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Old 06-11-2012, 09:50 PM
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All you Zimmerman-lovers in the Great Debates thread are...
Antonio Vivaldi, RIP 1741. Someone tell YouTube about this.


Vivaldi lives! And he's a Doper!
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Old 06-12-2012, 04:01 AM
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Fictional characters who love to read for pleasure
So why do you like to read?
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Old 06-12-2012, 07:25 AM
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What's the least academic thing you've managed to get into a Serious Academic Paper or Presentation?
Camping and Hiking in Scotland (Advice Needed)


"Inquiries about the molecular structure of quackgrass elucidated herein should be directed to the lead author. And oh by the way, he's going to Scotland on a camping trip and needs advice on slug repellent."
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Old 06-12-2012, 07:30 AM
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What's your "doing it" music?
Songs with very famous backup singers

"I always feel like somebody's watching me."
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Old 06-12-2012, 10:19 AM
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All you Zimmerman-lovers in the Great Debates thread are...
Mea Culpa: George Zimmerman case


And another promising rant is short-circuited prematurely.
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Old 06-12-2012, 01:19 PM
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Extremeely basic programming question.
Deodorizing a Moose Shed?


I think that's a hardware problem.

Talking to your unborn baby- about what?
Tourists in US: complaining about food
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Old 06-12-2012, 01:37 PM
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Who will be the new Secretary of Commerce?
Perfect being punishes its imperfect creation?


Baaad Secretary of Commerce! Perfect Being is gonna get a new cabinet member.
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Old 06-13-2012, 07:44 AM
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Why aren't there more hard drives with transparent covers?
My house is too dusty!

How dusty is it? It's so dusty you can't see through the transparent covers!
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Old 06-13-2012, 09:56 AM
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What Happens to People Who Don't Bathe?
My house is too dusty!

You're tracking dust everywhere? Eww!
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Old 06-13-2012, 12:53 PM
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Odd things I learned researching genealogy
Pepe is the most international name (amusing google search)
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Old 06-13-2012, 01:55 PM
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What do you do with your awesome God powers?
Please help: Cat won't stop peeing.


That's too trivial for my awesome God powers. Besides, I'm busy keeping the dog from taking a dump under the dining room table.
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Old 06-13-2012, 05:07 PM
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Wimmens! PLEASE Mark Stuff Us Guys Ain't Supposed To Eat......
So, a Dingo did take her baby?

Yep, it wasn't marked "Don't eat".
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Old 06-14-2012, 07:28 AM
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Concept Of Extinction?
How ancient people counted with their hands


"Og count dinosaur on fingers, this week no dinosaur! How Og count now?"

The neighbor's parenting drives my wife crazy
So, a Dingo did take her baby?
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Old 06-14-2012, 09:13 AM
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Re: Should you not throw rice at weddings because birds swallow it and explode?
Aged Angus Beef


Tossing flank steaks at the happy couple - a grand new tradition.
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Old 06-14-2012, 09:18 AM
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Re: Should you not throw rice at weddings because birds swallow it and explode?
Aged Angus Beef


Tossing flank steaks at the happy couple - a grand new tradition.
It's all great fun, until someone loses an Eye Round
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Old 06-14-2012, 12:11 PM
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What do you do with eye round steaks?
Help me rejuvinate my beef jerky!


Oh, honey, once it's jerky-fied, there's no going back.
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Old 06-14-2012, 12:53 PM
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My heart is broken.
What's the hardest thing you've ever done?


Now I'm very misty-eyed.
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Old 06-14-2012, 01:00 PM
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My heart is broken.
What's the hardest thing you've ever done?


Now I'm very misty-eyed.
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Old 06-14-2012, 01:04 PM
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Ways your kids are currently driving you crazy?
After 115 years, the snoring finally gets to be too much


Klingon parenting - it's not for everyone.
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Old 06-14-2012, 01:55 PM
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Home owners associations - there must be some limit to what they can do
What do you do with your awesome God powers?


No, there is no limit to what they can do.
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Old 06-14-2012, 07:10 PM
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Obnoxious things to teach a 3 year old [NEED ANSWER FAST]

Ways your kids are currently driving you crazy?
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Old 06-15-2012, 06:10 AM
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What do you do with your awesome God powers?

I have a Jeopardy! audition next month...
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Old 06-15-2012, 07:08 AM
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Nerdy Confessions
Playing Civ II game for 10 years!
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Old 06-15-2012, 07:37 AM
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EEWWWW-make sure your squid is well cooked

Yay ... damn

VAGINA. VAGINA. Vaaaaagina.





Even more appropriate if you read the first thread:


http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/...d.php?t=655318

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Old 06-15-2012, 11:27 AM
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What do you do with your awesome God powers?
Sharp, tho mild pains...seemingly on outer surface of cranium, etc...


"Mess with me, mere mortal, and you shall suffer sharp tho mild pains! Bwa-ha-ha!" Sorry Jehovah, you're losing it.
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Old 06-15-2012, 03:19 PM
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Best off line long term storage solution for digital photos?
Tying a rope to wood beam.


