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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    An té a luíonn le madaí, eiroidh sé le dearnaid. [On tay a lee-on le maw-dee aye-rogue shay le dar-nid.]

    He who lies down with dogs, gets up with fleas. (If you mix with the wrong company, you'll pay for it.)
  • Wild_Daisies
    Wild_Daisies Posts: 318 Member
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    The sun rose today, except maybe in parts of Alaska? ;)
  • cvegas
    cvegas Posts: 10 Member
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    Frogs do not drink water, they absorb it through their belly region :smile:
  • Tweaking_Time
    Tweaking_Time Posts: 733 Member
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    "Butt" was once a midievil measurement for wine

    So...technically speaking

    A "butt-load" of wine is actually 129 gallons, or 475 liters for you metric sorts

    Now you know
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
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    Tweaking_Time wrote: »
    "Butt" was once a midievil measurement for wine

    So...technically speaking

    A "butt-load" of wine is actually 129 gallons, or 475 liters for you metric sorts

    Now you know

    How much with in a metric butt tonne?

  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    Eye exams are the only exam that makes you look smarter if you fail it.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    The Next Archie Comic Is Going to Turn Jughead Into a Bloodthirsty Werewolf.

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    http://ew.com/books/2017/03/02/jughead-werewolf-archie-horror-comic/
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    edited March 2017
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    Twice in the episode,“Through Imperial Eyes” from Star Wars Rebels, Thrawn has to battle assassin droids and stop them with an override code. Lucasfilm confirmed that the word is “Rukh,” as in the character from the EU (Star Wars Expanded Universe and not considered as canon) who ended up assassinating Thrawn. Executive producer Dave Filoni put it in as a wink to EU fans because, well, it was the assassin droid.

    Plus, Thrawn’s ship in this episode, the Chimaera, is the same name of his ship in the EU.
  • perkymommy
    perkymommy Posts: 1,642 Member
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    Cacophobia is the fear of ugliness
  • CheesyPurritoCat
    CheesyPurritoCat Posts: 7 Member
    edited March 2017
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    Cats are extremely allergic to lillies (the plant).
    Cats are allergic to chocolate.
    Cats usually eat "grass" or certain plants to induce vomiting.
    Cats can easily be frightened by cucumbers when put behind them when eating.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    If I saved money in real life like I do on video games, I would be a billionaire.
  • Tryin2BeNew
    Tryin2BeNew Posts: 31 Member
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    A broken clock is right twice a day ;)
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    I don't click the "don't show this message again" button because I'm fearful one day I may need it.
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
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    Tryin2BeNew wrote: »
    A broken clock is right twice a day ;)

    you sure about that?
    smashed-alarm-clock-in-pieces-b4gmp1.jpg

    :smiley:
  • BeChill73
    BeChill73 Posts: 75 Member
    edited March 2017
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    Tweaking_Time wrote: »
    "Butt" was once a midievil measurement for wine

    So...technically speaking

    A "butt-load" of wine is actually 129 gallons, or 475 liters for you metric sorts

    Now you know

    :)
  • BeChill73
    BeChill73 Posts: 75 Member
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    Vladomir Nabokov snuck his own name into the book Lolita, by rearranging the letters to form the name of the character Vivian Darkbloom.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    In the TV Show Big Bang Theory two scientists have to share an apartment to be able to afford it while a waiter can live next door alone.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    There are over 7,500 different types of apple, but only one "apple juice".
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
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    cee134 wrote: »
    In the TV Show Big Bang Theory two scientists have to share an apartment to be able to afford it while a waiter can live next door alone.

    the waitress across the street accumulates credit card debt, has a car that is one pot hole from being completely broken, and iirc is constantly on the verge of having power and tv shut off.

    while the two scientist waste, i assume hundreds to thousands a week on nerd/geek merchandise. that stuff isnt cheap and still have enough money to feed the waitress every day.

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