Useful Pieces Of Advice That Will Help You On Your Travels Through Life
One way to help keep hanging out with friends as you get older is to pick a regularly a occurring thing you do together. Ex: every week watch Game of Thrones together, or a sports team (football is best since it’s once a week). Sounds silly when you’re young, but keep this in mind in your 30s.
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Poll of the Day
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It’s forbidden to be buried in Longyearbyen, Norway. The town’s only cemetery closed over 70 years ago because it’s so cold that bodies previously buried there have never decomposed, and some still carry traces of an influenza virus that caused an epidemic in 1917.
Dying has been banned on the island since 1950, when it was discovered that bodies in the local cemetery were not decomposing because of the chilly temperatures.
Whatever Happened To Michael Dudikoff, The American Ninja?
Michael Dudikoff is an American actor, best known as the star of the B-movie series American Ninja.
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Linkage
The Gore, Guts and Horror of an NFL Fumble Pile – SB Nation
Parkland Shooter to get Life Sentence for Killing 17, only 1 jury member voted against giving him the death penalty! – AP News
Hey Played ‘Dave Bowman’ In 2001: A Space Odyssey. See Keir Dullea Now At 86 – Ned Hardy
These spray bottle hooks will help with you tackle your under the sink organization problems – Amazon
Remove your personal info from the top 7 people search sites without charge – USA Today
How to stop stewing about something you’ve taken (a little too) personally – NPR
Escape Your Comfort Zone: How to Face Your Fears—and Improve Your Health, Wealth and Happiness – The Guardian
The 20 Sluttiest Wedding Dresses – Linkiest
With mortgage rates near 7%, the housing party is over. Now it’s hangover time – NPR
$1.2 Billion Metaverse Company Boasts It Has A Whopping 8,000 Daily Users – Kotaku
The Best Horror TV Shows of the Last 15 Years – Den of Geek
Big Pharma Says Drug Prices Reflect R&D Cost. Researchers Call BS – Wired
Guy manages to hold his own against 20 people – Reddit
The best instant-read thermometer. No other thermometer under $20 can match the ThermoPop’s combination of speed, reach, reliability, and easy-to-read display – Amazon
Ridiculously fit babes – Leenks
Ohio ‘incel’ pleads guilty to plotting mass shooting against women at university – ABC
Caught Red Handed: Father Confronts A 20-Year-Old Man Trying To Meet With His 12-Year-Old Daughter! – Worldstar
MacKenzie Scott continues her mission to give away her fortune with $15M donation to vision charity – Fortune
Meta’s metaverse problem, explained – The Hustle
A Simple Guide for Introverts: How to Embrace Your Personality – Tiny Buddha
Dad Begs Kids to Let Him Go See Blink-182 – The Hard Times
The Dumping Grounds
22 Fast Food Employees Reveal Foods That You Should Never Order
1. If you see something on the menu and can’t find at least one or two other items that the ingredients could be used in, don’t order it.
For example, my restaurant has a pulled pork sandwich. We don’t use the pork for anything else. Since it’s not ordered too frequently, it’s not fresh and the product you’re eating might be days or weeks old. It’s not going to get you sick, but it definitely won’t be as fresh as the other things on the menu.
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Poll of the Day
My childhood friend cheated on his gf last summer with multiple partners. He just told me they’re about to get married and she still has no idea. My childhood friend Brandon and I grew up together and our families know each other. He’s like a big brother to me. He’s been dating his current girlfriend for 5 years.
Now, they actually are about to get married. I feel so bad for his gf but I don’t know if it’s my secret to tell. It feels like I’m sticking my nose into someone else’s business. But I also feel for the poor girl. If I tell her, our family’s relationship is doomed and my mom would definitely kill me for meddling too. Maybe ignorance is bliss? What should I do?
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What Actually Goes On In Conversion Therapy?
Techniques used in conversion (or reparative) therapy went from the truly abhorrent to the merely reprehensible.
In the twentieth century prefrontal lobotomies were sometimes performed on people considered to be too resistant for less restrictive treatments.
Aversive therapy wasn’t uncommon. A behavioral modification technique, it was based on associating any gay related feeling or arousal with a very panful, accompanying response.
Clockwork Orange and Alex’s reprogramming is an example of this technique. Electro-shock therapy, nausea inducing drugs, sleep deprivation, chemical castration were all part of a varied treatment arsenal.
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