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    Great!
  • Word association thread

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  • Gift ideas for the coming holidays (2026)

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    Dear citizens, Use the money to go to the dentist. Or start stocking your pantry for the apocalypse. Or donate your money to charity. Or, pile $500 cash in the middle of the street, light it on the fire, and roast marshmallows.
  • Mexico has the Peso

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    Who "minted" this? The Donald and China? The Treasury? It does no justice to "coins". Of course the probably it would have is 0.
  • Rosecliff Mansion, Newport

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    Lot's of internet/ phone issues with my devices lately. Getting a land line account with 2 corded phones. Tired of trying to talk on my cellphone and hanging up on the person because my screen came in brief contact with the side of my head.
  • Running with a stroller is good for you

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    People bring them onto the city buses in NYC. Really annoying, they take up the aisle. And sometimes they’re carrying a dog.
  • Shingles shot

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    @dolmansaxlil that sounds horrible and terrifying!!
  • Favorite Hitchcock movie

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    I may have to watch some of them again to determine a favorite.
  • RIP, Diana

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    Link to video
  • Greetings from Shipshewana, Indiana

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    Being as I know you’re concerned that two old guys on the road aren’t getting proper nutrition I’m compelled to report on our supper. Forgot to take a picture. Being as we are nearing the end of our journey we decided to use up our leftovers. Bought a head of romaine and combined it with a few steak chunks, leftover stir fried veg, the rest of the tomatoes, a few spoonfuls of black beans, chopped onions and what was left of the quinoa. Stirred a bit of water in to what was left of the Tzatziki dip for a dressing. Garnished with some of the garlic chives I brought from my home garden. A transcendent experience.
  • Sleep in a different room every day!

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    Now I know it's "biggest". My guess is it will probably be demolished, at least if "city planners" need some kind of road or development.
  • Fare thee well, Dolly

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    You can find YouTube interviews where she talks about him if you want to know more.
  • Spain was created

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    @jon-nyc said: There’s still dregs of Arabic in modern Spanish. The exclamation ‘ojalá’ comes to mind. Interesting Consider how mixed English is. It's famous for it.
  • Digital camouflage

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    I bought a Ridge wallet. Got it today. Like it knew I would. Did not want to spend a penny on a new wallet but my old bifold (hand-made, full grain, same price point) ... Well the leather expanded over time because of humidity or something, and every time I opened it my cards would come flying out everywhere, fall to the ground, etc. I thought it was wise to invest in something of an insurance policy. I'm not trying to loose the contents of my wallet to the four winds.
  • I'm seeing the forum in a list format...

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    I'm locked out of my iPad for now : ( I refreshed my browser. It didn't do anything. Oh well! It's some glitch and will right itself soon enough.
  • Nice House for Sale in WV, The Chancellor House

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    That really is a beauty, but holy carp what a project….
  • Mildly Interesting - People

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    Interesting! Thanks!
  • Washing machine update

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    I've decided no two ways about it. I want a new mechanical Speed Queen. $600 every 2 years for the electronic panel to flip out, then to buy a new one, then to hire them to remove the old one and install the new one (not my skill set) is ridiculous. I'm enjoying doing laundry by hand in the kitchen sink, wringing it out, hanging on chairs on the enclosed glass patio for a day with the ceiling fan on, and then drying in the dryer. I don't mind at all. I've been doing laundry by hand for 2 years. I want to have my ceiling leak fixed first. Also, the underside of the floor that I know could reach 7k. $$$$ in my world. The car I bought didn't cost 10k. (25k miles, small, pristine, live it, more later). The tiles give some when you walk on them and I know why. It's disconcerting and needs the right contractor asap. I've wanted an Asko for a long time but couldn't swing and can't today. I am kind of two minds, but having the kind of washer my parents had in our house would be the best. How wonderful in this fast changing world would that be. The nail in the Asko coffin for me is it has electronics. Why take that risk when you can get a new old school mechanical washer? I mean I can think of reasons but on balance I crossed it off my list.
  • Sonic Warfare of the Celts

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    Btw, Love the picture. I might print it, enlarge it, and put it in a Wal-Mart type frame.
  • To Jon-nyc, Ax, Bernard, Northeast piano folks

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    I saw that! Grotriman was talking about having a party in July but that never materialized. Maybe I can nudge him or threaten to hold one myself… I’d love to see him again. It’s been ages.