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Let's Talk about sweet cars
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thrill »
November 19 08, 5:22 pm
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2010 Mustang - What do you think?
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The full size bronco is barely bigger than the 4 door wrangler so it’s not very big itself. It looks big in photos next to the smaller sport, but it...
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March 14 21, 11:55 am
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March 11 21, 2:43 pm
Best Damned Health Care Anywhere!
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Joe Shlabotnik »
April 25 12, 4:12 am
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Hospitals hire debt collectors to work emergency rooms demanding payment before treatment.
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An old friend of mine was a pharmaceutical rep. He was basically Santa Claus to the doctors in his territory. It's a really corrupt business imo.
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Last post by Joe Shlabotnik
March 10 21, 2:48 pm
The Asshat Thread
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stlouie_lipp »
April 26 12, 6:24 am
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I think these people define asshat.
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Considering he got put on administrative leave, his church thought the same thing.
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Last post by GeddyWrox
March 10 21, 10:57 am
"The Wire" Appreciation Thread
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ghostrunner »
July 11 07, 9:38 pm
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I'm one disc away from finishing Season 3. So let's summarize. I know GK is a fan.
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For some reason, I enjoyed season 2 much, much more the second time through.
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Last post by Smith Corks One
March 9 21, 2:16 pm
"New Normal" Work Schedules
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Popeye_Card »
March 9 21, 9:58 am
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I recently read that some companies are moving towards permanent 60:40 work weeks - 3 days in the office, 2 days telecommuting. An interesting...
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I consider myself lucky to be able to work from home for the past year, but personally I prefer going into the office. I'm a person who really...
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Last post by G. Keenan
March 9 21, 12:50 pm
Cutting the Cable/Satellite Cord
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Tambourine Man »
March 28 12, 7:55 pm
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Anyone here doing it?
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cutting that cord might be good for a lot of people.
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Last post by CardsofSTL
March 7 21, 11:16 pm
New Zealand Earthquakes
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CardsofSTL »
March 4 21, 2:30 pm
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A major magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck roughly 600 miles northeast of New Zealand on Thursday afternoon, triggering concerns of a potentially...
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Are we still alive?
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Last post by CardsofSTL
March 5 21, 11:11 am
How old are you?
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thrill »
April 16 06, 9:35 pm
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I'm 20, and am wondering the age range of posters.
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Well as we were just saying, I was 23 when we started GRB. You were 21, no?
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Last post by G. Keenan
March 3 21, 8:10 pm
Fancy Fast Food
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TabascoElvis »
January 26 10, 3:13 pm
The premise? Take fast food and reconstruct it into something that at least looks fancy on the dish. Not much mention in the way of taste. I'm sure...
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Last post by Jocephus
March 3 21, 2:59 pm
Going Solar: How To Edition
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GeddyWrox »
December 16 20, 6:51 pm
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I have been thinking for several years about going solar. But every time I start to try to research it I get inundated with what looks like BS...
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I work for a major solar builder and we work with developer and designers of all sizes and capacities. We work with one that has really cool app that...
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Last post by cardinalkarp
March 3 21, 10:32 am
Favorite classical music
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ghostrunner »
June 24 08, 10:50 pm
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I'm not an expert in the genre, but here's a short list for me. Youtube videos in the same order at the bottom.
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fun thread
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Last post by Jocephus
March 2 21, 9:35 am
‘Mechanical gears’ found in nature for 1st time
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pioneer98 »
March 1 21, 9:40 am
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Functioning ‘mechanical gears’ seen in nature for the first time
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How do they get WD40 in there?
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Last post by Leroy
March 1 21, 11:29 am
Long Reads
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thrill »
March 28 16, 8:40 am
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I like a good, long read. If you find a cool article that is worth diving deep into, please share.
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not really a long read, but enjoyed this article on making of Nomadland.
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Last post by Freed Roger
February 28 21, 12:11 pm
Chili
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GatewaySnayke »
July 24 07, 11:18 am
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Does anyone know if chili is more of a regional food? I was eating some earlier and cannot recall ever hearing about a chili cook-off anywhere but...
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i remember growing up my brother always like to say Chili's chili is chilly in Chile
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Last post by Joe Shlabotnik
February 26 21, 3:41 pm
My Birthday Fundraiser
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Mary1966 »
February 7 21, 10:36 pm
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Facebook asks you to raise money for nonprofits for your birthday. I am raising money for NAMI Pierce County. Go to
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Happy Birthday!
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Last post by CardsofSTL
February 26 21, 2:22 pm
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Last post by GeddyWrox
February 24 21, 9:47 am
What instruments do you play and how well?
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ghostrunner »
February 17 21, 9:48 am
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Don't know if we've ever had a thread on this. We know the answer to both questions for Leroy, though maybe he plays some others.
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I'm good enough at guitar to know I'm not very good, but if you give me a song to learn, I can pick it up fairly quickly and plunk along. Once upon a...
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Last post by Donnie Ebert
February 23 21, 8:29 pm
Books!
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Famous Mortimer »
April 18 17, 12:05 pm
I just went five pages back and couldn't find a thread, so let's discuss what books are tickling our fancy at the moment.
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Last post by Jocephus
February 23 21, 2:54 pm
Polar Vortex
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heyzeus »
February 9 21, 3:32 pm
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It's coming, mother [expletive] s!
