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In the real Simpsons-verse, Milhouse could never be as honored as he appears in this picture.
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Milhouse Van Houten.
Bart Simpson action figure, Fly Bart Simpson action figure, Homer Simpson action figure, Milhouse Van Houten action figure.
cartoon: The Simpsons.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
May 30, 2015.
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BACKSTORY: Got up around 7:00 AM, made it out driving by 7:38 AM and went out until [forgot:estimating 12:38PM] for a total of about 4 hours, 25 minutes (because we spent ~35 minutes eating).
Spent $54.67 plus ~$8.53 gas for 46.7 miles of driving (15 mpg @ $2.74/G), for a total cost of $63.20.
We drove to 29 yard sales, stopping at 19 (66%) of them [but one was a 50-vendor boy scouts sale, sothis count is deceptive].
We made 36 purchases (28 items) for a total estimated value of $436.61, leading to a profit/savings of $373.41.
So in essence, we multiplied our $63.20 investment by 6.9X.
(Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $~427 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $373 in cash that we saved. How long does $ of disposable income take to earn, vs the 4.41666 hrs we spent here?)
Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $84.55/hr as a couple or $40.27/hr per person.
THE TAKE:
$12.00: camping chair, Sport-Brella XTR chair, attached umbrella and footrest, blue (EV:$$41.40). Talked down from $15.
$8.00: shelf unit, accordian, black, 20 adjustable shelves, can open and close, 29x34.375x6.5625"(EV:$14.99)
$5.00: water art, Homedics Aquascape Dancing Showers, CP-AQDANC, 2003 (EV:$20.50)
$3.00: game, NCIS, Pressman, shrink-wrapped (EV:$19.99 price tag). Talked down from $5.
$3.00: pool chair, long lounge chair, orange & white (EV:$33.00)
$2.00: step stool, Rubbermaid, Roughneck, purple, 071691134664, 12.5x15.5x9.25" (EV:$8.89)
$2.00: trading cards, G.I. Joe, 1991, Impel (EV:$3.50)
$2.00: game, Puerto Rico, Rio Grande Games, 2002 (EV:$24.00)
$2.00: leather care systems (2), Miracle Seal Plus, leather cleaner, conditioner (8 containers, 8 fl oz each), ink & lipstick remover (2 containers, 2.5 oz each), sponge (2, 1 new, 1 used), cloth (2, 1 new, 1 used) (EV:$31.59)
$1.00: bbq fork/thermometer, Maverick Bar-B-Fork, Electronic Food Probe Thermometer Deluxe, 011502100556(EV:$12.60)
$1.00: shirt, Invader Zim, black, I Heart Cupcakes!, Mighty Fine, XXL (EV:$6.39)
$3.00: purse, Invader Zim, Gir (EV:$18.00)
$1.00: "poster", X-Men, Havok, Psylock, Jubilee, Wolverine, 22x34(EV:$1)
$1.00: "poster", X-Men, The Legend Continues. Mutant Genesis, Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Psylock, Gambit, Beast, Colossus, Rogue, ArchAngel, Polaris, Multiple Man, Havok, Guido, Wolfsbane, Nightcrawler, Domino, Kitty Pryde, Cable 13.375x~37(EV:$1)
$1.00: "poster", X-Men, X-Men#1 cover, 10.125x25.5"(EV:$1)
$1.00: "poster", X-Men, X-men onvacation, 10.125x13"(EV:$1)
$1.00: "poster", X-Men, Jean Grey, Storm, Rogue, Psylock, Jubilee, 10.125x13 (EV:$1)
$1.00: bowling ball, Brunswick Axis AML7824, green & purple swirl (EV:$43.95)
$1.00: blanket, Indian style, gray, black and white (EV:$4.99)
$1.00: strainer, with handle, 8" diameter (EV:$2.99)
$0.50: dish drainer, with separate bottom water catcher piece, Sterilite, 17.5x13x4" (EV:$Milhouse, Burger King, 2011, astronaut Halloween costume, 3" (EV:$3.75)
$0.38: action figure, Smurf, Papa Smurf, spy glass, 3" (EV:$5.10)
$0.38: action figure, Smurf, Chef Smurf, 3" (EV:$3.99). Given to Paul to remind him there can never be "Too Many Cooks".
$0.38: action figure, Simpsons, Nelson, Burger King, 2007, sitting on trash can, pointing, 3.25" (EV:$4.00)
$0.38: action figure, Simpsons, Homer, Burger King, 2007, with cowboy hat, says "Yee Haw", 4x4" (EV:$11.24), but that was NRFB.
