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paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago
I'll start...

HP hasn't blogged in 5 weeks. I am saddened.

I like pork chops boiled in Lipton Onion Soup.

Looks like deep discounts are going to be rampant this holiday season.
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  MysticMoonlightposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Put your pork chops in a Crock-Pot with Lipton Onion Soup Mix and a can of Cream of Mushroom Soup (mixed together well) and let simmer on low all day...it will make you slap somebody so beware!
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I hate when that happens.
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  MysticMoonlightposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Don't cha though? But when it comes to delicious comfort foods, the slaps go-a-plenty! Everyone will understand....
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Guy 1: (hauls off and slaps his dinner companion. gasps!) Im so sorry, I don't know what came over me.
  
  Guy 2: Think nothing of it, it's really good pork.
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  MysticMoonlightposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Exactly!
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  loveofnightposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I can't get past the pork chops and Lipton onion soup, never tried this before but I will. I love pork chops, onions, and mushroom soup. I can't go wrong with this one.
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  MysticMoonlightposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  It's sure to be a hit. Easily said to be one of my family's favorites! It's terrific served over rice or mashed potatoes...mmm, mmm, good
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  TIMETRAVELER2posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  The crock pot/onionsoup/mushroom soup things works great for beef also. Serve over rice or mashed potatoes...yum!
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Just to change the subject completely, I just went over to your profile and saw that you had the million views badge.
  
  Sorry, I never noticed before. Have you had that accolade a long time?
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Somewhere between one and two years.
  
  And thanks for reminding me about my profile. I needed to toss out that 1-day hub I was promoting; the Commode Ode is back in hiding.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  That's shocking... you must have that SEO thing down... (I know what that is b/c I read, but tried not to participate in an SEO thread.)
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I've had a few viral hubs in my time. But I am pretty sure those days are long gone...
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  That's very impressive. I have a hub that gets at least 6 hits every day. lol
  Write a new hub... you obviously have the touch.
  Plus your goldfish needs a break. lol
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I decided I just couldn't handle that whole pregnancy thing. The cat solved the problem quite nicely.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  lol... awww. So sad.
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  TIMETRAVELER2posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  6 is good. I'm lucky if some of my hubs get that many in a month! Not LOL!
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  Rod Raineyposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Now gather 'round for the greatest show on Earth
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfycQJrzXCA
  You're welcome.
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JG11Bravoposted 10 years ago
Pork chops in Lipton Onion Soup? You have me curious.
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  They're delicious. I just boil a couple pounds of them in the soup for a half-hour and remove. Eat what I want and freeze the rest.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Sounds a heck of a lot easier than my usual method. Ill have to take a stab at it.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  My advice is to kill the pig first. It removes most of the difficulty about cooking it.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Im sorry, you're much too smart to post on this thread. It's reserved for those who... have more issues than IQ points. To the curb with you.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I'm a bit manic today. I had a full Thai massage. The kind where they walk on your back.
  
  It is two hours of deep tissue massage pain but afterwards it is like a cartload of demons have been exorcised from your body. I don't know how I will sleep tonight.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Drink a lot of water... those massages release a lot of toxins in your body and it's really good to flush them out. Of course once you fall asleep, you have to get up a lot to... I don't know why I can't come up with an unoffensive loo joke.
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  My goldfish is pregnant and I don't know what to do. Please help.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I am calling the police.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  hahahaha. He didn't say it was his.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  He didn't say it wasn't either!
  
  Did you know that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit?
  
  Also, I can't stop drinking water today anyhows.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  That sounds like a movie plot. If you stop drinking water... a building will blow up... or the president will be shot in the head... I wonder why it's so important that you drink water.
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  Marcy Goodfleischposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I have met a lot of twits, and seen many of them announcing newscasts or narrating TV commercials. None were goldfish. Some might have been pregnant; I would not know.
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  You forgot politicians.
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  TIMETRAVELER2posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  So, this reminds me of a joke. A guy goes into a bar with his one legged pig. The bartender asks him about the pig, and the man tells him the pig is brilliant, can do all kinds of tricks. So, the bartender asks, why is he missing a leg. Well, the man says, when you have a pig that great, you only want to eat him a little bit at a time! (Sorry folks, couldn't help myself)
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Are ya achin'?
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Beth37posted 10 years ago
I am thawing a giant pork roast... bigger than my head. I've no idea where it came from... but I'm thinking it's what's for dinner... and then it will be soup. It's like the size of a turkey. You'd think I'd remember that.
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  We need a HOTD giant pork roast hub. Write it up.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I will make a poem out of it.
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  Writer Foxposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  All people who eat pork die.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  That is a fact.
  
