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You know what used to bother me about side-scrolling fighting games like Double Dragon and Final Fight? The fact that you could regenerate life or “hit points” by eating food that you found ON THE GROUND. It was never nice ground, either. You were always battling through alleyways, subway stops, and utter slums. Probably urine and fecal run-off wherever you step. If you were to eat a turkey you found in an alleyway, you would not regain half of your life-bar…not by a long-shot. At best, you’d contract salmonella and spend the next 8 hours vomiting bile.

Then come the actual logistics of doing so. You’re bruised and battered, gasping for air as you hold back 8-12 gang members intent on killing you. These guys aren’t like the prancing, toe-tapping “West Side Story” gang members…they’re throwing huge barrels of toxic waste at you and flinging knives from their motorcycles. What are you going to say…“hey, fellas, my life-bar is down like 75% so can you give me about 20 minutes to finish this turkey I found on the ground?”. No, not a chance in hell. I suppose you could rip off a drumstick and eat it as you fight, but doing so is going to occupy one of your hands and restrict you from any sort of pile-driver or throwing move. HUGE disadvantage.

Horrible message for kids too…“if you’re feeling tired and run-down, eating random food you find on the street will fix you right up!”

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[quote]ignignokt wrote:

I don’t think I have what it takes to do that job.

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That’s what she said.

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[quote]SteelyD wrote:
Itchy wrote:
Does anyone have any experienccd doing an engine swap on a 1978 Ford Mustang (302)?

Was never a fan of the “Mustang II” from 74-78-- I always felt they were just glorified Pintos/Mavericks. I came to despise 3rd-4th generation Mustangs.

So, no experience there, but, I DID swap out the 301 2-BBL (DOG!) with a Chevy 350 in my '77 Firebird.

Loved that car.[/quote]

Aww the Mustang II. One of Ford’s biggest blunders since the Edsel. I’ve personally have helped put a 302 into a 86 Ranger. New motor mounts, custom exhaust system is needed, swap headers for kudos, and both Chilton manuals for the donor vehicle and the swap vehicle is all. Being ASE certified techs helped too. That sum bitch was a blast to drive. The rear end couldn’t hold though. Too bad we never got it to smog. DAMN YOU CALI SMOG LAWS!!!

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[quote]PimpBot5000 wrote:
You know what used to bother me about side-scrolling fighting games like Double Dragon and Final Fight? The fact that you could regenerate life or “hit points” by eating food that you found ON THE GROUND. It was never nice ground, either. You were always battling through alleyways, subway stops, and utter slums. Probably urine and fecal run-off wherever you step. If you were to eat a turkey you found in an alleyway, you would not regain half of your life-bar…not by a long-shot. At best, you’d contract salmonella and spend the next 8 hours vomiting bile.

Then come the actual logistics of doing so. You’re bruised and battered, gasping for air as you hold back 8-12 gang members intent on killing you. These guys aren’t like the prancing, toe-tapping “West Side Story” gang members…they’re throwing huge barrels of toxic waste at you and flinging knives from their motorcycles. What are you going to say…“hey, fellas, my life-bar is down like 75% so can you give me about 20 minutes to finish this turkey I found on the ground?”. No, not a chance in hell. I suppose you could rip off a drumstick and eat it as you fight, but doing so is going to occupy one of your hands and restrict you from any sort of pile-driver or throwing move. HUGE disadvantage.

Horrible message for kids too…“if you’re feeling tired and run-down, eating random food you find on the street will fix you right up!” [/quote]

Well shit…that situation you described is exactly how my body works! Doesn’t everybody have a HUD that displays their life bar?!

So THAT’S why that one time when I absorbed that chipmunk to get a couple %s those people were looking at me funny. I thought it was cuz I didn’t share…

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[quote]tribunaldude wrote:
Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of fruit-flies? [/quote]

Fruit flies love bourbon. I’m not shitting you. I had some Maker’s on the rocks sitting on my desk on time, went somewhere for a half hour, and when I came back, every single fruit fly in my apartment had fallen into the bourbon and died.

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[quote]NickRageSkursky wrote:
tom8658 wrote:
elusive wrote:
HolyMacaroni wrote:
I mean, some people (including the directions) suggest taking surge during the workout, but that makes me feel sick. i’d much rather just slam it back right after i’m done with my workout.

i just bring it in a shaker bottle to the gymand fill it with water there.

