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If anyone is following today's PGA round, wow, just wow. -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:48
Concussion-proof NFL helmet? Never. Interesting article on the science behind it -- (link) - oblique [220] Jan 31, 12:45 1
- "Since the 1980s, we haven�t had a single skull fracture in the NFL." - Despite the concussions, this is an impressive stat -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 12:50
Urgent breaking news: Beyonce has said she will absolutely sing live at the Super Bowl. -- nm - ty97 Jan 31, 12:38 5
- Does anyone really give a shit? Anywhere? I mean she can sing horribly live...or she can lip sync off a horrible vocal track... - Jim Jan 31, 12:43
- a duet with Manti Te'o's girrfriend -- nm - charlie Jan 31, 12:43
- *autotune on* -- nm - budice Jan 31, 12:40
- Are you threatening me? -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 12:39
- *phew* -- nm - znufrii Jan 31, 12:38
ST is bringing the funny today. -- nm - Beaker Jan 31, 12:37
from bb: for what it's worth, I know Mop isn't alone with how things were with finances. I wouldn't advise it at all, of course, though. - b. Jan 31, 12:31 1
- i wanna live on that hill with all the victorian houses. just FYI -- nm - barnaby bear Jan 31, 12:35
speaking of festivals, I'm looking for one for next summer when I have money - Reagen Jan 31, 12:27 15
- Seattle Bumpershoot over Memorial weekend...Portland Blues Fest (free?) -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 31, 12:50
- Virgin FreeFest in the DC area is free if you can get tickets, usually Aug or September. -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:45
- So are you bartering for goods and services at the moment? -- nm - budice Jan 31, 12:36 1
  - let's just say I'm glad I have good legs. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 12:38
- What if I told you we are very close to confirming Chick Corea? -- nm - Podunk County Jazz Fest Jan 31, 12:36
- Newport Folk! (looks meaningfully at nubby) -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:27 9
  - Fuck that. - nubby, Astro-lord Jan 31, 14:01
  - maaaybe... - Reagen Jan 31, 12:30 7
    - *pushes you in the face* get in the pit. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 31, 12:35 3
      - Baby's First Mosh. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 12:36 2
        
        I think Gilly could already hold her own moshing -- nm - prayformojo Jan 31, 12:38 1
        
        kids seem to know how to do the Digging in Sand Mosh Pit move instinctively. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 31, 12:39
    - Newport Death Metal! -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:30 2
      - Rhodie got a lot of angst. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 12:43 1
        
        The Pawtucket Overcompensating Festival - TFox Jan 31, 12:45
Phil might be doing something special today. The Mick is on fire -- nm - CQ Jan 31, 12:26 4
- holy hell. He rimmed out shooting for a 59 -- nm - CQ Jan 31, 12:33 3
  - after taxes it's a 72. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 12:33 2
    - *rimshot* -- nm - budice Jan 31, 12:36 1
      - I know. I feel very Leno right now. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 12:37
ML, I haven't tried the generator yet, b/c I'm trying to work out the meaning of the warning about grounding - prayformojo Jan 31, 12:25 2
- If you run it for 20 minutes and then touch it without getting knocked on your ass, you're good. - Beryllium Jan 31, 12:37
- You have to bury the generator deep or it will get ideas and walk around the house. -- nm - Max Jan 31, 12:26
We just got NSF grants to build three research ships. Holy cow! - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 12:24 22
- I thought you worked for a college -- nm - oblique [220] Jan 31, 12:25 21
  - He doesn't know where he works. She dropped him off every day, he didn't need to know where he was going. -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:27 16
    - Funny, but you are mopping Mop's joke -- nm - Roger More Jan 31, 12:48
    - White Collar's Matt Bomer as Superman, Fringe's John Noble as Brainiac and Castle's Stana Katic and Molly Quinn as Lois and Kara, Superman Unbound - Remlik Jan 31, 12:47 [youtube] 1
      - I'm even more embarrassed now that your friend beat me in that Halo match -- nm - oblique [220] Jan 31, 12:49
    - Put me in the camp for "Let's cut Mop some slack". -- nm - David Jan 31, 12:46 1
      - *closes browser with Xtranormal video depicting Mop* - oblique [220] Jan 31, 12:48
    - *hits TFox's music* -- nm - Strongbad Jan 31, 12:44
    - funny, but poor mopmop. I feel the need for some Oprah with love: now he knows better, he'll do better. -- nm - b. Jan 31, 12:43
    - ~oooooooooooooooh!~ -- nm - Max Jan 31, 12:41
    - Damn. Game over. -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:40
    - TFox is well practiced in dropping the comedy mic and walking off stage. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 31, 12:37
    - *record scratch* -- nm - CQ Jan 31, 12:36
    - oof -- nm - prayformojo Jan 31, 12:34
    - we have a winner -- nm - znufrii Jan 31, 12:31
    - post of the week candidate right here. -- nm - amanda Jan 31, 12:29 1
      - And there it is. That was quick. -- nm - mara Jan 31, 12:37
    - omg -- nm - Diva Jan 31, 12:28
  - The only university in the nation to be a Land, Air, Sea and Space Grant university. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 12:26
  - Clearly, Mop works for the government but cannot say which division. -- nm - David Jan 31, 12:26 2
    - I never checked. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 12:26 1
      - maybe you work for a Bond villian -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 31, 12:29
new San Diego panda cub has been diagnosed -- (link) - charlie Jan 31, 12:22 1
- WIN! -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 12:24
Tomorrow, Rakuten.com's accountants are going to run the numbers and believe, against all odds, that the rebranding was a spectacular success. - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 12:22
I would sign up to have Rooney Mara perform simulated oral sex on me for free. - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 12:21
Anybody claiming they leave a cash tip while charging the bill to credit is straight up lying. -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:19 75
- I usually do this.....cash tips go to the wait staff and not the manager/other staff. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 31, 12:45
- Everything goes on my card. Everything. -- nm - ty97 Jan 31, 12:39
- I do this *all* the time. I was a server. always tip in cash. -- nm - amanda Jan 31, 12:31 6
  - Now this I can see. Knowing the workings of tipping etc, you could have a different mindset. -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:33 5
    - i think the weirder thing is, how did you not have friends who were servers? how rich were your freaking friends? -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:37 3
      - You'll hate this answer - MDH Jan 31, 12:40 2
        
