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Something just dawned on me today. - Dano Apr 21, 10:20 8
- I worked for a guy who was really short named Bob. After a while I found out his last was Midget. - zork Apr 21, 10:23 1
  - His last what? -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 10:24
- More like spawned on you, then. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 10:21 4
  - I don't think anyone wants to be "spawned on". -- nm - Jim Apr 21, 10:22 1
    - Only the smart. - Spawn Apr 21, 10:23
  - Gross. -- nm - nubby Apr 21, 10:21 1
    - I did date a girl named Dawn for a while. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 10:25
- Abe Vigoda? -- nm - Jim Apr 21, 10:21
Okay, I'm off on leave, see you in 11 days. -- nm - LMS Apr 21, 10:19 2
- you coming to Chicago? - groiny Apr 21, 10:21 1
  - That's a though, I have no plans next weekend. -- nm - LMS Apr 21, 10:23
Ok, CBS.com...if you HAVE to make me watch a 30 second ad before every 2 minute clip I watch...can you at least make them different ads??? -- nm - Jim Apr 21, 10:16 2
- comcast/xfinity has the same commercial multiple times during on-demand shows. really annoying. - b. Apr 21, 10:21 1
  - Mine is the Magic Johnson body wash commercial. -- nm - Jim Apr 21, 10:22
jax., from bb, re: "N. Virginia".. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 21, 10:15 4
- It just seemed odd (to me) for Amazon to use it to describe where its servers are. - JaxSean Apr 21, 10:19 1
  - The servers are in Reston, as far as I know. Maybe they want to show that it's near a big city as opposed to in the sticks. - loosilu Apr 21, 10:24
- Everyone in the are considers "NoVa" completely separate from the rest of VA -- nm - MDH Apr 21, 10:19 1
  - yes, very much. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 10:23
from the backboards... i might be a little biased for my hometown, but I have a problem with Skynet and it's targets... - i'm not dead yet ! Apr 21, 10:14 1
- you want to get nuked? - Mel Profit Apr 21, 10:16
Dawson: re-watching this has gotten me even more excited for the Kylie concert in 2 weeks -- (link) - MDH Apr 21, 10:13 [youtube] 4
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  - I'm going on the 30th. A bunch of guys in Dupont have rented and sold out 3 party buses to take us to and from the venue. - MDH Apr 21, 10:16 2
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      - They have been dubbed the "Kylie Koach" -- nm - MDH Apr 21, 10:22
LYC: Day One of no coffee. - lileve Apr 21, 10:12 5
- yeah, I tried that...lasted a couple weeks - znufrii Apr 21, 10:16 1
  - Two cups every work morning. -- nm - lileve Apr 21, 10:26
- wait til the headaches kick in. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 10:13 2
  - Already there. -- nm - lileve Apr 21, 10:19
  - In 3... 2... 1... -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 10:14
Anyone in Toronto going to see Ghost Stories? It's supposed to be very good. I keep meaning to go see it here. -- nm - LMS Apr 21, 10:11 3
- No - too scary! (you know this) -- nm - Roger More Apr 21, 10:24
- review I heard on the radio said it was disappointing because ... - zork Apr 21, 10:21 1
  - It's comedy horror I believe. Some audience members have fainted or vomited. - LMS Apr 21, 10:24
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- His is amazingly consistent in the quality of his tweets. -- nm - Jim Apr 21, 10:22
Is it bad that I'm bored of economy and Libya news? ST Poll: Post a link to interesting news that is not at the top of today's headlines. - con_carne Apr 21, 10:02 34
- Kate Upton does the Dougie. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 21, 10:17 [youtube] 2
  - Science and boobs. ST shines once again. -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 10:22
  - Wait for it... wait for it... -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 10:20
- Atlanta had another gang attack on its transit system Sunday -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 21, 10:16
- Scientists have discovered 3 distinct types for the bacteria found in people's intestines... -- (link) - znufrii Apr 21, 10:15
- The list of the ex-NFL players announcing draft picks in Round 2. -- (link) - TFox Apr 21, 10:12
- Wine maker is facing a trademark fight over its wine named "Mommyjuice". -- (link) - loosilu Apr 21, 10:11 2
  - is it mixed with breast milk? -- nm - zork Apr 21, 10:22
  - There's an Amy reference in here somewhere ;) -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 10:21
- So politics is fair game? ;-) Crystal Ball has their first Electoral College prediction map out, just to establish a baseline. -- (link) - mara Apr 21, 10:10 1
  - WTF? Sam Madison? *FAIL* -- nm - Strongbad Apr 21, 10:18
- Dropbox's new security policy implies that they lied about privacyfrom the start -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 21, 10:10
- Kate Beckinsale cast in Total Recall (link) - Jovian Apr 21, 10:07 17
  - Rosario Dawson should get every role she is interested in. - Mel Profit Apr 21, 10:11 16
    - I think people of color have a tough time getting big roles when their name is not Will Smith -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 10:23 2
      - wha? -- nm - Denzel Apr 21, 10:24 1
        
