Yup – you’re guess is as good as mine as to why i’m posting this.
just tossing it out there i suppose.
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Doctor insights on: Could You Get Carpal Tunnel Syndrome From Masturbating
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Carpal tunnel syndrome
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Risk factors (from mayo clinic)
A number of factors have been associated with carpal tunnel syndrome. Although they may not directly cause carpal tunnel syndrome, they may increase your chances of developing or aggravating median nerve damage. These include:
- Anatomic factors. A wrist fracture or dislocation, or arthritis that deforms the small bones in the wrist, can alter the space within the carpal tunnel and put pressure on the median nerve.People with smaller carpal tunnels may be more likely to have carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Sex. Carpal tunnel syndrome is generally more common in women. This may be because the carpal tunnel area is relatively smaller in women than in men.Women who have carpal tunnel syndrome may also have smaller carpal tunnels than women who don’t have the condition.
- Nerve-damaging conditions. Some chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, increase your risk of nerve damage, including damage to your median nerve.
- Inflammatory conditions. Illnesses that are characterized by inflammation, such as rheumatoid arthritis, can affect the lining around the tendons in your wrist and put pressure on your median nerve.
- Obesity. Being obese is a significant risk factor for carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Alterations in the balance of body fluids. Fluid retention may increase the pressure within your carpal tunnel, irritating the median nerve. This is common during pregnancy and menopause. Carpal tunnel syndrome associated with pregnancy generally resolves on its own after pregnancy.
- Other medical conditions. Certain conditions, such as menopause, obesity, thyroid disorders and kidney failure, may increase your chances of carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Workplace factors. It’s possible that working with vibrating tools or on an assembly line that requires prolonged or repetitive flexing of the wrist may create harmful pressure on the median nerve or worsen existing nerve damage.However, the scientific evidence is conflicting and these factors haven’t been established as direct causes of carpal tunnel syndrome.Several studies have evaluated whether there is an association between computer use and carpal tunnel syndrome. However, there has not been enough quality and consistent evidence to support extensive computer use as a risk factor for carpal tunnel syndrome, although it may cause a different form of hand pain.
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IMPORTANT MF’ing UPDATE FOR YOU CRYTO-FAPPERS:
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People have panicked. But there’s no fucking need. We’re in a bear market. They suck, yes, and not like a hooker with no teeth. But I’m 73 and have seen this dozens of times in many markets. Bear markets are like Winter. It’s always followed by a glorious Spring. Fucking relax.
— John McAfee (@officialmcafee) November 20, 2018
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which one of U farquaars de la hose hi-jacked johnies’ twatter?
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where’s mare?
Even for just drawings, those pics are gross and disturbing.
The reality is messier.
wakey wakey
Why was I following Ben Howe on Twitter?
He used to be okay back when he was running AoSHQDD.
I’m seriously considering hemp as a cash crop now that I can grow it. “American Grown, Ethically Sourced” and whatnot might be worth something to someone.
This whole week should be a National Holiday.
Also, those look like curved ended forks holding the wrist open, I wonder if the will not slide off a plate?
Ah, that must be why. Thanks. I was wondering why I was following a Daily Beast writer.
My Twitter follow list can be summed up as Hostages, astronauts, conservative pundits and celebrities, and local stuff (traffic report, Rocket City Mom). Also a few meatspace friends, but they rarely tweet.
Senn Retractor
https://www.sklarcorp.com/retractors/general-use-retractors/senn-retractor.html
AKA Senn Rake
That’s a humongous incision for a CTR.
Isn’t Ben Howe a NeverTrumper? I don’t think he ran Decision Desk, that’s Brandon Finnegan. Howe used to be a pretty good conservative writer.
My carpal tunnel problems were the result of years of finishing concrete. If I’d known sex could have caused the problem, I’d have taken a different profession.
D’oh, you’re right, Jay. I had the two confused.
Howe is the one who married Jugs McCain, right?
The Ben Howe I know is a writer at Daily Signal, and a producer for Dana Loesch. Doesn’t sound like Daily Beast material. Yet there he is. NeverTrump makes for strange bedfellows.
Domenech married Megaton, I think.
Hi Jess, has anyone asked you about bullwhips yet?