        huh. server jobs were where the money was at. my friends loved those. - TFox Jan 31, 12:42 1
        
        Haha, that does sound like a good time. All the Best Buy guys just bitched about overnight stocking. -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:43
    - that's the reason at least most of us do it. not that we've all been servers, but doing it to benefit them. there's no other reason, except maybe - b. Jan 31, 12:35
- Okay, this is clearly an age thing. Because I no of zero friends who 1) ever do this, 2) ever carry this much cash -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:28 40
  - it's not an age thing for me. i just rarely have cash on hand so the tip goes on the card -- nm - charlie Jan 31, 12:38 6
    - To me, getting cash is kind of a hassle. I like doing as much as possible on the check card. -- nm - mara Jan 31, 12:40 5
      - To me paying by debit card is *way* too easy. - Mel Profit Jan 31, 12:45 3
        
        *heads to the ATM begrudgingly to get your cash* -- nm - Diva Jan 31, 12:54
        
        that makes me think of this: using cash is a frequent (and good) tip for when you're trying to work on finances and get spending down. - b. Jan 31, 12:50
        
        I completely agree with this -- nm - prayformojo Jan 31, 12:46
      - this, bascially -- nm - charlie Jan 31, 12:42
  - I can believe it's an age thing. "Just put it on the card" -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 12:30 31
    - I just asked all of the associates who sit near me, the responses were: "I'm not 95." "Who carries cash?" and "No, that's delusional." - MDH Jan 31, 12:33 30
      - so, wait, do they not leave tips for housekeepers at hotels either? doormen/bell staff at hotels? car washes? -- nm - b. Jan 31, 12:46 1
        
        Just dining out seems to be the case. -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:48
      - i've done both in the past. Does that mean that someday I can hang out with your cool, young undelusional hipster twinks who probably don't eat - Diva Jan 31, 12:39 9
        
        First off, ouch. Second off, I said they were coworkers and not friends. - MDH Jan 31, 12:42 7
        
        so it's PWC that thinks we're all delusional? well, damn them! - Diva Jan 31, 12:45 6
        
        Heh - MDH Jan 31, 12:47 2
        
        you realize I was kidding, si? - Diva Jan 31, 12:48
        
        Right. Lots of Vandy kids didn't know anything about tipping either, but they also went to PF Chang's for midnight munchies, so... -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:48
        
        i should go slap the PWC guy that's up the hall auditing us right now. - TFox Jan 31, 12:46 1
        
        hee. I see our sometimes, too. tempting. -- nm - b. Jan 31, 12:47
        
        oh, is that where he works? - loosilu Jan 31, 12:46
        
        if you're buying, sure. -- nm - loosilu Jan 31, 12:41
      - hear that, ST at large? we're not only old, we're delusional! -- nm - b. Jan 31, 12:33 9
        
        That sound about right. -- nm - David Jan 31, 12:45
        
        Instead of cash, I sometimes tip with kleenex origami and pegasus tears. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 31, 12:36
        
        I used to work with some interns who did not carry cash. guess who had to lend them cash all the time? - loosilu Jan 31, 12:35 4
        
        Just curious, but what % of spending do you pay cash/credit? I keep some cash on me, but never use it. - MDH Jan 31, 12:36 3
        
        I put almost everything on cc's that I pay off each month, for rewards and ease; but I still keep cash for smaller expenses/mom & pop business pur- - b. Jan 31, 12:38
        
        Probably similar. carrying NO cash just seems dumb. -- nm - loosilu Jan 31, 12:37 1
        
