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Bearded Wonder
Join Date: Jul 2011
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Who?
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Professor of applied misanthropy
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You've never heard of them?
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When people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they're almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they're almost always wrong.—Gaiman
The story must strike a nerve—in me. My heart should start pounding when I hear the first line in my head. I start trembling at the risk.—Sontag Creativity is the residue of wasted time.—Einstein |
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Bearded Wonder
Join Date: Jul 2011
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You have?
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Professor of applied misanthropy
Join Date: Mar 2010
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Are you trying to tell me I look ignorant?
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When people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they're almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they're almost always wrong.—Gaiman
The story must strike a nerve—in me. My heart should start pounding when I hear the first line in my head. I start trembling at the risk.—Sontag Creativity is the residue of wasted time.—Einstein |
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Wouldn't it be rude of me to answer that question truthfully?
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Professor of applied misanthropy
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Doesn't that depend on the answer?
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When people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they're almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they're almost always wrong.—Gaiman
The story must strike a nerve—in me. My heart should start pounding when I hear the first line in my head. I start trembling at the risk.—Sontag Creativity is the residue of wasted time.—Einstein |
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Can't you guess the answer?
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Professor of applied misanthropy
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Aren't you supposed to be flooded out or something?
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When people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they're almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they're almost always wrong.—Gaiman
The story must strike a nerve—in me. My heart should start pounding when I hear the first line in my head. I start trembling at the risk.—Sontag Creativity is the residue of wasted time.—Einstein |
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Bearded Wonder
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Isn't that a little below the belt?
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Since DJ doesn't have a belt (see avatar), how would he know anything about hitting below one?
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Professor of applied misanthropy
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Aside from which, isn't Nymtoc well above the bible belt?
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When people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they're almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they're almost always wrong.—Gaiman
The story must strike a nerve—in me. My heart should start pounding when I hear the first line in my head. I start trembling at the risk.—Sontag Creativity is the residue of wasted time.—Einstein |
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Imagine something clever here.
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Bible Belt? Is that the drink with Maker’s Mark, Triple Sec, lemon and lime juices?
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Are you sure it isn't the drink with Jack Daniel's, Kahlua, Amaretto, Guinness Stout and Coca-Cola?
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Why do I say these things?
Join Date: Jan 2010
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Do you realize that's an American-Irish, Italian, Hawaiian from Tennessee drink?
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Professor of applied misanthropy
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Did you forget about about the English beer in there?
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When people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they're almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they're almost always wrong.—Gaiman
The story must strike a nerve—in me. My heart should start pounding when I hear the first line in my head. I start trembling at the risk.—Sontag Creativity is the residue of wasted time.—Einstein |
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Why do I say these things?
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Was I mistaken with the Irish part?
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Imagine something clever here.
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Are you part Irish?
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Come here and say that
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Which part?
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Why do I say these things?
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Since I'm actually half English, wouldn't the question be which half?
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Professor of applied misanthropy
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What's the other half?
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When people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they're almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they're almost always wrong.—Gaiman
The story must strike a nerve—in me. My heart should start pounding when I hear the first line in my head. I start trembling at the risk.—Sontag Creativity is the residue of wasted time.—Einstein |
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Benefactor Member
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Is this turning into a genealogy thread?
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Professor of applied misanthropy
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Doesn't that only matter to those of us who come from the deep end of the gene pool?
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When people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they're almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they're almost always wrong.—Gaiman
The story must strike a nerve—in me. My heart should start pounding when I hear the first line in my head. I start trembling at the risk.—Sontag Creativity is the residue of wasted time.—Einstein |
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What about those of us who come from the shallow end?
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Imagine something clever here.
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Don't pool tables have to be level?
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What if a player (me, for instance) is able to tilt the table ever so slightly in order to sink his ball in the proper pocket?
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