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No, pretty sure Bilbo was middle aged for a hobbit when he went on his adventure. Yes, he aged much more slowly after he returned, but he still aged. In LOTR it talks about how his 111th birthday is a big deal because that's quite old for Hobbits to even make it to, let alone as healthy and spry...

I would assume 90% of the time that's the case, but it would totally depend on the lease. With commercial buildings it's frequently not the case. The company renting the space is frequently responsible for all maintenance, improvements and the like. It's called a triple net or NNN...

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=426278 Can't say that's a big surprise, given how poorly he's played. Holmgren should probably lose his job given how he's handled the goaltending in Philly. That little fuck up will cost the owner 23 million dollars plus whatever they have to pay a new...

Probably, natural gas is stupid cheap right now, has been for years, and probably will be for the foreseeable future. Oil is much more volatile and expensive. That said, if the previous boiler really was 60 years old, his heating bills are probably going to drop by half. And in some place...

I don't know much about oil costs since everything out here is natural gas, but if he got a fairly high efficiency boiler it shouldn't be any less efficient than a condensing natural gas boiler used for space heating. The reason for that is depending on how hot the boiler control is set at, it...

Guaranteed return vs. non-guaranteed return is what it comes down to really. But otherwise yes, investing in equities is probably a better financial decision than early payment of your mortgage in the long run with mortgage rates so low. I paid off my mortgage as quickly as I could, but that was...

Amortization period is one of the first things you should know about a mortgage. If you have a 30+ year amortization, you'll have barely made a dent in the principal owed even after 10 years. Definitely something to keep in mind. I think it's ridiculous to get a mortgage much past 25 years...

Only ever had one Sapphire card, a 4870X2 that died after 18 months or so. RMA process was pretty quick and easy. So props to them for that. It was just a stock, reference ATI card without even a Sapphire sticker on it.

Yeah, that's one of the reasons I enjoy condo living, and think people who complain about condo fees are idiots. Kind of a happy medium between renting an apartment and owning a detached house. Not to mention no lawns to cut or snow to shovel, that alone is worth $100/month to me.

hmm, Northern Ireland might be okay too. Hard to say what color that speck is.

Man.... couldn't we just draw the line at accepting gays? I mean, they're good at hairdressing and interior decorating and shit like that, and for the most part are tolerable to look at. Transgender people though? Ugh. They make me more uncomfortable than burn victims or people with lazy eyes.

Are you planning on staying in the next place for at least 3-5 years? To me that's at least as big of a point to consider as rent vs. own price ratios, because transaction costs or a possible loss on the sale can throw everything out of whack if you have to move in 18 months. Also keep in mind...

What the fuck is it with women and not understanding that keeping valuable photos solely on a device that is extremely likely to break or be stolen is not a wise decision? My bro just had to pay $1,200 to recover the contents of his home PC's hard drive that got fried by a PSU dying cause his...

I'd like a citation on that please. Any link to a school curriculum that goes in to detail on the various benches/courts in the country will do. Because from where I stand, probably 95% of Canadians would have no clue about the majority of courts in the country outside of knowing that the...

They were just upholding the tribunal's decision/penalty, they didn't make it themselves. Not that it makes things any better. Human rights tribunals are to protect people from getting fired for being gay or refused service or something. Not because you're a cunt of a bull dyke who decided to...

Any particular reason you've been riding my nuts so hard as of late?

Looks creepy, but it's probably just something about the building structure, the display case, and maybe trucks driving by or people walking by the case that cause vibrations that slowly make it turn.

See: Transformers.

I agree that after this season there's probably going to be a bit less player movement than there was previously. But this offseason there will be plenty of it. Even if big players aren't getting bought out, probably half or more (if not all) of the teams in the league are going to be using one...

Have you even been to Europe? Never been served a warm beer, even in London. The beer in Germany is incredible, if you like lagers and wheat beers. So crisp and fresh it's amazing.

I think a lot of them have a kernel of truth to them, some larger than others. This one just came up in the news again:http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel...board/2437829/ Was it a missile? No, I really doubt it was. But that said, hundreds of people claim to have seen something streak up...

How do you figure? This year is going to see a fuckton of movement because of the compliance buyouts and teams trying to get down to the cap.

Meh, he won't fall. The cable is 2 inches thick for one, so it's not like he's walking across a teeny little rope. For another he's been doing this shit since he was 2 years old, and sometimes in terrible conditions with high winds, rain etc. The bigger danger is him getting zapped by lightning...

With the extended playoffs this year, at least NHL training camp is only 10 weeks away!

I guess that depends on your definition of drinkability. I sometimes go to a pub that has 72 beers on tap (http://www.undergroundtapandgrill.com/draft100.php), and generally indulge myself in beers that are pretty much the definition of low drinkability. Very strong IPAs, stouts and the like...

I specifically said it was for a flank steak, which is a cheap, tough cut of meat. A decent sized one will feed a whole family when sliced up and served on baguettes with au jus or beef broth. I agree on decent cuts that you don't need anything fancy, or at least I don't.

I kept it refrigerated while marinating. It's been awhile since I last did it, but I never had issues and the meat was quite tender and pulled apart nicely when biting in to the sandwiches. I will admit I'm a shit cook though, so maybe don't listen to me.

Australia is pretty legit, but no one really beats the Czech's:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ion_per_capita However no one beats the US when it comes to consumption of shitty, watered down light beer. I have no idea why you guys have such a hard on for light beer.

Montreal steak spice wins for light seasoning. If you're marinating, I've used the following when marinating a flank steak for 24 hours to cut up for beep dip sandwiches: 1 cup oil (whatever kind you want, I use canola) 1 cup red wine vinegar 1 cup soy cause Adjust accordingly if you...

I like medium rare, on the rarer side of that though. Most restaurants serve it to me overdone when I ask for medium rare. Had a nice rib eye for dinner today, just under a pound. One end was a lot thicker than the other, so unfortunately the thinner end was a bit overdone, but overall a...

This is at least the tenth post of yours complaining about Year Zero I've seen. It's pretty comical how offended you were by Reznor shitting on your political beliefs. Lyrics aside, Year Zero is a pretty awesome album from start to finish. There's hardly any mediocre or bad songs on it. I...

Too soon? Yes I know it's likely shopped, but that's about where the water is up to.

Awesome, thanks for the help man!

Likely just a matter of physiological reasons: empty stomach, long time since your last drink, lack of sleep, drinking it with your rectum etc. I sometimes notice the same thing, where a single drink makes you feel buzzed when normally it would take 4 or 5.

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Shit man, I'm still rocking a Q9550 like a boss. I'd probably get some noticeable performance out of an upgrade, but fuck it, most games I play are a couple years old anyways. Damn you Steam backlog.

Recent aerial view of downtown Calgary:

Gotta love the assholes cheering/laughing in this video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/NObJReIIus8

Downtown Calgary:

Best of luck to the peeps in Calgary, 100,000 people being evacuated. Shit's serious. The pictures of Canmore are unbelievable.