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Forum: The Haven Topic: Rants |
| PhosphorusDecree |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2023, 10:03 am
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Replies: 9,347
Views: 655,210
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| I need some repairs done on my boiler. They suggest this afternoon; I say that's great as that's the only time I can get off work. Somehow this translates to them sending somebody round this MORNING while I'm out at work, and I bet this will somehow be my own fault. |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Post a random quote from a book you're reading |
| PhosphorusDecree |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2023, 6:13 am
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Replies: 249
Views: 43,902
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| "If you must keep wearing those dirty leggings," she said, "then the next thing to go on will be this." She handed him padded, sleeveless vest. Her face was intent as she helped him tie the knots, and he could see her strange, dark eyes up close. "Why are you doing this?&quo... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Not quite the right word! |
| PhosphorusDecree |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2023, 6:05 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 569
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| I guess I'm just a sedimentary fool. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post a blatant lie |
| PhosphorusDecree |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2023, 3:25 pm
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Replies: 18,858
Views: 719,656
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| Nether Poppleton just won the Sportsball. All the Sportsball. There is no more sports now as it has been settled forever who is the best sporters. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Random! Random! Random! Random! Purple Monkey Dishwasher! |
| PhosphorusDecree |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2023, 3:04 pm
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Replies: 1,732
Views: 140,738
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| Don't just queue it, be and do it! |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Not quite the right word! |
| PhosphorusDecree |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2023, 9:21 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 569
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| Perms and conditioners apply. |
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Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: Gaming Confessions |
| PhosphorusDecree |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2023, 10:06 am
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Replies: 169
Views: 35,333
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| "World of Goo" came out in 2009. Today I finally worked out how to collect the maximum possible number of goo balls on the early level called "The Tumbler", and the answer was so absurdly simple I don't understand how I couldn't see it before. |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Not quite the right word! |
| PhosphorusDecree |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2023, 9:27 am
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Replies: 12
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| Aliamentary, my dear Watson! |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: If It’s Classical Post It |
| PhosphorusDecree |
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Posted: 12 Dec 2023, 4:48 pm
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Replies: 664
Views: 35,413
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I should be asleep, but instead I'm listening to a bizarre kind of 16th century organ I'd never heard of before.
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: That's a band name |
| PhosphorusDecree |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2023, 5:24 pm
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Replies: 2,392
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What did you cook today? |
| PhosphorusDecree |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2023, 1:18 pm
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Replies: 486
Views: 21,144
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| I have an attemp at a chickpea and bell pepper curry on the stove right now. We'll see. Had a fantastic Indian takeaway with some old friends last night, and it's made me want to start cooking again. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Rodents of Unusual Size |
| PhosphorusDecree |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2023, 10:24 am
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Replies: 27
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| ...I also feel the need to mention that bandicoots, the rat-like Australasian marsupials, are named after bandicoot rats, not the other way round. The word is an anglicised version of the Telugu word "pandi-koku," meaning "pig-rat". Western explorers were familiar with the oversi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Government subsidized housing |
| PhosphorusDecree |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2023, 10:00 am
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Replies: 9
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| I've been in social houing since 2016. (I pay rent to the city council - not sure how comparable the situation is to the USA.) The building is a dilapidated wreck, but they are very good a responding to urgent maintenance requests. The rent is less than half an equivalent private rental. |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: If It’s Classical Post It |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2023, 6:51 pm
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Replies: 664
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A concerto in E minor for flute and recorder by Telemann. (I've been learning the recorder a bit, and Telemann is one of my favourite Baroque composers.)
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: A - Z of cities/towns |
| PhosphorusDecree |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2023, 6:35 pm
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Replies: 18,162
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Rodents of Unusual Size |
| PhosphorusDecree |
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Posted: 03 Dec 2023, 2:58 pm
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Replies: 27
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| I had a couple of ROUS sightings in Mumbai - creatures about the size of a rabbit, with an orangish tint to the fur. I think they may have been Lesser Bandicoot Rats. |
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