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boozer
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Baby monkey riding on a pig, with a doughnut
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TurquoiseGrizzly
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I hope it goes to another page soon so I don't see this cow lady anymore. Wouldn't be bad if her backside was like the front.
Aug 18 2014 5:09PM
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Chewy.
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Killed both interviews. Now I just need to pick which one I want to take.

Time to start drinking.
Aug 18 2014 5:39PM
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TurquoiseGrizzly
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Chewy.Killed both interviews. Now I just need to pick which one I want to take.

Time to start drinking.


Fuckin right Chewy. Enjoy a brewski or twoski. or twelevski.
Aug 18 2014 5:49PM
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Sno.
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Chewy.Killed both interviews. Now I just need to pick which one I want to take.

Time to start drinking.


good work!
Aug 18 2014 5:49PM
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SFB
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holy fuck i played dark souls for 6 hours today. i want to die.
Aug 18 2014 5:55PM
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Laurent.
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snobunnythis is also relevant-- this is my dining room, and i thought you'd appreciate the van der rohe reproductions. They are good reproductions (restoration hardware)


I'm fastidious about design so l'm sorry but I can't appreciate reproductions, (apart from Modernica's Eames line, but that's a given). I'd go so far to say that I only really fancy the real originals from Berliner Metallgewerbe Josef Müller but those are nearly unobtainable, hidden away in museums or dusty private collections. Tecta, Thonet and Knoll currently all make 'originals' and those aren't much more expensive then the Restoration Hardware one, all right twice as expensive but nothing as extreme as Barcelona numbers.

One of my biggest gripes is the name RH gives it: "1960S CANTILEVERED ARMCHAIR", apart from the obvious mistake in the era, there is not a single mention of Rohe, the man who designed it, they are capitalizing on the fruits of his labour, it denies the designer their royalty, the payment for their original idea in Rohe's case it mostly hurts sales of those companies who were granted permission by Rohe and who actually support the several foundations and societies that restore his buildings and legacy, those royalty's that companies such as Vitra and Herman Miller have to pay do make up for a large chunk of the price over a replica but with it they do so much more.

Furthermore most 'reproduction' companies produce their work overseas without any mention of the working conditions, workers' exposure to toxins, use of unethical and environmentally damaging materials and processes, it's a minor thing since very few companies give out such information but those making original designs do

What I do appreciate is that you are honest enough to not commit the cardinal sin of trying to pass them off as genuine.
Aug 18 2014 5:59PM
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Chewy.
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snobunnygood work!


Thanks sis.
Aug 18 2014 6:00PM
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Sno.
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omnidataI'm fastidious about design so l'm sorry but I can't appreciate reproductions[QUOTE]

I figured as much. If I had the money for the real things, I'd have them.

I agree with you on the name, though-- I don't know why they would call them 1960's--probably just because if you know nothing about the origin, they look similar to mid-century modern design.

However, I should point out that although the price point of the RH chair is over $700, I paid $215/each, and they are nice quality (far better than any other chair I could get for $215)
Aug 18 2014 6:09PM
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Sno.
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im not a fan of the Barcelona, though, because there are far more rip-offs of that chair than any other, and I can't see one without thinking of the lobby seating in a high rise condo. In other words, there's so many cheap ones, that all of them now look cheap to me.
Aug 18 2014 6:13PM
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Sno.
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and also what I meant, and what I should have said was that I thought you'd appreciate my taste in liking the MR chair, not that you'd appreciate the knock-offs themselves. I've talked to you before about this and knew that you're particular about originals. As I recall, you have quite a few.
Aug 18 2014 6:27PM
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act.resist
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well its time to go back to school
Aug 18 2014 6:33PM
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Chewy.
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butterslut.well its time to go back to school


As shitty as it is. The beginning of the year is usually the most fun.
Aug 18 2014 6:41PM
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Laurent.
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snobunnyI figured as much. If I had the money for the real things, I'd have them.

I know the feel all to well, if I was more affluent in monetary terms then in possessions I would have long bought Albini's 838 Veliero bookcase by Cassina.




But alas, 30K is too much, I've considered building it myself as a sort of challenge and testimony to my woodworking skills but even then, my house wouldn't be fit to display it.

snobunnyim not a fan of the Barcelona, though, because there are far more rip-offs of that chair than any other, and I can't see one without thinking of the lobby seating in a high rise condo. In other words, there's so many cheap ones, that all of them now look cheap to me.


I've always like it, but it's been reproduced almost more often then the Eames dining chairs, although you will recognize a proper Knoll one straight away, Spinneybeck's leather quality is above and beyond the competition and the proportions are correct, replica's are often too big. But that price for them is insane.

Back in 1999/2000 design was way, way more affordable:



From the fat Bahaus book by Fiedler.
Aug 18 2014 6:41PM
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Mag
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"Am I being detained" Ross Kemp style
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdWZB7Vu-nw
Aug 18 2014 6:56PM
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.Hugo.
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GrizzlyBurrI hope it goes to another page soon so I don't see this cow lady anymore. Wouldn't be bad if her backside was like the front.


Im gonna quote it in the next page
Aug 18 2014 7:15PM
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maximiliaan
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I hate it when im scrolling through someones Facebook and accidently like something from a while back.
Aug 18 2014 7:30PM
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Bateman
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maximiliaanI hate it when im scrolling through someones Facebook and accidently like something from a while back.


