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What do you call the cord that people attach to their eyeglasses so they can take them off & have them dangle around their neck? Neck strap? Lanyard? -- nm - mara Oct 8, 09:03 4
- blindness introducers??? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Oct 8, 09:13
- croakies -- nm - CQ Oct 8, 09:08
- Eyeglass Strap seems to return a lot of hits -- nm - Guigue Oct 8, 09:06
- Heh, "eyewear retainer" is used a lot on Amazon. -- nm - mara Oct 8, 09:06
Nubby Movie News: Farmville the movie is coming -- (link) - Remlik Oct 8, 08:55 6
- Woo! -- nm - nubby Oct 8, 09:20
- I'll hold out for Restaurant City movie..TIA -- nm - budice Oct 8, 08:56 4
  - battle pirates movie -- nm - Danedukenuuk Oct 8, 09:01 3
    - Angry Birds..yeah! -- nm - Amazon si Oct 8, 09:02 2
      - pigs -- nm - Dano Oct 8, 09:04
      - that's coming as well -- nm - Remlik Oct 8, 09:02
CM Punk won Best Baddie at the Nickoledeon Awards in Austrailia... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 8, 08:51
Whomever was supposed to tell me, I'm looking at you TFox, that Black Star was on Colbert this week is fired! - Krusty Oct 8, 08:36 3
- can't you just make a written warning i think Tfox out of here becourse of that is harsh!!!!! -- nm - Danedukenuuk Oct 8, 08:39 2
  - You have to be tough with him, it's the only thing that works. - Krusty Oct 8, 08:42 1
    - workplace harrasment and all that... where is Jack when you wanna sue :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Oct 8, 08:52
Oh, dear. For some reason, the latest mssing child case (of the did-the-parents-do-it variety) has me intrigued. (Lisa Irwin) I'm not stoopping to - mara Oct 8, 08:29 2
- It's been on Good Morning America. Her fiancé? Hubby looks creepy as hell. And the lawyered up. - Epiphany Oct 8, 08:33 1
  - Yeah, fiance is what they say. -- nm - mara Oct 8, 08:37
I can't stand that people are saying/thinking the Occupy Movement is a Republican thing. -- nm - Epiphany Oct 8, 08:12 28
- Well, the way I see it, OWS is for the 99%, regardless of political party, creed, religion or color who are sick of shouldering the tax burden of the - Trish Oct 8, 08:36 9
  - They had a demonstration at 7th & Figueroa in LA...Never seen so many LAPD in one block. Plus xtra security for bank branches nearby -- nm - budice Oct 8, 08:56
  - I agree, I'd hate to it taken over for something else -- nm - Epiphany Oct 8, 08:51
  - yeah, they're clearly not limiting their opposition to the buying of the political system to just one party -- nm - moles Oct 8, 08:48
  - remarkably cogent. -- nm - Remlik Oct 8, 08:48 3
    - I sort of can't believe you said this. - Trish Oct 8, 08:59 2
      - *heh* - Remlik Oct 8, 09:01 1
        
        pfft, ass - Trish Oct 8, 09:16
  - Very well said Trish. -- nm - JenBro Oct 8, 08:44
  - This. -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 8, 08:40
- Also funny, the guy (Herman Cain? can't remember now) who characterized it as a protest against Obama's policies. -- nm - mara Oct 8, 08:24
- wha? -- nm - CQ Oct 8, 08:20
- who said that? -- nm - mud Oct 8, 08:18 15
  - I meant democrat thing didn't I *sigh* -- nm - Epiphany Oct 8, 08:25
  - Peeps on FB -- nm - Epiphany Oct 8, 08:23 13
    - And are these same "peeps on facebook" still saying, "who knows what they want, they don't even know what they're protesting about"? - Trish Oct 8, 08:44 7
      - See inside it's copied word for word - Epiphany Oct 8, 08:55 6
        
        What you need to ask this idiot is, "so, you're ok with with the fact that our country is being run by huge companies rather than democratically - Trish Oct 8, 09:14 1
        
        I'm afraid this is where it's headed n general -- nm - Epiphany Oct 8, 09:22
        
        So many people are (unfortunately) incapable of thinking outside of black-and-white politically. - ty97 Oct 8, 09:02 2
        
        I just can't believe that so many people are just blowing the issue off like it doesn't affect them. - Trish Oct 8, 09:21
        
