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The Knoxville housing market seems to have gone from 0 to desperate in about 2 months. - David Jan 22, 10:21 18
- SF paper shows a 3plex that sold 19 months ago for over 500k just closed for 109k -- nm - zeitgeist for dogs Jan 22, 10:22 3
  - because the previous buyer couldn't actually afford the payments? -- nm - zork Jan 22, 10:25
  - I figure that has to be one of the extreme examples. - ty97 Jan 22, 10:25
  - that's brutal.... maaan -- nm - Jammed Uzi Jan 22, 10:24
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  - We haven't been, but the recent activity combined with our aggravation with the apartment has us considering it. - David Jan 22, 10:26 7
    - there are no words to describe how happy I am that I did not buy 3.5 years ago. -- nm - loosilu Jan 22, 10:29 4
      - We definitely feel like we dodged a bullet, but we're out of room here. - David Jan 22, 10:30 1
        
        I don't have much room now, so I have to periodically purge. -- nm - loosilu Jan 22, 10:31
      - perhaps you should now -- nm - zork Jan 22, 10:29 1
        
        oh, it's not even close to bottoming. -- nm - loosilu Jan 22, 10:30
    - I wish we were buying now, instead of four years ago. Our house is awesome, and very cheap, but I would love one more bedroom. -- nm - Amy Jan 22, 10:28
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  - when did you start working for the nar?...nm - x Jan 22, 10:23 2
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      - Speaking of which... - David Jan 22, 10:29
- SoCal is like a graveyard of half-finished housing developments -- nm - budice Jan 22, 10:21 1
  - ...and +5 budice points for the Fuad mention -- nm - budice Jan 22, 10:22
"Mr. President, would you like to play a game?" -- nm - BarackBerry Jan 22, 10:20
hey eag - tRuMaN Jan 22, 10:19
Be My Focus Group: 1) How often do you buy frozen fish? 2) When you think of frozen fish, what brand do you think of? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 22, 10:14 23
- a few times a year, Gorton's. -- nm - loosilu Jan 22, 10:30
- Never. Nothing comes to mind -- nm - oblique Jan 22, 10:28
- Frozen? once a year, maybe. the only name i can think of is Captain Highliner! -- nm - Andie Jan 22, 10:26
- Never (I don't eat fresh fish either) -- nm - ty97 Jan 22, 10:24 2
  - When they develop a kind of fish that tastes like steak, I'll give it a try. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 22, 10:28 1
    - I'm sensitive to it. But I'm usually OK with frozen filets and Logan likes them. -- nm - Amy Jan 22, 10:29
- Never. Fish is gross. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 22, 10:24
- it varies. sometimes not for a couple of months and other times two or three items in the same shopping trip. we buy "fresh" salmon frequently -- nm - zork Jan 22, 10:24 1
  - oh, and Highliner or Jane's -- nm - zork Jan 22, 10:24
- 1) Very rarely (once a year) 2) Gorton's -- nm - Jammed Uzi Jan 22, 10:20
- Never, at least not knowingly, Gordon's is a locally based national product -- nm - zeitgeist for dogs Jan 22, 10:20
- Monthly. Gorton's. -- nm - Amy Jan 22, 10:20
- 1) sometimes i buy eel and mackerel. 2) usu. japanese and korean brands....nm - x Jan 22, 10:17 2
  - sushi tuna is always deep frozen -- nm - zeitgeist for dogs Jan 22, 10:23 1
    - flash frozen, sure. but so is much "fresh" sea fish, unless you get it from the docks or a real fishmonger...nm - x Jan 22, 10:29
- Never. Highliner? I dunno. If I want fish, I buy it fresh or I catch it. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 10:16
- Only in breaded sticks. Pretty unnecessary around here. -- nm - TFox Jan 22, 10:15 1
  - Oh, and Gorton's, followed by Mrs. Pauls, thanks to Mitch Hedburg. -- nm - TFox Jan 22, 10:16
- 1) Never 2) Um... Gorton's? -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 10:15
- never, Long John Silvers -- nm - CQ Jan 22, 10:15
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- not very often. Gorton's -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 10:15
- twice a year. gorton's -- nm - prayformojo Jan 22, 10:14
I just closed a $210,000 deal. Good god that feels good. (nm) - Callisto Jan 22, 10:12 18
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- nice! commission? -- nm - zork Jan 22, 10:21 3
  - no, but that's okay. (My salary + bonus is more than what the rest of the team makes with their salary + commission.) -- nm - Callisto Jan 22, 10:22 2
    - woo! you rawk. - zork Jan 22, 10:26 1
      - advertising - specifically recruitment. - Callisto Jan 22, 10:30
- awesome! -- nm - ty97 Jan 22, 10:20
- My Dollface kicks ass. Hey, want a $210k house? - David Jan 22, 10:19
- Do I get the $210,000? -- nm - budice Jan 22, 10:18 1
  - btw, congrats :) -- nm - budice Jan 22, 10:18
- Congratulations! -- nm - lileve Jan 22, 10:17
- wpphoo!! -- nm - Diva Jan 22, 10:16
- Now, if you could send me $5000 to handle the transaction fees, I can have it to you by Friday afternoon. nm - Nigerian Prince Jan 22, 10:15
- excellent! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 22, 10:14
- And how many Tivos is that for? -- nm - Dano Jan 22, 10:14
- Noice. Well played. -- nm - TFox Jan 22, 10:13
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- Don Homer! -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 10:13
- Awesome -- nm - Jammed Uzi Jan 22, 10:13
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- they should be sentenced to drink their milk for their life in prison -- nm - zeitgeist for dogs Jan 22, 10:21 2
  - Honestly, I think in situations like this, most of our standard "punishments" only punish the body. - Beryllium Jan 22, 10:23 1
    - like a prison don't f with your mind? I mean, omg they take away your cell phone and blackberry -- nm - zeitgeist for dogs Jan 22, 10:25
- and for not being nice to the chineese communist party? - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 22, 10:18
- Intentionally poisioning children? I'm not going to be upset at their harsh justice system this time. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 22, 10:16
wow. looks like I was allergic to something in the sandwich I made last night for today's lunch - znufrii Jan 22, 10:08 3
- Shoulda left it at home again -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 10:09 2
  - Shouldn't have left it sitting out overnight, more likely. -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 10:10 1
    - hope it clears up in time for me to go rock climbing this afternoon -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 10:13
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- Tax simplification is one of the most economically productive reforms we could make. *ding* -- nm - Strongbad Jan 22, 10:14 8
  - unfortunately that message gets co-opted by the flat tax people, and people who want to change the brackets. - ty97 Jan 22, 10:16 1
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  - except for all the people it would put out of business. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 22, 10:15 5
    - "For the greater good!" -- nm - Strongbad Jan 22, 10:22
    - Can't we just pay them not to grow corn? -- nm - Dano Jan 22, 10:17 3
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        *puts this under "Programs That Don't Work"* -- nm - President Obama Jan 22, 10:28
        
