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No-fly Muslim travels America by train, crosses Atlantic by ship, gets caught in Britain. - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 12, 13:55 2
- You know what's more trustworthy than a press release from the Council on American-Islamic Relations? Just about everything. -- nm - Ender Sep 12, 13:59 1
  - Fox News! -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 12, 14:01
Man sues White Castle for not being able to fit into their booths. -- (link) - znufrii Sep 12, 13:51 1
- "White Castle offered him a free hamburger"... Of all the places to be offered a single hamburger... -- nm - Ender Sep 12, 13:56
Rowdy Roddy Piper has a broken neck and will have surgery... - Remlik Sep 12, 13:51 9
- sounds like it's time for Peyton to pay a visit to Piper's Pit -- nm - moles Sep 12, 13:53 2
  - "hits Peyton with a Horseshoe!" -- nm - Remlik Sep 12, 13:59
  - With special guest star: Christopher Reeve! -- nm - oblique Sep 12, 13:54
- heheh, I heard about this ~4 hours ago. He beat four guys while he had a broken neck. - Beryllium Sep 12, 13:52 5
  - Mmmm. Five guys -- nm - oblique Sep 12, 13:52 4
    - It's wrong how much this made -- nm - JenBro Sep 12, 13:54 3
      - Me laugh -- nm - JenBro Sep 12, 13:55 2
        
        kilbo's morbid obesity is fodder for endless hours of amusement -- nm - moles Sep 12, 13:59
        
        You do. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 12, 13:59
I'm disappointed this guy didn't strike the Heisman pose with his baby. -- (link) - mara Sep 12, 13:46
triple bonus prude chat q: she's in her 20s and wonders if it would be okay to have a relationship with her graduate professor (he's 45)? - moles Sep 12, 13:43 34
- No issues witht the age, but huge issues with their academic relationship....it might not be allowed if she works for him or under him. -- nm - Walt_Disney Sep 12, 13:56
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  - when i was an adjunct prof., there was no actual prohibition against dating, afaik - moles Sep 12, 13:49 6
    - Where did you teach? -- nm - JenBro Sep 12, 13:56 2
      - Univ. of Baltimore Law -- nm - moles Sep 12, 13:58
      - The school of hard knocks -- nm - oblique Sep 12, 13:57
    - you were looking under D for dating. you needed to go to C for canoodling. -- nm - Max Sep 12, 13:50 2
      - i think i can count the number of my students i would have c----d on one hand -- nm - moles Sep 12, 13:52 1
        
        this would be a good line to include in Your Highness 2. Get to work. -- nm - Max Sep 12, 13:53
  - She said "intercourse after course, of course." - The Ruiner Sep 12, 13:48 4
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      - Really? I had no idea. That seems a bit medieval. What happens when a woman is *already* in a relationship with a faculty member, and wants to take a - mara Sep 12, 13:51 2
        
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        the other students would be just thrilled. -- nm - loosilu Sep 12, 13:53
- She should rent Storytelling first. -- nm - TFox Sep 12, 13:46
- nubbah!!! -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 12, 13:45
- offs -- nm - znufrii Sep 12, 13:45
- "I've never done this before." -- nm - 45 yr old professor Sep 12, 13:44
- Great for him, nightmarish for her. -- nm - David Sep 12, 13:44 14
  - and when they break up, great for her, nightmarish for him. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 12, 13:46 13
    - Are you kidding? He can seriously date a 30 year old who will feel like he's maturing. -- nm - David Sep 12, 13:46 12
      - a lot of colleges have strict policies on this. - loosilu Sep 12, 13:50
      - (I meant, professionally nightmarish.) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 12, 13:48 10
        
        In the immortal words of Duran Duran, "Girls will keep the secret." -- nm - David Sep 12, 13:50
        
        Walking into the prof lounge and getting assaulted with high fives? - The Ruiner Sep 12, 13:49 8
        
        "we were dating when I took his course" could provide a challenge or two, maybe, to an untenured professor. I could be wrong. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 12, 13:51 7
        
        at his age, he should already have tenure, but she should check. -- nm - loosilu Sep 12, 13:52 6
        
