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So not only is the stress of the whole "job" thing been exhausting, check this out. - JaxSean Jan 14, 13:41 2
- I don't understand how it's cheaper for your employer to be with another agency. Shouldn't it be more expensive? What do they pay your old agency fo -- nm - con_carne Jan 14, 13:44 1
  - r? -- nm - con_carne Jan 14, 13:44
Steve Jobs stepping down as head of Apple -- nm - oblique Jan 14, 13:38 12
- Mitch Wagner at InformationWeek: Did Apple Lie About Steve Jobs's Health? (link) - Mop Jan 14, 13:43
- (source?) -- nm - ty97 Jan 14, 13:42
- I wish him peace, and long life. - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:41
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  - stock halted I think -- nm - oblique Jan 14, 13:41 1
    - Market is closed -- nm - ty97 Jan 14, 13:42
- Not suprised. I wish him well with his health -- nm - ty97 Jan 14, 13:41
- "How dare they attack the boss we fired and then later brought back??" -- nm - con_carne Jan 14, 13:40
- Does a little dance. -- nm - Mop s.i. Jan 14, 13:40 1
  - Not cool, man! -- nm - Mop Jan 14, 13:40
- Yeah. He'll be dead by year's end. Not good. -- nm - TWuG Jan 14, 13:39
- Oof. -- nm - nubby Jan 14, 13:39
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- I thought he paid them, just late after teh mistake was discovered -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 14, 14:06
- why is this a big deal? that is the most common tax misstake, - tRuMaN Jan 14, 13:39 2
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- It's like hiring George Costanza for Treas.Sec. "China's demanding a payment? Let's send them a check, but 'forget' to sign it!" -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 14, 13:38 2
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    - George Costanza is a character from a popular NBC show called 'Seinfeld'. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 14, 13:41
- Who among us hasn't paid our taxes from time to time? -- nm - Mop Jan 14, 13:37 3
  - I don't think that came out how you meant. - nubby Jan 14, 13:38 2
    - No, I think it's exactly how I meant it. -- nm - Mop Jan 14, 13:39 1
      - Oh. - nubby Jan 14, 13:41
- because it's not as funny as caroline kennedy's speech quirks -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:35
so, i was just reading Ricardo Montalban's entry on wikipedia, and when he first arrived in Hollywood they wanted to change his name to... - Andie Jan 14, 13:34 7
- See? It was an homage! -- nm - Ricky Martin Jan 14, 13:38
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  - If you've ever wanted to show off and flaunt your chest, you oughta know both of those names. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:40 1
    - I don't know which of these posts is more baffling -- nm - con_carne Jan 14, 13:41
- did you know that there was a big silent film star in the 1920's named Harrison Ford? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 14, 13:36
- "This... is La Vida Loca!" -- nm - con_carne Jan 14, 13:34 1
  - Wait, I think that's Seacrest. I should be ashamed. -- nm - con_carne Jan 14, 13:36
So this Last Templar on NBC...is that about the mice? -- nm - oblique Jan 14, 13:33
Funniest post on B2 -- (link) - nubby Jan 14, 13:31 [Backboard]
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- "The monkey is not considered dangerous." - except for the part about throwing feces. -- nm - Diva Jan 14, 13:34 3
  - a little poop never hurt anyone. -- nm - loosilu Jan 14, 13:37 2
    - What if that monkey's running thru traffic and throws feces into the eyes of someone driving a car?! What about that?!! -- nm - Diva Jan 14, 13:39
    - fecal mist, however... -- nm - TFox Jan 14, 13:38
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  - *blink* -- nm - nubby Jan 14, 13:36
MANTALBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN! -- nm - nubby Jan 14, 13:29 7
- : ( -- nm - Diva Jan 14, 13:30 6
  - spoiler - nubby Jan 14, 13:30 5
    - spoiler - Diva Jan 14, 13:31 4
      - spoiler - nubby Jan 14, 13:33 3
        
