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Went to a Big Five store yesterday (I never go to sports stores, never) they had a hiuge sign on the window "Pujols Angels jerseys here!". - CrankYanker Jan 24, 08:23 9
- I need one of those. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 24, 08:24 8
  - Not to be mean here, but it would be hilarious if Cubs fans bought those and wore them to the Cubs-Cards games. -- nm - pmb Jan 24, 08:25 7
    - Sigh - hope my Cubs can win it sometime before I die. Heck I have only been a fan for 26 years but I cant imagine the pain for people who have been - Capstern Jan 24, 08:31 2
      - time to switch. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 24, 08:31 1
        
        I never switch. No bandwagon here. Cubs, Avalanche, Dolphins and Nuggets for life -- nm - Capstern Jan 24, 08:38
    - not sure who that is a bigger stab at..... - groiny Jan 24, 08:26 2
      - I don't really think cubs fans are going to be pissed we didn't get him this year. If we're not better a couple of years from now, we'll revisit that -- nm - pmb Jan 24, 08:33 1
        
        it sounds to me, like many Cubs fans are finally starting to tire of losing. - groiny Jan 24, 08:35
    - L3 -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 24, 08:25
lol. I love when developers get mad at users for not understanding their program. "That warning has been there forever, they shouldn't be confused." - loosilu Jan 24, 08:17 1
- I pick things up, and I put them down. - Beryllium, Developer Jan 24, 08:21
Hip, hip, Jorge! Hip, hip, Jorge! - Krusty Jan 24, 08:13 7
- and then there were two. -- nm - znufrii Jan 24, 08:20
- aww, the weeble wobble called it quits -- nm - CQ Jan 24, 08:18 3
  - Traitor! - Krusty Jan 24, 08:23 2
    - the Ducks -- nm - CQ Jan 24, 08:30 1
      - Ha. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jan 24, 08:34
- Ok, I didn't loathe him. - Mel Profit Jan 24, 08:16
- Hip, hip Jorge!! -- nm - Diva Jan 24, 08:14
It really annoys me when people have ring back tones (that I'm pretty sure you have to pay for) but complain they can't afford their $5 blood pressure - sycor Jan 24, 08:10 15
- To prevent myself from getting stabby, I just imagine that it's something they acquired/stockpiled before hard times hit. - Beryllium Jan 24, 08:12 14
  - I haven't paid for a ringtone in a while - I find them on free sites. *shrug* -- nm - kelly Jan 24, 08:14 12
    - I just make my own. It's pretty easy. -- nm - mafic Jan 24, 08:25
    - Or that, yes. Free from sites, or a bonus from the cell company in the case of custom rings (because those are set at company level, iirc) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 08:16
    - no no, ring back. The ones that when I call you, instead of hearing a ring, I hear music. -- nm - sycor Jan 24, 08:16 9
      - The sites offer those, too. I knew what you were talking about, just saying you can get special tones for your phone for free. -- nm - kelly Jan 24, 08:18 7
        
        really? I thought you had to get ringback tones from the carrier. Like this one said "Please enjoy the music while the Verizon customer is reached". - sycor Jan 24, 08:20 6
        
        I'm pretty sure those you can upload your own MP3 into your setup. My coworker has that and it's the Top Gun song - oblique Jan 24, 08:22 3
        
        interesting. Well, I will just lie to myself and try to believe that the people applying for state services did the ring backs themselves. - sycor Jan 24, 08:24 2
        
        They shouldn't even have cellphones, those bastards! -- nm - oblique Jan 24, 08:28 1
        
        for some reason, having a cell phone doesn't bother me. But yeah, when it's between life giving meds, and a cell phone, the choice should be the meds -- nm - sycor Jan 24, 08:30
        
