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Outpourings / Re: Immune System
« Last post by Diane CBPFC on Yesterday at 05:28:24 AM »What if a person were to accidently nibble the bark off a willow tree?
Have you been doing that again?
Not since the holidays.
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Not since the holidays.
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Outpourings / Re: Immune System
« Last post by Mince on January 17, 2021, 08:11:35 AM »What if a person were to accidently nibble the bark off a willow tree?
Have you been doing that again?
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Outpourings / Re: Immune System
« Last post by Diane CBPFC on January 16, 2021, 08:07:27 PM »What if a person were to accidently nibble the bark off a willow tree?
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Outpourings / Re: Immune System
« Last post by Roger Kettle on January 16, 2021, 07:44:45 PM »I discovered two things yesterday.I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay!
1. Visiting a forest can induce a significant increase in both the number and activity of natural killer cells, one of the ways our body fights off cancer. And the effects can last up to thirty days.
2. Using paracetamol or other medication to reduce the fever of flu can increase your chances of dying from it by up to 5%.
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« Last post by Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on January 16, 2021, 07:39:25 PM »Phew!
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Outpourings / Re: Chess
« Last post by Diane CBPFC on January 16, 2021, 05:40:30 PM »Yes, it was an excellent series, Diane, and had me searching the web for several days, seriously looking for a nice chess table and set for my bachelor pad. I played a little in my youth, to a very low level, but was more thinking of the aesthetics of the set up, rather than any great desire to seriously take up the game again. Besides, I’m not sure I could afford the recreational drugs.
You could get high just by going for a walk in the woods...
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Outpourings / Re: Chess
« Last post by Diane CBPFC on January 16, 2021, 05:32:20 PM »The Bots have personalities and play chess differently, my 4th Bot Devon (1600) was clearing the board each time with ruthless moves, we had hardly any pieces left to play with, so I had to learn to play against that style - finally won one game against it. They rated me at (800)
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Outpourings / Re: Chess
« Last post by Diane CBPFC on January 16, 2021, 05:24:41 PM »What does the year's membership give you? I'm sure you can play against real people without the membership.
game analysis and playing bots other than Jimmy (600)
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Outpourings / Re: Chess
« Last post by Mince on January 16, 2021, 10:12:34 AM »What does the year's membership give you? I'm sure you can play against real people without the membership.
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Outpourings / Re: Immune System
« Last post by Mince on January 16, 2021, 10:10:01 AM »1) Which forest?
2) What "other medication"?
1. Black forest pudding
2. Nurse McCready's Surgical Bruise Lotion