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What to Pee Standing Up WITH (I'm thinking NSFW) Posted: 2 years ago by Ellz
I'd been considering posting this last night, and so now I shall, in response to suebe's How to Pee Standing Up. This is how to pee standing up and look like the original :)
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Kid shot for standing still on escalator Posted: 2 years ago by TheStep
A teenager shot another teenager because he was standing still on an escalator and not walking. I always thought the point of escalators was to save you from needing to walk, but please don't shoot me!
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Last Ant Standing Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Every night, the Brazilian ant Forelius pusillus takes self-sacrifice to a whole new level. At sunset, the colony protects its nest by sealing off the entrances with sand, and a few ants remain outside to complete the job. Unable to reenter, they die by the next morning--making them the first known example of a suicidal defense that is preemptive rather than a response to immediate danger.
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Last Man Standing drinking contest ends in death Posted: 2 years ago by Pocksucket
David Reid entered into a drinking contest inspired by American Pie 5 with his friend James Lynch. After an intensive bout of drinking, Reid was helped to bed where he later died of alcohol poisoning.
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Stay upright during labour, say experts Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
Women in first stage labour are better off standing, sitting, kneeling or walking around rather than lying in bed, evidence shows.
A systematic review shows women are likely to have a shorter first stage labour and are less likely to have an epidural if they stay upright at the time.
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Women, Now you can pee standing up! (SFW) Posted: 2 years ago by lunasol
The World has gone mad.
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How to Pee Standing Up Posted: 2 years ago by suebe
A tutorial for the ladies.
"my very own arc!!!"
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Standing Room "Seats" Proposed for Airline Posted: 5 months ago by suebe
In a move to make flying even more uncomfortable, Spring Airlines s now considering selling standing-only tickets to passengers on their flights. The budget airline currently has only 13 planes in their fleet and cannot meet growing demand for more flights from more passengers.
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Why Are You On Line? Posted: 6 months ago by suebe
"I don't know"
“You mean that you are standing in line and don’t know why?”
“Yes, I saw the line and decided to get in it.”
And other nonsense.
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Airline Seeks Standing Room On Flights Posted: 5 months ago by Doggylives
Low-cost Irish airline Ryanair says it is seeking permission to sell standing room tickets on flights.
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Standing on Vibrating Platform Slims Abdomen Posted: 2 years ago by proverb
A Maine researcher says standing on a vibrating platform for 15 minutes a day could help people achieve washboard abs. DUPE
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Why men should not pee standing up Posted: 6 months ago by bornbad
The Amazons seem to be winning. If outrage continues to mount, it will soon be not just uncool and politically incorrect for a man to urinate while standing up, but out-and-out ILLEGAL.
*I don’t give a piss*
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Standing Broom Has People Straw-Struck Posted: 3 months ago by meggysue
It's not every day an ordinary, Dollar General broom defies physics, but this one has been standing unsupported for over a week now.
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FYI standing on a whale in New Zealand will cost you $30,000 Posted: 3 months ago by Bingo
A Paekakariki man is calling himself a whale rider after a brush with a southern beauty but the joyride could cost him $30,000.
Simon O'Donnell said he paddled out to the whale off the Kapiti Coast then stepped on to its back as it swam underwater. Standing on the whale was "just insane".
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Defeat for silly rule: You can once again drink while standing in Amsterdam Posted: 4 months ago by kissmenow
“Hey you there! Yes you!” a DJ yelled in his microphone. “What you are doing — standing on a terrace holding a beer — that is not allowed! You are in….” “Vi-o-la-tion,” the crowd intoned — raising their cans and bottles in the air.
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New Jersey is powered by garbage Posted: 1 year ago by suebe
Standing atop the 400-acre 1-E landfill, you get a panoramic view of the Meadowlands sports complex to the north and the New York City skyline to the east. You're also standing on a critical part of New Jersey's, and the nation's, energy future.
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Why flamingos stand on one leg Posted: 4 months ago by nateebiinature
It is one of the simplest, but most enigmatic mysteries of nature: just why do flamingos like to stand on one leg?
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Is the Apollo 11 Moon Landing Flag Still Standing? Posted: 5 months ago by AutumnLotus
A plan to photograph the historic lunar locations with NASA's new Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) should be a boon to lunar archaeologists who aim to solve some longstanding mysteries and also get a historic-landmark designation for the Apollo 11 touchdown site.
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Maine's Largest Snowwoman Named After Senator Posted: 2 years ago by cartoonmotion
The world's largest snowwoman in Bethel, Maine has been named after Senator Olympia Snowe. Standing at about 122 feet tall, she has trees for arms and skis for eyelashes.
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Nude water-gun tag getting high school seniors in trouble Posted: 7 months ago by Bornbad
In Senior Tag, teenagers stalk and chase one another around town, aiming to hit opponents with water from squirt guns. The last man standing wins. The game typically lasts for weeks.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 164 [+].
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