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we're not hosting an intergalatic kegger down here -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 12:39
Should Clarence Thomas resign? -- (link) - amoxy Jun 20, 12:29 1
- He should have never passed the confirmation process. He will never resign or recuse himself. He certainly mirrors the attitude of those he's - jnine Jun 20, 12:45
Vancouver PSA: SG-1, SGU and SG Atlantis prop auction currently ongoing -- (link) - Beaker Jun 20, 12:29
Canada switching to polymer bank notes. $100 and $50 to be done first -- (link) - Beaker Jun 20, 12:27 2
- so they can be cloned in a test tube? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 12:40
- I blame Harper. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 20, 12:29
Here's a question: do you ever brush your teeth while you're at work? -- nm - prayformojo Jun 20, 12:26 10
- Yes. I've also shaved at my desk. -- nm - Max Jun 20, 13:19
- No, but I noticed all of our secretaries who are Filipino do. I assume it's a cultural thing. -- nm - jnine Jun 20, 12:39
- No. It's quite popular in Japan though - ty97's gall bladder Jun 20, 12:32
- Only if I am POSITIVE I am alone. -- nm - landbeck Jun 20, 12:32
- Sometimes. -- nm - Amy Jun 20, 12:31
- Interesting question. Never have, and I'm only aware of one colleague (over several decades) who did. -- nm - mara Jun 20, 12:29
- Only when I'm going straight to the dentist. -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 12:29 2
  - This. -- nm - kelly Jun 20, 12:31
  - this -- nm - Beaker Jun 20, 12:29
- no, but i have those brush-ups things in my purse always, they actually aren't bad. -- nm - Andie Jun 20, 12:27
andie, were asking about dawn soap for insect spray? yes, its ok, diluted of course, but marine bird rescue uses dawn to wash shore birds with - zeitgeist Jun 20, 12:23
Hey David, can you thank the Braves for me? If he wasn't so beat down last year, I can't imagine Escobar would have signed the extension he did. - Name Withheld By Request Jun 20, 12:20 6
- Crap, it was Bowman, not DOB. -- (link) - nubby Jun 20, 12:28 1
  - Sounds like an Alex Rios sitaution to me somewhat. No matter how good he may or may not be with the White Sox, I do not care. - Name Withheld By Request Jun 20, 12:38
- I thought it was a great signing too -- nm - Beaker Jun 20, 12:24
- I'm sure no longer having Yunel on the team is thanks enough to the Braves. -- nm - David Jun 20, 12:22 2
  - I know he doesn't yet for big power, but I bet he jacks at least one, if not two, this series. - Name Withheld By Request Jun 20, 12:23 1
    - ^ "....doesn't yet *hit* for power..."^ -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 20, 12:24
so, two the owners of this company, married to each other, have their oldest daughter getting married this summer. - Andie Jun 20, 12:19 10
- yeah, I've worked those types of weddings. - znufrii Jun 20, 12:25
- just your standard 100k in food bill at that point. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 20, 12:24 8
  - i've seen the quote, it's just slightly higher than that. good guess. -- nm - Andie Jun 20, 12:24 7
    - What is the overall budget? 250k? -- nm - amoxy Jun 20, 12:31 4
      - probably double that, at least -- nm - znufrii Jun 20, 12:34 1
        
        wouldn't shock me. -- nm - Andie Jun 20, 12:36
      - no clue. - Andie Jun 20, 12:32 1
        
        (i only know that cause the fax came in while i was at the machine) -- nm - Andie Jun 20, 12:33
    - And Kelly said I didn't get involved in our planning....pfft. :) -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 20, 12:25 1
      - Guessing on someone else's does not mean you were involved with ours! - kelly Jun 20, 12:29
STIS: Excel - how do I convert hours into decimal (like 2:30 is 2.5)? -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 20, 12:14 3
- =((A1)*1440)/60 -- nm - JaxSean Jun 20, 12:27 1
  - ty! -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 20, 12:29
- Format Cells > Number -- nm - znufrii Jun 20, 12:15
Hey, discovered the trailer for Real Steel at Super 8. Was this just a Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em Robots project and they dropped the name? - Name Withheld By Request Jun 20, 12:13 4
- that's what I gather, yes -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 12:15
- Is it just me or does that movie scream, "I want a house on Lake Como too!" from Jackman? -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 20, 12:15 2
  - Michael Caine thinks he sold out. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 20, 12:16 1
    - nice -- nm - J Jun 20, 12:19
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oh, i like this - Ontario government to provide eyeglasses to Jr Kindergarden students who need them. -- (link) - Andie Jun 20, 12:07
The Matthew Sweet concert on Saturday was pretty great. - con_carne Jun 20, 12:05
Note to self: Update your new license plate info on your EZPass account... - znufrii Jun 20, 12:03
