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refugee 
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 Posted: July 15 2012 at 16:03 |
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Nothing beats real life. I found this post on a Norwegian forum (I’ve shortened it a bit and inserted information she wrote in a later post):
Fed up with my husband going to work in the middle of night … wakes me up …
Blargh! Small, big sigh!
My husband’s a surgeon, and every 3rd weekend he’s on duty while he’s home … and the phone rings all the time. When I’ve been sleeping, and I’m a light sleeper, I can’t sleep again after his phone has been ringing.
Now he’s working, and I’m sitting here after the phone rang … wide awake!
Any ideas how I can get back to sleep? I’ve tried for an hour now with no result. I’ve even tried drinking milk with honey … and reading …
Ah, the tortures of being married to a surgeon in one of the wealthiest countries in the world! Let’s hope she’ll do better in her next life.
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
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GaryB
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Posted: July 16 2012 at 14:45 |
Forget the milk and honey.
My idea is to have someone the size of Dwayne Johnson slap this spoiled b***ch into unconciousness.
It's not the same as being asleep but it certainly would shut her up.
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HolyMoly
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Posted: July 16 2012 at 15:03 |
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On those weekends, she should just sleep on the couch, so his phone won't bother her. Seems like an easy solution to me.
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It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.
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The Bearded Bard
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Posted: July 16 2012 at 15:55 |
You're a genius, Steve! The women in question...eh, not so much 
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darkshade
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Posted: July 16 2012 at 15:56 |
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I like this girl who already has a boyfriend, we keep in touch, but it drives me crazy. One day, I had a chance to be with her (I think), and later that day, she went on a first date with her current BF and started going out. Oh wait, wrong thread?
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HolyMoly
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Posted: July 20 2012 at 12:11 |
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My debit card has to be closed and a new one reissued (which I'll get in a week), because somewhere I recently shopped had a security breach (they had to report it to the credit bureau to protect people like me), meaning my bank account security is at risk. I think much the same thing happened almost exactly a year ago, when, like now, I was just about to go on a business trip, for which it is especially inconvenient to not have a usable card.
Phooey and double phooey I say.
Edited by HolyMoly - July 20 2012 at 12:12
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: July 31 2012 at 17:27 |
There are three ongoing major road works here in Reno, and those happen to be on the roads with the heaviest traffic in town. But wait, it gets better: about every week they change the conditions for the traffic on those work sites. I like surprises in my life, but only if they have no disappointment and an element of risk to offer.
Edited by Dayvenkirq - July 31 2012 at 17:28
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Horizons
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Posted: July 31 2012 at 18:39 |
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My caller ID voice is annoying.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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manofmystery
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Posted: July 31 2012 at 20:59 |
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Manfred, our manservant, spilled a tumbler of 40 year old scotch on the sitting room rug and my supermodel wife is having a difficult time adjusting to our resulting move. Also, it was a terrible shame Manfred had to be put down.
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 Time always wins.
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The Doctor
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Posted: August 01 2012 at 19:50 |
I have to wake up at 7 am to go to work and sometimes I'm a tad hungover. 
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: August 02 2012 at 03:00 |
 The Doctor wrote:
I have to wake up at 7 am to go to work and sometimes I'm a tad hungover.
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 Now, that's a b$%ch. Reminds me of the times I would have to get up early in the morning, drowsy, and go to school. But yours, I presume (since I've never had a hangover myself), must be much, much worse.
Edited by Dayvenkirq - August 02 2012 at 03:01
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: August 13 2012 at 15:40 |
I gots some modern problems for you. The county is doing major work on the front creek. Not particularly modern. The electricity was knocked out because the gas company has had to do major work on the main nearby. More modern. We had bundled internet, land line phone, and cable service. It got whacked out. Totally modern. It still hasn't been restored and no idea when it will be. Modern solutions - without cell phones we wouldn't have been able to get in contact with the various authorities. We have two companies fighting over whose responsibility it is to do what. I'm giving the power company the most credit for only having us cut off for two hours. I'm only posting this now because I went out for a wireless hub. On the bright side we are reconsidering the need for the land line, and cable TV. Also since I have a newspaper subscription, we were able to stay reasonably informed. Plus there are still radios in the house. 
Edited by Slartibartfast - August 13 2012 at 15:45
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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HolyMoly
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Posted: August 13 2012 at 16:02 |
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^^ Dang, Slart.... what a pain.
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My other avatar is a Porsche
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: August 13 2012 at 18:59 |
All things considered, which is a radio show, things could be worse. But I can watch Stephanie Miller tomorrow. I am a happy camper. Although yeah, we're about to axe some things to get by. I already put the breaks heavy on music acquisitions. There are worse things like getting your family and yourself mowed down by modern weapons. Always look on the bright side of life... I swear I heard someone yell out "THAT'S THE WATER MAIN". Eh you have to have sympathy for the workers, I'm sure they're trying their best. I've got actual guys digging my lawn on occasion.  
Edited by Slartibartfast - August 13 2012 at 19:14
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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JJLehto
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Posted: August 13 2012 at 20:53 |
This week at my job which reimburses me for gas, tolls and parking garages if needed, is gunna be a rough one. And I have a whole four day week before I go with my best friends to an epic amusement park for a small trip. Man life is rough 
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thellama73
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Posted: August 13 2012 at 21:04 |
manofmystery wrote:
Manfred, our manservant, spilled a tumbler of 40 year old scotch on the sitting room rug and my supermodel wife is having a difficult time adjusting to our resulting move. Also, it was a terrible shame Manfred had to be put down. |
MoM, has anyone ever told you that you have a great sense of humor? P.S. Scotch in a tumbler? My word!
Edited by thellama73 - August 13 2012 at 21:06
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Eria Tarka
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Posted: August 13 2012 at 21:21 |
manofmystery wrote:
Manfred, our manservant, spilled a tumbler of 40 year old scotch on the sitting room rug and my supermodel wife is having a difficult time adjusting to our resulting move. Also, it was a terrible shame Manfred had to be put down. |
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mongofa
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Posted: August 13 2012 at 22:31 |
My pet eel keeps eating his feces
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: August 13 2012 at 22:43 |
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^ But I do believe you know something about an eel's nutrition, right?
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Tapfret
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Posted: August 14 2012 at 00:11 |
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^Also, the ability to eat one's own feces (or any waste for that matter) is a very handy third world survival skill.
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