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Pure Conjecture Poll: how would you react if this happened to you at work? - TFox Apr 4, 10:17 11
- I got a double raise, early? I'd be a 1. Unless, like amoxy said, I got labeled a 'low performer'. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 4, 10:23
- About a 6, but mostly because the 90/10 rule is stupid. 10% will always fail no matter how - TWuG Apr 4, 10:23
- 5 -- nm - Jovian Apr 4, 10:22
- A 7 or 8. - Stephen, (still) loving the Lady Irish! Apr 4, 10:21
- I'd be pissed, but probably wouldn't make much of a stink -- nm - ty97 Apr 4, 10:20
- 3 -- nm - Strongbad Apr 4, 10:19
- 2 or 3. -- nm - mara Apr 4, 10:19
- Maybe a 2. As long as you are not put into the low performers group -- nm - amoxy Apr 4, 10:19
- 3 or 4 -- nm - znufrii Apr 4, 10:19
- about a 7. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 4, 10:18
- 8 -- nm - Don Homer Apr 4, 10:18
Jeff Wells raves about the Titanic 3D conversion -- (link) - pixitude Apr 4, 10:15
animal house poll: did you live at home for college or go away? (me: lived at home) -- nm - pixitude Apr 4, 10:10 8
- Lived on campus all four years. -- nm - Tim Apr 4, 10:20
- lived on my own, ran a kiddie pix family portrait biz while going to college for about 10 years part time -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 4, 10:16
- Went away, moved 1 state north. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 4, 10:16
- Home......PrincessCY is also at home during her college. MrsCY lived on campus. -- nm - CrankYanker Apr 4, 10:15
- At college all 4 years. (And I'm from 40 minutes away). -- nm - MDH Apr 4, 10:12
- on the other side of the country -- nm - znufrii Apr 4, 10:11 1
  - and I probably only talked to my parents on average once every 6-8 weeks. - znufrii Apr 4, 10:16
- away. lived at home first two summers but then never looked back. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 4, 10:11
So, Santorum only came away with 6 delegates from yesterday? - znufrii Apr 4, 10:08
California College Students Casually Pepper-Sprayed on Video, Again -- (link) - ty97 Apr 4, 10:05 5
- "On California college campuses, the pepper spray flows as free as a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon." Fuck you, Gawker. -- nm - con_carne Apr 4, 10:15
- Which brings up the question, what is a better to handle this? You ask people to leave, they don't. They also don't sit down and volunteer to be - CrankYanker Apr 4, 10:11
- Has a study ever been done to find which state has the douchiest cops? nm - Dignan Apr 4, 10:10
- well it is california - pixitude Apr 4, 10:06 1
  - Exactly - they're just thankful it's not cilantro. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 4, 10:07
LYC: 2 other dark-horse VP candidates - Strongbad Apr 4, 10:04 13
- that would be awesome. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 4, 10:10 8
  - It's stunning that the majority of the GOP reps are ignoring their leadership and continue to mention running mates that will get slaughtered. -- nm - MDH Apr 4, 10:11 7
    - Do running mates REALLY matter? - Strongbad Apr 4, 10:17 6
      - Spiro Agnew, just because of his name. ;-) -- nm - CrankYanker Apr 4, 10:21
      - John McCain has a heart attack -- nm - amoxy Apr 4, 10:21 2
        
        Did that change people's votes? - Strongbad Apr 4, 10:22 1
        
        I think it changed the minds of voters who were "on the fence"......McCain/Palin was a weaker ticket. -- nm - CrankYanker Apr 4, 10:23
      - two words - znufrii Apr 4, 10:19 1
        
