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GOP chooses Michael Steele as its next party chair -- (link) - pigby Jan 30, 13:22 2
- See!? We're hip! We're relevant! We're not the Man if we are led by a black guy, too! -- nm - GOP Jan 30, 13:27
- The bassist chick for The Bangles was an African-American? -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 30, 13:25
See, I made a joke about not being able to afford an X Box. I randomly chose Wal Mart as a store name. I could have said any store. -- nm - Amy Jan 30, 13:19 3
- next time, randomly pick Downtown Comics :) -- nm - crash davis Jan 30, 13:25
- Yeah, I was talking about the death of bartering ... I think Trish missed the winky face. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 13:22
- shoulda but didna. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 13:21
here's a poll: do you boycott wal mart or target? - the year of the ox loves mandy lane Jan 30, 13:18 39
- i boycott target, but only because ... well, numerous reasons... - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 30, 13:26
- There's no Walmart nearby. If there was, I wouldn't go unless I knew I could abuse their prices. -- nm - Mop Jan 30, 13:25
- I don't like Wal-Mart even though it's across street. I've always loved Target since I didn't have them growing up. -- nm - David Jan 30, 13:24 1
  - We went to Target when it was Air Way. -- nm - Amy Jan 30, 13:25
- Target is the only one that exists anywhere near me - znufrii Jan 30, 13:24
- I'm with you. I shop based on prices. -- nm - Trish Jan 30, 13:24 1
  - (not a comment on WM/Target or directed at you). I often ponder if that mantra is part of what got us into our current hole. - ty97 Jan 30, 13:26
- no - providing the same goods for cheaper has so much benefit for low-income earners that I'd never boycott. (but there's no WalMart close by) -- nm - Roger More Jan 30, 13:24
- I boycott my local walmart on the principle that their parking lot sucks ASS, as does the layout of the store. However ... - Beryllium Jan 30, 13:23 4
  - I hate both our Wal Marts lots. The old dirty Wal Mart *and* the new fancy one. -- nm - Amy Jan 30, 13:24
  - and wooden parque floors. - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:23 2
    - I presume that the new one will have that, yes. The current one doesn't. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 13:24 1
      - its one of their upgrades. along with black painted freezer shelving things, - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:25
- Yes, I will definitely go to Target over Wal-mart - unless it's something specific that I'm going to Wal-mart for. - JaxSean Jan 30, 13:23
- No. -- nm - kelly Jan 30, 13:22
- I would boycott WalMart, if I only knew where one was -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 30, 13:22
- I actively avoid WalMart unless it is the last choice -- nm - amoxy Jan 30, 13:22
- We shop at both. -- nm - Amy Jan 30, 13:22
- I generally avoid Wal-Mart (We have Wal-mart grocery stores here. Like no store, just groceries). I LOVE Target. -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 13:21 1
  - they have those here in kc, Neighborhood markets. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:22
- i have only every been to walmart once in my life -- nm - decline Jan 30, 13:21
- We don't have very many Wal-Marts. I feel my decision not to shop there is being made not by me, but by other people. -- nm - con_carne Jan 30, 13:21
- Wal-Mart. -- nm - Chicken Little Jan 30, 13:21
- boycott/actively avoid ... potato/potahto. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 13:20 2
  - If I had to guess, though, I'd bet you do it because of the shopping experience, yes? Not on any sort of moral grounds? -- nm - Subversive Jan 30, 13:22 1
    - probably about 80 per cent that if I had to break it down. - Reagen Jan 30, 13:25
- nope. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:20
- Wal Mart, mostly. But only because their nearest store is always dirty and always a mess. -- nm - TWuG Jan 30, 13:20
- I boycott Walmart. Not so much as a political statement. I just can't stand shopping there. - mrfuzzy, Steelers fan Jan 30, 13:20
- we don't have one for me to boycott, but I would, because I don't like how it smells. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 13:19 1
  - That's why I boycott Deanna Troi. -- nm - TFox Jan 30, 13:21
- No, nor do I do business with them very often. -- nm - TaurusII Jan 30, 13:19 1
  - yup, I go to Target weekly, but only go to Wal Mart in dire situations. - groiny Jan 30, 13:21
- No, I don't. The Wal-mart by my house is extra trashy though, so I tend to avoid it to some degree. -- nm - Subversive Jan 30, 13:19
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- Nah, I save that for special choades like deepdiscountdvd.com. - TFox Jan 30, 13:19
- I only boycott marriage. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 30, 13:18 2
  - erm... - ty97 Jan 30, 13:20 1
    - ok, well I would have if I knew then what I know now. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 30, 13:21
SITWAP: SuperBowl predictions: Arizona is the favorite... - TaurusII Jan 30, 13:18
"Enter your [PO] box number only if your post office does not deliver mail to your home." - Chicken Little Jan 30, 13:15 2
- Don't have one. -- nm - Loyola Jan 30, 13:17 1
  - Oh. This isn't a poll. Too funny. -- nm - Loyola Jan 30, 13:18
LIR: Okay, I'm glad I was able to help resolve some latent square toilet question that somehow exists between Mop and loosilu... -- nm - con_carne Jan 30, 13:14
I enjoy the phrase "surf the titties". -- nm - Chicken Little Jan 30, 13:13 3
- "Woah dude, here come some big ones!" -- nm - TFox Jan 30, 13:18
- yours or someone elses? nm -- nm - groiny Jan 30, 13:13 1
  - Why choose? -- nm - Chicken Little Jan 30, 13:15
The Department of Commerce Web site says that as of Jan. 28, requests for 3.2 million converter-box coupons are on hold. -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 30, 13:10 7
- they are waiting for the unused coupons to expire, then issue more. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:10 6
  - Why don't they just approve more funds, and if the coupons expire, "rebate" the money? - JaxSean Jan 30, 13:12 3
    - cause its the US Federal government. Why do something that sounds right when you can do it any other way. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:13 2
      - So I'm correct in being confused. As usual. Thanks. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 30, 13:14 1
        
