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Me too. And happy that yours took first.

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Congrats everyone (aren't you glad scary balloons don't pop out when you type congrats, like Facebook?). This was a really good set of stories.

A question: "The Library is Closing Now" was not a comp entry? It was the right word length and submitted during the contest. I just assumed it was. Excellent frikkin story.

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there are five basic tastes that can be perceived by the human tongue. these are bitterness, sourness, saltiness, sweetness and savoriness. bitter is the most sensitive among these tastes, perhaps an evolutionary response to the fact that a large number of toxic substances found in nature are bitter. sourness, on the other hand, is indicative of acidity.

examples of bitter: coffee, bitter melon, beer, unsweetened cocoa, citrus peels.

examples of sour: lemon, orange, grape, melon, wine and sour milk.

bitterness is perceived to be unpleasant, sharp, or disagreeable. the perception of bitter taste is facilitated by the combination of a taste receptor (Type 2) and a G protein (gustducin). the type of taste receptor, monomeric or surface bound, determines the various bitter ‘ligands’. in genetic studies for bitter taste perception, synthetic substances like phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) and PROP or 6-n-propylthiouracil are used. To ‘supertasters’ both these substances are extremely bitter.

sourness is detected by the concentration of hydronium ions in the hydrogen ion channels. hydronium ions are formed from water and acid. hydrogen ions formed permeate the amiloride channels allowing for detection of sourness. apart from these mechanisms of sour taste detection, there are other mechanisms also suggested. among these prohibition of potassium channels by hydrogen ions leading to depolarization of cell, conversion of CO2 to bicarbonate ions facilitating weak acid transport are notable.

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732.

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no, but i wipe my butt on the walls if there's no tp...

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I looked too, no joy. Go into your reading queue and you’ll see a tag for story history. Anything you’ve scored should come up x

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My mind is behaving badly. I am dealing with a few difficult things. Taking care of aging parents, one with dementia and some other things. But the thing that is crippling me is the disappearance of one of my cats. I have two and they are both indoor cats. One got out accidentally three weeks ago. We have searched and searched and made flyers and called every animal hospital, etc. The problem is when I would come home just about undone by other things Apollo would be there and he would always know when I needed him. To not know what happened to him and not have him by my side is unhinging me and I can't afford that now. Old ways of thinking and behaving are trying to reappear. I know things could be worse, but anyone who has ever loved a pet might understand. There is nothing that I or anyone else can do. I just needed to vent and here seemed like a good place at 3 am when I can't sleep of course. Apollo's brother keeps trying to find him in the house too and that makes me even sadder. Sigh.... Maybe he'll make it home one day or someone has him and they are taking care of him. It just makes everything else harder.

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What the hell kinda thread is this??? If you must know, under.
Next someone will ask do you scrunch or fold

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Fold... I am a very tidy person... opsey ... oh and whilst colour/pattern is not mentioned I do like the Disney rolls... oh and 3-ply... sorry I diverse.