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TFox? Do you know what a device is called that you can use to equalize a sound system in a large room (like theater/gym) where it emits sound - oblique Sep 8, 09:03 6
- I don't know what this costs (probably would be cheaper to just hire a sound guy) -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 9, 01:12
- sonic screwdriver? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 8, 09:05
- i do, but I just forgot the name. - tRuMaN Sep 8, 09:03 2
  - oscilloscope - tRuMaN Sep 8, 09:06
  - Most helpful post ever. -- nm - muzungu psilotum Sep 8, 09:04
- no. -- nm - TFox Sep 8, 09:03
Capstern, what I would do if you have some equity in your other car is sell both cars, use the equity from one to pay off the other - oblique Sep 8, 08:57 7
- he has freaking $18k cash!! -- (link) - HPV McGee Sep 8, 09:02 [Backboard] 2
  - does he? you don't think he might have, in ther intervening month, actually taken our advice and put that money towards his credit cards? -- nm - znufrii, Q-Lister Sep 8, 09:11
  - Dude. That was *ages* ago. He has invested in such thiings as football tickets now. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 8, 09:03
- If you have equity in the other car, sell that car and keep the underwater one. Aren't they nearly identical Audis? - TFox Sep 8, 09:01 2
  - I wasn't paying attention to the backstory to know the full details on the cars -- nm - oblique Sep 8, 09:01 1
    - Wait, you missed the Audi Saga!?! -- nm - Spawn Sep 8, 09:02
- Looking into that but only owned the house 2 years. 6 months of that was on a modifed repayment (unemployed) so there is no equity to be had any where -- nm - Capstern (46 Days) Sep 8, 08:59
anothet day, am -- nm - mara Sep 8, 08:57 3
- another simple google search for a professional library blogger/tweeter -- nm - mara Sep 8, 08:59 2
  - you rock! -- nm - muzungu psilotum Sep 8, 09:00
  - see? it's not just us! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 8, 08:59
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- About freakin' time. -- nm - Spawn Sep 8, 08:57
- with notre dame, i'll believe that when i see it -- nm - prayformojo Sep 8, 08:56
Amber Alert for 3 year old BC boy. Likely grabbed by a stranger is the fear -- (link) - Beaker Sep 8, 08:53
According to CNN the "real" National unemployment is 16.2% when you add in people working part time who would rather have a full time job and those - CrankYanker Sep 8, 08:49 6
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  - U6 is the most common measure. -- nm - muzungu psilotum Sep 8, 08:57 1
    - U don't say! -- nm - con_carne Sep 8, 08:58
  - I didn't know their was a name for it. Anyway, it was mentioned to point out that the President will have a much bigger audience tonight. -- nm - CrankYanker Sep 8, 08:55
- According to Fox News, it's 47.3% when you add in babies and dependent children and house cats. -- nm - Jim Sep 8, 08:51 1
  - ... and people who voted for Obama -- nm - Beryllium Sep 8, 09:06
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- Dude, I can't even tell you what FIP, xFIP and WAR are without looking. -- nm - Jim Sep 8, 08:46 4
  - I know WAR, but the other two are a mystery -- nm - znufrii, Q-Lister Sep 8, 08:49
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    - so, not this then... -- (link) - znufrii, Q-Lister Sep 8, 08:52
  - WAR is a great card game -- nm - Beaker Sep 8, 08:46
ST knows medical stuff, and good thoughts please - ceregon Sep 8, 08:43 14
- it totally depends on the type of cancer it was - tRuMaN Sep 8, 09:02
- yeah, that sucks. survival rates really depend on the specifics of the cancer. there are different kinds of tumor, and different kinds of brain cancer - mafic Sep 8, 09:00 1
  - The fact that he hasn't given much in the way of details is making me think it's very bad. -- nm - ceregon Sep 8, 09:03
- sorry :( good thoughts for your friend Ceregon - I agree with Loosi best to ask him. -- nm - JenBro Sep 8, 08:59
- Wishes for the least pain and suffering possible for your friend -- nm - con_carne Sep 8, 08:54
- So sorry, and what Loosi and T-Fox said. I think location really matters. A couple of weeks ago a tumor was found on my dad'd -- nm - kare Sep 8, 08:52 6
  - Well the tumor was on the brain rather than in the brain, they just...(might be gross inside) - ceregon Sep 8, 09:02 1
    - IANAD, but, doesn't that seem like it would be a *good* thing? -- nm - Andie Sep 8, 09:03
  - Stupid phone. My dad's pituitary gland. I had no idea, but most in that location behave a certain way (and are benign) - kare Sep 8, 08:55 2
    - (did we already know this?) - prayformojo Sep 8, 09:00 1
      - Nah. Thanks, it was quite a relief (but still scary shit) -- nm - kare Sep 8, 09:07
  - there's more coming here, right? -- nm - Andie Sep 8, 08:55
- very sorry to hear this. I think the only way to get accurate info is to ask him. - loosilu Sep 8, 08:47
- a) that's awful, I'm sorry. b) IANAD, but I suspect the googling is all over the place because advanced brain cancer is all over the place. - TFox Sep 8, 08:45
Another question not sure what to do...(leagalish) - Capstern (46 Days) Sep 8, 08:36 39
- lease her the car, like sign a legal lease for it. - tRuMaN Sep 8, 08:58 3
  - OH. That should shield me from lawsuit? Sort of like the bank cant be sued for being my lein holder? -- nm - Capstern (46 Days) Sep 8, 09:00 2
    - it depends on the lease, but I think so - tRuMaN Sep 8, 09:01 1
      - if this is doable, it's pretty smart, i think. - TFox Sep 8, 09:02
- Seriously, just watch Judge Judy for a week, and do the opposite of what every guest has ever done in their life. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Sep 8, 08:41
- If the car is only in your name the insurance has to be in your name, afaik. -- nm - kare Sep 8, 08:40 3
  - Yup I does and it is -- nm - Capstern (46 Days) Sep 8, 08:43 2
    - Well then you're covered (and also have to deal with insurance repercussions if something happens, of course) -- nm - kare Sep 8, 08:46 1
      - (I would make sure the liability limit is sky high, if it was me.) -- nm - kare Sep 8, 08:50
- Wait a minute...did you get GAP insurance on the car when you bought it? if you did, you should still be golden. -- nm - Jim Sep 8, 08:40 7
  - I do have GAP - how am I golden? -- nm - Capstern (46 Days) Sep 8, 08:43 6
    - Well, you asked about her wrecking the car. So if she wrecks it, the loan is paid off, yes? See? golden. :) -- nm - Jim Sep 8, 08:44 5
      - Sorry...the "golden" thing was only in the event of a crash. I'm kinda all over the place today. - Jim Sep 8, 08:45
      - Well true. But if she plows someones house in the process can I be sued? -- nm - Capstern (46 Days) Sep 8, 08:44 3
        
