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Sun 09/12/10 05:53 PM
Thinking I wish I was in Guatemala right about now...

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Sun 09/12/10 05:46 PM
One can be sexy without being trashy.

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Sun 09/12/10 05:45 PM
Well, unless you count Lucy Ricardo (I Love Lucy) as a working girl...I don't use Halloween as an excuse for that either.

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Sun 09/12/10 05:43 PM
I know I don't want to date someone just like me...

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Sun 09/12/10 05:34 PM

Im having my baby shower on halloween. =)


That's hot. lol.

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Sun 09/12/10 05:32 PM
Thinking of going as a sailor girl. Found an incredibly sexy costume.

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Tue 08/17/10 09:25 PM
Thanks everyone.

And Andy, no, it wasn't you. You're funny. :)

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Mon 08/16/10 07:16 PM
I would like to know if there is a way to block someone even if they haven't contacted me? Meaning, a person hasn't actually emailed me or nudged me, but he or she gets on my nerves in the forum, and I would just rather not see his or her posts.

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Mon 08/16/10 01:44 AM

If anyone hits you up with this argument about why they use margarine instead of butter, you might consider letting 'em know that's not really true ... and here's why ...

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http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2004-01/1074274923.Ch.r.html

Any truth to margarine being close to plastic in molecular structure?

Date: Thu Jan 15 15:27:51 2004

Posted By: Todd Whitcombe, Associate Professor, Chemistry

No.

Okay, that is the simple answer. The full answer will take a little longer and I will need to make clear some definitions and history. 

First, "plastic" according to the Oxford English Dictionary means "moulding, giving form to, clay, wax, or other yielding solid". That is, something is "plastic" if it is malleable. And in this sense, then, the statement that "margarine is plastic" is correct. Margarine can be moulded and shaped. It is quite a good material for artistic work. Our local culinary program spends some time creating "margarine" sculptures each year.

But I don't think that that is what you mean by your question. I gather what you would like to know is - is margarine "one molecule" away from being a polymeric substance exhibiting the properties of synthetic "plastic" compounds, like polyethylene or PET? It is to that question that the answer is "no". You could not simply add a molecule to margarine and make plastic milk jugs or pop bottles.

Both butter and margarine owe their origins to animal fats. Butter is made from milk fat. To make butter, it is necessary to take all of the fat that is dispersed through the liquid component of the cream and to get it into a single lump. Agitation results in the formation of bubbles and the fat is thought to conglomerate in the walls of the bubbles. When enough fat is collected together, the bubbles collapse and creamy, smooth butter is formed. Butter has a composition that is essentially 80% animal fat and 20% water with traces of other components. As it is made from animal fat, there is a percentage of cholesterol found in butter - a natural component of animal fat.

Margarine was developed in 1869 by the French pharmacist and chemist, Hippolyte Mege-Mouries, after Napoleon III offered a prize for the formulation of a synthetic edible fat. It was originally made from animal fats which are semi-solid at room temperature. Mege-Mouries was not the first to give suet a buttery texture but he was the first to make it palatable by flavouring it with milk. 

It was not until 1905, after hydrogenation had been discovered, that margarine could be conveniently made from the much more plentiful vegetable oils. Hydrogenation results in a "saturated" fat. And saturated fats have higher melting points than unsaturated fats. By hydrogenating vegetable oils, a solid could be obtained. Modern margarine was born.



For goodness sake...I was simply stating I read it somewhere. You do not have to be an *** HAT about it.

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Sun 08/15/10 04:59 PM
My Account>Settings>Limit Who Can Send You Mail.

Not sure if it limits nudges, but I didn't get any communication from people outside my parameters when I set them.

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Sun 08/15/10 12:52 PM
You CAN change your settings so people who don't meet your criteria cannot contact you.

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Sun 08/15/10 12:41 PM
I read something somewhere that said margarine is one molecule away from being plastic...I haven't touched the stuff since.

Butter is fine in moderation, if you're health conscious...Me, I'm a bit like Paula Deen and think butter is effing great.

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Fri 08/13/10 11:58 PM
Guh...still awake.

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Fri 08/13/10 10:49 PM
I was in a relationship for the last 7 years and it didn't work out...So now I'm single. Again.

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Thu 08/12/10 09:49 PM
Okay peeps. I'm off to get a shower and (hopefully) go to sleep. Goodnight all!

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Thu 08/12/10 09:30 PM
Where'd everyone go?

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Thu 08/12/10 09:23 PM



Chocolate chip yummy!!!!!

and i can eat it while unsnapping a womans bra...


Really? I'd have thought oatmeal cookies go better with that.

So, who out there's doing something awesome?:banana:


I'm watching the Golden Girls...And the Golden Girls, they're pretty awesome. tongue2

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Thu 08/12/10 09:18 PM


Chocolate chip yummy!!!!!

and i can eat it while unsnapping a womans bra...


Hmm, a multitasker.

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Thu 08/12/10 09:14 PM





looking over my new tats at the moment lol only the stuff in my mind could i create such beautiful works of art


I love tats they are cool
i got 4 done over the weekend all self designed by me


FOUR? surprised
yea


That's a lot to get done in one weekend.

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Thu 08/12/10 09:14 PM


I'm almost always bored.
awwwwwwwww sending hugs!!

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