DAMMIT THERE ARE TOO MANY FACELESS B-NAMED PEOPLE!
FUCKIING GROSS
/spits at reference to Mr. Finnegan
Dead to me.
? Cav?
I’m seeing wildly varying estimates on hemp profit per acre. $70-250.
That’s peanuts compared to lamb, no sale.
Finnegan leveraged AoS into a paid gig, then sold out. Ace didn’t get any of the sell-out money last I heard, Jay.
Why would ace get any of that money? Because he used AOS in the name?
No way that figure can be right, at the price of pot, leon.
Not pot, hemp. Rope, not dope.
He made the site by getting all the hits from AoS for a few cycles, then made money by severing the link and going Left, iirc.
2 grand per plant Leon.
But if you want to turn that into clothes and rope …
Doesn’t seem like it’s easy, anyway: https://www.greatbendpost.com/2018/07/08/its-legal-to-grow-hemp-in-kansas-but-it-wont-be-easy/
Got my 80% lower yesterday. Pretty nifty, came with a solid jig and all the bits for 66 dollars. Being my first build, I figure to do it with inexpensive parts in case I screw up (almost a inevitability) and need to redo something. Did you know (I just ran across this myself) that certain full auto parts are available on the market? Not my cup of tea, but I found that interesting.
He went left, or he worked for companies on the left. I see he provides data for Vox, FiveThirtyEight (misspelled on the site, heh).
I might not know the whole story, I guess.
So, you don’t want to grow pot for the medicinal portion, only the utilitarian methods? Then yes, I agree, not worth it.
Anyone trying anything new for thanksgiving? I’m making a little nosh out of plantains. An eggplant appetizer. I decided last night that I’m going to make the cauliflower deal (with bacon and cheese) in addition to the mashed potatoes, etc. I love that stuff so much.
Just before the election CAC went all in on the whole “Trump is racist/Trumpists are racist” crap.
Including with pro-Trump folk in the Horde. People he knew. People that helped make the DD what it was. People whose opinions were on display for him and the world to see for years.
Fuck him. He made his choice.
Since I’m going to be home alone for Thanksgiving, I’ll probably just cook up a turkey breast, along with carrots, green beans, and some cornbread.
Hay makes more per acre. I could see growing hemp for a few years if I had land near Detroit with all the heavy metals from the leaded gas era, but it’s a non-starter here. And I’m not growing marijuana, the site isn’t secure enough and I don’t want that business.
Grassfed livestock and eggs, if anything, and it only needs to make enough money to feed the family and pay for my time. That’s simple.
Alex, don’t do that. Drive here or drive to Carin’s (or drop in on Hotspur). Any one of us would be happy to have you.
Drive to Iowa! Well, then you’ll have to go to Minnesota, because that’s where I’ll be (Rochester, sorry pups).
My mom is having turkey though. On second thought, maybe that isn’t a good idea.
Didn’t know that about CAC, Cav, thanks for the info. It will color my decision on viewing election data, or more importantly, weighing what it means.
At least that makes it easier for him to do business with Vox. I’d have to shower.
It’s so much easier to advance your career when your “principles” are so flexible.
impotant update added
colex – you’re always welcome here too.
dinner starts around 2 i think.
not sure if cousin in laws’ daughter is going to be there – but she’d be worth the drive for you to meet.
nice girl.
smart
degree’d
and holy shit good looking
Me at Thanksgiving
She’s got a nice personality.
Me after Thanksgiving
teeroy – spend some extra on a good barrel. you can always use it on a follow up build.
h-bar
and good quality flip-up sights
“Comment by Jay in Ames on November 20, 2018 10:44 am
Me at Thanksgiving”
lol
Coalex – of course you’re invited to join our feast. The more the merrier. My house will be full, of course, but there may be couch space somewhere. lol. maybe. Floor space?
You should go to Globe for Thanksgiving.
I just looked at the DD accuracy results for the midterms. They sucked.
Lots of bullshit, as in, if you look at it this way, we were 97% accurate.
I think the better way to look at it is, how did they fare in the races that were actually toss ups? Those results are missing, and I’m guessing accounts for their miss of 10 house races and 2 senate seats in total.
