Recent content by blackunicorn

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    kranky's tips for working in an office environment

    Learn everybody's name and greet people by their names as often as you can without being an idiot. Never assume that you're getting away with something. You are always being watched. Save as much money as you can. It's much easier to tolerate a job when you know you have enough...
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    Wow, this poker thing is really addictive

    I spent most of the night researching money poker sites and rewards and so on. Even THAT part is addictive. This could be a problem . . . What the heck, I don't have a life anyway. Addiction might be an improvement.
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    Wow, this poker thing is really addictive

    I've played the odd poker game or 2 with friends over the years, but recently I decided to see if I could get to be a really good poker player. I started reading and studying and went online to play free poker just to get some practice under my belt. Gee, it's really addictive. But it's fun...
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    Boston Kreme = chocolate side down!!!

    That's good, but a close second is when the chocolate melts all over the bag or box or whatever and you use the icing-less donut to scoop out the chocolate stuff. Mmmm.
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    Great green globs of greasy grimy gopher guts!

    Little dirty birdy feet
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    PSA: Act II popcorn sucks.

    My microwave broke so I took the popcorn out of the Act II brand, hey it's cheap, and popped it on the stove. Amazingly better, no unpopped kernels.
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    How much will it cost me to learn to play poker?

    Ah, so online poker is helpful for learning to play with actual live people? At least to get into the play? Fun. Here I go . . . Do they serve free refreshments at GA meetings? I used to go to AA meetings back in college to save on food money. Might be interesting. Okay, start with...
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    How much will it cost me to learn to play poker?

    I don't really want to play poker to make money, I want to break even or not lose too much. Is that possible? I'm a boring, mildmannered computer professional and I'm looking for a little mild excitement. I'm getting bored with my usual excitement, which is playing video games and scanning...
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    How much will it cost me to learn to play poker?

    I work with someone who flies all over the place to play poker, he gets free rooms, shows and stuff. Sometimes he comes back with a lot of money, sometimes not. Lately he's been winning more than usual and is going to stop working for a while and just do tournaments. I envy him. I know the...
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    What's the book about Parents Should Eat Their Young

    Thanks, that was quick. I never read it, which is why I didn't know book from essay.
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    What's the book about Parents Should Eat Their Young

    I did try google, but i guess my googleskills are lacking. There's a book I remember from high school that's about why Parents Should Eat Their Young. It's a satire. I can't remember the name or the author, but I sure won't forget the subject. Any extreme literary types out there?
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    get your blues name here

    Sleepy Fingers McGee
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    Game music that makes you emotional....

    I don't think of myself as a game addict, but I could hum from memory all of the music that you guys have come up with so far. For pure emotion (frustration) don't for get that little ditty from Duck Hunt when the dog came out and laughed da da da da-da da, da!
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    Do you think of yourself as an adult?

    I sorta felt like an adult when I had a kid, a house, several jobs, and so on. Then I got divorced and my ex said I never grew up, so I guess No, I don't think of myself as an adult. It doesn't pay to argue with my ex.
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    My son hasn't grown much in the last year :(

    It's a good idea to have him checked out, there are several condidtions that the first symptom is slow growth, and it's easy to treat early on. Also, my neighbor's kid was always small and thin, and then he got the flu or something and it was especially nasty. They put him in the hospital...