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There are 15,000 overdose deaths from vicodin in the US each year, more than cocaine and heroin combined. -- nm - npr factoids Jan 25, 14:38
i want a dollar. that randomly duplicates itself into other dollars. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 25, 14:34
zeit., you ok, man? -- nm - b. Jan 25, 14:33
Shock: AV Club gives Movie 43 a D- -- (link) - nubby, Astro-lord Jan 25, 14:33 2
- "flatuence, incest, beastiality, Snooki, and nutsacks" -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 14:36 1
  - Tuesdays with Dignan -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jan 25, 14:37
Star Trek Into ... star wars. Fun photoshops. :) -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 25, 14:32
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- hah-ha. (It's sunny here on the golf course beside my mountain office.) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 14:22 2
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    - Well, the clouds just rolled in. Might get some rain or fog shortly. From my desk, I can see the bobbing orange coat of someone climbing the mountain -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 14:48
Hey pippy from b2 - eag Jan 25, 14:16
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lyc: this is where I'm taking J out to dinner tomorrow night -- (link) - znufrii Jan 25, 14:07 13
- looks good -- nm - peglegpete Jan 25, 14:16
- Trying to get laid? Otherwise I suggest McDonalds -- nm - Bacon Jan 25, 14:09 3
  - I just like to class it up everyone once in a while. -- nm - znufrii Jan 25, 14:29
  - a man of charm and distinction. -- nm - Andie Jan 25, 14:10 1
    - I think I need nappy time. - Bacon Jan 25, 14:15
- an occasion, or just because? -- nm - Andie Jan 25, 14:08 7
  - because she's been out of town for two weeks, then her parents were in town this week, and she's working an event downtown all of next week. - znufrii Jan 25, 14:17 6
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      - why should it matter? -- nm - znufrii Jan 25, 14:19 4
        
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        it was a simple statement of fact. -- nm - znufrii Jan 25, 14:26 2
        
        effin attorneys and their wording -- nm - CQ Jan 25, 14:35 1
        
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FT 30-24 -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 25, 14:05
What I need is a magic 8 ball SMS service, so I can text it a question and it can reply with a decision. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 14:01 2
- how does that not already exist? -- nm - znufrii Jan 25, 14:06
- there MUST be an app -- nm - Andie Jan 25, 14:04
the Damon hijacking of Kimmell is fantastic -- (link) - charlie Jan 25, 14:00 [hulu] 7
- Kimmel is pretty good; him and Ferguson are doing better stuff than Letterman and Leno most of the time. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 25, 14:41 1
  - He's a bit on the safe and harmless side, but Fallon has been outdoing them all lately, IMO -- nm - con_carne Jan 25, 16:27
- I am Luke Skywalker and Jimmy Kimmel is the Death Star - Matt Damon Jan 25, 14:09
- I read about this on a CNN story. Thx for the link I want to watch the entire show. - Bacon Jan 25, 14:01 3
  - It reairs next Tuesday in primetime at 10PM. -- nm - Ender Jan 25, 14:17
  - the first time i've lived here that i wish i had actually been in the audience - charlie Jan 25, 14:02 1
    - Watch them now ruin it by making a Capitol 1 commercial spoofing it. - Bacon Jan 25, 14:05
I've done four loads of laundry since I got home. it's great yeah, but who's going to fold this crap? -- nm - amanda Jan 25, 13:58 6
- if you find someone for that who's willing to travel, please let me know. -- nm - b. Jan 25, 14:38 3
  - *holds out his useless for folding laundry little teddy bear arms* sorry! -- nm - barnaby bear Jan 25, 14:40 2
    - you're so not really sorry. I totally know you like to frolic in the clean clothes pile. -- nm - b. Jan 25, 14:41 1
      - i *never* jump into the basket from the shelf and pretend like i'm Butch Cassidy -- nm - barnaby bear Jan 25, 14:43
- garbage bags + goodwill + shopping = no folding -- nm - Max Jan 25, 14:04
- You went home early? I am proud of you -- nm - Bacon Jan 25, 13:59
max news network: wavery, shaky "old person" voice explained -- (link) - charlie Jan 25, 13:56 2
- The most annoying voice in DC right now is Harry Reid. Boxer my ass. His voice has all the punch of a balloon filled with cotton balls. -- nm - Max Jan 25, 14:03 1
  - did Diane Rehm retire? -- nm - loosilu Jan 25, 14:06
how is it that today isn't over yet? -- nm - znufrii Jan 25, 13:56
Is anyone else playing Pop Icon Quiz? -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 25, 13:56
I'm on Cough Syrup with Codine, my disclaimer for the afternoon. - Bacon Jan 25, 13:55 2
- Are you going to share with the rest of us? -- nm - amoxy Jan 25, 13:59 1
  - It makes me feel warm and slow -- nm - Bacon Jan 25, 14:00
The Racing President is a topic of discussion for Wolf Blitzer. -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Jan 25, 13:55
GoDaddy Posts First of Two Super Bowl Ads Online.....(link) - Walt_Disney Jan 25, 13:53 2
- "GoDaddy Posts Record Loss" -- what I wanted this to say -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 13:54 1
  - Some of us need to use them because some STers are selfish and won't help us. - Bacon Jan 25, 13:54
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- Heh. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 25, 14:03
no-one here takes the 401 in Toronto, right? 80+ car pileup. Westbound lanes closed. - Andie Jan 25, 13:48 7
- It took forever to get home since the overflow is on the side streets (hwy.2) Hopefully L heard before she tried to get on the 401 -- nm - J Jan 25, 14:37
- Taking the 427 and 401 tonight but not anywhere near there thankfully. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 25, 13:59
- Not that I'm discounting how busy Toronto is, but I would have guessed a dozen other cities for that title before Toronto. -- nm - Max Jan 25, 13:50 4
  - All the drivers screamed "F***ING ROB FORD!" at the same time -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 13:51 2
    - LOL....I can so see this happening too. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 25, 13:59
    - ["Honk and hit your brakes if you hate Rob Ford."] -- nm - roadside sign Jan 25, 13:52
  - you people underestimate us. -- nm - Andie Jan 25, 13:50
Good gravy, that generator is *heavy* -- nm - prayformojo Jan 25, 13:42 8
- *levitates it psychokinetically through the front door* - Abby si Jan 25, 13:50
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  - If it's a female generator it's lying about it's weight. -- nm - Bacon Jan 25, 13:54 5
    - How do you determine the gender of a generator? - Beryllium Jan 25, 13:55 4
      - if it overheats once a month? -- nm - Bacon Jan 25, 13:56 3
        
