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Ironman92

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Aug 10, 2012 10:21 PM
Food, clothing....anything.

Mine:

Chocolate chip cookies at restaurants (Bob Evans, Max Ermas, LaRosa's...even KFC and McDonalds)

Bedroom furniture from Big Lots

Rain X windshield treatment.

Mine are shitty but you guys will have good ones that I can't think of.
Aug 10, 2012 10:21pm
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Aug 10, 2012 11:39 PM
Tickets to a Cleveland Rockers game. I ended up not using them and it turned out to be one of the best investments I ever made.

Tickets to Lion King on Broadway. When I walked into the theater you would have thought I was being forced to french kiss Magic Johnson. The performance was actually pretty riveting, however. The creativity behind that show is sheer genius. Amazing. Honestly, this might be the most pleasantly surprised I've ever been with regard to something I was at first hesitant to purchase.

The album Urban Hymns by British rock band The Verve. Bought it on a whim in high school solely because of "Bittersweet Symphony" and after one listen-through that was my third or fourth favorite song. When I take my occasional respites from hip-hop to recharge my musical horizons, this is usually one of the first albums I reach for.
Aug 10, 2012 11:39pm
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Aug 11, 2012 7:15 AM
Darn Tough brand (merino wool) running socks.

Make in Vermont. Greatest socks ever made.


http://darntough.com/

Treat your feet to some merino wool socks and you'll never go back to cotton again.
Aug 11, 2012 7:15am
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Sonofanump

Aug 11, 2012 10:51 AM
The Walmart brand of compression shirts and shorts.

Genesee Ice
Aug 11, 2012 10:51am
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Aug 11, 2012 10:59 AM
Bacon wrapped steaks from Aldi...yum!
Aug 11, 2012 10:59am
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ernest_t_bass

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24,984 posts
Aug 11, 2012 11:01 AM
Hooker in Vinton County. turns out no teeth are a good thing.
Aug 11, 2012 11:01am
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Aug 11, 2012 11:09 AM
ernest_t_bass;1244638 wrote:Hooker in Vinton County. turns out no teeth are a good thing.
Pics?
Aug 11, 2012 11:09am
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Steel Valley Football

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Aug 11, 2012 11:49 AM
My OC membership. I thought this place would suck, but, boy, was I wrong. ;)
Aug 11, 2012 11:49am
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Cher

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276 posts
Aug 11, 2012 12:00 PM
cocaine
Aug 11, 2012 12:00pm
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BR1986FB

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Aug 11, 2012 12:05 PM
A bench press tool called a "Slingshot." Allows me to handle a bit more weight with no pain in my shoulder. Also keeps the elbows tucked at the sides and locked in the proper "groove."
Aug 11, 2012 12:05pm
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Aug 11, 2012 2:56 PM
reclegend22;1244534 wrote:Tickets to a Cleveland Rockers game. I ended up not using them and it turned out to be one of the best investments I ever made.

Tickets to Lion King on Broadway. When I walked into the theater you would have thought I was being forced to french kiss Magic Johnson. The performance was actually pretty riveting, however. The creativity behind that show is sheer genius. Amazing. Honestly, this might be the most pleasantly surprised I've ever been with regard to something I was at first hesitant to purchase.

The album Urban Hymns by British rock band The Verve. Bought it on a whim in high school solely because of "Bittersweet Symphony" and after one listen-through that was my third or fourth favorite song. When I take my occasional respites from hip-hop to recharge my musical horizons, this is usually one of the first albums I reach for.

I 2nd the lion king. Just the other day I had some scallop wrapped with bacon from target. They were bangin
Aug 11, 2012 2:56pm
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Aug 11, 2012 4:02 PM
ccrunner609;1244756 wrote:i buy tools from Harbor Freight. Cheap and they work just as well as others
Does Harbor Freight sell window air conditioners?
Aug 11, 2012 4:02pm
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Aug 11, 2012 4:03 PM
Roku
Aug 11, 2012 4:03pm
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Cher

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Aug 11, 2012 5:03 PM
wes_mantooth;1244819 wrote:Roku
I had a Roku and it was a piece of shit.
Aug 11, 2012 5:03pm
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Aug 11, 2012 5:12 PM
ccrunner609;1244756 wrote:i buy tools from Harbor Freight. Cheap and they work just as well as others

Just like the Chinese kids who make them.
Aug 11, 2012 5:12pm
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Aug 11, 2012 7:15 PM
BR1986FB;1244666 wrote:A bench press tool called a "Slingshot." Allows me to handle a bit more weight with no pain in my shoulder. Also keeps the elbows tucked at the sides and locked in the proper "groove."
Is that something that helps you hold form, or cheat, or both?
Aug 11, 2012 7:15pm
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BR1986FB

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Aug 11, 2012 7:27 PM
Pick6;1244934 wrote:Is that something that helps you hold form, or cheat, or both?
It doesn't help you "cheat" in that you have to control the weight but it will add a few lbs to your bench. I have a bum left shoulder and it helps me bench pain free. Also use it for weighted dios & pushups.
Aug 11, 2012 7:27pm
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Steel Valley Football

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Aug 12, 2012 11:30 AM
Ronnie James Dios?
Aug 12, 2012 11:30am
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Aug 12, 2012 12:24 PM
I needed a new chainsaw for cleaning up around the house, etc. Not big time lumber cutting. I did some research online and decided to purchase a Poulan Pro saw. I paid $169 for a 20" bar saw. Once I got the throttle and idle tuned in that thing runs like a champ. It was about half the price of the Stihl saw I was originally planning on buying.
Aug 12, 2012 12:24pm
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Aug 12, 2012 12:55 PM
I bought a cheap ass washer from Sears......cheapest one they had and it's still going after 12 years....a ton of loads (about 10 a week)
Aug 12, 2012 12:55pm
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BR1986FB

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Aug 12, 2012 8:22 PM
Steel Valley Football;1245232 wrote:Ronnie James Dios?
LOL...just saw that. Was supposed to be "dips."
Aug 12, 2012 8:22pm
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Aug 12, 2012 9:21 PM
Andro Gel
Aug 12, 2012 9:21pm
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Aug 12, 2012 9:24 PM
bases_loaded;1245553 wrote:Andro Gel

Lol
Aug 12, 2012 9:24pm
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Aug 13, 2012 10:29 AM
Tickets for the Wicked musical.
Aug 13, 2012 10:29am
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raiderbuck

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Aug 13, 2012 11:08 AM
$10 tickets to an improv show in Chicago. First improv show I've ever been to. Loved it. Great cheap date
Aug 13, 2012 11:08am