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Sagittarius for the win! -- (link) - Don Homer Dec 29, 10:52 2
- I know why. - JenBro Dec 29, 10:56
- I'm a bad bad man! -- nm - nubby Dec 29, 10:55
I also have some good news to share. I found out today that my parents were in a serious car accident in WV, but they are ok. - loosilu Dec 29, 10:43 12
- Sorry about the car, but glad they are OK -- nm - amoxy Dec 29, 10:55 1
  - thanks all. much appreciated. -- nm - loosilu Dec 29, 10:57
- Boy, I bet that phone call was a rollercoaster. -- nm - nubby Dec 29, 10:54
- dang, you must sharesome astrology with Beiber, morning paper says his grandparents had similar accidnet -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 29, 10:53
- that's incredible. I'm very glad their ok. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 29, 10:53 1
  - frig me. they're -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 29, 10:54
- Yeeesh - sorry to hear this but likewise glad they are ok. -- nm - JenBro Dec 29, 10:52
- yikes - glad they're ok. -- nm - Diva Dec 29, 10:51
- Sorry to hear, but glad they are ok. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 29, 10:51
- Glad they are ok. Sorry about the accident. -- nm - lileve Dec 29, 10:47
- So happy to hear they're okay. -- nm - Krusty Dec 29, 10:46
- glad they're ok. -- nm - TFox, Vamp Champ Dec 29, 10:43
Regarding Kiva - do we set up an account and then join the group? Or can we go through the group first? -- nm - MojaveMeg Dec 29, 10:38 1
- Set up an account, then join the group -- nm - amoxy Dec 29, 10:38
NYC Health Department reveals most popular baby names in the city in 2010. - loosilu Dec 29, 10:28 7
- Anthony Weiner, Jr. -- nm - Mop (null lbs) Dec 29, 10:46
- "Chloe Joshua, get in here!" -- nm - jingle pixie Dec 29, 10:32
- mia? curious. I wonder why. -- nm - mandy cane Dec 29, 10:30 2
  - Soccer star Mia Hamm maybe? - JenBro Dec 29, 10:54
  - I'm surprised Madison has so much staying power. -- nm - loosilu Dec 29, 10:33
- sorry about formatting. I tried. -- nm - loosilu Dec 29, 10:30
- safe yet again -- nm - CQ Dec 29, 10:29
I don't bring really personal stuff here very often, but it's nice to give a happy-news update. - nubby Dec 29, 10:27 [Backboard] 12
- Wow - missed that in May - glad to hear he's doing well - how wonderful! -- nm - JenBro Dec 29, 10:58
- that's great. -- nm - Diva Dec 29, 10:43
- Very Nice -- nm - amoxy Dec 29, 10:42
- this is great news. I'm sure you're thrilled. - Mel Profit Dec 29, 10:39 2
  - I'll never forget that night. The difference is amazing. -- nm - Diva Dec 29, 10:43 1
    - the look on your face when you listened to the VM still scares me. - Mel Profit Dec 29, 10:48
- Very nice. :-) -- nm - Krusty Dec 29, 10:33
- good for him. -- nm - loosilu Dec 29, 10:29
- that's awesome. -- nm - TFox, Vamp Champ Dec 29, 10:28
- nice! -- nm - marcel Dec 29, 10:28
- congrats and best of luck to him - znufrii Dec 29, 10:28 1
  - this -- nm - CQ Dec 29, 10:30
I know we *just* did this, but has there been any talk about a new-year-resolution-themed ST Weight Loss Challenge? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Dec 29, 10:23 4
- I need the motivation, so I would do this -- nm - i-tRuPaD Dec 29, 10:51
