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hey, so in the HG movie (sp) - iceberg jones Mar 29, 08:00 2
- It's like goodbye, thanks, and you're awesome all rolled into one. -- nm - mafic Mar 29, 08:05
- It's in the book as the District 12 salute -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 29, 08:04
i just got a bonus on my paycheque and i have no idea why. i say nothing, right? -- nm - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 29, 07:52 11
- it was a specific line item, or a change to your withholding in some way? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 29, 07:54 10
  - no, it's listed as Bonus. - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 29, 07:56 9
    - I'd thank the boss privately - ty97 Mar 29, 08:01
    - let it ride!!!!! - groiny Mar 29, 07:58
    - well, congrats!! -- nm - Don Homer Mar 29, 07:56 6
      - but, weird, right? -- nm - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 29, 07:57 5
        
        Well, if you want peace of mind, probably should check with with boss and/or HR. If it was a mistake (doubtful), better to know now than later. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 29, 08:02
        
        especially for a temp. (ha. ha ha.) -- nm - iceberg jones Mar 29, 08:00
        
        Some kind of quarterly performance bonus? -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 29, 07:58 2
        
        maybe. - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 29, 08:01 1
        
        yes sounds like it - very, very nice - congrats! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 08:02
Today is a day for Butthole Surfers. What else should I have in my playlist? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 07:49 4
- IPhone randomly chose "It's a Motherfucker" by the Eels as a follow up. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 07:51
- Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine. -- nm - groiny Mar 29, 07:51 1
  - ... of Mars. -- nm - Iron Spawn Mar 29, 07:51
- Flaming Lips. -- nm - loosilu Mar 29, 07:50
Jobless claims reach new four-year low... -- (link) - Don Homer Mar 29, 07:34 7
- This is counted through unemployment claims? Of course the figure would drop as their coverage runs out. -- nm - lileve Mar 29, 08:03 2
  - This is a standard new claims report that comes out every week. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 29, 08:05
  - That's totally different. This is new unemployment claims. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 29, 08:04
- because most of the people who have been looking for that long have offed themselves. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 29, 07:35 3
  - That's totally different. This is new unemployment claims. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 29, 07:36 2
    - offed themselves is another statistic. -- nm - loosilu Mar 29, 07:37
    - aah, move along then. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 29, 07:36
LYC, I was running late this morning and didn't get my NJ MegaMillions tickets. -- nm - znufrii Mar 29, 07:32 4
- (psst. you have another day) -- nm - decline Mar 29, 07:47 3
  - which would be great if I were planning on being in NJ any time tomorrow - znufrii Mar 29, 07:49 2
    - so just buy them in PA -- nm - decline Mar 29, 07:51 1
      - I did. - znufrii Mar 29, 07:57
Would you eat this? Urine-soaked eggs are a delicacy in China. -- (link) - loosilu Mar 29, 07:22 12
- those crazy slopes will eat anything! nm -- nm - groiny Mar 29, 07:44
- I just sent this out my newslist with the subject line DO NOT READ. - iceberg jones Mar 29, 07:41 6
  - does this mean I won your mailing list today? -- nm - loosilu Mar 29, 07:48 2
    - it's not even 11:00 a.m. -- nm - iceberg jones Mar 29, 07:50 1
      - bummer. -- nm - loosilu Mar 29, 07:51
  - DO NOT PUSH THIS BIG RED BUTTON!!! - znufrii Mar 29, 07:43
  - DON'T HAVE SEX UNTIL MARRIAGE!! - Don Homer Mar 29, 07:42 1
    - Hah -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 07:48
- After eating 1000-year eggs... no, I don't think so. -- nm - Roger More Mar 29, 07:26
- No, eggs make me feel ill. -- nm - LMS Mar 29, 07:23 2
  - There's that British humour :) -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 07:27
  - yeah, the eggs are the problem. - loosilu Mar 29, 07:24
for those who do not watch american idol, I thought this was pretty damn good..... -- (link) - groiny Mar 29, 07:20 [youtube] 1
- Not bad! -- nm - con_carne Mar 29, 07:43
dyson dc-33 refurb at woot. $205 shipped. today might be the day I buy. -- (link) - iceberg jones Mar 29, 07:12 16
- A refurbed vac gives me pause. - Iron Spawn Mar 29, 07:36
- *itching to pull this trigger* -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 07:20 8
  - it has the most suction of any dyson. it's the best one. -- nm - iceberg jones Mar 29, 07:20 7
    - SM is set on an animal *rolls eyes* - it's 2.5 X the cost - Epiphany Mar 29, 07:24 6
      - if you have two huge black labs, I can see the pet one. but if you have a cat or two? yeah, you're wasting cash. -- nm - iceberg jones Mar 29, 07:30 5
        
