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I need a nap. Where can I go at lunch and get a nap? Note: I cannot go home (1 hour commute) -- nm - oblique May 4, 09:03 5
- In your car? -- nm - amoxy May 4, 09:04 3
  - used to do that at the bank a lot. -- nm - TFox May 4, 09:07
  - I'm always afraid someone will think I'm dead or something - oblique May 4, 09:05 1
    - just put a sign on your chest that says 'Napping. Do not Disturb - or Carjack for 45 minutes' -- nm - decline May 4, 09:10
- work for colin. -- nm - Mel Profit May 4, 09:04
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- why do people still like playing tee ball? -- nm - TFox May 4, 09:04
Per Facebook, New Louis vs. Rick. But the Website is overloaded! - amoxy May 4, 09:00 1
- OK it is up. Starts out a little creepy but then gets going -- (link) - amoxy May 4, 09:03
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- hooker -- nm - decline May 4, 09:00
There's possibly been some new information found about the Roanoke Colony and what happened to them. -- (link) - Reagen May 4, 08:59
Interactive map of all Major Sports Championships since 1903 -- (link) - amoxy May 4, 08:59 3
- Montreal tied for 3rd. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) May 4, 09:04
- Pretty cool. -- nm - Krusty May 4, 09:01
- very cool -- nm - prayformojo May 4, 09:00
$20 million for The Avengers at midnight screenings -- (link) - Roger More May 4, 08:46 12
- I don't see this coming anywhere close to $175 million this weekend. -- nm - Inigo May 4, 08:50 9
  - how many kids would you expect at a midnight show? nm -- nm - groiny May 4, 08:51 8
    - Still kids in school as well -- nm - eag May 4, 08:53
    - Counterpoint: Harry Potter holds the midnight record. - Inigo May 4, 08:52 6
      - Counter-counterpoint: It's a bigger midnight number than The Dark Knight. -- nm - Roger More May 4, 08:55 5
        
        All depending on where it is in that $18 to $20 million range. - Inigo May 4, 08:59 4
        
        Yeah, definitely true about the Sunday. I'm thinking high 160s at this point. -- nm - Roger More May 4, 09:03 2
        
