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ST Poll -- List as many euphemisms for intoxication as you care to think of (or make up), in increasing order of severity - znufrii Apr 25, 14:43 19
- annihilated, destroyed, pickled -- nm - Epiphany Apr 25, 15:11
- Gone. The peek. -- nm - Iron Spawn Apr 25, 15:06
- I could give you some French ones! :) -- nm - Guigue Apr 25, 14:56
- Never heard "Knee-Walking" before -- nm - amoxy Apr 25, 14:55
- Toasted, smashed -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 25, 14:51
- Jaxed-up is after knee-walking. -- nm - CrankYanker Apr 25, 14:50 2
  - that would be the "I'm good" which I mentioned in a response below :) -- nm - znufrii Apr 25, 14:51 1
    - yes, that's better! -- nm - CrankYanker Apr 25, 14:53
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- Blasted,Ripped, -- nm - Bacon Apr 25, 14:45
- tanked, plastered, fucked up, trashed, -- nm - groiny Apr 25, 14:44
- WE'RE DRIVING TO FLORIDA! -- nm - Larry Miller Apr 25, 14:44 1
  - Heh. -- nm - kelly Apr 25, 14:52
- Dawsoned -- nm - Bacon Apr 25, 14:44 5
  - where does that fit into the spectrum, though? - znufrii Apr 25, 14:45 4
    - Let's see if you are wearing a Caution Floor Wet sign you are Dawsoned -- nm - Bacon Apr 25, 14:46 2
      - so...in between wasted and shit-faced? -- nm - znufrii Apr 25, 14:47 1
        
        Yeah, pretty much right between those -- nm - Bacon Apr 25, 14:49
    - Somewhere between getting blitzed and getting motorboated. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 25, 14:46
from bbs: yay for the raise, will! *more hugs for grny* -- I still have some doubt, and I hope it turns out to be the case. and howie... - b. Apr 25, 14:40
Whoever had "he just repeated whatever he heard without checking" in the Rick Santorum pool can collect. -- (link) - Reagen Apr 25, 14:37
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- Broadway show tickets? -- nm - Krusty Apr 25, 14:46
- iirc, last year's was a frisbee? I'm going to go with a mug and some golf balls for this year. -- nm - b. Apr 25, 14:45 13
  - actually, the golf balls are too expensive. mug and a pen. -- nm - b. Apr 25, 14:48
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    - ha! see my im above. - b. Apr 25, 14:50 5
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        oopsie. I remembered what you got last year because I, too, have a corporate frisbee. - b. Apr 25, 15:01
        
        too funny -- nm - zork Apr 25, 14:58
        
        How else are you supposed to carry your frisbee? - Krusty Apr 25, 14:55
        
        ooof. -- nm - znufrii Apr 25, 14:54
    - as in ... - zork Apr 25, 14:48 4
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        grocery bag has handles, messenger bag has a shoulder strap -- nm - znufrii Apr 25, 14:54 2
        
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        so you're all prepared to go to the library now -- nm - zork Apr 25, 14:57
- as in lou of a bonus check cause those are for partners with billable hours? an Ipad -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 25, 14:44 5
  - in lou? -- nm - loosilu Apr 25, 14:47 4
    - Rick? -- nm - amoxy Apr 25, 14:56
    - in lieau of -- nm - zork Apr 25, 14:49 2
      - and you call yourself canadian! :) -- nm - loosilu Apr 25, 14:50 1
        
