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Romney "apologizes" for his high school hijinks. - pmb May 10, 11:28 12
- If people vote against Mitt Romney because he cut a kid's hair in high school, the democratic process has failed. -- nm - David May 10, 11:34 4
  - Really? This is the threshold? -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) May 10, 11:40
  - believe, I've got plenty of others. -- nm - znufrii May 10, 11:35 1
    - That's fine but this is an insipid news cycle. - David May 10, 11:36
  - Vidal Sassoon he ain't -- nm - Beryllium May 10, 11:35
- And just like that, Obama wins another news cycle. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) May 10, 11:34
- "I'm very sorry this has come up at election time" -- nm - Beaker May 10, 11:34 1
  - I'm sorry that someone opposed to me revealed information that is contrary to my narrative. -- nm - Yahoo CEO May 10, 11:35
- Once it gets out that he's a Mormon, he's finished. -- nm - Loyola May 10, 11:29 3
  - speaking of Mormons, our Mormon neighbors are *heavily* trying to recruit us. we're almost getting afraid to go outside. this is fun. -- nm - kare May 10, 11:36
  - The thing is, the people who would hold that against him are the same ones who think they other guy's a muslim. -- nm - Ender May 10, 11:32 1
    - Obama is either the worst sleeper agent of all time, or he's gone rogue and working for the US. -- nm - Loyola May 10, 11:34
Family pulled off of JetBlue flight after 18-month old pops up on the no-fly list -- (link) - znufrii May 10, 11:28 6
- I read it as "poops" and said - amoxy May 10, 11:34
- better safe than sorry -- nm - CQ May 10, 11:34
- that is a photo of Mel. nm -- nm - groiny May 10, 11:30
- People are just now beginning to realize how dangerous toddlers can be. -- nm - mara May 10, 11:28 2
  - eventually people will figure out to stop naming their kids after terrorists. -- nm - znufrii May 10, 11:29
  - especially when they get to teething -- nm - zeitgeist May 10, 11:29
I love how my work goes from nothing to full throttle in less than 2 weeks. How's everyone else's last week or so been? - CQ May 10, 11:25 6
- always a rollercoaster. 1 to 15+ and back again all at warp speed. -- nm - kare May 10, 11:37
- Umm, probably a 5. - kelly May 10, 11:35
- I have had better. nm -- nm - groiny May 10, 11:26
- scale of 1 - 10 - I'm about a 9 -- nm - JenBro May 10, 11:25 2
  - I love how positive you are. I'm thinking your week could be total crapola and you'd rank it a 6 :) -- nm - CQ May 10, 11:27 1
    - I believe she would as well -- nm - Epiphany May 10, 11:34
Tenancious D has released the entirety of Rize of the Feniz for streaming -- (link) - Reagen May 10, 11:19
Well, there's your battle line drawn: Ed Gillespie - Romney believes in constitutional ban on SSM -- (link) - Reagen May 10, 11:16 17
- I would have enjoyed having the upcoming election be about issues that matter. -- nm - David May 10, 11:26
- coffin meet nail -- nm - JenBro May 10, 11:22
- I'm for states rights --- unless they don't actually do what we demand of them. -- nm - Mitt Romney May 10, 11:20
- Let's just eliminate marriage as an institution of the state, tax everyone equally with no discounts ... -- nm - Beryllium May 10, 11:19 13
  - it's funny because from a tax perspective the joint filers are the ones that get screwed - stewie May 10, 11:23 6
    - (in your country :) heheh -- nm - Beryllium May 10, 11:32
    - Had I filed married but separate this year I would have lost money. - Inigo May 10, 11:27
    - They have the option of filing seperately. What are they, choosing to get screwed? Unmarrieds don't have the option to file jointly. -- nm - mara May 10, 11:25 3
      - it's not that simple... child tax credit disappears, you still get hosed on the Roth IRA, also community property states make it worse -- nm - stewie May 10, 11:31 2
        