  Also everyone who touches a doorknob.
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  Writer Foxposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  It's a syllogism.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Don't think I don't google sir... oh I google.
  (And I got it. )
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  Writer Foxposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  All people who get it die.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  That's just morbid. lol
  You sound like that guy who used to stalk me. You've been here two years right? lol
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  DzyMsLizzyposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  That's the only trouble with life; you don't get out of it alive. What a shame!
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  MysticMoonlightposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Also, anyone who breathes. Sad for them really.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Conversely those who don't breathe have a very short life expectancy.
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jansharesposted 10 years ago
Hmmm. Pork chops in Lipton Onion Soup Mix? Sounds like a good hub. Please post. I will share it and pin it.
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jjackson786posted 10 years ago
That pregnant goldfish comment was much appreciated, paradigm. I just LOL'ed at work for about five to seven minutes, belly laughter and all.
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  sallybeaposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  What was that form post about some people using this forum as a Chat Room!!!
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  sallybeaposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  sorry forum
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  jjackson786posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Uh, I'm not too sure what you mean by that?
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  sallybeaposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Someone posted this in the forum about two days ago, this question:-
  
  How do you feel about people who want to use HP forums as a chat room
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paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago
Jeez! Bubblews just blasted me with a pop-up, full-volume, sound ad. If that was deliberate, and not a glitch, my Liking and Commenting days are done there.
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Beth37posted 10 years ago
I don't want to start a new thread for this one question... how come, if pay out is at $50, everyone's always saying... I just made my first dollar? Oh... they are talking about earnings... they haven't been paid yet, right? So... everyone who actually makes any money will always be paid $50 the first time?
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Yep, they earned it; they just haven't been paid it. One has to accumulate $50 in earnings before payment is issued. For comparison, with AdSense it is $100. That first accumulation period can take a long time. But then those accumulation times start becoming shorter and shorter.
  
  And good morning!
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Good morning.
  I wonder if I have adsense. I seem to recall adding that... or something.
  So if I have it, I wont be paid until I reach $100? Well that's another two years. lol
  Do I sound greedy this morning? Just wondering, I dont know how I got on this anyway.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  You have the writing skills to make money online, Beth.
  
  It is all a question of having the resolve to write about 'toasters', 'ugg boots or 'best Xmas presents for elderly Labradors'.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  That's the nicest thing you've ever said to me... maybe to anyone. lol
  I don't care about ugg boots.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Do you think I am horrible to everyone?
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Aw, no. I enjoy you immensely. You are on a different wavelength... kind of like Sherlock Holmes. I don't think ppl understand the way certain minds work... when wit is weaved all throughout thought so that they can't be separated. I think there are others who have a straight forward (sort of one dimensional) way of thinking... not good or bad, just less weaved maybe. I think it has to do with the families we're raised in, as does almost everything about us. I understand you... well... not your brilliant thought maybe, but I understand your wit and I connect with it. That is to say I know where you're coming from and it's not the villainous place some credit it to. It would be very hard for you, someone with such a sharp wit, to communicate whilst leaving half of your brain out of the conversation. Was this too much of an explanation? I can't help it... I analyze... it's my nature. All that to say, I do enjoy you immensely.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  You should have said 'yes'. lol, Now, I am embarrassed.
  
  I have been pretty horrible today, to be honest. But then so many people talk such nonsense. Also this is the third consecutive day of rain. Floods soon.
  
  Bought enough flour to bake bread for a week. My bread is rather good these days.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I figured I had embarrassed you into a hole, being English and all.
  And after all that you're bragging about your bread. lol
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  The secret is the Flying Rabbit brand flour. The packet has a little bunny with wings on the front. Sort of sweet and scary at the same time.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Ill keep that in mind the next time Im buying flour outside of the US.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Have you ever been outside the US?
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I have. Oddly enough, I dreamed that I was in England a couple of days ago.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Did you meet the Queen?
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I don't think I was thinking about the queen. I had met so many friends from online scrabble that lived in England. I think we shared a similar sense of humor. I spent a lot of time talking online to them. Maybe I was feeling lonely. Which is sad that I would be lonely in my sleep. lol
  
  Ive been to Africa, and crossed over by foot into Ethiopia. Ive been to not a few places in Mexico. Ive been to China and Canada twice. Ive also been to Amsterdam if you can count a layover in the airport.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I'm impressed. Never been to Africa.
  
  You do have an unusually English style of humour. Not much sacred (sorry for the expression) to English folk.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Speaking of English humor, I saw today that the old cast of Monty Python is getting together and doing a new live show.
  
  Sorry, I'll leave now.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  No need to leave. Keep Beth company. I need to sleep, anyway. Well past midnight here.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Im like a community project.
  
  Night Will.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  We have to keep you amused, lest you do it yourself and get into trouble.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  "Ima good gurl Iyam." Liza Doolittle...
  Im just writing my book.... my soon to be famous book. Look for it at Barnes and Noble... or where ever they sell books from now. Or if you're poor like me, go to the library, it will be on the best sellers list... right next to John Grisham and Nicholas Sparks.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I did like A Fish Called Wanda. Hated Benny Hill.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I dont know where it comes from. I never liked the PBS shows... the Faulty Towers (sp?) and such.
  This can't be interesting to you. You're just making an effort now. lol
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I need to regrow my teeth at night, which slows me down some.
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  Jason Marovichposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Yeah, Will. I can see that, too:
  
  Five Steps for Beth37 to make money online.
  
  1. Set aside a little capital.
  
  2. Decide upon a niche containing products men will buy (like golf accessories).
  
  3. Set up a niche blog.
  
  4. Use E-bay to acquire products to sell at increased rate on said blog.
  
  5. Blog like you post on HP forums!
  
  Your wit, charm, and self-deprecation would win over regular male visitors who enjoy your blog posts and love golf. Your accessibility and smart comebacks to comments would make sales. I've no doubt you could make it work with the right niche topic (there are greater minds than mine that could give you ideas).
  
  The best part is that there are people like Relache, Marisa, Will, and Mark E. who'd probably be willing to advise you on how to proceed.
  
  You'd have to promise to keep posting on HP, though, and to not neglect us Hubbers when you get rich and famous.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I don't think I have the (pork) chops for it... (a little shout out to "aware".)
  
