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  <title>Every year I made a New Years resolution.  Im going to lose 20 pounds. </title>
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    <![CDATA[Every year I made a New Years resolution.  Im going to lose 20 pounds.  Im going to learn Italian or learn to play the banjo.  I never kept on resolution.  Sometimes they did not last even one day.  

But 15 years ago I found the perfect solution.<br><br>By: SamTheMan<br />on 01-01-2012<br>Category: Play nice<br>Yes Votes: 2 | No Votes: 2<br/><br/><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>I started bartending my senior year in college.  After I graduated I could not </title>
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    <![CDATA[I started bartending my senior year in college.  After I graduated I could not find a job so I moved to a speed bar where there were more people better tips and a lot more action.  Late one night after drinking with one of our better customers one of the waitresses took me into the bathroom and gave a line of coke my first ever.  I went back to work and had a couple more drinks and then a couple more lines.  I remember closing but after that things are a little fuzzy.  
I still have the tatoo the penicillin cured the other problem and the waitress avoided me until she quit several month later. <br><br>By: Dwizerd<br />on 14-12-2011<br>Category: Life In The Fast Lane<br>Yes Votes: 2 | No Votes: 0<br/><br/><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>A friend and I went to Puerto Rico on vacation and continuously got lost because </title>
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    <![CDATA[A friend and I went to Puerto Rico on vacation and continuously got lost because signage was so poor. Missed a lot of sights because of this-never mind the rest of the trip which was a disaster. At the end of the trip we found out that the signs were all pointing in the other direction.<br><br>By: susanb0721<br />on 09-12-2011<br>Category: Travel<br>Yes Votes: 3 | No Votes: 1<br/><br/><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>Nothing-I dont make mistakes </title>
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    <![CDATA[Nothing-I dont make mistakes<br><br>By: susanb0721<br />on 09-12-2011<br>Category: Women<br>Yes Votes: 1 | No Votes: 0<br/><br/><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>I know this has never happened to any of you but I once got this </title>
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    <![CDATA[I know this has never happened to any of you but I once got this email that was totally outrageous but somehow enticing.  So I answered it.  
Where ever it went they sold my name and email address to probably hundreds of sleazy companies.  I get 20 to 30 emails a day offering Las Vegas vacations viagra breast enlargement etc.
<br><br>By: KellyJ<br />on 08-12-2011<br>Category: Email<br>Yes Votes: 0 | No Votes: 1<br/><br/><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>My church uses their front lobby as a coffee house.  People drop in all </title>
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    <![CDATA[My church uses their front lobby as a coffee house.  People drop in all day and order some coffee drink and often use the wifi to get on their computers.  On guy he almost looked homeless used to come in every day.  He would order a drink and read (yes a book) for hours.  He rarely talked to anyone but never was a bother.