        they do tenure based on age? -- nm - TFox Sep 12, 13:56 5
        
        x is our leader. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 12, 13:57
        
        no, but usually people get it around 40. -- nm - loosilu Sep 12, 13:57 3
        
        woohoo. 6 more days! -- nm - oblique Sep 12, 13:57 2
        
        ha! that's assuming you've accomplished things. -- nm - loosilu Sep 12, 13:58
        
        Wait a sec, I thought I had been using the executive washroom, but this is the tenure washroom!!! -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 12, 13:58
- YES! -- nm - nubby si Sep 12, 13:44
More updates to the ST greasemonkey script. In addition to autocollapse, now has basic killfile support -- (link) - oblique Sep 12, 13:37 2
LYC: I get to keep my kidney! I was sorta jokingly saying I'd donate one to my boss (who needs one). - loosilu Sep 12, 13:37
Speaking of new series in the fall, I'm actually considering picking up The Middle and Parks and Rec. - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 12, 13:37 39
- I've got the entire seasons of Wilfred and Louie on my DVR...should I bother watching or just free up the space? -- nm - samara Sep 12, 13:49 12
  - I watched one episode of Wilfred and deleted it all. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 12, 13:56
  - Louie is awesome! Wilfred is not for everyone but I like it. -- nm - Krusty Sep 12, 13:54
  - Wilfred is hilarious -- nm - moles Sep 12, 13:53 3
    - I love Bear. - Mel Profit Sep 12, 13:55 2
      - our first golden, Lumpy, had almost the exact same thing. "Big Bear" - moles Sep 12, 13:56 1
        
        you're first clue was that you named the dog, Lumpy. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 12, 13:57
  - Some BOP folks have been raving about Louie. -- nm - David Sep 12, 13:51
  - Wilfred is worth it I think if you like fairly subversive comedy. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 12, 13:51
  - heh. I nuked my last season of V last night for thst reason. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 12, 13:50 2
    - when they promised me more alien lizards after the break and then didn't deliver I figured it was a show that was just going to continue to lie. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 12, 13:52 1
      - I did not watch a single one of the last run. There was just always something else better to watch. - The Ruiner Sep 12, 13:55
  - watch Louie -- nm - znufrii Sep 12, 13:50
- I might pick up "Raising Hope" and or "It's always sunny..." -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 12, 13:44 11
  - Raising Hope will give you that old school Earl feeling. - Reagen Sep 12, 13:46 8
    - The few episodes I saw gave me that feeling. - Mel Profit Sep 12, 13:49
    - Only because half the cast came over from Earl. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 12, 13:47 1
      - or, you know, the one guy. - Reagen Sep 12, 13:49
    - Who knew Terminators could be so funny -- nm - oblique Sep 12, 13:47 4
      - Seriously, seeing Dillahunt in a comedy, you can't picture having seen him in any of his dramatic roles. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 12, 13:48 3
        
        I just saw the last episode of Deadwood he did as his first character of the series. - Mel Profit Sep 12, 13:50 1
        
        "Isn't he the crazy-ass serial killer in---?" "Yes." -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 12, 13:57
        
