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For loosi. -- (link) - The Vermin Who Was on Fire Mar 27, 12:40 1
- that's great. thanks! -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 12:45
That JetBlue pilot just kind of went nuts. They were lucky they were able to subdue him. -- (link) - mara Mar 27, 12:36 4
- Sounds like he took some good drugs in the bathroom. -- nm - spamlet Mar 27, 12:46
- Whatever happened with that whole, pilots carrying guns thing? -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 12:42
- Sounds like a charter plane to a security convention. The right group of passengers to deal with the issue, I guess -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 12:41
- What are the odds that happens on a plane carrying people to a Security Convention. -- nm - pmb Mar 27, 12:39
Happy Birthday Nathan Fillion! -- nm - con_carne Mar 27, 12:33 5
- Who? ;) -- nm - lileve Mar 27, 12:33 4
  - Am I the only one that can see the emoticon here? -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 12:38 1
    - Thank you kind Sir. -- nm - lileve Mar 27, 12:41
  - Richard Castle, Mal Reynolds, Captain Hammer to name a few -- nm - eag Mar 27, 12:37
  - DA MAN! Hal Jordan -- nm - Capstern Mar 27, 12:34
"Giant 9 pound rats invading Florida Keys." Ewww. -- (link) - Andie Mar 27, 12:31 6
- Nutria are supposed to be good eatin -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 27, 12:35
- so they're rodents of unusual size -- nm - pixitude Mar 27, 12:33 2
  - I don't think they exist. -- nm - economy jones Mar 27, 12:34 1
    - I wonder what they taste like? -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 12:34
- Sweet. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 12:33
- oh dear God. -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 12:32
ST Poll: Is there a book where would have changed the ending and if so how? I guess we assume spoliers - so post title and change as IM (Hry Potter) - Capstern Mar 27, 12:25 14
- William Faulkner -- old endings for everything --- new endings. - Will Hunting Mar 27, 12:39
- Go, Dog, Go! - znufrii Mar 27, 12:36 6
  - My favorite Seuss book -- nm - eag Mar 27, 12:39 2
    - and by Seuss, you mean P.D. Eastman? -- nm - znufrii Mar 27, 12:40 1
      - I was close - eag Mar 27, 12:43
  - and The Monster at the End of the Book? - znufrii Mar 27, 12:38 1
    - what did Grover ever do to you? -- nm - TFox Mar 27, 12:40
  - That party hat was the worst of the lot. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 12:37
- The ending of Brave New World could have been better -- nm - Hotkiss Mar 27, 12:32
- Green Eggs and Ham - eag Mar 27, 12:29 3
  - Green Eggs and Ham - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 12:37 1
    - Then is convicted of 2nd degree murder -- nm - eag Mar 27, 12:39
  - awesome -- nm - Capstern Mar 27, 12:34
- Wuthering Heights. I'd just tear the last part out. -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 12:27
not hyde but an incredible simulation: shiller unsure if suburban home values recovering fully in our lifetime -- (link) - pixitude Mar 27, 12:23 3
- "Moreover, would-be homebuyers are settling into modern apartments and condominiums, further hindering a housing rally" - Mel Profit Mar 27, 12:30 1
  - diva wouldn't let you go full compound? - pixitude Mar 27, 12:34
- kind of goes hand in hand with the generational thing regarding car sales. - znufrii Mar 27, 12:26
Tiger Woods 13 for Xbox Kinnect....pron hookers not included -- (link) - Remlik Mar 27, 12:23 [youtube]
ty: you should be fine with that tv, then. Just plug in rabbit ears. - spamlet Mar 27, 12:16
wine yoga -- (link) - budice on fire Mar 27, 12:15
Slack is getting bloodthirsty -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 12:14 2
- ::and thus, my power grows:: -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 12:20
- I blame the Hunger Games -- nm - flavorize Mar 27, 12:16
Today's free offer is a CompTIA A+ certification practice exam bundle from ExamForce. -- (link) - GregW Mar 27, 12:13
Thanks for all the B2 help! -- nm - con_carne Mar 27, 12:11
ye gods. Friend posted how she bought a shirt from the Obama re-election campaign. Friend of Friend responded with this gem - ty97 Mar 27, 12:10 2
- Friend should have saved her $10 - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 12:11
- A political Max. -- nm - David Mar 27, 12:11
Kim, that Scramble app keeps crashing. -- nm - David Mar 27, 12:10 1
- Hm. Maybe uninstall and reinstall. -- nm - Kim Pine Mar 27, 12:23
MLB Over/Under Challenge - rollo Mar 27, 12:09 3
- I'm in, I'll make my picks tonight. -- nm - Krusty Mar 27, 12:14
- dang, i sucked. i'll pick all 30 this go-round. -- nm - TFox Mar 27, 12:12
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Waiting area realization: old people are threatened by the Internet. -- nm - David Mar 27, 12:08 7
- People fear what they don't understand. -- nm - lileve Mar 27, 12:29
- whiel researching magazines for a class project last week I came across an ad for what I can only describe as a "computer for old people" -- (link) - znufrii Mar 27, 12:12 1
  - theoretically, old people were a whole wave of users integrating digital images into emails and facebook, yahoogroups and other list mail, I mean they - zeitgeist Mar 27, 12:28
- Aim your phone at them like a remote control, tap the screen, look at it, and nod. -- nm - Max Mar 27, 12:09 3
  - the ultimate AR game: Alternate Reality Seniors. - Beryllium Mar 27, 12:12
  - The guy beside me already had to be sedated. -- nm - David Mar 27, 12:10 1
    - "this man next to me is a warlock!" -- nm - Reagen Mar 27, 12:14
Inside the mummification of space shuttle Discovery... -- (link) - Don Homer Mar 27, 12:05
adding russian telemarketers to the office. what could go wrong? -- nm - pixitude Mar 27, 12:04 2
- Peggy? -- nm - Max Mar 27, 12:05 1
  - transfer! -- nm - Remlik Mar 27, 12:27
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- I wonder what the US Constitution would look like if, say, it was written after The Wealth of Nations. -- nm - Roger More Mar 27, 12:17
- speaking of, the paper I have to write for macroeonocmics in a few weeks is on health care. - znufrii Mar 27, 12:07 16
  - "of which znufrii opines that he is in over his head..." -- nm - Don Homer Mar 27, 12:12 15
    - just be sure to stick to your narrative -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 12:14
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      - Or "write"... - The Most Interesting Stephen in The World Mar 27, 12:19 1
        
