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Quote: IbeatyouracesThere is no such thing as a native American. Those people came from Asia!
Not only that, but they practiced ethnic cleansing on the Clovis people when they got here and wiped them out!
Everyone practices ethnic cleansing. Its only the Politically Correct fools that think you should kill the women and rape the men.Quote: odiousgambitNot only that, but they practiced ethnic cleansing on the Clovis people when they got here and wiped them out!
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/05/06/atlantic-city-left-dead-last-10-years-having-revival/312141001/
Quote: Mission146It's going to be rebranded the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. There is also apparently some interest in the former Atlantic Club property, with an eye to turn it into a waterpark.
Waterpark is dead
Quote: GWAE
Before my trip I was eating healthy everyday and was losing about 2-4 pounds each week. In the last 2 weeks since my trip I eat healthy M-F and on I eat whatever I want on Saturday including pop (all within reason) and on Sunday I dont drink pop but I eat whatever I want within reason. No crazy meals that have 9000 calories on sat and sun. The part I am confused about is, I have lost 4.2 pounds each week while clearly eating more calories than I was before over the week. I can't figure out how I am losing more and eating more. Maybe the whole, it takes fat to burn fat thing that I have heard.
Two possible explanations:
1) Before the trip, you were eating X calories, which is less than your usual Y calories, which caused you to lose weight. After the trip, you started eating Z calories, which is more than X, but still less than Y, so you are eating more than you were, but still at a deficit, so you are still losing weight.
2) You're simply not eating much as you think you are.
Quote: RSI'm gonna learn how to speak Russian. Just gotta figure out what all these hieroglyphics mean first.
I studied Russian very briefly once. The alphabet is not hard. Shouldn't take more than a couple of hours to memorize it and be able to read words by sight, at least in print form (cursive is a little trickier).
Quote: Mission146It's going to be rebranded the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. There is also apparently some interest in the former Atlantic Club property, with an eye to turn it into a waterpark.
The new owner of the old Revel says he will re-open under the name TEN on June 16 but he is battling with the state on a number of issues and he said the same thing last year.
https://www.casino.org/news/glenn-straub-announces-opening-date-for-former-revel-casino
Quote: lilredroosterThe new owner of the old Revel says he will re-open under the name TEN on June 16 but he is battling with the state on a number of issues and he said the same thing last year.
https://www.casino.org/news/glenn-straub-announces-opening-date-for-former-revel-casino
I'm aware of that, and that is precisely what he said last time he announced an opening date as well as the time before that.
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If there's one thing I've learned about online, it's that you can trust any and all claims about hot young women.
Quote: RigondeauxIf there's one thing I've learned about online, it's that you can trust any and all claims about hot young women.
Especially (except?) "hot", "young", and "women"
Quote: Dear AbbyDEAR ABBY: I’m starting to worry about my boyfriend’s relationship with his mother....We had just gotten a place together prior to finding out about his deployment.
The problem is, his mother comes over constantly, and she waits on him hand and foot.She tags along to his sporting events...She also texts me to find out where he is if he has been out of touch for a few hours. She has taken a lot of time off work to spend with him. I hardly see him alone anymore because he’s constantly with her....
At the beginning of his deployment, he will be in Texas for a month. During that time he will get a week off. He told his mom the dates of his time off prior to telling me, and she booked a flight for the entire time! This means I will have no alone time with him or time to say a private goodbye.
I love him very much, but this whole mom thing has got me second-guessing everything. Abby, is this normal? — COMING IN SECOND
DEAR COMING IN SECOND: No, it’s not normal. It appears that when your boyfriend was born, the umbilical cord, instead of being severed, remained securely in place.
I hope you realize that if you should marry him at some point, you will be getting a husband who never learned independence, and you will be expected to take up exactly where his mother left off.
Your problem is not that you are “coming in second,” honey, it’s that he appears to be already married — to Mom!
Obviously, this column has never been written wanting men as readers. I see it this way.
Dear Abby,
I have a boyfriend that is close with his mother. I want to manipulate him, but his mother is a part of his life, and it's impossible to pull off. Will I ever be able to have wrapped around my little finger?
No, get rid of her, or get rid of him and go find someone defenseless to your charms that can become a vestige of himself and a zombie of your will.
Abby.