        afaik, on verizon you have to pay for it -- nm - decline Jan 24, 08:21
        
        I don't know. -- nm - kelly Jan 24, 08:21
      - those are f*cking annoying - znufrii Jan 24, 08:17
  - yeah I try to give people the benefit of the doubt, it just doesn't usually work. This job has jaded me more than I already was. :( -- nm - sycor Jan 24, 08:13
Really TLC? "Sorority Girls" premiers 1/3. "journey of five Sorority �Sisters� who attempt to establish Britain�s first ever sorority" -- (link) - MDH Jan 24, 08:10 5
- yikes. Britain is hard on sororities. Like a lion on a gazelle -- nm - Beaker Jan 24, 08:22 1
  - That is what I mean, could actually make for some okay viewing. Vs Housewives... -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud Lord and Master Jan 24, 08:24
- It sounds far better than at least half of the shows they currently air, though. -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud Lord and Master Jan 24, 08:21
- there'd better be pillow fights. - Remlik Jan 24, 08:11 1
  - ...with *sexy results* - prayformojo Jan 24, 08:11
Good morning people - tis a glorious new day...sieze it and make the most of it!!!! -- nm - Capstern Jan 24, 08:09
boston.com Love Letters - Are Our Problems Dealbreakers? - Diva Jan 24, 08:06 62
- Sounds like she wants permission to break up. -- nm - mafic Jan 24, 08:24 6
  - She is looking pretty hard for reasons to break up. In fact, that's exactly what she's asking boston.com Love Letters for -- nm - con_carne Jan 24, 08:27 3
    - i think not wanting to live in the city where he lives and wanting different things are huge. - Diva Jan 24, 08:33 2
      - I guess I'm not understanding her approach of "what are the top deal breakers?" I mean, if you love a fellow, who cares about that? -- nm - con_carne Jan 24, 08:34 1
        
        perhaps she knows love isn't enough in this case and is looking for backup. -- nm - Diva Jan 24, 08:37
  - i've noticed a lot of writers go there looking for permission for things. I guess they're mostly afraid of how they're feeling. -- nm - Diva Jan 24, 08:26
  - Yup. -- nm - Inigo Jan 24, 08:25
- I think as they are now, their lives are incompatible. -- nm - Diva Jan 24, 08:19 16
  - here is what I see when I read that..... - groiny Jan 24, 08:19 15
    - See, I don't really see that. There's nothing wrong with taking your own wants and needs into account when making a decision like this. It's just - pmb Jan 24, 08:23 12
      - I see it much different than that..... - groiny Jan 24, 08:25 11
        
        He is settled into his life and wants to keep it. Totally understandable. The logistics of that life are not the life she wants for herself. She - pmb Jan 24, 08:32 1
        
        true, but at some point, other then her needing to the the center of attention... - groiny Jan 24, 08:34
        
        You can turn that completely around though. She has to live where he wants to live. She has to give up on the West Coast. - Roger More Jan 24, 08:30 8
        
        it took her 2 years to figure that out? nm -- nm - groiny Jan 24, 08:30 7
        
        I'm saying that it can't be just about him, just as it can't be just about her. -- nm - Roger More Jan 24, 08:34 5
        
        but she is the one who moved to him...... - groiny Jan 24, 08:36 4
        
        i believe she said she moved there for work initially. -- nm - Diva Jan 24, 08:39
        
        I read it that part of the reason she is writing in for advice is because she knows this isn't going to happen -- nm - con_carne Jan 24, 08:39
        
        She moved to Philadelphia for work. She stayed because of him. - Roger More Jan 24, 08:38 1
        
        this -- nm - Diva Jan 24, 08:40
        
        That must be some really good penis -- nm - con_carne Jan 24, 08:31
    - yep. He's probably a South Philly boy who has a great family and set of friends and she feels left out -- nm - decline Jan 24, 08:22 1
      - "he is awesome, treats me right, but I need to be a fucking queen dammit!" nm -- nm - groiny Jan 24, 08:23
- head for the hills...this is back to my theory that if you dont have common interests and hobbies ... DOOOM! -- nm - Capstern Jan 24, 08:16 5
  - I hope bostom.com writes back " you wrote are they ' deal breakers'? I don't know - are they?" - TwinkLander Jan 24, 08:21 1
    - obviously, there are hard and fast rules about relationships that must be adhered to in all cases. - znufrii Jan 24, 08:23
  - I don't see anything in there about not having common interests and hobbies. More like he doesn't pay attention to her the way she wants. -- nm - Inigo Jan 24, 08:17
  - And I say this because she sounds like she wants it her way or else ... - Capstern Jan 24, 08:17 1
    - it is exactly like that. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 24, 08:17
- damn girl - run, run, RUN. - TwinkLander Jan 24, 08:13
- she should eat a bullet. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 24, 08:13 2
  - this -- nm - Beaker Jan 24, 08:17 1
    - she sounds like a miserable person to me. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 24, 08:18
- He runs his own business, but that isn't enough money for her? Hmmm... -- nm - Inigo Jan 24, 08:12 13
  - Uh, I run my own business but am far from rich. -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud Lord and Master Jan 24, 08:20 6
    - I didn't mean anyone running their business is rich, but more that she's just beeing snooty about money. -- nm - Inigo Jan 24, 08:23 1
      - sure, she's expecting him to be able to support her in the manner of living to which she is accustomed. - znufrii Jan 24, 08:32
    - You need to start charging more for your "services" -- nm - eag Jan 24, 08:23
    - Yeah, revenue != profit -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 08:22
    - running your own business is not always about getting rich. - groiny Jan 24, 08:22 1
      - In fact, it's often the exact opposite. Just ask the Korean dude at the corner liquor store. -- nm - con_carne Jan 24, 08:24
  - she could also, you know, make money herself. -- nm - loosilu Jan 24, 08:13 5
    - It sounds like she does, and maybe enough for her to go travelling, but he doesn't and it's not a priority for him anyway. -- nm - Roger More Jan 24, 08:25
    - having kids tends to put a crimp in that, at least temporarily. -- nm - znufrii Jan 24, 08:13 3
      - so what, I know several mothers who make more money than their husbands. -- nm - loosilu Jan 24, 08:14 2
        
