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cancer
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tscards »
October 23 09, 6:55 am
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My wife was diagnosed with breast cancer a couple of days ago. Emotional rollercoaster already!! Fortunately caught early & the most common form....
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Wishing you the best, IMADreamer. I'm really saddened to hear the news, so please know that I'm pulling for you. Please keep us posted.
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Last post by sighyoung
August 4 22, 3:21 pm
Getting into shape
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Lesson »
March 16 11, 5:55 pm
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It's awesome working out. I lift weights, run, etc. I'm a few pounds more than I'd like to be, but I lost about 15 pounds last summer. I think I can...
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This s#it can wait till after 5
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Last post by cardsfantx
August 2 22, 1:33 pm
Life changes
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TGantz »
August 4 16, 2:42 pm
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I'm getting married in February. We've been together for four years. We met at the school for children with autism where we both worked. She's a...
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Depends on who does your taxes.
Sounds like a business lunch to me :wink:
nana nana nana
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Last post by GeddyWrox
August 1 22, 10:44 am
Biting ants
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Arthur Dent »
July 27 22, 11:40 am
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Repairing a sprinkler head and apparently stuck my hand in their home. Bastards bit me a zillion time instantly. Will be acquiring chemical weapons...
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Coexist with nature peeps.
Or kill it with fire.
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Last post by CardsofSTL
July 28 22, 7:25 am
Four days for the All Star Break?
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heyzeus »
July 9 12, 9:07 am
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F'n Selig. Four? This is not football. You don't need four days of recovery from the strain of flying on a chartered jet, sleeping in a top of the...
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F'n Selig. Four? This is not football. You don't need four days of recovery from the strain of flying on a chartered jet, sleeping in a top of the...
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Last post by Joe Shlabotnik
July 21 22, 11:53 am
Random musings
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planet planet »
October 9 13, 3:31 pm
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Didn't we have a thread like that before? How long does it take for your mouth to heal when you burn it from hot food? This was Sunday evening and it...
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Well, she knows she's not a perfect Christian, but she also knows she doesn't need to take any crap from anyone that gets there jollies from pointing...
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Last post by Leroy
July 19 22, 2:20 pm
Rant - Cars
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InvincibleCakeEater »
September 30 09, 12:59 pm
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When it comes to cars, I'm a DIY guy. But my Pontiac is pissing the [expletive] off. I've been freaking lost as to what's wrong with the damn thing for a...
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So apparently the new thing on cars (BMW) is going to be “micro-transactions” where you have to pay per month/year/unlimited for things like heated...
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Last post by AdmiralKird
July 18 22, 10:14 pm
In-laws century farm burnt to the ground.
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Joe Shlabotnik »
March 12 22, 4:24 pm
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The house built by my wife's parents on his family's century farm near Ava, MO burnt to the ground yesterday. The only thing left was the fireplace...
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Man sorry to hear that. We used to have a farm with an 1880s farm house, and I’d hate for something like this to happen.
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Last post by heyzeus
July 10 22, 9:57 am
Fireworks
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MrCrowesGarden »
July 2 13, 7:52 am
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I'm done with them. Although it is funny to hear police scanners responding to possible shots fired calls in the ritzy part of town, I've had enough....
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Got to love waking up at three am to the sound of some setting off explosives.
fireworks.
Approve of this rant. Fireworks suck.
Yup. And as...
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Last post by Joe Shlabotnik
July 4 22, 4:00 pm
Rave: Hello Fresh/Blue Apron
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Michael »
May 15 17, 12:15 pm
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I've always been one of those stereotypical useless males in the kitchen. Growing up my mom always made my meals for me and I didn't improve with...
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We did Hello Fresh for a while and loved it. Just decided it was a little too expensive once all of the introductory deals ran out. Said that by...
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Last post by Smith Corks One
July 3 22, 6:18 pm
Alzheimer's
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lukethedrifter »
August 29 13, 10:19 am
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Dealing with it with my mom's husband. It's complicated in that we're trying to keep things as 'normal' for him as possible so it's really hard to...
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Speaking of traditions that transcend time, you own a family farm, a rarer and rarer thing these days. That farm was your uncle's life's work. His...
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Last post by IMADreamer
June 24 22, 10:01 pm
Food Delivery Charges
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vinsanity »
June 5 22, 5:20 pm
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I literally don't understand food delivery charges. Like, if you own a Dominos why is there a non-tip delivery fee? I mean, there's a bigger and much...
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There's a minimum wage for tipped employees that varies between $5-15 depending on where you are in the US.
