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- no, i don't think i couild. for one thing, i think i'm too old. for another, i feel a little weird doing that when i think i might want one of my own. -- nm - kare Jan 8, 10:54
- A good friend of mind has considered it but is scared of all the drugs they pump you with beforehand -- nm - Strongbad Jan 8, 10:52 1
  - and have you SEEN the needle? it's like 8 inches long. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 10:53
- no. but i'm kind of sorry i didn't know about egg donation when i was, like, 20. -- nm - Andie Jan 8, 10:51
- I wouldn't even be tempted for that amount. -- nm - mara Jan 8, 10:51
- no. -- nm - lileve Jan 8, 10:51
- no. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 10:51
Franky, I'd like to see more DVDs released sans "Special Features". If I'm not mistaken, those tend to be cheaper. -- nm - con_carne Jan 8, 10:49 2
- Except for Pixar movies, I don't think I watcht he special features on anything more than once. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 8, 10:51
- 4:3 pan-and-scan would be nice, too. And certainly no HD. I don't need that. -- nm - Mop Jan 8, 10:51
Court report! - Max Jan 8, 10:46 11
- I was so expecting to get a ticket when I drove home for Christmas. - Dano Jan 8, 10:50 1
  - Last year when we were driving to Disney after Thanksgiving, we had fun counting the speeders that passed us and got pulled over - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 8, 10:58
- $ 202 -- nm - Epiphany Jan 8, 10:48 1
  - Ditto, more or less. -- nm - TaurusII Jan 8, 11:01
- You got pulled over for 70 in a 55 zone? - Will Hunting Jan 8, 10:48 5
  - Or...I don't know, here's a silly idea...don't speed 15 miles over the limit while there? - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 8, 10:50 3
    - I try to stick with 10 too. Got one for 11 over in a 55 in November though. -- nm - Ender Jan 8, 11:00
    - Yeah.....I'm good with staying at flow of traffic which is why i'm asking. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 8, 10:52 1
      - I was the only one on the road in the middle of nowhere VA. -- nm - Max Jan 8, 10:58
  - ... too bad Max wasn't driving a Maserati -- nm - Beryllium Jan 8, 10:49
- *blinks* - Andie Jan 8, 10:47
SITWAP: "Not your grandfather's Buick": The 2010 LaCrosse. -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 8, 10:44 1
- The took this past BMW 3 series body and slapped a Buick sticker on it? -- nm - lileve Jan 8, 10:46
sugg. out at lunch with the boss. uggs -- nm - truman mobile Jan 8, 10:40
So....does this mean Pacman Jones can wrestle for TNA now? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 8, 10:37 3
- Reported, he's trying to decide between Dancing with the Stars and Celebrity Apprentice. -- nm - TaurusII Jan 8, 10:42 2
  - I heard he's doing a Friday the 13th-based reality series. Those poor, poor residents of Crystalmir Lake. -- nm - David Jan 8, 10:52
  - Reported*ly* -- nm - TaurusII Jan 8, 10:44
"The Bank of England has cut UK interest rates to their lowest...level in the central bank's 315-year history." -- (link) - Loyola Jan 8, 10:35
Walmart and others say holiday retail sales were lower than expected. -- (link) - Don Homer Jan 8, 10:35 3
- Yet still higher than last year's. Nyahh nyahh! -- nm - Zombie Sam Walton Jan 8, 10:38 1
  - that's so impressive the stock's only down 8% today!....nm - x Jan 8, 10:41
- cheer up, grouchy!.....nm - x Jan 8, 10:35
I have a woman on one side of my cube crying hysterically into the phone because a relative just died. - kelly Jan 8, 10:29 76
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  - Who are cursed. -- nm - Amy Jan 8, 10:42 7
    - *every single one of them. *and* their families.* I'm with you. no offense kelly, but we must never work together. -- nm - the last semester ever loves mandy lane Jan 8, 10:43 6
      - And kelly's next job? At a lemon donut factory. Too bad for you! -- nm - Dano Jan 8, 10:45 3
        
