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Did we see VH1's top 100 songs for the 00's? -- (link) - amoxy Sep 29, 12:56 9
- Too high: "Toxic" at 20, "Party in the USA" at 38. Too low: "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" at 72, "I'm Yours" at 58. -- nm - TFox Sep 29, 13:02 2
  - Nelly and JLo are way too low (based on how well those songs did) "Chasing Pavements" shouldn't be on the list - MDH Sep 29, 13:05
  - Too high is almost the entire top 10. Too low is #69. -- nm - David Sep 29, 13:03
- #16 is a joke, right? Also, where is Feel Good, Inc? -- nm - David Sep 29, 13:02
- I like song #1, but #1 for the decade? I just don't see that, at all. -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 13:01
- IMO : Single Ladies should be in the top 5. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 29, 13:01 2
  - Sad, but true. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 29, 13:08
  - Have some pride. -- nm - David Sep 29, 13:02
- I'm sending out a special dedication of #96 to Wiggie! -- nm - David Sep 29, 12:58
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- Unlimited torque makes my muscles cry! -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 29, 13:06
- Oh, come on! -- nm - Krusty Sep 29, 13:00
- There are gay cruise ads that are not this homoerotic. - David Sep 29, 12:57 2
  - all it needs it a tube inside that you can squirt water on yourself when you get hot. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 29, 12:58 1
    - Give me bus fare, bitch -- nm - Free Flexor Sep 29, 13:00
- oh., jesus christ! nm -- nm - groiny Sep 29, 12:55 1
  - got something else to add to your christmas wish list? -- nm - crash davis Sep 29, 12:57
Or, if you have a Nook, same $4 deal for that Hunger Games trilogy. -- (link) - TFox Sep 29, 12:52 3
- Does anyone actually have a Nook? -- nm - Jim Sep 29, 12:57 2
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  - I was just about to post that I wished I had looked there first. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Sep 29, 12:58
and dave will be at my house in 20 minutes to install my showerhead and uninstall my air conditioner. that was easy. -- nm - amanda jones Sep 29, 12:45 3
- *cue music* -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 29, 12:54
- Euphemism? (nm) - musubi Sep 29, 12:52 1
  - sometimes an air conditioner is just an air conditioner -- nm - simple pixie Sep 29, 12:53
Jeopardy or HWDYK category suggestion: "Not growing on a rolling stone" - the answers are people whose last name is Moss - crash davis Sep 29, 12:44 2
- "who is a person who has never been in my bedroom?" -- nm - simple pixie Sep 29, 12:45 1
  - that would cover all of them, except perhaps Randy -- nm - crash davis Sep 29, 12:46
STISAF: Your favorite remedy for crazy itchy mosquito bites. (for a friend with diabetes, don't know if that matters) -- nm - loosilu Sep 29, 12:42 24
- Calomine lotion. -- nm - kelly Sep 29, 13:22
- power through. if you avoid itching it initially, it won't be nearly as itchy later on. -- nm - kare Sep 29, 12:53 4
  - he says he has neuropathic tingling from the diabetes that sets off the itching constantly. :( -- nm - loosilu Sep 29, 12:54 2
    - (my guy likes otc anti-itch sprays for mosquito bites. mosquitos love him. he's like my natural repellant. it's pretty awesome.) -- nm - kare Sep 29, 12:56
    - yikes, poor guy. that sound miserable. -- nm - kare Sep 29, 12:56
  - i can never power through. i always scratch - simple pixie Sep 29, 12:54
- scratching them til they bleed. They stop itching then. -- nm - Jim Sep 29, 12:52 3
  - you know what ... in my experience, the itching still goes on. -- nm - loosilu Sep 29, 12:57 1
    - He means scratching them until amputation has occurred. - The Ruiner Sep 29, 13:00
  - Me too. This will be the worst part of the Malaria Vaccine trial. -- nm - landbeck Sep 29, 12:56
- Make a paste of meat tenderizer and water, apply to bite area, let dry. Rinse and repeat. The enzymes in the tenderizer counteract the protein in the - Trish Sep 29, 12:52
- Phenol, but you have to put it on immediately after the bite. -- nm - psilotum Sep 29, 12:51
- baking soda paste (baking soda with a little water to make it pasty) nm -- nm - groiny Sep 29, 12:46 3
  - this is my bee sting remedy. -- nm - kare Sep 29, 12:53 1
    - I've never been stung, lucky me. -- nm - loosilu Sep 29, 12:55
  - thanks all, I will pass on your ideas. -- nm - loosilu Sep 29, 12:50
- eating tons of candy and ice cream.... oh. for a diabetic. -- nm - TFox Sep 29, 12:45
- Benadryl Itch Relief Spray - feels nice, creates a coating over the bite. Great stuff. -- nm - colin Sep 29, 12:45 1
  - you reminded me, I have used Solarcaine spray for bites, and it worked well. -- nm - loosilu Sep 29, 12:50
- toothpaste. -- nm - amanda jones Sep 29, 12:44
- clear fingernail polish -- nm - Epiphany Sep 29, 12:44 3
  - really? that's a new one for me. must remember for next time. -- nm - Diva Sep 29, 12:53 1
    - It won't heal it but it will stop the itching. - Krusty Sep 29, 12:56
  - This. It works so well for me. -- nm - Krusty Sep 29, 12:51
Wait...PNC has deposit by IPhone? I went to the bank and missed the bus yesterday for no reason?! -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 12:36 11
- *nods* I've used it. It rocks -- nm - oblique Sep 29, 12:49
- Ha-HA! - spamlet (iPhone) Sep 29, 12:38 9
  - Is Virtual Wallet free? Do I have Virtual Wallet? I must check the latter. - ty97 Sep 29, 12:38 8
    - I never signed up for virtual wallet and the deposit thing on the iPhone works for me -- nm - oblique Sep 29, 12:50
    - You probably don't then. - spamlet (iPhone) Sep 29, 12:46 6
      - Looks like you don't need VW, just on-line banking and the app. - ty97 Sep 29, 13:00
      - huge minimum balances? I'm pretty liquid now, but I want to move away from that in january. -- nm - amanda jones Sep 29, 12:47 4
        
