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Look guys, I know I was too busy to post much today, but in my absence, I'm only giving y'all like a C+. - TFox Oct 24, 12:43 5
- your manny/peedy appointment keeping you from st today? -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 24, 12:45
- Dude, there were at least two Step Brothers references today -- nm - con_carnage Oct 24, 12:43 3
  - ~this is how we do it~ - Mel Profit Oct 24, 12:49
  - Diva definitely gets bonus points for the activities reference. -- nm - TFox Oct 24, 12:45
  - I was shocked when nobody made a TFox reference when the 100 lb scrotum guy was mentioned -- nm - zork Oct 24, 12:44
LYC: Trouty Mouth will be back on Glee for a 3-4 episode arc this winter. -- nm - MDH Oct 24, 12:39 3
- good. -- nm - Diva Oct 24, 12:54
- When did you stop liking Gaga?! -- nm - con_carnage Oct 24, 12:40 1
  - huh? -- nm - MDH Oct 24, 12:44
Good-bye, iPhone 3GS. Hello, iPhone 4S. - David Oct 24, 12:39 5
- Let me know how Siri is. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 24, 12:44 4
  - My wife has it and we were playing with it yesterday. It's pretty damn cool. - pmb Oct 24, 12:47 1
    - I used it to text while driving last week. it's not uncool, but I don't know how much time it'll actually save. -- nm - amanda jones Oct 24, 12:49
  - I hope it's good because that was the deciding factor for this over the Bionic. -- nm - David Oct 24, 12:46 1
    - "I'm sorry David. I'm afraid I can't do that." -- nm - Don Homer Oct 24, 12:49
Rereading the prudence chat, the woman had sex with her best friend's husband 4 years ago, and the guilt is just now tearing her apart? - Inigo Oct 24, 12:34 26
- oh puhlease. LW wants to stir up some drama and/or deliberately hurt the friend. -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 12:43
- i think she needs to tell the friend what happened, even though she should have a long time ago. - kare Oct 24, 12:42 10
  - I agree, only cause - tRuMaN Oct 24, 12:46
  - i say no. -- nm - Andie Oct 24, 12:42 8
    - STers always disagree with me on this one. -- nm - kare Oct 24, 12:44 7
      - I'm disagreeing too, sorry. -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 12:45 6
        
        most will. me, I think that hiding information like this does a huge disservice to a "friend" - kare Oct 24, 12:47 5
        
        I was going to say that the friend should enourage the hubby to confess himself and wouldn't have to say with whom, but then she shouldn't get off - zork Oct 24, 12:49 1
        
        well yeah, the friendship's done for regardless. -- nm - kare Oct 24, 12:52
        
        Assuming any of this is real, I think telling the friend is a totally selfish move. Hurt the friend further in order to make yourself feel better. -- nm - Fuzzy candy corn in the bottom of the bag Oct 24, 12:49 2
        
        the hurting of the friend was done 4 years ago. the hurting continues by keeping it a secret. - kare Oct 24, 12:52 1
        
