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  1. SharpWit
    I'm a night owl, who likes to explore story ideas, bits of science and food concepts, and my brain doesn't usually get to spin its gears till I'm home. For some reason it was easier to do during highschool. I guess the workload was less in time and capacity. Brush off school work? Sure, and stay up till 3am on Wikipedia reading about how the cantons of Switzerland came about. My last one was looking into cows for a personal speculative evolution project.
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    Well,,, Anyone can use a book if they can read. Same for CDs and DVDs as long as you have a player which most people still do. Cell phones are a little iffy, but there's a market. Parents on a budget getting their kid's first phone, the elderly, or simple devices for employees out in the field. Consoles and Desktops are easy to generally easy to repair or use for parts. TVs and Monitors are a different story altogether. Monitors can be quite cheaply made, and if they need repairs, I'm guessing it's to a major component. Even if you can get what you need, it may be cheaper to just get a new one when you account for cost and time. There's also the matter of quality. Modern visual media, looks best on a modern screen. People aren't looking for a lesser experience. The final thing is to ask yourself, why am I getting rid of this? Because chances are more than likely thats the same reason others don't want it.
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    As someone who works with animals, I have decided I don't want to have anything considerably dangerous, and we'll knock off anything that comes with sentience as well, so I'm saying a Golden Goose, whether it's the one with gold plumage or laying golden eggs.
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    5 on a week day, 2-3 on a day off.
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    I do love him, but he knows me as Food Man, not mommy.
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    Twilight might do things Mark Rober style so the pranks are light hearted and educational, like when science teachers blow up pumpkins or have them do the toothpaste fountain without telling them what it'll actually do.
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    I'm not very musically inclined, but until recently, Dire Straits was my favorite band by default. I have the Brothers in Arms album on cassette and listen to it on an awesome but less than perfect portable player. Also, it's just one of those songs that just gets me going and I would jam out to it with my dad and brothers.
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    Is the candy market competitive in Ponyville? Do you produce a variety of blueberry candies, or just one in particular? Blueberry aside, what's your second favorite flavor? What allergies do you have if any? Any upcoming projects or products you'd like to share? What's something others would be surprised to learn about you? Do you prefer yellow or white lighting? Do you enjoy blueberries outside of sweets and baked goods? If I have three baskets with seventeen blueberries each, and you have two baskets with twenty one blueberries each, but have eaten a third of your berries, how many berries would I have to eat so we have the same number of berries in each basket? What was the last sticker you had?
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    My opinion changes on the order of the image, and these don't appear to be in order, so I'll make my best guess. I think the French is better given that it's supposed to be a French cookbook. Baka sounds better, and Bug Off doesn't sound right. Maybe an incredibly sheltered child would repeatedly shout that, but there were better translations or alternative phrases available. Spike refusing to get up seems janky? Again, seems like a translation issue. Rephrase the line and try again. His image of being upset, or maybe one of him sleeping with some Z's would be recognizable enough. Also, his face doesnt jump out at us because he's a cartoon in a cartoon world, but wouldn't that be a hyper realistic image to everyone else? The student driver driver image doesn't work at all for me. It needs to emphasize that they're a student more than just nervous or cautious? Change is fine to make things work for a different audience, but it should only be done to maintain flow, remain subtle, and actually work? Otherwise what was the point.
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    @ZiggWheelsManning Hold up, you use an icecream scoop for your peanut butter? I honestly forgot I made this topic
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    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the wedding rings are usually simple because, 1. They're meant to represent an eternal promise to one another, a symbolic contract. 2. Under traditional judeo-christian beliefs we're probably supposed to show modesty when making a pact or swearing before god right? Also the reason for the white dress for purity and everyone else dressing well but not to extravagantly? 3. Under feudalism everyone who wasn't nobility was generally poor, so a plain metal band was all anyone could afford? Meanwhile, the engagement ring is a more recent addition to marital tradition. An offering to a potential partner that proves you're willing and able to provide for them, pushed by romantic media and the daimond industry. What's important is making your partner happy. For example, I had a rough design and jewelry company in mind for my girlfriend, whom I'm still not engaged to, but we've preemptively gone over quite a bit over 5 years. However, with the complete lack of privacy that comes with carrying a recording device at all times, she received multiple ads for engagement rings and happened across one she absolutely fell in love with, and has very much expressed that's the one she wants. It may have taken away that part in the creative process as the would be groom, but that's ultimately what she's eventually going to get. Also, I've come up with so many ideas for how our actual ceremony will go that she loves, that that kind of makes up for it. Someday, will be a day to remember <3
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    One of my chiropractic therapies involves hanging my head off of a ledge for 10 minutes. If you start with having ben up for 2 hours without any breakfast, exercise for 1 hour, then lay on your back on your bed with your head hanging off to where it's not resting on anything, then I'm pretty sure you'll be feeling a bit lethargic for at least half an hour, and you'll have burnt a good chunk of energy. Then again, you said without doing too much.
