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Used to, don't have much cash to donate. I am cleaning out my old storage unit, however, and donating vast amounts of stuff to Goodwill and Habitat for Humanity. Gave the latter a brand new still-in-the-crate gas stove that originally cost $1500. It apparently sold in under 3 hours.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgHVUsRvkgw

Can't... Stop... Doing... the Monkey....

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There was this guy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH5aDgs1yoQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8g3q165ELc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoWYADvQa5U

OI!!!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ajkjvh82Vk

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Don't even get me started on "The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem"

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Dr. Bronner's

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https://anydice.com/program/1c3e

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CBD oil doesn't seem to do much for me by itself, but it does seem to work very well when I take it with ibuprofen for tense and sore muscles. The biggest side effect appears to be a much lighter wallet; the stuff is insanely expensive at least around here ($60 for 30ml of oil with 500g of CBD, roughly 15-30 doses). Hopefully the price will start coming down as more states are legalizing hemp production.

You have to make sure you're buying from a reputable source. If you search for "CBD" on Amazon, you'll find hundreds of listings for "hemp oil", none of which make any mention of actual CBD content. Don't buy it online, find a local "head shop" or if you live in a state/country where cannabis is legal, a licensed dispensary.

(There's a head shop in Omaha called 42 Pipes and Tobacco. The name always makes me giggle.)

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You can make your own spreadable butter by softening a stick of butter (don't melt it), cutting it into pieces, then mixing in 1/3 cup of good quality oil using a fork until it's well blended. Put it in a plastic or glass container with a lid and refrigerate.

You can double, triple or even quadruple this recipe if you use a lot of butter. You can also blend it in a food processor, mixer or blender; it's faster this way but leaves you with more stuff to wash.

You can add herbs, spices, sugar, salt, food coloring or other ingredients while you're mixing it to make flavored or colored butter.

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I like to take warm fresh bread or rolls, slather them with butter, then load them up with ham or turkey, and maybe some cheese.

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LinkPizza posted...

I heard they deal in video games these days, as well

The Popo posted...

Started using the library for the first time in like 15 years recently when I found out that they have new release DVDs & BluRays.

Libraries lend all kinds of stuff besides just books. Depending on your local library, of course, you can get fishing poles, tools, musical instruments, cookware, tennis rackets, basketballs, record players, small appliances, 3D printers, toys, cameras, sewing machines, telescopes, bicycles, projectors, and more.

It totally blew my mind the first time I went to the Plattsmouth Public Library and saw an entire shelf full of cake pans.

Many libraries offer digital books in addition to print. You sign up online, usually with a service like Overdrive (https://www.overdrive.com/) and enter your library card ID. Then you can check out books using apps like Libby or Sora, as well as the Amazon Kindle, NOOK, or Kobo ereaders.

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Never really had a bad cellphone, but I did have one absolutely horrible PDA ages ago. It was a Toshiba e805, one of the first PDAs with a VGA screen and built-in WiFi. But it was extremely unstable and would hard reset itself every few weeks, deleting everything. I sent it in for repair several times and it took Toshiba several months each time to return it. I finally just sold it on eBay for almost nothing (it was about $600 new, about $850 in today's dollars) and ordered a Dell Axim X51v, which was one of the best non-phone PDAs I'd ever had.

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I just got an email from a local library that my library card is up for renewal. I've never heard of such a thing before. My library card from the San Diego County Public Library never expired.

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I've never been given a speeding ticket. I have had a cop on a motorcycle pull up along side of me and wag his finger at me before peeling off and taking a different freeway ramp. I was also pulled over and given a warning one time, and then like a month later they raised the speed limit on that road to what I was driving.

Only ticket I've ever gotten was complete bullcrap. I made a right turn at 8:50 am when the sign said "no right turn 6-9 am" and it was the day after daylight savings time ended.

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Lokarin posted...

https://www.amazon.ca/Lightly-Flavored-Calorie-Carbonated-Water-ebook/dp/B07WZV2LCS/

Is there anything Chuck Tingle hasn't written about?

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I liked the original Battlefield games (1942 & Vietnam), but the newer ones got too reliant on the servers. You couldn't play 2042 in single-player without connecting to their servers. Which, of course, EA is fond of shutting down after a while, making the game useless.

I still haven't played Mass Effect 3, and never will until it's available on Steam.

EA got super greedy with the Sims and started releasing zillions of DLCs. Screw that noise.

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If you can rebuild your shields after taking damage, I'd rather have a stronger shield than an effect that goes away for good after one hit.

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https://sodastream.com/collections/fruit-drops

No sugar or sweeteners. While it's sold primarily for carbonated water, it works perfectly fine with still water.

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This one:


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It took the cops that long to notice the license plate was drawn with crayon...

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I'd like to see a PC version of Simpsons Road Rage. Too bad that'll never happen.

