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BTW, TTPOD....Our Cafeteria is open Friday Jan *1st* -- (link) - budice Dec 30, 10:13 [Image]
Who wants to do me a solid? Can someone cut and paste this link for me? -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Dec 30, 10:09 4
- here's a tiny url for it - Max Dec 30, 10:11 3
  - Thanks, but work's blocking that as well. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 30, 10:13 2
    - FYI: It's a safe for work link. My company's filter is just odd at times. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 30, 10:13 1
      - And oops. I meant can someone cut and paste the post at the link, rather than the link itself. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 30, 10:14
Here's a thought to consider... how can you be sure a girl will want a handmedown ring? - Don Homer Dec 30, 10:06 4
- ask her? -- nm - loosilu on mobile in Kentucky Dec 30, 10:16
- yeah, i'd like to think i'd like something like that no matter what, for sentimental reasons. but i do have specific ideas about what i'd want. -- nm - kare Dec 30, 10:13
- brain probe. -- nm - Max Dec 30, 10:12
- 100% sure? No. - Strongbad Dec 30, 10:09
Reminder: No-Pants Subway Ride Jan 10th -- (link) - znufrii Dec 30, 10:04 2
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  - you're coming, right? -- nm - znufrii Dec 30, 10:07
LYC: And yet, I am tempted to go to Medieval Times' New Years Eve Extravaganza -- (link) - con_carne Dec 30, 10:00
I want the record to reflect that I am not engaged to Zooey Deschanel -- nm - Mr. Havens Dec 30, 09:56
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- (but it comes with a free frogurt.) -- nm - Don Homer Dec 30, 09:52
CBC looking for "49 Songs From North Of The 49th Parallel" to send to Obama. (Songs That Define Canada.) -- (link) - Ottawa Senators Dec 30, 09:50 29
- Let's go to the mall! -- nm - Amy SuperHoop Queen Dec 30, 10:03
- I bet radio 3 does a podcast on this, and it'll be 100% awesome. this requires some serious thought, but off the top of my head, hayden - killbear, - mafic Dec 30, 09:58 3
  - I really need to listen to their podcast now that I actually have joined the 21st Century and have an Ipod. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 30, 10:09 2
    - You realize, of course, that podcasts have nothing to do with iPods, right? -- nm - Mop Dec 30, 10:10 1
      - I never had any digital player and have never gotten the speakers working on my computer (pretty sure I'm missing either a) drivers, or b) sound card. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 30, 10:15
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- Aside: Alanis's profile at All Music Guide starts with Jagged Little Pill. That's hilarious! -- nm - Mop Dec 30, 09:57 1
  - ~Always too hot, never too cold...~ -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 30, 10:00
- Er... why? -- nm - Reagen Dec 30, 09:53 3
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    - Anne Murray: Snow Bird. -- nm - Mop Dec 30, 09:55
    - though there's nothing wrong with those songs (well, OK, not the Anne Murray). -- nm - Reagen Dec 30, 09:55
- ~And what you say about his company -- Is what you say about society~ -- nm - Strongbad Dec 30, 09:52
- Mr. Lightfoot's Canadian Railroad Trilogy. -- nm - Mop Dec 30, 09:52 9
  - Mr. Adams's Remembrance Day. -- nm - Mop Dec 30, 09:54 8
    - BNL's Lovers In a Dangerous Time -- nm - Mop Dec 30, 09:58 7
      - Blue Rodeo's Hasn't Hit Me Yet -- nm - Mop Dec 30, 09:59 3
        
        The Hip, Blow At High Dough -- nm - Mop Dec 30, 10:00 2
        
        The Pikes, either "Teen Land" or "The Things I Do for Money" -- nm - Mop Dec 30, 10:00 1
        
        The Pursuit of Happiness, "Gretzky Rocks" -- nm - Mop Dec 30, 10:14
      - *smacks* -- nm - Bruce Cockburn Dec 30, 09:59 2
        
