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We should do a Kickstarter for Vegas '13. -- nm - nubby Jul 12, 17:46
Argh, though that was a funny smelll....rain!! Just when I'm ready to leave. - MojaveMeg Jul 12, 17:39 2
- it's the hot asphalt that is really smelling -- nm - peglegpete Jul 12, 17:42 1
  - Is the back of your neck feeling dirty and gritty? -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 17:43
If you have a connecting flight with 2 different airlines, booked on separate tickets, you have to exit, re-chec in, and go through security again? -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 12, 17:32 9
- You shouldn't have to go through security again unless they're in separate terminals. - the liioulu with blueberry pie Jul 12, 17:34
- If you check luggage, yes. Otherwise no -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Jul 12, 17:33 6
  - Can I get my boarding pass at the 2nd flight's gate? -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 12, 17:34 5
    - Check in online if you can. Otherwise, yes but they'll bitch about it. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Jul 12, 17:38
    - You might be able to get it off the 'net or at a kiosk. -- nm - the liioulu with blueberry pie Jul 12, 17:36 3
      - Did you book through the web or a travel agent? -- nm - the liioulu with blueberry pie Jul 12, 17:36 2
        
        my company picked it up. Oh well, I'll head to the service desk to sort it out. Thanks ST! -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 12, 17:42 1
        
        Okay, Iwas going to suggest asking the agent if it was booked through one. -- nm - the liioulu with blueberry pie Jul 12, 17:47
- That would be new if true. -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 17:33
You might be a redneck if ... -- (link) - GregW Jul 12, 17:14 2
- ... you believe that? -- nm - b. Jul 12, 17:25 1
  - If it says "this is actually a true story" it must be true! -- nm - mara Jul 12, 17:28
IYC: Got good news today re: the new insulin pump system I'm trying to get. Looks like my insurance covers 100% of durable medical equipment. - kelly Jul 12, 17:13 6
- Oh, excellent. -- nm - mara Jul 12, 17:34
- Yay! ^5 -- nm - JenBro Jul 12, 17:24
- Woo and Hoo! - amoxy Jul 12, 17:16
- yay! I hope the new kind works well for you. -- nm - b. Jul 12, 17:14 2
  - Well, technically I won't have backup, as my old pump uses disposable tubing and syringe cartridges, and the new one is - kelly Jul 12, 17:27 1
    - oh, yah, I missed that you'd have to inject if something is amiss. hopefully it wouldn't be for long, if that ever happens. good luck! :) - -- nm - b. Jul 12, 17:33
WTF? At first I thought NPR had been taken in by an Onion story, but now I think the Onion is making a really lame joke about a tragedy, - mara Jul 12, 17:07 5
- Joke's too soon and on the wrong side of the line. - the liioulu with blueberry pie Jul 12, 17:21
- there really was a tanker truck fire, and people were killed trying to get fuel. the onion is "joking" that they were trying to get free flames. - b. Jul 12, 17:13 3
  - Ok, thanks. I just don't see the humor, I guess. -- nm - mara Jul 12, 17:19 2
    - yah, they often miss on things like that for me. -- nm - b. Jul 12, 17:22 1
      - Yeah, I heard on the radio on the commute home, listening to NPR, then opened Facebook and saw the Onion ... thing. First time something that specific - mara Jul 12, 17:25
wow ... is it bad that I'm only JUST back one day from vacation and just spent over 2 hours looking at Las Vegas Vacation Packages? :) -- nm - JenBro Jul 12, 16:44 2
- Heh, I do that all the time. Those sites are my video-games :) - MojaveMeg Jul 12, 16:51
- mid-week is usually best. all the strip hotels drop prices -- nm - peglegpete Jul 12, 16:46
Matt Millen - what pictures does he have of espn executives to remain employed? -- (link) - Beaker Jul 12, 16:36
heaven is when the baby stays asleep in her car seat after i get home. oh, blissfully quiet half-hour, how i needed you so. -- nm - kare Jul 12, 16:30 7
- give me some of that! -- nm - CQ Jul 12, 16:32 6
  - You are too big to fit into a car seat -- nm - Bacon Jul 12, 16:36 1
    - just give me a chance :) -- nm - CQ Jul 12, 16:37
  - i would if i could! (seriously ... i have no idea how you do it!) -- nm - kare Jul 12, 16:35 3
    - because we have to, heh -- nm - CQ Jul 12, 16:38 2
      - uh oh, sophie the giraffe just squeaked. guess we're done here. -- nm - kare Jul 12, 16:41 1
        