You get no credit for calling a race for the D side in Brooklyn or for the R side in rural TX.
Based on Cooks political report, there were about 50 toss up races and 5 in the Senate.
That means they were 80% accurate and 60% accurate respectively.
This is bad modeling. I’m not saying better exists, but it’s not exactly anything to be proud of.
And lastly, CAC is a pussy.
I don’t know who CAC is, but if MJ says he’s a pussy, he’s a pussy.
Are jellyfish sad…
MJ is Six Sigma black belt, so there’s that.
CAC = Brandon Finnegan. CAC was his nic at the HQ back in the day.
@ Jam
I figure most of the cost will be barrel & bolt carrier group. Looking at a 10.5 with a 1:9 twist either standard or HBAR (no pencil) threaded for a can. I going for portability and concealment with 200 yrds effective range. Also eyeballing a BCM bolt carrier group.
Thanks everyone, but I think I will be fine over Thanksgiving. I’m going to kick back, read a book or three, and maybe sign up for a class tomorrow evening.
Brandon Finnegan
Still don’t know who he is, but if he screwed over Ace, fuck him in the ass.
Please don’t get any class, CoAlex, you won’t fit in here anymore.
Well, jam has class, a little at least.
Trust me, I don’t have nearly enough class for anywhere but here among you hosefuckers.
I have class – lower, but class.
You do drink chardonnay, that’s classier than the Busch Light that I drink.
Speaking of Chardonnay, where the eff is Mare?
Speaking of Mare, I’m going to be in St. Pete Beach the 6th through the 9th of December.
i see we have a fart joke for the comment intro –
always a crowd pleaser
(hot-de-spot must have had enough maritime tips)
boof
Maybe it’s just me getting older, but I think a woman who’s in decent shape is never less than a 6/10. “Ugly” is almost impossible unless there’s a genuine deformity.
Comment by Colorado Alex In Exile on November 20, 2018 10:12 am
Since I’m going to be home alone for Thanksgiving, I’ll probably just cook up a turkey breast, along with carrots, green beans, and some cornbread.
Better yet, find out where one of your local churches or colleges is volunteering to serve Thanksgiving dinner at either a shelter or a nursing home and go help them out. That way, you won’t be alone on Thanksgiving.
The bonus? You will get to eat a nice meal, and there might be some eligible single ladies helping out who will be very interested in seeing a nice single man of marriageable age…..
Maybe it’s just me getting older, but I think a woman who’s in decent shape is never less than a 6/10. “Ugly” is almost impossible unless there’s a genuine deformity.
If she makes some effort to keep in shape, dresses well, and wears a bit of makeup, most women will at least reach a 5-6/10. Especially if she also is pleasant. The problem is that many of them don’t make the effort.
Just for fun:
https://tinyurl.com/yb94lfvw
The acoustics in the new stadium are awful, but the band is always great!
You’ve obviously never seen Leslie Jones.
Lena Done ham
Maxine Waters
If she makes some effort to keep in shape, dresses well, and wears a bit of makeup, most women will at least reach a 5-6/10. Especially if she also is pleasant. The problem is that many of them don’t make the effort.
*** slinks off, realizing she is, at best, a “4” ***
I had no idea who she was until I DDG’d her just now.
Fat.
Nina Totenberg
Lena’s fat, Maxine’s fat and menopausal.
Maybe I should clarify with a “Wall” filter.
Dude, Maxine Waters is 80. Menopause happens around 55.
Ugh. A few weeks ago I went to a class regarding the use of a specific database program that I have access to, which is managed by department X. The class was hosted in department X’s building, and several members of the contracted IT team were there to help the instructor and give a presentation on the peculiarities of the specific system that department X uses (certain financial variables, etc.). Contracted IT team lead tells the students, “If you have questions feel free to contact us.”
Cut to a couple weeks later, I need to pull a report and am having trouble. My boss tells me to contact the IT team lead and I do, and he hands me off to one of his lackeys to answer my question. Over the next few weeks I occasionally email her with questions.
Today, I got a call from department X’s chief legal counsel asking why the hell I was contacting their contractors directly. She was friendly and seemed understanding when I explained, “during the class they said we should contact them if we had questions, and this was a technical matter regarding a system that you oversee” but it was clear that I’m stuck working through their liaison from this point on. The liaison who doesn’t return phone calls or answer emails, and who takes weeks to get a response to even the most basic question.
