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TT Misc is sofaking sad. -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 29, 01:10 3
- you still read it? I gave up on it months ago -- nm - Stacy Jan 29, 01:11 2
  - I wouldn't say I "read" it, I just pop in to see how many posts since the last time I popped in. - CrankYanker Jan 29, 01:12 1
    - whats sad is that hsx is so slow right now its worse than dialup -- nm - Stacy Jan 29, 01:18
if this is true, ayyiyi. the octuplets? may already have 6 older siblings. -- (link) - b! Jan 29, 00:25 2
- who knows? but I'm skeptical of the random couple claiming to be the grandparents calling a local radio station. -- nm - mafic Jan 29, 00:36 1
  - right. that's why i "if'd" more than once. i should also have said i don't mean my post to restart any debates. - b! Jan 29, 00:53
i think i channeled oprah for a second. ::runs to check bank account:: -- nm - b! Jan 28, 23:39 2
- you're giving everyone on the board a new car? - pigby Jan 28, 23:51 1
  - maybe a non-vintage matchbox for those online right now, if they stay good. ;) - -- nm - b! Jan 29, 00:04
Candlelit Valentine's Day Dinner at White Castle! With fancy table settings and Waiters 5-9pm February 14th ~ Reservations now being taken ~ -- (link) - zeitgeist for dogs Jan 28, 23:29
Okay, so I was Googling myself (not for ego-raising reasons, but as a way to check my online presence) and I discovered this ... (linky) -- (link) - Reluctantcynic Jan 28, 22:55 14
- played by this slightly frightening man. -- (link) - mafic Jan 28, 23:04 7
  - Yeah ... that's kind of unfortunate. - ReluctantCynic Jan 28, 23:08 6
    - I had a bit of the crush on him back when he was in a TV version on John Jakes' "The Bastard" (Kent Family Chronicles). -- nm - Diva Jan 29, 00:10 2
      - He was so hot. He made several movies with Shannon Tweed. -- nm - Dano Jan 29, 00:53
      - John Jakes! - pigby Jan 29, 00:17
    - hey, he was the executive producer of battlefield earth, *and* feardotcom. -- nm - mafic Jan 28, 23:22
    - but his [your?] mom is Stella Stevens -- nm - peglegpete Jan 28, 23:11 1
      - Interesting ... . Okay, that more than makes up for it. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 28, 23:21
- ::hopes it's not my iheartrc blog, opens post:: phew. - b! Jan 28, 22:58 5
  - I was really, really, really hoping to finally find the I[heart]RC blog, but you're keeping it well-hidden. - ReluctantCynic Jan 28, 23:07 4
    - ::shifty-eyes:: i may or may not have a collection. - b! Jan 28, 23:11 3
      - "as [you] change channels" -- sure -- nm - psilotum Jan 28, 23:34 2
        
        ok, fine. i watched almost an entire ep. or 3 of y&r when i was incarcerated. - b! Jan 28, 23:42 1
        
        +m -- nm - b! Jan 28, 23:44
DYK2 (did you know)? the at sign (@) is sometimes called an aspersand -- nm - zork Jan 28, 22:39 2
- Did You Know: The medical condition of Cello Scrotum was conceived as a hoax on the british medical journal? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 22:45 1
  - DYK: bookkeeper is the only english word with three consecutive double letters? -- nm - zork Jan 28, 22:52
prayformojo: re B5 PeTa is for profit for the executives only. They are a domestic terrorist group identified by the FBI. -- nm - grammar Jan 28, 22:36 1
- *wire taps anybody who hasn't eaten a steak or a big mac in the last 30 days -- nm - zeitgeist for dogs Jan 28, 22:39
IF they couldn't bring back bell bottoms they won't do high waisted baggies either, there are just some thing best left in the closet -- nm - zeitgeist for dogs Jan 28, 22:31 3
- they did bring back bell bottoms -- nm - pigby Jan 28, 22:34 2
  - yes, I remember a wedding of some pop/rock group where everybody looked like Laugh In Hippies -- nm - zeitgeist for dogs Jan 28, 22:36 1
    - But they never really caught on like the britney low rise skank did -- nm - zeitgeist for dogs Jan 28, 22:37
Has anyone studied abroad? Is it really as life changing as they say it is? Being a senior doesn't make it easy to go to India. - Hotkiss Jan 28, 22:30 34
- do it. do it. do it. -- nm - psilotum Jan 28, 22:57 5
  - Now I'm depressed because there's a 60% chance I'm not going anywhere and you're all saying I'd be stupid not to. -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 28, 23:16 4
    - what they said. not stupid at all if it doesn't work out. - b! Jan 28, 23:33
    - if it's possible, do it. if it's not, well that sucks, but them's the breaks. -- nm - mafic Jan 28, 23:25
    - nobody's saying you're stupid if you can't do it. but if you have the opportunity, the consensus opinions is that you should seize it -- nm - pigby Jan 28, 23:23 1
      - *ding* -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 05:43
- I have two regrets in my life -- and one of them was not studying in St. Petersburg, Russia, when I had the chance. - Reluctantcynic Jan 28, 22:54 3
  - yeah, one of the reasons I came to Perth was 'cause I didn't do it in school. -- nm - mafic Jan 28, 23:24
  - 2: letting pixie get away -- nm - pigby Jan 28, 22:58 1
    - Close ... very, very close ... . -- nm - Reluctantcynic Jan 28, 23:05
- do it. do it. do it. -- nm - mafic Jan 28, 22:49
- yes, total emersion into different cultures at an impressionable age is mind expanding, can look good on a resume - zeitgeist for dogs Jan 28, 22:35
- my nephew is in Israel right now and he loves it. do you have a choice in countries? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 28, 22:34 20
  - Not with my budget... Hong Kong, I suppose, but that's a little too close to home for me. I really want to be made uncomfortable -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 28, 22:35 19
    - get a job in Iraq (like a barista in a starbucks or make sandwiches in subway) -- nm - zeitgeist for dogs Jan 28, 22:41
    - i think Hong Kong would be perfect. being made uncomfortable is a romantic notion - pigby Jan 28, 22:37 17
      - hotkiss, think about how things were at first in NYC, even. - b! Jan 28, 22:43
      - It's also the only other country I've been to besides Canada. -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 28, 22:39 15
        