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    In Fallout Equestria, the battle saddles operated by a lever the user would lean into right? I feel like that combined with a general sitting position would let them operate a mech just fine.
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    Oh absolutely not. Think of it like this. The Lord of the Rings has a very dedicated fan base, and while the books have a lot of detail, they're dense. If more effort is required to get into something, then there's a good chunk of people who'll find that off-putting. Radio plays, audio books, and theatre portrayals will help immensely, but there's no denying how much the Peter Jackson trilogy brought out the fans from decades prior, while providing an ease of access for a whole new generation. Without the visual medium, Fandom would be nothing like they are today, and the nerds would never have risen to a mainstream status in society.
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    @Slappy Bird @Otaku-sempai Depends how they're done, but Brussel sprouts are pretty difficult to stomach. They're in the same family as cabbage and can even cross pollinate. @Retro*Derpy None of them? I've never liked watermelon or honeydew, but I love Cantaloupe. My mom is the opposite and the smell makes her nauseous.
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    Vinegar, it's like poison. Anything pickled is out to get me, and yet the process is fascinating.
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    The front entryway is the Airlock. It's a short hall with a stacked washer and drier closet at the end. We keep that open so it blocks the view into the rest of the apartment for privacy, and for the most part blocks one of the cats from touching our gross work gear we remove to not contaminate the rest of our home The bathroom used to be my office, but since each cat has their litter boxes and food dishes in them, they're now their rooms.
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    Topics by @CastletonSnob mostly
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    I like to cook! All kinds of stuff. I'm always trying new things and even have some original creations, even though I'm a picky eater. I think smoothies/shakes are one of my least favorites because of clean up. They're delicious, but if you don't rinse out your glass, you're going to have trouble scraping off those dried bits of fruit. Ooh, top 5? Homemade bread, Broccoli pesto, blackberry icecream, egg in a frame French toast, and a ribeye in rosemary butter. Yeah! I'm best known for my desserts. My Broccoli pesto is always a go to for parties. Steam 2 heads of Broccoli, stem and all, just make you cut off the old end first. Grate a good block of parmesan. Place the still hot Broccoli in a blender or food processor, followed by the parmesan, and add in some olive oil. I don't have an exact measurement, but quite a but. The excess heat will melt the parmesan. Blend until it runs smooth, making that vortex configuration. You may need to stop and stir it up so you don't have chunks. Add more olive oil as needed. You know it's ready when it's soft and smooth, but holds its shape. Then add some garlic and freshly ground pepper to taste. You can add salt as well, but parmesan already has quite a bit in it. Serve on fresh or toasted gourmet bread, or eat with a spoon if you're feeling cheeky. It will firm up as it cools down, but you can just pop it in the microwave.
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    The elements of harmony have the prerequisite of friendship for their use. Prior knowledge would contaminate the true extent of that friendship, given the priority of the mission. Therfore it was best to have one decently trained pupil come across and bind with strangers willing to rise to the occasion. The convoluted steps to arrange these relationships thoroughly beforehand has too many factors to sleep in check, and is arguably a lot more work for the same risk of failure. Also, when you have a prophecy for an evil being coming to take over, you encourage society to prepare for the worst, which does not make for a friendly environment, and the imability to use the elements.
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    As long as there's content to enjoy, I'll keep coming back for more. I never finished the series, haven't really watched an episode in 5 years? am at the point where I'm starting to forget things and hardly participate in pony discussions, but I still haven't left the community, and have no plans to. I'm not even that engaged, just a brooding guy in the corner collecting dust for a decade, but here I am.
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    Inspired by having 5 family members turning over another year in the next week, and 3 other people in the last, it almost feels like a second Christmas is happening on my end. Don't worry, I've pretty much got everything picked out, but with the hodge podge of personalities, I'm curious as to what you folks chose for other people? My younger brother is turning 20 and has always been into combat and woodsman activities, so I got him a pocket knife with his name etched in, and a sling for primitive stone throwing.
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    I never really thought about since it looked so natural on her, but I couldn't find any examples either. It appears to be genuinely unique with that Notch in the brim, or its an extreme display if how sharply her brim curves. I have no experience with this so take it with a grain of salt, but stetson are usually made of wool felt which is shaped with steam and pressure. You could try cutting the notch yourself, sand the edge and compress it by rubbing over with a smooth piece of leather, and then finishing with a protective coating of some sort, but no guarantee on how that turns out. A custom one will turn out fantastic, but can potentially take months and hundreds of dollars, as I've seen done by my girlfriend and her mother. Absolutely worth it, but not ideal if you're on a timeline.
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    I'm not sure this really fits the bill, but the first thing that came to mind was overalls. I used to think they only worked on toddlers and looked bad on everyone else. Turns out that was the result of stereotypical rural portrayal where they were always ill fitting and my limited perspective/exposure. While I do not own a pair myself, I have come to appreciate them.
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    Fixing displays in places I don't work at.
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