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LYC: So I ordered a Harmony 700 remote. According to their database it supports the IR keyboard I have connected to my MythTV as well as all my other - oblique Aug 13, 07:19
st poll - Dano inspired - who regularly takes their birthday off work? sometimes? never think about it? -- nm - Epiphany Aug 13, 07:18 13
- I got it off in a previous job. I've been taking it off since. -- nm - CovingtonCat Aug 13, 07:24
- I always do (and have for at least 10 years now) -- nm - decline Aug 13, 07:24
- here we have mandatory birthday lunches (it's so lame, I know) on our birthdays, so everyone takes off (except kimberly). -- nm - TEAM PANDA Aug 13, 07:23
- 99% of the time I take it off -- nm - Epiphany Aug 13, 07:23
- I do if I can but it's not always possible. -- nm - Krusty Aug 13, 07:22
- mine's occasionally on a long weekend. as often as not over the last 10 years I've been in the field for it. -- nm - mafic Aug 13, 07:21
- i've taken it off a few times, it depends on how busy i am, if it makes sense to use a day that way, etc. -- nm - Andie Aug 13, 07:21
- I refuse to work it but the fact that it's a holiday makes that easier. -- nm - Tim Aug 13, 07:20
- We used to get it as an extra day off automatically. Now we get an extra day off anytime during the month of our birthday. -- nm - mara Aug 13, 07:20 1
  - This is our policy too. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 13, 07:21
- Never -- nm - oblique Aug 13, 07:19
- Always. I don't work on my birthday. -- nm - sycor Aug 13, 07:19
- Never ever unless it falls on the weekend. -- nm - Bacon Aug 13, 07:18
Deaths of high school football players due to heat nearly tripled from 1994 to 2009 compared to the previous 15 years. -- (link) - mara Aug 13, 07:12
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- Is it strange that I'm more looking forward to the VP debate? -- nm - znufrii Aug 13, 07:04 4
  - Ryan should get roasted, chewed up and spit out if the democrats do their job. - Krusty Aug 13, 07:07 2
    - Biden is notoriously strong on foreign policy. I hope Ryan is prepared for that. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 13, 07:25
    - I expect Ryan to get Biden flustered. -- nm - Inigo Aug 13, 07:23
  - at least this one will be a debate between two smart people. -- nm - mafic Aug 13, 07:05
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On our drive back Saturday, we unexpectedly had to console a nearly-inconsolable Abby when she learned about the passing of - prayformojo Aug 13, 07:00 3
- Just wait until she says "Daddy, you were wrong. George isn't dead. I saw him last night after you went to bed. We played jacks" -- nm - oblique Aug 13, 07:04 2
  - huh -- nm - prayformojo Aug 13, 07:23
  - (I still want jacks.) -- nm - TEAM PANDA Aug 13, 07:16
Happy Birthday to fellow Leo's Dano & Mop and in advance to Stephen if I'm not back on the grid by the 17th. -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 13, 07:00
ST travel poll: without googling, how many miles will I travel on my upcoming road trip? -- (link) - CovingtonCat Aug 13, 06:56 [Backboard] 2
- No clue but that sounds like a fun trip. Have a great time! -- nm - Krusty Aug 13, 07:24
- 3125.0! -- nm - oblique Aug 13, 06:57
Why didn't they have Duran Duran perform Rio last night? -- nm - Dano Aug 13, 06:48 3
- or have Queen do We Are The Champions? -- nm - Beaker Aug 13, 06:53 2
  - I understood that one. The Olympics is about the participation and the effort, not the winning. -- nm - Dano Aug 13, 06:59 1
    - Did you hear the lyrics of the Muse song? -- nm - LMS Aug 13, 07:02
Going to the Shadow Dancer premiere tonight -- nm - LMS Aug 13, 06:41
Happy birthday, Dano! Happy birthday, Mop! Have a fantastic day! -- nm - Krusty Aug 13, 06:40 12
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- Happy Birthday! -- nm - LMS Aug 13, 06:59
- Happ Birthday to all! -- nm - MDH Aug 13, 06:52
- Thanks... and I have my birthday off so that's good. -- nm - Dano Aug 13, 06:47 3
