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ok ST - cross your fingers for me - I just faxed a request for Martin Scorsese to visit and show his film The Last Waltz here in Petoskey this Summer - JenBro May 3, 15:12 10
- best of luck...did you offer to pay expenses & put him up for the night? -- nm - peglegpete May 3, 15:24 1
  - I kept it short but we would totally do that! -- nm - JenBro May 3, 15:43
- good luck -- nm - pixitude May 3, 15:15
- Did you offer him all the stones you can carry? -- nm - the liioulu with too much heat May 3, 15:14 6
  - hee - I did mention the new "Petoskey Rocks" event being named so because of our State stone :) - JenBro May 3, 15:16 4
    - Mais Oui. And of course all the stones we can carry. -- nm - the liioulu with too much heat May 3, 15:17 3
      - OH - and you HAVE a Petoskey Rocks shirt you can wear already!!! -- nm - JenBro May 3, 15:19 2
        
        And a Native American pendant with a nice Petoskey stone in it. - the liioulu with too much heat May 3, 15:21 1
        
        sigh ... I really hope this happens ... would be so cool to have ST peeps visit up here - knowing as an insider that we have Scorsese here - I mean - JenBro May 3, 15:29
  - you = he (though I think you may be stronger than him) -- nm - the liioulu with too much heat May 3, 15:15
So, see if I got this right.....they thought htis was an improvement in ikariam? - Will Hunting May 3, 15:04 10
- what the orange hell did they do? -- nm - Mel Profit May 3, 15:11
- oh boy. did I see that .com is supposed to get it ika.-saturday? -- nm - b. May 3, 15:08
- I honestly think they started out with a few good ideas. - Iron Spawn May 3, 15:05 7
  - The sizing is just a mess; regardless of their good ideas. - Will Hunting May 3, 15:13 6
    - Liek I said, they wanted to add spots, they wanted to expand the town a bit (I am fine so far) - Iron Spawn May 3, 15:16
    - its the constant messages that you have to physically close to see the page you wanted is what kills it for me pushing ambro use - zeitgeist May 3, 15:16 4
      - It's the cost to update popping up every time I click on a building to do something that's driving me crazy. - spamlet May 3, 15:23 2
        
        but that was always there though, just part of the screen. -- nm - tRuMaN (oddly mispronounced) May 3, 15:30
        
