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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 1:19 am
Julie, I take it your's are more about design than speed?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 7:53 am
Lovely. I'm a jellyfish! (???) You fall on the spineless side of sea life. Hey, no one can fault you in the looks department - the symmetry, the sheer grace. And as transparent as you are, you still manage to stun on a daily basis. Floating on the high life's currents, you're one impulsive eater. But who needs dieting when you're always on the go? You don't even have to flex a single tentacle to attract a dinner date. Fortunately, the ocean is full of fellow jellyfish to stick with. Unfortunately, your species' common ruthlessness makes true friendship fairly impossible due to incessant competition and a tendency toward jealousy. You're not insecure. But every other silly jelly appears to be. It would help if you weren't so inherently intimidating. Or if they could even fathom being so strikingly fluent in fashion. I'm gonna retake it and see if I come up with a different critter. 
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 7:55 am
Weird. Changing just one answer (I was on the fence about how I spend my afternoons), and I ended up as a green sea turtle. And honestly, neither one is really me (although bits and pieces are).
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 11:16 am
Well, I don't think he'll win (speed wise) cuz there are too many dads who are way too into the race. I know they've "tricked up" their cars for speed. I don't think I want him to win anyways, because then they keep advancing and have to drive to far places for that. But he does want his to stand out in the design area. Plus he could win something for that and be happy too.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 11:32 am
Julie, it sounds to me like a contest as to who has the cleverest parent.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 11:42 am
I'm a Green Sea Turtle, too. I'm more of a social turtle, though. Your great-grand-turtles knew the dinosaurs personally. That means your heritage of buoyant living runs deep. Some folks call you slow, but it's more like velocity-indifference. You've earned the right to take your time. So even in the face of a threatening predator, you remain unhurried. Then again, that could also have something to do with your shortsightedness outside of water. Comfortable on land but at home on the high seas, you bask on the surface most days, a silent host to flittering friends, only to retreat in search of snacks throughout the night. Getting close to you requires overcompensating for that impenetrable shell and exposing your inner sensitivity. It's the only way to avoid the lifetime of solitude that commonly plagues many other green sea turtles.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 11:53 am
I still like my idea of a coffin with a mummy coming out of it. Or the cartoon character Speedracer. Just the shape you showed makes me think of those 2 things.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 12:24 pm
No joke OG! It used to make me crazy. One dad of a scout in my son's den was an engineering professor at Rice. He always assigned 'build a fast pinewood derby car' for extra credit!!!! my ds made his own the first year, worked so hard at it, he came in first in one of his heats, but when he found out about the dad, he never bothered again.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 12:31 pm
It's sort of a shame isn't it that the kids can't do it themselves. Or maybe better yet, do it the way high school and college students do these sorts of things...in teams.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 12:36 pm
Yes. Teachers fall for it/allow it too. I have seen my daugther turn in a handwritten poster/project, totally done by herself and get a "c" for neatness and another child turn in her parent's computer work and get an 'a'.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 2:43 pm
It does drive me crazy. They (the cub scouts) give each kid a box that contains a block of wood, 4 wheels and four nails (to attach the wheels with). Well how is a 6 or 7 year old supposed to cut the wood? I think there should be more rules that the kid has to do certain things, but it would be too hard to regulate. The good thing is that when they judged the designs last year, the judges chose ones that did not look so perfect, so you could tell that they were looking for ones done by the kids. But really, only to a degree. Cuz there were a few that you could totally tell were done by a kid (really messy) and they did not get chosen.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, February 05, 2007 - 2:04 pm
Exercise Question: I want increase my exercise, I walk to/from work everyday (approximately 20-25 minutes) and I was thinking if I climbed the stairs (to the 6th floor) it would help my "core". Is this correct thinking? I want to focus some exercise on my tummy/abs area. Thanks.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, February 05, 2007 - 2:41 pm
Another "health" question: Any recommendations for a multivitamin for a 40 year old female?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, February 05, 2007 - 3:15 pm
My dryer is squeaking. Any ideas on how I can make it stop? Can it be as simple as putting some WD40 somewhere?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, February 05, 2007 - 3:16 pm
Dipo, I am sure the stairs would help. I am no expert, not even close, but that ab lounge chair thing looks/seems like it would really do a lot for the ab area... (I'll see if I can find a picture of one.)
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, February 05, 2007 - 3:21 pm

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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Monday, February 05, 2007 - 3:22 pm
Julie....take the mouse out of it...he's getting dizzy!!! <I'm outta here>
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, February 05, 2007 - 5:35 pm
LOL, Julie, I would love the ab chair but have no room in my house so I am trying to come up with other ideas. I am a firm believer that WD40 fixes everything! I would try that first on the dryer. ETA: I started taking Centrum vitamins with B complex (I had heard the B complex was good for women). I have now graduated to the "silver", LOL.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, February 05, 2007 - 5:54 pm
LOL Dipo. Stairs aren't gonna help your abs, really. I mean, not any more than walking does. (Stairs are legs and cardio.) There is nothing, absolutely NO substitute for plain old crunches. Unfortunately. 
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Monday, February 05, 2007 - 6:00 pm
When my dryer was squeeking it was a bearing that had to be replaced.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Monday, February 05, 2007 - 6:15 pm
Dipo, get a pilates tape and do their core exercises. Or look some up on line. 10 minutes a day, and you'll be amazed at how strong your core becomes!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, February 05, 2007 - 7:58 pm
WD40 is a temp fix Julie. It'll work to stop the squeaking but if you don't get it fixed it'll just start up again.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, February 05, 2007 - 8:17 pm
Where do you apply the WD40? (We are very ilhandilerate-I made up that word. We are the most UNHANDY people you could imagine.)
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, February 05, 2007 - 8:26 pm
Julie, have you thought about duct tape. It's supposed to fix everything.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, February 05, 2007 - 8:26 pm
Somewhere in the back is about all I can tell you. Darren used to gripe and complain because he had to lean over the top and stretch to the back to get the spot. Definitely much better since he replaced the doohickeys.
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