        i know a family in Sydney who's in the market for a good au pair - pigby Jan 28, 22:46 2
        
        Australia might be too close to American for my tastes. But I'll keep that in mind! -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 28, 22:48 1
        
        Australia is about as far from America as you can get! - psilotum Jan 28, 23:39
        
        didn't know you've already been there. was it just a vacation? - b! Jan 28, 22:45 11
        
        I went for 3 weeks with my family when I was 12. So you're saying the high price tag is worth it? Even in my home country? -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 28, 22:47 10
        
        i haven't done it myself; but, based on most experiences i've heard, i wish i had. - b! Jan 28, 22:53 3
        
        I've always imagined myself working overseas at some point. Is it not as easy as I'm thinking it is? -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 28, 22:56 2
        
        well, i do know lots of folks who have done that. knowing people in other countries is a great way to kickstart that. - b! Jan 28, 23:00
        
        people do it all the time. not hard as long as you have a job -- nm - pigby Jan 28, 22:58
        
        if i wasn't going to study in London (which would be my first choice), HK would probably be my second -- nm - pigby Jan 28, 22:49 5
        
        Anywhere using the Euro isn't looking promising right now -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 28, 22:51 4
        
        London still uses the pound and it's usually about 1.5 against the dollar (takes 1.5 dollars to buy a pound) - pigby Jan 28, 22:57 3
        
        the current exchange rate makes me well-up if i think about it. - b! Jan 28, 23:04 2
        
        you'll get there someday! -- nm - pigby Jan 28, 23:05 1
        
        well, bestill my heart. - b! Jan 28, 23:08
- it wasn't an option for me in undergrad. coulda gone to Scotland for summer session in law school. kinda wish i had done it - pigby Jan 28, 22:33
mary lousie parker and penelope ann miller? ever seen in the same room together?? - pigby Jan 28, 22:29
DYK (did you know)? the pound/number sign (#) is called an octothorp -- nm - zork Jan 28, 22:29
"We invented words. We'll tell you how they sound." -- nm - Max Jan 28, 22:24
the canucks have officially moved from Suck to Blow -- nm - mud Jan 28, 22:14 5
- mothercanuckers! -- nm - Qale Jan 28, 22:15 4
  - hey - mud Jan 28, 22:37 2
    - I know, I know. Actually it's different all across the world. I don't think anywhere it's Halloween though. Because people are smarter everywhere but - Qale Jan 28, 22:47
    - of course it has to be June -- (link) - mud Jan 28, 22:41
  - -1 -- nm - zeitgeist for dogs Jan 28, 22:27
poll # redwood: did you go to middle school or jr high? - b! Jan 28, 22:12 18
- none of the above -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 22:33
- tomken road senior public school (grades 7 & 8) -- nm - zork Jan 28, 22:21
- Nope -- our elementary school went through 8th grade then I went directly into freshman year of high school. -- nm - Reluctantcynic Jan 28, 22:20
- middle, 7-8 -- nm - psilotum Jan 28, 22:16
- El Dorado Junior High...7th and 8th grades only -- nm - amoxy Jan 28, 22:15
- jr high. -- nm - Mop Jan 28, 22:15
- I went to secondary, then middle. - mafic Jan 28, 22:15
- I have an odd situation where I only technically went to Jr. High for one year. 6th Grade. - Qale Jan 28, 22:15 5
  - wow. that would be tough, unless things were very compartmentalized.... - b! Jan 28, 22:18 4
    - high school here used to be 5 years (to grade 13) for an honours diploma needed to go to university (or 4 years for a regular diploma) -- nm - zork Jan 28, 22:23 1
      - heh, grade 13 was so useless. -- nm - mafic Jan 28, 22:47
    - I bet our 10 year class reunion was either the most attended EVAR or the least. I know I didn't go. - Qale Jan 28, 22:20 1
      - novel! - b! Jan 28, 22:25
- junior high -- nm - pigby Jan 28, 22:12
- both. high school was 10 - 12. -- nm - kare Jan 28, 22:12
- jr. high -- nm - Gwaahjo Jan 28, 22:12 2
  - hey! - b! Jan 28, 22:13 1
    - thanks :) -- nm - Gwaahjo Jan 28, 22:41
Woot tonight is those Flip camcorders for $85. We like ours a lot. -- (link) - TFox Jan 28, 22:02
jnine, I said that the first week! - Trish Jan 28, 21:41 4
- Didn't they have something like the girl on the tv on one episode? Never again. It's just not as intriguing, it's too much of a show just set in the - jnine Jan 28, 21:52
- totally. i liked the brit. version more, too. - b! Jan 28, 21:46 2
  - The music is good but it was better on the Brit version too. -- nm - jnine Jan 28, 21:50 1
    - agreed. (not that the american version is bad, esp. compared to a lot out there.) -- nm - b! Jan 28, 21:53
I did it. I went for a run, despite not wanting to. I am going to *ache* tomorrow. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 21:40 22
- good for you. i'm struggling on the algebra front. - kare Jan 28, 21:43 20
  - you're not wearing high-waisted jeans are you? -- nm - pigby Jan 28, 21:48 1
    - Studies have shown that high-waisted jeans improve mathiness by up to 5% -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 21:48
  - I still tutor that stuff on occasion, if you need tips. -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 21:46 4
    - i appreciate it. and will probably take you up on it at some point. - kare Jan 28, 21:50 3
      - Do you mind if I ask what the algebra is for? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 22:02 2
        
