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Is there a good song in goodbye?
Do you trust anyone over 30?
The meeting of the Junior Mod Justice League is now called to order. (NSFW) submitted by all those junior mods. Note: Adult language/situations/too silly.
To boldly go where we have never been bugged before.
Necessity IS the mother of inventions.
The World's Smartest Human Being! (Also kills roaches.)
Trope or consequences. submitted by jragonmiris
Melts in your mouth, not in . . . other places. submitted by Billdo. (Mildly rude content)
It truly was a Great Escape.
Whispered in the (greatly compressed) sounds of silence. submitted by Ellen Cherry, who helped write the tag, thanks!
Lightening up on the Dark Ages.
Sad songs say so much.
What's my motivation in this scene? Brainssssssssss. submitted by The Scrivener
I'll grind your bones to make . . . a mess. submitted by chuo_hs
Why do we have Pizza Hut but not Schnitzelhaus? submitted by squarequotes, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
A hot thread about a cold place submitted by The Scrivener (who also wrote the tag, thanks!)
They waited for the wedgie and the swirly to be invented.
Mama, don't let your babies grow up to date Klingons. submitted by The Scrivener
Interesting . . . but stupid.
Boxed in, but not squarely. submitted by Annie-Xmas
I wanna be sedated.
A story that's just too Big to miss. (And to good to be true.)
Summertime ... and the listening is easy.
Getting really attached to the moon. submitted by Annie-Xmas
Talk to the paw 'cause the head ain't listening
But isn't getting there half the fun? submitted by Happy_Booker
I think that I will never see/A thread as lovely as a tree.
Pennsylvania-6500 oh!
It's the James R. Hoffa Memorial Footwear thread.
And there's skid marks in front of the snake.
The story you are about to read is true. submitted by icy.alchemist
Watermelon, man
The Feynman Uncertainty Principle. submitted by Encinitas, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
Dopers sing the marching song/Salute to Cecil all day long.
Been there, touched that. submitted by Ellen Cherry
Lose a sock, someone gets a piano. submitted by cards
It ain't the meat, it's the motion.
The answer is found by the skin of their teeth. submitted by Chronos
An experience in bad taste.
War of the sexes/Battle of the brains.
Sort of like Underroos, only older.
Food so good it hurts.
COOKIES!
Car in the water, Dopers to the rescue!
I am lion, hear me roar. submitted by Desert Dog, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
Oh my, look at the time.
Don't be a boob. submitted by Mahaloth, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
Keep your hat on.
A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away . . . continuity problems. submitted by The Scrivener, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
Please recycle this thread when you're done with it.
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