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      - all my thoughts have a basis in *something* -- nm - znufrii Mar 27, 12:16 10
        
        Prove it. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 12:23
        
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        when i come to NYC, we need to find a touristy type spot that he can meet us for drinks. -- nm - TFox Mar 27, 12:21 7
        
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        you do that. - znufrii Mar 27, 12:22 5
        
        How can you have a local bar if you're a tourist? - Roger More Mar 27, 12:25 2
        
        indeed. - znufrii Mar 27, 12:27
        
        word -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 12:25
        
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        no. - znufrii Mar 27, 12:27
- I haven't listened to the orals this week, but I may be missing something - is the mandate actually to get insurance? - Max Mar 27, 12:05 10
  - Heard a bit of this on NPR this morning. The concern seemed to be that whatever carrot/stick was used to people into the insurance pool - it had to - JenBro Mar 27, 12:32
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    - But if you can pay the fine and still not get insurance, you're not forced to buy in, right? So it's like the old form of buying out of military - Max Mar 27, 12:12 7
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        Incarceration would be forceful. But I thought it's not in the law? At one point is it determined if you can incarcerate people for not paying? -- nm - Max Mar 27, 12:20 4
        
        "What happens if you don�t buy insurance and you don�t pay the penalty? Well, not much. The law specifically says that no criminal action or liens can - mara Mar 27, 12:21
        
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        But there are penalties for not paying taxes. Has the SC ever struck down a law for failure to have a penalty element to it? -- nm - Max Mar 27, 12:29 1
        
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        "tastes great!" "less filling!" -- nm - Don Homer Mar 27, 12:15
- but it interferes with my religious right to be a dick -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 27, 12:04
Bored beyond belief. -- nm - David Mar 27, 12:00 9
- "Sing doo wah diddy" -- nm - prayformojo Mar 27, 12:08 1
  - You took a class in conversation? -- nm - David Mar 27, 12:09
- Build your team. - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 12:01 6
  - Team of what? -- nm - David Mar 27, 12:04 5
    - Crime syndicates -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 12:05 4
      - Theoretically, right? -- nm - David Mar 27, 12:06 3
        
