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High schools would at least smell better.
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I can't give your avatar a fair rating since it isn't visible. You may have a broken link. I can only assume it fits in the range of 0 to 10. Edit: Ah, I can see it now. A little creepy. I assume you are the scantily clad victor in the midst of carnage. A solid 9.5.
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He does indeed. Now I'm beginning to wonder if "circumcision" was actually only a typo.
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I have to agree with you on the beauty of Eurasian girls. I have known several...gorgeous is absolutely correct.
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Thanks, Nick. Happy Thanksgiving and a safe trip to you. I have it easy. All the grandchildren are brought to see us.
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Circumcision? I haven't seen that one and am not sure I want to.
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I agree. While the goat has been out of public view, he has been hard at work. Everyone is in store for a couple of gems.
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Bonsoir, Cammy! That's bad news indeed about Sean wanting to go to Williams. Of course, he may end up changing his mind. Did he know you were planning on Williams? Could he possibly have a crush on you? I hate to suggest this. Please don't reject the suggestion out of hand. Could you consider swallowing your pride and setting your sights a little lower? I mean, really, is Harvard all that bad?
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It seems academia is a lot like the business world. A usually collegial atmosphere can be destroyed in an instant by someone who feels he must perform anytime he is in front of a audience. There are also plenty of people who are always negative, who don't want any change to the status quo. It's always best to discuss your misgivings about a proposal with the advocate. You may have an influence you will never have through a confrontation. You may even be credited for your contribution.
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"Dick" is an old fashioned slang word for a detective. Check Wiktionary.org. I guess I'm sort of old fashioned (maybe just old). I remember terms like private dick, store dick, and railway dick being widely used at one time. In the movies: The theme from Shaft (1971): "Who's the black private dick / That's a sex machine to all the chicks? / SHAFT! / Ya damn right!" John Doe (2002): "Are you some sort of private dick, or what?" Farewell, My Lovely (1975): "You a private Dick?"
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If you are legally married, husband or wife is preferred and the most accurate. The term spouse isn't incorrect, but it is gender-neutral and non-specific. Significant other and better half are cute little expressions that also lack specificity. For those who are not married, an entirely different set of descriptive names and phrases are appropriate.
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So, you are a store dick? That's what we used to call them. I once worked for a major department store chain. One of our stores had a little old (about 60) lady who could throw a 200 pound man over her shoulder if required. Just keep plugging away. Confidence will come with experience.
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Congratulations on the progress you are making, Eric. When you finally have school and financial problems behind you - when you are working at a real full time job - a lot of the pressure you feel should go away. Don't ever work for an uncaring slave driver though. There are plenty of good places to work. As for Chrome, I was surprised to find when I went to download Google Earth to my new PC that you have to download Chrome at the same time. After I got over my agitation, I downloaded them and then uninstalled Chrome. Google Earth works fine without it. I am using the M/S Windows 7 OS. I like it, but it is absolutely the only Microsoft product on my PC. SeaMonkey 2 browser and Open Office are great with Windows 7.
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Now you've done it, Steve. That is gross. It is more than "wrong somehow". No more blogging for you buddy. Got it?
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I agree with you, Steve. There are plenty of operating systems and software that work well enough to satisfy some people. Let each one make his own choices and let him live with what he has chosen. If it's not what I chose, it doesn't affect me. There's no need in me telling someone else they made a bad choice.
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Male bonding has a variety of meanings and generally does not refer to a homosexual relationship. It usually refers to the way men become friends; the friendships typically are based on shared activities rather than shared emotions (the basis of most female relationships). Other terms used are camaraderie, bromance, and homosociality, all of which refer primarily to heterosexual relationships but may refer to homosexual relationships.
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Five or ten years:
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[Nephylim] Congratulations Nephylim
MikeL replied to TalonRider's topic in Promoted Author Discussion Forum
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The use of "enhancers" is not so unusual. I have personal knowledge of a clinical trial which uses a fowlpox (chicken pox) vaccine to enhance the effectiveness of a vaccine for prostate cancer. If tests are successful, it will be because the enhancer led the way for the trial vaccine to boost the immune system. The use of an enhancer in the H1N1 vaccine isn't necessarily a nefarious scheme by pharmaceutical companies; it may be a positive factor in the efficacy of the vaccine.
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[Jack Scribe] SHIFTING SANDS
MikeL replied to Jack Scribe's topic in Promoted Author Discussion Forum
Just read Chapter 4...another good one, Jack. I would say Spence is an interesting addition to the cast of characters. I look forward to how he eventually relates to everyone else. I could speculate, but I'm usually wrong when I do. -
I heard some expert on the NPR radio news this morning saying that the number of new H1N1 flu cases in the southeastern US is declining, but is still increasing in the rest of the country. I still plan to get the vaccine when it is available since I am in a priority group. He also said the flu is spreading from western to eastern Europe.
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It took me a few minutes to realize that "revise" means "review". "Revise" has a totally different meaning to me. I think the A-level exams are more like a proficiency exam (that determines what type of diploma you receive from high school) rather than a college entrance exam (SAT or ACT in the US). Am I right? I can't imagine doing one in Economics...the dismal science.
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Thank you. No bribe has been offered. If one was, it would be rejected immediately. Fair enough, although I can take care of myself.
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The original show in the mid-1960s with Patrick McGoohan and Diana Rigg was great. I'll try to see an episode of this remake.
