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Marilyn Manson on stage featuring... Johnny Depp on guitar -- (link) - con_carne Apr 12, 14:07 1
Social Marketing Strategies For Dummies, by The Oatmeal -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 12, 14:05 1
- heh. "you make the little hand very sad." -- nm - kare Apr 12, 14:11
thank you for the nice words re: my blogs a couple of days ago. :) and yes, i'm happy about the public breastfeeding law - kare Apr 12, 14:04 8
- cute/funny Elosie story of the day . . . go! -- nm - pixitude Apr 12, 14:05 1
  - umm... we went to story time at the library today and she did her whole eye-so-wide-the-whites-at-the-top-show thing because there was so much to take - kare Apr 12, 14:08
- hooter hider. love it. :) -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 14:04 5
  - boobie blocker. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 14:10 3
    - titty tent? -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 14:10 2
      - Melon Mask! -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 14:12
      - laughing. -- nm - kare Apr 12, 14:12
  - right?! i could simply refer to it as a "cover," but no way. -- nm - kare Apr 12, 14:05
Google is splitting up -- (link) - ty97 Apr 12, 13:55 1
- looks at IM - ty97 Apr 12, 13:55
DML - go see Titanic myself after work (it IS the 100th anniversary today) or wait for the weekend? - Andie Apr 12, 13:50 5
- wait for the weekend and make a drinking game out of it. break out the flask everytime rose says "jack." -- nm - kare Apr 12, 14:09
- I hate to poo poo on the idea, but I wouldn't waste your money. It's just not worth it. -- nm - Qale Apr 12, 13:59
- for sure today. get out of there. -- nm - TFox Apr 12, 13:57
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- It's Today. -- nm - Mame Dennis Apr 12, 13:52
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Huh. Coinstar is a publicly traded company (and it's up 15% in after-hours trading on good earnings) -- (link) - ty97 Apr 12, 13:44 6
- I imagine their headquarters as the world's largest coin jar. -- nm - pmb Apr 12, 13:56 5
  - Pay day's probably not much fun, though -- nm - con_carne Apr 12, 13:57 4
    - they nickel and dime you on expense reports -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 14:01 3
      - but for an employer, they're suprisingly big on change. -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 14:02 2
        
        have you seen their quarterly reports? -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 14:03 1
        
        I just knew Loosi was about to chime in with her two cents. -- nm - Bacon Apr 12, 14:07
Sheer awesomeness: Titanic SUPER 3D -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 12, 13:38 [youtube] 4
- lol at the lens flare -- nm - Jovian Apr 12, 13:54
- Thanks, Mop -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 13:53
- I love it -- nm - Epiphany Apr 12, 13:48
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- This is a weird decision. -- nm - David Apr 12, 13:43
Silly admission: Investing in Mutual Funds instead of FDIC-insured savings scares me. -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 13:36 7
- How about trying Index ETFs. -- nm - lileve Apr 12, 13:38 3
  - still not insured by the FDIC -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 13:39 2
    - Market wide diversity doesn't trump the snails pace of FDIC insured savings? -- nm - lileve Apr 12, 13:43 1
      - in general, yes. in term of ty's specific neuroses about saving? who knows? :) -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 13:55
- it really depends on what you're saving for. - znufrii Apr 12, 13:37 2
  - I am saving for little things - ty97 Apr 12, 13:45 1
    - It gets bigger -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 13:46
CNN: 15 year mortgages down to 3.11% -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 13:34 18
- ::not looking:: -- nm - b. Apr 12, 13:40
- damnit! - znufrii Apr 12, 13:38 12
  - you could refi -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 13:40
  - Are you doing a 15 or a 30? The 30 rate will be higher. -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 13:40 10
    - 30 years at 4%, 90-day rate lock. -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 13:45 5
      - The average for 30-year is still right around 4, you're doing great. -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 13:52 4
        
        I just finished refinancing my house from my purchase 6 months ago and lowered it by half a point. These rates are just crazy low. I remember - pmb Apr 12, 13:58 1
        
        just imagine if you bought your house 30 years ago and were just paying it off now without ever refinancing it - znufrii Apr 12, 14:00
        
