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oh crap. tru was not kidding about the 135 point word. -- nm - loosi lou who Nov 30, 13:33
Mike Leach to Washington State. -- nm - David Nov 30, 13:33 2
- Thought he might go to UCLA but id prefer June Jones at UCLA -- nm - eag Nov 30, 13:41
- *heads to College Park, throws Randy Edsall off the roof into the waiting arms of the recently-fired AD -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 30, 13:36
Sceire alert! -- (link) - David Nov 30, 13:32
The new magic resistance glitch in Skyrim would explain why those 8 mages kicked my ass about 10 times the other day. *grumble* -- nm - Ender Nov 30, 13:31 6
- The glitch is that it doesn't exist right? -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 13:36 4
  - Right. -- nm - Ender Nov 30, 13:38 3
    - Well that's better than I feared. I'd read it actually did the opposite and made you weak to it. -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 13:42 2
      - Well, I don't know that we know for sure to what extent you're affected. -- nm - Ender Nov 30, 13:49 1
        
        It's pretty vicious. I had to turn back in a cave full of vampires. -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 13:56
- magic is one of my weaknesses, and I'm not even Kryptonian -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 13:34
Generic law question: My roommate's parent's town has an ordinance about no residential street parking after 2am. - ty97 Nov 30, 13:29 10
- up here it's a seasonal thing in parts of town - because they have to plow - I can't remember what kind of signage though - I'm sure it's not at EVERY - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Nov 30, 13:43
- also read an article in the NYTimes about how Black Friday is one of the busiest days for parking tickets in NYC, as people forget to move their cars - znufrii Nov 30, 13:37
- I actually noticed lots of these signs in NJ when I was home this weekend. They're posted at the township borders. - Max Nov 30, 13:34 1
  - Yep. -- nm - psilotum Nov 30, 13:44
- we call it Black Friday for a reason... :) -- nm - Town Police Nov 30, 13:31
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  - So if a law is passed, but no one is informed of it, can people be charged with violating it? - ty97 Nov 30, 13:32 3
    - That's why most cities have a requirement to publish the ordinance in the local paper of record. - spamlet Nov 30, 13:43
    - ignorance of the law is no excuse...and f u seattle parking control -- nm - z-tabulous Nov 30, 13:35
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- Making Tim Tebow much less magical on Sunday. -- nm - David Nov 30, 13:31 3
  - Making Tebow more magical: The Viking -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 13:33 1
    - (just one of them) -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 13:33
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- also, now he doesn't know which side is Bread and which is Drink -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 13:29 3
  - if Andie starts punching you out, I may not step in to help -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 13:30 2
    - you wait, he'll be at a wedding or something in, like, 6 months, use my tip and be all 'damn, that works.' -- nm - Andie Nov 30, 13:32
    - help you, that is -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 13:30
How hard is gingerbread to make from scratch? -- nm - Epiphany Nov 30, 13:28 5
- not any more than any scratch cake..ill send or post the recipe we did tonight -- nm - z-tabulous Nov 30, 13:34 1
  - I did get the idea from your post where you used all the ginger - I looked up a recipe and it said Swedish Peppakakar - Epiphany Nov 30, 13:42
- not hard at all, especially if you have a powered mixer -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 13:29 2
  - you're my favorite. -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 13:29 1
    - awwwww :) -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 13:32
For those people who work as computer support...do you have users you know are repeatedly the most tech stupid ever? - Will Hunting Nov 30, 13:25 2
- we keep a list on a white board by nickname... -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 30, 13:34
- Unrelatedly, but from backboards: If you watch the making of for Dead Man's Chest, you'll see the action is considerably *not* CGI. - Qale Nov 30, 13:34
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- You're seriously looking for consistency in a Congressperson running for President? -- nm - spamlet Nov 30, 13:30 3
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    - I doubt you will find any Bachmann defenders here. - Dr.Vermin Nov 30, 13:41 1
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- Because it's not a tax increase if it's on the little people. - the liiolu with whatever Nov 30, 13:29
- Cause Obama is for it - amoxy Nov 30, 13:26
Doritos at Taco Bell is having a contest where they're giving away $1000 in gold. What is that at this point? A speck? -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 13:24 3
- a 1/2 krugerrand piece -- nm - decline Nov 30, 13:27
- A bit more than half an ounce. -- nm - sycor Nov 30, 13:26 1
  - So little even Glenn Beck would be like, meh. -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 13:29
I know we all need this. Diagram showing the perfect table setting. -- (link) - Mop (197 lbs) Nov 30, 13:21 19
- my favourite dinner setting trick.... make the 'okay sign' with both your hands, - Andie Nov 30, 13:27 2
  - also my favorite -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 30, 13:31
  - that is sort of brilliant -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 13:29
- yes I need this the week after Thanksgiving, not the week before -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 13:25
- the dessert spoon is facing the wrong way. -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 13:23 11
  - Who to believe...znufrii or the drawing...znufrii or the drawing........ - Will Hunting Nov 30, 13:23 10
    - in this case - znufrii. -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 13:46
    - also the glassware is all sorts of messed up. since when is the white wine glass bigger than the red, or the water for that matter? -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 13:26 8
      - You can probably blame Crate and Barrel. - the liiolu with whatever Nov 30, 13:42
      - wouldn't the dessert spoon/dessert fork combo look stupid if they pointed in opposite directions? -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 13:28 6
        
