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fibonacci

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REAL MADRID the best club in the 20 century Posted: 8/22/2009 2:53:11 PM
Dear Viscabarca, I'm sorry to interfere here, but, even though I'm not from Spain, I still have the right to root for Real Madrid. It's a long story that started in the 1st half of the 80s. I used to support Barcelona too, but my support for this team diminished in 1985 when they lost to Steaua on penalty kicks in Sevilla, unable to score 1 single penalty to Ducadam. Believe me or not, I couldn't completely forgive Barsa, just couldn't... The way they'd qualified for that final was honorable, but they just couldn't get it done. In 1992 Koeman finally helped win it for Barsa with one of his famous shots and that made me glad. But for reasons I really can't explain I became a die-hard Real fan, able to remain sleepless on such days when Eindhoven or Milan or Torino stole it from my team. I do believe you are a nice guy and all this bickering is rather facetious. For after visiting both Madrid and Barcelona in 1996 I found both places rather warm and hospitable, friendly and peaceful. I just can't imagine Spain torn into pieces, it breaks my heart. Please live in peace!

fibonacci

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REAL MADRID the best club in the 20 century Posted: 8/13/2009 12:19:38 PM
Milan beat real madrid badly (5:0) in the 80s and that leaves a sour taste in the mouths of Real's fans, something that was hardly assuaged when Madrid crushed Milan 5:1 in Italy in a friendly tournament in the late 90s, I believe. But still even the fact that such unrivalled players as Zidane, Ronaldo and Van Nistelrooy played for RM, and now Ronaldo does, means a lot for the timeless reputation of this club of long standing.

fibonacci

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How do you tell someone they smell? Posted: 7/19/2009 9:16:08 AM
You wait for the moment when you are alone, quickly tell him about it and then hand him a Gillette invisible deodorant! Telling someone about the odor is like telling someone about a booger.

fibonacci

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It's not just women ! Posted: 7/19/2009 9:09:52 AM
I stand corrected! Thanks!

fibonacci

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It's not just women ! Posted: 7/19/2009 8:47:50 AM
Chest hair is dreaded? Tastes differ So many gentle gorgeous women are fond of hairy-chested men! I have a rather hairy chest and have noticed women looking sexily at me whenever my shirt betrays it. But like I said, tastes differ. Some could like skinny short-haired women, others would go for large-boned long-haired women As far as nose and ear hair, it's something you've got to deal with the same way you do when you take a shower and cut your fingernails and shave your armpits.

fibonacci

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Help needed: English grammar issue Posted: 7/19/2009 7:45:14 AM
Pedro, I am ABSOLUTELY sure we CAN'T say: "They HAVE switched on the lights AT 5 today." This is as axiomatic as that the sun rises in the east. If time is specified, we can't say HAVE here. I wonder if it's the same in Spanish. No offence here, but I'd rather let you know about it now than let you make this mistake in the future. Here is the link: http://www.langust.ru/unit_el/unit_019.shtml

fibonacci

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Help needed: English grammar issue Posted: 7/18/2009 1:32:43 PM
I was 7 years old when I started to learn English and it was British English. At the age of 20 I moved to the US and gradually succumbed to their slur and twang and the simplicity of their way of speaking the language. But in my heart I'll always be fond of British English and try to leave no stone unturned until I feel I'm competent enough to read English NEWSPAPERS without EVER resorting to a dictionary. To let you understand what I really meant to clarify in this thread I'm going to paraphrase the sentence in question: They switched on the lights today as opposed to They have switched on the lights today In this case, the act of switching on the lights is something that happened at a particular time, say at 5 o'clock. They switched on the lights at 5 today. We obviously CAN'T say: They have switched on the lights at 5 today.

fibonacci

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Help needed: English grammar issue Posted: 7/14/2009 11:18:25 AM
Thank You Sir! 1) to recover from a beating 2) to recover from a surprise

fibonacci

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Help needed: English grammar issue Posted: 7/14/2009 10:57:59 AM
Can somebody please tell me what the following expression means: to pick up one's jaw off the floor THANKS!

fibonacci

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REAL MADRID the best club in the 20 century Posted: 7/11/2009 10:04:25 AM
The thing is that without all the 4 so-called nations Spain will not be what it is. Spain is Spain. NO ONE SHOULD EVEN ADMIT THE THOUGHT OF BREAKING IT UP. NEVER. Everybody must LIVE in peace, play futbol and baloncesto, listen to flamenco and CANCEL CORRIDA!

