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Why is Rick Santelli yelling at me? -- nm - ty97 Nov 9, 08:10
Oh, Alan Grayson is going back to Congress. Too bad crazy fuck Allen West lost, they would have some epic confrontations. -- nm - Tim Nov 9, 08:06
America's first Hindu Congresswoman will take the oath of office on the Bhagvad Gita. -- (link) - loosilu Nov 9, 08:03 2
- from my FB feed in general " Why can't we just go back to a nation with Christian Values?" - Pippygalore Nov 9, 08:06 1
  - and this lady apparently is quite conservative. oops. -- nm - loosilu Nov 9, 08:08
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- Dawson, how good is this guy within the hispanic sphere? - Will Hunting Nov 9, 08:05 1
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- I sorta wish it wasn't TX, but not surprised about the move. - ty97 Nov 9, 08:02 1
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what's that quick throw-up-a-photo someone here found? was it DH? (do you know what I'm talking about?) -- nm - amanda Nov 9, 07:57 1
- fotki? they also have an iphone app fwiw. -- (link) - Don Homer Nov 9, 08:11
Speaking of: There were poppy sales at the office today and (few) people wearing poppies. - ty97 Nov 9, 07:52 15
- Even our tube trains and buses have poppies on them this year. -- nm - LMS Nov 9, 08:05 1
  - nice, we have them on some quarters (linked) -- (link) - Moneypandie Nov 9, 08:07
- i end up buying a couple a year. have one on both jackets (i should put in on my sweater today... think i will.) -- nm - Moneypandie Nov 9, 07:59
- it's weird that the US doesn't really do that. -- nm - loosilu Nov 9, 07:55 8
  - I can only speak for here but I see them sold in a lot places. Highway off ramps are a big spot for the vets to get people. - Krusty Nov 9, 08:14
  - Confession: I have no idea what a poppy is. -- nm - sycor Nov 9, 08:08 6
    - It's a flower. A poem written during WWI ("In Flanders field, the poppies brow...") created an association between them and the war. -- (link) - mara Nov 9, 08:13 1
      - brow = blow (for this post only) -- nm - mara Nov 9, 08:13
    - It's why everyone cried at the end of the last series of Blackadder. -- nm - LMS Nov 9, 08:11
    - they are red poppy pins (linked) that the vets and Legion sell in advance of Remembrance Day - Moneypandie Nov 9, 08:10 2
      - Interesting. We just carry around little tiny flags or wear flag pins. Silly Canadians with their flowers. :) -- nm - sycor Nov 9, 08:13
      - (and Australia, apparently) -- nm - Moneypandie Nov 9, 08:11
- Hell, even I have a poppy (I usually forget). They must be lame. ;) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 07:55
- Opium? - Rise Above Nov 9, 07:53 1
  - yes please -- nm - Pippygalore Nov 9, 08:00
Anders Behring Breivik's prison conditions 'inhumane' -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 9, 07:51 5
- but he isn't allowed to have *moisturizer*. That must violate some sort of global humanitarian code. -- nm - Moneypandie Nov 9, 08:04 2
  - and his cell has no view! -- nm - loosilu Nov 9, 08:07 1
    - Prisonners should have field trips to other prisons around the world. They'd appreciate what they have more - Guigue Nov 9, 08:11
- my heart is bleeding. -- nm - loosilu Nov 9, 07:56
- We can solve all his problems with the slow press of a trigger. - Will Hunting Nov 9, 07:55
So, do you recall my neighbors who kept giving my daughter lice? - groiny Nov 9, 07:45 3
- hell yeah, and if they don't gas the house I'd put a sign in the yard warning prospective tennants -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 9, 12:52
- i would call. -- nm - Moneypandie Nov 9, 07:47
- worth a call at least -- nm - You Only Remlik Twice Nov 9, 07:47
how about when you tell someone you don't know how to answer their question and they just keep asking it over and over again? - Deev Another Day Nov 9, 07:44
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- Louis C.K. tonight. Maybe Skyfall later in the weekend. Work on the house to get ready for influx of relatives. -- nm - pmb Nov 9, 08:12
- Office Poker Party, inlaws visit tomorrow, traveling to Lousiana sunday ( Pai Gow! Rawr!) -- nm - Pippygalore Nov 9, 08:01
- sacramento thru tomorrow....football sunday -- nm - budice Nov 9, 07:57
- Work tonight, maybe Wreck it Ralph tomorrow, work sunday and monday night. - sycor Nov 9, 07:55
- Curation work-afternoon tomorrow. Getting the house ready for fumigation next week. -- nm - Meg Nov 9, 07:54
- Might spend Saturday at the movies - Skyfall, Rust & Bone & The Sapphires, Sunday cleaning & catch up on TV. -- nm - LMS Nov 9, 07:50
- normal night tonight!!! dinner, drinks, movie, no curfew! after that who cares? - amanda Nov 9, 07:49
- probably sitting on my ass watching tv and eating cheez-its. - znufrii Nov 9, 07:46 9
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    - pretty much -- nm - znufrii Nov 9, 07:49
  - what kind of cheez-its do you like? do you like the White Cheddar kind? -- nm - Deev Another Day Nov 9, 07:47 6
    - you didn't ask me - LUV the white cheddar kind -- nm - Pippygalore Nov 9, 08:02 1
      - me too - they're like crack. i don't even start with them anymore. it can only end in tears. -- nm - Deev Another Day Nov 9, 08:11
    - the regular kind. -- nm - znufrii Nov 9, 07:48 1
      - This. There is no other kind of cheeze-it -- nm - MDH Nov 9, 08:04
    - i just got back, and already she's baiting me. -- nm - TFox Nov 9, 07:48 1
      - i was talking to znu and trying to get ideas for his stalker. but any and all responses are welcome obvs. -- nm - Deev Another Day Nov 9, 08:13
- work on music. more yardwork. Double 0 Sexy, rehearsal, football. No work on Veterans' Day (woo-hoo!) but another rehearsal. -- nm - Deev Another Day Nov 9, 07:46 2
  - oh - and maybe going to this German restaurant that has about 300 different kinds of beer. -- nm - Deev Another Day Nov 9, 07:47 1
    - *points to my mouth* -- nm - ThunderProfit Nov 9, 08:12
- TBD. Some work. May head down to the beach at St Kilda. -- nm - ty97 Nov 9, 07:45
- Not sure, and I always work on Veterans Day. The only time I had it off was when I wasn't a Veteran - Bacon Nov 9, 07:44
- girls dinner tomorrow night (maybe a movie too). Remembrance Day ceremony on Sunday morning. -- nm - Moneypandie Nov 9, 07:44 4
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    - ? it's always been Remembrance Day. -- nm - Moneypandie Nov 9, 07:46 2
      - oh, i googled, Remembrance since 1931. -- nm - Moneypandie Nov 9, 07:47 1
        
