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    par3: • A new survey suggests that fathers are better at giving driving lessons than mothers, who tend to panic, while dads just swear. my mom actually, t... more »
    The Queen of No: An awesome man who was also Morgan Freeman's doppelganger taught me how to drive. He put me on the freeway my first day out and he would tell me bizar... more »
    Gretchen now has TWO kittens: My dad taught me how to drive in a 1965 Chevy pickup that had the shift on the column instead of the floor. That sucker was built like a tank. We li... more »
    That_little_attention_whore: the plunger: the tool of choice for broke-ass band geeks who don't want to spring for a wah-wah mute. sidenote: plunger/wah-wah mute on the trumpet gi... more »
    keldo: My dad gave me the keys to his Fiat - a stick shift - and because I said I could drive, he let me take the car. Everytime I came back to say the car s... more »
    Cleopatra: What's an Ann Coulter? more »
    Bunsen Honeydew: I'm really not surprised Coulter's book isn't selling well. How many times can you reheat and serve "Liberals are all gay satan worshipers, trust only... more »
    la.donna.pietra: My mom and I both have abnormally low blood pressure. As in, we are prone to mad wooziness, cannot donate blood without fainting (not frightened of ne... more »
    Cheeky: Was the guy the antichrist before he fled? more »
    Buenavista: I craved Alphabits when I was pregnant. Ate them almost every day. I'm lucky mid kid didn't look like the letter A or something. more »
    captainhaddock: There's a link here to Alvin and the Chipmunks all slowed down. It's really weird to listen to. [centripetalnotion.com] AAAAAALLVIN! more »
    RingTailedLemur: I remember my mom teaching me to drive. And by "teaching me to drive," I mean yelling "SLOW DOWN!!" while I was going 12 miles an hour in a completely... more »
    Beat Girl: I want some crunchy nut cornflakes more than I can possibly explain. And it is almost 10pm here. Sometimes this website drives me insane with the cons... more »
    arodriguez.romero: I'm surprised the peanuts item is news. I thought everybody knew it was a trombone or whatever with a rubber thing on it. more »
    Mkp-hearts-NYC: My mom used to sit on her side, hold the door handle and rock while humming at a very high pitch. My dad just stomped the phantom break and gave me co... more »
    Peplum: Even as a kid, cereal wise I only got/get excited for the huge Original Shredded Wheat that looks like a big fibrous dump. Anyone besides me and bald ... more »
    Kate- Kate: Cinnamon Toast Crunch is my favorite cereal. I would eat it everyday. more »
    morninggloria: My dad taught me how to drive, on a 1992 Ford Escort Wagon with manual transmission. During the first lesson, I ran over a turtle. When I got my licen... more »
    HillGirl: While teaching me how to drive my mom both panicked and swear. Whereas my dad almost let me run over a cop, who was issuing someone a ticket. Driving... more »
    CordeliaShirley: If I had a baby that sounded like a rhesus monkey when it was upset, I'd do my best to shut it up too. more »
  • #leftovers

    Peanuts Parents Secret Revealed • Ann Coulter's Book Sales Slump

    • Mental Floss reveals how Peanuts producers made that weird sound that plays when adults are talking on the Charles Schultz cartoons. The secret involves a toilet plunger. • More »
  • #criticalmass

    A Raisin In The Sun: Sean "Diddy" Combs Doesn't Exactly Dazzle