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Baseball is here motherf**kers. All is right in the world. - musubi Apr 5, 08:08 19
- Hi! (does this prove that Musubi *is* Truman?) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 08:14
- you guys are not eliminated from competetion yet! nm -- nm - groiny Apr 5, 08:11 2
  - Neither are you! Race to the bottom! (nm) - musubi Apr 5, 08:13
  - give it a day -- nm - decline Apr 5, 08:13
- All *was* right... nm - Dignan Apr 5, 08:10 1
  - I missed you most of all. (nm) - musubi Apr 5, 08:13
- Actually, the season started last week...Keep up with the program -- nm - amoxy Apr 5, 08:10
- yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! -- nm - Andie Apr 5, 08:10 1
  - I'm truly stunned that you didn't win a lottery and ditch this place. (nm) - musubi Apr 5, 08:16
- *stadium wave* -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 08:09 1
  - *destroys beach ball* (nm) - musubi Apr 5, 08:15
- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz -- nm - Strongbad Apr 5, 08:09 1
  - Narcolepsy is a serious, but treatable disease, best wishes. (nm) - musubi Apr 5, 08:14
- yup. -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 08:09 3
  - Three letters? One syllable? Things sure have changed while I was away. (nm) - musubi Apr 5, 08:14 2
    - you were away? - znufrii Apr 5, 08:15 1
      - I was? (nm) - musubi Apr 5, 08:16
- hello moose. you're looking . . . well -- nm - pixitude Apr 5, 08:09 1
  - *hugs* Hi pix, I know you missed me. (nm) - musubi Apr 5, 08:12
MLB : Beat the Streak is active. 5.6 million to a winner. -- (link) - groiny Apr 5, 08:00 1
- sweet. just downloaded the app. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 5, 08:03
Sony confident that PS4 will hit shelves before XBox 720 -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 5, 07:55
Sky News admits to email hacking when "in the public good" -- (link) - Beaker Apr 5, 07:53 1
- If there's one person I'd trust to make judgments on the public good, it's Rupert Murdoch. -- nm - Roger More Apr 5, 08:08
One thing that has been pissing me off in ME3 (not really spoiler) - Guigue Apr 5, 07:49 1
- ME2 Spoiler - lileve Apr 5, 08:00
ST Poll: What sporting "events" have you been too? (Super Bowl, World series game, NBA/NHL final playoff game, etc) -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 07:49 33
- 1989 World Series game 2 -- nm - Bacon, via droid Apr 5, 08:14
- O's playoff games in 96 and 97 -- nm - pixitude Apr 5, 08:08
- 2 World Series games -- nm - Jovian Apr 5, 08:03
- World Series game -- nm - amoxy Apr 5, 08:02
- Pebble Beach Pro-Am (not sure if that counts). Tons of playoff games but the only finals was the now-defunct Major Indoor Soccer League. heh. -- nm - Diva Apr 5, 08:02
- UFC 139, was in the halftime show at Super Bowl XVIII -- nm - ceregon Apr 5, 07:59 3
  - I'm trying to decide whether to buy tickets to 145. - Strongbad Apr 5, 08:01 2
    - You're right, it's a weak card other than the title fight. - ceregon Apr 5, 08:19 1
      - I've heard good things about the 2 McDonalds (Rory and Michael) - Strongbad Apr 5, 08:24
- No special events really. Closest was all-star home run contest in 95 or 96ish. Bonds over McGwire in the finals iirc. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 5, 07:58
- not quite the same but I was Michigan Stadium when Kordell Stewart threw his hail mary pass -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 07:58 1
  - ugh -- nm - Don Homer Apr 5, 07:58
- Ripken Jr ending his game streak. Sony Open in 2006 - Wie's first men's PGA tournament -- nm - MDH Apr 5, 07:56
- none that I can think of. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 07:55
- ALDS -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 07:55 1
  - also Kevin Brown's 200th W, Gary Sheffield's 500th HR -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 08:02
- Calder Cup final, ALDS, NBA playoff game. -- nm - TFox Apr 5, 07:54 1
  - getting to an NHL playoff game this year? Raduluv is tearing it up. -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 07:55
- numerous Herder games (amatuer hockey :) ) -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 07:54
- X-Games! - con_carne Apr 5, 07:53 1
  - I also went to the Grand Prix of Long Beach last year - con_carne Apr 5, 07:56
- Brickyard a couple of times. I generally don't pay for "name" events. -- nm - spamlet Apr 5, 07:53 2
  - oh, and an Indy 500 as well (maybe 2, I don't remember). -- nm - spamlet Apr 5, 07:54 1
    - I went to an Indy 500 but it got rained out and I couldn't stay. -- nm - Kim Pine Apr 5, 07:56
- MLB All-Star Game, MLB Playoff Game, Jim Thome 500th home run game. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 5, 07:53
- performed at 96 Olympics and Super Bowl 34 (pre-game) -- nm - Strongbad Apr 5, 07:52 2
  - and a PGA Championship here in Atlanta where David Toms beat Lefty by 1 stroke. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 5, 07:57
  - cool -- nm - Andie Apr 5, 07:53
- NBA Finals (several times, including 2 final games), NBA all star weekend. -- nm - pmb Apr 5, 07:52 1
  - Also the Ryder Cup at The Country Club in Brookline, MA. -- nm - pmb Apr 5, 07:55
- Final World Series game, and playoff game for hockey. -- nm - Andie Apr 5, 07:51
- Cotton Bowl. -- nm - Kim Pine Apr 5, 07:50 1
  - (1985 - Boston College vs. Houston) -- nm - Kim Pine Apr 5, 07:52
Kilbo, what are you looking to pay for a hotel in Chicago. There are some pretty good deals to be had on some nicer hotels. Also, where do you want - pmb Apr 5, 07:48 1
- I recommend the Drake hotel - but stay away from those damned Gideons. -- nm - Jim Phelps si Apr 5, 08:02
LYC: I am now about halfway through Generation Kill (HBO miniseries about marines in Iraq). Holy crap, it is gooooood! -- nm - con_carne Apr 5, 07:46 3
- I've only seen the first ep and part of the last one, but yeah. Definitely. Yeah. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 07:47
- Of course it is. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 5, 07:46 1
  - No, see, I am liking it better than Deadwood. That good. -- nm - con_carne Apr 5, 07:47
Wow, $$$ in the garage! We have two Furbys (one in the box), Princess Di beanie baby, My Little Pony, Game Boy.....also two boxed Barbies and - CrankYanker Apr 5, 07:44 1
- *High five* -- nm - MDH Apr 5, 07:54
The Masters I didn't go to. 1988 Winner Sandy Lyle, followed by...Mark Calcavecchia,Craig Stadler, Ben Crenshaw, and Fred Couples - Bacon Apr 5, 07:44
Octo Mom is on public assistance. Shocker!!! - Bacon Apr 5, 07:31 11
- that it has taken her so long to apply for it is the real shocker - Epiphany Apr 5, 07:40 1
  - she was on it before. When she says she wasn't, she's tweaking the definition of public assistance. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 07:40
- I guess she did not get much for the racy photo shoot overseas. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 5, 07:39 6
  - surprised she hasn't gone the pron route. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 5, 07:41 1
    - 8 holes? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 5, 07:42
  - Would you pay any money to see them? -- nm - Bacon Apr 5, 07:40 3
    - You can see it for free online. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 07:41 2
      - It's not even worth a Google search out of curiousity -- nm - Bacon Apr 5, 07:41 1
        
