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Well this has been one of the more interesting jobs ever. Just got transferred to my 4th new boss in 3.75 months - Capstern (26 Days) Sep 27, 13:01 3
- Hope your resume is up to date. I'd be afraid of getting transferred out the door -- nm - oblique Sep 27, 13:02 2
  - No, with each xfer they give me more to do. It seems to be more about reorging as they acquire more businesses -- nm - Capstern (26 Days) Sep 27, 13:04 1
    - Just really funny to me. New guy is pretty cool and works in NC and not TX -- nm - Capstern (26 Days) Sep 27, 13:05
Dan Orlovsky and Brodie Croyle today trying out with the Colts today -- (link) - Remlik Sep 27, 13:00
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- when i was in istanbul, there were soldiers with m 16s patrolling the streets. i think it's a fairly safe country, beyond the pkk....nm - x Sep 27, 13:03
- I checked the State Dept. website. No official travel warning but they - Krusty Sep 27, 13:03
- you can't be serious. - TFox Sep 27, 12:58 5
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    - It surely can if those 25 games are at the tail end of the season - Will Hunting Sep 27, 13:03
    - well no. but it gives a pretty good indication of the current story. -- nm - TFox Sep 27, 13:02 1
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  - Yeah....there's just no reasonably defensible method for that pick. - Will Hunting Sep 27, 13:00
not ever show can be Mad Men, especially Mad Men with dinosarus -- nm - crash davis Sep 27, 12:54 4
- it's not even Manimal with dinosaurs -- nm - moles Sep 27, 12:55 1
  - oh fer cripes sakes, its not that bad -- nm - crash davis Sep 27, 12:58
- *bangs a Dinosaur* - January Jones Sep 27, 12:55 1
  - too damn funny -- nm - crash davis Sep 27, 12:57
On the subject of breakups, my friend has the oddest breakups. Sometimes I'm not entirely sure they know they've broken up. - Ender Sep 27, 12:54 10
- "Anne Perkins! I'm not cheating on you, because we're not dating." (nm) - musubi Sep 27, 13:02
- instead of the words "breaking up" did he use the words "will you marry me?" -- nm - moles Sep 27, 12:57 5
  - He was actually engaged once but it fell apart when he accidentally suggested they "postpone" the wedding "indefinitely". - Ender Sep 27, 13:01 4
    - people who don't have the balls to just cut things off entirely are some of the cruelest sorts of people, i think. -- nm - kare Sep 27, 13:02 1
      - my ex husband was like this - he took one girl back home to her mom and told her - he would come back for her. - Epiphany Sep 27, 13:04
    - Accidentally? -- nm - oblique Sep 27, 13:02 1
      - It was poor word choice. He had wanted to just move the wedding date back a month or two but wasn't sure of the exact date and came up with the worst possible wording. -- nm - Ender Sep 27, 13:06
- sounds like he's leaving them with a huge dot-dot-dot. (thanks Bentley and The Bachelorette!) -- nm - kare Sep 27, 12:56
- How many girls is this guy breaking up with? -- nm - oblique Sep 27, 12:55 1
  - (These two were about a year apart.) -- nm - Ender Sep 27, 12:56
MLB Trivia, Final Year Edition: Name the top 5 HR season totals by players in the final year of their career. - musubi Sep 27, 12:53 22
- #5 is a tough one, here's a hint: He played for 4 different teams in his career: ATL, KC, OAK, CHW (nm) - musubi Sep 27, 13:10
- Sosa? -- nm - amoxy Sep 27, 13:02 2
  - Or how did McGwire do in his last year? -- nm - amoxy Sep 27, 13:03 1
    - *ding* tied with Teddy Ballgame at #2. (nm) - musubi Sep 27, 13:08
- Hank Greenberg -- nm - amoxy Sep 27, 13:02 1
  - Just missed at #6 (nm) - musubi Sep 27, 13:08
- gorman thomas -- nm - dogbert Sep 27, 13:01
- Hints? -- nm - amoxy Sep 27, 13:01
- Kingman --- collusion killed him -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 27, 12:59 1
  - *ding* #1, by a pretty good margin too. (of course HR was all that he did in that final season) (nm) - musubi Sep 27, 13:01
- Aaron? -- nm - amoxy Sep 27, 12:57 1
  - Aaron hung on a few seasons too long. (nm) - musubi Sep 27, 13:00
- Clemente. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 27, 12:56 1
  - munson -- nm - dogbert Sep 27, 12:57
- Ralph Kiner -- nm - amoxy Sep 27, 12:56
- Joe Dimaggio -- nm - amoxy Sep 27, 12:55
- Ted Williams -- nm - amoxy Sep 27, 12:54 2
  - Tied for #2 (nm) - musubi Sep 27, 12:56 1
    - (at age 41!) (nm) - musubi Sep 27, 12:56
- Roy Hobbs -- nm - moles Sep 27, 12:54
- Barry Bonds. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 27, 12:53 1
  - The #4 best HR last season. (nm) - musubi Sep 27, 12:56
~I've got a pocket gotta pocket full of sunshine~ - prayformojo Sep 27, 12:50 3
- " I fake rocked your world!" -- nm - Epiphany Sep 27, 12:53
- few dozen people in Australia, no less -- nm - prayformojo Sep 27, 12:53
- I watched this movie again this weekend. Love it so much. -- nm - MDH Sep 27, 12:51
From B2: I want someone who uses the "F Word" towards another kid to be sent home/receive detention - MDH Sep 27, 12:49 20
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  - What I was questioning was whether it should be a law (as MDH was saying). - con_carne Sep 27, 13:02 1
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  - I was going to compare it to the word in your IM. To a gay person it has a very similar level of hatred I believe. -- nm - MDH Sep 27, 12:58
  - for someone fat, or ugly, it absolutely is the same. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 27, 12:56 8
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      - to the person who is being bullied, they really do not care which is worse. - groiny Sep 27, 12:58 5
        