  - smart man - Happy Birthday! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 13, 07:18
  - everyone should have their birthday off :). Have a great day! -- nm - decline Aug 13, 06:51
  - Nice! -- nm - Krusty Aug 13, 06:49
- Yay! Happy B-Days Indeed! -- nm - JenBro Aug 13, 06:46
- Happy birthday gentlemen! -- nm - Don Homer Aug 13, 06:44
- happy b-day! -- nm - decline Aug 13, 06:44
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Aug 13, 06:43
- Happy Happy Happy Days! -- nm - Andie Aug 13, 06:41
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- He'll get those three easy as long as he plays. Good for him. -- nm - Krusty Aug 13, 06:43
Movies this weekend: Bourne Legacy B-, Hope Springs B+ -- nm - MDH Aug 13, 06:37 9
- The Campain: B+, Tyler Perry's Good Deeds: C-. - Other David Aug 13, 07:24
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- Bourne Legacy - B- (probably being generous), TDKR on Imax (A-) Henry V with Loki (B+) -- nm - LMS Aug 13, 06:50
- The Campaign - B+ish. - Kim Pine Aug 13, 06:45
- The Help: B. Stand By Me: A -- nm - ty97 Aug 13, 06:39
- Bourne Legacy B+ -- nm - JenBro Aug 13, 06:38 2
  - Spoils - MDH Aug 13, 06:42 1
    - You saw my B2 post then? Spoiler - JenBro Aug 13, 06:47
- Lincoln Lawyer: B+ (book was much better, but they did a decent job with the time they had); Cowboys and Aliens: B- -- nm - Beaker Aug 13, 06:38
Of all the people performing in the closing ceremonies, I would have picked Annie Lennox to actually sing her part. Oh well. -- nm - Shaun Aug 13, 06:33 14
- I really really liked that they included the footage of John Lennon and Freddy Mercury - I thought that was fantastic! -- nm - JenBro Aug 13, 06:49
- and speaking of the Closing Ceremonies...Jesse J? Really? She was involved waaaaay too much. -- nm - Beaker Aug 13, 06:47 1
  - Meh, she was some solid eye candy. I had zero issue with her involvement. -- nm - Shaun Aug 13, 06:49
- i was trying to figure out if the Spices were live, and i think they were actually - there were a few off pitch moments. -- nm - Andie Aug 13, 06:36 10
  - On NBC's coverage, Posh Spice never smiled once. -- nm - Other David Aug 13, 07:20 1
    - couldn't too much botox. -- nm - Beaker Aug 13, 07:22
  - I didn't notice. - LMS Aug 13, 07:00
  - just like their albums! -- nm - mafic Aug 13, 06:46
  - Quite a few of them I think were singing over backing tracks. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 13, 06:43 1
    - oh, i am sure they were. -- nm - Andie Aug 13, 06:51
  - I think they were too, because it was sort of horrible in parts. Baby Spice looks...good. -- nm - Shaun Aug 13, 06:38 3
    - i give them big points for going live when other's didn't.. i mean, it's not like they do this anymore, they aren't in practice. -- nm - Andie Aug 13, 06:41 1
      - For sure. Honestly, for tv at least, I'd rather see a garbage live performance than have the people phone it in and not even sing. -- nm - Shaun Aug 13, 06:43
    - word. she looked great. Posh actually looked good too -- nm - Beaker Aug 13, 06:40
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- interesting. -- nm - znufrii Aug 13, 06:36
- Not going THAT far, but our HC is notorious for going for it on 4th more often than convention - Strongbad Aug 13, 06:33 1
  - Les Miles and Tommy Tuberville are in this camp too, IIRC. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 13, 06:36
- yeah, been a fair number of articles on the subject (TMQ is a large proponent of it) -- nm - Beaker Aug 13, 06:31
Standing in O'Hare in line for the restroom and Newt Gingrich got in line behind me - Will Hunting Aug 13, 06:30 5
- you should have peed on him. -- nm - mafic Aug 13, 06:46
- whoa -- nm - Epiphany Aug 13, 06:34
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- any foot tapping? -- nm - Don Homer Aug 13, 06:30 1
  - Does the pee pee dance count? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 13, 06:34
Virgin Mobile Freefest (Concert in MD has released its lineup), thoughts? - MDH Aug 13, 06:23 6
