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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Tell me some proverbs |
| kokopelli |
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Posted: 17 May 2025, 4:13 am
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Replies: 72
Views: 1,657
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| I don't remember where I came across the first, but I distinctly remember reading the second in The Economist about 1990 or so. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Last thing ya bought? |
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Posted: 17 May 2025, 4:11 am
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Replies: 6,802
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| The catfish special at the local cafe. It wasn't very good catfish at all and was horribly overpriced. It didn't have much flavor and what flavor it did have was more from cooking it in old oil. I don't eat out very often -- usually one or two times a month. I had intended to go to the drug store in... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Cooking - Instant Pot |
| kokopelli |
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Posted: 17 May 2025, 3:58 am
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| I ordered the Instant Pot. Both WalMart and Amazon were out of the model I wanted. WalMart showed a number of them with labels like "5 in stock" but then when you clicked on it to try to buy, it told you it was out of stock. That got really aggravating. I ended up finding one similar to th... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Use the Last Two Letters for a New Word |
| kokopelli |
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Posted: 17 May 2025, 3:51 am
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Replies: 59,205
Views: 1,928,855
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Tell me some proverbs |
| kokopelli |
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Posted: 17 May 2025, 3:49 am
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Replies: 72
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| I'm not sure that these are proper proverbs, but here goes: 1) A little bird was flying during a blizzard. It was so cold that the bird couldn’t fly anymore and fell down and landed near some barn. While lying down helpless on the ground, a cow came by and crapped on him. The poop was so warm that t... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: movies that stuck with you all these years |
| kokopelli |
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Posted: 17 May 2025, 3:31 am
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Replies: 32
Views: 13,219
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| When President Kennedy was assassinated, the assassination coverage was on tv that entire weekend. For an elementary school kid, there was nothing on at all -- just useless news coverage. Except on Saturday night, one channel actually showed a movie. I watched it and had no idea what the movie was. ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The Paradox of Thrift |
| kokopelli |
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Posted: 16 May 2025, 9:21 pm
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Replies: 15
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| My largest expense is for health insurance as I'm not eligible yet for Medicare. Some of my clothing is made in the USA. I'm on a Plan F Medicare Supplement plan. Unfortunately for new Medicare users, Plan F is no longer offered, but if you already have it, you can keep it. What it trades is a high... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The Paradox of Thrift |
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Posted: 16 May 2025, 8:18 pm
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Replies: 15
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I don't spend much on anything. My largest expenditure is for Medicare.
My Social Security goes entirely into investments. |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Use the Last Two Letters for a New Word |
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Posted: 16 May 2025, 8:10 pm
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Replies: 59,205
Views: 1,928,855
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Female Vocalist Appreciation |
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Posted: 16 May 2025, 3:02 am
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Replies: 15
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| In no particular order, here are some very good singers: Nanci Griffith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXQF5X9SyTw Andrea Motis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn_jBLEH87U Astrud Gilberto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1uEy-n4IsU Nancy LaMott https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6mMIT31DxY Melanie ht... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Use the Last Two Letters for a New Word |
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Posted: 15 May 2025, 11:41 pm
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Replies: 59,205
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Today I Learned |
| kokopelli |
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Posted: 14 May 2025, 11:17 pm
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Replies: 677
Views: 40,096
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| Prairie dogs were either non-existent or pretty much non-existent in the US in 1800. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Today I Learned |
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Posted: 14 May 2025, 11:13 pm
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Replies: 677
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I don't bother to refrigerate soft drinks. I like them better at room temperature.
I can see a couple of times when ice in a drink may be good:
1) you are on the move and want ti keep it from sloshing bad
2) it is much too warm and needs to be cooled down |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: U.S. - China Trade Deal |
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Posted: 14 May 2025, 9:54 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 797
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belijojo wrote: In 2018, Trump tore up the economic agreement half a month after it was reached.
Trump is no friend of Capitalism and Free Markets. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: U.S. - China Trade Deal |
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Posted: 14 May 2025, 9:53 pm
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Replies: 4
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As I understand it, they just agreed to delay everything but haven't agreed to any trade deal.
Is that not true? |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Should I convert back to Islam? |
| kokopelli |
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Posted: 14 May 2025, 9:30 pm
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Replies: 48
Views: 929
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| I doubt that I would ever convert, but if I did, it would probably be to become a Quaker. |
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