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        You'll have to expound on your "GOOD REASON". What, because fat people weren't sent to concentration camps a couple generations back? - Dr.Johnny Vermin Sep 27, 13:05 3
        
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        I'm for anti-discrimination *in general* as an important value. - Dr.Johnny Vermin Sep 27, 13:13 1
        
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    - Yup. -- nm - Dr.Johnny Vermin Sep 27, 12:57
- Fartface? - Dr.Johnny Vermin Sep 27, 12:54
- kids will find another word to use. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 27, 12:52 3
  - I understand what people are saying about the futility of trying completely eliminate kids bullying, but that doesn't mean efforts are wasted. - musubi Sep 27, 12:55 1
    - i 100% agree that documented cases of hate speech and death threats and other such insanity in texts, FB messages, etc. have school/legal consequences -- nm - TFox Sep 27, 12:57
  - Groiny Off!! -- nm - Kids using new more offensive word Sep 27, 12:54
- faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? -- nm - dogbert Sep 27, 12:51 1
  - Sure. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 27, 12:52
speaking of houses... -- (link) - znufrii Sep 27, 12:48 9
- I'm never going to tire of these - I am in love with the color scheme of the bedroom - they really pulled that off - Epiphany Sep 27, 12:52 5
  - I hate looking at home photos. Makes me sad because mine is such a disaster -- nm - oblique Sep 27, 13:04
  - I like that its newer construction and thus has everything we're looking for, I don't like that it's a bit futher from downtown than I'd like. - znufrii Sep 27, 12:55 3
    - I"m a bit concerned about your next door neighbors -- nm - Epiphany Sep 27, 13:02 2
      - why, what do you know about them? :) -- nm - znufrii Sep 27, 13:03 1
        
