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11 Apr 2018, 8:50 pm

Flamingo tongues were once a delicacy in ancient Rome. :eew:



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12 Apr 2018, 9:55 pm

The fact that a bunch of my minor health issues that have never been that much of a problem on their own are starting to get worse around the same time, and the nature of the issues, could indeed be a bad sign.


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12 Apr 2018, 10:18 pm

dragonsanddemons wrote:
The fact that a bunch of my minor health issues that have never been that much of a problem on their own are starting to get worse around the same time, and the nature of the issues, could indeed be a bad sign.


didn't mean to worry you. you'll likely be fine.



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12 Apr 2018, 10:30 pm

cathylynn wrote:
dragonsanddemons wrote:
The fact that a bunch of my minor health issues that have never been that much of a problem on their own are starting to get worse around the same time, and the nature of the issues, could indeed be a bad sign.


didn't mean to worry you. you'll likely be fine.


You didn't worry me, Dr. Google did :lol: I know in all likelihood it's nothing serious, but I'm getting a bit focused on the chance that it is (I was hoping Google would tell me it couldn't be - silly me). In any case, my mom said she's going to make an appointment for me to see a doctor if I'm still feeling lightheaded and stuff tomorrow - and if my doctor isn't concerned about it, that will help put my mind at ease.


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14 Apr 2018, 12:48 pm

That Fred Rogers's favorite number was 143, because it stands for the words "I love you"

I = 1 letter
Love = 4 letters
You = 3 letters


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14 Apr 2018, 12:53 pm

The word palarva (thank you, ASPOM)

doubt I'm gonna remember it for very long though


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14 Apr 2018, 5:41 pm

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14 Apr 2018, 8:55 pm

A "Rat King" is what a group of rats whose tails are tangled up by the ends together are called. That's actually pretty gross.



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14 Apr 2018, 10:44 pm

that Vaseline is a brand name and not a generic word


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15 Apr 2018, 1:02 am

i learned how to make an electric project for a house
although is probably wrong
and i'm going to fail this class
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15 Apr 2018, 3:38 am

it is a challenge to make a CD have precisely 79 minutes and 54 seconds worth of music. :o



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15 Apr 2018, 10:10 am

Skilpadde wrote:
that Vaseline is a brand name and not a generic word


Yes, it's funny how many things there are that are trademarked but have become generic, like Thermos and ChapStik and even Dumpster.



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15 Apr 2018, 10:40 am

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15 Apr 2018, 10:57 am

I could look at a picture of Germany's dark past and be upset to the point of pondering change just to fall heads over heals in love with that country again, five days later.


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15 Apr 2018, 5:46 pm

Birds don't fart. Snakes do, though.


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15 Apr 2018, 6:01 pm

That I run around the site winding people up , call them names and be a jerk disrupting other people's threads to entertain myself and then apologize insincerely when I am called out on it like a child who was never taught how to behave. Oh yeah I also run people off this site.


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