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folks, I need some STIS advice after the roll. it's about someone possibly being scammed -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 08:20
Oooh, goody, it's breezy....golf balls love that. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 08:19
I know nothing about my family past by grandparent's generation. -- nm - Amy Jun 24, 08:09 18
- I'm like that with my dad's side. On my mother's side we can trace back to mid 17th century, which I love. -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 08:20
- I have history of my great-grandparents through my maternal line but nothing else beyond grandparents. - MojaveMeg Jun 24, 08:19
- My mom's gotten ours back to at least the 1500s. Related to Henry VIII's 3rd wife. -- nm - Ender Jun 24, 08:17
- Pretty much farmers all the way back on my mom's side - znufrii Jun 24, 08:16 1
  - and the Dutch side of my mom's family has been documented all the way back to the 13th century - znufrii Jun 24, 08:21
- I have a picture with me, my mom, her mom, her mom and her mom. 5 generations...pretty cool. -- nm - Jim Jun 24, 08:15 1
  - that is cool. -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 08:16
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  - You must feel conflicted about Cinco de Mayo. :) -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 08:17 1
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- I know almost nothing about my grandparents' generation. it's weird how disconnected I am from my history. - mandy, queen of scots Jun 24, 08:14
- I met my Dad's mom once, and My Mom's Mom once. Never knew my grandad's. -- nm - Remlik Jun 24, 08:13
- my mom's side stops cold with her grandmother. what we do know isn't pretty, and we're pretty sure her name is fake. -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 08:13 2
  - Oh right, I remember this story now. -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 08:14
  - (through ancestry.com i got my dad's side back something like 12 generations. way way back.) -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 08:13
- it's the same for my Polish side. My British side is documented back something like 5 or 6 generations. - Reagen Jun 24, 08:12 2
  - although my mom's mom pretty much came straight out of Angela's Ashes. -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 08:14 1
    - Through the whole McCourt story, I've always been thinking it was about this Frank McCourt. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 08:18
Somewhere down the line my family owned a large plantation in SC. Then the daughter married an Irishman and was disowned. - sycor Jun 24, 08:05 4
- so I can blame your family for my family being poor ... my great-grandfather was rich from selling Irish linens up here but the market fell out when.. - zork Jun 24, 08:09 1
  - sure but I blame your family for bringing Irish people here to delivery the linens and getting me disowned. - sycor Jun 24, 08:13
- I've got one of those inmy family tree, excpet she was in line to inherit a barony in Austria... -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 08:08 1
  - and it was just a commoner, not an Irishman that she married - znufrii Jun 24, 08:08
While watching a program on Conredge Holloway, the story of Lester McClain (1st black player 1968 at Tenn) came up. His granfather was born a slave... - zork Jun 24, 08:03
lyc: Invited to special screening to Puss In Boots (PUSNB) on Sunday -- nm - budice Jun 24, 08:00
ugg, my grandfathers wife died last night. - tRuMaN Jun 24, 07:54 4
- Sorry. -- nm - bc/nc Jun 24, 08:00 2
  - yeah, I am more worried about my grandfather then anything - tRuMaN Jun 24, 08:01 1
    - Definitely. Tough on him to have to endure loss like that twice. -- nm - bc/nc Jun 24, 08:05
- that's sad. -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 07:55
RIP: Jack Sheldon, jazz trumpeter and voice from Schoolhouse Rock. He was the voice of the bill in How A Bill Becomes A Law. -- (link) - con_carne Jun 24, 07:53 [youtube]
so check this shit out...... - groiny Jun 24, 07:51 22
- Did he file the FMLA paperwork? - Mel Profit Jun 24, 07:56 11
  - right. -- nm - Jim Jun 24, 08:01 10
    - and besides, you do this to someone after 26 years???? - groiny Jun 24, 08:04 3
      - Oh yeah...that's complete bullshit. Now though, the issue is whether or not he has some recourse. - Jim Jun 24, 08:06 1
        
        the owner / boss has a history of doing shit that should be illegal. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 24, 08:09
      - absolutely. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 24, 08:06
    - I think because the company has less than 50 employees, they are exempt from this? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 24, 08:02 5
      - Right - employees of small businesses have much less protection. - MojaveMeg Jun 24, 08:15
      - yep. - Mel Profit Jun 24, 08:04 2
        
