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Go to the theater, do not pass Go, do not collect $200. submitted by Spoiler Virgin

Everyone's gone to the moon. submitted by JustForSDMB

Every year the Great Pumpkin rises out of the patch . . . and kills.

Can you hear me now? (NSFW) submitted by twickster, who also wrote the tag, thanks! (Adult situations/language.)

Oh we are the boys in the chorus/We hope you like our show.

They call it euphamizing, among other things. (NSFW) submitted by people who are really pleased with themselves. (Very adult language/situations.)

It's Red vs. Blue.

And just where it came from is the toughest part. (NSFW)

All about the Chief Executive Compensation Plan.

It's that Looney Tunes time of year. submitted by Rico, who also helped with the tag, thanks!

What's gnu? submitted by Chronos, who also wrote the tag, thanks!

Priceless advice for the small investor.

Pet the goat! Here's how.

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

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