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  • Today's Quotefall Puzzle by George Bernard Shaw

    10/02/2019 7:37:14 AM PDT · by GOP Congress · 1 replies
    Self-Published | 10/2/2019 | Self-Published
    Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by George Bernard Shaw. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. George Bernard Shaw is one of history's original communist thugs, his writings and plays a mere denouement on his violent view on pacifists and non-progressives. All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidental spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the full answer in comments to prevent spoilers.To solve the puzzle: Enter the letters in the top half (letter columns) of the puzzle into...
  • The Bicycle Thread - October 2019

    10/01/2019 10:48:12 AM PDT · by Berlin_Freeper · 77 replies
    October 1, 2019 | The Bicycle Thread
    Welcome to the Bicycle Thread. A monthly PING List for bicycle enthusiasts to share experiences, information and ideas.
  • Today's Quotefall Puzzle by Julie Andrews

    10/01/2019 7:12:07 AM PDT · by GOP Congress · 1 replies
    Self-Published | Self-Published
    Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Julie Andrews. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. Julie Andrews, whose 84th birthday is today, is an actress who starred in two iconic musicals, Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music, along with many other roles that highlighted her cheerful, no-nonsense demeanor. All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidental spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the full answer in comments to prevent spoilers.To solve the puzzle: Enter the letters in the...
  • Monthly Cooking Thread - October 2019

    09/30/2019 4:08:25 PM PDT · by Jamestown1630 · 132 replies
    I’ve had a request from Freeper MomwithHope to post this month on ‘Hearty Fall Fare’ - and even though it’s still hot here in DC, with Wednesday threatening record-breaking temperatures, the leaves are falling and the trees are beginning to morph into their Autumn glory. We can smell Fall. One of my first posts to FR, before I officially began this cooking thread, was about Virginia Peanut Soup. I can still remember how surprised I was on tasting it - while there was little in the soup other than peanuts, it was so rich and the flavor so unexpected. I...
  • Domino's job posting seeks 'Chief Garlic Bread Taster'

    09/30/2019 9:54:16 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 17 replies
    UPI ^ | Sept. 27 , 2019 | Ben Hooper
    Domino's Pizza is offering $20 an hour for a one-day job: Chief Garlic Bread Taster. Photo by distel2610/Pixabay.com ================================================================== Sept. 27 (UPI) -- The Australian wing of Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for a $20 an hour position that might be worth the trip Down Under: Chief Garlic Bread Tester. Domino's posted a job opening on LinkedIn seeking a Chief Garlic Bread Taster to spend one day making $20 an hour giving feedback on garlic bread and other Domino's menu items. The posting says the ideal candidate has a "minimum of 5 years' experience in garlic bread consumption," "has...
  • Today's Quotefall Puzzle by Curtis LeMay

    09/30/2019 7:56:27 AM PDT · by GOP Congress · 1 replies
    Self-Published | 9/30/2019 | Self-Published
    Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Curtis LeMay. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. General Curtis LeMay was the Air Force Chief of Staff. As commander of the Strategic Air Command during the crucial post World War II period, LeMay was key in transitioning the Air Force to all-jet inventory. Politically a hard-line Democrat, he ran as George Wallace's running mate in 1968 until Wallace's assassination attempt. All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidental spoilers. Please...
  • Today's Quotefall Puzzle by Albert Einstein

    09/29/2019 8:40:31 AM PDT · by GOP Congress · 1 replies
    Self-Published | 9/29/2019 | Self-Published
    Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Albert Einstein. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. Albert Einstein was a smart fella who once worked in a copyright office. All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidental spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the full answer in comments to prevent spoilers.To solve the puzzle: Enter the letters in the top half (letter columns) of the puzzle into the white squares on the bottom half (answer grid) belowEach letter must stay...
  • Today's Quotefall Puzzle by F.A. Hayek

    09/28/2019 8:20:17 AM PDT · by GOP Congress · 1 replies
    Self-Published | 9/28/2019 | Self-Published
    Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by F.A. Hayek. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. Friedrich August von Hayek, better known as F.A. Hayek, was an Austrian economist and philosopher best known for his defense of classical liberalism, which is more in line with American constitutionalism than the current communist position of "woke" American liberals. All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidental spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the full answer in comments to prevent spoilers.To solve the...
  • Weekly Garden Thread - September 28th - October 4th

    09/28/2019 5:39:12 AM PDT · by Diana in Wisconsin · 95 replies
    September 28, 2019 | Diana in Wisconsin/Greeneyes
    The Weekly Gardening Thread is a weekly gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you. If you have specific question about a plant/problem you are having, please remember to state the Growing Zone where you are located. This thread is non-political respite, although you will find that most here are conservative folks. No matter what, you won’t be flamed and the only dumb question is the...
  • Today's Quotefall Puzzle by Nicholas Eberstadt

    09/27/2019 7:30:30 AM PDT · by GOP Congress · 1 replies
    Self-Published | 9/27/2019 | Self-Published
    Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Nicholas Eberstadt. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. Nicholas Eberstadt is a conservative political economist at the American Enterprise Institute. His father was co-founder of the Central Intelligence Agency. All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidental spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the full answer in comments to prevent spoilers.To solve the puzzle: Enter the letters in the top half (letter columns) of the puzzle into the white squares on the...
  • Today's Quotefall Puzzle by Arthur C. Brooks

