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Planter's has killed off Mr. Peanut! WTH's wrong with them? Mr. Peanut....dead at 104! 😢 I remember seeing him all the time on the boardwalk in Atlantic City when I was little

I'm trying make a logo for a YouTube channel that I'm wanting to start, but I need to be able to do some animation that is apparently beyond the capabilities of anything that comes as part of Windows 10. I'm making another one of those channels going over reddit posts. So I'm wanting to make a video of a rat walking up to a red R/ and then tearing it apart, since in essence that's what I will be doing on the channel. The problem is, that the Win10 3D programs SUCK. So does anyone know a good one?

I want help from people of kind hearts. I am a Moroccan man. I am thirty-seven years old. I do not want to marry a woman, as I do not tend to women.In our country, it is forbidden to marry gay or transgender, and I have never seen a transgender in my life, despite that, I love to marry and live all my life with him.

Well, Saturday I did it again. I got another addition to my household family. I brought home a hedgehog. The spikey little fart is still really skittish. Being in a completely new situation and all. So to count down it’s 4 dogs, 3 rats, 2 birds, and 1 hedgehog. What’s next? Koi fish and a herd of goats? We’re one camel away from being able to charge admission. We apparently have a donkey. Adrianne tells me every day something about me and an “ass”.🤨

What type of kid were you as you were growing up? Everyone was something different, but usually had something in common. I'm just curious to see how people grew up. I highly doubt any of us came out at the age of 3, and that most of us were forced to succumb to social conformity. I myself was a goth and a loner. Severely outcast. Dark, brooding, dangerous. I'm still that way, but more calculating. And in some cases completely the opposite. I've always been open minded, though that may not show. So what were ya?

I want to get a lot of opinions on this. How does everyone feel about slurs, if it's from two people who are the same? For example if you have read The Outsiders there's a part where Ponyboy mentions that one greaser calling another one a Greaser is being playful. So how does everyone feel about more controversial slurs? If two gay men call each other the F word, is that ok? If two transgender people call each other tranny, is that ok? Also I'm curious about racial slurs. I can count the number of people in my life that matter on one hand, and I get a laugh if they call me a cracker. Anyone else and you're got a violent fight on your hands. Honky on the other hand, I don'…

I just enjoyed my favorite part of the day again. A nice hot shower before bed. There’s lots of things I enjoy, but nothing I look forward to more than my evening shower. I get to sit under the hot water and let the stress of the day melt away. I get to scrape away the sweat and physical signs of stress when I suds up my loofah. There’s just nothing better. I get to feel clean, smooth, soft, and relaxed when I climb between the sheets. I absolutely love a hot shower.

Well, it’s come to a point that we can’t come back from. I have no choice but to give up my macaw. His screaming has severely affected my psyche. Last night Adrianne had to drive my wheelchair for me to the bedroom because I was paralyzed in it. Then she had to walk me into the bathroom to take a shower. But that’s not the worst of it. My nerves and mind were hit so hard that I actually had a seizure in the shower. Luckily I have a shower chair, and it’s a relatively small shower stall. So I didn’t get hurt. But she decided that if he’s causing me to have seizures, then it’s time for him to go. So we’re going to have to say goodbye to him. I don’t want to let him go, beca…

I watched the debate tonight. I was not happy with how it went. There were 3 candidates that only got the opportunity to speak 3-4 times in the entire 2 hours. Including my candidate. The questions were directed at 5 of the candidates and the rest were left to stand around like they were just there as decorations. How can it be a debate when less than half actually get to participate? Maybe the Iowa debate will go better.

Remember the song, "I found my Freedom on Blueberry Hill " Well, Bend Oregon has been that Dream !!!! Honestly, EVERYWHERE I have been in the ONE MONTH as of TODAY I have been here have I had the opportunity to have shook hands , hugged , kissed , laughed with and had coffee with sooooo many who HONESTLY who want me to become a member of Bend Oregon's community ! Here are two week old shots of Ben Oregon's 1st snow and my view as I'm living on a small Horse ranch ….

I changed my number about a month and a half ago. After I changed it I started getting calls from literally all over the world. Colombia, Peru, Canada, Tuvalu, and virtually every state in the US. Also someone stole my number to use on their Facebook account. I finally got tired of it, and went back and changed it again, hoping the problem would stop. I even got a new sim card installed. It didn't help. I'm still getting these calls. With the first change I was thinking that, due to where a lot of the calls were coming from, it was an old number that was previously associated with someone involved in drug running. I've been there and never want to go back. This newest num…

I ran this topic by staff, and was told it was ok to post. I have seen a lot of talk about piercing and tattooing. There's a lot of people out there that want a tattoo, but don't know the full risk if you don't find a clean responsible tattoo artist and shop. There are not only blood born diseases such as hepatitis and HIV, but also others such as flesh eating bacteria. The pictures I am posting here are for people to see so that they know the risk if they think cutting corners is ok. If you do cut corners, you can lose more than the $20 you spent for the tattoo. Your life could be on the line. If you go to a shop that apparently has a good reputation, but you get on…

