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I rescind my offer of a bed for you to sleep in when you visit the U.S.! I can think of lots of things with teeth that don't bite, but can't think of anything that bites only by accident.
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I rescind my offer of a bed for you to sleep in when you visit the U.S.! I can think of lots of things with teeth that don't bite, but can't think of anything that bites only by accident.
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I so wish that I'd thought of that before I posted the question, but I've already made up my mind what the answer is.brewnog said:
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Gears? ...
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A saw? Me?
Ok, so we know its not alive (right?), but it has somewhat a mind of its own (more like a computer), or is diffucult to control. It has teeth.
Ok, so we know its not alive (right?), but it has somewhat a mind of its own (more like a computer), or is diffucult to control. It has teeth.
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Zoobyshoe is walking around in the beautiful Alaskan summer, when he unexpectadly steps in... a bear trap?
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I have lots of teeth and only bite myself accidentally.
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The human mouth. Lots of teeth, but you only bite your tounge accidentally.
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Danger, we need some feedback here...
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Sorry. I love PF, but pool comes first. (Incidentally, we skunked them.) Anyhow, you're all off the track. You are correct that it's not alive. Parts include, but are not restricted to, hooks and hollows.Mk said:
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Ah, zip yer pie hole...hey! That's it!Danger said:
zipper
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Zipppeeerrrrr
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Yeah. Sorry, I was preoccupied somewhere else for a while. 'Tis indeed the old turtle choker.zoobyshoe said:
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Patented in 1972 this was the beginning of a now ubiquitous form of entertainment.
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Odyssey
The game of Pong
The game of Pong
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Too fast!
Yer tern.
Yer tern.
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About 30 meters long and 4 meters high, and mounted on 4 wheels, this was built with the hope that the signal to noise ratio of transoceanic radio-telephones might be improved.
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First radio telescope?
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DARN!
Yerrrrrrrrr up.
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That was just an educated guess. Anyhow, as I just mentioned in your new thread, I severely have to hit the springs now. I've got a double shift tomorrow, and about 4 hours left to get some sleep first. Fire up another one on me. I'll sneak back into line some time tomorrow night. Give Tsu an extra one for me, and I'll see you tomorrow.Ivan Seeking said:DARN!
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It's too late for me, so the floor is open to a new question.
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This man's work rid us of a dangerous crank.
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The Wankel engine is a type of internal combustion engine, invented by Felix Wankel, which uses a rotor instead of reciprocating pistons. This design promises smooth high-rpm power from a compact, lightweight engine; however Wankels are criticized for poor fuel efficiency and exhaust emissions.
Correct? I'm not so sure about this one.
Correct? I'm not so sure about this one.
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No, sir. Nice guess, though.
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In 1903, the first U.S. patent for an automobile electric self-starter was issued to Clyde J. Coleman of New York City (No. 745,157). He invented the self-starter in 1899, but the invention was impractical.
The license was purchased by the Delco Company, which was taken over by the General Motors Corporation. Charles Kettering at General Motors modified the self-starter, and made it practical. It was first installed on Cadillac cars in 1911. By 1920, nearly every car had a self-starter.
The self-starter is a necessity for internal-combustion engines, because the Otto cycle requires the pistons already be in motion before the ignition phase of the cycle. This means that the engine must be started in motion by an outside force before it can power itself. Originally a hand crank was used to start the engine, but it was inconvenient and rather hard work to crank the engine up to speed. For the self-starter an electric motor, called a starter motor or sometimes just plain starter, is used in place of the hand crank to put the engine into motion.
I'm more sure about this one, but not positive.
The license was purchased by the Delco Company, which was taken over by the General Motors Corporation. Charles Kettering at General Motors modified the self-starter, and made it practical. It was first installed on Cadillac cars in 1911. By 1920, nearly every car had a self-starter.
The self-starter is a necessity for internal-combustion engines, because the Otto cycle requires the pistons already be in motion before the ignition phase of the cycle. This means that the engine must be started in motion by an outside force before it can power itself. Originally a hand crank was used to start the engine, but it was inconvenient and rather hard work to crank the engine up to speed. For the self-starter an electric motor, called a starter motor or sometimes just plain starter, is used in place of the hand crank to put the engine into motion.
I'm more sure about this one, but not positive.
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George Bush
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I do not riddle out, or riddle up, or riddle down, i do not riddle to the left, or to the right. But i may save your life.
What am i
What am i
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I'm the son of rage and love,
The Jesus of suburbia,
From the bible of "none of the above",
On a steady diet of soda pop and ritalin...
Not mushrooms, but ritalin!
The Jesus of suburbia,
From the bible of "none of the above",
On a steady diet of soda pop and ritalin...
Not mushrooms, but ritalin!
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Shrimp is the main food source of the mostly South American and African leggy bird, but there's one species that lives in southern Europe. It has secondary wing feathers that are the same color as a hex triplet, that consists of 6 charachters, what is it?
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Greater Flamingo
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my question is
I am partner's with a needle. I am on this website. and have a title
What is it?
#000000
my question is
I am partner's with a needle. I am on this website. and have a title
What is it?
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Thread. What was it?
Apple sells a software product that provides aadvanced digital compositing. When you add milk what do you get? You can make it in your blender, or buy it from McDonalds.
Goodnight, its 12:30 here, you'll know if you get the answer or not.
Apple sells a software product that provides aadvanced digital compositing. When you add milk what do you get? You can make it in your blender, or buy it from McDonalds.
Goodnight, its 12:30 here, you'll know if you get the answer or not.
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