        I suppose that's equally sexist, sure. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 13:57 2
        
        BTW I was reading that in 750 AD you were around because of some Black Hole collision or something. The news story said Beryllium was 10 back then -- nm - Bacon Jan 25, 13:58 1
        
        Beryllium McLeod of the Clan McLeod -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 13:59
Amanda - LEFT and RIGHT are pretty easy. They can get pretty complex when you start nesting though. But I use them all the time. - JaxSean Jan 25, 13:40 2
- I used nested RIGHT and LEFT today with my SUMIF! -- nm - spamlet Jan 25, 13:43 1
  - I read that as SMURF at first... -- nm - JaxSean Jan 25, 13:52
brabble. n. to argue stubbornly about trifles. -- nm - Word of the Day Jan 25, 13:34 3
- 2. see, ST. -- nm - spamlet Jan 25, 13:35
- I mean vb. Yeah, that's the ticket. -- nm - Word of the Day Jan 25, 13:34 1
  - verbing weirds language -- nm - znufrii Jan 25, 13:54
Home Owner/Repair Question... - Mel Profit Jan 25, 13:27 25
- Answer: move to Florida. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 25, 14:18 1
  - there are some tradeoffs. termites, increased odds of hurricanes. -- nm - b. Jan 25, 14:34
- Dude, when the thaw happens I don't want to be you. leave the cold on, and open all your cabinets. Turn up the heat in the house - Bacon Jan 25, 14:06 2
  - should be ok IF the rest of the pipe is insulated/protected inside, then ice has space to back up - breaking self impossed silence Jan 25, 14:31
  - Do you have a basement? or crawl space under the home? -- nm - Bacon Jan 25, 14:08
- This looks frozen. I can tell from the ice crystals and from seeing quite a few pipes in my time. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 25, 14:05
- Has anyone suggested the pipe might be frozen? -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Jan 25, 13:58
- If the sink sits on an exterior wall it could be frozen, but - TWuG Jan 25, 13:39 3
  - the sink does sit on an exterior wall I am sure. I'll try your suggestion as that seems like a good way to isolate the issue. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 25, 13:42 2
    - Be sure you turn on the faucet, then turn off the water under the sink - TWuG Jan 25, 13:45 1
      - Thanks. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 25, 13:46
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  - I've got it...... - prayformojo Jan 25, 13:38
  - ML's killfile is *extensive*. -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 13:36 1
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- the pipe could have frozen, but not busted (though it could if it stays frozen). hair dryer on pipe will unfreeze it, - tRuMaN Jan 25, 13:32 1
  - Good suggestions both OM and IM. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 25, 13:42
- is there a separate knob for the cold water on the faucet? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 25, 13:31 1
  - *head tilt* Ruh? - Mel Profit Jan 25, 13:43
- might have a frozen pipe. is there anywhere the line might be exposed to the outside air? -- nm - znufrii Jan 25, 13:29 1
  - I doubt that. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 25, 13:41
- Frozen pipe? -- nm - oblique [220] Jan 25, 13:29 2
  - yep - pull out the hair dryer and thaw it! (this used to happen to me in an old apartment when the pipe was against an outdoor wall). -- nm - Andie Jan 25, 13:30 1
    - this will be something I try. Thanks. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 25, 13:44
- how cold is it? -- nm - loosilu Jan 25, 13:29
iRobot (the Roomba people) have a patent for a 3D printer that also assembles for you -- (link) - oblique [220] Jan 25, 13:27
clam chowder and macaroni and cheese from the cafeteria: not my smartest lunch decision. - znufrii Jan 25, 13:26
