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    Is there such thing as an honest used car salesman?

    Had an amusing experience today during a trade-in negotiation between myself and a salesman obviously very used to lying through his teeth. He was quoting me some bogus numbers that didn't at all match the research I had done, and when I called him out to produce some physical evidence he told...
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    JK Rowling speaks at Harvard Commencement

    If you can't sit through the video, read the transcript below it. Worthwhile, I promise. http://harvardmagazine.com/go/jkrowling.html Added: Cliffs of a sort- an interesting read as well. "You know what they say ? the freshman bring so much, and the seniors take away so little."...
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    Q6600 OEM - $179.99 + S&H @ Microcenter

    Link Seems like a hot price, especially since many people using this chip are using aftermarket coolers anyway. So much for that $199 limited time deal they were offering a month or two back.
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    Austrian 'admits daughter abuse'

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7371043.stm These are children borne into captivity, never seeing the light of day. Had the truth never come to light, the man might have continued his abuse indefinitely. After 24 years, he was caught mostly out of sheer luck- not out of the efforts of...
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    Austrian 'admits daughter abuse'

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7371043.stm
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    For the older crowd (30+) - How old were you when maintaining your health became a conscious effort?

    I've always been told that 25 is when your metabolism slows significantly, weight gains from high-calorie foods sticks, and overall health begins a long process of deterioration (which obviously can be staved off to some extent with a healthy diet and exercise) until the day you die. Although a...
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    Why is it so unsatisfying to...

    be unable to swallow the food in your mouth? As in, being able to chew and taste food but not actually consume it. Isn't the taste and texture what we derive pleasure from? Or is perceived mental satisfaction not enough to satiate "appetite", in the absence of swallowing?
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    Anyone know anything about this font: DFKai-SB

    Thanks in advance.
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    Japanese Bug Fights

    Bug Fights Galore scorpions are badass. btw, what kind of bug is in fight #9?
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    Krispy Kreme Dougnuts

    coupon Credit to BB, yummy~!
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    [POLL] Maybe it's just me....

    or am i just an ancient who doesn't understand new school humor? :( i'm back from a 2 year break, but OT doesn't keep me up like it used to. there were always a lot of stupid posts (like this one), but i'd consistently find a gem in the rough every day that kept me coming back for more...
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    Cat about to be declawed.... :(

    + Topic blew up a little more than I expected, so I figured I'd toss in an update for anyone who might be interested. Update: Did a little more research last night on both declawing and non-declawing alternatives. Overall it seems like there's plenty of happy declawed kitties out there, but...
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    How do i clean dust out of an acoustic guitar?

    Found an old yamaha acoustic lying around. Sounds great, but I can see a fair amount of dust inside the body. It doesn't really come out just by thumping on the back. Anyone know of any tried and true methods?
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    Can't locate a few drivers

    So I just purchased a T-1620 Gateway during BF. Specs: http://support.gateway.com/s/M...4881R/1014881Rnv.shtml It came preloaded with Vista, so when I got home I did a wipe and installed WinXP. The notebook didn't come with a driver disk or anything, so I figured I'd be able to find most...
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    Looking for a motorcycle...

    So, just got my motorcycle license and now i'm in the market for a new bike. Nothing against pre-owned, but from what i've seen- it's more worthwhile just to pick up a new one, since most used bikes go for only marginally less. Looking for any kind of recommendations between 5k-7k, no 250cc...
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    anyone know anything about chartering a luxury yacht?

    I'm trying to throw an end-of-summer party for friends of mine. a lot of them are going back to school, others are travelling cross-country or cross-continent for work, etc. so a little extravagance is in order. my sister recently held a reception for some of her work at the wang theater...
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    ever heard of a Brojob?

    so, last weekend, i was over a friend's apartment in boston for a little haphazardly thrown together get-together. none of us had seen each other in years, so it took a few second-takes, even some outright staring, to help pin down new faces with old identites, etc. one particular pair, Mike...
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    Fact or Fiction: The greatest of artists must...

    ...possess prodigious technical competency as a prerequisite to their genius. think michaelangelo, mozart, shakespeare; or more relevant to our generation- perlman, hendrix, coen brothers, lynch - heh, i feel guilty putting the contemporaries in the same sentence as their predecessors...
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    oh workplace drama, how i've missed you so

    so, there's been a bit of a roundup/shakedown/purging in the upper echelons of management the past few days. It's been awhile in coming, but no one expected it to be so drastic, or so sudden. even it does poor service as a lesson or warning, it's at least entertainment enough to make it all...
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    Fantastic European Music Video

    Boten Anna sigh.
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    PSA: UPS/BATTERY BACKUPs are a worthy investment

    Few friends of mine decided to get together last night at one of their apartments in Boston for some dinner, drinking, poker, etc. Had everything set up, the girls had the hotpot all prepped, that stupid show "i want to be like you" (or whatever it's called) was tivo'ed and playing in the...
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    delete

    never mind, i thought better of it
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    What kind of bathroom buddy are you?

