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You know you are hungry when you mash some left over chips in the morning, so you do not eat them. Then six hours later you eat the crumbs. -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 2, 12:49 1
- Can I lick the bag? - Starving African Orphan Sep 2, 12:50
I love this story from my hometown. -- (link) - TFox Sep 2, 12:47 1
- MACKEY! -- nm - Claudette Sep 2, 12:48
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- "I don't want to say a boob job is the equivalent of a bulletproof vest." - amoxy Sep 2, 12:45
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  - Posting to yourself doesn't fool us one bit! -- nm - Trish Sep 2, 12:51
  - Just admit it -- nm - amoxy Sep 2, 12:44
  - I knew it!! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 2, 12:42
Tim, I didn't realize Orange County was so impacted by Irene. - ty97 Sep 2, 12:37 1
- As far as I can tell, Washingtonville got the worst of it. There were some sporadic power outages elsewhere but nothing like what happened there. - Tim Sep 2, 12:39
from BB's - is ST serious about maybe doing another Vegastravaganza in 2012? If so - can I join in? -- nm - JenBro Sep 2, 12:36 14
- The Vermins will be in San Diego for Comic-Con. I'm trying to organize a ST meetup around that. Possibly with a Vegas component! -- nm - Dr.Johnny Vermin Sep 2, 12:47 1
  - Some of us had already discussed a run to San Diego that weekend. Adding Vegas may be a little complicated. -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 2, 12:53
- yes (only to annoy tfox) -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 2, 12:37
- no -- nm - TFox Sep 2, 12:36 10
  - *smack* - b. Sep 2, 12:38 7
    - Hey, we're very selective about who we invite to Vegas!! - MojaveMeg Sep 2, 12:51
    - YAY!!! I love Vegas talk!!! nm -- nm - Jim Sep 2, 12:39 1
      - You seem to love it as much as I love fantasy sports draft talk -- nm - con_carne Sep 2, 12:47
    - you don't even know which question i was answering! -- nm - TFox Sep 2, 12:39 3
      - my smack applied to both! -- nm - b. Sep 2, 12:40 2
        
        well, that's just wasting an opportunity for a perfectly good smack. - TFox Sep 2, 12:41 1
        
        I am very tired; and, with that, conserving energy. it's efficient. -- nm - b. Sep 2, 12:42
  - what TFox said. NFW, JB. - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 2, 12:37 1
    - :) I've been so hoping for another vegastravaganza - everything that's ever posted just sounds like a BLAST! -- nm - JenBro Sep 2, 12:46
25 minutes until free office lunch. Which is following the boss buying us morning coffee and cookies. IT'S FREELOADER FRIDAY! -- nm - Dr.Johnny Vermin Sep 2, 12:36
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Are the big banks and mortgage servicers still robo-signing and fabricating documents? (nmbl) -- (link) - Brian Sep 2, 12:34 1
- i'm shocked to find gambling going on in this establishment!....nm - captain renault Sep 2, 12:36
BB: hotkiss mumbled something about sending flowers for $20 and afaik telefloral stuff is really expensive and 20 is just the delivery charge, - zeitgeist Sep 2, 12:34
It just struck me that in the year or so that i've been getting the Washington Post in print, I've gone to their web site about a quarter as often. - prayformojo Sep 2, 12:28 2
- Print is not dead! - Kim Pine Sep 2, 12:35 1
  - aw, man. i've been lied to again....nm - x Sep 2, 12:39
Long cathartic ramble: In something that probably shouldn't surprise me, WoW-girl decided to get back together with jerky know-it-all kid. - Tim Sep 2, 12:24 8 1
- what would cappie do? -- nm - moles Sep 2, 12:50
- I was just there and it sucks - eag Sep 2, 12:44
- "I'm only a jerk because WoW demands it of me!" - Reagen Sep 2, 12:43 1
  - he's not the only one I was thinking of from here. -- nm - b. Sep 2, 12:50
- sorry you're goign through this. You're a good person and I think she has jerked you around. -- nm - loosilu Sep 2, 12:33
- Sorry to hear, it will get better - amoxy Sep 2, 12:31
- This girl is a real piece of work. - Dr.Johnny Vermin Sep 2, 12:27
- no bitching from me. *hugs* so sorry. - b. Sep 2, 12:27
SITWAP: US Federal Agency to sue Big Banks over mortgages -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 2, 12:22 1
- bank of america today -8.28%, a mere 12 cents from the buffett warrant strike price....nm - x Sep 2, 12:26
I don't know why people bother with "personas" online. It sounds exhausting. - Reagen Sep 2, 12:22 35
- *scritch?* -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 12:47
- I really am a guy -- nm - amoxy Sep 2, 12:40
- i dont think i understand - tRuMaN Sep 2, 12:37
- I think I've met too many STers to ever be anything but *me* - sometimes I think I'm too open :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 2, 12:37
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- it's not so much a persona as it is choosing to emphasize different aspects of yourself in an online forum versus in an in person interaction. -- nm - znufrii Sep 2, 12:34 2
  - sometimes it's not a choice. I sound different online. -- nm - loosilu Sep 2, 12:34 1
    - exactly -- nm - znufrii Sep 2, 12:37
- when I first got here, I thought I had one, but it was just a different name in the end. I just leave some things out, but I'd never be someone else. -- nm - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 2, 12:32 13
  - I think we all self censor to an varying extents and that makes sense. - ty97 Sep 2, 12:38 5
    - I honestly wish I shared more. sometimes I feel as though the people I most want to give me advice (you all) are the least equipped to do so because - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 2, 12:42 3
      - I feel this way sometimes, too. -- nm - b. Sep 2, 12:55
      - like if life were soup. -- nm - TFox Sep 2, 12:43 1
        
