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Congrats and much joy to NWBR and family -- nm - con_carne Feb 22, 07:45
Oh, I forgot that today's the day I have to resist the impulse to tell people they've got something on their forehead... -- nm - znufrii Feb 22, 07:22 20
- oh shit. it's lent. what did I give up? -- nm - jonesy Feb 22, 07:33 9
  - soup -- nm - Beaker Feb 22, 07:43 1
    - Whoa -- nm - Lisa Lisa Feb 22, 07:48
  - religion? -- nm - ceregon Feb 22, 07:42 3
    - FUNNIER EVERY YEAR! -- nm - nubby Feb 22, 07:50 1
      - good point, maybe I should try shouting next year -- nm - ceregon Feb 22, 07:50
    - *snork* -- nm - con_carne Feb 22, 07:43
  - sex? -- nm - groiny Feb 22, 07:36 2
    - quit fishing. -- nm - mafic Feb 22, 07:36 1
      - that would be easy, there is no lake near me. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 22, 07:37
- you still feel guilt for not doing it, huh? me too. -- nm - loosilu Feb 22, 07:24 6
  - I've never actually seen anyone do it. never lived anywhere particularly catholic either. -- nm - mafic Feb 22, 07:41 5
    - When I was in grammar/high school, we literally would all go as a school and get it done. -- nm - loosilu Feb 22, 07:48
    - oh, come hang out here. - TFox Feb 22, 07:43 3
      - I've never really looked either. I assume I'd notice. maybe I will tomorrow. -- nm - mafic Feb 22, 07:45 2
        
        I think for you it would have been yesterday. -- nm - loosilu Feb 22, 07:49 1
        
        technically still today. I saw nobody. -- nm - mafic Feb 22, 07:56
- it is really fun to walk up to someone and wipe it off. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 22, 07:24 1
  - Lick your thumb first -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 07:48
- i had two chocolate bars yesterday before i give them up today. farewell sweet chocolate... -- nm - Andie Feb 22, 07:24
the difference between dudes and chicks, a poll that started with a conversation between me and charlie. - jonesy Feb 22, 07:13 13
- I feel like by approaching it that way she's doomed herself to turn him on less and less. -- nm - Inigo Feb 22, 07:48
- classless. -- nm - znufrii Feb 22, 07:31
- "Another woman?" -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 07:28
- my reaction is, who says that to a saleperson? odd. -- nm - loosilu Feb 22, 07:24 4
  - At Victoria's Secret? Probably every few hours. -- nm - TWuG Feb 22, 07:31 3
    - heh, maybe so. Never really thought about it. -- nm - loosilu Feb 22, 07:48
    - right. probably more frequently than that even. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 22, 07:42
    - yup. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 22, 07:33
- sometimes, i don't get chicks. -- nm - TFox Feb 22, 07:20 1
  - (though, i guess excepting the extreme coincidence that happened, there wouldn't be anything wrong with this in principle.) - TFox Feb 22, 07:21
- That poor guy. (nm) - Will Hunting Feb 22, 07:17
- my gut reaction is just 'how awkward!' -- nm - Andie Feb 22, 07:15 1
  - mine too - or " file rooms seem to be his thing, let me show you something in a manilla" -- nm - Lisa Lisa Feb 22, 07:49
Interesting trivia: Tom Arnold's sister Lori was known as the "biggest meth dealer in the history of the Midwest." -- (link) - mara Feb 22, 07:13
*exhales* whew, adding the Audi to our car ins will increase our monthly premium by approx $40.....I thought it would be much more. -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 22, 07:08 4
- so you've bought it? -- nm - jonesy Feb 22, 07:14 2
  - No, still in decision mode. Drove it 100 miles yesterday, even used it for an airport pickup. Today is our mechanic's day to check it out, then we - CrankYanker Feb 22, 07:36
  - "One of the worst performances of my career, and they never doubted it for a second." -- nm - Don Homer Feb 22, 07:15
- multi-car discounts - znufrii Feb 22, 07:10
Jeremy Lin is great for Knicks TV ratings on MSG Channel/Network -- (link) - MDH Feb 22, 07:05
oh my god. this orange is delicious. holy crap. I was unprepared. this is *not* a winter orange. -- nm - jonesy Feb 22, 07:02
Goats develop accents, U.K. scientists say......(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Feb 22, 06:39 3
- when dignan's role playing games go too far. -- nm - loosilu Feb 22, 07:25
- Even our goats can't understand the f'n Scots. -- nm - UK researchers SI Feb 22, 06:50
- "Baaa" ... "Baaa" ... "Braaa" ... -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 06:42
Our pension credits are being frozen. We used to get 4% of our annual comp put into a pension acct. That's over. - Diva Feb 22, 06:32 39
- Can I ask a stupid pension question because I've been curious: say you leave a company. Take pension and roll to IRA or 401(k)? Or leave it as is? - TFox Feb 22, 07:29 6
  - You may be able to. I can with CALPERS, except that pensions are usually such good deals that you shouldn't do it. -- nm - ceregon Feb 22, 07:44
  - You normally can't rollover a Pension. It's not real money until you begin to take payments from it. It's only an accrued benefit - decline Feb 22, 07:31 4
    - From our pension plan's description: - TFox Feb 22, 07:37 3
      - it is my understanding you will not take the 10% hit becasue the rollover is not seen as an early withdrawal. -- nm - Diva Feb 22, 07:39 2
        