        I am not currently growing corn. Where is my check? -- nm - Dano Jan 22, 10:28
I'll bet this library reviewer who called Vicky C. Barcelona "an optional purchase" is cringing today. -- nm - Amy Jan 22, 10:04 7
- I'd put it in the top third of Woody Allen films. nm - Dignan Jan 22, 10:06 6
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  - So good, you don't even know it's a Woody Allen film! -- nm - Mop Jan 22, 10:10
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  - It got 2 stars in Video Librarian. That's what they gave Sex Drive. -- nm - Amy Jan 22, 10:09 2
    - I'd put Sex Drive in the top third of Seth Green films. nm - Dignan Jan 22, 10:14 1
      - Which is still better than all Woody Allen films -- nm - ty97 Jan 22, 10:17
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- Hello, you're like what, a block away from Century 21? - znufrii Jan 22, 10:04
- Tell him it's a glorypocket. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 22, 10:04
- You wore the same clothes to work again? - oblique Jan 22, 10:04 2
  - He didn't go home last night. - znufrii Jan 22, 10:06 1
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No best picture nod for Dark Knight? Okay, I'm impressed. nm - Dignan Jan 22, 10:02
Just to let everyone know, I retook the oath of ST last night. All posts made by me cannot be challenged now. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 22, 10:01 2
- you better repost the ones done in the mean time just to make sure they are valid -- nm - zork Jan 22, 10:07
- But you didn't turn around 3 times and spit on the ground to break the spell of the old oath. Invalid! -- nm - Supreme Court Jan 22, 10:03
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- checking in with the obligatory "that's not what she said" comment -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 22, 11:13
- size queen! -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 22, 10:11
- I'll take phrases heard most often in JackDawson's bedroom for $800, Alex -- nm - zork Jan 22, 10:04
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- IBMs margins are largely service-based. So when service stops, they have to layoff people. -- nm - budice Jan 22, 10:18 1
  - FWIW, Circuit City was a large IBM account -- nm - budice Jan 22, 10:20
- They've already outsourced ty to India. -- nm - Dano Jan 22, 10:15
- rumor was tomorrow, so not surprised. - ty97 Jan 22, 10:06 7
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    - If that's global, it represents 4.1% of the workforce. -- nm - ty97 Jan 22, 10:18
    - it's not that surprising. their optimistic forecast yesterday said that they'd have more profit by expanding margins going forward.... - x Jan 22, 10:11 4
      - we've been agressively managing cost for a while (I'm quoting the press release here) - ty97 Jan 22, 10:19 2
        
