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    Homeowner’s associations are great in theory. I tend to think that it pretty much goes just that far. Put into practice, people can tend to become possessed by this almost seeming inevitable element of wanting to control as much as they can, as a symptom of a part of human nature. When you get certain individuals in their higher up positions in those organizations you better believe that there are going to be some distinct flavors of power trippers. That’s to say, people who are all control, ego, and leave no room for any kinds of shared resolutions. 1. When…

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    15 Funny Signs That Embody Marriage’s Peaks and Valleys

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    15 Items From Blacksmiths That Exude Mastery

    The fire, steel, and of course, a steady hand can quickly turn a common metal bar right on into something you’ll want to pause to admire. Blacksmiths are able to…

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    15 Agitating Photos That Take Aim At One’s Inner Peace

    Agitating photos are a whole circus of irritation. It’s crazy what one photo can do in terms of taking aim and firing away at one’s calmed senses. These agitating photos…

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    15 Door Signs That Delivered Pause to Their Visitors

    Far and few things can set the vibe like a door sign. From the more thought-out, hand-lettered warnings right on into the laser-printed ultimatums, these little placards can be wildly…

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    15 Notes Left for Strangers That Left More Questions to Ask

    I mean, look, life can present a series of predictably unpredictable pitches across the plate. For whatever reason, each of us are up to bat, and it’s really up to…

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    15 Vintage Photos from the 1950s

    Go ahead and take a step back into the wide-reaching kaleidoscope of steady optimism that can blossom when viewing events from times long since passed. There are feelings of nostalgia…

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    18 Shadows That Tell A Slightly Different Story

    Shadows are generally just background players in our everyday lives. They’ll quietly follow us around without much of any notice paid their way. But they’re always there, lurking in, the…

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    15 Rare Insults That Called out the Fragile Ego

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    17 Extremely Rare Cars That Almost Never Come Up for Sale

    Classic cars on this list were produced in remarkably small numbers, making surviving examples difficult to find and highly unusual.

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