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Heh. Super Mario v1.0 -- (link) - Verminhawke Feb 13, 15:44 [Image]
Those mini "accessory" monitors are made possible by a technology called DisplayLink. Here's an adapter that turns any monitor into a DisplayLink. -- (link) - Mop Feb 13, 15:43
that Cash Cab with the three girls from Brooklyn is hilarious -- nm - CQ Feb 13, 15:39
[shrug] I was just saying it's a big number, and I hadn't heard it put that way before. Don't get your collective panties in a bunch. -- nm - Verminhawke Feb 13, 15:26 6
- The only bunchy panties I've seen are yours. Stop projecting. -- nm - Trish Feb 13, 15:57 1
  - Mine have little moosies on them! -- nm - Verminhawke Feb 13, 16:01
- It kind of sounds like a scare tactic. I'm pretty sure nobody uses the Jesus line because they think it's cool that the number is so big. -- nm - mara Feb 13, 15:47 1
  - You're wrong, mara. ;) -- nm - Verminhawke Feb 13, 15:48
- You're apparently a few days behind because it's been talked to death already. It also misses the point completely. - TWuG Feb 13, 15:29 1
  - we don't even need Iraq. TARP was only slightly smaller than this stimulus. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 13, 15:32
I have no idea where the halloween came from. WTF> -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 15:25 1
- Uh-huh, just scared of Valentine's Day. Or confusing Friday the 13th with Halloween. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with more coats Feb 13, 15:35
I hunger! -- nm - sinistar Feb 13, 15:23 2
- yes you do, you hungered for a bunch of quarters when I was a wee lad -- nm - crash davis Feb 13, 15:25 1
  - ain't it the truth. when I would walk by and hear it say "coward" I had no choice but to stop and pump quarters in the machine -- nm - dogbert183 Feb 13, 15:30
Charter filed Chap. 11 yesterday. -- (link) - Mop Feb 13, 15:23
GOP looking for next catchphrase -- (link) - Reagen Feb 13, 15:20 3
- "NO!" -- nm - pigby Feb 13, 15:22 1
  - That worked wonders for Ted Stevens. -- nm - Mop Feb 13, 15:23
- I hadn't realized this was a slogan of the GOP, I thought it was only used derisively by opponent of drilling. - ty97 Feb 13, 15:21
I am now eating a chocolate-covered strawberry. Yum! - con_carne Feb 13, 15:18
Was it mara who was trying to access a .gov site that was down earlier? Check out "DING IT'S UP!" -- (link) - Mop Feb 13, 15:16 1
- Cool. -- nm - mara Feb 13, 15:19
123 stations have been denied the right to switch to all digital on Feb. 17th by the FCC. -- (link) - Mop Feb 13, 15:15
Blink 182 reformed....huh... -- (link) - Darth Remlik Feb 13, 15:14 3
- reformed is an unfortunate word choice -- nm - crash davis Feb 13, 15:17 2
  - They're a Christian band now. -- nm - Mop Feb 13, 15:25 1
    - *Nails new sets of lyrics to their practice space door* -- nm - Martin Luther Feb 13, 15:53
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If I spent a penny every million years since the dinosaurs died, it wouldn't equal the amount of change I pulled out of my pants pockets this morning. - crash davis Feb 13, 15:12 6
- $0.00004? -- nm - sarah palin Feb 13, 15:19
- "They didn't die that long ago." -- nm - Non-Darwinian Feb 13, 15:15 1
  - okay, that cracked me up -- nm - crash davis Feb 13, 15:16
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  - ~65 cents. -- nm - Reagen Feb 13, 15:13 1
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Miro says I have 7 unwatched videos and I'm going to watch them now. If anyone bugs me, it's at their own peril! -- nm - Mop Feb 13, 15:11
Mel, I'd be willing to bet that tape has significant monetary value - Reagen Feb 13, 15:05 5
- really? with all the filesharing that's gone on I can't imagine it's unique... - Mel Profit Feb 13, 15:07 4
  - there are craaazy tape collectors out there. - Reagen Feb 13, 15:11 3
    - They did all of the first album... - Mel Profit Feb 13, 15:21
    - What show did you get mel? -- nm - Darth Remlik Feb 13, 15:12 1
      - 4/6/92 Cumnock Hall, ULowell... - Mel Profit Feb 13, 15:28
Yeah, this is a little insane. -- (link) - Mop Feb 13, 15:00
I am glad to post this. My company is doing pretty well these days. - con_carne Feb 13, 14:57 6
- My company is kicking ass too however our American ownership is suffering with their more bloated American company. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 13, 15:09
- In fact, in bad times, even more people need to have their spouse knocked off. -- nm - Mop Feb 13, 15:05 1
  - I have $6 I can spend -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 13, 15:07
- Your company makes tape? ;) -- nm - the liioulu with more coats Feb 13, 15:01 2
  - no...pink slips -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 13, 15:05 1
    - Both recession proof. -- nm - the liioulu with more coats Feb 13, 15:08
Hrm, I know I'm going to get in trouble for this, but I'm thinking of not getting card+chocolates or whatnot for megan for halloween - Beryllium Feb 13, 14:54 12
- You should get the card. Some chocolates would be good. But they don't have to be the fancy type. - the liioulu with more coats Feb 13, 15:03
- If I didn't get Mrs. CCC something on Halloween I'd be dead...thats our anniversary -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 13, 15:00
- btw- skip the chocolates but get a card. -- nm - Andie Feb 13, 14:57 3
  - seriously. a genuine card. get a little mushy. - kare Feb 13, 15:06
  - *make* a card. chicks dig that -- nm - mafic Feb 13, 14:59
  - what she said -- nm - crash davis Feb 13, 14:59
- halloween? is VDay THAT scary? :) -- nm - Andie Feb 13, 14:56 1
  - For guys. - the liioulu with more coats Feb 13, 15:09
- it's a little far off, but sounds reasonable -- nm - pigby Feb 13, 14:55
- In fact, scratch that, I'll just head out in a few minutes and find some stuff. :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 14:55 2
  - Atta boy! -- nm - con_carne Feb 13, 14:58
  - you still have half a year's time .. -- nm - Marcel Feb 13, 14:57
If you spent a million dollars a day, from the day Christ was born, you still wouldn't spend as much as this stimulus bill. - Verminhawke Feb 13, 14:54 16
- So, government spending a huge amount of money is bad? -- nm - con_carne Feb 13, 15:11 1
  - It's better than losing it. -- nm - the liioulu with more coats Feb 13, 15:44
- what's funny is that the Republican senator who said this is probably a guy who doesn't accept evolution because he can't comprehend the timelines. -- nm - Reagen Feb 13, 15:08 1
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- And the cost of the Iraq War is currently something like $500 billion, *plus* a bunch of dead people. But that's okay. That's necessary. -- nm - mara Feb 13, 15:01
- I love things like this, as they offer absolutely no perspective while claiming to do so. - ty97 Feb 13, 14:59 7
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  - Most people can probably comprehend both -- nm - rollo Feb 13, 15:01 5
    - about as well as they can comprehend 700 or 800 billion dollars, sure. - ty97 Feb 13, 15:03 4
      - A million is easier to wrap your head around than (nearly) a trillion. If you can comprehend a day, a year, a lifetime of days, etc. -- nm - rollo Feb 13, 15:07 1
        