    09/26/2019 9:39:23 AM PDT · by GOP Congress · 1 replies
    Self-Published | 9/26/2019 | Self-Published
    Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Arthur C. Brooks. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. Arthur C. Brooks is a conservative social scientist and former professional musician. He headed the American Enterprise Institute for ten years, and has recently joined the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School as a rare, rare non-progressive fellow. All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidental spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the full answer in comments to prevent spoilers.To solve the...
  • The 8 Best Electric Motorcycles

    09/25/2019 10:40:27 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 34 replies
    Hiconsumption.com ^ | September 3, 2019 | Chris West
    It didn’t take long for the promise of electric vehicles to takes over the automotive industry, and for motorcycle manufacturers, the revelation of innovative technologies, instantaneous power delivery, and lightweight cells seemed like too good of an opportunity to pass up. As you might imagine, the inclusion of battery-powered peripherals found new life in the two-wheeled medium, with droves of prominent companies, developers, and engineers flocking to the new frontier for a shot at stardom. While electric motorcycles have been in development for the past decade or so, the industry is currently at its apex. From juggernauts like Arc and...
  • Today's Quotefall Puzzle by Charles A. Murray

    09/25/2019 8:26:35 AM PDT · by GOP Congress · 1 replies
    Self-Published | 9/25/2019 | Self-Published
    Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Charles A. Murray. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. Charles Murray is a political scientist, author of The Bell Curve," as well as a diatribe on the welfare system in the book Losing Ground: American Social Policy 1950–1980. All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidental spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the full answer in comments to prevent spoilers.To solve the puzzle: Enter the letters in the top half (letter columns)...
  • She Felt ‘Poisoned’ by Chemo. Tackling Ultras Helped Her Heal

    09/24/2019 8:39:47 PM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 16 replies
    Runner's World ^ | September 23, 2019 | Elizabeth Millard
    At age 35, with six months of chemotherapy and three weeks of radiation behind her for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Oregon resident Karen Baas didn’t feel relief because her treatments had ended. She felt poisoned. “Of course I was grateful to have had treatment and get past it,” she told Runner’s World. “But before I got cancer, I was a vet tech, and one of the chemicals we use for euthanasia is red. It turned out one of my infusion chemo drugs is also red. I can’t tell you how disturbing it is to make that mental connection.” Three days after her...
  • Today's Quotefall Puzzle by Ted Cruz

    09/24/2019 7:33:35 AM PDT · by GOP Congress · 3 replies
    Self-Published | 9/24/2019 | Self-Published
    Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Ted Cruz. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. Ted Cruz is the U.S. Senator from Texas who has consistently stood up for constitutional principles throughout his career. All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidental spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the full answer in comments to prevent spoilers.To solve the puzzle: Enter the letters in the top half (letter columns) of the puzzle into the white squares on the bottom half...
  • Gun Selling Advice

    09/23/2019 3:53:46 PM PDT · by Mean Daddy · 93 replies
    I have a handgun I'd like to sell to get a different model. Since so many websites are anti-gun (e.g.: Craigslist) what other options are there? I'm not a dealer, so Gun Broker isn't the best option with fees, FFL to FFL transfers plus I have approximately 1,000 rounds I'd like to sell as well. Thought about flea markets but not sure I can just walk into one and sell or trade. My goal is to stay in state to avoid the FFL to FFL transfers but want to do it legally. What are my options or what am I...
  • Today's Quotefall Puzzle by Patrick Henry

    09/23/2019 7:59:52 AM PDT · by GOP Congress · 1 replies
    Self-Published | 9/23/2019 | Self-Published
    Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Patrick Henry. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. Patrick Henry was an American attorney, planter, and orator best known for his declaration to the Second Virginia Convention: "Give me liberty, or give me death!" He served as Virginia's first post-colonial governor. All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidental spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the full answer in comments to prevent spoilers.To solve the puzzle: Enter the letters in the top...
  • Chicago Police Dispatch feed

    09/22/2019 2:30:15 PM PDT · by Openurmind · 33 replies
    Broadcastify ^ | Sep 22 2019 | Vanity
    Now and then my wife and I need a reminder of reality to keep us in the right frame of mind considering how screwed up society really is. So we pull up Broadcastify and listen to the Chicago dispatch police feed on weekends, It never fails to bring it all back into perspective. So far three incidents of shots fired, an armed robbery, and a carjacking by two armed teens in the last half hour.
  • Today's Quotefall Puzzle by Roger Thornhill

    09/22/2019 7:25:50 AM PDT · by GOP Congress · 2 replies
    Self-Published | 9/22/2019 | Self-Published
    Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Roger Thornhill. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. Celebrating its 60th anniversary, Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest is an iconic movie, starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly, back in an age when movies were brilliantly produced and written, while roles were played by actors with both intelligence and emotion. This quote was one of the many quips played by Grant's character, Roger Thornhill. All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidental...
  • Emergency button saves gamers from sudden death... of starvation (yer not gonna believe this)

    09/21/2019 9:21:02 AM PDT · by dayglored · 16 replies
    The Register ^ | Sep 21, 2019 | Alistair Dabbs
    Free burritos keep the action going but, jeez, open a window would ya?Hardcore gamers no longer have to tread the knife-edge of actual life or death in the physical world while pwning n00bs in their favourite battle royale.Thanks to some newly installed and highly conspicuous emergency buttons – each helpfully labelled EMERGENCY BUTTON to avoid any potential confusion – players hunkering down for the long haul at the Belong Gaming Arena in central Bristol from Monday next week will not end their days as a dried up old skeleton with a Dual Shock still quivering between their bony fingers.No, they...