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Only because the Lisa Irwin case was mentioned, here's the latest post at the blog I'm reading to keep up with it. -- (link) - mara Nov 2, 07:41
I'm starting Holiday Stalker questions a day early because I'm high on cold meds that aren't working anymore. Coffee, Tea, or Mel? - Diva Nov 2, 07:41 4
- hot chocolate. -- nm - Andie Nov 2, 07:49 1
  - this. I forgot to list it as well. -- nm - Diva Nov 2, 07:50
- Mel Delivery please -- nm - Epiphany Nov 2, 07:43
- coffee -- nm - Don Homer Nov 2, 07:42
Syms / Filene's Basement go bankrupt and will liquidate (nmbl) - Brian Nov 2, 07:40 10
- I miss the true Filene's Basement in Downtown Boston when it closed down many years ago. - Mel Profit Nov 2, 07:43 6
  - you remember when you bot those 6 shirts for $18? -- nm - Diva Nov 2, 07:44 3
    - silk, casual shirts. - Mel Profit Nov 2, 07:44 2
      - and then I was mad I couldn't find shirts that cheap at an after-Christmas sale. what was I on that day? -- nm - Diva Nov 2, 07:51 1
        
        so Mel is the superior shopper? -- nm - Remlik Nov 2, 08:27
  - when was that? -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 07:43 1
    - I think it closed for good Pre-Diva...so '05? -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 2, 07:45
- :( -- nm - Diva Nov 2, 07:42
- that's a shame. - znufrii Nov 2, 07:41
- whoa. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 07:40
Seen on Twitter: "It's sad that Wile E. Coyote is known for his violence and not for his brilliantly realistic paintings of tunnels." -- nm - mara Nov 2, 07:37 1
- heh -- nm - Don Homer Nov 2, 07:38
Bones and Burn Notice this week...woot -- nm - Capstern Nov 2, 07:36
Too many of my favourite shows are returning this month - Him & Her, The Killing, Garrow's Law, Mongrels, plus a season about America. -- nm - LMS Nov 2, 07:35 7
- Top Chef returns tonight as well -- nm - Jovian Nov 2, 07:38
- Name a bunch of shows Redmond has never heard of for $100 -- nm - Bacon Nov 2, 07:36 1
  - The Killing? Even though I'm referring to the Danish original. -- nm - LMS Nov 2, 07:45
- Hell On Wheels starts Sunday! -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 07:36 3
  - *twitch*. - znufrii Nov 2, 07:37 2
    - Trish posted something using Outlaw Josey Wales mixed with Deadwood....that is high praise indeed... -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 07:38 1
      - if there is one thing Trish knows it's western movies and tv. She's got a good eye for that stuff -- nm - Remlik Nov 2, 08:26
Want to access your unemployment benefits? That'll be $1.50, please -- (link) - US Bank Nov 2, 07:33 2
- what surprised me most is that this is how it's administered. here you just get a cheque. it's your money, you put it in your bank. period. -- nm - Andie Nov 2, 07:47
- headline is misleading - Epiphany Nov 2, 07:38
Had some dude clean our gutters yesterday...his comment: "yeah, I found 2 trees, 2 bee hives, 3 bird nests and a colony of frogs" - Beaker Nov 2, 07:33 4
- That's the next item on my "Jim the Handyman" list. Should be getting a call to schedule sometime this week. - MojaveMeg Nov 2, 07:54
- any dinosaur eggs? -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 07:36
- Well, amphibians came before birds. -- nm - mara Nov 2, 07:36
- ha! -- nm - Diva Nov 2, 07:34
Can we petition Jim's Boss for the chance to deliver the flu shot? I want in on that action. -- nm - Bacon Nov 2, 07:31 1
- I'll help hold him down. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 07:32
Ok, enough flu shot nonsense. TFox...what the hell happened to Afro Blue this week? (sing off spoils) - Jim Nov 2, 07:29 3
- urban method was bottom half for me. My overall power rankings would be unchanged, I think. - TFox Nov 2, 07:35 2
  - The Aires were a group that never really stood out to me (either good or bad), they just were. But this week, they nailed it. - Jim Nov 2, 07:38 1
    - One other thing (huge spoils) - Jim Nov 2, 07:39
Attention Fund Beneficiary, (woohooo! I won!) - Strongbad Nov 2, 07:29 1
- hotmail account = legimate right!! -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 07:30
hmmm, what crock pot meal should I make today? I need to go clamming to make some chowder. maybe I'll just make potato chowder -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 2, 07:28 17
- get a roast, put in a package of italian dressing mix, a jar of giardinara or pepperoncini peppers - groiny Nov 2, 07:32 6
  - We are going to make this - this week - sounds yummy -- nm - Epiphany Nov 2, 07:43 1
    - you can add more peppers if you like it hot. - groiny Nov 2, 07:45
  - i get angry every time you post this. - colin Nov 2, 07:40 3
    - lots of recipes do this, called braising nd useful for cheap tough cuts of meat -- nm - zeit's another piece of candy and feels bleeh Nov 2, 13:18
    - isn't that a fire hazard? unless you're home, of course. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 07:42
    - I doubt it. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 2, 07:41
- taco beeeef. -- (link) - colin Nov 2, 07:30
- Buy a George Foreman Grill then cook some bacon with Bacon Wave..Settle down to some pasta from your very own Pasta Boat! -- nm - As Seen on TV Nov 2, 07:30
- lasagna! -- nm - Strongbad Nov 2, 07:29 5
  - In a crock pot? -- nm - Don Homer Nov 2, 07:29 4
    - Oh yes. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 2, 07:30 3
      - do you mean the bolognese sauce that later goes in the lasagne? Or the whole thing? -- nm - Roger More Nov 2, 07:32 2
        
