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ST Morning Poll. On a scale of 1-10, A) How good are you at trivia B) How bitter are you C) How old are you D) How gay are you? -- nm - ty97 Jan 18, 07:09 11
- 7.5, 3, 4, 5 -- nm - Epiphany Jan 18, 07:17
- 8, 2, 4, 4 -- nm - Krusty Jan 18, 07:15
- 8, variable, 4, 4. -- nm - mafic Jan 18, 07:12
- 5.7.2. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 18, 07:12 1
  - throw a 5 in there between the 7 and the 2. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 18, 07:13
- 7, 4, 5, 1 -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 07:11
- 9, 8, 5, 0 -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 18, 07:11
- a) 1-10 depending on the topic, b) 9, c) 6, d) 3ish -- nm - loosilu Jan 18, 07:11
- 7, 5, 3, 3 -- nm - TFox Jan 18, 07:11
- 2, 2, 3, 10 -- nm - ty97 Jan 18, 07:10
- 8, 4, 5, 0 -- nm - znufrii Jan 18, 07:10
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 40th Anniversary 3-disc BluRay combo set: $24.99. -- (link) - kelly Jan 18, 07:05
A Group of leading CEOs proposes increasing SS and Medicare eligibility age to 70 -- (link) - ty97 Jan 18, 07:03 1
- were they lighting cigars with hundred dollar bills when they did it? -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 07:04
@CapehartJ WSJ/NBC Poll approval ratings: #Obama: 52%. #Boehner: 18%. #GOP: 26%. Tea Party: 23% #Democrats: 44% -- nm - ty97 Jan 18, 07:01
Even "Kid" Reid thinks Iman Shumpert's high top fade is out of control. - Krusty Jan 18, 06:58
Happy NHL Eve! -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 06:56
so we won trivia last night. it was *glorious.* we beat the bitter old gays by one point, and then they, as always, - amanda Jan 18, 06:55 10
- "we beat you." "no way." "fine, we'll beat you again." - TFox Jan 18, 07:03 3
  - the bitter old gays play like two out of three thursdays. the other recurring trivialists are the douche canoes, who seem to have been shamed - amanda Jan 18, 07:12 1
    - team name: "oh yes. we found you." -- nm - TFox Jan 18, 07:14
  - hee - I love it. -- nm - Epiphany Jan 18, 07:08
- AOR = that crusty mix station you fly past -- nm - ty97 Jan 18, 06:59
- *nice* -- nm - znufrii Jan 18, 06:57
- What was it, like 937ft? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 18, 06:56 3
  - 882 feet 9 inches (269.06 m) per a quick google -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 06:57 2
    - Yeah, well you're dq'ed for googling. Go sit in the corner with Lance. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 18, 06:58 1
      - it wasn't a poll! I was just being helpful! -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 06:59
Second Term White House Portrait: A Happier, Grayer Obama -- (link) - ty97 Jan 18, 06:50
I did not realize there were still hostages in Algeria. And now the USAF may be involved -- (link) - ty97 Jan 18, 06:43 3
- seems like every report is different. -- nm - loosilu Jan 18, 07:10
- folks from our company are in a secured location. i think they're all safe. -- nm - colin Jan 18, 06:45 1
  - that's got to be a strange atmosphere for you guys, right now. -- nm - Andie Jan 18, 06:46
st poll: who has had a ganglion cyst? did it go away? can your primary doctor aspirate those? -- nm - Epiphany Jan 18, 06:31 9
- I did, and had it removed surgically. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 18, 07:14
- L had one over the summer and it went away by itself, there and gone in about 3 weeks -- nm - J Jan 18, 06:51 1
  - so odd, Ive been working a lot ( typing) and it came up literally over night - Epiphany Jan 18, 07:07
- i hear ya hit it with the family bible. -- nm - colin Jan 18, 06:45 1
  - this cracks me up that its a known cure -- nm - Epiphany Jan 18, 07:05
- me! and yes, by itself. -- nm - Andie Jan 18, 06:34 3
  - thanks yall - me and ty97 are the resident hypocondriacs - Epiphany Jan 18, 07:05 2
    - so so true -- nm - ty97 Jan 18, 07:12
    - never *ever* read WebMD! -- nm - Andie Jan 18, 07:06
