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Today, 12:27 PM

Paul Beardsley replied to a thread My Frustration with the Life In Space forum in Forum Introductions and Feedback

I think elves and unicorns (etc) are generally invoked as a reality check whenever someone tries to use aliens as a the default explanation for a...

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Today, 06:45 AM

Paul Beardsley replied to a poll Which do you prefer as starch with a meal? in Off-Topic Babbling

The taste and the texture. Obviously I don't really mind the existence of pasta, but the annoying thing is, perfectly well-meaning people assume...

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Today, 04:05 AM

Paul Beardsley replied to a poll Which do you prefer as starch with a meal? in Off-Topic Babbling

All due respect to your grandmother, but no. Pasta as a culinary concept is just wrong.

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Yesterday, 09:58 PM

Paul Beardsley replied to a poll Which do you prefer as starch with a meal? in Off-Topic Babbling

Potatoes are boring unless roasted and soaked in gravy, or mashed and soaked in gravy, or done as spicy wedges, or as nice chips. Bread is...

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Yesterday, 09:53 PM

Buttercup replied to a poll Which do you prefer as starch with a meal? in Off-Topic Babbling

:( I'm allergic to chocolate, and would much rather be allergic to it than potatoes! (agreed about eggplant; ugh)

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Yesterday, 09:40 PM

Buttercup replied to a thread Song Title Please Please No! in Fun-n-Games

All She Wants to do is Lance: A lady doctor who just LOVES bursting pimples and boils.

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Yesterday, 08:23 PM

Paul Beardsley replied to a thread Why still there is no Alien contact ? in Life in Space

Even if interstellar travel can only come about when civilisation has risen above savagery (and there's not much evidence to support the idea), they...

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Yesterday, 08:04 PM

Buttercup replied to a thread Your current weather? in Off-Topic Babbling

The sort of weather the poor folks of Oklahoma wished they'd had yesterday: Sunny, calm, clear, low humidity, maybe 83 F. Rain in forecast for...

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Yesterday, 07:48 PM

Buttercup replied to a poll Which do you prefer as starch with a meal? in Off-Topic Babbling

Oh yeah. :) I rarely buy them at the store (never make them), because they are nearly impossible to quit eating; especially the cheese and potato.

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Yesterday, 07:44 PM

Buttercup replied to a thread Song Title Please Please No! in Fun-n-Games

I Am the Walmart: The Beatles finally sell out. Lucy in the Try with Neil Diamond: As usual, Ricky can't stop Lucy from trying to break into show...

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Yesterday, 07:42 PM

Buttercup replied to a thread Please Please No!! in Fun-n-Games

House on Haunted Blueberry Hill: Fats Domino founds a paranormal research society.

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Yesterday, 06:43 PM

Buttercup started a poll Which do you prefer as starch with a meal? in Off-Topic Babbling

Been watching some cooking shows, and I'm just curious - especially considering the rise in popularity over the years of pasta and rice dishes. ...

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Yesterday, 04:30 PM

Buttercup replied to a thread Please Please No!! in Fun-n-Games

The Secret Life of Aunt Bee: If Andy and Barney only knew she's helping to run a still, is having a fling with Mr. Darling, occasionally "dips into"...

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Yesterday, 12:07 PM

Paul Beardsley replied to a thread How can zombies survive without an input of energy? in Off-Topic Babbling

Because if they don't they quickly become as boring as rambling dream accounts. When anything is possible, nothing can be remarkable.

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Yesterday, 10:03 AM

grapes replied to a thread how do i have all my topics/posts deleted and username removed? in Forum Introductions and Feedback

We try. I can remember one poster who signed his full name to his initial post. The post was high enough quality that I was certain he'd be around...

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Yesterday, 08:12 AM

grapes replied to a thread Mechanical advantages of rails? in Science and Technology

It's hard to imagine an alternative steel factory without some sort of rail system--you're not going to shuttle hot ladles back and forth on rubber...

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Yesterday, 06:24 AM

Paul Beardsley replied to a thread My Frustration with the Life In Space forum in Forum Introductions and Feedback

The problem with the authorities who have been appealed to ad nauseum is that they don't have any more evidence for the existence of ET life than...

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Yesterday, 04:14 AM

Paul Beardsley replied to a thread Why still there is no Alien contact ? in Life in Space

Indeed. As I understand it, it's a natural consequence of evolution. The assumption that aliens have somehow avoided these awful things seems to be...

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Yesterday, 12:28 AM

Buttercup replied to a thread What are you reading? in Small Media at Large

I've got Medieval Mania (sort of). Found this at library today, checked it out: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/324494.The_Great_Mortality ...

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2013-May-20, 07:27 PM

Paul Beardsley replied to a thread My Frustration with the Life In Space forum in Forum Introductions and Feedback

The idea that saying "What if it's true?" is rule violation. Saying, "Yes, this is true!" obviously is, but musing isn't.

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