- Nas and Santigold, nice! Though, that lineup is all over the place. - Krusty Aug 13, 06:49
- Alabama Shakes, ZZ Top, Ben Folds Five and Santigold would be my recommendations. -- nm - LMS Aug 13, 06:29
- i would love to see Jack White. -- nm - Andie Aug 13, 06:29
- that's...ecletic? -- nm - spamlet Aug 13, 06:28 2
  - Every year this festival tries to make it a balance, this may be the first year they've had variety - MDH Aug 13, 06:30 1
    - Alabama Shakes and Trampled by Turtles would be my suggestions but they may not be for everyone. - spamlet Aug 13, 06:32
So I just got back from applying for unemployment. I had to go to the office because KY's website hasn't upgraded to be compatible with IE9. - CovingtonCat Aug 13, 06:14 6
- Happy furlo (sp?) -- nm - JenBro Aug 13, 06:40
- *good job securing thoughts to you* -- nm - Andie Aug 13, 06:23
- Just what kind of work are you applying for if you're visiting the KY website? - prayformojo Aug 13, 06:22
- best wishes. hope you find something you like soon. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 13, 06:18 2
  - Sorry, guess I wasn't clear - I will be going back to work. I'm a seasonal Federal employee. - CovingtonCat Aug 13, 06:25 1
    - oh, okay. well that's good. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 13, 06:25
Can I get some applause for actually finishing an entire book (1100+ pages at that) in one week? Shocking, I know - prayformojo Aug 13, 06:06 4
- *claps* Well done, sir. -- nm - Krusty Aug 13, 06:31
- Woo woo! - Kim Pine Aug 13, 06:09 2
  - thank you for indulging me - prayformojo Aug 13, 06:11 1
    - It's true. But then the fifth book is pretty brisk, I think. -- nm - Kim Pine Aug 13, 06:13
"You are outside your jurisdiction, buddy" - Jammed Uzi Aug 13, 05:57 1
- " Dutchess County health officials say a rabid beaver attack is unusual." ya think? - Epiphany Aug 13, 06:36
speaking of investigating, have we seen this? Federal investigation underway into possible Sandusky pedophile ring -- (link) - TEAM PANDA Aug 13, 05:47 4
- Eesh, "other influential and well connected people to Penn State" this won't end well -- nm - MDH Aug 13, 06:26 1
  - word -- nm - Beaker Aug 13, 06:27
- sickening, if true. -- nm - znufrii Aug 13, 06:08
- I saw it only in rumor form from Enty (the Crazy Days & Nights guy). Ick. Just ick. -- nm - Kim Pine Aug 13, 05:57
I don't want the weekend t be over... can someone make today Sunday again? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 13, 05:46 1
- this weekend felt so short. i can't even believe i'm back at work already. -- nm - Andie Aug 13, 06:21
Samsung investigating child labour accusations -- (link) - Beaker Aug 13, 05:42 1
- *sues Samsung* -- nm - Apple Aug 13, 05:54
It begins. Belarus shot putter stripped of gold medal for doping. -- (link) - Beaker Aug 13, 05:40 1
- That's a man, baby! -- nm - Don Homer Aug 13, 05:40
"I knew Thailand very well, so I showed her my Thailand. She's a great lady." -- (link) - tRuMaN (hello?) Aug 13, 05:38 1
- sometimes that man is so french. "it would be abnormal not to have had an affair." -- nm - mafic Aug 13, 05:55
this is the hardest it's ever been to come back to work from vacation - prayformojo Aug 13, 05:35 3
- where'd you go? -- nm - Don Homer Aug 13, 05:39 2
  - Outer Banks -- nm - prayformojo Aug 13, 05:42 1
    - cool, glad you had a nice time. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 13, 05:43
YouTube: Kelly Clarkson at a concert in Detroit covering Eminem's "Lose Yourself" -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 13, 05:29 [youtube] 24
- This would be a lot easier if the idiot in the audience would stop trying to sing/rap along. :) -- nm - Jim Aug 13, 05:55 6
  - nmb Jim - Strongbad Aug 13, 06:25 5
    - Hell no, dude...the more the merrier. :) Just make sure to comment on the reviews and stuff. - Jim Aug 13, 06:28 4
      - I got approved but lost the link to the NASCAR stuff. Can you re-post? -- nm - spamlet Aug 13, 06:29 1
        