  I want to make money, sure, but I want to make money off the things that interest me. Writing for the sake of niches etc. seems way too much like work. Writing is way too enjoyable for me to reduce it to that. I understand that that doesn't leave me a lot of room for getting rich though. But I do not despair! I still have my book, which will be made into a movie, to rely on.
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  Jason Marovichposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Good for you. I wasn't looking forward to reading your second novel's opening if you'd taken my advice, anyway.
  
  "The lonely clacking of weary fingers on a spent keyboard were the only sounds radiating from inside the cavernous warehouse..."
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Can I use that?
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  Jason Marovichposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  You'll have to ask HP. It's in their forum now!
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Ill just change a couple of words. lol
  
  I really hate the winky face... you know the one you use after you make a joke? It feels cheap to me like selling out. But you'd be surprised how many ppl are offended if you don't put a semicolon and a parentheses after a comment. You always think ppl can recognize a joke when they see one, but sometimes the jokes just floating around in your own head. Joking is extremely dangerous without the semicolon.
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  Jason Marovichposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Oh. I'd just assumed people who used the winky face had been drinking.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Who's to say they're not?
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  Jason Marovichposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Writing in all its modern forms is work. Overcoming our dislike of that fact is part of being a writer. We write because we love to write despite it being work. It took me a few years to realize that.
  
  Now I must totter (fetching English word) off to class. I shall return as fast as I can (which isn't fast at all).
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Im off to work soon myself. *grimace*
  Have a good day.
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Proceed to http://hubpages.com/faq/#hpads-payments to learn more than you would ever want to know.
  
  Also, payout demarcation depends on if you've made the HP ad program active or not, https://hubpages.com/my/earnings/affiliate/
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Hey, it said my google adsense and ad program were both active... I don't know what that means, but maybe that's good? So I guess no payout til $100 for me then? That's a lot of ugh boots. (the spelling was intentional, don't reprimand me.)
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  The AdSense needs to be active for the HP ad program to be active. You are all set. Your payout level is $50. All is well.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Yea! Thank you for translating.
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awareposted 10 years ago
Sorry to digress .But there is a feral pig problem in our country. Yet everyone is still buying pork chops from Publix .So much for living off the land.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Aren't they buying pork from other stores too?
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awareposted 10 years ago
yes . but pork chops from Publix. . reads more like poetry. Its kinda my thing.. hi btw Beth nice to meet you.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  And you.
  So many cats.
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awareposted 10 years ago
i never made money here
i kinda gave up writing on this site
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  How do you feel about ugg boots?
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awareposted 10 years ago
lol. im not a how to kinda guy. either. i had a poem called oscillating fan it got flagged for being to personal. so i changed it to how to clean a oscillating fan. i kept the poem in it just added cleaning directions . they allowed it then. thats one reason i got mad at hubpages. there are many others
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  hahahaha
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awareposted 10 years ago
hubpages is like a content farm for copy cats. but anyway. ill stop .
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  It's kinda like saying the date who's paying for your dinner is a cheapskate.
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  watergeekposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I disagree "aware". But I might agree that those who make a lot of money on Hubpages tend to be copycats. All of my hubs are originals, but my topics aren't much searched.
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awareposted 10 years ago
without writers hubpages would starve .its more like the the ones were treating to dinner. are letting us get pick pocketed at the table we set for them.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Perspectives a funny thing isn't it? Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
  
  I spose writing would be hard without the paper and the pen. I wonder if it matters which is which.
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Will Apseposted 10 years ago
Night all.
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paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago
Happy Friday Morning!

