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New-home sales slip 1.6% to an annual rate of 313,000 in Feburary, the government says. -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 07:25
So yesterday the boss and his girlfriend broke up, for reals this time, again, this morning he calls and says today is a casual dress day (jeans). - The Most Interesting Stephen in The World Mar 23, 07:22 5
- Bitch was holding him back! -- nm - oblique Mar 23, 07:28
- "Today is Sit In Your Office And Listen to Morrissey Day." - Reagen Mar 23, 07:24
- An unstable boss is a sign to look for another job. -- nm - lileve Mar 23, 07:24 2
  - Nah, he has his moments, but he's not unstable. -- nm - The Most Interesting Stephen in The World Mar 23, 07:27
  - Tru's boss is unstable. Adding a jeans day is just a minor quirk -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 07:24
Facebook Takes a Stand Against Employers Who Request Passwords -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 07:21 1
- Good for them. -- nm - The Most Interesting Stephen in The World Mar 23, 07:24
offs. that is a stupid thing to be pissed off at your employees for - tRuMaN, almost a CPA Mar 23, 07:18 4
- 'cuz everyone brings plungers to work. -- nm - Diva Mar 23, 07:26 2
  - Right? I mean, toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash, toilet plunger... - The Most Interesting Stephen in The World Mar 23, 07:29
  - You don't? -- nm - Satan Mar 23, 07:28
- WTF tru, you should be eating more fiber!!!!! nm -- nm - tru's boss Mar 23, 07:19
TV Stations are fighting putting their political ad data on-line, so ProPublica is doing it for them -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 07:17
Police composite sketches of literary characters based on their descriptions. -- (link) - znufrii Mar 23, 07:16 3
- that's awesome. and the first one is some awful, awful writing. -- nm - loosilu Mar 23, 07:18 2
  - well, it's supposed to be from the POV of a stupid lovestruck teenager, so it's arguably perfect writing. -- nm - Reagen Mar 23, 07:19 1
    - fair enough. -- nm - loosilu Mar 23, 07:20
For mandy, kind of a boring poll, but anyway: POLL : Have you ever borrowed a CD from the library and ripped at least one track? - mara Mar 23, 07:10 8
- Years and years ago. -- nm - loosilu Mar 23, 07:15
- Don't think I've ever borrowed a CD from the library. -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 07:14
- I haven't had a library card since I was 18 -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 07:11
- ha ha ha. "at least one". -- nm - Reagen Mar 23, 07:11
- library? what's that? -- nm - znufrii Mar 23, 07:11 1
  - This -- nm - J Mar 23, 07:11
- yes. -- nm - Kim Pine Mar 23, 07:10
- no -- nm - tRuMaN, almost a CPA Mar 23, 07:10
so when is the dingers draft? -- nm - tRuMaN, almost a CPA Mar 23, 07:04 7
- like every other draft around here. Smack dab ib the middle of a weekend. -- nm - CQ: 13 Seed Mar 23, 07:17 6
  - i guess this means i need to log in and such. - tRuMaN, almost a CPA Mar 23, 07:19 5
    - it's just HRs -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 07:25
    - it's hard to find that pleases everyone, but auction drafts at noon on Saturdays suck ass -- nm - CQ: 13 Seed Mar 23, 07:21 3
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        yeah, I get it, it just sucks :) -- nm - CQ: 13 Seed Mar 23, 07:28
      - find a time that is -- nm - CQ: 13 Seed Mar 23, 07:22
Doctors making bonuses for providing higher quality care can equal Medicare savings. -- (link) - mara Mar 23, 07:03 2
- Good article, thanks. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 23, 07:05
- *bookmarks for the healthcare discussion in our economics class in a few weeks* -- nm - znufrii Mar 23, 07:05
10:00 and already I'm thinking it's candy time. who's got some polls? -- nm - calculator and sandals jones Mar 23, 07:02 2
- I ate two donuts already this morning -- nm - oblique Mar 23, 07:09
- 10:00 already and I haven't made coffee. what's wrong with me? -- nm - znufrii Mar 23, 07:03
That is where I had seen Seneca before...He was Ricky Fitts -- nm - amoxy Mar 23, 06:39
Hunger Games Is Trailing 'Harry Potter' and 'Twilight' on Some Key Online Metrics and thats why it will do only $80 million...(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Mar 23, 06:22 9
- With a small caveat at the end. Basically "Or I could be completely wrong and it wouldn't be my fault" -- nm - volnelk Mar 23, 06:38
- I wonder if he'll check in on monday and say how wrong he was. -- nm - calculator and sandals jones Mar 23, 06:38 2
  - With Midnights fo $25 to $30 million, he just needs to admit it now. -- nm - Inigo Mar 23, 06:40 1
    - Yeah, it'll have that $80M by the end of the day. -- nm - Was Bar Was Mar 23, 07:10
- Just stop it, Max. It's embarassing. Seraj? Riiiiight. -- nm - Inigo Mar 23, 06:33 2
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    - He's gotta make his article seem *somewhat* plausible. -- nm - Inigo Mar 23, 06:38
- Just more proof that advertising people are full of it. - Kim Pine Mar 23, 06:27
- I don't know, even that seems kind of high for the midnight showings. Oh, he talking about the entire weekend? Ha! -- nm - Ender Mar 23, 06:27
Seeing Qale's post about how the Hunger Games was empty stuns me. Sold out 13 midnight showings at one theater here, and most of tonight's. -- nm - MDH Mar 23, 06:17 1
- Variety is saying $25M+ for midnights -- nm - Roger More Mar 23, 06:49
higher Alzheimer drug dosage approved despite study showing much higher risk of side effects, and minimal improvement in effectiveness. Why? -- (link) - znufrii Mar 23, 05:59
Great article on how the government is killing the public education system -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 23, 05:42 11
- Yep. Working at a college has been eye opening and has made me pessimistic about the country's future. -- nm - ceregon Mar 23, 07:23
- That's what happens when you try to start rating teachers and schools based on test scores. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 23, 05:46 9
  - or more specifically, using a poorly-designed rating system. - Strongbad Mar 23, 05:49 8
    - basing it on test scores at all is a terrible idea. -- nm - Reagen Mar 23, 06:15 7
      - It shouldn't be the sole factor, but it should play a role. - Strongbad Mar 23, 07:03 6
        
