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Dark Shadows .... that's a joke, right? - Will Hunting Apr 17, 18:09 1
- I can't wait. It looks like a hoot. - CovingtonCat on Fire Apr 17, 18:17
Ahhh - nothing like a mice hot shower at the end of a long day! -- nm - JenBro Apr 17, 18:08 2
- Gross. nm - Dignan Apr 17, 18:15 1
  - LOL - Nice - GAH! I MEANT nice -- nm - JenBro Apr 17, 18:41
Wow! AAPL closed higher than GOOG. - ceregon Apr 17, 18:07
Ravens/Steelers twice in 3 weeks? - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 17, 18:06 2
- They did something similar last year too. -- nm - Fuzzy Apr 17, 18:09
- Goodell is serious about cutting back on injuries. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 17, 18:08
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- The winner actually gets to move to LA. -- nm - spamlet Apr 17, 18:24
- they're missing out on an audience of possibly dozens! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 17, 18:09
Eureka got interesting. I'm sad this will be the last season. -- nm - CovingtonCat on Fire Apr 17, 18:01 4
- Yup, SyFy made a *terrible* decision. -- nm - David Apr 17, 18:02 3
  - don't they always? -- nm - ceregon Apr 17, 18:05 2
    - case in point: the network is named "SyFy". -- nm - Reagen Apr 17, 18:06 1
      - You both make great points. -- nm - David Apr 17, 18:07
early hump day post: last night a friend was telling me about a study she read where 1/3 of men didn't know if they were circumcised. - mafic Apr 17, 17:58 5
- My best friend thought he was not until college. He was pretty surprised. -- nm - MDH Apr 17, 18:10
- I knew someone in HS who fit in the first category in your IM. -- nm - Reagen Apr 17, 18:00
- *scratches head* - Beaker Apr 17, 17:59 2
  - more than twice and it counts as playing with yourself. -- nm - mafic Apr 17, 18:00 1
    - HA! I can see how that might have been confusing. I was think... - Beaker Apr 17, 18:01
Resume style question: When you started someplace as a temp and then hired on do you count your temp hire date or your actual hire date as the start? -- nm - Dano Apr 17, 17:55 4
- Temp hire date. Then your blurb about the job allows you to show your good work led to being made perm. -- nm - CovingtonCat on Fire Apr 17, 18:14
- Temp hire date -- nm - Epiphany Apr 17, 18:02 2
  - You cold always add in parentheses the date as a temp and the date as a permanent. - the liioulu with enamel decals Apr 17, 18:04 1
    - This. Because if someone does some background checking, your employer's records won't match what you are claiming. - Fuzzy Apr 17, 18:06
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- One of my company's locations is sometimes abbreviated as OWS. - Fuzzy Apr 17, 17:59
ST Poll -- Are you FB friends with any of your coworkers? - Fuzzy Apr 17, 17:45 8
- I am FB friends with a handful of work people. - Mel Profit Apr 17, 18:12
- A lot of them, but they're mostly 16-21 so it makes sense. -- nm - Jelly Apr 17, 18:06
- Yes & the client. Not the Boss & I think she mutually agrees that is not wise - Epiphany Apr 17, 18:04
- most of the ones who are on. never drillers, and not the stupid 20-year-old. - mafic Apr 17, 17:59
- A few of them. -- nm - MDH Apr 17, 17:56
- My only coworker is my boss and yes -- nm - Mobile J Apr 17, 17:52
- Yup, including my boss. -- nm - mara Apr 17, 17:50
- Not any more. I unfriended the bosses' son when I was let go :) There are a couple of former coworkers. -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 17, 17:46
Heh, now local evening news is featuring that same Hangover Heaven bus video. - MojaveMeg Apr 17, 17:43
Make your Week 1 suicide pool pick now! -- nm - Dano Apr 17, 17:35 2
- Houston over Miami. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 17, 17:52
- Patriots over Titans. - David Apr 17, 17:45
Its it wrong that i have spent the last 30 mins wondering what the stripper names of various sters would be? - tRu Pad Apr 17, 17:28 7
- Yet another list I'm not on. - the liioulu with enamel decals Apr 17, 17:32 2
  - Ok, fine. You are - tRu Pad Apr 17, 17:45 1
    - Takes tru off list. - the liioulu with enamel decals Apr 17, 17:47
- spoiler - peglegpete Apr 17, 17:32 3
  - " epiphany" already sounds like " next up on the main stage..." -- nm - Epiphany Apr 17, 18:05
  - so wait ... was your giving her "pastrami" a total euphamism that I completely missed? - JenBro Apr 17, 17:33 1
    - I'll never tell! - Epiphany Apr 17, 18:06
Covington Cat alert - so - those pickles right? Guess what? There's going to be a special Summer party and I proposed this appetizer recipe ... - JenBro Apr 17, 17:27 1
- I think you lose the full flavor effect with batter. Plus there's the thinly sliced onions that are part of the overall flavor. - CovingtonCat on Fire Apr 17, 17:42
Does anyone know why Amazon keeps losing movies from their streaming video service? - Fuzzy Apr 17, 17:20 8
- The licensing on these things has become rigidly controlled by specific contracts. - David Apr 17, 17:26
- Funny, I have Real Genius DVD from Netflix sitting on my desk right now. - Bacon Apr 17, 17:22 6
  - didn't you bitch and moan and scream about how you are quitting and never going back to netflix after their price hike last year? -- nm - dogbert Apr 17, 17:27 5
    - I did & I'm back. I'm a fickle beotch -- nm - Epiphany Apr 17, 18:07
    - Im sure he is just mouching off his girlfriend's netflix -- nm - tRu Pad Apr 17, 17:29 3
      - if there even is a girlfriend. heck if he's gonna fib about quitting netflix, nothing is out of bounds - dogbert Apr 17, 17:33 2
        
