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I thought I'd start posting here illustrative items which, in their failure mechanisms, might
convey the importance of adhering to the program tenets, in a "Don't Do THIS!" orientation.

Our first example we shall call:

Mismatched Undivided Attention Proficiency

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Today's focus will be on:

Poorly Apportioned Domestic Support

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That must be a YANKEE GAL, because no self respecting southern gal moves boxes!! sigh


"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.." Theodore Roosevelt

Exposure 101


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That must be a YANKEE GAL...

You're likely right about the geographic alignment of those ladies. At least the one clearly understands that laying in a supply of Grolsch would work to satisfy the FL (Fermented Libations) EN of most males!

But to compensate, I've located a portrayal of the traditional "Southern-Belle-Not-To-Be-Rung", also known as:

Neglecting/Denying the EN of SF

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Well, today we'll consider the dreaded:

Failure to Satisfy the Attractive Spouse EN - Part I

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(Nice shoes, by the way!)

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I'm pretty sure someone out there is going, "whachutalkinbout NG, that's a fine lookin' lady!"


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Yeah, and the "STOP" sign in the one above might get some guy's SF juices flowing.....but those 6-sigma outliers are not usually accorded much consideration!

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Holy cow, I think I put her on a stretcher once. It wasn't pretty


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We need a male equivalent.

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OK Pepper .. you got it. smile

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you can never un-see this man. Next time, a warning please


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Dude!

You're pressing to get ahead of the syllabus! One lesson a day is the recommended pace for this graduate-level content!

Don't make me report you to the Dean!

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Originally Posted by Wow777
you can never un-see this man. Next time, a warning please

Eye bleach for sale. Only $39.99 with free expedited shipping. Call 1-800-OUCHMYEYES. Operators standing by.


"Get busy living, or get busy dying"...... The Shawshank Redemption.
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Ask and ye shall recieve (aside; ye is a non-existent word, result of the fact early printing presses had no h, and substituted an old English y).

No refunds, no returns.


WoW; I've helped load a few onto stretchers. Thank you, blanket lifts!


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Originally Posted by NeverGuessed
Dude!

You're pressing to get ahead of the syllabus! One lesson a day is the recommended pace for this graduate-level content!

Don't make me report you to the Dean!
ROFLMAO! rotflmao Still, NG, you must admit that was a frightening sight.


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Today's instruction will be facilitated by analyzing that great Harry Belafonte Caribbean hit:

A - O ! A-a-a-y - O !
The Fight Come; I Don't Wanna Go Home!"


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What's the 4 - 1 - 1 on the lesson on 4/11?

Questionable Choice For Recreational Companionship

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I love this thread. It's educational AND funny...in some places.


One year becomes two, two years becomes five, five becomes ten and before you know it, you've wasted your whole life on a problem you can't solve. That's one way to spend your life. -rwinger

I will not spend my life this way.
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Oh my...HOT!

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Inadequate
Culinary
Discretion in
Attending to the
Domestic Support EN


(Apologies to Gypsy Rose!)

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