        you've been trying to top the humor of that post for four years, and you've yet to succeed. -- nm - TFox Apr 4, 10:19
- I think Ru Paul would be more entertaining. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 4, 10:05 2
  - Imagine how much they could charge for a Biden/RuPaul debate on PPV. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 4, 10:06
  - This happens. -- (link) - MDH Apr 4, 10:06
- That would satisfy the Right WIng/Tea Party -- nm - amoxy Apr 4, 10:04
She doesn't own a dress, her hair is always a mess, if you catch her stealing, she won't confess.... - David Apr 4, 10:01
hmmm...salad bar or chicken fingers... - znufrii Apr 4, 10:01 2
- Salad Bar -- nm - amoxy Apr 4, 10:04
- you mean chicken slime sticks? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 4, 10:02
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Three drunken men walk into a carwash ... -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 4, 09:50 1
- that is hilarious -- nm - JenBro Apr 4, 14:28
"po" which stands for "by mouth" is written on nearly every prescription. I refuse to include it when I enter the prescription's directions. - Tim Apr 4, 09:46 1
- If you're not including abbreviations for Latin phrases, you're not providing clear communication to your customers. -- nm - Roger More Apr 4, 09:48
talk of the Romney/Ryan ticket -- (link) - pixitude Apr 4, 09:40 5
- Who the f*** is Paul Ryan? -- nm - California's Jack Ryan si Apr 4, 10:13
- Marvelous. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 4, 10:10
- If this happens, or West or Paul, Obama doesn't even need to run for re-election, he can just continue being prresident -- nm - MDH Apr 4, 10:08 2
  - but Ryan especially would just hang that budget around Romney's neck - pixitude Apr 4, 10:10 1
    - hasn't Romney already embraced it whole-heartedly, though? - znufrii Apr 4, 10:11
Funny bus ad. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 4, 09:40 1
- Mel Profit, don't look -- nm - con_carne Apr 4, 09:45
An entire book on the Monty Hall problem? Cool. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 4, 09:33 1
- It's actually three books in one, but one of the books is available free online. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 4, 09:33
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Greek retiree kills himself outside parliament rather than scrounge through garbage for food -- (link) - pixitude Apr 4, 09:28 1
- people here might start doing that over health care if SCOTUS chooses unwisely -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 4, 09:29
I was so sick last night, I got up to go the bathroom and got chills that made me shake so much (how shaky were you?) - zeitgeist Apr 4, 09:26 1
- After your full recovery, we expect a diagnosis. - Old Antarctic Explorer Apr 4, 09:42
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- dropping like flies, they are. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 4, 09:23 3
  - He was always out until May 1. He had spinal fusion surgery. -- nm - David Apr 4, 09:31 2
    - I just just pondering how long until Jake Peavy makes his yearly visit to the DL. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 4, 09:39 1
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Local news appearance: 5:15. I hope it makes the internets. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 4, 09:23
Jean-Ralphio (from P&Rec) is one of the most obnoxious characters on TV. But the guy who plays him is pretty great. - Dr.Vermin Apr 4, 09:19
Making college decisions a family decision -- (link) - ty97 Apr 4, 09:19 47
- "if you live close enough and come home to get your laundry done and hang out on the weekends with your old high school friends, you�re not really.... - CrankYanker Apr 4, 09:42 14
  - it's not just partying. for real. -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:45 13
    - Well, anything other than the education experience should have already been taught at home, i.e. independence, responsibility, time-management, etc. -- nm - CrankYanker Apr 4, 09:47 12
      - This is 100% false. Yeah I partied, but living at college was the best decision I've ever made. The life lessons you learn are unbelievable. - MDH Apr 4, 10:09
      - My current slacker roommate didn't know any of those -- nm - ceregon Apr 4, 09:53
      - how do you teach independence at home? -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:49 7
        
        By making them *WORK*, dammit! -- nm - con_carne Apr 4, 10:00
        
        You can teach a sort of pre-independence, where the kid does their own laundry, money management, some cooking, some cleaning, etc. -- nm - mara Apr 4, 09:50 5
        
        that's a bit different - znufrii Apr 4, 09:55
        
        True. But until someone really lives on their own, they don't know real independence. -- nm - ty97 Apr 4, 09:53 1
        
        *adds to sentences that will make people hate you list* -- nm - con_carne Apr 4, 09:56
        
        realistically, most do not do that. -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:51 1
        
        Sure, but it's not invalid to say that it should be. -- nm - mara Apr 4, 10:04
      - disagree that that's even possible while living at home, by definition. - znufrii Apr 4, 09:48 1
        
        This is true. I'm just saying you shouldn't go to college to learn independence; you should go to obtain a degree. Learn to be independent when it's - CrankYanker Apr 4, 10:01
- ETA on the higher education bubble bursting? - Strongbad Apr 4, 09:20 31
  - I heard on the news that Harvard is only accepting 5% of its applicants for next year. -- nm - CrankYanker Apr 4, 09:36 15
    - is that different from any other year? - pixitude Apr 4, 09:37 13
      - yeah, I guess the more applicable number would be the *number* of applicants....whether or not they have decreased. -- nm - CrankYanker Apr 4, 09:40 11
        
        everyone wants to get into Harvard. i wouldn't expect their applications to decline much from year-to-year -- nm - pixitude Apr 4, 09:41
        
        if the percentage accepted is the same, then the # of applicants is also the same. -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:41 9
        
        Math is hard. -- nm - CrankYanker Apr 4, 09:43 8
        
        not a harvard grad? - loosilu Apr 4, 09:44 7
        
        I was thinking 5% of 100 is different than 5% of 1000 so your statement doesn't add up? -- nm - CrankYanker Apr 4, 09:45 6
        
        the number of places in the freshman class doesn't change. -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:46 5
        
        You said if the percentage accepted is the same, then the number of applicants is the same. - CrankYanker Apr 4, 09:50 4
        
