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B3: loosi: Fredericton. It has been rampaging around here it seems as alot of people at work have been sick and now it is doing the rounds at Daycare -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 09:04 1
- yikes. it's brutal. Hope you're doing better. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 09:06
Does anyone know w here I should look for some version of the instrumental music used in Leverage? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 09:02
According to the WP article, Voinovich is the 4rd Republican Senator to announce his retirement. Who are the other 3? -- nm - Mop Jan 12, 09:00 4
- didn't Ted Stevens (Alaska) retire? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 12, 09:02 2
  - No, he lost. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 12, 09:03
  - No, he was defeated in the Nov. election. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 12, 09:02
- Kit Bond, Sam Brownback and Mel Martinez. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 12, 09:02
SITWAP: Finally, the flying car. -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 12, 08:58
so a client dropped off some stuff for the audit we are about to start - tRuMaN Jan 12, 08:57 1
- 5 hours. -- nm - TaurusII Jan 12, 08:59
annnnnd, the economic downturn hits my office again. my assistant / PA will be done at the end of the month as we have nothing going into production. - Andie Jan 12, 08:57 2
- start looking now -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 08:59
- Eeeep! -- nm - TaurusII Jan 12, 08:58
It's crazy to me, that you wouldn't visit your family just because you can't sleep in the same bed for a few days. It's just sleeping. Who cares? - Amy Jan 12, 08:57 29
- the first question is, was she upfront about her expectations from the get go? - znufrii Jan 12, 09:06 1
  - Loosi said the couple doesn't even know about it -- nm - Guigue Jan 12, 09:07
- In a way I'd say it depends if they were invited or if they asked to sleep there - Guigue Jan 12, 09:04
- seriously! it's free!! shut the hell up and sneak into the laundry room at night if you must. -- nm - IMC loves mandy lane Jan 12, 09:03 4
  - The correct answer is bunk up after the kids go to bed, move back when you are done or before the kids get up. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Jan 12, 09:05 2
    - I don't know, I think agreeing to it, then sneaking around is worse. -- nm - mafic Jan 12, 09:10 1
      - Oh, I would be open with the sister. It appears her concern is for the kids. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Jan 12, 09:18
  - It's just sleeping. They're not asking you to break up. It's such a...non-issue. -- nm - Amy Jan 12, 09:05
- it's insulting and shows a lack of respect for the couple. -- nm - decline Jan 12, 09:02 5
  - well, yes. but super religious people might well have issue with co-sleeping of non-marrieds. - IMC loves mandy lane Jan 12, 09:06
  - very well put. the message I take away from the situation is "my relationship is better than yours, because I stood up somewhere and said 'I do'." -- nm - mafic Jan 12, 09:06
  - Wait a minute...they' -- nm - Jim Jan 12, 09:04 2
    - they're staying free in MY house and asking them to not sleep together is a lack of respect for them? -- nm - Jim Jan 12, 09:05 1
      - imo yes. They are a couple and in a committed relationship. Just because they don't have a stupid piece of paper doesn't make them any less a couple - decline Jan 12, 09:10
- If the expectation is "1 in bed, 1 on floor", I'm not going. - Will Hunting Jan 12, 09:01 2
  - Then you get a hotel. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Jan 12, 09:04 1
    - If I can't get afford a hotel, i'm not bothering. I also wouldn't be on the couch having sex with my sig.other. - Will Hunting Jan 12, 09:06
- in my case it'd be a symptom of a larger problem, and in my immediate family's case, unbelivably hypocritical. - mafic Jan 12, 09:01 2
  - Then you are the exception. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Jan 12, 09:05
  - and if it's someone I'm living with, *everybody* already knows we're sleeping together, but you want the pointless charade of separate beds? - mafic Jan 12, 09:03
- Yup. I am kind of amazed so many people here have a problem with this. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Jan 12, 09:00
- I'd stay elsewhere. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 12, 09:00
- the ex's grandmother has two extra bedrooms in her house - tRuMaN Jan 12, 08:59 2
  - I had a GF, when I used to visit her folks, I'd sleep in the living room -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 09:01 1
    - And there were no children in that house -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 09:02
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  - And, I'll go one further--you don't even ask why. My mom's made crazy sleeping arrangements that we later found out were because - Amy Jan 12, 09:01 1
    - *laughing* -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 09:03
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Bush asks Congress to release the remaining $350 billion of the bailout package. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 12, 08:51 5
- He's still got more than a week. Plenty of time to throw away $350 billion. -- nm - Mop Jan 12, 08:56
- The news item I just read said "Bush says: Obama hasn't asked for remainder of bailout money" - Beryllium Jan 12, 08:53 3
  - oh, wait, I think I got it. - Beryllium Jan 12, 08:54 2
    - No, he's not. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 12, 08:54 1
      - oh. Yeah, I guess that makes sese, if burris is already seated. heh. Odd news story, then. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 08:55
I think the system fonts in Windows 7 are bigger, or something. - Mop Jan 12, 08:50 3
- It looks nearly identical to Vista. It's very fast, though I haven't played with it too much. - Don Homer Jan 12, 08:55 1
  - Crazy fast. I'm very pleased. -- nm - Mop Jan 12, 08:56
- Not unlikely. There's a setting in the Display app in some versions of windows that lets you modify that. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 08:54
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- mmm, glazer donut. -- nm - IMC loves mandy lane Jan 12, 08:51
- Thank Pete they won at least one. Otherwise, the legacy isn't quite as strong. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 12, 08:50
- I won't believe it until we get the emotional news conference. - tRuMaN Jan 12, 08:50 4
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    - doubt that, he will probably be back in a couple of years on tv - tRuMaN Jan 12, 08:53 2
      - Yeah, but he is done coaching. I do not see him as a GM type, and I really don;t think he would do the tv unless it is to bring attention to his work. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Jan 12, 09:01 1
        
