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You seal the glass jars/bottles with the sugar in them? I remember my mom trying to make homemade grape juice when I was a kid - she juiced the grapes, put the juice in a glass jar with some sugar and sealed it. In the middle of the night, the jar blew up and scared the shit out of the whole family (not to mention made a mess of the kitchen and destroyed one of the cabinet doors). I guess my question is do you seal the jars completely or is there a vent of some kind? If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

My dad's crepes for breakfast - the best thing on the planet. Mom's spaghetti or chicken and dumplings. Sadly, I can't eat any of those now - no wheat products for me. My mother-in-law's special pork roast that doesn't have a name but I named it 'Greasy Pork' - lean, boneless pork roast with little slits cut into it everywhere where you stuff in a garlic clove, a channel cut down the middle of it (running lengthwise) and a spicy salami stuffed in (now it all sounds so sexual...) then coated with salt and hot Hungarian paprika and then slow roasted in a pan with little dollops of lard. The grease is used to spoon over krokett (croquett in English - fried, fluffy potato thingies) or potatoes. The four basic Hungarian food groups are Grease, Salt, Sour Cream and Paprika. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

Of all things, I learned that term from my grandmother about 15 years ago!! She was an electrician at Lockheed - one of the very few females who built planes in the 60's and 70's - and learned the term from her fellow workers. I used to work at Microsoft and, way back when it was a fun place to work, there was a game that people would play at meetings called "Buzzword Bingo" or "Bullshit Bingo". Someone would print out a bunch of Bingo type cards with each square containing a stupid word that managers liked to use in meetings like: Low Hanging Fruit (my favorite) Streamline Strategize Ramp Up At The End Of The Day Bandwidth (used in conjunction with something other than actual network frequency range) Pushback Synergy Everyone gets a card with different words and you cover your words with pennies as they are said in the meeting. When you cover all of your words, you stand up in the middle of the meeting and shout BINGO. You only did this if your job was secure or if you didn't care that your job wasn't. Or if you were new and stupid and people managed to convince you that "all the kids are doing it..." This has nothing to do with Dot Com words or phrases, really, but this thread reminds me of it. I still can't figure out all of the abbreviations people use. For the longest time I thought that DH stood for 'Dick Head' instead of 'Darling Husband'. Interchangable most of the time, I suppose. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

I'd like the recipe if you don't mind sharing. I love Lemocello. Oh boy do I love that stuff. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

Guess what? She's already in it. Whether she knows it or not. If you don't tell her and she finds out about it on her own (or some other way) and finds out that you knew about it... That is a FAR bigger betrayal than that of a cheating spouse. You are her child. Protecting her means that you tell her the truth so she can make sure that this guy no longer plays her for a fool. He's cheating on her; that's lying to her. If you choose to withold this from her then you are lying to her as well. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

Do ya' think she'd even notice? If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

The Serpent and the Rainbow. Guy gets tied to a chair and a railroad spike is hammered into his genitals. John - I admire your choices! I'm an Apathist (kind of like an Atheist but without all the effort and concern) and I have read the Bible from cover to cover twice in my life. If you live in the US and have not read the Constitution (and the Declaration of Independence) then shame on you. When I was 12 I begged my parents to get me the complete Oxford English Dictionary for Christmas. It was too expensive so I got the Websters Unabridged Dictionary instead. I still have it. Tattered as hell. Anyway... My list for Fiction is: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand The most powerful and life changing book I've ever read. Period. Sanity Matinee by Michael Zagst - Kind of like a comedic Falling Down (the movie) The Circus of the Earth and of the Air by Brooke Stevens. I have read this book three times and I'm still not entirely sure what it's about but it's a different experience every time. I mostly read non-fiction and there's no way I could list just three. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

I heart Soldiers!!! ...and Sailors and Airmen too!!! (Marines aren't too bad either, for the most part, but I'm an Army brat so I'm not supposed to say that out loud) For everyone who has ever donned a uniform in service to this country - by your choice or not - I thank you for being brave enough to do so. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

(How about Billy's wife signing "I don't fucking think so!"??) If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

WOO HOO!!! A bunch of drunk Marines running around with swords!!! My favorite holiday!! Oooh-rah! If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