        I carry it, but I'd have to worry about replenishing it more often if I tip in cash. -- nm - mara Jan 31, 12:41
        
        Hey I didn't say it! :-) -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:34 1
        
        no, you just said we're straight up lying! -- nm - b. Jan 31, 12:36
      - charmers! -- nm - loosilu Jan 31, 12:33 7
        
        I think it comes from a drinking/bar mindset. You start tabs with a card, no cash so this is what they've grown accustomed to. -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:35 6
        
        "And a place that doesn't take cards? DTM!" -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 12:37 1
        
        oh, yah, that's in the mix, too, now - increasing number of places that don't accept cc's for one reason or another. -- nm - b. Jan 31, 12:40
        
        because none of us ever drink at bars. ;P -- nm - loosilu Jan 31, 12:36 3
        
        I meant being an 18 year old at the college bar. :-p -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:37 2
        
        so your card matches your fake id? -- nm - loosilu Jan 31, 12:41 1
        
        Haha. Once the doorman let you in, you never showed ID. (Shoot they let people in with anything). - MDH Jan 31, 12:43
  - know* wow. -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 12:28
- Incorrect. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 31, 12:26
- i do it rarely but i don't believe her for a second -- nm - charlie Jan 31, 12:24
- also, when you leave a tip on the card it's automatically counted as taxable income. - znufrii Jan 31, 12:23 5
  - Of course if you're making less than X a year, this is pretty much moot. -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 12:39
  - partially. when you tip in cash, the restaurant uses a formula against your gross sales to estimate tips for tax purposes. usually 12%, maybe 15%. - TFox Jan 31, 12:26 2
    - that high? I thought it was 8% and vegas cocktail waitresses were pissed cause they often got cheaped -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 31, 12:28 1
      - could be 8% some places. just speaking about what i've seen. -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:29
  - That's why I do it. -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 12:24
- ~oooooooooooooooh!~ -- nm - Max Jan 31, 12:22
- nope. -- nm - Diva Jan 31, 12:22
- wrong. -- nm - loosilu Jan 31, 12:22
- People do this constantly. -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:21
- I will say that sometimes I do this, because if I have enough for the tip on me, I'd rather they get it immediately. I've heard it takes time for - kelly Jan 31, 12:21 7
  - I've always heard cash tips are preferable because there's less of a paper trail at tax time and the server can then claim whatev. -- nm - Diva Jan 31, 12:24 3
    - and like, while i know this isn't a primary concern necessarily, stuff like this totally effs with your Social Security calculation too. -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:40
    - which is primarily the reason i've stopped tipping in cash, actually. -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:31
    - Yup. I heard the same thing so I always tip in cash if I can. -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 12:24
  - In most cases, that isn't true, because they collect enough cash during the shift that it doesn't matter. -- nm - TFox Jan 31, 12:22 2
    - (There are other reasons they prefer it in cash though.) - TFox Jan 31, 12:23
    - Okay. -- nm - kelly Jan 31, 12:23
- Um...no. I do it quite often. I pay for the bill with credit and hand the cash directly to the server. - Jim Jan 31, 12:21 1
  - I do it sometimes for restaurants, and always for hair salons and the like. - b. Jan 31, 12:25
- I've done it plenty. -- nm - Max Jan 31, 12:21
- I disagree. I've done this before -- nm - CQ Jan 31, 12:21
- I almost always leave a cash tip when using a credit card. -- nm - decline Jan 31, 12:21
Looks like truman/David and groiny/spawn can finally settle who is best. Halo will have Infinity Doubles this week. Also the File Share is working! -- (link) - oblique [220] Jan 31, 12:19
Mop, not that it matters, but I don't believe for one second that she left a tip. - kelly Jan 31, 12:18 4
- wait, if the card is run and the receipt printed out with the $6 auto grat already included, how can you cross it out? - zeitgeist Jan 31, 12:33
- They probably split the bill a half-dozen different ways too. So the waitress *was* a bit like Jesus (the loaves and fishes nt.) -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 12:23 1
  - if not more, it was reportedly a 20-person party. -- nm - znufrii Jan 31, 12:24
- A lying "pastor"? *gasp* -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 12:19
You have to efile your tax return before your inevitable identity thief tries to. -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 12:17
*shoots ST with a beanbag shotgun* -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 31, 12:16 4
- "She shot you more than me." -- nm - Jovian Jan 31, 12:18
- made out of Cuoco's stringy neck meat -- nm - CQ Jan 31, 12:18 1
  - "stringy neck meat" is going to be on my favorite phrase list for a while. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 31, 12:23
- "She was still worth it, right?" -- nm - David Jan 31, 12:18
That'll fix him. -- nm - Amazon Jan 31, 12:15 3
- I imagine the conversations between David and Amazon are not unlike the conversations between Neo and The Architect - prayformojo Jan 31, 12:18
- See b2. (It get lost in the roll.) -- nm - David Jan 31, 12:16 1
  - It's probably cheaper for them to install a dedicated fiber line to your house. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 12:19

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