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- 3 day weekend, hallelujah. Working on organizing guest room/closet, nothing too exciting. Watch Gio Bernard go for 300+ all-purpose yards. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 9, 07:44
- mostly tbd. watching football game tomorrow and Sunday, probably the playground a couple times, hopefully some pizza, no work monday. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 9, 07:44
- Skyfall, hanging out and relaxing (one week left under busy season deadline), Working Monday. -- nm - MDH Nov 9, 07:44
- Poker, Wreck It Ralph, watching Vandy/Ole Miss, maybe a nightmarish trip with the kids to the bowling alley. -- nm - TFox Nov 9, 07:43 1
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- getting the house ready for my son's birthday party next week, and yeah, I work on Monday. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 9, 07:43
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- 45 days! -- nm - Bacon Nov 9, 07:38
No one seems to be considering: Could the weakness of JCP and Sears be their reliance on the suburbs? -- nm - ty97 Nov 9, 07:34 25
- I was in JCP this week and questioned the fact there were no directional or store directory signs.... - Meg Nov 9, 07:49 3
  - I've only ever been in kohl's twice and both very briefly. I should really check it out. maybe I will work there next summer. -- nm - amanda Nov 9, 07:50 2
    - I've always thought Kohl's was good for men's wear and housewares, but it's really inconsistent for women. -- nm - mara Nov 9, 07:52 1
      - I just swore it off a few weeks ago. Used to be good deals, but I find it way overpriced now. - TFox Nov 9, 07:58
- The JCP here is a shit. hole. -- nm - TFox Nov 9, 07:40 6
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    - Hey, don't look at me. I'm a Maxxinista. -- nm - TFox Nov 9, 07:45 2
      - Hit it Max! -- nm - Pippygalore Nov 9, 08:03
      - I thought your one sleeve looked a bit longer than the other. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 9, 07:46
  - All the JCPs I have visited in the past five years have been new and/or remodeled. - ty97 Nov 9, 07:42
  - I think that is pretty standard everywhere. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 9, 07:42
- Or the decline of the "anchor store at the mall" model altogether? -- nm - Strongbad Nov 9, 07:36 5
  - I think this is part of it. JCP and Sears are seen as places to buy basics, boring clothes. they're not seen as fashion forward, which is - amanda Nov 9, 07:40 4
    - I was about to make a similar comment from a different angle. I'm elderly, looking for classic, comfortable clothes, at a reasonable price...... - Meg Nov 9, 07:52 3
      - Steinmart? Belks? Marshalls? Burlington Coat Factory? -- nm - Pippygalore Nov 9, 08:04 1
        