        nm, I was able to tron it. -- nm - spamlet Aug 13, 06:30
      - Just use "vannestjc" as the person that referred you. :) -- nm - Jim Aug 13, 06:28 1
        
        Yup, saw you mention that a few days ago. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 13, 06:34
- and i should watch this cause? -- nm - tRuMaN (hello?) Aug 13, 05:31 16
  - OOOOOOOH KELLY CLARKSON! -- nm - 40 year old Beaker Aug 13, 05:43
  - (because it's Kelly Clarkson covering Eminem's Lose Yourself at a Detroit concert.) -- nm - JaxSean Aug 13, 05:42
  - If we took this attitude with all ST links, it would be pretty boring here. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 13, 05:42 10
    - oh, so this is how today is going to go for me on st then.. ok. i am out - tRuMaN (hello?) Aug 13, 05:43 9
      - you just need to think about tone. tone matters. in writing, in speaking, in texting. always. -- nm - Andie Aug 13, 06:16
      - Yeah, if this is setting you off, a little time away probably wouldn't hurt. -- nm - nubby Aug 13, 06:03 4
        
        let me say this - tRuMaN (hello?) Aug 13, 06:40 3
        
        Just a suggestion, but "my bad, dude...didn't mean it to sound like that" ends the thread. Getting defensive and proclaiming a break...doesn't. -- nm - Jim Aug 13, 06:45
        
        The way I perceived your original reply - Strongbad Aug 13, 06:45 1
        
        (I liked it. And the song has been stuck in my head since watching it.) -- nm - JaxSean Aug 13, 06:48
      - "So is it like horrible? or really awesome?" See how much nicer that sounds than "and I should watch this cause?" - Jim Aug 13, 05:53
      - *shrug* It is what it is. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 13, 05:47
      - (ahh, I took your post the wrong way too but stayed away; with clarification, it makes more sense) -- nm - Beaker Aug 13, 05:45
  - if you don't want to see it, don't click. how tough is that? -- nm - TEAM PANDA Aug 13, 05:32 2
    - offs, just lay off the criticisms of everything i post for one day would you. - tRuMaN (hello?) Aug 13, 05:37 1
      - it came off as *really* rude. -- nm - TEAM PANDA Aug 13, 05:49
For those that care, while the closing ceremony was going on there was a simultaneous concert in Hyde Park with Blur, The Specials and New Order. - LMS Aug 13, 05:10 2
- the whole thing was "bigger than TV" - Danedukenuuk Aug 13, 05:58 1
  - And it's only just the warm up - Paralympics starts in 2 weeks. - LMS Aug 13, 06:17
Darrell Issa to file civil contempt suit against AG Eric Holder today over failure to provide Fast & Furious documents -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 13, 04:34 1
- LOOK AT MEEEE!!!! -- nm - Rep. Issa Aug 13, 05:57
Happy International Skinny Dipping Day! -- nm - Beaker Aug 13, 04:28
August 13, 1521 � Tenochtitlán (present day Mexico City) falls to conquistador Hernán Cortés. -- nm - Beaker Aug 13, 03:30 1
- 1918 � Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha Mae Johnson is the first woman to enlist. -- nm - Beaker Aug 13, 03:31
Spokane parks plagued by picnic table pyramids -- (link) - CovingtonCat Aug 13, 03:30

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