        well, someone was interested, or they would have never done the shoot. - groiny Apr 5, 07:42
- better burn her -- nm - pixitude Apr 5, 07:36
- she was on public assistance before she had her babies. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 07:32
I wonder what, if any, impact the leaked Saints lockerroom scene will have on Payton's appeal today... - Beaker Apr 5, 07:27 5
- I'm also curious if it was a team meeting or a defense-only meeting, because if most people were there, Drew Brees is a liar-face. -- nm - TFox Apr 5, 07:34 3
  - I think the thing on his face is a birthmark. -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 07:43
  - most of the time, if the defensive coordinator is talking, it is a defense only meeting. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 5, 07:39
  - "But then he dismissed the platoon, and we all went to our rooms." -- nm - Don Homer Apr 5, 07:36
- I don't think he had any chance to begin with. - Strongbad Apr 5, 07:30
*whine* My boss is at the Masters today, a mutual client called him last night and invited him - Strongbad Apr 5, 07:26 15
- My brother *turned down* a Masters ticket yesterday. - TFox Apr 5, 07:34 5
  - Wow! Especially with the IM - Bacon Apr 5, 07:35 4
    - I'm assuming it was a Thurs or Fri ticket and he felt swamped at work and passed. - TFox Apr 5, 07:36 3
      - Has he ever been to one? -- nm - Bacon Apr 5, 07:37 1
        
        a Masters? no, i doubt it. -- nm - TFox Apr 5, 07:40
      - There's a 24 hour flu going around, from what I hear. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 5, 07:36
- Lucky!! I want to go see one someday. I had a chance to go when I was 18 (free ticket) and didn't go because I thought golf was boring and I was an - Bacon Apr 5, 07:29 8
  - My one big sports regret from my time in Nashville was never making the trip to go to the Kentucky Derby. -- nm - TFox Apr 5, 07:35
  - Daytona 500 is over-rated. Pretty boring race, you're much better off going to Bristol/Richmond - Strongbad Apr 5, 07:31 6
    - Bristol or Martinsville are on the top of my list. - spamlet Apr 5, 07:37 2
      - I'd like to go to Bristol too. And I don't even care about NASCAR. - Kim Pine Apr 5, 07:40 1
        