        Eyes Wide Shut, the PA version was filmed there. - Epiphany Sep 27, 13:05
- That looks more like a duplex, and not a townhouse as the listing says. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 27, 12:49 2
  - says its an end-unit of a row. - znufrii Sep 27, 12:56 1
    - and looking at the back shot - znufrii Sep 27, 13:01
FB Adventure World peeps: A new low-level mission seems to have been added: Cave of Montezuma. - con_carne Sep 27, 12:43 2
- Sweet! Can't get anywhere 'til I get some lightbulbs, so I might as well give it a try. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 27, 12:45 1
  - I keep re-playing low-level stuff, as I've chosen to hold off on buying the 10,000 gold machete -- nm - con_carne Sep 27, 12:54
ST Poll: My roommate is breaking up with his girlfriend tonight. Where should this breaking up take place? - ty97 Sep 27, 12:42 43
- At her place. Then he can leave and let her be. -- nm - pmb Sep 27, 13:00 2
  - She doesn't have a place per se. She lives with her parents in the burbs and half crashes here. -- nm - ty97 Sep 27, 13:03 1
    - kick him out and have her move in full time -- nm - znufrii Sep 27, 13:05
- By fax. - lileve Sep 27, 12:54
- anywhere that he can leave once it's done -- nm - dogbert Sep 27, 12:52
- at her place; then he can leave when he needs to. aww, poor girlfriend. that's so tough. (NOT at a public place. that is just cruel.) -- nm - kare Sep 27, 12:52 4
  - Her place so she doesn't have to drive home. My gf broke up with me at her place and I had to drive 30+ minutes home, blew a red light and almost got - bc/nc Sep 27, 12:59
  - This is where's going with it now: She's been out of town for a week. When they meet tonight, they go to dinner - ty97 Sep 27, 12:55 1
    - he still has to kick her out of the car ... but whatevs. no fun way to break-up with someone. - kare Sep 27, 13:01
  - there's some wisdom here. -- nm - TFox Sep 27, 12:53
- If you see Jim Caveziel outside, get very worried. -- nm - TFox Sep 27, 12:51
- text her -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 27, 12:49
- Out of curiosity, how long have they dated? -- nm - Don Homer Sep 27, 12:47 5
  - 2.5 years -- nm - ty97 Sep 27, 12:51 2
    - Oh. In that case, strip club. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 27, 12:53
    - holy cow but on the bright side - she knows it's coming. -- nm - Epiphany Sep 27, 12:52
  - however long until today -- nm - moles Sep 27, 12:50 1
    - length of time could impact how and when it gets done imo. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 27, 12:51
- Definitely not at your place. GO to a restaurant. What if she freaks and doesn't want to leave your place? - amoxy Sep 27, 12:45
- At the top of Willis Tower. -- nm - con_carne Sep 27, 12:44
- room-mate? -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 27, 12:44 5
  - Brother went somewhere - Ty got his own place with a roomie -- nm - Epiphany Sep 27, 12:46 4
    - I was my brother's roommate. Then I bought my own unit. A friend who was renting in the building needed a place. - ty97 Sep 27, 12:47
    - this does not fit with my image of house owning ty, so place, kick the roommate out.. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 27, 12:46 2
      - It's actually a 2BR/2BA condo unit, not a house. I'm not sure if this also causes problems :) -- nm - ty97 Sep 27, 12:47 1
        
        no condo is fine. but no roomates! -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 27, 12:59
- Bus stop. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 27, 12:44 1
  - Over the phone. Just text her. Announce it on Twitter. Update status on Facebook. Anything but in person. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 27, 12:44
- Tell him to just send her a text -- nm - decline Sep 27, 12:44
- Neighborhood park? -- nm - oblique Sep 27, 12:43 1
  - Did you move to Florida when I wasn't looking? Does your office have a window? - ty97 Sep 27, 12:44
- make yourself scarce for a few hours and let them breakup at your place -- nm - moles Sep 27, 12:43 10
  - wrong! -- nm - dogbert Sep 27, 12:55
  - I offered but I think he actually wants to do it not here. - ty97 Sep 27, 12:45 5
    - if she's crying on the couch when they come to look at it, that's perfect. -- nm - TFox Sep 27, 12:48 4
      - He said he doesn't want to do it here, because it's not fair to her as she'd then feel like she has to leave. - ty97 Sep 27, 12:53 3
        
        unless she's kind of crazy, i have a hunch he's overthinking this. -- nm - kare Sep 27, 12:54 1
        