        ~ waves ~ Hi Kare - Bye Kare! :) -- nm - JenBro Jul 12, 16:52
Anyone know what the heck this is?? (my aunt sent out this crazy sheet earlier today) - Jovian Jul 12, 16:29 4
- Hundreds of thousands? If there were only 100,000, that would only be $200 each. Nice try. -- nm - GregW Jul 12, 16:44
- thank ya's. sent those links right back to her and the rest of the family she sent that shit too. -- nm - Jovian Jul 12, 16:38
- ees crap. -- (link) - Reagen Jul 12, 16:31
- if you google the first line, you'll see the debunking - urbanlegends and snopes give origins, usually. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 12, 16:31
Jay Paterno needs to stop talking. The ref should have stopped this fight several rounds ago. -- nm - David Jul 12, 16:21 3
- I kind of wish I could see a point by point rebuttal of the family's statement today. Especially -- (link) - mara Jul 12, 17:32
- I read this wrong at first and thought "I'm pretty sure he has, dude" -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 16:22 1
  - heh. -- nm - kelly Jul 12, 16:51
"I would send my kid there if he wanted to go he wasn�t rappin football players that�s a great program that joe pa ran" -- (link) - Roddy White Jul 12, 16:14 2
- In fairness, the SuperBowl Shuffle was a pretty big travesty. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 16:17
- That's funny writing. -- nm - David Jul 12, 16:17
I am rapidly wearying of this trend of "Look! We collected a dumb statement about ____ that two dozen people tweeted!" - Dr.Vermin is venting Jul 12, 16:08 4
- FWIW, that was my first thought when I saw the post. Buzzzfeed does this so often they've lost most impact. -- nm - David Jul 12, 16:13 1
  - They've said "jiminy jilikers" so many times, the words have lost all meaning. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 16:20
- No offense to MDH or those who find them interesting. Just IMO. -- nm - Dr.Vermin is backpedaling. Jul 12, 16:09 1
  - at first, they were kind of interesting to me, because they're not anonymous. - b. Jul 12, 16:13
costco has salmon dog food with sweetpotato instead of grains, gonna try for my siberian samoyed -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 16:06
Easy A is so endearing. -- nm - David Jul 12, 15:56 2
- infinitely rewatchable. -- nm - kare Jul 12, 16:23
- yep -- nm - Remlik Jul 12, 16:05
Steven Tyler leaving Idol. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jul 12, 15:36 4
- does getting lost on the way to a taping count as leaving? -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 15:51
- adam lambert, fine; but *charlie sheen* is reported to be a possible judge? the heck? -- nm - b. Jul 12, 15:43 2
  - Charlie Sheen's better than Jerry Lewis. -- nm - the liioulu with blueberry pie Jul 12, 17:38
  - Winning!!! -- nm - Charles Sheen Jul 12, 16:28
Reagen - I learned to parallel park in a mercedes 0309 bus. on both sides of the street! - loosilu Jul 12, 15:34 1
- fwiw, I know I shouldn't be doing almost any parallel parking. - b. Jul 12, 15:45
Some people on freecycle are so deluded. I just saw WANTED: binoculars. really? - loosilu Jul 12, 15:32 13
- for every person that wants something, there's someone out there that wants to get rid of theirs probably just as bad. -- nm - kare Jul 12, 16:25
- our original moderator posted a rant about people asking for obvie valuable stuff like today's req for a gold wedding ring... - zeitgeist Jul 12, 16:03 1
  - yep. - kare Jul 12, 16:34
- why is that a thing? worth a shot. if no one answers, no one answers. -- nm - b. Jul 12, 15:44 4
  - Wanted: Mercedes S Class. Full Tank of Gas, plz -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 15:48 3
    - "oo, a wise guy!" *nose pinch* -- nm - b. Jul 12, 15:50 2
      - since I've never used it, I just googled and found lists of the best items people say they got from freecycle. some of them are way more $$ than - b. Jul 12, 15:55 1
        