        Agreed. Why is that not an option box on the side? - Iron Spawn May 3, 15:25
      - And I think I am back to not seeing whet to press to send out an alliance message. -- nm - Iron Spawn May 3, 15:18
grr. office food theft sucks. (nm but grumbling) - b. May 3, 15:02 5
- crikey - b! you need a fridgerated bag so you don't have to use the other where things get taken! that just sucks -- nm - JenBro May 3, 15:18 1
  - like to bring things daily? - b. May 3, 15:30
- *whistling* -- nm - barnaby bear May 3, 15:11
- "I love the delicate accent my own urine provides to my daily snacks, I hope you enjoyed it too." -- nm - Beryllium May 3, 15:03 1
  - hee. - b. May 3, 15:05
other then Oblique, anyone else seeing Avengers at midnight? nm -- nm - groiny May 3, 14:59 5
- I have a large meeting on Saturday. - Iron Spawn May 3, 15:11 2
  - not sure what this is to do with tonight? nm -- nm - groiny May 3, 15:13 1
    - Working late tonight prepping. Working a lot tomorrow so I don't have to work Friday night. - Iron Spawn May 3, 15:15
- David could have. -- nm - Remlik May 3, 15:10
- Nope one of the early shows tomorrow -- nm - eag May 3, 14:59
Canada's last penny gets minted tomorrow. -- (link) - Reagen May 3, 14:55 2
- Breaking News: in a brazen robbery, the last penny gets pinched -- nm - zeitgeist May 3, 14:59 1
  - Government spends $2mil trying to recover it. -- nm - the liioulu with too much heat May 3, 15:16
Despite Europe's financial woes, the European Space Agency has greenlighted a mission to Ganymede. -- (link) - mara May 3, 14:55
Some guy said he could upgrade my time travel website (you guys know I have a time travel website, right) and I said "OK". -- (link) - Mop (197 lbs) May 3, 14:41 10
- Dont let Sheldon from BBT know about this -- nm - eag May 3, 14:53
- Where are the instructions? -- nm - amoxy May 3, 14:50 3
  - You need to be a level 13 thetan to know that. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) May 3, 14:54 2
    - Do you have on line classes so I can reach that level? - amoxy May 3, 14:55 1
      - You have to alter the space/time continuim at least twice to reach that level -- nm - eag May 3, 14:57
- wait. *you* have a time travel website. -- nm - loosilu May 3, 14:42 4
  - I didn't, but then I did. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) May 3, 14:45
  - who doesnt? -- nm - tRuMaN (oddly mispronounced) May 3, 14:43 2
    - It's a nice companion to my bridal website. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) May 3, 14:45 1
      - dont let dawson find out, he might send bridezilla your way. -- nm - tRuMaN (oddly mispronounced) May 3, 14:49
Francis Lawrence will direct 'Catching Fire'. Shooting to begin in the fall for a Nov. 22, 2013 release. -- (link) - GregW May 3, 14:38
House selling 101... finding a buyer without a broker. Thoughts? - Dr.Vermin May 3, 14:34 7
- Thanks all! -- nm - Dr.Vermin May 3, 15:08
- are there any discount brokers in your area? I recall one called the 1% Realtor, they didn't do that much but in those days they didn't have to -- nm - zeitgeist May 3, 14:58 2
  - I have history/loyalty with my realtor and don't want to cut *him* out of a commission... - Dr.Vermin May 3, 15:12 1
    - confused, you have hist/loyal realtor but bought the house without one? the problem is most realtors have to split their split with the office - zeitgeist May 3, 15:20
- Frankly, I wouldn't try it - prayformojo May 3, 14:37
- Those are pretty good terms from your broker. Usually it's 5% (actually now it's moving up to 6% or 7%) on the sale and the broker splits it with a - pmb May 3, 14:37 1
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Harley-Davidson says it will restore the rust-encrusted bike found on a beach on Graham Island, British Columbia, and send it back to Japan -- (link) - zeitgeist May 3, 14:30
Ten seconds of video of my back yard (taken from my bedroom window). Deer! -- (link) - Beryllium May 3, 14:29 [vimeo] 8
- OMG, you have a huge rock outcropping in your backyard? Can I see more of it? -- nm - mara May 3, 14:43 5
  - technically speaking, I don't have a backyard - I have an area of land out my back window that is protected by a covenant (can't be used). - Beryllium May 3, 15:01 [flickr] 4
    - very nice! -- nm - b. May 3, 15:04
    - still nice to have a rockery garden, there's not much else you can do with a rock -- nm - zeitgeist May 3, 15:03
    - That's great. I love that kind of landscape. -- nm - mara May 3, 15:03 1
      - Me too. Also, it means no grass to mow. Downside: Nowhere for kieran to play in the grass. -- nm - Beryllium May 3, 15:12
- Get off my lawn! -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) May 3, 14:42
- adorable. one is taking a bath -- nm - Epiphany May 3, 14:37
ST is Vegas smarter - where was Budice getting those awesome airfare/hotel deals for Vegas? -- nm - Epiphany May 3, 14:27
turntable anyone? - amoxy May 3, 14:27
Dignan: did your ika.com account get hacked? -- nm - Beaker May 3, 14:24 1
- Heh, no. - Dignan May 3, 14:33
ok - serious question - is anyone here an IMDBpro member? I need to get the contact information for Martin Scorcese but the page won't show me unless - JenBro May 3, 14:17 4
- max is -- nm - pixitude May 3, 14:21
- you need this - peglegpete May 3, 14:19 1
  - fantastico Grazie! -- nm - JenBro May 3, 14:21
- Sure! How do you think I first met my wife? -- nm - Stacy May 3, 14:19
LYC: I just bought a hat for my Derby party this weekend. it's a black and jade green straw cloche with a flower. - loosilu May 3, 14:15 11
- what is the menu? Oats & Hay? Derby pie? -- nm - peglegpete May 3, 14:32 1
  - haven't the foggiest. I only know it's in NY. -- nm - loosilu May 3, 14:34
- how can we care if you don't have a photo? as *if* more than a few of us even know what a cloche is. -- nm - zeitgeist May 3, 14:21 1
  - can't find one. :( -- nm - loosilu May 3, 14:24
- you didn't buy a derby? -- nm - peglegpete May 3, 14:20 6
  - should have bought a halter....(am I right folks? don't even get me started) -- nm - zeitgeist May 3, 14:22 5
    - should have bought saddle shoes. -- nm - loosilu May 3, 14:25 4
      - Only if you're in the bridle party. -- nm - pmb May 3, 14:27 3
        