        honestly, i don't think it's the friend's (aka the other women's) place to say, i really don't. - Andie Oct 24, 12:55
- bonus prudence chat q: mom chaperone on a field trip "loaned" her kid .75 cents. her kid "forgot" and now the chaperone is getting all loan sharkey - poxie Oct 24, 12:37 13
  - pay it back, but Pam has really taken it too far. It's not her job to educate him. -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 12:41 1
    - maybe Pam was using it to teach Maggie a lesson and Maggie is just being very literal (she is only 12 after all.) -- nm - Andie Oct 24, 12:42
  - explain to Alex about bill collectors and how to ignore them for years. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 24, 12:41
  - this definitely merits a letter to an advice columnist. if a similar situation ever occurs to me, I'm going to fast and pray for guidance. - TFox Oct 24, 12:40 1
    - hee! -- nm - kare Oct 24, 12:41
  - give them a dollar and call it "interest" on the loan and tell Alex to NEVER borrow again - Charlie Brown si Oct 24, 12:39 2
    - SFAN -- nm - Charlie Brown si Oct 24, 12:40 1
      - see? no blender for you -- nm - poxie Oct 24, 12:40
  - give her a dollar (interest) and tell Pam that it's up to you, as the parent, to teach your kids these types of lessons - not her. -- nm - kare Oct 24, 12:39
  - Alex needs to punch Maggie out -- nm - decline Oct 24, 12:38
  - Pay the damn 75 cents. -- nm - TWuG Oct 24, 12:38
  - pay the 75 f-in cents back. i think the friend is being silly too, but, if Alex owes 75 cents, he should pay 75 cents. - Andie Oct 24, 12:38 1
    - Seriously. Why are you letting this other kid and mother badger your kid. You should have given the kid the money and if he doesn't pay it back, you - pmb Oct 24, 12:50
aaaaand I'd like to talk about student loans. somehow, I have paid my student loans three months ahead. oops! obviously I should make principal only - amanda jones Oct 24, 12:33 28
- My sister paid her loans off every month and they kept screwing up on applying the payments. - the liioulu with scone Oct 24, 12:39
- shoes. -- nm - TFox Oct 24, 12:39 2
  - you know how much I loved you last week? 10% more now. -- nm - amanda jones Oct 24, 12:43 1
    - ST is so rigidly strict about other people's budgets and finances. - TFox Oct 24, 12:44
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  - I'm just talking about taking *one* month off. not three. I may have a shopping disorder but - amanda jones Oct 24, 12:38 9
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      - oh, I pay them actively. like, every month I schedule my payment via BoA, so it's my thing to make sure it gets paid, but thanks, -- nm - amanda jones Oct 24, 12:44 4
        
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        it literally takes me a three-minute bus ride to pay all of my bills each month now, so I see no upside in automating. - amanda jones Oct 24, 12:48 2
        
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        i do my bills like this: every time i get paid (twice monthly) i pay any outstanding bills. so, anything i've got in the past two weeks gets paid - Andie Oct 24, 12:50
    - Well, yes you do have a shopping disorder, but if you face up to it how will live vicariously through you. -- nm - the liioulu with scone Oct 24, 12:40
    - he has a point. I recall having a similar situation where I paid ahead, then missed a month, and it hit my credit score. - loosilu Oct 24, 12:39 1
      - it says zero is due. I'm going to ring them tonight to see how this happened -- it's not like I ever overpaid, I don't think. -- nm - amanda jones Oct 24, 12:41
- Shoes! The economy needs it. -- nm - con_carnage Oct 24, 12:35
- as dawson mentioned when he did this, i think they still keep accruing the interest despite the advance payments - poxie Oct 24, 12:35 1
  - they do. I know it's a dumb move. but I'm doing IBR next year, so I don't care very much. - amanda jones Oct 24, 12:36
- shoe shopping! - bad idea bears Oct 24, 12:34
- if high interest rate, pay loan. -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 12:34 8
  - 6.8% student loans. student loan rate. -- nm - amanda jones Oct 24, 12:37 7
    - i consolidated my to 4.25. maybe the only smart financial decision i've ever made in my life -- nm - poxie Oct 24, 12:39 5
      - I wish I could. with IBR, I should save about $125 per month next year. that's not insignificant. - amanda jones Oct 24, 12:40 4
        
        this is my dilemma. when the time comes (soon hopefully) that i have my credit card and back taxes paid down, where do i put the windfall? - poxie Oct 24, 12:43 3
        
        I would probably do the IRA. assuming the interest rate on the IRA will be higher than 4.25%, it's the smarter bet. - amanda jones Oct 24, 12:46 2
        
        i just want that debt *gone* though. as fast as possible, even at a relatively low interest rate -- nm - poxie Oct 24, 12:48 1
        