        This is correct if you roll it over to an IRA. The 10% penalty only applies when you take it as cash -- nm - decline Feb 22, 07:50
        
        I'm not planning on leaving, but I'm torn because... - TFox Feb 22, 07:42
- Sorry to hear that. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 22, 07:13
- We still get a pension benefit with a 50% match on the 401(k), but new employes get 100% with no pension. -- nm - TFox Feb 22, 06:54 5
  - you work for a big bank, right? -- nm - jonesy Feb 22, 06:59 4
    - No, medium sized health insurer. - TFox Feb 22, 07:01 3
      - oh rock on. (I have nothing against insurers.) -- nm - jonesy Feb 22, 07:03 2
        
        no, you have to. we're the devil. -- nm - TFox Feb 22, 07:21 1
        
        CIGNA is. -- nm - Diva Feb 22, 07:24
- Pension plans are a dying beast. -- nm - decline Feb 22, 06:40 1
  - yeah. i know i've been lucky to have this one as long as I have. -- nm - Diva Feb 22, 06:41
- They did that to us at least four or five years back. - ty97 Feb 22, 06:35 13
  - Us too. They did bump up 401K match this year, but still. - Kim Pine Feb 22, 06:42 7
    - Our economy isn't designed for a bunch of 75-year-olds to be working. There may not be enough jobs to go around. - ty97 Feb 22, 06:44 6
      - And this is basically why I think the "there's not going to be SS anymore" is unfounded. - TFox Feb 22, 06:57 4
        
        It's not so much a question of will it be around, but what will it need to look like in order to still be around? -- nm - znufrii Feb 22, 07:03 3
        
        Retirement at 70, means testing to reduce benefits for the very wealthy. - TFox Feb 22, 07:15
        
        *removes the tax cap* -- nm - Don Homer Feb 22, 07:13 1
        
        that would be far too simple of a solution to be feasible. try again, please. -- nm - znufrii Feb 22, 07:15
      - In some industries, yes. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 06:45
  - We won't be able to. - Tim Feb 22, 06:40 3
    - The world will always need cafeteria ladies, right? - Andie Feb 22, 06:48 1
      - *invests in Goody - Fine maker of hair nets* -- nm - Diva Feb 22, 06:51
    - yeah, totally the case. I know so few people who are retired proper. -- nm - jonesy Feb 22, 06:48
  - I'll be working somewhere forever. -- nm - Diva Feb 22, 06:38
- that's what we get here. 6% match plus 2% fixed contribution -- nm - znufrii Feb 22, 06:33 8
  - 6% matched; and 3% (typically) contributed. - Will Hunting Feb 22, 06:41
  - that's really great actually. we only get a 4.5% match on RRSP contributions. -- nm - Andie Feb 22, 06:40
  - no more pension credits at Citi either? -- nm - Diva Feb 22, 06:38 5
    - not in the 4 years I've worked here -- nm - znufrii Feb 22, 06:39 4
      - once I retire (as if) I'll earn about $62 a month from my old Citi Pension. - Diva Feb 22, 06:43 3
        
        I feel bad for people who were here before me who had their matching contributions automatically invested in the Citi stock fund - znufrii Feb 22, 06:52 2
        
        yeesh. -- nm - Diva Feb 22, 06:54 1
        
        yeah, they changed that right when I came on board, thankfully. -- nm - znufrii Feb 22, 06:57
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- hmmm... - znufrii Feb 22, 06:36
Captain's Log - Day 2, No coffee, still the loud fans. The natives grow restless. There is talk in corners which i cannot hear - Andie Feb 22, 06:11 21
- First Officer's Log - Plans for mutiny are finally starting to take shape. Operation WTFans is succeeding beyond our expectations, and the coffee - nubby Feb 22, 06:18 7
  - First Officer's Log, Supplemental - I probably shouldn't document my plans for overthrow in my official logs. -- nm - nubby Feb 22, 06:19 6
    - Acting First Officer's Log - After First Officer was executed for treason, I have now assumed his responsibilities. - znufrii Feb 22, 06:32 4
      - Acting Acting First Officer's Log -- Replacing the last fool who spoke of revolution, I assume this role. He was - Will Hunting Feb 22, 06:46 3
        
        well played. -- nm - TFox Feb 22, 07:22
        
        *golf clap* -- nm - znufrii Feb 22, 07:17
        
        *gigglefit* -- nm - nubby Feb 22, 06:52
    - *laughing* -- nm - Andie Feb 22, 06:20
- can you make a protective fort out of office chairs and desks? we will send reinforcements -- nm - Epiphany Feb 22, 06:16
- Coffee is an addictive drug and Andie's office just proves that people cant go a day without it. -- nm - Walt_Disney Feb 22, 06:13 9
  - being all silver-lining and stuff - there is a tim horton's downstairs AND it's roll-up-the-rim, so, there is that. -- nm - Andie Feb 22, 06:24 1
    - I won a donut yesterday. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 06:41
  - It's worse than meth. - Diva Feb 22, 06:16 6
    - do we need a new acronymn? - Lisa Lisa Feb 22, 06:18 5
      - WTM? Could work. Especially when used as hyperbole. -- nm - Diva Feb 22, 06:39 4
        
