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Finished two great books

House of Stone by Anthony Shadid

Extra Virginity The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil by Tom Mueller. If you liked "Salt" and "Cod", this book is for you.

Can't add too much, but

Nothing gets you past a bad relationship more than a good relationship.
It is better to have known great love and experienced great pain than not to have loved at all.

A bartender notices a horse and a jockey in one of the booths. The horse is crying his eyes out.

Bartender: Why the long face?
Horse: Sod you! Think I haven't heard that one before?...

Brazil by Terry Gilliam.

"Between you and me madam, the number one."

nuff said.

A climate scientist and a climate change denier walk into a bar.

Denier: What's the strongest whiskey you have?
Bartenter: I have it right here.
Denier taks a sip, throws the glass against...

A chemist walks into a bar.

Chemist: Did you the one about sodium hypobromite?
Bartender: NaBrO!

"Why They Kill" by (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Richard Rhodes.

Explores the causes and origins of the most violent members of society, and crushes a few myths along the way.

Kind of surprised I...

Did anyone nominate Sniff the Glove by Spinal Tap?

A Penguin walks into a bar and orders a root beer float.

Bartender: Is that your car outside?
Penguin: Yeah, so what?
Bartender: There's a lot of steam coming from under the hood. ...

"Top Shot" is delightfully adictive. It's Survivor with guns.

I can't believe no one has said "The Wire" or "The Prisoner".

"If you come at the king, you best not miss" -Omar.

Book One by Chip Kidd.

Never heard of Chip Kidd? If you've read Jo Nesbo, Orhan Panuk, Haruki Murakami, Elmore Leonard, or Michael Crichton you've seen his work. Chip is the book jacket for all...

Anatomy of a Quagmire by David Halberstam is another very good Viet Nam analysis.

Enjoy!

-C

A crow hops into a bar.

Bartender: We don't serve your kind in here.

Crow: Why not?

Bartender: Caws.

Here's a few with an American flavor.

Fiction
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
Little Girl Lost, Gone Baby Gone by Richard Aleas.
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett...

A chord walks into a loud, crowded bar.

Bartender: We Can't Serve You Here!

Chord: What! Why?

Bartender: You're A Minor!

A Neutron walks into a bar.

Neutron: How much for a drink?

Bartender: For you? No Charge!

Jesus walks into a bar.

Jesus: "Some water in a wine glass, please."

The original Smiths Stealth dial

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And the 12V battery charger
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I've been to ATT park many times. There's no bad seats in the house, and it's one of the best parks in the country.

Stay on the lower level for the best view. I wouldn't think you have to get...

http://www.classicoffshore.com/restorat ... edbird.php

I found this one on e-bay, but didn't see it on the Alpha web site. They may have moved to a new model with a single side pusher.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Omega-Speedmaster-S ... 43a700fd37
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A panda walks into a bar and orders a drink. After a while, he orders some appetizers. When the waitress comes with the bill, he pulls out a gun and shoots her.

Bartender: What'd you do that...

An argon atom walks into a bar

Barman: You'll have to leave. We don't serve noble gasses around here.

The argon didn't react.

I bought my first-edition PRS-14 watch on this bracelet. It's a great bracelet and I would recommend it to anyone, but I don't know what it is. Can anyone help me identify it?
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