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Last post by Radbird
May 15 23, 8:01 pm
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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Absolument!!
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Last post by Leroy
May 26 23, 11:49 am
Karen Culture
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IMADreamer »
May 1 23, 11:49 am
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One of the weirdest things about today's culture is the need for people to put other people on blast on social media. I don't know for sure what they...
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I will admit that when I first saw this tread title, I thought we were gonna discuss this group of people:
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Last post by Leroy
May 26 23, 10:26 am
Blackstone Grills
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AWvsCBsteeeerike3 »
January 29 23, 1:15 am
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As a big smoker guy, the thought of gas grills, let alone griddles, never much appealed to me.
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I need to get one. I have a pellet smoker and a stand alone gas grill on the deck. On the patio, I have an offset smoker/charcoal grill on one side...
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Last post by Fat_Bulldog
May 15 23, 10:32 am
Tinnitus
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ghostrunner »
May 2 23, 11:40 am
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Planning to see a doctor soon, but curious if anyone else has developed this recently or post-middle age and if you found anything that helped.
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My buddy has it. Has had it unilaterally for the last 9 months or so. His is being caused by a (suspected) non-cancerous tumor pushing on the nerves...
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Last post by Stoutdude04
May 5 23, 1:43 pm
Debit card fraud
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G. Keenan »
January 14 10, 9:10 pm
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Somehow, someone out in the San Francisco area has gotten a hold of my debit card and been using it at Old Navy, Build-a-Bear, and other random [expletive]....
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People steal them from mailboxes and print their name and address and everything on there to make it look legit. They alter the MICR and it makes it...
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Last post by TGantz
April 29 23, 6:13 pm
Cracked Windshield
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wart57 »
June 30 07, 11:51 am
I have had my new car for 2 weeks. When I was driving the wifes family to the pool last night a work van sped by me at about 65 mph in a 45 zone,...
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Last post by BottenFieldofDreams
April 28 23, 10:57 am
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Last post by GeddyWrox
April 27 23, 12:07 pm
Life changes
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TGantz »
August 4 16, 2:42 pm
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I'm sad about GRB, but excited about the future.
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Thanks for the kind words all!
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Last post by Fat_Bulldog
April 13 23, 2:51 pm
Oregon Tax Refund turn around time.
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Joe Shlabotnik »
March 4 23, 10:29 am
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I e-filed my taxes Wednesday evening. Friday morning, Oregon tax refund was in my bank account! That's about a 36 hour turn around.Nice!
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Owing $ is fine. The longer you hold onto your money, the better.
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Last post by Radbird
April 10 23, 8:20 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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Was it really a whim or was it on her mind and she had looked around but everything looked bad but this one satisfied her needs for a (decent) price...
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Last post by IMADreamer
March 21 23, 3:09 pm
I'm completely exhausted with everything
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IMADreamer »
February 22 23, 6:12 pm
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I'm not ever sure how to word the title, but I'm just over it all. I'm tired of standing in line at the grocery store only for someone to inject...
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I told my boys growing up: when you get a job if you 1. show up five minutes early clean and ready to work, 2. do what you are asked to do and 3....
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Last post by Joe Shlabotnik
March 14 23, 7:28 pm
Parent drama
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ghostrunner »
January 26 23, 12:46 pm
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Got a call from my dad today. My youngest is 14, a boy who happens to have long hair. This does get a little political but that's not the point....
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I'm grateful that I have a lot of aunts and uncles who live close to my dad because I was afraid the isolation was getting to him. My mom died about...
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Last post by MrCrowesGarden
January 30 23, 2:06 pm
Rave: The Onion
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JL21 »
July 21 09, 8:33 am
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I have no idea why they did this but right now, they're acting like The Onion has been taken over by China. And it's hilarious.
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When the onion is so real it isn't even funny anymore.
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Last post by GeddyWrox
January 27 23, 1:32 pm
"Tactical Urban Vehicles"
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heyzeus »
January 23 23, 1:02 pm
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I wish this was a joke.
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Will any cantaloupe be safe?
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Last post by heyzeus
January 26 23, 9:10 am
Accident in front of my house
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ghostrunner »
January 17 23, 9:55 am
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Had a very bad fatal accident right outside my house last night. Just sort of writing this to log it somewhere.
