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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Thursday, January 24, 2008 - 7:44 pm
I fell & broke 2 ribs 2 1/2 yrs ago playing with my Lab. in ..... you guessed it, flip flops. I still wear them & have many kinds/colors but I never play with the dog when I'm wearing them.
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Stacey718995
Member
07-06-2007
| Thursday, January 24, 2008 - 7:45 pm
Holy cow those pics are nasty, I have the world's most sensitive skin. I will definitely stay away from those.
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Thursday, January 24, 2008 - 7:56 pm
You know after seeing "Walmart: The High Price for Low Cost"...I haven't shopped at Walmart, I don't even walk in. Kinda glad I have stopped. I love wearing flip flops and since I go through so many pairs, I do always search out for the cheapest kind. That could have been my feet. Ugh! Thank god!!
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 10:00 pm
Whack the Haggis http://www.aboutaberdeen.com/whackthehaggisgame.php
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - 8:31 pm
http://crass.on.ru/flash/aaa-1.html It's so much funner when you miss.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - 9:36 pm
http://www.sonnyradio.com/whosonforce.html
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 2:14 pm
Fish pedicures: Carp rid human feet of scaly skin By MATTHEW BARAKAT, Associated Press Writer 50 minutes ago ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your tootsies in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away. ADVERTISEMENT Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four months. John Ho, who runs the Yvonne Hair and Nails salon with his wife, Yvonne Le, said 5,000 people have taken the plunge so far. "This is a good treatment for everyone who likes to have nice feet," Ho said. He said he wanted to come up with something unique while finding a replacement for pedicures that use razors to scrape off dead skin. The razors have fallen out of favor with state regulators because of concerns about whether they're sanitary. Ho was skeptical at first about the fish, which are called garra rufa but typically known as doctor fish. They were first used in Turkey and have become popular in some Asian countries. But Ho doubted they would thrive in the warm water needed for a comfortable footbath. And he didn't know if customers would like the idea. "I know people were a little intimidated at first," Ho said. "But I just said, 'Let's give it a shot.' " Customers were quickly hooked. Tracy Roberts, 33, of Rockville, Md., heard about it on a local radio show. She said it was "the best pedicure I ever had" and has spread the word to friends and co-workers. "I'd been an athlete all my life, so I've always had calluses on my feet. This was the first time somebody got rid of my calluses completely," she said. First time customer KaNin Reese, 32, of Washington, described the tingling sensation created by the toothless fish: "It kind of feels like your foot's asleep," she said. The fish don't do the job alone. After 15 to 30 minutes in the tank, customers get a standard pedicure, made easier by the soft skin the doctor fish leave behind. Ho believes his is the only salon in the country to offer the treatment, which costs $35 for 15 minutes and $50 for 30 minutes. The spa has more than 1,000 fish, with about 100 in each individual pedicure tank at any given time. Dennis Arnold, a podiatrist who four years ago established the International Pedicure Association, said he had never heard of the treatment and doubts it will become widespread. "I think most people would be afraid of it," he said. Customer Patsy Fisher, 42, of Crofton, Md., admitted she was nervous as she prepared for her first fish pedicure. But her apprehension dissolved into laughter after she put her feet in the tank and the fish swarmed to her toes. "It's a little ticklish, actually," she said. Ho said the hot water in which the fish thrive doesn't support much plant or aquatic life, so they learned to feed on whatever food sources were available — including dead, flaking skin. They leave live skin alone because, without teeth, they can't bite it off. In addition to offering pedicures, Ho hopes to establish a network of Doctor Fish Massage franchises and is evaluating a full-body fish treatment that, among other things, could treat psoriasis and other skin ailments. Ho spent a year and about $40,000 getting the pedicures up and running, with a few hiccups along the way. State regulations make no provision for regulating fish pedicures. But the county health department — which does regulate pools — required the salon to switch from a shallow, tiled communal pool that served as many as eight people to individual tanks in which the water is changed for each customer. The communal pool also presented its own problem: At times the fish would flock to the feet of an individual with a surplus of dead skin, leaving others with a dearth of fish. "It would sometimes be embarrassing for them but it was also really hilarious," Ho said.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 2:53 pm
Umm there's no way in hell I'm putting my feet in a tub of water with fish in it.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 3:04 pm
The thought of it is pukifying.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 3:09 pm
I don't want something touching my feet that has eaten the dead flesh of someone elses feet right before me. Now, I am all for pedi's but this just sounds way crazy. However, it would probably be great for those people who like to have their dogs or cats lick their feet. (Shudder, gag)
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 3:27 pm
Aaackkk! I heard that on the radio this morning Darrell and it totally grossed me out. I can't stand swimming at the lake and feeling little fish bites on my legs, so I sure ain't gonna pay someone good money to let the fish bite on my feet!
