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On a completely different topic, Saturday I went to Governor's Island NYC, and they had Civil War reenactors there. I talked to the "surgeon" dude. - loosilu Aug 15, 14:34 8
- like the skull or an instrument that does it? -- nm - CQ Aug 15, 14:38 1
  - The instrument. He had an antique one. -- nm - loosilu Aug 15, 14:40
- I remember this from the markedly less successful "I Want a Trepan for Christmas, Charlie Brown", where Lucy branched out into surgical solutions. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Aug 15, 14:38
- oh yeah, that place is a lot of fun. -- nm - znufrii Aug 15, 14:37 1
  - needs more work but it's already terrific. -- nm - loosilu Aug 15, 14:38
- I had a feeling I knew what this was, looked it up and was right...freak! -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 15, 14:37 2
  - Oh. So I was poking through the box, picked it up, and said, "Is this a trepan?" The guy's face totally lit up. - loosilu Aug 15, 14:39
  - they're not expensive either! -- nm - loosilu Aug 15, 14:37
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- People have been bitching about that for a while. The fact that it never gets touched speaks volumes. -- nm - ceregon Aug 15, 14:34
- Let's change the topic to another argument. Guess which third world landmine-ridden hellhole I'm travelling to (for fun) next month? - Roger More Aug 15, 14:34 12
  - America. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 15, 14:37
  - Croatia, plague -- nm - CQ Aug 15, 14:37 1
    - we got plague right here in America. -- nm - loosilu Aug 15, 14:37
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  - Winnipeg. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 15, 14:35
  - Cambodia, malaria! -- nm - loosilu Aug 15, 14:35 6
    - No fair. I meant the poll to go on for longer :( -- nm - Roger More Aug 15, 14:35 5
      - Job related or for "fun" -- nm - Saladin Aug 15, 14:53 1
        
        FSAN....never mind...you said for fun in the original post. -- nm - Walt_Disney Aug 15, 14:54
      - no way! -- nm - loosilu Aug 15, 14:36 2
        
        In retrospect, land-mine ridden was too obvious a clue -- nm - Roger More Aug 15, 14:38 1
        
        that, crossed with a country you would visit for fun. -- nm - loosilu Aug 15, 14:40
- instead of investing money, they are investing their "sweat equity" in lieu of guaranteed compensation? - znufrii Aug 15, 14:34
- THIS GUY WANTS TO RAISE TAXES -- nm - Republicants Aug 15, 14:34
- that specific rule has been mentioned on st many times. - tRuMaN Aug 15, 14:33 2
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    - because it involves either 2 things - tRuMaN Aug 15, 14:36
TWuG, since I made you mad, I'll explain my reaction a little better. - TFox Aug 15, 14:24 33
- I see the reasoning, but it doesn't compute for me. This wasn't the first hint of her being mad. This was the "I'm done, bye" post. I didn't - TWuG Aug 15, 14:38 [Backboard]
- I think it's very easy to pick up a certain tone from an STers posts, and then fall in the habit of reading every one of their posts in that tone. -- nm - Roger More Aug 15, 14:30
- Yeah, reading Amy's post and knowing she has taken extremely long breaks from the board in the past, I don't think anyone was convincing her to stay. - Name Withheld By Request Aug 15, 14:27 24
  - oh, make no mistake, it is not about convincing anyone to stay. - groiny Aug 15, 14:28 16
    - that would be the "sorry to see you go" part. - Reagen Aug 15, 14:29 15
      - once again, it is one person saying something, others reacting to it - groiny Aug 15, 14:30 14
        
        Only if you choose to read it that way. I read it to mean, "Sorry to see you go." (nm) - musubi Aug 15, 14:32 7
        
        and honestly, I also read yours as kind of smug too. - groiny Aug 15, 14:33 6
        
        Again, I don't know why you'd do that. I like Amy and I don't remember ever saying an unkind word to her, why would you assume that? - musubi Aug 15, 14:34 1 1
        
        no, I am not looking for a fight. - groiny Aug 15, 14:36
        
        the fuck? It's bascially word for word what Spawn asked people to say. -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 14:34 3
        
        which is why it is smug. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 15, 14:34 2
        
