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    Cuban black beans and rice

    I'm from the Midwest. I've had every variation of beans possible. I love when folks think beans are "ethnic" in the US. When I moved to FL I every place I went advertised "Cuban Beans" or "Latin Beans" which were fixed exactly how I had been eating them my entire life.
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    Does anyone here not have a kitchen table?

    No one to eat with? Sad.
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    Youtube Drama unfolding

    No, I didn't watch the videos relating to this drama... I have seen videos from both of them in passing previously, mostly "reviews" of firearms which consist of them talking about nonsense and NOT firing the guns. Both of them seem to think they are gun experts. I'm certainly not but neither...
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    DO you park your pickup truck like an asshole?

    Uhhh, you should see the team of Mexicans working at my complex right now. There's over 100 of them and they all have new trucks. Police have already been out here a dozen times as well, as well as code enforcement. The days code enforcement is here they all have hardhats on... the rest of the...
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    Youtube Drama unfolding

    Both of those guys are losers. I've watched NutnFancy's videos and it's obvious he has no idea what he's talking about. He even admits to having not fired 99% of the guns he "reviews". The other guy is waayyy out there. Who freaking cares about these morons?
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    Moving out of my flat, I've overpaid my rent...

    The money is gone. Just move on and try not to resent the guy over it.
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    DO you park your pickup truck like an asshole?

    Back in the day I worked as parking lot attendant. At least once an hour during the day some 90 pound woman in a 6,000 pound truck would enter the lot and proceed to park her tank in two spaces. These woman would get hugely pissed when I could meet them at their driver's door as they were...
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    I must say that GEICO insurance is a joke

    To date I've been insured with State Farm, eSurance, Progressive Direct, Geico and Allstate - in that order. Progressive has by far been the easiest to deal with and subsequently are (for me) the most expensive. On Tuesday of last week (10-13) a woman ran a red light, made an illegal right...
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    why do we tip bartenders?

    Are you old enough to drink? I thought you lived in a basement?
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    New battery & alternator.

    Idle speed is in spec in the PCM (800-900 RPM), all grounds have already been checked and rechecked. From what I have been reading this is common for my car.
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    what's the best IPA that they carry at most bars

    Every bar/pub/tavern I visit that isn't 1.) A slum for drifters and alcoholics and 2.) Some sort of chain like Chili's carries PAs and IPAs as well as other non-mainstream beers. You guys need to find a new place to hangout if the only thing your current place has is Miller Light, Bud...
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    New battery & alternator.

    It's the longest I've ever had a car battery last. About every two years it would get to where it wouldn't keep a charge so I would drain it completely (out of the car) and then trickle charge it back to 100%. Then, slowly over time it's capacity would drop again and I'd have to deep cycle it...
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    what's the best IPA that they carry at most bars

    Shipyard is pretty good and most places that aren't skid row seem to carry it (at least in my area).
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    New battery & alternator.

    My alternator recently kicked the bucket and my battery is seven years old so I?m replacing both of them. For the alternator I went with a rebuilt, 3g, 200 amp, Ford OEM style unit. My car came with a 110 amp unit originally. I never felt this unit was strong enough for the car even though I...
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    If you pick up a pizza, do you tip?

    Scenario #1: You drive to a restaurant and sit down for a meal. The waiter takes your order, places it with the kitchen, brings your drinks, silverware and food to the table. This person makes $2.00/hour and deserves a tip. Scenario #2: You drive to a restaurant to pick up an order. The...
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    If you pick up a pizza, do you tip?

    I usually tip $1 to takeaway places if I call ahead. Most of the time the person taking phone orders and preparing/sacking the order is making the same $2/hour that the other wait staff are. The difference is they typically see a lot more customers per shift. Your average dining room waiter...
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    Your handle could soon be inthe CIA database

    That's how it's supposed to work but recently it doesn't seem like it.
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    Took the car out for the last time this year

    http://picasaweb.google.com/Na...tt#5225117355644319938 I have the same plates and forks... strange.
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    Took the car for a highway burn...

    OP, that's called an "Italian Tune Up" and according to some, it removes built up carbon from the inside of the combustion chambers, pistons and valves.
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    Don't like billet? Don't come into this thread.

    That is one fantastic car! The original AC bodies were aluminum. If cost was no object on this car why didn't they use quad Webers?!?
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    Video Survelliance: Local Police

    Since your recorder is software based I would say yes. If you had a hardware based recorder the CPU is less of a factor.
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    The Age of Spiritual Machines

    It's fun to speculate but who really knows? No one, at least right now. Look at the medical advancements in the last 100 years. Think about what we will invent in the next 100 years. I was born in the early 1980s. I fully expect to be alive and functioning in 2100, maybe even 2150.
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    Video Survelliance: Local Police

    I have found motion detection work well if the detectors are placed correctly. They will start recording instantaneously. I have experience with large, commercial systems though (which write continuously to DVD-RWs). Not sure about consumer grade. When I was working with big systems we always...
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    reality tv star uses winnings to become a drug dealer

    He even looks like a pill popper. http://media.canada.com/8c8b32...dfe05/080229_b_bb9.jpg
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    ATTENTION: People with Truck Nutz

    They're pretty tacky I agree, but to each their own.
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    Any other tall people here have a hell of a time finding a jacket that fits right?

    Poor baby needs a nap. Learn to take a joke. The fact that you can't makes me think you work at McDonald's. :laugh:
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    Any other tall people here have a hell of a time finding a jacket that fits right?

    You just go for the elastic sweat pants I take it?
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    Any other tall people here have a hell of a time finding a jacket that fits right?

    I'm 6.0' tall and weigh 205 pounds. If I buy slacks with a 32" waist they will be too large which requires me to fasten my belt really tight to keep them up. If I buy slacks with a 30" waist they are really, really tight and by the middle of the day the start to become really uncomfortable...
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    Woah! Robber gets pwnd and guy from my HS is accomplice.

    That's gotta' be hard to accept for the family but in the end everyone chooses their own path, for whatever reasons. Maybe this will be a turning point for the kid, seeing his buddy get dropped like a rock. Maybe he will do his time and clean up, become a productive member of society. Let's hope...
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    Woah! Robber gets pwnd and guy from my HS is accomplice.

    One down. I <3 my S&W .357 Mag.
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    Will my insurance premium go up?

    I've had decent luck with insurance companies in the last few years. When I was in my early 20s it was terrible (at one point $400/month). Now days it's around $100/month for two cars.
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    Rio de Janerio drug gang shoots down police helicopter

    You think police officers getting killed is awesome?
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    Rio de Janerio drug gang shoots down police helicopter

    Reminds me of gangs in New Orleans shooting at rescue helicopters back in 2005. Rio is a magnificent city, anyone who's been there can tell you that. Every major metro area in the world has a "ghetto" these days, Rio is no exception.
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    Does this scare you?

    What a shame. Poor young woman.
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    I've been paying $67mo for 7mb internet

    I pay $75/month for 3.0 mbps DSL and POTS. :(
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    Parents in Balloon Hoax to Surrender

    That wouldn't surprise me.
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    Parents in Balloon Hoax to Surrender

    Would you like some fried chicken... er cheese with your whine?
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    Happiness on the job: Only 10 careers >50%

    I was happy at my job before I was layed off (IT Systems Administrator).