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ST Poll: Buy big SDHC or multiple smaller SDHC? I do not want to run out of camera/recording space on the trip -- nm - oblique Mar 25, 13:52 5
- professional photogs buy chips equal to their backup system, so they can drag and drop the entire folder to their harddrive and then burn it without - zeitgeist Mar 25, 14:04
- That's a tough choice. nm - Sophie Mar 25, 13:54
- One big. But check around the house. I know have half a half dozen small ones floating around. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 25, 13:53 2
  - why are they in kilbo's house? -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 13:56 1
    - I'm a sloppy stalker. - Dr.Vermin Mar 25, 13:56
LYC - android app find of the week - Timerrific. It takes your volume down during the date at work - Epiphany Mar 25, 13:52 1
- thanks. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 25, 13:55
LYC: My Friday afternoon surprise -- I got asked to wreck a new type of building, very fast. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 13:48 16
- they asked you to marry it? - dogbert Mar 25, 14:05 1
  - now that Liz is gone, someone has to do it. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 14:07
- The Freedom Tower? -- nm - lileve Mar 25, 13:49 13
  - hah. No, this is somethign that has many locations throughout the US. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 13:50 12
    - and it is related to health care, but they do not treat any patients. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 13:51 11
      - A mortuary. -- nm - Roger More Mar 25, 13:53 10
        
        Good guess! but no. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 13:53 9
        
        A genetics engineering lab. And you destroyed it by releasing mogwai -- nm - Roger More Mar 25, 13:54 8
        
        next hint: It's operated by a large nonprofit. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 13:55 2
        
        One o' them solar powered disaster tents from the car commercial. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 25, 13:56 1
        
        No. getting colder. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 13:58
        
        Not a research lab. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 13:55 4
        
        red cross donation station. -- nm - landbeck Mar 25, 13:59 3
        
        Close enough! Blood distro center. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 13:59 2
        
        What do you think they DO in the disaster tents? I'm claiming partial credit. - Dr.Vermin Mar 25, 14:03 1
        
        No partial credits! these are existing facilities. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 14:06
someone kept Hanley for 47 dollars? - groiny Mar 25, 13:46 2
- yup, I couldn't believe it -- nm - dogbert Mar 25, 14:06
- he owuld have to put up Pujols numbers to be worth that. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 25, 13:47
This next week at work is going to be weird. - Mel Profit Mar 25, 13:45 1
- Bring your old chair with you. -- nm - lileve Mar 25, 13:49
Anyone with IT experience here want to work in Las Vegas for Slickdeals? -- (link) - oblique Mar 25, 13:43 4
- Vegas + groiny = bad things. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 25, 13:43 3
  - ~/ groiny did a bad bad thing /~ -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 13:44 2
    - Hangover 3. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 25, 13:45 1
      - "What about Hangover 2?" ... "It was on the camera that got stolen." -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 13:50
strange things that people do: a coworker writes down an email of a contact on a post-it for me instead of emailing it to me so it's right there. Why? -- nm - Reagen Mar 25, 13:43 1
- Why do people talk on cellphones insteand of texting? ;p -- nm - lileve Mar 25, 13:45
ST Poll: Would my wife rather watch The Town or The Other Guys on vacation - oblique Mar 25, 13:34 8
- uh, watch The Town tonight (I hear it's very good). Watch The Other Guys when you have nothing better to do. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 13:43 1
  - "Thanks for the Eff Shack - Dirty Mike and the Boys". -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 25, 13:48
- Town. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 13:41
- Other Guys -- nm - znufrii Mar 25, 13:37 3
  - but why would you want to waste vacation time watching movies? -- nm - znufrii Mar 25, 13:37 2
    - When you're travelling with 2 kids, you end up in the hotel room relatively early in the evening and not out drinking by the pool - oblique Mar 25, 13:42 1
      - slip them some Benadryl, put them to bed, and go out and enjoy yourselves! :) -- nm - znufrii Mar 25, 13:50
- Town -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 25, 13:35
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- E. Drunk. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 25, 13:41
- A. withdrawl would have kicked in 5-6 days ago. needing glasses shouldn't be sudden. who doesn't remember shots? - dogbert Mar 25, 13:38 1
  - ....people who do shots! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 25, 13:51
- Door Number E: shakey shakey has driven you to exhaustion -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 13:34 1
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- You have a rare infection in your brain -- nm - Dr. House Mar 25, 13:33
- indeed -- nm - Spawn Mar 25, 13:33
- pritty much likely yes -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 25, 13:33
- yes. -- nm - Diva Mar 25, 13:30
I'm looking forward to when Coover goes moneky crazy too. - Mel Profit Mar 25, 13:28
What percentage of Americans answered "YES" to: Have you ever failed a class in high school? -- nm - Mop (208 lbs) Mar 25, 13:26 5
- Ipsos says: 37% -- nm - Mop (208 lbs) Mar 25, 13:30 2
  - that's it? -- nm - dogbert Mar 25, 13:39 1
    - sfek: damn I was an overachiever -- nm - dogbert Mar 25, 13:40
- about the same percetange as in the previous post that answered "YES" to the question -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 25, 13:27 1
  - I like this answer a lot. Here...have Mel Points *hands you a bag of Mel Points* -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 25, 13:32
What percentage of Americans answered "YES" to: Have you ever walked into a screen door? -- nm - Mop (208 lbs) Mar 25, 13:25 4
- I walk into doors constantly. almost every door at work is automatic, so my subconscious is either forgets that all doors won't open for me, or it - dogbert Mar 25, 13:37
- Ipsos says: 50% -- nm - Mop (208 lbs) Mar 25, 13:30
- 95 -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 13:25
- 100% -- nm - con_carne Mar 25, 13:25
Blockbuster shuttering another 186 stores. I don't have a full list but 15 stores closing in SoCal. -- (link) - Mop (208 lbs) Mar 25, 13:22
Fields, I know about Latos, but it would be idiotic to pass on him for the price ($3) -- nm - Guy Mar 25, 13:18 7
- Depends on who else you had, or could get. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 25, 13:26 6
  - I went for high upside, low cost this year. With Latos, he's got the talent + the park. - Guy Mar 25, 13:32 5
    - But who did you throw back? - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 25, 13:44 4
      - Stubbs spent most of last year on wire. I'm only concerned with his spot because it obviously impacts the ceiling for stolen bases -- nm - Guy Mar 25, 14:07
      - I threw out some trade feelers for various players, but there were no trades this offseason - even though lots of managers should have - Guy Mar 25, 14:04
      - I had a hard time cutting Broxton for 5 bucks. - groiny Mar 25, 13:45 1
        