        Agreed. -- nm - Epiphany Oct 8, 09:08
        
        Also " it's a nice political manuever by the President" -- nm - Epiphany Oct 8, 08:57
    - make sure to them it was started by foregin agitators! -- nm - Remlik Oct 8, 08:25 3
      - damnit....foreign! -- nm - Remlik Oct 8, 08:39
      - Effing Canadians! -- nm - mara Oct 8, 08:30
      - I will -- nm - Epiphany Oct 8, 08:25
    - q.e.d. -- nm - mud Oct 8, 08:23
You know you're not spending enough time on ST when you don't hear about the FNL movie here first. -- nm - nubby Oct 8, 08:06 3
- is there anything confirmed? -- nm - Remlik Oct 8, 08:49 1
  - Berg said 2012 release, I think. -- nm - nubby Oct 8, 09:21
- I think you just have a case of Mopitis. -- nm - Trish Oct 8, 08:14
My friend/ IT co-worker & I went to an "Intro to Reiki" class last night - it was really cool & I think my Siamese cat Jim may be a Reiki Master from - JenBro Oct 8, 08:03
*yawn* -- nm - Beryllium Oct 8, 07:53
RIP Raiders owner Al Davis -- nm - moles Oct 8, 07:40 7
- Welcome your 2016 Los Angeles Raiders! -- nm - AEG, Farmers Field Oct 8, 08:53
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- Just heard that :( -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 8, 07:51
- seriously? -- nm - amoxy Oct 8, 07:46 3
  - link -- (link) - ty97 Oct 8, 07:49 2
    - The man was a legend for many years. Just hope his legacy focuses on the early years - amoxy Oct 8, 07:55 1
      - I'm not sure you can cherry-pick a legacy. -- nm - mara Oct 8, 09:13
Yemen president says he will step down. -- (link) - mara Oct 8, 07:24 1
- Because getting hit with a missile wasn't enough of a hint? -- nm - Mop Oct 8, 08:11
ST Words tournament starts Monday. Sign up here. -- (link) - nubby Oct 8, 07:14 3
- is it best of, or one and done? -- nm - J Oct 8, 07:25 2
  - Pool play. -- nm - nubby Oct 8, 07:25 1
    - *plays the word " Marco"* -- nm - Epiphany Oct 8, 08:13
Somebody say somethin -- nm - prayformojo Oct 8, 05:55 13
- Beautiful day for a yard sale! -- nm - kelly Oct 8, 06:36
- France beat England in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. I expect unhappy people today. - ty97 Oct 8, 06:34 9
  - Come on Wales! You in London this weekend? -- nm - LMS Oct 8, 07:37 8
    - fuck them -- nm - CQ Oct 8, 08:01
    - Not today, potentially tomorrow. If not, then definitely next weekend. - ty97 Oct 8, 07:54 6
      - Ah, I'm in Bath next weekend. Free tomorrow though so could meet up. -- nm - LMS Oct 8, 07:58 5
        
        Well then that settles it, I need to force myself to take a day off anyway this weekend. - ty97 Oct 8, 08:04 4
        
        Cool - how about - LMS Oct 8, 08:13 3
        
        Sound perfect. Just one question - ty97 Oct 8, 08:17 2
        
        Around about then. -- nm - LMS Oct 8, 08:19 1
        
        excellent -- nm - ty97 Oct 8, 08:29
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- It's too early in the morning and I am going back to bed -- nm - amoxy Oct 8, 05:59
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From last night b2... loosi, 120 Min IPA was at this place. -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 8, 04:46 1
- Heh, "Southern Tier Beer" -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 8, 07:24
Oh joy. My Woot order was shipped by "smartpost". -- nm - Mop Oct 7, 23:22 3
- hey...you going on vacation seems to have worked as I don't see your troops in my town any longer. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 8, 04:08 2
  - I saw his post and was about to message that he could leave the alliance/come back but it was too late. -- nm - Spawn: 4-0 Oct 8, 07:15 1
    - Same difference. There's a time cap on how long before you can return. -- nm - Mop Oct 8, 08:10
i nominate this guy for dano's next youtube obsession: Heino! -- (link) - moles Oct 7, 23:14 [youtube]
Heh. 'How many days exactly?' - Jovian Oct 7, 23:01
Economic conditions and cooler weather may cause a shortage of California wines....... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Oct 7, 22:56 2
- See, global warming ain't so bad. Oregon's wine country is rapidly expanding. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 8, 07:50
- Freakin global cooling! -- nm - bc/nc Oct 8, 04:18
happy Yom Kippur everyone. -- nm - peglegpete Oct 7, 22:46 1
- bless us all -- nm - OAE Oct 8, 08:05
Reports are Ryan Howard injured his Achillies in that last play, will have an MRI to determine severity. -- nm - Tim Oct 7, 22:34 2
- He told reporters it's ruptured. -- nm - David Oct 7, 22:41
- As they say, good pitching trumps good hitting (or anything else) -- nm - budice Oct 7, 22:36
Also, if anyone lives in a Bon Ton market and wants 25% off friends and family passes for 10/21 to 10/25, drop me a line. I have about 30 of them. - amanda Oct 7, 22:24 1
- Still on the sugar high, glad your adventure had a sweet ending -- nm - budice Oct 7, 22:35
lir - my dad's family is from Rochester, NY and they called it "Upstate". -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 7, 21:52 7
- Wife grew up in Fort Erie, Ontario....across from Buffalo...she said Upstate New York was only used for non locals.... - Walt_Disney Oct 8, 06:45
- I'm from Rochester and you are correct :) -- nm - decline Oct 8, 06:12
- 98% of the state is "upstate." - psilotum Oct 7, 22:03 4
  - and what did you hear it called? -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 22:05 3
    - Southern Tier and upstate are common, but I always say upstate. - psilotum Oct 7, 22:08 2
      - fair enough. I had the definite impression that "upstate" is only used when you are not there. -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 22:17 1
        
