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Friend of a friend's FB status: OMG..FB....im overwhelmed with joy....my 1st born..Clinique...is graduating...& my Chicago family is here.. - Amy Jun 9, 06:32 9
- 2nd born: Maybelline. -- nm - bc/nc Jun 9, 06:38
- hideous. -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 06:36
- "my Chicago family" sounds like code for the mob. -- nm - Ender Jun 9, 06:35
- that's just not fair. -- nm - Diva Jun 9, 06:35
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  - Avon, Arbonne and Mary Kay -- nm - Amy Jun 9, 06:35 2
    - a son named Clarins. -- nm - Diva Jun 9, 06:36 1
      - Loreal (that's actually pretty, but you just can't) -- nm - Amy Jun 9, 06:37
- She probably finally found her perfect shade at the time -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 9, 06:33
zork. .. - Andie Jun 9, 06:26 3
- thanks. how was the movie? -- nm - zork Jun 9, 06:30 2
  - fun. and i liked it. Early 80s vibe. B. -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 06:38
  - All the best to you and Mrs. Zork. - lileve Jun 9, 06:34
dear god. no-one is here and the internet is down. i may die of boredom. - Andie Jun 9, 06:25 2
- But how...OK I didn't see the smart phone at first -- nm - amoxy Jun 9, 06:28
- It is strangely quiet in our offices today. Too quiet -- nm - oblique Jun 9, 06:28
Yogurt doesn't seem to be as thick as it used to be. Well at least the one I eat. Dannon Coffee Yogurt. -- nm - lileve Jun 9, 06:20 9
- well if you buy crap like Dannon that it's no surprice -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 9, 06:31 1
  - :P -- nm - lileve Jun 9, 06:34
- I had the best yogurt in Greece. - znufrii Jun 9, 06:26 5
  - I can believe this - I am exclusively eating the Greek type now - Epiphany Jun 9, 06:34 3
    - same here. Chobani is good stuff. -- nm - decline Jun 9, 06:36
    - with "sleek" honney? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 9, 06:35 1
      - *snort* honey is my favorite flavor - divine stuff -- nm - Epiphany Jun 9, 06:38
  - greek yougourt is one of the best in the world yes - Danedukenuuk Jun 9, 06:32
- I'm just about to open a yogurt here ... cherry vanilla! -- nm - JenBro Jun 9, 06:22
CBC reports two miners killed in Sudbury mine. LYC, I lived there for a couple of years as a kid -- nm - zork Jun 9, 06:18
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- 85° at 9:30 am. -- nm - decline Jun 9, 06:33
- do you live in the Midwest? -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 9, 06:20 2
  - ML = Minnesota Loser -- nm - oblique Jun 9, 06:22 1
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I know there are intangibles and stuff that doesn't show up in stats, but Marty Marion's 1944 NL MVP award is quite the head-scratcher. -- (link) - Don Homer Jun 9, 06:13 5
- all the good baseball players were off fighting a war?...nm - x Jun 9, 06:20 1
  - certainly, but still many who deserved it more imo. - Don Homer Jun 9, 06:21
- Heh, he was only slightly better as a hitter than the 6th place finisher (a pitcher). -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 9, 06:17
- For those interested, here is page talking about it. Apparently he was a very good defensive SS, but still... -- (link) - Don Homer Jun 9, 06:15
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Now I have "Landslide" stuck in my head -- nm - amoxy Jun 9, 06:09
nintendo's stock is down more'n 10% in the 2 days since they announced their new hardware....nm - x Jun 9, 05:53 25
- Can you load a game onto the controller and take it with you? That would be cool. -- nm - Amy Jun 9, 06:35 1
  - nope -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 9, 06:35
- just to keep the topic the same, it appears that the Wii-U will not be backwards compatibile with any that isnt a Wii game. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 9, 06:07 9
  - also, the Wii friends system is scrapped, for a system that works like the other two consoles - tRuMaN Jun 9, 06:08 8
    - This is good. Finally. I get the fact that friendcodes are good for anonymity/privacy, but it's the dumbest thing ever. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 06:12
    - since the wii friends system was like the worst friends system ever, i'm not surprised....nm - x Jun 9, 06:09 2
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      - true. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 9, 06:10
    - also, the Wii-U will use single density 25gb discs (ie, bluray) but may not read bluray movie discs. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 9, 06:09 3
      - also, amd is provided the graphics chip, Wii-U will be able to provide the sprectrum of resolutions up to 1080p -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 9, 06:11 2
        
        Wii-U consoles will only be able to support 1 Wii-tablet controller - tRuMaN Jun 9, 06:12 1
        
        the console may have a bit of internal flash memory, no drive, but will support external drivers via usb. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 9, 06:17
- I really think a snappier name would have helped. right now it's like, oh, next gen wii. not "sexy new console." -- nm - amanda jones Jun 9, 05:57 11
  - But it's so hard to think of new names ... I mean, it probably took months to think of "Super Nintendo". -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 06:01 9
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    - let's name the new nintendo system! help the nintendo version of ken k!! I suggest "nintendo squeeze." - amanda jones Jun 9, 06:03 7
      - I don't know why they wouldn't just go Wii 2. -- nm - Jim Jun 9, 06:07 1
        