        no, and it makes it easier for the server to reset after clearing the main course - znufrii Nov 30, 13:29 5
        
        why would you drag instead of lift? -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 13:31 4
        
        because you have 11 other places to reset at the table and you needed to be back in the kitchen for the dessert serveout 2 minutes ago. -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 13:32 3
        
        I'll take your word for it -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 13:33 2
        
        he's right about this stuff. -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 13:45
        
        If I ever have to work as a cater-waiter again it will be too soon. -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 13:34
- I read this as Dignan and I thought - " what do goats have to do with it?" -- nm - Epiphany Nov 30, 13:22 2
  - *starts scribbling* nm -- nm - Tina Turner Nov 30, 13:23 1
    - *clears out the number one spot in anticipation* -- nm - NZ and Scotland Billboard list Nov 30, 13:27
Cool. I'm now a Foursquare superuser. What should I use my powers to do first? - oblique Nov 30, 13:18 8
- ^5 -- nm - nubby Nov 30, 13:24
- let the sheriff know when you get within 100 yards of a school or daycare -- nm - z-tabulous Nov 30, 13:21
- Get the guards to look the other way when you use your Shouts in public? -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 13:20 4
  - Let it all out. - nubby Nov 30, 13:24
  - Just don't shout "boring" at the symphony. -- (link) - Mop (197 lbs) Nov 30, 13:22 2
    - Professional rivery. Heh. -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 13:23 1
      - Rivalry. (the I sure wished the check spelling option would stay on for subject lines nt.) -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 13:24
- Killing Foursquare. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Nov 30, 13:19
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- yeah yeah yeah -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 13:18
WWF LYC: I got my first bingo today. (that felt good) -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 13:17 1
- piss off hippie. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 30, 13:17
"Teach him not to" *laughing* We're going to put up a tree and Pinch is going to maul it and once presents are under it, he'll be ripping into them. -- nm - CQ draped in tinsel Nov 30, 13:14 4
- The horror. The horror. -- nm - Will Hunting in 2013 SI Nov 30, 13:15 1
  - (Actually, if the timing is what I think it is, you might be able to avoid this issue at christmas) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 13:30
- Seriously! Control your children! -- nm - Will Hunting today SI Nov 30, 13:15 1
  - especially at Keiron's and Pinch's age. They don't know right from wrong and they don't know any better, heh -- nm - CQ draped in tinsel Nov 30, 13:16
"you beat Jack Dawson" - groiny Nov 30, 13:14 4
- off? -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 13:16 3
  - well you have been beating me for the better part of the last 2 weeks. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 30, 13:17 2
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      - i probably shouldn't have flashed mel this morning. at least not here. -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 13:30
here's a new one we haven't seen yet... -- (link) - znufrii Nov 30, 13:12 3
- With that stairwell running nearly into the wall, it's going to be a - Banzai! Nov 30, 13:31
- finally a porch! -- nm - amanda Nov 30, 13:20 1
  - porches are nice -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 13:26
So what is your take on Herman Cain?: 1) Serious candidate; 2) Performance art project; 3) Conspiracy to make Gingrich look better by comparison; or - GregW Nov 30, 13:12 14
- Egomaniac who believed the voices in his head and his whacked-out numerology. -- nm - mara Nov 30, 13:40
- just a dumb ass who thought he was smarter than the general public - Epiphany Nov 30, 13:20 3
  - To be fair, you only have to be smarter than the other politicians to win. - Dr.Vermin Nov 30, 13:25 2
    - I like it - " tallest building in Wichita" -- nm - Epiphany Nov 30, 13:28 1
      - You know what the tallest building in Chico is - amoxy Nov 30, 13:35
- 5 - 2,3 and 4 -- nm - the liiolu with whatever Nov 30, 13:16
- #4 -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 13:14
- Serious canidate who forgot he got all handsy. -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 13:14 1
  - the best biz managers are hands on -- nm - z-tabulous Nov 30, 13:18
- So #4? -- nm - GregW Nov 30, 13:13 1
  - Nah, cuz I don't think he plays well with them once they actually had a chance to get to know him. - Will Hunting Nov 30, 13:16
- Guy looking to sell some books who holy shit, became a legitimate option till he Peter Principled himself back into the joke role he set out to play. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 30, 13:13 2