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I'm nearly 400 "recently" deleted programs on my Tivo. More stunning than my new disc capacity is the fact that I've seen nearly 400 shows in 2 weeks. -- nm - Mop Jan 12, 08:39
To open an old discussion... If an actor who had previously starred in a soap then got a juicy role in a hit show, I wouldn't call him an unknown. - Mop Jan 12, 08:39 8
- Dancing with the Stars with... Cameron Mathison. He's a "Star" according to who's definition? -- nm - Mop Jan 12, 09:01
- Unless they're reached HUGE soap star status (Susan Lucci) I'd say it's fair descriptor. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 12, 08:56
- If I don't know a dude, considering I pay more attention to stuff like this than an average dude, then he is a relative unknown. -- nm - TFox Jan 12, 08:43
- I'd call him a guy getting his big break, not a known actor. -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 08:41 1
  - well, *now* he's a known actor, right? :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 08:45
- Also, note that Unknown may not mean "not known to the public", but rather "unknown potential" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 08:40 1
  - "obscure" versus "untested", I mean. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 08:43
- ... one word: Routh. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 08:40
loosi - I just meant if the packaging happens to drop above 32 degrees. The sodium would help to keep it preserved. - JaxSean Jan 12, 08:38 6
- Well, I checked the Lean Cuisine website and they sidestep the sodium issue, but they hint that it's a flavor thing. -- (link) - loosilu Jan 12, 08:40 5
  - I would think "thawed" means "room temperature?" - JaxSean Jan 12, 08:44 1
    - yeah. I'm sure if they're in the fridge they're fine. I think that recommendatino is a CYA thing. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 08:45
  - This is making me hungry. I want sweet and sour chicken and rice! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 08:44 2
    - yeah, I had to go cook my lunch after the B2 discussion. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 12, 08:50 1
      - It's 8:48am here and I haven't had breakfast. After our morning meeting, I am *so* going to have to go to Subway or Tim Hortons - Beryllium Jan 12, 08:51
SITWAP: New definition for "scumbucket": Madoff scams his own sister. -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 12, 08:37 1
- Here's a Cartier watch. Sorry. -- nm - Mop Jan 12, 08:40
TTIS: My sister has an issue. At Christmas, her inlaws came to visit, including her brother in law and his girlfriend. - loosilu Jan 12, 08:37 57
- If it's such an issue to her, I think next year someone else should host. Her place might be the easiest, but it's obviously making her uncomfortable -- nm - Guigue Jan 12, 08:56
- the ex had an uncle (mother's brother) who got married, and the wife decided she didn't like his family - tRuMaN Jan 12, 08:52 2
  - she likes them fine. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 08:53 1
    - then she needs to get over it. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 12, 08:57
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  - The sister is being prudish. But it's her house and the guests should abide by her rules or not stay there. -- nm - TWuG Jan 12, 08:52 1
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  - I can't imagine myself pushing it on either side. I might privately think she was nuts, but it's Christmas, I can handle the floor. -- nm - TFox Jan 12, 08:52
  - they have no clue, yet. I don't know them well at all. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 08:51 2
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      - yeah, she knows that. That's not the issue. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 08:54
- You're right. She's crazy to expect that. -- nm - mara Jan 12, 08:50 1
  - Indeed. But also, if they can't afford a hotel room, they might just have to acquiesce to her request, no matter how crazy. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 08:52
- I'm not sure how a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old are going to be traumatized by two people sleeping on a pull-out sofa. -- nm - Ender Jan 12, 08:47 8
  - I think if the couple were married, loosi's sister would think it's fine -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 08:49
  - Religious beliefs don't always make sense to others. -- nm - Shaun Jan 12, 08:49 6
    - We've all seen enough sit-coms to know that the real reason is that the sister hates the girlfriend. -- nm - Amy Jan 12, 08:52 5
      - heh. the GF is fine. My sis just really is that fucked in the head. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 08:53 4
        