        I know nothing about Unions, so I have no clue what will happen there. - groiny Jun 24, 08:06 1
        
        me either but I hope the union can help. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 24, 08:07
      - sounds right -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 08:04
- i expect that they'll have to take him back -- nm - zork Jun 24, 07:54 1
  - the employer sent him Cobra information already. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 24, 07:54
- Wow, it's lawyer time. And if the union doesn't help him, it's lawyer time against them too. -- nm - Jim Jun 24, 07:53 7
  - so, is there some sort of law against this? - groiny Jun 24, 07:57 5
    - varies by state, but also the union contract probably has the best enforcement possibilities -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 07:58 3
      - he is meeting with them today. - groiny Jun 24, 07:59 2
        
        is he able to carry out his job like before? -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 07:59 1
        
        yes nm -- nm - groiny Jun 24, 08:02
    - I'm sure it does vary by state, and I think it's worth him talking to a lawyer. -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 07:57
  - Agreed. throw the book. -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 07:55
Happy St-Jean Baptiste day! -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 07:46 1
- officially now it's called Quebec National Day or The National Holiday of Quebec (La Fête nationale du Québec) -- nm - zork Jun 24, 08:05
The episode on which Community started hitting its stride is the pilot. That is all. -- nm - con_carne Jun 24, 07:46 1
- And then much like a sprinter who gets too far out in front of his feet, it crashed to the ground in episode 3. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 07:47
this story about finding an adoptive son through facebook is almost *exactly* what happened to Dave's sister. Anyone want the whole story? - Andie Jun 24, 07:44 3
- That's wonderful; there are so many ways we end up being "family", I'm glad it's working for Joe. -- nm - landbeck Jun 24, 08:19
- Awww. -- nm - nubby Jun 24, 08:12
- Wow, that is a great story. -- nm - kelly Jun 24, 08:07
Odd. Word spontaneously switched my spellcheck dictionary to French for a section of my document. -- nm - nubby Jun 24, 07:44
YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS! 30 years ago today? -- (link) - amoxy Jun 24, 07:43 [youtube] 11
- Oooh, quiz time. What happened? No Googling. Umm, too early for MTN to launch (8/1/81). - bc/nc Jun 24, 07:46 3
  - Mount The Nubby? -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 07:47 1
    - Total Pavlovian typing there. MTN is a mobile phone network in Sth Africa that I work with on a daily basis. -- nm - bc/nc Jun 24, 07:50
  - (ahem) MTV -- nm - bc/nc Jun 24, 07:47
- please to identify for those who are blocked? -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 07:45 6
  - John McEnroe's outburst at Wimbledon -- nm - amoxy Jun 24, 07:47 4
    - No that isn't it. Still guessing. :P -- nm - bc/nc Jun 24, 07:48 2
      - Chuck and Di's wedding? -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 07:49 1
        
        nope -- nm - Remlik Jun 24, 08:14
    - ha, I remember that. -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 07:47
  - John McEnroe. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 07:46
Woman finds English farthing, circa 1730 or 1739, while cleaning up roadside trash. -- (link) - bc/nc Jun 24, 07:42
Aussie footballer ejected for genital piercing -- (link) - zork Jun 24, 07:41 2
- I get the two yellows but why the red? -- nm - nubby Jun 24, 07:48 1
  - two yellows become a red -- nm - zork Jun 24, 07:51
Today's shirt.woot is one that I would like to buy, but can't justify it -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jun 24, 07:40 1
- I haven't bought a shirt from them (or at all) in a while, so I pulled the trigger. - Jelly Jun 24, 07:58
Jungle of Dread, here I come! - Strongbad Jun 24, 07:40
Anyway ... Zach G and Alan Tudyk as Texas Rangers (the police) on a fishing trip that turns into a stakeout when FBI Agent Gina Torres show up - Beryllium (iPhone) Jun 24, 07:35
Reagen, to pick up last night's thread again... The gov't does have a side in this. Canada Post is a crown corporation for a reason. - Name Withheld By Request Jun 24, 07:33 2
- Here's the reason it's a dick move: They're locked out. - Reagen Jun 24, 08:00 1
  - They were already doing rotating strikes that impacted business pretty significantly. The union was trying to have their cake and eat it too. - Name Withheld By Request Jun 24, 08:10
Falling Skies. Boy, I don't know. - bc/nc Jun 24, 07:32
Wimbeldon spoilers - prayformojo Jun 24, 07:29
Happy 70th birthday, Cheerios. Some facts about 'em. -- (link) - bc/nc Jun 24, 07:29 9
- 1. I have eaten approximately 3 kajillion boxes of them in my life. -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 07:29 8
  - as part of 14 kajillion boxes of Bits and Bites? "Every handful is a whole new ball game, you never get bored eating bits 'n bites" ... btw - zork Jun 24, 07:40
  - Ditto. They are often a dinner appetizer. - Mel Profit Jun 24, 07:32 6
    - I pretty much enjoy evey variety of Cheerios but I think yogurt blast or whatever it is comes in last. - bc/nc Jun 24, 07:35 5
      - The only Cheerios are Regular Cheerios. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 24, 07:50
      - multi grain is the shiz. I would rather eat MGC than, like, french fries. -- nm - mandy, queen of scots Jun 24, 07:36 3
        
