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I am having some wine tonight -- nm - amoxy Sep 4, 18:28 1
- me too - it was delish. -- nm - Diva Sep 4, 18:33
There it is. - Mel Profit Sep 4, 18:27 1
- at least it's an actual comedian - Reagen Sep 4, 18:29
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- (with what looks like an ungovernable minority) -- nm - Reagen Sep 4, 18:26 3
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    - It may have, someone traveling on a lecture curcuit said their Ipod wouldn't play pandora as that service is not available in 'this' country -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 4, 18:29
    - It'll be Vermont or Maine that feels the first shots - Reagen Sep 4, 18:28
normal rachel who lives upstairs has become my ... almost friend. we are *allies.* it's quite nice. -- nm - amanda Sep 4, 18:07 13
- LOL @ "normal" Rachel - my -- nm - JenBro Sep 4, 18:09 12
  - Sfek -my mind is conjuring up the other Rachel possibilities if there is another in the building -- nm - JenBro Sep 4, 18:10 11
    - oh no. she's just really normal. I mean, she's *so* normal. I was walking with my associate from his house to my house and she passed us. he'd never - amanda Sep 4, 18:16 10
      - Ah - got it! Does your trivia team already have a name? You could be team Normal Rachel in her honor. :) -- nm - JenBro Sep 4, 18:19 2
        
        obvs we are "is it christmas?" -- (link) - amanda Sep 4, 18:23
        
        ours is generally "I quizzed in my pants" -- nm - mafic Sep 4, 18:21
      - Just lie and say you all know Crazy Rachel. -- nm - Spawn Sep 4, 18:19 6
        
        oh good point. excellent point. A+ for you. (god, you're brilliant. - amanda Sep 4, 18:22 3
        
        Heh. No less than three of my best first dates started out with a random girl grabbing me and saying, "This is gonna sound crazy, but you... - Spawn Sep 4, 18:29 2
        
        I love that move. "I already find you acceptable." -- nm - Reagen Sep 4, 18:30 1
        
        Yep. Many doors are thrown wide open at that point. -- nm - Spawn Sep 4, 18:31
        
        LOL - rascal! -- nm - JenBro Sep 4, 18:20 1
        
        Or, she could turn it around and say it is a The New Normal thing, but I would go with the first. -- nm - Spawn Sep 4, 18:21
"if mitt was santa claus, he would fire the reindeer and outsource the elves.... even his money needs a passport." - tRuMaN Sep 4, 18:06 1
- the guy doesn't just have a horse, he has a horse that dances and therefor gets a lot more deductions than you own kids do -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 4, 18:31
pajoveralls -- nm - Dano Sep 4, 18:05 2
- culascottes -- nm - Max Sep 4, 18:15
- I signed us up for a mini triathlon so if anyone asks, we're dwarves. -- nm - Dano Sep 4, 18:13
~STD Superstore, parking in the rear!~ - Tim Sep 4, 18:03
Free Arby's Turkey Roaster sammiche's this Thursday 11-1 see linky - JenBro Sep 4, 18:02 6
- "I'm so hungry, I'd eat at Arby's." -- nm - mafic Sep 4, 18:02 5
  - Yeah but it's Turkey! - JenBro Sep 4, 18:06 4
    - free is good! -- nm - mafic Sep 4, 18:10 3
      - Amen to that! btw - vn mouse hunting! 1 to go! - JenBro Sep 4, 18:17 2
        
        I am, but I have an iceberg run I'd like to finish (almost at the end, shouldn't take more than half a day or so). -- nm - mafic Sep 4, 18:20 1
        
