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Happy delivery day yesterday. TimeWarner delivered my extra cable box for my gym room AND my new Raymond Feist book! -- nm - Capstern Mar 22, 10:40 2
- TimeWarner delivers books ? -- nm - decline Mar 22, 10:42 1
  - No FedEx delivered both boxes from 2 different sources - all same FedEx truck tho so was nice -- nm - Capstern Mar 22, 10:43
Meldiva Alert: Independent Film Festival Boston Sets Lineup; "Sleepwalk With Me" To Open - ty97 Mar 22, 10:35 2
- we really need to do something like this. thanks for the reminder. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 22, 10:38
- oh, and a TFox alert: Under African Skies is playing -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 10:35
Two men arrested for having sex on a gay cruise. -- (link) - znufrii Mar 22, 10:34 1
- Good thing they were the only two! -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Mar 22, 10:37
it feels good to be a chinese gangsta -- (link) - pixitude Mar 22, 10:31
David, $20 for $10 at Overstock.com -- (link) - oblique Mar 22, 10:30
ST help me to understand this business model. - ty97 Mar 22, 10:24 11
- Somebody's worked out that this is profitable -- perhaps not in the early months/ years... - Old Antarctic Explorer Mar 22, 10:39 1
  - No, somebody worked out that they *think* this could be profitable. Not all startups succeed. - ty97 Mar 22, 10:40
- And one thing I did just notice: This includes fuel cost (while other services do not) -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 10:30 2
  - I don't understand... if you need to fill up while you have the car, how would you pay? Reimburse? -- nm - con_carne Mar 22, 10:32 1
    - Looks like you can fill up anywhere that accepts this fleet card -- (link) - ty97 Mar 22, 10:36
- Maybe convenience. Rental car agencies are at spotty locations. Zipcars (et. al.) are parked throughout the city. {nm} - Banzai! Mar 22, 10:28
- Well, for daily rentals the big ones are less costly. But for hourly stuff, they're your option. - instagrAmanda Mar 22, 10:27 1
  - If you need it for under an hour, I guess that makes sense (12.99). But once you hit 3 hours, you're already at $39. -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 10:29
- just spitballing but zipcar services tend to be more convenient in terms of access to picking up and dropping off the car - pixitude Mar 22, 10:27 1
  - Right, they're aimed at local residents who can find them on a nearby street corner. Commute costs to get to a major company could cost - MojaveMeg Mar 22, 10:31
- 1) you're nice to them 2) they bring you things. -- nm - Max Mar 22, 10:26
"PS Greg [sic] Williams put me down for $5000 on Rogers [sic]. -- nm - Sean Payton email Mar 22, 10:21
A Jets fan laments: "He could�ve been traded anywhere. Why�d he have to land on my team?" -- (link) - mara Mar 22, 10:19 1
- I haven't seen fans this sad since Philly drafted Donovan McNabb. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 10:20
The Jets Drew Stanton has stated he wants to be released or traded after the Tebow trade -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 10:19 1
- Cromartie not really in love with him either -- nm - Capstern Mar 22, 10:34
ST Poll: Have you ever been the cause of the authorities (fire, police, ambulance) coming to a particular location? - oblique Mar 22, 10:15 29
- Police a couple times for noise in college, fire department because of kitchen smoke, ambulance when I broke my ankle. - Ender Mar 22, 10:39
- Fire Department - 10 of us used tarps and wood and block to block all lanes and drains in and out of a parking lot at high school - Lord of the ERing Mar 22, 10:34
- yes -- nm - Jovian Mar 22, 10:34
- I've had to call the ambulance a few times. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 10:30
- oh, i had to call 911 when some dude tried to break into ex-boss's house while i was housesitting -- nm - pixitude Mar 22, 10:30
- I tripped a silent alarm that I didn't know existed, and found out about it when a bunch of cops showed up. -- nm - Jelly Mar 22, 10:29 2
  - Surrrrre. I mean, you're definitely not the international jewel thief known as "The Scarlet Fox". -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 10:31 1
    - Just glad the safe was closed when they arrived. - Jelly Mar 22, 10:42
- Parameds when I fell down the office stairs and broke my leg. - MojaveMeg Mar 22, 10:27
- Ambulance. I passed out in a laundrymat in new hampshire. Nm - instagrAmanda Mar 22, 10:25
- There may have been a few instances of noise complaints -- nm - con_carne Mar 22, 10:24
- Yes. - Andie Mar 22, 10:24
- Once I was arrested for taking photos along side a run way, I was a kid with a new camera and dad was shopping at the commissary, when he saw the MPs - zeitgeist Mar 22, 10:24
