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Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
 
Using the search feature, find your post from 300 posts back and post it. We'll see if we can get a good conversation going.

Here's mine:

You're not Mormon?!

Um...my Mom says I should only talk to Mormons!

*hugs knees and rocks back and forth in the corner of the room*

Only Mormons...only mormons...only mormons...only mormons...only mormons...

Congrats dkw!
 

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Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
 
My brother was born on 05-15-75. I was due in June the next year, and my mother was really gunning for 06-16-76. Alas, the c-sectioning doctor did not cooperate.
 

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Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
 
I am told it exceeds expectations from people whose expectations are pretty high.
 

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Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
 
I don't think the parties would change that much. But MAYBE they would...

I wish it didn't matter who got elected President. I read someone saying a little while ago that they wished that states had most of the governing rights over their states and that the federal gov't took care of... well, I don't remember... but it was a lot less.

Back to your original question, though, there are some pretty cool "smaller" politicians. I like Georgia's Zell Miller. And he's a democrat! (Although I'm not sure Dems want to claim him after his Bush support.)

If we got rid of the BIG guys, maybe the little guys would do things differently.

But what about the secret organizations that control everything anyway, on both sides??? Are they still around???

-Katarain
 

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Posted by fiazko (Member # 5812) on :
 
n00b. Go figure.
 

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Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
 
Bob is wonderful, he is the person that steps in when things get horrible. He kisses the virtual boo-boos we all get. He is the person whose opinions weigh the most in my mind.

So here's to Bob, I wish I could shake your hand!
 

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Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
 
*winces under soon-to-come blows*

I happen to believe that professionalism does matter, and that it is reflected in how you dress, therefore I see absolutely no problem with her imposing a dress code.

Granted, she sounds like a class A witch with a capitol "b" and I'm not defending some of her comments, like the WalMart one, I also agree there are probably more pressing issues for your school and for her to make this her foremost one might be questionable.

However, I do believe that people in all professions need to accept that part of working and being a professional may well be dressing like one. And I do not think jeans, polo shirts, and sneakers constitutes professional dress. Sorry.
 

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Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
 
Do the keebler elves have special cookie making magic that normal elves don't have?
 

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Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :
 
My stepmom and I have a running argument that phrases like "I have seen" and "I have done" are not as correct as "I saw" and "I did". I say they are, and the verb is just conjugated differently, but she says they're wrong. Who's right? How did the two ways of saying essentialy the same thing develop?

Ni!
 

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Posted by Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged (Member # 7476) on :
 
What a selfish company, using a EMP bomb, destroying everything electronic for miles around. Poor Tony, now he has to work for his ex wife.
 

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Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
 
Tai Chi Chuan... Kung Fu for people who don't want to learn how to fight
 

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Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
 
((((Maureen))))

You sound like you're prepared to tackle this mountain. Best of luck.
 

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Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :
 
That so totally trumps the Potentate of the Pile!
 

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Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
 
How do you search your posts like that? I can't figure it out.
 

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Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
 
Clove oil. It may sound like snake oil, but it works pretty well for a home remedy. When I had to get a dry socket packed last summer, the dentist actually used clove paste.
 

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Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
 
I know I'm missing something, but what is the Paul is dead hoax, I have never heard of it, what happened, who believed it, why do you think the beatles originated it?

I'm a pretty big beatles fan, but I was born after John Lennon died, so I missed most of the press coverage.
 

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Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
 
Stop giving the terrorists ideas! Jeesh. You'd think we would have learned after that whole Tom Clancy debacle.
 

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Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
 
[OOC "out of conversation" - go to the search feature, type in your member number, there will be 300 posts displayed, copy and paste the last one here]
 

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Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
 
I'm not a fan either - we're looking at a 9.25% sales tax soon.
 

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Posted by Happy Camper (Member # 5076) on :
 
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned The Green Mile. That's the only movie I've seen in the theaters during which I haven't been able to hold them back. Though I do still get misty at the aftermath scene in Top Gun, among others.
 

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Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
 
There should be another trivia contest in which the winner gets awarded a cameo appearance in the movie.