fibonacci

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REAL MADRID the best club in the 20 century Posted: 7/10/2009 10:48:22 AM
Guys, come on! Drop this bullschit! Spain is PARADISE! Arabo-Judaic Celts - what else do you need or want? If you can't leave in peace between just a handful of nations, what should I think of my beloved Spain, the great guitar music, the tastiest paella, the 12:1 Magic of 1984? Wake up, unite, leave in peace, make Spain what it deserves to be!

fibonacci

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Cannabis.... Would you encourage or discourage? Posted: 6/18/2009 4:32:35 PM
Just keep things the way they are. Drugs are bad. Don't give (y)our children easy access to this weapon of the Grim Reaper. Alcohol is bad too. But people should be smart and not get addicted, just work hard and enjoy a well-deserved glass in the evening!

fibonacci

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Ronaldo to Madrid? Posted: 6/15/2009 2:02:06 PM
Over 65% of the players in the league are of foreign nationality, compared to below 40% in the Italian and Spanish leagues. http://soccerlens.com/is-sepp-blatter-right-to-have-concerns-over-the-premier-league/23201/ Debt-laden English Premier League clubs could be hardest hit by the global credit crunch, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Saturday. “Touched by the crisis could above all be English Premier League clubs with investors who today have no more money,” Blatter told the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper. English soccer has amassed debts of around three billion pounds at all levels, its football association said last year, with nearly a third of that owed by the top four clubs Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal. http://www.khaleejtimes.com/epl/inside.asp?xfile=/data/eplfeatures/2009/May/eplfeatures_May3.xml§ion=eplfeatures& Blatter seems angry with English teams, because they field more foreign players than native ones and they spend more than they can afford. This is at least what one can get from reading these articles online. Guys, no need to bicker here, just understand and analyze the situation.

fibonacci

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Greatest footballer (soccer) Pele or Maradona? Or any other you decide. Posted: 6/14/2009 5:31:14 AM
Pele and Maradona will always occupy the thrones of Kings of Football. But among other players the guy I'd pick would be Zinedine Zidane, a highly intelligent player, a great personality. Of course, you can mention Van Basten, (Brazilian) Ronaldo and others too.

fibonacci

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Ronaldo to Madrid? Posted: 6/14/2009 3:56:20 AM
Didn't know this thread existed... Glad to see a title like that! Been a huge fan of RM since 1984 (Butragueno, Michel, Valdano, Stielike). I used to like Barsa too, but can never forgive them their loss to Steaua in 1986 in the Champions Cup final in Sevilla. The second team I'd place after Real Madrid would be definitely AC Milan. The way they played under Gullit, Van Basten and Rijkaard was truly amazing. Then Juventus. Real Madrid vs Barcelona stats: Champions League titles: RM - 9, Barcelona - 3 Spanish La Liga titles: RM - 31, Barcelona - 19 Head to Head (La Liga): Real Madrid wins - 68, goals scored - 262 Barcelona wins - 60, goals scored - 242 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Clásico

fibonacci

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Reporting someone you know to the Benefits Fraud Dept Posted: 6/13/2009 3:14:32 AM
I feel sorry for the OP. I really don't want people to slate her so bad, all of us do things a lotta people disagree on. Asking others, learning is the best way I guess. I'm sure the OP deserves to be scolded only 'cause she wants to grass someone she knows up. I by no means support calling the OP names and just want her to realize her fault.

fibonacci

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Gentlemen prefer Miss Average? Posted: 6/13/2009 3:07:26 AM
you tell'em, d!

fibonacci

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Reporting someone you know to the Benefits Fraud Dept Posted: 6/13/2009 3:03:45 AM
Why would you be worried about a middle-class woman with a sick kid when your tax money is spent on killing innocent children in Iraq and Afghanistan? Can you answer this question? Just leave her alone, the government constantly rips you off, or look at all those golden parachute jumpers. Tell me and others to shut up but this is not a relevant thing to grass someone up for. It just seems vile to do something like that, especially when you know the person.

fibonacci

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Gentlemen prefer Miss Average? Posted: 6/12/2009 1:58:39 PM
How does one define "Miss Average"? Judging by the gist of the original post, those are women with ample forms, not all those scrawny models with absurdly thin legs. If that's the case, then consider me a Gentleman too!