        I'm gonna say just below The Hunger Games. -- nm - Inigo May 4, 09:09 1
        
        159.6m is my guess. -- nm - Will Hunting May 4, 09:10
        
        The actual number is $18.7 million. -- nm - Inigo May 4, 09:02
- so, just about what Hunger Games did, right? -- nm - prayformojo May 4, 08:48 1
  - yep. -- nm - Roger More May 4, 08:50
Looks like the Chinese blinked over the issue of the blind activist. -- (link) - TWuG May 4, 08:46 1
- "Ey, Blinkin'!" -- nm - con_carne May 4, 08:52
Now amazon will be funding original series for streaming, too? Nice. -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 08:43 5
- Amazon, Hulu, Netflix (they have a bunch), YouTube. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) May 4, 09:00
- My free Prime is ending, and I think we're going to reup Prime and drop Netflix. - TFox May 4, 08:48
- The year is 2029. Amazon TV, Google TV, ESPN and Bravo are the major televison networks. - Time Machine May 4, 08:46 2
  - replace Google TV with Tivo TV and I'll accept that. - Remlik May 4, 08:52 1
    - Tivo just can't get any traction. Their major selling point is an easy to use interface for recording scheduled programming. - Mop (197 lbs) May 4, 09:08
ST Poll: Name Athletes that went out on the top. Only two I can think of off the top of my head is Elway and DiMaggio -- nm - amoxy May 4, 08:38 15
- most gymnasts -- nm - dogbert May 4, 09:03 1
  - ...in bed. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) May 4, 09:04
- Secretariat -- nm - TFox May 4, 08:50
- Rocky Marciano, Pete Sampras, Jim Brown, Pat Tillman, Robert Smith. -- nm - Inigo May 4, 08:48 2
  - what does the cure have to do with sports? -- nm - dogbert May 4, 09:05
  - I was thinking about Robert Smith. nm -- nm - groiny May 4, 08:49
- Not counting illness or death...Koufax and Jim Brown -- nm - Krusty May 4, 08:46 1
  - Rocky Marciano -- nm - Krusty May 4, 08:49
- DiMaggio? He was overrated. - Jovian May 4, 08:43
- Sadly, not Jordan - oblique May 4, 08:40
- Barry Sanders.nm -- nm - groiny May 4, 08:40 3
  - yes! him and brown -- nm - dogbert May 4, 08:46 2
    - and technically, Roberto Clemente. nm -- nm - groiny May 4, 08:48 1
      - In that case, Thurman Munson. -- nm - Krusty May 4, 08:52
- Borque? - prayformojo May 4, 08:39
Someone explain the politics of this for me. Its from a CNN article regarding GOP rivals endorsing Mitt.. - Jovian May 4, 08:36 6
- Party unity + getting evangelicals and other social conservatives to turn up at polling stations. -- nm - Roger More May 4, 08:40
- Santorum's got a certain amount of support, especially from strong conservatives who may just stay home if Santorum doesn't endorse Mitt. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) May 4, 08:38 4
  - Or campaign for him. I'll add that Santorum enjoyed support from working class whites, a group who Romney has some trouble reaching -- nm - con_carne May 4, 08:41 1
    - This is a good point. (It's also a demographic that Obama has struggled with) -- nm - Roger More May 4, 08:43
  - This. The marriage between social conservatives and Romney is shaky at best -- nm - amoxy May 4, 08:40 1
    - It's damned if you do, damned if you don't. If Obama successfully links Santorum to Romney, Romney is toast. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) May 4, 09:01
1. rose 2. rivera. 3. ?????? - dogbert May 4, 08:31 9
- 7 homers, 19 RBI??? - groiny May 4, 08:33 8
  - ,247, 37 strikeouts -- nm - dogbert May 4, 08:38 6
    - .389 OBP. nm -- nm - groiny May 4, 08:38 5
      - with the lack of effort and basic baserunning skills he has, it ain't a threat to have him on base -- nm - dogbert May 4, 08:45 4
        
        you know, I can find you if I wanted to....... - groiny May 4, 08:46 3
        
        breaking news: man killed over correctly pointing out that adam dunn is lazy. millions more at risk from fanboy. - associated press May 4, 09:00 2
        
        on that particular play, he had no business trying to score on that ball. - groiny May 4, 09:11 1
        
        asking him to actually run 60 yards is not asking too much. he only has to do that maybe twice a day. -- nm - dogbert May 4, 09:17
  - lazy! bum! -- nm - dogbert May 4, 08:34
ST Poll: Do you have a stapler, tape dispenser, 3 hole punch, 2 hole punch, or printer at/on your desk? -- nm - tRuMaN (oddly mispronounced) May 4, 08:30 9
- No to all. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) May 4, 09:08
- yes, yes, no, yes, no -- nm - Epiphany May 4, 08:40
- yes, yes (broken), no, no, no (one 20 ft. outside my office) -- nm - oblique May 4, 08:38
- yes, yes, yes, no, yes (and a personal FAX. you can imagine how much that gets used.) - Andie May 4, 08:34
- yes, yes, yes, uh.. no, yes -- nm - Iron Spawn May 4, 08:33
- yes, yes, no, no, yes -- nm - spamlet May 4, 08:32
- Yes, yes, no, no and no. -- nm - Krusty May 4, 08:32 1
  - this -- nm - TFox May 4, 08:33
- Yes, yes, yes, no, no. -- nm - loosi May 4, 08:31
Joke of the day...... - Walt_Disney May 4, 08:27 1
- SITWAP: Meanwhile in Scotland -- (link) - con_carne May 4, 08:32 [Image]
ST poll: do you have any of these at your desk: stability ball, space heater, small refrigerator, personal coffee maker or toaster? - Epiphany May 4, 08:26 24
- I only have a space heater but have not used it in 6 months - usually the a/c is insane - Epiphany May 4, 08:40
- None -- nm - prayformojo May 4, 08:34
- no, yes, yes, no, no -- nm - ceregon May 4, 08:33
- None. hate space heaters in the office. -- nm - loosi May 4, 08:30 8
  - we only have to use ours in hot weather. the air conditioning is so insane, we freeze. the space heaters are actually paid for by the company. -- nm - Andie May 4, 08:30 7
    - doesn't that upset you because it's so un-green? I put on a sweater. -- nm - loosi May 4, 08:31 6
      - of course, and we complain, and adjust, and had electricians come in at our expense. - Andie May 4, 08:32 5
        