(Thanks, Belle)
 

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Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
 
posted March 28, 2005 07:17 PM
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Good luck, KoM...I have to take some similar exams in the fall. I feel your pain.
 

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Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
 
It's tomorrow already here... I gave up for now. It's way too early for me to use logic.
 

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Posted by Architraz Warden (Member # 4285) on :
 
Well, I figured I'd better post in here now that it is nearly official and all. I'll be a Phoenixite in about a week, living and working there indefinitely.

I believe (this is less official) that I'll be in the Paradise Valley area of Phoenix near Northern Avenue and 51.

So, now that that is covered, who's up for lunch this Sunday (the 25th)? I have to be in Phoenix at 8 for a CAD test, finish that about 9, and then have until 1:30 free it looks like. E-mail or drop a post here I suppose if you're absolutely dying for something to do then.

Feyd Baron, DoC
 

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Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :
 
Stupid work.
 

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Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
 
Hobbes, you crack me up.
 

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Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
 
Having recently been called evil myself (mafia thread, day 5 [Wink] ), I'd have to say that I definitely support this venture. [Big Grin]
 

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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
I have kidnapped the potato to Texas. If it is not taken soon, it will be eaten with a steak.
 

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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
Get a grip, folks.

It's just a movie.

(I've always wanted to say that to someone. )

*flees*
 

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Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
 
Thank you Ein [Smile]
Yeah. Cowboy Bebop was great. I don't think western producers could make something of that caliber (And if they did, it wouldn't be just 26 episodes). At any rate, if you haven't already checked out Trigun, do so (And don't let the first few episodes fool you. It actually gets REALLY serious near the end of the series). That's the one that showed me not all Anime sucks, just Dragonball, Pokemon, and the like. There was, of course, another great short series (about 20 episodes) based on the Gundam universe I saw a few years ago (Can't remember the title) that was incredibly well done also.
 

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Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
 

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Funny thing Thor...the rules for even those three have varied widely , even among the most famous civilizations in the history of the world.
[Big Grin]


Hi Icky!!!

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Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
 
We do have counselling and stuff available for children.

The ones that are free shouldn't be an issue.

Going to a doctor will cost her however - we have Medicare as a health system which means Australians can effectively receive free treatment but it doesn't extend to foreigners. Some countries (like France) have a reciprocal agreement with us, but I'm pretty sure the US doesn't.

The best place for your friend to start is Kids helpline : free and confidential telephone counselling service. Available nationwide, free phone number.

They should be able to give her advice, and local contacts.
 

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Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
 
*hangs head in shame*

I may have slightly exaggerated the sock-refusal on Tony's part.

He has now read the thread and is insisting he has the future rights of one sock-refusal - no matter the circumstances.
 

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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
We have a (cassette) tape of the production of It's Cool in the Furnace my sisters were in in 1979. We used to listen to it all the time as kids. I wish our church did more of this kind of stuff sometimes.
 

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Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :
 
I once got a mouse in a bathtub and had it in a peanut can, I wanted to keep him, but my mom told me no. I took the mouse down to the school and let it go.
 

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Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
 
You read and drive at the same time???

HOW?

Please explain this process to us in detail. I, for one, am fascinated... and terrified.

-Katarain
 

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Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
 
[OOC: scottneb, you should sooo rename this and lose the part where you say what we are doing! Imagine what people would think when trying to make sense of this thread! ]
 

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Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
 

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Well - my mom called me asking if Joe was on today -- and I said I thought it wasn't until the 16th...

Farmgirl

edit(she's supposed to tape it for me)

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I work in Forest Park, Illinois. The nearest trauma center is Loyola. Loyola received a waiver for informed consent from the FDA for a "study" they'll do with a new blood substitute. Anyone in an accident and who is unconscious will either receive plasma or the new product. Those who receive the experimental product will continue to receive it when they get to the hospital. Those who receive plasma will get whole blood if they need it.

The last time they tested one of these products under these rules, there was a higher than expected death rate and they had to discontinue the study. So people who never gave their permission to be guinea pigs died as a result of the nonvoluntary participation.