        oh I wouldn't go that far - but he has comedic timing for sure. -- nm - Epiphany Sep 12, 13:49
  - Raising Hope is wickedly funny -- nm - oblique Sep 12, 13:46
  - Raising Hope over It's Always Sunny, if you *must* choose. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 12, 13:44
- I've cut a bunch of reality crap out of my viewing lineup. Trying more comedies this year. -- nm - MDH Sep 12, 13:41
- Parks & Rec is most excellent. That and Community are the best comedies on NBC imo -- nm - Jovian Sep 12, 13:40
- Having two new sitcoms starring Zooey and Kat is like saying, "Hey TFox, time to decide which one you have the bigger crush on." - TFox Sep 12, 13:39 11
  - Any show that uses "adorkable" in the ads loses any hope of my season pass. -- nm - David Sep 12, 13:46 2
    - Yup. That + a few other reasons = no way in hell -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 12, 13:57
    - uh oh. - TFox Sep 12, 13:47
  - Kat? -- nm - con_carne Sep 12, 13:42 1
    - Dennings. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 12, 13:52
  - the New Girl setup sounds a little like (500) Days of Summer, which might make me hate her again. -- nm - Max Sep 12, 13:41 2
    - Plenty of opportunities to watch the pilot live. Download it from iTunes. It's *damn good*. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 12, 13:45
    - I steered clear of (500). Maybe that's the bonus point Kat needs. -- nm - TFox Sep 12, 13:42
  - Bubbly or boobs! Choose now! -- nm - Reagen Sep 12, 13:40 2
    - is this a poll question? - Epiphany Sep 12, 13:40 1
      - too much of either isn't a good thing though -- nm - oblique Sep 12, 13:41
Speaking of bad business phone scripts, I called a business today - amoxy Sep 12, 13:36 2
- It worked! -- nm - oblique Sep 12, 13:53
- Oh, I know how... -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 12, 13:37
aww, fantasy football, the thing that makes me hope Hoody does well -- nm - crash davis Sep 12, 13:35
quiz: How old was Jason Alexander when Seinfeld started? How old was he when it ended? -- nm - Max Sep 12, 13:30 4
- 32, 41. -- nm - colin Sep 12, 13:35
- pure guess 29/45 -- nm - CrankYanker Sep 12, 13:33 2
  - Sienfeld was on for 16 years? -- nm - Andie Sep 12, 13:34 1
    - "pure guess" and spoiler - CrankYanker Sep 12, 13:36
Max: Just read the NPR article, the comment towards Danson gives me hope for CSI: - MDH Sep 12, 13:30
You also get a t-shirt with that newegg Arkham City deal. -- (link) - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 12, 13:21 5
- Mmm. Not very Bub friendly. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 12, 13:23 3
  - The other options seems to be Joker's Carnival challenge, play as Robin, or a Batman figure. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 12, 13:30 2
    - And everywhere other than the US gets steelbook editions. (crash should pre-order from Canada.) -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 12, 13:48 1
      - Heh. I have a steelbook Darknight DVD. I might have to hit up a certain canadian STer again. - The Ruiner Sep 12, 13:49
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c -- nm - prayformojo Sep 12, 13:20 2
- 'mon Rafael! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 12, 13:20
- is for cookie -- nm - decline Sep 12, 13:20
Speaking of T-Pain, I've seen another one of those T-Pain Mic commercials. I can't be sure if they're intentionally kitschy. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 12, 13:19
though I'm certain it will get cancelled, I'm going to give The Playboy Club a shot -- nm - crash davis Sep 12, 13:18 9
- The Playboy Club without nudity is a hollow exercise. -- nm - Reagen Sep 12, 13:41 4
  - you'll probably see more skin on Chuck as it is. -- nm - Max Sep 12, 13:43 3
    - I guess you boys are too young to appreciate the perfection of the waitress bunny outfits. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 12, 13:52 1
      - the lower half looks like a design rejected by Hooters. -- nm - Max Sep 12, 13:54
    - GIANT BLONDE SHE-MALE! -- nm - Beryllium Sep 12, 13:45
- I can't stand him cause he's a sleazeball - he's perfect for this. I love me some Amanda Heard -- nm - Epiphany Sep 12, 13:38 2
  - Are you referring to Nick Dalton? -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 12, 13:46 1
    - Eddie-cheater- Cibrian -- nm - Epiphany Sep 12, 13:50
- If for no toher reason (*snork*) than the lead guy's name. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 12, 13:24
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- is T-Paw done already? -- nm - crash davis Sep 12, 13:19 6
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  - I read that he quit the race last month...Guess that news didn't get to Chico -- nm - amoxy Sep 12, 13:19 4
    - he quit after performing poorly in Iowa. -- nm - loosilu Sep 12, 13:39
    - I obviously didn't know either. Speaking of disappointment from MN, I saw McNabb had 39 passing yards, so I figured he got hurt. I went to the box - crash davis Sep 12, 13:22 2
      - Like, 3 receivers had ctaches, each for a total of zero yards. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 12, 13:25
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- woulda been better if T-Pain endorsed Romney -- nm - prayformojo Sep 12, 13:18
So, to recap, I was supposed to have a relaxing day off of work Friday and today. - prayformojo Sep 12, 13:16 6
- Our company instituted an accrual limit, but they would reinstate hours once you used some. I think they were concerned about - MojaveMeg Sep 12, 13:24
- that's shitty. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 12, 13:19 4
  - it would be, if it weren't my own damn fault -- nm - prayformojo Sep 12, 13:19 3
    - you kinda don't deserve that vacation day, dummy. - loosilu Sep 12, 13:20 2
      - i *know*! - prayformojo Sep 12, 13:21 1
        
        How can you even forget not to work!?! -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 12, 13:46
Check out the HP 3D scanner. -- (link) - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 12, 13:14 1
- Hogwarts! -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 12, 13:15
telephone etiquette rant: If I call and ask for a specific person by name, don't tell me who you think I need to talk to - Epiphany Sep 12, 13:14 13
- Pip- we have our receptionist screen calls like this - I make it a point when I write new policies to let clients know that she does it as -- nm - JenBro Sep 12, 13:49 3
  - Oops part of her job so they get to the person that can help them right away. - JenBro Sep 12, 13:53 2
    - but I personally know who can help me - cause as in this case and most cases - I talked to that person before - Epiphany Sep 12, 13:59 1
      - yep - totally dif -- nm - JenBro Sep 12, 14:53
- Larry is such a loser, that is why I need to talk to Jim -- nm - amoxy Sep 12, 13:18 1
  - heh. "No! We're gossiping about Larry!" -- nm - Max Sep 12, 13:19
- I called Home Depot Friday to speak to a manager to compliment an employee's service - prayformojo Sep 12, 13:17 3
  - "...candygram." -- nm - Max Sep 12, 13:20
  - its never happened before and she had to look up what the comp. protocol was -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 12, 13:19 1
    - wow -- nm - CrankYanker Sep 12, 13:33
- "Jim's test results." -- nm - Max Sep 12, 13:16
- " what is this regarding?" - The Ruiner Sep 12, 13:15 1
  - like she knows better than me what I need? -- nm - Epiphany Sep 12, 13:35
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