        yeah, I hear you. (can you do IBR? do you qualify?) -- nm - amanda jones Oct 24, 12:49
    - not so bad. -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 12:38
it's fire inspection season and *none* of my smoke detectors have batteries. I'm all like, oh, I'll order from amazon. - amanda jones Oct 24, 12:31 12
- *buzzz*....*buzzzz* -- nm - mandy's bag Oct 24, 12:33
- Is this at your home or work? -- nm - TWuG Oct 24, 12:32 3
  - home. at work, we just OPP (we are down with the office of physical plants, yes.) -- nm - amanda jones Oct 24, 12:35 2
    - Weird. I've never heard of home inspections of smoke detectors/alarms. Is this related to renting or - TWuG Oct 24, 12:37 1
      - rented only, I think. I've never owned here. -- nm - amanda jones Oct 24, 12:39
- they inspect your alarms? - poxie Oct 24, 12:32 6
  - Nor here. -- nm - the liioulu with scone Oct 24, 12:36
  - yes. and it's the resident's fault if the batteries are dead, not the landlord. (I swear solar powered smoke detectors are like my dream.) -- nm - amanda jones Oct 24, 12:34 3
    - i only know mine work cause occasionally i'll cook something on the stove that sets it off -- nm - poxie Oct 24, 12:40 2
      - the ones in our house go off every time we make toast or brown meat -- nm - Ghost-berry Oct 24, 12:46
      - a few weeks ago, we accidentally set fire to a cinnamon stick. so technically I guess the last detector's batteries may have been fine - amanda jones Oct 24, 12:43
  - ours get inspected at the same time they do the HVAC filter change (tomorrow). -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 12:32
Just had lunch at fresh on spadina in toronto. So very good. -- nm - budice Oct 24, 12:29 6
- You're here now? Did we know about this? Also, why was mud mentioning Canadian TV stations here? -- (link) - zork Oct 24, 12:31 [Backboard] 4
  - mud has always been canadian. -- nm - Andie Oct 24, 12:32 3
    - oh, ok. - zork Oct 24, 12:38 2
      - Vancouver -- nm - Bloger Blore Oct 24, 12:39 1
        
        that's what I figured but wanted to check - zork Oct 24, 12:46
- wait.. you are here?? -- nm - Andie Oct 24, 12:30
From BBs, RE: MNF Tickets. The CEO gave them to my boss' boss. His babysitter fell through, and he offered them to me. - BloodyAxeSean Oct 24, 12:26 1
- go have a ggod time, either c, d or a/2 he knew who he would have to sit next to and your his revenge -- nm - Ghost-berry Oct 24, 12:52
Ty, Neverwhere is one of my favorite books ever but if you've tried twice, I probably can't get you to take another run at it. - David Oct 24, 12:24 13
- Out of curiosity, did you and ty read the version released in Britain or the version released in the US? - TWuG Oct 24, 12:31 6
  - Mine was from B&N or Amazon I'm sure -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 12:39 1
    - Then you got the US version, so a second read probably wouldn't improve your opinion of the book. :-) - TWuG Oct 24, 12:41
  - I got it at B Dalton back in the day so I presume the US version. -- nm - David Oct 24, 12:33 1
    - Probably. Big tell is if it had the words "tyre" and "kerb", that'd be the British version. :-) -- nm - TWuG Oct 24, 12:35
  - I got the UK version. read on on the tube. :) -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 12:32 1
    - That's the version on my shelf. I lent out the US version and never got it back. -- nm - TWuG Oct 24, 12:33
- It's one of those books I never quit on purpose, I just found that I put it down and didn't pick it back up. - ty97 Oct 24, 12:30 3
  - I love Neverwhere, but if you only pick one Gaiman, Stardust is his finest hour. - David Oct 24, 12:35 2
    - also, PSA, Gaiman will be on Craig Ferguson next Monday (with Amanda Palmer) -- nm - znufrii Oct 24, 12:45
    - Agreed. If he wants other recs, then his short fiction collections and Coraline and Graveyard Book -- nm - TWuG Oct 24, 12:44
- loved every minute of up until the last few pages. - znufrii Oct 24, 12:28
- also one of my favorite books ever. (but I didn't like the series that much) -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 12:25
Also... - znufrii Oct 24, 12:24
She's *not* my girlfriend. She's a girl and she's a friend but she's not my girlfriend -- nm - Dr. Sheldon Cooper, Ph.D Oct 24, 12:22
nmbWillH - zorki Oct 24, 12:20 4
- Errrrr, what? -- nm - Ghost Hunting Oct 24, 12:24 3
  - Never mind. - Emily Latella Oct 24, 12:25 2
    - Wait, what? - Ghost Hunting Oct 24, 12:26 1
      - NEVER MIND - Emily Latella Oct 24, 12:29
So it looks like the BAC DLC will be coming quickly - eag Oct 24, 12:20 16
- I *really* enjoy Robin as a fighter. spoil - The Ruiner Oct 24, 12:25 6
  - Robin is DLC, right? -- nm - David Oct 24, 12:35 1
    - For those who didnt pre order it and get - eag Oct 24, 12:38
  - I like the Catwoman stuff -- nm - eag Oct 24, 12:27 3
    - Especially on Riddler Challenge. - The Ruiner Oct 24, 12:30 2
      - I dont like her other 2 skins in the game -- nm - eag Oct 24, 12:34 1
        
