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All kidding aside, you want to know how a republican could get me to vote for him for president? - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 13, 12:28 14
- We have 8-day weeks on the moon. -- nm - Newt Feb 13, 12:34 1
  - Oh Moon President Gingrich, you so funny. -- nm - Jovian Feb 13, 12:38
- Let you have a weekend in a hotel room with Kate Upton? -- nm - Bacon Feb 13, 12:30 10
  - hell, I'd vote in Palin for that. -- nm - Jovian Feb 13, 12:31 8
    - For Palin, I'd need a three way with Upton and Kate Winslet. -- nm - Reagen Feb 13, 12:34 7
      - hmm if we are doing Kate threeways. I choose Upton and Beckinsale then. -- nm - Jovian Feb 13, 12:37 4
        
        heh. That was accidental. -- nm - Reagen Feb 13, 12:38
        
        Winslet and Beckinsale -- nm - eag Feb 13, 12:38
        
        I love Beckinsale!! -- nm - Bacon Feb 13, 12:37 1
        
        Yeah, I would have no problem paying full price for some of that. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 13, 12:38
      - ... and a miniature american flag? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 12:35 1
        
        in all liklihood, the other thing. -- nm - Reagen Feb 13, 12:36
  - I will teach her a new dance. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 13, 12:30
- President Ringo. -- nm - Reagen Feb 13, 12:30
This is one of the funnier real estate listings I've seen: Complete with renters in the bed in the pictures -- (link) - MDH Feb 13, 12:23 3
- porn? -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 13, 12:24 2
  - Ugh, the blogger calls his real estate listings "House pron" everything is SFW. -- nm - MDH Feb 13, 12:31 1
    - No takebacks! -- nm - Slackertalk sourcecode Feb 13, 12:33
It's official: Washington just became the 7th state to legalize same-sex marriage. -- nm - Bacon Feb 13, 12:19 6
- whoohoo! -- nm - znufrii Feb 13, 12:32
- Mount up, we're going in! -- nm - Santorum Feb 13, 12:31
- I feel like McFly in BttF when he started disappearing. My marriage is suddenly crumbling, and I don't know why! -- nm - Don Homer Feb 13, 12:23 1
  - ?? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 12:29
- *high fives an entire state* -- nm - Andie Feb 13, 12:22 1
  - (Until it's on the ballot in November and they vote on it. That better pass, or else, womp.) -- nm - MDH Feb 13, 12:23
Beano before you eat, so there'll be no gas after! - Stephen Feb 13, 12:15 7
- beano messes my intestines up something fierce. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 12:16 6
  - I bet if you ran a race you would be beat by a bunch of women -- nm - Bacon Feb 13, 12:18 5
    - ... for reasons completely unrelated to beano. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 12:25
    - No, his flatulence would fend off the pursuers. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 13, 12:20 3
      - Hah, like he would ever be in the lead to take that advantage. -- nm - Bacon Feb 13, 12:22 2
        
        *lights a match* - bery Feb 13, 12:23 1
        
        Oooh like that turtle in that Bugs Bunney cartoon -- nm - Bacon Feb 13, 12:24
atlas obscura has so many interesting places. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 13, 12:13
In Excel, if you click on a chart to print, hasn't it typically in the past filled an entire page? - Will Hunting Feb 13, 12:05 1
- File >> Print >> Settings - the last item has "No Scaling"? Change that to "Fit to page"? -- nm - JaxSean Feb 13, 12:34
David: From the BBs, I'm watching "Luck," I actually like it a lot. - MDH Feb 13, 12:03 21
- David TiVo plan ............ - Jovian Feb 13, 12:09 19
  - I just don't like the Glee/American Horror guy's style. We have watched three House of Lies episodes... - David Feb 13, 12:18
  - mine - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 13, 12:13 1
    - Ours --- Always Sunny (about 50 - Kelly writes the quizzes) - Will Hunting Feb 13, 12:15
  - Is that what he has left to watch? Definitely "Homeland" - MDH Feb 13, 12:11 3
    - Pan Am is my favorite new show. -- nm - David Feb 13, 12:18 2
      - I watch it too, but it's cancelled, so if you really need to prioritze... :-/ -- nm - MDH Feb 13, 12:19 1
        
        Thanks but it was already on hiatus when I started watching. -- nm - David Feb 13, 12:31
  - honestly, homeland lost me. - tRuMaN Feb 13, 12:11 11
    - but i have - tRuMaN Feb 13, 12:15 2
      - Why'd you give up on just about all of tv? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 13, 12:16 1
        
        i dont know. nothing was entertaining me. why bother to record it - tRuMaN Feb 13, 12:22
    - dude, Justified is probably the best written show on television right now. - Jovian Feb 13, 12:14 5
      - I would even be willing to consider that Season 2 of Justified may have been better than Season 4 of Breaking Bad. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 12:17
      - I would say the complete opposite. Homeland is very good, and I'm only watching the second season of Justified because Raylan's ex wife is smokin. - Loyola Feb 13, 12:16 3
        
        Yeah, that was what I got from it. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 13, 12:25
        
