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  1. lurkingdirk

    The Animated GIF Thread

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    I think I have become a shitty human being

    If something someone does irritates you to the point where you are unable to control reacting in the way you did, you should not be supervising anyone. $0.02
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    I like turtles

    Classic Turtle Soup Recipe | Food Republic
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    House cleaning services

    No, my children have chores. For which they are paid. But, wait. They're underage. Hmm. If they form a union, and report me, I think I may be in trouble with the labour boards...
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    Crazy Neighbor. Coward Landlord.

    I was hoping for fisticuffs ending in a long, awkward hug which transitioned to a lot of drinks together, culminating in the neighbour moving in with ham and beginning their gay life together.
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    Parent Thread

    There's screen time, and then there's screen time. If you want your kids to have some learning time, check outStarfall's Learn to Read with phonicsIt's awesome, and mostly free. There's a little more if you spend something like 25$ a year or something, but my youngest really enjoys it. There...
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    House cleaning services

    Have children. Our house is clean.
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    Parent Thread

    We had this issue, too. Then, strangely, the toys that got left out started disappearing at night. Pretty soon there were none left. He was told he could have one set of something back, and when he demonstrated that he would pick them up when he was done playing with it, he could have...
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    It's my goal to make your life misery, my friend. Yup. A high-edged sheet pan is what you need. It bakes nice and evenly, even in my crap oven. Incidentally, I learned this weekend that cookie sheets with a high edge are called jelly roll pans. No idea how I missed that.
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    Home Improvement

    Yeah, that wax ring needs to be squished. Your toilet needs to be solid enough so that a 380 pound haas can sit on it and not move it.
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    Home Improvement

    There can be no play in a toilet. It has to not move whatsoever. Every toilet that has play will eventually leak.
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    Weather

    He's not autistic, he's just an Ottawa Senators fan.
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    Home Improvement

    There is foam that's just for windows and doors - it expands less, so the chance of pushing the window or door off square are reduced. I do know some construction folks who use it, but yeah. In all the years I worked in construction, it was always fiberglass. I don't know about this newish...
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    I make something like this: Texas Sheet Cake | mrfood.com It's quite tasty, and stupid easy to make a lot of at once. It's great for gatherings, and there are lots of ways to vary it. I, for example, add quite a lot of orange zest to the frosting, and cook it longer so the orange bits are...
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    Feeding 50 for lunch tomorrow. I'll have three sauces (Marinara, Alfredo, and Bolognese), and three pastas (linguini, penne, and rotini). Also, garlic bread, and a leafy salad. Lemon bars and Texas sheet cakes for dessert. Simple, but good and filling. Dang, that's a lot of sauce I've got...
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    Weather

    Supposed to get another foot of snow in the next 24 hours or so. I hope we get 14 inches, instead. So many people complaining about snow this time of year. Time for you to move south if you don't like it.
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    NHL 2013 - 2014 Season Thread

    Yup, going to be hard to stop the Blues from scoring, going to be hard to score on them.
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    The Animated GIF Thread

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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

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    Home Improvement

    If it ever was an exterior wall, 100% of it is load bearing, and 100% of it will need to be supported by a substantial beam. Whether you can see it or not, your roof line, at one point, sat on that wall if it was an exterior wall. This isn't hard to do yourself. Do a good job of bracing...
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    RIP Harold Ramis (Spengler)

    Did not draw it, don't love it. Saw it, found it mildly amusing, thought this thread seemed an appropriate place to post it. But... Yeah. Makes no sense. I'd with draw the offending picture, but I can't. Feel free to punch me in the face at your leisure.
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    Weather

    I still love the winter. We're going sledding again tomorrow. Cold as crap here today, so we're hunkered down in front of the fire. Lots of hot chocolate. Board games later. Fun times!
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    Weather

    I'm willing to bet some of that has to do with how badly the budget has been blown at this point.
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    RIP Harold Ramis (Spengler)

    Sorry about the sand in your vagina.
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    Motorcycle Thread

    This. A thousand times this. Great post.
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    RIP Harold Ramis (Spengler)

    Yes. If you take such things seriously and literally.
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    Motorcycle Thread

    False. They cost lives because people who hate loud pipes (smart people) kill loud pipe owners. The more you know.
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    Motorcycle Thread

    I'm anxious to get back on the bike now. Still too much ice around to do so safely
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    Crazy Neighbor. Coward Landlord.

    Also, some fava beans and a nice Chianti.
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