        that's your slot machine money! -- nm - Andie Feb 22, 06:44 3
        
        (this was totally supposed to be under your "$62 per month " post. -- nm - Andie Feb 22, 06:51 2
        
        see? you're missing your coffee. -- nm - Diva Feb 22, 06:55 1
        
        *nods weakly* -- nm - Andie Feb 22, 06:57
- that's nothing andrea. it's not like you have *things* to do that require coffee and quiet. two days? weakling. -- nm - jonesy Feb 22, 06:13
- Give me coffee or give me a day of in lieu of coffee! -- nm - Beaker Feb 22, 06:12
Taco Bell to drop its "Think outside the bun" slogan for "Live mas" later this month.....(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Feb 22, 06:06 1
- Great, now yo quiero Taco Bell. -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 22, 06:07
Didn't realize Vermin was flying so soon... -- (link) - znufrii Feb 22, 06:04
I need inexpensive but non crappy computer speakers for work. do you have suggestions for me? - jonesy Feb 22, 06:00 1
- I have these, which are about as cheap as you can get, and suit me fine -- (link) - prayformojo Feb 22, 06:03
Sorry for party rockin'. -- nm - nubby Feb 22, 05:43 4
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  - ~add me to the broken hearts you collected~ - Lisa Lisa Feb 22, 06:17 2
    - and then mandy and pippy weren't friends anymore... -- nm - jonesy Feb 22, 06:21 1
      - are you all cried out? - Lisa Lisa Feb 22, 06:22
so, what excuse is the Republican Party going to use to reject Obama's proposal to cut corporate tax rates? -- (link) - znufrii Feb 22, 05:37 11
- That it's an election year farce? - spamlet Feb 22, 07:03
- Yeah, this will work as planned.. - ty97 Feb 22, 06:23
- Obama. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 22, 05:41 1
  - that works too... - znufrii Feb 22, 05:43
- what an interesting manuever when you have a trillion dollar deficit. Who knew cuting taxes could solve that... -- nm - Beaker Feb 22, 05:41 6
  - I would guess it's this part: "scrub the corporate tax code of dozens of loopholes and subsidies" - TWuG Feb 22, 05:56 4
    - until the taxes are indeed cut and then the subsidies remain in place (aka: the usual) -- nm - Beaker Feb 22, 06:28 3
      - yup - the fleecing of America continues -- nm - Lisa Lisa Feb 22, 06:32 2
        
        It's enough to make you want to Cult Jame -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 06:37 1
        
        I know, right?! -- nm - Lisa Lisa Feb 22, 07:11
  - it's voodoo. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 22, 05:42
"If you lived here you would understand, you would not like these black people" - Gainesville, FL teens who got kicked out of school. -- (link) - CrankYanker Feb 22, 05:34 6
- *speechless* -- nm - znufrii Feb 22, 06:00 3
  - It is scary because I heard these same statements when I lived in Atlanta in the 60's....racism is deep-rooted. -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 22, 06:05 2
    - in this case, it sounds more like kids being stupid. - znufrii Feb 22, 06:13 1
      - easy, parents. -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 22, 06:24
- it's shocking how clueless those girls are. they really have to move. there's no other way. also, -- (link) - jonesy Feb 22, 05:57 [Backboard] 1
  - Yes - CrankYanker Feb 22, 06:03
"Borderlands 2 will be released on September 18, 2012 in North America and September 21, 2012 internationally." -- (link) - JaxSean Feb 22, 05:24 3
- *requests 9/18 off at work* -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 22, 06:22
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Sipping water and waiting to see if my stomached riots is not fun - tRu Pad Feb 22, 05:21 1
- Going to the store, antone need anything? - tRu Pad Feb 22, 05:52
Feb 22, 1876 � The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland opened -- nm - Beaker Feb 22, 04:49 10
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  - Feb 22, 2007: Jacen is born. -- nm - TFox Feb 22, 06:13 6
    - Holy crap, he's 5 already? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 22, 06:31 5
      - *Hunting Translation* Happy birthday Jacen! -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 22, 06:32 4
        
        happy happy Jacen! -- nm - Diva Feb 22, 06:56 1
        
        word -- nm - Beaker Feb 22, 07:32
        
        No, the first one was right. :) -- nm - TFox Feb 22, 06:51 1
        
        Okay...let me try again. "Holy crap, he's 5 already?! Happy birthday Jacen! No, really, 5? Wow!" -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 22, 06:56
  - and then, in the alternate reality, they lose the gold medal match. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 22, 05:41
- Feb 23, 1876: Students at UMD rioted. -- nm - nubby Feb 22, 05:10

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