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Just for Spawn...... - groiny Oct 31, 09:04
We bought a bunch of candy, but we're doing the trick-or-treat event at the local zoo tonight. Think we'll leave a bowlful on the porch. - The Devil and Daniel Vermin Oct 31, 09:04 4
- put up sign "Take One. We have ways of knowing." little kids will half believe it at least. -- nm - Frankenstandie Oct 31, 09:04 2
  - can't read (grabs a handful) -- nm - No Geist before its Zeit Oct 31, 13:50
  - "If you take two, the Tooth Fairy will bite you tonight while you sleep. (For realsies.)" -- nm - TFox Oct 31, 09:06
- I'm sure the elephant will love you. -- nm - Zombie Liz Taylor Oct 31, 09:04
FX is re-booting "In Living Color" uggggh. -- (link) - MDH Oct 31, 09:02
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- Huh. The tabloids weren't just making it up. -- nm - pmb Oct 31, 09:01
- oh, did they officially file? do you think she'll return the gifts? (she totally should being as the whole thing was clearly a sham.) -- nm - Frankenstandie Oct 31, 09:00 1
  - TMZ says she will file today. I was so sure those kids would make it. -- nm - Zombie Liz Taylor Oct 31, 09:01
- do they still get their payoff? -- nm - Zombie Liz Taylor Oct 31, 09:00
i just came within about 5 secs of getting fired. I may not make it through the day. - tRuMaN Oct 31, 08:56 14
- i swear to god if you got fired it might be the greatest thing that ever happened to you. - Frankenstandie Oct 31, 08:56 11
  - unless i find a job quickly, it wouldnt - tRuMaN Oct 31, 09:00 9
    - your survival skills will kick in. -- nm - Frankenstandie Oct 31, 09:01 8
      - totally. if you *have* to find a job, you'll look harder. how hard is tru looking now? you know? -- nm - clockwork jones Oct 31, 09:03 6
        
        true. but then if i got fired, i would have to explain why i left my previous employer - tRuMaN Oct 31, 09:06 5
        
        if you quit, what's the difference in terms of a reference? -- nm - Frankenstandie Oct 31, 09:07 3
        
        it does make a big difference. -- nm - Zombie Liz Taylor Oct 31, 09:07 2
        
        i *meant* does he think he'll get a great personal reference if he quits? because it doesn't sound like he will. -- nm - Frankenstandie Oct 31, 09:09 1
        
        oh, I'm sure you're right, but he can use someone else as a great reference. - Zombie Liz Taylor Oct 31, 09:12
        
        If this happens, we'll talk. I went through that exact thing. -- nm - Zombie Liz Taylor Oct 31, 09:06
      - maybe. - tRuMaN Oct 31, 09:02
  - word to andrea and her mother. -- nm - clockwork jones Oct 31, 08:58
- fired or quitting? -- nm - Evil Beaker Oct 31, 08:56 1
  - fired. - tRuMaN Oct 31, 08:59
This is our first Halloween in our new place. Could get interesting :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 31, 08:51 5
- The one townhouse neighborhood I lived in when still in grade school had a ton of kids. My mom used to tally how many kids came to the door and - Don Homer Oct 31, 08:54 3
  - Not many kids live in our immediate neighborhood (we moved in amongst the older, calmer crowd), but other areas could bleed in. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 31, 08:55 2
    - It also depends on weather. What's your forecast for tonight? -- nm - Don Homer Oct 31, 08:56 1
      - Clear and cold. It's not normally clear for Halloween around here. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 31, 08:59
- Canadian Horror Story? - bc/nc Oct 31, 08:52
I would also like to echo the American Horror Story creep out factor. It's not scary - it's *creepy*. Plus, Marathon tonight on FX, I think. - BloodyAxeSean Oct 31, 08:50 24
- After this past week's ep I've decided I don't need to watch it at 3am in the dark after Crash is asleep. - Trish Oct 31, 08:53 8
  - I won't watch it during daylight. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 31, 09:02
  - it makes me testy how creeped out I get just thinking about it. - clockwork jones Oct 31, 08:58 6
    - Yes, it's very unsettling. Also, there isn't enough money in the world to make me go to that basement. -- nm - Trish Oct 31, 09:00 5
      - it's so creepy. spoiler - Diva Oct 31, 09:02 4
        