        ...or that he's ever even *had* bacon! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 17, 17:34 1
        
        He has turkey bacon instead. - David Apr 17, 17:43
wiggums, did anyone mention Ricky Gervais last night? - Dignan Apr 17, 17:18 9
- I have a bit of an....ambivilent relationship with Gervais. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 17, 17:28 3
  - A less proud man would post a sad smiley. nm - Dignan Apr 17, 17:31
  - Apparently, I also have an ambivalent relationship with spelling. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 17, 17:30 1
    - Musubiotis is spreading -- nm - tRu Pad Apr 17, 17:31
- I see what you did there. -- nm - Dano Apr 17, 17:23 4
  - I had to reread to figure out what I did. nm - Dignan Apr 17, 17:29 3
    - "Dear Diary: Today, someone referred to me as a 'virgin'. It was the best day ever!" nm - ralph wiggum Apr 17, 17:31 2
      - "Also, I think the Nazis are snooping around downstairs." nm - Dignan Apr 17, 17:32 1
        
        *Consults the handy comedy/tragedy/time chart*. Sorry, too soon, Dignan. Too soon. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 17, 17:36
(sigh) once again I am in AWE ... 5:58 - 6:00 - 6:14 - three hunts in the Guantlet - three Eclipse Mice *Bows to Nubby* - JenBro Apr 17, 17:11 14
- BE NICE TO MICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - the assholes at PETA Apr 17, 17:13 1
  - one of my MH friends got a job doing IT stuff for labs that use mice for "testing" purposes ... he texted me and said "you will NEVER guess that job I - JenBro Apr 17, 17:23
- Is the Mobster Mouse still rare? -- nm - Bacon Apr 17, 17:13 7
  - AFAIK yes ... I haven't caught all mice yet - I'm rationing myself : - JenBro Apr 17, 17:21 6
    - I caught a Mobster and then I wanted MORE rare mice. You are starting to suck me back in. -100 Bacon Points! -- nm - Bacon Apr 17, 17:22 5
      - well you know if you were playing again I'd friend you right? - JenBro Apr 17, 17:23 4
        
        Well I know what's in it for you, but what's in it for me? - Bacon Apr 17, 17:24 3
        
