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"We used to get really high just to watch George's Talk Back show back in the 70s. Jeez, that was always good for some hysterical laughs that weren't surpassed until we got really high just before sitting in Wally George's Hot Seat studio and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JHarris
3 weeks ago
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"I live in an area with the water to hydrants shut off and I wouldn't have it any other way. We're in a desert area with dirt roads and local kids used to open the hydrants to destroy the roads and leave use with no way out of the neighborhood until..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by sebastienbailard, aramaic
4 weeks ago
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"From Roger Ebert's description of Support Your Local Gunfighter:
The movie ends with Jack Elam standing on the back platform of the next train out of town and telling us how the story turned out. We learn that James Garner did, indeed, marry Suzanne..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by arniec
3 months ago
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"We have a few dwarf goats and they're so cool that I wouldn't mind letting them in the house once in awhile if it wasn't for that constant pooping issue.
We have a few Nigerian dwarves also and I agree completely. Ain't they cool? It's like..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by unmake, 31d1
3 months ago
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"The Standard Catalog of American Cars (1946-1975) will give you a clear picture of pricing, number built with various equipment packages and much more. I've worn out 4 copies of this wonderful book...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Mitheral
9 months ago
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"California small claims cases can be appealed in Superior Court by filing this form (pdf)." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by amberglow
Last year
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"The cabazon dinos were built by Claude Bell as a means of attracting more traffic to his Wheel Inn restaurant. My uncle (an ironworker who lived in nearby Cherry Valley at the time) was a friend of Claude and drafted into either helping with or..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by brownpau
Last year
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"You could do the myth that a group of cowboys fired 4000 rounds into the house Elfego Baca was hiding in during the Frisco shootout. Not sure how exactly you would test it but firing 4000 rounds into an Old West style house would be just plain cool..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by taosbat, damn dirty ape
Last year
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"Pervasive Old California legend:
Grizzled old prospector shoots grizzly bear and angry wounded bear chases said prospector into cave. The cave's entrance is just large enough for the prospector to wiggle through and the bear is only able to get his..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Asparagirl
Last year
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"Hadley Fruit Orchards in Cabazon is where my family has bought dates since the Depression and they have topnotch produce. We're lucky enough to drive past their store frequently but out of towners can order over the internets...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jamjam
Last year
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"I used to work with a real racist and signed him up with a 2 year subscription when I got a free offer from Black Enterprise magazine. In addition to the monthly magazine, he now also receives lots of junk mail from the NAACP, United Negro College..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by flibbertigibbet, limeonaire, moss
Last year
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"Mind you, I've never been bitten on the knob...
From wikipedia:
Improvements in plumbing have greatly reduced the incidence of bites and fatalities in areas where outdoor privies have been replaced by flush toilets. "Nearly ninety percent of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jkl345
Last year
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"My wife and I were at that concert and it was one big effin' mess. A lot of fun in the long run, but one big, poorly planned mess. Inadequate traffic control led to a massive backup on the I-10 and many people abandoned their cars on the freeway and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by RakDaddy
Last year
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"Free Hummer is a myth. You received a deduction, not a tax credit equal to the purchase price. While a credit for the entire purchase price would equal a free hummer, a deduction only results in saving a fraction of the total price...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DevilsAdvocate
Last year
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"Move to the desert. We're on several hundred acres near Joshua Tree National Park and don't really do much but enjoy the view. it's so dry here that native grasses never need mowing and fence posts last about 100 years or so. The only actial work..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jayder
Two years ago
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"GMAC is the finance arm of General Motors and they've been a big help to ex-pats who've recently arrived in the states. GM sells cars all over the world and GM finances cars in most of those countries. I'm retired now but used to work in auto dealer..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by evariste
Two years ago
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"Gazpacho is great, as are cold fruit salads. I've spent my life in the California desert and found that drinking plenty of cool water, along with wearing light-colored, loose fitting, long-sleeved clothing made of cotton and a hat is the best way to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Lactoso
Two years ago
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"Who knows, your phone call might just make her day, and how cool would that be for both of you?
posted by friezer
Exactly! 2 or 3 minutes of your day just might be the highlight of her week. My grandmother is 100 years old and lives with my wife..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by McGuillicuddy
Two years ago
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"Here in NZ, too, there is a place in the dump for leaving things that could even concievably be useful.
The dumps in my part of California are operated by the county government and they sell salvage rights to the high bidder as a means to help..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blueberry
Two years ago
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"i use the needlenose pliers, but combine them with a vacuum cleaner hose (pliers in right hand, hose in left), vacuum cleaner running to capture the small bits of glass that invariably fall out when you use the pliers.
I like the vacuum cleaner..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by disillusioned
Two years ago
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"I live in an area with several species of rattlesnakes and have seen tissue damage on a few of the old timers that were bit years ago before the advancements in ativenin. All snakes are beneficial and we leave all but the Mojave Green to go about..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lalochezia
Two years ago
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"A rat would only have to "swim" a few inches through the toilet's P-trap, the sewer line itself only has a but of water along the bottom of it. Here's a cross section of a modern low-flow toilet to give you an idea of what the rat..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by fogster
Two years ago
