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    Day 3 in Shanghai:
    • The Chinese people aren't as bad as they're made out to be. Definitely reserved and individualistic, but not unfriendly. Just had a laugh about my lack of Mandarin with the guy from the mini-mart.
    • Yes, I found the mini-mart.
    • I did get lost in a mall for a wee bit.
    • I never though I'd say this, but I love Starbucks. Only place I can speak English. Felt like saying "please don't put my order through yet, let's chat some more". I'm sure they would've.
    • Found this place with Chinese fast-food. It's delicious and dirt cheap. Suck it, McD. It's
    • First day of work tomorrow. Westerners! Hopefully I will find out soon if they decide to keep me on, as I can move out of this hostel then.
    • My roommates are friendly enough, but this Chinese kid keeps playing this cheesy song in a loop while singing along to it, and this Japanese girl spent like an hour putting on various lotions last night. At 2AM. Her face mask is one of the scariest things I've ever seen.
    • Oh, also this German girl moved into my room this morning. She woke me up saying "I was supposed to have this bed". Made me put on my contacts and everything to compare our keys. Finally I told her "well, that's awkward, unless you want to share". She did not reply to this. During all my travels, I have only made one German laugh, and officially he's Greek.
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    Quote Quoting EvilShoe (view post)
    Her face mask is one of the scariest things I've ever seen.

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    Love that movie.
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    Uwe Boll movies > all Marvel U movies
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    I work in grocery. I have not gotten sick. My fellow employees have not gotten sick. If the virus were even remotely as contagious as its being presented as, why haven’t entire store staffs who come into contact with hundreds of people per day, thousands per week, all falling ill in mass nationwide?

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    Quote Quoting Grouchy (view post)
    Similar to this, but without the horns.
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    Guardians of the Galaxy: Good


    Last TV seasons watched

    Treme (S04): Good
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    This Side of Paradise - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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    Shoe, if you want to impress & delight German women, you've got to go big. Really big.

    Try invading Poland next time, see what does for ya. Those girls dig the whole meglo-mania thing from what I've heard.

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    Poland being, in this case, her vagina.
    Quote Quoting Donald Glover
    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
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    Quote Quoting D_Davis (view post)
    Uwe Boll movies > all Marvel U movies
    Quote Quoting TGM (view post)
    I work in grocery. I have not gotten sick. My fellow employees have not gotten sick. If the virus were even remotely as contagious as its being presented as, why haven’t entire store staffs who come into contact with hundreds of people per day, thousands per week, all falling ill in mass nationwide?

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    [youtube]0vvU-Ajwbok[/youtube]

    Yikes.
    Quote Quoting Donald Glover
    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
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    Quote Quoting number8 (view post)
    [youtube]0vvU-Ajwbok[/youtube]

    Yikes.
    sweet! The new Kid 606 dropped.

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    i got new headphones, and now all my music sounds better.

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    Quote Quoting Brude (view post)
    Shoe, if you want to impress & delight German women, you've got to go big. Really big.

    Try invading Poland next time, see what does for ya. Those girls dig the whole meglo-mania thing from what I've heard.
    I once slept with a German girl. It was terrifying. I felt like Jodie Foster in The Accused.
    Last movies seen
    Frank: Good
    Mistaken for Strangers: Good
    Guardians of the Galaxy: Good


    Last TV seasons watched

    Treme (S04): Good
    The Legend of Korra (S03): Good

    Currently reading
    This Side of Paradise - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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    Quote Quoting ledfloyd (view post)
    i got new headphones, and now all my music sounds better.
    I just got these last week. Fantastic for gaming.
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    Quote Quoting D_Davis (view post)
    Uwe Boll movies > all Marvel U movies
    Quote Quoting TGM (view post)
    I work in grocery. I have not gotten sick. My fellow employees have not gotten sick. If the virus were even remotely as contagious as its being presented as, why haven’t entire store staffs who come into contact with hundreds of people per day, thousands per week, all falling ill in mass nationwide?

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    Quote Quoting EvilShoe (view post)
    I once slept with a German girl. It was terrifying. I felt like Jodie Foster in The Accused.
    And you loved every second of it.
    “What we are dealing with here is a perfect engine, er... an eating machine. It's really a miracle of evolution. All this machine does is swim and eat and make little sharks and that's all.”

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    My Creative Aurvana Live headphones are great for the price. I'd choose those over Beats By Dre or 50 Cent SMS headphones any day.
    "Listen man, it might be hard to understand, but
    Don't mourn the dead,
    Celebrate the life they gave"
    - Kashmir "Seraphina"

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    Quote Quoting Dukefrukem (view post)
    I just got these last week. Fantastic for gaming.
    i got the DDavis approved Koss Portapros. they sound as good as any pair of $100 headphones i've ever had on.

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    Quote Quoting ledfloyd (view post)
    i got the DDavis approved Koss Portapros. they sound as good as any pair of $100 headphones i've ever had on.
    I tried those once, and they're good. But oh boy, are they ugly. I'd never wear them outside my apartment, and if that makes me shallow, so be it. :lol:
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    Don't mourn the dead,
    Celebrate the life they gave"
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    I've owned a pair for two years, until one of the phones suddenly died.
    I think they're pretty cool looking. I wore them everywhere.

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    Quote Quoting EvilShoe (view post)
    I once slept with a German girl. It was terrifying. I felt like Jodie Foster in The Accused.
    She was probably just eager to get to the French guy standing behind you.

    /MoreBadWWIIJokes

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    I can sort of understand why some people would switch to a gluten-free diet. What I don't understand is why people think I might care that they switched to a gluten-free diet.

    Facebook example: "Here's a picture of a gluten-free apple pie I made!"

    Why is it so hard to just say you made a pie? It's possible that I get more of this then average due to living in Portland, but crikey it's annoying.
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    I didn't know Spider-Man had it in him.
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    Quote Quoting Spinal (view post)
    I can sort of understand why some people would switch to a gluten-free diet. What I don't understand is why people think I might care that they switched to a gluten-free diet.

    Facebook example: "Here's a picture of a gluten-free apple pie I made!"

    Why is it so hard to just say you made a pie? It's possible that I get more of this then average due to living in Portland, but crikey it's annoying.
    It's interesting that the people with gluten allergies tend to be the kind of people you would expect to have gluten allergies.

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    Quote Quoting Spinal (view post)
    It's possible that I get more of this then average due to living in Portland, but crikey it's annoying.
    I got in a huge thing with my Portland friends about their gluten-free diet posts. One of them is actually a no-TV-having, marathon-running, no-car-driving, vegan, gluten-free guy.

    I think he's mayor of Portland.

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    Quote Quoting D_Davis (view post)
    I got in a huge thing with my Portland friends about their gluten-free diet posts. One of them is actually a no-TV-having, marathon-running, no-car-driving, vegan, gluten-free guy.
    This is exactly why it irritates me. I think some people are just really excited to join movements that allow them to feel superior to those who are not making the same choices.
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    Quote Quoting D_Davis (view post)
    I got in a huge thing with my Portland friends about their gluten-free diet posts. One of them is actually a no-TV-having, marathon-running, no-car-driving, vegan, gluten-free guy.

    I think he's mayor of Portland.
    Tangentially, I don't understand someone making a point of not owning a television, but still owning a computer and participating in Facebook. Either way you're wasting time in front on a screen.

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