fibonacci

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English song playing guitar when you're out camping Posted: 6/12/2009 1:32:22 PM
Well, you might wanna try 'Raise My Rent' by David Gilmour. It's instrumental but quite mellifluous. You can find it on youtube.com

fibonacci

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Reporting someone you know to the Benefits Fraud Dept Posted: 6/12/2009 6:01:53 AM
OP I do understand you want everything done lawfully. But in this particular case I don't agree with you. Everyone does everything he/she can to eke out a living. I don't really understand why you'd report her. That she succeeds in getting a little extra for herself without blatantly breaching the law should praise her courage and inventiveness. I wouldn't touch her and try emulating her effort. What you're doing is not beautiful and stems from envy and greed. Sorry, that's my position as to your flying a kite here.

fibonacci

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What does it feel like to be hypnotised? Posted: 6/12/2009 5:47:36 AM
I wonder if hypnosis could actually help investigating crimes. There was a thread recently about employing psychics to attend job interviews. The defendant could be hypnotised and put through his catechism, like a sort of lie detection procedure. If done right, by competent specialists, that could save untold amounts of time in precisely identifying the culprit(s) and tracing the plot of the crime.

fibonacci

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Suggestions to help with a trouble free long distance drive Posted: 6/11/2009 1:58:02 PM
Why don't you buy yourself a GPS as soon as you arrive in Scotland (?) for like 70 bucks, not a big deal? Otherwise you got two options at least: make stops to read the directions from the piece of paper or voice-record them on a CD as tracks and change them one by one.

fibonacci

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What one thing will always put you off someone? Posted: 6/11/2009 1:48:10 PM
well, each to their own, women are supposed to be gentler than men, men should be just a bit cuter than monkeys! it's not about being shallow, it's rather about having an unimpeded erection!

fibonacci

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could you cope if you won the lottery jackpot? Posted: 6/11/2009 1:41:01 PM
In the US the Powerball lottery jackpots used to reach over 200 million dollars.

fibonacci

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could you cope if you won the lottery jackpot? Posted: 6/11/2009 1:17:26 PM
goodevans, I agree with you. One will have to sort it out with God and do something useful with the money, something charitable, useful for kids, for the sick. "Happiness comes from within", we heard. So hitting the lottery will have to help us to maintain our happiness, not destroy it.

fibonacci

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What one thing will always put you off someone? Posted: 6/11/2009 10:09:46 AM
I have 2 moles on my face. Guess that blows my chances with you then! Sob....I'm devestated....no, honestly, I am. Sob or SOB? If you meant the former, I apologize, but wanna assure you you look great, I didn't even notice those! As long as they are not on your face, you're OK, otherwise you know what to do!

fibonacci

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could you cope if you won the lottery jackpot? Posted: 6/11/2009 9:56:12 AM
Meaning "died" of drugs, alcohol, gluttony, got killed over money disputes, etc. If you get this kinda money, don't go crazy about it, just go easy on it.

fibonacci

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Kaka 66M Ronaldo 80M...where does it end? Posted: 6/11/2009 9:25:26 AM
Pedro, above - 3 LIGA DE CAMPEONES titles within 5 years, not La Liga championships Forgot to mention Zidane, of course. Real is the world's richest football club (€366m) in terms of revenue, according to a quite reliable source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_madrid)

fibonacci

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could you cope if you won the lottery jackpot? Posted: 6/11/2009 9:10:07 AM
The other day watched a TV programme about what happened to people who'd hit the lottery. Well, most of them died, went broke and only 2 guys became successful, one running a pastry business, the other one, a humble photographer who, ironically, hasn't told his wife anything about it, put 2 million dollars in the bank and still daily runs his tiny photographer's parlor. How clever and safe!

fibonacci

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Kaka 66M Ronaldo 80M...where does it end? Posted: 6/11/2009 8:51:39 AM
Of course, it stands to reason they shouldn't spend more than they can fiscally afford. If a team is owned by a billionaire like Roman Abramovich, it's not a big deal for the owner obviously to fork out 80 million euros for a player avidly watched the world over.