        working ever so slowly toward my AA degree and then will work probably ever so slowly toward a degree in communications. -- nm - kare Jan 28, 22:04 1
        
        nice :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 22:08
  - polynomails in what form? It's been years ... are they in quadratic form? - Beryllium Jan 28, 21:45 12
    - binomials, trinomials... actually i'm thrilled b/c i just found this site which is helping me remember -- (link) - kare Jan 28, 21:49 11
      - ooh, it even explains FOIL. That'll be a useful resource :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 21:53 8
        
        *flashback* - b! Jan 28, 21:56 7
        
        braces, big glasses, and a bad perm? - pigby Jan 28, 22:00 6
        
        buzz. buzz. buzz. -- nm - b! Jan 28, 22:06 1
        
        *swat* -- nm - pigby Jan 28, 22:10
        
        You don't have to describe yourself, we knew. -- nm - jnine Jan 28, 22:01 3
        
        i never needed braces -- nm - pigby Jan 28, 22:02 2
        
        I knew it! Jewfro. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 22:02 1
        
        kinda, if i let it grow out long enough. -- nm - pigby Jan 28, 22:04
      - i was just going to link you there. - b! Jan 28, 21:50 1
        
        :) thanks -- nm - kare Jan 28, 21:51
- Nicely done. -- nm - Mop Jan 28, 21:42
b2 mafic: that was my favorite line of the piece: "but that's a few years off" - pigby Jan 28, 21:40
pfui! -- nm - pigby Jan 28, 21:35 2
- Somebody moving your mouth explains a whole lot. - Trish Jan 28, 21:37 1
  - what she sai,, er, um, oh dear. -- nm - b! Jan 28, 21:48
*puts mom jeans on b2* -- nm - zork Jan 28, 21:34 19
- Something your Mothers and Grandmothers did back in their day....buy levis, sit in bathtub and then let levis shrink to their bodies... - BAD Jan 28, 21:45 2
  - and they used vise-grips to pull up the zipper! -- nm - zork Jan 28, 21:51
  - ah, but was the bathwater warm or cold? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 21:49
- How *you* doin'? -- nm - Mirror Universe Cappy Jan 28, 21:36 4
  - mirror universe cappy would be a woman who liked older men. so, by some accounts, a *normal* woman - Beryllium Jan 28, 21:55 3
    - actually, maybe that should be "older people". I don't recall the precise nature of the dumb cappy jokes. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 21:56 2
      - spoiler. - b! Jan 28, 21:58 1
        
        ah, ok, so the original form is correct :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 22:00
- it's only a matter of time before the high waisted jeans make a comeback. - kare Jan 28, 21:36 10
  - the fashion industry has been trying for several years. unfortunately they look like shit on everyone. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 21:59 3
    - i do not think they look bad on everyone, and certainly low-rise look crappy on lots of women too. -- nm - zork Jan 28, 22:25
    - That one picture of her made her look like she was wearing a demin diaper. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 28, 22:18 1
      - Heh. All sorts of things wrong here--should have been in relation to the Mischa Barton post below. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 28, 22:29
  - i've been hearing that for over a year (and looking forward to it) but it's not happening. - zork Jan 28, 21:40
  - Ugh, they already have. - Trish Jan 28, 21:39 3
    - i was just going to say, they're already back, but we definitely haven't seen the common folk embrace them. - kare Jan 28, 21:41 2
      - even Mischa Barton looks like crap in them. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 22:00
      - frickin' hipsters ruin everything. -- nm - mafic Jan 28, 21:49
  - maybe if I hope hard enough, this won't happen. *squeezes eyes shut, clenches fists* -- nm - mafic Jan 28, 21:37

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