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Now you've jinxed it.

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And the University of Iowa is in Iowa City (I was born in Iowa City, while my father was a graduate student at U Iowa).

Per WIkipedia, Boone is sorta near Ames. One county over, or something. But there's no mention of a university, just a school system (suggesting no part of ISU campus extends to Boone).

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The US version of Vegemite.

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Crystal Light and Sprite Zero didn't have shit market share before Mamie dropped this recipe. She was a True Capitalist stickin' it to the commies, and knew how to goose the market. She wasn't shy about goosing Dwight either, but only when he needed it and nobody had their iPhone out.

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EXACTLY!!!!!! Show some respect!!!

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As long as they don't violate lockdown.

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One that loses money all the time so he can claim personal income tax welfare. Clever, eh?

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Me too. AT&T offers only DSL where I live. DSL! Can you believe it? In fucking Houston! So stuck with Comcast until Starlink opens up it's beta. I signed up for that on day one. Or....until T-Mobile take their thumbs out of their asses and offer something resembling a 5g residential data plan (hello...captain obvious calling). One of my happiest days will be when I invite Comcast to come pick up their shit so I never, ever have to see cable TV again just to have an internet connection.

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Of course it was, they stocked it on the same aisle as the Crystal Light.

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I hate Mamie Eisenhower. I blame her for popularizing those short, short bangs that millions of little girls, including me, were stuck with, which made us look as demented as Mamie herself.

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Only if filled with canned fruit cocktail.

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only way i eat that shit is when someone makes jello shots. Otherwise, no way

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That is one truly revolting looking dish.

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While you can pay for ISPs and medical care with taxes without a problem, doing the same for news media is iffy since you risk it becoming a propaganda channel. Nothing wrong with a small tax-paid news station, but it's market share should never be bigger than 20%

The reason this is different is because you can have one state-paid ISP or health insurance with capitalist alternatives on the side and people will have a choice, but news media shapes your world view, it is like crack in that way, and when minds are hacked then personal choice is no longer a protection. Search engines and related algorithms are similar, they hack your mind so they cannot be fixed with individual choices.

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Or an Erlenmeyer flask by it's base!

Also, what is holding that tuning fork on her back in position? I hope it's not the pauldron strap across her chest, because all that will do it make your pauldron scoot around to uncomfortable positions.

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Buy the dryest chocolate cake you can find. Add rum until it is moist, if it's soggy you added too much. Eat it anyway.

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