Thanksgiving less than a week away. Grocery stores going to be total chaos from Saturday through Wednesday. Going to get my food stock up done today so can avoid all that.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Your best bet is to go at night.
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  That's when all the strange people show up... I know, I've seen them.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  lol... everyone is strange as far as I can tell.
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  jansharesposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Same to you para, congrats on being back up there.
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Thanks, happiness is 90+.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  You're both breaking my sad little 80s heart.
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  jansharesposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Sweetie, your value at HP is 100+
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  After a 5-month dry spell, I somehow ended up writing 2 new hubs in the last week. Don't know what came over me. Probably is what caused me to wiggle into 90 land.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Good for you.
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  jansharesposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  That'll do it. See you guys later, have a great Friday.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Bye Jan, have a good day.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I think I'm just gonna keep my mouth shut on this subject.....
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  grr
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Only because of my score, madam. I sincerely have nothing negative to say. I promise.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Hence my growl. Im surrounded by success.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I just put up new hubs on a daily basis, that's all. I'm certainly not winning any popularity contests.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Im glad for you, I'm just kidding. Some day I will get back in there and try to update my hubs... I had some that were unfeatured due to lack of participation... or what ever... so I just left em. I need to clean house, but I have to clean the actual house as well... And now Im having fun writing this book so, I just can't motivate myself to get in there and fix the hub stuff up like I ought to.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  That's entirely understandable. I've been mulling over a few potential side projects myself, in addition to housework and so forth. Nothing so grand as a book, of course, I've got nothing to say that anyone would want to read.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Your hubs are awesome, I can't imagine that that's true.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I can regurgitate information in a concise, fairly easy-to-read fashion, but to create a book's worth of originality? No way. I commend you for your ability to do so.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Aren't you nice. Im just telling my brain a story it wants to hear. Satisfying myself really. Who knows if it will be any good. I usually do things on my own pretty well, but having posted that thread kept me accountable and every one's encouragement really helped. I just hope I finish it.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  You seem like the type that will see it through. You're writing it for yourself, after all, and why would you deprive your story it's ending?
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  One of the main characters is Colin Farrell... at least in my mind. Im enjoying having that accent in my head every day. lol
  I need some coffee... Ill make you all some too.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  If you know where my kitchen is, there's already a pot on. Also, if you know where my kitchen is, I'm calling the police.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Im in your kitchen. Be afraid.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Clearly, my puppy is the worst guard dog ever.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  He seems to like me.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  She, and I'm sure she would. She adores the vast majority of people. Anyone who'll play with her.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  How long have you had her?
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Since July. She was a bit too young to be taken from her mother, but the folks we got her from were clearly less than attentive. She had mange and the worst worms I've ever seen, but she's healthy and happy now. She turned out to be a gorgeous dog once she filled out and the fur grew back in. That's why I keep plastering pictures of her on my hubs, I suspect.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Is she a German Shepherd? That's my favorite kind of dog. Ive always wanted one.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  That she is. I've always been a fan of Shepherds myself, and she's the first one I've ever had. Up to now, I've mostly had Siberian huskies.
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  MysticMoonlightposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Hi, JG. I got my GS after my Siberian Husky that I'd had for 11 years, died. It took me about a year to decide if I wanted another dog at all after losing her. We were very close and she had been such a fantastic dog and I was afraid that I'd never bond with another like I had with her. But, after researching Shepherds for quite awhile, I decided to take the chance and I'm so glad that I did, she (GS) is a terrific dog. The breeds are very similar, I've noticed, in their mannerisms, loyalty, and demeanor. I'm sure you will love yours just as much as your Huskies (if you don't already, that is)
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I adored her just as much from day one. I'm a sucker for puppies, really. Complete, sniveling wuss.
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  Rod Raineyposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  “Grades are a problem. On the most general level, they're an explicit acknowledgment that what you're doing is insufficiently interesting or rewarding for you to do it on your own. Nobody ever gave you a grade for learning how to play, how to ride a bicycle, or how to kiss. One of the best ways to destroy love for any of these activities would be through the use of grades, and the coercion and judgment they represent. Grades are a cudgel to bludgeon the unwilling into doing what they don't want to do, an important instrument in inculcating children into a lifelong subservience to whatever authority happens to be thrust over them.”
  ~ Derrick Jensen
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  What a fabulous quote. Thanks.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Good plan. I've got to head out to acquire my last minute supplies ASAP or I'm not going to get ahold of them. I may head out for that this morning, actually, when I'm done tending my puppy wounds and setting up yet another new Twitter account thanks to a big fat "account compromised" issue. The weekend is off to a good start.
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Will Apseposted 10 years ago
German Shepard's are fine in theory. Then you realize that one can wrap its jaws around your entire head.
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  MysticMoonlightposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I have a GS. She is an absolute wonderful dog, one of the best I've ever had. They are a terrific breed I can honestly attest, indeed, and yes, they could totally wrap their mouth around your entire head if ever they felt inclined to do so! LOL
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  No doubt about it. Mine isn't even six months yet and she's already getting close to the "jaws around head" mark. She's going to be huge.
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paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago
Frustrated at some of my zero-traffic hubs. I've done everything I can possibly think of for them.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  did you remember to change the title to "WTF"?
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  lol I bailed on that. Made me too nervous.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  smh
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Paradigm, you should make this your new profile pic, don'tcha think?
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paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago
Raining all day today. I like it.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Dark and drizzly here too. Im a fan of the wind more so than the rain.
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awareposted 10 years ago
the egg came first
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  lol
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awareposted 10 years ago
hello good eve dinos laid eggs long before the chicken
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  But if you believe in a Creator, which I do, you believe the animal was created first... although I can't hardly imagine it matters. We're all here now... cept the dinos.
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awareposted 10 years ago
speiro in dio. . we are creators . i believe in creation

i hope in god
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I hope in God too.
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awareposted 10 years ago
my idea of god builds suns, it creates the conditions from which life may arise
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Do you mind if I ask where you're from? Your words hint that you are not American or British... is that right?
  
  Edit, oh, I just looked at your page. You are American.
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awareposted 10 years ago
my family came to the USA in 1753 from Germany , 21 war vets in my family tree since we arrived. born in Georgia. living in Florida. and you? your wrong. lol
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Yes, sorry... the text was just slightly incomplete... Im with you now.
  Um... I have no idea where "my ppl" are from. lol
  Scotland, Ireland, English mostly. I live not far north of you, I spose.
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awareposted 10 years ago
and you?
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awareposted 10 years ago
no sorry needed , you did not step on my toe . lol. we are both from earth. were lucky. you agree?
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Indeed, although Ive heard you are from Mars and I am from Venus, but I'm sure that's not accurate.
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awareposted 10 years ago
my mom gave birth to me . on my birthday i always give her a card. thanking her for giving me life. i think we came from kinda the same place . the doorway starts with a v. lol sorry if that joke is off color
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Yeah... I should probably call my mom more often.
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paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago
Do not go anywhere near the Google banner today. If you do, the rest of your day will turn into a big glob of non-productivity.
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Will Apseposted 10 years ago
We need a thread 'Great Crimes against Fine Food'.

