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  • Donuthole
    Official Outgayer
    • Nov 2008
    • 25266

    #166
    Originally posted by cougjunkie View Post
    Good read on Bill Barnwells weight loss journey.

    https://medium.com/@billbarnwell/the...cc5#.c0ab74pe5
    I read that earlier today. Some interesting insight into the self-destructive tendencies of an overeater. I can see a number of those same tendencies in my father, sadly.
    Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss

    There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock

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    • DrumNFeather
      Invisible Swordsman
      • Nov 2008
      • 8854

      #167
      "They're good. They've always been good" - David Shaw.

      Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.

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      • Art Vandelay
        Striving for mediocrity
        • Jul 2009
        • 10516

        #168
        Is it wise to recommend surgery almost 100% of the time, for a condition that only appears to impact patients 12%?

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        • chrisrenrut
          Strikes and Gutters
          • Jul 2009
          • 2295

          #169
          Doesn't the church still require missionaries to have them removed prior to leaving? So it must be an a true and inspired procedure.

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          • imanihonjin
            Junior Member
            • Jun 2013
            • 3772

            #170
            Originally posted by chrisrenrut View Post
            Doesn't the church still require missionaries to have them removed prior to leaving? So it must be an a true and inspired procedure.
            I didn't have mine out before my mission. Still have all 4 of them, in fact.

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            • Jeff Lebowski
              Corporate lackey for Jesus
              • Nov 2008
              • 69674

              #171
              Originally posted by chrisrenrut View Post
              Doesn't the church still require missionaries to have them removed prior to leaving? So it must be an a true and inspired procedure.
              No. Only if the dentist believes that they are likely to cause a problem if not removed.
              "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
              "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
              "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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              • Jeff Lebowski
                Corporate lackey for Jesus
                • Nov 2008
                • 69674

                #172
                Originally posted by imanihonjin View Post
                I didn't have mine out before my mission. Still have all 4 of them, in fact.
                Same here.

                My wife is ahead of the evolution curve. She never had any.
                "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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                • Sullyute
                  a day late/a dollar short
                  • Jul 2010
                  • 3308

                  #173
                  Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
                  Same here.

                  My wife is ahead of the evolution curve. She never had any.
                  Me either.
                  "Friendship is the grand fundamental principle of Mormonism" - Joseph Smith Jr.

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                  • Donuthole
                    Official Outgayer
                    • Nov 2008
                    • 25266

                    #174
                    Quick but interesting read on a woman who showed up at her own funeral. I think the most shocking thing was not that she was still alive but that

                    Spoiler for Shocker:
                    she has received backlash from Melbourne's Congolese population for turning in her husband. You know, the guy who admits he paid to have her killed.
                    Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss

                    There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock

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                    • MartyFunkhouser
                      Disciple of RNGesus
                      • Nov 2008
                      • 18747

                      #175
                      For all the mocking I get for my love of craft beer.

                      http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...tm_source=SFFB

                      11. They have craft breweries. One final marker, perhaps the most reliable: A city on the way back will have one or more craft breweries, and probably some small distilleries too. Until 2012, that would have been an unfair test for Mississippi, which effectively outlawed craft beers by setting maximum alcohol levels at 5 percent. Now that law has changed, and Mississippi has 10 craft breweries. Once-restrictive Utah has even more. A town that has craft breweries also has a certain kind of entrepreneur, and a critical mass of mainly young (except for me) customers. You may think I’m joking, but just try to find an exception.
                      Rejoice people in Orem/Provo, you may soon qualify as a city on the way back, because you have 2 craft breweries set to open this year.
                      As I lead this army, make room for mistakes and depression
                      --Kendrick Lamar

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                      • Jeff Lebowski
                        Corporate lackey for Jesus
                        • Nov 2008
                        • 69674

                        #176
                        Originally posted by mpfunk View Post
                        For all the mocking I get for my love of craft beer.

                        http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...tm_source=SFFB



                        Rejoice people in Orem/Provo, you may soon qualify as a city on the way back, because you have 2 craft breweries set to open this year.
                        Nice that you are comfortable embracing the hipster persona.
                        "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                        "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                        "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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                        • MartyFunkhouser
                          Disciple of RNGesus
                          • Nov 2008
                          • 18747

                          #177
                          Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
                          Nice that you are comfortable embracing the hipster persona.
                          I'm no hipster, but the hipsters are right about beer. Got to give credit where it is due.

                          I do think Utah's vibrant craft brewing scene is a sign of ingenuity and entrepreneurship. The distribution into this state sucks ass. The stupidity of storing beer at room temperature, and even worse in a hot warehouse, degrades the quality. So in response some really fantastic breweries have popped up with bottle shops that sell the stuff cold.

                          Yes, the growth of these places did help save some cities in our fine state.
                          As I lead this army, make room for mistakes and depression
                          --Kendrick Lamar

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                          • Surfah
                            Where's Wallace?
                            • Nov 2008
                            • 33726

                            #178


                            I found this article strangely fascinating.
                            "Nobody listens to Turtle."
                            -Turtle
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                            • Art Vandelay
                              Striving for mediocrity
                              • Jul 2009
                              • 10516

                              #179
                              Originally posted by Surfah View Post
                              http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20...ssional-bridge

                              I found this article strangely fascinating.
                              My mom loved bridge. I remember her reading about strategy, in the Sunday paper every week. Thanks for sharing, that was a good read.

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                              • Color Me Badd Fan
                                Senior Member
                                • Jan 2009
                                • 12519

                                #180
                                I've alluded to this article from Michael Lewis on Tom Wolfe before, but I thought it was quite interesting. I think both guys see the really big picture better than just everyone else.

                                Michael Lewis delves deep into the archives of the legendary reporter turned novelist to discover what made the man in the white suit the voice of a journalistic generation.
                                Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”

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