- I was at a friends house. power lines ingited one of the palm trees. fire dept. put it out, all were safe -- nm - peglegpete Mar 22, 10:22
- Once when my husband and I both overslept, our respective employers contacted each other and sent the cops to our house. - mara Mar 22, 10:21
- Yes, at 7 years old I built a fire in the open lot nextdoor, even put big rocks in a ring around the fire. Unfortunately, the back of my ring was a - CrankYanker Mar 22, 10:21
- Ambulance when I broke my ankle in a park. Cops and fire dept. once when I was a teen for starting trash fires - Krusty Mar 22, 10:21
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    - relax, take a deep breath, this isn't a depo dude -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 11:19
- Yes, the fire in July. -- nm - Kim Pine Mar 22, 10:19
- Yes. Was with some friends in college, 1 of em accidentally set off a fire alarm at the library (it was unintentional), but still..lots of sirens {nm} - Banzai! Mar 22, 10:17
- I'm guessing I was the 1st one to call 911 when a bad traffic accident happened right in front of me, not positive though. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 10:17
- yes -- nm - amoxy Mar 22, 10:16
- Ambulance when I had an allergic reaction and lost consciousnesses in college. - ty97 Mar 22, 10:16
- I called the fire dept when I noticed our neightbours were having a chimny fire -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 10:16
- Not that I recall. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 10:16 2
  - So... maybe? -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Mar 22, 10:19 1
    - Counsel has advised me to state "no comment". - Beryllium Mar 22, 10:24
baltar poll: if aliens show up with overwhelming firepower and humans are certain to lose, do you fight or collaborate? -- nm - pixitude Mar 22, 10:10 13
- Yesh! *goes outside with a...Bazooka* - tim mie Mar 22, 10:20 2
  - *offer you a Saddam-level compound with solid gold toilets* -- nm - Aliens Mar 22, 10:22 1
    - you don't know tim mie. He's looking for a worthy adversary and an advanced alien civilization bent on world domination is the only thing... - Mel Profit Mar 22, 10:26
- yes and work to take them down/help humanity from the inside. -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud Legend Mar 22, 10:13 5
  - Well maybe they will die due to our oxygen -- nm - eag Mar 22, 10:14 1
    - That's a great idea! -- nm - M Knight Shamalan Mar 22, 10:44
  - I'm not sure how much humanity help you will really find inside the alien vagina -- nm - oblique Mar 22, 10:14 2
    - That didnt stop Sigourney Weaver did it -- nm - eag Mar 22, 10:18
    - Well, he won't know until he tries. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 10:16
- If any look like Tricia Helfer, I'm selling out. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 10:12
- WOLVERINES! -- nm - oblique Mar 22, 10:11 1
  - (they all died) -- nm - pixitude Mar 22, 10:12
- I look for interesting ways to procreate -- nm - con_carne Mar 22, 10:11
"The gunman suspected in a string of shootings in southern France was on the U.S.'s no-fly list as a suspected terrorist" -- (link) - ty97 Mar 22, 10:10 1
- the U.S. SEALs weren't the ones to cap him? slackers. -- nm - Max Mar 22, 10:12
"Mounds of earth covering ancient human settlements, such as Tell Brak in northeastern Syria, can now be analysed remotely using satellite imagery." -- (link) - Mop (199 lbs) Mar 22, 10:00 1
- Tell Brak what? ALL HAIL BRAK!!! -- nm - Brak Mar 22, 10:06
STIS: If I traveled to St. Martin, will the Red Cross let me donate blood? - Strongbad Mar 22, 09:58 12
- Here's the Red Cross's donation section related to travel -- (link) - ty97 Mar 22, 10:13 2
  - I found that too. All of the countries I visited are on their "no risk" list - Strongbad Mar 22, 10:16 1
    - just lie and say you stayed on the Dutch side. -- nm - znufrii Mar 22, 10:16
- I don't think St. Maartin is a sovereign country, is it? It's part of the Antilles. -- nm - spamlet Mar 22, 09:59 8
  - It's sort of like Scotland in that it's a country but not a state. -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 10:01 1
    - reminds me of this great video -- (link) - znufrii Mar 22, 10:03 [youtube]
  - The dutch side is, yes. The french side (wiki link) -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 22, 10:00 5
    - Ah, I was thinking of the Dutch side. I didn't realize they were both St. Martin. - spamlet Mar 22, 10:04 3
      - The dutch side is more americanized and touristy (duty-free). French is more rural. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 10:05 2
        