        true. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:14
  - what the talkin monkey said -- nm - pigby Jan 30, 13:11 1
    - technically I typed that. I have yet to perfect my speech to typing translation software. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:11
LYC: Just found out Congo is no go, trip will be moved to some other country in Central Africa. I'm trying to guess where. - loosilu Jan 30, 13:09 21
- Angola is the other choice not mentioned yet - but I think you said there were already plands to travel there? -- nm - Roger More Jan 30, 13:21 1
  - I do think it's possible, yes. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 13:24
- somewhere where there are cannibals who love white meat. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 30, 13:12 2
  - this post made me wonder - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:15 1
    - loosi is a boy? nm -- nm - groiny Jan 30, 13:17
- What's going on in Burundi these days? -- nm - Subversive Jan 30, 13:12 2
  - Holding their annual "We're not as bad as Rwanda" celebration. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 13:13 1
    - Well played. Glad I wasn't taking a drink when I read this. -- nm - Subversive Jan 30, 13:14
- Bongo -- nm - Epiphany Jan 30, 13:12 1
  - Oingo Boingo -- nm - eag Jan 30, 13:14
- Its just as well. Michael Crichton taught me that you don't want to go to the Congo without a talking gorilla. -- nm - crash davis Jan 30, 13:12
- I always thought Botswana had the coolest sounding name. -- nm - Loyola Jan 30, 13:12 4
  - that would have been my suggestion until looking at the map. It's one of the most stable countries in Africa. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 13:12 3
    - Yup. big success story. it's the anti-Zimbabwe. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 13:13 2
      - While Congo/Zaire gets taken over every five years by a militia from the east. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 13:17 1
        