        *giggles* -- nm - David Feb 13, 12:20
        
        "To be honest, Justified is mindless formulaic crap." - Jovian Feb 13, 12:17
    - Nudity bores you? -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 13, 12:13 1
      - if i really have to see that, i can just google it. it was the show that bored me. - tRuMaN Feb 13, 12:15
- I watched the first 2 episodes. I have no idea why the Pick 6 winners are a team or why they stick together. - TWuG Feb 13, 12:06
watching Top Gear from yesterday .. "that's aboot to change" - marcel Feb 13, 11:59 10
- was a good episode. spoiler inside - Karl_S Feb 13, 12:21
- That was not a good episode, RR was entertaining but that's about it. -- nm - J Feb 13, 12:10 3
  - the bit with the russian arm was interesting though -- nm - marcel Feb 13, 12:22 2
    - ya but that's film school stuff, it was a "bit" that ran on way too long. -- nm - J Feb 13, 12:23 1
      - yep -- nm - marcel Feb 13, 12:27
- sigh, i need to find a way to watch these online - tRuMaN Feb 13, 12:01 4
  - Do you want a site to watch them online? - Krusty Feb 13, 12:05 2
    - you are awesome. - tRuMaN Feb 13, 12:08 1
      - Just trying to keep pace with you. :-) - Krusty Feb 13, 12:22
  - i just noticed - marcel Feb 13, 12:04
Sheesh, can't believe what's happened to the price of insulin :( - MojaveMeg Feb 13, 11:57 1
- you should try illegal drugs, they've come down in price. -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 13, 11:59
Wife says there was a packed house for the Vow on Saturday, about 95% women, mostly coming in groups of between 3-5. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Feb 13, 11:57 2
- I did a double feature on Sat, and there were kids everywhere for Star Wars. I can only hope they've seen the originals first. -- nm - MDH Feb 13, 12:01
- the power of channing tatum's abs compels them -- nm - pixitude Feb 13, 11:58
Indiewire's summary of the first half of Berlinale -- (link) - ty97 Feb 13, 11:57
bonus prude chat q: she is a new (non-commission) salesperson at a dept. store. her (commission) co-worker wants her to ring up sales under her # - pixitude Feb 13, 11:56 13
- don't do it. if you show no sales, you will be fired'd -- nm - peglegpete Feb 13, 12:08
- pass her an occasional big spender, offer to help with returns, but really what the comm clerk asks is a form of embezzelment -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 13, 12:08
- Fuck the doorman. - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 13, 12:05
- f -- nm - znufrii Feb 13, 12:04 1
  - f*ck the doorman. obvie. -- nm - znufrii Feb 13, 12:05
- Ask Nancy, "What's in it for me?" -- nm - Loyola Feb 13, 12:01
- (this is so obviously macy's.) just refuse. if she gets lippy, tell a manager. -- nm - the amanda nones Feb 13, 11:58 2
  - This. -- nm - TWuG Feb 13, 12:00
  - good point Nancy, i mean amanda -- nm - pixitude Feb 13, 12:00
- Tell her you want a 80-20 split on the commissions for your sales or you'll report her to the boss and get her fired -- nm - decline Feb 13, 11:58 1
  - Ding! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 13, 12:07
- Talk to your boss -- nm - amoxy Feb 13, 11:57
- time for a fling in the dressing room to ease the tension with nancy. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 13, 11:57
oh you guys just reminded me that my drugstore.com coupon expires tomorrow. I need to shop. - the amanda nones Feb 13, 11:54 3
- remember in the words of my mother - it's only a bargain if you need it :) -- nm - JenBro Feb 13, 12:06 1
  - This is mary. - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 13, 12:07
- shop for shoes -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 13, 12:05
David: We're stockpiling them as well. I've been playing too much xbox lately and my tv viewing has taken a hit. - Krusty Feb 13, 11:52 3
- Our current TiVo situation is problematic. - David Feb 13, 12:02 2
  - I have a similar problem with too much to watch and not enough time in the day and days in the week. - Krusty Feb 13, 12:26
  - Person of Interest is can't-miss TV for me. Same-night viewing is rare for me, but Person of Interest gets my eyes. - Beryllium Feb 13, 12:12
Maya Rudolph is hosting SNL this week ... better scratch that Whitney Houston skit -- nm - rollo Feb 13, 11:45 7
- still sad so much talent and such a great voice -- nm - Capstern Feb 13, 12:16
- I was trying to work the SNL angle. Didn't realize that Maya would actually be hosting. This adds complexity to the matter. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Feb 13, 12:00
- Whitney Houston gets to Heaven... -- nm - nubby Feb 13, 11:59 4
  - With special guest Dave Chapelle... -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 13, 12:29
  - Jason Sudeikis as God intones, "We wanted you to have enough time to practice for the fireworks in December." -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 12:01
  - Huh. This might work. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Feb 13, 12:00 1
    - Still too soon I think. -- nm - pmb Feb 13, 12:09
Pip - Spartacus thought (spoils) - Jovian Feb 13, 11:44
MIT launches free online 'fully automated' course -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Feb 13, 11:41 4
- We are totally doing this as a group activity. -- nm - David Feb 13, 11:52 3
  - I am already MIT Level 12! -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 13, 11:53 2
    - I maxed out my electronics score but then I got downgraded in the dryer category. -- nm - David Feb 13, 11:56
    - what kind of armour do you have?! -- nm - Beaker Feb 13, 11:54
DMLunch -- Hot Pockets or tuna sandwich? -- nm - znufrii Feb 13, 11:39 14
- My who created Hot Pockets wouldn't even choose Hot Pockets! -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 13, 11:46 6
  - ^client^ -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 13, 11:46 5
    - you know the most interesting people ... also - on the way BB's - your comment about the hi's and low's of your weekend was very intriguing - JenBro Feb 13, 11:48 4
      - Partying like a RockStar is hard to do when you can see and hear helicopters over the hotel down the street and KNOW what happened. -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 13, 11:49 3
        