        Cool - you've caught a bunch - just sign on and join us when you finish -- nm - JenBro Sep 4, 18:36
lyc, two jobs applied for. - tRuMaN Sep 4, 17:58 1
- Good luck :) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 4, 18:37
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- ml, i believe the roll call will be held wednesday night -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 4, 18:15 1
  - thats only based on a news story about guam delegates. it seems like the convention hasnt posted the schedule for wednesday yet. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 4, 18:21
- Do they need one? Won't they just do by acclimation? -- nm - spamlet Sep 4, 18:12 3
  - i read a story that guam will get 13 votes, so they must be voting for something -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 4, 18:14
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    - heh -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 4, 18:14
- all i saw on the schedule for the day was a roll call for attendance earlier this evening. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 4, 18:00 2
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    - cbs has the daily schedule, you can look there -- (link) - tRuMaN Sep 4, 18:07
Oh..that's why the Wachowski's office has been busy later. -- nm - the liioul uwith straying u Sep 4, 17:51
Finished my first day on my anesthesia rotation. Anesthesia is such a life-style specialty. Really good pay, nice hours, and the work isn't that BAD - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 4, 17:50 17
- a month on anesthesia is probably too much. -- nm - Max Sep 4, 18:16 3
  - speak for yourself. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 4, 18:26
  - What about a lifetime? :P -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 4, 18:25
  - *signs up* -- nm - Keith Richards Sep 4, 18:17
- My BIL does it. -- nm - Spawn Sep 4, 18:15
- my cousins wife is an ER nurse - tRuMaN Sep 4, 18:01 2
  - Yeah, ER is great when you are young but gets harder to do as you get older. :/ -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 4, 18:11
  - My wife was an ER nurse for several years. It was cool she did that, but she has a much more rewarding job now. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 4, 18:06
- (fwiw I hear the real lifestyle specialty is radiology) -- nm - mafic Sep 4, 18:00 2
  - It is. But it is also super competitive.. and I don't want to sit in a dark room all day long. - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 4, 18:09
  - those MRI machines cost so much they really try to keep them booked 24/7 - zeitgeist Sep 4, 18:03
- gas passers have the highest insurance rates as there seems to be so many devils choices and unknown factors like the patient lying about the breakfas -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 4, 17:59
- I love your war stories. I'm so glad we have a doctor in the house. really. -- nm - amanda Sep 4, 17:56 1
  - This -- nm - JenBro Sep 4, 18:04
- Anesthestists do it in your sleep. -- nm - the liioul uwith straying u Sep 4, 17:54
- gas passer! -- nm - mafic Sep 4, 17:54
- Good luck. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 4, 17:52
Anecdotal poll: Political soundbytes aside, did your personal salary/household income increase, decrease, or remain unchanged since Obama took office? - Fuzzy Sep 4, 17:40 33
- So since Jan 2009? Increase, due to wife changing jobs. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 5, 04:37
- Decreased in terms of pay, but my brother helped a bit with work perks so I no longer have a couple bills. -- nm - JenBro Sep 4, 18:08
- the lowering of my income had little to do with the economy (in fact a bad econ means more smaller weddings/elopements) but changes in the industry -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 4, 18:01
- Increased. - howie Sep 4, 17:58
- Increased. -- nm - Kim Pine Sep 4, 17:54
- very slightly increased. -- nm - Tim Sep 4, 17:54 2
  - How'd that happen?? -- nm - District Manager si Sep 4, 17:56 1
    - ikr?! -- nm - Tim Sep 4, 17:57
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  - I told you that getting rid of that "I don't get paid unless I win your case" guarantee would finally start making you money -- nm - prayformojo Sep 4, 17:58
  - Crime does pay! ;) -- nm - Don Homer Sep 4, 17:54 2
    - "No, money down!" -- nm - Tim Sep 4, 17:54
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- anecdotally irrelevant, but increased. -- nm - mafic Sep 4, 17:52
- Decreased to to retirement in '09. Expenses decreased but not proportionately. Investment income decreased. -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 4, 17:52
- Increased but still can't afford a house. Although I don't really count -- nm - Karl_S Sep 4, 17:51
- Increased, bc of promotion. Stagnant the last 2 or 3 years though (thanks a lot, f*ckers!). -- nm - Don Homer Sep 4, 17:51
- increased and we had someone laid off in our household -- nm - Epiphany Sep 4, 17:48
- Increased, bought two rental houses, did a home refi that saved a lot - ceregon Sep 4, 17:47
- Increased but I switched jobs and got promoted twice. -- nm - spamlet Sep 4, 17:44
- Increased. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 4, 17:44
- Up 6%. -- nm - nubby Sep 4, 17:43
- Mine is about the same; maybe slightly up. -- nm - Fuzzy Sep 4, 17:42
- basically unchanged - tRuMaN Sep 4, 17:42 2
  - I don't know why but I thought your divorce was a while ago. -- nm - Fuzzy Sep 4, 17:43 1
    - seperated summer 08, divorced spring 09 -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 4, 17:44