        At least I don't have to wear jockey briefs. -- nm - loosilu May 3, 14:29 2
        
        Those things can ride up on you. -- nm - pmb May 3, 14:38 1
        
        Also, once I saw a horse! -- nm - TFox May 3, 14:43
Dr. Cleavage says the pain was in the right location but no fever means no surgery. I'm just not allowed to eat Tom Yum and Jolly Ranchers for dinner - Max May 3, 14:13 20
- As long as you're in pain, I'm happy. -- nm - David May 3, 14:58
- Wait where is the initial post? What did you have? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) May 3, 14:36 1
  - nm but: -- (link) - b. May 3, 14:52 [Backboard]
- But at least you got cleavage. That had to ease the pain a little. -- nm - pmb May 3, 14:26 7
  - I should have seen Dr. Tran. -- (link) - Max May 3, 14:35 [youtube]
  - I was pacing while she was sitting and writing out Do's and Don'ts. Every time I passed by, I thought to myself: - Max May 3, 14:30 4
    - Do: Get Bent -- nm - Dr. Cleavage May 3, 14:56
    - ha! -- nm - Epiphany May 3, 14:51
    - From now on, I'm calling you Todd. -- nm - spamlet May 3, 14:47
    - *snort* -- nm - amoxy May 3, 14:31
  - fatboobs! (see yesterday's linkage) -- nm - Beryllium May 3, 14:28
- sounds like you should be on a liquid diet, bourbon or ? -- nm - zeitgeist May 3, 14:24
- Can you still have Ding Dongs and Raspberry Zingers? -- nm - amoxy May 3, 14:21
- WTF are you going to eat, then? I mean, it *is* Thursday, right? -- nm - Iron Spawn May 3, 14:20
- What, ever? - the wrong element, bad guy May 3, 14:19
- do you eat half popped popcorn seeds? if so - stop -- nm - JenBro May 3, 14:18
- ovarian cyst? - loosilu May 3, 14:15
- dammit, i had "stomach cancer" in the Guess Max's Aliment pool. *rips up ticket* - pixitude May 3, 14:15
- yikes. appendicitis scare? hope things work out comfortably. -- nm - Beryllium May 3, 14:14 1
  - It worked out because I don't get an appendicitis scar. Those things are not sexy. (apologies to any hideous STers, but you know it's true.) -- nm - Max May 3, 14:22
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- you do understand - tRuMaN (oddly mispronounced) May 3, 14:25 12
  - fwiw, I adore your whimsy; but not all posts are whimsical, you know? people having your back is a great thing. -- nm - b. May 3, 14:53 1
    - Agreed. Whimsical vs sounding serious as shit. When you are surrounded by the crap a boss like that causes for such a long time, - Iron Spawn May 3, 15:05
  - I don't think everyone decided you were stupid. Andie was concerned, I was trying to figure out her line of reasoning. -- nm - mara May 3, 14:32 2
    - it just doesnt seem like i am allowed to just be whimsical. - tRuMaN (oddly mispronounced) May 3, 14:43 1
      - Do what I do and ignore posts that bother you -- nm - con_carne May 3, 14:51
  - for the record... - Andie May 3, 14:31
  - Look Tru, just cuz I have no education or training in your field, I've thought about your situation for several seconds now, and I have this advice: - Dr.Vermin May 3, 14:28 4
    - You want to know my advice for Accounting (From somebody who works in Accounting) - amoxy May 3, 14:30 3
      - you should teach that to some of my clients. - tRuMaN (oddly mispronounced) May 3, 14:45 2
        