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Good lord, ghost, that is bananas. Sounds to me like you responded to the madness very gracefully. Try not to second guess yourself.
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Last post by G. Keenan
January 25 23, 1:36 pm
Media Framing
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Joe Shlabotnik »
January 8 23, 11:51 am
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This is a rant. I am convincing myself that the media is a good bit of the problem regarding society's pessimism. Maybe it's more of a symptom but it...
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It's depressing to think how old this video is but it's the first thing I thought of when I saw this thread.
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Last post by CardsofSTL
January 11 23, 10:09 pm
Misusing Tools
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vinsanity »
August 24 22, 11:48 am
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I have a specific peeve that's a huge first world problem but more generally it's misusing productivity tools.
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TMNT-obsessed 1990 me would've been excited to learn that we were only a few decades away from the .ninja domain (after learning about the whole...
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Last post by Donnie Ebert
January 4 23, 10:28 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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Raising Canes sucks. Plain ass chicken.
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Last post by thrill
January 4 23, 7:19 am
Gifts for Bosses
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MrCrowesGarden »
December 14 22, 9:55 am
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I'll preface this by saying I've only worked at my current job since May, and that I really do like my boss. I work in a small department with only...
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My rich boss got me a custom made, leather bound book of every St. Louis cardinals article featured in the Washington post from 1924 - Pujols 700th...
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Last post by AWvsCBsteeeerike3
December 31 22, 6:43 am
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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Looks like my wife, daughter and I are stuck in Southwests meltdown trying to get home from visiting family. Thankfully we are not stranded in an...
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Last post by MrCrowesGarden
December 28 22, 8:49 am
Tech bros
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ghostrunner »
December 5 22, 8:29 am
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Maybe a sustained nationwide power loss would be a good thing.
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No doubt Bojan Tunguz's wife just loved him mansplaining to her why her profession is soon to collapse as the knowledge and teaching skills she spent...
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Last post by ghostrunner
December 8 22, 12:34 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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Clearly Leroy saw the chaos in the UFC bantamweight division and realized if he can cut down to 135, he’s got a shot at the strap. Aljo Sterling,...
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Last post by thrill
November 11 22, 8:38 am
Rant: The Float etc and #$ [expletive] banks
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Freed Roger »
December 2 13, 12:15 pm
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Disclaimer: First World Problem. But a screw job that happens to the most of us. It's going to take two weeks+ to gain full access to money we took...
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How in the hell, in 2022 , does it still take 1 full day for my electronic payment to go from my bank's computer system to another company's computer...
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Last post by mikechamp
November 10 22, 10:18 am
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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Boy that sucks, IMA. My condolences. To echo FB’s post, take care of yourself.
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Last post by Radbird
October 20 22, 5:13 pm
American Airlines
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mtcefc »
September 13 22, 7:56 am
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As posted in the other forum, I am coming to the states on the 27th of this month.
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Well, after even more emails and a phone call from American last night offering me a $150 voucher which I refused, I have received an email from...
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Last post by mtcefc
October 20 22, 1:50 am
Life Is SO Short
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mtcefc »
October 14 22, 8:46 am
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I started my current job in January, i'm not going into details but the last 13 years or so after I was made redundant at a place I loved have been...
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I'm sorry to hear this story. You're absolutely correct - we spend a lot of time with our work colleagues. For better sometimes or for worse...
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Last post by heyzeus
October 17 22, 1:35 pm
Rant - Kia Boyz
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Famous Mortimer »
August 23 22, 12:14 pm
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My car was stolen a few weeks ago, by our favourite TikTok trend followers the Kia Boyz. $1000 deductible on my insurance. They left it about ten...
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I finally got the car back (it took 6 weeks to go through the insurance process), and put a club on it. It hasn't been re-stolen, yet.
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Last post by Famous Mortimer
October 3 22, 10:47 am
Whoppers
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vinsanity »
September 12 22, 10:43 pm
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Do I mean the malted milk balls or the charbroiled patties of beef?
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They make a Beyond Whopper now. I'm gonna try it some day. But not this day.
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Last post by Smith Corks One
September 14 22, 7:24 pm
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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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
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