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Mom and Edolie come home on Thursday. Fin had to be transferred to Stonybrook because of rapid breathing :( - CQ Oct 11, 17:07 3
- feel better lil guy -- nm - moles Oct 11, 17:09
- he's probably just practicing his huffin & puffin - or maybe just asserting his independence from twin sister - prayformojo Oct 11, 17:09
- Scary, but congrats :) Hopefully everyone is home and healthy soon. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 17:08
ML, is that you I am pummelling in WWF? :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 17:00
We have a suggestion box at the welcome tent for any ideas relating to demands/objectives. -- nm - Occupy LA Facebook Page Oct 11, 16:57 1
- Go Home! -- nm - Bacon Oct 11, 16:58
TV PSA: NCIS is on tonight rather than tomorrow -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 16:54 4
- Is that a Canadian thing only? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 16:55 3
  - nope, CBS tonight too -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 17:00 2
    - its always been on Tuesday nights on CBS -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 11, 17:05 1
      - hmmm, maybe it was tonight in Canada rather than last night...oh well, PSA still stands :) -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 17:09
New addtion to the family! -- (link) - David Oct 11, 16:52 [Image] 3
- that's cook, but not as much as the toaster in the back -- nm - prayformojo Oct 11, 16:55
- You must be proud parents -- nm - amoxy Oct 11, 16:54
- Does it work better standing up on it's side? -- nm - Bacon Oct 11, 16:53
How Well Do You Know HowWellDoYouKnow.com? Today's most popular quiz is: (hints inside) - prayformojo Oct 11, 16:41 4
- Arkham Asylum -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 16:46 3
  - yup -- nm - prayformojo Oct 11, 16:47 2
    - Well, that was fun -- nm - Roger More Oct 11, 16:49 1
      - hey - prayformojo Oct 11, 16:53
Speed-stacking chick gets smacked in the face by her cups. -- (link) - mara Oct 11, 16:37 [youtube] 2
- *hires her* -- nm - House si Oct 11, 16:59
- *remixes this* -- nm - Skrillex Oct 11, 16:38
Does David know his boy crush Neal McDonough is coming to Justified? nmblink - ralph wiggum Oct 11, 16:30 1
- Boomtown reunions give angels their wings. -- nm - David Oct 11, 16:54
hey Bery, can we throw that stalker signup link up in the box above? -- (link) - kelly Oct 11, 16:28 12
- :) -- nm - kelly Oct 11, 16:32 11
  - jeez, Bery, take forever, whydontcha? -- nm - TFox Oct 11, 16:35 10
    - ...what? -- nm - kelly Oct 11, 17:05 2
      - I think he's being sarcastic. :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 17:05 1
        
        TFox? Sarcastic? Nooooo. - kelly Oct 11, 17:06
    - I shouldn't be doing that sort of stuff at work, but it's so much less annoying than the stuff I *am* dealing with. - Beryllium Oct 11, 16:35 6
      - Who am I to complain, but I very much liked having the Turntable link up there. - con_carne Oct 11, 16:38 5 1
        
        well, blood feud should be over soon, right? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 16:39 4
        
        Hey, muchas gracias -- nm - con_carne Oct 11, 16:56
        
        You can take the BF link for now. It was for the draft which has been done for a while -- nm - amoxy Oct 11, 16:51 2
        
        Good to know, t hanks :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 16:56
        
