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What I was trying to see with the Poll re: consoles & number of days played per month is that 360 and PS3ers *play* a lot more than Wii owners. - JaxSean Feb 5, 11:03 2
- as a non-gamer, i do get the impression that the Wii appeals more to the casual gamer -- nm - Crusty Gorillahump Feb 5, 11:09
- It's a party device. We play it as a group or when people come over - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 5, 11:04
Rising sea salinates India�s Ganges -- (link) - Dane Duke Nuuk Feb 5, 11:00
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- ? -- nm - Reagen Feb 5, 10:56 5
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    - I suppose, but it's silly to me to say that I haven't "read" Frankenstein since I only listened to it. -- nm - Reagen Feb 5, 11:00 3
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        All of the words of the book are entering the mind just by hearing rather than sight. - ty97 Feb 5, 11:05 1
        
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- I wish there was some spoiler website where they could ruin everything for you if you know you're not going to bother seeing it. -- nm - Loyola Feb 5, 10:55 1
  - google movie spoilers -- nm - lileve Feb 5, 11:01
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NY maple syrup smell mystery solved -- (link) - Reagen Feb 5, 10:49 12
- taxpayer money at work! -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 5, 10:57 2
  - given the fear of chem attack in NYC I'm glad they worked on that. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 5, 11:04
  - part of the nose stimulus plan -- nm - redmond Feb 5, 10:58
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- who complains when it smells like maple syrup? how is that not better than the normal smell of new york? -- nm - mafic Feb 5, 10:53 2
  - better than the natural gas smell the permeated the city a couple years ago... -- nm - znufrii Feb 5, 10:55 1
    - We had a sulfur smell on and off this past summer, it was lovely! -- nm - Krusty Feb 5, 10:59
- It's urine. -- nm - Quebec Maple Producers Feb 5, 10:52
- as long as the syrup smell doesn't touch a bacon or sausage smell its fine -- nm - redmond Feb 5, 10:51 3
  - ok, you're crazy. It's official. -- nm - kelly Feb 5, 10:54 2
    - syrup should only touch french toast, waffles etc. Never meat! -- nm - redmond Feb 5, 10:57 1
      - I put it in salad dressing. goes well with balsamic vinegar. -- nm - mafic Feb 5, 10:59
Gather 'round, kids! It's story time. We're looking for a bigger house to rent... - Mop Feb 5, 10:47 19
- Could be a live in stager. Most likely. -- nm - lileve Feb 5, 11:03
- someone's quietly squatting there? -- nm - Crusty Gorillahump Feb 5, 11:00
- maybe she was just misinformed. or maybe this is the new "staged." -- lived in. very lived in. -- nm - kare Feb 5, 10:53
- rent mine!!!!!! -- nm - redmond Feb 5, 10:52
- They're trying to squeeze more money out of you by offering to let you rent the furniture as well. -- nm - Loyola Feb 5, 10:52
- Oh, oh! The kicker! I forgot! - Mop Feb 5, 10:51 8
  - one of the other agency people is squatting there. -- nm - mafic Feb 5, 10:54
  - maybe just a foreclosure. grabbed what he wanted, said "screw it" to the rest. -- nm - kare Feb 5, 10:53 6
    - /calls dibs on the GE Profile fridge and the jar of money! -- nm - Mop Feb 5, 10:54 5
      - seems like there would be someone that goes in and clears things out. huh. maybe that's a new growing career path. -- nm - kare Feb 5, 10:55 4
        
        You're taunting me, aren't you? -- (link) - Mop Feb 5, 10:59 1
        
        here's a similar story from ABC. -- (link) - loosilu Feb 5, 11:00
        
        THere's a booming industry in cleaning out foreclosed houses. some people leave a LOT of stuff. -- nm - loosilu Feb 5, 10:58 1
        
