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I have a metal insulated “coffee mug” I use mostly for water. Super nice.
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Reply to comment by twovests in You should hang onto medications that expired decades ago by nomorepie
Is it bad to take antidepressants that you didn't even like in the first place?
Probably not wise anyway….
Does decade-old vicodin give you a "Doctor House" experience?
Only if you take it in Doctor House doses. Otherwise, it’s remarkably like taking week old vicodin
Only one way to know
Ask people who would know?
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Reply to comment by flabberghaster in its been slightly over 48 hours since my immersive poison ivy experience picking berries by skookin
It’s the same allergen in both plants. Your body is reacting to the compound urushiol. It often doesn’t cause a reaction until you’ve been exposed a few times. A small handful may never react, but there’s no guarantee even if you haven’t reacted before.
What’s scary is urushiol is also found in trace amounts in some foods, including cashes and mangos. Sometimes a bad reaction to poison ivy can sensitize your body to urushiol to the point where you start reacting to the trace urushiol found in these foods.
tl;dr - poison ivy exposure can give you sudden food allergies, even if you have had no reaction in the past
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Reply to it's my birthday by hollyhoppet
Happy Birthday!!!
Any fun plans?
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Reply to comment by missingno in going back in time to shoot the inventor of time machine before they invent the time machine by hollyhoppet
inventing a time machine so I can ethically go back in time to shoot the inventor of the time machine before they invent the time machine
When commitment to the bit and the principles of veganism collide…
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Reply to comment by twovests in I believe a hot dog in a bun is a type of taco by flabberghaster
Asking the hard questions I see. :)
For my 2p classic baozi shaped by pleating and forming with a little opening up top are another open face sandwich, but dumplings made where the dough is fully sealed (thus eliminating the edge) are a different topology (and thus food group) all together - probably ravioli.
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Well from a topological perspective both a taco and a hotdog in a bun are just special cases of an open face sandwich, so you are correct.
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Thank you!
I think like a lot of people I’ve been feeling a bit run over lately. This weekend actually had multiple different reasons to turn that around for me. Later I will try to ride this good mood to get more done and have more good moods in the future, but right now I’m simply savoring it.
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“Ditch woke, go broke.”
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"Involvement of IKEA founder with Nazi sympathizer"
Wait a minute….. Blahaj comes from a company with a Nazi sympathizer founder? I really need to do more background checks on companies.
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Reply to if one more person asks me my "sign" when I say astronomy is my hobby, they will be yeeted into the sun by cowloom
So it sounds like your sign is “trebuchet?”
But seriously (lol), it takes a lot less energy to yeet them into deep space instead. More environmentally friendly that way.
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Reply to barbecue cauliflower by oolong
That sounds really tasty
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Reply to comment by nomorepie in Let's start a tontine by flabberghaster
in this case function as savings clubs in which each member makes regular payments and is lent the kitty in turn.
I think things like this are an awesome alternative to traditional banking. They just aren’t what I think of when I see the word “tontine.” But if this is the type of tontine we are talking about I’d at least be interested. I’m all for trying to find ways to escape the classic banking system.
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Reply to Let's start a tontine by flabberghaster
How about a reverse tontine? Every time someone dies the survivors all have to pay a bit to the deceased’s next of kin. You could even spread payments out over time to establish a fund for such payments, and let more people join over time to stabilize the fund.
I just have no idea what we would call such a scheme… :)
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Reply to comment by twovests in HAPPY SEVEN AM by hollyhoppet
I am more inclined to give up at 7am…
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Reply to just saw a really cute little garter snake!! by skookin
This is exactly the post I needed to see after a week of being gone. Thank you!
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Reply to comment by nitori in just toast by cowloom
Cool! Never seen this before; must be a Texas thing I guess.
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Reply to comment by nitori in just toast by cowloom
I’m curious which corner of america. I’ve lived my whole life here, and the only time I’ve heard untoasted bread referred to as toast was when you planned on toasting it before eating.
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Reply to comment by nomorepie in ACTUAL and REAL solution to the monty hall problem by hollyhoppet
Oh you misunderstand - I don’t want to keep the goat, I want the goat as a neighbor. Wandering around, climbing cars, eating bicycles, alternatively delighting and terrifying the kids. You know, a goat being a free goat.
I’m also joking; I live in town and while it would be fun to watch my neighbors try to cope it would almost certainly end badly for the goat :(
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Reply to Shout-out to all the other cool trans people on this website this fine Transgender Thursday by Ruby
And a very happy transgender Thursday to you!
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Reply to Introducing: The Conversationero by twovests
What’s more, you can vaguely predict how much your Conversationero Conversations will cost based on how many numbers you have to “dial.” But be warned, there are tricky numbers that cost more than others, and bonus numbers that cost less - or even nothing! to have a Conversationero Conversation with. It’s a surprise every month with Conversationero!
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I want a neighborhood free goat. It can frolic amongst the parked cars, and climb the barren bungalows!
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Reply to comment by twovests in You should hang onto medications that expired decades ago by nomorepie
I’ve taken 8 year old Vicodin with no problems before, or noticed drop in efficacy. So….. if disembodied voices on the internet count, you know at least one person. :)