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kmla Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 11:19 AM
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Bare your soul (or buttocks) here... Tell us your embarrassing secrets.
Mine?

I don't know how to swim. Would drop like a rock once I got into water over my neck. I once completed some swimming lessons, but they didn't take. I feel I am one of possibly 3 or 4 people in the nation that doesn't know how to swim.

When friends asked me if I wanted to go swimming when I was growing up, I always had to make up a lame excuse...
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 11:22 AM
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1. I don't know how to swim, either.
I'd sink like a stone.
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 11:23 AM
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2. My embarrassing secret
Is that I feel I ought to make up an embarrassing secret, because I don't have any suitably zany secrets.
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Bluzmann57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 11:23 AM
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3. Gulp. I voted Libertarian once
and only once. I did a lot of drugs waaaayyy back when and they said they wanted to legalize pot.
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101 Proof Donating Member (319 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 11:25 AM
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4. I'm a geologist....
and I'm deathly afraid of heights. My area of interest is mountains and volcanoes. Go figure.
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 11:26 AM
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5. I snore.
My baby usually has to sleep in the guest room. Right now she can't because my nephew is visiting, so she woke up with a migraine today because she couldn't sleep for my snoring. :cry: :grr: :evilfrown: Short of surgery I have tried every device & "remedy" known to medical science & quackery. I don't know what to do besides the one thing I'm doing, which is a long-term fix that will show no results for a long time.
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gator_in_Ontario Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 11:39 AM
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11. My wife has sleep apnea
and uses a machine to regulate her breathing at night. From what I hear, it can be dangerous, so you might want to check into it with a Dr.
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 11:59 AM
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14. had a sleep study -- don't have apnea
but thank you, Gator.
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 11:55 AM
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13. Have you tried the Breathe Easy nasal dilator? I got a couple from
Brookstone yesterday for my wife and me and they are amazing. We both slept the entire night for the first time in years.
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 12:01 PM
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15. I'm loathe to spend money on that one because
Edited on Wed Jan-07-04 12:02 PM by Bertha Venation
Mrs. V. tells me I snore no matter what position I'm in, mouth open or closed, etc. I doubt something holding my nose open would do the trick. But thanks for the recommendation -- it's added to the "last steps before uvula removal" list. :)

And congratulations on finding something that worked for you!
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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 07:48 PM
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39. The UPPP
or uvula removal does not always eliminate snoring. Even with taking the tonsils, adenoids and soft tissue in the back of the throat.

I know you said you don't have sleep apnea. But CPAP will reduce or eliminate snoring in many cases. Do you happen to remember anything that was on your sleep study report like your Respiratory Disturbance Index?
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11 Bravo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 11:27 AM
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6. My current representative in Congress is a Republican...
and I voted for him when he ran for his first term (but not since).
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SlavesandBulldozers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 11:31 AM
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7. I flush
q-tips down the toilet. This can't be good.
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 11:33 AM
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8. I have at least 3 secret crushes on folks here at DU
but I don't want to reveal names

:D
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 11:36 AM
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9. That could be a very interesting thread in and of itself, LynneSin. :-)
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kmla Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 11:37 AM
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10. I'm assuming it's not me....
... since the "Lion Sleeps Tonite" earworm thread from yesterday.

At least you didn't put me on ignore, though, like you threatened!;-)
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 11:40 AM
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12. It could be you...
It could be anyone here - male, female, gay, straight.....

Possiblities are mind-boggling
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 12:03 PM
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16. ...female...gay.... how about cat lover?
;)
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 12:07 PM
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20. Cat Lovers at DU tend to be either male, female, gay or straight...
which pretty much covers everyone.