        I said that - he's determined. ugh. We have a long haired cat and a St. Bernard puppy is in our future - Epiphany Mar 29, 07:48 4
        
        he wants the items he buys to be equivalent to his wife obviously - Beaker Mar 29, 07:51 2
        
        maximum sucking power? -- nm - oblique Mar 29, 07:57 1
        
        you are going to need 3 dysons for that! - Epiphany Mar 29, 08:07
        
        I think for the St Bernard, you need a mop. -- nm - loosilu Mar 29, 07:50
- Sexy. - ty97 Mar 29, 07:14 4
  - mine's been half-broken since like november. I was just waiting to have a better handle on money to buy. I probably should wait till next time but - iceberg jones Mar 29, 07:20 2
    - I just bought a new one for like $175 last year, and it works like shit now. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 29, 08:00
    - I don't like my vacuum. It's a Dirt Devil trying to be a Dyson and failing. -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 07:24
  - heh, your im reminds me of Doofy in the first Scary Movie - Beaker Mar 29, 07:16
- i wish the home.woot item was $50 less. that is what i want. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 29, 07:13
Apple CEO Tim Cook visits Foxconn factory in China -- (link) - ty97 Mar 29, 07:12
By far my best Twitter add in a long time (and perhaps my favorite person I follow that I don't know): Richard Florida -- (link) - ty97 Mar 29, 07:06
okay, i have to share how much brides overthink things (this story is not about me)... - Andie Mar 29, 06:58 6
- machine embossing is fine for the hoi polloi. hand-embroidered or death! -- nm - mafic Mar 29, 07:27
- I can't imagine a BBQ wedding. I'd say my kids would be a disaster but the truth is I'd have BBQ on my white shirt in about 2 seconds -- nm - oblique Mar 29, 07:06 4
  - i think it sounds fun. -- nm - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 29, 07:07 3
    - Can I agree with both of you? :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 07:07 2
      - no. -- nm - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 29, 07:10 1
        
        But it *would* get on my shirt in 2 seconds, and it *would* be fun! Heh -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 07:20
2 minutes until the Lottery Cut Off!! - Bacon Mar 29, 06:57 6
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  - LOL -- nm - Bacon Mar 29, 07:06 1
    - Now Spawn has more time to "double up" -- nm - Bacon Mar 29, 07:06
  - link? -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 07:05 2
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      - I have to be gone by noon at the latest....the earlier time was to give me time for bookkeeping and reconciliation. This is ST - - MojaveMeg Mar 29, 07:56
you know what the problem is when you work at home? - tRuMaN Mar 29, 06:56 4
- I always use "" when I say I am "working" from home - Beaker Mar 29, 06:57 3
  - it's rather prevalent here, and I'm not a huge fan. that said, i have friends who i trust who say it's their most productive day of the week. - TFox Mar 29, 07:03 1
    - oh i will be productive, just not for the 8 hours i would have been in the office. - tRuMaN Mar 29, 07:08
  - it should. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 29, 07:02
Before he died, Andrew Breitbart had dinner with Bill Ayers -- (link) - amoxy Mar 29, 06:56
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- But doesn't that also mean that many theaters won't play it? - Don Homer Mar 29, 07:33 4
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    - Some system is needed though. Things weren't exactly peachy-keen before the MPAA sytem. Plenty of local censorship. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 29, 07:57
  - That depends on consumers. We all need to demand it. -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 07:53
  - Yes. AMC will more or less treat it as R but Cinemark has refused to show it. -- nm - spamlet Mar 29, 07:35
- I know have a 'Fuck the MPAA' earworm -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 06:59
- yeah, I'm so pleased. I know the controversy is good for business, but it's so much the right thing to do. -- nm - iceberg jones Mar 29, 06:59
- yeah, i think it's awesome. -- nm - TFox Mar 29, 06:58
- Justin Bieber says this is a good movie - is it? anyone know? should I see it? was is it about? -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 06:56 4
  - it is a documentary on bullying. and it was given a harsher rating, initially, for language. but Weinstein fought because the people who need to see - Andie Mar 29, 07:03 3
    - (cynical side) Weinstein fought because he envisioned $$$$$$ from all those school trips to see it. - ty97 Mar 29, 07:15 1
      - i don't doubt that, nor do i doubt that the reason he's putting it out unrated is because he thinks he can still get more school business that way - TFox Mar 29, 07:20
    - good for him -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 07:05
- most everything I have seen on this has savaged the MPAA over this issue -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 06:56
I totally missed Mitt Romney's quote earlier this week on Russia being our No. 1 geopolitical foe. What decade does he think this is? -- nm - znufrii Mar 29, 06:55 27
- Russia is an "enemy" for monetary reasons. They sell weapons to our other enemies. Iran/China/etc are "enemies" for ideological reasons (Govt/religion - Beaker Mar 29, 07:33
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  - I'd also argue that even using the term geopolitical foe is dated - ty97 Mar 29, 07:11 4
    - Here's the full quote - and the context he frames it in is "when we go to the UN on an issue like Syria or North Korea, which permanent members - Roger More Mar 29, 07:17 3
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      - I disagree with his rhetoric. I think he has some valid points. I think in many respects Russia has taken several steps backwards in the last few - pmb Mar 29, 07:30 1
        