*** slinks off, realizing she is, at best, a “4” ***
Teresa, you’re a lovely woman, and Mr. TiFW is a lucky guy.
Terry Gross
Chelsea Clinton
Kathy Griffin
Helen Thomas
I’m sensing a pattern.
Being the he-slut that I am, I find most all women with a bright attitude to be attractive.
My bias is against proggies – I find the progressive mindset to be so off putting that no matter how physically attractive one might be I’m actually physically repulsed by them.
Ugh, hate it when they say “call us with questions” just because of that situation.
If you don’t mean it, don’t say it. But everyone does say it, and few mean it.
I got a call from department X’s chief legal counsel asking why the hell I was contacting their contractors directly
Ruht row raggy.
HAHAHA
Trump: “unfortunately for Peas and Carrots [the pardoned turkeys], House Democrats have announced that they will be subpeonaed in the new year.”
The problem isn’t contractors not wanting to support their product, it’s the government can’t accept work not contracted for.
Neiman Marxist on Wheel of Fortune
The problem isn’t contractors not wanting to support their product, it’s the government can’t accept work not contracted for.
Oh, I know why there might be a problem. I’ve been on the contractor side. It doesn’t change that I’m annoyed that a) we were given access but apparently can’t ask the people managing the database any sort of technical questions like everyone else can and b) that this is part of a larger issue which is that the one POC over there is basically useless for getting us any information or data that we need and my supervisors over here just shrug about it.
Comment by Colorado Alex In Exile on November 20, 2018 12:44 pm
*** slinks off, realizing she is, at best, a “4” ***
Teresa, you’re a lovely woman, and Mr. TiFW is a lucky guy.
Aw, you’re so sweet! 😘😘😘
(I hope you know that I was just joking about being a “4” – it was too tempting to let that low-hanging fruit just hang there…)
You should come to Atlanta, Alex. We’re having turkey for thanksgiving.
Crazy, I know.
I was JUST IN Atlanta.
Traffic was horrible. Thanks for the invite to stop, doucheface.
Ha! I’m going to be in ATL for Thanksgiving–my oldest brother lives there, so TG & Christmas are there, have been for years…
Hi dicknecks!
Ha! Autocorrect wanted to change dicknecks to nicknacs.
Stupid autocorrect.
TiFW, 4?
I didn’t know we were making height jokes.
http://kneadtocook.com/eggnog-bread/
Atlanta traffic is insane.
Shitte, Hotspur, I will be (if the plan doesn’t change) in Vero. Trying to do a much over due visit before the holiday crazy time.
https://is.gd/UWQZ7h
Mare I saw the most amazing Banyan tree while visiting your old neck of the woods. My uncle thought a drive-by would be enough, but I had to get out and take several pictures of it. It was on some golf course.
There are some really special people in The Argument Room, isn’t there?
started another batch of kimchi the other day.
first test this afternoon was good.
this is going to be a quick fermentation. the one before i let go longer to try to overcome the salt. i cut back on the salt with this one.
i also used the liquid left from the last batch. i boiled it and added more spices – i didn’t check the pH… i should do that next time
one or two more days and then out on the porch it goes
MMMM kimchi…knew there was something I forgot to do this Fall.
Soon.
I should try kimchi. I hate hate HATE sauerkraut, though.
Anybody know how to dress a wild turkey? These three are outside my window.
https://wp.me/ab9T5-hJq
Hey Jam and Lauraw,
Boy1 is interested in pickling/preserving some of the veggies we bring home from the health food store, can you recommend a guide or cookbook or blog? He bought a case of mason jars but the only thing I kinda know about is canning and we don’t have all that crap, he really just wants to pickle/preserve.
Thanks
Pickling will require a water-bath canner or a big pot that can substitute for same. For legit canning, you want one of these bad mamma jammas: http://www.allamericancanner.com/All-American-Pressure-Canners.htm
I have a 21qt. They were half that price 3 years ago when I got mine, but they last a lifetime if treated right.
Pupster, what’s his Fran time?
How often does he go to mass?