- I would do this. I need the motivation -- nm - oblique Dec 29, 10:43
- I would give it a go -- nm - amoxy Dec 29, 10:27
- I would participate again - it was good last Summer! -- nm - JenBro Dec 29, 10:26
The former head of NFL officiating thinks Jon Gruden is an idiot. -- (link) - TFox, Vamp Champ Dec 29, 10:20 3
- I love Pereira's inclusion on the telecasts. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 29, 10:22 1
  - Yup, they've had him on the local sports radio station a few times, very interesting and intelligent guy. -- nm - Stephen Dec 29, 10:33
- every time he says it's not a penalty i want him to go over the middle and take a shot -- nm - jingle pixie Dec 29, 10:22
LYC: A sick co-worker was speaking to me and I can already feel the sick in my lungs. Fuck. -- nm - lileve Dec 29, 10:19 1
- after watching Contagion, i'm more concerned about what they've touched -- nm - jingle pixie Dec 29, 10:21
Verizon to charge $2 to pay yo bill online or by phone -- (link) - jingle pixie Dec 29, 10:05 12
- ConEd charges you $5. They contracted it out to another company and it drives me nuts. - Krusty Dec 29, 10:35 2
  - ConEd sounds perfectly named. -- nm - David Dec 29, 10:36 1
    - Oh, it is. :-) I despise them more than any other company I've had the misfortune to deal with. -- nm - Krusty Dec 29, 10:38
- I can't see how this won't go over as well as the recent debit card fee or Netflix debacles. {nm} - Banzai! Dec 29, 10:32 1
  - Come back to the Post Office -- nm - USPS Dec 29, 10:33
- Save money! Don't pay your bill! -- nm - Mop (null lbs) Dec 29, 10:23
- We'll take checks for free, but we'll take 3 weeks to deposit them and charge you a $35 late fee. -- nm - We don't care; We don't have to. We're Verizon. Dec 29, 10:13 2
  - Yeah, how is paper payment easier for them to process than electronic payments? -- nm - Mop (null lbs) Dec 29, 10:24 1
    - it's not, but they know most people would rather pay that way than mail a check, even to save $2. - TFox, Vamp Champ Dec 29, 10:25
- wtf. -- nm - loosilu Dec 29, 10:07
- next up: the Pony Express. -- nm - Beaker Dec 29, 10:06
- What a joke of a company. They seriously have worse customer service than Comcast. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 29, 10:06
lyc, i am going to eat lunch now. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 29, 10:01 1
- What kinda lunch? -- nm - JenBro Dec 29, 10:18
Tsunami debris now washing up on the shores of B.C. -- (link) - Mop (null lbs) Dec 29, 09:57 1
- I'm waiting for the watertight packages of prototype electronics to show up. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 29, 10:09
Well, at least one historian disagrees with our assessment: 2011 was a snoozer of a year. -- (link) - TFox, Vamp Champ Dec 29, 09:56 14
- he's got a point... -- nm - znufrii Dec 29, 10:18
- what a fucktard -- nm - Beaker Dec 29, 10:03 11
  - of note: don't ever disagree with Beaker's assessment of current events. -- nm - TFox, Vamp Champ Dec 29, 10:07 10
    - I only half pay attention to most things but: Libya, Osama KIA, Fukishima, Tebow, he's just out for notarity -- nm - Beaker Dec 29, 10:09 9
      - Armesto's pretty famous as far as historians go, I doubt he's interested in notoriety, -- nm - Roger More Dec 29, 10:13 6
        