Interpreting for Billy If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

Sorry this is so long but I spend so much of my 'free' time trying to knock some bit of sense into my single friends over these very same issues. It's a hot topic for me. 1)Have you ever stayed with a guy after he cheated more than once? Nope. To my knowledge, I've only been cheated on once by one guy. I've only given out one 'get out of jail free' card in my entire life. One night, one mistake and he immediately came home and immediately told me what happened. It took time but I forgave him. I've never forgotten, though. Neither has he. 2)Stayed with him even thought he never remembers any b/day,v/day etc.. My husband can never remember my birthday. Period. We met each other a couple of weeks before my 16th birthday - that was in 1988 - so he has had plenty of time and plenty of birthdays to figure it out. He can't. My birthday is September 7th and he always has it narrowed down to two possible dates - the 7th or the 10th. I derive more fun out of teasing him over it... On the other hand, he has gotten sooooo angry with me for forgetting Valentines Day - as well as for bad-mouithing Valentines Day (it really is a stupid concept). Also, I was the one who insisted that we get married on a holiday or a date that had some other significance so I could remember when our anniversary was. December 31st. New Years' Eve. 3)He doesnt call for days, but when he does gives big excuse and gets laid anyway I dated a guy sort of like this. He just never bothered with the excuse part. He didn't always get laid anyway, that depended on my mood at the time. It frustrated the hell out of me, for sure, but I knew that it wasn't because he was up to no good - he's just a solitary sort of guy and likes his alone time. That was ages ago and the relationship didn't work out for a lot of reasons - he is, to this day, my best friend and he will still go for ages without calling! 4) humiliates you in public. Humiliates me in public by accident? Yeah, that happens. Every member of my family has done that. I assume that you mean a guy who puts a woman down or verbally abuses her in public, right? If that's the case then the answer is: HELL NO!! There is no difference - to me - between verbal abuse and physical abuse. They both stem from exactly the same place and neither one ends well and neither one 'happend just that once'. Period. End of discussion on that. Attempt to humiliate me in public or in private and see what happens. Come prepared for battle. It's a lucky man that hits me twice. I think the core of what a lot of people think is women seeking 'bad boys' has nothing to do with the 7 questions you have asked. Someone who fits that profile isn't a 'bad boy' - he's an asshole. There is a difference. To use a corny, but appropriate term, men want a 'Lady on the streets and a freak in the sheets'. Right? Men want a woman who, when in public or especially around his friends, puts on a show of being a perfect Miss Manners sort of lady. Meanwhile, he's nudging his friends and whispering "Yeah, but you should see her in the sack!" And all his buddies are jealous. Most women want the same thing but somewhat opposite. They want a guy who gives off an air of mystery and slight danger but is a gentleman. Think James Bond. Women want a guy with an edge to them. That doesn't mean that they want a guy who's an asshole and that treats them like shit. Every woman's 'edge' is different. Maybe 'diverse' is a better word. Don't we all, to some degree, seek that thing that is missing in ourselves in the other person? Nice guys don't finish last, boring guys do. Nice isn't boring but one dimensional is. If a woman thinks that guys who fit the profile you've asked about are quality and worth dating, it's best to steer clear of them. There is something terribly wrong with a woman who thinks that those things are okay and a man is not what she needs - unless he's a therapist. I just happened to talk to my dad this morning as I was reading this and asked him the three questions you posed to men and the answers were: 1) Have you ever purposely treated a woman bad to establish "who is boss". Dad - "HAHAHAHAHA... Yeah, right. You've met your mother, right? Remember your grandmother, my mother? I have spent nearly 40 years of my life vowing to face down all enemies foreign and domestic, and have even done so on many occasions. I'm not brave enough to try to show a woman 'who is boss'" 2) have you ever treated a woman good only to hear, "your like a brother". Dad - "All the time. They still do. It bothered me when I was dating but now it's fine. I'm married and happy and have lots of female friends and hear the brother or dad statement a lot. It's actually nice." (he has a lot of female friends - most of his friends are female - and my mom is perfectly okay with it) 3) Have you hurt a womans feelings but knew she will be there when you call. Dad - "If I ever purposely hurt a woman's feelings, I didn't bother to call. Which I suppose hurt their feelings even more. If I did it by accident, they usually called me and ripped me up for it. I groveled as best as I could." He also said, for the benefit of both men and women here "It isn't a sign of 'manliness' to treat a woman like dirt. What makes a man 'manly' is when he is secure enough with himself to be a gentleman and treat a woman with kindness and as an absolute equal in all things. Any man who thinks otherwise is wrong. Any woman who thinks otherwise? Someone needs to have a stern talking-to with their daddies. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

