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Are The Sauages Good?

a: Gay marriage ~
b: breakfast

What: I guess every one is eating different stuff and everyone enjoys what they eat.

Useful?
Writer: not stated
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Nov 19 2012 7:15 PM


Writers Block?

a: Syllable ~
b: a back-alley fistfight with a rabid hobo

What: "Writing when you'd rather not is one of the most important skills you can ever cultivate as a writer. Anyone can write when they're feeling fine and the muse has just hit them between the eyes like a thunderbolt from Valhalla. But there will be days when every syllable is like a back-alley fistfight with a rabid hobo. That's when your mettle really gets tested."

Useful?
Writer: Daniel Swensen
LCC:
Where:
Date: Oct 15 2013 12:58 PM



a: Kidney ~
b: Oil Filter

What:

It removes the break down products from the body, urea sort of like how a oil filter removes grit and solids from motor oil.


Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Aug 15 2014 4:56 PM



a: Graduate student ~
b: the Seven Dwarves

What:

In his guide to graduate school, Ronald Azuma shares: "Being a graduate student is like becoming all of the Seven Dwarves. In the beginning you're Dopey and Bashful. In the middle, you are usually sick (Sneezy), tired (Sleepy), and irritable (Grumpy). But at the end, they call you Doc, and then you're Happy."


Useful?
Writer: Ronald Azuma
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Oct 8 2014 10:11 AM



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