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tinky
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15 Dec 2009, 12:39 am

same here man. i constantly hang up the phone when i'm angry at the person(i know well). i just know that my anger will cause me to say irrational things and argue pointless points.

i learned that tabasco sauce rawks.


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15 Dec 2009, 1:37 am

tinky wrote:
same here man. i constantly hang up the phone when i'm angry at the person(i know well). i just know that my anger will cause me to say irrational things and argue pointless points.

i learned that tabasco sauce rawks.


Tabasco Sauce does indeed rock! :wink:


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15 Dec 2009, 2:07 am

How to reprogram the HomeLink garage door transmitter in my GMC Jimmy.

And, that when mixing with people who have no vocal range at all, put them in the mix very very low to the point where if you stared at the person long enough you hear that cough people call a singing voice.


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15 Dec 2009, 8:00 am

I learned that sickle cell disease is more prevalent among black people.

I have weird conversations with people. 8O



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15 Dec 2009, 10:21 pm

I've learned to think, before posting threads.


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15 Dec 2009, 10:36 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:
I've learned to think, before posting threads.


Good one.. I learned this last week but I still can't stop....the difference between knowing and doing.... :?



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16 Dec 2009, 2:52 pm

I've learned to keep my distance from people whom are superficial and are more than likely have absolutely no emotional content whatsoever..



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16 Dec 2009, 7:23 pm

I learned that cardboard is stronger than I thought.
And I already thought it was pretty damn strong in the first place.

...I can't get my knife out. OTL;;;;


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16 Dec 2009, 10:39 pm

I learned that this beautifull yellow-flowered tree I noticed on a street is called
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I collected ALL the seed! :D


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16 Dec 2009, 11:05 pm

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I learned that cardboard is stronger than I thought.
And I already thought it was pretty damn strong in the first place.

...I can't get my knife out. OTL;;;;


i had to build a restroom closed sign out of cardboard for a sculpture class. it's pretty resilient and not easy to give it a clean cut.
oooh...bad memories. i stayed up all night finishing that thing.
good luck!

i learned that it's hard to get into jaques-imos.


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16 Dec 2009, 11:18 pm

Dealing with backstabber's there was one thing I learned. They're only powerful when you got your back turned.



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17 Dec 2009, 2:52 pm

Today I've learned to always double check to make sure I have everything for, I almost felt I had lost my wallet...



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24 Dec 2009, 2:04 am

I learned that the philosophy of Epicurianism lasted for seven centuries.

I learned that sometimes what you think is a weed may in fact be
a beautiful flowering native plant that just flew in with the wind.
I found this in my nursery today :
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(Not my photo) It's Murdannia graminea, the Slug Lily.
If it hadn't been given time to flower, I would have weeded it and thrown it away,
because the foliage looks just like another common nursery weed.
Now i have another specimen in my rare plants collection!
woot! :D


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26 Dec 2009, 10:41 am

I've learned to neither bother,burden,annoy, nor hinder anyone in life whether offline or online like here on WP



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27 Dec 2009, 6:34 pm

I learnt that Roman Emperor Constantine was born in what is now Serbia, and his mother was a British barmaid.



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27 Dec 2009, 11:52 pm

joseph gordon levitt played the kid in angels in the outfield.
so crazy


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