        I have a BCF very close, also Marshalls/T.J. Maxx/Ross. I'm such a creature of habit - I hate having to try - Meg Nov 9, 08:09
      - My mom's in the same boat. She shops resale stores as much as anything. -- nm - mara Nov 9, 07:55
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  - That may be. Rolling in SB's point, can ou think of a strong mall anchor? - ty97 Nov 9, 07:41 6
    - The Dillard's here is crappy; I'd say Macy's and Nordstrom. -- nm - mara Nov 9, 07:45 1
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    - Nordstrom is king. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 9, 07:44
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    - I assume Nordstrom is still going strong, but maybe not. -- nm - TFox Nov 9, 07:42
    - Macy's is probably the strongest here. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 9, 07:42
This is a fantastic installation at a San Francisco museum that shows the wind interacting with a wall. Mesmerizing. -- (link) - mara Nov 9, 07:34 [vimeo] 2
- I could watch for hours. -- nm - loosilu Nov 9, 07:47
- That's cool. I like how in the first few seconds you can almost make out a US flag -- nm - prayformoJaws Nov 9, 07:36
Man, I wish I had an excuse to not go to work today -- nm - Truman Nov 9, 07:32 3
- You have dye in your veins. That is a pretty decent excuse. -- nm - David Nov 9, 07:35 2
  - I agree, you can get headaches from it IIRC. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 9, 07:40 1
    - oh that i am already experiencing. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 9, 08:07
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- you beat us - we were 83. -- nm - loosilu Nov 9, 07:45
- So, 6.5 people didn't vote? 6 of them have no excuse. The .5 person gets a pass. - Inigo Nov 9, 07:36
- Jags for everyone! -- nm - David Nov 9, 07:36
- nice. -- nm - Moneypandie Nov 9, 07:35
- of registered voters or of eligible voters? - ty97 Nov 9, 07:35 2
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    - I'm really impressed. -- nm - ty97 Nov 9, 07:43
- I always suspected the Vote No on ML initiative would have broad appeal -- nm - prayformoJaws Nov 9, 07:33
Andie's Helpful GIft Tips - Episode 3 - For the Guys on your list - Moneypandie Nov 9, 07:30 1
- very cool. SM can't have a sling shot though - he'd shoot me with it. - Pippygalore Nov 9, 08:08
SI's college basketball predictions -- (link) - prayformoJaws Nov 9, 07:28 1
- Seeing Herb Sendek on the Hot Seat makes me chuckle. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 9, 07:46
building a better soccer ball for kids in developing countries -- (link) - znufrii Nov 9, 07:24
For JenBro and others who may not have seen it - how the Easter Island statues were 'walked' from the quarry to their platforms. -- (link) - Meg Nov 9, 07:24 [youtube] 1
Are you allergic to your phone? (Not nasal symptoms; skin things like itching.) -- (link) - mara Nov 9, 07:18
Trailer for: Jurassic Park 3D due in April of 2013, for the 20th Anniversary. I remember seeing this in theaters. -- (link) - MDH Nov 9, 07:16 [youtube] 1
- I also remember seeing it in theatres. Under false pretenses, even. I know I saw movies in theatre before that, but I don't remember which ones -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 07:57
znu: Krugman wants compromise. - ty97 Nov 9, 07:15 24
- I was oversimplifying a bit, yes. - znufrii Nov 9, 07:19 1
  - I don't agree with your IM. - ty97 Nov 9, 07:26
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  - These rules would impact the 2013 tax year, right? So no chaos..they have a year to deal. -- nm - ty97 Nov 9, 07:24 17
    - The military can't handle the defense spending cuts and still be effective in Afghanistan. - Bacon Nov 9, 07:28 6
      - I don't buy that. Are we cutting the military by 90%? 80%? 50%? - ty97 Nov 9, 07:39 3
        
