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Gender: Female
Location: Middle of Nowhere
Occupation: Book shelver at a library
Age: 16
AIM: buggybrain4ever
MSN: chocolatenutbar@hotmail.com
Member Since: September 27, 2003
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Last Update: October 24, 2003
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I don't know why, but everywhere I go, Oompa Loompas follow me. They laugh and call me George. I've been thinking of flying away on my spaceship i.e. banana peel and going to live on the planet of cheese-in-a-can, but I'm not sure if they have cable there. Do you have any idea if the planet has cable, or if there is any way to avoid the Oompa Loompas? Please help, they already took my sanity! 'Twas all pink and sparkly! (link)
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Invite the Oompa Loompas over to watch cable. Heck, if the enjoy it, they're occupied and you can just get another hookup at your house. But if you don't feel like providing for Oompa cable habits, you can just fly to my planet. We have satellite, but it works fairly well for outer space.
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How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop? (link)
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996. I counted. That's how many there was.
Actually, it depends on tongue size, saliva pH and amount, and various other factors. You will never get the same answer twice. Unless you're me.
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What's the best kind of peanut butter? (link)
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Peter Pan crunch peanut butter. Yum.
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so after watching tv today, i saw a slew of comercials that were the final straw. i've had enough of the idea that sex and stars sell...so i'm going to ween myself off pepsi and coke, m&m's and lays, colgate and oral-b, and go for non-commercial stuff...not because i think it's really going to make a difference...but just so i have a clear concience or w/e...so living in a small town, what is there for me to buy? i'll probably end up eating healthier, since there's really only healthy food here that isn't comericalized with all that shit...so suggestions on what i can do for food, without traveling, and without freeking out my parents would be nice...thanks
oh and i guess it's possible i'm going a bit over board, but i do that...did that with carl's jr. and one of their commercials too...ya... (link)
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Go with store brand stuff. Not only is it cheaper, but it doesn't often advertise and it tastes basically the same.
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Ever since I was a little kid, I've been terrified to leave my house for fear of spontaneous combustion. Is this normal? (link)
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Has anybody ever told you that spontaneous combustion is just as likely to happen in your house as outside of your house? Go out and live your life. If you're going to spontaneously combust, you'll do it wherever you are. Being curled up in a ball in your bathtub won't do anybody any good, and it won't cure your fear either.
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I'm out of toothpaste. Is it socially acceptable to use ground up Mentos as a tooth-care substitute? (link)
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Considering the amount of sugar in Mentos, I wouldn't suggest it. You might consider visiting your local grocery store to buy some more toothpaste. And if it's closed, use mouthwash.
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The radio station I listen to cranks out the cheesy pop tunes until I'm ready to explode some one/thing. Does this give me permission to send them hatemail until they play some REAL music? (and it is the only radio station in the area, besides classical) (link)
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You might consider checking out online radio stations. There are plenty of sites you can go to and listen to radio stations all over the country with little or no trouble. It usually works best with high-speed internet... listening to the radio online with a modem doesn't work very well.
If nothing else, start your own radio station! That could be fun alternative... and you get to pick the music.
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I'm surrounded by idiots. My chemistry teacher has to spend whole classes explaining concepts over and over. How do I deal with people who are thick as a brick when I just want to get a good grade in chem? (link)
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You might want to check and see if you can either a)test out of the class, b)work ahead, or c)get transferred to a different class. Sometimes you just need to take the class with a different group of people. Talk to your guidence counselor about your options.
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If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast to a cat and drop it? My first friend said that the cat would eat the toast. My 2nd friend wanted to know what kind of toast: rye, or sourdough, and when I said it was regular white bread, she bit me. I said that the cat and toast would be sucked into a rift in the space-time continuum and the world would end. Who is right? (link)
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I think the cat would scratch/bite anybody who tried to strap toast to its back.
Or it would fall on it's side.
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What should i sell? (link)
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Your soul. Or mine.
Or both.
Muahahaha.
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If you babysit four little kids by yourself for three hours, around how much should you be getting paid? (link)
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Depends on how good the kids, the ages, and other things. For example, if you were babysitting a six-month-old and feeding him or her, I would want to be paid more than for babysitting a ten-year-old who basically takes care of him or herself. When I babysit, I usually tell the people to pay me around $2-3 per child per hour. That's for a good kid. If I had trouble with them or they're screaming babies, I charge more. Don't charge $10 per hour per child.
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I was asked to bring a "nice traditional pie" to a family dinner. A few months ago I brought key lime, and people didn't think it was "traditional" enough. What gives? I mean, seriously?
So what's a traditional pie? Should I even bother conforming, or just bring whatever I want? (link)
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In general, I would say "traditional pies" are pies made with fruits. Your typical apple, cherry, pumpkin, peach... that kind of thing.