        As much as we can theoretically hit the armored car arriving at 9:49am at the credit union on 9th and Walnut. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 12:07 2
        
        *finger to nose* -- nm - David Mar 27, 12:08 1
        
        the Eagle flies at midnight -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 12:08
Inappropriate or very inappropriate? - Jovian Mar 27, 11:59 9
- If there's a way to report that to HR without them knowing who reported....... - Will Hunting Mar 27, 12:03 1
  - if you *can't* confidentially report stuff like that, then the company may not be compliant with harrassment laws. - TFox Mar 27, 12:04
- Was the client named Colton? If not, really bad. -- nm - Roger More Mar 27, 12:02
- Ouch. - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 12:01
- does the client really act like that? -- nm - pixitude Mar 27, 12:01
- "i'm not going to call him faggy, but if you picture faggy, that was sort of what this guy was like. -- nm - TFox Mar 27, 12:01
- shockingly inappropriate. -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 12:01
- "I don't think we're supposed to be talking about this." - St.Vermin Mar 27, 12:00
- very inappropriate and potentially reportable to HR. -- nm - znufrii Mar 27, 12:00
Good wishes please - Beaker Mar 27, 11:56 2
- show them the money!!!!!!!!! -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 27, 11:57
- nice. good luck to her! -- nm - znufrii Mar 27, 11:56
Kickstarter successfully funds its 200,000th project: Giant Pod on Lenox Avenue -- (link) - ty97 Mar 27, 11:51
"The one thing I've always wanted, aside from the love of a good woman, is time. time to make up stories. preferably while eating." -- (link) - znufrii Mar 27, 11:49
Ebert discusses his approach to reviewing, how his negative review of The Raid go against that style and reflects personal opinion. - ty97 Mar 27, 11:48 2
- That's one of the reasons I always liked Ebert. He reviews films against similar films. - spamlet Mar 27, 12:11
- I do find it curious that he's given 3 star reviews to things like Ong Bak and District 13. - TFox Mar 27, 12:01
Bertha, don't you come around here, anymore. -- nm - peglegpete Mar 27, 11:47
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- Poll: Where should we hold the 'stravaganza. -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 27, 12:26 3
  - Bali. -- nm - Andie Mar 27, 12:37
  - on the moon. -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 12:31 1
    - In the casino! -- nm - con_carne Mar 27, 12:34
- I would be happy with second prize. It's more than enough for me. - Krusty Mar 27, 12:17
- It would be awesome if I won. Also, highly improbable. ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 27, 12:07 3
  - You could pay people .01 (or go crazy and pay $.10) a post and really drive traffic! -- nm - flavorize Mar 27, 12:15 2
    - Super Bowl advertisement :) -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 12:15 1
      - With the cast of _____ playing real life STers! [fill in the blank...I'd probably go BSG] -- nm - flavorize Mar 27, 12:25
- Two things could happen: We'd never see that person again (as they're off living it up), or we'd see them ALL THE TIME (too much time on their hands). -- nm - flavorize Mar 27, 12:05
- We will soon know. Thanks to ty, I just maxed out three credit cards buying tickets,so I am sure to win. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 11:49 2
  - You don't sell me Dr Pepper, Wheat Thins, and Snickers Ice Cream Cones so I feel so guilt about your losses. -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 11:52 1
    - so as in SO MUCH!!! - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 11:55
- as long as it's not you -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 11:49 1
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- Mo money, mo ST problems. -- nm - Max Mar 27, 11:48 6
  - What could go wrong? It's not like there's a bunch of lawy- ...oh. -- nm - St.Vermin Mar 27, 11:50 5
    - *watches Dawson buy a SCOTUS seat* -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 11:51 4
      - first case: ST vs TT -- nm - Max Mar 27, 11:53 3
        
        Exhibit A: shades -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 11:55 2
        
        foodchem for the defense! -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 11:56 1
        
        *holds licktheballs back as a last-minute surprise witness* -- nm - pixitude Mar 27, 11:58

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