        Ocho Cinco!! Wait, draft is over? -- nm - Bacon Oct 11, 16:52
3 separate people just played 'qat' in my wwf games. all at the same time. heh -- nm - diva Oct 11, 16:19 2
- A tri qat trophy. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 11, 16:26
- How you know you're playing against bots... -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Oct 11, 16:25
New mission, "Poachers", in Adventure World. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Oct 11, 16:18
Name that Ben and Jerry's Icecream flavor they will make to support Occupy Wall Street - zeitgeist Oct 11, 16:17 16
- The most popular name so far (on the FB page) is This is what democracy tastes like -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 11, 16:43
- Tax Bracket Brickle. I Paid My Taxes And All I Got Was A Pint Of Ice Cream -- nm - TWuG Oct 11, 16:41
- 99% other flavors, 1% vanilla striped with gold leaf flakes. "Ben & Jerry's Tax Burden." -- nm - JaxSean Oct 11, 16:31
- Numbered Swiss Ice Cream Flavor -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 16:26
- This Ice Cream Better Be Free or It's Social Injustice You Evil Evil Corporation!!! - Stephen Oct 11, 16:26 3
  - mmm . . . Strawman Shortcake - moles Oct 11, 17:08
  - Says the company owned by a multi-national conglomerate. - CovingtonCat Oct 11, 16:29 1
    - Marketing! -- nm - psilotum Oct 11, 16:31
- Let Them Eat Cake Batter ice cream. -- nm - pmb Oct 11, 16:24
- Street Fighting Yams (and what's a poor boy to do, 'cept to sing in a rocknroll band) -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 11, 16:24 2
  - Eat the Rich creamy taste of ben and jerry's -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 11, 16:30 1
    - Les Misérables only its mint and strawberry -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 11, 16:32
- I Don't Know What Flavor It Is -- nm - Bacon Oct 11, 16:20 2
  - High on the Hog bacon flavor -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 11, 16:39
  - tastes like justice -- nm - moles Oct 11, 16:21
- 99% Neopolitan -- nm - moles Oct 11, 16:19
(sigh) I'm a bit nervous ST - doing a pretty big proposal tomorrow - and it's not the sort of thing I normally handle. inside if you're interested - JenBro Oct 11, 16:12 13
- Thanks Everyone - I love you guys! -- nm - JenBro Oct 11, 16:39 1
  - settle your nerves with a couple swigs of the hard stuff -- nm - moles Oct 11, 17:10
- Sounds like you own the nerves: the biz deal you're offering is sweet, - OAE Oct 11, 16:36
- Remember: hand them a sandwich, and work in a jack Nicholson quote. -- nm - mafic Oct 11, 16:22
- Sounds like you have all the bases covered. No repercussions on you if they don't switch. - CovingtonCat Oct 11, 16:21 1
  - Oh, have they been in town for a hundred years? - CovingtonCat Oct 11, 16:24
- Have fun storming the castle - prayformojo Oct 11, 16:20
- free suggestion: "A Basket Full of Kisses" - moles Oct 11, 16:20
- relax. everyone gets nervious at stuff. you will do great. -- nm - peglegpete Oct 11, 16:18
- Price is good, but remind them what they're paying for. What will be the benefits of your service vs. the competition? -- nm - con_carne Oct 11, 16:17
- I DO!!! -- nm - Pixie in waiting Oct 11, 16:13 1
  - Oh, not that kind of proposal. Never mind....... -- nm - Pixie in waiting Oct 11, 16:14
- you are going to be great. if they don't go with you, it's not going to be your fault. -- nm - b. Oct 11, 16:13
ESPN says Theo Epstein is close to signing with the Cubs. -- nm - David Oct 11, 16:11 4
- I'd love to have seen what went on behind the scenes with this organization in the last 2 months -- nm - prayformojo Oct 11, 16:11 3
  - *intensely belittles the MVP-worthy Ellsbury for being a pussy* - Youk Oct 11, 16:53
  - I expect books to be written. This is surreal. -- nm - David Oct 11, 16:53 1
    - Many books. - TFox Oct 11, 17:04
OWS: is this mortgage possible or BS? paid $125,000 payments on a house worth $91,000, bank too it back cause she owes another 329k - zeitgeist Oct 11, 16:03 2
- Maybe she is adding other costs (repair, etc.). Who know? - psilotum Oct 11, 16:35
- damn it, the link to the 'story' -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 11, 16:03
I must be grown up. Checked out Peanut on the ultrasound this morning, then made arrangements to make final payment on student loans this afternoon. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Oct 11, 15:55 2
- :) - kelly Oct 11, 16:17
- nice -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 11, 16:10
Wow, 2 nights airfare and rooms at the Luxor for $500 per couple. - Bacon Oct 11, 15:51 7
- I've been saying there are a lot of deals in Vegas. $20/night at hooters is the lowest I've seen. -- nm - ceregon Oct 11, 15:59 4
  - Hooters been like that for awhile, not a bad deal and location -- nm - budice Oct 11, 16:07 1
    - The rooms are actually pretty nice. -- nm - ceregon Oct 11, 16:29
  - can deals sag any lower? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 11, 16:04 1
    - As they get older. -- nm - pmb Oct 11, 16:11
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  - Not sure if this link will work, but it's Travelocity PDX to Vegas April 28-30 is what I searched -- (link) - Bacon Oct 11, 16:16
My favorite joke ever in Phineas and Ferb is about 3:10 in here -- (link) - TWuG Oct 11, 15:51 [youtube]
In the first half of the year, U.S. spending on home entertainment dropped 5.1 percent... rentals were up 10.9% but purchases were down 17.2% - stewie Oct 11, 15:50 [Image] 4
- Heh, let's see these are the movies we have bought/will buy in the last few/next few months - Stephen Oct 11, 15:54 2
  - the ease of renting, DVRs, and HD quality tv is eroding the need to own -- nm - stewie Oct 11, 16:08 1
    - very true. - TFox Oct 11, 16:23
- *laughing* -- nm - TFox Oct 11, 15:51
Does anyone know of a windows app to quickly convert a string from UTF-8 or UTF-16 to ASCII with HTML entities? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 15:42 1
- Answer: "No." ... so I made one. heh. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 11, 16:06
To all those people that have corrected me when I use the word, "Democrats" - Bacon Oct 11, 15:38 24
- Okay this is very bizarre. But regardless, you should call people what they want to be called, not what you randomly hear the President say once. -- nm - con_carne Oct 11, 16:09 1
  - I think the comments on this thread have me turned back around. -- nm - Bacon Oct 11, 16:10
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- I'll bet you can't find a post where somebody told you there was something wrong with the noun "Democrat." -- nm - mara Oct 11, 15:52
- The correction isn't that, it's "Democratic Party" over "Democrat Party". -- nm - Reagen Oct 11, 15:47 18
  - I never say Democrat Party. It was always Democrats that I was corrected on. So maybe the corrector was wrong? -- nm - Bacon Oct 11, 15:52 16
    - Maybe it was somebody on Facebook? -- nm - mara Oct 11, 16:00 8
      - I have had it happen hear a couple times in the last few years all the way back to TT days. Yes, the majority of the time it's on facebook -- nm - Bacon Oct 11, 16:01 7
        