I have done terrible things too. I've... seen things you people wouldn't believe... Bacon on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Gas Grill. All those... moments... will be lost in time, like tears... in... rain. Time... to open another a tin of beans..
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  What is with the English and beans? You're like refined cowboys without horses.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  You don't need a horse if you got beans.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  If Ive said that once, Ive said it a thousand times.
  That was a lovely piece of writing though... sort of over the top for beans, but that's what made it so good.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Rutger Hauer ain't nothing in the pathos stakes.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Did you watch it?
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I am so old I saw Bladerunner when it first came out. I saw the first Star Wars. Not only that but I saw the very first episode of Doctor Who and even remember bits. I also remember hiding behind the sofa quite a lot when the monsters appeared.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  My son has just discovered Dr. Who. He has watched all the recent seasons (about 9).
  He has been talking about watching the old ones. The new ones were pretty scary, Ive never seen the old ones.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Man, that Dr. Who is popular. I never watched a single episode of it, but I keep hearing about it. I just finally got into Game of Thrones, give me time.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  lil scary
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Dr. Who or the fact that it took me like two years to get into one of the most popular shows on TV?
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  The really old ones are so low budget they look a bit silly now.
  
  Kids would like any of the Steven Moffat (main writer these days) era though, scary or not, I reckon.
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Beth37posted 10 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcaducVVdE0

Oops, it was sposed to start from around 3:40
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Will Apseposted 10 years ago
Did you know that most of Dr Who is filmed in Wales? It is cheaper.

I have a Welsh friend who is an actor and has appeared in a couple of episodes.

Anyway, that trivia has made me hungry. Time to eat some of the fine bread I made today. With lashing of honey!
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  By all means, go lash your bread.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  That was lovely. The bread shrieked in a very satisfying way. The honey dribbled as it should. We all enjoyed the whoosh of coffee at the end,
  
  Tomorrow I will write 'The Cereal Killer's Tale'.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySXrmvfBNGw
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  That was a moderate shock, lol.
  
  Someone stole the joke that I made today, several years ago. They must have a Tardis!
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Man, I listened to them constantly back in the 90's. Can't beat gems like The Bear Song and Anarchy in Bedrock. Suddenly, though, I feel old.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  If it makes you feel any better I remember 'Anarchy in the UK' like it was yesterday.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Come to think of it, so do I. I was never much of a Sex Pistols kind of guy.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I still listen to 'The Clash' occasionally but that is it for the entire period.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I listen to Maiden and Zeppelin from the 70's, but that's about it for me.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  lol
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  lol
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Jason Marovichposted 10 years ago
There are now ten pages of idle chat in this chat thread. Who's to blame for this?
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Hmm probably someone who started a thread titled 'So... Who wants to chat today?'
  
  And all the idlers who have posted here.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  My bad. I'll do my best to chat more actively in the future.
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  Jason Marovichposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  97-92. You've proven HP's author rating system right again, Will.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Oh dear. Are we are a sulker?
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  Jason Marovichposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  No, but maybe suffering from a slight case of author score envy. I, however, am not one of those people who believe in faulty HP algorithms. That's like saying the universe was designed with flaws.
  
  I am a bit of a sulker now that I realize I'm contributing to the length of PDS's chat thread, though.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Well, you know what Freud said about author score envy. And it has been clearly demonstrated that none of the so called cures work. So you might just as well give in and idle your time away in this worthless thread.
  
  I am going to start talking about my puzzling dreams soon.
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  Jason Marovichposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Careful, you're getting dangerously close to being off-topic. Psychoanalysis discussion is NOT idle chat!
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  This is my favorite thread.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I think it might be mine as well.
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  Jason Marovichposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I'd never admit to something like that. Never.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Would you like to hear about my puzzling dreams, Beth?
  
  edit: that cleared the room.
  
  And now I need to sleep. Night all.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  That's so weird. I was just telling my family about the weird dreams I had. I will tell you mine if you tell me yours. I am good at interpreting them.
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awareposted 10 years ago
hello?
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paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  lol. Well I just turned that giant pork roast into homemade soup. Ugh... that was a huge task, but my family can eat for a week... I wont have to do anything in the kitchen again until thanksgiving.
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I'm getting some light chores done, but that is it. My writing and life-advancement activities have come to a standstill. Guess I can't be a busy little beaver everyday. I'm chalking it up to a day or two of earned rest.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  We all burn out at some point... we have to catch our breath and gear up for a new day... a new week.
  Do you have plans for Thanksgiving? Didn't you say you were going to kill me once? I never got the joke... still hoping it was a joke I just missed out on.
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  No, wasn't me. Must have been some other fan.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Yes you did! Member? But I didn't know what you were talking about. I asked, but then I was a little freaked out so I let it slide away... Im good at forgetting things. I have to sew my own name to my sleeve.
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Was it the expression, "You do know I have to kill you now?"
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  lol... I don't think so. Maybe you were on heavy meds. I don't know... it didn't really make sense so... Im sure it was a misunderstanding. We're gonna put up the tree tonight. It's not coming down til Easter though Ill bet. I hate saying goodbye to Christmas.
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  When was this?
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Two months ago maybe.
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Odd... Don't worry. I might keep you as a pet in the basement though.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Why is it always the basement?
  If I do one thing good in the whole world, it's making homemade soup. (Just finished dinner.)
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paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago
Happy Sunday!

Think I might use this thread today to brag about whatever I might happen to accomplish today. Or not.