        I....don't know what to say at this point. (nm) - musubi Aug 15, 14:35
        
        good fucking lord. -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 14:35
        
        We've just had like a 6 board argument about how people are SUPPOSED to say sorry. -- nm - Ender Aug 15, 14:31 4
        
        I do not care one way or the other. I have no dog in this race. - groiny Aug 15, 14:33
        
        seriously. I mean AGGH. -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 14:32 2
        
        The whole freaking board needs their sarcasm meters checked. -- nm - Ender Aug 15, 14:33 1
        
        I think a lot of people, both sides, are really really primed. - Mel Profit Aug 15, 14:35
        
        or "I can see you've made your mind and I won't insult you by trying to change it". -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 14:31
  - well, if she's made up her mind, she's made up her mind, and that really blows. - TFox Aug 15, 14:28 6
    - Agree to disagree. I think giving "the benefit of doubt" when it comes to the tone of a message board posting puts it in the sincere catagory. - Name Withheld By Request Aug 15, 14:32 5
      - no i don't. nothing about my explanation had anything to do with the fact that it was TWuG. -- nm - TFox Aug 15, 14:32 4
        
        and look, obviously a lot of you didn't read it the way some of us did, and that's fine. i'm not saying i'm right and you're wrong. - TFox Aug 15, 14:35 2
        
        so his feelings are wrong? -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 14:36 1
        
        no. he can feel whatever he likes. he obviously didn't understand how he was read the way that he was, so i was trying to explain. -- nm - TFox Aug 15, 14:37
        
        No. Sorry. I just meant the author of said post. Could have been anyone. I'm just saying that had the doubt meter gone to "Sincere" instead of.... - Name Withheld By Request Aug 15, 14:35
- I would endorse this message. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 15, 14:26 5
  - but, give credit to his post at the bottom of the page. while i know where you guys are coming from, he was being sincere. -- nm - Andie Aug 15, 14:27 4
    - I took it as nothing but sincere. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 15, 14:28 3
      - same. I don't see Amy just throwing that out there and not meaning it; I almost posted something similar with that in mind. -- nm - kare Aug 15, 14:31
      - Same here. (nm) - musubi Aug 15, 14:31
      - it was solid until the "resent" part. - groiny Aug 15, 14:29
Apparently only checking in every few hrs causes me a miss a bunch. Of course now I can't get Dennis Leary "I'm an asshole" out of my head. - sycor Aug 15, 14:18
Catching up on backboards: So this means I talk about how amazing Ke$ha is and no one can be mean right? - MDH Aug 15, 14:18 34
- Everyone has seen the video with Yvonne Strahovski as Ke$ha and Katy and Gaga right? - sycor Aug 15, 14:27 4
  - goes to youtube, finds this -- (link) - crash davis Aug 15, 14:29 [youtube] 3
    - youtube is blocked for me at work. -- nm - sycor Aug 15, 14:33 2
      - I hadn't seen that video, but you said Yvonne S so I had to go check it out :) -- nm - crash davis Aug 15, 14:35
      - its pretty stupid, even for college humor. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 15, 14:34
- I like Ke$ha. She doesn't pretend to be anything but trashy glittery goodness. -- nm - Qale Aug 15, 14:21 2
  - this. not a fan of her music, but she comes across as she is in interviews -- nm - Remlik Aug 15, 14:27
  - I loved that she cusses out the directors of fancy country clubs - snort - Epiphany Aug 15, 14:27
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- i dont even know what a Ke$sha is. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 15, 14:20 15
  - "Key dollar-sign ha." (nm) - Best GLEE joke, ever Aug 15, 14:21 12
    - there was one at the end of that speech that was even better. - Mel Profit Aug 15, 14:25
    - Pfft, that's far too worder, I prefer "kedollarha" -- nm - Ender Aug 15, 14:24 3
      - no wonder Vermy likes her. she's family! -- nm - loosilu Aug 15, 14:25 1
        