        I think just direct deposit and 5 (?) monthly check card purchases to get the high interest savings. - spamlet (iPhone) Sep 29, 12:49 3
        
        Here it is. -- (link) - spamlet Sep 29, 12:53 2
        
        yeah I'm doing this. -- nm - amanda jones Sep 29, 12:54 1
        
        I've been happy with it. It's 95% of BofA and 99% less evil. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Sep 29, 12:57
Are there any Girls With Slingshots fans here? -- nm - colin Sep 29, 12:36 10
- I used to be but I stopped reading about a year ago. Why? -- nm - David Sep 29, 12:43 9
  - All that effort and looking like a fool in front of that chick and you STOPPED READING IT!? -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 29, 12:54 4
    - It got a little repetitive. -- nm - David Sep 29, 13:04
    - Sucker. :-) -- nm - Krusty Sep 29, 12:58 2
      - "Hi, I was hoping you could sign this." "Aww, big fan?" "I can't even lie...it's for a pal in Tennessee who knew I was nearby....I'm sorry." "Oh, - Will Hunting Sep 29, 13:00 1
        
        *laughing* -- nm - Krusty Sep 29, 13:12
  - Same here. I stopped reading it earlier in the year. - Krusty Sep 29, 12:53
  - oh, have a cute Danielle Corsetto hand-drawn art of Jamie holding a kitten.. wanting to find a good home for it. - colin Sep 29, 12:44 2
    - I appreciate the offer but Joey already got me some signed art of hers a couple of years ago. -- nm - David Sep 29, 12:48 1
      - i was going to give it to Desert Bus, but i missed the deadline for submitting things for auction. - colin Sep 29, 12:49
Anyone using mobile Spotify actually get it to work with Last.fm? -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Sep 29, 12:33 4
- Work how? I just added my last.fm username/password in Spotify (on my computer), played a song, - JaxSean Sep 29, 12:38 3
  - It does on the computer but in the iPhone app it just gives me an error everytime. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Sep 29, 12:39 2
    - last.fm app gives you an error? Or Spotify? -- nm - JaxSean Sep 29, 12:40 1
      - Spotify saying my last.fm credentials are incorrect. - spamlet (iPhone) Sep 29, 12:47
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- I don't think I will see my 28 Dollars from Poker Stars - amoxy Sep 29, 12:46 1
  - Poker Stars will get it to you....unless something's gone completely wonky for them. - Will Hunting Sep 29, 12:53
- Something that has troubled me mildly about this the more I think about it... - TFox Sep 29, 12:38 15
  - But even if banks don't have those assets liquid, they still have the money in investments. I didn't think Full Tilt had that. -- nm - Ender Sep 29, 12:48 2
    - Nope, they were defacto creating money from what they were taking as accounts that couldn't actually get there due to banking regs...and creating a - Will Hunting Sep 29, 12:50
    - this too. -- nm - znufrii Sep 29, 12:48
  - I think a bank needs something like only 10% on hand -- nm - crash davis Sep 29, 12:45 3
    - that part i mostly knew from working at the bank and arguing with people who got pissed and wanted to withdraw their accounts in cash. - TFox Sep 29, 12:47 2
      - that sounds like fun -- nm - crash davis Sep 29, 12:49 1
        
        some of the most amusing arguments i've ever had in my life came from working in banking. -- nm - TFox Sep 29, 12:49
  - Nope, from what I know, banks don't. That's what the FDIC was for, in case of an "It's A Wonderful Life" situation. - JaxSean Sep 29, 12:41