        LOL - JenBro Apr 17, 17:25 2
        
        Pixie & Dixie? -- nm - peglegpete Apr 17, 17:26 1
        
        actually I'm trying to catch a bunch of pocketwatch mice that are dropping eggs filled with amplified charms to help boost the points for hunting in - JenBro Apr 17, 17:30
- Speak English! -- nm - Fuzzy Apr 17, 17:12 3
  - you never should have quit playing silly! I was thinking about how I'd have to answer the question Tru posted - about what to say if an application - JenBro Apr 17, 17:20 2
    - I honestly don't know how I'd answer the question. I might lie and say no because it has no impact on my qualifications as a job candidate. - Fuzzy Apr 17, 17:38 1
      - I believe my response if a prospective employer asked to look at my facebook account would contain the words "get" and "f*cked." likely in that order. -- nm - mafic Apr 17, 18:07
lyc - bought one of these last night and PrincessCY is trying it out tonight. Cake-sized cupcake! -- (link) - CrankYanker Apr 17, 17:06 6
- for when you just want "one" cupcake ;) -- nm - JenBro Apr 17, 17:24 4
  - Weight Watchers says 1 cupcake is only 3 points. Wahhooo! -- nm - Bacon Apr 17, 17:25 3
    - ^5 - the same said when someone orders "just one beer" and it's the oil can size Fosters :) -- nm - JenBro Apr 17, 17:31 2
      - and a whole pizze is 1 piece -- nm - peglegpete Apr 17, 17:39 1
        
        pizza -- nm - peglegpete Apr 17, 17:39
- you're gonna need a lot of icing :) -- nm - peglegpete Apr 17, 17:08
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*rubs eyes - blinks* Groiny turned down a threesome with Remlik and Spawn what? -- nm - JenBro Apr 17, 17:01 2
- For the record: I would never do that. Never!! -- nm - Epiphany Apr 17, 18:08 1
  - Turn it down -- nm - Epiphany Apr 17, 18:09
lyc trivia: my fbb starters are lincecum, wainwright, greinke, scherzer, bedard and buehrle. what is the win-loss record on my team? -- nm - dogbert Apr 17, 17:01 5
- 1 & 7. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 17, 17:02 4
  - you got half of it right -- nm - dogbert Apr 17, 17:05 3
    - I run out David Price, Greinke, Felix and Kershaw. - Will Hunting Apr 17, 17:09 2
      - that sucks too (btw, 1-14, 6.85 era, 1.58 whip) - dogbert Apr 17, 17:25
      - Hey, at least you beat my lineup of Gio, Zimmerman, Masterson, Garcia, Mendoza, and Liriano in Ks. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 17, 17:14
Dream Machines is a pretty cool show. I'm a sucker for this type of show. - Will Hunting Apr 17, 17:01
new NCIS in about 2 minutes -- nm - Beaker Apr 17, 16:58 1
- holy shit - line spoils - Beaker Apr 17, 17:15
So, due to cost cutting measures in a difficult economy, we've decided to terminate the Qale Points program. All points or lack thereof have expired. - Qale Apr 17, 16:57 27
- minus a z point for pulling an 'airline miles' point expiration -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 17, 17:42
- Good thing I never had any to begin with. - the liioulu with enamel decals Apr 17, 17:15
- Awards Qale 1 TWuG Point -- nm - TWuG Apr 17, 17:05
- *files class action* -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Apr 17, 17:04 2
  - Ding! -- nm - Qale Apr 17, 17:05 1
    - Though in the case of Zdiva all the money Colin and I had put into their program of watching DVDs remotely via the internets was unreturned and - Qale Apr 17, 17:06
- I'm pretty proud of my 3 points ... even though I know not from whence they came. :) -- nm - JenBro Apr 17, 17:03
- *burns the Speed Racer 2 script* -- nm - Bacon Apr 17, 17:02
- Dammit, I was winning! Heh -- nm - Beryllium Apr 17, 17:01
- Dammit! I was just about to buy an entire case of "Later, Skater" in a transparent attempt to curry favor. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 17, 17:01 11
  - That's an interesting thought. Can a book that's pubbed on demand actually be bought 'by the case?' -- nm - Qale Apr 17, 17:05 2
    - Do you get cash or Amazon credit for your sales? -- nm - David Apr 17, 17:20 1
      - I get cash sent one of my bank accounts. Man, if they offered me Amazon credit and it was more than they paid in cash, I'd do it. -- nm - Qale Apr 17, 17:25
  - I own a copy and I was banned. -- nm - Dano Apr 17, 17:04 6
    - You're a button pusher. -- nm - David Apr 17, 17:04 1
      - It's all my fault. -- nm - Dano Apr 17, 17:06
    - Did you like the book? -- nm - Bacon Apr 17, 17:04 3
      - I haven't actually read it yet. :( -- nm - Dano Apr 17, 17:22 2
        