        Skip Bayliss is pretty famous when it comes to sports writers; doesn't mean he's not crazy. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 29, 10:20 5
        
        crazy with opinions that he knows are indefensible and serve only to get attention. - Will Hunting Dec 29, 10:21 4
        
        It's the second part of your IM that is true. Armesto writes long, often turgid stories about the macro view of history. News and dates aren't - Roger More Dec 29, 10:58
        
        how would you define "historical importance"? -- nm - znufrii Dec 29, 10:33 2
        
        Things that will have far lasting repercussions or tie into far lasting repercussions - Will Hunting Dec 29, 10:42 1
        
        (don't forget Tebow.) -- nm - TFox, Vamp Champ Dec 29, 10:43
      - *yawn* -- nm - jingle pixie Dec 29, 10:10
      - you've got Tebow in your top four? - TFox, Vamp Champ Dec 29, 10:10
- Bumpa-Bumpa -- nm - amoxy Dec 29, 09:59
I love the expression on my dog's face here..... -- (link) - groiny Dec 29, 09:54 4
- Awww poor puppy - reaching for belp with his paw! It's way on BB's now but I had asked how the new pup was doing - guess a keeper yeah? -- nm - JenBro Dec 29, 10:22
- hey, it's The Groin With the Dragon Tattoo -- nm - jingle pixie Dec 29, 10:12
- You teaching the dog how to shower? - Mel Profit Dec 29, 10:11 1
  - would be an improvement for sure. - groiny Dec 29, 10:17
New Years Eve on PBS, Austin City Limits NYE Special featuring Coldplay. Starting at 11pm. -- nm - Mop (null lbs) Dec 29, 09:25 2
- wow, that sounds excit....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz -- nm - CQ Dec 29, 09:43 1
  - "Guaranteeing you won't see the ball drop since 2011." -- nm - TFox, Vamp Champ Dec 29, 09:49
Mitt Romney: We�re not going to kill Big Bird,� Romney said. �Big Bird is going to have advertisements, all right?� -- (link) - Beaker Dec 29, 09:09 4
- *skips through this* -- nm - Mop (null lbs) Dec 29, 09:26
- The Greatest Movie Ever Sold shows an in-school tv channel with ads, which I think is terrible. -- nm - Max Dec 29, 09:19
- no, it's not all right. -- nm - znufrii Dec 29, 09:18 1
  - agreed -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 29, 09:39
I think it may be a sides meal tonight for dinner. I love sides meals. hmmmm - CQ Dec 29, 09:01 7
- Corn fritters so yummy! -- nm - JenBro Dec 29, 09:45 3
  - you mean hush puppies? -- nm - jingle pixie Dec 29, 09:49 2
    - I think fritters have less donut like stuff in it IIRC -- nm - JenBro Dec 29, 10:24
    - nope, corn fritters with honey., nm -- nm - groiny Dec 29, 09:51
- He actually likes green beans?? -- nm - Don Homer Dec 29, 09:02 2
  - the kid loves green beans, salad, tomatoes, carrots and pretty much every fruit. It's awesome -- nm - CQ Dec 29, 09:09 1
    - Gillian won't eat green beans but scarfs down broccoli like it's made of candy. -- nm - Reagen Dec 29, 09:37
The 6 Weirdest Cities People Actually Live In -- (link) - Beaker Dec 29, 08:59 6 1
- Another great Cracked list that makes you go "Holy Fuck!" -- nm - Mop (null lbs) Dec 29, 09:42 1
  - Miyake-jima Those gas mask pics are uber creepy -- nm - amoxy Dec 29, 10:13
- I find these cracked articles fascinating. -- nm - pmb Dec 29, 09:41 1
  - they perfected the art of piquing your interest. It's hard to read just one list. -- nm - loosilu Dec 29, 10:06
- I was half expecting to see Arcosanti on that list but I guess it doesn't qualify as a *city.* Has anyone ever been there? -- (link) - MojaveMeg Dec 29, 09:18
- "They basically Thunderdomed a whole city, and then just walked away" -- nm - Beaker Dec 29, 09:03
Amoxy, though I feel for you and your teams record, I loved seeing it called "The Sacko Bowl" - crash davis Dec 29, 08:59 8
- Crash = Alexi. -- nm - Remlik Dec 29, 09:00 7
  - okay, that is an obscure one - who is Alexi? -- nm - crash davis Dec 29, 09:02 6
    - stupid mistyping.....Andre! -- nm - Remlik Dec 29, 09:05 5
      - pop culture reference fail, that is something Andre would do - ergo you are the Andre - crash davis Dec 29, 09:09 4
        
        damn you sir. DAMN YOU! your logic prevails in this case. - Remlik Dec 29, 09:12 3
        
