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Next they'll tell me they don't remember when Hot 97 was a dance music station. -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 08:07
What an awesome day. -- nm - Iron Spawn Mar 30, 08:07 2
- It will just get awesomer. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 30, 08:12
- isn't it, though? - znufrii Mar 30, 08:08
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- Hm. - TFox Mar 30, 08:05 1
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- Ryan Sweeney! nm -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 08:03
- %$^&! -- nm - spamlet Mar 30, 08:03
Biggest Loser check-in: 197 lbs. I'm off to New York. See you when I'm fatter. -- nm - Mop Mar 30, 08:01 1
- 188, mazing what a few nutritional tips can do -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 30, 13:58
Well all. I have to go to work and it sucks. Glad this will be the LAST DAY I EVER WORK AGAIN! -- nm - Bacon Mar 30, 08:01
The 25 Best US Cities For Wallking - ty97 Mar 30, 08:00 19
- Note that they are using the Walkscore with can vary wildly from neighborhood to neighborhood. - ty97 Mar 30, 08:10
- No DC or Portland, and Boston is #7? Awful. -- nm - MDH Mar 30, 08:10 5
  - boston is #6. -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 08:11 4
    - Boston is very walkable in my experience. -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 08:12 3
      - During my 2 months there, I think it's okay, but definitely not that high. -- nm - MDH Mar 30, 08:13 1
        
