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  1. lurkingdirk

    The Fast Food Thread

    We've been eating a tonne of beets as they're all so good right now. Internal bleeding could be happening with any of us and we wouldn't know.
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    Parent Thread

    Yeah, we absolutely refused to lay with them while they fall asleep, but all our kids have been pretty good about sleep, with one exception. my fourth child didn't stay in his bed without getting up a couple times for ages. It got to a point where he had nothing in his room except his bed and...
  3. lurkingdirk

    The Fast Food Thread

    Like butter.
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    College Football 2017-2018 Season

    Notre Dame was the real deal last night. Fun to watch. Michigan makes me laugh. I think they'll be good once Harbaugh's recruits start playing, but this year they are just shit.
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    The Fast Food Thread

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    Debate Roundabouts: Efficiency in Action or Vortex of Death

    Check out this thing:
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    College Football 2017-2018 Season

    I agree with both of you. If Notre Dame wins out the rest of the season they deserve playoffs. They have four (currently) ranked teams to get past: #11 USC #16 NC State Wake Forest #8 Miami Navy #22 Stanford Notre Dame's record against ranked teams sucks the balls of a goat. While it would be...
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    What did you just read?

    I'm really digging Eric Larson's books. I'm just finishing " The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America." Pretty great story about the Chicago world fair. Check out all his books, the one on the sinking of the Lusitania is awesome, too. This dude...
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    Maybe it's the same thing. My Indian isn't so good. This is a recipe I learned from the mother of a childhood friend. They were from India.
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    I try to do something nice for our anniversary, and my wife does, too. But more often it's something we plan together, like a weekend somewhere together. Though there are years where we do nothing for the anniversary, but that's typically a mutual decision, too. If I forgot completely, it would...
  11. lurkingdirk

    Home Improvement

    Do rough drawings yourself, tell the design/build people to work out the details. That's what they do. They need to come back with a solid design that meets your demands. Come up with rough dimensions and what you want (number of rooms, bathrooms, plumbing/electric requirements), and they'll do...
  12. lurkingdirk

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    I have recently made two things which were magnificent. 1. Butter chicken: it was great. Easy, good heat, delicious. Sauteed the chopped chicken in butter and put it aside. Then I sauteed some onion and garlic in a bit more butter, added garam masala, fresh grated ginger, chili powder, cumin...
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    Parent Thread

    My second youngest had no interest in potty training. He was three and still shitting his pants. We had him on the pot, he periodically did his business there. He obviously had a very good understanding of what the expectation was, but he wasn't interested. Until preschool. We told the...
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    Home Improvement

    Never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever use an architect for a job like this. If you're designing a professional space that will be open to the public and has to have substantial visual appeal, possibly maybe consider an architect. (Though probably not.) If you need utility like bedrooms and...
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    Debate Roundabouts: Efficiency in Action or Vortex of Death

    They introduced roundabouts here where I live about four years ago. There were zero within a hundred miles back then, now there are 15 in town I can think of. One in particular I use almost daily. It used to be a four way stop, now it's a roundabout, and morning traffic is so much better. If you...
  16. lurkingdirk

    Lumi's Batshit Insane Thread

    Well, at least we have a month to go. I'm going on vacation soon, I'd hate for 10/23 to ruin it.
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    Lumi's Batshit Insane Thread

    We're coming up on October 23rd here, should we be shitting our pants? After all, so many dreadful things happened on and after September 23 that obviously the world is about to end at any moment. Plus, I've been seeing 10/23 all over the place. Stores have sales beginning that day, I have...
  18. lurkingdirk

    College Football 2017-2018 Season

    This shit is bananas. AP Top 25 1 Alabama 2 Penn State 3 Georgia 4 TCU 5 Wisconsin 6 Ohio State 7 Clemson 8 Miami 9 Oklahoma 10 Oklahoma State 11 USC 12 Washington 13 Notre Dame 14 Virginia Tech 15 Washington State 16 NC State South Florida 18 Michigan State 19 Michigan 20 UCF 21 Auburn 22...
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    Parent Thread

    This is a good point.
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    Parent Thread

    Noticeable outside pants, or not?
  21. lurkingdirk

    College Football 2017-2018 Season

    Texas Tech and Navy both lost, too. Not big shockers, but they were ranked. USC currently losing to Utah. And WTF happened to BYU this year? 1-6? wow. I love collage football.
  22. lurkingdirk

    College Football 2017-2018 Season

    Holy crap, they lost 3-37! That's two top ten teams losing on a Friday night. That's awesome!
  23. lurkingdirk

    College Football 2017-2018 Season

    Holy crap, #2 Clemson just lost to Syracuse. That's fan-fucking-tastic! I love it when top ten teams lose. I hope this weekend is full of upsets!
  24. lurkingdirk

    College Football 2017-2018 Season

    Clemson in trouble. I love it.
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    Parent Thread

    I would first send the principle a letter that said you will be involving the police and then you will be retaining a lawyer in order to determine how to best proceed regarding the boy, his family, and the school. I guarantee you that will get you action on the principle's part. And if it...
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    AIM is getting ready for the big sleep

    It's "password"
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Next time you're together, say "hi Mike" in passing and see how he reacts.
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    So there are many possibilities. One that looms large to me is that this Michael character has been affirming of your brother's sexuality, whatever that is. Maybe he likes dicks, maybe he likes manly women, maybe he likes it up the ass, who knows? But if this is one of his first major...
  29. lurkingdirk

    College Football 2017-2018 Season

    I so hope Michigan St. can hang on. and that rain is so bloody intense. I drove through it for an hour and a half tonight. Couldn't see a blasted thing.
  30. lurkingdirk

    The Fast Food Thread

    But does it go to 11?
  31. lurkingdirk

    The Fast Food Thread

    This is true. Is it because of the "art," as in fart sound in the word?
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Best wedding meal I've ever had was a friend of mine who married the daughter of a pig farmer. He roasted a whole hog on a spit for a day and a half before hand, and then made their secret sauce for it. Pork pulled right off a roasting pig with fresh sauce on home made rolls. It was delicious.
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    Lumi's Batshit Insane Thread

    Tonight I cut a pie into 23 equal pieces without thinking. I believe the vortex to the lizard people may be in my kitchen.
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    Lumi's Batshit Insane Thread

    I saw both twos and threes several times today. Not together, not making 23, but I just saw twos and threes all over. On license plates, mailboxes, house numbers, hell, even a phone number I dialed had an actual 23 in it. Obviously I'm channeling the beginning of the end. Watch out people!
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    Are there any fuzzy gnomes in the most recent release?
  36. lurkingdirk

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Suck it, bitch. People loved the reception.
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    We had a pretty big party, but it was very laid back. Noon wedding, and then everyone who wanted to came back to the reception. It was in a cool facility that had lots of places to sit and hang out. Lots of food (buffet style), and cash bar. I'm not paying for everyone to drink, and it was only...
  38. lurkingdirk

    Home buying thread

    Wow, man. That is a really well done exterior. Gorgeous!
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    What vehicle do you drive?

    Yeah, I own a Sonata, and they're way cheaper and easier to fix/get fixed than Acuras. I don't know why, I just know it's true. I've had a Sonata for six years. Approaching 175K miles on it. Haven't had to do anything except regular maintenance. It's a manual transmission, so my kids all...
  40. lurkingdirk

    The Fast Food Thread

    McSpaghetti. We're all too good for McSpaghetti.