Yeah those CDs are a pain. I know an easy way now (assuming I have a knife or letter opener on me at the time.) There's also a trick to getting them off the spindle which I hope someone taught you by now. :-)
SNL...I bet the people coming out of the fitness place take the stairs down at "that" time. Much easier than going up.
cwillzx...that is hilarious! I added a "LIKE" to your light bulb photo.
meat popsicle...besides having a cool "handle", that's pretty funny too with that indestructible packaging. I hate that stuff. Always end up cutting my hands getting items out of it.
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