My goddamnsmartphone and I have reached something of a detente. I'm no longer actively trying to deny its right to exist - prayformojo Jan 18, 06:28 1
- what i can only hope are helpful thoughts: with my new Galaxy, it felt huge until (counterintuitively) i put it in a case. - TFox Jan 18, 07:07
Hlao question, since I know many of you play. Do you concern yourselves with the achievements challenges ot just play? Reason I ask is.... - volnelk Jan 18, 06:26 11
- if they fit what I am playing, absolutely. I am not going to play Spartan Ops for 1500 credits, that is for sure. - groiny Jan 18, 07:08
- I like to go for achievements if I can, the challenges just come as I play -- nm - J Jan 18, 06:53
- I usually don't go out of my way, but I'll pick them up if I like them. -- nm - mafic Jan 18, 06:49
- I get on just to play. I don't care about achievements. When I play online, I usually just play Slayer, or with the ST group. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 18, 06:31
- ahem. Halo. to. Sorry for the transposing. -- nm - volnelk Jan 18, 06:28 3
  - You're an transponster! -- nm - Was Bar Was the Unspeakable Jan 18, 06:32
  - also, I know there are things like visors that I can't use until I get a certain achievement so I do find myself paying attention to them - oblique [223] Jan 18, 06:30 1
    - It's random, but I've found that the Storm Rifle is basically an "assist gun". I can rarely kill eanyone with it, but iin oddball I rack assists. -- nm - volnelk Jan 18, 06:33
- I'm not "concerned" about it but as groiny mentioned last night while we played, as you get up in the higher levels, you do tend to watch it because - oblique [223] Jan 18, 06:27 2
  - Totally. I'm about finished with the DMR. I guess I was just surprised at how few of the daily challenges some people had completed. - volnelk Jan 18, 06:30 1
    - Oh, I go after the daily/weekly/monthly/waypoint stuff pretty hard unless it's like "Win 12 CTF games" which I'm never going to do - oblique [223] Jan 18, 06:31
Tony Gonzalez 97% sure he's retiring -- (link) - oblique [223] Jan 18, 06:24 1
- He's pulling a classic "Ray Lewis". Giving the falcons that little extra something they're going to need against SF. -- nm - volnelk Jan 18, 06:27
The Hobbit: B+ (I found it alot like Fellowship, slower for the setup with some good fight scenes) -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 06:15 9
- Can you spoil something for me? (possible spoiler inside) - Krusty Jan 18, 06:29 8
  - uhh... - Reagen Jan 18, 06:31 5
    - Huh. I had read he was in the film. Maybe it'll be one of the next ones. - Krusty Jan 18, 06:44 2
      - upcoming spoilers - Beaker Jan 18, 06:51 1
        
        nerd spoils - mafic Jan 18, 06:59
    - huh (spoils) - prayformojo Jan 18, 06:33 1
      - That was probably from....... - volnelk Jan 18, 06:36
  - spoils - Beaker Jan 18, 06:31 1
    - Thanks. I must have misread an article. Maybe a future film. -- nm - Krusty Jan 18, 06:47
so happy it's Friday. Like 'it goes to 11" Happy levels. What are your weekend plans? - Andie Jan 18, 06:14 25
- work, maybe pablo franscico show, movies, more work -- nm - Epiphany Jan 18, 07:08
- Lots of Wii, visit with brother and new baby Sunday morning, Gillette Stadium for the games the rest of the day. -- nm - TFox Jan 18, 07:02
- Wake up at 5am, drive an hour to a podunk town, give 8 hours of training, drive back, wake up at 3am, fly home. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 18, 06:56
- my trivia partner's band is playing at the ice rink for open session saturday! insomniacs on ice! -- (link) - amanda Jan 18, 06:52
- Halo tonight, Flagship Romance concert Saturday Night. Football on Sunday. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 18, 06:50 1
  - Oh, and if anyone is interested, here is a free song from them: -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 18, 06:51
- Nada tonight, homemade sausage making tomorrow night, and hopefully watching the Falcons and Pats lose Sunday. -- nm - Shaun Jan 18, 06:36 6