Have already updated a hub. It's a 2-year-old one that google continues to index on page 10,000. The hub is already the best it can be. Not knowing what else to do, I scattered some more keywords around in it; the percentage of keywords to other text is still way below what might perturb google.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I think you will probably never talk to me again after I say this but have you ever thought about less manic titles? I mean fewer very closely related keyword phrases. Fewer words, period.
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I will always talk with you, Will.
  
  As to my maniac titles, what can I say? The darn things work more often than not. However, I think your idea just might be worth a shot for those hubs where they don't. Thanks!
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Best of luck.
  
  Mark drew a picture of you in another thread, by the way. And me too. And some other people.
  
  We were all very young.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  lol
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Uh-oh... Please post a link to this gem.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I was going to post the title of the thread... til I remembered what it was.
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Will Apseposted 10 years ago
http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/118562? … ost2504214

edit: I'm the big one at the front, I think.
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Good one!
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Will Apseposted 10 years ago
Nice to see Mark again. Especially since he managed not to mention the other place.

I don't think I can stay and chat though. The internet is so bad (perhaps all the floods I am surrounded by).

No work done today, at all. Sigh..
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Go to church.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  We have a church here, believe it not and it is enormous. Problem is it looks like Evangelicals. They might want to kidnap me and take me to some kind of camp in the jungle and feed me up on kool-aid. And extract my brains through my nose.
  
  If there was a five hundred year old Catholic Church nearby I might take an interest. Especially if no one therein spoke English.
  
  I am a sucker for Christian art and music and that vague feeling of other worldly goodness that sweeps over me when I hear polyphony or just a decent organ recital.
  
  I always thought that it was a terrible shame that they got rid of castrati.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Ugh... that's why they have the 12 year olds sing.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Sorry Beth, that is the kind of post that can sometimes get out late at night. There was enough truth in the post for me to not want to delete it. But it was also so irritating there was nothing to do but drop a grenade in it and run away.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Well the rest of the post was kind of lovely... sort of.
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donotfearposted 10 years ago
I have been sick .
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I hope you're feeling better now. Us baby boomers gotta stick together.
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paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago
Well, sports fans. Went to run an errand. Car started pulling hard to the right. I pulled over. Sure enough; big, fat split in the sidewall of the right-front tire. What with the tire already essentially destroyed, decided to drive it home. Succeeded without doing any rim damage. I can now deal with the problem in the comfort and safety of my own driveway.
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paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago
Spunky The Wonder Camaro is once again alive and mobile.

And I had to correct my previous post. I slammed the wrong country. Fortunately I was able to delete the false accusation in time.

The tire brand is called The Dominator. It is made in America. And it is a true piece of crap. http://forums.woodalls.com/index.cfm/fu … t/true.cfm
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I don't know much about cars and nothing about US cars. But is the Camaro that you are talking about something like the beast below?
  
  A slightly alarming 2.8L V6 (OHV)?
  
  Also what is a pony car?
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  The headlight area style is bang on, but the rest is only similar. And mine is from the second millennium.
  
  As to pony cars, Mustang was the first and it evolved from there.
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paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago
Checking out new tire prices. Pep Boys wants $21 just to put the tire on the car; plus the price of the tire itself of course. Screw them. It's been awhile since I've bought tires. I've never had to pay to have the tire put on the car before. If this is the new norm...
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Please finish that sentence. lol
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I can't because I'm speechless.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  That's the standard now-a-days, my friend. Any of the chain places are gonna charge you at least 10 bucks for mounting and balancing.
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Corporate America just keeps getting greedier and greedier. All of them.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  No doubt about it. Even small town garages charge 5-10 bucks for it these days. They kind of have the market cornered too. It's just not worth the trouble to do it on your own. I've mounted and balanced thousands of tires, and I still pay to have it done.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Im always happy to pay $5. Should they do it for free?
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  It sort of depends. The big chain places mark up the tires AND charge you an additional fee, so yes, they should really be doing it for free. What kills me about it is crap like certain big chain garages that list things like "TPMS reset" on the billing statement, even though most cars do that automatically, and even if they don't it's just a matter of taking a little hand-held device and tapping it against the side of the tire for ten seconds. Small shops, though, in my experience, just tack on the extra fee to make a bit of profit. They don't usually mark tires up too much, if at all.
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  Motown2Chitownposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Question: the tire pressure light keeps coming on and going off on my van. It was a gift to us and the folks who gave it to us had just replaced the tires. They all seem fine. Is the TPMS the sensor? If so, does mine possibly just need to be reset?
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paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago
I've also mounted many a tire. Working at a gas station was one of my first jobs during my teenage years. Unfortunately, I don't have one of those machines handy... After seeing Pep Boys' $21 price, $5 is starting to look mighty good. Gonna go back to where I originally bought the tire; see if I can guilt them into being nice to me. Needless to say, I won't be buying the same brand.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  That's a solid plan. I like to stick to small shops for that kind of job, and I'm willing to pay a Mom and Pop business a few extra bucks. Throwing even more money at corporations, however, not so much. It's worth 5 bucks a tire for me to help them out and get the job done without actually having to do it myself, though the shop I use would probably let me do it myself on their machines after the two years I worked there.
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paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago
An interesting side note. After putting the spare on yesterday, I decided to do some other maintenance. At which point I discovered my battery was about one start away from stranding me. So, trickle-charged that critter overnight and got it squared away. Serendipity does exist.
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paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago
Got the tire thing done. The place was packed. I guess everybody and their brother decided to replace their old tires before the road trips. Guilt thing didn't work; they cut me zero slack, but they still beat Pep boys by $10.