    I wrote this awhile ago and posted it before, but it was locked after 2 views. Figured a mod took offense to some of the wording, so edited a bit. Maybe it?s a little more appropriate this time around? *crosses fingers* Would you classify yourself as: a) Silent Stallmate / Discreet...
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    PSA: YAGT, it's so simple :(

    To all prospective Don Juan's out there who believe themselves to have absolute, inexorable, control over the opposite gender, who believe that any female is but a beck, call, or whistle away, who think that they've diminished, broken, and all but mastered the enigma of all that is woman: You...
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    How much time (on average) do you spent in front of a computer every day?

    Last night, I discovered that I had spent 15 hours in front of a computer that day, between working in the morning and random miscellaneous activities at night. This isn't a normal day for me, but I can't imagine what it's like for people that experience those marathon stints on a regular...
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    Chan-wook Park's Revenge Trilogy

    Sympathy for Mr Vengeance, Oldboy, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance hard to describe, which makes him so incredible. think tragicomedies with more edge than tarantino, and toss in some of that korean viciousness you'll find so prevalent in any of their 1 zillion horror flicks -- you might be...
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    For those who drive > 1 hr to work everyday...

    whether because of distance, traffic, whatever: how the hell can you do it, 5 days a week? Do you get paid some sort of ridiculous compensation to suffer through that on a daily basis? Are you planning on moving closer, or have you settled into the groove up waking up 2 HOURS before your...
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    YAJT: oldie but goodie

    A group of 3 friends decided to go on a trip, and share a cabin on the mountain to get the full outdoors experience. Everything was perfect, until they got to their lodgings and realized there was only one bed. Being practical, and not of the type to be immature about such a situation, they...
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    why will some people do anything to bask in the spotlight, no matter the situation, even for a moment?

    Update: rest in peace Jenn - 6/28/06 - age 21 we'll miss you kiddo sigh. friend of mine is in a coma at BID medical center, after she tried to pull her life-support tubes out. she's been suffering from cancer for about a year now, and her relapse this weekend was really...
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    Klipsch Promedia 2.1 - BB $100.00 + shipping

    If you're looking for an affordable, simple 2.1 speaker solution that sounds great and looks good, here ya go: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp...9&loc=01&type=product&id=1051384267922 Not the latest and greatest, but still very, very good 2.1 speakers - and at this price, you...
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    YACT: so, she got a new car last night *whimsical*

    girlfriend traded in her 03 camry last night to cover the dp and cut the monthly payments on her new vehicle of choice - 06 accord coupe ex-v6 (non-hybrid, automatic). 28.4 w/o the navi, so her payments are about 380/month. she's leasing a car for the first time, and i think for someone who...
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    Are 3-series BMWs underpowered brand-whore pieces of garbage? (discounting M)

    so, i'm not too showboat-ish on the road these days after dropping 38k on a 06 g35 (aero premium), but there's been more than a few time i've been pushed past the brink of civil driving by irritating little drivers in their 3-series coming up hard on me, then cutting me off, trying to pick a...
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    How did you propose to your now fiancee/wife?

    Nobody's going to steal your patented woman-wooing technique, so just share :) Stumbled across my newly-wedded cousin's theknot.com wedding page, and i thought their proposal was pretty cute, so it sparked some interest in 'methods-of-choice'. my own is a ways off, but lend me your...
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    Is there anyone out there married for longer than a year...

    So, my girlfriend was telling me about one of her co-workers (has a wife and kids) that takes off his wedding band every time he goes out to lunch. I guess it makes hitting on girls easier or whatever. Allegedly, all the guys seem to do the same thing. I myself notice more than few instances...
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    Top 10 Reasons why ATOT sucks

    10. 70% of ATOT post content fails under the category of "repost". Countless new threads pop up titled "OMG YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS", oblivious to the fact that exactly 5 out of the 10 threads below them are showing the exact same thing. There's only so many times any one cares to see the new...
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    lsass.exe, userinit.exe - 60 seconds till shutdown

    So my dad's laptop is having some severe problems. He's running windows xp, sp1 - yeah, i know, he needs to update. Recently he's been having this error after booting normally. He gets to the logon screen, but after inputting his password, everything moves ridiculously slowly from that...
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    Does it make you uncomfortable when you're having bowel movements in the stall

    Would you classify yourself as: a) Silent Stallmate / Discreet Dumper You try to find the restroom with the least number urinals/stalls to minimize the likelihood of human contact while committing the most personal of personals (second only to masturbation, but that might be heavily...
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    Ever been blackmailed into doing something you didn't want?

    An ex threatened to post some private pictures of ours online unless I gave her another chance. Lasted exactly 3 days- the time it took for me to find the files on her drive as well as the two backups she made. Had to raid a few of her email accts too, that's how bad it was.
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    What do you regret most about your life?

    myself: wasting so much time searching for true love when i didn't even know what i wanted in another person. introduction -> infatuation -> relationship -> sex -> boredom -> rinse and repeat x20 hopefully i'm finally out of the cycle now. But i still look back and cringe at how much...