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there's $60 in my checking account right now. I feel so... broke. -- nm - iceberg jones Mar 29, 10:42 2
- But your ass looks great in those jeans -- nm - con_carne Mar 29, 10:45
- Untill..... friday night -- nm - eag Mar 29, 10:44
we should've capped the number of tickets in the pool at 176, so our odds would be a million to one. - znufrii Mar 29, 10:41
BTW, they just pushed the jackpot up to $540M! -- nm - flavorize Mar 29, 10:40 3
- it's a frenzy. -- nm - loosilu Mar 29, 10:42
- In Virginia that should come out to a $383M payout after taxes. -- nm - Max Mar 29, 10:42
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This pic is from the Friday Movie FB page -- (link) - con_carne Mar 29, 10:40 [Image]
I am, as they say in the professional world... - Mel Profit Mar 29, 10:34 1
- it's the effin Catalina Wine Mixer -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 10:42
When's Girl Talk putting new tracks out? Every time I hear 'Someone Like You' now... - Dr.Vermin Mar 29, 10:33
You think the Dallas NFL team will use this in their advertisments? -- (link) - amoxy Mar 29, 10:30 1
- Die hard fans -- nm - oblique Mar 29, 10:31
*Closes pool and locks the gate* - MojaveMeg Mar 29, 10:29 15
- this is weirdly exciting! and, our odds are now 1 in 345,098.0392. We should guess how many weeks we can keep playing on the small winnings we are - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 29, 10:44 2
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    - right. -- nm - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 29, 10:58
- Woo hoo! -- nm - flavorize Mar 29, 10:39
- So, we should at least cash 10 times on the raw averages hitting the PowerBall or whatever the hell its called -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 29, 10:37
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- *goes night swimming* -- nm - Max Mar 29, 10:34 1
  - you deserve a quiet night -- nm - ceregon Mar 29, 10:35
- Describe the purchase process...I want to know how they reacted when you asked for the tickets. -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 29, 10:33 3
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  - "510 tickets please for the MegaMillions" *cha-ching* "Thank you" - oblique Mar 29, 10:34 1
    - I'm hoping for drama, like "I'm sorry but we don't enough paper in the machine for that many tickets" -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 29, 10:35
- this is crazy awesome. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 29, 10:32
- yay!!!! -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 29, 10:31
- May the odds be ever in your favor -- nm - oblique Mar 29, 10:31
I have a friend who buys two lottery tickets with the same numbers on it...one for his wife and one for him...That way, they both win... -- nm - BAD Mar 29, 10:26 3
- uuuhhhh -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 10:29
- does he ride the short bus? nm -- nm - groiny Mar 29, 10:28 1
  - It would increase your pay out if you split the pot with others. -- nm - Inigo Mar 29, 10:32
Avengers movie poster, with LEGOs. -- (link) - Mop (199 lbs) Mar 29, 10:24 4
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  - Seriously, what are her powers? - amoxy Mar 29, 10:27 1
    - boobs. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 29, 10:28
  - ugh. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 29, 10:26
I'm thinking about reducing my cable modem speed and upgrading my cable tv package. is this dumb? - iceberg jones Mar 29, 10:18 4
- Not at all. Unless you're playing a lot of Halo you should be fine. - spamlet Mar 29, 10:19 3
  - what do you mean by "other browsing"? -- nm - iceberg jones Mar 29, 10:20 2
    - pron. - spamlet Mar 29, 10:21 1
      - Now I see I was less than clear. It's only an issue when you are doing something bandwidth heavy like Netflix. - spamlet Mar 29, 10:22
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- I wonder how both compare to the chances of being struck by lightning -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 10:20 5
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    - Close enough, I'll take it! -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 10:30 1
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    - What are the odds of the shark eating the winning lottery ticket? -- nm - David Mar 29, 10:23
  - "Did I ever tell you I was struck by lightning *seven* times?" -- nm - znufrii Mar 29, 10:20
- it's because of the number of picks you have to make. To win mega millions you only need one pick ... - Beryllium Mar 29, 10:17 3
  - 2^63 versus (56!/51!*46) -- nm - znufrii Mar 29, 10:19 2
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      - apart from the fact that I messed up the groupings and assuming I remember the numbers correctly. - znufrii Mar 29, 10:44
- Though there are things you can do with the tourney to improve your odds, like never picking a #16 over a #1 or a #15 over... oh. -- nm - Dano Mar 29, 10:17
Fans yelling at the refs is a time-honored practice integral to the nature and traditions of sport. -- (link) - znufrii Mar 29, 10:14
so, i am the first contact person for our charitable organizations, i just had a call sent to me - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 29, 10:14 7
- "I like Money" -- nm - amoxy Mar 29, 10:24 1
  - *giggle* -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 10:24
- and no return address or phone to contact them -- nm - peglegpete Mar 29, 10:19
- Welcome to my world. Our scholarship application deadline is the end of April, and I'm sure there'll be a number that are chuckled over and - MojaveMeg Mar 29, 10:18 1
  - heh -- nm - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 29, 10:20
- The Foundation for Succinct Language -- nm - con_carne Mar 29, 10:16 1
  - heh. -- nm - zork Mar 29, 10:51
Got my annual credit scores. 750/764/787 (last one 91% ahead of other Americans) - Mr. Havens Mar 29, 10:12 13
- Do better. - Iron Spawn Mar 29, 11:50
- did you apply to multiple lenders? try lending tree.com? nm -- nm - groiny Mar 29, 10:20
- Jerks Need Not Apply -- nm - Max Mar 29, 10:18 3
  - We're less than $5k in debt, since we used what would have been our down payment to pay off a lot of bills - Mr. Havens Mar 29, 10:22 2
    - banks would rather see debt than no down payment. -- nm - iceberg jones Mar 29, 10:40
    - That's messed up. *crossing fingers for an acceptance letter and scholarship* -- nm - Max Mar 29, 10:28
- Out of curiosity, how much can you offer as a down payment? -- nm - David Mar 29, 10:15 6
  - We were going to do 10% on a $100,000 condo, with FHA assistance for the rest - Mr. Havens Mar 29, 10:17 5
    - I'm not sure what the parameters are on FHA but it's pretty hard to get a mortgage loan without 20% these days. - David Mar 29, 10:21 4
      - Actually, we did pre-qualify for a BofA loan at 3.625%, but then something I still don't quite understand happened - Mr. Havens Mar 29, 10:26 3
        