        And I like that Spawn=Ruxpin -- nm - amoxy Dec 29, 09:14 2
        
        *puts a Superman story tape in his player* -- nm - jingle pixie Dec 29, 10:13
        
        I was looking at The League on IMDB. I didn't realize Shiva was the same woman I saw all (and all of) last season on True Blood. -- nm - crash davis Dec 29, 09:19
Two Carl's Jr Famous Stars for $3 with coupon -- (link) - budice Dec 29, 08:58
KIVA loaners, lets all look for a loan we can all donate - amoxy Dec 29, 08:57 14
- Amoxy I think I got through on the link Nubby put up to sign up through Facebook earlier - if it didn't go through let me know & thanks! -- nm - JenBro Dec 29, 10:29 2
  - It did not go through, try this link -- (link) - amoxy Dec 29, 10:31 1
    - Just heading in to a movie - will do it later today - maybe I'll be 12th - one of my other lucky numbers! -- nm - JenBro Dec 29, 11:00
- yay! -- nm - JaxSean Dec 29, 10:01
- ok i signed up for kiva, and requested to join the group -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 29, 09:46
- I usually just browse and then loan to the hottest dude. -- nm - Dano Dec 29, 09:25
- Loans get funded so quickly, it won't do any good to choose until day-of. -- nm - nubby Dec 29, 09:24
- Dang. I won't have enough to re-load until my payments come back on the 15th. :( {nm} - Banzai! Dec 29, 09:22
- Can you send a message through Kiva once decided? I rarely backboard if I'm not around. -- nm - spamlet Dec 29, 09:14 1
  - I was just looking and I think amoxy can send a message to everyone in the group. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 29, 09:59
- Why don't we all just pool our money and donate it to Foodchem. That kid is going places. -- nm - Beaker Dec 29, 09:12
- please send me an invite. -- nm - Remlik Dec 29, 09:10 1
  - For anybody else that wants to join the team, follow the attached link -- (link) - amoxy Dec 29, 09:11
- next week is good for me, too. - znufrii Dec 29, 08:59
Right, I'm going home to watch the Top Gear India Special. -- nm - LMS Dec 29, 08:53 1
- Nice! I downloaded it last night and can't wait to get home and watch it. -- nm - Krusty Dec 29, 08:59
Check out this Lightning Deal: Clint Eastwood: 35 Films, 35 Years, $67.99. -- (link) - Mop (null lbs) Dec 29, 08:50 6
- I got this for my father-in-law's Christmas present. I'll wait a couple of months before I borrow them -- nm - Roger More Dec 29, 10:15
- *twitch* -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 29, 08:51 4
  - *BANG* -- nm - Clint Eastwood Dec 29, 08:52 3
    - well played. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 29, 08:54 2
      - I felt lucky. -- nm - nubby Dec 29, 08:54 1
        
        I didn't even walk or crawl... -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 29, 08:59
Hey Bond... - Mel Profit Dec 29, 08:49 2
- ok will do when I come home soon -- nm - James Bond Dec 29, 08:52 1
  - great, thanks. your last act for the alliance is noted and appreciated. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 29, 08:54
There are 45 people in my division. 5 of us are here today. {nm} - Banzai! Dec 29, 08:47 2
- And you call yourself a Slacker?! -- nm - Mop (null lbs) Dec 29, 08:54 1
  - If it helps, it's not like I've done much work... {nm} - Banzai! Dec 29, 09:21
oops -- nm - decline Dec 29, 08:46 2
- you did it again? -- nm - nubby Dec 29, 08:48
- Forgot to wear underwear today?? -- nm - Don Homer Dec 29, 08:47
Anyone here seen The Artist yet? I think we may trek to the city tomorrow to see it (Charles Theater). Last time in the theater was The Debt. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 29, 08:46 7
- Related: I think I'm seeing "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" this weekend. Anyone seen it, thoughts? -- nm - MDH Dec 29, 08:56 3
  - yes. it's great -- nm - jingle pixie Dec 29, 09:18
  - I want to see this. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 29, 09:11
  - I have heard it's quite good. let us know how it is! -- nm - Don Homer Dec 29, 08:58
- Pixie loves it. -- nm - Remlik Dec 29, 08:50
- We saw it...Diva liked it. I'm undecided. I can see why people like it however. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 29, 08:48
- it's next on my list, I think. -- nm - znufrii Dec 29, 08:46

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