First part I know of first hand;...
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Last post by vinsanity
June 6 22, 10:27 pm
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Last post by Radbird
May 15 22, 8:33 am
Minn. TV station stumbles upon 11-yr old Prince interview.
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Joe Shlabotnik »
April 7 22, 10:51 pm
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I didn't know where to put it but it's a Rave in my book - incredibly lucky find!
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Nice story. The expressions on his face gave his identity away right away to me too. Cool find.
Kudos to the anchor for keeping the premature grey...
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Last post by CardsofSTL
April 9 22, 2:54 am
Rant: Russian Bots... Rave: Admins
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GeddyWrox »
March 31 22, 9:34 am
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Just saw a bot post in interviews that was entirely in Russian. Thanks to the mods for keeping this place organized.
Question though: What purpose...
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is ultimately a crypto bot, but...i like these ideas. Consider it done.
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Last post by heyzeus
March 31 22, 1:51 pm
The IRS - You're killing me.
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Leroy »
March 1 21, 10:41 am
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I have a tax client that needs a tax appointment at the local IRS office to straighten out some things. You can't just walk in anymore, you need to...
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Is the solution more investment in the IRS or less?
As a conservative, I hate to say it but it is more. I have known agents and spent time in a...
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Last post by Leroy
March 24 22, 3:28 pm
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Last post by Fat_Bulldog
March 16 22, 11:35 am
Beer
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Diddy »
January 8 19, 6:41 pm
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I’ve really been enjoying the more hoppy beers lately. Found a Paradise Park Lager that was hoppy when I was in NOLA that I enjoyed and am currently...
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Hilarious! I threw up in my mouth a little, but those are great!
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Last post by GeddyWrox
March 9 22, 12:53 pm
Bidets
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ghostrunner »
February 15 22, 2:18 pm
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I just realized we don’t have a thread on this. Now we do. Bidets are great. Let’s discuss.
I’ve installed 3 of the ones you install under your...
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Sounds French, so it is obviously stupid.
Leroy, also Leeroy, LeeRoy, Lee Roy, LeRoy or Le Roy, is both a male given name and a family name of...
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Last post by Radbird
March 1 22, 4:42 pm
Rant: Winter Weather
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jim »
December 26 09, 7:24 pm
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Well that was an enjoyable 200 mile death march home today. Actually we can't complain too much, these people stuck in airports and what not I can't...
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All the snow is gone up here. Sunny & pushing 60 today. Then the southerly winds come thru. Down to 14 tonight. 32 tomorrow, then 24 tomorrow with...
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Last post by Radbird
February 23 22, 2:39 pm
Cats
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G. Keenan »
February 21 11, 8:34 pm
I know this will offend many, as it should, but what is the point of cats? I don't get their appeal. 99% of the time they ignore you. They are...
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Last post by Jocephus
January 19 22, 2:30 pm
Is our society broken?
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IMADreamer »
December 10 21, 11:55 am
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I know I've heard others talk about it too, but it seems like a large portion of our society has just gone off the deep end. I'm not even talking...
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David Foster Wallace was a guy who really loved lobster, and wrote a whole book about it.
You mean the guy who owns Dunder Mifflin?
You guys can...
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Last post by AdmiralKird
January 10 22, 8:21 pm
Another Wildfire
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Radbird »
October 29 10, 3:50 pm
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This is why I'm glad live by , but not in , the mountains. The Dome Fire broke out in the Boulder foothills this morning - some people are being...
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The Old Normal is Gone: This isn't the California I married.
Not Colorado but I bet most of the things mentioned in this article pertain to...
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Last post by Joe Shlabotnik
January 3 22, 4:15 pm
One of the dumbest announcers...
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Leroy »
December 27 21, 10:00 am
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Yesterday, I was partially paying attention to the Vikings and Rams game as the Vikings are always on here, and I enjoy watching them and their fans...
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That's hot.
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Last post by CardsofSTL
December 27 21, 5:19 pm
Rave: White Christmas!
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Joe Shlabotnik »
December 25 21, 9:58 am
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According to Medford media, this is the first white Christmas in the valley in 33 years. And it couldn't have been more perfectly timed. It started...
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I'm fine with the white Christmas. It was very pretty on Christmas morning. Now we've had 11 inches since and I'm still ok.
I could live without the...
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Last post by Leroy
December 27 21, 12:25 pm
Feral Hogs
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heyzeus »
December 17 21, 8:16 am
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I had a late night city council meeting in a small town out in the Texas coastal bend last night, the kinda place that's surrounded on all sides by...