  - question: where did you get the skins for the sausages? -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 06:43 5
    - There's some butcher in Maugerville that will give you them for home use. We'll buy something while there in a way to say 'thanks'. - Shaun Jan 18, 07:05 1
      - He's past the Burton Bridge to be a little more accurate. -- nm - Shaun Jan 18, 07:10
    - He lures unsuspecting vegans into his garage. -- nm - Krusty Jan 18, 06:52 2
      - Child please. - Shaun Jan 18, 07:06 1
        
        Hee on the IM - Will Hunting Jan 18, 07:12
- Oil change on the car. Maybe buy some new tennis shoes. -- nm - Was Bar Was the Unspeakable Jan 18, 06:30
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- Mixing in some Halo around hanging out with friends. leveling up like crazy now that I'm closing out some big categories. -- nm - volnelk Jan 18, 06:22
- drinks later, not sure about tomorrow probably just stuff around the house, football sunday, inauguration monday. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 18, 06:21 1
  - i think it's very cool you are going. -- nm - Andie Jan 18, 06:22
- Not a damn thing. More housecleaning, I guess. - kelly Jan 18, 06:20
- housecleaning. brewing. drinking. not neccessarily in that order. - znufrii Jan 18, 06:18 3
  - where's J ? -- nm - Andie Jan 18, 06:18 2
    - she was in Phoenix for a week and a half for work, was supposed to get home yesterday. - znufrii Jan 18, 06:23 1
      - yikes. :( -- nm - Andie Jan 18, 06:24
- Nice dinner at home tonight, wine obviously. Clean the house this weekend - it's about 3 weeks behind. - Andie Jan 18, 06:16
- skating tomorrow, football Sunday -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 06:16
an independent baseball team, the Florence (Ky.) Freedom, announced it would have "Manti Te'o Girlfriend Bobblehead Day." -- Link -- (link) - Beaker Jan 18, 06:06 4
- Love it. -- nm - subversive Jan 18, 06:10
- fantastic. -- nm - Andie Jan 18, 06:09
- That's awesome. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 18, 06:07 1
  - the air guitar contest is the icing on the cake -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 06:08
St poll: last time you got a paper cut was? -- nm - Truman Jan 18, 06:02 7
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- I'm so fragile I cut myself on virtual paper. -- nm - Was Bar Was the Unspeakable Jan 18, 06:31
- a few months -- nm - Epiphany Jan 18, 06:30
- long enough that I don't remember when. -- nm - znufrii Jan 18, 06:05
- it's been ages. well over a year, at least. -- nm - Andie Jan 18, 06:05
- Probably a month ago or so. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 18, 06:05
- 2 days ago. Hate them. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 18, 06:04
and, another year without a raise. -- nm - znufrii Jan 18, 06:01 6
- :( sorry. i find out in the next couple weeks what we are getting. - Andie Jan 18, 06:05 5
  - given our recent quarterly results, I can't say i'm surprised. - znufrii Jan 18, 06:07 4
    - The best raises always come when you change jobs, in my experience. -- nm - subversive Jan 18, 06:09 1
      - or promotions with increased responsibility. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 18, 06:10
    - serious question for you - you must be getting paid at NYC rates though, right? wouldn't you be getting less if you worked locally? - Andie Jan 18, 06:09 1
      - probably -- nm - znufrii Jan 18, 06:14
Neighbour and his students develop snow blower attachment so disabled man can clear his driveway -- (link) - Beaker Jan 18, 06:01
so, unless my math is off, this is the 225th anniversary of Australia becoming a penal colony for the Brits...Congrats? -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 05:50 8
- Not until Jan 26, when the colony at Port Jackson was founded. The colonists didn't like Botany Bay -- nm - Roger More Jan 18, 05:58 7
