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Old 2014-10-09, 20:22   #573
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Author names and acronyms in the scientific literature: an update.

http://www.parolacce.org/2014/10/05/...onzo-bestiale/
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Old 2014-10-10, 22:53   #574
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I was doing some research on another subject, and came across this image.

I think it should be titled "When Engineers have to interact with PR".

(For those who don't get the joke, note the fake grass and flowers underlit under a jet engine at a trade show....)
Maybe I'm slow, but I don't understand the significance of that picture relative to your comment. Was there a lot of stuff added or taken away from what was in the description? Or what?

Edit: nm, just noticed the lawn.

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Old 2014-10-14, 21:19   #575
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I’m Sorry, But You’re Just Not The Man I Hoped You Would Become When We Got Married | The Onion
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Old 2014-10-14, 23:54   #576
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Men marry women hoping they won't change, but they do.
Women marry men hoping they'll change, but they don't.
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Old 2014-10-15, 00:26   #577
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Women give and forgive.
Men get and forget.
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Old 2014-10-15, 00:57   #578
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It matters not whom you marry-
In the morning they will turn out to be someone different.
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Old 2014-10-25, 17:14   #579
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The perils of SQL....
http://xkcd.com/327/
I just tried to update my hometown on Fac ebook using that as my guide. It would not take.
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Old 2014-10-28, 08:39   #580
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For those long days after the economy collapses, you can break into your secret stash www.survivalcoffee.com*.

I circled the important bit of info on the attached picture.....I just about busted out laughing driving home when I heard it!

*25 year shelf life!
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Old 2014-10-28, 21:42   #581
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For those long days after the economy collapses, you can break into your secret stash www.survivalcoffee.com*.
Are the vac-paks zombie-proof? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Old 2014-10-28, 21:52   #582
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A perfect tagline for "Gone Girl"! ...The Onion folks are stealing from a bestselling author?
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Old 2014-10-30, 03:10   #583
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http://numbergossip.com/

Enter a number and I'll tell you everything you wanted to know about it but were afraid to ask.
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