        stupid Ellis Island officials. -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 14:37
      - "wordy" -- nm - Ender Aug 15, 14:24
    - sigh, why cant I say mean things on st now. dammit -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 15, 14:22 6
      - who said you can't? -- nm - loosilu Aug 15, 14:24 2
        
        god, or a talking dog, I cant tell which. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 15, 14:25 1
        
        Neither can I. -- nm - Dyslexic Man Aug 15, 14:35
      - You can't? (nm) - musubi Aug 15, 14:23
      - Maybe we need another Ashley-type day -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 14:23 1
        
        ... which I hereby redub "Bashley Day" ... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 14:23
  - I couldn't pick her out of a gutter. - Mel Profit Aug 15, 14:21 1
    - You misspelled 'glitter'. -- nm - Qale Aug 15, 14:23
- I'm sort of loathe to admit it,but the one song I know is kind of catchy -- nm - crash davis Aug 15, 14:19 8
  - if it wasn't for her, i wouldn't know that jack daniels is an acceptable replacement for toothpaste. -- nm - kare Aug 15, 14:22 1
    - well, alcohol has to kill plaque germs, right? -- nm - crash davis Aug 15, 14:25
  - The song you've heard is probably her first 4 singles, since they all sound the same. :-) -- nm - MDH Aug 15, 14:21 1
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  - we are who we are. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 15, 14:19
  - is it the one about doing shots on the hood of her car? -- nm - Diva Aug 15, 14:19 2
    - the one that Britney threw up at the end of on Glee, I've forgotten the specifics :) -- nm - crash davis Aug 15, 14:23 1
      - Everybody drink responsibly. -- nm - Britney S. Pierce Aug 15, 14:25
Philly casting call: hipsters and real families for a Sears commercial - moles Aug 15, 14:17 5
- hmmm... - znufrii Aug 15, 14:19 3
  - do it. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 15, 14:21 2
    - wish I could. - znufrii Aug 15, 14:23 1
      - do it. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 15, 14:24
- My time to shine! -- nm - Carlos Alvarez, waterskiing hipster Aug 15, 14:18
So, it's August 15th. I have two big projects at work due on Sept 1st, and I'd estimate they're about 16% done in total ... yikes. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 14:17
Something I read this morning that made me think might be huge: Google buying Motorola Mobility also gives them Motorola's set-top box business. -- (link) - Mop (197 lbs) Aug 15, 14:15 2
- I don't expect Google owning Motorola will impact Moto's business much in the near future - stewie Aug 15, 14:27
- Google TV might finally amount to something. -- nm - TWuG Aug 15, 14:18
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz: Don't donate to politicians until they have a real plan to rein in the deficit - stewie Aug 15, 14:13 6
- He's got it wrong. There's always people who will take up a money vacuum and donate more. Instead.... - Name Withheld By Request Aug 15, 14:18
- Unintended consequences: Won't this just lead to more unpricipled bastages gaining access to the corridors of power? (nm) - musubi Aug 15, 14:18 3
  - It wouldn't work entirely... but I like that he said it -- nm - stewie Aug 15, 14:22 2
    - I mean, I applaud the sprit behind it, but it's like those email "gas boycotts", seems like tilting at windmills. (nm) - musubi Aug 15, 14:25 1
      - I'd like to see political contributions taxed (paid by the campaign) at 80% or so -- nm - stewie Aug 15, 14:29
- f*ck you, Howard. - znufrii Aug 15, 14:15
hmm, a chiropractor opened shop my in work building - tRuMaN Aug 15, 14:11 5
- depends on who the chiropractor is -- nm - crash davis Aug 15, 14:14 4
  - tis not mesa exa wife. - tRuMaN Aug 15, 14:19 3
    - good -- nm - crash davis Aug 15, 14:24 2
      - dont know if you heard - tRuMaN Aug 15, 14:30 1
        