        Goes from $555B to $500B, I think. Which is still more than 2006, at the height of the Iraq War. -- nm - mara Nov 9, 07:50 1
        
        the *horror*... -- nm - znufrii Nov 9, 08:00
        
        Seriously, if our military can't handle Afghanistan on it's own with a majority of the current budget...we shouldn't be fighting wars. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 9, 07:42
      - i'm okay with that. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 9, 07:36 1
        
        Ending the war is fine but you can't just cut the funding and have people scrambling to get out with no money to do it. - Bacon Nov 9, 07:38
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      - To both you and Redmond: If we can over the cliff on 1/1 but then pass a compromise/result on, say, 1/7 it doesn't really cause impact, right? - ty97 Nov 9, 07:30 2
        
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        You said they had "a year" to deal. That's what I was responding to. -- nm - Bacon Nov 9, 07:33
      - Yep, all of a sudden people's paychecks would be noticeably smaller - Bacon Nov 9, 07:29 4
        
        Checks will be smaller anyway. The 2% payroll tax holiday is going away. -- nm - ty97 Nov 9, 07:30 3
        
        Why are you ruining Christmas? -- nm - Bacon Nov 9, 07:31 2
        
        Because I'm an atheist? - ty97 Nov 9, 07:36 1
        
        I am too, but I love the Christmas Season -- nm - Bacon Nov 9, 07:37
      - It's not as bad as when the extenders weren't passed until December for the current year, but it's not fun. - spamlet Nov 9, 07:28
  - And yet they spend their time coming up with byzantine rules for accepting W-8s electronically. - spamlet Nov 9, 07:23
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  - The theory is this: Congress can then pass a tax *cut* on everyone (except 250+) on 1/2/2013 - ty97 Nov 9, 07:23
*gives you "the talk"* -- nm - loosilu Nov 9, 07:12 6
- better than giving me the clap -- nm - The Man With The Golden CQ Nov 9, 07:16 5
  - I said I was sorry. -- nm - loosilu Nov 9, 07:16 4
    - apologies are pretty hollow the second time you've infected someone -- nm - zork Nov 9, 07:24 2
      - he should have been immune after the first! -- nm - loosilu Nov 9, 07:24 1
        
        good point -- nm - Pippygalore Nov 9, 07:28
    - but did you mean it? - Pippygalore Nov 9, 07:19

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