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I never even heard of coupon doubling until that show -- nm - zork Apr 6, 08:41
STIS: Thanks for the music recommendations yesterday, I've started going through the list. Thoughts inside. - MDH Apr 6, 08:35 19
- also give Love and Rockets a try. -- nm - zork Apr 6, 08:42 1
  - and the Art of Noise -- nm - zork Apr 6, 08:43
- what about Tears for Fears? -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:41 3
  - I would go Simple Minds, first. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 08:43 2
    - the Good News From the Rest of the World cd is awesome -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 08:47
    - psychedic furs as well, maybe. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:44
- Semi Tangent: Having thought about it, ST is wrong. The best Cars CD is Heartbeat City. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 08:41
- my senior year of HS was pretty much dedicated to Depeche Mode and OMD. -- nm - Kim Pine Apr 6, 08:40
- if you like DM, yaz, erasure, the communards are musts for you. like two standard deviations away. - amanda jones, transitarian Apr 6, 08:39 6
  - ~Don't leave me this way, I can't survive, I can't stay alive, without your love...oh baby~ -- nm - decline Apr 6, 08:41 2
    - I think it must be literally not possible for a gay guy to not have heard that. :) -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:42 1
      - seriously... -- (link) - decline Apr 6, 08:43 [youtube]
  - and flesh for lulu, I think. -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Apr 6, 08:40 2
    - Front 242! -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 08:40 1
      - I *almost* mentioned this yesterday, but I wonder if he'd like that Industrial genre. - JaxSean Apr 6, 08:43
- I'm not a Devo fan, but they were ahead of their time (at the time). Depeche Mode and The Cure would probably be your best bets. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 08:37 2
  - yeah, Devo was a novelty. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 08:38 1
    - but they hold up great. (Seriously.) -- nm - Kim Pine Apr 6, 08:39
- nice! Devo has to be put in context, I think. there was NO electronic music at the time. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:37
He was the bomb in Phantoms, yo. How W do you K Ben Affleck Movie roles? Also today: The Simpsons: Homer's Phobia (11/15 for me) -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 6, 08:27 1
- Grrrreat url. -- nm - David Apr 6, 08:40
WTF Denver?! Police pepper spray 8 year old forr throwing a tantrum at school. -- (link) - Beaker Apr 6, 08:24 33
- I got pepper sprayed once. It's not fun. - Remlik Apr 6, 08:49
- Jumpin's. Where is all this anger when I want to torture and kill rapists and murderers? :) -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 08:33 1
  - I'm with you. Seems to me that 2 cops should have been able to grab the kid and disarm him without injury to any of them. - Jim Apr 6, 08:36
- all 8 year olds deserve a little pepper spray...nm - x Apr 6, 08:31 9
  - I can get you a deal on mustard spray. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:34 1
    - "Ahhh! It's so tangy!" -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 08:35
  - only a little? -- nm - moles Apr 6, 08:33
  - I'm starting to get the feeling that deep down, hyde *doesn't* believe that children are our future -- nm - prayformojo Apr 6, 08:32 2
    - children, children, children are the future!....nm - x Apr 6, 08:34
    - You misread, he wants to build a *better* future. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 08:33
  - I would say, all minors. - Spawn Apr 6, 08:32 2
    - ever seen Under Seige 2? Love the pepper spray scene in that -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 08:32 1
      - good stuff -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 08:43
- before pepper spray they would've just shot him. - mafic Apr 6, 08:28 5
  - it's also better than tasing him. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 08:29 4
    - Are you referring to the kid that was tased at a daycare here. - Amy Apr 6, 08:33 2
      - yikes. no, just running through the alternatives. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 08:35
      - Hey, they slapped him first. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 08:35
    - yeah. tasers are pretty dangerous even for adults. -- nm - mafic Apr 6, 08:31
- Not quite. He was holding a blade of some kind and in the CNN video said he was fantasizing about hurting his teachers - TWuG Apr 6, 08:26 9
  - Not sure about your IM. He was on the Today show this AM with his mom. He seems a normal kid and no one can figure out why he reacts like this - decline Apr 6, 08:39 1
    - he was tired from all the stabbing. -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 08:43
  - if cops can't disarm an 8 year old without pepper sparying him they should give up/ (he is a crazy little bastard though) -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 08:27 6
    - I'm sure they could but seem to me trying to disarm a crazed 8 year old with a knife is more likely to get someone really hurt -- nm - decline Apr 6, 08:35 1
      - agreed, he's big enough to hurt someone. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:35
    - I have no problem whatsoever. The kid is 8. If he's already disobeying adults to dismarm (least of all cops), then maybe the... - Name Withheld By Request Apr 6, 08:32
    - No sympathy here. -- nm - TWuG Apr 6, 08:30
    - they probably could have, but there's a fair chance the kid ends up hurt worse than with the pepper spray. -- nm - mafic Apr 6, 08:29
    - You minimize risks every time. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 08:29
- not once but twice. -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 08:25 3
  - the kid sounds like a future serial killer though. -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 08:26