fibonacci

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Kaka 66M Ronaldo 80M...where does it end? Posted: 6/11/2009 8:25:45 AM
I've been a die-hard Real Madrid fan since 1984. If you know football, you'll remember RM's stunning successes in those years. RM - Borussia M. 4:0, 1:5 RM - Anderlecht 6:1 , 0:3 RM - Inter 3:0, 0:2, etc Well, they haven't won anything in the last several years, but we must remember they won the Champions' League 3 times within 5 years, starting from 1997 (RM - Juventus 1:0). Prior to that final in Amsterdam, RM were on the verge of bankruptcy. But since that win, their finances have been on the up and up, with such prolific players as Raul and Morientes pushing the sales for the club, as well as Figo, Brazilian Ronaldo, Beckham, Roberto Carlos. Yes, it's a good question about where they get money from to draw up such dear contracts. I guess there are 3 main reasons: 1) RM was proclaimed the best club of the century, with 9 Champions League titles under the belt - Everybody wants to play for them to enter the annals of history 2) The most successful club in Spain - 31 (!) League titles 3) They come from Spain, whose language 99% of South American countries speak Everyone is a fan of some club, but RM is something really special for me. It's not about following a team for 2-3 years, it's about "living" a team for 25 years of your life.

fibonacci

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What one thing will always put you off someone? Posted: 6/11/2009 3:56:36 AM
I'm sorry to bring this up, but I'd never want a woman having a mole on her face. There are ways of having it safely burned off. There are no traces left whatsoever. But it's like a big nose, it becomes the face itself. Get rid of it!

fibonacci

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Define 'cheating/being unfaithful' Posted: 6/11/2009 3:49:16 AM
I guess people are so sensitive about "sleeping" with someone that cheating/being unfaithful is imo associated in people's minds predominantly with having sex. Perhaps no other activity would so profoundly test the "complainant"'s clinginess.

fibonacci

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Have you ever tried to learn a foreign language... Posted: 6/10/2009 3:46:28 PM
This week's new English words and word combinations I discovered: jolly good (probably could be "jolly well") - certainly convo - conversation fag-hag - woman who hangs out with gay men troll post - post baiting emotional responses from others manky - inferior, worthless to go off the rails - to be spoiled by bad management in the sack - in bed horses for courses - tastes differ? to rock the boat - to upset the status quo aside (noun) - digression stroppy - easily offended or annoyed; ill-tempered or belligerent to jump through hoops - to make great efforts and sacrifices for someone to trawl (through) - to make a thorough search (of) What does it mean in UK: to keep one's ears pinned back for somebody? Thanks!

fibonacci

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HAPPINESS: Why do so many people not know what it is and how to find it? Posted: 6/8/2009 11:35:20 AM
People are afraid to be what they wanna be. If one knows for sure that swimming a mile in the morning in the swimming pool can be a nice start to the day and is lazy to do it, he has only himself to blame. Eating lots of greens, fiber, exercising, giving and getting love - these things are of concernment, as well as working hard and giving your best every time you go to work.

fibonacci

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Cannabis.... Would you encourage or discourage? Posted: 6/8/2009 10:23:11 AM
To be honest with you, I'd discourage it. Short-term memory, laziness, addiction - these are the main bad effects of smoking pot on a regular basis. If you are already in your thirties and still haven't stopped smoking weed - you have a serious problem. Moderation is the key really, but I'd rather work hard all week and then on Sunday get drunk at a safe place over a nice table with a coupla chums. But very rarely, maybe just once a month, roll a joint and indulge in listening to Pink Floyd and ELP and Joe Satriani and some mellifluous trance music, but very seldom.

fibonacci

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Definition Posted: 6/8/2009 8:59:04 AM
The most abstruse cliche on this site to me is Other Relationship. Is it closer to Intimate Encounter or Activity Partner?

fibonacci

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Do Women Get Angry Because They Have No Penis? Posted: 6/8/2009 5:14:59 AM
no need to get angry about it, as long as she has a large pelvis, dolly parton's boobs and a red strap-on

fibonacci

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This is a serious question Posted: 6/8/2009 3:12:23 AM
Go with someone who is Zodiac-compatible with you - Scorpio, Pisces, Taurus and Virgo. I gotta confess it works, at least for me. You can meet someone and almost instantly feel something, positive or negative, towards that person. Then you check the sign, there you go, turns out to be true. In your situation, it's reasonable to take a little break, develop a fresh hunger for it, and look for a compatible sign.