More details on the Disney Infinity pricing, etc. -- (link) - oblique [220] Jan 25, 13:23
You know who else had a tube tv? - David Jan 25, 13:23 2
- I love how you all are shocked that the guy who got a gaming console *last year* and has no cable has old TVs. - spamlet Jan 25, 13:24
- I just replaced my work CRT monitor yesterday. I still have a working 1950s large vacuum tube radio in NJ. -- nm - Max Jan 25, 13:24
S&P 500 closes over 1500 for the first time in over 5 years -- (link) - znufrii Jan 25, 13:18 1
- 60pts from an all time high... 800 from the bottom during the crash - SG3 Jan 25, 13:23
/recycles my "CALL THEM EVERY DAY" post-interview job hunting advice. - Dr.Vermin Jan 25, 13:17 5
- the second day in a row someone called me would be the day i eliminated them as an option. -- nm - Andie Jan 25, 13:22 1
  - More go-getters for the rest of us! -- nm - Hiring Vermin Jan 25, 13:40
- Just keep leaving them voicemails in succession like in Swingers. - TFox Jan 25, 13:20 1
  - "I'm *breezy*!" -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 13:23
- omg, no. -- nm - loosilu Jan 25, 13:18
WarMachine. Saw your B2 message re Rince. Thanks. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 25, 13:17 1
- And nopw he sort of backed down from it. Plus, WarMachine cleared the occupation yesterday, so these were moved back in today. -- nm - WarMachine Jan 25, 13:24
LIR - Loosi - I never did see a follow up here about the pedestrian the police were 'unable to identify' -- (link) - Meg Jan 25, 13:17 [Backboard] 1
- weird. In the case of this guy (see, I won't make you read the comments), someone identified him in the comments. - loosilu Jan 25, 13:19
i think i'm going to have a beach party at home tonight. tacos. pina coladas. watch a beach movie. - Andie Jan 25, 13:17 2
- bikinis...cameras...streaming video... -- nm - Max Jan 25, 13:24
- I like it. -- nm - znufrii Jan 25, 13:23
Bill Gates hates cash -- (link) - amoxy Jan 25, 13:16 3
- He killed Bigfoot? -- nm - Bacon Jan 25, 13:57
- It's tough to shove $12 billion in a wallet. -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 13:17
- poor crash. -- nm - Spawn Jan 25, 13:17
Lucky Rabbit's Foot Jesus! -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 13:16
*praying for the board to roll* -- nm - hundreds of Christians Jan 25, 13:15 1
- SAY MY NAME. -- nm - B2 si Jan 25, 13:34
*puts a dollar in the jar* -- nm - Diva Jan 25, 13:15 14
- The annoying jar? nm -- nm - groiny Jan 25, 13:15 13
  - ? -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 25, 13:16 12
    - You owe a dollar for every episode of New Girl you've missed. -- nm - Max Jan 25, 13:18 11
      - and now I get it. *kisses groiny in apology* -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 25, 13:28 2
        
        who is gonna clean your pee off my leg? nm -- nm - groiny Jan 25, 13:30 1
        
        Hey...I kissed you. Peeing on your leg will cost you actual money. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 25, 13:44
      - Flip that and reverse it. Zoey D *is* the annoying jar. -- nm - Spawn Jan 25, 13:25 1
        
        thank you spawn, they cover that IN the actual show. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 25, 13:27
      - I haven't missed any. They're just waiting for us. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 25, 13:18 5
        
        I... hm... -- nm - Max, debate cornered Jan 25, 13:19 1
        
        You can call me Gandalf. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 25, 13:21
        
        let's watch tonight! -- nm - Diva Jan 25, 13:19 2
        
        *finger to nose* - Mel Profit Jan 25, 13:19 1
        
        yonh! -- nm - Diva Jan 25, 13:21

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