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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 07:13 AM
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Came out of the NFR closet, did you?

I would go with both. I've always been drawn to red. I think it's an evolutionary thing. Our caveman ancestors attributed red with FIRE...and warmth, and cooking, and quiet nights with someone he drug in and sipped fine wine with? I think that part is definitely NATURE....biological...

But I must admit that I've been nurtured through this process too. Red stockings at christmas (means presents), red silky lingerie (more presents), red line on tachometers (the need for speed), etc etc...so this part is purely NURTURE....

a balance of both, don't you think?
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 07:22 AM
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For some, I'm sure that is true. But I definitely would give more weight to the NATURE side of the argument. For example, what if our caveman ancestors only had fine white white to drink.... What if you only received wool socks and flannel PJs as presents.... Would you still be NFR?
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 07:36 AM
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NFR is all about passion. The NFR owner is a passionate person. We cannot be denied. We will not be ignored.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 07:57 AM
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I never thought I'd get a red car b/c I figured I'd spend half my time on the side of the road getting pulled over but something about NFR called to me. Granted Red has always been one of my favorite colors. My current car is black but it has a gorgeous red interior that I'm so going to miss when I trade it in. (the only thing I'll miss) and NFR is so much more sophisticated than that other red.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by MINIkitty
... and NFR is so much more sophisticated than that other red.
Yes! It is the grown-up red! That's why I went with a wood grain interior! I'll be the first to say it.... I'm a NFR snob! There it is out... Phew.... I feel much better. I'm a NFR SNOB!
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 08:22 AM
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Hmmm...lot's of coming out today! hahahaha

By the way carjoy...I didn't receive the red silk lingerie as a present...I got what was in them!
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by dennisd63
By the way carjoy...I didn't receive the red silk lingerie as a present...I got what was in them!
Yes, I understood that reference! My mind set is in the right place for interpreting this thread!
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 09:43 AM
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Few can interpret the rambled mutterings of this particular deranged, yet synaptically challenged humon.

The Wife unit still stares a lot when the utterances are clearly English, but make no sense whatsoever. Yet, in my world, it is all too clear to me.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 09:54 AM
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Recently I mentioned that I got a door ding. Well i took car into the MINI place where the dent doctor is housed. 300 smackaroos! My ding was a series of 3 in a vertical row. Some a-hole really smacked my car! Anyway. The dings are not noticible unless certain lighting conditions prevail, but let me tell you about the other MINI's that were in there to get dents replaced! Poor cars!
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Skuzzy
Yet, in my world, it is all too clear to me.
Yes, we know that Skuzz. That's why we just nod our heads all the time and say "That's nice"! Another Skuzzy-ism for the journal!
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by terrytrucker
but let me tell you about the other MINI's that were in there to get dents replaced! Poor cars!
I know what you mean! I can't EVEN read the Show Pictures of Your Accident (or something to that effect) thread. It just brings tears to eyes. I'm such a softy!!
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 10:03 AM
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It's pretty nice that the local DentWizard is actually housed in the BMW/MINI Service building.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by carjoy
Yes, we know that Skuzz. That's why we just nod our heads all the time and say "That's nice"! Another Skuzzy-ism for the journal!
It is nice to be surrounded ny soooo many sympathetic people with properly firing synapses.
 

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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Skuzzy
It is nice to be surrounded ny soooo many sympathetic people with properly firing synapses.
Kind of like a bug zapper? Zzzzt....oh, there went another synapse!

 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 10:50 AM
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Yes! I had to kill mine as they were creating huge amounts of static electricity and everytime I walked by a neon sign, the sign would glow. Of course, the 45 foot long arc was a dead give away. Also made my hair smell bad. Then there was the holes in my cranium. The epidermal layer was also a bit charred.

Hmmm,....what were we talking about?
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Skuzzy
Yes! I had to kill mine as they were creating huge amounts of static electricity and everytime I walked by a neon sign, the sign would glow. Of course, the 45 foot long arc was a dead give away. Also made my hair smell bad. Then there was the holes in my cranium. The epidermal layer was also a bit charred.

Hmmm,....what were we talking about?

HAIR REMOVAL...

 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by dennisd63
HAIR REMOVAL...

Brutal way to get a hair cut!
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 11:32 AM
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But really efficient.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 11:33 AM
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True, no need for a separate appointment to get a perm!
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 11:35 AM
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All in one chop and bend shop. Ohh,....ohhhhhhhhh those aren't hair dryers!! They are lightning caps used to perm the hair!!!!! I FINALLY GOT IT!! WOOT!
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Skuzzy
All in one chop and bend shop. Ohh,....ohhhhhhhhh those aren't hair dryers!! They are lightning caps used to perm the hair!!!!! I FINALLY GOT IT!! WOOT!
Well that and they also slowly deplete your brain cells. Not too many at once... not so you would notice anyway... For some people that means more cells, others less!
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 11:59 AM
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Losing brain cells is a good way to lose weight. Also keeps you from being top heavy.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 02:03 PM
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How did we get from nature vs. nurture (a fairly heavy, complex discussion) to killing brain cells with static electricity and hair dryers?..


...ooooooo....look at the pretty lint fluff fly by.......
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 02:11 PM
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LINT! PHWAPPP!!! GOT THAT *****!
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 02:32 PM
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and the rest of the brain cells that were attached to that little piece of lint!
 
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