        Beyond the problem of not taking into account the situation the school is in and that private schools get to cherry pick the "best" students - Reagen Mar 23, 07:09 5
        
        What other quantitative factors could you use? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 23, 07:21 3
        
        I don't think there's a good answer to that. -- nm - Reagen Mar 23, 07:27
        
        The Finnish system is so radically different from ours that comparisons are difficult, but it's possible to not rate teachers at all. -- (link) - mara Mar 23, 07:26 1
        
        Pretty cool. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 23, 07:32
        
        imho, it's actually a great way to run a railroad, but a terrible way to teach our kids. -- nm - znufrii Mar 23, 07:10
T-Minus 29 hours and 30 minutes till the Dinger Auction Draft -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 05:26 10
- We really need a ST FF league to go auction-draft in the Fall. So fun. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 23, 05:33 9
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  - Start one. I'm sure you'll get takers. I'd be interested -- nm - oblique Mar 23, 05:36 7
    - Somebody tried last year (inigo?) but I don't think there was enough to fill up a league - Strongbad Mar 23, 05:40 1
      - Well, it was Inigo, so... -- nm - oblique Mar 23, 05:41
    - word. Only the cream of the Blood Feud crop allowed though :) -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 05:37 4
      - Top 4 of each league in a auction draft would be hella fun. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 23, 05:43 3
        
        I've always wanted to do this :) -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 05:44 2
        
        Blood Feud Elite. No keepers, you earn your way in based on finishing in the Top 4 the previous year. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 23, 05:45
        
        although everyone would have to chip in on the padded room for David -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 05:45
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- yup, ours already passed April's average high by a degree.....crazy -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 05:20
Morning Joe is discussing Romney/Santorum. The word 'narrative' was just used 4 times in 1 minute. -- nm - Diva Mar 23, 04:30
March 23, 1775 � American Revolution: Patrick Henry made his "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses, urging - Beaker Mar 23, 04:21
Tebow deal to the Jets delayed agin due to technicality -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 03:43 3
- The Sports Gods are not being kind to Krusty. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 23, 05:42 2
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    - it's already plaid with purple paisley accents. -- nm - Diva Mar 23, 06:46
Early reports put Hunger Games' midnight figures at 25-30M. - Jelly Mar 23, 02:52
The only complaint I have with The Hunger Games is the drunk high school dude who threw up repeatedly 15 feet away from us. -- nm - crash davis Mar 23, 01:44 3
- Yikes. He should have been kicked out. And arrested, if he was drunk. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 23, 05:46
- On second thought, I have another complaint. Two Kristen Stewart trailers. That mirror that tells Charlize that there is one fairer than her is - crash davis Mar 23, 02:00 1
  - I have never seen any of the Twilight movies, but Kristen Stewart with the glowing eyes - amoxy Mar 23, 02:49
China to stop selling prisoner organs for transplant...their reason seems even more inhuman -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 23, 01:22
Did I miss this? sitwap: The whole flying bird wing guy *was* a hoax. -- (link) - JaxSean Mar 23, 00:47 1
- Man, is there nothing to believe in anymore? -- nm - volnelk Mar 23, 04:17
From a non book reader. Hunger Games is legit. Preliminary grade: A, review will have to wait, but will be on QaTFM.com, natch. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 00:22 1
- The screenings were not even close to half full. Maybe it fared better in IMAX. Long running time may hurt $$, but some might see it twice this wknd. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 00:24
The Hunger Games: B+. no spoils - JaxSean Mar 22, 23:50 4
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- Yeah, I'd give it a B. It was entertaining enough but (spoils) - Roger More Mar 23, 00:01 2
  - She answers that question when (spoilers) - amoxy Mar 23, 02:48
  - My minor and main problems were (majorish spoils) - JaxSean Mar 23, 00:36
This NCIS is pretty good so far -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 23:34
It's about time for Hunger Games reports to start filtering in. -- nm - David Mar 22, 23:18 7
- I expect consistency with reviewer: good adaptation, but nothing special. Acceptable. -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 23:30 3
  - That's pretty much what I said and gave it a 7/10 (B) - secretslacker Mar 23, 03:49 2
    - wouldn't a 7 be a C? -- nm - amanda jones Mar 23, 04:41 1
      - Not in my book... C is a 6/10. - secretslacker Mar 23, 04:53
- 2:22 + trailers. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 22, 23:20 2
  - Which means... -- nm - David Mar 22, 23:23 1
    - ... there you were off by a half hour. -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud Legend Mar 23, 05:28
nice quarterback you got there, Denver. be a shame if God did something bad to him for replacing Tebow -- (link) - Pat Robertson Mar 22, 23:10 10
- If we stop linking Pat Roberston, maybe he'll go away. - ty97 Mar 22, 23:15 9
  - "maybe he's go gay." -- nm - what JaxSean read Mar 23, 00:39
  - (though intend to agree, that's not actually what he said) -- nm - The Most Interesting Stephen in The World Mar 22, 23:16 7
    - (I tend) - The Most Interesting Stephen in The World Mar 22, 23:17 3
      - heh, point was undertsood. -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 23:19 2
        
