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M O'Connell • commented on 4 posts 2 minutes ago

68 Vintage Ads That Show Just How Much The Entire Industry Has Changed (New Pics)

If you want a plastic-free solution to takeaway beverages, there it is.

68 Vintage Ads That Show Just How Much The Entire Industry Has Changed (New Pics)

Your fingers are larger than they were when you were a child, and now you are the one paying for them.

68 Vintage Ads That Show Just How Much The Entire Industry Has Changed (New Pics)

If you want a plastic-free solution to takeaway beverages, there it is.

68 Vintage Ads That Show Just How Much The Entire Industry Has Changed (New Pics)

Your fingers are larger than they were when you were a child, and now you are the one paying for them.

97 Hilarious Memes To Send To Your Favorite Group Chat Immediately

$0.25 per message.

97 Hilarious Memes To Send To Your Favorite Group Chat Immediately

My local community college put up 4 steel sheds as "temporary classroom buildings" in 1969. One of them is still being used today.

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M O'Connell • upvoted 7 items 3 hours ago

68 Vintage Ads That Show Just How Much The Entire Industry Has Changed (New Pics)

Mattachine Society was a gay rights organisation, founded in 1950, For reference, that is 19 years before the Stonewall riots. But there were gay organisations in the US long before this too, the first one was founded in 1924.

68 Vintage Ads That Show Just How Much The Entire Industry Has Changed (New Pics)

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68 Vintage Ads That Show Just How Much The Entire Industry Has Changed (New Pics)

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68 Vintage Ads That Show Just How Much The Entire Industry Has Changed (New Pics)

In fact with the batteries they had back then this was nowhere near as harmful as it sounds today - they were not sealed, generally enclosed in a cardboard case, so would not explode, and were constructed mostly from zinc and carbon, relatively harmless. Some harmful chemicals were used in small amounts though, but unless you directly inhaled the fumes the effect on atmospheric pollution was minimal. Not to be recommended, of course, but not quite as bad as it sounds.

64 People Share The Most Unbelievable Fashion Mistakes They’ve Witnessed

Looks more like " He'll yeah, this IS MY kid, even if it screams. No I did not kidnap it - you see the babies face is all over me. Who does that exept the father?"

97 Hilarious Memes To Send To Your Favorite Group Chat Immediately

Much worse when it's wet....

68 Vintage Ads That Show Just How Much The Entire Industry Has Changed (New Pics)

She was always the baddest a‍s‍s around, and I loved her for it.

137 Horrible But Funny Pics That Might Make You Uncomfortable

"I know a genuine Panaphonics when I see it! And look, there's Magnetbox and Sorny!" -- Homer Simpson.

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M O'Connell • upvoted 5 items 1 day ago

Here Are 25 Shocking Truths Behind The Biggest Misconceptions About Life In Prison

absolutely. Rehabilitation is of foremost importance and not punishment. That's why our reoffending rate is much smaller than e.g. in the US

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M O'Connell • commented on 8 posts 1 day ago

35 Americans Share The Good Things Happening In The U.S. That No One Talks About

The utility companies are ignoring him. Bringing a GW of solar or wind online is MUCH less expensive than adding a GW of any other means of electrical generation.

50 Hilarious Memes That Prove That Eastern Europe Just Hits Differently (New Pics)

Using IrDA to transfer a file between devices. They don't need to be touching, but sometimes it was necessary.

35 Americans Share The Good Things Happening In The U.S. That No One Talks About

The utility companies are ignoring him. Bringing a GW of solar or wind online is MUCH less expensive than adding a GW of any other means of electrical generation.

50 Hilarious Memes That Prove That Eastern Europe Just Hits Differently (New Pics)

Using IrDA to transfer a file between devices. They don't need to be touching, but sometimes it was necessary.

50 Funny Memes To Remind You How Awesome Cats Are

Occasionally it comes along with an awful screeching noise that never stops unless the food bowl is full.

50 Hilarious Posts For People Who Use Humor As A Coping Mechanism (New Pics)

Noted and accepted

Midwest Is Not For Everyone As These 50 Hilariously Spot-On Memes Show

62F is the best I can give you. The cost of propane is just too high.