        Here's the question I really want answered (spoils) - Trish Oct 31, 09:06 3
        
        I know! spoil - Diva Oct 31, 09:10
        
        No shit...I want to know, but I don't want to know...if you know what I mean. -- nm - Jim Oct 31, 09:07
        
        ditto. I want to know. now. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 31, 09:07
- its worth watching - I was dubious at 1st but I'm hooked -- nm - Epiphany Oct 31, 08:51 14
  - ditto...(last episode spoilers) - Mel Profit Oct 31, 09:01 5
    - spoil - Diva Oct 31, 09:03 4
      - We mentioned it below (spoils) - Jim Oct 31, 09:05 2
        
        yeah. -- nm - Diva Oct 31, 09:08
        
        Wow. You're totally right. I didn't even see that. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 31, 09:06
      - that's what I'm wonder (spoilers) - Mel Profit Oct 31, 09:05
  - We got caught up on the last two yesterday. (spoils) - BloodyAxeSean Oct 31, 08:55 2
    - spoiler speculation... - Mel Profit Oct 31, 09:04
    - About the boyfriend (spoils) - Jim Oct 31, 09:03
  - I hope the younger maid cleans more floors soon. -- nm - bc/nc Oct 31, 08:53 4
    - Heather Morris suddenly has competition. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 31, 09:06 2
      - I don't know...I really think she needs to clean up a bloody floor in a maid's uniform to be sure. -- nm - Jim Oct 31, 09:07 1
        
        they're both special in their own way. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 31, 09:08
    - She is *soooooooooooo* hot. - BloodyAxeSean Oct 31, 08:56
Boo! -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Oct 31, 08:45
Tony La Russa retiring. -- (link) - Baron von Vasteland Oct 31, 08:43 4
- woot - woot - this is good news right? go out on top? - Epiphany Oct 31, 08:45
- Dagnabit, I even looked at previous boards to see if this was already posted. Old age. -- nm - Baron von Vasteland Oct 31, 08:45 2
  - no biggie, happens all the time. -- nm - Epiphany Oct 31, 08:46 1
    - This isn't Favre. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 31, 08:50
We have plenty of candy so we're ready. But we have no idea if kids will come or not in the new nabe. They never came by the old place. -- nm - Diva Oct 31, 08:39 38
- I'm in a high rise apartment building, and we don't do trick or treating. -- nm - Zombie Liz Taylor Oct 31, 09:00 1
  - We haven't had anyone for years. I have a very dark entry-way and finally stopped turning on the light :) - MojaveMeg Oct 31, 09:03
- We always have too much, live on a cul de sac and haven't had a ton of kids in the past. - Don Homer Oct 31, 08:51
- and all the parents will see you as pretentious. -- nm - zork Oct 31, 08:50 7
  - Probably supposed to go below pmb's post? :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 31, 08:53
  - ? -- nm - Frankenstandie Oct 31, 08:51 5
    - supposed to have gone under the full-size bar thread. there was a thing going around about what the candy you give out says about you. -- nm - zork Oct 31, 08:53 4
      - pmb lives in monocle-land, maybe that's standard? - Frankenstandie Oct 31, 08:55 3
        
        so often people give a handful of stuff and it equates to a full-size bar or more anyway. especially, if turn out is low. -- nm - zork Oct 31, 08:57 2
        
        depend on the quality. Are we talking real stuff like RPCs and Nutrageous, or sh*t like Good N Plenty or Mounds?? -- nm - Don Homer Oct 31, 08:59 1
        
        Mounds is the BEST. -- nm - Zombie Liz Taylor Oct 31, 09:02
- We bought tons of candy (we thought). Now I'm concerned. We bought full sized bars (we're new in the neighborhood). I supplemented with fun size. - pmb Oct 31, 08:46 23
  - i had a friend who lived in one of those "kids drive here to trick or treat" neighborhoods. he may not be exaggerating with hundreds. -- nm - TFox Oct 31, 08:54
  - whoa -- nm - Diva Oct 31, 08:54
  - You are going to be the favorite house in the neighborhood - ty97 Oct 31, 08:48
  - full sized bars? a hero to kids!! -- nm - Epiphany Oct 31, 08:47 19
    - We figured we were new to the neighborhood so we'd go all out. They're pretty cheap at Costco. But we only have 60 of them. I thought that was a - pmb Oct 31, 08:54 14
      - (This is what we do every year, too. We got 2 boxes of the first deal, and one box on this month's coupons.) -- nm - BloodyAxeSean Oct 31, 09:00
      - show a fun-sized and full-sized to them and say that they have to do something to get the full-sized, or use as a reward for great costumes. -- nm - zork Oct 31, 08:56 7
        
        sounds like a good way to get arrested. -- nm - Zombie Liz Taylor Oct 31, 09:04
        
        "Trick or treat" is a very simple request, zork. - con_carne Oct 31, 09:03
        
        "If you get sweaty and want to take your shirt off, that would be just fine." -- nm - Don Homer Oct 31, 08:58
        
        this is an awesome way to become known as the creepiest house on the block. -- nm - TFox Oct 31, 08:57 3
        