        and that's obviously not the life she wants for herself. -- nm - znufrii Jan 24, 08:15 1
        
        how is she going to travel all over the place with a kid? nm -- nm - groiny Jan 24, 08:22
- If everyone else is right and you're worrying over that stuff, you need to have a little faith and get your bat off your shoulder. -- nm - David Jan 24, 08:11
- Hey, maybe you should try being single for a while. -- nm - znufrii Jan 24, 08:10
- I love that she's in PHL and says she misses "gratitude." ha ha. PHL sucks. -- nm - the amanda nones Jan 24, 08:09 6
  - that I don't understand - what is 'green and gratitude' and how is Philly not green? -- nm - decline Jan 24, 08:11 5
    - I guess she doesn't like winter. -- nm - loosilu Jan 24, 08:13
    - it's just code for west coast elitism. -- nm - znufrii Jan 24, 08:12 3
      - that's what I got out of it. Who talks like that? -- nm - TwinkLander Jan 24, 08:15 2
        
        snobby rich chicks from the West Coast apparently. -- nm - decline Jan 24, 08:16
        
        west coast elitists? -- nm - the amanda nones Jan 24, 08:16
- that first one is pretty serious. -- nm - loosilu Jan 24, 08:07 4
  - It is, but it can be dealt with. - kelly Jan 24, 08:10 3
    - she is talking in absolutes. One or both of them has to compromise, there is no way around it. - loosilu Jan 24, 08:12 2
      - I worked it out by saying, if I want to be with this person, I have to stay in this place I can't stand. That's it. - kelly Jan 24, 08:14 1
        
        agreed with your im ... that's what I'm saying. -- nm - loosilu Jan 24, 08:15
Last night's dinner (leftovers of which I'm eating for lunch now) would have been great if I'd had a can of Rotel - prayformojo Jan 24, 08:06 3
- Did that thought dawn on you like a light bulb lighting up over your head as you were eating? - JenBro Jan 24, 08:14 2
  - It was back on...I'm sure that it was just a short in the wiring or something - prayformojo Jan 24, 08:16 1
    - You're a good dad! Or was she protecting you??? :) -- nm - JenBro Jan 24, 08:58
Have a good time, all the time -- nm - prayformojo Jan 24, 08:02 1
- Enjoy every sandwich. -- nm - David Jan 24, 08:07
The Toronto Blue Jays have signed pitcher Brandon Morrow to a three-year contract worth $20 million. -- nm - Beaker Jan 24, 07:58 5
- neechay -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud Lord and Master Jan 24, 07:58 4
  - The Core: Romaro, Morrow, Bautista, Lawrie,Escobar, Rasmus (?), Santos. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 24, 08:05 3
    - This Lawrie kid better be the shit. - groiny Jan 24, 08:07 1
      - I'm sold enough that there's no reason you don't prepare your team with the expectation that he will be your 4 or 5 hitter by season's end. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 24, 08:12
    - ... Where does the Unobtainium fit in? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 08:07
Jan 24, 1972 � Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II. -- nm - Beaker Jan 24, 07:49 3
- I really wonder how he didn't figure it out. -- nm - loosilu Jan 24, 08:03 1
  - I'm sure he knew the war was over, just not what would happen if he surrendered. -- nm - mafic Jan 24, 08:27
- 20 minutes later, he was spoofed on Gilligan's Island. -- nm - David Jan 24, 08:00
~I get caught up but I swear that I would never call you up tell you how life is so much better~ -- nm - TwinkLander Jan 24, 07:49
can I talk for just a minute about my new couch? it appears that all of my space issues have, in fact, been resolved. - the amanda nones Jan 24, 07:49 8
- No tears? -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud Lord and Master Jan 24, 07:56 3
  - so last night I was supposed to put together the chairs that make me cry every time I assemble them. I swear you need a phd in engineering physics to - the amanda nones Jan 24, 08:02 2
    - Hotness heals all. -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud Lord and Master Jan 24, 08:08 1
      - he's really not my type, I swear. and I don't get hung up on the physical, really. - the amanda nones Jan 24, 08:14
- nice. - znufrii Jan 24, 07:52
- *tests it out* nm -- nm - groiny Jan 24, 07:49 2
  - Please don't shine a blacklight on it. -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 24, 07:50 1
    - ...don't mind the love stains -- nm - budice Jan 24, 07:56
Nobody is going to vote against an actor based on a Golden Globes acceptance speech... -- nm - kelly Jan 24, 07:48 15
- We can hope. Forrest at least had the excuse he was likely to never do that well again. - Will Hunting Jan 24, 07:51 13
  - She's allowed to act giddy and surprised, like she's never won before! - kelly Jan 24, 07:52 12
    - "I mean...*cackle, turning instantly somber* ladies! *pause, cackle* what joys. You know Julia used to say Spill your Butter. So ladies... - Mel Profit Jan 24, 08:01 9
      - L4 -- nm - Diva Jan 24, 08:08
      - *laughing* - kelly Jan 24, 08:06 7
        
