as just one person I could rattle off...
In general shopping for food is pretty dull and monotonous, usually buying the same goods week in, week out, avoiding trolleys, hoping the cash desks aren't full of people trying to buy a months worth of food in one go. Fortunately, my local Tesco...
It's sooooooo hot here. Everything is melting, the trains are having fun with the wrong kind of heat, the relentless baking, grind you down heat leaving you parched and praying for a thunderstorm even though there is not a cloud in the sky. And...
County councillors in one of Ireland's more remote/rural counties, Kerry, have voted to relax drink-driving laws thus confirming every stereotype that people abroad might have about Ireland. KERRY COUNTY COUNCILLORS have voted in favour of a...
It's gloriously hot over here. St Swithin's was sunny so we are set fair for the next 40 days. 30 degrees in the shade and everyone is going lobster. The skies are clear, the wind gentle and everyone has headed for the beach. Which is great if you...
Have you? Pretty sure we're not going to get any yes answers, but I do wonder what percentage of the population has actually taken a life. I wonder, too, if the average person that has killed someone has killed more than one person. Military...
A scientific study assures that Allah (SWT) supplied honey with natural antibiotics that kills dangerous microbes, let us read ... A new scientific study A new scientific study has shown that honey has special characteristics that help to defend...
Mine was on the deck of the USS Intrepid in 1999, a man accosted me having recognised me from our hometown. He was the friend of a friend. We had a short awkward chat and he disappeared into that great city once more. So how far have you been from...
We had them on the house when I was growing up. I think they were the vinyl kind. After awhile the edges started to crack and warp, and they became highly popular shelters for the local yard lizards. Are there really any good arguments in favor...
(Thanks to Cluricaun for the inspiration.)
I found my password and have returned as my former self. :-) CIAS, thanks for reaching out to me on the Dope to help, but I'm good now! :dumbo: :dumbo: :dumbo:
Prince Rupert's Drop is a physics party trick that is done with a drop of glass cooled in water. While incredibly strong at one end, a slight scratch or nick at the other can cause the glass to explode into powder. Because it happens incredibly...
Hope its a great day.
At Oliveloaf's suggestion. Today I was able to run for sixteen minutes, which pleases me greatly. I have a long way to go yet, but I'm trying to take it slow since pushing and injuring myself will only slow me down even further. Diet on the...
In case there's anyone here who doesn't frequent the Dope or Giraffe, a thread was posted last night that says that Opal has died. Apparently her mother posted it on FB. Poor Opal...what a hard life she had. :(
Car manufacturer Kia has been asked to reconsider changing the name of its new concept car, amid claims it has deeply offensive connotations. The Korean firm has named the new car "Provo". East Derry DUP MP Gregory Campbell said the Kia Provo...
Horse DNA found in beef burgers The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has said that horse DNA has been found in some beef burger products on sale in supermarkets. In some cases this was trace amounts however... Horse meat accounted for...
The WSJ has some amazing photos of the aftermath of a fire in Chicago. As the Upper Midwest endured bitterly cold temperatures, ice-covered firefighters spent hours late Tuesday fighting a massive blaze at a warehouse on Chicago’s South Side,...
With the snow lasting for long enough and causing havoc, at least I got to look outside and see the garden in a different light. Mainly streetlight reflected off white snow leaving a slightly garish orange, but certainly interesting in its own way....
It's only a month and a half late, but finally we have some snow coming down. Other parts of the country are getting proper snow, which might actually last for more than a few days. Of course, this far south in Britain, its not really snow, but...
This year, I had the situation of having to work over Christmas and New Year, everyone else was on holiday and it seems that a large chunk of the working population had done the same. Taking the opportunity to spend a couple of weeks off relaxing...
Well, not really, although there appear to be a lot of people expecting the FINAL day to be 21st December. I'm always amazed by the number of mountains proclaimed as safe and holy in these times. Why do they never pick a small hill or perhaps a...
In some ways, a glorious explosion or aliens invading would probably have made a better story than another year showing itself out wrapped in gloomy rain and wind. The Mayan calendar rolled over successfully without destroying anything. Its...
I had Santa and Peppa Pig last year. Should I go with Peppa again (easy) or Spongebob (easy but not quite as easy) or a generic robot (easy) or a princess (tough enough) or some other character? What do you suggest? Something kids will...
Beatings & Hallucinations! Quasi told me about ya'll so I thought I'd pop over & say hello! I see some familliar faces, so some of you may know me as janis_and_c0. I am into roleplaying (though I haven't gotten to sling dice in awhile)...
Glazer reminded me it's been a while since I dropped in on y'all, so here I am. I hope all of you are doing well and that those of you who believe will have a great holiday coming up. Dondra and I will be celebrating a German Christmas here this...
For anyone on the board in its path, stay safe. It looks like is going to have a massive impact across the eastern seaboard. I can see why this one is being called a "FrankenStorm" though, as so many things have combined to make it far more...
So, last week Sunday I started a diet. This was on my birthday as a gift to myself. For the record, I have always been a big guy, but for the past 10 years, I've been too big. I was once fairly athletic, but being overweight, I wildly overtaxed...
It seems that just getting comments and likes are not enough for some people, so some people from MIT have developed a new Facebook vest that will inflate and give a hug every time someone likes something on Facebook. I wonder what happens if...
Was out of coffee, and still had a tea pod for my Keurig, so I made a cup of tea. Hadn't tried tea in years. Still hate tea.
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