Where does he stand on cover songs?
Jay, if you don’t like sauerkraut, I can’t imagine liking spicy sauerkraut any better.
Yeah, don’t have all that. I think I’ll just pour vinegar on things and call it good.
If he just wants ferments, there are some good books on the subject. Ferments don’t even need a water bath, you just tuck them in the fridge when you want to slow down the process. I’d recommend some glass fermentation weights and jar fermentation valves. Cost you $20-30 overall.
Oh, and pickling salt, which is mostly just clean, fine NaCl with no iodine.
Atlanta traffic is insane.
There was an Atlanta Braves baseball player, Pascual Perez who was late for a game because he got on I-285 and couldn’t find the exit for the stadium, so he went all the way around Atlanta.
Pupster, I liked this recipe, but you have to keep them in the fridge.
https://www.mccormick.com/recipes/sauces/refrigerator-bread-butter-pickles
Thanks Rocket Chick.
There’s several more on the same website. I tried the Asian pickles for banh mi. The carrots and peppers were good, the daikon was gross.
Half sour pickles are a must around here in the summer.
Crapsticks!
half sours are awesome!
crapsticks, probably not so much
Comment by leoncaruthers on November 20, 2018 6:01 pm
Pickling will require a water-bath canner or a big pot that can substitute for same.
This is incorrect information. Natural pickles require no heat-canning.
I don’t use anything other than regular jars to make good pickles. No canner required. Just a jar and a lid, and maybe a circle of plastic cut from a takeout lid to jam into the jar and keep the veggies from floating. And kosher salt.
For pickling cucumbers, it is hard to do unless you grow your own, because a pickle that is older than 3-4 days from picking off the vine will not ferment. The natural sugars in the flesh will have been used up and there will be nothing to ferment.
This time of year he’s better off making kraut, kimchi, or pickled carrots and onions.
Literally all he needs is a jar, a lid, veggies, unchlorinated water, and kosher salt. Maybe something to prevent the veggies from floating in the brine while fermenting. That’s it. Just burp the jar a coupletree times a day. Taste after three days. Fridge when it’s the sourness he likes.
There was an Atlanta Braves baseball player, Pascual Perez who was late for a game because he got on I-285 and couldn’t find the exit for the stadium, so he went all the way around Atlanta.
I did that ten years back when I was in Atlanta for a wedding.
There are some really special people in The Argument Room, isn’t there
yes.
I did that ten years back when I was in Atlanta for a wedding.
Who holds a wedding at a baseball stadium?
(I mean, besides Oso?)
How many dicks does Michael Avenatti suck in an average week?
Pup –
roamy & lebuff are right. basic pickling is simple and cheap.
-take whatever veggies you want to make sour and WASH them.
-put them in a CLEAN plastic container.
-cover with salt water and spice solution (i use table salt)
-make sure there are no air pockets in it
-put a lid on it (loosely) and ferment at room temp.
– wait
I test the concoction every day or so until i get the crunch / sour / salt balance that i think tastes good.
the longer the fermentation goes the more sour it will get.
stop / retard the fermentation by refrigerating it.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
the veggies contain the innoculum (micro-organisms you want).
WASH your hands and anything that you use in the prep & future handling unless you want to grow E.coli or other undesirables.
WASH AGAIN.
Don’t sneeze, sweat, spooge, spit, dip your sac, etc in your prep.
FIN
I’ve only pickled peppers, that takes a water bath. I don’t know why you’d pickle cucumbers. Seems weird.
laura is right about the weight.
you can boil a flat rock and use it if you want.
i have a 12 qt plastic bucket with a lid that fits a dinner plate perfectly.
OH! A little $10 digital kitchen scale is great. That way when a recipe calls for a 3.5% brine, you know you can weight out 35 grams of kosher salt in a liter of water. Don’t tend to trust recipes that call for tablespoons of salt, because different brands of salt occupy different volumes.
I have a chart for all this someplace, but it’s not at hand right now. Be happy to help #1 son with it after Thanksgiving.
Don’t sneeze, sweat, spooge, spit, dip your sac, etc in your prep.
In other words, don’t do what Jay does.
I have fancy glass weights for my sauerkraut that I never make anymore.
