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How on earth would you enforce this? -- (link) - znufrii Sep 26, 11:51 7
- Wow. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 26, 11:54
- Same way you would any of the other classes. Being unemployed is a huge hurdle to finding employment. - TWuG Sep 26, 11:54 4
  - I'm not saying it isn't a problem, but I just don't see how any competent employer couldn't find 50 ways around it to reach the same result. -- nm - znufrii Sep 26, 11:57 3
    - The same ways they use to weed out others in protected classes when they're of a mind to. - TWuG Sep 26, 12:02
    - (even without the included loopholes that are big enough to drive a truck through) -- nm - znufrii Sep 26, 11:59 1
      - dude. it has nothing to do with anything but angling for the votes of millions of unemployed people.....nm - x Sep 26, 12:01
- you wouldn't....nm - x Sep 26, 11:54
LYC: Yahoo Fantasy Hockey sign-ups are open. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 26, 11:47 8
- Cool, lets get a couple leagues together -- nm - budice Sep 26, 11:49 7
  - Hockey is probably the 1 fantasy sport I don't play. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 26, 11:50 6
    - as much as I love hockey, I don't think it works as a fantasy sport. -- nm - Reagen Sep 26, 11:53 5
      - agreed. - znufrii Sep 26, 12:00 1
        
        you obviously need to play it as you have no idea what you are talking about. There are dozens of stats tracked and you can use -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 12:01
      - yeah, goals and assist are impossible to track... -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 11:56 2
        
        yes, because that's exactly what I mean. -- nm - Reagen Sep 26, 11:59 1
        
        how can it not work as a fantasy sport when it's two main stats are so easily followed? -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 12:00
If the Colts wind up 0-14, I don't see how Peyton plays the last couple weeks. -- nm - budice Sep 26, 11:46 2
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- Job security. -- nm - Manning Sep 26, 11:49
Shipwreck of SS Gairsoppa reveals £150m silver haul -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Sep 26, 11:46 1
- too bad the price of silver is down like 20+% from last week...nm - x Sep 26, 11:49
LYC: still tired... - znufrii Sep 26, 11:42
new teaser for "Luck" -- (link) - moles Sep 26, 11:39 9
- I'm looking forward to it but I think it's going to be my gf's favorite new show. - Krusty Sep 26, 11:55 1
  - YEAH!....nm - x Sep 26, 11:59
- WOW - I hadn't heard about this yet ... was that Dennis Farina (sp?) too? I wonder if he's friends with Michael Mann - he was also in the first movie - JenBro Sep 26, 11:48 5
  - yes, he is friends with Mann. and you have a weird thing about being able to quote Hannibal Lecter movies off the top of your head -- nm - moles Sep 26, 11:50 3
    - how do you know this stuff ... and yeah - those films imprinted on me big time - so scared - JenBro Sep 26, 11:52 2
      - wikipedia makes it easy -- (link) - moles Sep 26, 11:54 1
        
        wow - Manhunter was from 1986? it has held up well ... I saw it this Summer sometime I think - on TV. Every time I hear In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - that - JenBro Sep 26, 11:58
  - crikey - negate that last sentence (sigh) spoiler inside - JenBro Sep 26, 11:50
- sweet....nm - x Sep 26, 11:43
USPS to start putting living people on stamps... -- (link) - znufrii Sep 26, 11:39 1
- It's sad that the Lilliputians have resorted to this to make money, but their economy is the smallest in the world, so. -- nm - Max Sep 26, 11:45
to answer my earlier amazing race question - moles Sep 26, 11:36
Here's a Top Chef debate topic: simply by being a host on an ABC daytime show, is Carla Hall now the most famous alumnus? -- nm - David Sep 26, 11:36 25
- I don't think so - Richard Blaize has been assisting on Iron Chef's -- nm - JenBro Sep 26, 12:00
- maybe, though i really have no sense of how many people actually watch daytime tv....nm - x Sep 26, 11:43 6
  - It's strange to me how passionate people can be about their daytime tv hosts. - David Sep 26, 11:44 5
    - I can't think of anything classified as "daytime TV" that you could even pay me to watch - Reagen Sep 26, 11:51 4
      - Jerry Springer, of course. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 26, 11:51 3
        
        not at gunpoint. -- nm - Reagen Sep 26, 11:52 2
        
        Maury? "You ARE the father!" -- nm - Strongbad Sep 26, 11:56 1
        
        not at two gunpoints. -- nm - Reagen Sep 26, 12:00
- Probably. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 26, 11:41 13
  - LYC: The cast of the next season of Next Iron Chef looks REALLY strong. Like, strongest in the history of the show. - Strongbad Sep 26, 11:43 3
    - I am looking forward to this -- nm - amoxy Sep 26, 11:54 2
      - I would be surprised if Anne doesn't win. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 26, 11:59 1
        
