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Professor H

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« Reply #315 on: January 27, 2013, 12:13:10 PM »

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It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt in your house.

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In 1817 the University of Michigan was the 1st university
Established by any state. Originally named Cathelepistemian and located in Detroit , the name was changed in 1821. The university moved to Ann Arbor in 1841.

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The average person spends about 20,160 minutes of his or her life kissing.

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Men are more likely to initiate kissing before sex. Women are more likely to initiate kissing after sex.

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Women use the intensity and frequency of kissing to evaluate a man’s suitability for short-term relationships as well as judging the potential of a short-term relationship evolving into a long-term relationship. Men use kissing, especially in short-term relationships, to increase the likelihood of having sex.
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First, it was not a strip bar, it was an erotic club. And second, what can I say? I'm a night owl.
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Re: Did you know....
« Reply #316 on: January 28, 2013, 07:22:10 AM »
Quote from: Professor H on January 27, 2013, 12:13:10 PM
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In 1817 the University of Michigan was the 1st university Established by any state. Originally named Cathelepistemian and located in Detroit , the name was changed in 1821. The university moved to Ann Arbor in 1841.


At one time there was a branch located in Monroe...   where the current parking lot for the courthouse and city hall is located!  The sign references that a building is still on the site but that must have been before they added onto the courthouse.






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« Reply #317 on: January 29, 2013, 07:13:28 AM »
I was going to post this yesterday when I saw it on Twitter...  but the server upgrade was underway so obviously I couldn't post it then...   so playing a little 'catch up' this morning:

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January 28th (today) is celebrated as National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day.
 

I have an app on my phone for popping bubble wrap ;) ;) ;)

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The saying "I will be there in a jiffy" is actually inspired from an actual unit of time, a 'jiffy', which is 1/100th of a second!

Is that how they named Jiffy Mix ??? ??? ???

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Since the beginning of time, the human race has known to worship around 5,000 gods.

I'm leaving this one alone...

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« Reply #318 on: January 29, 2013, 11:00:15 AM »
Some people are just too damn nosy...I don't go around getting into other peoples business...That's rude!


* just to be clear this has nothing to do with anything with the forum...Real world nonsense. Real world jackasses.
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Re: Did you know....
« Reply #319 on: January 31, 2013, 06:15:13 AM »
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August has the most birthdays, February has the least and most of the serial killers are born in November!

I guess I'll be keeping a closer eye on the people I know born in November :-\ :-\ :-\

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A bolt of lightning can raise your body temperature more than the surface of sun and a man named, Roy Sullivan, has survived it 7 times.

I don't think I'd stand anywhere near ;) ;) ;)

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Stress accelerates the damages caused by diseases and makes it hard for medicines to treat them.

I've seen this in a friend :( :( :(
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« Reply #320 on: February 01, 2013, 10:15:21 AM »
For Tomorrow's coffee table discussions...
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German tradition holds that if the sun comes out on Candlemas, the precursor to Groundhog Day, the hedgehog (or badger) will see its shadow and six more weeks of winter will follow. When German settlers came to Pennsylvania they continued this tradition, using groundhogs instead of hedgehogs to predict the weather.
Probably just as accurate as some of today's modern technology  ;D
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The first official Groundhog Day was celebrated on February 2, 1886 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania

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Punxsutawney was first settled by the Delaware Indians in 1723 and its name comes from the Indian name for the location "ponksad-uteney" which means the "town of the sandflies." The name woodchuck also has Indian origins, coming from the legend of "Wojak, the groundhog."

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Punxsutawney Phil has definitely adapted to the times. He can now text you his Tuesday weather prediction. Just text "Groundhog" to 247365 on Groundhog Day.
I'm sure there's a web cam somewhere as well...

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In the years following the release of Groundhog Day, a 1993 film starring Bill Murray, crowds numbering as high as 30,000 have visited Gobbler's Knob, a tiny hill in Punxsutawney where the ceremony takes place.
A great movie - that somehow you can watch over and over as well.... ;D
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Nancy Pelosi

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« Reply #321 on: February 01, 2013, 11:11:52 AM »
Gobbler's Knob...   

sounds like an interesting place to visit 8) 8) 8)
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« Reply #322 on: February 01, 2013, 03:10:25 PM »
Road Trip Next Year!   

It is about a 5 hour drive 

http://mapq.st/TmIg0I
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First, it was not a strip bar, it was an erotic club. And second, what can I say? I'm a night owl.
Marion Berry

But we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy.
Nancy Pelosi

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« Reply #323 on: February 01, 2013, 05:12:33 PM »
I don't know about anyone else, but my favorite place to be in Feb. would not be PA!!!  I'd rather go south :)
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Re: Did you know....
« Reply #324 on: February 01, 2013, 07:42:03 PM »
Quote from: Professor H on February 01, 2013, 03:10:25 PM
Road Trip Next Year!   

It is about a 5 hour drive 

http://mapq.st/TmIg0I

That ain't bad really......it may be something to put on the bucket list.  Taking an MT charter bus would certainly make for a memorable time.
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Re: Did you know....
« Reply #325 on: February 01, 2013, 08:00:48 PM »
Quote from: The Fuzz on February 01, 2013, 07:42:03 PM
That ain't bad really......it may be something to put on the bucket list.  Taking an MT charter bus would certainly make for a memorable time.

Memorable, yes.  But I'm not sure I could handle it without a strong "medication". 
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« Reply #326 on: February 01, 2013, 08:20:18 PM »
Who would you want to see driving it?

I'd say Duck, with a co-pilot of Monroe Native
(one would want to go left, the other right - and we'd end up  going straight to where we were going)  ;D

The entertainment would be non-stop, and I'm guessing we'd have choices of "medication" if Fuzz were to join us  ;)

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First, it was not a strip bar, it was an erotic club. And second, what can I say? I'm a night owl.
Marion Berry

But we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy.
Nancy Pelosi

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« Reply #327 on: February 01, 2013, 08:24:12 PM »
Quote from: Professor H on February 01, 2013, 08:20:18 PM
Who would you want to see driving it?

I'd say Duck, with a co-pilot of Monroe Native
(one would want to go left, the other right - and we'd end up  going straight to where we were going)  ;D

The entertainment would be non-stop, and I'm guessing we'd have choices of "medication" if Fuzz were to join us  ;)

Both good points, Prof.  I really needed that.   ;)  :)
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« Reply #328 on: February 01, 2013, 08:36:39 PM »
Quote from: Skittelroo on February 01, 2013, 08:24:12 PM
Both good points, Prof.  I really needed that.   ;)  :)
Did you know we all need this from time to time...  ;D
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First, it was not a strip bar, it was an erotic club. And second, what can I say? I'm a night owl.
Marion Berry

But we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy.
Nancy Pelosi

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« Reply #329 on: February 01, 2013, 08:39:10 PM »
Quote from: Professor H on February 01, 2013, 08:36:39 PM
Did you know we all need this from time to time...  ;D
(had to stay on topic)

Re-ally?   Noooo I didn't.   :D
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