Harry Tuttle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Berdhuis, you arrogant bastard! Mrs. Tuttle was my 3rd grade teacher at Flint Hill Elementary School; are you her son?
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I prefer Option 3 (where have I heard this before?) - "Option three would turn the teacher workday for standard calendar schools and the intersession day for modified calendar schools in April into instructional days and add makeup days to the end of the school year on June 23, 24, and 25. It would not add any time to the instructional day." The other two, which lengthen the school day (presuma
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WestfieldDad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No. They don't teach English in GT/Honors either. > They just expect the kids to use more colors in > their drawings... Hmmm, seems I missed out on all of the fun.
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WestfieldDad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Berdhuis - > > I'm willing to agree with you regarding Japanese. > As for Latin, if FCPS actually taught English, I > might agree with you. But, since they don't, I > don't. Understood. Although from my observation the Latin students were already GT/Honors English students. Is Latin superfluous?
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jack dale is a joke Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes if the cuts are made for all day daycare, I > mean all day kindergarten, string programs for 8 > years olds and Japanese language immersion > programs for third graders, no one one will want > to move here (to a county already overcrowed with > 1 million people). People only migrate here for
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Easily the Redistricting thread comes in first place. But those asinine, tantrum-fueled malcontents who whine about bikers always make me smile. =^D
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The view from the new Rt. 28 overpass on Frying Pan Rd provides a magnificent vista of the Dulles Airport Operation Area as the trees become bare.
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Mr. Misery Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The road is for motor vehicles. Sure, technically > a motorcycle is a motor vehicle, but it's not > right for all of us who drive cars like normal > people to have to get all defensive in our driving > because some asshole is riding around on his > motorcycle in the middle of a busy highway. If you >
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no Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Then you and one-nut "Lance Armstrong" explain why > bicyclists get so much hate? If you're all law > abiding citizens that never slow everyone else > down, why would you get so much flack? Have some > self-awareness. Because we're multi-season athletes who are publicly visible while motorists (who are mostly fat
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no Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Also, just to clue you in, the hostility towards > bicyclists is due to their frequently not obeying > the rules of the road, Most in my observation obey the traffic laws, and so do I. > being hostile towards car drivers, How? By running them over? > slowing down drivers while cycling in auto lanes, I know of
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eesh Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thank you, Vanna.
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MrMephisto Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I second the suggestion of using Castrol GTX. > Your spandex is powerless against viscosity > breakdown. The first constructive and somewhat accurate post regarding cycling from you - yes, viscosity breakdown in the crotch of the shorts will cause significant chafing on the inner thighs over several hours of ri
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bloody blisters Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > you are robbing your body of the proper amount of > electrolytes. you could get much more horsepower > if a) drink sports drink, or b) use castrol GTX. > just plain water doesnt cut it. performance sludge > can happen to you. Which sports drink do you recommend for use on Lawyers Road?
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MrMephisto Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'll be completely honest with you; I am very > proud that this is the absolute worst personal > insult you idiots can come up with. No doubt. That's because the manner in which you insult yourself is unbeatable.
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Great place if you order the bratwursts - only thing I eat there, now. Proud patron since 1977.
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bloody blisters Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > is your water bottle filled with sports drink for > that extra boost or is it just plain water? Just water, bloody blisters. Here's what I do: I fill the bottles the night before a long, hot day on the bike, and stow them in the freezer. Next morning they're just ice. As I ride, the ice slowly melts into cold
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While riding on Lawyers Road, I've put almost 2000 miles on my carbon fiber-laced tires over the past 6 months, and have had no flats. Terrain I've been on ranges from smooth pavement, harsh pavement, and hard gravel for several miles - a good range. The pavement I ride on mostly has moderate to significant debris - pebbles to glass; the tires just pop them out from underneath to the side - occas
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MrMephisto Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yeah, and 2 + 2 = you're an inconsiderate, > self-serving prick. Yeah (Y), and 2 + 2 = you're an inconsiderate (i), self-serving (s) prick (p). If Y, then 2+2 = i(sp) 4 = i(sp) p = 4/is More simply, you meant to say: yeah, my prick is inversely inconsiderate and self-serving by a factor of 4.
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MrMephisto Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Berdhuis is the same kind of dickhead that bitches > out the kid in Starbucks when he takes too long to > make a half-caf caramel macchiato with extra cream > and not too much foam. Berdhuis (B) is the same kind of (=) dickhead (d) that bitches out (x) the kid in Starbucks (k) when he takes too long (2t) to m
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Harry Tuttle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "Cyclists" please.... Okay. > Stay the fuck out of the road! No. > You aren't cars! Yes. > I will honk at each and every one of you! Thank you.
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MrMephisto Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So I'm on Braddock yesterday, and traffic is > moving along 45 to 50 miles an hour. I go around > a bend, and immediately have to slam on my brakes > to avoid rear-ending the car in front of me who > had slammed on his brakes to avoid rear-ending a > cyclist riding right down the center of the road >
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RoadKill Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The nice part is when that section ends, it feeds > the bicyclists into a small two lane section and > on the other end, a two lane section over hill > with a blind curve. Perfect place to pick off > bicyclists. More likely force motorists to slow down and wait for us cyclists to grant you room to pass. Fr
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We had these invade our house 30 years ago when an adjacent Ash tree was dying. There were thousands of them, everywhere. After the tree was finally cut down, these critters disappeared after a bit.
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Geezer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I pull into the Wegman's parking lot next to a > woman sitting in an F-350 monstrosity. She has > the windows, up, A/C running and is blabbing on > the phone. I go enjoy my delicious > freshly-prepared Wegman's lunch and read the > newspaper. 38 minutes later, I return to my car > and see she is still
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Harry Tuttle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You're absolutely right, Mephisto. As a bicyclist, > I have the ability to speak for all bicyclists. I > assure you, I positively love the smell of my own > farts. I even sniff my fingers after I scratch my > balls. I often dream of having sexual encounters > with myself (or at least a clone of myself)
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I ride a bike instead, and so should MrsMephisto.
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Why do Canadians come here? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Easy. Why would employers provide costly > insurance when they can dump the plan and let > their employees buy the government plan with the > money that the employer has given them in raises > once he doesn't have to pay for health insurance > anymore? government plan is cheaper for &g
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Registered Voter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Berdhuis Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Actually not. According to WHO data > > (http://www.who.int/countries/en/): > > comparing a European country as France to the > US > > reveals that: > > > > France > > Per capita ex
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Taxpayer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm not under any obligation whatsoever to do anything just because they > do it in Europe. You are absolutely correct here. > It sucks. Actually not. According to WHO data (http://www.who.int/countries/en/): comparing a European country as France to the US reveals that: France Per capita expenditure is $3,554
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hop Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > >>Rumor. He repeatedly stated that those who > choose to keep their private insurance are at > liberty to do so > > This is BS - a huge number of businesses will stop > offering healthcare benefits and dump their > employees on the public roles - they will of > course pay a tax to do this, but it w
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