Recent content by smith462

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    Anybody here have less posts than me?

    Although your .02 is impressive, I think it's possible that you are missing the point. It's gonna' take a lot of non-posting to get that down to .01 or lower. Good Luck!
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    Low average posts per day but joined before 2000 appreciation thread

    I'm confused. The thread title suggests that in order to qualify you had to have joined before 2000, yet in the message text you reference a low average posts per day for members since at least 2000. In any case, I'm always most impressed by low post counts, with extra points for a higher...
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    So I finally bought a Zippo

    You don't know what to do with the Zippos? If you ever travel outside the U.S., take the lighters with you. I've used them for taxi fare in both Haifa, Israel and Seoul, South Korea. Zippos typically cost a heck of a lot more overseas than they do here in the States. Trade a cheap enough...
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    So I finally bought a Zippo

    Ronsonol
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    Dentist's Appointment

    Never tried Anbesol or however it's spelled. I'd recommend 800 milligrams of Motrin at a time. Motrin is typically sold in 200 milligram tablets; just take four at a time. Forget the directions on the box. You got rooked. When I had my periodontal work (bone grafts) done last year I got...
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    how much is your house worth?

    Move it to California. That's both funny and a good idea. Buying a house in two months. Mathis, TX. Two story total of 2200 sq.ft. on an acre and a half. 65,000 bucks, worth about 110,000, being sold by an old couple who can't climb the stairs anymore. They want to buy a trailer (it's a trailer...
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    Mandatory Military Service

    Mandatory service? Certainly not! We have enough problems with those who volunteer and three days out of recruit training decide that it all just doesn't fit into their little plans. It all gets old. It gets real old. I'll finish twenty years active-USMC three months from today. Two weeks after...
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    serious question 'bout HIV..

    I really don't think that a HIV carrier gets ill and then that breaks down T cells. I'm sure it's the other way around: T cells break down and then you are more likely to become ill. Just because the carrier becomes ill, that doesn't mean they are going to die anytime soon. They may recover and...
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    Why is Excel opening text documents?

    I hear you. I post the way I do because I'm not real computer-smart and don't really know "the language", and to keep my thoughts straight! I have to write so that I can understand myself. I'm sure it's irritating to others. Sorry 'bout that! Some would also sometimes say that if you...
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    Why is Excel opening text documents?

    Apparently your friend tried to open a .txt file, chose Excel to open it with because maybe he didn't know what to choose, and didn't realize when he made that choice that there is a block that is checked by default that says something like "Use this to open all files of this type&quot...
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    Voodoo 550 is surprisingly "CHEAP"! !!

    It is truly unbelievable. Went from 299 U.S. dollars to 199 U.S. dollars on store shelves here. I should have waited awhile. Oh well.