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    Ken replied to the thread Are You Eccentric?.
    So, this is where I play... Am I weird or eccentric??? Or both???
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    Ken replied to the thread Are You Eccentric?.
    Yep, all my life I have been called weird. I'm not rich, so I guess I'm must weird and don't qualify as eccentric. At first, being...
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    Ken reacted to Shevek's post in the thread Thanksgiving Plans? with
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    Wearing my button of a turkey holding a picket sign reading "You are what you eat."
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    Ken reacted to Metalhead's post in the thread Thanksgiving Plans? with
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    Serving food to the homeless.
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    Ken replied to the thread Do you like being autistic?.
    Very good question!! I selected Neutral because I both hate it and I love it. In my social life, especially school, family, etc., it...
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    Ken replied to the thread Genuine Instructions Vs Joking.
    Sometimes verbal communication frustration reminds me of a scene in the movie Joe Versus the Volcano:
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    Ken replied to the thread Responding To Bullies With Humor.
    As a child on the school ground, I had been "bullied" a couple of times, but never actually beaten up. I was the smallest kid in school...
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    Ken replied to the thread Genuine Instructions Vs Joking.
    I have been perplexed with this all my life. It is very confusing and exasperating. With my efforts in research autism and examining my...
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    Ken replied to the thread How many of us have hyperphantasia?.
    Pretty sure I qualify as hyperphantasia, if I understand the definition correctly. My strongest case is an extreme case of childhood...
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    This makes me laugh a bit, because as a girl growing up in the deep south my grandmother would often tell me: "Never let a man tell you...
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    One of the best bits of advice I got was from a teacher when I was about 14: "Weird is wonderful." What a great time of life to hear...
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    Ken replied to the thread I just made my mother cry..
    Well, those are easy words to say. While it is possible, it's not as easy as we all like to think it should be.
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    Ken replied to the thread I just made my mother cry..
    Theft, stealing is a very bad thing to do. It is a crime. So, my question would be; did your mother go to your cousin and cry because...
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