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- Probably ought to check out Lord of the G-Strings for nekkid elves and hobbits. :) -- nm - Jim Jun 20, 12:20 2
  - I have totally seen this. -- nm - MDH Jun 20, 12:23 1
    - Gotta love some Misty Mundae. nm - Jim Jun 20, 12:23
- No, that's Bored of the Rings. -- (link) - mara Jun 20, 12:14
- I believe that elves are naked, they just put diaphanous toga's on them for the movies cause you know, kids and all that -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 12:12
- the one played by Lilly Tomlin -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 12:04
- well, i don't know which version *you're* reading, but there is in mine... unfortunately, my version also has ... - i'm not dead yet ! Jun 20, 12:04
Sad Clown's gonna be sad, I expect. Can you crack this week's BOP Trivia question? - prayformojo Jun 20, 11:57 7
- That's gotta be (spoils) - Jim Jun 20, 12:11
- ooh, my guess - Dr.Vermin Jun 20, 12:02 3
  - Sorry, got pulled into a meeting. Vermie is correct -- nm - prayformojo Jun 20, 12:23
  - That sounds right. -- nm - Inigo Jun 20, 12:06 1
    - agreed. -- nm - Beaker Jun 20, 12:07
- Planes, Tranes, and Automobiles and Home Alone -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 11:59 1
  - oh, I guess that should be flipped. But either way, I'm probably wrong. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 12:00
"Son, your mother gets worried when you check-in at bars at 3am" "Dad, I could defriend her" "Do what you have to do" - ty97 Jun 20, 11:56 1
- Big Mother is watching at all times. -- nm - bc/nc Jun 20, 11:58
you know when you are so tired you start to get tunnel vision. like, the edges of your sight are blurry? - The Bees Jun 20, 11:53 5
- mai bee itsa tumar -- nm - kindergarden kid Jun 20, 12:20
- It's because you are such workers with the pollen and the honey and that things with you and the birds. BTW, sorry about the cell phone stuff. -- nm - bc/nc Jun 20, 11:56
- You have like 4,500 small eyes. Use them instead. Also, make some honey. -- nm - Inigo Jun 20, 11:55
- *ahem* (although, bees must get tired too.) -- nm - Andie Jun 20, 11:54 1
  - yeah, i saw that movie. it looked exhausting. -- nm - TFox Jun 20, 11:54
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- too late jerks. -- nm - The Bees Jun 20, 11:52
Any RC nerds in the hizzy? I ordered a couple of these helicoptors last night. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Jun 20, 11:46 3
- My mom's bf builds custom RC planes and copters. (the really big ones). Crazy story he got hit by a RC copter and it sliced his back all up - decline Jun 20, 12:03
- I've played with them. Fun, hard to control ... I want an AR.Drone -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 11:47 1
  - Yeah, I need to take the one I got on Woot out to the park near my house. - TFox Jun 20, 11:50
woo! i just got my google music beta invite! - colin Jun 20, 11:43
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- I look forward to them drafting another point guard this year -- nm - Beaker Jun 20, 11:56 1
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- All the birds are singing that you're gonna die. -- nm - David Jun 20, 11:40
This is a repost from this weekend, but totally worth it. Picture of Katie (2 yrs old) from the zoo on Friday. -- (link) - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 20, 11:37 2
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- She's 2? Isn't it about time sombody married her off to the 6th lead in Road to Perdition? -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 11:41
the difference between mayonnaise and miracle whip -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 20, 11:36 10
- One of the these I'll have to do a side-by-side taste test just so I can figure out the difference. -- nm - mara Jun 20, 11:55 1
  - *changes his name to goblin* -- nm - groiny si Jun 20, 11:58
- I think it's a little disturbing that mayo-eaters seem to know offhand what goblin cum tastes like. -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 11:53 1
  - I'm sure we've all a 'date' we regret or somehow wake up in the morning not knowing what the hell happened the night before -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 12:00
- and emailed my friend who swears by miracle whip. -- nm - sycor Jun 20, 11:51
- Very much exactly this. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 20, 11:44
- that's like the difference between kobe beef and just really good beef -- nm - moles Jun 20, 11:42 2
  - I didn't realize you were such a fan of goblin cum. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 11:43 1
    - Awesome. - TFox Jun 20, 11:44
- that creates images and questions I did not need -- nm - crash davis Jun 20, 11:38
Wacom releases iPad app for drawing/taking notes on your tablet -- (link) - oblique Jun 20, 11:36 9
- !!!! -- nm - nubby Jun 20, 12:35
- Won't be long until they can shutter their hardware manufacturing. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 20, 11:40 3