We heard he passed away and then found out from his lawyer that he had left a sizable contribution to the church.<br><br>By: JacobJG<br />on 07-12-2011<br>Category: Friendship <br>Yes Votes: 1 | No Votes: 0<br/><br/><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>I was on the second date with the man who would eventually become my husband. </title>
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    <![CDATA[I was on the second date with the man who would eventually become my husband.  At an Italian restaurant he asked if I wanted to share a salad.  I said Get your own salad.<br><br>By: Bubuela<br />on 06-12-2011<br>Category: Dating<br>Yes Votes: 1 | No Votes: 0<br/><br/><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>When we bought our house 10 years ago we purchased the repair insurance.  Most </title>
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    <![CDATA[When we bought our house 10 years ago we purchased the repair insurance.  Most people recommend doing that.  Sure enough in six months the hot water heater broke.  When I tried to collect from the insurance company they denied because the hot water heater was not part of the house it was an appliance in the house.<br><br>By: michaeldb46<br />on 06-12-2011<br>Category: Home<br>Yes Votes: 0 | No Votes: 1<br/><br/><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>Since the only people who called our home phone were unsolicited salesmen we cancelled the </title>
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    <![CDATA[Since the only people who called our home phone were unsolicited salesmen we cancelled the service to our land line and told all our friends to call us on our cell.<br><br>By: michaeldb46<br />on 01-12-2011<br>Category: Phone<br>Yes Votes: 1 | No Votes: 0<br/><br/><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>I got caught up the the frenzy over Netflix changing their pricing structure.  So </title>
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    <![CDATA[I got caught up the the frenzy over Netflix changing their pricing structure.  So I canceled my account with them.<br><br>By: michaeldb46<br />on 01-12-2011<br>Category: Smart Shopping<br>Yes Votes: 1 | No Votes: 0<br/><br/><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>My extended family flew to Hawaii to celebrate my fathers 70th birthday.  The airline </title>
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    <![CDATA[My extended family flew to Hawaii to celebrate my fathers 70th birthday.  The airline lost one bag and did not find it for four days.<br><br>By: michaeldb46<br />on 01-12-2011<br>Category: Travel<br>Yes Votes: 0 | No Votes: 1<br/><br/><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>What Happened  When I was in the Army we got a brand new 2nd </title>
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    <![CDATA[What Happened  When I was in the Army we got a brand new 2nd lieutenant assigned to the company.  When he first spoke his accent sounded like he was off the set of Beverly Hillbillies.  I mean this guy was from so far back in the woods that they must have had to carry the moonshine out packed on mules.  I thought here is another dumb a who is going to get us all killed.
Lesson Learned  Dont jump to conclusions based on what people look like or sound like.
Details  Turns out the lieutenant was a summa cum laude graduate of Vanderbilt University and a Rhodes scholar.  He just happened to be born and raised somewhere where the Kings English was a foreign language.  He was to good guy a good leader  and never did anything that would risk our lives.<br><br>By: Mark<br />on 09-11-2011<br>Category: Play nice<br>Yes Votes: 11 | No Votes: 2<br/><br/><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>What Happened  I was out on weekend night and had a couple of drinks. </title>
  <link>http://www.learnfrommymistake.com/view/Life%20In%20The%20Fast%20Lane/5</link>
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    <![CDATA[What Happened  I was out on weekend night and had a couple of drinks.  It was crowded and as I was standing there this guy put on his jacket and as he did the sleeve whipped around behind him and hit me in the face.  I shoved the guy and cursed at him.  He turned around and thatrsquos when I looked up at him. And up and up.
Lesson Learned  Learn to dance or learn to run.
Details  My life flashed before me and I just know that this was going to be a painful death.  I started groveling like Ghadafi in front of the rebels.  This guy was more tolerant and for whatever reason just walked away.  Maybe I was too low to the ground for him to reach down and hit me.
<br><br>By: Sam<br />on 09-11-2011<br>Category: Life In The Fast Lane<br>Yes Votes: 3 | No Votes: 1<br/><br/><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>What happened  Donrsquot do business with big banks no matter what they say or </title>
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    <![CDATA[What happened  Donrsquot do business with big banks no matter what they say or how slick their advertising is.  They are all a bunch of thieves.
Lesson Learned  When my local bank was bought by a big nation bank I kept my account because I believed what they said.  Within a month I realized that what they did and what they said were not even close to being the same.  Worse than politicians.