Bring whatever the hell you want! They should be glad you even brought it. If they don't want it because it's not "traditional" enough, eat the whole damn thing yourself!!! Or ship me some of the leftovers. Key lime is good.
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If you're too shy to ask someone out in person is it creepy to write them a note? (link)
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Depends. Sometimes people really respect shy people who get up the courage to ask someone out in person. You can always try over the phone or the internet, which are more like being there in person than a note and yet still easier than asking someone out in person.
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I've gone out with this kid twice and both times the reason for the break up was we were basically sick of each other. Unfortunately, we both keep bouncing back to each other. Consequently I'm pretty obsessed with this one kid.
Recently, however, he's taken to generally ignoring me when I'm around. This hurts me, not because I like him per se at the moment, but because I miss our friendship like whoa. I say hi to him whenever I see him and everything, but I don't want to call him (the chase and all that jazz). But I miss him so much. I've let too many friendships die this way. Advice? (link)
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Try and just be friends with him. Things aren't going to go back to normal right away, these things take time and he probably thinks you hate him or something right now. Try to ignore the feelings of wanting to date him and just try to slowly restore friendship. I did the same thing with one of my ex-boyfriends, and for a whole year we hated each other. Finally his attempts to reach me on a friend level succeeded and now he's one of my best friends. These things take time, but don't give up.
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I met a guy in a chat room....We have a lot in common and a lot of the same interests. I am 15 and he is 37...he looks way younger. I have been hanging out with him after school and at the mall. I want to date him. I am very attracted to him and he is SO nice and sweet to me. He takes me to lunch, etc. Should I get involved with him even though we have a huge age difference? I don't think it makes a difference. (link)
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WHOAH. Hun, chances are if you are 15 and he's 37, he's not exactly looking for the kind of relationship you want. He could be the nicest person in the world, but you probably don't have that much in common and the maturity levels are different. He could be your father. I would stay faaarrrrr, far away from him. Nothing wrong with being friends, but I'm almost positive that a relationship with that much older of a man is wrong.
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Is it better to dance and look really stupid or not dance at all? Should I try taking danceing lessons? (link)
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Do your own thing! It doesn't matter if people are laughing at you (take it from another bad dancer, if you're having fun, it doesn't matter). All that matters is that you're having fun. Heck, if you dance really bad, just make your dances a big joke. For a while, my dance skills were so bad that I just laughed and disco-ed. Besides, there's an old proverb that says "If you can talk, you can sing, if you can walk, you can dance." Just take that to heart!
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I'm very confused. I have major crushes with 3 guys. One I've known since second grade. two of the mentioned males are in eighth grade, the other in sixth. I'm in seventh. What do I do? (link)
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What I am extremely tempted to say is: Wait. In the seventh grade, though it seems important, you could end up ruining long lasting friendships because you want more than that out of a relationship. Often times at the age of 12 or 13 you are not ready to handle dating or relationships. And if you like 3 different guys, it shows that you aren't ready to just date one person. Chill out. Guys aren't THAT important.
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I would like to get some sort of animal as a pet. The only thing is that my dad is allergic to furry animals, and my family is very busy, so we couldn't give the pet 24/7 care that often. so, what kind of pet should I get? (link)
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A fish. Or a turtle. Or a bird (but I think birds require more attention). Or a duck. Or a mongoose. Or a snake.
The choices are endless. Just make sure you know how to take care of and that you DO take care of this pet. Visit a pet store or your local Wal-Mart if you want to see the choices in pets.
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my favorite question of all time:
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? (link)
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If a woodchuck could chuck wood, a wood chuck wood chuck all the wood a woodchuck could chuck.
Then he would upchuck. On you.
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There's this smart, great, funny, talented, awesome, well-rounded guy at my school that girls would fall head over heels for to date. There's just one problem: he's black, and we attend a predominantly white school. Many people wouldn't have a problem with this, but his parents won't let him date girls that aren't black, and all of the black girls in our area are "ghetto", and he's not like that. My friend asked him to prom and they were both psyched but his parents won't let him go because she's white. He's never had a girlfriend and I feel really bad. Thoughts on this issue? (link)
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My friend had this exact problem, only the opposite way around. She was white, and she wanted to date a guy who was black. Unfortunatly, her parents weren't all for the idea. Eventually she told her parents just to "suck it up, I'm dating who I want to date" and left it at that. And she dated him, and her parents got used to the idea.
Sometimes it takes parents a little bit to loosen up when it comes to dating, especially interracial dating. These two people have two choices, as I see it: screw the parents, or screw the idea of ever having a relationship. Either way, as their friend, they probably want you to support whatever decision they make.
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