        but first Burundi has that celebration. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 13:19
- Orlando? -- nm - Mop Jan 30, 13:11
- Mexico? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:11
- Cameroon? -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 13:10 2
  - that's one of my guesses. I was thinking also maybe Gabon. Both Congos are out. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 13:11 1
    - It's pronounced Ga-bone -- nm - Jeff Probst Jan 30, 13:19
st poll: Will you play halo tonight? Will crash get MVP award (his second)? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:09 5
- I'll play another round with you before everybody starts :) - Trish Jan 30, 13:11 3
  - heheh. you know, I can always turn off the sound - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:12 2
    - Heh, but you don't! -- nm - Trish Jan 30, 13:14 1
      - how do you know? I could just be talking to the cat. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:15
- yes and not tonight -- nm - crash davis Jan 30, 13:11
SITWAP: Samantha Power: 2008: "Hillary Clinton is a monster". 2009: "Um, hi, boss...." -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 30, 13:09
Amy: That's exactly why Wal-Mart has destroyed the American economy and way of life. ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 13:07 25
- By selling "like" goods at a much lower price, consolidating shipping, using JIT inventory, and scheduling employees based on business needs? - Trish Jan 30, 13:10 24
  - dont forget dropping prices in small towns to run other business out, then raising them. - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:13 13
    - That hasn't happened here. It didn't happen where I lived in Tennessee. It didn't happen when I lived in Seattle. - Trish Jan 30, 13:23 1
      - sure, but none of these were cities with, say, less than 10k in population where they? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:24
    - (do you boycott them?) -- nm - the year of the ox loves mandy lane Jan 30, 13:17 2
      - I do. -- nm - mrfuzzy, Steelers fan Jan 30, 13:19
      - I wish I could, in some ways, but the town I live in really only has a walmart for shopping - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:18
    - as well as extorting tax benefits from municipalities by threatening to open in the town next door if they don't get their way -- nm - znufrii Jan 30, 13:15 2
      - This happens with many businesses. Communities are always looking to offer tax breaks to employers in the hopes of raising employment levels - TWuG Jan 30, 13:22 1
        
        true true. - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:23
    - I honestly don't know that they do this. I mean, I think it's just that their prices are lower. -- nm - the year of the ox loves mandy lane Jan 30, 13:15 3
      - I saw it happen when I was in collge - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:17 2
        
        I've never seen that, and I've been to many wal marts right after they open. but I'll believe you. I don't think WM is the devil. -- nm - the year of the ox loves mandy lane Jan 30, 13:19 1
        
        I don't think it is the devil, per se, I just think that - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:22
    - they've had lawsuits filed in most states for this very practice. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 13:14
  - They won't let me barter for an X box! They want actual money! - Amy Jan 30, 13:12 1
    - oops, I'd missed that....if I had a farm, maybe I would take chickens -- nm - crash davis Jan 30, 13:20
  - wal mart's logistic innovations are mindblowing. -- nm - the year of the ox loves mandy lane Jan 30, 13:11 3
    - true. and it was equally mindblowing to me that target was able to copy them, improve them, and perform better for many years - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:14 2
      - target's distro network is really nowhere near wal mart's. -- nm - the year of the ox loves mandy lane Jan 30, 13:16 1
        
        true, but from what I have read, they seem to manage it a bit better. - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:20
  - But they did all that by killing the little guy who didn't have economies of scale and had to charge higher prices! -- nm - TWuG Jan 30, 13:11 3
    - see: predatory pricing. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 13:13 2
      - Sorry, don't believe it exists with regards to Wal Mart. Wal Mart may treat their employees poorly with regards to pay and benefits, but - TWuG Jan 30, 13:19 1
        