        I may leave the room if she wins. - Mel Profit Jan 24, 08:09 6
        
        I think she might win this time. Too many noms over the years and not a statuette since Sophie's Choice. - Diva Jan 24, 08:12 5
        
        "Ah've got a gun in mah pockabook". Hahaha. -- nm - kelly Jan 24, 08:23
        
        If that happens the Academy seems to just keep making the same mistake... - Mel Profit Jan 24, 08:15 3
        
        she's always good but that part's pretty tiny. and I imagine she felt her best chance was to push for one performance in a movie that a lot of people - Diva Jan 24, 08:17 2
        
        I agree. I'm just saying that with what little time she had in the other movie she really really did something with it. - Mel Profit Jan 24, 08:19 1
        
        oh yeah - total agreeance. -- nm - Diva Jan 24, 08:20
    - I honestly think it's genuine. I think she feels like she's won so many times that they can't possibly give it to her again, so she's actually - pmb Jan 24, 08:01 1
      - But by now you'd think she would have learned poise and composure. - kelly Jan 24, 08:07
- After all, Forest Whitaker still won. -- nm - David Jan 24, 07:50
We can't watch The Help until she finishes reading the damn book. -- nm - David Jan 24, 07:45 4
- just tear out all the pages from her bookmark until the last page. She'll be done by tonight. -- nm - decline Jan 24, 07:50
- I'll be curious to see your reaction to the movie after reading it. - MDH Jan 24, 07:50 1
  - Clarifying: she's reading the book. I'm not. -- nm - David Jan 24, 07:51
- White woman saves the black women.... the end. -- nm - Golden Globe summary Jan 24, 07:48
Kieran said a new word this morning. - Beryllium Jan 24, 07:45 11
- hee -- nm - TwinkLander Jan 24, 07:53
- just wait until he learns 'poop' - I swear every other word out of the boys' mouths right now is poop - decline Jan 24, 07:50 7
  - ~ Never mind, I'll find someone like pooooooop. I wish nothing but the best of poooooooooooop! ~ -- nm - TFox Jan 24, 07:58
  - Buub was cool with poop, but he has taken to calling people [blank] stink-butts. -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud Lord and Master Jan 24, 07:57
  - we did that for a whole day with "cheerleader" - groiny Jan 24, 07:51 4
    - Are you sure it was only one day? It sure felt like Three Days of the Cheerleader. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 08:04 3
      - The Neverending Cheerleader -- nm - Guigue Jan 24, 08:06 2
        
        The Chronic-what-cles of Cheerleader -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 08:08 1
        
        And the Cheerleader Goes On -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud Lord and Master Jan 24, 08:09
- I will never forget the day we were driving in the car and the little voice in the backseat said.... - groiny Jan 24, 07:46 1
  - snort -- nm - TwinkLander Jan 24, 07:54
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- swimming swimming -- nm - Capstern Jan 24, 08:06
- Can I just say that I'm kinda perturbed by how often my niece and nephew saw "just out on DVD" movies with their day care? - Name Withheld By Request Jan 24, 07:51 2
  - My son's daycare doesn't have a TV, but the preschool side might. - Beryllium Jan 24, 08:15
  - better them than me IMO. - groiny Jan 24, 07:52
- my son's was Lion King in 3d. - groiny Jan 24, 07:47
- will she wear the glasses? - TFox Jan 24, 07:46 1
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