Here's the email I received a few days ago:


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Subj: PolyHeme
Date: 10/12/04 12:02:34 PM Central Daylight Time
From: BLOODSUBSTITUTE@lumc.edu (BLOODSUBSTITUTE)
To: sndrake@aol.com

If you need a bracelet so that you may decline participation in the PolyHeme study please send us name, address and number of bracelets needed as a reply to this email.

THank You,
(name deleted)
Clinical Research Nurse

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I talked to a few people at work about this. So far, the first any of them have heard of this is from ME. Interesting, considering the hospital was required to do community education and outreach.

It pisses me off that I have to wear a bracelet to avoid the possibility of being a guinea pig. It pisses me off that the ACLU is apparently too busy fighting for the rights of guardians to end the lives of people like Terri Schiavo to view this as a threat to indivdual autonomy and privacy.

I'll probably order around 20 - Diane wants one and two other coworkers also want one so far.

For more information on this particular study, check out this thread.

For more info on the earlier study and how the press initially missed the connection between the consent waiver and the discontinued blood substitute study, check out Media hasn't put 2 and 2 together
(It's the second article on the page, after Mike Ervin's "Guinea Pigs Don't Get to Say 'No'".

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Mmm, baked Raia goodness - oh wait, the title changed.

*ahem*

((((Raia)))) <--- totally non-eating hug

You're one cool chickadee.

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Would i be a newbie if i had proff i posted way back in 1997 on the old furom.
heres the proof. one of them at least

http://www.hatrack.com/forums/old/main/t2.cgi?m=1003&t=1230


hehehe ;O)

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I don't think the link works anymore cause the page isn't there anymore.
 

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Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :
 
[OOC: scott: yessir]
 

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Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
 
I suppose I meant "parenting" rather than "parentage." But it makes you think more that way, so I won't correct it.
 

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Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
 
Good Morning Hatrack!!!

For those that remember me: yes, I'm still alive, I just had to go away while my country needed me.

I remember a website that was posted here about a person that had made all sorts of contraptions out of simple engineering concepts. I remember one of the devices he cooked up was a vacuum that sucked up wasps while they came in to land in their nest. Most of the things he built were made out of wood. If you remember what the site was, please post it again so I can sleep tonight.

[OOC: I never did find that site.]
 

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Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
 
I'd been putting it off because once I watched the last one it was over.

Now I've done it and there are no more Wonderfalls.

Oh sure, I could pull down the DVDs and watch all 13 episodes again. Fall in love with Jaye and Eric being in love all over again. Grow to like Sharon. Empathize with Aaron's ungodly desire for meaning... I could do it all again, but I know it leads no where because the people at FOX gave it the Friday Night Death slot and killed it before anyone could ever figure out what a wonderful show it was.

I could compare it to Firefly (heck, the show even had Jewel Staite/Kaylee in it) but that would just get me mad about two shows.

I suppose I should just be thankful I have 13 episodes. At 45 minutes each that means it's like having 6 movies. How many franchises go 6 movies without turning to dreck?

Oh well... ~~Weeeee're boppin' along in a barrel...~~
 

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Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
 
Abby, that is so exciting!! When do you leave?!

[ooc: Annie, you posted all through that thread and I think it's hilarious that now we're all excited about you going to Japan this fall. ]
 

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Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :
 
I think that it will either be really good or really stupid. I want to see it.
 

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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
I never entertained a thought of my parents getting back together (separated when I was 3). It would be the worst thing that could happen to my family that hasn't already.
 

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Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
 
Or is it only me?
 

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Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
<Coup hors des bougies>
 

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Posted by Jaiden (Member # 2099) on :
 
Does anybody know what an "e-wedding" is?
Somebody just invited me to one and I have no clue what it is.

Somebody please tell me.

He said was it is just for fun...

Is it a pretend reception?
 

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Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
 
Front Page.
 

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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
If you're not a member, it's appropriate not to take the sacrament, but to just politely pass it on (or if you're the only one in your pew, just shake your head.)

Most hymns are sung sitting down. Some wards stand for a "rest" hymn between speakers, some sit for the rest hymn, some skip the rest hymn in favor of a musical number by the choir or an individual or small group. Just follow along. We do not clap after a performance in Sacrament meeting.