BTW, I got my cat to sleep through the night - I just closed all my windows so he couldn't smell female 'pussy' (if you know what I mean)
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 12:05 PM
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18. Yeah baby! You want me BAD!!
:evilgrin:
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 12:16 PM
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23. NSMA - everyone wants you bad
Edited on Wed Jan-07-04 12:17 PM by LynneSin
I'd have to take a number and wait a few days in your line of secret crushes to get my turn!!!
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DarkPhenyx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 12:55 PM
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26. NSMA wants to beat me badly...
...does that count too?
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 12:56 PM
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27. Is it a 'GOOD' beating or a 'BAD' beating
:shrug:
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DarkPhenyx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 01:38 PM
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31. Excellent question.
Edited on Wed Jan-07-04 01:39 PM by DarkPhenyx
Not long ago I'd have said a bad beating, but we've been agreeing altely so now it's kinda a 50/50 thingy.
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 04:19 PM
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32. really fucked you over on that language thread that night..didn't I?
:D
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 04:22 PM
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33. 'Course we do.
You're better when you're bad.
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populistmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 12:59 PM
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28. Secret crushes
Are easier.

That's my only embarrassing secret, but it's less than secret. I'm terrible at keeping my own secrets.
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 06:32 PM
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36. I went to 20 strip clubs last year.
A record, even for me
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camero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 07:54 PM
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40. Only 3?
Why not make it 4? :)
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DarkPhenyx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 12:04 PM
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17. I'm hung like a horse...
...and at 35 I still have the sex drive of an 18 yo.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 12:06 PM
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19. Hmmmmm. That's all I'm saying. Hmmmm. :-) eom
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 12:10 PM
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21. Oh yeah, that's embarrassing to admit...
:P
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DarkPhenyx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 12:52 PM
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25. Oh! You meant embarassing for me.
My bad! Sorry.
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Snow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 06:29 PM
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35. You suppose he has one of those sheath things like horses,
and has to have it flushed out by the vet every so often? That's cool - I want one!
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 12:16 PM
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24. Grab a couple of 18 year olds then...
and come on over to my place. Y'all might be able to keep up. ;-)
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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 12:13 PM
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22. I can't drive a standard shift vehicle very well.
I have tried and tried and for some reason I can't get that proper balance between lifting up on the clutch and stepping on the gas. I managed to get by at one of my duty stations in the navy when I had to drive semi's with bombs and torpedos etc from point A to point B. With bigger vehicles you apparently could be more sloppy but a regular passenger, forget. I don't know why I have this problem and it is embarrassing.
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Pobeka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 01:01 PM
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29. I voted for Reagan
WHAT WAS I THINKING!
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populistmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 01:27 PM
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30. I don't have my bachelor's degree yet
I'm also on my third major. I started off majoring in marketing (I was good at that stuff, but it is so NOT me), then switched to early childhood education. I ended up getting an associates degree in that, started to work on my bachelor's, then I got fed up with teaching and started working with postpartum moms and babies. Now, I'm taking classes to get into nursing school.
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 04:26 PM
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34. I don't know the multiplication tables.
Never was able to remember them in school. Still don't to this day.
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 06:44 PM
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37. I don't
know how to swim either. But I can float, I'm not afraid of the water, and I'm amenable to learning one day.

Also, I really suck at bowling. Not that I've put much effort into it.
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ElsewheresDaughter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 07:04 PM
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38. i'm cleaning-impaired....if anyone knows of a 12-stepper please PM me
Edited on Wed Jan-07-04 07:05 PM by ElsewheresDaughter
i have 3 generations of cat hairs in my sofa and dust cows under the bed...i have been putting off buying a new computer simply because i'm waiting for someone to make one that can vaccum the pizza crumbs outta its own keyboard ...okay i'll be quite now
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Nikia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-04 07:59 PM
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41. I am too
Unfortunately, my husband is too. Only very close friends who have even messier friends are allowed to come to our house without a couple days preparation. I think that if we had a bigger house and my husband didn't have to work from home and store stuff for his boss, we'd be better. When we buy a house, which will be bigger, I am hoping to be able hire a cleaning person to come in once per week. I don't like to have a place that I am embarassed to invite people over to, but I have a strong cleaning aversion and easily get overwhelmed from it.
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