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  1. One of our cats almost died a couple of years ago from something similar — urinary tract crystals. It cost many, many hundreds of pounds to diagnose and treat him, and he now has to be on a special (expensive) diet, but he's pretty healthy and fit these days.

  2. I thought it was enjoyable, but nothing special.

     

    Princess Unikitty was cute, and I liked the Emmett x Wyldstyle shipping. And the Everything is Awesome song is pretty addictive.

     

    I did think that the second layer to the film (with Will Ferrell's character and his kid) was a clever addition though.

     

    I think it's just a shame that the whole message of the film, about being creative and not just following the instructions, seems to be completely lost on the Lego toy makers. Any box of Lego that you buy these days seems completely geared towards building one specific model, with detailed instructions. :(

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  3. Don't think of it as the "best" or "worst". Everyone has their good side and their bad side, so trying to put people on a scale of best to worst is pointless.

     

    You don't deserve someone who is "the best" or "the worst". You deserve somebody who will make you feel happy. Clearly he has not done this, or has not done so recently. Even if you got back together tomorrow, would you be truly happy with him again? Or would you only worry about history repeating itself.

     

    There are (and I'm not exaggerating) thousands upon thousands of people out there who could be just perfect for you. There are seven billion people on this planet. The idea that there's nobody out there for you is a statistical impossibility. You just need to figure out who they are.

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  4. This is something that has always happened.

     

    The words "idiot", "imbecile", and "moron" were originally medical terms for people with respectively profound, severe to medium, and mild intellectual disabilities.

     

    By the early 20th century these had become pejorative, so people started using "retarded" instead. This itself became pejorative by the mid 20th century.

     

    It's the euphemism treadmill. Doctors come up with words to describe these people; they enter common consciousness, and people start using them as insults; doctors have to come up with new words.

     

    Unsurprisingly, it's happening with "autism" too. You can already see a trend away from medical professionals describing individuals as being "autistic" and instead saying that they "have an ASD".

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  5. For 1902, The Entertainer is pretty iconic.

    For 1903, Waltzing Matilda? (The poem was written in the 19th century, but it was set to music in 1903.)

    For 1906, Anchors Aweigh.

    For 1907, I do Like to be Beside the Seaside.

    For 1908, Take Me Out to the Ball Game.

    For 1909, By the Light of the Silvery Moon.

    For 1910, either I'm Henery the Eighth I Am, or Twilight (for obvious reasons).

    For 1911, Alexander's Ragtime Band.

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