        That's hilarious. -- nm - pmb Oct 31, 09:00
        
        I wasn't thinking about having them do *that* sort of thing for candy. -- nm - zork Oct 31, 08:58 1
        
        "Just come inside, and like, you can bob for... something." -- nm - TFox Oct 31, 09:01
      - give the big ones to the smaller kids with awesome costumes, and make a big deal out of it. - TFox Oct 31, 08:56 2
        
        this is a great idea ... especially 'cause you know the littler kids will just give up the big bars to their older sibs for gum :) - JenBro Oct 31, 09:00
        
        "candy slaw", love it... -- nm - this is my costume Oct 31, 08:57
      - now I'm a little concerned too... -- nm - Diva Oct 31, 08:55 1
        
        have you met any neighbors yet? ask em. -- nm - TFox Oct 31, 08:56
    - " If only there was another way for a cop to be a hero....." -- nm - Epiphany Oct 31, 08:51
    - right? word will *spread*. he needs to be prepared! -- nm - Frankenstandie Oct 31, 08:48 1
      - heh. I'm picturing one of those small high school parties in a movie (when the parents are aware) where suddently half the school is the there. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 31, 08:50
    - we had a neighbor that left out full size hershey bars - boxes of them - and trusted kids to just take one - JenBro Oct 31, 08:48
- did you buy the candy you would like, or candy you dont like? - tRuMaN Oct 31, 08:40 2
  - I need to get some candy, just in case. I'm getting candy I hate. -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 08:41
  - Candy I like. If we're stuck with candy the treats will go to our respective offices. -- nm - Diva Oct 31, 08:41
Unesco approves full Palestinian membership, forgoing US funding in the process. -- (link) - this is my costume Oct 31, 08:38
Stealing znu's NYT thunder: cancer screening may be more popular than useful. -- (link) - TFox Oct 31, 08:36 13
- That's why prostate screening tests aren't covered here. Too many false positives, etc. but I figure that if only a few people are saved it's worth it -- nm - zork Oct 31, 08:38 12
  - except, the treatment for a false positive can be harmful. -- nm - Zombie Liz Taylor Oct 31, 08:40 11
    - I expect that a follow-up test would be done before treatment -- nm - zork Oct 31, 08:41 10
      - which might turn up another false positive. -- nm - Zombie Liz Taylor Oct 31, 08:44 9
        
        offs. the chances of two false positives on the same person? much less than the cases you find by screening. -- nm - zork Oct 31, 08:45 8
        
        Their point is, overaggressive treatment is more harmful than no treatment. -- nm - Zombie Liz Taylor Oct 31, 08:47 7
        
        It's not exactly that it's "more harmful", it's more like unnecessary. The overwhelming majority of cases of prostate cancer are so slow-growing that - Trish Oct 31, 08:57 4
        
        depends on the treatment, I would imagine. - this is my costume Oct 31, 08:59 3
        
        Surgery and other treatments can be harmful as well. -- nm - Zombie Liz Taylor Oct 31, 09:03 2
        
        agreed. in any case, it made me sure as f*ck not want to get cancer. - this is my costume Oct 31, 09:04 1
        
        I am not sure yet about totally skipping screenings, but we have to take a careful look at whether overtesting - Zombie Liz Taylor Oct 31, 09:05
        
