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Fists Up posted:Will a 25 year old bottle of Johnny Walker red be OK to drink? Or will it taste terrible. I'll probably just be using it as a mixer anyway. It was sitting in a liquor cabinet for all that time I would say. Unopened. With very few exceptions, Liquor, especially high alcohol content liquor, doesn't really go bad. In fact, if it had been sitting in a wood cask for 25 years instead of a sealed bottle, one could argue the taste would be significantly better.
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Toadofsky posted:What's the deal with all the dumb cartoon pony avatars I've been seeing lately? They're from the new My Little Pony show. There was a TVIV thread where lots of adults defiantly proclaimed their love for this cartoon for little girls by buying avatars for themselves and others, then it got to be too much and the topic was banned. haveblue fucked around with this message at 05:32 on Feb 23, 2011 |
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CowGuy posted:How do I get this green cord to the other end of my ceiling? If you haven't already gotten a bunch of answers, you can lightly coil the cord and throw it. I'm assuming that's a drop ceiling I'm looking at, so you will likely repeat this process a couple times. You can also use a ball of twine/string and lob that to the other end, tie it off to your cord and then pull it over there. Once, when running phone lines, we used a toy bow and arrow to shoot some string across a similar expanse. 
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Barometer posted:If you haven't already gotten a bunch of answers, you can lightly coil the cord and throw it. I'm assuming that's a drop ceiling I'm looking at, so you will likely repeat this process a couple times. You can also use a ball of twine/string and lob that to the other end, tie it off to your cord and then pull it over there. I've glued a piece of string to a tennis ball to achieve a similar effect. I'm not sure that I ended up saving any time or effort, though. 
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CowGuy posted:How do I get this green cord to the other end of my ceiling? I'm voting RC car if there's a smooth surface. You can get a cheap one at WalMart or whatever. Then, when you're done, you have an RC car to play with.
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Hey, I just went out to go the store and found that somebody's tossed my car and stolen this year's registration (not my insurance info, I don't keep that in the car, just the DMV form for the little year sticker on my plate.) I was wondering:
e: NM, I ought to call the local precinct tomorrow and see what they have to say. I suppose the person could be mocking up proper-looking papers for a stolen car or whatever. It's disorienting when people toss your car. Living in Phoenix is so troublesome. lemonlime fucked around with this message at 07:54 on Feb 23, 2011 |
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CowGuy posted:How do I get this green cord to the other end of my ceiling? If the staples will pull out by tugging then pull one of the stapled wires free(but not back through until the next step), then tie a string to the other end. Pull it back through while still keeping the string attached on the other side. Then tie the green wire to the wire you pulled through, then pull them both back through with the string. cosmicjim fucked around with this message at 07:40 on Feb 23, 2011 |
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haveblue posted:You're looking for Ninja Turtles porn and can still experience revulsion? It was like a joke thing but but it was still really gross. Krang blows one of them if I remember right.
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haveblue posted:They're from the new My Little Pony show. There was a TVIV thread where lots of adults defiantly proclaimed their love for this cartoon for little girls by buying avatars for themselves and others, then it got to be too much and the topic was banned. Was this ironic or meta or something? I couldn't figure out why those threads existed and sure as hell wasn't going to try and read one to find out. The fact that the topic got entirely banned makes me think I made the right decision.
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An opportunity arose for me to hike up Mt. Kilimanjaro next year. Any good reasons why I shouldn't do this? edit: Thanks for the advice. The main thing I'm worried about is having enough endurance. I'm in pretty good shape but I've never done anything close to 12-18 hour + hikes for 7-10 days straight with only enough sleep and food to survive. Tostito fucked around with this message at 21:03 on Feb 23, 2011 |
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You hate all the people you'd be going with. You have a musculoskeletal disorder that makes it impossible to perform hours of strenuous outdoor walking. You have severe agoraphobia. You like being marginally heavier and less fit. You can't bear the thought of a few days away from the internet.
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Im getting blood drawn and a huge health assessment test for a grade tomorrow. Im not so much worried about peeing into a cup or getting blood pressure, but what I am scared of is NEEDLES. This sounds like something a 4th grader is worried about, but I really hate them. Is there any methods or techniques I can do to make the experience less painful? Its not something I really soil my pants over over, because last year I was getting shots left and right. It is something that could go more smoother though. What methods do you guys employ when you get blood taken to make the experience less ow!'y?
