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I'm embarassed how little I know about Africa - ty97 Jan 8, 07:24 10
- In high school I felt like I had gotten a foundation in Europe/America so in college I tried to look elsewhere to fulfill those types of requirements. - Dano Jan 8, 07:34
- confession: My college party trick was that I can name the capital of any country in Africa. - loosilu Jan 8, 07:26 6
  - Gambia -- nm - zork Jan 8, 07:29
  - You went to the wrong parties. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 8, 07:28
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    - "this one time, at needlepoint camp" -- nm - ty97 Jan 8, 07:28
    - we don't talk about that one. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:28 1
      - "I dunno. I could stand to hear a little more." -- nm - TaurusII Jan 8, 07:28
- you know its a continent, not a country right? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 8, 07:25 1
  - Yes, and I've been to the continent twice. so I've got that. - ty97 Jan 8, 07:27
Every house in our neighborhood was alotted three trash cans, so why do my neighbors keep taking one of mine if I leave it on the street because I'm - CrankYanker Jan 8, 07:23 7
- Spray paint your house number on them -- nm - oblique Jan 8, 07:26 1
  - Opposite identification - everyone else has there's identified with numbers, we're the only ones that don't. Still, come on, 3 CANS ! -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 8, 07:30
- 3?? We have one, and that is always enough. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 8, 07:24 4
  - Recycle, Green, and Trash -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 8, 07:28 2
    - Oh. (What's the difference between recycle and green, out of curiosity?) -- nm - Don Homer Jan 8, 07:29 1
      - Green is used by the gardners for grass cuttings, tree trimmings, etc. - CrankYanker Jan 8, 07:31
  - We have one bag a week. But our giant recyling thing is full. -- nm - Amy Jan 8, 07:27
you know, I think I would pay a knowledgable ster to visit my work office - tRuMaN Jan 8, 07:07 11
- But where would you find such a person? -- nm - TaurusII Jan 8, 07:22 2
  - I dont know, but a willingness to drink stoly with my boss during this meeting would be a plus. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 8, 07:25 1
    - *pages JackDawson* -- nm - TaurusII Jan 8, 07:27
- what's a ster? -- nm - zork Jan 8, 07:14 7
  - a person who posts on ST. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:17
  - They come from Texas -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 8, 07:15 5
    - "Only 2 things come from Texas...sters and quers." -- nm - Diva Jan 8, 07:19
    - So do I. Am I one? -- nm - zork Jan 8, 07:15 3
      - I don't see any horns! -- nm - Gunnery Seargent TWuG Jan 8, 07:17 1
        
        heh -- nm - zork Jan 8, 07:20
      - VALID ! -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 8, 07:17
LYC2: Travel schedule after June. Pick two again. Angola, Liberia, Ethiopia. - loosilu Jan 8, 07:04 15
- Ethiopia and Vegas 09 -- nm - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Jan 8, 07:28
- I'd definitely take Ethiopia first. After that I don't know enough about either of them. -- nm - Ender Jan 8, 07:13 7
  - Angola has beaches. (great ones from what I googled) -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:13 6
    - Though Liberia has a rich tradition in the "needle arts" -- (link) - Ender Jan 8, 07:20 1
      - oh, very cool. glad to hear this. I have the sense that I am very likely to go there. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:23
    - Swimming in a burka detracts from them, though. -- nm - TWuG Jan 8, 07:18 3
      - 53% of Angolans are Christian and the other 47% practice "indigenous beliefs". -- nm - Ender Jan 8, 07:25 1
        
        animists! that means I can buy cool masks. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:27
      - I'll buy a burkini. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:18
- I have zero desire to see any of those countries. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 8, 07:09 4
  - The Ethiopian highlands would be great. And if the Amazing Race went there it can't be too bad -- nm - Roger More Jan 8, 07:11 2
    - it looked beautiful in Ewan MacGregor's motorcycle trip -- nm - zork Jan 8, 07:15 1
      - from what I have heard, anywhere in East Africa is magnificent. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:16
  - Ethiopia has zebras. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:09
- I would make the same choice as your IM -- nm - Roger More Jan 8, 07:08
LYC, My travel schedule from April thru June: Apparently it will be two of these three. Which two would you want? Nigeria, Senegal, Congo. - loosilu Jan 8, 07:00 17
- Toss out Congo here and Liberia above. -- nm - Amy Jan 8, 07:10
- Senegal, then Nigeria. I assume Congo is Kinshasa? -- nm - Roger More Jan 8, 07:09 9
  - The other Congo. Brazzaville. (which is right next to Kinshasa anyway) -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:10 8
    - Would Nigeria be to Abuja? Or Lagos? If Abuja, I might change my answer -- nm - Roger More Jan 8, 07:10 7
      - Abuja, why, is that better? Actually, from what I am hearing, that's the most likely of all my trips. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:11 6
        
