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  1. Theomnibus FACEBOOK thread

    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...

    Started by Jizzelbin‎, 17 May 2014 08:05 PM
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  2. Is it possible to anonymously make a site that just unloads on somebody?

    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...

    Started by Jizzelbin‎, 27 Apr 2014 04:01 PM
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  3. The spin-off music thread omnibus, theory and practice and stuff

    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...

    Started by Jizzelbin‎, 26 Apr 2014 01:48 PM
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  4. Do you people believe in ghosts? And stuff or whatever?

    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 --...

    Started by Jizzelbin‎, 21 Apr 2014 02:38 PM
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    21 Apr 2014 05:05 PM Go to last post
  5. Hey TNP just got some good validation IRl

    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...

    Started by Jizzelbin‎, 17 Apr 2014 07:03 PM
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  6. Happy Birthday Sarahfeena

    Another year older, another year wiser.

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 19 Mar 2014 07:45 AM
    • Replies: 4
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    27 Mar 2014 12:09 PM Go to last post
  7. Why???

    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...

    Started by eninn‎, 08 Dec 2013 09:53 AM
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    24 Feb 2014 05:36 AM Go to last post
  8. The vision-correctable omnibus thread for people who wear glasses

    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...

    Started by Jizzelbin‎, 19 Feb 2014 07:23 PM
    • Replies: 6
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    22 Feb 2014 09:16 PM Go to last post
  9. The Omnibus Personal Hygiene Thread

    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.

    Started by Jizzelbin‎, 19 Feb 2014 04:27 PM
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    21 Feb 2014 06:35 PM Go to last post
  10. Hey how do you guys get to sleep at night?

    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...

    Started by Jizzelbin‎, 19 Feb 2014 12:41 AM
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    19 Feb 2014 02:33 PM Go to last post
  11. Pre-emptive 200,000 Posts celebration thread.

    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:

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 11 Feb 2014 07:41 PM
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    18 Feb 2014 09:05 PM Go to last post
  12. Monday Wut Wut: Switching Years

    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...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 03 Feb 2014 06:57 AM
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    09 Feb 2014 08:32 PM Go to last post
  13. Hi, guys.

    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...

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 16 Jan 2014 04:46 PM
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    24 Jan 2014 08:39 AM Go to last post
  14. Android App Recommendations

    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.)

    Started by Tuckerfan‎, 30 Aug 2010 11:34 AM
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    20 Jan 2014 07:36 AM Go to last post
  15. Monday Wut Wut: The weather outside is frightful

    ...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...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 06 Jan 2014 07:51 AM
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    07 Jan 2014 01:48 PM Go to last post
  16. Kingdom Hearts is a Soul Crushing Game

    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...

    Started by Taylor‎, 02 Jan 2014 08:23 AM
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    02 Jan 2014 08:33 AM Go to last post
  17. Monday Wut Wut: I am Oogtron

    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...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 23 Dec 2013 07:48 AM
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    27 Dec 2013 05:10 PM Go to last post
  18. Odd little "Christmas gifts"

    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...

    Started by Rube E. Tewesday‎, 23 Dec 2011 11:26 AM
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    30 Nov 2013 01:06 AM Go to last post
  19. Monday Wut Wut: It's a bit Windy

    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...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 28 Oct 2013 09:35 AM
    • Replies: 9
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    01 Nov 2013 04:26 AM Go to last post
  20. three reasons

    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...

    Started by eninn‎, 17 Aug 2013 10:43 AM
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    05 Oct 2013 09:50 AM Go to last post
  21. Monday Wut Wut: Listen to me

    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...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 19 Aug 2013 08:07 AM
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  22. Monday Wut Wut: Store Trek

    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...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 29 Jul 2013 07:34 AM
    • Replies: 7
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    09 Aug 2013 05:42 PM Go to last post
  23. Monday Wut Wut: Took a Gnat Bite to the Eyelid

    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...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 22 Jul 2013 10:03 AM
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    27 Jul 2013 05:20 PM Go to last post
  24. Bringing back drink-driving.

    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...

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 22 Jan 2013 04:58 PM
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    25 Jul 2013 10:12 PM Go to last post
  25. Monday Wut Wut: Misplaced Singers

    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...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 15 Jul 2013 08:11 AM
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    16 Jul 2013 10:03 AM Go to last post
  26. Poll Poll: Have you ever killed someone?