A simple yet elegant solution. And no monthly fee.
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Old 06-15-2012, 04:55 PM
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What happens to people who don't bathe?
How do I kill the fungus in my shoe?


Erg.
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Old 06-15-2012, 05:26 PM
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Help me learn to camp cook? What do you cook while camping? How?
VAGINA. VAGINA. Vaaaaagina.


Double Erg.
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Old 06-16-2012, 04:05 PM
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Everyone on Earth to get their sexual orientation reversed. Can you handle it? Can the world?
VAGINA. VAGINA. Vaaaaagina.


I guess you're prepared!
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Old 06-16-2012, 04:52 PM
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The child I put up for adoption 26 years ago has found me.
VAGINA. VAGINA. Vaaaaagina.


"OK, it was 26 years ago--I remember coming out of it...Here kitty kitty kitty!"
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Old 06-16-2012, 08:30 PM
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One of the Geekiest Songs Evah

VAGINA. VAGINA. Vaaaaagina






Pretty fruitful thread, that vagina.
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Old 06-16-2012, 09:07 PM
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Has anyone seen any Romney bumper stickers or yard signs?
Romney's Coming . . . .


And he is not going to be happy.
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Old 06-17-2012, 04:12 AM
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My Aunt died
Fairly simple math problem


You have two aunts. One of them dies. How many aunts do you have left?
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Old 06-17-2012, 08:48 AM
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All those gears on bicycles
Needs help with an injured bunny fast


For starters, stop pedaling.
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Old 06-17-2012, 09:28 AM
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What Happens to People Who Don't Bathe?
What Was The "White Star Lines" Ticketing Policy in 1912?


The untold story of why so many people didn't make it into the lifeboats.
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Old 06-17-2012, 11:38 AM
Johnny L.A. Johnny L.A. is online now
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Give me last minute travel advice
Walking across Niagara on a tightrope


Luggage might be problematic.
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Old 06-17-2012, 07:35 PM
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In honor of Father's Day

Help me with my overly religious and bigoted dad
My father is mad at me because of the fact that I listen to a song praising A. Hitler


I dunno; I think your dad kinda has a point on that one.
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Old 06-18-2012, 03:29 AM
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Meeting a longtime friend in real life. How do I alleviate family concerns?
Nerdy Confessions


"We met on a Harry Potter fanfic e-mail list. We're gonna get together and just hang out, maybe do some LARPing."

Hmmm...dunno how much that will alleviate things.
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Old 06-18-2012, 07:51 AM
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Should Christians Be Forced to Photograph Gay Weddings?
Would Christians Who Are Against Birth Control Be Okay With This?
Boxing and Christianity - are they compatible?


With your faith and a good right cross, you're unstoppable.
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Old 06-18-2012, 10:38 AM
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What Happens to People Who Don't Bathe?

Corporations declared to be people? Huh?




What happens to corporations that don't bathe?
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Old 06-18-2012, 11:37 AM
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Another men's toilet etiquette thread.
Tell me about telescopes.


No reasonable man's going to give you grief for inadvertently seeing what you shouldn't have seen, but I think you're j-u-u-u-u-st crossing the line here.
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Old 06-18-2012, 12:58 PM
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Separated by one:


The King is dead. (Rodney King dead at 47)

I was told this man on this money is the King of Canada, but I don't know....




No, he was King of California
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Old 06-18-2012, 02:56 PM
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Toenail fungus (eww!)
Tell me about telescopes.


Turn the telescope around, and it looks a lot less eww.
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Old 06-18-2012, 08:19 PM
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Y'know, I could really go for 100 Slim Jims about now


Heard the Rumor that Obama Is Putting Pot Legalization on the Table?
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Old 06-19-2012, 01:43 AM
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What is your natural sleep pattern?
Falling Skies Two Hour Season 2 Priemere 6/17


A real snoozefest, apparently
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Old 06-19-2012, 11:12 AM
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The Rodney King beating: what should have done instead?
East Sea vs Sea of Japan


Putting Rodney in a bottle and setting him afloat in the Sea of Japan seems like a good alternative, but he would've drifted back to California eventually.
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Old 06-19-2012, 12:14 PM
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Very Annoying Racial Myths. Discuss it.
Are redheads sexy: males and females


This is a myth I'd like to test with Kari Byron.
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Old 06-19-2012, 02:49 PM
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Tell me about your crappy driving mistakes
The sad tale of a stupid man with a deformed 100-pound scrotum


It was a perfectly formed 100-pound scrotum before I ran over it .

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Old 06-19-2012, 02:58 PM
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Tell me about your crappy driving mistakes
The sad tale of a stupid man with a deformed 100-pound scrotum


It was a perfectly formed 100-pound scrotum before I ran over it .
I tried to stop, but my scrotum got caught under the brake pedal!
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Old 06-19-2012, 03:34 PM
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I have Norwalk virus
I embody the history of the Automat!
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