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Apologies to the people who got PM spam

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:38 pm
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by John Q. Public » Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:45 pm » in Board Business

I got a PM tonight about somebody identifying himself only as a former member - and who apparently has a giant chip on his shoulder about something -...

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Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:38 pm
New word added to the word censor

Last post by Vilepagan « Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:37 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sun Jan 13, 2019 8:44 pm » in Board Business

It seems that Google Adsense, which is sort of critical to the site's staying alive, has decided that a commonly used slang term for transmission and...

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Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:37 pm
New <embed> Plug-in

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Apr 10, 2018 6:41 am
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by John Q. Public » Sun Jan 14, 2018 11:12 am » in Welcome and Board Announcements

I went looking for a plug-in that would embed a :steam: tweet and boy, did I find one. It does that and a whole lot more. And even better, you don't...

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Brothers Convince Little Sister of Zombie Apocalypse

Last post by Luca « Fri Apr 15, 2016 2:53 pm
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by Brooke » Thu Apr 14, 2016 12:33 pm

This is hilarious! Please watch it all.

Brothers convince little sister of zombie apocalypse

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Last post by Luca
Fri Apr 15, 2016 2:53 pm
Agriculture

Last post by crayegg « Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:37 am
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by grayghost » Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:08 pm
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I was thinking that JQP could start a new forum topic Agriculture So I will start in the off topic forum. This is a link to a article about an...
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Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:37 am
Bowdoin students to be impeached for wearing sombreros to...

Last post by Parrotpaul « Wed Mar 09, 2016 5:48 pm
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by Parrotpaul » Fri Mar 04, 2016 2:28 pm
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...campus tequila party.

Two Bowdoin college students face impeachment for wearing sombreros to a tequila party. Two Mexican students felt offended...
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Last post by Parrotpaul
Wed Mar 09, 2016 5:48 pm
How is it possible to respect an opinion blah, blah

Last post by Brooke « Thu Feb 18, 2016 2:30 pm
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by Brooke » Mon Feb 15, 2016 4:04 pm

Luca: The inability - as a rule - to respect the honest opinion of others even when you feel they are little short of lunacy.

I respect your...

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Last post by Brooke
Thu Feb 18, 2016 2:30 pm
"Fair Use" standard explained

Last post by Parrotpaul « Sun Jan 31, 2016 11:12 am

by Parrotpaul » Sun Jan 31, 2016 11:12 am

This explains the Fair Use standard.

What Is Fair Use?

In its most general sense, a fair use is any copying of copyrighted material done for a...

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Sun Jan 31, 2016 11:12 am
Funniest stories at work competition

Last post by Omar Bongo « Thu Jan 14, 2016 6:24 pm
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by Luca » Sun Jan 10, 2016 2:11 pm

Most of us, I assume, spend the greater part of our waking lives working or thinking about our work. We all must have had some unexpected but funny...

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Last post by Omar Bongo
Thu Jan 14, 2016 6:24 pm
In the middle of a fireworks display...literally

Last post by John Q. Public « Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:30 pm
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by Parrotpaul » Sun Jan 03, 2016 7:27 pm

A guy flew his drone through the middle of a fireworks display. The video reveals the very cool results.

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Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:30 pm
2015 - Notable Deaths

Last post by grayghost « Thu Dec 31, 2015 9:40 pm
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by not4u13 » Fri Jan 02, 2015 11:49 am
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Donna Douglas, best known as Elly May Clampett, has died at the age of 81.
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Thu Dec 31, 2015 9:40 pm
So here's the list of banned words for 2016

Last post by afan95 « Thu Dec 31, 2015 5:52 pm
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by John Q. Public » Thu Dec 31, 2015 8:06 am

So one of my favorite year-end lists is Lake Superior State University's annual list of overused words. Here's the 41st edition .

So - as the first...

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Last post by afan95
Thu Dec 31, 2015 5:52 pm
Animal Kill Statistics

Last post by Parrotpaul « Thu Dec 31, 2015 3:56 pm
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by Brooke » Mon Dec 14, 2015 9:46 pm
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A few weeks ago I watched a program about animal attacks on humans. The program claimed these statistics for humans killed by animals per year. I...
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Last post by Parrotpaul
Thu Dec 31, 2015 3:56 pm
Laguna Beach apartment advice

Last post by joefutbol « Tue Dec 29, 2015 11:36 am
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by hoagie123 » Sun Dec 27, 2015 10:32 am

My wife and I are moving to Orange County from Brooklyn on April 1 2016. We're pretty hell bent on living in Laguna Beach, although we're considering...

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Last post by joefutbol
Tue Dec 29, 2015 11:36 am
Merry Christmas

Last post by Parrotpaul « Sat Dec 26, 2015 8:00 am
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by Troglodyte » Fri Dec 25, 2015 9:29 am

A merry Christmas to all of you. Even those who believe differently...

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Sat Dec 26, 2015 8:00 am
Is the Internet slow lately?

Last post by Parrotpaul « Sun Dec 20, 2015 12:28 pm
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by Parrotpaul » Tue Dec 15, 2015 11:33 am

Has anyone else been experiencing slow Internet service the past few days?

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Sun Dec 20, 2015 12:28 pm
Mark Zuckerberg...staggeringly generous young man.

Last post by Parrotpaul « Wed Dec 02, 2015 2:15 pm
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by Parrotpaul » Tue Dec 01, 2015 4:43 pm

Facebook creator thirty one year old Mark Zuckerberg and his wife... brand new parents.... have donated 99% of their shares of the $45 billion dollar...

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Wed Dec 02, 2015 2:15 pm
Happy Thanksgiving 2015!!!