Prayers are said by one person, but everyone says "Amen", so prepare to hear "Amen" a lot. Also, we say "Amen" after people close their talks, since talks are ended in the name of Jesus Christ. Don't be surprised to see people, especially children, fold their arms across their chests during prayers instead of folding their hands, since that is often how Primary children are taught to sit reverently.

I'm sure you've heard of the Book of Mormon, but for your information, the Pearl of Great Price and Doctrine and Covenants are also scriptures we use. If you hear someone refer to the "D&C", they mean Doctrine and Covenants, not a gynecological procedure.
 

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Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :
 
I would love to see a the spinning one. I think that it would be very entertaining.
 

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Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
 
Not on the scale of Robert Novack's outing of a CIA operative actually under cover.

Still, seems a little careless.
 

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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
Hobbes, I am always so proud and awed to see a young man so thrilled to go on a mission. I'm probably going to miss you, even though I don't usually miss people who leave message boards I frequent, but I'll do my best to still be here when you get back. I will make an effort to write you, though I'm not the best about that kind of thing. E-mail is much better for me because things actually stay in my inbox until they're replied to, as opposed to being carried all over the apartment by little hands or shredded by a cat. Also, my life is going to be a bit hectic for the next few months, maybe more. But even if I don't write you much, know that I care about you, and that if there's anything you need and can't get (along the lines of spices or something), write me and ask, and I'll do my best to get it to you. (((hugs))) (You haven't been set apart yet, have you? Oops. Well, I think virtual hugs are okay, even if you have.) I'll be thinking of you and wishing you luck, and I'll pray for you now and then. It's been an honor getting to know you. You're a good man.

Annie is very lucky.
 

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Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
 
Thank you, Ben.

The appearance of egg nog in the stores coincides with the end of the apple season - definitely helps me over the slump.

*when a door closes, a window opens*
 

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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
Hobbes, if I wasn't already in love with my wonderful husband, I might have a teeny bit of a crush on you.

[I seem to have been very into Hobbes just then...]
 

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Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
 
Can I be a dork and admit that I don't know how to find my 300 back post? (Even though I'm close enough to being able to identify it because it was part 1 of my landmark.... yikes, 300 posts in just over a month!!!)
 

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Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :
 
My precocious child levelled out when he became the middle child. As far as I know. :shrug:

Seriously, though, I learned this week that he can read a couple of words. I mean, I knew he could read "OK" and "Exit" for about a year, but they are everywhere on the computer so I figured it was kind of like knowing a star is a star. I thought he might have learned his sister's names from their logins on the computer. But I have no idea how he learned to read "mom" (it was written on the side of a laundry bag). Maybe my brother has been teaching him on the sly when I'm at work.

And this after bemoaning that I haven't really cultivated him much. His sister had reading lessons and piano lessons at his age, but she was a laaaate talker so I was concerned that she be ready for kindergarten. Also, the early talker didn't potty train until well after 4. Just sayin'. Hope that doesn't happen to you.
 

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Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
 
Yeah, you can!

Oh, and just start a search only filling up your member number and it will show you your last 300 posts. Just click on the last page of the search results and copy and paste the last post.

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As I'm reading Dan Simmon's "Illium" right now, I find this utterly cool!

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lime coke... yummy!!! especially with a bit of Cap'n Morgan!

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The couple started beating the crap out of each other. It was rather disturbing.
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Whoa. I just had an actual ROFL moment.

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Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
 
I think because a time frame (for years) is assigned to it, it's easier to assume that Quirrell has had the job for years instead of Snape wanting the job for years. I agree with everyone that it's not very good English.

(ooc: pixie, I LOVE wonderfalls!!! I want them to make another season so much!)

[ August 20, 2005, 03:10 PM: Message edited by: kojabu ]
 

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Posted by ? (Member # 2319) on :
 
(OOC: wish I had 300 post so I could join the fun.)

?
 

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Posted by xnera (Member # 187) on :
 
I don't know what they're called, either. And last time I tried looking for them, I had a devil of a time finding them. In the end I bought some that were made for an ironing board. They're not exactly the right size, but they do the trick.

[edit] Oh, and I bought them at Target.
 

