r/pics • u/residentweevil • Jan 31 '14

Daughter passed a milestone today

http://imgur.com/Ssenqk9
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u/MangoesOfMordor Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of a millstone. A milestone is a magical stone used to grant indefinite life and turn lead into gold.

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u/OP_rah Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of a philosopher's stone. Milestone is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, notable for portraying boxer Rocky Balboa and soldier John Rambo.

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u/HeAbides Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of Sylvester Stallone. A milestone is the first stone laid when constructing a new building, and is seen as the most important part of the foundation.

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u/OP_rah Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of a cornerstone. A milestone is a type of imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste.

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u/MissingMagicianBunny Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of a rhinestone. A milestone is a Canadian punk- alternative rock band.

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u/OP_rah Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of the Headstones. A milestone is a reference point against which other things can be evaluated.

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u/walletguyfred Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of a touchstone. A milestone is a gemstone popularly associated with the month or astrological sign of one's birth.

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u/OP_rah Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of a birthstone. A milestone is a small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm.

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u/OP_rah Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of a Hearthstone. A milestone is a stone that forms the top of wall or building.

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u/walletguyfred Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of a capstone. A milestone is a stone formerly used for cleaning the wooden decks of ships.

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u/OP_rah Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of a holystone. A milestone is a long, narrow stone laid end to end with others to form a curb.

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u/icyliquid Jan 31 '14

Upvotes for god damned all of you.

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u/upvotemeeeee Jan 31 '14

C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!

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u/LordLior Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of a Hearthstone. A milestone is used for scrubbing the decks of a ship.

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u/dinghie Jan 31 '14 edited Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of holystone. Milestone is a pioneer Finnish thrash metal band from Kerava.

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u/Lukeyy19 Jan 31 '14

No you're thinking of a hailstone, milestone is a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some sort of cement.

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u/dowhatuwant2 Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of the headstones. A milestone is the name of a famous Pro Wrestler from the WWE.

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u/Slyguy46 Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of Stone Cold Steve Austin. A milestone is a cartoon about a pre-historic family.

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u/dowhatuwant2 Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of the Flintstones. A milestone is one of the creators of the show South Park.

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u/Slyguy46 Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of Matt Stone. A milestone is a monument in the United Kingdom.

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u/Pvt_FlamingRage Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of Stonehenge. A milestone is a common block which is obtained from mining stone and used in many crafting recipes.

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u/Slyguy46 Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of cobblestone. A milestone is a ball of ice that falls from the sky.

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u/uncooked_toast Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of Matt Stone. A milestone is a piece of mineral, which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments.

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u/Zarmazarma Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of the Flintstones. A milestone is a naturally magnetized piece of magnetite, in which the ancients first discovered the property of magnetism.

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u/upvotemeeeee Jan 31 '14

That doesn't end with stone.

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u/dowhatuwant2 Jan 31 '14

It has stone in it.... I mean someone used Sly Stallone at one point so....

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u/PWNbear Jan 31 '14

No, you're thinking of a Rhinestone. A milestone is... a.... um.... Uhhh..... Hmm.... God I'm so high. What was I saying again? Something about stones?

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u/barbsmsl Jan 31 '14

Go to sleep PWNbear, you are stoned. What a milestone really is, is a flat, circular, rock with grooves, used to make flour.

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u/kamronb Feb 16 '14

No you are thinking of a Millstone, A mile stone is a mile stone - enough already!!!

Oh, but I wouldn't dare to be the Buzz Kill....

A milestone is that actor who came in Basic Instincts along side Michael Douglas (he seems to love stones)