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12.05.12, 19:51 PM General Topics
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It's year 2085 and I don't know what to get my family for Christmas. Ideas? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 12.05.12, 07:51 PM Flag
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Lucky you that you are still alive [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 07:53 PM Flag
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What? Didn't you get the chip? We live forever now. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 07:55 PM Flag
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It's the singularity event baby! DH is convinced it will happen in our lifetimes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:04 PM Flag
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don't want to live forever -unless I can do it in a 20 year old body that never ages [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 09:20 PM Flag
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tough one... how about one of those new robots that cook the meal AND clean up after? I just saw them on QVC. They're a steal at $2,000,000 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 07:53 PM Flag
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Trip to the moon? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 07:56 PM Flag
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Didn't they send all the criminals to the moon? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:02 PM Flag
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No, silly! The whole process from arrest to execution only takes half an hour - it sped up a few centons ago, once The Great Leader liquidated all lawyers. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:46 PM Flag
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Exactly. DH was a lawyer back in the day, I remember the turmoil this caused. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:48 PM Flag
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New noses. Buy one get 4 free and the procedure only take 5 minutes no recovery time. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 07:58 PM Flag
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Heard about this new procedure. I just had my boobs re-done. 20 minutes, no incisions and I can control them with a remote control imbedded in my side. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:00 PM Flag
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^^You, inflate a little extra for the night out, deflate for the business meeting the next morning. Brilliant. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:01 PM Flag
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Ugh jealous. I've wanted these for a while now. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 02:17 AM Flag
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me too : ( [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 05:09 PM Flag
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Donation in their name to Avenues' campus on Io? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:00 PM Flag
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they won't be celebrating christmas in 2085 (sadly) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:00 PM Flag
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Jesus what a dry board today! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:00 PM Flag
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you've come to the wrong place if you want imaginative postings, sorry. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:03 PM Flag
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You sound like a blast. Go have some wine. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:04 PM Flag
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^^you will, however, get racism unbounded. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:05 PM Flag
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You think environmental concerns will take precedence over Christmas by then? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:02 PM Flag
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no, i think oversecularization will take over, and successive generations will decide not to bother. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:04 PM Flag
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Hmm, that explains the popularity of Christmas in China and Japan, I guess. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:12 PM Flag
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it's 2085 - china and japan perished from a terrible environmental disaster that emanated from china. the koreas are gone too, as is kamchatka. don't you read the news? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:14 PM Flag
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Read? Where do you find such materials? The last newspaper I saw was in Baumans for $850k! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:31 PM Flag
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"Read" the news? What is this? Here on Mars we're a little behind on current events. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:34 PM Flag
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Hows the weather there these days? I heard you were unable to control it for a whole week! I can't remember the last time the weather went out on Earth... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:37 PM Flag
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Ugh, Dear Leader likes to set the humidity too high. Otherwise lovely. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:40 PM Flag
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I signed up for that service that sends it straight to ybur brain (which scans it). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:41 PM Flag
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Me too. And I love sending mind letters back to the editor. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:47 PM Flag
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Wtf is Christmas?! We can only celebrate Ramadan in the US didn't you get the news flash? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:01 PM Flag
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Hi Bill. Or is it Glen? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:04 PM Flag
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Glen was my great grandfather how did you know?! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:06 PM Flag
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How's the global caliphate thing working out? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:09 PM Flag
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Terrifically well. Islam has taken over the US and sent all Jews and non-believers to the Middle East! The climate around the Nile is so much more appealing than anywhere in the States, which now is called The United States of 72 Virgins. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:15 PM Flag
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where the oil is? i don't think so. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:18 PM Flag
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What's oil? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:20 PM Flag
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Holy Allah oil is soooo 2075. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:20 PM Flag
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Hahaha [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:30 PM Flag
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LOL [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:14 PM Flag
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I got my DCs hover shoes. Never worry about tripping on anything again! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:02 PM Flag
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I heard you can still get natural water. They found it in a cave in Northern Canada. It is really expensive, like three Obamas but they say it is amazingly refreshing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:04 PM Flag
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Holy moly. I'm on it! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:06 PM Flag
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blood tranfusions since the air polution has contaminated everybody [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:05 PM Flag