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Avocadoes posted:Im getting blood drawn and a huge health assessment test for a grade tomorrow. Im not so much worried about peeing into a cup or getting blood pressure, but what I am scared of is NEEDLES. Stare into the eyes of the person giving you a shot, never blinking
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Tostito posted:An opportunity arose for me to hike up Mt. Kilimanjaro next year. Any good reasons why I shouldn't do this? Good reasons? No. It's the highest mountain in Africa, probably a once in a lifetime opportunity, loving do it. That said, there are some things you should prepare. It's probably going to be a pretty strenuous trek, so start exercising right now. I don't know what your physical condition is currently, but if you're not already athletic, you've got a lot of work ahead of you. Find out the details of the trip, but I imagine you may need to be hiking for 8 hours a day with 50 pounds of gear on your back or something. Start taking hours long hikes with a backpack full of rocks or other heavy things whenever you can as preparation. Find a park near you, and spend your day off hiking through it with the weight for as many hours as you can stand it. Also, it's Africa, not exactly the best healthcare options if something happens to you. It's not unusual for people to have their blood drawn before they go there and bring it with them so they have their own safe, completely compatible blood supply on hand. My parents have done this multiple times since they've been to a number of exotic locations in their lives, so look into that.
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Avocadoes posted:Im getting blood drawn and a huge health assessment test for a grade tomorrow. Im not so much worried about peeing into a cup or getting blood pressure, but what I am scared of is NEEDLES. Turn your head in the other direction and close your eyes. Take deep breaths for a while beforehand and during. Being all tense and poo poo doesn't help. Drawing blood is also a skill; some people are very very good at it and you really don't feel a thing.
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Avocadoes posted:Im getting blood drawn and a huge health assessment test for a grade tomorrow. Im not so much worried about peeing into a cup or getting blood pressure, but what I am scared of is NEEDLES. I've always found blood tests less painful than getting shots. The only way I can endure them is to watch the needle going in. I can't not, otherwise I get too worked up about when it's going to go in. It might not work for you, but it definitely does for me.
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Quick question - what is the origin of the quote "you'll never take me alive, coppers!"?
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Either James Cagney in The Public Enemy or Bogart in High Sierra. I think it's actually a paraphrase in the mask or whatever you saw it in though.
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Avocadoes posted:Im getting blood drawn and a huge health assessment test for a grade tomorrow. Im not so much worried about peeing into a cup or getting blood pressure, but what I am scared of is NEEDLES. Smile like a loving Cheshire cat and breathe out just as the needle goes in. It's what I use every time I give blood. It is literally a scratch and then nothing, they don't wiggle it around or anything when they take little samples.
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Avocadoes posted:Im getting blood drawn and a huge health assessment test for a grade tomorrow. Im not so much worried about peeing into a cup or getting blood pressure, but what I am scared of is NEEDLES. Some scientific study published in the UK last week showed that for a huge percentage of test subjects, watching the needle go in reduced the pain and made the whole thing a less disagreeable experience. My own question! A few years ago, website/text translators were all over the place. You bunged in some text or a URL, and it modified it to match the theme of the translator. Here is a Snoop Dogg Translator as an example. Does anyone know of a similar site that will translate text to an "Olde Worlde" or Biblical style? Thanks!
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Sanford posted:Does anyone know of a similar site that will translate text to an "Olde Worlde" or Biblical style? Thanks! IIRC there was a place that translated into "Ye Olde English" or something. My question: What is the biggest bus powered external hard drive? What is the largest current 3.5" HDD?
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EVERYTHING I SAY ABOUT JAPAN OR LIVING IN JAPAN IS COMPLETELY WRONG, BUT YOU BETTER BELIEVE I'LL 
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My friend is an idiot and insists that The Global Work & Travel Co is legit. To me it sounds like a scam. What do you guys think?
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kapalama posted:IIRC there was a place that translated into "Ye Olde English" or something. 1TB and 3TB, respectively. 2.5" Laptop drives are the largest ones that can be bus-powered, and they top out at 1TB. I assume with bus-powered you're asking for USB/Firewire-based models. While it could technically be possible to cobble up some bizarro enclosure that uses multiple USB ports to pull enough cumulative power to drive a 3.5" drive (or a pair of 2.5" drives RAIDed to appear as a single drive), I'm not aware of such a beast.
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SIHappiness posted:1TB and 3TB, respectively. 2.5" Laptop drives are the largest ones that can be bus-powered, and they top out at 1TB. I assume with bus-powered you're asking for USB/Firewire-based models. While it could technically be possible to cobble up some bizarro enclosure that uses multiple USB ports to pull enough cumulative power to drive a 3.5" drive (or a pair of 2.5" drives RAIDed to appear as a single drive), I'm not aware of such a beast. Thanks. That was what search was seemed to be telling me but I was not sure if I had missed out on something new.