        not to rain on your parade, but I'm sure you listen to NPR and know about the false advertising lawsuits at lawschools re: placement? -- nm - iceberg jones Mar 29, 10:41
        
        Bank of America is very strict on their lending practices these days. - groiny Mar 29, 10:27 1
        
        yep. -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 10:44
STIF: are the pigs (shuttup, ML) still the bad guys in Angry Birds Space? -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 10:09 4
- why are the pigs mad at space? -- nm - pixitude Mar 29, 10:12
- Yes, now with space helmets! -- nm - Inigo Mar 29, 10:10
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  - Is this all just some sort of game to you? -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 10:11
I'm way late on the Indiana high school student expelled for cursing on twitter, right? -- (link) - ty97 Mar 29, 10:04 6
- Saw that. I think the only issue is school computer or home. Once that's resolved, case closed. -- nm - volnelk Mar 29, 10:05 5
  - I read that the tweet was posted at around 2am. Definitely not on the school computer if that's true. -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 10:24
  - Even if it was done on a school computer, what's the point of expulsion? - ty97 Mar 29, 10:15 1
    - My guess would be the kid has a history, and this is just the latest thing he's done -- nm - con_carne Mar 29, 10:25
  - I will say this though, as a teacher, we are entering a new era of rule interpretation regarding social media - volnelk Mar 29, 10:09 1
    - Yeah, this complicates matter for students, parents, and teachers for certain. -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 10:21
ML : LMAO - groiny Mar 29, 09:58 15
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  - I will bet you Lawrie has more homers than Cruz this season. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 29, 09:59 13
    - Lawrie is gonna have a huge year I think -- nm - J Mar 29, 10:12 7
      - as do I, at least 25-25 and 90 RBI. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 29, 10:16 6
        