        No, no. Bruce gets something else. -- nm - Mop Dec 30, 09:59 1
        
        I'm giving Cockburn "The Coldest Night of the Year". -- nm - Mop Dec 30, 10:12
- "Take off! To the Great Whie Yonder!" -- nm - Remlik Dec 30, 09:52
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  - It's a gimmick to drive the content of the show. (Course, that said, betcha he'd give the Ipod a listen.) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 30, 09:57 1
    - what he said. obama's a canard (or at least a convenience), it's really about finding some good canadian music. -- nm - mafic Dec 30, 10:01
  - Nevermind is an album, not a song, but good start. -- nm - Reagen Dec 30, 09:53
- ~Blame Canada. Blame Canada...~ -- nm - Don Homer Dec 30, 09:51
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- Can we come back yet? How about now? Now? Now??! NOW??!! -- nm - Jon Stewart Dec 30, 09:49
- The Senate won't seat him. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 30, 09:48
Doing yoga poses while standing on the wii fit board. Yeah, not so easy my friends. -- nm - CQ Dec 30, 09:47 22
- Slalom is unpossible. -- nm - Amy SuperHoop Queen Dec 30, 09:51 16
  - I do very well on Slalom. It's the River Bubble thing I have trouble with -- nm - Mr. Havens Dec 30, 10:00
  - I'm okay with that, it's the damn ski jump I suck at. Jess laughs at me. I don't get it, heh -- nm - CQ Dec 30, 09:52 13
    - The jump? - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 30, 09:54 12
      - I have no clue. I never jump far. -- nm - CQ Dec 30, 09:54 11
        
        Yoga, Strenght and Aerobics, "You have great balance". Balance games, "You should not be able to walk upright". -- nm - Amy SuperHoop Queen Dec 30, 09:57 4
        
        The Fit Board is a cruel, cruel mistress. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 30, 09:58 3
        
        Troy is my master. "Press x to see me from behind". -- nm - Amy SuperHoop Queen Dec 30, 09:59 2
        
        Rebecca. "Press + to see my ass." -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 30, 10:00 1
        
        We named ours Bob and Jillian. -- nm - mrfuzzy doing warrior pose Dec 30, 10:08
        
        Are you making sure the red dot is in the circle on the way down? That's how you get the speed for long jumps! -- nm - Shaun - 2008 Caveman Champion Dec 30, 09:55 5
        
        "I feel the need..." - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 30, 09:57
        
        oh yeah. I'm on the dot the whole effing time. Then I extend my knees at the red line and......110meters. heh -- nm - CQ Dec 30, 09:56 3
        
        I guess you just suck then. -- nm - Shaun - 2008 Caveman Champion Dec 30, 09:58 2
        
        yep -- nm - CQ Dec 30, 09:59 1
        
        It's okay. I can not beat Amy at Hulla Hoop. - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 30, 10:02
  - Hehe, we played that a bunch Boxing Day. It's very easy to overturn. -- nm - Shaun - 2008 Caveman Champion Dec 30, 09:52
- I'm a pro at the warrior. The tree? Not so much...yet. -- nm - Shaun - 2008 Caveman Champion Dec 30, 09:48 4
  - you need to like, find your drishti, man. -- nm - mafic Dec 30, 09:52 1
    - I only tried it once so far :) -- nm - Shaun - 2008 Caveman Champion Dec 30, 09:52
  - Same. Really enjoying the challenge though. - mrfuzzy doing warrior pose Dec 30, 09:50
  - Warrior, Moon and breathing! -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 30, 09:49
LIR: Lunchtime Poll - Slices of prosciutto di crudo, crusty Italian country bread, marinated pitted french green olives, tea. - New Year's Deeve Dec 30, 09:44 2
- *opens a bottle of wine* -- nm - con_carne Dec 30, 09:46 1
  - I would (I'd love to), but I have a ton of prep/cooking to do and physical therapy later - that could get messy. : ) -- nm - New Year's Deeve Dec 30, 09:48
Jesus Camp: B (wtf?) Wall-E: A- (I'm not one for animation, but this movie was superb) -- nm - CQ Dec 30, 09:44 5
- TDK: A+ -- nm - Shaun - 2008 Caveman Champion Dec 30, 09:53
- Valkryie: B nm - Jovian Dec 30, 09:51
- I caught the last hour of Jesus Camp last night. I've been wanting to see it since I heard about it. I can't grade it. - Mel Profit Dec 30, 09:48 1
  - Sick f*cks. Very scary movie. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 30, 09:49
- I don't think I'd be able to watch Jesus Camp. -- nm - Shaun - 2008 Caveman Champion Dec 30, 09:48
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- That's because Benjamin Button is the best movie of the year -- nm - Mr. Havens Dec 30, 10:01
- ::shakes head:: - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 30, 09:53 9
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    - WALL-E moved me more but it's splitting hairs. They're both fantastic. -- nm - Callisto Dec 30, 10:06
    - it's a bit too cute with the "it is written" stuff. -- nm - Reagen Dec 30, 09:57 2
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        different kind of storytelling, and a different kind of character. - Reagen Dec 30, 10:08
    - Have not seen SDM. - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 30, 09:56 3
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        Ah. Wall-E gets a nom. SDM can have one, too. - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 30, 09:59 1
        