        It may be different for townies. -- nm - psilotum Oct 7, 22:24
All I see is a bunch of blood traitors playing Black Ops. -- nm - Mop Oct 7, 21:23
~take it easy, don't you know that I have never been loved like this before~ -- nm - Epiphany Oct 7, 21:09
thats $10 for the gas . . . and $10 for the look -- nm - moles Oct 7, 21:08
so I totally wasn't looking forward to working tonight and I walked in and they're like, hey! you're in shoes for an hour and then my brain exploded. - amanda claire jones Oct 7, 21:04 13
- I would last about 10 minutes. -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 22:18 2
  - Have faith in you. It's super fun, actually, as long as you keep in mind "I can walk anytime. I'm just testing myself." - amanda Oct 7, 22:26 1
    - my time is committed. :) -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 22:38
- This is funny. How much coffee have you had? -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 7, 21:58 1
  - Oh god. None! This is what working retail does to me. I see everything in the world as a toy, and this is just a new toy to play with and to blather - amanda Oct 7, 22:17
- You're a very entertaining storyteller. :) -- nm - Jelly Oct 7, 21:53
- Tell him next time you'd prefer cake :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 7, 21:26
- that means you're getting sent to SHoes. -- nm - Remlik Oct 7, 21:22 1
  - I *can't* work in shoes regularly unless I contract to, which means 20 hours per week *every week.* no way. (I'm there all day tomorrow, though. let's - amanda claire jones Oct 7, 21:25
- " we got a 'sugar high' in accessories. Code red!" - Loud Speakers Oct 7, 21:12
- it's a good A-Story but we'd have to "I Love Lucy" it up a little - moles Oct 7, 21:08 2
  - oh! and I have a nemesis at work already *and* a sidekick! so there could be some potential storylines. -- nm - amanda claire jones Oct 7, 21:13
  - the back room of shoes is like a maze and and there's an upstairs part and before lynne left, she showed me how to see if shoes were up or down - amanda claire jones Oct 7, 21:12
FB friend-suggested my dentist. How do they know my dentist??? -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 20:32 9
- They know. -- nm - Mop Oct 7, 21:24
- Maybe the dentist paid to be introduced to certain regional demographics that you happen to match. heh. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 7, 20:40 2
  - maybe that's it, but that's a heck of a coincidence. I don't remember seeing any other dentist ads. -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 20:43
  - "Liz Lemons" -- nm - nubby Oct 7, 20:43
- Have you ever sent or received email to them? Or mentioned their name to someone else on that computer? -- nm - David Oct 7, 20:36 2
  - I know I have been to his website. I may have emailed him, years ago. how freaky. Just checked gmail, he is not in my address book. -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 20:43 1
    - fb also knows you have been to his website. -- nm - psilotum Oct 7, 22:31
- Do you have private possession of your dentist? -- nm - Spawn: 4-0 Oct 7, 20:35 1
  - Geesh, such a personal question - Epiphany Oct 7, 21:03
ST may know: The public wifi in the hospital keeps asking me to log in. I set it to "remember log-in info" but it stills keeps asking for info when I - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 7, 20:22 2
- at zeno's I have to get a new security certificate each time I walk in the door. wifi is free, but you have to authenticate on the network - amanda claire jones Oct 7, 20:53
- Most likely it's a safety issue. My laptop gets all snotty about staying logged into an open, unsecured network. - Trish Oct 7, 20:51
Go Brewers! -- nm - znufrii Oct 7, 20:19
So nice...I gotta say it twice! CARPENTER!!!!! -- nm - Jim Oct 7, 20:14 1
- SQUIRREL!!!!!! -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 7, 20:15
Jack, that's why I'm never bothered about the Braves "only" winning one World Series. One is miraculous. - David Oct 7, 20:13 8
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  - And that's why I still taste bile when I think about Wohlers getting beaten on his worst pitch in the 96 Series. -- nm - David Oct 7, 20:17 2
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      - :-( - Krusty Oct 7, 21:27
- I hate the MLB postseason. It's more different than the regular season than any other sport. -- nm - nubby Oct 7, 20:16 3
  - The NHL basically negates the regular season as well. -- nm - David Oct 7, 20:16 2
    - In the opposite way though. -- nm - TFox Oct 7, 20:25
    - The NBA regular season doesn't even matter. - the wrong element, bad guy Oct 7, 20:22
sugar magnolia. blossom's blooming and I don't care -- nm - peglegpete Oct 7, 20:11

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