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Yep. It's for quick chats. Saying hi, stuff like that
March 29, 2025 at 5:50 pm
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is this some kind of chat thing
March 29, 2025 at 5:07 pm
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I misread that as My Eastern Potatoes and wanted to know how I too could build a nest for my own spuds
March 29, 2025 at 12:22 pm
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My Eastern Phoebes have returned. I noticed that they were building their nest in the usual spot, under the eaves of my front porch.
March 28, 2025 at 7:16 am
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If we banhammered people for posting in the wrong forum, this place would be a ghost town. 😀
March 17, 2025 at 6:42 pm
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I told a joke in a not humor forum. Awaiting the banhammer.
March 17, 2025 at 6:27 pm
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I find it best to ignore what the calendar has to say about the change of seasons.
March 16, 2025 at 6:19 am
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Only 6 days to go until spring begins. The weather until then is supposed to be fair with daily high temperatures in the 50's and 60's. I think we've already seen the last of winter here. I'm looking forward to seeing the Crocuses blooming.
March 14, 2025 at 8:08 am
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I put the snowblower away but haven't run the fuel out yet. It's a hedge.
March 9, 2025 at 5:47 pm
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I hope we've seen the last snowfall. Only 16 days to spring!
March 4, 2025 at 8:03 am
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Jesus could not envision a world without slavery.
February 27, 2025 at 9:17 am
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Ramadan is almost here. Time to get fat.
February 24, 2025 at 9:37 pm
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Makes me think of Mickey Mouse and the enchanted brooms.
February 24, 2025 at 11:48 am
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Notice: Please contain all arcane magic to the approved summoning areas. The cleanup is a nightmare.
February 23, 2025 at 12:57 pm
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@brewer I'm here today.
February 23, 2025 at 11:41 am
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Lucky it wasn't soup.
February 23, 2025 at 3:26 am
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I know, right? He just dumped water in my lap.
February 21, 2025 at 10:29 am
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What's going on with the server?
February 20, 2025 at 1:51 pm
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If you mean Gwaithmir, he has posted recently at the other place.
February 13, 2025 at 8:05 pm
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Anyone seen/heard our local wizard?
February 9, 2025 at 7:47 pm
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3590 101825 Hello From Cape Town
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1136 37650 The World's Transition to...
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927 18484 Oxygen discovery defies k...
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228 6266 The Truth: The Mathematic...
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662 12044 How often do you get a ne...
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A discussion forum for everything that is currently happening in the world!
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448 10359 The Archaeology Thread
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2415 37319 The Atheist Forums Playli...
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401 19016 Daily conspiracy
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728 14320 What are you all playing ...
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A forum for discussing your favorite teams, players, the latest games, and cool stuff like Wing Chun, Kuk Sool Won, Aikido, Hapkido, etc.
380 10944 Where is Brian37?
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1653 31829 What are you reading?
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A forum for joking around and making people laugh.
2063 50130 "Laughing At Religion" Me...
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