Details  I had a saving and check account with a small local bank.  Because I kept 2000 minimum in the savings account I did not have to pay any fees.  They were bought by Irsquoll call them First Greed of America.  They sent me a notice that they would be taking over in three months but nothing would change.  Every two weeks after that I got junk mail from them assuring us the Nothing Would Change.  When First Greed finally took control and sent  my monthly statement there was a 6 lsquomembership assessmentrsquo.  I was assured that this was not a monthly fee but an assessment.  Next month I got another 6 membership assessment.  I went down to the bank and very politely said WTF.  I was not paying any fee before but now I am and they had repeatedly said there were not going to be any changes.  The teller was no help so I talked to the manager who was the same from before.  He told me there was nothing I could do because of the new rules from the new owners.  I closed both accounts.<br><br>By: Adam<br />on 09-11-2011<br>Category: Smart Shopping<br>Yes Votes: 4 | No Votes: 2<br/><br/><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>What Happened  I got a call one day form a general contractor who said </title>
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    <![CDATA[What Happened  I got a call one day form a general contractor who said he was doing some work in the neighborhood and did I need any work done on the house.  Well in fact we needed the roof repaired and some water damage to the ceiling and walls repaired.  This guy came over and said if we signed a contract today we would get a 25 discount.  So we signed a contract and gave him one third of the money.  Well the guys he sent over to do the work were  a bunch of incompetent lazy beer swilling amp.  I called the contractor a number of times and got nothing but promises to fix it.  But no improvements on the work.  I finally threatened t call the contractors board and my lawyer.  We settled the amount I stilled owed him.  I got someone else to finish the work.
Lesson Learned Donrsquot let anyone do work for you unless you get references first.  And never never sign with someone who pressures you to do it now.
The Details  If the guy was a good contractor why was he cold calling people to get work.  If he was good he should have all the referrals he needs.<br><br>By: Angela<br />on 09-11-2011<br>Category: Smart Shopping<br>Yes Votes: 2 | No Votes: 0<br/><br/><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>What happened  Lilly and I had been living together for over a year when </title>
  <link>http://www.learnfrommymistake.com/view/Battle%20Of%20The%20Sexes/2</link>
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    <![CDATA[What happened  Lilly and I had been living together for over a year when one night she did not come home until the next day.  She said she was up all night at a Dennys talking to a mutual friend.  I found out later she had been screwing this guy for six months.  And there were probably others.
Lesson learned  Listen to what people say.  It will tell you things that are important about who they really are.
The details  While we were still dating Lilly had told me a story that she though was very funny.  It was but I missed the really important part of the story or chose to miss it.  Her boy friend at the time was a musician.  One day a friend of his came into town and sine the boy friend was busy he asked Lily to entertain the friend I think his name was Raul.  Raul Lily and her dog jumped in the truck and went site seeing in the mountains.  After a couple of hours and more than a few beers they stopped of the side of the road got a blanket out of the truck and began to do it doggie style on the ground.  Well the dog saw Rauls bare ass and he jumped Raul.  They all fell over laughing.  It is a funny visual but what I missed was the Lily was a slut.  She cheated on her boy friend just like she cheated on me.<br><br>By: John<br />on 09-11-2011<br>Category: Battle Of The Sexes<br>Yes Votes: 1 | No Votes: 2<br/><br/><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>What Happened  I had been living with my girlfriend for about a month.  </title>
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    <![CDATA[What Happened  I had been living with my girlfriend for about a month.  She was at work and I was at home (her home) when she called and said I had to move out.  Just like that.  We had broken up and got back together once before.  I should have been paying more attention.
Lesson Learned  Pay attention to what someone does not what they say.  She had called off our relationship once and she did it again.  This time however I was left with no where to live.
The Details I had met Claudia playing tennis.  She was a knockout and almost six feet tall.  We both felt a connection right away  and started seeing each other almost every night.  I would be at her apartment or she would be at mine.  The sex was like nothing I had ever experienced.  Then one day with no reason she said we were through.  I moped around for a week and then one night she showed up at my place and said she had made a mistake she wanted me and would never do that again.  
A few weeks later she invited me to move into her apartment.  I was still thinking about the time she left me so I asked her at least three times ldquoare you SURE.rdquo  She said yes.  It took me two weeks to move all my stuff one car load at a time.  I was settled in for another two weeks when she dropped the hammer on me again.  She said we could get together once in a while for sex but she lied about that too.<br><br>By: Bob<br />on 09-11-2011<br>Category: Pick up Lines<br>Yes Votes: 1 | No Votes: 0<br/><br/><br /><hr>    ]]>
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