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Barry Zito was in a car crash last night; he's okay....no truth to the rumors once the other driver saw who he hit, he backed up and took another run. -- (link) - Will Hunting Mar 31, 07:11
You can get non-stop flights to Cancun from Canadian cities I've never even heard of. Comox? Kelowna? - ty97 Mar 31, 07:03 4
- They're both about 4 hours from Vancouver, comix -- nm - mafic Mar 31, 07:07 3
  - Cursed iPhone. Comox on the island, Kelowna inland. Westjet offers the direct flights seasonally, and gets a lot of takers. -- nm - mafic Mar 31, 07:10 2
    - Things like this are part of why the major airlines have struggled. Smaller, low-cost airlines offer niche service like this. -- nm - ty97 Mar 31, 07:12 1
      - Air Canada isn't exactly struggling right now. The two have managed to find a way to coexist. -- nm - mafic Mar 31, 07:16
Survivor spec spoils based on previews... - Jim Mar 31, 07:03 5
- I don't watch previews -- spoil me - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 31, 07:10 1
  - spoils - Jim Mar 31, 07:13
- spoils - Kim Pine Mar 31, 07:05 2
  - I agree (spoils) - Jim Mar 31, 07:08 1
    - spoils - Kim Pine Mar 31, 07:13
unemployment numbers are looking better... -- (link) - znufrii Mar 31, 07:02 2
- better, but again pretty punk. maybe someday jobs added will catch up with the growth in the labor force due to population....nm - x Mar 31, 07:08 1
  - Don't know if the official numbers for Feb are out yet, but the ADP survey out this week pointed to an increase of about 200,000 private sector jobs - znufrii Mar 31, 07:12
LYC: I went with Smoltz. -- nm - nubby Mar 31, 06:58
While having blood drawn this morning, I got scolded for a reason I didn't expect. - kelly Mar 31, 06:57 30
- Shoot her a side eye and go on with your business. Obvie, she didn't have her brain to mouth filter turned on. -- nm - Amy Mar 31, 07:03
- was there an empty spot that said "date" or did you just date somewhere unmarked? -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 31, 07:02 3
  - Empty spot that said "date" directly next to signature line. -- nm - kelly Mar 31, 07:06 1
    - oh hell yeah I date that. where is the form dated if not where it indicates that I should put the date? chowderheads. -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 31, 07:08
  - I tend to date all unmarked spaces. You can never be too careful. -- nm - mafic Mar 31, 07:05
- Unless she told me to do nothing but sign, I would've argued her instructions were ambiguous. Assuming she'd already taken the blood. - mafic Mar 31, 07:02
- offs. my morning rant inside - Diva Mar 31, 07:01 20
  - Ugh. Sorry. I totally understand this. -- nm - kelly Mar 31, 07:13
  - pick the cheaper one for them. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 07:03 13
    - related to your IM: do you *want* your family "helping"? -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 07:04 12
      - they haven't been asked to do anything. i just want to know what they want to eat. -- nm - Diva Mar 31, 07:05 3
        
        Dang...even my family could have handled that task with very few issues. Sorry to hear even that is a pain in the ass. -- nm - Jim Mar 31, 07:06 1
        
        Mine had trouble with the entire "Are you coming or not?" - Will Hunting Mar 31, 07:07
        
        so "cooperating" is too much for them to handle. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 07:06
      - Planning a wedding is completely insane...of course you want your family helping. - Jim Mar 31, 07:05 7
        
        that's what I'm saying. some families can help the most by doing nothign. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 07:05 6
        
        the only thing they've been asked to do is show up and tell me what they want to eat. -- nm - Diva Mar 31, 07:06 5
        
        1/2 ain't bad. Though I guess even that's premature at this point. -- nm - mafic Mar 31, 07:12
        
        they're not rocket scientists! -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 07:12
        
