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Good acid will do that for you.

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I admit to doing the same with a needlenose pliers. I don't have a lot of luxuries, OK?

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Had that been the case there would've been authorities here earlier picking up the body.

Are you okay? Are you safe?

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We need to do both. 50-state strategies work.

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Doing one doesn't preclude the other.

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I am okay, and I am safe. And the sheriff's department isn't exactly punctual out here, so I just quietly went downstairs, locked the one door that was unlocked while she pounded on the front door, then went back upstairs to continue working. I suppose I could have told her to go away, but that, unfortunately, just encourages her to try to get me to open the door "so we can talk." We haven't had anything to talk about for the better part of 30 years, so no, we can't talk. And handling it this way, she was gone within 10 minutes.

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I had something cogent and reasoned to say about confessions, annnnnd it's gone. Back to dick jokes.

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At the old Grumman plant?

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I own a Ric 360-12. Bought it brand new in 1994. Stills plays like a dream. Other people are amazed that it stays in tune. I suppose 1994 was a good year for Rics.

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"Far better to activate the mind control microchips in the coronavirus vaccine..."

Easier said than done!

I looked for the button to activate them and did not find it. I checked the remotes for the teevee, the dvd player and even the stereo and did not find it. So I checked the microwave oven and that was goose eggs. I checked the various settings screen on the android i-phone and did not find it.

So finally I checked my Obamaphone and there it is! Right between the time travel app and the quantum randomizer gadget. Now the next hurdle is to put the correct password into the login without screwing it up!

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Lack of opposable thumbs will do that.

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10 years? OOF. Because children, cancer, and heart attacks understand vesting benefits.

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It is an image from the interwebs.

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had that happen occasionally, and usually it was the dreaded phantom thread that you get sucked into for I have no idea what reason.

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Thank goodness for that. No one should have to contend with such unannounced, unwanted visitors on their doorstep.

It's good that you've filed a proper report with the police. Keep that door locked and I hope it's another 30 years before it occurs to her to pester you again.

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Yeah, but what you don't see in that ad is that the guy is probably a WW2 vet with PTSD, and drinks every night to quiet the nightmares. He went to college on the GI Bill where he met his future wife, who after her graduation got married, pregnant (not necessarily in that order), and is now a full-time stay-at-home alcoholic. And all the kids are learning that America is the greatest nation in the world where everyone is free, not like them Russkie Commies - just don't ask about the Negroes and the Indians because they're free too, they just don't appreciate it like we do.

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