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mousethief

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quote:
Originally posted by Pax Romana:
101 Uses for a Flannel Nightgown

If that one had photos I'd subscribe even. [Yipee]

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[Paranoid]


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quote:
Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
Shoelaces: round or flat?

which reminds me of the history of the aglet ...

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If you went to the grocery store today, did you have your own bags for carrying your purchases and what color were they? Or did you use paper or plastic?

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[ 04. February 2011, 17:52: Message edited by: jedijudy ]

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Fun Facts about Musical Theory

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Librarians I have known

[ 04. February 2011, 17:56: Message edited by: East Price Road ]

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Pictures of Welsh Sheep

I'd be there. I like sheep.

Unix revisited
Health care, energy costs and VAT
Today's sandwich filling was...
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101 ways to thread a needle.

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Let's share stories of our physical ailments and the weather

Isn't that called mad dogs & the celtic nations at the moment?
That's what came into my mind between reading Evensong's post and reading yours ... [Hot and Hormonal]

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mousethief

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Potato crisp topology in Riemannian 4-space.

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Who are your favorite Irish opera singers?

Pax Romana

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Strengths and Weaknesses of Administrative Procedure

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mousethief

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quote:
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Strengths and Weaknesses of Administrative Procedure

[Killing me] [Overused]

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The History of the Canadian Parliament's Janitorial Service
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Mistakes my parents made in raising me. What's your story?

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Effecting pertinent health and safety practice in the manse

Ecclesiastical insurance policies: a detailed analysis of the small print


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Shoelaces I have broken

Places I've never been to due to getting lost en route

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Adventures with my feathered friends.

Interesting facts about feathers.

Surprising illnesses that affect parrots and what can I do about them.

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I went to Catholic boarding school. What's your scar?

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Walking around the block: a two-month retrospective

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101 Ways to eat tinned peaches.

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My favourite page of the telephone directory

Do you like watching paint dry?

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101 things I thought about doing then didn't.
Any advice on becoming an actuary?
Is it raining where you are?

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Innovations in Eighteenth Century Greek Orthodox Patristics

[ 04. February 2011, 21:32: Message edited by: Dafyd ]

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joan knox

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Fun with the aorist tense

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Chronic flatulence - share your experience!

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New directions in shades of white by Patagonian paint manufacturers

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Conversations with Patristics Postgrads
Academic Papers I Have Known
What's Your Local Fast Food Place?
Why I Like White Bread


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joan knox

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quote:
Originally posted by mousethief:
New directions in shades of white by Patagonian paint manufacturers

oooh think of the wonderful companion thread comparing shades of magnolia!!! I'm getting quite excited by that one [Razz]

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Oh ye gods yes.

I'm particularly prone to sleep now after a bout of insomnia and reading an entire Styx thread. But I'm afraid magnolia so floats my b - .

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quote:
Originally posted by jedijudy:
Fun Facts about Musical Theory

quote:
Originally posted by East Price Road:
Librarians I have known

This probably marks me as utterly pathetic, but I think both of those have potential... [Frown]

[ 04. February 2011, 22:56: Message edited by: Timothy the Obscure ]

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Heaven: Discussions sparked by A Certain Circus Thread

Styx: Circus and Heaven converge?

Hell: @#$% you, Zappa! I can start threads wherever I want to!

Styx: AA got planked?


ETA: [b}Lessons in UBB Code

[ 04. February 2011, 23:07: Message edited by: AristonAstuanax ]

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Adventures with Filing
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Nunzia

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quote:
Originally posted by East Price Road:
Librarians I have known

Either you don't know any, or you've been incredibly unlucky.

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mousethief

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quote:
Originally posted by Nunzia:
quote:
Originally posted by East Price Road:
Librarians I have known

Either you don't know any, or you've been incredibly unlucky.
So are you saying

     Getting lucky with a librarian

would NOT be a boring topic?

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jedijudy

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quote:
Originally posted by Timothy the Obscure:
quote:
Originally posted by jedijudy:
Fun Facts about Musical Theory

quote:
Originally posted by East Price Road:
Librarians I have known

This probably marks me as utterly pathetic, but I think both of those have potential... [Frown]

Me, too! But, it would probably make Zappa (and Firenze) cry.

What color is your front door? And why?

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Peanut Butter - Crunchy or Smooth?

Peanut Butter Sandwich - Which Jelly/Topping?

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Formica: A History

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Philosophical Implications of Three Flossing Techniques

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Help needed with quadrilateral verbs
Anyone out there collect sticky labels?
DIY thread: any advice on mixing cement?
Pylon spotters unite!

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Spending the Night At Transit Stations

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Shades of meaning of 'grace' in Church Dogmatics Book Three

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Psalm 119. Antiphonally. Discuss.

On second thoughts, probably a Dead Horse.

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quote:
Originally posted by Chorister:
My favourite page of the telephone directory

My favourite page is this one. Unfortunately they've taken it out of the phone book now.

Things you post when you've forgotten what interesting thing you were going to post

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Chorister

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The numbering of telegraph poles.

A friend of mine got married to a guy who liked to spot numbered telegraph poles in his spare time. She had to follow him all around the country while he fed his telegraph pole habit. Seriously.

And you thought the other geek threads on the Ship were intense.

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I swear this one is genuine, from another board I once frequented...

What sort of chopping board do you have?

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The rock lovers thread.

(I really do like rocks!)

Mowing-it's all in the direction and pattern.

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quote:
Originally posted by jedijudy

. . . snippety snip . . .

Mowing-it's all in the direction and pattern.

Mr. Pi would actually enjoy this topic.

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Chorister

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The many and various ways of using a hair dryer.

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