Yeah, I know what you mean. The other day I had to wait in line at the supermarket for at least 25 mins. By that time my ice cream I had selected (Breyer’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie) started to defrost and melt. I don’t live too far from the market, so it wasn’t that bad.

I agree.

The Universe appears to be expanding at an accelerating rate, and simple models based upon matter density and gravitational effects do not account for the apparent expansion - if the inertia of the Big Bang were the only effect driving cosmic inflation, the rate of expansion should be decelerating.

Dark energy was a concept which was introduced to explain this flaw in the Standard Model of Cosmology - if a form of energy with negative pressure at a certain density permeated spacetime, but did not interact except through gravity, it would explain the accelerating expansion of the Universe.

However, these models assume that the Universe is isotropic and homogeneous, an assumption dating back as far as Copernicus. Recently, there have been attempts to reconcile a non-homogeneous Universe with the accepted models - if only certain regions of spacetime were experiencing inflation, and we happened to live in one of those regions, the Universe as a whole would appear to be expanding at an accelerating rate.

That, of course, depends on whether our planet is, in fact, in a random, insignificant point in the universe…[/quote]

That’s the point. We’ve always assumed so, but you can come up with models in which we occupy a “special place” in the universe, if you want to use that kind of language, and still see the same physical effects.

“Unique” or “non-homogeneous” are better than “special”, because they lack supernatural connotations. That’s really Copernicus’ greatest achievement: the rejection of the influence of the supernatural in our attempts to understand the Cosmos.

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[quote]tom8658 wrote:
tribunaldude wrote:
Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of fruit-flies?

Fruit flies love bourbon. I’m not shitting you. I had some Maker’s on the rocks sitting on my desk on time, went somewhere for a half hour, and when I came back, every single fruit fly in my apartment had fallen into the bourbon and died.[/quote]

Works with college kids too.

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I mixed Makers, apple cider vinegar and windex (1:1:1) and added some lime juice to the mix, standard funnel and glass bottle…
Overnight.

It also stands to reason that fruit-fly burgers (ground-up fruit fly, 1 tsp cilantro, 1 tbsp flax meal, 1/2 tsp cumin, paprika to taste) are an awesome AD meal. Will post pics on SteelyD’s thread someday.

[quote]tom8658 wrote:
tribunaldude wrote:
Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of fruit-flies?

Fruit flies love bourbon. I’m not shitting you. I had some Maker’s on the rocks sitting on my desk on time, went somewhere for a half hour, and when I came back, every single fruit fly in my apartment had fallen into the bourbon and died.[/quote]

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[quote]tribunaldude wrote:

It also stands to reason that fruit-fly burgers (ground-up fruit fly, 1 tsp cilantro, 1 tbsp flax meal, 1/2 tsp cumin, paprika to taste) are an awesome AD meal. Will post pics on SteelyD’s thread someday.

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How did you get that many fruit flies??

I would eat it. I’ve heard that insects have more available protein, pound-for-pound, than any other critter out there.

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[quote]humanimal wrote:
giterdone wrote:
Asparagus makes my pee smell funny.

like asparagus? that’s kinda logical isn’t it?[/quote]

Not like asparagus. A unique, pungent aroma. Affects about 50% of the population. Damn these genes…I’m doomed! From google…
Asparagus contains a sulfur compound called mercaptan. It is also found in onions, garlic, rotten eggs, and in the secretions of skunks. The signature smell occurs when this substance is broken down in your digestive system. Not all people have the gene for the enzyme that breaks down mercaptan, so some of you can eat all the asparagus you want without stinking up the place.

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[quote]giterdone wrote:
humanimal wrote:
giterdone wrote:
Asparagus makes my pee smell funny.

like asparagus? that’s kinda logical isn’t it?

Not like asparagus. A unique, pungent aroma. Affects about 50% of the population. Damn these genes…I’m doomed! From google…
Asparagus contains a sulfur compound called mercaptan. It is also found in onions, garlic, rotten eggs, and in the secretions of skunks. The signature smell occurs when this substance is broken down in your digestive system. Not all people have the gene for the enzyme that breaks down mercaptan, so some of you can eat all the asparagus you want without stinking up the place.[/quote]

My understanding was that we all generate the aroma, but only half the population have the gene to smell it? I had it backwards?