        LIFE is ARB -- nm - Mr. Havens Sep 2, 12:50
    - you know who taught me that lesson, swiftly and effectively? amanda. - TFox Sep 2, 12:39
  - I think too that I'm different here because you all are so smart and funny and you can keep up so well in conversation. in real life, I know - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 2, 12:36 6
    - how does this logic explain me? - tRuMaN Sep 2, 12:38 5
      - and I shall call you Self-Deprecating Man. - b. Sep 2, 12:39 2
        
        i may or may not believe it, depending on the day, time, phase of the moon, position of jupiter, or the color of my shirt - tRuMaN Sep 2, 12:41 1
        
        I think we all are different around different people - we'd better be, because that's, like, sane and stuff. - b. Sep 2, 12:48
      - Monkey quotas. (nm) - musubi Sep 2, 12:39 1
        
        oh, makes sense. - tRuMaN Sep 2, 12:40
- While I'm not a "persona", per se, but I'm certainly different here on TT than I am in real life. - musubi Sep 2, 12:27 1
  - that's true for a few STers, I think. I don't think they are cultivating a persona, just that things seem different. -- nm - loosilu Sep 2, 12:29
- Word. -- nm - The Chicken Man Sep 2, 12:26
- OK fine. There is no box. - prayformojo Sep 2, 12:25 2
  - that's just what Athena wants you to sy -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 12:30
  - I don't believe in nothing no more. (nm) - musubi Sep 2, 12:27
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  - I think that's probably true enough, plus there's a -- nm - Reagen Sep 2, 12:35 3
    - "ha ha, you never saw the true me so you can't hurt me!" bit to it - Reagen Sep 2, 12:36 2
      - That's deep. (nm) - musubi Sep 2, 12:39 1
        
        so deep, put yo ass to sleep. -- nm - TFox Sep 2, 12:40
- Oh come on Reagen, I know all about your alter ego - Strongbad Sep 2, 12:25
- anything ongoing is just sad, too. - b. Sep 2, 12:24
Restaurants in Greece refuse to pay 10-point VAT rise -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 2, 12:20 1
- ofcourse -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 2, 12:23
NHC has Lee moving at all of 2 mph -- nm - prayformojo Sep 2, 12:19
US Open Spoilers - prayformojo Sep 2, 12:16
Bengie's annual Labor Day Dusk-til-Dawn lineup: - prayformojo Sep 2, 12:14 2
- Read their website the other day. Their rules regarding food and behavior are tough ! -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 2, 12:24 1
  - Frankly, the guy who runs it is really full of himself and a bit of a tool - he takes a bit of fun out of going there -- nm - prayformojo Sep 2, 12:41
BC office workers taken to hospital after mistakenly ingesting pot brownies -- (link) - Beaker Sep 2, 12:13 8
- Three things: - Dr.Johnny Vermin Sep 2, 12:16 5
  - Hindsight is 20/20, but if I started feeling like that with no reason, I'd be in the hospital, especially if my colleagues were feeling the same way -- nm - Roger More Sep 2, 12:31 1
    - Hmm. You and Stephen make a good point. -- nm - Dr.Johnny Vermin Sep 2, 12:34
  - "an investigation...eventually led to the..." pot brownies. - Stephen Sep 2, 12:30
  - Restorative justice is like community service on steroids. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Sep 2, 12:28
  - Love "restorative justice" :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 2, 12:21
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  - I wonder if they did the hospital thing cause their job drug tests and that was a JIC type of thing -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 12:17
hey Max, amazon wants to tempt you with the gold box deal. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 2, 12:10 6
- answer to one of my questions from Yamaha: "A/V receivers cannot convert HDMI inputs to component video output." - Max Sep 2, 12:12 5
  - you could probs find a 46" tv and a low end yamaha receiver for like $150 more than you want to spend. - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 2, 12:34
  - true, but will it upconvert other stuff to output via component? - tRuMaN Sep 2, 12:15 3
    - I'm not finding new receivers that even deal with component connectors. -- nm - Max Sep 2, 12:27 2
      - component or composite? (mine doesn't do component. I run a component in directly to the TV, which is a pain in the ass. - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 2, 12:40
      - what sorta requirements to you want? - tRuMaN Sep 2, 12:39
Fun economic stat of the day: 70% of U.S. bonds mature in five years.....(link) - Walt_Disney Sep 2, 12:10 8
- also fun: 10 year treasuries break under 2% again....nm - x Sep 2, 12:27 1
  - china? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 2, 12:30
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  - "This leaves the country extremely vulnerable to any shift in investor sentiment at a time when its debt load has almost doubled in four years." -- nm - Walt_Disney Sep 2, 12:19 3
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      - I think for me it was because the US has the least diversified maturity schedule. True the US is unlikely to run into issues, but... - Walt_Disney Sep 2, 12:28 1
        