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Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
 
I kissed my first girlfriend on the hand at the end of our second date. She rather seemed to like it (at least, we went out for over a year after that).
 

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Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
 
Happy Birthday!
 

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Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
 
He's all bent up and the photo cut off part of his tail.
 

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Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :
 
*hasn't posted 300 times yet*
 

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Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
 
*is curious as to how Jim-me got invited to a thread for "Hatrack Ladies"*

*sneaks away quietly*
 

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Posted by pfresh85 (Member # 8085) on :
 
[OOC - It's odd. Mine only shows 219 posts when I search for my username (and yet I have over 600 posts here). Maybe some of the posts got deleted though, and that screwed it up. Heck if I know. I'm just going to post the last one the search gave me.]

I feel sort of jealous, Boris. I wish I had a girl to cuddle with, in any stance/form. Actually I wish I had some prospects. Oh well. That's life. Good to hear someone is having some success.
 

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Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
 
Jaime, watch it. I'm serious. Or should I say:

Hi. My name is Cecily and I'm a freakish nutcase of a Firefly fan.

"Hi Cecily."

Hatrack converted me. Let it convert you too.
 

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Posted by Mr.Funny (Member # 4467) on :
 
If you think THAT is bad, by the time I take it for my junior or senior year in high school, we will have to write ESSAYS for the SATs. So not cool, as I hate writing essays. *twitches*

[OOC: Interesting how this is actually relevant to a front page thread.]
 

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Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
 
Oh my gosh, that's brilliant Chris. We're not quite up to D&D; we're breaking ours in with Magic

My own dice story: (from my blog)
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Yesterday Olivia was telling me she needed a twenty sided for the Star Wars game book she's reading. Now, she claims fairies aren't geeks, but I say any 6 year old who knows to ask for a twenty sided is a geek.

Then, while we were at a yard sale today a lady offered us a D&D shirt for half of what she was asking, becuase she could tell we were gamers. How? Do we really look that geeky?
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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
Well, in CA, this has been the law for years.
 

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Posted by Princess Leah (Member # 6026) on :
 
PSATS. Rather vital for my future. So naturally:

Q: Write out the numbers 1-25 on slips of paper and put them in a bag. What is the probability that you draw a prime number.

So I look at this question, thinking it must be a trick. Basically what you have to know is what a prime is and how to count. But I am nervous because I am sure there is a catch. Those test-writers are not known for kindness. So I very carefully write out all the prime numbers from 1-25 as follows:

2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 23.

I am careful to not include 1 and 9 and 15 and 21. That might be the trick they wish to snare me with!!!

I never considered that it was to make me forget something rather neccesary, in fact rather the "prime" requirement in answering the question: 19
 

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Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
 
How's Ogame going?
 

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Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
 

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Chocolate is made from beans and beans are veggies... therefore chocolate is a perfectly acceptable side dish!

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Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :
 
Me x 2 shirts, size: largest you can get.

Have to have one to wear while the other's in the wash, now don't I?
 

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Posted by Nell Gwyn (Member # 8291) on :
 
I'm a total sucker for hazelnuts - especially if they're covered with chocolate. Mmmmm!
 

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Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
 
Just read the whole archive. I found this one the funniest, because every Elder I've been around has been oh so easily amused. They laugh at anything and everything.
 

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Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
 
I'm with Amanecer and Tom on this one. What do I care what the town's named? I could see it mattering if you were in a small town with a long tradition behind the name, or a big city that people around the country know the name of. I'm in a suburb of Minneapolis. To someone out of state, I live in Minneapolis. To someone in the city, I live on the west side, or "by 394." Change the official name of my city to Dish, it makes no real difference.

--Enigmatic
 

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Posted by Mike (Member # 55) on :
 
[OOC: I can only see my 50 most recent posts. How do you get back to 300?]
 

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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
[There's a discussion of it further up the page. Go all the way to page 15 and find the earliest one.]
 

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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
*snickers*
 

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Posted by Mike (Member # 55) on :
 
[You mean page 15 on this page? Cause I don't see it. Or am I looking at the wrong page?]
 

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Posted by Mike (Member # 55) on :
 

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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
[No. Follow the directions above-- search your screenname on this page and then go to the end of page 15 of the results.]
 