        wow, that's insane. what a waste cranking up that AC. -- nm - loosi May 4, 08:33 3
        
        apparently it has something to do with us being the top floor + venting. who knows? believe me, the owners HATE it. -- nm - Andie May 4, 08:35 1
        
        I still remember the summer I quit wearing dresses and skirts to work, because my feet were too cold in hose and dress shoes. - mara May 4, 08:39
        
        it -- nm - Andie May 4, 08:34
        
        that's insane. -- nm - sycor May 4, 08:33
- Nope. -- nm - Krusty May 4, 08:29
- What is a Stability Ball? -- nm - amoxy May 4, 08:28 4
  - image: -- nm - Epiphany May 4, 08:34 1
    - ball -- (link) - Epiphany May 4, 08:34 [Image]
  - It's one of those big inflatable exercise balls. Some people use it as an office chair. - loosi May 4, 08:30 1
    - Ahh, then no to all, though I do have a fan because sometimes the AC does not work well in my corner of the building -- nm - amoxy May 4, 08:32
- no, yes, no, no, no -- nm - Iron Spawn May 4, 08:28 3
  - Oh, but obvie I *can* have any of those if I chose. - Iron Spawn May 4, 08:32
  - um. yes. exactly -- nm - Andie May 4, 08:29 1
    - ::space heater high five:: -- nm - Iron Spawn May 4, 08:30
- none of those things are allowed. All I can have a little fan at my desk. -- nm - sycor May 4, 08:28
- they've all been banned here forever (except stability balls, which I think we'd allow, but clearly I don't have one). -- nm - TFox May 4, 08:27
the interview with Rivera last night after the game was painful to watch. - groiny May 4, 08:20 16
- I haven't felt this sad in a while. I feel like someone has died. :-( - Krusty May 4, 08:25 15
  - Are there rumors that he's done for good? - Mel Profit May 4, 08:32 14
    - I don't think we were in danger of him going out in serious decline; he was talking as though this was it....and he's clearly still got it. - Will Hunting May 4, 09:04
    - It's still early but the rumors are he's done for the year and since he was likely to retire at the end of the season he's - Krusty May 4, 08:41 4
      - Don't get me wrong...I've wished medieval torture on him in the past. - Mel Profit May 4, 08:51
      - what would be kick-ass would be if the Yankees brought him back to close one game. - TFox May 4, 08:43 2
        
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        I don't know how I'd feel about that. - Krusty May 4, 08:48
    - I certainly wish Smoltz had never gone to Boston. -- nm - David May 4, 08:34 1
      - Yeah, that one in particular made me sad... - Mel Profit May 4, 08:46
    - i totally agree with the end of your IM, was basically what i was going for on B2. - TFox May 4, 08:34 4
      - I'm thinking of Bird especially. - Mel Profit May 4, 08:53 2
        
