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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #200 on: July 31, 2011, 05:45:36 AM »
Quote from: Ben on July 30, 2011, 12:15:02 PM
I could be wrong. This subject came up once before and I thought someone here said it was a Heinlein thing -- which sounded plausible considering some of his other relationship views. :)

Heinlein quoted it as coming from Mohammed, IIRC.  He (or his character - don't remember which book it was) was at least semi-approving, I believe.
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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #201 on: July 31, 2011, 08:39:04 AM »
Quote from: The artist formerly known as fistful on July 30, 2011, 10:02:24 PM
The new avatar - is that supposed to be Keira Knightly?

No. Guess again.

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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #202 on: July 31, 2011, 10:57:50 AM »
Quote from: MrsSmith on July 31, 2011, 08:39:04 AM
No. Guess again.

Seeker - good luck with the corridging. Let us know how that works out for you.

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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #203 on: July 31, 2011, 11:01:06 AM »
Quote from: erictank on July 31, 2011, 05:45:36 AM
Heinlein quoted it as coming from Mohammed, IIRC.  He (or his character - don't remember which book it was) was at least semi-approving, I believe.
Just for the record I read the version I'm aware of in Malcom X's autobiography as being put to him by Farrakhan.
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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #204 on: July 31, 2011, 11:29:48 AM »
Quote from: MrsSmith on July 31, 2011, 08:39:04 AM
No. Guess again.

Julia Child?



It would be - interesting - if we turned to Mohammed for advice on how old our SO's should be. I mean, when it comes to creepy, he outdoes even Joseph Smith in revealing his own sexual proclivities in his new religious doctrine.
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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #205 on: July 31, 2011, 11:57:07 AM »
Good job adively.

Fistful. Really?
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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #206 on: July 31, 2011, 02:04:18 PM »
Quote from: MrsSmith on July 31, 2011, 11:57:07 AM
Good job adively.

Fistful. Really?

You mean, did I really think it was Julia Child? I figured that guess was as good as any other.
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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #207 on: July 31, 2011, 02:33:52 PM »
Quote from: The artist formerly known as fistful on July 31, 2011, 02:04:18 PM
You mean, did I really think it was Julia Child? I figured that guess was as good as any other.

Considering that the other guess was Anne Bonny....no, it really wasn't....
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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #208 on: July 31, 2011, 02:36:54 PM »
Uh, I meant from me, since I had no idea who it was. I don't know much about pirates.

I guess I could have gone with Joan of Arc.
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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #209 on: July 31, 2011, 02:39:52 PM »
Quote from: The artist formerly known as fistful on July 31, 2011, 02:04:18 PM
You mean, did I really think it was Julia Child? I figured that guess was as good as any other.

Maybe.  If the other guess was Barbara Woodhouse.

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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #210 on: July 31, 2011, 06:20:24 PM »
Quote from: The artist formerly known as fistful on July 31, 2011, 02:36:54 PM
Uh, I meant from me, since I had no idea who it was. I don't know much about pirates.

I guess I could have gone with Joan of Arc.

I forget y'all don't know me that well. Me using Julia Child as an avatar would be like... I don't know, Fistful using Mike Rowe as an avatar.
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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #211 on: July 31, 2011, 07:12:29 PM »
Why would I not use Mike Rowe? (Other than not having TV, so I didn't know who he was.)
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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #212 on: July 31, 2011, 07:56:00 PM »
Quote from: MrsSmith on July 31, 2011, 06:20:24 PM
I forget y'all don't know me that well. Me using Julia Child as an avatar would be like... I don't know, Fistful using Mike Rowe as an avatar.

Better example....more like fistful using Mark Wahlberg as his avatar....


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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #213 on: July 31, 2011, 08:28:34 PM »
The Heinlein quote is from "The Number of the Beast".  And it's halve the age and add 7....
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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #214 on: July 31, 2011, 08:56:12 PM »
LXXII / II = XXXVI

XXXVI + VII = XLIII

Seems about right.  Probably including the notation, too.
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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #215 on: July 31, 2011, 09:46:12 PM »
Quote from: seeker_two on July 31, 2011, 07:56:00 PM
Better example....more like fistful using Mark Wahlberg as his avatar....

 =D

Like so?
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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #216 on: July 31, 2011, 10:07:02 PM »
Quote from: The artist formerly known as fistful on July 31, 2011, 09:46:12 PM
Like so?

Your drawers are showing.  Shouldn't there be a law against that  ???
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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #217 on: July 31, 2011, 10:10:19 PM »
No drawers showing on my avatar.  :angel:
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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #218 on: July 31, 2011, 10:18:36 PM »
Quote from: The artist formerly known as fistful on July 31, 2011, 10:10:19 PM
No drawers showing on my avatar.  :angel:

I can see them if I scroll down  :P
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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #219 on: August 01, 2011, 08:21:50 PM »
In this one instance, it's ALL seeker's fault.

Don't give me that "huh?" look seeker, you know what you did.
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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #220 on: August 01, 2011, 08:30:29 PM »
So, this thread has gone on for 9 pages...and I'm not going back to read it...

Did the light get fixed? Or has procrastination taken hold?

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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #221 on: August 01, 2011, 08:54:45 PM »
I don't know if she got her light fixed, but I spent my whole extra day off working on our dishwasher. :facepalm:  There were electrical connections and circuit breakers involved.  That ought to be worth something.
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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #222 on: August 01, 2011, 08:56:22 PM »
Quote from: RocketMan on August 01, 2011, 08:54:45 PM
I don't know if she got her light fixed, but I spent my whole extra day off working on our dishwasher. :facepalm:  There were electrical connections and circuit breakers involved.  That ought to be worth something.

OK, but did you actually get it fixed?

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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #223 on: August 01, 2011, 09:04:00 PM »
Quote from: Avenger29 on August 01, 2011, 08:56:22 PM
OK, but did you actually get it fixed?

Don't know yet, running a load now.  It's been doing a crappy job cleaning things lately.  I figured there were clogged lines or spray bars or something, so pulled it out from under the counter and took it out to the garage. Found the main filter about 3/5 clogged with crap on its inner surface.  I could have cleaned that in place, but pulling it provided the opportunity to give it a good cleaning, fix some loose brackets that hold the top basket, fix a few leaks, replace the drain adapter to the garbage disposal, etc.  It will have been worth it if it works.  If it doesn't, then it's off to the appliance store for a new one later this week.
Although, given how clogged the filter was, I'm not surprised it wasn't cleaning well.
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Conservatives see George Orwell's "1984" as a cautionary tale.  Progressives view it as a "how to" manual.

My wife often says to me, "You are evil and must be destroyed." She may be right.

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Re: Can I fix this?
« Reply #224 on: August 01, 2011, 09:13:58 PM »
Quote from: MrsSmith on August 01, 2011, 08:21:50 PM
In this one instance, it's ALL seeker's fault.

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