        The bottom line is, file the way that's better. If the other choice isn't better, they're not being screwed. -- nm - mara May 10, 11:33 1
        
        single and joint but separate are not the same thing, when you get married you get two new options that in most cases are both worse than single - stewie May 10, 11:39
  - While I agree to this, there are a lot of non-tax benefits to marriage too (hospital visits, etc.) -- nm - MDH May 10, 11:21 2
    - ... and those should all be available to anyone who wants them -- nm - Beryllium May 10, 11:33 1
      - Romney even agrees on that. -- nm - Dr.Vermin May 10, 11:36
  - [like] -- nm - Dr.Vermin May 10, 11:20 2
    - Try to get this logic past defenders of marriage. - Mitt Romney May 10, 11:24 1
      - SFAN. -- nm - Will Hunting May 10, 11:24
prayformojo: A look at the "How to Train your Dragon" live show -- (link) - MDH May 10, 11:16 17
- I have an alarm set for tomorrow when the regular ticket sale costs. Reeeeaalllllly want to see this -- nm - prayformojo May 10, 11:34 2
  - How much are the tickets anyway? - David May 10, 11:35 1
    - Here, it's $43 for the farthest seats, $63 for the typical upper deck seat. -- nm - TFox May 10, 11:37
- I don't care how much it costs and how far we have to travel. We're going. -- nm - David May 10, 11:24 13
  - I got shut down by SheFox on this over ticket cost. And *she's* the dragon nut. - TFox May 10, 11:34
  - I have the pre-sale password for DC, which might work for everywhere? - MDH May 10, 11:29
  - Wait, Saskatoon gets this before the south? WTF? -- nm - David May 10, 11:25 10
    - Come to DC!! -- nm - kelly May 10, 11:29 7
      - We could got to Volt! - David May 10, 11:30 6
        
        We've already been! :p (We went for our anniversary.) -- nm - kelly May 10, 11:33 4
        
        I *know*! We still have that snack mix hanging on our refrigerator! -- nm - David May 10, 11:34 2
        
        Oh yeah, that's right! - kelly May 10, 11:36 1
        
        A moment on the lips or forever on the fridge. We picked the latter. -- nm - David May 10, 11:37
        
        *leaves Nathan outside in the stroller while we eat* -- nm - Will Hunting May 10, 11:34
        
        Dammit, bery! Let me edit posts! -- nm - David May 10, 11:31
    - It involves a young boy riding a dragon....why would you expect the south is ready for that? -- nm - Will Hunting May 10, 11:26 1
      - I hope this is still around when Nathan's older - looks like so much fun! -- nm - kelly May 10, 11:34
FDA warns about MS vein procedure (my MIL had it; didn't work as well as they hoped, but she is better than she was and worked wonders on some friends -- (link) - Beaker May 10, 11:13 2
- oh, i really wanted to email you about this. - Andie May 10, 11:14 1
  - they went to Rhode Island iirc - more - Beaker May 10, 11:32
Whenever someone stops posting for any length of time I always worry it was me who offended them somehow - Beaker May 10, 11:11 40
- I don't really worry about it. Any inclination of anyone leaving because of little old me is likely just an ego thing. -- nm - spamlet May 10, 11:22 1
  - *blames you, leaves - tRuMaN (sarcastically stoic) May 10, 11:23
- I always come back just to see how you're doing Beaker :) -- nm - Loyola May 10, 11:21 1
  - Hee! That's why I came back; I missed Beaker. -- nm - mara May 10, 11:23
- a liberating life lesson, for me: it's almost always about the other person, and really has nothing to do with you. - kare May 10, 11:17 15
  - Indeed. -- nm - David May 10, 11:23
  - and this. -- nm - znufrii May 10, 11:20
  - :)\ -- nm - loosilu May 10, 11:18
  - hey Kare :) how's the kiddle and dogs doing? -- nm - JenBro May 10, 11:18 10
    - hey! i stopped by to see if you guys were discussing that annoying Time mag cover, but I missed it by a board. wah. - kare May 10, 11:18 9
      - keep the photos on facebook coming - tRuMaN (sarcastically stoic) May 10, 11:20 5
        
