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#12481 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 25 September 2015 - 06:58 AM

Turns out the whole "Japan is a bit weird" thing is not new...

Slightly NSFW I guess but it made me laugh lots!

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#12482 Puck

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Posted 25 September 2015 - 10:00 AM

I can now officially prove my allergies have not only gotten worse but there are also new ones (grass and rye pollen). That only took more than a year to prove, but hey, getting a prescription for anti-allergy shots with that info took all of five minutes!

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#12483 Andorion

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Posted 25 September 2015 - 10:11 AM

Puckstein, on 25 September 2015 - 10:00 AM, said:

And now you can breathe again! Pollen allergy really sucks.

Change of seasons coming up here and that means I get to choose between holdng my breath or getting sick.

#12484 Andorion

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Posted 25 September 2015 - 10:14 AM

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 25 September 2015 - 05:53 AM, said:

Docs think they've found the source of the migraines I've started having, and it's relatively easy to put right. Phew! Also, last day of work this week and very much needed. It's been an utter bitch.

That is good news. Unexplained migraines are the worst. My father has those.

#12485 Gredfallan Ale

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Posted 25 September 2015 - 10:17 AM

My great-grandmother joined the centenarian club last Thursday looking like she's still in her eighties. She's still very healthy, although that's relative and fragile term when it comes to that age group.

'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.'

'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.'

'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master — that's all.'

#12486 HoosierDaddy

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Posted 25 September 2015 - 11:21 AM

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 25 September 2015 - 05:53 AM, said:

Docs think they've found the source of the migraines I've started having, and it's relatively easy to put right. Phew! Also, last day of work this week and very much needed. It's been an utter bitch.

My mom's been hospitalized by them occasionally for years and I've inherited them, not as bad but debilitating for days at a time.

Any light to shed?

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#12487 Mentalist

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Posted 25 September 2015 - 10:28 PM

Got called (to the Bar)

Now my parents can officially be proud of me. W00t

Thanking just about everyone and everything that kept me going for just over 10 years (since I started Undergrad). I'd be remiss if I didn't thank this forum for all the good times when it kept my brain from exploding, and gave me a place to vent when things weren't going as I'd hoped.

Thanks, Malazites. You're the best.

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Jump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.

#12488 HoosierDaddy

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Posted 25 September 2015 - 10:54 PM

Mentalist, on 25 September 2015 - 10:28 PM, said:

Huzzah! You're officially an asshole part of the problem now! Yaaaaay!

I know it's different in Canada but it's still a hell of an accomplishment, Ment. Great job. Good job!

#12489 worry

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Posted 25 September 2015 - 11:45 PM

I also got called to the bar.

They came with white hands and left with red hands.

#12490 TheRetiredBridgeburner

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Posted 26 September 2015 - 06:31 AM

Mentalist, on 25 September 2015 - 10:28 PM, said:

Congratulations, that's wonderful!

HoosierDaddy - in my case they're almost certain they were caused by the contraceptive pill I was taking. Mine are specifically hemiplegic migraines though (the kind where you get the numbness in the left side of your face and left arm, as well as all the visual disturbance and what have you).

Basically I'm not allowed anywhere near synthetic oestrogen in the future.

This post has been edited by TheRetiredBridgeburner: 26 September 2015 - 08:33 AM

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#12491 TheRetiredBridgeburner

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Posted 26 September 2015 - 09:16 PM

Sorry to double post, but....

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Forgive the less than brilliant phone photography.... but I was lucky enough to catch one of the last flights of Avro Vulcan XH558. For the unfamiliar, she's an iconic piece of British aerospace engineering and pretty much the most popular plane in our air force history, and she's being retired from flight at the end of the year. Absolutely unforgettable. Posted Image

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#12492 Gnaw

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Posted 27 September 2015 - 12:47 AM

HoosierDaddy, on 25 September 2015 - 10:54 PM, said:

Mentalist, on 25 September 2015 - 10:28 PM, said:

Huzzah! You're officially an asshole part of the problem now! Yaaaaay!

I know it's different in Canada but it's still a hell of an accomplishment, Ment. Great job. Good job!

First, kill all the lawyers....

Seriously though, congratulations. Somehow I don't think you'll end up being one of the problems.

This post has been edited by Gnaw: 27 September 2015 - 12:51 AM

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#12493 Grief

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Posted 27 September 2015 - 12:59 PM

Mentalist, on 25 September 2015 - 10:28 PM, said:

You've achieved the mafia addict's ultimate form and made arguing about guilt and rules into a real life qualification

.

But seriously, congratulations, that's fantastic!

Cougar said:

Grief, FFS will you do something with your sig, it's bloody awful

worry said:

Grief is right (until we abolish capitalism).

#12494 LinearPhilosopher

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Posted 27 September 2015 - 03:11 PM

Went to see stromae last night. Was an phenomenal concert

#12495 Binder of Demons

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Posted 28 September 2015 - 04:38 AM

Finally had some luck and the weather cooperated to let me see the bloodmoon during the eclipse tonight. Was out of my house when the eclipse itself was happening so had to wait til i was home to get my camera and try and get a shot.
Not great, but better than nothing.

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#12496 Morgoth

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Posted 28 September 2015 - 06:05 AM

Looks like, maybe, that I might be given responsibility for the VW case here. I might be happy. Might be terrified. I don't know.

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#12497 worry

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Posted 28 September 2015 - 06:41 AM

Which side of the equation?

They came with white hands and left with red hands.

#12498 Morgoth

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Posted 28 September 2015 - 07:49 AM

I work for the tax authorities.

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#12499 HiddenOne

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Posted 28 September 2015 - 04:03 PM

Multiple parties will be fed to the meat grinder over that deal - but it sounds like you might get to crank the handle. I think you should be happy and terrified at the same time.

I've been hearing that it's a good time to buy a VW

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#12500 Tsundoku

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Posted 28 September 2015 - 04:31 PM

Morgoth, on 28 September 2015 - 07:49 AM, said:

I am a lawyer and I work for the tax authorities.

Fixed that for you.

You used to be cool, man. But then you became The Man. Where did it all go wrong ... ?

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