Exposing how women manipulate men
Quote: onenickelmiraclehttp://chicago.suntimes.com/lifestyles/dear-abby-boyfriend-31-way-too-attached-to-his-mom/
Quote: Dear AbbyDEAR ABBY: I’m starting to worry about my boyfriend’s relationship with his mother....We had just gotten a place together prior to finding out about his deployment.
The problem is, his mother comes over constantly, and she waits on him hand and foot.She tags along to his sporting events...She also texts me to find out where he is if he has been out of touch for a few hours. She has taken a lot of time off work to spend with him. I hardly see him alone anymore because he’s constantly with her....
At the beginning of his deployment, he will be in Texas for a month. During that time he will get a week off. He told his mom the dates of his time off prior to telling me, and she booked a flight for the entire time! This means I will have no alone time with him or time to say a private goodbye.
I love him very much, but this whole mom thing has got me second-guessing everything. Abby, is this normal? — COMING IN SECOND
DEAR COMING IN SECOND: No, it’s not normal. It appears that when your boyfriend was born, the umbilical cord, instead of being severed, remained securely in place.
I hope you realize that if you should marry him at some point, you will be getting a husband who never learned independence, and you will be expected to take up exactly where his mother left off.
Your problem is not that you are “coming in second,” honey, it’s that he appears to be already married — to Mom!
Obviously, this column has never been written wanting men as readers. I see it this way.
Dear Abby,
I have a boyfriend that is close with his mother. I want to manipulate him, but his mother is a part of his life, and it's impossible to pull off. Will I ever be able to have wrapped around my little finger?
No, get rid of her, or get rid of him and go find someone defenseless to your charms that can become a vestige of himself and a zombie of your will.
Abby.
Exposing how women manipulate men
Pretty sure that guy was one of my roommates in college...
Reminds me of the twilight zoneQuote: RSQuote: onenickelmiraclehttp://chicago.suntimes.com/lifestyles/dear-abby-boyfriend-31-way-too-attached-to-his-mom/
Quote: Dear AbbyDEAR ABBY: I’m starting to worry about my boyfriend’s relationship with his mother....We had just gotten a place together prior to finding out about his deployment.
The problem is, his mother comes over constantly, and she waits on him hand and foot.She tags along to his sporting events...She also texts me to find out where he is if he has been out of touch for a few hours. She has taken a lot of time off work to spend with him. I hardly see him alone anymore because he’s constantly with her....
At the beginning of his deployment, he will be in Texas for a month. During that time he will get a week off. He told his mom the dates of his time off prior to telling me, and she booked a flight for the entire time! This means I will have no alone time with him or time to say a private goodbye.
I love him very much, but this whole mom thing has got me second-guessing everything. Abby, is this normal? — COMING IN SECOND
DEAR COMING IN SECOND: No, it’s not normal. It appears that when your boyfriend was born, the umbilical cord, instead of being severed, remained securely in place.
I hope you realize that if you should marry him at some point, you will be getting a husband who never learned independence, and you will be expected to take up exactly where his mother left off.
Your problem is not that you are “coming in second,” honey, it’s that he appears to be already married — to Mom!
Obviously, this column has never been written wanting men as readers. I see it this way.
Dear Abby,
I have a boyfriend that is close with his mother. I want to manipulate him, but his mother is a part of his life, and it's impossible to pull off. Will I ever be able to have wrapped around my little finger?
No, get rid of her, or get rid of him and go find someone defenseless to your charms that can become a vestige of himself and a zombie of your will.
Abby.
Exposing how women manipulate men
Pretty sure that guy was one of my roommates in college...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4YqHYlSITdQ
Quote: GWAEno I can't... I won't
I know it is horrible for me but the 90 days without it was horrible too. People said when I had it again I would not like the sweetness. I was hoping for that to happen but it did not. I love it. I think if I have 1 can on Saturday and none the rest of the week that should be good.
I have a Mexican coke (real sugar, and out of a glass bottle, both taste better) a few times a year. It's good.
But, if you are not hooked, it tastes like you are drinking a ton of sugar and it kind of fills you up. When you are hooked, it goes down like water.
Not unlike smoking a cigar or having a shot of hard liquor.
One a week seems fine to me.
I've been eating a lot of very dark chocolate lately. I used to have a couple green teas a day, when I played poker all the time. Wanted something high in antioxidants. I've go an 86% bar and I like it. Goes well with sweeter fruit, as opposed to milk chocolate with a bunch of sugar.