        Was she Morimoto's sous chef on the show? -- nm - amoxy Sep 26, 12:01
  - Do you think Fabio is second for the pizza commercials? -- nm - David Sep 26, 11:42 8
    - Who's Fabio? -- nm - Crusty Old Scout in Moneyball Sep 26, 11:45 2
      - Heh. I loved that so many recognizable actors were cast just for those scenes. -- nm - David Sep 26, 11:46 1
        
        I loved things like Royce Clayton playing Miguel Tejada. -- nm - Diva Sep 26, 11:49
    - for those that care, its dominos, see link -- (link) - tRuMaN Sep 26, 11:44
    - He has a pizza commercial? -- nm - Strongbad Sep 26, 11:43
    - I've never seen his commercial. Hmm. What brand? -- nm - MDH Sep 26, 11:43 2
      - Dominos. It airs during a lot of sports programming. -- nm - David Sep 26, 11:45 1
        
        Isn't that the 2nd national ad campaign he's done? - prayformojo Sep 26, 11:48
- Not that this makes sense but Nationally, yes. But in DC (he r home turf) no. Spike has that claim. he has 2 restaurants here. -- nm - MDH Sep 26, 11:40
- who? -- nm - decline Sep 26, 11:39
- nationally? yes. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 26, 11:38
the children aren't our future.... - x Sep 26, 11:33 10
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- Lee Majors is selling hearing aids. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 26, 11:38 4
  - does it make the cool Steve Austin sound when you use it? -- nm - moles Sep 26, 11:39 2
    - *breaks glass* -- nm - Strongbad Sep 26, 11:45
    - it's almost like you're a writer with the way you came up with that. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 26, 11:43
  - "for all you old people out there, Yes, I am the Six Million Dollar Man" -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 11:38
- One day, all the old people will die, and then the earth will be like that episode of Star Trek where only kids are left. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 26, 11:37
- Logan's Run here we come. -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 11:36 1
  - renew....nm - x Sep 26, 11:37
- Sanctuary -- nm - amoxy Sep 26, 11:34
Study: Parents don't doctors calling their kids "fat" or "obese" -- (link) - Beaker Sep 26, 11:32 1
- ^ want -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 11:32
Amazon Prime inks deal with Fox for streaming. -- (link) - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 26, 11:31
Does anyone here know who the Tampico Stogies are without googling? -- nm - Inigo Sep 26, 11:27 8
- that's a good little movie. -- nm - Diva Sep 26, 11:34 3
  - Of course, you knew the answer. We should gather the vast powers of the interwebs to come up with trivia Diva doesn't know yet. -- nm - Inigo Sep 26, 11:39 2
    - good luck with that. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 26, 11:57
    - Umpossible! -- nm - Epiphany Sep 26, 11:47
- Is that the team that played against the Globetrotters when they went to Gilligan's Island? nm - Jim Sep 26, 11:32 1
  - Duh. I was really asking why Gilligan didn't follow them off the island. -- nm - Inigo Sep 26, 11:36
- Nope -- nm - Krusty Sep 26, 11:28
- no - moles Sep 26, 11:28
dear prudence chat q: the dude she broke up with committed suicide. naturally, her question is what the proper etiquette is to respond to his death? - moles Sep 26, 11:25 23
- I wouldn't know what to do here. -- nm - Diva Sep 26, 11:42 1
  - I want to go for myself but would not likely go due to the family situation -- nm - Epiphany Sep 26, 11:59
- OFF... oh... good one. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 26, 11:41
- This one is pretty brutal. I would have a mutual friend ask the family what they would prefer. -- nm - David Sep 26, 11:41
- wow - can't wait to see what is advised - I would have no idea what to do - and would probably feel that waiting to see if there's anything suggested - JenBro Sep 26, 11:40 3
  - prudence sez . . . - moles Sep 26, 11:42 2
    - that's solid advice -- nm - JenBro Sep 26, 11:54
    - she is good. -- nm - loosilu Sep 26, 11:52
- I can't imagine going. Unless you receive a direct invitation from a family member, no effing way. -- nm - Dr.Johnny Vermin Sep 26, 11:31 1
  - word. -- nm - amanda jones Sep 26, 11:43
- What would Patrick Jane do? -- nm - Max Sep 26, 11:29 1
  - "do you have any tea?" -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 11:30
- kill yourself....nm - x Sep 26, 11:29
- ingratiate yourself with the family as a replacement for their son, and become the daughter they never had. -- nm - znufrii Sep 26, 11:28
- she should attend and bring a date -- nm - decline Sep 26, 11:28 2
  - my friend jz's wife is bringing a date to her stepfather's funeral this weekend. we are all *horrified.* -- nm - amanda jones Sep 26, 11:42