This is embarrasing as shit. On Instagram as well.
Aug 18 2014 7:35PM
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.Hugo.
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then i dont even quote it lol
Aug 18 2014 7:39PM
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Sno.
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http://youtu.be/6X2zWOha7Bg
Aug 18 2014 7:48PM
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.Hugo.
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i fucking love white castle
Aug 18 2014 7:49PM
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JAHpow
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Stung by a wasp for the first time like an hour ago. Opened up a shed to grab a spare trailer tire. Didn't notice the nest hanging down from the top of the door frame. Hit it with my head and instantly stung. Luckily I was only stung once right in the back of the neck.
Aug 18 2014 7:56PM
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Sno.
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http://youtu.be/QHbgJhfKRlc
Aug 18 2014 7:57PM
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NotoriousT.S.E
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I've saved almost no money this summer due to it being awesome. Looks like I need to find a gig for the semester.
Aug 18 2014 8:33PM
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Sno.
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http://youtu.be/rwz7uilnS6U
Aug 18 2014 8:44PM
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ModMommy
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I made it to Bozeman alive. Currently sitting in a pile of clothes eating naked noodle. Life is good.
Aug 18 2014 8:48PM
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GayWolf420
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yay, dont have to work the rest of the week. nice-ass monday, too.
Aug 18 2014 8:54PM
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.Rybak.
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immasI made it to Bozeman alive. Currently sitting in a pile of clothes eating naked noodle. Life is good.


I WANT NAKED NOODLE SO BAD
Aug 18 2014 9:15PM
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GayWolf420
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fuck, i fucking hate buying textbooks. what a fucking scam.
Aug 18 2014 10:16PM
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cornholio
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.Rybak.I WANT NAKED NOODLE SO BAD


"eating naked noodle" is code for sucking cock. but you probably would want that
Aug 18 2014 10:34PM
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GayWolf420
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just did it through campusbookrental, 88 bucks for two books for the semester isnt too bad, but i ordered the concise version of my english one instead of the regular so now i have to figure out how to exchage.


ima try amazon for the other two, its outrageous prices for them.
Aug 18 2014 10:44PM
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Chubz.
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cornholio"eating naked noodle" is code for sucking cock. but you probably would want that


i gave ur mom some naked noodle


HAHAHAHAH

rekt m8
Aug 18 2014 10:45PM
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ModMommy
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cornholio"eating naked noodle" is code for sucking cock. but you probably would want that


Someone obviously hasn't had naked noodle b4.
Aug 18 2014 10:57PM
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Mag
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A girl literally quit~ her job before she'd even started after speaking with me for an hour......................................................
Aug 18 2014 11:03PM
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DrZoidberg
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DeebieSkeebiesfuck, i fucking hate buying textbooks. what a fucking scam.


Don't. Go to the library and take it out. I did that with a few classes. I'd take them out, and it was for like a month at a time. So you renew like once, maybe twice or three times a semester and that's it. I only bought chemistry and math books, so I have reference material that I'd use in the future. Nobody ever put out a recall on them, so I never had any issues with keeping it for an entire semester.
Aug 18 2014 11:27PM
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.Rybak.
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cornholio"eating naked noodle" is code for sucking cock. but you probably would want that


Aug 18 2014 11:28PM
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cornholio
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immasSomeone obviously hasn't had naked noodle b4.


nope i like girls duh
Aug 18 2014 11:29PM
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Chewy.
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I made it over 2000 posts today. That's neat.
Aug 18 2014 11:45PM
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BungHole.
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My lips are so fucking sunburnt
Aug 18 2014 11:46PM
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ModMommy
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I'm crashing at my friends for the night, and his roommates are making me food and have me beer. Today had been very good.
Aug 19 2014 12:37AM
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GayWolf420
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plot twist: he is talking about his pussy
Aug 19 2014 2:19AM
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Lucky.
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DeebieSkeebiesplot twist: he is talking about his pussy


shots fired
Aug 19 2014 2:22AM
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.Hugo.
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DeebieSkeebiesfuck, i fucking hate buying textbooks. what a fucking scam.


After my sophomore year I figured out that most of the time I didnt even need the books for classes. So I waited until classes were underway to decide and ended up buying only 1 or 2 books for the last two years of college.
Aug 19 2014 6:09AM
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maximiliaan
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for snobunny
http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/6613293/1e3ed520/de_grote_ice_bucket_fail_compi.html
Aug 19 2014 6:14AM
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Sno.
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maximiliaanfor snobunny
http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/6613293/1e3ed520/de_grote_ice_bucket_fail_compi.html


ahahaha, thanks! so funny.
Aug 19 2014 10:45AM
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CaptainObvious.
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I thought that family being a pain in the ass would change when you grew up. No, shit got worse.
Aug 19 2014 10:56AM
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Sno.
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when did taylor swift become hilary clinton?

Aug 19 2014 10:56AM
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theBearJew
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DeebieSkeebiesfuck, i fucking hate buying textbooks. what a fucking scam.


Just do what I used to do, gather up a boatload of textbooks the end of the year and sell them. Made 3k one year off selling textbooks.


maximiliaanfor snobunny
http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/6613293/1e3ed520/de_grote_ice_bucket_fail_compi.html



The one with the dog is so great. You have no idea what havoc that dog is causing with the wood thing hes dragging.
Aug 19 2014 11:05AM
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.Rybak.
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theBearJewJust do what I used to do, gather up a boatload of textbooks the end of the year and sell them. Made 3k one year off selling textbooks.





The one with the dog is so great. You have no idea what havoc that dog is causing with the wood thing hes dragging.


Did you get 3k or did you actually make that much profit?
Aug 19 2014 11:13AM
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theBearJew
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Love Newcastles marketing team. The no bullocks campaign is great.

Now they want you to send photos of normal boring stuff and they'll make into an ad with poor photoshop skills.



http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/newcastle-asks-fan-photos-which-it-promises-photoshop-poorly-terrible-ads-159577
Aug 19 2014 11:14AM
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