        :) -- nm - kare May 10, 11:23
        
        did you see the one where she is smiling to beat the band and look up at the camera? - Epiphany May 10, 11:21 3
        
        aww. you're sweet. i think she's damn cute too but i know i'm totally biased. -- nm - kare May 10, 11:23 1
        
        she's a real doll. -- nm - loosilu May 10, 11:36
        
        i havent looked at facebook in a couple of days, i guess i should. -- nm - tRuMaN (sarcastically stoic) May 10, 11:21
      - eggselent thanks! start a new thread about it -- nm - JenBro May 10, 11:19
      - and where do you stand on that? -- nm - loosilu May 10, 11:19 1
        
        the cover itself pisses me off because it will likely do more harm than good for extended breastfeeders and attachment parenting ideology - kare May 10, 11:22
  - hee to the IM -- nm - Epiphany May 10, 11:17
- "Guess I hit pretty close to the mark to get her all riled up like that, eh Chewie?" -- nm - Vermin Solo May 10, 11:14
- You should post as the "Death Star" when you're snarky, then submit the post like a MWC -- nm - flavorize May 10, 11:13
- " sometimes the people we love, they just leave. it's no one's fault. it just *happens*" -- nm - Mother Beak May 10, 11:13
- I don't. *shrug* -- nm - znufrii May 10, 11:13
- well it was. - Epiphany May 10, 11:12 13
  - heh, so true to your im -- nm - Beaker May 10, 11:13 12
    - I truly get nervous about it - or I use to. - Epiphany May 10, 11:14 11
      - I stopped giving a shit. -- nm - loosilu May 10, 11:19
      - At other jobs, I would get nervous too,but at this job I really - amoxy May 10, 11:19
      - Are you talking about ST or your work? -- nm - amoxy May 10, 11:15 8
        
        work only. I am such a fence sitter on ST I can't imagine anyone leaving cause of me. - Epiphany May 10, 11:16 7
        
        clarification: I am huge fan of ST and all the STr's -- nm - Epiphany May 10, 11:17 6
        
        *checks my pants* nm -- nm - groiny May 10, 11:17 5
        
        is there room in there for me and Amanda? - Epiphany May 10, 11:18 4
        
        the more the merrier. - groiny May 10, 11:22 2
        
        whoohoo!!! -- nm - JackDawson si May 10, 11:22 1
        
        there goes the neighborhood. nm -- nm - groiny May 10, 11:23
        
        From what I hear, there's plenty of room. -- nm - spamlet May 10, 11:19
- I have that song "where have all the flowers gone" going through my head - but instead of flowers - it's ST'ers :( -- nm - JenBro May 10, 11:12
- be nicer to people, Beaker! nm -- nm - groiny May 10, 11:11
Um I could use some mothers day suggestions...havent had to shop MD for a sig other um since 1996 - Capstern May 10, 11:07 9
- Spa certificate! -- nm - mara May 10, 11:31
- a kindle, gift cert to a massage, a basket with bagels, lox and shmear, or a household fix up project that will take a day to do -- nm - zeitgeist May 10, 11:28
- Gift card to mall + a potted orchid (white or purple) -- nm - flavorize May 10, 11:11
- Scorpions tickets! -- nm - con_carne May 10, 11:11
- I found the locket I was looking for yesterday. Silver, two pictures, under $140. -- nm - Dr.Vermin May 10, 11:10
- an audi -- nm - decline May 10, 11:10 1
  - dammmit - groiny May 10, 11:11
- clothes, booze, starbucks gift cards -- nm - Epiphany May 10, 11:09
- what would actually make her happy? an experience with her kids or some time for herself? - Andie May 10, 11:09
LYC - everyone but Pippy! I tried out my new Pampered Chef Mango Wedger - giving it an A+ - JenBro May 10, 11:06 6
- Mango Wedger? Can you link a pic. Sounds cool -- nm - flavorize May 10, 11:14
- I want one!!! -- nm - Epiphany May 10, 11:10 1
  - I forgot that they give you the gaurd for their cutting things too - so it stays nice and sharp! -- nm - JenBro May 10, 11:11
- Oh PIP that Cutco knife is freaking AWESOME!!! If we ever need to dispose of a body I am ready -- nm - Capstern May 10, 11:08 1
  - oddly, I really think this situation may actually come up sometime in our friendship together - Epiphany May 10, 11:18
- D+ !!!!! nm -- nm - colinn May 10, 11:07
Beachwear for Pippy -- (link) - prayformojo May 10, 11:05 3
- That's a huge selling point fail that a model wasn't wearing it! -- nm - Stephen May 10, 11:24 1
  - Lila! -- nm - Epiphany May 10, 11:33
- that is freakin awesome - I bet the people on the cruise would be horrified. haaa. -- nm - Epiphany May 10, 11:11
It only took me two years but I finally figured out how to separate my docking station so I can have two monitors with my laptop (nm) - spamlet May 10, 11:04
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- but it is a vote for sex party boats! -- nm - Beaker May 10, 11:08
- can we pick the families? -- nm - Reagen May 10, 11:06
totally random ST question / poll time .... concerning HP Lovecraft and his mythos of the elder gods .... - i'm not dead yet ! May 10, 11:00 9
- Maybe the Lovecraft wiki would help. Also, there's a book called An H.P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia. - mara May 10, 11:04
- I don't know but can I read the short story when its done? sounds interesting. -- nm - Epiphany May 10, 11:02 7
  - well, the story doesn't focus much on the Lovecraft stuff ... it's more about ... - i'm not dead yet ! May 10, 11:15 6
    - Yes! Yes!! it sounds even more interesting. my email is inside - Epiphany May 10, 11:23 2
      - consider it noted ... .i'm about 2/3 to 3/4 done with the story ... i'm hoping that... - i'm not dead yet ! May 10, 11:27 1
        
