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- Nov 09
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At 10:11 AM jvanalstyne participated in You've got a mouse in your house. He's got a camera. He's hacked into your TweakToday account...:
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Apologies to PETA/those of you faint of heart. The poor guy was running around with the camera, but when he finally got caught, it fell from his grasp and happened to land on the shutter release...
(from Wikimedia)
- Nov 08
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At 6:11 PM jvanalstyne commented on athanie's submission:
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@athanie: Yeah! According to the recipe gnocchi is normally made with potatoes, so I guess pumpkin isn't so far off!
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At 6:11 PM jvanalstyne commented on jvanalstyne's submission:
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@athanie: Well, he lives with his parents, too. I've been looking for a job and have applied to many places, but apparently there's something horrid on my resume that everyone but me can see. >_>;;
That's true, about parents in general, but it's just unsettling that their fear about trivial things like that are what get in their way. I guess to them though, they aren't so trivial...
Thanks for the advice! ^-^
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At 6:11 PM jvanalstyne commented on athanie's submission:
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Pumpkin Gnocchi!
http://www.instructables.com/id/Pumpkin-Gnocchi-with-Tomato-Olive-Sauce/
This recipe really needs to be practiced beforehand, because my first attempts didn't taste like pumpkin... at all...
I tweaked it a bit myself, and finally got it right! :]
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At 6:11 PM jvanalstyne participated in Tell us about a problem that you're having (of any kind – cookery, love, technical, etc). Help other people out and post ideas in the comments :-D:
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I feel like I need to move out of my parents' place, but I'm a full-time college student and even thought they can afford it, they don't want to help me out. They're Mormon, and I'm gay, and they're afraid I'm going to have my boyfriend move in with me, or at the very least take advantage of having my own place for... "special time" with said boyfriend. My kinda-family-mostly-my-therapist also believes that it's time for me to move out. But the 'rentals won't budge.
Also, I feel like when I try to socialize/give input I come off as snobby and stubborn, when I'm not. I think sometimes it just comes off as "matter-of-fact" or "look at me I know this, this, and this" to people, when I just want to converse or help out. :[ *sigh*
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Could you move in with your boyfriend?
It's too bad that you have to be dependent on your parents, but if they don't want to provide you the money, I'm not sure if there's anything you can do if you can't or don't want to work part-time. Might have to wait until you're done with school or until you can move in with your boyfriend.
Without getting too personal, I'm glad to hear that you've come out to your parents, though. We've all heard worse stories. Plus, I don't know many parents that want their kid to have "special time" with a significant other, regardless of what religion they are, or gender/sexual orientation you are. They sound like they're just being parents.
The last part sounds like you're hanging out with some soft-skinned people. Maybe meeting people via small groups would work better.
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@athanie: Well, he lives with his parents, too. I've been looking for a job and have applied to many places, but apparently there's something horrid on my resume that everyone but me can see. >_>;;
That's true, about parents in general, but it's just unsettling that their fear about trivial things like that are what get in their way. I guess to them though, they aren't so trivial...
Thanks for the advice! ^-^
Nov 08, 2009 18:58 by jvanalstyne. -
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So how's life at home with Mormon parents and being gay :|?
Nov 08, 2009 19:38 by soarkaios. -
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move in with your boyfriend
Nov 08, 2009 19:51 by discomeg2. -
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Finish school, find a job, and take it from there.
I am sorry, but I do not believe there is an easier way.Nov 08, 2009 19:59 by leopicado. -
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I think that if you want to make moving out a priority, then you will find a way to do it. Get a part time job, consider subletting a room in a house, find some roommates so you can split rent, whatever. I certainly did a whole lot of growing up when I was in my early 20s, and a lot of that was because I was away from my parents and forced to figure life out for myself. Your parents have to accept that you're moving out eventually, and whatever you do in your own space and with your own time is none of their business.
Nov 08, 2009 21:23 by mandy716. -
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Your parents won't change and they won't fund your lifestyle. There's no way around it -- it's your choice.
Nov 09, 2009 10:20 by passepartout. -
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Don't you have student loans over there? :o
Nov 10, 2009 15:25 by mithredat.
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At 5:11 PM jvanalstyne commented on bschhh's submission:
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@bschhh: Win.
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At 5:11 PM jvanalstyne commented on merendis's submission:
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@merendis: OK, I must have missed what @a_noob said, too. xD Well, it seems you're definitely on the right track! No matter the punishment or reinforcement, when dealing with a child, especially one like this, I believe it's important to turn threats such as "You clean up your room this minute or no dinner!" to "You're welcome at the dinner table after you get your room cleaned up." Since her parents' reinforcement of her negative behavior can't be helped, it's probably just the best to punish her tantric behavior while remaining in a positive light.
... I should also probably say that all the advice I've been giving, I've been interpreting from my Psychology textbook. xD
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At 12:11 PM jvanalstyne commented on mona's submission:
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That makes two of us. :[
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At 12:11 PM jvanalstyne commented on soarkaios's submission:
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@soarkaios: That's always problem, too. :/ Yeah, us 19 year-olds need to band together and make a union or something. We need money, too! Dx
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At 12:11 PM jvanalstyne commented on njwalter's submission:
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Wow, that sucks. :/ Since the bank is the one reporting the problem, I'd push them to help you solve the problem rather than the IRS.