        makes sense. and yes, Mop, I am. ;) -- nm - kare Feb 5, 11:02
- is it available immediately? i'd guess not. i think that's the current tenants belongings you were looking at. -- nm - Andie Feb 5, 10:50
- uh, it's a house with tenants? -- nm - mafic Feb 5, 10:50
- Renters not out yet and they got persmission to show it before they go -- nm - Epiphany Feb 5, 10:49
- Wrong house -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 5, 10:49 1
  - also, we toured a house for sale when we were buying ours where the people appeared to have ran out in the middle of dinner - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 5, 10:49
LIR - Loosi - re: hearing aids scheduled inland marine rider to insurance policy - see inside - JenBro Feb 5, 10:47 1
- aw thanks! I knew I'd mentioned it here before. :) -- nm - loosilu Feb 5, 10:48
ST Poll: What is your favorite "bad salad"? List any meats, cheeses, bad extras, and other preferences. - con_carne Feb 5, 10:47 12
- I don't eat lettuce -- nm - peglegpete Feb 5, 11:03
- I like a lot of those - buffalo chicken, taco, Caesar. -- nm - kelly Feb 5, 10:57
- All salad is bad, it just takes up room that could be filled by something tastier. -- nm - Krusty Feb 5, 10:55
- any salads with my fave dressing, ranch. -- nm - kare Feb 5, 10:51
- chicken caesar -- nm - CQ Feb 5, 10:50
- Ceasar is my only 'high-point' salad -- nm - ty97 Feb 5, 10:49
- BLT wedge salad at Cotton Patch - disgustingly high in fat -- nm - Epiphany Feb 5, 10:48
- romaine, grilled chicken, cheddar cheese, carrots, mushrooms, cucumber, bleu cheese dressing, parmesan cheese and bacon bits on top. -- nm - znufrii Feb 5, 10:48 3
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    - ooh, ceviche is sort of a salad. I'll bet it's bad with the avo and fatty shellfish. Mmmmm -- nm - con_carne Feb 5, 10:51
    - not for me, thanks. -- nm - znufrii Feb 5, 10:49
- Caesar or taco (although, I can rock taco salads on the diet, which is the balls.( -- nm - TFox Feb 5, 10:48
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- I don't really count TV as a hobby...so I'll say martial arts. nm - Jim Feb 5, 10:59
- Movies (on dvd). -- nm - kelly Feb 5, 10:58
- my routine is still all messed up. so i guess my answer would be, my bf. -- nm - kare Feb 5, 10:58 2
  - Not to be mean, but if I was your bf and I saw this answer, I would be *PISSED*. -- nm - Shaun Feb 5, 11:02 1
    - i don't understand. i was trying to make a joke about doing him a bunch, see. you would hate that? -- nm - kare Feb 5, 11:05
- masturbate -- nm - Crusty Gorillahump Feb 5, 10:54 3
  - and songwriting -- nm - Crusty Gorillahump Feb 5, 10:55 2
    - ...at the same time -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 5, 10:58 1
      - penis solo! -- nm - Crusty Gorillahump Feb 5, 11:10
- pool cleaning -- nm - CQ Feb 5, 10:52
- Poker. internet probably 3 days a week....bar league used to be 8 times a month...then 1 or 2 times a month for cash games. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 5, 10:51
- Video games most likely. -- nm - Shaun Feb 5, 10:50
- chat - Dane Duke Nuuk Feb 5, 10:50
- Besides gaming, I'm teaching myself the guitar -- nm - con_carne Feb 5, 10:49
- 2 hrs of TV/day, read 1 hr/day, walk 1 hr/day, watch 4-5 movies per week -- nm - ceregon Feb 5, 10:49
- internet if it counts at work. outside of work, reading probably. -- nm - Andie Feb 5, 10:48
- mastur...internet surfing -- nm - The Coraline Cat Coalition Feb 5, 10:48
- surf ST at lunch to see what's going on in the world :D -- nm - JenBro Feb 5, 10:48 1
  - oops - ok - alternate answer = tie between taking cooking classes & going to the movies -- nm - JenBro Feb 5, 10:51
- I watch tv more than anything else. -- nm - Krusty Feb 5, 10:48
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  - I figured that was a given. -- nm - Krusty Feb 5, 10:48
- Jeez. I probably watch 1-2 hours of TV per day. I read 1-2 hours of audiobooks per day. One of those two I think - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 5, 10:47 10
  - I listen to 1-2 hours of audio books a day too...in the car stuck in traffic...wish my library had more -- nm - The Coraline Cat Coalition Feb 5, 10:56 3
    - I do podcasts. there are fantastic ones. -- nm - loosilu Feb 5, 10:58 1
      - We bought one of those things that transmits from on MP3 player to the radio, but it doesn't work for half the commute - The Coraline Cat Coalition Feb 5, 11:05
    - I found that my library is super nice and if I email them audiobooks they don't have, they order them -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 5, 10:58
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    - kilbo's secret career is audio book reader voice guy. -- nm - mafic Feb 5, 10:57
    - *puts you on Guy's audiobooks are not reading list* - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 5, 10:50
    - he can read the dots and ashes on the CD -- nm - znufrii Feb 5, 10:50 2
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        Did you just fart? -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 5, 10:51
- internet - hands down -- nm - Epiphany Feb 5, 10:47 2
  - does my Internet time at work count? If so, no contest -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 5, 10:47 1
    - Jack says no - so next on my list is watching series/movies at home -- nm - Epiphany Feb 5, 10:50
- besides ST? theatre, depending on the month, otherwise video games. -- nm - znufrii Feb 5, 10:47
Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company fighting over the other Push. -- (link) - Dano Feb 5, 10:46 1
- I like how the Push ads are having to reemphasize that it's a movie. - Reagen Feb 5, 10:47
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- my boyfriend's roommate plays games almost every moment of his free time. it's hard for me not to judge. - kare Feb 5, 10:57
- i play world of warcraft on the pc daily -- nm - redmond Feb 5, 10:47 1
  - I'd love to play that, but not daily...wish they had an acount level for "four hours a month tops" - The Coraline Cat Coalition Feb 5, 10:49
- i didnt answer, but mine will drive down the average: 0 -- nm - Crusty Gorillahump Feb 5, 10:46
- My use skyrocketed after I bought my DS. -- nm - TFox Feb 5, 10:44
- If you include PC gaming, my number goes up quite a bit. I usually play 2 or 3 nights a week on the PC -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 5, 10:43
- you didn't ask how many people have none. No game console no PC games, 0 hours. -- nm - loosilu Feb 5, 10:43 9
  - you don't count. -- nm - Reagen Feb 5, 10:46
  - i have a PS3 and never play games on it -- nm - redmond Feb 5, 10:46
  - But didn't you use to play a FB game? That would count -- nm - The Coraline Cat Coalition Feb 5, 10:44 4
    - define "play". she sort of hamfists her way through Sudoku matches... -- nm - TFox Feb 5, 10:46
    - hmmm, I play scrab. maybe that counts. But I have not purchased any games except Civ 2. -- nm - loosilu Feb 5, 10:45
    - That sound you heard was the rest of ST going "aw, shit" -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 5, 10:45 1
      - the poll was for consoles, dummy. -- nm - loosilu Feb 5, 10:46
  - What about cell phones/iPhones? -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 5, 10:44 1
    - gives me motion sickness. no. -- nm - loosilu Feb 5, 10:44
Non-fat salad dressing just isn't worth it though. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 5, 10:42 11
- i finally found a low fat dressing i like, ken's italian. otherwise lemon juice is about as good as you get when you're going nonfat, imo -- nm - kare Feb 5, 11:04
- I've been using balsamic vinegar (a lot!) and a teeny tiny bit of olive oil. - kelly Feb 5, 10:55
- I use real dressing but very little. -- nm - loosilu Feb 5, 10:44
- low-fat dressings aren't bad though -- nm - ty97 Feb 5, 10:43
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- When you are right - you are right all the way -- nm - Epiphany Feb 5, 10:43
- Yeah, I dunno. I've found some great ones. Olde Cape Cod (?) makes a killer Cranberry Balsamic... -- nm - TFox Feb 5, 10:43 4
  - I was referring more to the non-fat versions of Ranch and other "creamy" dressings. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 5, 10:44 3
    - Oh yeah, I don't bother with those on the diet. Miss em. -- nm - TFox Feb 5, 10:45 2
      - you want to stay far, far away -- nm - Epiphany Feb 5, 10:46 1
        
