Flame Free Confession III: Even More Flame Free (Part 2)

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I heard a statistic a while back that more Americans are killed every year by their own trousers than by sharks, so I believe it.

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Most donā€™t even wear trousers :joy:

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@simo74 ā€œrideā€ cause theyā€™re bored of ā€œridingā€ sheep?

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Lol na thatā€™s the NZ boysā€¦ā€¦or the welsh :joy:

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Iā€™d be far more interested in finding out how many sharks are killed by American trousers. I bet itā€™s a bigger number than we expect.

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The hockey players are worse.

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I confess that I think most new trainers in the gym would get better results using less weight and completing reps to a full range of motion. So many kids throwing weights around they canā€™t handle for 1/4 reps, it is a complete waste of time. I also confess that I donā€™t have the energy to care enough to speak to them.

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Yeah Iā€™d agree with her, @kdjohn. Something about a snake or scorpion makes my hair stand up. A wolf could kill me but it just feels less ā€œforeignā€than a creepy crawly. Itā€™s just a bigger, deadlier version of a dog, right?

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I have a solution that involves not having to talk to anyone:
Just lock all the gym tvs onto the late great Mountaindogā€™s YouTube channel.

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The only video we were shown when my platoon went to do a joint training exercise with the 5th RAR in Darwin in 2011 was this:

Great little song, I assume everyone knows it. Anyways, we didnā€™t really encounter anything dangerous except for a couple mild STDā€™s that some lovely girls gave a couple of my squadmates.

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Sounds about right for Darwin. :joy::joy:

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Now see, this sounds like my kind of winter! And, IMO, women look best when wearing jeans and a thick sweater or turtleneck. Of course, thatā€™s indoor winter clothing for yā€™all :grin:

Oh yeah, I believe you. One of my aunts moved from Wisconsin to Nebraska, and she enjoyed the Cornhusker Stateā€™s warmer winters :joy:

Iā€™ve never done actual mountain climbing, but Iā€™d love to get more into winter snow sports/ activities. Do you have a favorite 14er or winter climb?

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Is anyone else unable to scratch their back, and as a result you have to rub up against something to get rid of the itch.

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The only way I can properly scrub my back in the shower is with a back scrubber (brush).

I also use one to scratch my back when I have an itch, separate from the shower one, so that itā€™s always dry.

I confess I think itā€™s insane how easily some guys can do that thing where they go over/under with their right and left hands and touch them behind their back.

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I just got married instead.

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I use a pencil or a disposable fork

Both are viable since this situation most often comes up at school.
There are always 2-3 back scratchers in the house. Chinese ppl are big on those

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I confess that, as much as I cling to being a 90ā€™s kid and having an odd nostalgia for that time period, I flash back to and miss the early 00ā€™s more. Why? No idea.

The preceding statement brought to you by Bowling for Soup.

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  1. I confess that Iā€™m not quite ready to go back to school. This is the problem with long breaks- I get too used to lounging around

  2. Iā€™m starting to draft statement of purposes for grad school. Turns out itā€™s very hard not to embed advertising for my school and fan mail for the guy I want to advise me