        *giggle* -- nm - kelly Jan 8, 10:47
        
        you're funny as hell lately. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 10:46
        
        ARGH -- nm - the last semester ever loves mandy lane Jan 8, 10:46
      - Trust me, none taken. -- nm - kelly Jan 8, 10:44
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  - *gets idea for a new sitcom* -- nm - TaurusII Jan 8, 10:41 2
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      - It could be a soap on Telemundo. -- nm - TFox Jan 8, 10:44
  - poop talker? -- nm - Dano Jan 8, 10:41 1
    - that was my cow orker. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 10:42
- psh, screw the boyfriend. it's her body. -- nm - kare Jan 8, 10:38
- "Who do I have to screw to get a phone bill paid?!" never seemed so awkward before. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 8, 10:33 1
  - I want to yell at *her*. -- nm - kelly Jan 8, 10:35
- How much money can you make for surrogating? -- nm - oblique Jan 8, 10:33 43
  - I'm not sure, but she's also going to donate plasma next week. - kelly Jan 8, 10:36 22
    - I've done blood and platelets but never gotten paid for it. -- nm - Dano Jan 8, 10:44 3
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        ah, that's not how it's worded. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 10:52
      - I used to do it a lot when I worked at hte blood research lab. it was good pocket money. - loosilu Jan 8, 10:46
    - "donate" -- nm - TFox Jan 8, 10:44
    - $400 a month? - Will Hunting Jan 8, 10:44 8
      - scarred veins. sitting for a couple of hours without being able to get up. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 10:47 6
        
        *turns on the NCIS marathon on USA* - Will Hunting Jan 8, 10:48 5
        
        at my blood donation place they all watch DVDs. about the veins, mine are scarred from the (probably over 100) blood draws. - loosilu Jan 8, 10:50
        
        riiiiiight. - kelly Jan 8, 10:50
        
        My veins are fine, but my skin is scarred. -- nm - Amy Jan 8, 10:50 2
        
        *invents some cool story about the scars* - Will Hunting Jan 8, 10:51
        
        a phlebotomist would be able to feel the scars I bet. I can feel them on other people. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 10:50
      - I don't know. - kelly Jan 8, 10:45
    - wow - I might do this but doesn't it take like hours per time? -- nm - Epiphany Jan 8, 10:43 3
      - Only if you have to wait for a seat. They have machines now and it's faster. -- nm - Amy Jan 8, 10:47
      - It can take 2+ hours. -- nm - krusty Jan 8, 10:46
      - I did it once and hated it. if you can tolerate it for a couple of hours, more power. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 10:44
    - I did that for years. -- nm - Amy Jan 8, 10:40 2
      - seriously, for $400 extra bucks a month? i could pay off my credit cards in no time. -- nm - kare Jan 8, 10:43 1
        
        200 a month. It's 50 a week if you go twice. -- nm - Amy Jan 8, 10:46
    - tempting. -- nm - kare Jan 8, 10:39
  - 100K or thereabouts. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 10:34 13
    - Or more. It's a lot of money. -- nm - TFox Jan 8, 10:42
    - That's not bad for 9 months of work. Hell, you wouldn't have to work. -- nm - oblique Jan 8, 10:37 11
      - well, it starts before that. lots of drugs and injections and what not. -- nm - Andie Jan 8, 10:39 6
        
        There's no way in the world I could give that baby away. -- nm - Amy Jan 8, 10:41 4
        
        don't they sometimes change their minds? -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 10:43 3
        
        I don't think surrogates have any legal rights to the child anymore though. - TFox Jan 8, 10:46 1
        
        I don't think that's true. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 8, 10:50
        
