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So very quiet day at work and most of the office working from home. So I have A Christmas Story playing on my portable dvd player. - Jovian Dec 23, 08:44 1
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Dec 23, 08:46
So the drug commercial on tv says if you have heart attack symptoms you should seek medical attention immediately. Isn't that true regardless? -- nm - Dano Dec 23, 08:44
What's the business about Michael Buble in Cityville? -- nm - Mop Dec 23, 08:43 1
- It's just another in game mission. They've done stuff like it with Enrique Iglesias and Michael Jackson's Immortal in the past among other brands. -- nm - Dano Dec 23, 08:48
G-Tablet users.. Calkulin + Clemsyn Combo OverclockV8 works GREAT! -- (link) - mr. grinch Dec 23, 08:41
Playlists of power. Here's your handy guide to which Western pop musicians are/were liked by all your favorite brutal dictators -- (link) - con_carne Dec 23, 08:40
Any recommendations on a book that explains Christmas from... say... a non-Christian perspective? -- nm - Mop Dec 23, 08:39 1
- "The Origin of Christmas: Just another Tuesday" by The Atheists. -- nm - pmb Dec 23, 08:44
I keep waiting for the commercial where ABC says they were just kidding about Work It being a real show. -- nm - Dano Dec 23, 08:34 1
- That wasn't a pain medication hallucination. That was real. -- nm - Max Dec 23, 08:35
Send someone a personalized message from Santa! -- (link) - Don Homer Dec 23, 08:34 1
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holy crap, it's Friday. that means yesterday was Thursday. - TFox Dec 23, 08:33 4
- I was a bit surprised you didn't make it. I figured you were busy with Christmas or your family. - Krusty Dec 23, 08:38 2
  - Doh. Oh well, I don't hate my team. Making waiver moves now. :) -- nm - TFox Dec 23, 08:42 1
    - The Yahoo rankings weren't terribly far off with our settings. - Krusty Dec 23, 08:49
- *laughing* -- nm - con_carne Dec 23, 08:34
Early dimissal 2:00 pm today, Bitches!! -- nm - Diva to Co-workers si Dec 23, 08:32 7
- did this come from... - Mel Profit Dec 23, 08:33 6
  - S and M at Diva's office - amoxy Dec 23, 08:48
  - M. S has been out since Wed. Not coming back until Jan 2012. -- nm - Diva Dec 23, 08:34 4
    - Oh man... - Mel Profit Dec 23, 08:36 3
      - *shaking it here boss* - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 23, 08:55
      - :( cute little puppy wuppy puppy face... -- nm - Diva Dec 23, 08:36 1
        