        Both. (nm) - Will Hunting Mar 31, 07:08 2
        
        I think the groom is going to go for this. -- nm - Diva Mar 31, 07:10 1
        
        My first wedding was more traditional then my second. My friend catered it and said flat out to go for the buffet so that people can pick out their - Amy Mar 31, 07:13
  - People who don't answer get the vegetarian option. -- nm - Amy Mar 31, 07:02 3
    - they get air! - Epiphany Mar 31, 07:15
    - Or neither. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 31, 07:03
    - *likes this* -- nm - Diva Mar 31, 07:03
  - Both. (nm) - Will Hunting Mar 31, 07:02
- "I'm the one getting stabbed with a sharp implement and you're the one acting like a bitch....huh, who knew my day would be filled with contradiction" -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 31, 07:00 1
  - She then had a problem when she asked me which arm to use, and I told her many lab people had commented that one of my veins was crooked. - kelly Mar 31, 07:16
- *RIP* Then print it again and I'll do it right. -- nm - Jim Mar 31, 06:59
Happy 200th birthday, nub-bunsen -- (link) - bc/nc Mar 31, 06:49
pimco's bill gross (the world's biggest bond trader) and warren buffett agree: longer term us treasuries not worth much... - x Mar 31, 06:46 6
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  - it's hilarious to watch pols wrangle over budget cutting without bothering to address medicare/medicaid/soc. sec/defense spending.... - x Mar 31, 07:03 3
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    - I'm running a monthly life deficit of $1500....I think I'll downgrade my cable from the HBO & Showtime package to just the HBO. - Will Hunting Mar 31, 07:05 1
      - yeah, i mean it's not really the pols fault. anyone who wanted to actually tackle that stuff likely wouldn't have a chance....nm - x Mar 31, 07:10
  - nah, we'll be fine. our children on the other hand... -- nm - decline Mar 31, 06:53
Sean Bean as Eddard Stark -- (link) - decline Mar 31, 06:46 [Image]
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- Save us Buffalo and Cincy, you're our only hopes! -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 31, 06:52 3
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      - So, we're mixing 2 guys who never won anything and in the former's case is radioactive? --- - Will Hunting Mar 31, 07:12
Survivor spoils - prayformojo Mar 31, 06:39 12
- Who would win in a fight? - Roger More Mar 31, 06:43 11
  - Phillip. -- nm - Jim Mar 31, 06:44 10
    - who would win in a fight, charlie sheen or phillip? -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 31, 06:45 9
      - Phillip. nm - Jim Mar 31, 06:46 8
        
        Spoils from last night - amoxy Mar 31, 06:49 4
        
        I said this but patryk kind of changed my mind on it. sp - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 31, 06:52 3
        
        the second wall (spoils) - Jim Mar 31, 06:56 2
        
        didn't (spoils) - prayformojo Mar 31, 07:07 1
        
        Hmmm...not sure. I might have to check it out again and see. -- nm - Jim Mar 31, 07:10
        
        spoils - prayformojo Mar 31, 06:48 2
        
        he needs to *do* something other than be crazy. just being crazy doesn't hold my attention. -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 31, 06:49
        
        spoils - Roger More Mar 31, 06:49
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- Warranted or not, your clients might have privacy issues. -- nm - Amy Mar 31, 06:47
- yes many against and many for to little data to recoment right now - Danedukenuuk Mar 31, 06:46
- Would it be cheaper than your current network configuration? -- nm - decline Mar 31, 06:43 1
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- that's impressive (and I love Riviera) -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 06:53
- Single data point, but Toronto has six direct flights today to Cancun, and only one to Mexico City -- nm - Roger More Mar 31, 06:46
- this to me indicates that one should avoid those areas for both tourist-infestation and price reasons. -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 31, 06:34
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- And I could swear we'd already seen decent inflation on food. It's gotten pricey -- nm - ty97 Mar 31, 06:47 1
  - coffee's still going up. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 06:54
- In which ty97 is still amazed that it's cheaper to make something in China and pay the fuel to ship it to he US. -- nm - ty97 Mar 31, 06:42 10
  - Stick it on a boat with a couple of million of the same thing, and your fuel price per item is pretty low. -- nm - Roger More Mar 31, 06:44 9
    - Apparently it works, but that's a big ship going a long way. Still amazes me. - ty97 Mar 31, 06:46 8
      - it's not just wages. CHina has fewer environmental and labor regulations. Workers can't exactly rise up and complain. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 06:58
      - well, it's not like there also aren't a miilon plus laborers making stuff in maquiladoras in mexico too....nm - x Mar 31, 06:49
      - Central American governments are less stable, and there's isn't as much transport infrastructure for shipping to the US -- nm - Roger More Mar 31, 06:48 5
        
        And also, for some kinds of businesses - if you want to sell in China, you also have to make in China. -- nm - Roger More Mar 31, 06:51 4
        
        Doesn't mean you have to make the whole world supply there -- nm - ty97 Mar 31, 06:52 2
        
        they don't! the world supply chain is so much more complex than "china makes everything"... - x Mar 31, 06:57
        
        It means that global companies have to have something there. Not everything, but something. - Roger More Mar 31, 06:55
        