I finally got back to electrolysis today. It's been a couple years since I was able to do it due to money. But I'm finally back in the swing. One thing I apparently forgot, however, was that it wears you OUT. I was completely drained. I'm getting back to doing hour sessions, but jeez. The pain part was non-existent for me due to my pain tolerance. But feeling completely drained of my life force, was a bit of a, shall we say, "surprise"? I'm happy to have the hair killed, but I don't really like the side effect of needing a year long nap afterward. Give me a swift kick in the whatever it takes to put some energy in me for after the session. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ…

I've mentioned other forums that I'm on that are Invision forums. One has a section that is Member Interviews. If they feel inclined the members post a thread usually labeled "Ask Membername" and the rest of the forum asks them random questions. What's your favorite car, where is your dream vacation spot, what food would you like to try, and so on. It's a great way to get to know each other better. I thought it may be fun to have that here. What's everyone's thoughts? Yay? Nay?

Thanks to both Monica , Diane , and Jessica , they have been my "Lifelines in my return to Oregon" .For the week end , I'm living in a tent in a Campground near Bend Oregon . I have to return to Charleston W Virginia to get a Motor Home I bought .My contact info except my mail will remain the same . Being in a specialized business such as I am has a following and as a result , I HAVE to retain my Virginia phone .

Is anyone else into this? I’ve gotten into BattleBots like crazy here over the last couple months. Also has anyone had enough interest to try to put together a team and get a bot together? I do. I even have a design for a bot that would be pretty lethal in the arena. I just don’t know anything about engineering, so I don’t have a clue how to build a bot. If anyone has enough interest let’s hear it. Maybe......... who knows?

Hey folks , I need a driver to drive a Ford Econoline Motor Home from Charleston West Virginia to Bend Oregon. This deal is serious ! Expenses paid to go home on and I'll pay your return fare . MUST Have a licence and NO Drugs or alcohol . [Please PM me] if yer interested

Jessica came to Ellen's rescue over the week end of August 1st in Richmond Virginia . This was long planned as Jessica realized Ellen was trying to move and consolidate a 5 bedroom home into a 21 foot rental truck !!!! What she saw was an abyss . Yes, Ellen HAD already stacked a living room, 12 X 18 to the ceiling by herself in a mere week an a half upon her return from Bend Oregon . Still , working 12 hour days by one's self is daunting ! The mission is clear and I chose to accept the challenge . I'm returning to live out my final days in Bend Oregon and damn the Torpedoes , Banker's and naysayer's , period !!!!I still feel as though my trip out to Bend was indeed …

Does anyone know if there’s some kind of bug going around? I caught something last night and haven’t been this sick in forever. I’ll spare you the details, but needless to say, there’s a bug butt that needs some stomping.

I'm just returning from a week on the road at 80MPH in a Mercury Marquis and it WAS in Jerry Garcia's words , a "Long and Strange trip". I was NEVER Mis Gendered ,NOT ONCE in Bend Oregon!!!!! Better news , my house in Republican , Bible Baptist Chester Virginia sold for more money than I expected ! I'm returning to Bend mid August . If anyone here wants to meet for coffee, P-M me ....

Is there a possibility that anyone else is going to the KC (technically St Joe) Crypticon this coming weekend? My wife and I will be there on Saturday. It's a 3 day event going from Friday thru Sunday. We try to go every year, but this one will be especially fun. Tobin Bell (aka Jigsaw) will be there Saturday. There's all sorts of actors from mostly the horror genre there. Another that I want to see for the second time will be Daniel Logan. He played the young Boba Fett in Star Wars episode 2. I met him last year at Knoxville Comicon. He's a really awesome guy. So if you're going, maybe we could grab a hotdog together? Anyway here's the link: Kansas City Cryptic…

The Blues took the cup. I’ve always hated them, but to see them win, royally sucks. I don’t have any feelings towards Boston one way or another. I’m a Detroit Red Wings fan. But the Blues are the one team I can’t stand. Every sports fan has theirs. The team they worship and the team they want to drop a nuke on. And the latter won the Stanley Cup. 🤬🤬🤬

Last night, 3 of my little guys died. My wife cranked up the space heater full blast in the computer room where they were and didn't tell me about it. The heat killed 3 of them. The only one that survived was Money. He's devastated. He was curled up with Spook trying to wake him up. I'm heartbroken. There's going to be a funeral later today for them.

I'm watching the nightly news at the moment. They just showed a story about an infant, who was only a few months old, that died after being left in a daycare van for several hours. I'm at a complete loss about what to even say here. The language I want to use would make the people of Pompeii have their ears bleed. I've never been a fan of people, but you do not harm a child. And if you do, you deserve things that I can't say here. Let's just say that inmates have it right in their treatment of you. May the Gods take the child into their palace.