        *steps away from the thread* -- nm - Diva Jan 14, 13:35 2
        
        I've ruined Deathmas. -- nm - nubby Jan 14, 13:36 1
        
        hee. -- nm - kelly Jan 14, 13:37
zork - oblique Jan 14, 13:29 2
- could be that in there too but I really saw what I mentioned - zork Jan 14, 13:36 1
  - sure - oblique Jan 14, 13:39
at least Scott Baio is still alive -- nm - Dano Jan 14, 13:28 3
- you still have a crush? -- nm - ty97 Jan 14, 13:29 2
  - It was a Miss Info joke. -- nm - Dano Jan 14, 13:29 1
    - No, it wasn't. -- nm - con_carne Jan 14, 13:30
I almost tore my right thumbnail off, falling on the ice yesterday. But other than a little bit, for a couple minutes after, it didn't hurt. - Dr.Vermin Jan 14, 13:28 2
- My best friend fell on some ice last weekend and lost consciousness for a few minutes - also threw out her back. - kelly Jan 14, 13:37
- I am pretty sure that's a symptom of leprosy. -- nm - loosilu Jan 14, 13:28
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- oh no, how will you survive on $20 less than your NYC lawyery salary! - ty97 Jan 14, 13:28
- "Love, Payroll"? Sexual harrassment! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:27 1
  - Even weirder because his name isn't Dawson. He's getting someone else's mail -- nm - oblique Jan 14, 13:33
Is it wrong the 'sowing wild oats' thread gave me an "All Good Gifts" earworm? -- nm - Diva Jan 14, 13:24 3
- ~I've been a wild rover for many's the year, and I spent all me money on whiskey and beer~ -- nm - zork Jan 14, 13:35
- ~ we plow the fields and scatter the good seed on the land... ~ -- nm - TFox Jan 14, 13:25 1
  - I've already staged it in my head and everything. Kind of like that time i was going to stage you and your sister's reading at your 1/2 sisters' - Diva Jan 14, 13:27
I hate when I find something so funny, but can't tell anyone else around me because it's a 'you had to be there' kind of thing. - kelly Jan 14, 13:23
56 Rentals from Netflix, didn't watch 7 of them. (I star every one that I've watch, don't star if I don't.) -- nm - JaxSean Jan 14, 13:22 5
- i don't know my numbers, but i star every movie after returning it. -- nm - reluctantcynic Jan 14, 13:32
- Gah. That comes out to $4.28 per movie rental. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 14, 13:28 3
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    - Myself, I think there is some value in having it sitting there. I like being able to choose not to watch it. -- nm - TFox Jan 14, 13:41
  - ouch, I just did mine and it comes out to about $6.50 per - J Jan 14, 13:32
Has 0-to-60 in performance cars increased markedly in - say - the last 20-30 years? -- nm - Mop Jan 14, 13:22
Help me out with something: can you name the biggest film last year to star (as in lead role) a former/current cast member of Saturday Night Live? -- nm - David Jan 14, 13:20 36
- Baby Mama? Step Brothers? -- nm - ty97 Jan 14, 13:25
- Madagascar 2. Chris Rock. -- nm - Mop Jan 14, 13:24
- Just a random guess, but Zohan? (nm) - musubi Jan 14, 13:22
- Tropic Thunder? No, that's not right ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:22 3
  - If you were saying that because of Downey, you were on the right track. - David Jan 14, 13:23 1
    - I was thinking stiller or downey, but I forgot about RDJ's other movie. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:24
  - good guess though. -- nm - Andie Jan 14, 13:22
- Iron Man. -- nm - Reagen Jan 14, 13:21 21
  - He was a regular cast member? (nm) - musubi Jan 14, 13:24 5
    - from Wikipedia -- (link) - kelly Jan 14, 13:29
    - yes, in the infamous Anthony Michael Hall year that was widely considered the worst ever. -- nm - Reagen Jan 14, 13:26 2
      - "Anthony Michael Hall pissed off our balcony, dude!" - Trish Jan 14, 13:31
      - Joan Cusack, too. They had a good eye for talent anyway. -- nm - David Jan 14, 13:29
    - He and Anthony Michael Hall were the same year, iirc. -- nm - Inigo Jan 14, 13:25
  - Thanks. I wondered how long it would take. -- nm - David Jan 14, 13:22 14
    - huh? - Mel Profit Jan 14, 13:24 8
      - In like 1985. -- nm - Diva Jan 14, 13:25 2
        
        Oh this explains it... - Mel Profit Jan 14, 13:27 1
        
        *imagines Mel wearing a pink jacket with the sleeves bunched up at the elbows* -- nm - Roger More Jan 14, 13:31
      - Back in the day, Anthony Michael Hall and him were anchor players. - David Jan 14, 13:25 2
        
        Kinda funny that they were both in gigantic movies last year. - Inigo Jan 14, 13:34
        
        I bet there was coke and steroids involved. -- nm - Diva Jan 14, 13:29
      - Yep, briefly. -- nm - kelly Jan 14, 13:25 1
        
        Oh. -- nm - Mop Jan 14, 13:25
    - (You always are head of the class. It's remarkable.) -- nm - David Jan 14, 13:22 4
      - ooh ooh teacher teacher! - Reagen Jan 14, 13:24
      - So... which actor is it again? -- nm - con_carne Jan 14, 13:24 2
        