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At 12:11 PM jvanalstyne commented on discomeg2's submission:
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... Now if only I could learn how to do what I tell others to do... >_>;;
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At 12:11 PM jvanalstyne commented on discomeg2's submission:
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I've gained 30 pounds in the last 2 months! :[
We should work out together. xD
Cheese isn't always a bad thing. In fact, for many people it's good. You might try yoga or bike-riding. Just look up aerobic sports to find something you might like. And to help the fat turn into muscle, maybe some weight training would be good. I've come to learn that it isn't the weight that matters, but the waist size. After all, muscle is denser than fat, so it seems to weigh more. :] -
At 12:11 PM jvanalstyne commented on jdproductions's submission:
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BURN IT WITH FIREEEEE! D'x
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At 12:11 PM jvanalstyne commented on strawman's submission:
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That sounds like a good idea, but make sure you don't go accusing the kid. Just have a nice visit with his parents, and be like, "Oh, sorry to bring it up, but I wanted to show you something..." Come to them as friends, then they'll be more happy to punish the kid! :]
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At 12:11 PM jvanalstyne commented on endroine's submission:
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Yeah, I had the same problem. :[ But @rabbitdan is right. What they make up for in bullying, we already have in wit and smarts. ;] As silly as it sounds, I actually had success with positive reinforcement! I would blatantly ignore them, but in order to prevent myself from shutting the whole world out, I would thank people for being nice to me, and also just respond in general when they weren't being mean. They won't know it, but you'll be the one manipulating them! :D
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At 12:11 PM jvanalstyne commented on soarkaios's submission:
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Either there's something blatantly wrong with my resume and I don't see it, or despite the massive amount of jobs available, nobody wants to hire.
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At 12:11 PM jvanalstyne commented on finalarena's submission:
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Also, it is important to have an undercoat after you've thoroughly sanded the walls. Primers (as they're called here in the US, don't know about the UK) are good to help the paint adhere to the surface and get a better coat of color, or white which it appears to be in this case, but also make sure it's a sealer. That should help prevent any flaking.
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At 12:11 PM jvanalstyne commented on bschhh's submission:
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If the US health system is heading towards the likes of Canada, I'm pleased. What I'm not pleased with is the fact that our version is literally over 1,000 pages, when theirs is 13. If we want to be more like them... why not let the document be as short, too? There must be BILLIONS of loopholes written into this thing...
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At 11:11 AM jvanalstyne commented on jenaissance's submission:
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CUTE picture! Psychologists say that when parents are friendlier with their children and have better relationships with them, the children will be a lot less likely to resort to early sex, drugs, etc. later in life. With adorable smiles like those, however, it definitely looks like you're doing an amazing job! ^_^
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At 11:11 AM jvanalstyne commented on merendis's submission:
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In the beginning of my long-winded comment, I meant "Also," not "However." But with the imitation aspect, if she's paying attention to you at the time, maybe try making it a point to behave and say things such as "I don't want this," while putting an item in a store, for example, back on the shelf. She might pick up on this and begin imitating you.
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At 11:11 AM jvanalstyne commented on merendis's submission:
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It's important to remember that children imitate, and they are more likely to imitate actions that go unpunished. However, if you choose to punish the child for tantrums, you need to make sure that it is consistent. In my opinion, a better route to take might be the positive reinforcement route, but with a psychological approach. It is said that continuous reinforcement results in a quicker acquisition period to learn something, but partial reinforcement results in what is being learned becoming harder to forget. Try continually reinforcing her to learn to complete more chore-related activities, such as hanging up her coat. As she begins to learn this, start reducing the rewards to only a part of the time she completes the chore. This should take a longer period of time than the continuous reinforcement, but it will benefit in the long run. Also, when she stops getting rewarded, it won't be as harsh of a cut off.
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At 11:11 AM jvanalstyne commented on bloodredbits's submission:
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Most psychologists theorize that dreams are just a manifestation of our recent memories of the day, which may include triggers for other memories, creating even more dreams. They believe this since it appears that while in sleep, our brains are busy storing these memories away. I suggest you might just try forgetting the snakes, or ignoring them. I hypothesize that the more you make a big deal out of it, the more likely you are to keep dreaming about them.
- Nov 06
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At 11:11 AM jvanalstyne participated in Collect or find something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue. Share what you assemble.:
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Something old, something blue, something new, something borrowed.
Amidoinitrite? - Nov 05
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At 11:11 AM jvanalstyne commented on 208's submission:
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It's in Utah, of course! Where all the Mormons frolic freely in the fields of ... Mormonism! 8D~
- Nov 04
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At 4:11 PM jvanalstyne commented on jenaissance's submission:
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Oh, cute kid, btw. x]
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At 4:11 PM jvanalstyne commented on jenaissance's submission:
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Child labor is illegal! Dx
- Nov 03
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At 3:11 PM jvanalstyne commented on jvanalstyne's submission:
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... I feel stupid. xD
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At 10:11 AM jvanalstyne commented on jvanalstyne's submission:
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@rabbitdan: ABSO - F&$%ING - LUTELY. 8D!~
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At 9:11 AM jvanalstyne participated in Go to wikipedia and click on 'Random Article', then tell us what it was about.:
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My brain asploded.
*FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMM*-
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Whoa! Awesome! Was it fun? Would you do it again?
Nov 03, 2009 09:39 by rabbitdan. -
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@rabbitdan: ABSO - F&$%ING - LUTELY. 8D!~
Nov 03, 2009 10:03 by jvanalstyne. -
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I can't wait to receive this month's Journal of Computational Physics! LOL
Nov 03, 2009 10:03 by jdproductions. -
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Heheh, "My brain asploded" ;)
Nov 03, 2009 10:22 by stephie. -
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hey wait, there's a mistake in there.. hold on..
Nov 03, 2009 10:50 by a_noob. -
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@a_noob: i think you are right... well spotted.
Nov 03, 2009 10:54 by coco-tidan. -
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I wish I got to learn math like this. I think I'll go learn it on my own! TO THE BAT-CAV... oh wait..
TO THE LIBRARY!
Nov 03, 2009 13:57 by robaba89. -
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Um, I think understand this. Sadly, I never, ever, got to apply Calculus in real life.
Nov 03, 2009 14:17 by passepartout. -
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@passepartout: i think you should go out of your way to find everyday applications that relate directly to your life enabling you to apply calculus at a whim... as you please... imagine the joy!
Nov 03, 2009 14:27 by coco-tidan. -
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... I feel stupid. xD
Nov 03, 2009 15:37 by jvanalstyne.
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- Oct 31
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At 4:10 PM jvanalstyne commented on jvanalstyne's submission:
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I really want this tattoo, now... xD I'm thinking of putting a bright/dark red rising sun behind it so it has an almost dark, ghoulish kind of nature, better conveying the message of "soul" which the kanji represents.
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At 4:10 PM jvanalstyne commented on jvanalstyne's submission:
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@rabbitdan: Yeah! It looked pretty cool as it was rubbing off, because it had an almost watercolor aesthetic to it. But I guess in this case it would be sumi-e ink. xD
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At 11:10 AM jvanalstyne commented on a_noob's submission:
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So cute! x]
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At 11:10 AM jvanalstyne commented on dontmindmanda's submission:
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HOTTTTT.
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At 11:10 AM jvanalstyne participated in give or get a marker tattoo.:
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魂 ー たま
Kanji for soul. It didn't turn out exactly how I would have liked, but it's pretty neat if I say so myself. Found the design somewhere off Google.
I'm actually considering getting this now... XD-
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Wow. That could actually work as a tattoo. I really like the organic nature of it.
Oct 31, 2009 14:23 by rabbitdan. -
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@rabbitdan: Yeah! It looked pretty cool as it was rubbing off, because it had an almost watercolor aesthetic to it. But I guess in this case it would be sumi-e ink. xD
Oct 31, 2009 16:13 by jvanalstyne. -
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I really want this tattoo, now... xD I'm thinking of putting a bright/dark red rising sun behind it so it has an almost dark, ghoulish kind of nature, better conveying the message of "soul" which the kanji represents.
Oct 31, 2009 16:16 by jvanalstyne.
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At 10:10 AM jvanalstyne commented on rabbitdan's submission:
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He's trapped in yo' pantssssss, sir! :O
- Oct 28
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At 12:10 AM jvanalstyne commented on jvanalstyne's submission:
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(Sorry, I don't have any basic photo editing software on this computer, or else I would combine my posts.) :[
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At 12:10 AM jvanalstyne participated in Share your 5th most recent Facebook status update, or tweet (is that the term?) or equivalent:
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Oh, King. How I love thee. So trendy! <3
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At 12:10 AM jvanalstyne participated in Share your 5th most recent Facebook status update, or tweet (is that the term?) or equivalent:
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Myspace is slowly losing popularity...
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Seems like all of my friends packed up and went to facebook one day. It's like a barren wasteland for me now.
Oct 28, 2009 11:51 by athanie.
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At 12:10 AM jvanalstyne participated in Share your 5th most recent Facebook status update, or tweet (is that the term?) or equivalent:
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Two missions in one? How awesome!
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(Sorry, I don't have any basic photo editing software on this computer, or else I would combine my posts.) :[
Oct 28, 2009 00:18 by jvanalstyne.
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- Oct 27
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At 12:10 AM jvanalstyne commented on tprjones's submission:
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... IDGI. >_>;;
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Yick! (poor mouse, and the person who had to cleaup)
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Unfortunately, I was eating lunch when I reloaded the page and this came up :P
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@jvanalstyne ug! not nice - you might want to alter that image for the faint of heart. Also, if its from wikimedia, you need to credit its source of they'll ask us to take it down.
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It's okay Joe, I still like you. RIP mouse.
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after this mission, I think I will go with more humane method of mouse disposal, or simply removal.