        I tend to disagree, when it comes to big number like that, they all meld for me. - ty97 Feb 13, 15:10
      - You want big numbers, how about 8 years of Republican rule that took a surplus and turned into a trillion dollar deficit? The GOP passed what was - mara Feb 13, 15:06 1
        
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- I think if we adjusted for inflation from Christ's time that might come out differently -- nm - crash davis Feb 13, 14:58 1
  - *turns inflation into wine* -- nm - Jesus SI Feb 13, 14:59
TWAP: Guys, don't forget tomorrow -- (link) - Marcel Feb 13, 14:50 [youtube]
SITWAP: Doctors tell amputee he can't be fitted for prosthesis. So he builds his own. -- (link) - TaurusII Feb 13, 14:50
Indiana woman has been married 23 times.... -- (link) - Darth Remlik Feb 13, 14:49 1
- i guess wiggum was bound to get it right eventually -- nm - pigby Feb 13, 14:50
SITWAP: High-end British lingerie up to half off. -- (link) - TaurusII Feb 13, 14:45 3
- i'll wait till it all comes off -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Feb 13, 15:37
- Those Brits sure are known for their bodices! -- nm - con_carne Feb 13, 14:47
- bah - get back with me when La Perla is on sale -- nm - Epiphany Feb 13, 14:46
just a nice update from my friend with the pseudo stalker - she has two teenage girl volunteers in her office who were feeling a little glum about - Andie Feb 13, 14:44 2
- awesome! -- nm - kare Feb 13, 14:49
- That's the ending of Sorkin hour long right there. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 13, 14:46
Kare are you a bud at gmail? - Epiphany Feb 13, 14:44 6
- i am! i got it! - kare Feb 13, 14:46 5
  - you should get the firefox gmail notifier add-in -- (link) - Marcel Feb 13, 14:48
  - I am now off to Happy Hour at Twin Peaks - I will see it later - bye -- nm - Epiphany Feb 13, 14:47 3
    - bye :) - kare Feb 13, 14:48
    - the owls are not what they seem -- nm - pigby Feb 13, 14:48 1
      - That gum you like is coming back in style. -- nm - mara Feb 13, 15:16
Wasn't it weird when in elementary school you gave Valentines to everyone? Were they trying to turn us into commune-dwelling free-love hippies? -- nm - Dano Feb 13, 14:43 8
- I'd be suprised if it wasn't required now -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 13, 14:50 1
  - It is at lil miss ccc's school...infact, you can't even hand out b-day party invitations in class unless everyone gets one - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 13, 14:52
- what school did you go to? everyone at mine definitely did not give Valentines to everyone else -- nm - pigby Feb 13, 14:48 3
  - we weren't forced to by the school. but i'm pretty *i* was forced to give one to everybody. - Andie Feb 13, 14:55
  - he was home schooled -- nm - CQ Feb 13, 14:48 1
    - no, pigby was though -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 13, 14:49
- It felt nice. - con_carne Feb 13, 14:45
- 1st it's Valentines next it's purple nikes and kool-aid -- nm - Epiphany Feb 13, 14:45
I should wrap up a box of Girl Scout cookies to give her. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 13, 14:39 10
- oh! fuzzy socks! fuzzy socks are the best. -- nm - kare Feb 13, 14:40 1
  - Christmas: Bath and Body Works softest socks ever -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 13, 14:42
- do you *really* have to stick with $6 and less? that's the worst part. it's nearly impossible on short notice. -- nm - kare Feb 13, 14:40 7
  - buy something like a piggy bank and say it's to save money for a romantic vacation. -- nm - Andie Feb 13, 14:45
  - She spent $6...I can't really go much over...some but not the $35 for the item I was thinking of -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 13, 14:41 5
    - go to target and spring for a $15 negligee. -- nm - kare Feb 13, 14:42 4
      - She wouldn't want to see me in that! - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 13, 14:43 3
        