        We were in Nashville one weekend when the spring Bristol race was on. - spamlet Apr 5, 07:49
    - I have been to one Nascar race and not really a fan. Went to the one they have at Sears Point in California. - Bacon Apr 5, 07:32 2
      - Road courses are a different breed. Hit an oval. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 5, 07:40
      - You'd enjoy Talladega or Bristol. - Strongbad Apr 5, 07:36
Halo PSA : Gamestop has Halo : ODST used for 9.99. You get all 24 multiplayer Halo 3 Maps in there. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 5, 07:23
For those of you who know alchemyjmb from way back on TT, this NYT article about the art storytelling profiles his wife. -- (link) - ty97 Apr 5, 07:22 2
- This is the guy I met last weekend, right? - znufrii Apr 5, 07:24 1
  - yep -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 07:24
2011 Census Estimates Show New Patterns of Growth Nationwide -- (link) - ty97 Apr 5, 07:20 2
- Wait, is it a STUDY or a REPORT? -- nm - mara Apr 5, 07:20 1
  - its a BESTGUESSTIMATE -- nm - Epiphany Apr 5, 07:21
ST Poll. How many jobs have you had in your life? (job = paid taxes not babysitting for example) I have had 11 -- nm - Bacon Apr 5, 07:18 41
- 5. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 08:02
- 8, not including consulting gigs -- nm - ceregon Apr 5, 08:01
- Upwards of... twenty? - con_carne Apr 5, 07:41
- over 20. I would need to make a list. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 07:33 3
  - Are you counting each john as a separate job or what? -- nm - Don Homer Apr 5, 07:38 1
    - I had 4 different employers before I even got to college, and that's not counting paper route, lawnmowing, or babysitting. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 07:38
  - 21 but I'm sure I'm forgetting some. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 07:37
- different jobs or different places? for example I have had 3 completely different jobs at the hospital I currently work at. about 10 different places - dogbert Apr 5, 07:28 10
  - I am going with each W-2 = a job. Same W-2 = same job. For this anyway. But count them as you want -- nm - Bacon Apr 5, 07:30 3
    - One year I had about 8 W2s and 2 1099s. Another year I had 6 W2s and 1 1099. - Diva Apr 5, 07:33 2
      - even at 25 i guarantee i've forgotten one or two. -- nm - Andie Apr 5, 07:34 1
        
        fer sure. -- nm - Diva Apr 5, 07:36
  - hell, I just thought of 3 more jobs I forgot about. -- nm - dogbert Apr 5, 07:29 4
    - Gigalo? -- nm - Bacon Apr 5, 07:31 3
      - "male escort" for the job description line on the tax form - Epiphany Apr 5, 07:37
      - who could forge that? -- nm - dogbert Apr 5, 07:36 1
        
        forget even -- nm - dogbert Apr 5, 07:36
  - Yeah, I've had three different jobs at my current employer as well. - Kim Pine Apr 5, 07:29
- 6 -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 07:27
- 8. -- nm - Kim Pine Apr 5, 07:27
- *counting what i can remember* - 24 (i had to make a list). I had a ton of summer jobs, part time jobs during school, etc etc. -- nm - Andie Apr 5, 07:25 1
  - actually, 25. i forgot my one high school job i worked at for 3 years! - Andie Apr 5, 07:27
- 5 I think -- nm - Strongbad Apr 5, 07:25
- I'm on my 11th company. I worked at multiple Targets and Bank of America twice (but only counted once). - JaxSean Apr 5, 07:25
- 7? -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 07:24
- 1 full time job (2 paid internships - 1 with the company I currently work for) -- nm - MDH Apr 5, 07:24
- do different temp assignments through the same agency count as the same, or different job? - znufrii Apr 5, 07:22 2
  - One W-2 = one job I would say -- nm - Bacon Apr 5, 07:23 1
    - then yes, 13 - znufrii Apr 5, 07:31
- I can count 11. May be missing something stupid. - TFox Apr 5, 07:21
- Maybe 8 -- nm - oblique Apr 5, 07:21
- so many I can't even remember. -- nm - Diva Apr 5, 07:20
- 8 -- nm - Epiphany Apr 5, 07:20
- 7, I think. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 5, 07:20
- 2 -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 5, 07:19 6
  - summers in college? high school? -- nm - Don Homer Apr 5, 07:22 2
    - Wal-Mart, then been with my current company for the last 15 years. - Will Hunting Apr 5, 07:25 1
      - mr. reliable! :) -- nm - Don Homer Apr 5, 07:29
  - you never had a high school job at like mcdonalds or something? -- nm - Andie Apr 5, 07:21 2
    - his employee discount would have put them out of business. -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 07:23 1
      - In a surprising turn of events, the *manager* would be forced into hooking. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 08:03
and, they make a kick-ass manhattan. -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 07:17
It's ok to love your Barney doll, but you shouldn't *love* your Barney doll... -- nm - Diva Apr 5, 07:16 2
- They make Barney Stinson dolls? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 07:46 1
  - that would be legendary -- nm - Epiphany Apr 5, 07:49

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