  - The difference is that banks have other standards they need to meet, and deposits are insured by the FDIC. -- nm - mara Sep 29, 12:40
  - first of all, if it wants to be treated as a bank it needs to be chartered and regulated as such. -- nm - znufrii Sep 29, 12:40
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    - Bupkis is a valid way to regulate financial institutions, according to some -- nm - con_carne Sep 29, 12:43 2
      - You never want to mess with Bupkis. Those Russian Mafia dudes are totally scarey. - Trish Sep 29, 12:47 1
        
        Tangent: I couldn't help but read this JenBro post with a Russian accent - con_carne Sep 29, 12:50 [Backboard]
    - ok, so that's the distinction. thanks. -- nm - TFox Sep 29, 12:41
- Ha. "We were trying to pay you back, but now the government is interfering with that." WTF -- nm - Strongbad Sep 29, 12:34 1
  - But if you each get 10 friends to send us $5 and they each get 10 friends to send us $5 then we can, like, totally pay you back! -- nm - Ender Sep 29, 12:36
will one of you come to my house tonight and remove my air conditioner for me? thanks. that'd be awesome. - amanda jones Sep 29, 12:29 2
- if i could i would. - tRuMaN Sep 29, 12:33
- oooh, plus you could buy me dinner! - amanda jones Sep 29, 12:32
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- I've been hoping for years that he can get away from Detroit once he hits Free Agency. Now, for the first time I'm beginning to think he should stay. -- nm - Strongbad, Megatron fan since college Sep 29, 12:31 1
  - whatever starscream. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 29, 12:32
Jack Dawson (or other attorneys or tax accountants): A couple more ?s How can the loopholes in corporate taxes be legal? - Trish Sep 29, 12:24 6
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- When you pay the estate tax, the cost "resets" so that you don't pay more when you sell. - spamlet (iPhone) Sep 29, 12:36
- actually, a lot of the wealth transferred by inheritance may not have been taxed at all - moles Sep 29, 12:32 3
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  - Yeah, I knew the estate had to be huge. Isn't the cut-off like 5mil? - Trish Sep 29, 12:41 1
    - currently, $5,000,000 -- nm - simple pixie Sep 29, 12:42
Ika.org: We need to cripple their wonders. Like Truman said, we need to plant a polis on their hub island. -- nm - Mop (193 lbs) Sep 29, 12:23 1
- One city does not really cripple, though. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 29, 12:56
weird. i just got notified for my in-person Jeopardy audition - moles Sep 29, 12:21 32
- fingers crossed! get that clickin' finger in shape! -- nm - kare Sep 29, 12:55
- That is awesome! Best of luck and I hope you do well! -- nm - Krusty Sep 29, 12:54
- NICE! -- nm - loosilu Sep 29, 12:51
- Awesome. Question #3 will be "What is hemophilia". -- nm - David Sep 29, 12:49
- Knock em dead! -- nm - amoxy Sep 29, 12:47
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- Yipppeee - wahooo - good luck -- nm - Epiphany Sep 29, 12:44
- take a shower before you go. - JaxSean Sep 29, 12:28
- Make sure you go pee-pee first. - Trish Sep 29, 12:28 5
  - He doesn't need to make anything up! "Quit job, moved cross crounty to be a writer, live in cardboard box." ;) -- nm - Don Homer Sep 29, 12:29 3
    - my brother auditioned in kentucky earlier this year. i should sell the whole "sibling rivalry" angle - simple pixie Sep 29, 12:43 2
      - they love when family members audition and play. -- nm - Diva Sep 29, 12:54 1
        