Midwest Is Not For Everyone As These 50 Hilariously Spot-On Memes Show

Because much of that territory was the "Old Northwest" and became the middle-west during the 19th C.

“The Spawn Of Satan”: 68 Hilarious Siblings Who Refuse To Grow Up And It’s The Best Thing Ever

They're labeled "not for retail sale" so I would assume they're the ones that came with the fan.

101 Funny Signs In English People Spotted In Japan

The NEC on the top is only $100, which seems quite fair.

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M O'Connell • commented on 9 posts 2 days ago

113 Photographs Every History Enthusiast Should See

This is a 1-ton Rapid Truck (Rapid Motor Vehicle Co, Pontiac MI) equipped with a 24hp horizontally opposed twin cylinder.

113 Photographs Every History Enthusiast Should See

I had to check. 2016 is indeed the correct date.

113 Photographs Every History Enthusiast Should See

This is a 1-ton Rapid Truck (Rapid Motor Vehicle Co, Pontiac MI) equipped with a 24hp horizontally opposed twin cylinder.

113 Photographs Every History Enthusiast Should See

I had to check. 2016 is indeed the correct date.

113 Photographs Every History Enthusiast Should See

I'm sure that's some of it, but paint has gotten much better at not having things stick to it, and the pressure washer was also invented somewhere in the interim.

113 Photographs Every History Enthusiast Should See

Both this photograph and its caption are completely fake. HMS Vidal wasn't launched until 1951, and mooring lines are visible. Somewhere along the line someone took a razor knife and cut out a picture of the ship in port and pasted it onto this wave.

“Wait, What?”: 57 Posts With Plot Twists So Unexpected You’ll Probably Have To Read Them Twice (New Pics)

Delivery charges are taxable when the seller does not offer the purchaser the option to receive the property in any manner except for the payment of a charge for delivery. For reference see: https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/illinois/Ill-Admin-Code-tit-86-SS-130.415

“Wait, What?”: 57 Posts With Plot Twists So Unexpected You’ll Probably Have To Read Them Twice (New Pics)

You don't have to save anything per-se, I think these totals include cached media.

“Wait, What?”: 57 Posts With Plot Twists So Unexpected You’ll Probably Have To Read Them Twice (New Pics)

That's more translational than intentional

“Wait, What?”: 57 Posts With Plot Twists So Unexpected You’ll Probably Have To Read Them Twice (New Pics)

They're referencing the fact that it is a pneumatic-tire class forklift (for outdoor hard-surface use).

“Wait, What?”: 57 Posts With Plot Twists So Unexpected You’ll Probably Have To Read Them Twice (New Pics)

It's a bicycle closet

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M O'Connell • upvoted 7 items 2 days ago

35 Americans Share The Good Things Happening In The U.S. That No One Talks About

In my town, the power plant that runs on coal is going to be turned off a couple of years ahead of schedule due to the new solar and wind farms around it.

35 Home Decor Projects That Have No Business Looking This Good (New Pics)

The flatness of the paint really works. Any sheen would have ruined it.

35 Americans Share The Good Things Happening In The U.S. That No One Talks About

In my town, the power plant that runs on coal is going to be turned off a couple of years ahead of schedule due to the new solar and wind farms around it.

35 Home Decor Projects That Have No Business Looking This Good (New Pics)

The flatness of the paint really works. Any sheen would have ruined it.

113 Photographs Every History Enthusiast Should See

He was also demonstrating that the overly forward riding position of many cavalry men would unbalance the horse, whereas being over the horse's center of gravity helps stabilize them. It was a brutal test for man and horse, but Caprilli had some innovative ideas for improving horsemanship.

“What I Asked For Vs What I Got”: 40 Ridiculous Hairdos That Made People Want To Wear A Hat For A Year (New Pics)

Disgusting stereotype. Grow up.