  - Well, clearly the kid didn't learn a lesson from Spray #1 so hit him again. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 08:26
  - Oh, twice? Well, that changes things. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 6, 08:26
What's for supper honey? Mustard soup. Mustard casserole tomorrow. and Mustard Shrimp on Friday -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 08:22 1
- laughing. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:25
i haven't seen the show, but i've read articles and my thing is i don't know how they do it without embarrassment at the cash register... - Andie Apr 6, 08:19 26
- I was a cashier for ages--that wouldn't bother me. It would break up the day. - Amy Apr 6, 08:30 1
  - Yeah, the people in the express lane who just know they have exact change in the bottom of this purse......somewhere :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 6, 08:32
- I used to do way more couponing when I was shopping for a larger household. Now I just get annoyed that all the good specials are aimed at getting - MojaveMeg Apr 6, 08:29 11
  - this is how I feel. I can never save more than like a dollar per trip. soup, carrots, peanut butter, crack. all I ever buy. -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Apr 6, 08:38
  - Are these coupons? We have "10 for $10" items at the store, but you don't *have* to buy 10. They're just $1 each. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 08:32 1
    - No, we have that kind of special as well. -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 6, 08:36
  - oh, i'm pro-coupon. if i have one for something i use/need, then great. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 08:32 2
    - Exactly. Coupons are awesome, but I'm not buying 16 boxes of butter just because they're free/cheap. -- nm - Kim Pine Apr 6, 08:34 1
      - David, you will eat your butter soup and be damned grateful! Mustard soup is tomorrow -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 08:34
  - I like Safeway for this because while they do the "3 for $5" kind of things, if you look at the sticker, you don't have to buy groups of 3 to get that - Reagen Apr 6, 08:31 4
    - You do have to buy in the labelled quantity to get those deals at Superstore -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 6, 08:35 1
      - I'm also seeing it a lot on soda recently. "Must buy 4 at this price" -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 6, 08:37
    - Oh, in that case, yes. These are different promotions that we've had lately where you *do* need to buy 5 or 10 to get the extra bonus. -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 6, 08:34
    - yep, I do that a lot. I still get the discount for one. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:32
- Honestly, I don't think it's a problem. While in line, clearly nobody's going to bother getting in line behind you for a while, and..... - Name Withheld By Request Apr 6, 08:27
- The tagline on the one blog is "Pick another checkout lane, honey" She has no shame. -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 08:26
- I have a friend (sort of) who is an extreme couponer. She proudly posted a picture of all the crap she bought at a trip. - Kim Pine Apr 6, 08:22 1
  - sounds like Kramer when he went to Costco -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 08:24
- it's all about 'look at meeeeeee!!!' -- nm - decline Apr 6, 08:22 1
  - I agree. Some people are lonely and they like doing the extra transaction, and maybe having to talk to a manager. Old ladies, especially. -- nm - con_carne Apr 6, 08:26
- they revel in the attention. it's all very "look how much I'm saving, aren't I amazing?" -- nm - mafic Apr 6, 08:21
- If I'm saving 95%, I'm living with the bile. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 08:21
- I agree. We feel awkward when we use Groupon vouchers at restaurants. -- nm - David Apr 6, 08:20
- I can't imagine anyone getting in line behind them, though. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:19 2
  - people are stupid. they'll line up anywhere. They're idiots if they line up behind those couple people -- nm - Remlik Apr 6, 08:21 1
    - at my grocery store, if someone pulls up with several carts, NO ONE gets in line behind them. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:24
This is where I share story of good corporate behaviour.... - Name Withheld By Request Apr 6, 08:18
Cloud: 5GB is free. 20GB free for a year. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 08:17 5
- My music collection is about 80GB. Carbonite needs to do this. -- nm - Mop (211 lbs) Apr 6, 08:27 4
  - As people use it and buy (I did, for the first time) Amazon will gladly amp it up. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 08:31 3
    - But the ones you buy on Amazon don't count toward your storage at all. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 08:33 1
      - Sweet. Did not know that. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 08:46
    - (buy, as in songs, that is) -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 08:31
What profession does someone with the name of Buddy Bedding have? - prayformojo Apr 6, 08:16 16
- Nascar -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 08:27
- He's a one-legged mime. -- nm - Kim Pine Apr 6, 08:24 3
  - What happened to the other leg? Ugly run-in with a mime hater? -- nm - David Apr 6, 08:27 2
    - from the Eurotrip director's cut -- nm - prayformojo Apr 6, 08:27 1
      - Hee! - David Apr 6, 08:30
- Professional photographer. -- nm - HdnAgnda Apr 6, 08:19 2
  - Huh. How'd that nick come back into play? -- nm - HdnAgnda Apr 6, 08:20 1
    - You're probably signed in on slacker, not slicker (or vv) -- nm - Roger More Apr 6, 08:23
- He's in construction...and I wouldn't cross him. -- nm - David Apr 6, 08:17
- Choreographer of trained dancing llamas. -- nm - TWuG Apr 6, 08:17
- baseball pitcher -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 6, 08:17 1
  - yeah, this. -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Apr 6, 08:17