        and THAT would explain why you are banned. -- nm - Bacon Apr 17, 17:23 1
        
        This is pretty funny. -- nm - David Apr 17, 17:39
  - The *entire program* just went Later Skater. -- nm - David Apr 17, 17:02
- So, *everyone's* banned! - Dr.Vermin Apr 17, 17:01
- Learning that there was an actual list is one of my favorite things to happen on this board. Bravo! -- nm - Fuzzy Apr 17, 17:00
- Little Caesars has better pizza. -- nm - David Apr 17, 16:59 1
  - Whoa, let's not say stuff we can't take back -- nm - Epiphany Apr 17, 18:11
- The airline industry has trained you well. -- nm - CrankYanker Apr 17, 16:58 1
  - I should so apply. -- nm - Qale Apr 17, 17:02
LIR- sorry - the link to Remlik's post with the video - it sort of reminded me of Reagen's story of his little one carrying stuff where she dropped - JenBro Apr 17, 16:56 [Backboard] 2
- children are *brats* -- nm - pixitude Apr 17, 17:01 1
  - not always and not forever - thank goodness :0 -- nm - JenBro Apr 17, 17:05
Hey Bacon LIR - eag Apr 17, 16:56 2
- That is the thing with a long distance relationship. It puts a lot of pressure on the times you can actually get together. - Bacon Apr 17, 17:01 1
  - We feel the long distance part has actually helped - eag Apr 17, 18:03
And no one tell David about truffle oil! It'll destroy his culinary world! -- nm - Reagen Apr 17, 16:56 5
- How so? -- nm - David Apr 17, 16:58 4
  - It's not actually made from truffles. -- nm - Reagen Apr 17, 17:09 3
    - Dammit, I'm going to have to throw out every bottle I own. -- nm - David Apr 17, 17:17 2
      - Just throw them on the burning mulch pile -- nm - Bacon Apr 17, 17:17 1
        
        Man, that thing has fuuuuuucked up this town. -- nm - David Apr 17, 17:26
I really LOVE that game Magic. It's way awesome -- nm - Bacon Apr 17, 16:53 11
- Did you see this? It's nuts I tell you... nuts! -- (link) - Qale Apr 17, 17:04 [Image] 3
  - Okay, my lie is exposed. I have no clue if that card is good or bad. -- nm - Bacon Apr 17, 17:05 2
    - It's made to look good, but it's bad. -- nm - Qale Apr 17, 17:07 1
      - I want one for the Commander deck I'm making. - Tim Apr 17, 18:02
- did you see my note to you on the backboards? weekend weather...low of 70, high of 90 and no rain all week. your trip here should be fine this weekend -- nm - peglegpete Apr 17, 16:58 3
  - do you really want another Mop Crotch Kick? - Bacon Apr 17, 17:02 2
    - don't those earn you Qale points??? -- nm - peglegpete Apr 17, 17:05 1
      - That's how Jenbro got 3 points then. She crotch kicked someone -- nm - Bacon Apr 17, 17:06
- I bought 6 copies of Later Skater over the weekend... -- nm - Beaker Apr 17, 16:54 2
  - Turns out, it was 5 copies of LS, 1 copy of the sequel. -- nm - Qale Apr 17, 16:56
  - I have an advance copy of the Speed Racer 2 script. Anyone intersted in taking a looky? -- nm - Bacon Apr 17, 16:55

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