        *blushes and then grimaces...looking around to see if anyone was watching* -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 23, 08:48
mouth update - Dano Dec 23, 08:18 5
- how much more is there? -- nm - Andie Dec 23, 08:45
- get better soon, D. -- nm - Diva Dec 23, 08:38
- I'm glad to hear you're doing well and getting better quickly. - Krusty Dec 23, 08:32 1
  - agreed. the other day sounded unpleasant. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 23, 08:37
- Vicodin is a wonderful drug! Glad you're on the mend - feel better -:) -- nm - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 23, 08:20
oh jeebus - now the relationship admin (transactional side) are asking me if they can leave early. - Diva Dec 23, 08:17 14
- We have a potluck at noon, then everybody goes home -- nm - amoxy Dec 23, 08:42 3
  - ooo...what did you bring? -- nm - Diva Dec 23, 08:44 2
    - My world famous Cranberry Nut bread -- nm - amoxy Dec 23, 08:47 1
      - hmm... -- nm - Diva Dec 23, 08:50
- I think I will be the only one here after 3. And I'm leaving early at 4. -- nm - sycor Dec 23, 08:31 2
  - If my fed-ex doesn't arrive by 2:00 pm I ain't going' nowhere neither. (which is fine - it's supremely quiet here today.) -- nm - Diva Dec 23, 08:33 1
    - it gets really creepy around here when no one is here. The agency is seperated into units with about 20 people and we are in cubes in the units. - sycor Dec 23, 08:34
- everyone will be gone here by 2 -- nm - decline Dec 23, 08:18 6
  - we've been told 3:00 is the floor. might be earlier. - TFox Dec 23, 08:32
  - I have a conference call that needs to go off at 2pm, once it starts, I'm logging off. -- nm - znufrii Dec 23, 08:20
  - I hope that's true for us, but I think it might be 3:30. - Kim Pine Dec 23, 08:19
  - i'm going to tell them decline said they could leave at 2. -- nm - Diva Dec 23, 08:19 2
    - thtere you go. Works out for everyone :) -- nm - decline Dec 23, 08:19 1
      - :) -- nm - Diva Dec 23, 08:19
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- you know that car insurance commercial where the guy is crying to his old company and wants to come back... - Mel Profit Dec 23, 08:17 3
  - "Is your car up a pole again?" - znufrii Dec 23, 08:21 2
    - I miss you Jessica!! *cries* -- nm - Jerry si Dec 23, 08:23 1
      - that bit slays. - Mel Profit Dec 23, 08:26
So, recalling the 'holiday tree' controversy in RI, would anyone like to guess how many creches are on display in the State House? -- (link) - TFox Dec 23, 08:15 10
- I'd like to know how Irish, Puerto Rican, Guatemalan, Colombian, Portuguese, German, and Dominican nativities differ. -- nm - mafic Dec 23, 08:17 2
  - the colour of the Baby Jesus, I'd wager. -- nm - Reagen Dec 23, 08:18 1
    - "And I'm the one that let Gus believe that Jesus was black..." -- nm - Krusty Dec 23, 08:36
- I saw an article criticizing the Obamas for having too many Christmas trees in the White House. People lose their damn minds. -- nm - Reagen Dec 23, 08:17 6
  - And Sarah Palin is complaining there isn't one on their Christmas card. -- nm - spamlet (iphone) Dec 23, 08:37
  - Awesome. America is officially out of problems. -- nm - con_carne Dec 23, 08:21
  - offs -- nm - znufrii Dec 23, 08:20
  - Especially for a muslim. -- nm - pmb Dec 23, 08:19 1
    - he's totally compensating. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 23, 08:36
  - Hey, you don't want to get on the wrong side of the Christmas tree lobby. They'll mess you up. -- nm - mafic Dec 23, 08:18
Tru - that's so cool - will be my favorite ST post of the Holidays - totally making me cry. - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 23, 08:04 10
- Truman, you are a good man -- nm - amoxy Dec 23, 08:42
- Very nice, tru! -- nm - Dano Dec 23, 08:19
- just read this and this is awesome. - Mel Profit Dec 23, 08:14 5
  - Watch it become a tradition -- nm - con_carne Dec 23, 08:14 4
    - I wonder, if it becomes really big if companies start doing more layaway business... - Mel Profit Dec 23, 08:15 3
      - moving the 'adopt a family' concept into their store to guarantee they get all the sales? - TFox Dec 23, 08:17 2
        
        If I was in some sort of business to capitalize on this I would... - Mel Profit Dec 23, 08:18 1
        
        The other nice thing - IMHO - is that the family gets to pick stuff themselves - not just provide a list. We at my office have done the family/list - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 23, 08:30
- Agreeance! Bravo! - Flavorize Dec 23, 08:08
- Go tru!! -- nm - Diva Dec 23, 08:07
US internet users not as scam savvy as they think -- link - Beaker Dec 23, 08:04
"ugh, another call lost mid sentence. Th...is is ma..ddening." -- nm - Diane Rehm this morning Dec 23, 08:03
real dumb tech question... - Mel Profit Dec 23, 08:01 5
- yes, sort of. -- nm - Reagen Dec 23, 08:03 4
  - I have to diagram this out. - Mel Profit Dec 23, 08:05 3
    - I've created a monster. -- nm - Diva Dec 23, 08:08 2
      - It started with the Captivate. - Mel Profit Dec 23, 08:15 1
        