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        oh, that's not why she's effed up. and she knows perfectly well that she's effed up. she's cool with it. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 08:57
        
        Why pass judgement so easily on how they should raise their 2- and 4-year-old? -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 08:55 1
        
        because I've known my sister for 40 years? -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 08:56
- Hmm. Tough one. One one hand, it's her house, and if they want to stay there for free, they need to abice by her rules. - JaxSean Jan 12, 08:42 15
  - I had to deal with this. Bottom line is they probably will stop coming because of it - decline Jan 12, 08:44 7
    - that's what I'd do too. if I live with somebody, I'm not sleeping in a different bed to make you more comfortable, your house or not. - mafic Jan 12, 08:49 3
      - this is what I told her, fwiw. I told her that's not a reasonable thing to ask. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 08:50 2
        
        if we don't live together, I might be willing to do it. if it's her family, and it's really important to her that I'm there, but not for my family. -- nm - mafic Jan 12, 08:52
        
        good for you. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 12, 08:52
    - this is ultimate the issue, I think. and it means her husband wouldn't see his brother very much. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 08:45 2
      - what if they never get married? imo your sis is being a bit too severe about the whole thing -- nm - decline Jan 12, 08:48 1
        
        no shit. this is my thing. and knowing him, that might happen. what's she going to do, spend the next 20 years - loosilu Jan 12, 08:49
  - they're 30ish. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 08:44 6
    - Then he needs to go to Motel 6 if he can't take it. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 12, 08:46 3
      - repeat: THey cannot afford a hotel. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 08:48 2
        
        Then take what you get and don't bitch about it. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 12, 08:51 1
        