        it could be a nighty, too. - kare Feb 13, 14:44 2
        
        Thanks for the ideas...I'll have to see what I can find after getting the girl (tight window between leaving work and daycare closing) -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 13, 14:48 1
        
        good luck! -- nm - kare Feb 13, 14:49
*tapes his little brown paper Valentines bag to the edge of his desk* -- nm - pigby Feb 13, 14:39
Stewie, I'd agree on Sloan eventually getting in, but not this year - Will Hunting Feb 13, 14:37 2
- *thinks we're still talking "What Song Would You Add To Rock Band/Guitar Hero?" game and shouts, "Money City Maniacs!"* -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 13, 14:43
- Well yeah it could even be after he retires, it would just make more sense -- nm - Stewie Feb 13, 14:39
I try to be John Stockton in Halo and have high assist numbers - crash davis Feb 13, 14:37 10
- does that make Will "The Mail-Slot Man"? -- nm - pigby Feb 13, 14:41 1
  - I like that -- nm - crash davis Feb 13, 14:42
- It's an underappreciated stat in Halo. -- nm - Krusty Feb 13, 14:39 5
  - when Tru and I team up on the warthog, a lot of the times I'll have 10 or more assists for the game. -- nm - Remlik Feb 13, 14:40 4
    - I routinely have more than 10. - Will Hunting Feb 13, 14:41 2
      - you're more Magic Johnson - the triple double man -- nm - crash davis Feb 13, 14:43
      - I always try to help my teammates when they are fighting someone with shooting the enemy in the back. -- nm - Remlik Feb 13, 14:41
    - yeah, being the driver is really the only time the assist gets its proper due -- nm - crash davis Feb 13, 14:40
- Plus, you and him wear the same pants. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 13, 14:38 1
  - '80s short shorts? -- nm - Krusty Feb 13, 14:39
general tso's chicken, chicken fried rice, egg rolls. about 10 minutes - dogbert183 Feb 13, 14:36 15
- How do you pronounce "General Tso"? -- nm - con_carne Feb 13, 14:37 13
  - Sow -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 13, 14:44
  - sow. I have no idea. nobody has corrected me and they give me the right stuff -- nm - dogbert183 Feb 13, 14:39 1
    - I pronounce it the same way, I hope it's not wrong and it's some offensive word in Chinese. - Krusty Feb 13, 14:43
  - "sometimes i wish i wasn't a vegetarian" -- nm - kare Feb 13, 14:39 2
    - "Come taste the power of the dark side!" -- nm - Darth Remlik Feb 13, 14:44 1
      - mmmm, the darkside tastes like chicken. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 13, 14:47
  - 'chow', I think. -- nm - Verminhawke Feb 13, 14:37 6
    - I get the craziest image in my mind whenever STers mention this place - con_carne Feb 13, 14:40 5
      - I always picture general tso getting pissed that someone ate his dinner. - dogbert183 Feb 13, 14:41 2
        
        Dude...that's why he was such a fearsome commander. -- nm - Darth Remlik Feb 13, 14:47
        
        you guys are funny -- nm - kare Feb 13, 14:43
      - place? it's a dish! -- nm - kare Feb 13, 14:41 1
        
        ...AND a dessert topping! -- nm - Verminhawke Feb 13, 15:54
- *hunger* -- nm - nubby Feb 13, 14:36

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