Leon, I think your understanding of pickle means something different than mine.
pup – your son doesn’t need any of the equipment shown here – but have him take a gander. It’s all about technique and a basic understanding that he doesn’t want to make his food or tools dirty:
http://tinyurl.com/y7x7r7nk
Pickled carrots are supposed to be a great intro because they taste great to everybody.
Pickling for long preservation is different from fermenting. The term is multifaceted and I’ve only done the former.
http://tinyurl.com/yc2oaj6z
I wonder if Vlasic makes pickles under a laminar flow hood
the fun for pupson is in testing different spice combos (imo).
it’s all about the taste
taste at every step.
taste the brine.
the spices.
the mixtures
and unlike jimes’zzezs’ technique –
DON’T PUT A DIRTY FUCKING UTENSIL BACK IN THE PREP!!!
https://is.gd/Vn1e8a
I’ve done a shit ton of work for the Vlasic family over the years – wealthy beyond belief, pleasant and courteous all of the way.
so – true story:
i was working at a place that was one of the cleanest mfg’ing joints on the east coast.
takes 30+ minutes to gown into the friggen place.
the bldg is a giant laminar flow hood with uv irradiation –
i get to where i need to be and i had an insane urge to take a leak.
2 LOOOOONNGGG hours before i coul;d hit the little boys room
that was a pickle
Ha ha ha haaa,
Whenever I’m all gloved-up, and doing a dirty job, or when I’m keeping sterile, that’s when my nose itches.
Jam needs some adult diapers.
“I’ve only pickled peppers”
how many pecks??
https://is.gd/mpn62V
True story:
Let’s say there’s some poo on the inside of the toilet bowl above the water line.
A woman will go get two pairs of rubber gloves, a gallon of bleach, a toilet brush, and a respirator.
A guy will just piss on it as hard as he can until it dislodges. Then flush.
1/64th of a peck, give or take.
I’ve done a shit ton of work for the Vlasic family over the years – wealthy beyond belief, pleasant and courteous all of the way.
Bob Vlasic was a good friend of my grandpa’s. They were neighbors on Deeplands in Grosse Pointe Shores, and the family was at our cottage a few times (they had a big golf thing at our country club in canda, and the afterparty was at our cottage). They gave me a fancy clock for my wedding.
The boys were cute, but a bit too old for me.
Miss Priss
which reminded me of
this
adult diapers – heh
i wonder if OR peeps use those on those marathon surgeries?
Cool, Carin. Most of my dealings have been with Mike, and his mom. Mike is probably 10 years your senior. His mom is dead.
Every now and then I’ll grab an OR light, step away from the table and scratch my itchy nose or push my glasses up if they’re sliding down. That trick doesn’t help if you forgot to take a whiz before the case.
On OR days I just drink 2 cups of coffee at home and skip breakfast. I always check the “Take a leak” point on my checklist before a case. When you’re working and focused the urge to go disappears. I’ve left the OR during a long case probably twice in 20 years. One of those was for projectile vomiting after food poisoning.
https://nourishedessentials.com/blogs/learning
In other words, don’t do what Jay does.
But that’s what really makes a recipe POP!
I think you mean ‘plop’.
No hide the pickle with the Vlasic boys?
Wow, the left is really running with Ivanka sending emails from a personal account for government business, aren’t they?
How many emails in total?
Were they stored on a private email server paid for by her non-profit foundation?
Did she also have a government account that she used, or did she deal exclusively through her private account?
Did she fail to disclose her private account to FOIA requests?
Did she delete tens of thousands of emails after they were subpoenaed by Congress?
Did her aides also have accounts on said private server?
Did she have unmarked classified information on said private server?
Did she lie about having unmarked classified information on said private server?
etc. etc. etc.
For leon
Lindsey Stirling is yummy.
I worked in bakery today. Tagged and prepped over a 1000 pumpkin pies. If I did it daily, I’d be afraid of carpal tunnel.
Back in the day, the AMA was considering normalizing FGM. I met an online advocate against FGM. She was and is amazing. She defeated the AMA. Judge in MI fucked her over today. She is my favorite across the aisle friend. I am so angry at the judicial retard it isn’t even funny.
“Damn everyone,” replied Pembroke.