        Given what they "improved" they could've just gone with Wii HD -- nm - oblique Jun 9, 06:11
      - iNintendo -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 06:05
      - Wiinus -- nm - JaxSean Jun 9, 06:04 1
        
        "I'm looking at the Wiinus and I'm not liking what I'm seeing!" -- bing.com product reviewer -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 06:07
      - Nintendo U - tRuMaN Jun 9, 06:04 1
        
        Nintendo Wii-X. Heh. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 06:05
  - agreed -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 9, 05:57
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someone needs to take away my password for the body shop from me. free shipping on $25? $10 sweet lemon body butter? *whimper.* (I secretly love - amanda jones Jun 9, 05:39
weekly jobless #'s come in close to expectations at a still elevated 427k. these days, this counts as good news....nm - x Jun 9, 05:37 1
- Yes!! *plugs clock back in* -- nm - Random Economist Jun 9, 05:44
good wishes please for mrs. zork. she's having surgery this morning ... - zork Jun 9, 05:33 22
- I'm so sorry, it sounds like y'all have been through hell. Hopefully, you're on the way back out., -- nm - Trish, a persons individual private militia Jun 9, 06:53
- Whoa. Good thoughts headed your way. -- nm - kelly Jun 9, 06:38
- best wishes to you both. -- nm - Diva Jun 9, 06:23
- the GYN just talked to me and the procedure went well. She did take the whole... - zork Jun 9, 06:15 2
  - Yeah!! -- nm - Epiphany Jun 9, 06:37
  - that's great! -- nm - Don Homer Jun 9, 06:16
- Erph. Wow. So sorry you guys are having to deal with that :( (also, has Paxil ever helped anyone? I've never heard anything positive) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 06:10 1
  - almost 20 million scripts per year in the US. gotta work for some of those -- nm - zork Jun 9, 06:17
- Wow, just wow. Sending massive wave of good thoughts your way -- nm - amoxy Jun 9, 06:08
- all very best thoughts to you both. -- nm - Kim Pine Jun 9, 06:07
- Wow. That is an incredible amount of stuff to deal with. I hope today represents a turn the corner day in the best possible direction. -- nm - bc/nc Jun 9, 06:05
- Holy moly, dude. *positive thoughts your way* -- nm - JaxSean Jun 9, 06:03
- thanks and love to you all -- nm - zork Jun 9, 05:58
- Sending good thoughts to both of you. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jun 9, 05:48
- Wow that is a lot to take on for both of you. Good healing thoughts and prayers going out. - Epiphany Jun 9, 05:45
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- good luck...nm - x Jun 9, 05:38
- oh man. best wishes for you both. -- nm - loosilu Jun 9, 05:38
- *good thoughts* -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 05:37
- off. sending whatever I can. - tRuMaN Jun 9, 05:36
- best wishes to you both. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 9, 05:35
- Good wishes going your way. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 9, 05:35
I hate when companies/websites don't customize their sender name on emails. Like I just changed a password for our auto/home insurance and the email - Don Homer Jun 9, 05:20
And yesterday was the hottest day in June ever at our local measurement place. - Will Hunting Jun 9, 05:18
Bejeweled players: 5000 coins on my wall. -- nm - loosilu Jun 9, 05:15
a great blue heron has left the pond and is now stalking around outside my window....nm - x Jun 9, 05:03 12
- mmm, blue heron pale ale. -- (link) - amanda jones Jun 9, 05:30
- Hes the White House's secret weapon....they have heard about lack of support for Bernake and US economic policy. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jun 9, 05:25
- It thinks you look like a delicious fish. -- nm - loosilu Jun 9, 05:14 1
  - my office betta was looking a little nervous....nm - x Jun 9, 05:16
- my parents have a nest of them in a tree in their backyard... - znufrii Jun 9, 05:10 4
  - videos of it here. -- (link) - znufrii Jun 9, 05:12 [youtube] 3
    - that's cool. this one has been coming here for years. every once in a while he goes on walkabout.... - x Jun 9, 05:15 1
      - I've seen some on the beach in Florida that stand right next to fishermen for hours. it's hilarious. - loosilu Jun 9, 05:16
    - one of the survivors -- (link) - znufrii Jun 9, 05:14 [youtube]
- Are you wearing the new fragrance FishOil by any chance? -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 9, 05:07 2
  - no, but i do tend to smell like a mackerel....nm - x Jun 9, 05:09 1
    - *nods* Walking to the car at 7:15am and it's already 80 = just mean. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 9, 05:11
Another day another hack attack against a Sony company (Sony Marketing). Small one, only 95 customers (reported so far anyway) -- (link) - Beaker Jun 9, 04:52 1
- Kind of comical at this point really. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 9, 04:57
The best way to protest a police shooting in Montreal? Why rioting and fighting with the police of course. Bye bye moral highground. -- (link) - Beaker Jun 9, 04:45
My link --- for Fandano tix -- (link) - Will Hunting Jun 9, 04:39 1
- beat me to it!! :) My link as well: -- (link) - kelly Jun 9, 04:40
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- maybe i'll google him to find out who he is....nm - x Jun 9, 04:24 3
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    - if he played for fc barcelona i would know it....nm - x Jun 9, 04:38 1
      - would have been pretty easy to spot, i bet - moles Jun 9, 04:43
breaking: nobel peace prize winner has covert war going in yemen, ups record for wars actively engaged in to 4...nm - x Jun 9, 03:44 14
- this is news? -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 04:25 8
  - that the guy is basically bush jr? not really....nm - x Jun 9, 04:26 7
    - specifically about our covert engagement in Yemen, i mean. - znufrii Jun 9, 04:30 4
      - This is the first I have heard of it -- nm - amoxy Jun 9, 06:18 1
        