        (not that he's bitching. I just meant beggars can't be choosers.) -- nm - JaxSean Jan 12, 08:51
    - I assumed this. My answer is different if they are like 22. -- nm - TFox Jan 12, 08:45 1
      - she would react the same way if they were 60. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 08:46
- I think if you invite people who live together to come stay at your house, it's not exactly your place to dictate their sleeping proximity. - TFox Jan 12, 08:42 1
  - this is my thing. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 08:43
- She's not crazy to expect that, if it's her house. - con_carne Jan 12, 08:40 8
  - You can't sleep apart for a few days? Suck it up--you're a guest. You sleep where you're told to. -- nm - Amy Jan 12, 08:50
  - Well, she's still crazy for expecting it. But bottom line is if they're staying there, it's their onus to follow the "innkeepers" rules. - JaxSean Jan 12, 08:49 5
    - Come on. Though I wouldn't agree with loosi's sister, her concern that unmarrieds shouldn't sleep together is not uncommon. -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 08:51 4
      - When there's little kids in the house, that is. "Mommy, are they married?" "Mommy, are they going to get married?" -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 08:53 3
        
        2 and 4 year olds don't ask that. - JaxSean Jan 12, 08:57 2
        
        is there a magic age? He'll be five next year. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 08:59 1
        
        Kids sleep in the same bed during sleep overs. - JaxSean Jan 12, 09:01
  - word -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Jan 12, 08:41
- Sister's house, sister's rules. If she has an issue she should request (if they are still unmarried) that they use a hotel next time. -- nm - TWuG Jan 12, 08:39 1
  - and they can't afford it, so they won't see them. which is okay as long as they realize this. -- nm - Andie Jan 12, 08:53
- Have Christmas at a bigger house? -- nm - TaurusII Jan 12, 08:38 1
  - let's assume that for various reasons it was easiest to go to her place. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 08:43
- fwiw, my advice was - loosilu Jan 12, 08:38 3
  - Word. -- nm - znufrii Jan 12, 08:43
  - yup -- nm - Don Homer Jan 12, 08:41
  - Yeah, I'd be saying something similar. -- nm - kelly Jan 12, 08:39
LIR: Recylcing; A. I often will have 3 overflowing recycle bins and just a meager amount of garbage. Go Disposal! -- nm - oblique Jan 12, 08:35 1
- Garbage disposals aren't all that "green", fwiw. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 12, 08:42
Blog about living on an island in the Great Barrier Reef for six months. Salary: AUD$150K. -- (link) - Reagen Jan 12, 08:35 2
- oh. your. gods. I need ideas for a 60-second movie, like now. -- nm - mafic Jan 12, 08:49
- Fending off Great White Sharks? Priceless. -- nm - Mop Jan 12, 08:41
Not trivia: Warner might be the 2nd guy to lead 2 different teams ot the Super Bowl...who's the other? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 12, 08:35 1
- Kerry Collin....oh wait a minute. ;) -- nm - Jim Jan 12, 09:03
Travellers cheque question - Giamatti gave my four TC's last night. His signature was already at the top, but he also signed under - CrankYanker Jan 12, 08:29 13
- confession: I don't know how traveller's cheques work. -- nm - mafic Jan 12, 08:51
- I thought that the idea was that they signed it the first time on top and then signed it again when cashing to prove they were the same person. - Ender Jan 12, 08:32 3
  - I think you're right, but my name is going to be as "Pay this cheque to the order of" so I guess my i.d. will prove who I am? -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 12, 08:34 1
    - correct, and you endorse the back, just like a regular check -- nm - znufrii Jan 12, 08:34
  - this is correct. -- nm - znufrii Jan 12, 08:34
- With that great speech you gave, I didn't think you would have time to also chauffeur someone. And such a star, at that! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 08:31 1
  - so weird to watch him - it's almost like watching a video of me. -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 12, 08:32
- Don't believe so. I think TCs have to have TWO valid signatures of the person using them. -- nm - TWuG Jan 12, 08:31 4
  - Correct. -- nm - TFox Jan 12, 08:31 3
    - (Although, if we say no, will CY go on a tirade on a bank teller about how Paul Giamatti is a moron who can't figure out how checks work?) - TFox Jan 12, 08:33 2
      - What is this? A "traveller's check"? They still make these? -- nm - Bank Teller Jan 12, 08:36
      - "Was it even the real Paul Giamatti?" - Beryllium Jan 12, 08:34
- ....gave ME..... -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 12, 08:30

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