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"I fenced competitively for six years. If you want to fence once or twice a week, that's fine. If you want to make it a lifetime sport, that's great too. It can work either way.
You're definitely not past the prime of learning to fence. Anyone..." [
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5 days ago
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"My three year old daughter and I love to watch this show together. She temporarily named our cat Ninja Warrior." [
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2 weeks ago
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"I think I've done this before." [
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"What's your goal here? Just to finish your first 10k? To run the whole time? Finish under 1:30?
If it's just to finish, then yeah, you'll be able to do it. Use the Hal Higdon plan linked above (I've used other Higdon plans with success), and..." [
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"The scientists were able to figure out that the position of the n-pentyl chain (orange) relative to the terpenoid moiety (blue) serves to control lipid affinity.
It also gets you totally high...." [
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"We used a midwife for our home birth. In case we had to transfer to a hospital, the plan was that our midwife would then become our doula. We've had lots of friends use doulas in the hospital, and from what I hear it's overwhelmingly positive (one..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sondrialiac
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"HOLY FUCKING SHIT I HAD THIS BOOK WHEN I WAS LIKE 13!!!!111!
No, seriously. I got it at the local Barnes and Noble or Borders or whatever it was called where we went to buy Catcher in the Rye, Hamlet, and Lord of the Flies. And there was Secrets..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by MythMaker, vbfg
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"Is there a high-quality high school track in your area? Those are better for you to run on than treadmills, and you could resume your HIIT routine.
Also, get some strength training in. Try hundredpushups.com for a start. I'm going through what..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by yoyobates
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"My high school didn't have a football, basket ball, or track team. We did, however, have a kick-ass debate team. They were the jocks at the school, picking intellectual fights with other kids, completely derailing in-class discussions with their..." [
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"I've been spreading hummus on a big, thin, flatbread, then sprinkling sun dried tomatoes on that, and then adding about 2 cups of raw spinach. Drizzle some olive oil and balsamic vinegar over it, roll it up into a big burrito, and eat. It's..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by chicainthecity, ourobouros, sa3z, Kangaroo
2 months ago
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"Could it be trying to intimidate the other birds? I've seen birds in my back yard do the same thing, and it seems like they're saying "I'm soooooo big! Don't even think about it! Fuck off!..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by salvia
2 months ago
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"Ok I'll bite.
Frame and Fork: Surly CrossCheck
Wheels: Mavic Open Pro 32 Hole laced to Ultegra hubs (front/rear)
Tires: Continental Ultra GatorSkin 28c
Cranks & Bottom Bracket: Shimano FC-R700 Compact 50/34
Pedals: M324 Clipless SPD..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by mykescipark, notsnot, tjenks
2 months ago
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"My friend Rob was on the Bozo show when he was a kid, maybe seven years old. He has the tape to prove it. On the show he competed in a game where he and a teammate held each end of a plank, and another teammate stacked blocks on the plank. They..." [
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3 months ago
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"Try a different saddle. That one looks a little wide for my tastes, but saddles are definitely a personal preference.