        d'oh! stupid a. I'll say I was trying not to type liiouiluuuiii or however one spells her handle -- nm - zork Apr 25, 14:53
- their annual bonus donated to charity -- nm - ceregon Apr 25, 14:43
- A gratifying sense of superiority -- nm - Roger More Apr 25, 14:39 1
  - snork -- nm - zork Apr 25, 14:45
- they get to chair the pro bono committee next year! -- nm - pixitude Apr 25, 14:39 1
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- a secretary -- nm - zork Apr 25, 14:38
- bottles of liquor, the not so expensive, but not uber cheap kind. -- nm - tRuMaN, (possibly absurd) Apr 25, 14:36
- what is the budget? -- nm - peglegpete Apr 25, 14:36
- Yankee tickets? -- nm - amoxy Apr 25, 14:36
- UAI? -- nm - znufrii Apr 25, 14:36
i like the oatmeal's state of the web spring 2012 edition "comic" - tRuMaN, (possibly absurd) Apr 25, 14:28 2
- Oh God, the Yahoo news thing is perfect. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 25, 14:40
- /pre-orders a Crabbox 9000 -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 25, 14:39
thanks, dig., for destroying any wee bit of self-delusion I had left. - b. Apr 25, 14:28 3
- *paw to button nose* -- nm - barnaby bear Apr 25, 14:39
- it was such a crass attempt at riling up the women, I didn't even bother. -- nm - loosilu Apr 25, 14:31 1
  - You ladies should be proud of your uneven bosoms -- nm - con_carne Apr 25, 14:33
f*ck it. I have my laptop. I can get hammered and work from my friend's apartment the rest fo the night, right? -- nm - znufrii Apr 25, 14:26 21
- it would be a good time to provide some ideas, oh and some honest evaluations of your boss and coworkers' job performances -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 25, 14:40 1
  - I did make the mistake of replying to an email on my blackberry while drunk once - znufrii Apr 25, 14:44
- Hell yes -- nm - JD Apr 25, 14:36
- Drinking makes you smarter. Wasn't there a study or misleading headline along those lines? -- nm - con_carne Apr 25, 14:35 1
  - I can't remember. -- nm - Drunk Person Apr 25, 14:40
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- sure -- nm - peglegpete Apr 25, 14:34
- no -- nm - tRuMaN, (possibly absurd) Apr 25, 14:28 2
  - you, sir, are no fun. - znufrii Apr 25, 14:31 1
    - yes -- nm - tRuMaN, (possibly absurd) Apr 25, 14:34
- "get hammered and work" does not computer. -- nm - loosilu Apr 25, 14:27 5
  - fine, maybe I'll stop at 'blitzed' or even 'half past tipsy' if I'm behaving myself. -- nm - znufrii Apr 25, 14:33
  - I mean, computee. I mean, compuute. I mean... uh... what now? -- nm - loosi on her 3rd beer Apr 25, 14:33 3
    - ten minutes ago I spilled coffee all over my damn desk. -- nm - loosilu Apr 25, 14:34 2
      - Irish coffee? - Dr.Vermin Apr 25, 14:42 1
        
        this is reminding me of when I lived in the UK and the boss regularly took us out for drinks at lunch. - loosilu Apr 25, 14:45
- because drunk working is always a good idea. -- nm - b. Apr 25, 14:27 4
  - it's just catching up on 3 weeks worth of data entry for reporting that's due on Friday - znufrii Apr 25, 14:28 3
    - numbers don't ever really have to be correct, so go ahead. -- nm - b. Apr 25, 14:29 2
      - certainly not at a bank. -- nm - loosilu Apr 25, 14:44
      - it's not even numbers, just names and dates. -- nm - znufrii Apr 25, 14:30
kilbo, from b3, i agree with david on the pre-order stuff. - tRuMaN, (possibly absurd) Apr 25, 14:25
yesterday i kept thinking it was monday. today i keep thinking that its thursday. - tRuMaN, (possibly absurd) Apr 25, 14:21 2
- What do you think tomorrow is going to be? Say Friday! -- nm - Bacon Apr 25, 14:23 1
  - probably will star thinking its tuesday or wednesday - tRuMaN, (possibly absurd) Apr 25, 14:24
Senate approves USPS changes. Goodbye Saturday delivery. -- (link) - Mop (197 lbs) Apr 25, 14:19 2
- If the article is correct in its facts, I have zero issue with any of the proposed changes. - TWuG Apr 25, 15:04
- Saturday? - Canada Apr 25, 14:23
Product review - the Pillsbury " Pink Lemonade" Frosting is divine. - Epiphany Apr 25, 14:18 2
- how does it taste? - zork Apr 25, 14:38 1
  - lemony!! -- nm - Epiphany Apr 25, 15:00
When I was in Vegas I got to see Dick Butkus at the autograph store Pete Rose used to be at. - Bacon Apr 25, 14:17
*really wants that pack of cigarettes and bottle of whiskey he was going to buy earlier* -- nm - znufrii Apr 25, 14:17 1
- I found a nearly full pack of cigarettes on the subway the other day. -- nm - zork Apr 25, 14:18
5K on Saturday. Time to start carb-loading now, right? Right? -- nm - Dr.Vermin, orders some pizzas Apr 25, 14:16
Joey, I looooove the trade. I'm just frustrated by our consistent refusal to prioritize DEs. -- nm - David Apr 25, 14:13 2
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  - (in the draft) -- nm - David Apr 25, 14:26
A raise? Whooo! - kelly Apr 25, 14:11 4
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  - pffft. - kelly Apr 25, 14:19
  - No Jet ski's -- nm - amoxy Apr 25, 14:13 1
    - as long as it has a car seat for the baby, it's on the table -- nm - Beryllium Apr 25, 14:14
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- Good for them. Seriously. - Will Hunting Apr 25, 14:18 11
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    - Here's your shoe, there's the podium. -- nm - Reagen Apr 25, 14:40 1
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    - what was your favorite free-market capitalist ML moment? -- nm - pixitude Apr 25, 14:24
    - If that's the case, Zygi would be building it himself and pocketing the income from all the events/revenue generated. - Will Hunting Apr 25, 14:23 6
      - If the Giants can do it, so can the Vikings -- nm - amoxy Apr 25, 14:37 1
        
