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Old Aug 29th 2007, 12:57 pm
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Originally Posted by anotherlimey
"on our map"??

I bet her map looks like this:

http://www.etsu.edu/scitech/entc/images/us-map.gif

Go on, lay a pin on that; there's a 33% chance she'd get it correct.
OI! Thats where my wife went. She did get a full ride so she was at least in the upper half of her class!

Have to say though, a lot of her girlfriends from there are as thick as pig shit
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Old Aug 29th 2007, 1:01 pm
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Originally Posted by another bloody yank

pickups
pizza
Budweiser (select)
cutoff jeans for hot women
NFL
flip flops
drive throughs
well I score 7

I just cleaned my pickup out wearing flip flops and drinking bud select and earlier I went to a bank of america ATM - 4 in one afternoon...
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Old Aug 29th 2007, 1:29 pm
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Originally Posted by Bill_S
The South Carolina contestant in the Miss Teen USA pageant was asked (on live TV) why only 20% of Americans can identify the USA on a world map. She answered with an incoherent ramble that included multiple mentions of Iraq and South Africa...
Actually it was "the Iraq". Quite classic!

Originally Posted by TruBrit
world series ohhh pleeeezzee that so makes me
Me too! I downloaded a bunch of Eddie Izzard albums the other night and he references the "world" series and how odd it is that the US has won every single time.

Originally Posted by Yorkieabroad
getting back on topic, did you see her considered reply after thinking about it.....

"I would love to re-answer that question," Upton said. "Well personally, my friends and I, we know exactly where the United States is on our map. I don't know anyone else who doesn't. And if the statistics are correct, I believe there should be more emphasis on geography."
Anyone else note that she still didn't actually answer the question then either?

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well I score 7

I just cleaned my pickup out wearing flip flops and drinking bud select and earlier I went to a bank of america ATM - 4 in one afternoon...
You yank!
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Old Aug 29th 2007, 1:31 pm
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Originally Posted by another bloody yank
Because you love it here! You just can't admit it to yourself. You love McDonalds and fried chicken and giant puffy Lazy Boy Recliners and pickups and country music and pizza and Budweiser and cutoff jeans and those tanktops with the built in bra and Chinese Buffets and shopping at the Mall and cowboy hats and Truck Nutz and Harleys and TV commercials and Dairy Queen and the NFL and flip flops and drive throughs and the World Series and snowcones in July....

I wasn't aware that flip-flops were quintessentially American, and I just wear sandals anyway. Going to invest in some crocs soon. I go to the drive-through at my bank, but that's it. I've no idea what a snowcone even looks like... what is it? I've only spent nearly 12 years here...
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Old Aug 29th 2007, 2:00 pm
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Originally Posted by Maz
I wasn't aware that flip-flops were quintessentially American, and I just wear sandals anyway. Going to invest in some crocs soon. I go to the drive-through at my bank, but that's it. I've no idea what a snowcone even looks like... what is it? I've only spent nearly 12 years here...
That's 12 years wasted if you've never had a snowcone! It's ground up ice in a cone shaped paper cup with liquid flavoring poured over it. It could be in a regular shaped cup too, but the cone is traditional.
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Old Aug 29th 2007, 2:01 pm
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Originally Posted by another bloody yank
That's 12 years wasted if you've never had a snowcone! It's ground up ice in a cone shaped paper cup with liquid flavoring poured over it. It could be in a regular shaped cup too, but the cone is traditional.
Aah that's a snowcone! (ick...)

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Originally Posted by Maz
Aah that's a snowcone! (ick...)

Thanks.
Ick?

How can a snowcone be ick? It's just crushed ice with flavor added!
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So that's what a dumb blonde is..


Originally Posted by another bloody yank
Because you love it here! You just can't admit it to yourself. You love McDonalds and fried chicken and giant puffy Lazy Boy Recliners and pickups and country music and pizza and Budweiser and cutoff jeans and those tanktops with the built in bra and Chinese Buffets and shopping at the Mall and cowboy hats and Truck Nutz and Harleys and TV commercials and Dairy Queen and the NFL and flip flops and drive throughs and the World Series and snowcones in July....



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Old Aug 29th 2007, 2:31 pm
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Originally Posted by anabella
So that's what a dumb blonde is..






Tell us more about these..
My wife sleeps in 'em sometimes and they're much easier to remove than a regular bra....

That's about all I know...
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Old Aug 29th 2007, 2:38 pm
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I've not owned a bra since I stopped breast feeding 18 years ago...
My friends breast cancer doctor said that if women needed unwire they would be born with it....
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Originally Posted by krizzy
I've not owned a bra since I stopped breast feeding 18 years ago...
My friends breast cancer doctor said that if women needed unwire they would be born with it....
Compression/overheating is believed to be bad for breasts - but fashion seems to be more wire and uplift than ever.
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Originally Posted by anabella
So that's what a dumb blonde is..






Tell us more about these..
OK, according to Mrs. ABY, they are much more comfortable than a regular bra, they are more like a sports bra but without all the smashing and uniboob look.

She likes the "Jockey" kind, here is an example: http://www.barenecessities.com/Jocke...NEW_,size,.htm
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Originally Posted by another bloody yank
OK, according to Mrs. ABY, they are much more comfortable than a regular bra, they are more like a sports bra but without all the smashing and uniboob look.

She likes the "Jockey" kind, here is an example: http://www.barenecessities.com/Jocke...NEW_,size,.htm

They sure do look more comfy than a bra..
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Originally Posted by another bloody yank
OK, according to Mrs. ABY, they are much more comfortable than a regular bra, they are more like a sports bra but without all the smashing and uniboob look.

She likes the "Jockey" kind, here is an example: http://www.barenecessities.com/Jocke...NEW_,size,.htm
The only problem I find with those, which I thought were fab to start with, is that the elastic can cause a skin reaction. There was a thread about it in the Aus forum.
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Originally Posted by Sally
Compression/overheating is believed to be bad for breasts - but fashion seems to be more wire and uplift than ever.
Oh I cant go out without my wire & uplift.
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