  - "should I do him right on the casket or just blow him behind some headstones out of respect?" -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 11:28
- you go, dumbass. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 26, 11:27 5
  - What if the mom turns into a screaming banshee and attacks her on the spot? - Epiphany Sep 26, 11:29 3
    - you present your own three-page rebuttal. -- nm - Max Sep 26, 11:36
    - As long as the mom is not bringing a shotgun, I would let the mom get it out -- nm - amoxy Sep 26, 11:31
    - I'd go and bring a friend for support. -- nm - loosilu Sep 26, 11:29
  - this -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 11:28
Original Bad News Bears and Major League and The Natural answers tothe poll -- nm - eag Sep 26, 11:23
*headdesk* Why do I read public comments on news stories? - musubi Sep 26, 11:23
ST Pop Quiz -- 5 US Cities with the highest average ATM fees -- nm - znufrii Sep 26, 11:20 19
- answers -- (link) - znufrii Sep 26, 11:31 2
  - I blame Tim Tebow -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 11:41
  - That is a much narrower spread than I'd have thought -- nm - con_carne Sep 26, 11:32
- LA -- nm - budice Sep 26, 11:25
- Whale's Vagina, sorry in case no one speaks German that is San Diego -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 11:24 2
  - #2, $2.70 -- nm - znufrii Sep 26, 11:24 1
    - Anchorman knows all! -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 11:25
- honolulu -- nm - marcel Sep 26, 11:23
- Anchorage -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 11:23
- Miami, Orlando, Los Angeles, Chicago -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 26, 11:22 1
  - Chicago is actually in the bottom 5, at $2.20 -- nm - znufrii Sep 26, 11:25
- Atlantic City -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 11:22
- nyc -- nm - decline Sep 26, 11:22 1
  - #5, $2.60 -- nm - znufrii Sep 26, 11:22
- vegas? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 26, 11:21 4
  - in a weird way, I wonder if people are still bringing cash with them when they travel to Vegas -- nm - Epiphany Sep 26, 11:25
  - surprisingly, not in the top 5... -- nm - znufrii Sep 26, 11:22 2
    - I guess they didn't check the strip clubs atm's -- nm - decline Sep 26, 11:22 1
      - or the casinos -- nm - znufrii Sep 26, 11:28
Who's on first? -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 11:19 8
- I can't believe I am the only one that thought The Rookie was a top baseball movie -- nm - JenBro Sep 26, 11:34 3
  - I can. ;-) - Krusty Sep 26, 11:36 2
    - heh ... granted, it probably hasn't been seen as much as the others too ... it's just so darn good though. -- nm - JenBro Sep 26, 11:42 1
      - It's a good flick, I really enjoyed it. No way it's been seen as many times as the other films mentioned. -- nm - Krusty Sep 26, 11:49
- *steals all the other bases... then steals first* -- nm - Grinch Sep 26, 11:22
- "Not the interrogative question, but a man with the rather unlikely last name of Who." -- nm - Reagen Sep 26, 11:21 1
  - for some reason, this joke never works in China, they just don't get it, Of course Hu's on first -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 26, 11:25
- Ray, you're never gonna solve it. It's not a riddle because Who *is* on first base. That's a joke, Ray. -- nm - Charlie Babbitt Sep 26, 11:21
I can get over the Yankee fandom but this Rudy thing is tough, man. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 26, 11:18 8
- Rudy is awesome, they're all wrong. - Krusty Sep 26, 11:26 3
  - Before 2004 and 2007, I was a Red Sox fan - amoxy Sep 26, 11:32
  - to your last...I think you're right. - Mel Profit Sep 26, 11:29 1
    - That's funny, you said, "group of O's fans." - Krusty Sep 26, 11:38
- It's just more proof that Deevs is the smarter of the pair. (nm) - musubi Sep 26, 11:21 3
  - Also: noone should get a pass on being a Yankee fan. (nm) - musubi Sep 26, 11:24 1
    - even i give deevs a lil' pass on that - moles Sep 26, 11:26
  - the Will Hunting to his Chuckie - moles Sep 26, 11:22
Anyone played Gears of War 3 yet? Thoughts? -- nm - Strongbad Sep 26, 11:18
you better watch out. you better not cry. you better not pout. I'm telling you why. - amanda jones Sep 26, 11:18
nobody likes the Babe Ruth Story starring William Bendix -- nm - peglegpete Sep 26, 11:17 2
- william bendix is overrated!.....nm - david s.i. Sep 26, 11:28
- That's because 'Pride of the Yankees' is so much better. - Diva Sep 26, 11:18
Jeso Christo, I love YouTube. I answer my own question. Piano: -- (link) - Dr.Johnny Vermin Sep 26, 11:17 [youtube] 1
- ...or banjo. - Dr.Johnny Vermin Sep 26, 11:18 [youtube]

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