        yeah...ok. -- nm - Diva Dec 23, 08:19
Tru, you are awesome. And also, Saints Row 3 is awesome and *defintely* not for kids -- nm - Jovian Dec 23, 07:56
This one of those places where local time is PST, but Bullhead City - across the river - is Mountain Time. My phone is apparently connecting to - MojaveMeg Dec 23, 07:55 2
- Some is stealing your minutes! -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 23, 08:15 1
  - ^Someone^ -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 23, 08:15
lir Truman - way to pay it forward! That's awesome! -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 23, 07:54 2
- Yes, yay truman! you made someone's year easier. -- nm - loosi lou who Dec 23, 07:58 1
  - And more joyous. I am jealous of his giving. -- nm - David Dec 23, 08:00
LYC: I'm choked. Was supposed to rush out of town after work to get home for dinner at a steak house with the family. Just got cancelled. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 23, 07:54
Indiana is 11 & 0? Tom Crean turned that around really quick. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 23, 07:49 4
- F- yeah. Made more sense when the Colts were winless, but still. -- nm - Spawn Dec 23, 08:34
- Thoughts on UMD? - MDH Dec 23, 07:54
- eh, i'm skeptical until they play some real teams - prayformojo Dec 23, 07:53 1
  - also, i wouldn't say he's turned about the program quick - this is his 4th year - prayformojo Dec 23, 07:55
Still cold and windy out there on the riverwalk today. Wish I'd thought to pack a scarf and hat :/ - MojaveMeg Dec 23, 07:41
FF: I think my only decision this week is Gore (vs Pit) or Donald Brown (vs Hou) - Strongbad Dec 23, 07:39 7
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- I think you're pretty much set on course then. - Will Hunting Dec 23, 07:42 2
  - oops. (days are all messed up due to vacation) -- nm - Strongbad Dec 23, 07:46 1
    - and I probably chose wrong, oh well. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 23, 07:58
- Who do you feel like facing, Brady or Cam? -- nm - TFox Dec 23, 07:40 2
  - Brady, of course. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 23, 07:42 1
    - I am admittedly amused by the idea of letting you choose the source of your demise. -- nm - TFox Dec 23, 08:12
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slickdeals hears your talk about Saints Row 3, and wants to help you get in on that dildo-beating action. -- (link) - TFox Dec 23, 07:36 1
- now I don't know whether to spend my money of this or foodchem. -- nm - zork Dec 23, 07:52
Poll: how old is your home PC?. - TFox Dec 23, 07:34 48
- Just over 4 years, but I have a new one on order already. -- nm - GregW Dec 23, 08:43
- A couple months. Replaced a 7 1/2 year old. -- nm - Spawn Dec 23, 08:36 1
  - HP replaced an HP. -- nm - Spawn Dec 23, 08:37
- Mine is 1 yr. old, but the one before that was at least 8 years old. -- nm - pmb Dec 23, 08:09
- Dell from '95 IIRC -- nm - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 23, 08:06 1
  - D'oh - make that 2005 heh -- nm - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 23, 08:33
- About 15 months (but the one prior to that was about 5 years old) -- nm - Dano Dec 23, 08:03
- This laptop is about three years old and needs to last about another year and a half. -- nm - Reagen Dec 23, 08:00 9
  - laptop, about 4, 5? -- nm - Andie Dec 23, 08:04 5
    - The biggest reason I would have to upgrade is games, although that strikes me as silly - Reagen Dec 23, 08:15 4
      - I'm betting there won't be much I can't play on a console, and I'll typically have a really good work laptop anyway. -- nm - mafic Dec 23, 08:27
      - My mom did something like that for our little bros back when the original Sims was out... she's still talks about that to this day -- nm - con_carne Dec 23, 08:17 2
        