  - ... except for the part where this app is twice-over useless: Doesn't function as a drop-in replacement, and doesn't have the key functionality of the - Beryllium Jun 20, 11:42 2
    - HTC has been working with phones and tablets that have a stylus. - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 20, 11:45 1
      - In a real graphics tablet, the pressure you apply to the stylus determines the line width (and sometimes other factors) - Beryllium Jun 20, 11:47
- is it just me, or does it seem like it would lack half the functionality of a real wacom tablet? (because there is no pressure sensitivity) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 11:37 3
  - Speaking of which, Kim got a wacom tablet two weeks ago and she hasn't played with it yet. - David Jun 20, 11:41 1
    - I don't understand people who can do that :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 11:42
  - of course. it says it has different pen weights you have to select. -- nm - colin Jun 20, 11:38
i cannot stand to look at ham salad, but i can't stop putting it in my mouth. - colin Jun 20, 11:34
And really, if you're trying to get married to someone in the business; don't pick a two-bit character actor notable for 3 roles in the 90's. - Will Hunting Jun 20, 11:30 36
- I'm thinking that this is what happens later to Toddlers and Tiaras -- nm - crash davis Jun 20, 11:40 1
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- Assuming she's not lying about her age, she wasn't born when he was playing Tooms on X-Files. -- nm - David Jun 20, 11:34 2
  - And was 4 when he was playing in The Green Mile. - Will Hunting Jun 20, 11:40
  - She don't look no 16. -- nm - Jim Jun 20, 11:37
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  - is this about Hugh Hepher? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 12:10
  - so they have been married for 30 days without an annullment - they beat Britney Spears already -- nm - Epiphany Jun 20, 11:33
  - In fairness to them, when he asked for her hand, perhaps they were just taught to always respect their elders. -- nm - TFox Jun 20, 11:33 1
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  - Judging from her web site and photos, they won that award years ago. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 20, 11:33
  - they probably bought her those implants, they just think they are paying off. -- nm - Andie Jun 20, 11:33
- can I jack this thread to make a poll? whose family would you marry into to break into a business? -- nm - Epiphany Jun 20, 11:31 23
  - You people are settling. The correct answer is Jesus. -- nm - David Jun 20, 11:41 9
    - well, ever lasting life does have a certain appeal to it - Epiphany Jun 20, 11:43 1
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    - Nah, then the church spends the next 2,000 years calling you a whore. -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 11:43
    - Good luck hitting your quarterly numbers reporting to that board of directors. -- nm - TFox Jun 20, 11:42 1
      - "So, we pushed back the Rapture to October hoping to fuse it with the sales of Halloween memorabilia..." -- nm - Inigo Jun 20, 11:47
    - Marry my brother? Sicko! -- nm - Inigo Jun 20, 11:42
    - You saw what happened to him with the family connections. Why don't you just pick the Corleone's. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 20, 11:41 2
      - He means for the second coming -- nm - con_carne Jun 20, 11:44 1
        
        Doesn't that one have lots of bloodshed till the final victory? - Will Hunting Jun 20, 11:47
  - Kennedy's. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 20, 11:38
  - The Osbournes -- nm - con_carne Jun 20, 11:35
  - Paul Allen -- nm - decline Jun 20, 11:33
  - Spielberg -- nm - amoxy Jun 20, 11:33
  - John Schuerholtz -- nm - iNubby 4 Jun 20, 11:33
  - so it can be for whatever reason you think will work? publicity, connections, whatever? -- nm - Andie Jun 20, 11:32 3
    - yes - like if you wanted to be in Real Estate - maybe you marry into the Hiltons? -- nm - Epiphany Jun 20, 11:33
    - The Royal Family. that's the business i want into. -- nm - Andie Jun 20, 11:32 1
      - It's a deal -- nm - Herb Royal, Canadian Porn King Jun 20, 11:35
  - The Trumps. - TFox Jun 20, 11:32 2
    - hard to believe she's already been married for 2 years! -- nm - Epiphany Jun 20, 11:34
    - Word. nm - Jim Jun 20, 11:32
  - Kardashian. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 20, 11:31
lyc: another new thing to me is Garrow's Law which I'm catching on my local PBS station - I like it a lot -- (link) - crash davis Jun 20, 11:29
Fight stereotypes with stereotypes! -- nm - iNubby 4 Jun 20, 11:26 3
- ~That's why I fight fire with fire. Oh I'm burning inside and my heart is a-cryin'" -- nm - Epiphany Jun 20, 11:30 2
  - "anti-nubby"? - iNubby 4 Jun 20, 11:31 1
    - you said he was your least favorite - he's probably my favorite of the gang - Epiphany Jun 20, 11:35
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