        Here much lower t han I said - Bacon Oct 11, 16:03 6
        
        the issue is that "democratic" can be applied to more than democrats, and dems "owning" that term makes it seem otherwise to some. nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 11, 16:12 1
        
        Ah that helps a little more too -- nm - Bacon Oct 11, 16:19
        
        *laughing* Okay, you're just fucking with us, right? -- nm - mara Oct 11, 16:04 3
        
        Hah, no. The confusion comes from being corrected by people that are wrong. - Bacon Oct 11, 16:05 2
        
        But your examples are not proving your point. -- nm - mara Oct 11, 16:07 1
        
        It's because I never bothered looking it up until now. - Bacon Oct 11, 16:09
    - heh, I searched for the last 6 months on your use of "democrats" and found only this. nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 11, 15:57 [Backboard]
    - More likely... - Stephen Oct 11, 15:56 5
      - I found this article. I think second or third paragraph. -- (link) - Bacon Oct 11, 16:01 4
        
        Yes, "the Democrat Party." Not "Democrats." Adjective, not noun. -- nm - mara Oct 11, 16:04 3
        
        Okay, then the people correcting me are wrong. I don't call it Democrat Party. It doesn't flow right. Democrats I use a lot, but now say - Bacon Oct 11, 16:05 2
        
        Go back to using "Democrats" as a noun. There's nothing wrong with it. -- nm - mara Oct 11, 16:06 1
        
        Ding! That's what I am going to do. -- nm - Bacon Oct 11, 16:08
  - Also, it's not "Repubs", it's "Repubes" -- nm - Roger More Oct 11, 15:51
- I must have missed it, but I'd be surprised if people objected to the use of the word "democrats" when describing people who identify themselves with - pmb Oct 11, 15:47
Oh and finally saw the comic book episode of Castle last night - eag Oct 11, 15:34
BB: SCOTUS strip search ...I've always thought ti would be a good L&O:SVU episode if a cop was charged with accessoryrape after falsy charging a woman - zeitgeist Oct 11, 15:32 1
- link to earlier convo - zeitgeist Oct 11, 15:33
So wait .. Crash refers to GL as a lesser hero - eag Oct 11, 15:25 3
- Hal Jordan, Alan Scott or one of their bland countless replacements? -- nm - peglegpete Oct 11, 15:34 2
  - you mean the superior GL Kyle Rayner? -- nm - Remlik Oct 11, 15:47
  - Love Hal and hate Kyle -- nm - eag Oct 11, 15:38
mind-blowing sex can actually produce temporary amnesia -- (link) - moles Oct 11, 15:25 4
- ~waits for a Bacon reply to this ~ -- nm - eag Oct 11, 15:33
- That's why I always assumed I've never had any. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Oct 11, 15:30 2
  - maybe you did, and forgot -- nm - peglegpete Oct 11, 15:36 1
    - i eternal sunshined *myself* - moles Oct 11, 16:21
Get the hell off my back! -- (link) - amoxy Oct 11, 15:18
So, it's a maze made of food... this is why the terrorists hate us. -- nm - con_carne Oct 11, 15:18 3
- It's a Maze, made of........(wait for it).......Maize! Ooooooh, aaaaaaah -- nm - Bacon Oct 11, 15:20 1
  - We call it corn! -- nm - Remlik Oct 11, 15:28
- i think they create the maze after the corn has been harvested -- nm - moles Oct 11, 15:19
Do you know what doesn't rhyme with compliance? -- nm - David Oct 11, 15:15 9
- From b2, have y'all gotten any of the litho sets of production art? - TFox Oct 11, 15:57 1
  - Kim has some stuff but I'm not sure that's where she got it. -- nm - David Oct 11, 16:52
- Briody. No, wait..... -- nm - prayformojo Oct 11, 15:37
- SC quartebacks and Lane Kiffin -- nm - eag Oct 11, 15:35
- orange. -- nm - Reagen Oct 11, 15:33
- Toby Ziegler -- nm - peglegpete Oct 11, 15:19 2
  - I am addicted to this show. Flying through discs. -- nm - MDH Oct 11, 15:28 1
    - Just started watching it again the other day. - Jelly Oct 11, 15:45
- *stares* -- nm - kanye Oct 11, 15:18

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