$0.38: action figure, Batman, Joker, 5 joints, purple suit with card symbols spades hearts diamonds clubs, K3684, 4.5" (EV:$5.95)
$0.38: action figure, Simpsons, Homer, Burger King, 2011, Radioactive Homer, light-up machine, 4" (EV:$5.98)
$0.38: action figure, Simpsons, Bart, standing, rubbery, 3.375" (EV:$7.85)
$0.38: action figure, Simpsons, Bart, Burger King, May-Aug 2011, The Fly version with light up insect eyes and muscular chest, 3" (EV:$7.49)
$0.25: power cable, generic computer cable with velcro holder (EV:$2.44)
$FREE: scissors, black handle, 7" (EV:$1.00)
$FREE: essential oil, Cool Water, .5 fl oz, Spectrum (EV:$30.00 printed on it)
$FREE: body oil, Sex On The Beach, .5 fl oz, Sunflower Cosmetics (EV:$7.49)
Fleet Street, London EC4 on 19th July 2014.
Portrait of a Shrinking Man is the name of the first track on D.S. Al Coda, the third and final album by the progressive rock and jazz fusion group National Health. Released in 1982, the album is a tribute to former Gilgamesh member Alan Gowen, who died of leukaemia in May 1981, and consists solely of compositions written by him.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r3C7Vxg6Uk
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There was no warning when the Global Shrinking Event struck. One moment young Vanessa was playing in the lounge room, her parents just down the hall. Now they were miles away, separated by a vast expanse of floorboards and carpet.
Alone, confused and afraid, she ventured out to find her parents, but another member of the family found her first.
190s been using spare VWs for almost 2 years due to its allocated MMCs being transferred to routes like 251, then later moved into WJ. However with WJ slowly gaining more electrics, the MMCs have begun to transfer back home to Brentford, reverting the 190 back to a single decker allocation. Here’s VW1070 at Hammersmith Bus Station still intact with its original dayglow blinds and black headlights back when it was brand new.
With the temperatures soaring high in the northern part of India, touching the levels of 46-47 degree centigrade, everybody is eagerly waiting for rains to arrive.
trying a little concept based work with myself, it wasn't clear what I was doing at first but this is one of the results
Charlotte is promoting to customers that you can not only shrink yourself for just having fun in your house but go on days or nights out and get the attention from friends as you look so cute!
43285 (with 43207 on the rear) at Edinburgh Waverley, Saturday 22nd April 2023 with 1V52 06:58 Edinburgh Waverley - Plymouth.
With Carstairs closed for remodeling, and the dreaded rail replacement ("After wondering to myself whether or not it should actually be called a train replacement service" - HMHB) bus in operation, the elegant option was to head south on the ECML with this.
I especially wanted to stop in Northwich yesterday as it would probably be my last chance to take a picture of an Arriva bus in the town as Winsford Garage is due to close at the end of April. As one might have guessed D&G who have a little depot in the town has registered some of the routes including this trunk route to Crewe via Middlewich and Sandbach. It doesn't sound like they will they will be taking over the whole operation including buses and staff the way they did at Cannock forming Chaserider so there will be no Cheshirerider or 'Cheeserider' lol. D&G currently run no double-decker so it will be interesting to see if buses like Enviro K200 ABW No.4422 might be taken into stock but I doubt it. Now I don't see many of them any more as they pulled out of Stafford I have grown quite fond of Arriva, but maybe that's also due to the fact that I don't have to stand around hoping they are not going to be late or just not turn up.
Okay I'll admit this looks a bit creepy. Would not invite anyone into your home while one of these jars is on your mantelpiece, it will probably scare the hell out of none dollie lovers :D!
I read a lot on the subject of vinyl head shrinking before I even attempted this.
One of you suggested www.dirili.com
Sorry don't know how to put a direct link in here and I also can't remember who suggested it, probably because it was almost a year ago.
I chose the slow shrinking method as I certainly did not want to risk the head ripping. I was already anxious enough as it was to try it out.
I didn't follow dirili's directions exactly, so here is what I did...
Before you read further every head is different so you are taking a risk you won't know for sure the size it will turn out to be and be prepared to make it into a trial and error project.
And please visit www.dirili.com who is an expert on the subject and has a lot of experience with shrinking heads. There is also a youtube channel.
Now I actually did it three times, because the first time it didn't work out. Which caused a problem because in my country you can only buy two small jars of aceton at a time. Some stupid law because apparently you can use aceton for creepy things other than shrinking doll heads. So no buying large jars for me, but several trips to several drug stores to get the amount I needed :S
I did the 30% water and the 70% pure aceton mix and left the head in the mixture for two days.
It shrunk a bit but it was almost not noticible to the naked eye.