        such frugality is probably why she could afford the safari in the first place. -- nm - kare Jul 12, 16:35
- *Tapes two toilet paper rolls together* -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 15:42 2
  - LOL -- nm - JenBro Jul 12, 15:43 1
    - and puts black ink on the end they puts to their eyes -- nm - peglegpete Jul 12, 15:45
- tell her all you have are monoculars, sorry -- nm - CQ Jul 12, 15:35 1
  - ha! -- nm - loosilu Jul 12, 15:38
Falling Skies renewed by TNT for a 3rd season -- nm - Jovian Jul 12, 15:28 2
- Nice -- nm - J Jul 12, 15:53
- TOLD YOU. -- nm - Chicken Little Jul 12, 15:28
a new Sandman comic series by Neil Gaiman and JH Williams (Batwoman artist, freaking incredible stuff) to be on the way -- (link) - Remlik Jul 12, 15:23
Crash Davis News: Lionsgate will be bringing Zenescope's Wonderland (adult version of Alice in Wonderland)comics to tv... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 12, 15:21 2
- you are a good man to keep on top of this stuff for me - crash davis Jul 12, 15:26 1
  - my brother. -- nm - Remlik Jul 12, 15:26
Why are drivers trying to kill me? - CovingtonCat Jul 12, 15:18 7
- carry a flash light that you can wave at them, and a compressed air horn -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 18:58
- Are you marking their cars? - Spawn Jul 12, 17:44
- fpr the points of course -- nm - frankenstein Jul 12, 16:04
- are you kidding me? ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? That's it - I'm not getting you a t-shirt, I'm getting you a crossing guard uniform in bright neon colors! -- nm - JenBro Jul 12, 15:40 3
  - May as well put a target on me. -- nm - CovingtonCat Jul 12, 15:43 2
    - *shakes head* ... you must be flinching anytime you see a car these days :( that just SUCKS - JenBro Jul 12, 15:44 1
      - Glad you like it. - CovingtonCat Jul 12, 15:49
So - Vegas next May for the Preakness - date is Saturday May 18th for the actual race ... would it be a long weekend thing then - Thurs - Sun ? - JenBro Jul 12, 15:15 16
- I usually do Thursday to Monday. Road trip out to VofF on Friday. And no way I'll drive I-15 home on Sunday :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 12, 15:23
- I volunteer to be designated driver. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 12, 15:21 1
  - I'm good. -- nm - Diva Jul 12, 15:23
- historically folks would show up for whatever part of the long weekend they could. Arrivals would take place anywhere from Wed - Sat. -- nm - Diva Jul 12, 15:21 1
  - But I *loved* having the agreed-upon ST meetup day. - Hollywood Jesus Jul 12, 15:50
- that was basically the weekend we gathered in the past. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 12, 15:16 10
  - interesting - I can get flight from Flint - plus hotel stay at NY/NY (with a 100$ food/beverage voucher for their hotel) for 675$ -- nm - JenBro Jul 12, 15:26 9
    - ooohhhhh ... Bellagio is only slightly more though ... $836, -- nm - JenBro Jul 12, 15:27 7
      - we spent next to no time in the hotel, I am a fan of the cheapest option with a bed and a shower. - groiny Jul 12, 15:28 6
        