        I don't think we view Russia as a friendly nation... - Mel Profit Mar 29, 07:46
  - I'd think a good argument can be made for China. - znufrii Mar 29, 07:05 1
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  - China I think is pretty clearly the answer. - Will Hunting Mar 29, 07:00 14
    - and yet, on the other hand, China is intricately linked to the US financially and economically and would collapse without us. - decline Mar 29, 07:13 11
      - Fact: China is third in the list of countries we export to the most. -- nm - con_carne Mar 29, 08:03
      - supposedly the majority of foreign spies in the US are Chinese. (I have NO citation for that) -- nm - loosilu Mar 29, 07:53 2
        
        MISSILE GIRL! -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 29, 07:54 1
        
        ha ha! she's a south Asia specialist, not China. :) -- nm - loosilu Mar 29, 08:02
      - This is a bigger question than "who would win in a fight?". It's also "which countries approach America in terms of soft power and hard power?" - Roger More Mar 29, 07:25 2
        
        Right now... - Mel Profit Mar 29, 07:44 1
        
        I agree with your first two points - I just think it's a bigger question. - Roger More Mar 29, 08:03
      - I mostly agree except that... - Mel Profit Mar 29, 07:19
      - If we're going to use the term, they're the answer. - Will Hunting Mar 29, 07:15
      - agreed. They might own the US debt, but if the US ever gets serious about trade sanctions or imposing restrictions on imports - Beaker Mar 29, 07:15 1
        
        To quote Bill Clinton in regards to us taking harsher lines toward China...."When's the last time you picked a fight with your banker?" -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 29, 07:16
    - I agree, and would add a few more points - Roger More Mar 29, 07:08
    - and they're throwing money at their military like crazy. - Mel Profit Mar 29, 07:06
- Judging by his hair, possibly the 80s. - Beryllium Mar 29, 06:57
- Russia is a messed up game that we should not get involved with. -- nm - lileve Mar 29, 06:56
- *flex* -- nm - Putin Mar 29, 06:56
Apparently, for the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park game this summer, the Sox are inviting back every living person who has worn the uniform. - TFox Mar 29, 06:52 11
- Tangent: I'm no BoSox expert, but the Fenway at 100 doc PBS has been showing seems pretty good - con_carne Mar 29, 07:45
- Spike Owen! -- nm - CQ: Country Strong Mar 29, 07:33
- cool -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 06:54
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  - �We�re inviting all the ones we have addresses for,�� said Bresciani. �It�s a list of about 500 ballplayers, coaches, and managers.�� -- nm - TFox Mar 29, 06:54 3
    - they managed to lose Manny, Buckner and Damon's addresses. -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 06:56 2
      - *shows up like nothing happened* -- nm - Bob Stanley Mar 29, 07:00
      - i think at this point, Manny is maybe the only guy that would be weird. - TFox Mar 29, 07:00
- wow. that would be something to see. -- nm - znufrii Mar 29, 06:53 2
  - (oh, and of course my mother and stepfather got invited to go by one of his parishioners.) - TFox Mar 29, 06:56 1
    - nice! -- nm - znufrii Mar 29, 06:57
The Sweet 16 for the Madden '13 cover -- (link) - Beaker Mar 29, 06:50 2
- I can't believe Tebow lost. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 29, 07:31
- I'd think Cam was a lock for this, but then again, people voted for Peyton Hillis. -- nm - volnelk Mar 29, 07:16
Skittles hoodie. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 06:50
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- we should look into getting one, to keep the kids' grubby hands off Monny's iPad. -- nm - TFox Mar 29, 06:42 1
  - I really like it for watching stuff (I've been watching Avatar: The Last Airbender and Rocko's Modern Life on it). -- nm - Kim Pine Mar 29, 07:21
brian, to me: what's *wrong* with you today? me: what do you mean? brian: you look *happy.* - iceberg jones Mar 29, 06:37
Next week's Billboard Chart looks to be Madonna at #1 and Lionel Richie at #2, is it 2012? -- (link) - MDH Mar 29, 06:31 11
- there's a new Lionel jam out? it's a country record? wtf? -- nm - TFox Mar 29, 06:36 10
  - fact: I hate Hootie & the Blowfish but love country songs by Darius Rucker - Epiphany Mar 29, 06:57
  - It was overshadowed by Bruce, but Lionel played and spoke at SXSW - ty97 Mar 29, 06:48
  - It's his classic songs redone with country artists, weird I know. Apparently stars were fighting to be on it though. -- nm - MDH Mar 29, 06:44 3
    - you know why? - TFox Mar 29, 06:45 2
      - I agree with you. I love me some Lionel Richie. -- nm - MDH Mar 29, 06:47 1
        
        the one time i ever had a ringback tone, it was "All Night Long". - TFox Mar 29, 06:50
  - (echoing fox.) (I'm listening to hines ward on spotify right now (tupac starts at 2:00, yo). I think you maybe like it. I like it a fair bit.) -- nm - iceberg jones Mar 29, 06:39 3
    - hines ward, the WR for the Steelers? -- nm - TFox Mar 29, 06:40 2
      - ha ha. young hines. sorry, I'm reading a lot about sports lately. (I'm so mortified.) -- nm - iceberg jones Mar 29, 06:44 1
        
        queueified. -- nm - TFox Mar 29, 06:45
Wrestlemania III was 25 years ago today -- (link) - Beaker Mar 29, 06:31

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