        The whole thing. (lots of recipes online) -- nm - Strongbad Nov 2, 07:35 1
        
        i think the concern is the noodles.. put them in uncooked.. they slowly get soft as the cooking happens. -- nm - colin Nov 2, 07:36
- beef stew -- nm - Don Homer Nov 2, 07:29
- stew! -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 07:28
What is fracking and why is it controversial? -- (link) - LMS Nov 2, 07:21 17
- my company is a viking at fracking! -- nm - colin Nov 2, 07:28 4
  - you work for a fracking company? I was actually making a boatload of cash being invested in them and then - drumstick jones Nov 2, 07:36 3
    - well, i work for a company that subcontracts other companies to frack. - colin Nov 2, 07:39 2
      - I didn't ask *who* you worked for; my apologies if it came off that way to you. -- nm - drumstick jones Nov 2, 07:40 1
        
        oh, no, i was just noting the reactions i've gotten. - colin Nov 2, 07:44
- frack this! -- nm - Admiral Adama Nov 2, 07:25
- it's like an every day fight here in PA. it's so horrible what its' doing to our forests. our water. our economy. -- nm - drumstick jones Nov 2, 07:24
- *sink blows up* -- nm - znufrii Nov 2, 07:24 3
  - I mean, who wouldn't want their tap water to be flammable -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 07:25 2
    - tastes more like liquor that way. -- nm - drumstick jones Nov 2, 07:27 1
      - Flaming Moe's! -- nm - Don Homer Nov 2, 07:27
- It's despicable. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 2, 07:23
- it's turning into a HUGE fight here in NB, the Govt is handling it like most Govt's tend too (ie: poorly) -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 07:23
- i did a double take when reading my headlines this morning. "It was fracking gas that caused earthquakes" heh, that's some serious gas -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 2, 07:23 3
  - some people blame the earthquake swarm in AK on fracking. You gotta wonder. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 07:24 2
    - Alaska? On the ring of fire? That's like blaming someone walking past for making the jello wobble. :) - Beryllium Nov 2, 07:46 1
      - dammit, dammit. AR. Arkansas. I even hate when others do that. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 07:47
My mother and aunt are driving down to visit this weekend. I am *so* excited. - kelly Nov 2, 07:13 8
- Wait, what? (nm) - Will Hunting Nov 2, 07:17 6
  - *crap* Will lost control of the house! - Remlik Nov 2, 08:28
  - do you guys talk? offline? I'm laughing. (how did you not know??) -- nm - drumstick jones Nov 2, 07:26 3
    - Uh, he was kidding? -- nm - kelly Nov 2, 07:32 2
      - oh sorry. the subtley of the joke was lost somehow in translation to type. -- nm - drumstick jones Nov 2, 07:35 1
        
