Recent content by dornstar44

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    Alright, which one of you discovered this?

    It's all too perfect that madeira means "wood" in Portuguese.
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    Super-Dog

    We made some for New Year's Eve this year and they turned out almost exactly like I remember. Jumbo hot dog Crushed Pineapple Mayonnaise with some cilantro and minced, roasted garlic Ketchup Mustard Crumbled potato chips Bacon Sliced mozzarella cheese Boil the hot dogs per instructions...
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    Gallery of Generic Dr. Peppers

    Dr. A+ would have been a much better name for Drake's admissions campaign :smile:
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    Math Questions

    For leap years, the daily rate changes to offset the extra day, because the 7% annual rate is constant whether it's a leap year or not. Making this assumption may not be exact, but it's going to be a pretty doggone close approximation (well beyond any significant figures the professor could want).
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    Rockford, Il

    There's a Machine Shed, but that's about it as far as I remember.
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    Math Questions

    1. A = future amount P = current principal = 16,000 r = annual compunding rate = 0.07 N = number of times compounded/year = 365 t = number of years = 31 A = P((1+ (r/N))^(Nt)) 2. A) number of permutations of 8 letters from a set of 12. = 12!/(12 - 8)! B) 12^8 C)12* (11^7) : 12 choices for...
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    Skinny burgers are for Cyclone fans

    I thought it was clever. However, that didn't stop me from writing a pissy note to Hardee's on their website in hopes of getting free burger coupons or something as an apology. :yes:
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    Big XII Championship Turf Question

    I thought I had read when the stadium opened that Jerry Jones bought separate fields for college and the NFL. They may repaint the end zones and logoes, but I'm pretty sure it's a different field than the one they use on Sundays. No link though. :dull:
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    Dave Pasch, Bob Griese, Chris Spielman announcing our game

    Brian Griese is doing the Michigan game. Bob Griese is doing the ISU game.
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    CU Starting QB out for Season

    CU Game Just Got a Little Easier Tyler Hansen of Colorado Buffaloes has ruptured spleen, out for regular season - ESPN Lil' Hawk's back in the saddle.
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    Want to buy or build a 10x10 shed in Ames

    By my math, a 10' x 12' x 3" concrete pad would only be 1.111 cubic yards of concrete, so about $100.
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    Westin Crown Center in KC

    We stayed at the Westin for the football game last year and it was great! About a $5 cab ride to and from the Power & Light district if you're going out at all. Also, we did the Hotel Phillips for the NCAA Tourney at Sprint Center last year, and it was nothing short of ideal. The rooms were...
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    Mangino on the Hot Seat?

    I'm gonna reach out on a limb and say that was because the Hawkeyes were playing Kansas last night.:wideeyed:
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    Dumpster-sex-robbed

    Here's a link to the follow-up story I found this morning, for all that are interested in finding out more about the motive.......Trash bin tryst shocks nation, not neighbor | Wichita News - Kansas News | Wichita Eagle
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    Dumpster-sex-robbed

    I'm trying to figure out how I'm just now hearing about this! I need to get out more, I guess. On the other hand, now that I see where it happened I am not too terribly surprised.