        She is correct, though, that if Harvard accepted 5% last year and 5% this year, the 100% number is unchanged - TWuG Apr 4, 09:53 1
        
        the number of slots could change year to year, but probably not much. -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:54
        
        laughing. OK. Let's say they have 10 slots open. 100 apply, 10% are accepted. 1000 apply, 1% are accepted. -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:52 1
        
        this ;l-) -- nm - CrankYanker Apr 4, 09:58
      - doubt it. -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:38
    - I doubt that is much different from any other year. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 4, 09:37
  - Crap. Did we bundle student loan debt into obscure securities, too? -- nm - con_carne Apr 4, 09:33 10
    - don't they already do that? -- nm - znufrii Apr 4, 09:38
    - no, just made them non-dischargeable in bankruptcy -- nm - pixitude Apr 4, 09:34 8
      - that has been that way for years. -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:38 7
        
        sure but most students' debt loads were at least managable for years -- nm - pixitude Apr 4, 09:40 6
        
        I know. Mine was only 16K and I thought that was bad. -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:42 5
        
        Was yours a public institution? As has already been suggested, public vs. private makes a huge difference in how much debt students take on... -- nm - con_carne Apr 4, 09:47 4
        
        private. -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:49 3
        
        (most of my aid was grants from the school) -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:49 2
        
        I bet your friend Greg Graffin helped you out! ;-) -- nm - con_carne Apr 4, 09:55 1
        
        ha! I was on my own fellowship at that point (like most PhD students). -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:56
  - applications for fall 2012 are already down 15% at law schools -- (link) - pixitude Apr 4, 09:31
  - not as long as we place an inordinate amount of cultural value on the outcome regardless of its financial consequences. -- nm - znufrii Apr 4, 09:25 1
    - depends what you mean by "inordinate". -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:26
  - Dunno, but I'd like a controlled burst that takes out the for-profits first and foremost. -- nm - ty97 Apr 4, 09:23
Wow. who knew EA was so loathed? -- (link) - znufrii Apr 4, 09:17 9
- Everybody in Silicon Valley -- nm - ceregon Apr 4, 09:45
- I hate them so much. Top 5 most hated company for me. - Krusty Apr 4, 09:34 3
  - reading about them, their business practices do seem pretty heinous - znufrii Apr 4, 09:40 2
    - On top of their shady business deals/moves they ruin games after acquiring them and are awful at supporting - Krusty Apr 4, 09:47 1
      - Oh, I believe you. - znufrii Apr 4, 09:49
- At least it's not... - Roger More Apr 4, 09:23 1
  - haha -- nm - ty97 Apr 4, 09:23
- What did they do to even get nominated? -- nm - ty97 Apr 4, 09:19
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I consider myself to be the best person in the history of the multiverse. - David Apr 4, 09:15
amoxy, I'm not making an argument, I'm album sale numbers for AI contestants -- (link) - ty97 Apr 4, 09:15 6
- Aw, I was sad when Allison Iraheta got voted off... -- nm - con_carne Apr 4, 09:26
- Wow!! I am shocked that Clay Aiken and Chris Daughtry sold more of their 1st albums than Clarkson and Underwood sold 3X more! -- nm - CrankYanker Apr 4, 09:18 4
  - Aiken did great for awhile. -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:27 3
    - He had a bizarre special on PBS not too long ago where he was singing old show tunes or standards or somesuch. It was odd. -- nm - con_carne Apr 4, 09:29 2
      - I'm betting he'll turn this run on Celebrity Apprentice into something. He's doing pretty well for himself. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 4, 09:31 1
        
        I mean, he's still "got it" voice wise, AFAICT -- nm - con_carne Apr 4, 09:43
Kellie Pickler's albums have outsold Jennifer Hudson's albums. -- nm - ty97 Apr 4, 09:14 9
- If the question is "successful singer" then Hudson is not 3. - Strongbad Apr 4, 09:16 1
  - Correct and Correct -- nm - ty97 Apr 4, 09:16
- country + super hot = super success -- nm - Jovian Apr 4, 09:15 6
  - Underwood was really a sure thing. -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:16 3
    - The man said hot, not just cute -- nm - con_carne Apr 4, 09:21 2
      - I think Underwood is gorgeous. -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:24 1
        
        I wouldn't push her out of bed for eatin' crackers -- nm - con_carne Apr 4, 09:27
  - Pickler hasn't been that successful, really. -- nm - ty97 Apr 4, 09:16 1
    - yea super successful is a stretch. But she has been successful and she is super hot and she makes the inside of my pants happy. -- nm - Jovian Apr 4, 09:16
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- I like this. Lots. -- nm - Old Antarctic Explorer Apr 4, 09:43
150 gigapixel sky image contains 1 billion stars... -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 4, 09:13 2
- "100 billion galaxies each with 100 billion stars" -- nm - Carl Sagan Apr 4, 09:15 1
  - we're gonna be doing 'beeelyons and beelyons' for a month now -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 4, 09:28

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