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  1. There's a subset of gambling addicts who...

    There's a subset of gambling addicts who subconsciously get more of a rush from losing than from winning.

    Another tragic truth is the second paragraph here......
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    That annoys me at the fast-food drive-thru. ...

    That annoys me at the fast-food drive-thru.

    Out on the boulevard they're wanting to avoid lining up with adjacent stopped cars, then to play with their phone or something.
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    Clint Black... ...

    Clint Black...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTrXvndOQOM
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    When you speak to them do you use a part of their...

    When you speak to them do you use a part of their anatomy as a pejorative, kooky?
    Re-read your own posts in this thread.
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    I was prolly incorrect...(...and MultiVerse and...

    I was prolly incorrect...(...and MultiVerse and ml242 are also wondering about this).

    https://abc7ny.com/gabby-petito-disappearance-911-call-brian-laundrie/11036257/

    I'm now convinced the...
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    Someone asked about the 911 caller. He left his...

    Someone asked about the 911 caller. He left his number, and one of the cops while at the traffic stop spoke to him contemporaneously.

    Re BF possibly having flown home and back...
    BF's sister...
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    Lotsa good games from the draw. I'm no expert*...

    Lotsa good games from the draw. I'm no expert* but it looks like Netherlands (not that they're very good) have by far the easiest path to the semis.

    * I much prefer clubs, not national teams
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    OMG everybody's gotta see the Slovakia goalie...

    OMG everybody's gotta see the Slovakia goalie tap-in. Any of our grandmas coulda made the save, but this poor dude apparently rushed things cuz he forgot nobody else is allowed to use their hands.
    ...
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    Even preventative seems exploitive. ...

    Even preventative seems exploitive.

    Colonoscopy, so they wrote me Rx for the prep. $170, I later discover. I inquired back to Dr Office if there's a common sense alternative. They use text for...
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    As in Texas, the drivers least capable of parking...

    As in Texas, the drivers least capable of parking a big ass truck...are the most likely to own a big ass truck...
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    When in doubt, slam on the brakes. Also, ski...

    When in doubt, slam on the brakes. Also, ski ungroomed snow, nobody goes there especially the Jean-Claude Killy wannabes.
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    There really IS a general understanding. FWIW....

    There really IS a general understanding. FWIW. HTH.
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    "Gently explaining these things" annoys the VM...

    "Gently explaining these things" annoys the VM offenders. Really.

    One idea I read that I wonder if I should try, is to make my VM prompt just go on and on for maybe 3 minutes LOL.
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    Ain't nothing wrong with bucking the norm, just...

    Ain't nothing wrong with bucking the norm, just that it would be memorable.

    Let's take the next reader of these messages as an example. Maybe they like driving down the freeway at the truck speed...
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    I believe I can help with that. All normal people...

    I believe I can help with that. All normal people under the age of 65 prefer text. Others don't mind if what they do gets mixed in and results in similar urgency as the random salesmen and...
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    It's prolly just me... It annoys me when a...

    It's prolly just me...

    It annoys me when a friend calls and leaves a voicemail. (Where I come from, common sense requires that if I hear a VM prompt I hang up and text any message if appropriate)...
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    With all the commotion, woulda been an easy...

    With all the commotion, woulda been an easy opportunity to climb atop the scoreboard and install a clock that said 45:00, counted down, and could be started and stopped by, say, I dunno, maybe the...
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    ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0CwNpMmUfY ...

    ^

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0CwNpMmUfY





    Not so much the act of buying one, but I'm amused to imagine the moment perhaps weeks later when the carbuyer realizes the awful color...
  19. Thread: Gambling Addiction

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    There's a fairly large subset of gambling addicts...

    There's a fairly large subset of gambling addicts who (are unaware they) get a bigger rush when they lose. Sportsbook parlays, trifectas for the last race on the card, etc are designed to take...
  20. Thread: TGR Lottery Pool

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    Agreed. When you play Quick Pick, you haven't...

    Agreed.

    When you play Quick Pick, you haven't diminished your likelihood of winning. You have however, negated your likelihood of winning without sharing the loot with some other ticketholder.
  21. Thread: TGR Lottery Pool

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    When you play Quick Pick, the computer is only...

    When you play Quick Pick, the computer is only allowed to give you a combination that somebody else has already played. It's to the Lottery Commission's advantage when there are no winners (= more...
  22. Thread: TGR Lottery Pool

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    Pooling a group's money is about as dumb as it...

    Pooling a group's money is about as dumb as it gets. The biggest "best" group would be everybody, right? Bigger group, bigger odds, and all... Except the Everybody Pool is guaranteed of losing half...
  23. Thread: First to Close???

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    Uhhh their point wasn't that Texans,...

    Uhhh their point wasn't that Texans, Californians, or New Hamsters were kooks. It was that you were a kook. OTOH their callout was lame unless it was accompanied by "Back of the line!!!"
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    Thanks for the thread. PJ7 was my first stick and...

    Thanks for the thread. PJ7 was my first stick and I had ridden a borrowed Sims before that. Tempus fugit.
  25. Thread: First to Close???

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    Ummm, can't the gossip stay on Facebook...

