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Alcohol-free Wine

a: Alcohol-free wine ~
b: sex without orgasm

What: "For me, alcohol free wine is like sex without orgasm - no thanks!"

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Writer: Clark Smith
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Oct 28 2010 12:35 AM


North American Neighbors

a: American politics ~
b: watching a crazy neighbour

What: "I'm more interested in Canadian politics as it directly effects me, however watching American politics is like watching a crazy neighbour playing with a nail gun in their garage. You know it's not good for them and that they are only hurting themselves."

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Writer: Swing Left
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Nov 18 2012 11:46 AM


The Fluid Mosaic Membrane Model

a: A lipid ~
b: the water of a lake for protein boats

What: "Lipids are like the water of a lake in which proteins "float." This general design is called the fluid mosaic model."

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Writer: Not Stated
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Where:
Date: May 9 2013 8:14 PM



a: inflamed brain ~
b: drink a milkshake through a cocktail straw

What:

"Stress happens to the brain just as easily as it happens to your muscles. Your noggin is a vacuum for energy and nutrients and having an inflamed brain is like trying to drink a milkshake through a cocktail straw. The beast gets starved, which can make normal men go crazy."


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Writer: Jonathan Bechtel
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Where:
Date: May 14 2015 9:54 AM



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