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 4:17 pm
I would try it and try to talk dh into it as well. I love those razor pedicures.
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Jasper
Moderator
09-14-2000
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 4:19 pm
This was one of the luxuries they won in " I Survived a Japenese Game Show" And there was one girl that all the fish were going to.
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 4:51 pm
Thank you Jasper! I knew I had seen it somewhere but couldn't remember where.
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 12:41 pm
Man says he's porn inspector, demands free videos Mon Aug 11, 11:00 PM ET LONGMONT, Colo. - A man claiming to be a police detective tried to get an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos, saying he wanted to make sure the performers weren't underage, authorities said. He made three tries within nine days last month and was turned down each time. The store manager called police after the third try. Authorities said Monday that the man showed a badge and left a business card from the Longmont police "age verification unit." Cmdr. Tim Lewis said there is no such unit. "It was inventive on his part, I'll give him that," Lewis said. The business card didn't have anyone's name on it, but the store gave officers surveillance video of the man. Police are looking for him.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 1:37 pm
LOL, so it takes someone living 1600 miles away from me for me to hear of something going on in my own town! Update on the Porn Inspector, they've made an arrest. Suspected Porn Inspector arrested" I really do need to check out my home town newspaper more often! I finally cancelled the subscription a year or so ago cause I never had time to read the paper. And everything is online anyway. Now all I need to do is to remember to click the online paper every so often to see whats happening!
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 1:53 pm
That is too funny!!! Everyone at the office here is laughing, reading this.
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 1:11 pm
Ohio man buys new truck with thousands of coins "CINCINNATI - An Ohio man who says he doesn't trust paper money has delivered enough coins to cover half the price of a brand new pickup truck. Employees at a dealership in the Cincinnati suburb of Springdale say 70-year-old James Jones plunked down 16 coffee cans full of coins Tuesday for a new Chevrolet Silverado. Salesman David Crisswell says employees spent 90 minutes counting the collection of dimes, quarters, half-dollars and dollar coins, which covered half the $16,000 price of the pickup. Jones and his wife, Betty, wrote a check for the other half of the cost. Jones' son says his dad has always preferred to pay with coins. Dennis Jones says he's most amazed that his penny-pinching father decided to replace his 1981 pickup, which struck his father when its parking brake failed last year, putting him in a hospital."
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 1:19 pm
When I saw the headlines, I thought that there actually was a job as a porn inspector. LOL
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 1:45 pm
You'd have a lot of people applying for it.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 1:48 pm
What do inspect porn for? LOL
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 8:05 am
LOL. Special effects? Digital Enhancements? I think he was saying he was checking to see if any "actors" were underage. If the Olympic committee can't tell if gymnasts are underage by looking at them, how is THIS guy going to tell?
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, October 04, 2008 - 7:46 am
You have to try this illusion. It's in French, but it's easy to figure out the instructions...Choose the direction of rotation, then the speed, then GO. After staring at the red dot in the center for 30 full seconds, right away look at the palm of your hand. http://www.psikopat.com/html/spirale.htm
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Kimsue
Member
07-08-2005
| Saturday, October 04, 2008 - 9:10 am
Cool My hand has a Spirograph on it!!
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Friday, November 07, 2008 - 5:18 pm
Just saw this on the news. There's a 15 second commercial, after that it's the cutest little boy having the time of his life. http://www.kcci.com/video/17931045/index.html
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Friday, November 07, 2008 - 10:02 pm
Ahhhh, Thanks Serate, that is one cute little guy and I suspect he will have a future in dance or somthing big....adorable...
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 11:59 am
What do you know about turkeys?
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 9:03 am
Try this: http://home.aristotle.net/Thanksgiving/trivia-submit.asp Thought it might be fun. My score: Wow!, you got 19 questions right! You're a turkey expert! No real expert here. Just got lucky guessing. LOL The only one I missed was which state produces the most turkeys.
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