  - (also, the founding of the colony after a long nine month voyage was celebrated with an orgy. Can you say that about your country?) -- nm - Roger More Jan 18, 05:59 5
    - i did not know that. - Andie Jan 18, 06:20 2
      - Your IM is what I meant by "whitewashing" below. But apparently, it may be a myth -- (link) - Roger More Jan 18, 06:37
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    - "what a sausage fest" -- nm - Australia's original motto Jan 18, 06:03 1
      - Yeah, I think "orgy" probably whitewashes what really happened -- nm - Roger More Jan 18, 06:17
  - me either -- nm - Khan Jan 18, 05:58
FX considering splitting itself into two channels, one for comedy and one for drama -- (link) - Beaker Jan 18, 05:48
groiny, I don't know what kind of mojo you were putting on me but I couldn't kill anything with you. After you left, three 16 kill games - oblique [223] Jan 18, 05:43
Repost: Canadian Supreme Court today to rule on a woman who tried to hire a hitman to kill her husband but was acquitted using the duress defense -- (link) - Beaker Jan 18, 05:42 2
- i'm not sure what to make of this story. the fact that she had, in fact, moved out, gives me pause. -- nm - Andie Jan 18, 06:06 1
  - They've ruled - Guilty (I didn't think they could overrule a verdict like that but only get a new trial where they couldn't use that defense) -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 06:53
What Is Driving Growth in Government Spending? (by Nate Silver) -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 18, 05:34 4
- No surprise that the broken healthcare model bears much of the blame, but I'm not sure if it has changed the way Americans think about government - Roger More Jan 18, 05:57 2
  - Not for very many people, no. - Strongbad Jan 18, 06:07 1
    - That may be part of it. The obvious argument is stuff like Vietnam and Watergate, but I don't see the people who get upset about government today - Roger More Jan 18, 06:29
- That was a good read, thanks. -- nm - TFox Jan 18, 05:47
TV Show based on the Video Game Fallout? -- (link) - amoxy Jan 18, 05:29 1
- I've always thought the Metal Gear Solid franchise would make for a great movie. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 18, 05:35
BB missed insurance info here for PFM & Cappie - JenBro Jan 18, 05:19 2
- spoils - prayformojo Jan 18, 05:24 1
  - damn ... I'm so sorry there wasn't coverage for you - Andie had one good point - but might not be anything to it - if the work being done uses better - JenBro Jan 18, 05:29
Pippy, you have all the Three Days Grace albums, yes? - JaxSean Jan 18, 05:06 2
- Did you hear the lead singer left the band? The singer from My Darkest Days will finish the tour with them -- nm - J Jan 18, 05:57 1
  - Yeah, kind of sucks. I like their sound. - JaxSean Jan 18, 06:33
spam... - Mel Profit Jan 18, 04:54
Jovian, if you are around, could you log into your Ika.com account please and go v-mode -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 04:51 7
- then if you want...send me the acct details to leghump and I'll see if I can find someone to take over. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 18, 04:53 6
  - I think I'm about done with mine, too. - JaxSean Jan 18, 05:11 1
    - Ok... - Mel Profit Jan 18, 05:17
  - that is a great account for Flavorize to take over, one of our biggies who never really got involved in the fighting - Beaker Jan 18, 05:09 3
    - looking forward to having him around too. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 18, 05:15 2
      - You seem to be posting... a bit older. -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 05:42 1
        
        I'll see if I can up the Nekkid and Crazy. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 18, 06:04
Rick Reilly (a loooong time Lance defender) is not amused -- Link -- (link) - Beaker Jan 18, 04:49 1
- Maybe you're just not that good a reporter, Rick. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 06:14

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