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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
Kai-bai-bo...
 

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Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
 
The text was hard to read, and sort of grainy...Nice pic though...


Maybe make the background to the text blocks a dark color, to teh text will show up better?
 

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Posted by Mike (Member # 55) on :
 
[A little bird told me how to do it. (Thanks )

I figured out why it wasn't working for me: I did a search on my username, which brought me to a page that listed the dozen or so user names that contain "mike". So naturally I clicked on the "view all posts" link next to my user name. Which was obviously the wrong thing to do. (Instead I should have selected the radio button next to my name and hit the "Continue Search" button, duh.) Later I tried "55" instead of "Mike" and got the full 300 hits. Silly forum software.]
 

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Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
 
Oh, please don't make it suck, Lucas. Please.

I really want to see Yoda face off against Sidious. I just wish Yoda wasn't completely digital. Ah well, can't have it all.
 

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Posted by docmagik (Member # 1131) on :
 
Well, I came across this by chance, and caught the premiere of this on Cartoon Network today.

Like half the kids who grew up in the eighties, it was the GIJoe comic that got me into reading. I had to check out what they were doing with that big chunk of my childhood.

It's interesting to see the re-launch of GI Joe. Apparently a bunch of the trademarks lapsed, and so lots of the characters and vehicles are being remarketed under different names.

Some of this was adressed in the "movie"--they said "Heavy Duty," the revamped Roadblock, was Roadblock's Cousin.

When they talked in the first few minutes about "Government Issue Frosty Yo-Joe Colas" I had my hopes up that the script was either written by Larry Hama himself, or at least by somebody who understood the series.

I ended up both pleased and dissapointed. Larry Hama did, in fact, write it, but not nearly at the level I was hoping for. And the CGI ended up looking more like I was watching Small Soldiers toys playing than like real heavy machinery was moving around.

The worst part, aside from the "explain everything in terms so simple an adult can understand it" dialogue, was the editing. The whole thing felt way too hurried, and--

But why complain? It's the first foray back into a great group of characters, and I'm glad to see it's happening.

Did anybody else catch this, or just have fond memories of the old comic/TV show?
 

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Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
 
To answer the question posed in the thread title, I draw on Jerry Seinfeld:

"Cause living is good, and dying....not as good."

Of course, he sings it.
 

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Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
 

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Mercy.


 

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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
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I use the regular English plural of index most of the time, but always use "appendices". Don't ask why, I just do.

And I like Horcruces much better.
 

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Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
Call me nuts, but I just adore Theodore Dreiser, and "Sister Carrie" is my favorite of all his books.

Dickens, well, I can read him, but, like a lot of Victorians, I get the impression that he was being paid by the word. There are times when he is outstanding, but others when there are just too many words! And surprising plot devices and coincidences. You just want to say, "Now cut that out, Chuck."

And as long as we are talking about Victorians who are paid by the word, can somebody pull the plug on Alfred Tennyson? He goes on so long that he forgets what he was talking about at the beginning of his poems.
 

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Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
 
Yes, I agree it is getting a bit rediculous.

But I didn't remark on it earlier cause I didn't want to encourage it.
 

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Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
 

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That's a switch...peek-a-boo calling other people weird!

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Hm, does she know she's the chosen one? We haven't heard from her yet.

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Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :
 
I love these shows too. I would also like to see what happend after a month.
 

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Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
 
No one seems to go anymore.
 

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Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :
 


Looks liked I logged in at the right time.

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murdering me in his mind while wondering if he still had the receipt for the new vacuum cleaner he'd just finished wrapping

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It was a great read before heading to work which I am running late for.
 

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Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
 
Spankings?

I was a child that needed to be spanked, though I didn't like it very much at the time.
 

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Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
 
I agree with Tom. I think most dobies are pretty dumb and a waste of space and time.

[And I still think so. ]
 

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Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
I'm guessing that you don't have a box of potato starch on the shelf.
 

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Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
 
It is a musical instrument.
 

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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
Do they dress up for church or anything? Ties are easy to sew, and teenage boys like creative ones that reflect their interests.
 

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Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :
 
Thanks. [Wink]
 

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