The Pep boy's I knew of yesteryear used to be the best place to go for all things auto. Now? I have no idea.
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paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago
Feeling energetic. Waiting for the hardware store to open. Today is weed-kill day.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  You have weeds in November?
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Yes, I do. Apparently my weed-killing spree in September wasn't sufficient. Come to think of it, it's been unusually warm around here for the last 2 months, excluding the last 2 weeks.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Too much CO2. Less breathing, please.
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  It's all the neighborhood cats.
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  Motown2Chitownposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I just moved from Michigan to Florida. Believe it or not, I have roses in November. It's so bizarre!
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  paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Today it's supposed to be in the 70's here (parts of Southern California). I might get all sorts of outdoor stuff done today.
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  Motown2Chitownposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  We have temps just under 70 today, and rain, rain, and more rain.
  
  Nothing outdoors for me. Except to walk the dog of course. She refuses to do her business anywhere near the house, so we have to tour the neighborhood every time nature calls.
  
  Enjoy the fresh air.
  
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I live in the tropics these days but I get this terrible nostalgia for awful UK weather sometimes.
  
  I just spent an hour 'walking' around the countryside where I used to play as a kid. This was only on Google Maps, sadly.
  
  The g-mobile passed through about this time of year and everything but the grass, a few fir trees and the holly were dead. And somehow that was right.
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  Motown2Chitownposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I'm totally in favor of tropical living. We came for health reasons actually. Gray isn't good for me. Cold isn't good for hubby.
  
  I admit, though, there can be a certain regenerative quality to the deadness of winter that's present in some locales.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  It might just be the nostalgia.
  
  In reality, I hate being cold. lol.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Am I the only one who enjoys winter? In addition to being a 9 year old when it comes to playing in the snow, I hate being hot. My philosophy is that I can always put more clothing on, but I can only take so much off.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Ive been saying that for years. I hate the heat too. I lived in AZ for 14 years. What a nightmare.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I feel your pain there. My first two duty stations were Ft. Benning, GA and Ft. Hood, TX. My scientific conclusion to the dry heat vs. humidity discussion is they both suck in their own, special way.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  We had to run the "heart run" in PE in Tucson. 110 degrees, one mile in the sun. Child torture.
  Then in Phoenix it was 123 degrees our first summer there. Children would fall on the ground and get 3rd degree burns when their hands touched the sidewalks. Ppl would drink a few beers, fall asleep in the sun and DIE. This heat is not kidding.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Yikes. We had quite a few 100+ days ourselves, but they were the worst at Benning. 110 degrees, 98% humidity, and the Army solution is to roll up your sleeves (two turns, just to above the wrist, no more.) At least I only passed out once while waiting to run an IMT range.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  You crazy military ppl. You're a whole different animal than we weak peasants. Thanks for your service.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  People in England tell these kinds of tale but usually they are talking about stuff their grandparents told them.
  
  We need to organize rescue missions.
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  Ill be waiting.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I will send child size oven-gloves in the meantime.
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  I do have baby sized hands.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  That's great. And if you wear the gloves in Tucson (next time you visit) you will be able to fall over on burning pavements safely.
  
  Actually, just ask Mr Bravo to escort you.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I actually thought you had left. You enjoy passing me off to sir bravo so quickly that I thought you had ducked out whilst you could, but here you still are. What time is it there... where ever there is?
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I posted in the other thread but all I got was weirdness (this post never existed sort of thing).
  
  Anyway, still before eleven. But I am getting looks from the cat. She wants something. Probably she wants help catching a lizard, so she can toy with it and eventually let it live a three legged life.
  
  So I better do what I can.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Fine. Rescue the lizard and leave me here to rot. I don't mind at all. Ive got tons of housework to do, so don't think I don't have a full life.
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  Jason Marovichposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  That makes me wish we'd allowed all the turkeys to roam free to keep the cat population down.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  This is absolutely right when you can still run around and have the strength to bear the weight of clothes.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I'm so glad I hung on to my polartech and polypropylene stuff from the Army. They sell the Polypros all over the place now, and I give them my personal endorsement. Warm as all get-out, but still light and non-restrictive.
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  Motown2Chitownposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I'm with you on the rather be cold...but I generally don't care for extreme weather either way. And the snow and cold aren't what turn me off on winter-it's the lack of light and eventual cabin fever.
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  Motown2Chitownposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Ditto.
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  Jason Marovichposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Oh, and you! Sold out my beloved Michigan for palm trees and pristine beaches, eh?
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  Motown2Chitownposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I did. LOL
  
  I love Michigan-born and raised there-but to maintain my sanity and health, I have to forego the winters. Florida is just more practical in that aspect.
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  Jason Marovichposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  The freezing temperatures and everlasting gloom haven't affected my sanity at all...
  
  I've spent a lot of time in Florida. If you're spending winters there and summers North, then it's a good deal. I couldn't bear summers in Florida.
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  Motown2Chitownposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I'm not terribly fond of Florida summers either. But they're shorter (the unbearable part of them anyway) than Midwest winters as a rule.
  