- Bed Bug killer. -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 08:16 1
  - *laughing* -- nm - mara Apr 6, 08:36
- collecting awards for Best Name. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:16
- Landscaper -- nm - mara Apr 6, 08:16
Jim, I replied about Survivor as the board rolled. With regards to the Cloud, I suspect Amazon wants 20 GB to be the starting point. - David Apr 6, 08:14 12
- Really? (spoils) - Jim Apr 6, 08:30 4
  - Steve is the Boston Rob of his tribe, the Tom/Bob whom everyone respects. -- nm - David Apr 6, 08:35 3
    - You could say the same thing about Mike though (minor spoils) - Roger More Apr 6, 08:39 2
      - One of the things I like about doing power rankings like these is that... - David Apr 6, 08:44 1
        
        You're probably right, at this moment... - Roger More Apr 6, 08:49
- I've uploaded 18GB, and my new purchases won't count against my "limit" since I buy all mp3's on Amazon just about anyway, but - JaxSean Apr 6, 08:30 6
  - I fully expect Amazon to handle this the same way they handle Prime, doing everything they can to make it ubiquitous. - David Apr 6, 08:34 3
    - Soon I figure I'll just need to work for Amazon. - JaxSean Apr 6, 08:36 2
      - I don't know if it got posted here or not, but there was a sign at a closing Borders book store that read: - David Apr 6, 08:41 1
        
        Yes it was. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 09:02
  - I'd wager they start at the first thing you put in there and after 5GB, dump the rest. -- nm - Jim Apr 6, 08:34 1
    - Or "hide" it, like Flickr does if you're not pro and have uploaded past the max. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 08:34
really where you'd make the money is setting yourself as a distributor, selling these goods on the cheap to mom & pop corner stores.... -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 08:12 18
- I know a guy who started doing this in college. Eventually it turned into a real business. It's now in the Fortune 500 of privately held companies - pmb Apr 6, 08:29 1
  - Just remembered, the business is referred to as a "Diverter". -- nm - pmb Apr 6, 08:38
- What they really should do is get involved in a non-profit food kitchen and work for them. They keep their hobby and help others. -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 08:15 5
  - this gets suggested a lot, but I never hear of it being done. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:17 3
    - The woman in the story on B2 donated a lot she says and runs seminars. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 08:19 2
      - I would like to see her numbers. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:20 1
        
        hump day? -- nm - decline Apr 6, 08:23
  - That's a damn fine idea. -- nm - TWuG Apr 6, 08:16
- I would think you would need to be licensed. (that lady keeps her toilet paper in the shower stall. I shower in mine.) -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Apr 6, 08:13 4
  - Love this comment. -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 08:14
  - I was thinking the same thing. there have to be tax implications at that level. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:14 2
    - I actually was thinking food safety regs. -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Apr 6, 08:15 1
      - yeah, this too. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:15
- I was thinking this as well. -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 08:13 4
  - you could make a killing in NYC, I'd wager. -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 08:13 3
    - I'm sure the IRS would like to talk to you if you did -- nm - decline Apr 6, 08:16 2
      - if they can find you. - znufrii Apr 6, 08:42
      - not to mention the city. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:16
Now you see why Girl Scouts switched to selling cookies. -- nm - TWuG Apr 6, 08:12 1
- This is so much funnier when it's a response to Loosi's first - TWuG Apr 6, 08:13
I have to watch the re-airing at 11PM tonight (busy at 9PM) but if anyone on ST wants to watch and chat about it, I'll be online. -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 08:12 3
- I'll have to tivo. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:12 2
  - Ah, not tivo/DVR at the hotel I'm in. So I've got the 11PM airing, maybe someone will be around. -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 08:14 1
    - The west coast will still be awake -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 6, 08:20
Chicago White Sox designated hitter Adam Dunn will miss at least five days after undergoing an appendectomy late Tuesday night. -- nm - David Apr 6, 08:11
No, I do not want to buy your mustard. -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:11 9
- I have to go to the store anyway, why would want to drive to a Craiglist stranger's house to buy mustard? -- nm - mara Apr 6, 08:12 8
  - not to OAE it, but that's where i'd look at someone and say 'take it to the foodbank!' -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 08:15 1
    - this is like OAE lite. you're not suggesting that mara take the one jar of peanut butter she just bought and two thirds of her sock drawer to the - amanda jones, transitarian Apr 6, 08:17
  - I have a size 6 wedding dress as well, never worn. one stop shopping? -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Apr 6, 08:13 1
    - keep it away from the mustard! -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:14
  - Roadside mustard stand. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 08:13 2
    - Has this ever happened to you: *shows man driving down the road with a sausage* "Dammit, I need some mustard..." -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 08:15 1
      - If Grey Poupon commercials taught me anything, it's that English millionaires will be dropping by to try my mustard -- nm - Roger More Apr 6, 08:17
  - exactly! -- nm - loosilu Apr 6, 08:13

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