My local bike shop offers a 30-day return policy on saddles. Call around and see if any in your area will let you try one for a..." [
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3 months ago
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"When you're playing football in a field, and you have no idea what ten yards is, you go by the "two completed passes makes a first down" rule...." [
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3 months ago
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"If you criminalize shitting in someone's mouth and putting a video of it on the web for all to see, then only criminals will shit in someone's mouth and put it on the web for all to see...." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by mek, empath, Malor, stvspl, isopraxis
3 months ago
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"My best friend has worked at two womens' clinics where abortions were performed (along with prescribing birth control and other OB/GYN procedures). She was the director of one clinic. One of her duties was to counsel women wanting an abortion, so..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by PeterMcDermott, cmyk
3 months ago
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"Any rumination on Cleveland's fortunes in the '70s must include the woeful state of the Cuyahoga River, which ran a winding course through downtown. In 1952, it caught fire for the ninth time. Years and years of absorbing liberal amounts of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by vbfg
4 months ago
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"DAMN! I was seriously going to put this up on ebay, but mine was better. You see, I was going to have a good spirit inside a bottle, and that bottle would be wholly contained within a bigger bottle. The catch? The big bottle contains an evil..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by LSK, lysistrata, Nattie, pyrex
4 months ago
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"Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him,
Horatio. A fellow of infinite herb, of most excellent fancy. He
hath borne me in his sack a thousand times. And now how abhorred
in my imagination it is! My smoke rises at it. Here hung those
lips that I have carb'd..." [
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favorited 25 times, recently by like_neon, Baldons, spiderwire, palomar, dobie, perilous, wires, jkaczor, kosher_jenny, uncorq, jtron, regicide is good for you, The Light Fantastic, pyramid termite, NationalKato, miss-lapin, Faint of Butt, weapons-grade pandemonium, lalochezia, swift, khaibit, nasreddin, pziemba, porn in the woods, ColdChef
4 months ago
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"There's a Radio Lab episode about a very similar phenomenon." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by zazerr
5 months ago
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"When I see stuff like this I just want to misappropriate the fuck out of it. People who mod their cars? Well I wanted to put a huuuuuge spoiler on the back of my car, one on the roof, and one on the hood. I'm talking like five feet tall, maybe..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by regicide is good for you
5 months ago
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"I felt the same way when I was first spending time in India. Cricket is deeply ingrained in Indian culture. It's like (NFL+MLB+NBA+NASCAR) X 10. If you don't enjoy watching baseball, you probably won't enjoy watching cricket. One nice thing is..." [
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6 months ago
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"http://www.avocado.org/about/fruit_selection.php
* To ripen a California avocado, place the fruit in a plain brown paper bag and store at room temperature 65-75° until ready to eat (usually two to five days).
* Including an apple or..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ikkyu2, Dizzy
6 months ago
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"How my dog and I taught each other to catch a frisbee:
Eventually Molly learned to retrieve. She finally figured out that when she brings the toy back, I'll throw it again, and she gets to keep working, which she loves. We eventually switched..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by allkindsoftime, infinitewindow
6 months ago
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"I had a friend in school who was a filler. He'd find the Porche waaaaaay out in the middle of nowhere in the parking lot and park his Ford Ranger right next to it, believing that thieves would target the nicer vehicle...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by sebastienbailard, Wilder
6 months ago
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"I've been reading this thing thinking that some rich kids just Darwined themselves, and then I remembered that I did nearly the exact same thing when I was 20.
Me and three friends in my mom's '95 Eagle Talon, doing about 110 down rural roads..." [
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6 months ago
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"I googled the phrase "can you use regular charcoal in a hookah" and this was the third hit.
From that link: "Barbecue charcoal, when compressed, can release several harmful chemicals which should not be inhaled, whereas good..." [
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6 months ago
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"Horizontal motion is independent of vertical motion (like for a projectile): teacher shoots a dart out of a blowgun, which is at the same height as a block held up across the room. The block is attached to an electro magnet, which is turned off by..." [
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7 months ago
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"Baby Splat is kinda neat. It won't protect your files, but your toddler might like it. I brought home a cheap keyboard from work so that our kid wouldn't rip the keys off our laptop...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by anastasiav, bobber
7 months ago
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"There is an effective phrase I've used when I've needed to explain my absence. I've used this phrase in every job I've had. I've used this phrase for missed exams. This phrase conjures up a mental image (you have to get the body language right..." [
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favorited 24 times, recently by LittleMissCranky
8 months ago
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"Technics SL-1200 MK2 Turntables
Silca bicycle pumps
Nalgene water bottles
Craftsman tools
Levis 501s and 505s
Sierra Designs tents
Speed otpeners used by bartenders
IBM Selectric II typewriters
1979 Pontiac..." [
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8 months ago