I live in Seatthell; I'm not from here. I'm from Griffin, GA. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

But you're wearing a suit in your avitar! You're in Georgia, I'm from Georgia so how about: "You are correct, cousin." "That's right, bubba." "Shoooooootttt..." "I tell you what!" "Sho' 'nuff." "Pour me a double, I'm drinkin' fer two." ??? If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

You are correct, sir. However, customs and immigration are one stop shopping when traveling through LAX. Or, at least, that was the case last year. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

The only way customs would have anything to do with it is if the hospital, for some reason, filed criminal charges against you (theft of services). I've never - EVER - heard of it happening. They might have sent the account to a collections agency but that's it. And, I agree with the others here. You should make an attempt to set up a payment schedule with the hospital. Most hospitals are willing to work with their patients to pay all or part of the bill. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

I like Tom Leykis - he's a funny guy but... Relationship advice from a guy who's been divorced 4 times? Really? If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

I couldn't agree more. We've started a tradition in my family a few years ago. We all use the money we would spend on gifts for each other and, instead, buy farm animals. Heifer Project is one of many places where you can buy a cow or a goat or a chicken or even a hive of bees to people in developing or impoverished countries. We make these donations in each others's names. We get each other smaller, more meaningful gifts and spend the bulk of the Christmas money on the donations. Even my sister's children are starting to get in on the act. Her son is too young to really get into it but last year I sat her 7 year old daughter down at the computer with me and told her she had a hundred dollars to buy whatever animals she wanted to give to a family to help them. Of course she wanted to meet the animals first but she was really excited about the process and understood why we were doing it. That it was part of her Christmas gift to have the money to be able to give someone something life-sustaining. Just one suggestion... If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

Nope. It is only interested in romantic relationships with other bars. Restaurants and cafes will not suffice. It also wants to turn all other eating establishments into bars - gay bars - and hijack classes at the local Art Institute for Culinary Design so it can teach gay bar propaganda. Also, it's decor was FA-BU-LOUS!!! If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

Green lawns, Macy. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

Don't forget - if you open the car door for her to get in, depending on the type of car, and she doesn't know how to properly get into or out of a car and is wearing a short skirt... Well... You can fill in the rest. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

Things should be equal. When I was single and dating I was adamant about keeping things equal. If I ask you out, I pay. If you ask me out, you pay. If, after a time, we continue to go out, I'll pay half or all of it and you pay half or all of it - just as long as it works out even in the end. Holding doors doesn't go under equality, it goes under politeness. If I get to the door first, I'll hold it open for my husband or a date when I was single or any other man I happen to be with. My dad and I have actually gotten into tugging matches over doors - just for shits and giggles. I always let him win. Eventually. After I yell at him (for the benefit of the gawkers at the restaurant, convenience store or wherever we happen to be) "But you're the one who raised me to be independent!!" Equality comes in, with regards to doors and such, when it is expected and when a woman whines when it doesn't happen. On the flip side, I can not stand it when a guy has a problem with a woman holding a door open for him; that's equality as well. I dated a guy for a year or so who didn't have a car and I did. Whenever we would go somewhere that required driving, I would always open the car door for him. I never thought much of it - not like I was trying to prove anything to him, it just seemed like the right thing to do. He thought it was funny and nice. He's still one of my closest friends and I still drive him places and I still open the car door for him. Only when he gets in, though. Getting out is up to him. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

Heeeyyyy!!! I was legimately concerned about skydiver-bird collisions and did ask about it on my first jump. Birds hit planes all the time and people get killed. I was concerned about taking a crow to the forehead. It's a legitimate question... If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

Oh hell, I even put a card on it saying to me from me. It's the most extravagantly wrapped gift under the tree. No one has to ask who it's from. Only once has anyone said anything - an in-law - snarky about it. I replied with "Well if you people actually got me something I wanted or needed or even decent and useful then I wouldn't have to buy my own gifts." Now it's just one more of my little Christmas quirks that everyone has come to expect. If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

I always buy myself a Christmas gift. I even wrap it up and put it under the tree. That way I'm guaranteed to get at least one thing I wanted! If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you. **************************** Be like the cupcake and suck it up.