        *turns on Lifetime TV* Apparently so. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 8, 10:44
        
        and then there's the whole no-work birth thing. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 10:40
      - Downside: sore breasts and swollen feet. nm - Dignan Jan 8, 10:38 2
        
        upside: swollen breasts!....nm - x Jan 8, 10:43 1
        
        I like how you think. Particulary about boobs and boob-related topics. nm - Dignan Jan 8, 10:49
      - I want you to go say that to your wife. on webcam please. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 10:38
  - Why, are you interested? ;^) -- nm - TaurusII Jan 8, 10:33 5
    - I think my part of the deal would be over quickly and worth the cash :) -- nm - oblique Jan 8, 10:34 4
      - Well, it would be over quickly anyway. -- nm - Mrs. kilbo si #7 Jan 8, 10:35
      - sperm is cheap, bub. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 10:35 1
        
        with so many guys wanting to just give it away...yep -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 8, 10:41
      - I think you'd better read the job description first. ;^) -- nm - TaurusII Jan 8, 10:34
- I know which song would cheer them up... nm - Bobby McFerrin Jan 8, 10:32 3
  - funny dignan is back! -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 10:33 1
    - I know which song *you* deserve. nm - Joe Dolce Jan 8, 10:34
  - See? Everyone likes Lada GaGa! -- nm - ty97 Jan 8, 10:32
- You're an Iraqi? Or Palestinian? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 8, 10:32 1
  - 70:1 odds for Palestinian. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 8, 10:34
- Is the screamer the mom-hater? -- nm - ty97 Jan 8, 10:31 2
  - How'd you guess? :) - kelly Jan 8, 10:33 1
    - she hates everyone, doesn't she? -- nm - ty97 Jan 8, 10:34
- No offense, but I hope we never, ever work together. -- nm - Amy Jan 8, 10:31 2
  - Umm, none taken, I guess. -- nm - kelly Jan 8, 10:33 1
    - Your co-workers are all cursed. -- nm - Amy Jan 8, 10:33
- I spent 2 hours on the phone with Verizon CS a couple of days ago. They really, really don't know what they are doing - decline Jan 8, 10:31
- Goodness, seems like a lot of people's relatives are dying lately. - TaurusII Jan 8, 10:31 1
  - One of my coworker's dad died on Tuesday. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 8, 10:34
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- *sigh* -- nm - Jim Jan 8, 10:31 3
  - C'mon, it's not like Albert's a free agent anytime soon or anything. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 8, 10:35 2
    - Well...actually he is. But that's not what pisses me off. It was Cardinal's management and owners telling me how they were planning an agressive - Jim Jan 8, 10:38 1
      - A Royce Ring was drafted to be a closer in 2002. You got a bargain! - Will Hunting Jan 8, 10:46
I think the only way I'm charging my kids rent is if they're being total fuckwits with their money. then I save it for them. -- nm - mafic Jan 8, 10:26 1
- i never really thought about the whole saving-up-for-a-house thing. if they're responsible and dedicated to that goal and i can stand to have them - kare Jan 8, 10:28
Re:Simon Pegg and Robert Weide, good for them. Solid stuff. Too often, the studios produce throw-away crap with no respect. - Mop Jan 8, 10:25 5
- But how are they supposed to triple dip you later on if they give it all to you right away? -- nm - Don Homer Jan 8, 10:26 3
  - I expect a press release from Fox to say "It was always Fox's intention to release a Special Edition at a later date..." - Mop Jan 8, 10:28 2
    - ... WHAT consumer demand? :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 8, 10:32 1
      - My point exactly. Total garbage, but they'll say it anyway. -- nm - Mop Jan 8, 10:51
- I tell ya -- nm - con_carne Jan 8, 10:26
How big a PR hit have the Braves taken with Smoltz? - David Jan 8, 10:25 1
- and it's not like they were selling out the stadium before -- nm - Dano Jan 8, 10:33
