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Fedex just called me (seriously, if you ever need them to expedite something, tell them it's a wedding dress). - Andie Aug 3, 11:06 3
- !!! -- nm - Dress, crying tears of joy Aug 3, 11:15
- No money exchanges hands until the package is opened. This pool isn't over yet. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 11:08
- YAY!!! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 3, 11:06
freaking target. -- (link) - wednesday jones Aug 3, 11:05
I propose that we hook this up for Halo (Crazy frenchmen hook up dog collar to Sega Genesis so damage = shock) -- (link) - oblique Aug 3, 11:04 [youtube] 2
- YEAH! LET'S DO IT!!! -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 11:08
- I would never play again. The shocks would never end. -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 11:05
So, baseball and softball --- not worthy sports --- Golf had to fight to be worthy .... Dressage (not a sport nor worthy of anything) - Will Hunting Aug 3, 11:02 2
- it's sportworthiness aside, you're missing how they classify sports for the Olympics - znufrii Aug 3, 11:07
- $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ wants it, - tRuMaN (hello?) Aug 3, 11:04
ummm...doesn't this defeat the purpose of having endangered animals in zoos in the first place? -- (link) - znufrii Aug 3, 11:02 1
- not really. With endangered populations they have to plan the breeding very carefully. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 11:04
I hate when it gets real quiet this time Friday afternoon because I know that means The Friday Afternoon Work Dump is coming. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 3, 11:00
hah! What might have happened, had NYC won the 2012 Olympics - znufrii Aug 3, 10:56 2
- this is what i dont understand, wouldnt new york have like 4 stadiums (at least) - tRuMaN (hello?) Aug 3, 10:59 1
  - well, the olympic bid is from when they were still trying to replace the old Giants stadium with a new one on the west side. - znufrii Aug 3, 11:09
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- True. -- nm - Shaun Aug 3, 10:55
so after hearing on NPR that babysitters charge $12.75 per hour on average, I upped my rates. - wednesday jones Aug 3, 10:49 9
- A shower? Uhm, what does mandy's babysitting involve, exactly? -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:57
- ...and a puppy! -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 10:51 1
  - "oh, and can you leave the pool lights on for me?" -- nm - wednesday jones Aug 3, 10:53
- I don't know where they got that figure, but.... - prayformojo Aug 3, 10:50 5
  - I swear to you if you tell eleanor this I will open your freaking box. - wednesday jones Aug 3, 10:53
  - my friends pay $15 / hour in Toronto. -- nm - Andie Aug 3, 10:52
  - illegal immigrant babysitters probably dragging the average down -- nm - lovesick ass Aug 3, 10:51 1
    - they babysit the kids Americans won't! -- nm - Reagen Aug 3, 10:52
  - no shit. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 3, 10:51
London, meet me at Camera 3... Look, you've had the Olympics 3 times. If you ever want them a 4th time, you'll do something about that weather. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:47
Last night's Louie was one of the odder half hours of TV I've ever seen -- nm - prayformojo Aug 3, 10:36
baaaaah -- (link) - marcel Aug 3, 10:35 [flickr]
ST Poll: What perk do you wish your company had? - oblique Aug 3, 10:30 9
- work from home -- nm - Epiphany Aug 3, 11:05
- Free beer. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 10:38 2
  - my very first real job was a company that was owned by Labatts - we had a beer fridge - Andie Aug 3, 10:54 1
    - that's why they gave you all the free beer -- nm - lovesick ass Aug 3, 10:56
- Company Car -- nm - amoxy Aug 3, 10:33
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  - I miss that from the company I was at before. They had season tickets to the Cubs right down the 3rd base line by where the pitchers warm up - oblique Aug 3, 10:34
- health insurance -- nm - lovesick ass Aug 3, 10:31
- more women, more vacation. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 3, 10:31
So yay Landbecks, we just got a Roku box. My smarty-pants middle daughter set it up, any words of wisdom from the TT intelligentsia? Channels to add? - landbeck Aug 3, 10:18 31
- does pbs have their shows on? -- nm - lovesick ass Aug 3, 10:20 12
  - *frowns at your indecorous nick* PBS has a channel. I don't know how deep the content is. -- nm - landbeck Aug 3, 10:22 11
    - Nova, American Experience, Masterpiece (Downton Abbey), Frontline, etc. - lovesick ass Aug 3, 10:26 6
      - I think it was Redmond who remarked they were streaming Ken Burns' The War the other day. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:28 2
        
        I know Baseball and Jazz are on Netflix. Not sure how long it takes to get on there. -- nm - spamlet Aug 3, 10:38
        
        it was me -- nm - lovesick ass Aug 3, 10:28
      - kids? -- nm - spamlet Aug 3, 10:26 2
        
        yeah, lots of kids stuff too -- nm - lovesick ass Aug 3, 10:27 1
        
        PBSKids -- (link) - lovesick ass Aug 3, 10:28
    - Their web site carries almost every program they air, including archived material. If their channel is the same... WOW. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:25 3
      - Along these lines, PBS has a *ton* of content available through their iPad apps also. Disney as well -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 10:26 2
        
