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ratscabies

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    Comment #7785800

    I was only able to itemize for the first 5 years. After that, standard deduction ever since.

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    Comment #7780849

    Tried it a couple of months ago, and it ran like ass. Could be due to older hardware? Serving PC is core 2 duo 6850, and htpc it was playing on is core 2 duo 6400. Wired fast ether…

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    Comment #7688029

    Doesn't that piss you off that those types of classes are not around anymore? I'm a bit older, so our machine shop was all manual WW2 surplus lathes and mills. Our well equipped wo…

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    Comment #7688007

    I don't know if they kind of back slid over the years, But what you learned in high school sound similar to what I did in high school in the late 70s. I used to love playing with t…

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    Comment #7682567

    This. You never know what could come back to bite you. You can apply for a job, and one thing you said years ago doesn't agree with who is hiring. Some crazy bastard becomes a cop …

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    Comment #7393819

    I am not sure if this is true, but from what I understand, once your time is up, the files are still there, but they are read only.

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    Comment #7314699

    Was a bit concerned with weight until I plateaued. Now I realize I am in a lot better shape, including blood sugar and lipids, even though I am stuck at this weight. I keep up the …

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    Comment #7314238

    Bentham is still around, but sadly mute on the topic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Bentham#Death_and_the_Au...

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    Comment #7300811

    http://www.carnagge.com/

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    Comment #7147249

    It'll never play in the UK. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliphoridae

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    Comment #7118545

    I'd say about tree fiddy.

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    Comment #6599508

    I used to make crude dirty bombs (barf bombs) in grade school. Gallon milk jug with vinegar, baking soda, and oatmeal. (add corn for better looking barf) Mix, shake, and throw.

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    Comment #6566102

    They warned you about not being able to update when they released 8.1 preview.

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    Comment #6566053

    Tinfoil hat here. Isn't using a Microsoft account just like giving the NSA your credentials to your machine?

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    Comment #6562085

    I am 52, and I do 27 miles each Saturday on a longboard. It takes around 2:20 to do it. When I am 70 I may not be on the longboard for those distances, but no problem on abike i'd …

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    Comment #6476971

    Been borked all day for me, except for a short time I tried it at 5:30am.

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    Comment #6414185

    http://www.bing.com/search?q=killed+by+rc+helicopter&FORM=AW...

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    Comment #6330469

    That's my whole beef with the "underwater" thing. They seemed to think that house was worth the price they signed up to pay when they did it. Now those houses are not worth as much…

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    Comment #6330419

    AOL is still around, and my sister still has, and uses (infrequently)and aol.com address. Though she would prefer I communicated via facebook.

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    Comment #6181903

    My wife gets angry if I don't tip 20%, so a place with a built in tip that is less is a bonus for me.

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    Comment #6099063

    I don't get it. I have an HTPC, and I watch Youtube on it all the time. I will often pause what I am watching to look something up related to the video I am watching. I don't have …

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    Comment #6033877

    [Dick Jones directs Kinney to threaten ED-209. Kinney points a gun at the robot.] ED-209: Please put down your weapon. You have 20 seconds to comply. Dick Jones: I think you'd bett…

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    Comment #6029120

    I'm sure the NSA can hardly wait for XBone's to start showing up in people's houses. "The telescreen recieved and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound Winston made, above the leve…

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    Comment #6028906

    Do they have any rules for this that disallow doped riders? I would almost guess that would be like turbo-charging or water injection.