Even at my lowest point, it was unthinkable to move home. - Amy Jan 8, 10:24 12
- I was home for free summer between freshman and sophomore years in college and then summer between graduation and grad school. -- nm - Dano Jan 8, 10:40
- I could live for free with my mom here. NFW. -- nm - the last semester ever loves mandy lane Jan 8, 10:37
- I stayed at home for 4-5 months both when I graduated college and when I moved back from Virginia. - Dr.Vermin Jan 8, 10:36
- I did few a couple of months, when I'd been unemployed for 9 months. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 10:28
- When I graduated college, I couldn't *wait* to get my own place. -- nm - TaurusII Jan 8, 10:27 2
  - (besides, my parents had paid enough the previous six years!) -- nm - TaurusII Jan 8, 10:30
  - I think that's the goal of parenting. I hope I never have to make the "rent" decision. -- nm - Amy Jan 8, 10:28
- I know it's not supposed to be that way, but I really enjoyed my time with my parents while I was going through my divorce. -- nm - David Jan 8, 10:26 1
  - my mom and i get along great, and i think if you move back as an adult, for a reason, it's probably okay. but back in the 'post college days' it - Andie Jan 8, 10:46
- same here. I was 18 when I got kicked out and the thought of going back never even occurred to me -- nm - decline Jan 8, 10:25 2
  - My mom asked me to come home. But to me, it was like admitting failure. -- nm - Amy Jan 8, 10:26 1
    - my dad and I didn't become civil until I was about 25 -- nm - decline Jan 8, 10:28
when I moved back home after college I was presented with an itemized bill the first day. - Mel Profit Jan 8, 10:22 7
- My parents gave me a 6 months after graduation timeline. - Will Hunting Jan 8, 10:24 4
  - I was out of there ASAP, I didn't need a deadline. -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 10:30
  - Good thing they kept that up with their other child - oh. -- nm - kelly Jan 8, 10:26
  - My brother lived at home for like 4 years after college, though he got a job fairly quickly. My sister's going on 13+ months at home still with no - Don Homer Jan 8, 10:26 1
    - I've returned home twice in the last 8 years since then...for about 2 months each time - Will Hunting Jan 8, 10:32
- Are you kidding? How much? -- nm - Don Homer Jan 8, 10:23 1
  - 4' x 2' closest: $200/mo. And that's roomy for Mel -- nm - oblique Jan 8, 10:32
Andie, I paid rent at some point, but then they stopped charging. Don't recall how that came about. - ty97 Jan 8, 10:21 5
- you're a lucky dude! -- nm - Andie Jan 8, 10:37
- so your only expense is your phone bill? no car no rent no groceries? holy hell. you could pay cash for a house after 18 months of saving. -- nm - the last semester ever loves mandy lane Jan 8, 10:34
- I can only think of one circumstance I would charge my kids rent and that's if they have a family and are living with me. - Jim Jan 8, 10:23 2
  - It's not like it has to be market value or anything -- nm - con_carne Jan 8, 10:24 1
    - It's totally a personal decision. Fine to do it, fine not to. Different strokes. -- nm - TFox Jan 8, 10:27
wORD. -- nm - Jim Jan 8, 10:20
So what. I'm still a rock star. -- nm - David Jan 8, 10:20 10
- you are no mafic -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 9, 07:38
- What. - TaurusII Jan 8, 10:22
- so he gacked that last one up, huh? - Callisto Jan 8, 10:22
- Question for you...are the Falcons gonna re-up with Foxworth? - Jim Jan 8, 10:21 2
  - I think we'll try but his price tag went up during the season. He outplayed Chris Houston. -- nm - David Jan 8, 10:25 1
    - I didn't like that we let him go, so I'd be thrilled to get him back. -- nm - Jim Jan 8, 10:30
- But you're a tool. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 8, 10:21 2
  - So what. I'm still a rock star. -- nm - David Jan 8, 10:27 1
    - You're a rock *tool*. -- nm - TaurusII Jan 8, 10:32
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