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So I need a history lesson ... does anyone know what is like being deaf during the 1910s or 1920s? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Anyone else out there love football? I've played it regularly for 3 years now, and it's my favorite sport. I play WR and RB, although I'm a bit small for a running back. I'm pretty fast -- I can run the 40 in 4.5-4.6, but I'm 5'8'' and weigh 161. My body fat is around 7% though, so I've...

So I'm wierd ... exceptionally wierd ... my favorites are corn chex, rice chex, and wheat chex. I could live on those three alone!

I love the extraordinary. I want my life to mean something ... I mean, face it, if you have a nice car, a big house, a fat wallet, or any thing like that, you want to know who cares? Only you. Nobody else. Really living means living for other people. If my opinion, if my life ever...

This is to Johny: Congrats on losing the weight! That's awesome! So you want to keep it off? Pretty simple. Not easy, but simple. You gotta expend the same amount of calories you eat. As far as the above diet ... a quick fix, but you're right, it'll knock you out eventually. 1...

P.S. Studies have shown that those who have surgery to remove weight are most likely to gain it back and will have a harder time losing it than before surgery.

As someone who plays over 10 sports, works-out and stays fit, I'm glad I can be of service. Number one basic rule: weight is gained when you ingest more calories than you spend. Weight is lost when you eat less calories than what you spend. Simple. Carbs and protein are not the enemy. The...

Thanks! Sounds like I'm among friends ... :) Why did you join up?

Well, I was first introduced to ASL when I was 11 years old and started doing interpretative sign language in church. Things really kicked off in my junior/senior years, though. ASL is my foreign language and I want to visit some deaf schools and really explore the deaf culture. It's...

:wave: My name is Andy, and I'm a bit worried to say this, but I'm not deaf. This feels sort of like being in Russia and not knowing what to do, ha ha. I've been learning ASL for a number of years and I am intensely interested in deaf people. I'm not here to study/examine anyone, I just...