        You need liability insurance, which I'm sure you have. You can also get umbrella coverage pretty cheap. I've got a $1,000,000 umbrella policy for - pmb Sep 8, 09:00
        
        Like I said, if it's in the agreement then you become the Lienholder and she is the Registered Owner. -- nm - CrankYanker Sep 8, 08:46 1
        
        oh fuck, nevermind, you still owe on the car. -- nm - CrankYanker Sep 8, 08:47
- sell the car -- nm - decline Sep 8, 08:40 12
  - Not possible at this time. I dont have 10K to make up the difference in sales value to loan value. - Capstern (46 Days) Sep 8, 08:42 4
    - Torch it (nm) - Brian Sep 8, 08:53
    - sell your car and take that one -- nm - decline Sep 8, 08:52
    - of course it was shitty when you got it, because you didn't account for the possibility that shit happens. -- nm - loosilu Sep 8, 08:45
    - wait, what happened to your $18k? -- nm - HPV McGee Sep 8, 08:44
  - Yeah, pretty much. Cut all strings. Who wants to be liable?? -- nm - kare Sep 8, 08:42
  - This is the best answer. Sell it, put whatever you get toward the loan and then pay the rest off. Halfsies and stuff. -- nm - Jim Sep 8, 08:41 4
    - She has no money and I dont have the $ to do this. If I did I would and this would be moot. Just trying to figure out if there is a way - Capstern (46 Days) Sep 8, 08:44 2
      - give her the cheaper car. -- nm - loosilu Sep 8, 08:45
      - Honestly, the only way to shield yourself is to keep the car. -- nm - Jim Sep 8, 08:45
    - yes. -- nm - TFox Sep 8, 08:41
  - this. -- nm - znufrii, Q-Lister Sep 8, 08:41
- Can you be the "legal owner" and she would be the "registered owner"? -- nm - CrankYanker Sep 8, 08:39
- As a former bill collector. I don't care who has the car or what the circumstance is. But if the payments stop coming in, I'm suing your ass. - Jim Sep 8, 08:39 5
  - I understand that. I realize I have to make the payments either way. In TX if I put it in the divorce decree it is legally binding but - Capstern (46 Days) Sep 8, 08:41 4
    - why don't YOU keep that car? -- nm - Andie Sep 8, 08:44 2
      - He doen't need *two* Audis? -- nm - Spawn Sep 8, 08:54 1
        