        SF Giants -- nm - amoxy Apr 25, 14:37
      - With govt cash, likely he'd get cheaper financing costs, have lower risks, so he'd have more $$$ for himself. -- nm - Roger More Apr 25, 14:27
      - panem et circenses -- nm - znufrii Apr 25, 14:25 2
        
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        lucretia and secretia. - Will Hunting Apr 25, 14:26
B2 makes me go "oof". -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Apr 25, 14:09
LA people, not sure how much I can be around here rest of the day. Please email me (addy inside) what might work for you guys and we'll try to - pmb Apr 25, 14:08 2 1
- PMB gettin' all rock n' roll! That is right near the Whisky and Viper Room. Love it! -- nm - con_carne Apr 25, 14:18
- chef ramsay! -- nm - pixitude Apr 25, 14:15
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- *smh* I want to be mad but I'm more disappointed. -- nm - Krusty Apr 25, 14:10
- *demands a refund!* nm -- nm - Cashman Apr 25, 14:08
ST Poll - How many of you still get annual raises? - amoxy Apr 25, 14:05 29
- every year, except when it isn't. - b. Apr 25, 14:24 1
  - that sounds deep, except when it isn't -- nm - zork Apr 25, 14:36
- raise and bonus every year so far -- nm - stewie Apr 25, 14:22
- I think we still do. -- nm - mara Apr 25, 14:21
- Got my first Social Security raise this year - after 2 years without. -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 25, 14:16
- not in a while. -- nm - loosilu Apr 25, 14:14
- yes -- nm - Epiphany Apr 25, 14:12
- usually some kind of COLA -- nm - ceregon Apr 25, 14:12 1
  - so once a year, they buy you a free soda? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 25, 14:13
- Not since the economy went in the tank. - Kim Pine Apr 25, 14:12 1
  - yay to the IM -- nm - zork Apr 25, 14:17
- I did before the great recession. Got one last year after no raise for three years. This year, nadda. -- nm - Bacon Apr 25, 14:11
- I could give myself a raise every year, but I don't. MrsCY gets one every year. -- nm - CrankYanker Apr 25, 14:09
- meh. meekly since 08 - Jovian Apr 25, 14:09
- *raises hand* -- nm - Krusty Apr 25, 14:09
- I get what amounts to a Cost of Living Increase as well as... - Mel Profit Apr 25, 14:08
- Bleh. I asked for a raise recently and they said to wait until summer. -- nm - Qale Apr 25, 14:08
- Welcome to your handy list of STers to hit up for dough when needed -- nm - con_carne Apr 25, 14:07 2
  - As for me, remember we get paid in walrus tusk up here, which doesn't convert easily to the... dollar? Are y'all on the Euro yet? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 25, 14:54
  - *finger to the nose* -- nm - amoxy Apr 25, 14:07
- me, although a couple of years ago they had a freeze and made us take some unpaid time off. -- nm - zork Apr 25, 14:07
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- this year was the first time in 5 or 6 years that I have gotten one. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 25, 14:06
- Not for a few years. In this town, raises are usually done by headhunting ... heh -- nm - Beryllium Apr 25, 14:06
- *raises hand* -- nm - Diva Apr 25, 14:06
- Only year we didn't get a bump was 2009 here. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 25, 14:06
- Not automatic, but usually. - Dr.Vermin Apr 25, 14:06
- i never have. -- nm - tRuMaN, (possibly absurd) Apr 25, 14:06
- I didn't this year, though I had the past two, and a mid-year raise the year before that. -- nm - znufrii Apr 25, 14:06

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