        *phew* - znufrii Apr 12, 13:54 1
        
        they are the lowest since our grandparents era -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 14:00
    - If his is over 4 now, it might actually be worth it to redo a 15, he might not pay that much more -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 13:41 3
      - i am fairly certain that one percentage point does not make 15 years of mortgage payments go away. - TFox Apr 12, 13:46 1
        
        it's about $500/month difference - znufrii Apr 12, 13:49
      - He's still in the buying process. He doesn't close until June. -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 13:46
- *curses my 4.whatever mortgage* -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 13:37
- holy crapola that is low -- nm - Epiphany Apr 12, 13:36 1
  - lowest on record? -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 12, 13:39
- Here, take my wallet! -- nm - TFox si Apr 12, 13:35
Does anyone here have any recommendations for car rental companies (or which companies I should not rent from?) - kelly Apr 12, 13:27 16
- I've always gone for the lowest price I can find. I often can find a deal somewhere when I look for it. - CovingtonCat Apr 12, 14:11
- i've used Budget here in LA and on my beach trips in North Carolina. no complaints and a good price -- nm - pixitude Apr 12, 13:57
- I have found them all to be generally fine. I generally use Hertz because of I have the gold #1 club (I think it's free), which let's me avoid the - pmb Apr 12, 13:53
- "Then I'm gonna try to get a job at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, because they got an excellent corporate structure and they... " - TFox Apr 12, 13:39
- Advantage is cheaper than the ones below -- nm - budice on fire Apr 12, 13:37
- yep, Enterprise is good. have had good luck with Alamo too -- nm - ceregon Apr 12, 13:33
- You get your best deals when enterprise picks up from a body shop or dealer repair shop -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 13:32
- We had a great experience with Budget over Christmas. - Kim Pine Apr 12, 13:32
- I've always liked Enterprise. -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 13:30
- typcially Enterprise is the cheapest and has the least hassle. Don't get a car from an airport - Epiphany Apr 12, 13:29 5
  - So far Budget is by far the cheapest...but I wasn't sure if there was a reason for that. The other companies seem to be within a few dollars of each - kelly Apr 12, 13:33 4
    - I've used Budget okay, it seems like Enterprise gets you in and out fairly quickly -- nm - Epiphany Apr 12, 13:36 1
      - I am so spoiled by my Hertz Gold service via work. -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 13:46
    - does one include unlimited mileage vs a set amount? -- nm - Andie Apr 12, 13:34 1
      - They both seem to be unlimited miles. Looks like I can get a similar rate from Hertz with the $40 off I get as a AAA member. -- nm - kelly Apr 12, 13:38
- I had to use Enterprise after my recent deer attack on my car. It was fine. I don't like Budget or Hertz or one of those places - oblique Apr 12, 13:29
Police say a man on a bus layover in Nashville committed more than ten felonies in just nine hours. -- (link) - mara Apr 12, 13:25
KFC Thailand uses its facebook page to spread important information during earthquake and tsunami scare -- (link) - znufrii Apr 12, 13:25
I loved that thing everyone knows about who saw the Justified Season Finale (spoilers) - Mel Profit Apr 12, 13:24 5
- that last part made me sad *spoils* - Epiphany Apr 12, 13:29 4
  - spoils - Kim Pine Apr 12, 13:33 3
    - its very possible I did not pick up on it *spoils* - Epiphany Apr 12, 13:38 2
      - spoils - Beryllium Apr 12, 13:40 1
        
