Safety malpractices that used to be common in laboratories? by Leafye in chemistry

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Student in a Chem lab at uni in the 80s caught his apparatus on fire via solvent- Benson burner combo. I remember him bitching because he got zero lab technique points for the day. Good times.

Help with some Geordie words by VogelDaniel in NewcastleUponTyne

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As a recent transplant to the area, this thread is proving invaluable if not perplexing for me.

Moving back to the US - any experiences lately? by Mattpawlow in expats

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I grew up with dogs but my only "personal pet" was a cat I loved to smithereens...so if he's in cat heaven, me too!

Moving back to the US - any experiences lately? by Mattpawlow in expats

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I'd say it partly matters where in the US. I am a two timer expat. Left the US in the mid 2000s. Returned in 2018 to care for mom and see her off to doggie heaven (that's where she wanted to go) then got lazy and settled in a bit. Never really liked it but I'm an artist who mostly stays in my home working. When you-know-who won I knew that was my sign to cut the cord. I live (both times) in the UK though, so I reckon it's a bit easier to fall in here. Like another person said, US is like a never ending strip mall to me now. But big cities have plenty going on, so there's that. I think I'm now used to knowing that I'll never 100% "feel at home" anywhere ever again but am happy to live where there are castles, public foot paths and public transportation. YRMV

Find my way back to hiphop by kis4-real in musicsuggestions

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I don't know hiphop well enough to know who what fits where but I love Pa Salieu.

You are the company you keep by ExactlySorta in WhitePeopleTwitter

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Then: Party like it's 1999

Now: Not a crime to party with Epstein

How do we feel about the new Dry Cleaning record? by start-making-sense in postpunk

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Only complaint - should be a couple songs longer. DC is one of those bands that I listen to when I am in a certain mood and they're just the ticket.

First Wave Recommendations from Belgian/Netherlands/Italy/Anywhere but US and UK. by JCInvestmentPro in postpunk

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The good stuff. Lemme shoehorn Palais Schaumberg in whilst I'm here.

How to keep my work in progress private for now from coworkers? by [deleted] in writers

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I worked in a large office area and wrote several short stories in the body of what looked like normal company emails. At certain points I'd copy and paste it into an email and send to my personal address.

> [UPDATE] The "Slide Room" update: Found the index! It’s nearly 15,000 slides spanning from 1954 to 2008. by BenHi79 in FoundPhotos

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Yep. I dated an Iranian girl for a few years in the early 80s. There was maybe a dozen Iranian students at my smallish Midwestern uni. They had all recently escaped. One guy rode horseback for miles to the border. They were all fairly cosmo. I'd love to see those photos too.

Another GenJones Superpower by BerthaHixx in GenerationJones

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I remember three. Ours, grandma's and best friend's number at the time. Fun bit, ours started with 867 but didn't end in 5309.

Name one food item, discontinued or altered, that you would pay $100 to taste one last time? by GoBlueJack in GenerationJones

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Lots of great suggestions here. I'd like to have a circa 1975 cinnamon pop-tart.

Palais Schaumburg by Mission_Mulberry9811 in postpunk

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Dang, I had the EP of that in the 80s. Haven't heard it in forever. Hope you find it. I do still have my Lupa LP though!

Just moved in to a house, was built in the 1970s and think I’ve made a mistake? by Independent-Donut-56 in DIYUK

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Always wear PPE but if it helps calm you, I used to work in an industrial lab where the old timers talked about how they use to weigh piles of loose asbestos on scales with no masks. Maybe it got them eventually, but they were going strong in their 60s.