Last post by Troglodyte « Thu Nov 26, 2015 5:54 pm
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by Parrotpaul » Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:11 am

Happy T-Day, gang... may your reflections and thanks be meaningful and many. :cheers:

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Last post by Troglodyte
Thu Nov 26, 2015 5:54 pm
neighborhood suggestions needed - moving from Brooklyn to OC

Last post by SK80 « Tue Nov 17, 2015 7:34 am
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by hoagie123 » Sun Sep 27, 2015 11:24 am

My wife and I have lived in Brooklyn for the past 8 years. I have an opportunity to relocate to SoCal, as my company has an office in Costa Mesa....

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Last post by SK80
Tue Nov 17, 2015 7:34 am
An Adorable, Clumsy and Noisy Baby Elephant

Last post by Brooke « Sat Nov 14, 2015 5:49 pm

by Brooke » Sat Nov 14, 2015 5:49 pm

An adorable, clumsy and noisy baby elephant. Quite a talker. :D

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Last post by Brooke
Sat Nov 14, 2015 5:49 pm
An extra hour of sleep....

Last post by Troglodyte « Sun Nov 01, 2015 1:43 pm
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by Troglodyte » Sat Oct 31, 2015 6:28 pm

Don't forget to set your clocks back an hour tonight... Or is it ahead??? :lol: :lol:
Whatever there are built in excuses for everyone....

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Last post by Troglodyte
Sun Nov 01, 2015 1:43 pm
Baby Elephant Charging Tourists in Kruger Park

Last post by Parrotpaul « Wed Oct 28, 2015 2:35 am
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by Brooke » Fri Oct 23, 2015 1:48 pm

This is one of the cutest animal videos I have ever seen. Watch the baby.

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Last post by Parrotpaul
Wed Oct 28, 2015 2:35 am
A bad moon rising.....

Last post by John Q. Public « Mon Sep 28, 2015 11:19 am
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by Troglodyte » Sat Sep 26, 2015 10:39 am

Get ready for Super Blood Moon Sunday
CNBC

Cue the Credence Clearwater Revival: On Sunday, there'll be a bad—or rather a blood—moon on the rise....

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Last post by John Q. Public
Mon Sep 28, 2015 11:19 am
Two different approaches to helping people

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:10 am
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by Parrotpaul » Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:15 am

A friend just posted this story to FB. I was quickly reminded of a story I read recently in the OC Register about Matt Leinart trying to avoid paying...

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Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:10 am
Truth

Last post by Fordama « Mon Sep 21, 2015 5:29 am
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by John Q. Public » Sat Sep 12, 2015 10:37 am

Sitting on the patio listening to the evil, leftist Click and Clack this morning, this letter from a listener tickled the hell out of me. Probably...

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Last post by Fordama
Mon Sep 21, 2015 5:29 am
Pot head's guide to the Presidential election

Last post by Parrotpaul « Sun Sep 20, 2015 6:47 am
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by Parrotpaul » Sat Sep 19, 2015 3:41 pm

Info for those who like to focus their personal priorities more closely on their choice of candidate.

At the CNN Republican debate Wednesday night,...

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Last post by Parrotpaul
Sun Sep 20, 2015 6:47 am
John Cleese discusses Europe's immigration difficulties

Last post by Fordama « Fri Sep 18, 2015 6:52 pm
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by Parrotpaul » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:45 pm

ALERTS TO THREATS IN 2015 EUROPE
From JOHN CLEESE

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in Syria and have therefore...

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Last post by Fordama
Fri Sep 18, 2015 6:52 pm
Final Weekend

Last post by Parrotpaul « Sat Aug 22, 2015 2:13 pm
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by not4u13 » Sat Aug 22, 2015 11:13 am

This is my final weekend as a resident of SoCal. The moving van shows up in a few days and by this time next week I'll be in my new home in Texas....

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Last post by Parrotpaul
Sat Aug 22, 2015 2:13 pm
George Carlin remembered

Last post by Parrotpaul « Fri Aug 07, 2015 10:50 am
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by Parrotpaul » Fri Aug 07, 2015 8:37 am

SOMETHING TO PONDER: George Carlin

George Carlin's wife died early in 2008 and George followed her, dying in July 2008. It is ironic George Carlin -...

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Fri Aug 07, 2015 10:50 am
Woman to be on ten dollar bill

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Jul 07, 2015 10:37 am
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by Parrotpaul » Thu Jun 18, 2015 8:08 am
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Apparently the Treasury Department will put a woman on the $10 bill...hasta la vista, Alex.

OK...so which great American woman should be the visage...
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Tue Jul 07, 2015 10:37 am
On my walk

Last post by ShiftyMutt « Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:29 pm
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by ShiftyMutt » Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:32 am

Walking the dog we usually go up the street, this time we went down. The things you miss by always taking the same path. I can't get this stuff to...

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Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:29 pm
Query of the day

Last post by Parrotpaul « Mon Jun 29, 2015 5:52 am
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by Parrotpaul » Sun Jun 28, 2015 8:14 am

Trog...you got your eyes on, big fella? We miss you...:mrgreen:

What's up with you and your procedure? Its been a while, and we want to know if our...

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Mon Jun 29, 2015 5:52 am
Michele Bachman's hubby files for divorce

Last post by Fordama « Mon Jun 29, 2015 4:59 am
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by Parrotpaul » Sun Jun 28, 2015 6:52 am

Apparently the SCOTUS's decision on gay marriage has put the kibosh to Michele Bachman's marriage of 37 years. Who knew? She must be crushed....

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Mon Jun 29, 2015 4:59 am

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