        Well, it started out as a campaign to assassinate an American citizen... -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 06:32
      - yeah, they're just leaking that they're intensifying the drone war. in yemen the "democratic protesters" are apparently "militants"!....nm - x Jun 9, 04:34 1
        
        there was a timely piece in the new yorker about them in april. apparently our plan B for saleh's removal was . . . -- (link) - moles Jun 9, 04:40
    - but he voted against the iraq war in 2004. surely that must mean he's a progressive's dream -- nm - moles Jun 9, 04:27 1
      - right. plus he's a big supporter of the arab spring! at least in some countries. depending on what military government can be put in place....nm - x Jun 9, 04:29
- what i can't figure out is how massive deficit spending on one world war was enough to pull us out of the great depression - moles Jun 9, 03:48 4
  - Less outsourcing back then. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 06:13 1
    - defense stuff rarely gets outsourced. then spending meant many factory jobs, now it hours into the engineering which is made largely by robots. -- nm - zork Jun 9, 06:24
  - 1945 defense spending was about $800 billion in today's money, and close to 38% of GDP. - mafic Jun 9, 04:11
  - um....things were different then?....nm - x Jun 9, 03:58
Yes, there are spukies in Boston - Dorchester Lower Mills, to be exact. - CovingtonCat Jun 9, 02:47 8
- take that, chowderheads -- nm - moles Jun 9, 03:00 7
  - it's chowdAHheads. -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 04:43 6
    - it says a lot about weird new england food names that i found something even t-fox had never heard of -- nm - moles Jun 9, 04:43 5
      - i've never heard of these either....nm - x Jun 9, 04:45 4
        
        see! -- nm - loosilu Jun 9, 05:32
        
        you freaks can't even keep track of them all -- nm - moles Jun 9, 04:47 2
        
        at least we don't have chinese take out and donut shops!....nm - x Jun 9, 04:49 1
        
        imma find one of these -- nm - moles Jun 9, 04:50
The Google logo today is super cool. Have they done anything like this before? -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 9, 01:56 10
- Lol, I just checked google and I forgot that I set a custom background so a sexy girl from an anime showed up. -////- -- nm - RooRoo Jun 9, 05:58
- pac man -- nm - moles Jun 9, 02:03
- what, changed the logo? they do it near constantly for holidays, people's birthdays, almost any reason at all, really. -- nm - mafic Jun 9, 02:01 7
  - I mean the interactive part of the logo. What file format is that, even? It's so neat! -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 9, 02:02 6
    - I'm pretty sure they've had interactive ones before, but I can't remember when. -- nm - mafic Jun 9, 02:13 5
      - earth day. -- nm - loosilu Jun 9, 06:03
      - they had a playable pac-man one when that game had its 30th anniversary....nm - x Jun 9, 03:29 3
        
        take me off killfile, buddy -- nm - moles Jun 9, 03:32 2
        
        done!....nm - x Jun 9, 03:38 1
        
        spukies are on me -- nm - moles Jun 9, 03:40
bureaucracy annoyance of the day: we have a bunch of de-ionized water on site, and apparently we have to have an MSDS sheet for it. it's *water*. -- nm - mafic Jun 9, 00:12 4
- *nods* This didn't so much annoy me as basically become my safety valve out in Colorado - Will Hunting Jun 9, 05:14
- The MSDS (the last "S" stands for sheet, that's redundant) demonstrates it's a safe substance. So if it spills, no one needs to worry about carcinogen - landbeck Jun 9, 03:25
- but is it fat free water? how much cholesteral? how many caleries? is it dehyrated or concentrated, do you need to add water to your water? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 9, 00:22
- Heyyyy mafic. How's it goin? -- nm - Bill Lumburgh Jun 9, 00:20
weee ... that was a sucky round or two of halo :) - Beryllium Jun 8, 23:33
super 8! -- nm - moles Jun 8, 23:24 3
- ...but enough about my johnson. Let's talk movies instead. -nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 8, 23:33 2
  - Mamet! -- (link) - Dr.Vermin, Jun 10, 09:26
  - Schprockets....touch my monkey! -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 9, 00:19

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