Now I want a cigar and a scotch.
It's her story out of her mouth, instantly biased and leading, must read between the lines.Quote: RSAlso, the post before about Dear Abby....to me, that doesn't seem normal. Yes there are women who manipulate men and all that, but this doesn't seem to be one of those cases. If we pretend this is one of those cases, then we turn into liberals who "cry wolf" at any opportunity they get. That is obviously a bad thing. ;-)
So that you too can later imitate his mother's actions and try to make your sons be constantly under your thumb by making their girlfriends come in second.Quote: onenickelmiracleNo, get rid of her, or get rid of him and go find someone defenseless to your charms that can become a vestige of himself and a zombie of your will.
Quote: GWAEno I can't... I won't
I know it is horrible for me but the 90 days without it was horrible too. People said when I had it again I would not like the sweetness. I was hoping for that to happen but it did not. I love it. I think if I have 1 can on Saturday and none the rest of the week that should be good.
I cut my intake of soda from 'nearly every beverage' to 'one per day', which I have maintained for over a year. You must cut all or nearly all the added sugar from your diet to achieve the hightened sensitivity, it took about 6 weeks as I recall. I did maintain my one soda per day during this time. Keep in mind that while artificial sweeteners don't add to the energy consumed, the goal of avoiding added sugar is to retrain your brain to be satisfied after consuming whole foods. The sweet taste, be it from sugar or no-calorie sweeter will have the same addictive effect. "That Sugar Film" explains it fairly well.
I have an extra soda now and then but continue to avoid any added sugar in my regular intake. If I want something sweet, I try to eat it at point in the day when I know I can burn it off. High fat snacks like nuts and cheese to satisfy cravings.
One of the healthiest things I did when I cut my soda intake was replace it with water.
Yeah, I've had tea and seltzer water and that is all I hope to have for the rest of the day since I ingested 750 calories of cheese. So I hope to make this a 'fairly' low calorie day but not an utter fast day.Quote: ThenWhatHappensOne of the healthiest things I did when I cut my soda intake was replace it with water.
I've been pickpocketed in a casino so that's the reason for this. IMO it's better than a money belt because once you go outside the casino the money belt screams "HERE IT IS. HERE'S MY MONEY."
I wear a pair of upscale sweat pants. You can wear jeans or other slacks but sweat pants are best because they are more flexible.
Underneath the sweat pants are another pair of low grade sweat pants that are shorts and have pockets. Low grade because that means the fabric is thinner and cooler.
Over the top pair of the sweat pants is a belt even if not needed for additional security.
The wallet with my money goes into the pocket of the 2nd pair of underneath sweat pants.
If I'm in the casino and I need to get to my money I pull the top sweat pants just below the belt and put my hand underneath the top pair of pants to get my wallet from the pocket of the underneath sweat pants.
It may look for a few seconds while I'm doing this like I'm having too much fun but that's okay. I don't care.
You may have to stand up if you're sitting at a table to do this but that's okay. I don't care.
Nobody's getting my scratch without a gun. Nobody.
Without being too specific, I carry a simple fabric wallet in places where folks who are totally casual about such things might keep them, And others in other places (split so not everything vital is in the same exact spot) with the most important 'worst-case' docs being in a place that would make my momma blush to even think of going, and if anyone ever does so I won't care, because it they get there then I am surely very dead. Inside the more casual pickpocket or robber's wallet goes some play money and an inspiring note. Along the lines of "God hates a thief & He makes them burn in Hell." (in the Philippines even the street crooks are usually very seriously Catholic.)
Quote: lilredroosterOkay, here it is. I've finally decided to release my PERSONAL ANTI-PICKPOCKET INSIDE THE CASINO SYSTEM
I've been pickpocketed in a casino so that's the reason for this. IMO it's better than a money belt because once you go outside the casino the money belt screams "HERE IT IS. HERE'S MY MONEY."
I wear a pair of upscale sweat pants. You can wear jeans or other slacks but sweat pants are best because they are more flexible.
Underneath the sweat pants are another pair of low grade sweat pants that are shorts and have pockets. Low grade because that means the fabric is thinner and cooler.
Over the top pair of the sweat pants is a belt even if not needed for additional security.
The wallet with my money goes into the pocket of the 2nd pair of underneath sweat pants.