        One of them called me Saturday night... a night of partying turned into "we're gonna just stay in the room tonight" and then crying over the phone. -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 13, 11:52 2
        
        :( just so sad and not that timing would ever be good - but in a sense it probably helped a lot of them for being together I'm guessing. - JenBro Feb 13, 12:08
        
        It was Jennifer Hudson? -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 13, 11:53
- it must be done -- (link) - decline Feb 13, 11:44 [youtube]
- really? let me just say that hot pockets should never be an option. -- nm - CQ: Giving Love To All Feb 13, 11:43 3
  - he speaks the truth! P.S. CQ - ^5 on the tourney - we rocked it for only being 3! -- nm - JenBro Feb 13, 11:44 2
    - we had the highest score of teams with just 3 people. -- nm - CQ: Giving Love To All Feb 13, 12:06 1
      - ok - I *heart* that you looked at that too :) I kept checking it as we competed and got better and better - forgot to look at final standings though. -- nm - JenBro Feb 13, 12:09
- Tuna -- nm - ty97 Feb 13, 11:41
- tuna!] -- nm - Beaker Feb 13, 11:40
Will be up later on Flickr - but my friend Rufus just surprised me with flowers, teddy bear, chocolate and absurdly oversized valentines card! - JenBro Feb 13, 11:38 2
- My roommate's ex (who is now in LA) posted a thing on FB about 'FU VD' and how she buying herself flowers. He said... - ty97 Feb 13, 11:39 1
  - I've never missed getting stuff ... I mean - I get that it's a thing for peeps in relationships and all that ... this is my "bestie" friend who had - JenBro Feb 13, 11:42
One other Walking Dead gripe I had - Beaker Feb 13, 11:37 3
- True, though I could see how the frustration of that day could have caused that leap. - Dr.Vermin Feb 13, 11:42 2
  - spoils - Jovian Feb 13, 11:46 1
    - Heh! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 13, 12:08
Water and a Bowl of white rice please -- nm - amoxy Feb 13, 11:37
FINE! I'll go! But the whole time I'm spending on the toilet afterward, I'm spending it posting on ST. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Feb 13, 11:36 20
- Top level restaurants are usually willing to prepare special meals, especially if notified in advance, 7x7 had a story about last minute guests drop= - zeitgeist Feb 13, 11:52
- Good! You received the invite because of your work. I revise my comments and will say that they won't be as interested in what you eat or drink. - CrankYanker Feb 13, 11:43 1
  - good point CY ... worst case scenario - push the food around - have it boxed up to go - and eat something else later and give the left overs away. -- nm - JenBro Feb 13, 11:45
- Amodium! -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 13, 11:41
- What do you normally eat? -- nm - mara Feb 13, 11:39 8
  - Cow. They have steak on the menu. I'll be fine. I really hate blowing off my other commitment, though. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Feb 13, 11:45 7
    - Quit being so popular! -- nm - ty97 Feb 13, 11:54
    - can you re-schedule it and tell them something work related suddenly came up? -- nm - JenBro Feb 13, 11:48 5
      - It's a taping of NPR's "Ask Me Another". The host is the wife of a friend. Sadly, not gonna see it happen. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Feb 13, 11:58 4
        
        Wow, way to treat your friends you selfish bastard!!! - Bacon Feb 13, 12:02 3
        
        You're *SO* buying me lunch next time. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Feb 13, 12:06 2
        
        make sure he doesn't take you to that place that gives him free food - JenBro Feb 13, 12:11 1
        
        Jimboy's Tacos!! -- nm - Bacon Feb 13, 12:17
- seriously - what I said on B2 is do-able totally - especially in fine dining places - they WANT to have you have a GOOD experience. look at the menu - JenBro Feb 13, 11:39
- I want you to also FB check in from there! Good boy -- nm - Bacon Feb 13, 11:38
- Good thing Video ST is still a long way off -- nm - amoxy Feb 13, 11:37
- as long as you turn off the webcam it's OK by me -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 13, 11:37
- Bery, please delay the deployment of VideoST and SmellT -- nm - ty97 Feb 13, 11:37 1
  - "is that ... apricots?" -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 11:38
- flushes with friends -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 11:37

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