        I'll take one of them off his hands. -- nm - muzungu psilotum Sep 8, 09:03
    - I was just saying that aside from selling the car or having her re-fi it...I don't think there's anything you can do but hope she honors her side of - Jim Sep 8, 08:43
- "I have a friend that in the next 6 months to a year will be getting 5M dollars" from a Nigerian Prince!!! -- nm - HPV McGee Sep 8, 08:38 1
  - Hospital almost killed him during a surgery. Medical malpractice settlement. Wasnt trying to be smart assed -- nm - Capstern (46 Days) Sep 8, 08:40
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- in less than two years after Obama's defeat he will be the fluffy pink bunny - Danedukenuuk Sep 8, 08:43
- The one thing I'll argue with you on...it is NOT their job to block and obstruct. It's their job to legislate, govern and lead. - Jim Sep 8, 08:37 11
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    - Part of defeating the other guy though, is presenting yourself as a viable alternative to the incumbent. - Roger More Sep 8, 08:44 9
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      - not really. the only part of defeating the other guy is getting more people to vote for you. -- nm - znufrii, Q-Lister Sep 8, 08:46 6
        
        Which won't happen until you are perceived as being a credible alternative to the incumbent. Even in these times, there aren't enough angried up - Roger More Sep 8, 08:52 5
        
        To your IM: The danger isn't in who votes, but in who stays home. The consistent pessimism from Democrats is dangerous - TWuG Sep 8, 08:56 4
        
        That picture will become slearer once the Republicans select their candidate, and also the course the campaign takes - eg how active the - Roger More Sep 8, 09:02
        
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        I can't parse the IM. FWIW, I think Dem pessimism hurts Independent turnout. - TWuG Sep 8, 09:07 1
        
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      - (not that I disagree with you about rationalising the ineffectiveness) -- nm - Roger More Sep 8, 08:45
Over the long weekend, I finally saw Platoon for the first time. (spoils) - Beryllium (iPhone) Sep 8, 08:33
True story about my divorce: after my wife and I had split up, I would... - David Sep 8, 08:32 17
- My ex and I had booty calls for a year after we split. -- nm - CrankYanker Sep 8, 08:38 2
  - I am SO glad I don't have an ex. nm -- nm - Jim Sep 8, 08:41 1
    - My ex keeps trying to friend me on FB. Um, no. -- nm - kare Sep 8, 09:00
- "Why don't you go back to your home on Whore Island?" -- nm - TFox Sep 8, 08:35 5
  - "You are a smelly pirate hooker" -- nm - Beaker Sep 8, 08:39
  - "Where do whores go?" -- nm - oblique Sep 8, 08:36 3
    - Nice. :-) -- nm - TWuG Sep 8, 08:52 2
      - I have maybe 6 CDs left. I think it's the worst of the series so far -- nm - loosilu's mom si Sep 8, 08:53 1
        