        thanks so much. -- nm - Epiphany May 10, 11:36
    - I think there was an episode of Supernatural like that -- nm - ceregon May 10, 11:16 2
      - should I bother watching it? I'd almost hate to finish my story, then view something only to realize that I somehow ... - i'm not dead yet ! May 10, 11:22 1
        
        don't watch it. it will muddle the thinking. -- nm - Epiphany May 10, 11:25
Just how many things does ceregon staple in a given month, and how much is he paying for those staples? -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) May 10, 10:55 1
- 312,5 things for 312,5 dollarus -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 10, 10:58
Bachelor Party reference on B2 for the win! -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) May 10, 10:52
Nubby, Nubby, Nubby! -- nm - amoxy May 10, 10:45 13
- Nubby sounds like Rubby -- nm - Capstern May 10, 10:58
- did he leave? nm -- nm - groiny May 10, 10:46 10
  - He posted once in the past month, not sure why he left - amoxy May 10, 10:47 9
    - Yeah, and where's mandy? We need to send out search parties. -- nm - pmb May 10, 10:53 3
      - *checks my pants* nm -- nm - groiny May 10, 10:54 2
        
        Good point. You still want to rule out the obvious places she wouldn't be first. -- nm - Reagen May 10, 10:55 1
        
        golf clap -- nm - JenBro May 10, 11:03
    - These quiet disappearances are starting to feel kind of like Atlas Shurgged -- nm - prayformojo May 10, 10:48 4
      - You guys still have MEEEEEEEEEEE! -- nm - Bacon, via droid May 10, 10:51 1
        
        Well, it's been a good run for me. Adios y'all. -- nm - Will Hunting May 10, 10:51
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        Dude, lunch today? -- nm - Vermin Steel May 10, 10:50
- Eggs Up! -- nm - MDH May 10, 10:45
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- We could make this day complete by voting for and then ranking the STers we miss most -- nm - con_carne May 10, 10:53 3
  - I would get TT poster confused with ST posters -- nm - flavorize May 10, 11:15
  - We're all just killing time here until Amy comes back. -- nm - Dr.Vermin May 10, 11:13
  - Feathers. -- nm - Andie May 10, 11:08
- Well, clearly there's only one way to resolve this. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) May 10, 10:53
- well, obviously. we've been fighting over Spawn for a decade. -- nm - Andie May 10, 10:42 3
  - "You have him!" "No, you have him!" -- nm - Roger More May 10, 10:47 1
    - this made me laugh so hard -- nm - Epiphany May 10, 10:58
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