        The only thing close I use are these Kraft lite Caesar packets that are ok-ish, but not really. -- nm - TFox Feb 5, 10:47
kel, my point being, 3 days after an interview, you'd have no reason to call for a "did i get it? did i get it?" under normal circumstances. -- nm - TFox Feb 5, 10:42 2
- *sigh* -- nm - kelly Feb 5, 10:49
- yeah... its like dating. dont come off desperate. -- nm - Crusty Gorillahump Feb 5, 10:46
bacon chicken salads are awesome. -- nm - Reagen Feb 5, 10:42 2
- remove the words chicken salads are -- nm - redmond Feb 5, 10:44 1
  - ok, grog. - Reagen Feb 5, 10:45
So a manager of a dept that sits close to me is very draconian with their people and Internet access so some of them occasionaly come into my office - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 5, 10:42 2
- is this manager and " older" type of person? -- nm - Epiphany Feb 5, 10:44 1
  - *nods* -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 5, 10:45
Vitamin Water is not healthy, but much better than soda. (and delicious) -- nm - Crusty Gorillahump Feb 5, 10:42
breaded cheese? -- nm - ty97 Feb 5, 10:41 7
- Mozzarella sticks...so good! -- nm - Krusty Feb 5, 10:43 5
  - mmm. I hate places that make them all super-gooey too. I think TGIF does this. I like my breaded cheese stiff -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 5, 10:44 2
    - ...on the bed. -- nm - loosilu Feb 5, 10:50
    - I agree. It shouldn't be very mushy, just melted goodness with a crust. -- nm - Krusty Feb 5, 10:50
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    - You should go to one for lunch today! - Cuzzin Todd Feb 5, 10:45
- yummy!!! -- nm - znufrii Feb 5, 10:41
*plays with ST 25 days/month -- nm - con_carne Feb 5, 10:40 1
- bad touch! bad touch! -- nm - TFox Feb 5, 10:41
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- You should play with just one B, the other will get lonely -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Feb 5, 10:42
- is that what you are calling it today? -- nm - ty97 Feb 5, 10:40
Enjoy your magic salad! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 5, 10:40 1
- autonick -- nm - lileve Feb 5, 11:05

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