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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Faces and Names |
| auntblabby |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2010, 10:48 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,417
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| Terrible with names and faces. I try to avoid calling by name. Do a lot of nicknaming, rarely unintentionally use to owner's face. interesting, that reminds me of shrub [last POTUS]- NOT that i am comparing you with him! but gwb usually used nicknames with his staff- for example, he called karl rov... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "What's It Like Being Aspergers/Autistic"? |
| auntblabby |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2010, 10:41 am
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,763
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swansong wrote: I find this question difficult to answer for multiple reasons:
just describe your life as you have experienced it so far. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Favourite town you have visited |
| auntblabby |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2010, 10:35 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,556
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| San Francisco, California- the only city i would bother to use capital letters on. the littlest big city in the world, or is it the other way? the city so nice, songs have been written about it. perfect weather- if you don't like it now, just wait 15 minutes. almost never too cold nor too hot. just ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: heaven- what is it? who believes in it? and why/why not? |
| auntblabby |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2010, 9:29 am
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Replies: 62
Views: 6,002
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| it has long been known as a pleasant resting place for the deceased which goes under many names- paradise, the elysian fields, nirvana, heaven, the afterlife, et al. most religions include it in their philosophy. a majority of folk in opinion polls believe they will end up there sometime in the futu... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: anybody hate those "rubberband" tires with big rim |
| auntblabby |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2010, 8:48 am
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Replies: 4
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| there is something aesthetically displeasing to me, about those ultra-low profile tires with fat shiny rims/wheels on so many folks' cars nowadays. they remind me of wagon wheels. ugly. plus they ride rough. how many folk here prefer old-fashioned high-profile tires and smaller wheels? just wonderin... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What's a "shrink?" |
| auntblabby |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2010, 8:38 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,992
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| so when a psychiatrist talks at you about your problems, it is called a shrinkrap. a pun, of sorts. [deafening silence, then boos] |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: who has been in the military? please tell of your experience |
| auntblabby |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2010, 8:31 am
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Replies: 2
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| joining the army during the reagan recession [1983] was #1 on my list of things never to do, but i got tired of being homeless after being laid-off for months and losing my apartment, so reluctantly i signed on the dotted line. the recruiter didn't deliberately deceive me, though he did underplay lo... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: who would rather watch anything other than sports? |
| auntblabby |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2010, 7:29 am
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,502
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| Being bullied by jocks all through school didn't do anything to increase my enjoyment of sports activities, but I was disinterested in televised sporting events long before that. My dad watched football a lot, but I'd go to my room and find something else to do. I do think its cool though how they ... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Homosexual Aspergerians ? |
| auntblabby |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2010, 7:22 am
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,429
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Bing wrote: I'm straight.
oh, that's nice. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Teamsters union saves company from Wall Street sharks |
| auntblabby |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2010, 7:15 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,036
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then more folk should have supported air america, it was just about [other than pacifica] the only national radio broadcaster telling the other [read: working class] side of the story. it went tits-up a while back.
btw, we have the government we deserve. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Obama is a Fraud (Youtube) |
| auntblabby |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2010, 7:10 am
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Replies: 21
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| edit-...Not all your Fascists step like a goose There are more and more on the loose Spreading lies and heaping abuse. They’re so much better than you are That’s why they’re shootin’ down your star. thank you very much for that! i was singing along with it. now if you could do one about country joe... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Massachusetts Healthcare |
| auntblabby |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2010, 6:38 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,300
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| http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/26/smallbusiness/massachusettes_healthcare_mandate.fsb/index.htm?postversion=2009012809 the above site tells a little about how it has turned out as of january '09. the gist of it is that it is a lot better than nothing, but that there are some folks who resent being mad... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Why is it that... |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2010, 5:48 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,098
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bdhkhsfgk wrote: ... 90% of the people I disagree with here turn out to be British or of British descent?
will you tell me what it is you disagree about? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asking and Telling People the Same Thing Over And Over? |
| auntblabby |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2010, 5:35 am
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Replies: 12
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| I hate doing this, it's embarrassing. A woman once told me when I told this to her, "Oh, it's okay. I work with senile people; I'm used to it." Uh, thanks...I think. everybody has had their turn at saying something even remotely insensitive. i have done it, and would wager that you also have done i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Accidental Insensitivity |
| auntblabby |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2010, 5:22 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,420
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| when my brain is overtaxed [overstimulation, just too damned many things going on at once] i usually forget the social niceties. this is normal, more or less, for the human brain, AS or not. in general, conversation in mixed company is a minefield- too many individual specifics to keep precise track... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Grumpy old people and AS |
| auntblabby |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2010, 5:08 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,371
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| i was grumpy from the first time i $#!+ in my diapers and got rash. |
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