        Important to know that the Disney apps require a cable subscription. For instance, I get the Disney Channel app, but not Disney XD. - Mop Aug 3, 10:27 1
        
        You need it for access to additional content but I think they still give you the 30 day delayed stuff -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 10:27
- It's really best for Netflix, Amazon Prime, or Hulu Plus - oblique Aug 3, 10:20 13
  - This. - spamlet Aug 3, 10:23 1
    - We use Crackle sometimes if we're bored. it's free but they have commercials. -- nm - spamlet Aug 3, 10:25
  - We are going to have an election within the family to pick a content provider between those three. -- nm - landbeck Aug 3, 10:20 10
    - Amazon. I love Netflix but they're not adding new stuff as fast and Amazon gets you the Amazon Prime membership + the kindle lending library too -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 10:22 7
      - if I have the kindle app for ipad, can I have stuff from the kindle lending library? -- nm - wednesday jones Aug 3, 10:54 1
        
        I think if you have a Kindle, check out the book on your Kindle, that you can read it on the iPad - oblique Aug 3, 10:59
      - My folks have kindles. Maybe they'd go in on it with us for the library. Hmm... -- nm - landbeck Aug 3, 10:25
      - Here's the thing: You should have Amazon Prime already. The only question is: Do you want to add Netflix or not? -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:24 3
        
        I have both. This was primarily because Amazon did not have an iPad app - oblique Aug 3, 10:25 2
        
        patryk and I are talking about splitting prime and netflix. we can just share a login. -- nm - wednesday jones Aug 3, 10:26
        
        If Prime was on the Tivo (series 3), we might drop Netflix. But we're addicted to their Nick shows and Breaking Bad. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:26
    - Not Hulu Plus. You don't pay anyone for *almost* commercial free content. That should be a non-starter. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:21 1
      - *tallies a "no" vote for Hulu+ in the "smart folks who don't live here" column* -- nm - landbeck Aug 3, 10:24
- Is there still a Home DLNA channel for serving content from a server? Also, Crackle, Hulu, Amazon, Netflix, Vudu. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:19 3
  - Vudu isn't on the Roku, is it? -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 10:27 2
    - No, it's not. -- nm - spamlet Aug 3, 10:34 1
      - Dang. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:37
poll, please: what freebies or concessions do you get from work? - wednesday jones Aug 3, 10:16 44
- Nada. -- nm - Stephen Aug 3, 10:46
- College tuition for me and my immediate family. -- nm - Jim Aug 3, 10:41 1
  - Can you adopt my children in a few years? -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 10:42
- Discounted newspaper. Occasional perks from customers (helicopter rides, free zip line passes) -- nm - Kim Pine Aug 3, 10:30
- Discounted public transportation, gym membership, lots of other discounts. Most unusual one is discounted home water delivery. - GregW Aug 3, 10:28 8
  - do we know what you do? how do I not know? (because I am a horrible person??) -- nm - wednesday jones Aug 3, 10:29 7
    - No, I have changed jobs/contracts so often over the past 6 years, it is hard to keep up. - GregW Aug 3, 10:31 6
      - do you get car discounts?? (I forgot, I also get 75% off tuition.) -- nm - wednesday jones Aug 3, 10:33 3
        
        Yes, so far GM, Nissan and Hyundai. We just signed Mercedes as a customer, so everyone is hoping they add something too. -- nm - GregW Aug 3, 10:39 2
        
        That was a nice perk of working for an auto parts manufacturer -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 10:40 1
        
        Yeah, and the largest purchaser of cars in the US. - spamlet Aug 3, 10:43
      - "Press F1 to cheat the buyer" - oblique Aug 3, 10:33 1
        