        well... - ty97 Sep 27, 12:57
        
        either way, she's leavin -- nm - moles Sep 27, 12:53
  - or make popcorn and sit quietly in a corner watching the fireworks -- nm - decline Sep 27, 12:45 1
    - No no no. I like them both and want nothing to do with the potential ugliness. -- nm - ty97 Sep 27, 12:46
  - this -- nm - TFox Sep 27, 12:44
- 7-Eleven -- nm - Epiphany Sep 27, 12:42
So how do I say that the new guy in my department got up to speed with things quickly and with minimal supervision - oblique Sep 27, 12:42 2
- acclimated quickly to his new envirnoment without repetitive training -- nm - Epiphany Sep 27, 12:43
- and without frequent intervention from his supervisor -- nm - decline Sep 27, 12:43
hah. Rush denied entry into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame for another year -- (link) - moles Sep 27, 12:41 13
- The Beasties and Eric B and Rakim getting in is so friggin fantastic. -- nm - TFox Sep 27, 12:46 3
  - oh wait. nominated, not in. - TFox Sep 27, 12:47 2
    - Eric B and Rakim would be awesome. -- nm - MDH Sep 27, 12:53
    - Word! Since they count hip hop they both deserve it. -- nm - Krusty Sep 27, 12:51
- motherfuckers -- nm - Remlik Sep 27, 12:42 8
  - sub poll: what other musical acts will be inducted into the Hall of Fame before Rush will? -- nm - moles Sep 27, 12:44 7
    - sigue sigue sputnik....nm - x Sep 27, 12:50 1
      - i should start a SSS tribute band - moles Sep 27, 12:59
    - The Monkees -- nm - eag Sep 27, 12:48
    - probably effing Hanson at this point -- nm - Remlik Sep 27, 12:45 3
      - if RHCP get in first, you can go ahead and disown the Hall. - TFox Sep 27, 12:48
      - you better pray that doesn't happen. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 27, 12:46 1
        
        n/a -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 27, 12:48
Ozzie Guillen taking his talents to South Beach. His website leaks that he will manage the Miami Marlins. -- (link) - Ender Sep 27, 12:31 3
- pretty sure that was in all the initial reports. -- nm - TFox Sep 27, 12:36
- Mop? -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 27, 12:34
- this is not really a shock. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 27, 12:34
The Pork Tacos were good today -- nm - amoxy Sep 27, 12:27 4
- "The fish sandwich is terrific. You must try it....early in the week." -- nm - znufrii Sep 27, 12:28
- ...in Sperm. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 27, 12:28 2
  - Not Pink, Pork - amoxy Sep 27, 12:31
  - "We're in Blue today." "That looks like khaki to me." -- nm - con_carne Sep 27, 12:29
"ok, the management meeting will be taking place in Rohan." - groiny Sep 27, 12:27 8
- Just as long as they avoid Isengard -- nm - eag Sep 27, 12:29 7
  - That is where they are taking the Hobbits -- nm - amoxy Sep 27, 12:32
  - They're taking kilbo to Isengard! -- nm - crash davis Sep 27, 12:31 5
    - "kilbo's assistance is requested in Mordor." nm -- nm - groiny Sep 27, 12:33 4
      - One does not simply walk into Mordor! - znufrii Sep 27, 12:34
      - "Send the entire IT department to Mordor" -- nm - crash davis Sep 27, 12:34 2
        
        "the elevator, the path to Mordor lies through Moria" nm -- nm - groiny Sep 27, 12:36 1
        
        ?Wait a minute. Does one, or does one not, simply walk into Mordor?" - prayformojo Sep 27, 12:38
"HEY! You big dumb Carnotaur! Quit chasing little pixie. Over Here!" -- nm - crash davis Sep 27, 12:26 6
- I agree with you on B2 - but if CW's new shows " out hawt" your new Fox Show - that's a problem. -- nm - Epiphany Sep 27, 12:29 5
  - normally it would be, but the selling point of Terra Nova is CGI dinosaurs - crash davis Sep 27, 12:31 4
    - the dinosaurs were fine. it was the paper-thin characters and wooden dialogue that made it drag - moles Sep 27, 12:39 1
      - *spoils* - Epiphany Sep 27, 12:45
    - I just hope they didn't blow the budget on the pilot -- nm - amoxy Sep 27, 12:37
    - I liked the dinosaurs a lot - It will be a burden but I will watch a show without hawt guys in it. ha. Secret Circle - Epiphany Sep 27, 12:36

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