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I have water again, my peeps. Glorious water. That has to be boiled prior to consumption or handwishing or dishwashing, but still: water!
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Last post by CardsofSTL
February 22 21, 10:54 am
Poetry
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jim »
May 4 11, 7:58 am
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I guess I just don't get it. I was helping my son last night with some poem by Wordsworth(nice name for a poet btw). Tinern Abbey or some god damn...
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I think that I shall never see
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Last post by CardsofSTL
February 20 21, 5:10 pm
Lucid dreaming
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cardinalkarp »
December 3 10, 12:50 pm
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So, i decided to start going back to school this fall. I've actually really enjoyed it so far this time around, even though it has been alot of work....
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I've been having lucid dreams quite frequently. I didn't use to remember my dreams at all for years, but for the past several months, I've begun...
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Last post by sighyoung
February 18 21, 6:32 pm
Blowing and or fixing glass
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AWvsCBsteeeerike3 »
February 18 21, 12:16 am
Weird subject and all but does anyone know how to fix cracks in glass cups? I have some rocks glasses that are probably 100 years old and somehow one...
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Last post by AWvsCBsteeeerike3
February 18 21, 12:16 am
If I had a million dollars
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heyzeus »
June 5 14, 8:20 am
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I'd buy a new pair of socks to wear for every day. New socks are awesome. So cozy.
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I would still shovel my own snow.
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Last post by CardsofSTL
February 16 21, 3:01 pm
Jeopardy
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CardsofSTL »
April 16 19, 5:25 pm
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Whether or not you follow Jeopardy!, you probably heard the news: The gameshow has a new all-star, and he officially holds the second highest...
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Trebek's last five time champ dies suddenly at age 24.
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Last post by CardsofSTL
February 12 21, 9:29 pm
List of common misconceptions
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Jocephus »
February 10 21, 2:38 pm
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whats your favorite?
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Favorite so far: Porcupines do not shoot their quills. They can detach but do not project.
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Last post by Radbird
February 11 21, 7:14 pm
I don't know how to react to this (a serious post, really).
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Leroy »
October 30 18, 8:40 pm
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In the last few days I have found out some disturbing things about my best friend. I am posting here for a sounding board as I don't want to put it...
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I don't really know about injuries really, but I do know that chemicals can really do a number on the brain. I have a bad liver that doesn't clean...
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Last post by Leroy
February 10 21, 1:03 pm
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Last post by Jocephus
February 10 21, 9:52 am
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Last post by heyzeus
February 6 21, 10:44 am
RIP Christopher Plummer
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CardsofSTL »
February 5 21, 12:56 pm
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Christopher Plummer, Whose Résumé Spanned Shakespeare to ‘The Sound of Music,’ Dies at 91
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Plummer was a die-hard Trekkie
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Last post by CardsofSTL
February 5 21, 7:19 pm
Stonks
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heyzeus »
January 29 21, 9:35 am
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How does everyone feel about this Gamestop thing? Anyone make like a million dollars?
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I got caught up in it as an investor in Centurylink (love the dividend). Woke up one morning last week with that sucker up 30% So I let little bits...
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Last post by Joe Shlabotnik
February 5 21, 7:52 am
Cell Phone Help
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ZigZagCardsFan »
September 25 14, 3:01 pm
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My company is buying me a cellphone instead of giving me a raise but they're leaving it up to me which phone to get. I'm of the age where I feel like...
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My old LG G5 isn't going to hold out much longer. I finally gave in and ordered a new phone. I really liked the reviews I saw of the Google Pixel 4a...
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Last post by GeddyWrox
February 4 21, 4:44 pm
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Last post by pioneer98
February 1 21, 8:35 pm
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Last post by CardsofSTL
February 1 21, 6:30 pm
There's cheating, and then there's adultery, and then there's this
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mikechamp »
January 29 21, 11:14 am
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Wow! This is an amazing tale. So much for being a role model, pillar of the community, Christian, etc. It was all a facade:
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In the age of social media, it's insane he thought this would all end well. I can also tell you, from my work, that police officers do some crazy...
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Last post by CardsofSTL
January 29 21, 2:33 pm
RIP Larry King
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heyzeus »
January 23 21, 7:07 am
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The Hank Aaron of celebrity name dropping interviews.
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I was worried about him with the last medical news he had. RIP Larry, one of a kind.
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Last post by CardsofSTL
January 23 21, 10:34 am
Flint, Michigan:
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UK »
January 29 16, 11:17 am
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C'mon Feds....
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To be honest, I'm still not 100% sure exactly what happened. But, I feel like understanding the chemical reactions really helps. If you go back to my...
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Last post by AWvsCBsteeeerike3
January 14 21, 7:52 am
Nipah virus
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mikechamp »
January 12 21, 4:09 pm
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We've all probably got pandemic fatigue. Hopefully this thread will fade into the back pages of GRB, and not become a prolific thread like the...
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I look forward to my inevitable virus death in 2023. Just put it in my outlook calendar.
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Last post by heyzeus
January 13 21, 12:51 pm
Super Recogniser
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mikechamp »
January 11 21, 4:07 pm
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Who needs facial recognition software when you have people like this guy who walk among us?
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Big whoop. I can do that. However, I can only remember like 4 names.
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Last post by Leroy
January 11 21, 6:22 pm
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January 8 21, 11:05 am
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