        See above. :) -- nm - David Jan 14, 13:24 1
        
        I'm over here trying to think of Jon Favreau... Gwyneth???? -- nm - con_carne Jan 14, 13:27
- amy poehler and tina fey in that baby movie? -- nm - reluctantcynic Jan 14, 13:21 1
  - "baby mama", you mean? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:22
- why does this feel like a trick question... - Mel Profit Jan 14, 13:21 1
  - Step Brothers is also a good guess but wrong. -- nm - David Jan 14, 13:21
- Zohan? -- nm - TFox Jan 14, 13:21 1
  - No and no but good guesses. -- nm - David Jan 14, 13:21
- Baby Mama? -- nm - Andie Jan 14, 13:21
I think the transit map/Google thing has a lot to due with what cities allow Google to add their info. -- nm - ty97 Jan 14, 13:18 12
- I haven't seen it, but I would imagine it would take a small army of patient people to keep track of all my area's transit systems -- nm - con_carne Jan 14, 13:21
- Google Transit already includes schedule and route information for point-to-point trips in NYC so I can't imagine why they wouldn't be able to add - znufrii Jan 14, 13:20 3
  - I believe the map info is copyright. -- nm - ty97 Jan 14, 13:26 1
    - (the MTA map info) -- nm - ty97 Jan 14, 13:26
  - terrorists -- nm - Homer Jan 14, 13:25
- Dear Google, Canada exists. Please and thank you. -- nm - Reagen Jan 14, 13:19 3
  - also, please ignore the massive chip on our shoulder....nm - canada Jan 14, 13:28
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  - Montreal's in the Google transit maps. -- nm - Mop Jan 14, 13:20
- I wish my city would get our transit info up t here -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:18 2
  - Get with the times, Funkytown! -- nm - ty97 Jan 14, 13:19
  - (Their website is pretty retarded for finding info ...) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:19
The Great Lemon Doughnut Debate has me craving a Lemon Pie. - musubi Jan 14, 13:17 4
- you are an evil, evil man. - reluctantcynic Jan 14, 13:20 2
  - Lemon Pies were on sale at the market a couple weeks ago. *THREE* for a dollar. - musubi Jan 14, 13:26 1
    - you make me so proud! -- nm - reluctantcynic Jan 14, 13:34
- *caves in* - znufrii Jan 14, 13:18
I love Dunkin's chocolate lemon donuts - chocolate frosting on top. Yum. -- nm - kelly Jan 14, 13:17 7
- I love Dunkin's powdered sugar covered vanilla fluff filled donuts. - Trish Jan 14, 13:35
- Those are #2 to the ones with the lemon crunchies on top, and the powdered sugar one is a very close 3. -- nm - TFox Jan 14, 13:18 2
  - I don't like any donut with powdered sugar. - kelly Jan 14, 13:19 1
    - Well excuse me, Miss Hoighty-Toighty! -- nm - powdered donut Jan 14, 13:20
- I slightly want to vomit right now -- nm - ty97 Jan 14, 13:18
- Oh my, that sounds delish. (nm) - musubi Jan 14, 13:17 1
  - It's the only donut I'd get at DD. So good. -- nm - kelly Jan 14, 13:18
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, doughnuts. -- nm - Homer Jan 14, 13:16
From Twitter: Ricardo Montalban has died -- nm - Dano Jan 14, 13:16 18
- What a loss. A pioneer in Latino American entertainment -- nm - con_carne Jan 14, 13:22 1
  - there's a great 1940's noir called "border incident" that he's great in...nm - x Jan 14, 13:27
- all the good jokes are taken so *something about Fantasy Island* -- nm - Reagen Jan 14, 13:20 3
  - Boss, the hearse, the hearse -- nm - Zombie Herve Villechaize Jan 14, 13:21
  - man, you couldn't even reference herve villechaize?...nm - x Jan 14, 13:21 1
    - didn't see this post, honest -- nm - zork Jan 14, 13:22
- Khhhhhaaaaannnnnn!!!! frack. two of the best in one day -- nm - zork Jan 14, 13:17 5
  - "The best?" -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 14, 13:21
  - Who is the other? -- nm - Inigo Jan 14, 13:18 3
    - Patrick McGoohan -- nm - TWuG Jan 14, 13:19 2
      - I finally had to look him up. Wow. - Mel Profit Jan 14, 13:23
      - Wow. Thanks. Rough day. -- nm - Inigo Jan 14, 13:22
- But he still managed to send out a Twitter update? Impressive. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 14, 13:17
- . . . memorial to be crafted from fine Corinthian leather. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 14, 13:17 1
  - L4.5 -- nm - zork Jan 14, 13:17
- Crap. Terrible day for actors. -- nm - TWuG Jan 14, 13:17
- has twitter replaced ST as the source of all news? -- nm - Andie Jan 14, 13:16 1
  - TwitIS&F? -- nm - nubby Jan 14, 13:30

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