        I have only been to Vegas twice - and it was for insurance conventions - once I stayed at the MGM Grand and once at Ceasar's - both were nice, but I'd - JenBro Jul 12, 15:39 3
        
        ~Monorail. Monorail. Monorail. Monorail.~ -- nm - Hollywood Jesus Jul 12, 15:47
        
        I offer cab service - so long as it's not on the strip :) - MojaveMeg Jul 12, 15:44 1
        
        only as needed -- nm - peglegpete Jul 12, 15:46
        
        The Excalibur is still my go-to. Partly price, and partly cause I'm familiar with the roads around there and with the casino layout. - MojaveMeg Jul 12, 15:36 1
        
        it's also at 1 end of the strip, so if there are traffic problems, you can get away -- nm - peglegpete Jul 12, 15:44
    - I think you could do better. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 12, 15:27
ok, so like, we should get online and kill zombies in black ops tonight, right? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 12, 15:09 9
- I'll be on. -- nm - Krusty Jul 12, 16:26
- Sure I'll probably be on after 10 if you guys are still playing -- nm - J Jul 12, 15:55
- wait ... I thought Halo was only aliens - you can kill Zombies too? KEWL -- nm - JenBro Jul 12, 15:42 4
  - no we are talking about Call of Duty: Black Ops. A different kind of shooting game -- nm - Remlik Jul 12, 15:56 3
    - Which is better overall than the current Halo -- nm - J Jul 12, 16:03 2
      - the cheating on Black Ops is starting to rise and it's really annoying. -- nm - Remlik Jul 12, 16:22 1
        
        The older COD games have that problem -- nm - J Jul 12, 17:44
- No. It's Thirsty Thursday. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 12, 15:21
- I might be on at my usual time. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 12, 15:09
Buzzfeed has collected 24 peoples tweets who compare Frank Ocean to Jerry Sandusky -- (link) - MDH Jul 12, 15:08 2
- Tht doesn't count Roddy White's nonsense I hope. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Jul 12, 15:11
- Stupid people on the Internet? Shut it down! -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 15:11
"I was definitely the most rocking person in attendance." -- nm - David Jul 12, 15:07 2
- He's definitely got the 100-yard rock stare down. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 15:08 1
  - and enough chest hair to smother George "The Animal" Steele -- nm - David Jul 12, 15:10
Ooh! 15-year-old me would be quite pleased with the invention I just thought of. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 14:58 18
- Soda fountains built right into your table at the restaurant?!?! - Jovian Jul 12, 15:23
- you built Kate Upton? -- nm - peglegpete Jul 12, 15:08
- I am pretty dude a double ended dildo already exists. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 12, 14:59 14
  - I've seen prettier. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 15:23
  - I'm told they're huge with Hanson fans. -- nm - David Jul 12, 15:07 1
    - who DON"T live in Arlington :) -- nm - peglegpete Jul 12, 15:08
  - Sure, groiny pretty dude -- nm - amoxy Jul 12, 15:04
  - your Freudian slip is showing (again) -- nm - JenBro Jul 12, 15:01
  - Bery, don't fall for this invite. -- nm - Max Jul 12, 15:01 1
    - (again) -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Jul 12, 15:04
  - sure goriny. you're a pretty dude. -- nm - Remlik Jul 12, 15:00 1
    - ~ I feel pretty ... oh, so pretty .... ~ -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jul 12, 15:12
  - I'm reading this in caveman talk and it's pretty damn funny -- nm - CQ Jul 12, 15:00 4
    - dammit. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 12, 15:06 3
      - ~who's a pretty dude. whoo's a pretty dude. Yes you are! Yes you are! *pat pat* -- nm - Max Jul 12, 15:07 2
        
        lower, max. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 12, 15:07 1
        
        my liver, my liver! -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 17:25
- (I think I mentioned in that poll that I would be annoyed I hadn't actually invented anything in the physical realm) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 14:59

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