        (understood) stupid phone. - ty97 Mar 22, 23:19 1
        
        Fail chain is complete :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 23:34
    - Admittedly did not click link. -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 23:17 2
      - Having read it now, I'll admit I agree that Tebow was treated a bit shabbily. - ty97 Mar 22, 23:19 1
        
        It's like in Better Off Dead when Lane Meyer gets dumped by Beth because Roy Stalin can ski the K2. -- nm - David Mar 22, 23:32
Apple Patent Suggests iPhones to Become Universal Remotes -- (link) - ty97 Mar 22, 23:06 2
- they can already do it once-removed. iphone controls an IR device, which controls all your shit. -- nm - mafic Mar 23, 00:44 1
  - An iphone has an ir blaster? -- nm - lileve Mar 23, 06:22
I have one (1) team left in my bracket. -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 22:58 5
- 4 for me, half my final four and my champion. - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 22, 23:02 4
  - Same here, except for the Champion (neither of my Championship Game are left) -- nm - The Most Interesting Stephen in The World Mar 22, 23:14
  - should have let the Bub pick - pixitude Mar 22, 23:03 2
    - Did you even read Reagen's post? -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 22, 23:05 1
      - yes. Bub's bracket would still be perfect - pixitude Mar 22, 23:16
My feet are hot. My hands are cold. - ty97 Mar 22, 22:18 7
- Katy Perry? -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 00:25
- the footy-snuggy. Done. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 22:23 5
  - hmm, no, I got it backwards. It would have to be a glove-snuggy. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 22:24 4
    - Or, you know, the glove. -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 22:30 1
      - What good is one glove, when you could get ... GLUGGY! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 22:46
    - The gluggy. Brilliant. -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 22:25 1
      - We should do a kickstarter. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 22:28
We're outie. See y'all on the other side. -- nm - Trish Mar 22, 22:15
Ugh: Usher will star as Sugar Ray Leonard in a bio-pic entitled "Hands of Stone" -- (link) - MDH Mar 22, 22:11 3
- Has he acted before? Will Smith turned out to be decent so who knows. - ty97 Mar 22, 22:14 2
  - He's been in a few things. He is no Will Smith. -- nm - MDH Mar 22, 22:58 1
    - needs more "oh hell naw!" -- nm - pixitude Mar 22, 22:59
Andrew Luck raises his draft stock with a brilliant pro day -- (link) - pixitude Mar 22, 22:11 1
- More and more, Luck is looking like Manning, RG3 is looking like Elway. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 22, 22:16
"I'm going to go freshen up, the train was disgusting. I flew, but I saw a train out the window." -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 22:03
So Africa reports roving bands of women kidnapping men and raping them for their sperm (collected in condoms) for sale for rituals -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 22, 21:53 5
- I have trouble forming the thought. Ad lib it. GOP. Conservatives. Talk radio. Women. Rush Limbaugh. -- nm - Mop Mar 22, 22:06
- I went to ZA and didn't get laid-raped. No fair. -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 22:05 1
  - it was the blue shirt :) -- nm - peglegpete Mar 22, 22:08
- Best. Vacation. Ever. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 22, 22:00 1
  - Ha! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 22, 22:01
mafic works with crazy people -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 21:48
huh, the hunger games actually started here yesterday. I should've gone. -- nm - mafic Mar 22, 21:48
You a big woman? You have pictures? Fat nudes?! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 21:47
Put your arms around me baby, put your arms around me baby -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 21:44 1
- thanks, but I don't really feel comfortable holding babies. -- nm - mafic Mar 22, 21:46

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