        Abuja is one of those manufactured capitals - chosen because it is central and the politicians don't want to live in the chaotic major city. - Roger More Jan 8, 07:14 5
        
        I just read "Eclipse" by Patterson. It's based on Nigeria and scary as hell. -- nm - Amy Jan 8, 07:20 1
        
        it's kind of a scary place. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:23
        
        and disclaimer - I have never been there -- nm - Roger More Jan 8, 07:15 1
        
        I will say this about Nigeria, they have FABULOUS textiles/clothing. to die. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:19
        
        indeed it is. that's why it's my last of the three. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:14
- Which one has the best Chinese takeout? -- nm - TFox Jan 8, 07:04 3
  - serious answer, probably Congo. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:05 2
    - I take that back, probably Nigeria. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:06 1
      - watch out for those Chop Suey 401 scams -- nm - zork Jan 8, 07:18
- I....have no idea -- nm - ty97 Jan 8, 07:00 1
  - Dakar is supposed to be great so that's easy. Nigeria not so much. Congo sounds cool because it's central. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:01
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- I do love that Cheney is aware that we think he's a Dark Lord of the Sith. - Mel Profit Jan 8, 07:10
- L3. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 8, 07:07 11
  - Dubya is the GOP's Carter. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 8, 07:17 4
    - Uh, he's bad. He just isn't anywhere near Carter bad. -- nm - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Jan 8, 07:26 1
      - L3! -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 8, 07:28
    - no need to insult Carter. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:24
    - Whoa! Hey now, pardner. I don't want to be the go-to analogy for that. -- nm - Carter Jan 8, 07:19
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  - I'm curious why this makes you laugh? -- nm - Jim Jan 8, 07:13 4
    - I just love the "All Bad Things are W's fault" theme. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 8, 07:37
    - Bush is good. Bush is great. Give me something good to eat. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 8, 07:15 2
      - I'm giving Obama the blank slate that you & others never gave W. That's sad. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 8, 07:49
      - I guess. -- nm - Jim Jan 8, 07:22
- The bastard is to blame for the global recession! Fucker -- nm - oblique Jan 8, 07:01 4
  - honestly, he is partly at least. - tRuMaN Jan 8, 07:09 3
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      - true. but at the same time, - tRuMaN Jan 8, 07:14 1
        
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- So glad he isn't ruining my alma mater's reputation... he almost played college ball here then changed his mind at the last minute. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 8, 07:09 1
  - Is he really ruining any school's reputation? Without looking it up, I can't tell you where he went. -- nm - Jim Jan 8, 07:22
- What kind of sadist names their kid "PacMan"??? -- nm - secretslacker Jan 8, 06:57 3
  - His name is Adam -- nm - ty97 Jan 8, 06:58 1
    - That's a perfectly respectable name... first man in existence... easy to spell... -- nm - secretslacker Jan 8, 07:00
  - His real name is Adam. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 8, 06:58
- what a pantload. - Mel Profit Jan 8, 06:56 5
  - Hopefully he'll be in prison by then. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 8, 06:57
  - Aren't inmates supposed to be depressed? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 8, 06:56 3
    - All he had to do is play football for a few years and the rest of his life was set. - Mel Profit Jan 8, 07:00 2
      - Not getting arrested is pretty hard to do apparently. -- nm - Shaun Jan 8, 07:03 1
        
