Recent content by ringer

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    Oside pier is on fire!

    This sucks.
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    I love a Good "Good Book" thread

    Definitely worth the long read. If you can find the decades-old mini-series adaptation online somewhere, it is worth the watch.
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    Covers That Are Better Than The Originals

    It's not better than the original, but Paramore recently released a decent cover (with a female singer) of the Talking Heads classic "Burning Down the House"
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    I love a Good "Good Book" thread

    "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens is worth the read. The movie is good as well.
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    4/20

    Quick Quiz: If you were a passenger in an automobile driven by someone who was (1) medium drunk, or (2) medium high, which would you choose? [The correct answer is "none of the above", but if forced, mine would be #2]
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    4/20

    Is there a mushroom strain?
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    4/20

    That would be me.
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    Best safe investment for 2024

    You can still buy 6 month treasury notes at 5.4%, guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, with the gains being exempt from state taxes. Depending on your income, state of residence, and amount invested, the actual gain could be above 6%. If you want "safe", no...
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    4/20

    I've certainly smoked a lot of weed since the late 1970s, but I'm down to about 2-3 times per year nowadays. This newfangled weed they sell in the legal stores in California makes me feel too funny inside. I kind of wish I still liked to smoke regularly; all of the varieties of legal...
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    “O.J. Done

    Dude, I binged-watched those five episodes in the past two days and it was incredibly well done. I sort of forgot what a national icon OJ was before he turned into a wife-beater and vicious murderer.
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    Rickoray

    To Rick's family and loved ones, that is not the preferred outcome.
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    What was your first job?

    My Social Security wage summer jobs as a youth, in order: 1. At age 16--Worked at a cattle feedlot owned by a family friend. Got to ride horses and force the cattle into the chute with electrical prods, where all sorts of additional tortures were inflicted (e.g.--cut their balls off; force...
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    What was your first job?

    You can dance again. There are many local opportunities, wherever you live.
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    Positive thoughts for RickORay...

    This is terrible. He has a lot of family and friends.
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    Rickoray

    You have this, Rick.