So the second time I did a 10% water and 90% aceton mix and left the head in for four days.
And yeah it shrunk. It went from 4,5 cm to 3,9 cm.
I waited two days and then the head was already as hard as a golf ball, no joking here.
On the internet it said it could take one to two or maybe even four weeks before it would be that hard, depending on the head you used.
Maybe it was because the Hasbro head is already quite sturdy when you take it out of the box. At least mine was.
I wanted the head a bit smaller still so I dunked her in the same mixture and I left her in it for three days.
At first the head expanded again and eventually it shrunk to 3,8 cm so the last time I only gained 1mm but I decided it was enough.
The next head I'll try this with I believe I will leave into the mixture the first time for seven days and see how much it will shrink then.
The head got hard again in no time, which was a bit of a problem at first when I began to reroot her.
Rooting the first row of hair was really tough and I immediately thought the next time I will root the head first but gradually it became better.
I used two needles one to jam into the head to make the hole big and then the second easily went into it and out with the hair.
In the end it made the rerooting a lot easier.
No getting stuck into knots of previous plugs.
No holes ripping, not even the thatchline which is usually a real challenge for me.
Also when you still believe it wont work out for you put the head in some warm water and it will soften the way you are used to.
For me it turned out to work out a lot eassier a golf ball head and I look forward to the next try. I didn't even break the needle ;)
If you have any questions I'll be happy to answer, but I really suggest you go to www.dirili.com as well!
Base to 400 million people.Ganga is one of the fast shrinking river in the world.
Photo taken of a villager who carries his natural handmade products to nearby town
The Incredible Shrinking Iron Man had no idea what kind of insect had laid these eggs; he only knew that as a founding member of the Avengers and a card carrying Superhero that it was his sworn duty to watch over the helpless little ones until they hatched or their mother returned.
On the other gauntlet, the diminuitive playboy billionaire thought nervously, he always felt a little uncomfortable around mothers and their offspring, especially if they had eligible daughters....
He sometimes wondered if they were seeing him for himself or as TONY STARK, Fortune 500 Captain of Industry, genius inventor, and potential seriously well heeled future Son-In-Law.
Oh well.
Rich Iron Man's burden.
He grinned beneath his visor.
And remembered the rest of the Avengers playing the world's smallest violins for him when he'd mentioned it once....
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Totally clueless what wee beastie laid these eggs!
Perhaps a quick DNA scan? Say, couldn't we determine their paternity that way too?
Hmmm. And Tony has been saving rather a lot of Microverse damsels lately....
(Ewww!)
Global warming is significantly impacting the habitats of diverse animal species around the world, including those of polar bears. These iconic Arctic animals rely heavily on sea ice for hunting seals, their primary food source, as well as for breeding and traveling. As global temperatures rise, the extent and thickness of sea ice are drastically decreasing, leading to a loss of crucial hunting platforms and forcing polar bears to swim longer distances, expending vital energy and sometimes drowning. This shrinking ice also reduces the availability of suitable denning sites for females, threatening the survival of cubs and ultimately leading to population declines.
Penguins, particularly those in colder regions like Antarctica, are also facing habitat loss due to the effects of global warming. Many penguin species depend on sea ice for breeding and access to their primary food sources, such as krill and fish. Warmer temperatures are causing the ice to melt earlier and form later, reducing the duration of suitable breeding periods and impacting the availability of food. Changes in ocean currents and temperatures, also linked to global warming, can further disrupt the marine food web, affecting the abundance and distribution of prey for penguins. Some penguin species in warmer climates are also vulnerable to rising sea levels and increased frequency of extreme weather events that can destroy their nesting sites.
While alligators are cold-blooded reptiles found in warmer, subtropical environments, their habitats are also being affected by the consequences of global warming. Rising sea levels are inundating coastal wetlands, which are vital habitats for alligators. Increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as hurricanes and floods, can destroy alligator nests and alter freshwater ecosystems they depend on. Changes in temperature and rainfall patterns can also impact the availability of prey and the overall suitability of their habitats. Therefore, even species adapted to warmer climates are experiencing habitat shrinkage and disruption due to the widespread impacts of global warming.
Rhiannon and Grace are using my 1 hour lasting shrinking potion that you can shrink down to 5/6 inches tall for pre drinks with the girls and return to normal size just in time before they leave for the clubs.
The head ON the doll is the one I shrunk. The makeup changed a bit but not to a point where it's weird or gross, and the head's a little bit smaller. I expect the head to get even smaller in the next few weeks. Maybe if I took it out after 26 hours the makeup wouldn't have changed. I left it in for about 49 hours! I'm pretty happy so far with the results.