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[quote]debraD wrote:
giterdone wrote:
humanimal wrote:
giterdone wrote:
Asparagus makes my pee smell funny.

like asparagus? that’s kinda logical isn’t it?

Not like asparagus. A unique, pungent aroma. Affects about 50% of the population. Damn these genes…I’m doomed! From google…
Asparagus contains a sulfur compound called mercaptan. It is also found in onions, garlic, rotten eggs, and in the secretions of skunks. The signature smell occurs when this substance is broken down in your digestive system. Not all people have the gene for the enzyme that breaks down mercaptan, so some of you can eat all the asparagus you want without stinking up the place.

My understanding was that we all generate the aroma, but only half the population have the gene to smell it? I had it backwards?[/quote]

Apparently, there are both those that don’t make the smell and those that can’t smell it. Genes…go figure.

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[quote]tom8658 wrote:
tribunaldude wrote:
Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of fruit-flies?

Fruit flies love bourbon. I’m not shitting you. I had some Maker’s on the rocks sitting on my desk on time, went somewhere for a half hour, and when I came back, every single fruit fly in my apartment had fallen into the bourbon and died.[/quote]

You know, I tried bourbon and scotch and trapped jack shit. But, red wine they went nuts for. I take a small glass with a little red in the bottom, cover top with Saran Wrap and poke a small hole with a toothpick. They go in and can’t get out.

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[quote]giterdone wrote:
tom8658 wrote:
tribunaldude wrote:
Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of fruit-flies?

Fruit flies love bourbon. I’m not shitting you. I had some Maker’s on the rocks sitting on my desk on time, went somewhere for a half hour, and when I came back, every single fruit fly in my apartment had fallen into the bourbon and died.

You know, I tried bourbon and scotch and trapped jack shit. But, red wine they went nuts for. I take a small glass with a little red in the bottom, cover top with Saran Wrap and poke a small hole with a toothpick. They go in and can’t get out.[/quote]

When I bartended the freakin things loooved dry vermouth, not the sweet vermouth as one might think. Nothing better than a fly-tini!

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[quote]debraD wrote:
giterdone wrote:
humanimal wrote:
giterdone wrote:
Asparagus makes my pee smell funny.

like asparagus? that’s kinda logical isn’t it?

Not like asparagus. A unique, pungent aroma. Affects about 50% of the population. Damn these genes…I’m doomed! From google…
Asparagus contains a sulfur compound called mercaptan. It is also found in onions, garlic, rotten eggs, and in the secretions of skunks. The signature smell occurs when this substance is broken down in your digestive system. Not all people have the gene for the enzyme that breaks down mercaptan, so some of you can eat all the asparagus you want without stinking up the place.

My understanding was that we all generate the aroma, but only half the population have the gene to smell it? I had it backwards?

[/quote]

Asparagus is yucky.

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[quote]Growing_Boy wrote:
We took the 4s of the Chevy and threw it on some 6s.
Lipstick on da rims got the rims blowing kisses

THEY KNOW WHAT IT IS, Y’ALL KNOW WHAT IT IS
HE KNOW WHAT IT IS, SHE KNOW WHAT IS

20 rubberbands you can get yourself a pidgeon, bring another band you can get yourself a pound of midget!

THEY KNOW WHAT IT IS, Y’ALL KNOW WHAT IT IS
HE KNOW WHAT IT IS, SHE KNOW WHAT IS

Gorilla Zoe feat Ricky Ross “What It Is”

Man this song kicks ass. We had this playing in our rigs during our cruising night to In & Out. None of us have a Chevy. None of us roll anything bigger deuces. All of us roll 10 inches of lift or better with 38s or better. No fat moto CHP gave us shit today. Just thought Id share. [/quote]

i found this

ssssssGucci

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HOW MANY FINGERS AM I HOLDING UP?

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GET ONE GUESS. IF YOU GET IT RIGHT,I’LL POST UP PICS OF ME IN THIS THREAD

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So I have rats in my attic. Or mice, I guess. I don’t know since all I’ve seen is their poop.

I bought some of those humane traps where they push through the little door, then it closes and traps them inside. Do these things work?

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Also, serious question:

does anyone know any tricks to get my cat to stop taking dumps in the potted plants?