        I'll take the under. - spamlet Mar 29, 10:24 5
        
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        the mag I have has him projected at 13 hr, 30 sb, and 90 rbi - groiny Mar 29, 10:34 2
        
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        I think they are low on the homers by a bit. - groiny Mar 29, 10:40
        
        I would agree, but he is raking in Spring as well. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 29, 10:26
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      - which, you must believe to offer me cruz for him anyway. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 29, 10:02 3
        
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        I should get 25 from Soriano and close to 25 from Morrison - groiny Mar 29, 10:09
        
        until Adam Dunn plays some OF. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 29, 10:07
I don't think that mafic has aged at all as long as I've known what he looks like -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 09:56
Question: can one play Draw Something on a Kindle Fire? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 29, 09:52 8
- This might help -- (link) - mara Mar 29, 09:56 1
  - It does. Thank you! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 29, 10:16
- you should be able to. there's an android app for it. -- nm - decline Mar 29, 09:52 5
  - there is? i searched for it the other day and came up empty. -- nm - TFox Mar 29, 10:05 2
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      - hm, maybe i searched in the wrong place, i dunno. thanks. - TFox Mar 29, 10:06
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    - There appears to be something called 'side-loading'... -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Mar 29, 10:05
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- Screw Best Buy. Bunch of gay-hating fascists! -- nm - Mr. Havens Mar 29, 10:14
- and to your question: looks like not yet - ty97 Mar 29, 09:57 1
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- Related: What do they mean by this Best Buy 'mobile store' concept? -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 09:56 1
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- Clearance sale! Cables now only marked up 10,000%! -- nm - Best Buy SI Mar 29, 09:52
" that is so " Classic" Janet" -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 09:49 4
- thoughts - con_carne Mar 29, 09:53 3
  - I agreed that last nights was not the best but it still had it's moments. Sometimes the " trying too hard" works for them and sometimes not -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 09:57 2
    - For me - con_carne Mar 29, 10:03 1
      - correction - con_carne Mar 29, 10:04
home front chat q: what color do you recommend painting their home office? - pixitude Mar 29, 09:49 2
- yellow. -- nm - loosilu Mar 29, 10:47
- I'm not expert but I would pick light tan. -- nm - lileve Mar 29, 09:54
"So, how are you holding up? Because *I'm* a *potato*." has a new meaning now. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 29, 09:49 1
- Maybe I should just blank out those characters instead of trying (and failing) to ensafeify them. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 09:49
Dear TFox, I feel you, boo. -- nm - Michelle O Mar 29, 09:43
I haven't seen it mentioned; but wasn't the Dodgers sale supposed to be an auction? Why did Magic's group get to jump that hurdle? -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 09:41 3
- If it was an auction, they wouldn't have overbid #2 by the value of most major league franchises. -- nm - volnelk Mar 29, 09:50
- not an auction auction. the bankruptcy trustee received bids from the several competing ownership groups -- nm - pixitude Mar 29, 09:42 1
  - ahh, gotcha -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 09:44
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- Who said crime doesn't pay? -- nm - budice Mar 29, 09:48
- fantastico! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 09:47
- No lottery for you! - spamlet Mar 29, 09:44
- Time to fund the ML TV pilot -- nm - con_carne Mar 29, 09:44 1
  - Shark 2! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 09:52
- Crack and hookers all around! Huzzah! -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 09:43
- Obamacovery in action -- nm - pixitude Mar 29, 09:43
- Meth for everyone! -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 09:42
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 29, 09:39 1
- We, as a board, should really be participating in their caption contests. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Mar 29, 09:45
Little Miss Muffett: The Whey of the Spider -- nm - pixitude Mar 29, 09:38 2
- Little Miss Muffet = Porn Movie -- nm - eag Mar 29, 09:40 1
  - 50 Shades of Whey -- nm - rollo Mar 29, 09:51
Well, if the sequel news is true, then the lottery is secondary. We're all already winners. -- nm - Verminman Mar 29, 09:37 2
- Sex Panther for everyone! -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 09:38
- Will Ferrell gotta eat -- nm - pixitude Mar 29, 09:38

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