        Would you have traded any of them for Latos? - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 25, 14:03
LYC: I just rolled the ika board with, "Toga!" -- nm - Spawn Mar 25, 13:17 1
- more like an overshare if you ask me -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 25, 13:18
So, do I be a good dad and go pick up the boy's 3DS + game at midnight tomorrow or wait and go on Sunday with him after church? -- nm - oblique Mar 25, 13:17 3
- you should be a good dad and not get him one -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 25, 13:19 1
  - It was his money he saved up from birthday/etc to get it. He already has a DS and I told him I wasn't buying a new one -- nm - oblique Mar 25, 13:20
- You be a good dad and wait. -- nm - Spawn Mar 25, 13:18
Argh - just found out I have a potluck in a couple of weeks. I know, we've agreed I shouldn't stress over these.....but I do :) - MojaveMeg Mar 25, 13:17 2
- chocolate fondue with a a fruit platter. easy (as long as there is a microwave to melt the chocolate initially, then the candle keeps it warm.) - Andie Mar 25, 13:18 1
  - Sounds yummy, but dessert is being provided. I need to take veggies or meat. - MojaveMeg Mar 25, 13:28
Are there any Houston-area athletes that don't keep large amounts of purple drank around? - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 25, 13:15 1
- golfers? -- nm - moles Mar 25, 13:21
It's a woman's prerogative to change her mind. It's a man's prerogative to change it back. - Burt Reynolds Mar 25, 13:14
can i go home yet? -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 25, 13:13
I loved those commercials. -- nm - Amy Mar 25, 13:08 3
- *slathers a pound of vaseline on the lens* -- nm - Reagen Mar 25, 13:10
- This goes under Diva's post. -- nm - Amy Mar 25, 13:09 1
  - "These have always brought me luck." *takes off earrings but doesn't start a fistfight* -- nm - Diva Mar 25, 13:10
Confession: I used to wear Elizabeth Taylor's White Diamonds. I wasn't a fan, but everyone who smelled me said it was awesome on me so I wore it. - Diva Mar 25, 13:04 5
- just think, you were donating to AIDS research *AND* smelling good. No shame! -- nm - Andie Mar 25, 13:10 4
  - so did you end up getting something at the mall for last night or did you go home. - Diva Mar 25, 13:13 3
    - i went home... -- (link) - Andie Mar 25, 13:15 [Backboard] 2
      - That post should only be read if one is holding up a bic lighter in salute. *loves this* -- nm - Diva Mar 25, 13:18 1
        
