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Invent Mr. François Dillinger, an alter ego whose fire-starting, car-stealing ways might help Nick bed the gal of his dreams.
Rounding Up The ‘Youth In Revolt’ Reviews » MTV Movies Blog 2010
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I take out the Quest fob and look at it, with the eidetic memory of the fire-starting GT-R resonating in my head.
For Your Big-Box Shopping, Drive a Big Box Dan Neil 2011
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Each year, Field & Stream readers send us a truckload of fire-starting tips, ranging from the practical to the absurd.
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Hair-pulling maniacs like Andrea are listed in the DSM-IV alongside the thieving and fire-starting kind.
STUTERER, two chapters (from a novel yet to be written) 2010
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But I totally flunked my fire-starting test today.
The Search For WondLa Tony DiTerlizzi 2010
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Pass this quiz with a perfect score, and we can continue with the fire-starting exercise right where we left off today.
The Search For WondLa Tony DiTerlizzi 2010
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A movie concerning the harshness and delicacy of adult and adolescent frustration is not a stretch for the once shaky voiced, furiously stuttering, fire-starting Bobcat.
Kim Morgan: Bobcat's Family Values: World's Greatest Dad 2009
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Snob, of course the material is mag-aluminum alloy, or else it couldn't be welded without burning up. my fire-starting block is pure magnesium, but casting and tubing alloys are a mix with aluminum. did the documentation say what the percentage of AL was by any chance?
BSNYC Product Review: Segal Magnesium Road Bicycle BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Get them out of the fire-fighting business and into the fire-starting business.
Gimme a Break: Part 2 of 2 - Jeff Einstein - MediaBizBlogger 2009
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For those purists (like my partner) who insist on going the charcoal route for the undeniable flavor that charcoal arguably imparts, the key to safe, controllable grilling is the inexpensive charcoal chimney -- an ancient gadget that hearkens back to the days when successful and safe fire-starting meant the difference between eating or starvation, and life or death.
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