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It is written in the stars that you will click "Ask the fortune teller." submitted by Marley
He could spy with his little eye and his bamboo telescope. submitted by Jonas Grumby
SD Chicago: What's the origin of "the city that works"?
When personal protection becomes a personal problem. (NSFW) submitted by NOTE: May not be safe for work, adult situations/discussion.
People are dying to serve. submitted by Malleus, Incus, Stapes!
When the science is stranger than fiction.
SD Chicago: I'm moving to downtown Chicago for school. Any tips?
It's the Royal Canadian (un)Mounted Police.
Run off with a good costume.
Eat like a man!
SD Chicago: Do other cities have logical street numbering systems like Chicago?
Put your own two cents in on this one.
Whatever you call them, I like big butts and I cannot lie.
Well, duh. (They like boobs. A lot.) (NSFW) submitted by Rico, who also helped with the tag thanks! (NOTE: Adult discussion, NSFW.)
SD Chicago: Did local birds ever recover from West Nile virus?
I can't believe I read the whole thing.
I don't see, said the smart man.
Don't be so doggone prudish! submitted by Ellen Cherry
SD Chicago: Can I do any stargazing in Chicago?
Breakfast of the Mediocre. submitted by Ellen Cherry, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
Being and knowingness.
I see, said the blind man.
SDChicago: Does 'downward reassessment' mean my property taxes will go down?
If you go to San Luis Obispo, think pink.
Presenting the future -- new and nonimproved!
Spider, spider, burning bright.
SD Chicago: Will Houston soon make Chicago the fourth city?
It's a dog day afternoon. submitted by Desert Dog, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
BevHil DIY: And for our next project we'll build a cement pond.
That's a fowl thing to say!
SD Chicago: So what's the bottom line on this parking meter thing?
Oh, rockin' down the highway.
Misfortune cookies.
And I will pet him and hug him and squeeze him and call him Wally.
SD Chicago: Is the late arrival of summer in Chicago proof of global warming?
Have a heaping helping of playlist du fromage.
Do the Creep. submitted by Serenata67
"Well, son," said the judge, "You just do as much as you can."
SD Chicago: What are the "can't miss" things to see in Chicago?
Behold the mighty oak! Eventually.
It seems to me I've seen this scene before.
Hey! Hey! All the way/We fight zombies every day.
SD Chicago: Is early summer in Chicago getting cooler?
A planet where apes evolved from men?
Lassie, don't go for help!
This vampire's father is my father's son. submitted by j_sum1, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
SD Chicago: What's the best coffee value in Chicago? Part Two
It's life according to Jim. submitted by shani_catgirl
Go titillate yourself, you fallacious masticator! submitted by Shot From Guns, who also wrote the tag, thanks! (Suggestive material.)
They solve crimes. Who does it best?
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