        sure, but they also force suppliers to reduce prices in order for them to keep lowering walmart prices - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:26
ST Poll -- Presidential Election Campagin: Check here if you want $3 to go to this fund. - znufrii Jan 30, 13:06 15
- I still do for the time being, but that if grass-roots funding a la Dean/Obama becomes the norm, it may eliminate the need. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 30, 13:24
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- Never -- nm - con_carne Jan 30, 13:12
- after 2008, probably a moot point since it's unlikely any candidate would opt for public financing now -- nm - pigby Jan 30, 13:10 2
  - this is a good point. i'd be up for a wholesale revamping of the system - znufrii Jan 30, 13:11 1
    - or it might mean that Nader gets $200 million for his campaign in 2012, if neither candidate accepts federal funding. :) -- nm - znufrii Jan 30, 13:13
- You're having another one?! Sheesh, give him a chance! -- nm - Loyola Jan 30, 13:09 1
  - every 4 years whether we need one or not. -- nm - znufrii Jan 30, 13:10
- if that was the only way to fund campaigns, yes, but every year I have to think about it. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 13:08
- Never do. -- nm - TaurusII Jan 30, 13:08
- Used to, not now -- nm - amoxy Jan 30, 13:07 1
  - why the shift? -- nm - znufrii Jan 30, 13:08
- Never. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 30, 13:07
- Never in a gazillion years -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 13:07
- Hell no. -- nm - kelly Jan 30, 13:07
Jack, why are you arguing with me. We're both right, just arguing different aspects. You seem to want me to be wrong about something here and are - TWuG Jan 30, 13:05 2
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  - I don't. You are talking as if people *right now* are saving by investing in 401ks, etc. When they are actually keeping their savings liquid by - TWuG Jan 30, 13:26
Met with first recruiter today. Opportunity for a contract position with IBM. Looks pretty sweet. - Subversive Jan 30, 13:05 6
- Are you a contractor now? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 30, 13:07 4
  - No, I'm a salaried employee. It's a little bit of a scary transition, but the opportunities and money are outstanding. -- nm - Subversive Jan 30, 13:11 3
    - Just keep an eye on your insurance costs. -- nm - TaurusII Jan 30, 13:15 2
      - Well, basic health care is free in Canada, as I'm sure you know. The only issue I have to consider is things like dental and eye care. - Subversive Jan 30, 13:18 1
        
        Well, that's all right, then. - TaurusII Jan 30, 13:20
- Excellent news! -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 13:07
SITWAP: Researchers reverse progress of early multiple sclerosis. -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 30, 13:05
You know, I always love what I do at BOP, but seeing Mel and Diva on the front page with She Said/He Said... - David Jan 30, 13:03 9
- Whoo-hoo!!! -- nm - Diva Jan 30, 13:06 8
  - It is. I smile every time I pull up the front page. -- nm - David Jan 30, 13:08 7
    - I always liked the idea, but we could never get you and Kim to disagree on anything. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 13:10 6
      - He Said: Chick Flicks Suck! She Said: I Will Fight You. -- nm - Diva Jan 30, 13:17
      - Oh, is disagreeing on movies all that's needed to do a He Said/She Said column? - kelly Jan 30, 13:14 3
        
        fwiw: We didn't disagree on our first one out. -- nm - Diva Jan 30, 13:16 2
        
        Go see New in Town -- nm - Roger More Jan 30, 13:22 1
        
        This is something I'd do on my own. -- nm - Diva Jan 30, 13:24
      - It's the story of our relationship. If not for music, we'd never disagree on anything. -- nm - David Jan 30, 13:12
Head like a hole. Black as your soul. -- nm - David Jan 30, 13:02 8
- Every day is exactly the same -- nm - Epiphany Jan 30, 13:05
- ~all the pigs are all lined up, I give you all that you want, take the skin and peel it back, doesnt it make you feel better?~ -- nm - Guy Jan 30, 13:04
- Hole in your ear. The shot came from the rear. -- nm - crash davis Jan 30, 13:02 3
  - You take the breath right out of me, You left a hole where my heart should be. -- nm - TaurusII Jan 30, 13:04
  - That guy has bad aim. Crash must be in the game. -- nm - David Jan 30, 13:03 1
    - the way crash's game is played, he is as indiscriminate as a grenade -- nm - crash davis Jan 30, 13:09
- You are the perfect drug. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 30, 13:02 1
  - I love that his marching band breakdown comes through in that song during the breakdown. -- nm - Mel Profit - Smelly Needy Thing Jan 30, 13:11

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