        No problem! -- nm - kelly Nov 2, 07:40
  - Considering what they are doing for us, you should be super happy, too! ;) -- nm - kelly Nov 2, 07:22
- they're bringing their own candy right? Like, I...I mean we don't have enough for everyone you know -- nm - Will si Nov 2, 07:14
Laura Ingalls Wilder made me breakfast -- (link) - budice Nov 2, 07:12 3
- That picture of her in the wallpaper of her Twitter account is something. - Elvis Nov 2, 07:20
- hey,.. - Andie Nov 2, 07:14
- nice. -- nm - Andie Nov 2, 07:14
The refusal to get one is that I simply don't want a flu shot. I know too many people who've gotten a flu shot and then gotten sick. - Jim Nov 2, 07:10 52
- Write up an agreement that if you get it and get sick within 45 days, you get an extra week off of PTO. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 2, 07:44
- Companies are trying to find ways to keep healthcare costs down. One is to ensure their workforce is healthy by any means necessary -- nm - budice Nov 2, 07:26
- After 10 years in hospitals I have been told endlessly by docs that the stuff int he shot is dead and cant make you sick. Most people who "get sick"q - Capstern Nov 2, 07:26 2
  - the shot is dead. the nasal spray is alive. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 07:27 1
    - oh no nasal spray thanks -- nm - Capstern Nov 2, 07:37
- I'm with you Jim, I've never had one - never had the flu - so why start now? Mandatory? I'd laugh in their face -- nm - Epiphany Nov 2, 07:22 25
  - Yeah, I've never had the flu either. Now, if they had a vaccine for sinus infections, I'd be all over that shit. - Jim Nov 2, 07:25 15
    - My wife was getting 1 or 2 a year before she used a neti pot and some nasal spray that an ENT perscribed her. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 2, 07:31 5
      - I might have to look into that. I get them all the time, but last year (well January of this year actually) was REALLY bad. -- nm - Jim Nov 2, 07:32 4
        
        Her main problem was the swelling, which the nasal spray helps a lot. - Strongbad Nov 2, 07:37
        
        I swear to you Jim, that the neti pot is the best ten bucks you can spend for that. - groiny Nov 2, 07:35 1
        
        my wife swears by them too -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 07:36
        
        not related, but it's the best thing for my pollen allergies. I hardly even need to take claritin any more. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 07:34
    - Have you considered sinus removal? -- nm - TFox Nov 2, 07:30 2
      - bastard doctors won't do it. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 07:31 1
        
        That stinks! -- nm - Bacon Nov 2, 07:32
    - amen to that! - groiny Nov 2, 07:26 5
      - do you do the neti pot as a preventative or when you start to feel sick? I have one I'm too chicken to use. - Diva Nov 2, 07:28 4
        
        I use it twice a week for preventative, and if I happen to feel a little twinge - groiny Nov 2, 07:33 3
        
        try sticking it up your nose this time. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 2, 07:34 2
        
        that would also explain my regularity! nm -- nm - groiny Nov 2, 07:42 1
        
        *laughing* - Mel Profit Nov 2, 07:44
  - You've never had polio either. Screw that vaccine! heh. ;) -- nm - Don Homer Nov 2, 07:23 4
    - yes cause that is the same. Silly goose. hee. -- nm - Epiphany Nov 2, 07:26 2
      - he's right though. "I've never personally had it" is just silly. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 07:27 1
        