        really? I think it should be #1. -- nm - loosilu Mar 30, 08:14
      - absolutely. should be top 3 imo. -- nm - CQ: Mega Disaster Mar 30, 08:12
- List edit poll: Take a city off and replace it with a city that deserves to be there. -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 08:09 5
  - remove: Anything in California. Add: Quebec City. -- nm - loosilu Mar 30, 08:10 4
    - don't you mess with san fran, but if we are going int'nl how about paris -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 30, 14:00
    - when did we annex that city -- nm - CQ: Mega Disaster Mar 30, 08:12
    - I missed a major news story. -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 08:11 1
      - ha! I know. but it's as legit as their actual choices. -- nm - loosilu Mar 30, 08:12
- Hartford? list fail -- nm - CQ: Mega Disaster Mar 30, 08:07 1
  - word. -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 08:08
- Hey, my city is on the list! #25 -- nm - loosilu Mar 30, 08:04
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  - Either that or the US really is that bad for walking in general. - ty97 Mar 30, 08:05 1
    - see all the California cities listed? yeah. -- nm - loosilu Mar 30, 08:06
Random Tiffany Factoid: In first year of University a Canadian MuchMusic game show (Test Pattern) did a test run at my school - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 30, 07:58
Ghe real chaos would be winning, but as a shared pot, with some other rickey holder - tRu Pad Mar 30, 07:58 1
- Jeebus me an the ipad are not getting along typing wise today -- nm - tRu Pad Mar 30, 08:00
AMOXY!!!!!! STFU!!!!!!! - groiny Mar 30, 07:58 3
- He's going to cancel Andie's luck out!! Stop him Groiny, Stop Him Now!! -- nm - Bacon Mar 30, 07:59 2
  - I will not post in any other Lottery thread, so as to not spoil the good vibes today -- nm - amoxy Mar 30, 08:02 1
    - :) -- nm - Bacon Mar 30, 08:03
ST Poll -- If the group hits, would that be enough for you to quit your job? - znufrii Mar 30, 07:58 37
- I think with my shares I could live off the interest -- nm - oblique Mar 30, 08:09
- If I hit solo, I'd stay through end of busy season, then bounce. -- nm - MDH Mar 30, 08:09 2
  - yeah, winning solo, it's not even a question. -- nm - znufrii Mar 30, 08:10 1
    - true. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 30, 08:11
- my current job, yes. But my 1 share wouldnt be enough for me to retire. - Jovian Mar 30, 08:09 6
  - did we do the math? how much is 1 share? -- nm - loosilu Mar 30, 08:09 5
    - !4 will net you between $300k and $400k depending on state/local taxes. -- nm - TWuG Mar 30, 08:11 1
      - !4 should be $1 -- nm - TWuG Mar 30, 08:12
    - roughly $1mil before taxes and lump sum split. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 30, 08:10
    - look down \/ -- nm - decline Mar 30, 08:10 1
      - thanks. Definitely quit, then run away to the Seychelles. -- nm - loosilu Mar 30, 08:11
- I missed out on the group, but I won the whole thing I would continue working here for at least a year or two - decline Mar 30, 08:08 3
  - see i see boredom as meaning i would spend more - tRuMaN Mar 30, 08:10 2
    - right. My favorite part of this job is web design and programming. I would want to continue doing that - decline Mar 30, 08:11
    - I'm sure I would do quite a bit of on the side computer work for my church, etc. -- nm - oblique Mar 30, 08:10
- No, but Suzanne would. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 30, 08:06
- If I can sit on a beach earning twenty per cent, sure! (But I probably wouldn't) -- nm - Roger More Mar 30, 08:05
- oh hell yes. I am going to pursue art. -- nm - loosilu Mar 30, 08:04
- yes - I'd make it last - so long as I could quit this place -- nm - Epiphany Mar 30, 08:04
- yes, I would, but I would open my own business with a portion of the funds. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 08:04
- No. It would be enough to get us set up with a house and saving for retirement, though. -- nm - Kim Pine Mar 30, 08:03
- No. -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 08:01
- What's the per share take if the group wins? -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 08:01 3
  - 540/515 less taxes/lump sum. -- nm - TWuG Mar 30, 08:02
  - say, roughly 450k. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 08:02 1
    - Then yes -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 08:03
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- i don't know. i wouldn't automatically. - TFox Mar 30, 08:01 2
  - I would look into the IM immediately, but I would stick with my employer a bit longer to work on the upcoming fun stuff. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 08:02
  - Yeah, I wouldn't quit until I had talked to a financial planer first - Bacon Mar 30, 08:02
- No. But it would probably shave a few years of my timeline for when I would start to cut back towards retirement. -- nm - pmb Mar 30, 08:00
- Nope, but my wife could. -- nm - spamlet Mar 30, 08:00
- Hotcakes and I figured that out last night. Yes!! We need about 3 million to do it. This would end up being almost double -- nm - Bacon Mar 30, 08:00
- Yes. - Will Hunting Mar 30, 07:59
- with my share? no. -- nm - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 30, 07:59 1
  - actually, i would probably quit *this* job, for a while, but i couldn't quit working, period, forever. -- nm - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 30, 08:13
- My current job? Yes, but i would find another job, just cause i am like that -- nm - tRu Pad Mar 30, 07:59
Work dilemma - Do I write up my Clerk? - amoxy Mar 30, 07:57 14
- Okay, I actually have experience with this. - spamlet Mar 30, 08:06 3
  - Yes, the shredding is very close - amoxy Mar 30, 08:09 1
    - yikes -- nm - Epiphany Mar 30, 08:10
  - You can facebook or email me if you want. - spamlet Mar 30, 08:08
- Would you write up someone else for the same offense? - Jelly Mar 30, 08:02 2
  - Have you worked for a family business before? -- nm - amoxy Mar 30, 08:03 1
    - Yes, but a pretty large one, so it's not especially comparable. -- nm - Jelly Mar 30, 08:04
- It needs to be reported. -- nm - Mop Mar 30, 08:00
- How big is the company (# of employees)? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 08:00 1
  - 23, and 1/3 of them have the same last name or are related to that name -- nm - amoxy Mar 30, 08:01
- i mean, that seems write-uppable. -- nm - TFox Mar 30, 07:59 2
  - It is, but is it worth it? -- nm - amoxy Mar 30, 08:00 1
    - no. -- nm - TFox Mar 30, 08:01
- oh dear. -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 07:58
Imma let you finish, but ST had the best numbers of all time - of ALL TIME -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 07:54 1
- *sets 1-2-3-4-5-6 to a catchy beat with a great hook* -- nm - Was Bar Was Mar 30, 07:56
" Yes, we could migrate to our own dark net. Shit, we could launch our own microsat network for global access. " - Epiphany Mar 30, 07:53 9
- (I didn't chip in. Y'all would have to fund me. :) ) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 07:54 6
  - "Guys, someone Berymander this yacht off Amazon." -- nm - TFox Mar 30, 07:55 1
    - Heh :) "Just 30 more helicopters and I can buy the 60 foot catamaran ..." -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 07:57
  - Ding Ding Ding! -- nm - Bacon Mar 30, 07:55 3
    - *and* y'all would have to decide if you want the same format, or personal holographic avatars, projected into your ST room. Heh.) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 07:56 2
      - Since search engines have cached this site would going behind a log-in wall hide that stuff? - TWuG Mar 30, 08:10 1
        