fibonacci

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Have you ever tried to learn a foreign language... Posted: 6/8/2009 1:37:54 AM
The tragic thing about learning a foreign language is that if you were not born or brought up with that language, you can never feel it the same way, no matter how close it can get. I've been so keen on mastering English all these years, gone to all lengths to push it deeper into my conscience, read numerous books and articles, written out more than 20 000 words and word combinations, lived in the US for 15 years, where I learnt some Spanish too. Every day I come here, armed with my copybook, and write every unknown word out. Last week I discovered: to suss out - to find out malarky - something not true bollocks - nonsense to shoehorn - to squeeze into git - reprobate muggins - simpleton, sucker to pipe up - to speak up to vet - to thoroughly examine skint - poor, broke to swan - to wander aimlessly blinkered - obtuse bee's knees - excellent to trip off the tongue - to be easy to pronounce Reading is very important. So is listening. I guess TV could be used for that purpose.

fibonacci

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Man dies after ambulance detour Posted: 6/7/2009 3:46:21 PM
paulinemab, you always disagree with everything! it's a free speech forum What does it have to do with that? 1) the titles are similar 2) both are based on someone's negligence, laziness, greed Now be polite please! Thanks

fibonacci

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Man dies after ambulance detour Posted: 6/7/2009 3:42:41 PM
marasm = marasme, meaning idiocy, something outrageously wrong, imbecile

fibonacci

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Man dies after ambulance detour Posted: 6/7/2009 3:24:16 PM
The gist of this thread is redolent of the one about the man who had his legs cut off to fit in a coffin, isn't it? This is the most unmitigated marasm

fibonacci

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Couch surfing Posted: 6/7/2009 6:03:25 AM
well, it's a great idea, but must be done with safety kept in mind, someone even suggested me opening our own accomodation business online

fibonacci

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Is this country losing its identity, morals and common sense Posted: 6/6/2009 8:52:00 AM
the 70s- early 80s, those were sterling times, England was England, majestic, sophisticated, self-sufficient, intact now everything is mediocre, adulterated, foreign, there is no sense of quality, inherent richness and purity leave my England alone!

fibonacci

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Help the aged Posted: 6/6/2009 2:12:02 AM
You gotta check out this guy Superflo on youtube.com. This guy is 60 and does 950, 2028 clean (all-the-way) consecutive push-ups and records that on camera. Truly amazing. It's all about taking care of yourself. By the way, the top 10 antiaging fruits and vegetables are: Avocado Citrus fruits Berries Grapes Broccoli Onions Cabbage Spinach Carrots Tomatoes This book "Doctor's Little Black Bag of Remedies and Cures" also suggests us eating fish 2-3 times a week, garlic daily, taking a multivitamin daily, taking antioxidant vitamin supplements (C, E and beta-carotene - a form of vitamin A).

fibonacci

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which makes life a bit better for you, but means extra hassle when it goes wrong? Posted: 6/6/2009 12:45:30 AM
A peel is a flat, smooth, shovellike tool used to slide pizzas and yeast breads onto a baking stone or baking sheet in an oven. Also called a pizza peel and baker's peel, this implement is made of hardwood and can usually be found in gourmet specialty shops. Yes if the pizza dough is kept for excessive periods of time on the peel, what's more if it's having too many toppings, it could get stuck on the peel and if you try sliding the whole thing into the brick oven, it could be a big mess and require a lotta cleaning. So, after applying enough flour to both the peel and the outside of the pizza dough, we gotta put it back on the peel, shake it a bit to ascertain whether it's not stuck anymore and then it will just slide off with no problem. And this thread isn't really my brainchild, I managed to "save" it from deletion by substituting the pivotal sentence of the original thread for its supposedly pithless title. Wanted to share the secret so bad, had to save the whole thread! Should read "passionate pizza whiz"! why the hell did i right "com-"!

fibonacci

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AFFAIRS - CAN THEY EVER BE JUSTIFIED? Posted: 6/5/2009 2:27:44 PM
A very tough issue here. It's a moral question. Lofty ideals point to saying NO to having even just sex in a situation like this, optimism says YES, but I've known some really tough people whose spouse even died and they NEVER slept with anyone afterwards, NEVER. Still the temptations of the flesh can be overmastering and one can be half-forgiven if he/she tells the spouse about it, asks for permission. A tough one here really.

fibonacci

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Man has legs cut off to fit in coffin Posted: 6/5/2009 1:55:29 PM
Even Edgar Poe would've gotten incensed with such sacrilege. C'mon, couldn't they have just ordered another coffin, a longer one? Everybody thinks only about the exchequer. The human soul is trampled in most egregious ways.

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