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This. And if you can afford it, splurge for the robots that go around your home releasing pure oxygen. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:07 PM Flag
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DH wants the new "Robot Hooker 4000". Some things never change... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:07 PM Flag
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a dh: The 4000 is so much easier to keep clean. (Like in the lymrick about the man from Moline...) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:12 PM Flag
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...but does it clean up DH as well? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:28 PM Flag
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It is hermetic as well as being virtual. We don't get dirty to begin with. (I got one for my birthday.) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:34 PM Flag
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Perfect. Order is in! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:43 PM Flag
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Speaking of Christmas, does anyone elses hologram tree keep cutting out? It keeps going fuzzy! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:11 PM Flag
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lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 07:49 PM Flag
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I'd like to buy my evil SIL this radiation suit and respirator [link attached]. What do you think of it? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:13 PM Flag
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I just got one of these for MY evil sil! Really the best. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:15 PM Flag
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That new electronic book about great escapes of history; featured are Cassanova, Papillon, Houdini and Inmate Mom. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:17 PM Flag
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From your lips to God's ear. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:19 PM Flag
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Great gift. With a forward by Lasagna Mom [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:27 PM Flag
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Like the futuristic escape in Cloud Atlas? I like it! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:30 PM Flag
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Well, those were the days before the State commandeered all prison space for political detainees. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 09:19 PM Flag
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Yo no hablo English, no comprendo. Es America, hablamos Espanol. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:18 PM Flag
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El Bloombito? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:28 PM Flag
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You also speak Spanish like an idiot. Did they get rid of schools in 2085? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 06:37 PM Flag
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No, just the bottom tier ones. The parents were sent for re-education and the kids for education. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 06:54 PM Flag
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DD wants a pet. I'm thinking of getting one of those new breeds of dogs that don't shed, poop, pee, eat or bark. Anyone btdt? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:29 PM Flag
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Yes yes the ones that do dishes and bookkeeping? I've heard about them, they're a steal at $13 trillion! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:31 PM Flag
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Wow, great deal! What size did you get? S, M or L? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:35 PM Flag
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Well we live in a big apartment (we actually have 600sqft all to ourselves!) so we got the large. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:40 PM Flag
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I can't imagine your rent! I am SO jealous. We have no space at all. We had to get one of those kitchen tables that flip over and double as a counter/stove/sink all in one. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:46 PM Flag
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WHAT?!! What do you and DH do to afford such a huge place? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 03:19 AM Flag
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I'm getting DS his first toddler bed. Floating or go with the old-fashioned style that has 4 legs? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:38 PM Flag
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Not a fan of the whole antique look. I'd go with floating and get one of those slides that gently drops him onto a simulated cloud before the touches the ground. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:42 PM Flag
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Oh please, *my* snowflake's cloud *never* lets his feet touch the ground. Upgrade, honey. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 09:08 PM Flag
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Oh and I bet you have those bed sheets that are not only heated but gently tuck you in? You don't to flaunt it. Gee wiz. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 09:51 PM Flag
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sounds like some really skewed college app essay question [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:40 PM Flag
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university of chicago style. love their questions. i should look up this year's batch. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:44 PM Flag
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NP: here are a few of the questions... So where is Waldo, really? And, talk about irony: Let's stick with this definition. Unusual presents, accidental presents, metaphorical presents, re-gifted presents, etc. - pick any present you have ever received and invent a past for it. here's all of them: https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/pdfs/uchicago-fy-supp-2012-13.pdf [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 10:27 PM Flag
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"How to Serve Man" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:51 PM Flag
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What does it do??? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:53 PM Flag
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OH GOD, IT'S A COOKBOOK!!!! I love that episode! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:54 PM Flag
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Soylent Green gift basket [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:54 PM Flag
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Where would you ever find that? An antique store? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 09:01 PM Flag
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I'm thinking of just giving cash for everyone. How much should I give? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:54 PM Flag
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I'm giving $5 million to each child. We just cant afford more these days... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:55 PM Flag
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I'm sorry, that must be hard. Look at the bright side, your kids can each go pick out a nice candy for themselves. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 09:00 PM Flag
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What's cash? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:55 PM Flag
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It's really rare, only poor people (like us) still use it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 08:57 PM Flag
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A gift certificate to *Actually* Forever 21 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 11:39 PM Flag
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lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 11:41 PM Flag