        Only time I had out of balance Trial Balances was when we had new software at the city - amoxy May 3, 14:49 1
        
        the thing is, you cant do that in quickbooks without - tRuMaN (oddly mispronounced) May 3, 14:50
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LIR - Pippy!!! that's so damn funny ... we will be mango wedger soul mates! -- nm - JenBro May 3, 14:09 3
- we will. We've decided we are getting drunk at the Pampered Chef party and ordering the whole book - Epiphany May 3, 14:10 2
  - *snickers* they can be so much fun - usually the host just has to provide the drinks because they want to make food at the party showing the utensils - JenBro May 3, 14:15 1
    - can't wait. my friend the hostess is very OCD about serving plates and stuff - so this should be interesting - Epiphany May 3, 14:26
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- what? that is a shot of him standing behind his offensive line? nm -- nm - groiny May 3, 14:14
Kelly!! I got an email " Thank you for registering the warranty on your DC24. Your machine is now covered for 5 years including parts and labor." - Epiphany May 3, 14:08 4
- Ok, thats good news. Hoping I get the same email soon! -- nm - kelly May 3, 14:12
- wait - did you get a dyson too? I've been telling the office to get a refurb - where are you finding them? -- nm - JenBro May 3, 14:09 2
  - yes, just arrived on Friday. off woot.com. -- nm - Epiphany May 3, 14:10 1
    - grazie! -- nm - JenBro May 3, 14:15
*sigh* Pippy he was Red HOOD in the Batman:Under The Hood animated. - Remlik May 3, 14:02 17
- you have to admit " Red Hood" is a pretty stupid for a villian - Epiphany May 3, 14:09 6
  - of course! That's the name the Joker used before he fell in vat of acid and became the Joker... - Remlik May 3, 14:21
  - Re: your Supernatural spoiler on B2... - the wrong element, bad guy May 3, 14:11 3
    - hang on, just read it. I'm behind in the season. what happened to it? -- nm - loosilu May 3, 14:13 2
      - 1/3 the way through - *spoils* - Epiphany May 3, 14:23 1
        
        ugh. -- nm - loosilu May 3, 14:24
  - middle name "Riding"? -- nm - loosilu May 3, 14:10
- woops - I'm sorry, I'll pay more attention. hee. I was close! - Epiphany May 3, 14:09
- how do you remember this stuff? -- nm - loosilu May 3, 14:03 8
  - he has the internet to tell him -- nm - tRuMaN (oddly mispronounced) May 3, 14:04 7
    - nope. *taps head* I'm just that good. -- nm - Remlik May 3, 14:04 6
      - it's scary. -- nm - loosilu May 3, 14:11
      - (this one was pretty easy) -- nm - Iron Spawn May 3, 14:10 1
        
        I know right? -- nm - Remlik May 3, 14:23
      - How you do ... oh wait ... never mind ... - JenBro May 3, 14:07
      - so you have a wireless connection in your brain? how very eureka of you. -- nm - tRuMaN (oddly mispronounced) May 3, 14:05 1
        
        all organic son. -- nm - Remlik May 3, 14:08
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- He's played for the Cubs long enough. His will to win has already been destroyed. -- nm - spamlet May 3, 14:04

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