        No, that's just built into the software. -- nm - spamlet Aug 3, 10:35
- We have an AT&T discount but it's less than my last job so I'm not using it. - spamlet Aug 3, 10:24 1
  - crud. We get the AT&T Discount as well for monthly charges but not on purchases. - Mel Profit Aug 3, 10:25
- Chances are good you get some kind of discount from your cell provider just by dropping your employer's name. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:23 3
  - Oh, we also get Office for $10 as part of our MS licensing -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 10:24 2
    - I miss that. -- nm - spamlet Aug 3, 10:25
    - yeah we get that one too. -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 10:24
- got a (small) discount on my mortgage. -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 10:22 3
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    - they'll never boot you off. my BoA account is a student account. -- nm - wednesday jones Aug 3, 10:32 1
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- We get free lunch a few times a month for various reasons. Jewish holidays in addition to regular ones. Family day in the summer - Andie Aug 3, 10:20 1
  - oh, and cookies. -- nm - Andie Aug 3, 10:20
- Band-aids and tylenol. I'm right next to the safety office. I got a free safety vest for riding my bike. Could probably get a hard hat. -- nm - landbeck Aug 3, 10:19 3
  - ooh, I have a hard hat too! -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 10:20 2
    - but enough about your sex life. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 10:21 1
      - silly loosilu. I call that the jackhammer! -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 10:21
- discounted public transportation... - Mel Profit Aug 3, 10:19 3
  - We get free bus transportation at work. But then, so does everyone else in town. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 10:22
  - we get random picnics and usually a twice a year ice cream social... - Mel Profit Aug 3, 10:20
  - It bums me out that I work for an Environmental Agency, and there is NO public transport within two miles of our building. -- nm - landbeck Aug 3, 10:20
- Occasional picnics, Christmas party, discounts at various providers (Verizon, Dell, etc), cell phone + service, iPad + 4G service, onsite gym -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 10:18 3
  - the hotel across the street lets us use their gym and pool for $10 per month. it's not a bad deal, I suppose. - wednesday jones Aug 3, 10:23
  - onsite gym is nice. -- nm - Andie Aug 3, 10:21 1
    - It is (and brand new) - oblique Aug 3, 10:22
- coffee. -- nm - loosilu2 Aug 3, 10:18
- $50 a month towards my cell phone or something. I get 10% off invoice price for a new Toyota/Scion too. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 10:17 2
  - oh, I get 18% off at sprint, 22% off at verizon, and 25% off at AT&T. I forgot. -- nm - wednesday jones Aug 3, 10:18 1
    - everyone should have three phones -- nm - lovesick ass Aug 3, 10:22
- free lunch every now and then -- nm - lovesick ass Aug 3, 10:17 1
  - And Donuts every once and a while -- nm - amoxy Aug 3, 10:18
Spawn, our kids have had electronic pay for lunches since kindergarten. We send a $50 check in every so often. We get email updates when they have - JaxSean Aug 3, 10:16
LYC: I just got my car washed! this is significant, because it's me. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 10:14
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- Netflix Logic ? - Old Antarctic Explorer Aug 3, 10:38
- Meg! -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 10:13
Mitt Romney has locked up the Jenna Jameson vote -- (link) - lovesick ass Aug 3, 10:09
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- Very nice! -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 10:19
- You quitting or something? -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 10:13 4
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    - Nice. ....congrats? - JaxSean Aug 3, 10:16 1
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    - "So, Mr. Judge, where is my desk?" *lifts robes* "Right here, sonny" - oblique Aug 3, 10:16
- fancy! -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 10:06
hell comes to stormstown -- nm - lovesick ass Aug 3, 10:04 1
- you have *no* idea. -- nm - wednesday jones Aug 3, 10:14
Auto News: U.S. new car sales up almost 9% in July, +14.2% YTD. Honda had huge rebound (+45%). Japan must be getting back to work. - GregW Aug 3, 10:03
Do you want another Dress update? - Andie Aug 3, 10:01 18
- Was the seller ever contacted about the missing paperwork? I know you took care of it, but I wonder if she was contacted as well. - kelly Aug 3, 10:43 1
  - i haven't heard from her since Sunday when she said it was dealt with, but wasn't really. - Andie Aug 3, 10:56
- this must be quite a dress -- nm - mud Aug 3, 10:32 1
  - it's actually really not. at all. you guys will all be super disappointed when you see it. -- nm - Andie Aug 3, 10:56
- Honey child, you know this is going back to Miami. sorry. - Epiphany Aug 3, 10:30
- It would be horrible (glorious), totally horrible (oh come on, do we *really want this to end?) if the dress went back to Miami. - ty97 Aug 3, 10:25
- It's going back to Miami but then... - Mel Profit Aug 3, 10:09
- I'm really loving FedEx for this. You really need to send this to the Consumerist or someone after all is said and done -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 10:08 2
  - they really have been pretty good. -- nm - Andie Aug 3, 10:09
  - seriously, they would totally post this. -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 10:09
- *holds his breath* -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 10:05
- You are the 1%! -- nm - GregW Aug 3, 10:04
- Save me! I don't want to go back. - Dress Aug 3, 10:03 4
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    - *returns to sender* - znufrii Aug 3, 10:08
  - oh, i can use my work one, or pay cash, or whatever. but the billing system won't work that way i was told. - Andie Aug 3, 10:05 1
    - I don't want to go back! Noooo! -- nm - Dress, crying Aug 3, 10:06
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FTC: We are *not* awarding $250,000 sweepstakes prizes -- (link) - znufrii Aug 3, 10:00

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