        it'll only happen if there's a suez moment. recent bond market action sure indicates we're nowhere near there....nm - x Sep 2, 12:35
- *prints more money* - Treasury Sep 2, 12:11
re Tate, yeah, I knew he was struggling, and on the roster bubble. Surprising to me. - Stephen Sep 2, 12:10
hmm, ss package mailed. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 2, 12:07 2
- You don't sound sure about that... -- nm - con_carne Sep 2, 12:08 1
  - well, it is the US postal service. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 2, 12:09
Muli bwanji?! -- nm - muzungu psilotum Sep 2, 12:07 3
- back in the states after a 39 hour journey yesterday. taking questions for a few minutes before nap time! - muzungu psilotum Sep 2, 12:13 2
  - ndiri bwino, kaya inu? -- nm - b. Sep 2, 12:16 1
    - ndiri bwino! zikomo! -- nm - muzungu psilotum Sep 2, 12:17
Link to college football pickem info for Slacker Talk group. -- (link) - Dano Sep 2, 12:06 [Backboard]
In the "Big&Tall" niche, Big is clearly a wider demographic than tall. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Sep 2, 12:05 5
- Which, from personal experience, both dwarf the selection for big and tall combined. -- nm - Ender Sep 2, 12:25
- I find that most women's clothing manufacturers offer tall options (even if only online). I used to have a bear of a time finding clothes that fit me - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 2, 12:10 3
  - AA tshirts are the perfect fit for me (I am more torso than legs) and Old Navy usually has OK stuff as well. I have, like casual coats (MEC, and such) - Reagen Sep 2, 12:21
  - I've tried buying talls - after daughter chastised me for wearing my pants too short - but I've found them too long in the rise... - MojaveMeg Sep 2, 12:17 1
    - I'm so lucky that I have normal people or even short legs. it's just the tops that are at issue for me. - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 2, 12:20
ReyRey in a muumuu and fat guy cap makes me all kinds of happy. (nm) - musubi Sep 2, 12:01 8
- otoh, possible actual help... - b. Sep 2, 12:07 5
  - I was actually in there today. The clerk's response: "You're not that big." - Reagen Sep 2, 12:17 2
    - Poser. (nm) - musubi Sep 2, 12:23
    - was she, like, na'vi? -- nm - b. Sep 2, 12:22
  - hey cookie, did you this weekend's body shop sale? 4 for $30 on lots of great stuff. hubba hubba. -- nm - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 2, 12:11 1
    - I went last weekend to use my expiring Living Social deal. with that and the online deals of the summer, I shouldn't even look. -- nm - b. Sep 2, 12:15
- I want to order a 4XL t-shirt that says NO FAT CHICKS. - nubby Sep 2, 12:04 1
  - Here ya go... -- (link) - Krusty Sep 2, 12:06
well crap, no prop bets for the NFL on Proline (Canada's pro sports betting service) this year :( -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 12:01
Opinions please. Which of these sets of nesting dolls would make the cutest kitty cats? -- (link) - loosilu Sep 2, 11:59 12
- IMO, B is the way to go. (nm) - musubi Sep 2, 12:05
- Set B -- (link) - loosilu Sep 2, 12:00 10
  - This looks like it would be best. C if you want fat kitties. -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 2, 12:03 1
    - ok, thanks folks! -- nm - loosilu Sep 2, 12:07
  - Set C -- (link) - loosilu Sep 2, 12:00 7
    - set A -- nm - Epiphany Sep 2, 12:04 3
      - hmmm, I hadn't read the reviews. apparently that one is teeny tiny. Not sure if I want to work that small. hmmm. -- nm - loosilu Sep 2, 12:06 2
        
        *Especially* when painting nesting dolls. The last one is hard enough without the entire set being small. Go big. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 2, 12:08 1
        
        speaking of nesting dolls, i still want these measuring cups ones (i gave a set to kelly for christmas SS): -- (link) - Andie Sep 2, 12:48
    - Question 1: Are the cats of Russian descent? -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 2, 12:03 2
      - Russian Blues, obviously... -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 2, 12:08 1
        
        Well, set A was called Russian Nesting Dolls, whle B was just Nesting Dolls! -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 2, 12:09
Don't wanna wait til you know me better. Lets just be glad for the time together. Life's such a treat and its time you taste it. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 2, 11:58
Nice work, fellas... thanks. -- nm - Dr.Johnny Vermin Sep 2, 11:58

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