  - the sad thing is...apparently voters...or journalists, are more concerned with the soap opera than the talk show -- nm - z-tabulous Nov 30, 13:16 1
    - Not following you here. The journalists who've had the chance at him have eviscerated him on just about every issue. - Will Hunting Nov 30, 13:19
sitmop. $10 target gift card for $50 spent -- (link) - tRuMaN Nov 30, 13:11 9
- I'd have a hard time spending $ 50 in Target these days -- nm - Epiphany Nov 30, 13:18 4
  - Groceries? We just got a $10 off of $50 coupon in the mail yesterday, so Target grocery time! -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 13:27
  - I'd have a hard time *not* spending $50 in Target. -- nm - David Nov 30, 13:25 1
    - yup, every time I go. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 30, 13:38
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- but, you have to spend another $50 to redeem it, right? so you are saving $10 on 2 x $50 (minimum). These deals aren't that great when they do this. -- nm - Andie Nov 30, 13:15 1
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- a lot of places, restaurants, dept stores with similar deals---you can buy some at costco too -- nm - z-tabulous Nov 30, 13:13
- Mop will just turn it into a crappy iTunes card. -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 13:13
Is there anyone else other than Pippy that has teen-aged kids at home? - JaxSean Nov 30, 13:10 17
- oof. -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 13:31
- And why are you laughing at us? Your kids aren't all teenagers are they? -- nm - amoxy Nov 30, 13:24
- My son turns 16 in less than a month -- nm - amoxy Nov 30, 13:21
- DAMN YOUR IM!!! -- nm - David Nov 30, 13:20
- 19 yr old and in 7 months a 17 yr old -- nm - eag Nov 30, 13:18 1
  - Meaning 17 yr old stepdaughter will be joining her brother here (sort of) -- nm - eag Nov 30, 13:20
- Me. 15 yr. old girl (and I have a 19 yr. old in college). -- nm - pmb Nov 30, 13:17 1
  - you don't look a day over 50 -- nm - groiny Nov 30, 13:18
- i have an 18 yo old around, a lot. -- nm - Andie Nov 30, 13:15
- My daughter is getting close. She's 11. Time flies and all. -- nm - Inigo Nov 30, 13:14 2
  - she's awesome. -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 13:35
  - 11 here as well -- nm - oblique Nov 30, 13:14
- There is a twelve year old girl here now thanks to Kid Rock Boyfriend. -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 13:13 1
  - Kid Rock *Brother in Law* -- nm - Andie Nov 30, 13:19
- Not sure but Fuzzy might have a daughter on the brink of teens -- nm - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Nov 30, 13:13
- Landbeck and Amoxy's I think spend a lot of time with him, Andie's step son -- nm - Epiphany Nov 30, 13:11
- 'moxy? -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 30, 13:11
The app-ification of the Xbox 360 that's coming with the new dashboard (which won't be called a "dashboard") will change things. -- (link) - Mop (197 lbs) Nov 30, 13:07 3
- What would be the advantage of watching them from my xbox versus the regular verizon channel? -- nm - Inigo Nov 30, 13:12 2
  - This was my thought as well, but the advocacy for it is the easy navigation. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Nov 30, 13:19
  - it's more technological, so it's better. -- nm - TFox Nov 30, 13:14
This place is nice too. But kitchen needs some updating and it's way too close to Wrigley -- (link) - ty97 Nov 30, 13:06 7
- Is that the El out behind the porch? -- nm - the liiolu with whatever Nov 30, 13:11 2
  - very well could be. -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 13:13 1
    - Looked closer at the map, it is. -- nm - the liiolu with whatever Nov 30, 13:14
- that last bit sounds like a complaint groiny would have -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 13:09 1
  - heh. I like going to Wrigley, but don't want to live within a couple block radius at least. -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 13:12
- 2nd home? ann and steve are looking again, so we are living on RF. houses they loved at $425k are still OM and in the low $300s. - amanda Nov 30, 13:08 1
  - I'm not going anywhere, just keeping an eye on the market. - ty97 Nov 30, 13:10
Why do I have the Bubble Bobble music stuck in my head? -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 13:06 3
- Enjoy! -- (link) - Qale Nov 30, 13:11 [youtube]
- you saw a photo of Will Hunting? -- nm - groiny Nov 30, 13:11 1
  - I hope Kenny Williams gets a lifetime contract. - Will Hunting Nov 30, 13:12
argh. speaking of real estate, I'm looking at a listing that has among the worst photos ever. as soon as it goes live, I'll link you all. -- nm - amanda Nov 30, 13:06
Lawyer rap! -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Nov 30, 13:05

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