    Ummm, can't the gossip stay on Facebook...
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    Bryce invites TJ Burke to her house with clear...

    Bryce invites TJ Burke to her house with clear intentions, and she waits for him to let himself in, while frolicking in her indoor swimming pool...so that IS similar if that's the scene you recalled....
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    Oops, I never seen Aspen Extreme. I shall report...

    Oops, I never seen Aspen Extreme. I shall report back, thanks!
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    Somebody's gonna remember this scene I'm still...

    Somebody's gonna remember this scene I'm still blanking on. I know it exists, please help...Maybe sleeping on it has rekindled someone's memory. Speaking of which, Harambe approves of this silly...
  29. Thread: Ikon Pass

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    Nothing wrong with that, but what you wrote has...

    Nothing wrong with that, but what you wrote has nothing to do with how it works.

    No matter where you did or didn't ski, on April 12th there will be a set of 16 numbers (choice All, and 15 specific...
  30. Thread: Ikon Pass

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    Stratton sounds like an okay guess, but they tend...

    Stratton sounds like an okay guess, but they tend to close right around the Ikon Assurance end-of date of 4/11. Sugarbush tends to go much further into spring.

    So suppose it doesn't snow much....
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    I just know we're gonna find the movie. "I'm in...

    I just know we're gonna find the movie. "I'm in the shower, the door's open for you," handyman.

    In the meantime here's one of my favorites...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd_AYa_eb0Q
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    Thanks, very good......

    Thanks, very good...
    https://i.imgur.com/fz14O8R.jpg

    ...but I'm trying to recall a scene that hints at much more infidelity or promiscuity. There's one, prolly a hundred, why is my memory so...
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    I'm in the shower, the door's open for you

    Is there a movie with a line similar to "I'm in the shower, the door's open for you"? There's gotta be, and I've prolly seen it, but I'm drawing a blank.

    It might be a businesswoman in a hotel,...
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    I have an elliptical, but if I'm at a hotel etc...

    I have an elliptical, but if I'm at a hotel etc with a treadmill I think the best workout is to max out the incline, run it fairly fast, and stand sideways. Some of us are "balance-in-motion"...
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    FWIW dominant brands don't really create all...

    FWIW dominant brands don't really create all kinds of flavors/varieties due to demand. It's to dominate shelf space = squeeze out the room that the grocer would otherwise allocate to that brand's...
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    Posting a list of, or even discussing at all, the...

    Posting a list of, or even discussing at all, the folks one is ignoring is the sign of a coward and/or drama queen. Use the function if you find it useful, then just enjoy what's left.</tips4morans>
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    Have you ever skied before?

    Have you ever skied before?
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    Don't mind me, I'm clueless re Surface/Win10...

    Don't mind me, I'm clueless re Surface/Win10 but......the apps context here means tablet apps from the Apple and/or Google Play store.
  39. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc4c5Mntjyk If...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc4c5Mntjyk
    If I'm not mistaken, Ricardo Lockette also appears at right in the video...
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    My friend's favorite food is pancakes, waffles,...

    My friend's favorite food is pancakes, waffles, and french toast. He had no idea Aunt Jemima's (Log Cabin, etc) isn't really maple syrup. Thinks margarine and butter are the same thing. I was gonna...
  41. Thread: Ikon Pass

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    Ummm, no.

    Ummm, no.
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    If there's a pandemic second wave such that most...

    If there's a pandemic second wave such that most everybody defers to 21/22, then the analytics used for Ikon to set the price of that 21/22 pass is hugely problematic. They could just double the...
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    Man fears coronavirus, listens to Trump, takes...

    Man fears coronavirus, listens to Trump, takes chloroquine, dies.

    Trump speaking to nation at press conference: "It's been around for a long time so we know if things don't go as planned it's not...
  44. Thread: RIP Gambler

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    Not that he wrote it, but "The Factory" is his...

    Not that he wrote it, but "The Factory" is his best song and a great one to listen to today.
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    I need help cuz I can't stop cracking up... ...

    I need help cuz I can't stop cracking up...

    https://twitter.com/fabes____/status/1231348335555989505

    (fwiw it kinda seems like the video was posted fairly contemporaneously)
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    ...piping hot isn't desirable LOL. Most folks buy...

    ...piping hot isn't desirable LOL. Most folks buy blenders so they can conveniently drink an ice cold smoothie.
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    NEVER MAKE EYE CONTACT with the parking guy

    NEVER MAKE EYE CONTACT with the parking guy
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    I ate the Carls Jr version and bought the same in...

    I ate the Carls Jr version and bought the same in patty form at the grocery store. The former was way better but doubtful I'll get another. The biggest problem with the latter -- as it cooks it...
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    Salvador Dali's autobiography... "More and...

    Salvador Dali's autobiography...

    "More and more the sale of my paintings was coming up against the freemasonry of modern art...I therefore had to make up my mind to earn money in another way...I...
  50. Thanks, I stand corrected. Dunno about 2019...

    Thanks, I stand corrected. Dunno about 2019 (doubtful) but Purina did used to use wheat gluten from China. It had melamine in it that accidentally killed pets.
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