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In It For The Tank posted:My friend is an idiot and insists that The Global Work & Travel Co is legit. To me it sounds like a scam. What do you guys think? Yes it's a scam. No legitimate company sets up their own "Honestly we're not a scam!" website and then uses SEO to get it to be the first hit for "Global Work and Travel Scam" on google. Which incidentally autocompletes for you. Rent-A-Cop fucked around with this message at 05:05 on Feb 24, 2011 |
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In It For The Tank posted:My friend is an idiot and insists that The Global Work & Travel Co is legit. To me it sounds like a scam. What do you guys think? This doesn't seem as clear cut as I would have expected. After a bit of poking around my personal opinion would be they are a legit company, but they sell over-priced services and may or may not deliver on all of their promises in the long run. If my assumption is correct, they offer travel packages that include help in setting up a life abroad, such as getting a cell phone and setting up bank accounts. This seems like something that most intelligent people could do on their own and probably isn't worth a multi-thousand dollar assistance package. It also seems like a situation where lots of empty promises could be made (or assumed by the customer) regarding job prospects, discounts on services, etc, which is where a lot of the scam comments begin.
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Avocadoes posted:Im getting blood drawn and a huge health assessment test for a grade tomorrow. Im not so much worried about peeing into a cup or getting blood pressure, but what I am scared of is NEEDLES. The simple fact is that it's going to hurt a bit. It's supposed to hurt. Evolution (or God, if you're into that kind of thing) has blessed you with a body that lets you know when it's been structurally compromised. However, it's a tiny little needle, and it's barely there for a minute, and you'll be fine, so don't worry about it. The anticipation of the needle is far worse than the pain of the needle itself, so just put it out of your mind. Don't worry about how to make it better, because worrying about making it better is the worst part. This is some Zen poo poo right here: the thing that's upsetting you from right now up until the point at which you're jabbed is you - your desire for it to not hurt. Forget about it not hurting, and you're golden except for like maybe a minute or two tomorrow. I mean, you'll stub your toe at some point in the near future, and it'll hurt like a montherfucker, but you're not afraid of stubbing your toe in the same way that you're afraid of needles, right?
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In It For The Tank posted:My friend is an idiot and insists that The Global Work & Travel Co is legit. To me it sounds like a scam. What do you guys think? It is worth noting that the company is based in Canada, and it is listing jobs in commonwealth countries. In fact, as long as you are not American, working holiday visas are pretty much available to anywhere* (At least if you 18-31 and do not have a criminal record). Are you Canadian and want to go work in Japan for two years? No problem! Get a working holiday visa and go have fun working as a bartender in Roppongi. Are you American and want to go work in Japan for two years? First, get a college degree and try to apply through a highly competitive system, to be a drone, teaching Japanese elementary school kids how to say "Hello. How are you?" If you are American, you have the same restrictions on your work opportunities in foreign countries that America puts on foreigners coming to America. Which means, lots of restrictions. America says 'gently caress you' to foreigners, and so those countries say 'gently caress you right back'. If you are Canadian (European, Australian, etc.), go see the world on a working holiday visa. Just don't come to America. We in the US don't allow them here, so they outside the US don't allow Americans to get them for their countries. A company that arranges your working holiday visa for you and finds you a job is doing a service, and you should expect to pay for it if you want their service. Immigration service centers in the US charge money to help guide people through the hoops of dealing with what used to be called the INS. Are they charging for something you could do your self? Yes. But so is a car wash place. Does that make it a scam?
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Someone asked about this and I forgot to pay attention to the answer. Now that PayPal is no longer letting me use temporary Credit card numbers to protect my real CC info, what is there to be done for this? My CC does not offer this service.
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kapalama posted:Someone asked about this and I forgot to pay attention to the answer. Now that PayPal is no longer letting me use temporary Credit card numbers to protect my real CC info, what is there to be done for this? Pay with Paypal balance instead?
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James K. Polk posted:Quick question - what is the origin of the quote "you'll never take me alive, coppers!"? Not sure about the "coppers" bit, but the rest of it is in Waltzing Matilda.
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fishmech posted:Pay with Paypal balance instead? I'm sorry, I should have been more clear. It is at a place (Amazon) that does not take PayPal.
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kapalama posted:I'm sorry, I should have been more clear. It is at a place (Amazon) that does not take PayPal. You know Amazon doesn't pass on your billing info to any of the merchants who sell through them, right?
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Is there any christian anime? I do not mean christian CARTOONS I mean anime. I have a weakness for anime but my mom said its evil :/ But if I can find a christian one she will let me watch it?
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thelightguy posted:You know Amazon doesn't pass on your billing info to any of the merchants who sell through them, right? It's one more place that I have to give info to. I was hoping to find a replacement for all places I had been using the Paypal for. I just happen to be needing one for Amazon right now, but. I guess I need to look for a credit card, or better yet a debit card issuing bank, that has this service. Any suggestions for such a place? What I want is an online bank that offers a debit card that includes the ability to generate temporary credit card number like the PayPal plug in used to.
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