        "Our little bros?" My. My little bros. -- nm - con_carne Dec 23, 08:18 1
        
        So that's how it is en su familia. -- nm - Diva Dec 23, 08:24
  - I love how people talk about laptops like cars now. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 23, 08:01 2
    - I've had trouble figuring out how to winterize it. -- nm - Reagen Dec 23, 08:04 1
      - *puts some chains on Ol' Bessy* -- nm - Diva Dec 23, 08:20
- 4-5 years IIRC. *pets shiny new upstairs laptop* -- nm - Beaker Dec 23, 07:56
- I think 2.5 years -- nm - loosi lou who Dec 23, 07:56
- Dell desktop. January 2008, only a new power supply. -- nm - Jelly Dec 23, 07:54
- It was at least five years or more years old when I bought it in 2007. But my unit's likely dead following our move this summer. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 23, 07:53
- about 2.5 years old i think, maybe closer to 2 yrs. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 23, 07:51
- The laptop is just about 19 months old. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 23, 07:47
- Mine is 1 year old and building a new one. Waffle's computer is old old old like 5 years plus -- nm - Bacon Dec 23, 07:43
- I just bought a new Dell, but prior to that 7 year old laptop, no upgrades. -- nm - MDH Dec 23, 07:43
- 8 year old Dell with a RAM upgrade, no problems other than one virus last year. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 23, 07:43
- 2 or 3 I think now. HP -- nm - oblique Dec 23, 07:43
- I never use the desktops and I'm not even sure how old they are. My Macbook Pro is 7 months. -- nm - Kim Pine Dec 23, 07:43 2
  - Six months old and four years old but the old one has entirely new components so it is really six months old, too. -- nm - David Dec 23, 07:57 1
    - It's Cher? -- nm - Reagen Dec 23, 08:05
- desktop is almost 1.5 yrs but the mobo and ps were replaced under warranty earlier in the year. laptop is 4 yrs just changed the battery and added ram -- nm - zork Dec 23, 07:41
- about 3 -- nm - decline Dec 23, 07:41
- mine is maybe 6 - 7 years old. - Mel Profit Dec 23, 07:39 5
  - it's younger than that I think. Didn't you get it after I moved in? I moved in Sept 2007. -- nm - Diva Dec 23, 07:43 4
    - you're right. I can't remember if I got him just before or after your move. - Mel Profit Dec 23, 07:55
    - this means that you make time drag for him - zork Dec 23, 07:50 2
      - If only I could stretch out my time with Diva like this... - Mel Profit Dec 23, 07:56 1
        
        yonh! -- nm - Diva Dec 23, 08:09
- A couple years at least. I think I popped in a larger HDD and maybe added more memory. Otherwise it's still running strong with XP. -- nm - sycor Dec 23, 07:36
- About four months. -- nm - Krusty Dec 23, 07:36 1
  - I want to sell this one and build a new one next year. -- nm - Krusty Dec 23, 07:41
- 4, I think. No problems with it other than the DVD drive crapping out. -- nm - mafic Dec 23, 07:36
- 2 years and 8 months for our 2. - Will Hunting Dec 23, 07:36
- Feb 2009, iirc -- nm - Beryllium Dec 23, 07:36
- I don't want to talk about it. -- nm - Diva Dec 23, 07:35 2
  - I think Bessy has vacuum tubes. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 23, 07:38 1
    - "Aw man, you get to work with Bessy! I'd give my left two lugnuts for somethin' like that!" -- nm - TFox Dec 23, 07:38
- 8 months or so... -- nm - znufrii Dec 23, 07:35
The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear. -- nm - mafic Dec 23, 07:33
Happy Festivus!!! -- nm - Bacon Dec 23, 07:33

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