        Seeing Bird fade away was heartbreaking. I loved Bird despite the name on his Jersey. - Krusty May 4, 08:59
        
        i think i actually saw Bird in the Garden once, but yeah, I have next to no memory of it, and I'm sure it was at the end. -- nm - TFox May 4, 08:54
      - So very few athletes go out on the top. Elway, DiMaggio - amoxy May 4, 08:37
    - the rumor was he was going to retire at the end of the season - tRuMaN (oddly mispronounced) May 4, 08:33
Tru - Amazon is more expensive than places like Costco or Sam's Club. - kelly May 4, 08:19 1
- tis what i figured, but i wanted to ask. its just the convience factor - tRuMaN (oddly mispronounced) May 4, 08:29
Reagen, YGM. -- nm - David May 4, 08:12
Jimmy Dean's Croissant with Sausage, Cheese and Egg is pretty good - amoxy May 4, 08:04 11
- it's no pancake on a stick dipped in Baconnaise. -- nm - Reagen May 4, 08:06 10
  - I found out this morning that my son has never had a McGriddle - amoxy May 4, 08:11 9
    - he's been spared the weird little rubbery bits? lucky kid. -- nm - loosi May 4, 08:32
    - ah, the glorious McGriddle. -- nm - TFox May 4, 08:27
    - smart kid. why waste your time with that when you can have a steak, egg and cheese bagel -- nm - dogbert May 4, 08:24
    - me either - and I'm not sure why - Epiphany May 4, 08:22 1
      - Imagine a rubbery sponge with little sweet jelly bits in it, and an egg in the middle. -- nm - loosi May 4, 08:34
    - I took one bite and threw the rest out. Hated it. -- nm - Krusty May 4, 08:20
    - Me either. I don't want one, either. -- nm - Kim Pine May 4, 08:16
    - I've never had one -- nm - decline May 4, 08:13
    - Ive never had one either. -- nm - sycor May 4, 08:11
what Bacon needs to know is who does alex smith endorse. - tRuMaN (oddly mispronounced) May 4, 07:53 11
- The thing of it is, it's so f*cking obvious who in Washington is holding this country back. It's not Obama. It's the Republicans in Congress. - con_carne May 4, 08:07 3
  - Problem is that that truth gets buried in so much of the political bullsh*t that flies around -- nm - amoxy May 4, 08:15
  - Well said my friend. -- nm - Krusty May 4, 08:11
  - Bacon is doing a great job of representing the lowest common denominator voter. -- nm - David May 4, 08:10
- This -- nm - Bacon May 4, 07:54 6
  - Obama: "I want to do this, this and this." Republicans: "Our plan is to do nothing while you are in charge." Bacon sez: "OK, guess I'll blame Obama." -- nm - con_carne May 4, 08:15 4
    - What pisses me off: Bush/GOP gets 8 years to put us into the worst recession since the 20s and Obama/'Dems only get 4 years to fix it. - TWuG May 4, 08:28 3
      - The GOP did not control Congress for all 8 years of Bush presidency. -- nm - Inigo May 4, 08:31 2
        
        They sort of did, because the Democrats were spineless. -- nm - Roger More May 4, 08:36
        
        True. But they did control the Senate thanks to the 60 vote rule. - TWuG May 4, 08:35
  - Hey Bacon - eag May 4, 08:05
May the Fourth be with Strongbad! happy birthday. -- nm - loosi May 4, 07:48 9
- Graci! -- nm - Strongbad May 4, 10:09
- happybday -- nm - eag May 4, 08:24
- happy birthday -- nm - decline May 4, 08:19
- Happy Birthday Dude! -- nm - amoxy May 4, 08:15
- Happy birthday, dude! -- nm - David May 4, 08:10
- Happy birthday! Woo hoo! -- nm - Krusty May 4, 08:01
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - MDH May 4, 07:51
- Stop trying to make fetch happen! -- nm - Roger More May 4, 07:49 1
  - Fetch makes me retch. (ok, not really - I don't get seasick :) ) -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 08:03
An error occurred while processing this request to wish Strongbad a happy birthday -- nm - con_carne May 4, 07:48
Kim, my favourite was the woman who (David knows the one) hired me then immediately went on vacation for three weeks - Reagen May 4, 07:48 3
- I remember this. When I was hired here, I basically got stuck in a room with the automotive ad sales people and left to my own devices... - Kim Pine May 4, 07:54 1
  - my first year here, my fantasy baseball teams were glorious. and someone filed a compliance complaint against me... - TFox May 4, 08:29
- yup, I got hired and then was told to read over the benefits information - groiny May 4, 07:52

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