        I don't mess with stuff that is not broken - ya know? also I have anxiety about medical issues - Epiphany Nov 2, 07:34
    - did you see Brian's link yesterday about the Waldorf school in California? Very few of the kids are vaccinated against anything. - loosilu Nov 2, 07:26
  - *makes a note to work on you* - loosilu Nov 2, 07:22 3
    - under or above me? - Epiphany Nov 2, 07:23 2
      - should the people vote? -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 07:23 1
        
        Only if they pass a test. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 2, 07:24
- yeah, who knows what's in it? -- (link) - znufrii Nov 2, 07:20
- *knocks on wood* I've not gotten a flu shot but once and that was the only time I had the flu in the last 20 years. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 2, 07:20 7
  - I hate when I get the squirts. - Diva Nov 2, 07:34 1
    - I love it when you squirt! -- nm - groiny si Nov 2, 07:36
  - I think I remember getting one when I was 3 or 4, that was the last time. - znufrii Nov 2, 07:26
  - Ummm, yeah. - kelly Nov 2, 07:24
  - tru dat -- nm - budice Nov 2, 07:20
  - err, pregnant women, h1n1, etc. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 07:20 1
    - Also, it immunizes against judgement. Less publicized perk. -- nm - TFox Nov 2, 07:23
- I don't care that you don't want it, that's fine. I do find it odd that the two people posting about not wanting one... - TFox Nov 2, 07:15 4
  - I want one. - Mel Profit Nov 2, 07:22 2
    - Oh I didn't mean you. krusty pretty adamantly didn't want one either. -- nm - TFox Nov 2, 07:25 1
      - Krusty is a Yankees Fan. What do you expect? -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 2, 07:29
  - Not really the same, but sort of like how nurses seem to smoke at far higher rates than the overall pop. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 2, 07:16
- *signs off for you* -- nm - Tim Tebow Nov 2, 07:15
- stuff on B2 being said...I love the Flu Shot. - Mel Profit Nov 2, 07:15 1
  - Some people do get sick from it (especially the live nasal spray). However, there is good science showing that the more people who get it, the more - loosilu Nov 2, 07:17
- There shouldn't even be a religious exemption imo. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 2, 07:15 2
  - "my religion considers mucous and vomitting holy." -- nm - Reagen Nov 2, 07:24 1
    - heh -- nm - Don Homer Nov 2, 07:30
- fwiw, I don't think they should be able to force you to do it if you don't have patient contact. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 07:14
boston.com Love Letters: Will I Be His Next 'Crazy' Ex? - Diva Nov 2, 07:04 6
- Why not ask all of his friends and your friends if he's gay? -- nm - Pippy Giblet Gravy Nov 2, 07:16
- news flash: You are already the next crazy one. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 07:13 1
  - *ding* -- nm - Epiphany Nov 2, 07:17
- dude has baggage -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 2, 07:11
- She needs to sit down and re-analyze her original analysis and then analyze this a little more. -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 2, 07:10
- call me crazy, but you could try, like, talking to him about this. -- nm - drumstick jones Nov 2, 07:07
I don't have a thanksgiving nick. ?? -- nm - drumstick jones Nov 2, 07:04 3
- amanda stuffinkiss -- nm - Don Homer Nov 2, 07:09 1
  - I thought the kissin' came before the stuffin' ? -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 07:28
- cranberry jones -- nm - budice Nov 2, 07:06
Focused like a laser: "House passes 'In God We Trust' as US motto, encourage displays for public schools and Fed buildings -- (link) - MDH Nov 2, 07:04 1
- which one? -- nm - znufrii Nov 2, 07:07
*jabs B2 with a needle* It might be a flu shot -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 07:04
Word. -- nm - Jim Nov 2, 07:03 6
- Excel -- nm - Capstern Nov 2, 07:03 5
  - Powerpoint -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 07:04 4
    - Access -- nm - budice Nov 2, 07:04 3
      - Outlook -- nm - znufrii Nov 2, 07:05 2
        
        Silverlight -- nm - Strongbad Nov 2, 07:08 1
        
        Sharepoint -- nm - budice Nov 2, 07:13

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