        Yes they are. Always have a box of those in the house. Never feel bad about eating Cheerios or giving them to the kids. We have the Cinnamon Blast - bc/nc Jun 24, 07:38 2
        
        I haven't had them or chocolate (or yogurt) yet. multi grain chex slay too. - mandy, queen of scots Jun 24, 07:41 1
        
        Cereal is my staple. I just treated myself to some expensive cherry granola from The Fresh Market. Maybe once/twice a year. -- nm - bc/nc Jun 24, 07:51
That was in fact the best joke of the Dukes of Hazzard movie, when they went into Atlanta and got mountains of shit over the General Lee. -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 07:25 1
- yes, I do recall this. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 24, 07:27
Know your STer fun factoid. On my Dad's side of the family they lived in the south and owned slaves. - Bacon Jun 24, 07:25 34
- I know I have a great great great Grandfather who was a conscientious objector during the Civil War. - Kim Pine Jun 24, 08:00
- My dad's dad's dad's dad was a slave. My last name is primarily black in the US. - nubby Jun 24, 07:29 26
  - interesting. -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 07:31 20
    - very -- nm - Bacon Jun 24, 07:31 19
      - That's why I can say "nubby" and you can't. -- nm - nubby Jun 24, 07:32 18
        
        wait, so i have a question - - Andie Jun 24, 07:49 9
        
        Ha. Ha ha. - nubby Jun 24, 07:51 5
        
        still, i love her. -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 07:54 2
        
        It does kind of sound like a trashy romance novel. -- nm - nubby Jun 24, 07:56 1
        
        I may have actually read this novel a few times. -- nm - Diva Jun 24, 08:03
        
        to the archives! -- nm - Max Jun 24, 07:52 1
        
        One day I'll try to research this. We hardly know anything about my dad's dad's side of the family. -- nm - nubby Jun 24, 07:55
        
        or.... (possible alternative) - loosilu Jun 24, 07:51 1
        
        well, yes. -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 07:55
        
        "benign, nine and a half." -- nm - Max Jun 24, 07:50
        
        Last night at the bar after softball we were looking for our check, and one of the guys said, "oh, there's my boy." - Max Jun 24, 07:44 3
        
        "My boy" is fine. "Boy" is not. -- nm - nubby Jun 24, 07:48 2
        
        can "my nubby" be fine but "my n*bbah" be not? -- nm - Max Jun 24, 07:50 1
        
        "Max is a bitch" is fine, but "Max is a beeyotch" is not. -- nm - nubby Jun 24, 07:52
        
        What if I am singing lyrics in a song and use the N**by word? -- nm - Bacon Jun 24, 07:34 3
        
        Not around me! -- nm - nubby Jun 24, 07:37 2
        
        this sub thread is funny.) -- nm - mandy, queen of scots Jun 24, 07:41 1
        
        N**by and I are going to do a Who's on First routine later this weekend. -- nm - Bacon Jun 24, 07:43
  - I'm guessing you have a Clemson tag on the back of your car? Or generic? -- nm - Strongbad Jun 24, 07:30 3
    - I help out my brother by changing it every 4 months or so. - nubby Jun 24, 07:32 2
      - Nice. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 24, 07:32 1
        
        My brother is offended by my bumper sticker. - nubby Jun 24, 07:33
  - "You're part eggplant." nm -- nm - groiny Jun 24, 07:30
- my last name is more common in the south than anywhere else in north america. i'm sure some of my relatives were on the wrong side of the war. -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 07:27 3
  - (they'd be pretty distant 12th cousins or something though, my direct line, paternally, has been in canada/northern US for eons. -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 07:28 2
    - YEEEEEEE-HAW!!! -- nm - Bo and Luke Duke Jun 24, 07:30 1
      - right? i mean.... -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 07:30
- Man, when you have to pick the *Viking* side of your family to look good... -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 07:27
- I demand reperations! nm -- nm - groiny Jun 24, 07:26
So who is theoretically up for a Bengies get-together some Saturday night? - Dano Jun 24, 07:25 1 1
- Me. -- nm - kelly Jun 24, 07:32
tru, those flames are only temporary, correct? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 24, 07:24 3
- no, I think they are a permanent award. something about the end of Bungie's halo tenure. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 07:42 2
  - so frikkin everyone will have them then? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 24, 07:42 1
    - yes. I shall probably turn my off at some point. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 07:44
I played on a baseball team called the Rebels, we had a rebel flag on our cap. - groiny Jun 24, 07:22 2
- IT'S A TRAP! -- nm - Strongbad Jun 24, 07:25
- Was it the Star Wars rebels? -- nm - Dano Jun 24, 07:25
honor the dead board! -- nm - landbeck Jun 24, 07:21 2
- can i get a "there's a bonds board?" license plate?....nm - x Jun 24, 07:24
- Oh, dead board, we honor you now. - nubby Jun 24, 07:21
*slap* - nubby Jun 24, 07:20

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