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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:32 AM Original message |
White sheets may be bad for your sleep. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
1. Try turning the lights off and closing your eyelids. What a maroon. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. I've got a street light shining right into my room. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Room-darkening curtains, shades or blinds, then. You can get them with liners. |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
33. YES. This has been a huge help for our bedroom with four windows. |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:38 PM Response to Reply #11 |
35. I resorted to carboard over the windows. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:50 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Seriously, check out sustained release melatonin. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Ooh good idea. Yep it's the middle of the night thing that is the problem. |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
34. I found MidNite to work really well. |
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Contrary1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 09:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
65. One melatonin and a cup of Sleepytime Extra Tea 30 minutes before bedtime |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 03:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
77. Try a sleep mask. It's pretty effective at keeping you in the dark. |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
36. Yeah, nevermind that the sheets are usually underneath a blanket. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 02:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
72. You do know that light can penetrate eyelids, right? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 06:42 PM Response to Reply #72 |
82. Do you mean the light that bounces off the sheets under my blankets? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 09:05 PM Response to Reply #72 |
91. It could, but I don't sleep with lights on or blinds open. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
2. Black sheets show too many white stains. n/t |
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catabryna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Have you ever heard of a washing machine? |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. .... or a beach towel? lol |
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catabryna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 11:09 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Let's just hope this person has only one partner... |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 11:10 AM Response to Reply #12 |
21. No, the dog usually licks them off. n/t |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 11:16 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Ian, you are so bad. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #24 |
40. It's all good. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. You are evil |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 02:02 PM Response to Reply #29 |
68. What? It works for the dishes... |
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Ellipsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 08:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
88. ...then have him lick your face. You are evil. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 07:17 AM Response to Reply #88 |
93. I don't USUALLY spurt that far. n/t |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 07:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
87. Yellow is Mellow |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
3. teevee doctors = teevee preachers....egos on parade. |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 01:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
43. He's a real doctor who became famous because of his books. |
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txwhitedove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
4. But, but what about the thread count??? I sleep best on purple. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 03:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
53. You're probably one who is worried about rec's and un-rec's on your sheets!! |
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HappyMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
5. lol! |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
6. LOL. I sleep on yellow sheets but my darned orange cat wakes me up! |
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WillParkinson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:43 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. If your orange cat is the reason for your yellow sheets... |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. ROFLMAO! |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Yeah my cat used to jump on my bed every night...sometimes she'd lie on me. |
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PSPS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:52 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. I really miss my lovable Cymric guy too. He was my best friend. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 11:16 AM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Yup. I swear she used to read my mind. |
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PSPS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
13. This is one doctor that deserves quoting -- as in "doctor." |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:19 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. Add Dr. Phil to that |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 01:20 PM Response to Reply #31 |
44. Dr. Oz's books made him famous. nt |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 09:23 PM Response to Reply #44 |
67. Never heard of any of them |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 02:08 PM Response to Reply #31 |
70. Dr. Phil has a Ph.D. in psychology. Dr. Oz is an M.D. |
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AmirDal (37 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
16. What about sleeping with a night-light on. -- is that just a bad? |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 11:17 AM Response to Reply #16 |
25. I would guess its the same thing? |
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emmadoggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
19. I have chocolate brown fleece sheets that are the greatest thing |
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Peregrine (712 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
22. He has always been a whack job but after his apple juice |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 01:03 PM Response to Reply #22 |
38. Dr. Oz was correct in his apple juice claims. I saw the show. did you? |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
26. *cough*cough*HACK*cough*cough* |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
27. My sheets are tie-dye. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #27 |
83. The problem though is waking up confused, are you coming or going? Waking or going to sleep? |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 07:22 AM Response to Reply #83 |
95. I can fall asleep any time, anywhere. |
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PoliticAverse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
28. Finally a good excuse why I never wash my sheets... n/t |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
30. Does anyone else wish Dr Oz would get the hell back to the hospital? |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. I think he's great. He's not bought out by corporate America, which is a good thing, right? |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. A real doctor who isn't bought by corporate America finds him irritating. |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 08:51 PM Response to Reply #46 |
62. Don't watch him. I rarely do (doctor shows aren't that interesting). But I've read his books. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #42 |
50. Really? He is a main advertising arm for RealAge.com's pharma marketing. |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 08:48 PM Response to Reply #50 |
61. Actually, no. He rarely recommends taking drugs, advising instead on a healthy |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 02:13 PM Response to Reply #61 |
71. He was selecting shadow juries for big trials. |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
32. Dr. Oz is an idiot. What justification does he try to give for why blue and green sheets are bad? |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 01:11 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. He said it's the light reflection quality. But I don't look at my sheets except for |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
37. Actually, I Think the Author Isn't Talking About Sleep Per Se |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
39. That may make a difference for people who hang out in their bedrooms... |
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edbermac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
45. Buy an eye shade for crying out loud |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
47. This is the same guy who says arsenic in apple juice is ok. |
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ErikJ (480 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
48. BLACK PILLOW CASE -OK but sheets? |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
49. That is simply idiotic |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 03:28 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. that was my thought... the light is making it to my body? |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
52. KKK has known that for years ... |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
54. What about brown sheets. At least they hide the skid marks the cat leaves!! |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 03:54 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. LOL, you get those too... |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 08:30 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. The only ones that do it are black long-haired cats. Of course, one was |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 09:18 PM Response to Reply #60 |
66. my coon eats toilet paper and throws it up next to the bed as a last resort to wake me. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
55. OZ is nutty |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
57. I have watched Dr. Oz on daytime TV, |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 02:42 PM Response to Reply #57 |
74. Yep, at it surprises me. |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
58. I think Dr. Oz is bad for your health! |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
59. But white pillowcases are ok? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
63. Black LEATHER sheets. |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
64. Do you think that |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
69. I sleep in a completely darkened room |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
73. I would think that goes for white painted rooms as well. |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
75. A problem the KKK continues to ignore |
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RegieRocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 06:02 PM Response to Reply #75 |
80. Lol |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
76. Advertising and Design firms understand color psychology and light |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
78. Take a "Color Personality' test |
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RegieRocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
79. Anyone tuned into this episode of this desperado for subject |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
81. What if you're color blind? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 06:46 PM Response to Reply #81 |
84. What if you're blind? What if you're albino and don't have melatonin in your skin? |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 08:58 PM Response to Reply #84 |
90. ! |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
85. Good thing he doesn't mention anything bad about sleeping in Superman underpants. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
86. But white sheets are better for thrift. |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
89. Blackout shades, cover over the clock... |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
92. Oz is a fucking idiot. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
94. Dr Oz |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
96. Hard to believe... |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
97. If it is reflecting, it's the LIGHT that's the problem.... |
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