        and nude beaches! -- nm - Don Homer Mar 22, 10:06 1
        
        Yes. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 10:09
    - and I mis-spoke in my original post. dutch side of the island is clearly on the "ok to travel here" list -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 10:01
Yesterday I had two Amazon packages delivered via private courier. I didnt know that was a shipping option. - kelly Mar 22, 09:57 12
- My last shipment was free (over $25) out of Phoenix, and came private courier.(Ontrac?) -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 22, 10:21
- You ordered a Fiat off amazon!? {nm} - Banzai! Mar 22, 10:19
- Every once in a while, Amazon offers me 'local express delivery' for 3.99 via courier. - ty97 Mar 22, 10:15 1
  - There's a checkbox in their inventory system for "Johnny has it in his car and can deliver it tomorrow on his way to Starbucks" -- nm - oblique Mar 22, 10:16
- I think they're super cute. -- nm - calculator and sandals jones Mar 22, 10:07 3
  - Me too. -- nm - Kim Pine Mar 22, 10:09 2
    - (though Charlie Sheen in the commercials is a huge turnoff). -- nm - Kim Pine Mar 22, 10:10 1
      - I haven't seen. I haven't been home all week so have barely seen tv. (these are new, right?) -- nm - instagrAmanda Mar 22, 10:29
- Lasership? (They are the *bomb*. Love.) -- nm - Don Homer Mar 22, 10:04 2
  - A-1 Courier Service. -- nm - kelly Mar 22, 10:05 1
    - ah. I think I had them once. I regularly get lasershipped though. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 22, 10:05
- Amazon delivers X and special K now? -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Mar 22, 10:01
so, I made the mistake of weighing myself again last night. - znufrii Mar 22, 09:57 17
- I can't picture this. - ty97 Mar 22, 09:59 16
  - and now I'm a scrawy dude with a gut. - znufrii Mar 22, 10:03 15
    - Picture one of those skinny women who gets pregnant. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Mar 22, 10:36 1
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    - does. not. compute. -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 10:04 12
      - not. pretty. - znufrii Mar 22, 10:07 11
        
        Maybe your female hormones are unbalanced. That's what the commercial I heard on the radio while going to Chipotle suggested - oblique Mar 22, 10:10 10
        
        *eats a box of Cheez-Its in one sitting* - znufrii Mar 22, 10:15 9
        
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        suburban living has not been kind to me. - znufrii Mar 22, 10:20 7
        
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        I will bet that I walk more during the two days I come up to the city than I do the entire rest of the week combined, on average. -- nm - znufrii Mar 22, 10:25 5
        
        I stayed at a friends SoHo apt for five days. I was amazing how good I felt after three days of endless walking. Then going back home it all went back - lileve Mar 22, 10:33
        
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        it's all of a piece. - znufrii Mar 22, 10:27 2
        
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        also - znufrii Mar 22, 10:36
I called the drs. office this morning "Will they need me to remove my bridge for the procedure?"....thinking maybe they don't want people accidentally - CrankYanker Mar 22, 09:57
Looks like 24 hours straight of snow. Pretty awesome. Too bad stupid drivers ruin everything. - Mop (199 lbs) Mar 22, 09:57
"Darkness warsht over The Dude..." -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 22, 09:54 13
- "Wither the money, Lebowski?" -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 09:59 12
  - "They call me The Naive..." -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 22, 10:04 11
    - the Knave? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 10:15 6
      - fix my putty. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 22, 10:16 5
        
        Cast it from thy sieve-like books of memory, Sir Donald; thou art out of thy element! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 10:23 4
        
        There's also Pulp Shakespeare, which is pretty awesome. -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 10:26 3
        
        Pray tell, what doth the wallet of Sir Jules say? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 10:27 2
        
        "Damned Oedipus" -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 10:32 1
        
        Original version: Blasted Oedipus. Nice. :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 10:36
    - I so need to get this. -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 10:04 3
      - I probably need to see this. - spamlet Mar 22, 10:10 1
        
        if you can make it passed the sharks and promise to watch it immediately you may live. - Mel Profit Mar 22, 10:17
      - "Where's the money Lebowski?" - Mel Profit Mar 22, 10:09
If Aliens landed today, would they be benefical aliens wanting to help us or evil - amoxy Mar 22, 09:54 12
- I can't answer this until we ascertain if they have a hive mind or not. - Beryllium Mar 22, 10:40
- from Chritobol Colombo's Captn Log first sighting of natives his story of capturing them and realizing what good servants they would make... - zeitgeist Mar 22, 10:19
- The Vulcans were friendly -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 10:16
- resource extraction. - znufrii Mar 22, 10:13
- You don't want the actual answer to this, but if you do, I'll post it inside. - Mop (199 lbs) Mar 22, 10:11 1
  - I could believe the last two paragraphs are happening. - Mel Profit Mar 22, 10:19
- wipe us out. Any alien civ capable of such technological prowess and interstellar travel, arent coming here to give us a cancer cure. -- nm - Jovian Mar 22, 09:58
- chances are we'd be wiped out. - Mel Profit Mar 22, 09:56 4
  - But then they'd die of heart disease from eating our fat asses. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Mar 22, 09:59
  - they're still gonna need baltars -- nm - pixitude Mar 22, 09:59 2
    - whiny, psychotic pussy Baltars or straight up Kill Your Shit Baltars? -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 22, 10:00 1
      - John Colicos. toady traitors of humanity (who get paid handsomely for it) -- nm - pixitude Mar 22, 10:01
HWDYK presents: Complete the Album Title, Part 2 -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 22, 09:54 1
- 12 I guessed a lot -- nm - amoxy Mar 22, 09:57
"PATHETIC!" -- nm - Jeff Probst Mar 22, 09:52 2
- who did he say that about? the whole cast? -- nm - Diva Mar 22, 09:53 1
  - Nope - con_carne Mar 22, 09:55

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