        SAY 'WHAT' AGAIN! -- nm - S.L.Jackson Apr 21, 10:35
    - oh I love Rosario too. She's hot and a fantastic actor. No idea why she isn't a huge star either. - Jovian Apr 21, 10:16 1
      - Josie and the Pussycats curse. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 10:25
    - also, mad fine. -- nm - TFox Apr 21, 10:13 1
      - *finger to nose* - Mel Profit Apr 21, 10:18
    - She *really* wants to be a Klingon in the new Star Trek movie -- nm - Remlik Apr 21, 10:13 6
      - I've got a painstik for her. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 10:16
      - She could totally pull it off. - Mel Profit Apr 21, 10:15 4
        
        She said when she was shooting Unstoppable with Pine, she had to restrain herself from him knowing what a Trek fan she is. -- nm - Remlik Apr 21, 10:21 3
        
        Not exactly. -- (link) - Spawn Apr 21, 10:22 2
        
        ah different from the Trekweb story I read ahwile ago..here she is on COnan speaking Klingon in a few year ago... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 21, 10:25 [youtube] 1
        
        here in the Collider interview she gushes about it around the 1:57 mark and says she wants to be a Klingon or anything... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 21, 10:31
    - ::bounce bounce bounce:: -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 10:12 1
      - big ole knockas. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 10:14
- Should not be a problem, as I have not read or heard a word about Libya in over a week. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 10:03 3
  - It's the top of the hour on NPR and all week long it's been the economy and Libya, Libya and the economy... and the budget deficit. Bored! -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 10:05 2
    - Finished Pretties and am now listening to Hunger Games in the car, so no radio listening. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 10:13 1
      - It's fine. You do not want to be as low-tech as me. :) -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 10:18
I guess it is mean of me to want NBCs The Voice to crash and burn but the promos are beyond irritating. -- nm - bc/nc Apr 21, 09:57 2
- it is ironic that because of all the commercials, I absolutely refuse to check it out. -- nm - Jovian Apr 21, 10:00
- And they're on EVERY SINGLE BREAK...it's ridiculous. -- nm - Jim Apr 21, 09:59
Whaat?!? It's been raining out there - that wasn't supposed to happen. - MojaveMeg Apr 21, 09:51 5
- Elita on Channel 4 *swoon* has been predicting the drizzle all week. -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 09:56 2
  - She's no Jackie Johnson -- nm - eag Apr 21, 09:59
  - Are you new here? -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 09:56
- May flowers!!! -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 09:51 1
  - Pilgrims! -- nm - Ender Apr 21, 09:52
Winners of the World's Ugliest Couch Contest announced. -- (link) - mara Apr 21, 09:47 8
- That reminds me of Geocities. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 21, 10:01 1
  - Does anybody remember expages? Anybody? -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 21, 10:10
- Congrats, TFox!!! -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 09:48 2
  - Now that I have the stuff in my house, I am like Teflon to these jokes. - TFox Apr 21, 10:07
  - *golf clap* -- nm - zork Apr 21, 10:01
- how many of these will ty be sleeping on? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 09:48 2
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    - Ug-ly. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 09:56
Happy birthday, Pippy! :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 21, 09:33 3
- happy day! :) - -- nm - b. Apr 21, 10:14
- happy birthday! -- nm - zork Apr 21, 10:01
- yay!! Happy Happy!!! -- nm - Diva Apr 21, 09:43
If Winnipeg is getting the Jets back, can we please not get Shane Doan back? Always felt like a loser to me and he has never won a playoff series. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 21, 09:20 11
- (Also it sounds like the words "over my dead body" are likely being said by Bettman a lot lately) -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 09:25 7
  - He's trying his best because the Presidents don't want to make the move, but limited options are disappearing quickly. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 21, 09:26 6
    - He was also saying that Bettman's probably getting pressure from NBC to keep a team there but that really makes no sense to me - Reagen Apr 21, 09:34 3
      - 7th largest TV market or something like that. Not sure it does impact ratings much, but just from a "potential audience" side, I dunno. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 21, 09:39 2
        
        In order for hockey to have ratings, it would need to be on friggin television first. - TFox Apr 21, 10:08
        