        I like that you can see her... physique. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 24, 12:47
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  - This is the first victim, correct? -- nm - David Oct 24, 12:23 4
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      - Did spoil - The Ruiner Oct 24, 12:26 1
        
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      - If you mouse over it on the map, Oracle will update status so that you know for sure. - David Oct 24, 12:26
  - wait for it -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 24, 12:22
- am I the only one who sees BAC, and a video game is the third thing to come to mind? -- nm - znufrii Oct 24, 12:20 1
  - Moi aussi. -- nm - the liioulu with scone Oct 24, 12:21
Paraphrasing: "losten, it's not my fault you are a whore" -- nm - Evil Beaker Oct 24, 12:17 24
- And...I sorta lied to you to get in your pants and I wasn't sorry about until you were honest with me. - the liioulu with scone Oct 24, 12:33
- honestly, the girl should have known what she was getting into. -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 12:19 22
  - Telling someone you love them (as a friend) is a pretty dickish move. Especially if the guy knew she had feelings. -- nm - Inigo Oct 24, 12:22 21
    - right, she *should* have known better, but, he was totally mixed-signalling her. HE knew better, it's more on him. However, the past is past, she - Andie Oct 24, 12:24 11
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        was he really hot or something? jeez -- nm - Hotkiss Oct 24, 12:33 2
        
        glass houses and all that. - Andie Oct 24, 12:36 1
        
        i know exactly, which is why I wonder what he had going for him -- nm - Hotkiss Oct 24, 12:40
        
        that's because see, it's still kinda okay to have sex with your stepsister. I mean not really okay, but sorta. You're not related. - Diva Oct 24, 12:30 1
        
        That does seem like the proper subtext. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with scone Oct 24, 12:35
      - heh, I've argued your side in the past and was pretty much shouted down. -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 12:25 4
        
        i'm not excusing either one of them. -- nm - Andie Oct 24, 12:25 3
        
        I just have a feeling we're missing a whole lot of drama on her side. -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 12:26 2
        
        I'm sure she did a lot wrong, and probably should apologize too. -- nm - Inigo Oct 24, 12:27 1
        
        I just reread his chat, and agreed, he's a mind gamer. she just needs to get out of there. -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 12:29
    - well, I guess I don't have full context, but maybe it was "I love you as a friend" *has sex*. -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 12:23 4
      - He was also saying she was special to him. Until he slept with her. -- nm - the liioulu with scone Oct 24, 12:26 3
        
        I need to reread, but did she stop being special when she freaked out? - The Ruiner Oct 24, 12:31 2
        
        I'd say he freaked out first. And wanted to make sure he freaked out last too. -- nm - the liioulu with scone Oct 24, 12:34
        
        Heh. -- nm - con_carnage Oct 24, 12:32
    - Not really. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 24, 12:23 3
      - If it's followed by having sex with the girl, yeah, really. -- nm - Inigo Oct 24, 12:24 2
        
        agreed. -- nm - Remlik on da droid Oct 24, 12:26 1
        
        It all depends on how clearly things are laid out beforehand. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 24, 12:28
Buzz you around? Send your troops to the Death Star if you can. Better to have them there in case they attack the port -- nm - Evil Beaker Oct 24, 12:16 2
- i am still in vacation on .org. I was going to log back in, but I will be out of the office most of this week. - tRuMaN Oct 24, 12:18 1
  - it's been fun. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 24, 12:35

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