  I'd give my eye teeth to be a snowbird, but finances don't allow for it. On the upside, the lakes, woods, and rivers that make me miss Michigan can be found and enjoyed here too.
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  Motown2Chitownposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  To be fair, though, I'm in NE Florida, which is really SE Georgia. We have beaches, but not like down south.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  All I remember from Georgia is mosquitoes the size of dinner plates and humidity. More power to you, I'll take my cold up here any day.
  
  Sorry for missing out on the discussion, I felt an urge to get a hub done that's sort of time-sensitive.
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  Motown2Chitownposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  What? Work? Never more important than good conversation.
  
  Eh, there are bird sized Mosquitos in MI too-at least up north.
  
  At the end of the day, I'll bloom where I'm planted, but I'm a full sun flower, which makes Florida ideal. What I miss about Michigan the most is hockey anyway, and thanks to NHL Center Ice, I can enjoy that even here.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  It's about how to see a particular comet that may be visible soon (within days), so as a space nerd I consider it more a public service than work.
  
  The thing I always missed in the south was the snow. For all the headaches it entails, I still enjoy it more than even I'd expect.
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  Motown2Chitownposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I miss the look of it and how it blankets the sounds into that undisturbable calm. Other than that, not so much.
  
  I don't think I've ever seen a comet. I'll have to check out that hub.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I just enjoy playing in the snow, especially this year. I have a puppy that was born in July, so she's never seen snow before.
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  Motown2Chitownposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  There is almost nothing as joyful as playing in the snow with a pup. Darn it, now I'm sentimental and sad that I'll have no snow this winter...lol
  
  My pup loves it too.
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Beth37posted 10 years ago
I see we're finally thru with the tire talk.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Do I detect that you are not a man?
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  For the most part.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I have my gender awry days, too.
  
  Anyway, how was your day Beth?
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  You mean yesterday? Yes, it was kind of sad without you here. Today however has just started and I have a lot to do for Thanksgiving. Are you getting ready for bed now?
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Sorry, Ok it is still rosy fingered dawn in your part of the world!
  
  Yes, work is a grim business and a serious distraction from life. Yesterday was hard going. Anyway...
  
  I supposed you have a gobbler to gobble. That is good. We do not want the world overrun by turkeys.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  More a gray drizzly day... probably like the many you spent not playing outside during your youth.
  
  Yes, we have killed all the turkeys. Someone had to do it, we were over run with them... now their carcasses line our freezer cases and soon their bones will... hmm, Im losing my appetite. Im not really that fond of turkey, but the job of bathing his dead body and roasting his flesh in the oven, falls on me. Im a little worried that the vegetarians will appear at any moment and I will have another debate on my hands. Why can't I be amicable like you Will? You get along with everyone.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I know, my amiability is well known.
  
  Remember though I have my own turkey to pluck, and bathe and wedge into a tray and push slowly into the searing heat.
  
  I ain't in any hurry though.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Why are you plucking turkeys? did you throw tea in a harbor and thumb your nose at the queen too?
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  In this instance 'turkey' is a metaphor.
  
  Also for who runs together the 'Boston Turkey Party' with 'Thanks for the Tea Giving?'
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I am american. We give thanks for coffee.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Every day.
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Jason Marovichposted 10 years ago
I used to have to run to school; uphill, in 120-degree heat, with an umbrella, in military-issue flight boots. There...now I feel a part of the unconscionable fibbing going on here.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Don't worry, we will save you too.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I DID NOT FIB! That place is hellishly hot. You go to AZ in Aug. and tell me it's not like living in a giant lava lamp. And Bravo was military so anything and every thing he says he's endured is to be believed and applauded. We love our military... and babies.
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  Jason Marovichposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  As long as the topic isn't tire-related, I'm all right with a little embellishment. I'd share my military stories, too, but I was pretty liquored-up at the time.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  A drunk soldier? Id read that hub.
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  Jason Marovichposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  ha!
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I worked with a man in his 20's... the weird thing is, he looked *exactly like a guy I dated in high school... I showed him the pic of my high school friend and he said, "spooky"... anyway, that was just a side note. He's military and he was always telling me stories of being so drunk he'd have to crawl back to the hotel (they were in a hotel... anyhoo) and the stories got more convoluted every time he told them.
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  Jason Marovichposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Our barracks was situated directly across from the NCO club. I have similar stories (and tall tales).
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  We prefer short tales around here.
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  Jason Marovichposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Short-tailed cats sorta freak me out. Wait, this thread is starting to get confusing.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  It's a chat thread... you can talk about baby turkeys, drunk soldiers or short tailed cats. It's all good.
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  JG11Bravoposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Trust me, Beth. Drunk soldiers aren't hard to come by.
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Im going to refrain from sharing the joke in my head.
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Will Apseposted 10 years ago
12 o'clock. Sleep for me. Night all.

I am relying on you all to do your part in disposing of that mountain of turkey flesh. I would help if I was their (sic for Beth's sake)...
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Ill send you some. Night.
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  Will Apseposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Hah, you are quick!
  
  Goodnight...
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Greek Oneposted 10 years ago
snow is Mother Nature's way of telling us she is a f&-#+&+#
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  HollieTposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I didn't quite get the last bit, Greek?
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  Beth37posted 10 years agoin reply to this
  I think it was a glitch of some sort.
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  gmwilliamsposted 10 years agoin reply to this
  Nice to hear from you Greek One.
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Beth37posted 10 years ago
I love the snow. I think it's beautiful. It makes me really happy, but it's very mild where I am so... maybe not the same for you.
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I don't want this thread to go away.
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