        But think of the Dauphinites and Flin Floners! -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 09:44
    - Scott Taylor was on the radio this morning saying that if they do come, they won't be the Jets, and they'll be the Manitoba Somethings. -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 09:30 1
      - That's the strong word going around town. I've yet to see it from someone who might actually be in the know. I think it's horrible if true. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 21, 09:37
- Ah, yes, I remember that pamphlet, "The Fine Playoff Triumphs of The Winnipeg Jets". -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 09:22 2
  - Yeah, some asshole named Gretzky and company hogged the Smythe Division to themselves during the 80's when the Jets were up there. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 21, 09:25 1
    - You guys should have read the WHA merger agreement more carefully. -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 09:26
Trish Alert: Rex Mundi getting adapted for movies...damn good comic series.... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 21, 09:19 1
- ~Ahh... push it. Ahh... push it. Ahh... push it.~ -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 09:20
When you are asked to provide references for a job opening, do you stick with people you've worked with (managers, bosses, etc.)? -- nm - Don Homer Apr 21, 09:19 37
- Ask Charlie Sheen. He's on Facebook. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 21, 09:39 2
  - Great suggestion. -- nm - Don Homet Apr 21, 09:52 1
    - ... -- nm - Don Homer Apr 21, 09:52
- Supervisors are preferable, but you want to err on the side of listing people who saw and worked with you day to day -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 09:35 1
  - -"day to day," +"every day" -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 09:35
- I don't have a clue. I seriously don't. And this worries me. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 09:30 8
  - My brutha! -- nm - Luke Skywalker Apr 21, 09:34
  - I have an email request out to a couple outside people, including the director of my grad school program. Hoping they say yes. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 21, 09:31 6
    - Yeah, I haven't really worked with very many outside people (and the ones I have, would not make for glowing references with regard to my work ethic) - Beryllium Apr 21, 09:33 5
      - Seriously, if you would just add the freakin' avatars, I would give you a glowing reference. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 09:35 4
        
        ... not if I made the avatars require a facebook auth ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 09:36 3
        
        "Does good work but is weak at following directions." -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 09:39 1
        
        aww, that's considerate of you -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 09:41
        
        *nice* -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 09:37
- I'm a little nervous about it, because it means telling my superiors that I'm applying for a job elsewhere. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 21, 09:20 22
  - in your case, I would skip current supervisors and go with peers you can trust - groiny Apr 21, 09:31 7
    - Yeah, I'll probably ask a couple peers. problem about former supervisors is my first one I haven't heard from in years - Don Homer Apr 21, 09:32 6
      - my reference list is stellar. - groiny Apr 21, 09:41
      - how long ago did you graduate from grad school? because you want your references to be able to speak in the present or - amanda jones Apr 21, 09:41 4
        
        5 years. But yeah, I guess I should consider that. -- nm - Don Homet Apr 21, 09:52 3
        
        unless you talk to them regularly. like I talk to my GA advisor and my finance prof at least every couple of weeks, so I would maybe use them. - amanda jones Apr 21, 09:59 2
        
        "Great girl but won't let go." -- nm - GA advisor Apr 21, 10:01 1
        
        "This." -- nm - Finance Prof Apr 21, 10:01
  - List me, instead. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 09:21
  - You can always use peers or former supervisors. -- nm - mara Apr 21, 09:21 12
    - I sometimes use clients. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 09:22 11
      - loosilu has tremendous stamina does does exactly what I pay her to do everytime. I really wish she would loosen up the rule on no kissing -- nm - loosilu client si Apr 21, 09:34
      - I have a list of about 5 End Users I've asked to be references (as well as the usual supervisors). - Mel Profit Apr 21, 09:27
      - loosi's simulations really helped me get to the proper evac center in an orderly fashion -- nm - midwest earthquake victim si Apr 21, 09:25 8
        
        you shush! you're dead. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 09:31 7
        
        That won't make for a very good reference then. -- nm - not2fast Apr 21, 09:33 6
        
        he was transported tothe corpse collection point quickly and efficiently on a truck with all the other carcasses. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 09:36 2
        
        I always knew not2fast was an animal - zork Apr 21, 10:00 1
        
        spoiler. - loosilu Apr 21, 10:09
        
        Zombie References would be great. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 21, 09:34 2
        
        "I have never actually tasted Don Homer's brain, but I believe I can smell it, and it is definitely of superior quality." -- nm - mara Apr 21, 09:39 1
        
        "Don Homer has great stamina. He's managed to out run our Fast Zombies for several years now." -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 21, 09:44
I work through Lunch and dinner every day. so suck it up.... - Remlik Apr 21, 09:18 12
- LIR: Kelly's supervisor said what they were supposed to say. Next time, I'd just do it and wouldn't ask for permission. - con_carne Apr 21, 09:55 1
  - Yeah, I wouldn't ask permission. They break the law when they give it and don't compensate. They're off the hook if you do it on your own. -- nm - mara Apr 21, 10:14
- In California, for an hourly paid employee, the meal break is required by law... - MojaveMeg Apr 21, 09:44
- With a meeting tonight, I will be doing the same. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 09:20 2
  - Noice. Thor next week? -- nm - Remlik Apr 21, 09:20 1
    - Hell to the mother fuckin' yeah. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 09:21
- I work through lunch every day. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 09:19 5
  - It's silly -- I could easily be exempt for professional reasons, but they decided to call some librarians non-exempt because we don't supervise. -- (link) - mara Apr 21, 09:25 1
    - Work. Harder. -- nm - steve411 Apr 21, 09:50
  - Posting on ST does not count as work, loosilu -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 09:20 2
    - then you need to negotiate a better deal! -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 09:21
    - Agreed. F-ing mara. #@#^!#$&@&#$ -- nm - steve114 si Apr 21, 09:21
Lunch!?! I don't need no stinking lunch!!! -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 09:17 1
- "Badgers? BADGERS?! ... actually, I do have a badger. Here you go." -- I should totally be a movie writer, right? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 09:18

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