        I love that nearly all his trouble involved stripclubs in some way. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 8, 07:11
- Even Ricky thinks he's an idiot. -- nm - Ricky Henderson Jan 8, 06:53
- Looks good on the Cowgirls. Another blow to their disastrous season. -- nm - Shaun Jan 8, 06:53
ST Poll: Fave hangover fast food. I always go for 2 DQ double cheeseburgers, if it's Cheeseburgers Lovers promo time. -- nm - Shaun Jan 8, 06:51 16
- Not hangover, but whenever I am coming down with a cold, I usually get a craving for McDonalds cheeseburgers -- nm - Roger More Jan 8, 07:12
- When I get hangovers I usually want something that involves gravy. -- nm - Diva Jan 8, 07:11 2
  - Exactly. Once you've got that base layer of gravy you're good to go for anything. -- nm - Ender Jan 8, 07:15
  - Poutine! -- nm - Shaun Jan 8, 07:14
- Waffle House, but since that isn't available to me anymore, I'll say a steak and egg sub. -- nm - TFox Jan 8, 07:10
- I never ate much when hungover. But after going out Steak n Shake was the place. -- nm - Callisto Jan 8, 07:06
- Krystals for fast food. Denny's for something a bit better. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 8, 07:02 2
  - oh wait, *hangover* food. missed that word. Waffle House pancake. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 8, 07:04 1
    - pancake? wtf? I meant waffle. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 8, 07:04
- always some kind of bread. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:00
- Big glass of ice cold tomato juice with a healthy sprinkle of salt. -- nm - Trish Jan 8, 07:00
- If I have a hangover, I despise food. -- nm - ty97 Jan 8, 06:59 1
  - That's why you need to build up a good layer of grease in your stomach. That fixes it quick. -- nm - Ender Jan 8, 07:03
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- It used to be the Bacon cheeseburger meal at Wendy's till they effed it up with the Baconator. - Will Hunting Jan 8, 06:52
- Fast Food is for still drunk (Sausage and Egg McGriddle). Hangovers are for Bob Evans Sausage Gravy. -- nm - Ender Jan 8, 06:52
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- It's hard to tell; they don't have eyelids. -- nm - TFox Jan 8, 06:53
- *learns Japanese in a week* -- nm - Matt Weiters Jan 8, 06:52
Again: Vote for Vegas dates -- (link) - nubby Jan 8, 06:49 18
- I did this, but it might change. I need to figure out if my brother will actually graduate from college in may or not. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 8, 06:59
- unfortunately, I never know anything this far in advance... - secretslacker Jan 8, 06:58 1
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- *abstains, courteously* - znufrii Jan 8, 06:54 5
  - unfortunately, I need to figure it out ASAP so I can make plans. -- nm - nubby Jan 8, 07:01
  - My Africa travel schedule has not been nailed down. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 06:55 3
    - You're not going anyway. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 8, 07:03 1
      - I want to keep up the pretense that I'm considering it. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:04
    - I have a friend's wedding in Colorado which may or may not coincide with a planned trip to the west coast to see the family - znufrii Jan 8, 06:58
- hey, instead of "1" we should enter how many people we're bringing in total. -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 8, 06:51 8
  - Disagree, that means your vote counts more. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 07:02 1
    - My vote always counts more. -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 8, 07:03
  - I have a feeling nubby's going to need a separate chart to vote on how to vote on the Vegas dates chart -- nm - secretslacker Jan 8, 06:59 1
    - At least I'm getting the ball rolling. - nubby Jan 8, 07:02
  - You have a posse? -- nm - oblique Jan 8, 06:53 3
    - stripper and bodyguard -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 8, 06:54 2
      - so you're taking Britney? -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 06:54 1
        
        bitch will fight for your life. -- nm - ty97 Jan 8, 07:00
Two Toshiba 40RV525U 40" LCD TVs for $1376 Shipped -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 8, 06:47
Jax: Yep, that's the cd, I'll check out Hey Monday - MDH Jan 8, 06:46 1
- cool, you can always tell me new suggestions then. :) -- nm - JaxSean Jan 8, 06:48
West Coasters: get a coupon for a free Carl's Jr Famous Star Burger. -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 8, 06:46 7
- Does it include the barf bag? - oblique Jan 8, 06:47 6
  - Hardees has some damn good burgers here, and as far as I know, it's the same as Carl Jrs. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 8, 06:48 5
    - Hardees is post-drunken-hangover food, not fit for normal consumption -- nm - oblique Jan 8, 06:49 4
      - I think you have them confused with Krystals/White Castle. - JaxSean Jan 8, 06:50 3
        
        Sir. White Castle is a delicacy to be savored and enjoyed with friends and family. - oblique Jan 8, 06:51 2
        
        you are high right now right? that is the only way you could think this. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 8, 07:24
        
        Horrible shit. (but great drunk food at 2 am.) -- nm - JaxSean Jan 8, 07:01
If it's free room and board, why do you have to save up? (nm) - nubby Jan 8, 06:44 12
- I see why you stick to penny slots :) -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 8, 06:54 1
  - Nubby is the best wingman in Vegas. WWND -- nm - oblique Jan 8, 06:58
- We have to, you know, get there. -- nm - Amy Jan 8, 06:46 3
  - where in FL are you going? -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 06:46 2
    - Mike's dad is in Panama City. -- nm - Amy Jan 8, 06:47 1
      - Nice. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 06:48
- I assume they're not walking there. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 06:46 5
  - plus car rental there or gas to drive there, plus admissions to attractions, and possibly presents for family. etc. -- nm - zork Jan 8, 06:53
  - I learned yesterday it only takes $250 to walk across the country. -- nm - nubby Jan 8, 06:49 2
    - Please elaborate? - Will Hunting Jan 8, 06:55
    - unpossible. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 06:50
  - This is why they should have had a girl, Storm, instead of Logan. She could fly them there. -- nm - oblique Jan 8, 06:47
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LYC: I think I'll be making the Bacon Explosion for the Superbowl. -- nm - Shaun Jan 8, 06:43 2
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  - It's a risky endeavour, no doubt there. -- nm - Shaun Jan 8, 06:48

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