        Ugh. I have an opinion about this. Don't read it. - Mop (197 lbs) Aug 15, 14:36
i hereby dub the new Spawn... "Sponge!" he's soft and cleansing. -- nm - Andie Aug 15, 14:11 2
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  - Ewww. (nm) - musubi Aug 15, 14:14
well that is an interesting website -- nm - crash davis Aug 15, 14:10 1
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Today Winnipeg South Central, Tomorrow the World! -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 14:08 11
- Something like that, except that's a federal riding and I'm too young - with too young a family on the way - to do the Ottawa commute. - Name Withheld By Request Aug 15, 14:12 3
  - my lack of intimate knowledge of Manitoba's provincial riding names shames me. -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 14:13 2
    - As well it should. (PS: How about them Bombers? How's the Riders looking three weeks away from the Classic?) - Name Withheld By Request Aug 15, 14:14 1
      - *cues Yakety Sax* -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 14:14
- Winnipeg has a south central? (nm) - musubi Aug 15, 14:11 5
  - in that it has a south part and a central part, yes -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 14:12 4
    - Your literal nature offense my delicate sensibilities. (nm) - musubi Aug 15, 14:13 3
      - "offends" - musubi Aug 15, 14:13 2
        
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        your stealing of a self-shiv offends me. -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 14:14
- *pinky and the brain theme earworm* -- nm - Diva Aug 15, 14:09
I am starting to believe that the Jays sign both Tyler Beede and Daniel Norris tonight. - Name Withheld By Request Aug 15, 14:08
So, opinions: Was BART entitled to shut down cell phone service on its train network? - Mop (197 lbs) Aug 15, 14:07 12
- No. -- nm - Krusty Aug 15, 14:24
- From what I understand, they're legally entitled, but jeebus what a bad PR move. - Dr.Vermin Aug 15, 14:13
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  - in violation of FCC regulations -- (link) - moles Aug 15, 14:15 5
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      - ARE YOU DISMISSING MY FEELINGS? -- nm - Dr.Vermin, online source Aug 15, 14:20 3
        
        too soon. -- nm - znufrii Aug 15, 14:30
        
        really? -- nm - Andie Aug 15, 14:28 1
        
        Many of us deal with sadness by employing humor. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Aug 15, 14:30
- no -- nm - moles Aug 15, 14:08 2
  - not opinion. by law, they're not allowed -- nm - moles Aug 15, 14:08 1
    - Can a movie theater operator block cell phone signals in the theater? -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Aug 15, 14:09
And if you think I'm laying off that Oxycontin kingpin, Meg you -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 15, 14:07 3
- You've turned mojavemeg into a curse word. What exactly does that mean? -- nm - pmb Aug 15, 14:08 1
  - there are certain primitive cultures that have cave paintings, drawings, totems of a genial, distinguished looking older woman who is spoken of in... - Mel Profit Aug 15, 14:12
- are nuts. - Mel Profit Aug 15, 14:07
*caw* (nm) - musubi Aug 15, 14:06 4
- *appears front and center and salutes you* -- nm - kare Aug 15, 14:12 1
  - I need to monetize this, somehow. (nm) - musubi Aug 15, 14:12
- I spy lesbivultures -- nm - Epiphany Aug 15, 14:07 1
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First! -- nm - Spawn Aug 15, 14:06 4
- No insult was intended to your wife on B3 and I'm insulted that you read it as such. I've never said an unkind word anywhere about your wife - TWuG Aug 15, 14:17
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  - Thanks! -- nm - Spawn Aug 15, 14:08
- Second! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 15, 14:06

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