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  1. lurkingdirk

    One million dollars!

    This is forward thinking. Genius.
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    The Fast Food Thread

    I've had some pretty shitty tiramisu, actually. Essentially had the consistency of wet bread. Everything's a risk, man.
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    The Fast Food Thread

    There is a place here that makes cannolis that are so good I get a semi while eating them. Good cannolis with good esspresso and good mineral water is the afternoon snack of the gods.
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    Home Improvement

    Don't mess around with pressure washers and get the wimpy ones. Here's what I recommend: Mi-T-M HSP-3504-3MGH Hot Pressure Washer with Electric Start - Patriot Contractors Equipment But, if you don't have $4,300 I would recommend something like this: Simpson MegaShot 3,100 psi 2.5 GPM Gas...
  5. lurkingdirk

    Phobia of flying...what to take?

    I fly at least weekly, and the stress of it wears off pretty quickly. I'm guessing if you force yourself to do it a few times you will lose the largest portion of your fear. Man up, do it, and you'll get through it.
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    Home Improvement

    It's a good job, dude. Really made it look sharp.
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    If my phone dings while I'm driving, I hand it to my wife so she can tell me who is texting. She doesn't read the text, just tells me a name. Same happens when she drives. There is total trust, and no need for secrecy, but if she demanded to read all my texts, I'd be pissed. Not because I have...
  8. lurkingdirk

    One million dollars!

    Set up an endowment that will pay out for my kids' education costs. Do it right, never have a tuition payment that can't be met. Then, when all education is done, they each get $200,000 toward their first house.
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Turn this around. Ask her why she trusts you so little that she feels the need to read private conversations you're having with your friends. Everyone needs private space, even in, and perhaps especially in, a marriage. Trust has to be both directions. Either she trusts you to have conversations...
  10. lurkingdirk

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    I've never wanted to be a cushion so badly.
  11. lurkingdirk

    Health Problems

    My wife just got the results of her annual mammogram. She has a suspicious cyst that, according to that doctor, requires immediate attention. Fuck, fuck, fuckity fuck.
  12. lurkingdirk

    Parent Thread

    Plus, it includes the word firm, which is a funny word.
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    Parent Thread

    I know exactly what you mean. If I come off as always having my shit sorted, I apologise for a gross misrepresentation. We have plenty of cock-ups here, it's just that my wife and I have more available time than most parents our age. I think that gives the impression that we have everything...
  14. lurkingdirk

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    And Russia was involved.
  15. lurkingdirk

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    My wife is very much like this. We both are. I think we spend about the same, but when there are major purchases, like appliances or such things, I'm the one pulling the trigger. But for school uniforms and such things, she's pulling the trigger. But for ourselves? We both hate spending money...
  16. lurkingdirk

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Yeah, she doesn't miss you. She misses the stuff you got her.
  17. lurkingdirk

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    I like where you're going with this. Please, continue.
  18. lurkingdirk

    Home Improvement

    Bi-fold doors are an abomination. I want to meet the person who invented them, and slap that person.
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    Whats rustling your jimmies?

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    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    Be sure to get something appropriately sized.
  21. lurkingdirk

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    No, that's totally not cool. It's not ethical. It's not professional. Run the fuck away from this therapist.
  22. lurkingdirk

    Home Improvement

    I'm going to be building a new pantry, double doors. Do you guys think two hanging doors like that, one in front of the other, would work?
  23. lurkingdirk

    Parent Thread

    Yes. This is an exact equivalent. Very astute.
  24. lurkingdirk

    Coffee Thread

    Late morning wood explained: Coffee recalled for Viagra-like ingredient - CNN.com
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    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    Dude, we had a cat for 17 years, I was the one who had to take him in to get put down. I'm not ashamed to say I cried like a fucking baby. This wasn't a normal cat, it was more like a dog. This cat was part of the family. I feel your pain, man. That fucking sucks. I'm going to drink some...
  26. lurkingdirk

    The Fast Food Thread

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    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    My children. Spending too much time together after being up too late. Everyone in the house is rustled right now.
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    Parent Thread

    Does anyone want to buy five children? Today sucked the west end of an east-bound horse. We were all up late last night, and everyone seemed to wake up early today, and they were all so bloody grumpy. They were pissy to me and my wife, and they were totally intolerant of each other. It's 10:18...
  29. lurkingdirk

    THE JUICE IS LOOSE

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    The Fast Food Thread

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    The Fast Food Thread

    I think a new title of "The Fast/Junk Food Thread" would be a good idea. That in no way includes hipster groceries. Shall I suggest the change in the amod thread?
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    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    You can demand they never do estimates. I had to do that. They estimated more than double the usage for a couple months, it was bonkers. Now I have a guaranteed reading every month, and I'm only charged for actual usage. But, yeah, once the actual reading was done, they should have adjusted for...
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    Parent Thread

    One of my oldest fell out of a tree on to her head. Probably 6 feet, she was 11. Did the whole ER thing, she had a concussion, and she was stiff as crazy for a few days, but here we are 5 years later, no lasting effects. But holy crap is it a scary thing rushing your kid to an ER, and it is so...
  34. lurkingdirk

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    Can you post your recipe for the dry ribs?
  35. lurkingdirk

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    You can say this about every dish, man.
  36. lurkingdirk

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    Masturbation in a cooking thread is totally not cool. I was making no euphemism, I was talking about pulling the bone out of finely cooked meat. Y'all are animals.
  37. lurkingdirk

    The Girls Who Broke Your Heart Thread

    Damn you. I spit out my drink, and it's expensive.