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Old 03-08-16, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by crank_addict
More Cadillac bewilderment.

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A Cad driver look right at me .... Very clear we both made eye contact and in plenty of time. ... The driver then decided to gas it only a few feet in front of me.
You may have made eye contact, but the driver was looking right through you... From the time we're old enough to walk we're told "Look both ways for cars before you cross the street." So, no car, good to go.
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Originally Posted by lostarchitect
That is so weird!
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Originally Posted by Prowler
Why is all that stuff that goes inside that bracket at the bottom of the frame, called a "bottom bracket"?
Lugs used to be called brackets. The crank hanger was the bottom bracket.
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Originally Posted by Chombi
Holy cow!, God has......boobs!
And now you know the holy one's bliss.
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Why do you have to 'put your two cents in'... but it's only a 'penny for your thoughts'?
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And you may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
And you may ask yourself
Where does that highway go to?
And you may ask yourself
Am I right?...Am I wrong?
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Old 03-08-16, 10:02 PM
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Why is there always a head wind?

Why do flats occur at the turn-around point?

Why am I old fat and slow?
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Originally Posted by jimmuller
Ranking right up there with:
Why not just start with Plan B in the first place?
How did people eat chicken before they invented soap?
What does soap have to do with chickens ?
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Originally Posted by Insidious C.
And why does the other cat eat what the first one barfs up?
Why does the other dog eat what the first one pooped out.
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The most annoying question, for parents is............. "Why?"
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Originally Posted by RobbieTunes
What do women want?
Originally Posted by nesteel
Why do we care?
Because sheep can't cook?
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Originally Posted by Chombi
Why do a most of dogs stink, while cats just smell like dust.....
I knew a guy once who made fresh food every day for his two boxers. 80% meat. He invited me to stick my nose down in there and smell their fur one day.
I was reluctant. I'm not really a dog guy. But I did. They smelled like a warm blanket.
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Originally Posted by 2manybikes
The most annoying question, for parents is............. "Why?"
the most annoying BF question - What is this thread about ?
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Why does Milie Cyrus stick out her tongue? (Sorry, she keeps appearing in one of those pop-up ads on BF.)
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Why do people say, "how come?"
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Originally Posted by Homebrew01
What does soap have to do with chickens ?
You must eat chicken with your hands. It's in the rules, a few items below "Tires must be mounted with the label at the valve stem."
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Why is there a primary in American Samoa? And, a corollary, should I wake up early to read the results?
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Originally Posted by Vintage_Cyclist
Why do you have to 'put your two cents in'... but it's only a 'penny for your thoughts'?
one expects change.
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Obama promised change.

Hillary is also promising change.

Hoping for more than two cents?
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Originally Posted by jimmuller
You must eat chicken with your hands. It's in the rules, a few items below "Tires must be mounted with the label at the valve stem."
Now was it labels to the DS or NDS??
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Originally Posted by Vintage_Cyclist
Why do you have to 'put your two cents in'... but it's only a 'penny for your thoughts'?
Cause one thinks their opinion is worth more and the people asking for the opinion thinks other's opinions are almost worthless. It's like craigslist!
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Originally Posted by clubman
Why did Campy put oilers in Record hub shells only?
Faster!
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Why were Adam and Eve the physically oddest couple ever?

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Since science has determined, maybe in the 1960's, that smoking causes cancer, heart disease, and copd, why do intelligent young people still start smoking?
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Why is it that when I turn my shirt inside out and put it on, the right and left sleeves have changed places?
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