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Topic: Do you look like a teenager? |
Vulcan613
Replies: 231
Views: 48720
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:20 pm Subject: Do you look like a teenager? |
| I'm in my 60s but still perceived as much younger than I am. I was carded in bars well into my 30s. |
Topic: Name a TV show/movie that should be remade |
Vulcan613
Replies: 29
Views: 1755
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:09 pm Subject: Name a TV show/movie that should be remade |
| Actually, I'm not so fond of the remakes. It seems all they really do is make them more cynical and violent. I'd rather see more NEW CREATIVE movies and shows with some real content -- and scrap al ... |
Topic: Why do we make enemies so quickly? |
Vulcan613
Replies: 73
Views: 10666
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:39 pm Subject: Why do we make enemies so quickly? |
| I worked once as a proofreader for an insurance corp and there was this underwriter who kept confusing "statue" with "statute" over and over. Every time she did that, I had to send back a galley pro ... |
Topic: Driving a car |
Vulcan613
Replies: 9
Views: 808
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:49 pm Subject: Driving a car |
| I never learned to drive a car until my 30s because before that I lived in big cities where I took the subway or bus. why hassle with traffic, car payments, parking, insurance & such when there ... |
Topic: Do any of you take meds? |
Vulcan613
Replies: 41
Views: 4413
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:41 pm Subject: Do any of you take meds? |
| I take Ritalin when I am going into situations where I need to concentrate, such as driving, social interactions, restaurants, public events, etc. I don't really need it when I'm doing solitary thing ... |
Topic: WARNING about Wikipedia |
Vulcan613
Replies: 24
Views: 2003
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:25 pm Subject: WARNING about Wikipedia |
| Well, it depends on the type of article. Wikipedia is reasonably accurate on most historical things, science, biographies, etc. but there are also some pages on weird theories such as you describe. ... |
Topic: Anybody familiar with Temple Grandin ?? |
Vulcan613
Replies: 22
Views: 1258
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:48 pm Subject: Anybody familiar with Temple Grandin ?? |
| Yes, actually, it was her book, Thinking in Pictures that got me to thinking that I might be on the austism spectrum. (See my blog here.) Her "hug machine" is similar to my getting "felinated" -- a ... |
Topic: Opinions regarding "Animal Rights" |
Vulcan613
Replies: 202
Views: 7298
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 7:42 pm Subject: Opinions regarding "Animal Rights" |
Actually, there is at least one right than animals have -- and it's mentioned in the Torah (Bible), right there in the Ten commandments. It's the right to rest on the Sabbath (Exodus 20:10).
To this ... |
Topic: AC DC - ANTI SEMETIC |
Vulcan613
Replies: 16
Views: 1248
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:01 am Subject: AC DC - ANTI SEMETIC |
Actually, it's not "scuse me while I kiss this guy" -- it's "scuse me while I kiss the sky." There's actually a book called "Scuse Me While I kiss This Guy" which is a collection of mondegr ... |
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