        here's a link to pics from the show itself - if anyone cares: -- (link) - Andie Mar 25, 14:02
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- Don't be a drag, just be a queen. - MDH Mar 25, 13:04 1
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"Christmas bomber" al-Qaeda terrorist opted to attempt bombing Detroit because tickets to Chicago and Houston were too pricey -- (link) - con_carne Mar 25, 13:01
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- she's in Vegas THIS weekend -- nm - peglegpete Mar 25, 13:07 1
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- 6 Weeks at #1 on the Hot 100. -- nm - MDH Mar 25, 13:02 3
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    - Exactly. She has the biggest tour around, the biggest albums/singles, she's doing something right. -- nm - MDH Mar 25, 13:05 1
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- With that kind of luck, buy a lottery ticket. -- nm - Spawn Mar 25, 13:02 1
  - this -- nm - dogbert Mar 25, 13:23
CNN Breaking News - stewie Mar 25, 13:00 2
- There it is. -- nm - Spawn Mar 25, 13:01 1
  - same time next year -- nm - stewie Mar 25, 13:09
The Office spoils - Beryllium Mar 25, 12:58 1
- Yeah, I was thinking "okay, maybe I *don't* wish they'd shut this down three seasons ago." -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 25, 13:25
*waits for the G rated version of King's Speech* -- nm - Spawn Mar 25, 12:58 2
- [Title Sequence] [pretty shots of medieval countryside] [Credits] -- nm - oblique Mar 25, 12:58 1
  - [post-credits montage of production stills] -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 12:59
So I'm planning the "tech" for our trip (I know...it's a vacation, get out and enjoy it) - oblique Mar 25, 12:57
her jewelry collection is estimated at $150 million. -- (link) - loosilu Mar 25, 12:57 6
- and jewelry is one of the most expensive things to insure. I bet she paid over 100 K a year on their insurance -- nm - peglegpete Mar 25, 13:04
- I think people vastly underestimate just how much celebrities can make from a product like that perfume. George Foreman made 9 figures from those - pmb Mar 25, 13:03 4
  - I definitely underestimate. -- nm - MDH Mar 25, 13:07
  - those perfumes have always been huge sellers. I bet she made a mint. -- nm - loosilu Mar 25, 13:05 2
    - This morning's news said $60 million a year. Not sure if that was sales or profit. -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 25, 13:11 1
      - Profit is a lot hard to calculate than sales. Sales is a usually a rock solid number. -- nm - con_carne Mar 25, 13:27
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- now only if they find a cure -- nm - budice Mar 25, 12:59
- She could have saved Wonderland! -- nm - Zombie Michael Jackson Mar 25, 12:57 2
  - I mean, Neverland! -- nm - Zombie Michael Jackson, correcting himself, Mar 25, 13:07 1
    - (brain decomp is not a zombie's friend) -- nm - Spawn Mar 25, 13:08
Nubby, that link is *not awesome* -- nm - Northern Japanese SI Mar 25, 12:55 12
- nobody ever reads what i post -- (link) - marcel Mar 25, 12:56 [Backboard] 11
  - (This link demonstrates one of ST's new features. Heh.) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 12:56 10
    - Was this a problem in the past? heh -- nm - Stephen of Ireland Mar 25, 13:19 1
      - I find it very stressful to be reactionary, so I try to be pro-active. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 13:20
    - And I was going to spend this weekend going back and getting the last word in all my ST discussions -- nm - Roger More Mar 25, 13:02 1
      - See my question. I want to be able to see the doors closing as I throw the bombs in. -- nm - Spawn Mar 25, 13:04
    - So, is it 168 hours, or just seven days? -- nm - Spawn Mar 25, 13:01 3
      - pfft, I don't know. :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 13:03 2
        
        (My primary reason for implementing it is in case someone ever did a subtle spam tactic and used uber-backboards as a link farm) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 13:05 1
        
        *marks off of list* -- nm - Spawn Mar 25, 13:07
    - Why is the man keeping us down! *raises fist in the air* -- nm - oblique Mar 25, 12:58
    - nice! -- nm - marcel Mar 25, 12:58
in marxist-lenninist riding, 200 vote plateau breaks *you* -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 12:53 2
- Dr. Zhivago just started on TCM -- nm - peglegpete Mar 25, 12:54
- (well, I got the "i" right, but I had one too many Ns. Heh.) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 25, 12:54
I guess I need to rent 'My Dinner with Andre' again. - Dr.Vermin Mar 25, 12:50 7
- Is that the one with the seal in it? -- nm - Spawn Mar 25, 13:16
- I really thought that community was not awesome last night. ("I just wanted to make an omelette!") -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 25, 12:52 4
  - I liked the swerve of it. (spoilers, I guess.) - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 25, 13:13 1
    - *pets his "My Dinner With Andre" action figures* -- nm - znufrii Mar 25, 13:13
  - It was good, it just wasn't too funny. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 25, 12:54 1
    - This. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 25, 12:56
- *hits Bon Mot button* -- nm - Reagen Mar 25, 12:52

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