113 Photographs Every History Enthusiast Should See

Have we had dust bowl deniers yet? Wouldn’t surprise me

113 Photographs Every History Enthusiast Should See

One of my best friends' mother was in the ATA. I gave my friend a trip in a Tiger Moth for her 60th birthday, when she told the pilot about her mother, he insisted on letting her take the wheel.

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M O'Connell • submitted a new post 4 years ago

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Hey Pandas, Post The Most Interesting Thing You Have Found In A Book (Closed)

M O'Connell • submitted 3 list additions 2 years ago

Hey Pandas, Share Your Favorite Purchase Of 2023 (Closed)

Hey Pandas, Find Or Take A Picture Of The Funniest Sign That You've Ever Seen (Closed)

Hey Pandas, Post The First Signs Of Spring (Closed)

M O'Connell • submitted a list addition 3 years ago

Hey Pandas, Imagine Your Phone Is Connected To The World's Biggest Speaker. What Song Are You Playing? (Closed)

M O'Connell • submitted 5 list additions 4 years ago

Hey Pandas, Post The Most Interesting Thing You Have Found In A Book (Closed)

"What Do You Collect?": User Asked Pandas To Show Their Collections And 50 People Delivered

Hey Pandas, Post The Weirdest Image You Have Saved On Your Phone (Closed)

"What’s The Oldest Item Or Piece Of Furniture In Your House": 35 Oldest Items Shared By Our Community

Hey Pandas, Drop Something Nostalgic From The 2010's (Closed)

M O'Connell • submitted 9 list additions 5 years ago

Hey Pandas, What Would Happen If All The World’s Computers Stopped Working Forever? (Closed)

Hey Pandas, Could You Recommend Your Favorite Songs? (Closed)

Hey Pandas, Share The Best Photo You’ve Taken (Closed)

Hey Pandas, How Did You Get Rid Of Toxic People In Your Life? (Closed)

Hey Pandas, Share One Photo That You Took And Are Proud Of (Closed)

What Is Something Unconventional That Makes You Cry?

50 Photos By Our Readers Of Their Pets Just Moments After They'd Adopted Them

What Did You Do During Quarantine That You’re Proud Of? (Ended)

M O'Connell • submitted 2 list additions 7 years ago

Pandas, Show Us The DIY Projects That You're Most Proud Of!

M O'Connell • commented on 4 posts 2 minutes ago

68 Vintage Ads That Show Just How Much The Entire Industry Has Changed (New Pics)

If you want a plastic-free solution to takeaway beverages, there it is.

68 Vintage Ads That Show Just How Much The Entire Industry Has Changed (New Pics)

Your fingers are larger than they were when you were a child, and now you are the one paying for them.

97 Hilarious Memes To Send To Your Favorite Group Chat Immediately

$0.25 per message.

97 Hilarious Memes To Send To Your Favorite Group Chat Immediately

My local community college put up 4 steel sheds as "temporary classroom buildings" in 1969. One of them is still being used today.

M O'Connell • commented on 8 posts 1 day ago

35 Americans Share The Good Things Happening In The U.S. That No One Talks About

The utility companies are ignoring him. Bringing a GW of solar or wind online is MUCH less expensive than adding a GW of any other means of electrical generation.

50 Hilarious Memes That Prove That Eastern Europe Just Hits Differently (New Pics)

Using IrDA to transfer a file between devices. They don't need to be touching, but sometimes it was necessary.

50 Funny Memes To Remind You How Awesome Cats Are

Occasionally it comes along with an awful screeching noise that never stops unless the food bowl is full.

50 Hilarious Posts For People Who Use Humor As A Coping Mechanism (New Pics)

Noted and accepted

Midwest Is Not For Everyone As These 50 Hilariously Spot-On Memes Show

62F is the best I can give you. The cost of propane is just too high.

Midwest Is Not For Everyone As These 50 Hilariously Spot-On Memes Show

Because much of that territory was the "Old Northwest" and became the middle-west during the 19th C.

“The Spawn Of Satan”: 68 Hilarious Siblings Who Refuse To Grow Up And It’s The Best Thing Ever

They're labeled "not for retail sale" so I would assume they're the ones that came with the fan.