        like Hunger Games, but with trivia questions -- nm - simple pixie Sep 29, 12:58
  - Just don't "show" your "pickle" collection. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 29, 12:29
- !!!! -- nm - amanda jones Sep 29, 12:26
- Good luck! -- nm - Strongbad Sep 29, 12:26
- Oh, you are going to *kill it* -- nm - con_carne Sep 29, 12:24
- YES! -- nm - Mop (193 lbs) Sep 29, 12:24
- Cool! Best of luck. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 29, 12:23
- that's not weird. that's cool. -- nm - Diva Sep 29, 12:23 10
  - well usually if you pass, they have you do the auditions here a few weeks later - moles Sep 29, 12:23 9
    - they could be changing things up a little. - Diva Sep 29, 12:25 8
      - i think i'm in the "special" group of test takers - moles Sep 29, 12:28 7
        
        what kind of 'special'? Not Special Ed or Simple Jack, right? -- nm - Diva Sep 29, 12:29 6
        
        i ain't got a g-g-g-good brain - simple pixie Sep 29, 12:34 4
        
        m-m-m-me too. -- nm - Diva Sep 29, 12:36 3
        
        time to brush up on them poets, monarchs, and earth capital places -- nm - simple pixie Sep 29, 12:38 2
        
        We may need to see the return of RSFR (Random ShIt For Reagan). But we'll need new name and acronym. - Diva Sep 29, 12:47 1
        
        oh i'll be living in the Jeopardy Archive site for two weeks -- nm - simple pixie Sep 29, 12:48
        
        Never go full retard. (nm) - musubi Sep 29, 12:30
- can I touch you? - oblique Sep 29, 12:22
- Sweet. Good luck! (nm) - musubi Sep 29, 12:22
I'm going to be away from civilization for the weekend starting later today. Doing the regional burn called Alchemy. - Qale Sep 29, 12:20 5
- Blaze up! - JaxSean Sep 29, 12:23
- LQC: You left Adventure World right before they added four new low level mission thingies. - con_carne Sep 29, 12:23 3
  - Aw, Qale left? -- nm - Strongbad Sep 29, 12:24 2
    - Okay, weird, - con_carne Sep 29, 12:26 1
      - I am hoping I can get the 4th idol before I don't have enough friends to continue. I don't think we have anyone on Lv 20 yet. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 29, 12:27
I missed 4, 10 and 11. I am deeply ashamed. -- nm - David Sep 29, 12:20 1
- you are a failure. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 29, 12:22
LIR: Kindle ads. I bought the $79 today. From what Will said, the ads are not annoying so I think it's a great deal -- nm - oblique Sep 29, 12:20
Huh. Looks like the ChiSox *did* try to trade loudmouths with the Marlins (link) - musubi Sep 29, 12:19 2
- That would have been a much better deal. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Sep 29, 12:31 1
  - For the Sox, indeed. (nm) - musubi Sep 29, 12:51

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