        You can't get pee out of the swimming pool. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 08:15
- Bery didn't play and is already looking into schemes to get us to invest in his new company -- nm - Bacon Mar 30, 07:54 1
  - This, definitely. :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 07:55
Part of what's interesting in the fantasizing about winning thing right now is that winning as a group and winning solo are 2 totally different - pmb Mar 30, 07:52 2
- I'll just say that if I win solo --- I'll throw 100k to each of the pool people and then have a party with us - Will Hunting Mar 30, 07:58
- I'm in for so little, it would be fantastic, since I'd get to pay off the house and such, but it wouldn't be life-changing. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 30, 07:56
We just got a voicemail message from Abby's school. The message was from the fill-in principal, Mrs. Patel. The Vonage voicemail transcriber said - prayformojo Mar 30, 07:52 2
- was Abby paddling the school canoe? -- nm - Reagen Mar 30, 07:54
- Vonage is mad racist, yo. -- nm - TFox Mar 30, 07:53
I think our chances will increase exponentially if we all orgasm at 11pm - oblique Mar 30, 07:52 2
- you're a weird dude sometimes. -- nm - TFox Mar 30, 07:53
- "Put on this suit first." -- nm - Reagen Mar 30, 07:52
Dawson's clearly messing with us. No way he doesn't know Tiffany. - ty97 Mar 30, 07:52 43
- He's so not gay - but his boyfriend is -- nm - Epiphany Mar 30, 08:03
- newton has a tiffany cassette. we don't listen often because he's not gay, but emily and I have been known to get drunk on sugar (hello, icee) and - iceberg jones Mar 30, 07:53
- I'd believe it. He's closer to MDH's age than, say, mine. -- nm - Roger More Mar 30, 07:53 4
  - But he's the mayor of gaytown. The mayor has duties. -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 07:57 3
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      - I'll admit I'm shocked you don't know Debbie and Tiffany - ty97 Mar 30, 08:03 1
        
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  - Dawson, Diva, ty97: Do you all remember Pamala Stanley "Coming Out of Hiding"? She's now the Blue Moon in Reho's lounge singer and the gays love her. -- (link) - MDH Mar 30, 07:57 [youtube] 2
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    - nope. -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 08:01
  - Do you know who Debbie Gibson is? -- nm - Bacon Mar 30, 07:53 31
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      - next time we karaoke I'm doing 'Lost In Your Eyes'. -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 07:57 5
        
        I just looked up this song, OMG hahaha -- nm - MDH Mar 30, 08:02
        
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        we should do both. -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 08:04
        
        Followed up by, "Could have been" -- nm - Bacon Mar 30, 07:58 1
        
        I shall segue into "Only In My Dreams'. -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 08:04
    - I've never heard the song Dawson mentioned (listening now, and it's fantastically 80s) and Debbie Gibson was another 80s pop star right? - MDH Mar 30, 07:54 23
      - Come off it, man. If you are so clueless about who these people are, why post about them here in the first place? -- nm - con_carne Mar 30, 08:09 1
        
        Because I know ST would be familiar with her. Plus, I assumed Dawson and ty would know her. -- nm - MDH Mar 30, 08:11
      - It was originally a hit for a boy band in the 60s. Girls Aloud did a version in 2006. - ty97 Mar 30, 07:56 8
        
        Tommy James was not a boy band! -- nm - loosilu Mar 30, 08:03 6
        
        Tommy James and the Shondells were a bunch of boys, in a group, singing pop rock tunes. - ty97 Mar 30, 08:04 5
        
        and so were the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. -- nm - loosilu Mar 30, 08:07 1
        
        Beatles were a total boyband. -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 08:12
        
        and Sade is a group! -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 08:06 2
        
        I still think you might be in cahoots with Helen pulling a big trick on us. - ty97 Mar 30, 08:08 1
        
        I'm full of needless info. -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 08:12
        
        you're not allowed to type "uncooth" and then call someone else "uninformed" in the very next word. -- nm - TFox Mar 30, 07:57
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        Not until just now. -- nm - MDH Mar 30, 07:56 2
        
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        it's tacky to lie directly to our faces, MDH. -- nm - TFox Mar 30, 07:56
      - and usually in them with Tiffany. -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 07:55
      - i don't believe you. you've heard I Think We're Alone Now. -- nm - TFox Mar 30, 07:55 6
        
        Released a year before Die Hard. -- nm - Reagen Mar 30, 07:56 5
        
        heh. -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 07:57
        
        You can't accidentally watch Die Hard driving around on a Saturday. -- nm - TFox Mar 30, 07:57 3
        
        no, but you could have accidentally heard this song on the way to the theater to *see* Die Hard. -- nm - Reagen Mar 30, 08:01 1
        
        true story about my movie-watching childhood: my mother was mad strict about TV. - TFox Mar 30, 08:04
        
        Speak for yourself. *loads up another DVD while driving* -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 07:58
"You know I love low stakes classic eighties sitcom danger!" -- nm - con_carne Mar 30, 07:51
The boards are really rolling! -- nm - Bacon Mar 30, 07:50

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