101 Funny Signs In English People Spotted In Japan

The NEC on the top is only $100, which seems quite fair.

M O'Connell • commented on 8 posts 2 days ago

113 Photographs Every History Enthusiast Should See

This is a 1-ton Rapid Truck (Rapid Motor Vehicle Co, Pontiac MI) equipped with a 24hp horizontally opposed twin cylinder.

113 Photographs Every History Enthusiast Should See

I had to check. 2016 is indeed the correct date.

113 Photographs Every History Enthusiast Should See

I'm sure that's some of it, but paint has gotten much better at not having things stick to it, and the pressure washer was also invented somewhere in the interim.

113 Photographs Every History Enthusiast Should See

“Wait, What?”: 57 Posts With Plot Twists So Unexpected You’ll Probably Have To Read Them Twice (New Pics)

You don't have to save anything per-se, I think these totals include cached media.

“Wait, What?”: 57 Posts With Plot Twists So Unexpected You’ll Probably Have To Read Them Twice (New Pics)

That's more translational than intentional

“Wait, What?”: 57 Posts With Plot Twists So Unexpected You’ll Probably Have To Read Them Twice (New Pics)

They're referencing the fact that it is a pneumatic-tire class forklift (for outdoor hard-surface use).

M O'Connell • upvoted 11 items 2 hours ago

68 Vintage Ads That Show Just How Much The Entire Industry Has Changed (New Pics)

Tries to

68 Vintage Ads That Show Just How Much The Entire Industry Has Changed (New Pics)

She was always the baddest a‍s‍s around, and I loved her for it.

64 People Share The Most Unbelievable Fashion Mistakes They’ve Witnessed

Guess what I'm doing with my grommet tool when I get home!

64 People Share The Most Unbelievable Fashion Mistakes They’ve Witnessed

Looks more like " He'll yeah, this IS MY kid, even if it screams. No I did not kidnap it - you see the babies face is all over me. Who does that exept the father?"

64 People Share The Most Unbelievable Fashion Mistakes They’ve Witnessed

They have a certain charm

64 People Share The Most Unbelievable Fashion Mistakes They’ve Witnessed

🎶Mmmbop when the lights out entertain you , ba , duba dop🎶

64 People Share The Most Unbelievable Fashion Mistakes They’ve Witnessed

I'd wear this!

97 Hilarious Memes To Send To Your Favorite Group Chat Immediately

Much worse when it's wet....

137 Horrible But Funny Pics That Might Make You Uncomfortable

"I know a genuine Panaphonics when I see it! And look, there's Magnetbox and Sorny!" -- Homer Simpson.

M O'Connell • upvoted 9 items 1 day ago

35 People Share Things That Are Normal In Their Country But Offensive Elsewhere

Original poster is from New Zealand.

35 People Share Things That Are Normal In Their Country But Offensive Elsewhere

I'm American, and I'm disturbed and concerned about people being openly armed.

Here Are 25 Shocking Truths Behind The Biggest Misconceptions About Life In Prison

absolutely. Rehabilitation is of foremost importance and not punishment. That's why our reoffending rate is much smaller than e.g. in the US

113 Photographs Every History Enthusiast Should See

35 Americans Share The Good Things Happening In The U.S. That No One Talks About

In my town, the power plant that runs on coal is going to be turned off a couple of years ahead of schedule due to the new solar and wind farms around it.

35 Americans Share The Good Things Happening In The U.S. That No One Talks About

This is great! But the new hybrids lost all their height. The thing that made the American chestnut so amazing was how tall and mighty the trees were. Now it looks more like a fruit tree. BUT!!!! They found an original American chestnut tree growing in some deep woods! It survived all this time!!!! Perhaps it's naturally resistant?

94 “Desire Paths” That Show Human Stubbornness In The Nicest Way Possible (New Pics)

It is for the mushrooms

94 “Desire Paths” That Show Human Stubbornness In The Nicest Way Possible (New Pics)

What do they think is going to happen?

94 “Desire Paths” That Show Human Stubbornness In The Nicest Way Possible (New Pics)

🤣🤣🤣 p**p lasagna.

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