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It snowed today, but the forecast has highs in the 50s by the 22nd.

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Amazon Prime also gets you free shipping, 2 million free songs (or a discount on unlimited music), Twitch Prime, unlimited photo storage, a free book to keep every month, and thousands of books to borrow, among other things.

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And I like to eat hamburgers for breakfast. Screw you, McDonalds.

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There is no such thing as a union for the IT industry, which is insane. If there's anyone who needs a union more than anything it's IT workers.

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Keep in mind that if you haven't been paying your taxes and you end up owing, you might be subject to a 6% penalty. Uncle Sam wants his money NOW, dammit, not next April.

https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc306

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Mead posted...

let me know how that naan pizza turns out, that sounds really good

I make them all the time. You can get a pack of 10 naan (each roughly a 10"x6" oval) for $4 at Sam's Club. I also use their Italian cheese blend (mozzarella, provolone, and cheddar), which I think is $12 for 5 pounds. I bake them in a convection oven at 450F for about 12 minutes. The crust comes out crispy and the cheese golden and delicious.

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I'm making my own mini pizzas right now, using naan bread as the crust. One with extra cheese, one with bacon.

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You definitely don't want to give booze, some people don't drink, can't drink or have issues with alcohol.

Go for stocking stuffer type gifts. I found some pocket-sized crank-powered flashlights for $1 at RadioShack and gave them as stocking stuffers one year. I also bought a bunch of nice looking pen & pencil sets for like $5 at Costco. Menards had pocket screwdrivers for $2 each and I bought a bunch to hand out to my team at work.

It's probably too late, but something personalized, like with your school/business logo, would make the gift extra special.

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Scuzz was the best Assistant.



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I liked Dungeons of Dredmor. I just about plotzed the first time I encountered a Monster Zoo.

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They're just as bad at naming operating systems.

Windows 3.0
Windows 3.1
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows 98 SE
Windows ME
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Windows 10

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How many Christmas presents do you usually get?

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SaltyAndSweet posted...

Bulletproof clipboards are apparently a thing for law enforcement

http://impactarmortech.com/product-clipboard.shtml

Also from that company:

Our new school safety line includes a bulletproof desktop calendar, whiteboard and backpack insert.

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Xbox X One

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I'm only giving a Christmas present to one person. I actually bought it for their birthday, but then I found something better for their birthday, so I saved the other present for Christmas.

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Ruminants such as goats, sheep and cattle do not have front teeth in their upper jaw. Instead they have a tough dental pad.



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Of course I'd be partial to 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.



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Sardines are one of my favorite I'm-hungry-but-too-tired-to-actually-cook-anything meals. Can of sardines + crackers + sriracha or Cholula.

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Can we get Chex Mix with just the rye chips?

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MTV Generation.

You know, back when MTV was actually Music Television.

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No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President, when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNyG-xu-7SQ

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What's your favorite?

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Generation XXX

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If you have buns of steel, and then someone makes you wear your ass for a hat, then you'd have a metal hat!

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DPsx7 posted...

A tired excuse. Every hater loves to use all the buzzwords - racist, liar, etc. But when pressured for examples they crumble and go into professional victim mode. Tariffs are meant to encourage business to stay within the US and it's a surprise anyone could be against that.

Trade war losses cost Nebraska farmers nearly $1B
https://www.agupdate.com/midwestmessenger/business/trade-war-losses-cost-nebraska-farmers-nearly-b/article_834eaa8a-db28-11e9-b804-c34b44116752.html

Way too much pork makes trade war bite U.S. hog markets
https://www.agupdate.com/midwestmessenger/news/livestock/way-too-much-pork-makes-trade-war-bite-u-s/article_86f3d974-bec9-11e9-9fa6-6f57a125c7d2.html

Soybean farmers fear trade war only getting worse
https://www.agupdate.com/todaysproducer/business/soybean-farmers-fear-trade-war-only-getting-worse/article_ddbbecf6-7103-11e9-a19d-57ab26ee0a7d.html

Farmer sentiment collapsing as financial conditions continue to decline in rural U.S.
https://www.agupdate.com/midwestmessenger/markets/farmer-sentiment-collapsing-as-financial-conditions-continue-to-decline-in/article_c93b75aa-88a3-11e9-8f13-eb0731b59474.html

Nebraska corn farmers outraged by Trumps broken promises
https://www.agupdate.com/midwestmessenger/news/crop/nebraska-corn-farmers-outraged-by-trump-s-broken-promises/article_42b50022-d011-11e9-bab3-dbc5304f0989.html

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The US military doesn't use steel pots anymore. From the 1980s until early 2010s they were made of Kevlar and Twaron, while the current model Enhanced Combat Helmet is made from ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. These are lighter and offer better ballistic protection than the M1 helmet.

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