    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...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 10 Mar 2011 02:53 PM
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    16 Jul 2013 05:02 AM Go to last post
  27. Honey and antibiotics

    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...

    Started by eninn‎, 12 Jun 2013 05:01 AM
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    08 Jul 2013 08:10 AM Go to last post
  28. What's the farthest you've been from home yet bumped into somebody you knew?

    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...

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 15 Jun 2013 08:41 PM
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    21 Jun 2013 08:35 PM Go to last post
  29. Are fake window shutters ever not in bad taste?

    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...

    Started by terrifel‎, 11 Nov 2010 04:38 PM
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    29 May 2013 11:09 PM Go to last post
  30. Poll Poll: Sexy wedding dresses: Yea or Nay?

    (Thanks to Cluricaun for the inspiration.)

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 11 May 2010 11:44 AM
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    20 May 2013 12:08 PM Go to last post
  31. I'm back!

    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:

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 28 Mar 2013 02:16 PM
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    28 Mar 2013 05:30 PM Go to last post
  32. Prince Rupert's Drop

    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...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 26 Mar 2013 10:09 AM
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  33. Happy Birthday SarahFeena

    Hope its a great day.

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 19 Mar 2013 08:48 AM
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    26 Mar 2013 03:00 PM Go to last post
  34. Weight Loss and Fitness Thread Du Jour

    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...

    Started by Zuul‎, 15 Dec 2010 12:00 PM
    • Replies: 16
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    26 Mar 2013 07:35 AM Go to last post
  35. Sad news from the SDMB -- OpalCat passed away

    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. :(

    Started by Sarah‎, 12 Mar 2013 09:14 AM
    • Replies: 3
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    12 Mar 2013 07:39 PM Go to last post
  36. What's in a car name?: Kia's Provo causing a stir in Northern Ireland

    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...

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 05 Mar 2013 03:54 PM
    • Replies: 2
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    06 Mar 2013 08:17 PM Go to last post
  37. Horseburgers

    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...

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 15 Jan 2013 06:49 PM
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    06 Mar 2013 06:28 AM Go to last post
  38. Fire & Ice, Chicago (Amazing photographs)

    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,...

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 23 Jan 2013 01:57 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    23 Jan 2013 05:13 PM Go to last post
  39. Monday Wut Wut: Tracks in the Snow

    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....

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 21 Jan 2013 08:37 AM
    • Replies: 4
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    23 Jan 2013 09:16 AM Go to last post
  40. Monday Wut Wut: Winter finally arrives

    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...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 14 Jan 2013 09:43 AM
    • Replies: 1
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    14 Jan 2013 10:07 AM Go to last post
  41. Monday Wut Wut: Grey days and Grey faces

    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...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 07 Jan 2013 08:16 AM
    • Replies: 8
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    10 Jan 2013 11:31 PM Go to last post
  42. The end of the World as we know it?

    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...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 13 Dec 2012 10:07 AM
    • Replies: 8
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    01 Jan 2013 07:36 PM Go to last post
  43. Monday Wut Wut: The End of the Year

    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...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 31 Dec 2012 08:50 AM
    • Replies: 3
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    01 Jan 2013 09:57 AM Go to last post
  44. What children's character should I paint in my shop window?

    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...

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 28 Nov 2011 09:52 AM
    • Replies: 16
    • Views: 5,842
    05 Dec 2012 08:08 PM Go to last post
  45. Newb Alert!

    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)...

    Started by BJ Mccoy‎, 03 Dec 2012 01:43 PM
    • Replies: 5
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    05 Dec 2012 04:52 PM Go to last post
  46. Hey Folks And Merry Christmas To All Of Ya'

    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...

    Started by Quasi‎, 02 Dec 2012 08:26 PM
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    03 Dec 2012 09:45 AM Go to last post
  47. Hurricane Sandra

    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...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 29 Oct 2012 08:59 AM
    • Replies: 20
    • Views: 3,892
    14 Nov 2012 04:13 PM Go to last post
  48. The Oliveloaf Diet Accountability Thread.

    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...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 11 Feb 2012 03:29 PM
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    13 Nov 2012 01:31 PM Go to last post
  49. The Facebook Hugger

    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...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 09 Oct 2012 08:59 AM
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 5,299
    12 Nov 2012 11:29 PM Go to last post
  50. Things that remain true

    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.

    Started by Rube E. Tewesday‎, 09 Nov 2012 01:07 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 3,065
    12 Nov 2012 12:51 PM Go to last post

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