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tkdguy

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  1. Re: Creepy Pics. Mister Fantastic going native?
  2. Re: "Neat" Pictures Maybe it's a sign that you should cross-train in Praying Mantis style? But Northern or Southern?
  3. Re: Creepy Pics. When cosplay goes too far
  4. Re: The "Nice Happy" Thread I'm going to the opera again later this month.
  5. Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. "We're going to start working with the iPads soon. They're awesome." "Sounds good! I've never used an iPad." "You've never used an iPad?!" "I'm still getting used to the Commodore 64."
  6. While I like Star HERO's solar system and planet generation, I also enjoy trying alternative methods. Here's an article from Squidoo that lets you build a star system from scratch. And you can rolling polyhedral dice. Building a Star System
  7. Re: More space news! New comet discovered, perhaps one of the brightest in history
  8. Re: More space news! Curiosity finds ancient streambed
  9. Re: "Neat" Pictures On the set of Jaws, in pictures
  10. Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. "Ugh, I hate these math problems! They're so full of gross remainders." "Get used to it. You'll find that life is full of gross remainders. Metaphorically speaking, of course!"
  11. Re: A Thread for Random Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ritaljhhk7s&feature=player_embedded
  12. Re: Jokes Sent to me via e-mail: Someone asked the other day, 'What was your favorite fast food when you were growing up?' 'We didn't have fast food when I was growing up,' I informed him. 'All the food was slow.' 'C'mon, seriously. Where did you eat?' 'It was a place called 'at home,' I explained. ! 'Mum cooked every day and when Dad got home from work, we sat down together at the dining room table, and if I didn't like what she put on my plate I was allowed to sit there until I did like it.' By this time, the kid was laughing so hard I was afraid he was going to suffer serious internal damage, so I didn't tell him the part about how I had to have permission to leave the table. Here are some other things I would have told him about my childhood if I figured his system could have handled it : Some parents NEVER owned their own house, wore Levis, set foot on a golf course, traveled out of the country or had a credit card. My parents never drove me to school. I had a bicycle that weighed probably 50 pounds, and only had one speed, (slow). We didn't have a television in our house until I was 19. It was, of course, black and white, and the station went off the air at midnight, after playing the national anthem and a poem about God. It came back on the air at about 6 a.m. And there was usually a locally produced news and farm show on, featuring local people... I never had a telephone in my room. The only phone was on a party line. Before you could dial, you had to listen and make sure some people you didn't know weren't already using the line. Pizzas were not delivered to our home... But milk was. All newspapers were delivered by boys and all boys delivered newspapers --my brother delivered a newspaper, six days a week. He had to get up at 6AM every morning. Movie stars kissed with their mouths shut. At least, they did in the movies. There were no movie ratings because all movies were responsibly produced for everyone to enjoy viewing, without profanity or violence or most anything offensive. If you grew up in a generation before there was fast food, you may want to share some of these memories with your children or grandchildren. Just don't blame me if they bust a gut laughing. Growing up isn't what it used to be, is it? MEMORIES: My Dad is cleaning out my grandmother's house (she died in December) and he brought me an old Royal Crown Cola bottle. In the bottle top was a stopper with a bunch of holes in it.. I knew immediately what it was, but my daughter had no idea. She thought they had tried to make it a salt shaker or something. I knew it as the bottle that sat on the end of the ironing board to 'sprinkle' clothes with because we didn't have steam irons. Man, I am old. How many do you remember? Head lights dimmer switches on the floor. Ignition switches on the dashboard. Pant leg clips for bicycles without chain guards. Soldering irons you heat on a gas burner. Using hand signals for cars without turn signals. Older Than Dirt Quiz : Count all the ones that you remember not the ones you were told about Ratings at the bottom. 1.Candy cigarettes 2.Coffee shops with tableside juke boxes 3.Home milk delivery in glass bottles 4. Party lines on the telephone 5.Newsreels before the movie 6.TV test patterns that came on at night after the last show and were there until TV shows started again in the morning. (there were only 3 channels [if you were fortunate]) 7.Peashooters 8. Howdy Doody 9. 45 RPM records 10.Hi-fi's 11. Metal ice trays with lever 12. Blue flashbulb 13.Cork popguns 14. Studebakers 15. Wash tub wringers If you remembered 0-3 = You're still young If you remembered 3-6 = You are getting older If you remembered 7-10 = Don't tell your age, If you remembered 11-15 =You're older than dirt! I might be older than dirt but those memories are some of the best parts of my life.
  13. Re: Genre-crossover nightmares Sex and the City of Angels in the Outfield
  14. Re: Creepy Pics. It's a spoof of Mommie Dearest
  15. Re: Genre-crossover nightmares GI Joe Young
  16. Re: I have a dream. (and MAN was it wierd!) I dreamed my best friend's family came over for a visit, and I let them in through the garage door. My family came down to the garage, and I made the introductions. I was given miniature tools as a gift. And the party continued in the garage.
  17. Re: The cranky thread Now and again I'm reminded how crappy my job can be, and I can't trust some of my coworkers. I wish to God I'd find something different.
  18. Re: Genre-crossover nightmares First Knight Rider: Imagine what Sir Lancelot could have done if he had KITT with him. Forever Knight Rider: Michael Knight becomes a vampire and fights crime after dark.
  19. Re: "Neat" Pictures Those cats are extremely patient!
  20. Re: The Non Sequitor Thread No farting during the performance!
  21. Re: "Neat" Pictures I have learned not to exercise with pets in the room. They think it's a game, and even if I manage not to hurt them, they still get in the way.
  22. Re: Genre-crossover nightmares Rigoletto in Wonderland
  23. Re: Foods for those that just don't care anymore I remember squid ink ice cream being made on the original Iron Chef program. The judges seemed to liked it.
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