        spoils - Kim Pine Apr 12, 13:41
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NHL Playoffs tonight: Ottawa/Bruins, Caps/Rangers, Sharks/Blues and Chicago/Phoenix -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 13:13 3
- Nobody cares. -- nm - David Apr 12, 13:24
- C-A-P-S. Caps, Caps, Caps. -- nm - MDH Apr 12, 13:22
- go sharks! -- nm - b. Apr 12, 13:20
"To everyone in Canada outside of BC, you're welcome," -- nm - LA Kings tweet moments after last night's 4-2 win Apr 12, 13:10 1
- Thank you -- nm - J Apr 12, 13:31
fwp: I don't like the way my fingernails smell today. (please don't be gross.) - b. Apr 12, 12:58 4
- please don't be gross? why would people be gross? what would be gross about smelly fingern....oh - ty's brain Apr 12, 13:21
- I went to go look for new reviews of it (there weren't many when I bought it, as it was a new item). sephora has changed their site, making it harder - b. Apr 12, 13:20
- *head explodes* nm -- nm - groiny Apr 12, 13:11
- *chums the waters* -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 13:03
ST Poll -- What subject would you want to teach? - znufrii Apr 12, 12:58 23
- Sex Education -- nm - Bacon Apr 12, 14:09
- History -- nm - CovingtonCat Apr 12, 14:07
- nothing right now. I did my time for 5 years. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 13:43
- Statistics -- nm - ceregon Apr 12, 13:34
- Phys. Ed, Baseball & Basketball History/Coach or Calculus. -- nm - Krusty Apr 12, 13:33
- portrait photography -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 13:28
- History -- nm - Jovian Apr 12, 13:26
- Pop Culture of the 2000s, or a Business/Film Hybrid course. -- nm - MDH Apr 12, 13:23
- Something in the social science realm -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 13:20
- genetic replication -- nm - e.tyrell Apr 12, 13:19
- in depth Stephen King novels and their influence on society -- nm - Epiphany Apr 12, 13:10 1
  - The Stand: Setting the stage for Disaster Preppers everywhere -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 13:11
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- also, Paintball: Tactical Strategy Practicum -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 13:08
- Military History. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 12, 13:07
- Turntable 101 -- nm - amoxy Apr 12, 13:07
- furtive leering -- nm - con_carne Apr 12, 13:06
- history of pornography -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 13:04
- I don't think I'd be a very good teacher. It would have to be very small groups, like workshops. Maybe photography. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 12, 13:03
- Film Sound Deisgn -- nm - colin Apr 12, 13:03
- math or programming -- nm - decline Apr 12, 13:02
- History of the Roman Empire -- nm - Stephen Apr 12, 13:02
- Design software usage, HTML programming, Drawing, History of Standup Comedy, Intro to Banjo -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 12, 13:01
The power of music -- (link) - TWuG Apr 12, 12:55 [youtube]
Although, I keep seeing articles talking about how retirement hastens death. - Dr.Vermin Apr 12, 12:54 19
- I don't think I can ever stop working.. it'll just be a change in career and perhaps pace. -- nm - colin Apr 12, 13:03
- Kid, your face hastens death. -- nm - TFox Apr 12, 12:55
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  - Drinking Game Strategies For Fun and Profit, taught by Prof. JackDawson -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 12:57 4
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      - Pass/Fail - znufrii Apr 12, 12:59 2
        
        they have to drink *you* under the table. - TFox Apr 12, 12:59 1
        
        so, everyone passes? -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 13:00
  - I'm constantly wondering at what age I'm going to make the career shift to teaching. -- nm - TFox Apr 12, 12:56 9
    - Sir, you take us to smartassery school every day -- nm - con_carne Apr 12, 12:57 1
      - oh, i learn you chucklenuts for free every day, son. - TFox Apr 12, 12:58
    - what would you teach? -- nm - Don Homer Apr 12, 12:56 6
      - Hip-Hop - decline Apr 12, 12:57
      - math. junior high or high school. -- nm - TFox Apr 12, 12:57 4
        
        I think one of the worst classes of all to teach would be remedial / stupid kid math for that age group. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 12, 13:07 3
        
        "stupid kid" -- nm - b. Apr 12, 13:13 1
        
        stupid kids need the most attention -- nm - Roger More Apr 12, 13:15
        
        well clearly they wouldn't waste me on remedial math, Don Homer. - TFox Apr 12, 13:13
- or taking classes. continuing education - always keeping the mind sharp. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 12, 12:55
LIR: New research shows one way to get people to save for retirement: show them a virtual pic of themselves as a senior -- (link) - con_carne Apr 12, 12:52
Home sick, just watched "The Descendants". Give it a B (spoilers) - amoxy Apr 12, 12:52 3
- Loooooved Judy Greer. -- nm - David Apr 12, 13:45
- get better boo -- nm - Epiphany Apr 12, 12:56 1
  - ty. Just a bad cough and for the most part, today has been really rainy - amoxy Apr 12, 13:00
The best of instagram... -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 12, 12:51 1
- Don Homer! -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 12:59
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- :;sprays empowerment on her:: -- nm - b. Apr 12, 12:59
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- Like me? -- nm - Najeh Davenport Apr 12, 12:53

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