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28 Feb 2009, 8:45 pm

you really shouldn't underestimate or overestimate a person to the point that the vague perception is true in your mind.


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28 Feb 2009, 9:07 pm

I learned that I can make myself faint by thinking graphic and disturbing thoughts, something which I had been curious about for some time.



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01 Mar 2009, 6:30 am

I learned that the Greek letter Omega means O mega = big O,as opposed to omicron=
o micron= small o,reflecting how they are pronounced.


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02 Mar 2009, 10:19 am

I learnt that today that excessive consumption of chewing gum may produce laxative effects.



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02 Mar 2009, 11:38 am

I learned a great deal about spyware, firewalls, and internet security.


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02 Mar 2009, 11:45 am

I learnt to always take everything social workers say with a pinch of salt.


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02 Mar 2009, 11:52 am

Last week I also learnt NEVER to underestimate an adversary. Else you can end up getting cautioned by a police officer (I'm not even going to go into this whole story).


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02 Mar 2009, 12:21 pm

I learned to reassert the intrinsic value of hot sauce on anything that I eat.


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02 Mar 2009, 1:14 pm

I learned that other people in England are starting to wake up to the fact that the country is slipping into becoming a police state. Hopefully the slide will stop before it is too late.


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02 Mar 2009, 1:19 pm

TallyMan wrote:
I learned that other people in England are starting to wake up to the fact that the country is slipping into becoming a police state. Hopefully the slide will stop before it is too late.


Agreed.


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02 Mar 2009, 1:57 pm

I learned that this forum is not nearly as large and overwhelming as it seemed a little over a year ago.



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02 Mar 2009, 10:44 pm

I learned that kangaroos do not produce methane like cows and sheep do.


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10 Mar 2009, 2:15 pm

I learnt that you can avoid the magazines while you're walking by using a cardboard box . . . (while playing MGO, of course).



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10 Mar 2009, 2:33 pm

i learned about pain :M

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10 Mar 2009, 11:00 pm

I learned what a bifid uvula is.

I also learned that I am greatly appreciated at work. :D


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10 Mar 2009, 11:02 pm

i don't take criticism too well when it's sent to me through a text message.


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