        i hope it gets better, loosi's mom -- nm - prayformojo Sep 8, 08:56
- & Hobbes? Coolidge? Klein? Sorry to ask but who or what is Calvin? -- nm - bc/nc Sep 8, 08:35 4
  - greatest cat ever! - Epiphany Sep 8, 09:01
  - I'm not always up on the minutia of everyone's life but I believe it was his kitty -- nm - oblique Sep 8, 08:36 2
    - a dearly beloved one. -- nm - loosilu Sep 8, 08:36
    - Thank you. -- nm - bc/nc Sep 8, 08:36
- that must have been.....strange -- nm - prayformojo Sep 8, 08:33 2
  - We'd been together since we were 18. It's like we didn't know how to not have sex. -- nm - David Sep 8, 08:34 1
    - I get this. -- nm - loosilu Sep 8, 08:38
re: couch sleeping. it really depends who it is. like, i wouldn't make my mom sleep on the couch. but a friend, yes. but, also, it has to do - Andie Sep 8, 08:32 17
- this makes sense, but my mom would never stay at my place so it's not an issue. - loosilu Sep 8, 08:36 1
  - harlot! -- nm - loosilu's mom si Sep 8, 08:37
- Exactly. If you expect to be home later and up earlier than them it's better that you don't have to pass them coming and going. - MojaveMeg Sep 8, 08:34
- I just don't want anyone having sex in my bed. ever. I mean, one would think people would know that - HPV McGee Sep 8, 08:34 13
  - loosen your headboard, or attach bells to the sheets. if they start anything the noise will embarrass them and make them stop. :) -- nm - Andie Sep 8, 08:38 10
    - bells is awesome. just do that anyway. -- nm - TFox Sep 8, 08:39 9
      - God, it's like the ice cream truck was driving by all night! -- nm - bc/nc Sep 8, 08:42 1
        
        heh -- nm - Beaker Sep 8, 08:44
      - but then I won't be able to have sex in my bed!! oh. oh, wait... -- nm - HPV McGee Sep 8, 08:39 6
        
        easily detachable bells! -- nm - Andie Sep 8, 08:41
        
        you live alone. you could totally still have sex in your bed, plus your bed would be celebrating! - TFox Sep 8, 08:41 4
        
        rachel upstairs vacuums before sex and giggles during. she would be all like, "HPV downstairs rings bells while she jams!!" -- nm - HPV McGee Sep 8, 08:45 3
        
        Rachel vacuums before sex? I want to go to there. -- nm - bc/nc Sep 8, 08:48 2
        
        oh yeah. just before her boyfriend arrives. I try to leave when I hear it. -- nm - HPV McGee Sep 8, 08:52 1
        
        Maybe they're carpet bangers. -- nm - Max Sep 8, 09:02
  - Oops, okay ignore my post above :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 8, 08:35 1
    - Feel free to print this off and hang it over the bed...... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Sep 8, 08:38 [flickr]
ESPN and the NFL just signed a deal to keep MNF there till 2021 -- (link) - Beaker Sep 8, 08:31 2
- That's too bad. I miss the real MNF. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 8, 08:41
- So cute! -- nm - Mayan Calendar Sep 8, 08:33
Check out what Lindsey's 17-year-old sister, Ali Lohan, has done to herself. -- (link) - Mop (195 lbs) Sep 8, 08:30 8
- Eating disorder. -- nm - lileve Sep 8, 08:39
- it's horrific. -- nm - loosilu Sep 8, 08:33 1
  - I'm mad that Mop made us all look at it again -- nm - oblique Sep 8, 08:34
- Sinead, dat you? -- nm - budice si Sep 8, 08:32
- it's worth the repost and should be shown to anyone considering plastic surgery. Freak. Show. -- nm - Beaker Sep 8, 08:32 1
  - Dina has a lot to answer for. -- nm - loosilu Sep 8, 08:33
- wtf? nm -- nm - groiny si Sep 8, 08:32
- vampire! kill it! -- nm - mafic Sep 8, 08:32
Google Offers has a Fandango deal for me. Check the details. Given that it's in regional beta, it may not apply to you. -- (link) - Mop (195 lbs) Sep 8, 08:30 1
- I love these deals because they keep eBay flooded in Fandango codes. -- nm - David Sep 8, 08:35
You'd think the towel discussion would bring Dignan out of the woodwork -- nm - oblique Sep 8, 08:29 3
- I have also called it a paint rag, but I only paint maps of Hawaii. -- nm - TFox Sep 8, 08:31
- or was that Dano. damnit - oblique Sep 8, 08:30 1
  - dano. :) -- nm - Andie Sep 8, 08:30

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