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or shooting them out of a helicopter.
When pigs fly
It is indeed imperative to shoot feral pigs when they’re flying helicopters. Dangerous...
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Last post by redbirdjazzz
December 24 21, 11:47 pm
Insomnia
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GeddyWrox »
August 2 21, 2:17 am
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I never used to have trouble sleeping. But lately I've been having trouble either falling asleep or staying asleep. This sucks. I've got too much...
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In my experience, consistent difficult exercise and getting off caffeine is a good cure for insomnia.
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Last post by Superorganism
December 22 21, 11:38 am
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Last post by heyzeus
December 20 21, 11:25 am
Ten hot dogs, eight buns
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Bo Hart »
January 14 08, 10:23 am
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Are you ****ing kidding me? How does this happen? Why can't the two sides of the food industry just get together and implement a standard? Is there a...
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the title of this post sounds like last Friday night for me.
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Last post by fungusboi
December 18 21, 3:35 am
Alcohol Curtailment
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AWvsCBsteeeerike3 »
November 24 19, 1:35 pm
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Split from the Getting into shape thread:
I'm at about 200 and would like to get down to ~175 or so. It's by no means a drop weigh fast goal, but...
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Thanks, y'all. I appreciate your thoughts.
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Last post by heyzeus
December 9 21, 9:39 am
Terrible Pet Owners
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MrCrowesGarden »
April 3 18, 2:55 pm
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I called animal control on my neighbors cattycorner from my backyard today. My wife and I called on them this winter when temperatures were subzero...
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heyzeus
Ha, sounds like an awesome family member and dog.
The pups have been great and the kids love them. My wife had a couple dachsunds when we...
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Last post by AWvsCBsteeeerike3
December 8 21, 9:04 am
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Last post by CardsofSTL
November 10 21, 12:56 pm
Hochman
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MrCrowesGarden »
March 10 17, 12:59 pm
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I figured rather than derail another thread, he'd deserved his own. Strauss and Burwell don't deserve to be associated with this.
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So... I'm playing in a virtual trivia night tonight, and I'm on Hochman's team.
A virtual trivia night? How does that even work? Do you have to,...
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Last post by MrCrowesGarden
November 8 21, 8:40 am
Vivint
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AWvsCBsteeeerike3 »
October 12 21, 12:43 pm
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Sucks.
I thought I'd posted on the board about them before, but nothing pops up in the search.
Years ago, one of their salesmen came to our door...
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when I moved about a year ago the new house has Vivint. I called to reset the security code and was told they couldn't and that since the system was...
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Last post by NDark
October 30 21, 6:56 am
What's Up With THAT?!?
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Joe Shlabotnik »
September 23 21, 5:12 pm
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OK - I'll start.
Joe Medwick. He plays 10 of 17 years with the Cardinals. Goes into the HoF with a Cardinals cap. Yet his number isn't retired?...
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Man, that’s crazy. There’s no way those guys are able to meaningfully participate in society if they’re doing stuff like that. For every one who is...
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Last post by Superorganism
October 28 21, 2:11 pm
Baseball pundits
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SunnyJim »
October 25 21, 12:22 pm
Bob 'Tigers in Three' Nightengale
Nightengale isn’t considering the wider implications, of course. That’s beyond him. He’s just boiling this...
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Last post by CardsofSTL
October 25 21, 12:28 pm
Gateway Redbirds
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Leroy »
September 30 21, 9:05 am
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So I said I'd post my thoughts here. So here.
A couple of years ago, we wondered where a lot of posters went. I know the answer to several. I don't...
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I'd love to be on here more, but I've been dealing with some nerve issues so I try and stay off the computer. I miss y'all!
Sorry to hear that...
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Last post by heyzeus
October 25 21, 8:01 am
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Last post by Schlich
October 8 21, 11:05 am
Rant/Rave: Bourbon
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JL21 »
September 2 14, 8:05 pm
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Rave: I've come to love bourbon in the last year or so. I still have to learn what's good, what's not, etc., but I've found a great groove right now...
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I went to Jim Beam distillery when I was like 15 on a family trip. It's pretty dang cool.
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Last post by TGantz
October 4 21, 4:53 pm
First world problems.
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The Third Man »
August 1 13, 11:27 am
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This isn't a rant about the actual-term, which can be annoying. But post 'em if you got 'em. I'll start with the fact that I never received a...
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The idea of wireless ear buds sounds great in theory but I was right to try and hang on to my wired ones as long as I could. While I was traveling to...
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Last post by tlombard
September 23 21, 8:33 pm
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