        *apologizes to China* -- nm - Mattel Mar 31, 06:51
- Low intrest = higher comodities (currently) - Danedukenuuk Mar 31, 06:31
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  - personally i don't agree. i think that inflation was in fact created, but that much of it was probably exported.... - x Mar 31, 06:42
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Is it too soon to say that Phillip is the best show on television right now? - Jim Mar 31, 06:18
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- would you like to know when "20% chance of precipitation" becomes "thunderous downpours all day, especially during commuting times"? - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 31, 06:14
*does the 401(k) matching contribution day dance* -- nm - znufrii Mar 31, 06:06 4
- We didn't get pay cuts, but we have to pay part of the employer contribution now. Blurgh. -- nm - Amy Mar 31, 07:05 1
  - then it's not really much of an employer contribution, is it? - znufrii Mar 31, 07:09
- This was my email on Monday......I love that day. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 31, 07:03
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Can i get some android smartphone answers? For those of you that have them, how much data (range or average) do you use monthly? - Andie Mar 31, 06:03 9
- thanks all. -- nm - Andie Mar 31, 06:16
- Have unlimited through Verizon. I use 1-1.5 GB per month. Wifi doesn't count. -- nm - decline Mar 31, 06:14 2
  - Is there a way to tell how much data you use, other than on your bill? -- nm - JaxSean Mar 31, 06:27 1
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- I have 500mb that I usually come nowhere close to unless i'm dl'ing new apps or lots of updates - J Mar 31, 06:10
- I have no idea - I have an unlimited data plan with Sprint. I never use WiFi, but yes, that doesn't count. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 31, 06:07
- I have an iPhone, but my monthly usage totals are in the 1-1.3 gb range. Wifi does not count against you. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 31, 06:05 1
  - I use my phone really heavily and am generally just over 2 GB. I commute an hour each day and almost always am online or streaming NPR during. -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 31, 06:18
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oh crap, I'm getting a work laptop. I guess I'm going to be traveling and on call for emergencies. - Will Hunting Mar 31, 05:58 4
- I have a laptop, but don't travel much. no worries. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 06:07
- pretty much everyone gets laptops here now, just in case we want to work from home. the price is about the same anymore; why *not* have that convenien - ce? nm -- amanda jones, transitarian Mar 31, 06:03 2
  - We're not to that point yet here....they don't want the home-work convenience except for people who are on call - Will Hunting Mar 31, 06:04 1
    - oh, when I say "work from home," I mean like after hours and weekends. not like, "I'm telecommuting today." sorry if I was unclear. -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 31, 06:08
I've had sex with more people than all of you combined! (bery, can we ban him? please??) -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 31, 05:54 2
- I have no clue what this is in reference to, but I consider it gauntlet thrown! -- nm - Amy Mar 31, 06:52
- "HAAHAAHAAHAAA. I don't get it" -- nm - Frog Girl from Gnomeo/Juliet Mar 31, 06:52
Just got an email from Amazon about the new cloud service...why must they tease their customers outside of the U.S. -- nm - J Mar 31, 05:43
Happy Birthday Mazuji -- nm - amoxy Mar 31, 05:26
Very nice. For Mozy backup users: there is now an iPhone app, can access files from it. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 31, 05:22
Is it safe? Are we done engaging with the asshole yet? -- nm - mara Mar 31, 05:10
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- EBAY thats E B A cough Y -- nm - amoxy Mar 31, 05:11
- M - as in Mom. L - as in L. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 31, 05:01
- I love that, by her own admission, Ryan had to leave urgently. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 31, 04:57 1
  - and to my more impressionable, younger male friends...don't listen to ML - Mel Profit Mar 31, 05:15
- Eunice....I love that name -- nm - prayformojo Mar 31, 04:54
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- Opening Day in March is messed up. -- nm - Jim Mar 31, 06:45
- If I ever was supreme overlord of sport, the first game of each season would feature the last champion at home. - Will Hunting Mar 31, 05:57 4
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  - Seriously, the Giants have a 5 game road trip to open the season -- nm - amoxy Mar 31, 06:00
  - agreed -- nm - znufrii Mar 31, 05:59
I knew Moussa Koussa had defected, I just KNEW it!! -- nm - Diva Mar 31, 04:05
Wake up -- nm - prayformojo Mar 31, 03:35 2
- before ya go go? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 31, 05:01
- If I must -- nm - JenBro Mar 31, 04:15
So how does radioactive iodine get into a milk cow and in its milk so fast? I just got here from japan, they are fed stuff stored in the barn. - zeitgeist Mar 31, 00:57 1
- water? - Trish Mar 31, 01:19
thanks for nothing, suckass Rangers -- nm - moles Mar 31, 00:06
Facto - Trish Mar 30, 23:19
groiny: Er, I meant mara. hehe. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 23:03 1
- Where? Link? -- nm - mara Mar 31, 05:10
right, so, set up the 360 in the office: check. loaded black ops: check. Started a game: uh oh, kieran just woke up. - Beryllium Mar 30, 23:02 1
- Kids know. They do. -- nm - Mop Mar 30, 23:04
let's try this again -- nm - moles Mar 30, 22:53 1
- Take 5 !!! -- nm - JenBro Mar 31, 04:16

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