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Does an emotional support horse count?


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I was once on hold for almost 3 hours when the guy who was supposed to install our T-1 line never showed up.

They kept playing an instrumental version of the song Sleigh Ride over and over and over and over for THREE! FUCKING! HOURS!


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Your best bet is probably a dedicated WiFi access point which you can mount as high as possible as close to the center of your apartment as you can get it. A dual-band model will cost more but give you more options, especially if you have neighbors using WiFi.

Another option would be to run a good quality flat CAT5e or better cable along the baseboards from one room to another. This would be cheaper and more reliable than WiFi, especially in a crowded radio environment, but you're stuck with possibly unsightly wires. I've actually done this in my 1920s farm house, it's a lot easier than crawling around under the house, and by running the wire carefully, it's not terribly noticeable.
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Smarkil posted...

Although, I would guess there's some sort of ethernet over coax thing.

Every IT person over the age of 40 is giggling right now.
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The alpha-gal molecule is found in all mammals apart from Old World monkeys and the apes, which include humans.

So the tick bite can make you allergic to all red meat except human.

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Now butter will absorb odors from the fridge, so keep it in the butter compartment if you have one, or else wrap it in foil or put it in a glass or plastic container.

Firewatch

It has some of the most stunning scenery I think I've ever seen in a video game, and the walkie-talkie mechanic is unique. I also like the fact that there's no HUD, if you want to look at the map or the compass, you have to actually hold up these items.

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(or if that doesn't work, https://shirt.woot.com/offers/fox-nouveau)

It doesn't matter who's wrong or right

I always order a Shirley Temple when I go to a bar.

My name is Otto. I looooove to get blotto.

I remember Orbitz. It was like drinking a lava lamp.

Moe's Tavern....Hold on, I'll check. Uh, hey, everybody! I'm a stupid moron with an ugly face and a big butt and my butt smells and I like to kiss my own butt.

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What if we tried to deep fry something that's already deep fried?

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Matcha (green tea) ice cream is also really good, and difficult to find.

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Don't masquerade with the guy in shades, oh no

I'm eating a whole bag of pork rinds.

I'd heard of Earthbound before SSB, but never played any of them.

Frank Gorshin as the Riddler. He always had a maniacal kind of energy and seemed to get more into the part than any other actor on the show.



There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?

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I use an ancient copy of Microsoft Money. When I get home, I type in all my receipts and then when my bank statements come in, I balance the accounts. This way I can catch when I get overcharged (or rarely, undercharged).

It's the complete opposite this year in Nebraska. One of the worst winters on record, followed by a massive melt and record shattering floods, and then one of the rainiest springs on record, which is keeping the river levels high. May was 200 to 300% above normal for precipitation.

I-29 had been shut down in April because of the flooding, they finally got it completely open in mid May, only to have to shut it down again on the 29th because it flooded again!

If you don't track your spending, how do you know how much money you actually have?

I've always had a critical opinion of my own attractiveness, but my spouse used to say I was "cute", and I've had a bunch of guys try to hit on me, so there must be something.

I don't know what, though.

I'm not fat enough to be a chub, too fat to be a twink.
I'm not hairy enough to be a bear, too hairy to be a dolphin.
I'm not muscular enough in the upper body to be a bull.
I'm not old enough to be a daddy, too old to be a cub.

Good thing I have my enormous genitals.

The new Apple Pro Display XDR is 32 inches, has a 6K resolution, 10-bit color, 1,600 nits peak brightness and a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio... and it costs $4,999. It does not come with a stand (which costs an extra $999!) or even an industry standard VESA mount to use your own stand ($199 for the adapter). I guess you're supposed to prop it up with the cardboard box.

If you think gigabytes/gigabits is confusing, wait until you learn about gibibytes (GiB).

A gigabyte is 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes, while a gibibyte is 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes.

Kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes, petabytes, etc all all based on powers of 1000 (or 10^3)
Kibibytes, mebibytes, gibibytes, tebibytes, pebibytes, etc are all based on powers of 1024 (or 2^10)

The confusion between GB & GiB is why hard drives appear to never have the capacity stated on the box. Hard drive manufacturers list capacity in decimal gigabytes (128 GB is 128,000,000,000 bytes), while Windows erroneously uses the term gigabyte for binary gigabytes (gibibytes). 128,000,000,000 bytes is about 119 GiB.

Your mom when the condom broke

Tactical pants.

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I've made as much as $320 an hour.

Of course, the project was finished in 15 minutes...

What does a person do if they have no feet? They can't wear shoes, so they can never go anywhere!

It's always amused me that half of a byte is a nibble.

There are 10 types of people, those who understand binary and those who don't.

It's too hot for tea, unless you're talking iced.

The best iced tea is this super cheap stuff from Walmart called "National Cup". It's like $1.18 for 100 bags; it takes 10 bags to make 2 quarts. Not sure how good it would be hot, but iced it's freaking amazing.

Knights of Pen & Paper +1

Pikazard1 posted...

instead of shaving, would something like Nair be good for hair removal ??

Nair is basically slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) and lye (sodium hydroxide). These chemicals can burn your skin if you leave them on too long or if you use them on sensitive areas (like your crotch, armpits, nipple area, or face). Always test on a small area to see how your skin reacts before slathering it over your entire body.

You find a key somewhere in your house. You have no idea what it goes to, but you don't want to throw it away just in case it's important. So you toss it in a drawer. Next thing you know you've got a drawer full of keys that obviously went to something, but you just can't bring yourself to discard them because you might eventually figure out what it's for.

I don't think Texas makes a good shape for a sex toy. Now California, I think that would be perfect for hitting the G spot/prostate.

And of course, Florida is obvious.

I am not a financial advisor, follow my advice at your own risk

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Grand Funk Railroad paved the way for Jefferson Airplane, which cleared the way for Jefferson Starship. The stage was now set for the Alan Parsons Project, which I believe was some sort of hovercraft.