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A home weather station. Control weather INSIDE your apartment. You want snow for Christmas? Done! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 11:48 PM Flag
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Sounds messy. But fear not - the new Roomba washes, steams and then vacuums your floors. That's before it ascends up your windows to get them sparkly clean. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 11:52 PM Flag
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Trinkets and gizmos are relatively inexpensive and ubiquitous. So, go with experience gifts (e.g. travel, entertainment, meals out). But finding what someone will like remains a challenge, and finding something that a group can agree on is even harder than today because people are less patient. GL. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.05.12, 11:50 PM Flag
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iPhone 872, and that spa treatment where they give your skin permanent SPF 1000. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 01:21 AM Flag
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Sure the iPhone 872 is good and all, but that came out LAST week. The 900 is already here! Keep up people! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 02:18 AM Flag
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Bio Kids have been begging for a sib, so I ordered them one online. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 01:21 AM Flag
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I got some really cool vintage cards printed on actual paper. Crazy expensive, but worth it IMHO. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 01:22 AM Flag
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I just made them holograms of us for the dinner table again. Couldn't bother to get more creative. Commute to middle earth is wearing me out. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 01:23 AM Flag
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Tell me about it. Yesterday I spent an hour just waiting to go through security. Those mind-readers are always so slow! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 02:37 AM Flag
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I got my mom a cool hologram of the major cities, when there were major cities and they all looked different from each other. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 01:25 AM Flag
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We saw the the Burj in "former Dubai" and we were told it was once the tallest building in the world. Can you imagine!! It's now a dumpy Holiday Inn, btw. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 03:05 AM Flag
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We got the hologram too! This way we can see President Li make her State of the Union speech. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 01:15 PM Flag
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We ordered a baby from the lab (no more pregnancy for women). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 01:54 AM Flag
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Us too. DH and I spent hours picking out hair color, eye color, personality etc etc...we even got her monogrammed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 02:21 AM Flag
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Our lab doesn't do monogramming. We live in the suburbs. Did you go to Cornell or NYU? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 02:33 AM Flag
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We couldn't afford blue eyes. We decided to put all of the money towards iq that would have gone to blue eyes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 02:37 AM Flag
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This is what we did. Plus, if she wants blue eyes later in life she'll have a good career and will be able to afford eye color changing surgery. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 02:44 AM Flag
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Cornell. You must go. They do beautiful stitching. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 02:39 AM Flag
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With thread? How vintage! I love it. I hate those tacky laser monograms, so new-money. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 02:46 AM Flag
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I think any monogram on a baby is so striver. Someday a future employer will see it and it will be so white trash by then. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 04:05 AM Flag
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Did you get a boy or a girl? I like the people at the Venus Lab so much better but I really want a boy... what to do. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 09:46 PM Flag
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We are thinking of surprising DCs with a holiday. Anyone have some suggestions? I was thinking the new Disney submarine cruise. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 02:34 AM Flag
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Las Vegas to see the ancient strip ruins. Fascinating. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 05:05 AM Flag
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My sister is getting a baby so I bought her the baby-namer 2000. You punch in the baby's ready (due) date and it spits out the perfect name based on all the baby's features and characteristics. We used it and are so happy with our DCs names: Moonriser, Beamie & Silipoli. I know, a bit old-fashioned, but we like them! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 02:51 AM Flag
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I really wanted on of these, but DH insisted we name our DD Madison Ava after his mother. Apparently it was a popular name back then. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 02:57 AM Flag
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Madison is such an old lady name, no offense. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 03:00 AM Flag
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I agree - all of my great, great grandmothers were named Madison. My family used to shop at Walmart when those stores still existed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 04:07 AM Flag
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How about a new watch for DH? The ones that are imbedded in your skin so you never lose it? I got DH one of these last year. I saved up for years for that vintage Timex. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 03:07 AM Flag
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A dream machine so you can pick your dreams every night. Great for little dcs with nightmares. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 03:09 AM Flag
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There will be no Christmas - we will all be blended into one new hybrid religion (or no religion) and one race. There will finally be peace on earth. Nothing to fight over. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 04:01 AM Flag
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Someone needs to put this thread in a time capsule. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 04:03 AM Flag
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+1! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 04:49 AM Flag
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+2! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 05:02 AM Flag
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Or a novel [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 05:03 AM Flag
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I heard you can still get PTTVs (personal time travel vehicles) on the black market. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 05:01 AM Flag
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DH asked for one of these. I cannot believe he expects me to go into the ghetto of the UES to find one. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 02:58 PM Flag
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I love your use of the arcane "UES". I believe it used to be quite lovely until submerged by the storm surge following Hurricane Xichen. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 06:55 PM Flag
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This is true. Boy that storm was a big one. Category 9, if I'm correct? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 12.06.12, 07:00 PM Flag
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