If I'm in the casino and I need to get to my money I pull the top sweat pants just below the belt and put my hand underneath the top pair of pants to get my wallet from the pocket of the underneath sweat pants.
It may look for a few seconds while I'm doing this like I'm having too much fun but that's okay. I don't care.
You may have to stand up if you're sitting at a table to do this but that's okay. I don't care.
Nobody's getting my scratch without a gun. Nobody.
Quote: lilredroosterOkay, here it is. I've finally decided to release my PERSONAL ANTI-PICKPOCKET INSIDE THE CASINO SYSTEM
I've often thought about carrying a mousetrap in my back pocket as an pickpocket defense. Just pull the spring back, put it in your pocket, so when they pull it out it snaps against their fingers. Maybe wrap it in some very thin loose cloth so they think they're grabbing a wallet.
Good luck with that theory. But definitely a lot better than advertising "please take this" in a BACK pocket, so I'll do it just to be handy for items that don't make me TOO sad if they go away. Also consider: there are stealthy pickpockets, and then there are robberies, sometimes involving those who aren't all about sneaky...Quote: DiscreteMaths2How do you get pickpocketed with your money/wallet in the front pocket of normal pants ? Can even use a wallet chain if you really need to.
EDIT to ADD: That windfall for some urchin in Manila was in front, and with a sticky band supposedly securing it there. Some of these guys & gals are GOOD at being bad. And some places get crowded.
I haven't seen anything that would be practical to make someone go "ouch" right in front of (or behind) me. And there's that other thing, where I might prefer that they NOT quite immediately know they're the ones that have been screwed. But, the Las Vegas souvenir shops selling cheap chotskie type crap do have lotsa stuff that's satisfying to think about "donating" to a disappointed Sticky Finger Lucy or Lou. Maybe when they get it Sticky will even be dense enough to try using... nah, prolly not:
Edit: edited out incorrect user of term
Quote: mcallister3200Did Someone just use the term "upscale sweat pants." Did I actually read that?
Did you ever see the sweat pants that are sold like a suit with a matching top? They're expensive.
There are all different grades of sweat pants. The low grade ones are too nasty for anywhere except in the house.
re: mousetrap. Do that in Europe and you can get arrested as well as sued by a Gypsy pickpocket. No joke!!
Or just keep it in the front of your pants over the crotch.
(Yeah, well, let them stare!)
Hey, maybe they won't ask for tips either.
Think it through. Before being somewhere really difficult to be holding nothing but your %@#& in your hand. If suddenly I don't have THIS & THIS, at that moment I'd like to still have THAT & THAT instead, and vice-versa.
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My favorite two paintings:
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I'm gonna go with this, even though it's a wood carving, which is more amazing. Most importantly, it is the earliest known heavy metal album cover.
> Knowingly posts a wood carving
Simpsons does The Diner:
My personal #1 'cause, well, I'm DrawingDead:
I want one of these:
To be worn with a nice tweed or camel-hair suit-jacket, of course.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/united-airlines-cremated-giant-rabbit-164012355.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/deer-caught-eating-human-remains-064514436.html
Quote: DrawingDeadI'd really strongly suggest it is a good idea not to have everything necessary to pay for stuff or to get any money right along with all forms of stuff that can be used to identify yourself all being carried together in just one thing.
That is so true. If you fly to Vegas and get robbed and the thief also gets your ID such as your drivers license, and you don't have a backup such as a passport, you're really SOL. You're not getting on a plane. Good luck getting your state to FedEx you a copy. It's a potential nightmare.
Quote: onenickelmiracleHow low? United Airlines not only kills your pet, but they destroy the evidence cremating your pet without your permission and hand you the ashes. The animal could have been sexually abused, beaten, stabbed and beheaded, but nobody will ever know. Odds are it might have been frozen, they should have freeze dried it. Man they're so cold and calculating.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/united-airlines-cremated-giant-rabbit-164012355.html
Quote: onenickelmiracleAmazing beyond the title, interspecies sex. Monkey on deer. Which is sick though, the monkey or the deer? Probably 2 votes for monkey and 1 for deer.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/deer-caught-eating-human-remains-064514436.html
Who the hell uses Yahoo anymore??
Quote: RSWho the hell uses Yahoo anymore??
I use
http://www.altavista.com/
I dont look for monkey on deer, monkey on deer looked for me.Quote: RSWho the hell uses Yahoo anymore??