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- The first half is best movie material. The last half is not. - JaxSean Dec 30, 09:48 3
  - That's kind of misleading though - there was plenty of "communication" in that first section. - Cuzzin Tauld Lang Syne Dec 30, 10:02 2
    - But that's what's so good - it's communicated through art with no words. - JaxSean Dec 30, 10:07 1
      - You always knew what R2 was feeling too. -- nm - Cuzzin Tauld Lang Syne Dec 30, 10:10
- For me...the opening (spoils, I guess) - Jim Dec 30, 09:48 1
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- I haven't seen a lot of movies this year (mainly the blockbusters), so it's at he top of my list. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 30, 09:46
- A lot of how I felt - never rose above "cute." Found it kind of preachy too. -- nm - Cuzzin Tauld Lang Syne Dec 30, 09:45
- It's a good movie, but no where close to pixar's best. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 30, 09:45 2
  - it was Pixar's best imo. nm - Jovian Dec 30, 09:49
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If Crosby signed with the Kings, I think they'd get a nice boost. - Reagen Dec 30, 09:42 6
- at this rate, they might get tavares. -- nm - mafic Dec 30, 09:46 2
  - Don't think we won't suck harder just to get him. -- nm - Maple Leafs Dec 30, 09:48 1
    - Don't forget us this season! -- nm - Ottawa Senators Dec 30, 09:49
- He's ours!! Get your own second coming of Gretzky. -- nm - Pens fans Dec 30, 09:44 2
  - if you were a real pens fan, you would've said lemieux. -- nm - mafic Dec 30, 09:46 1
    - I thought about that but Crosby's style is nothing like Lemieux's. -- nm - mrfuzzy doing warrior pose Dec 30, 09:48
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- yup, that was my initial reaction too. -- nm - znufrii Dec 30, 09:44
- Yeah, some people will twist the facts and make it seem like the court ruled that the church had to perform the ceremony in the chapel - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 30, 09:43
LIR: That's nice. We'll see if you're still laughing when nobody shows up in the stands next year. -- nm - Dallas Cowboys Ex-Fans Dec 30, 09:41 2
- New stadium = All home games sold out. -- nm - Shaun - 2008 Caveman Champion Dec 30, 09:44 1
  - At *those* prices?!?!? -- nm - TaurusII Dec 30, 09:46
Do we know anyone in London? nm -- nm - groiny Dec 30, 09:41 2
- LMS -- nm - amoxy Dec 30, 09:42 1
  - hmmm -- nm - groiny Dec 30, 09:43
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- I hereby propose ST Vegastravaganza for Valentine's Day. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 30, 09:55 1
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- "for all fairs to Las Vegas?" nice. - JaxSean Dec 30, 09:43
- *hate* Still no Southwest in Atlanta. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 30, 09:42
yup -- nm - groiny Dec 30, 09:40 14
- Yo. -- nm - TaurusII Dec 30, 09:42
- How is the flooding? -- nm - amoxy Dec 30, 09:41 12
  - my XBox got fried. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 30, 09:42 11
    - That sucks -- nm - amoxy Dec 30, 09:43 10
      - yup, I played it for about a week. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 30, 09:43 9
        
        I'm guessing the MS warranty doesn't cover water damage. -- nm - Shaun - 2008 Caveman Champion Dec 30, 09:45 8
        
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        not if I do not have flood insurance. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 30, 09:45 6
        
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        I did buy the Best Buy coverage warranty, which I am going to try to get them to honor. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 30, 09:47 4
        
        just clean it up and be like "I don't know, just mystrtiously stopped working." -- nm - mafic Dec 30, 09:49
        
        does it look like it has flood damage? -- nm - Remlik Dec 30, 09:49 2
        
        no - groiny Dec 30, 09:50 1
        
        well then you should be fine, *crosses fingers* follow the directions and I think you'll be ok.. -- nm - Remlik Dec 30, 09:53
4 banks, all require accounts. :( - Strongbad Dec 30, 09:40 8
- Catching up, you don't have a bank account? -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 30, 09:52 1
  - I have checking & savings at a credit union which doesn't have the deposit boxes. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 30, 09:54
- Any of them independent or local banks? Otherwise, just find one with a free checking and put a small amount into it. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 30, 09:41
- What's the amount, if I may ask? -- nm - con_carne Dec 30, 09:40 4
  - The box fee? - Strongbad Dec 30, 09:41 3
    - Another name for what Hookers charge -- nm - amoxy Dec 30, 09:45
    - And the minimum to open an account? -- nm - TaurusII Dec 30, 09:42 1
      - Dunno. Guess I'll have to bite the bullet and do it. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 30, 09:42
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Word. -- nm - Jim Dec 30, 09:39

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