- increased and I was able to buy a house. -- nm - Diva Sep 4, 17:42 2
  - Yes, thank O for that homebuyer's credit. -- nm - nubby Sep 4, 17:52 1
    - we personally didn't get the credit but my income rising helped a lot. -- nm - Diva Sep 4, 18:09
- I was a student when he was elected, so it increased. -- nm - amanda Sep 4, 17:42
- Increased -- nm - prayformojo Sep 4, 17:41
- Increased. -- nm - Dano Sep 4, 17:40
Braves spoilers - David Sep 4, 17:36 2
- spoiler - nubby Sep 4, 17:38 1
  - Spoilers - David Sep 4, 17:40
arg, "please write a short paragraph explaining why Company X should hire you" - tRuMaN Sep 4, 17:35 4
- basically they're asking for a cover letter. experience, skills, how awesome you are, etc. -- nm - worf Sep 4, 17:50 1
  - Worf knows hiring! -- nm - mafic Sep 4, 17:51
- yup, still having a blank on this -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 4, 17:49
- "I'm a hard worker with experience and konw how to hide my extracurricular web surfing while at work." -- nm - the liioul uwith straying u Sep 4, 17:38
Juan Martin Del Potro is a handsome man. -- nm - Dano Sep 4, 17:31 2
- oh yeah! look at this french beauty! -- (link) - Epiphany Sep 4, 17:51 [Image]
- yes. yes he is. -- nm - Diva Sep 4, 17:35
Just bought a Visa GC for grandson. The first one I took off the rack was missing it's security strip - not good. -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 4, 17:31 3
- You mean the scratch-off coating? I don't think those code are any good unless the store registers it as sold. -- nm - GregW Sep 4, 17:33 2
  - true, but it also may mean someone has the info and is checking online to see when the card is/was activated -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 4, 17:34 1
    - That's how I understand it. If they have the card number they can use it once someone else activates it. -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 4, 17:40
Mark Reynolds has been on fire the past few weeks. 'bout time. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 4, 17:24
Worf ST:TNG spinoff in the works -- (link) - Beaker Sep 4, 17:23 15
- well not quite. He's going to pitch it -- nm - Remlik Sep 4, 18:21
- "I think he's a character that hasn't been fully developed and hasn't been fully realized." - Jovian Sep 4, 17:33 10
  - He doesn't count DS9, because, come on, it was DS 9. -- nm - Spawn Sep 4, 18:18 4
    - -20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad Sep 5, 04:38
    - which was the best use of his character overall and the best Trek series overall. -- nm - Remlik Sep 4, 18:22
    - whoa, whoa, whoa...the last two seasons of DS9 were great. - Mel Profit Sep 4, 18:21
    - crazy talk. -- nm - Beaker Sep 4, 18:19
  - *gets beat up and disarmed* -- nm - worf Sep 4, 17:49
  - I always hated Worf episodes. -- nm - nubby Sep 4, 17:39 3
    - -200 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad Sep 5, 04:38
    - the Klingon stuff was some of my faves. The Civil War was gold -- nm - Beaker Sep 4, 17:40 1
      - Agreed. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 4, 18:16
- He'll get beaten up more than Jim Rockford. -- nm - Reagen Sep 4, 17:24 2
  - Mel Gibson characters think Jim Rockford is a pussy. -- nm - Diva Sep 4, 18:14 1
    - *rips off my MI Diva Mask* -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 4, 18:16
"They were termites or dalmations!" -- nm - Jovian Sep 4, 17:22 2
- Whoever wrote this episode should *die*! -- nm - TWuG Sep 4, 17:25 1
  - I mean it makes no logical sense for this to be here!!! - Jovian Sep 4, 17:30
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- is the deal valid for halo 4? -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 4, 17:34 3
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    - i dont even know the url for the msoft store. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 4, 18:02 1
      - note, no that deal isnt avaiable for halo4 - tRuMaN Sep 4, 18:05
Speaking of NFL. Is there going to be DNC coverage tomorrow night? Dems are stupid for putting a night up against NFL -- nm - Bacon Sep 4, 17:15
@Reince: Classless Dems use tribute video of deceased Ted Kennedy to attack Mitt Romney. -- nm - nubby Sep 4, 17:15 5
- Boo hoo. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 4, 17:24
- I loved the amount of disrespect Michael Steele directed toward that guy on The Daily Show. -- nm - David Sep 4, 17:24
- Zombie Ted Kennedy? - prayformojo Sep 4, 17:17 1
  - Mittens ran against Ted for Senate in 1994. -- nm - mara Sep 4, 17:19
- @pourmecoffee: Reince Priebus very upset Ted Kennedy's memory was used exactly as he would have wanted for exact purpose he would have wanted. -- nm - nubby Sep 4, 17:17
David: Punk laid out Cena and left in a car driven by Heyman, fade out. - Tim Sep 4, 17:14 1
- If this doesn't work, he'll have to start slapping away kids from Make a Wish. -- nm - David Sep 4, 17:23
Ahhhh my Ikarium's live! They live! Though I am without an alliance and need about 105 Cultural Treaties! - Jovian Sep 4, 17:13 3
- get your ass back in and we'll take care of it. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 4, 18:15
- request sent -- nm - Beaker Sep 4, 17:17 1
  - wonder why i can't send yet. definitely need them. -- nm - Diva Sep 4, 17:38
NFL! -- nm - Bacon Sep 4, 17:12 4
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  - WasYourSummerCoolerThanUsual.com -- nm - prayformojo Sep 4, 17:13 1
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  - 24 hours and 18 minutes. -- nm - David Sep 4, 17:13

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