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07-Dec-2009 14:10
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MacademiaNut »
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07-Dec-2009 14:14
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Scrubb »
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What do you do with somebody who has a raging attack of poormesitis (characterized by a tendency to incessantly say "poor me" with reference to everything, without any justification)?
1) Slap her with a fish
2) Lecture her sternly on how she is better off than starving children elsewhere
3) Beat her on the head with a frying pan
4) Just listen and keep quiet
5) Put fish from (1) into frying pan from (4) and cook with onions, garlic, and lemon butter
6) Any other (please elaborate)
Survey responses will be kept confidential.
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07-Dec-2009 11:05
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Hellis »
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07-Dec-2009 13:19
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SoulCurry »
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Woohoo all
It's a hot one here. Looking down the barrel of a hot summer. Right now I could do with some snow flakes. Anyone got any to spare?
Have a good week. It's a busy one for me.
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07-Dec-2009 09:24
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07-Dec-2009 09:24
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Winter is finally here!
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07-Dec-2009 08:36
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Jetgirly »
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07-Dec-2009 12:15
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canayjun »
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So... if you live somewhere snowy, what does your city do to remove or deal with snow?
Here in Calgary, we don't use salt on the streets for environmental reasons. Snowplows will plow highways and major transit routes, but not residential areas. Residents have to shovel their sidewalks within twenty-four hours of a snowfall or they can be fined up to $350.
I live at the top of a hill. The road is down to a single lane because the snowplow came and shoveled aside so much snow that it created a little "tunnel" of snow, with sides higher than my car! Driving through it is kind of scary! Much of our city looks like this!
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07-Dec-2009 07:56
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Traveldude »
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07-Dec-2009 08:26
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LisaMNZ »
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11 days til my 5 week holiday :)
However, until then I have way too much work to do and also a ton of personal things to do.
How do you handle the preholiday stress?
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07-Dec-2009 07:52
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machiruda »
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07-Dec-2009 13:17
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majortraveller »
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Can someone pull me back to earth please?
I'm amazing myself today. Fabulous date last night. This feels very different than normally. Aaargh. Happy but don't know what to do with myself.
Anyway, needed to get this out somehow - calling all my real life friends to say only this seems a bit silly too ;-)
posted
07-Dec-2009 06:47
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lizby1 »
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07-Dec-2009 09:46
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Websterella »
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coffee machines.
I only ever drink coffee in cafés or restaurants but would like to buy a machine for home. I only ever drink espressos but the bloke likes milky coffee (latte? cappucino? am completely ingorant.
Am I better off buying two machines? Any recommendations?
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07-Dec-2009 05:24
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The_Lizard_Queen »
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07-Dec-2009 07:24
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The_Lizard_Queen »
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... well one of you did ;-)
Here's the recipe for delicious, light and crumbly Vanillekipferl (try saying that after a couple of mugs of Glühwein). There's lots of variations of this recipe floating around but I tried this one yesterday and it worked!
For the dough:
• 60g ground almonds (or ground hazelnuts but in my experience these are hard to come by outside Germany)
• 100g butter
• 40g icing sugar (powdered sugar in the US)
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 vanilla pods
• 135g flour
• 1 pinch of salt (not necessary if you use salted butter!)
Plus some more icing sugar or caster sugar to roll them in after baking.
Method:
Lightly brown the almonds in a pan (with no oil). Let cool. NOTE: You can skip this step! I've successfully made several batches of Vanillekipferl without roasting the almonds/hazelnuts. Just ...
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07-Dec-2009 05:12
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SoulCurry »
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07-Dec-2009 14:00
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that_prick »
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Two sets of parents visiting me next week. Parents-of-Ex and parents-of-former-Ex. Clearly my scheduling abilities have gone for a toss.
The saving grace, all four are extremely nice, low-maintenance people!
Tell me it's all going to be fine.
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07-Dec-2009 03:46
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PrincessOfPengu... »
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07-Dec-2009 13:37
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majortraveller »
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... of cuteness !
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07-Dec-2009 03:31
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tila »
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07-Dec-2009 11:47
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LisaMNZ »
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I received a very playful six-month old American shorthair as a birthday present. He's the most friendly and social cat I've ever seen, follows me everywhere like a dog and plays with anything he gets his paws on. Love it!
Now he seems to suffer from Gluttony, eats anything I put in his plates. I know he's young and active, but just wanted to know how much is the norm for this age cat to eat. Don't want him to become obese. I haven't had a cat since I was a kid so trying to be a good mom for him!
Obviously he's a cat and scratches everything. We thought of making him a scatch board from some leftover carpets. How trainable are cats exactly? I'm considering clipping his toenails. But not sure he's going to let me considering how playful he is.
And last question: do you bathe your cats? If so, how do you do it?
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07-Dec-2009 01:51
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shilgia »
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07-Dec-2009 02:53
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shilgia »
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Has anyone ever tried these adhesive strapless bras?
Do they work? And are they reusable?
posted
07-Dec-2009 01:11
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Bill and Ben »
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07-Dec-2009 01:11
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Bill and Ben »
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location: Trebuchets, Sheds and Eclairs
Anyone fancy meeting up in Bonn next week? We're there from Tues evening to Thurs pm at the EPP Summit
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06-Dec-2009 22:10
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weeg »
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07-Dec-2009 09:40
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Aussielover »
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I want it to be all about me. I wish I was the sort of person who could say 'do it for me' and people would. Or 'if you love me, then'. But I'm not that kind of person and people are rubbish. Huh.
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06-Dec-2009 20:12
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cookster »
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07-Dec-2009 06:17
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Tulipana »
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1) I feel like going out to buy a Christmas tree. If I'm going to be stuck at home, I might as well decorate the place and get cozy!
2) One more week until the MRI and we'll hopefully know how the ankle sage is going to unfold. Also got official word from the company where I fell and who I'm holding accountable/liable for my injury. Of course they deny all liability. Now have to decide wether or not to hire a lawyer to file an official lawsuit
3) I love weekends. I just love them!
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