        i saw the "resource actions" lingo you used. you are clearly a corporate stooge...nm - x Jan 22, 10:22 1
        
        heh. It gets ingrained. -- nm - ty97 Jan 22, 10:23
      - yup. they're not likely to expand margins by increasing sales in this environment -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 10:12
- Aren't they obligated to report layoff #s? If I recall, Google got around that requirement by classifying the 10,000 people they laid off as temps. -- nm - Mop Jan 22, 10:06
- those aren't layoffs, ml. ibm says it's a "resource action"....nm - x Jan 22, 10:05 4
  - I wasn't laid off, it was "job discontiuance." Or just "JD." -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 22, 10:07
  - So was CONTRA. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 10:06 2
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      - I think this is the next DS game I'm getting. -- nm - TFox Jan 22, 10:08
- Microsoft announced 5,000 layoffs today as well. -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 10:03 4
  - ... and intel, too -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 10:04 3
    - Intel is closing their plant in Portland. Sucks to live in Oregon right now. -- nm - Mop Jan 22, 10:09 1
      - yikes -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 10:10
    - oh. you mean the company. -- nm - loosilu Jan 22, 10:05
Raleigh, NC gets the honor of having the highest number of inauguration viewers in the nation. Despite the obvious reasons I can tell you what added - HdnAgnda Jan 22, 10:00
Great run of TV last night, BSG from friday, DH from sunday (new favorite ep), and Lost old finale/new eps! I love my DVR -- nm - ceregon Jan 22, 09:59
Logan to play Han Solo Jr. in Star Wars: The Next Generation ? -- (link) - zork Jan 22, 09:56 [Backboard]
Hrm. I'm still not 100% sure if I like the shading behaviour. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 09:55 26
- it looks strange in the post responses section - tRuMaN Jan 22, 09:58 5
  - Hey Truman - eag Jan 22, 10:06 2
    - sorry man. that sucks. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 22, 10:07 1
      - No kidding I enjoyed working there -- nm - eag Jan 22, 10:08
  - That's true. Inverted weirdness. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 09:59 1
    - I like it -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 10:05
- I like it so far. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 22, 09:57
- Darken it Bery. I can barely see it. -- nm - Loyola Jan 22, 09:56 14
  - Bery, code some new eyeballs for Loyola. -- nm - TFox Jan 22, 09:59 5
    - Hint: He's Irish. The problem isn't with the eyes. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 10:00 4
      - Bery, code us an AI troll who shows up at random with convincing enough response skills that it doesn't get boring, for our amusement. - TFox Jan 22, 10:02 3
        
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        Oh, like a mandelbrot generator? :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 10:03 1
        
        Bery, code us a customizable killfile that not only blocks posts, but sends "eff you" e-mails to their personal inboxes with each post. - TFox Jan 22, 10:06
  - Don't darken it. I like the subtlety. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 22, 09:58 7
    - I would actually make it a few shades lighter -- nm - decline Jan 22, 10:00
    - agreed. and make this the default when you make it optional please, bery. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 22, 09:58
    - I'm for change. -- nm - Loyola Jan 22, 09:58 4
      - AND HOPE!!! -- nm - American Voters Jan 22, 09:59 1
        
        :) -- nm - Loyola Jan 22, 10:02
      - Change your monitor settings. -- nm - Max Jan 22, 09:59 1
        
        I tried, no difference really. Maybe I'm blind. -- nm - Loyola Jan 22, 10:02
- I like it -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 09:56 3
  - the link thing is my fave though -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 22, 09:56 2
    - word -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 22, 10:10
    - definitely the more useful of the two developments -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 09:57
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- That should be shouted from the rooftops, not kept as a secret. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 22, 09:57

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