        well, that's not exactly their point. -- nm - TFox Oct 31, 08:52
        
        *walks away* -- nm - zork Oct 31, 08:51
would anyone like another (just happened) example of the new-guy pissing someone off? - Frankenstandie Oct 31, 08:33 2
- an anonymous shithead card should couriered to him. -- nm - zork Oct 31, 08:40
- he's a pissant. -- nm - Diva Oct 31, 08:37
LYC: My corgi won a halloween costume contest this weekend - ceregon Oct 31, 08:33 5
- The Queen is not pleased. She spent all year working on her costume. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Oct 31, 08:55
- *loves "Bobby" stories* you have an awesome dog! - JenBro Oct 31, 08:46 1
  - That's funny, I'll have to figure out a 1% gag to do for him. I'll put up some pictures in a bit. -- nm - ceregon Oct 31, 08:49
- this is such a cute idea - great that he won! " apparently riding the dog like a horse is frowned upon in this establishment!" -- nm - Epiphany Oct 31, 08:37
- Nobody just walks into Mordor -- nm - Riders of Corgirrhim Oct 31, 08:35
No candy here...but I have been snacking on pumpkin seeds all morning. - Jim Oct 31, 08:32 11
- last Friday our after dinner dessert tray had roasted pumpkin seed brittle on it - was delicious -- nm - JenBro Oct 31, 08:48
- i *love* roasted pumpkin seeds. -- nm - Frankenstandie Oct 31, 08:41
- Mmmm - what spices did you use? - Also more American Horror Story discussion: its hooked us cause - Epiphany Oct 31, 08:35 8
  - Just salted them and baked them. No spices needed here. And I agree on AHS. - Jim Oct 31, 08:37 7
    - do you boil before baking? -- nm - clockwork jones Oct 31, 08:53
    - lol to McDermott - I am a bit peeved at his character development though *spoils* - Epiphany Oct 31, 08:43 5
      - And at some point, wouldn't he stop seeing patients in his house? -- nm - Jim Oct 31, 08:46 4
        
        He freaked me out the first week (spoils) - Trish Oct 31, 08:51 2
        
        Yeah, that was...um...odd. (spoils) - Jim Oct 31, 08:58
        
        I'm also wondering *spoil speculation* - Epiphany Oct 31, 08:54
        
        yeah seriously! WTF? they try to explain some of that away by....*spoils* - Epiphany Oct 31, 08:50
LIR truman: the reviews are not kind to your tablet, what's your experience with it? -- nm - sycor killer 4,199,183,902nd Oct 31, 08:28 1
- i've had it for about 10 months, and I need to put the current gen firmware on it. - tRuMaN Oct 31, 08:35
Office Candy Report - we have star burst, reese cups, almond joy, whopper & heath bar minis - I'm surprised how good the heath bar mini tastes. it's - JenBro Oct 31, 08:28 11
- weak, awesome, weak, weak, meh. -- nm - TFox Oct 31, 08:31 3
  - You don't get to like candy, Halloween hater. -- nm - con_carne Oct 31, 08:52 1
    - this. -- nm - Zombie Liz Taylor Oct 31, 09:03
  - see I'm not really a heath bar fan myself - but the mini is surprisingly good -- nm - JenBro Oct 31, 08:49
- I just got handed an orange Tootsie pop -- nm - con_carne Oct 31, 08:31
- I hate you. (I'm off to PPM to whore for candy now. I hope you're happy.) -- nm - clockwork jones Oct 31, 08:30 3
  - we have (are you sitting down) ZERO candy. we *always* have candy, and yet, today, halloween? NO CANDY. -- nm - Frankenstandie Oct 31, 08:37 2
    - the candy's not out yet for us. I just whored for (spoiler) - clockwork jones Oct 31, 08:39 1
      - oh my gosh - I'm so so sorry - I thought all offices prolly had candy last week - heh -- nm - JenBro Oct 31, 08:43
- none here. -- nm - Zombie Liz Taylor Oct 31, 08:30
- I think you are right. -- nm - Epiphany Oct 31, 08:29
Pippy... no pictures? Shame. -- nm - colin Oct 31, 08:28 4
- we laugh about this - we are so good about photos the 1st 30 min and then the drink start - but my inlaws have a ton - Epiphany Oct 31, 08:29 3
  - also - champagne tower? - huge hit. messy but a hit. -- nm - Epiphany Oct 31, 08:38 2
    - such a great theme. -- nm - Zombie Liz Taylor Oct 31, 08:40 1
      - we had a blast with it - next year's theme? - The Circus - Clowns were suggested but its too limited - Epiphany Oct 31, 08:52
Jim, you *have* to include one of my favourites ... Toast (by Streetband) -- (link) - zork Oct 31, 08:27 [youtube] 1
- Solitude Standing - Suzanne Vega. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 31, 08:35
STISAF: Is there an easy way to tell whether I'm behind a proxy server?' -- nm - Zombie Liz Taylor Oct 31, 08:27 2
- tools/internet options/connections/lan settings--after you click the lan settings button, look to see if there's anything entered in the proxy servers -- nm - Trish Oct 31, 08:29
- never mind, found tech guy. -- nm - Zombie Liz Taylor Oct 31, 08:29

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