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decision time: do I replace the lift mechanism in my office chair, or just buy a new one altogether? -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 08:47 12
- New -- nm - Krusty Apr 26, 08:52
- Buy a new one. I can't wait for my chair to break so I can go get a more comfy one. -- nm - Loyola Apr 26, 08:49 1
  - this was supposed to *be* the more comfy one - znufrii Apr 26, 08:50
- new one. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 26, 08:49
- stand up with your legs, like normal people. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 08:47 7
  - Doesn't he mean the seat height adjuster? -- nm - mara Apr 26, 08:49 2
    - way to ruin loosi's joke!!!! -- nm - zork Apr 26, 08:52
    - that's what I mean. -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 08:50
  - citation: "normal people" -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 26, 08:48 [Image] 2
    - "You people have never even seen a chicken, have you?" -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 08:50 1
      - wasn't there also an episode with buster chasing a chicken in mexico? I forget. :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 26, 08:51
  - normal people stand at their desks? -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 08:48
on HP, they're talking about the 50 shades movie. tess suggests that david lynch directing lindsay lohan might actually be a *good* adaptation. -- nm - amanda Apr 26, 08:45 8
- david lynch, yes. lilo, no. i don't she is a good enough actress for you to forget she is Lohan and - Andie Apr 26, 08:53
- Lindsay before the drugs/alcohol abuse could have done the role with no issues - launched her career into a different plane - Epiphany Apr 26, 08:48 3
  - god, it *kills* me that she's only 26. -- (link) - amanda Apr 26, 08:51
  - also amanda - don't we think the longer they wait to cast/shoot the 50 Shades movie the worse off the box office take is - or: not a factor? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 26, 08:49 1
    - I think about this movie a fair bit, actually. like, can it make money at all? is it something you want to go see with your - amanda Apr 26, 08:55
- who is thsi Tess person and why do you listen to her foolishness? -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:45 2
  - I'm a tramp for grantland -- (link) - amanda Apr 26, 08:47 1
    - 2 words way too fucking many. -- nm - diGnan si Apr 26, 08:49
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and today is the day i join the new millenium and get a second monitor. -- nm - Andie Apr 26, 08:39 9
- I find that it's very helpful to keep my slacking (or researching, as the case may be) on one monitor, and my active tasks on the other - Beryllium Apr 26, 08:44 2
  - my mind totally went there. also - so much easier to have my Outlook on one screen and whatever doc i am working on on the second for reference. -- nm - Andie Apr 26, 08:46 1
    - yes, this is very useful -- nm - Beryllium Apr 26, 08:47
- Wha? Two monitors? I can barely handle two screens on my 3DS. -- nm - Qale Apr 26, 08:41
- "this one is just for pron" -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:41
- Does it even match the other one? Priorities! -- nm - Shaun Apr 26, 08:40 1
  - excellent question. -- nm - Andie Apr 26, 08:42
- I'm getting a third in june. -- nm - amanda Apr 26, 08:40 1
  - I'm getting a fifth! - Don Homer Apr 26, 08:42
my boss is taking me out for lunch today because "you deserve it." - amanda Apr 26, 08:38 7
- Sizzler is the best -- nm - CQ Apr 26, 08:46
- time to backstab all your work enemies! -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:43 1
  - Amazingly, the double martini would facilitate this -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 08:48
- where?? -- nm - Don Homer Apr 26, 08:42 1
  - I think just legends. -- (link) - amanda Apr 26, 08:49
- Nice! Lobster and top shelf drinks. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 26, 08:41
- order a double martini -- nm - decline Apr 26, 08:40
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- heh, was just coming to post this -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:31
I always thought Pinchy was called Pinchy because everyone wanted to pinch his cheeks. :-) -- nm - mara Apr 26, 08:25 2
- well there's that too! -- nm - CQ Apr 26, 08:32 1
  - True for all kids, but agree with Jim, hearing the why makes it make sense now. -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 08:49
Thanks for the birthday wishes all. *puts on wet suit and warily looks around for NCM* -- nm - pmb Apr 26, 08:22 12
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Stephen Apr 26, 08:44
- Happy Birthday. -- nm - Loyola Apr 26, 08:44
- happy happy!! -- nm - Diva Apr 26, 08:39
- happy birthday! -- nm - Max Apr 26, 08:37
- good gravy does he have plans for you. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 26, 08:26 5
  - it involves GRAVY?! - Epiphany Apr 26, 08:31 4
    - he's fascinated by pmb. - Mel Profit Apr 26, 08:40 2
      - *studies drawings* Those aren't done in crayon. - loosilu Apr 26, 08:45 1
        
        *shudders* *puts on haz mat suit* -- nm - pmb Apr 26, 08:49
    - "I don't like gravy." -- nm - Qale Apr 26, 08:33
- it's gonna get a whole lot wetter before the day is over. -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 08:25
- oh you know its coming. you just know it! -- nm - Epiphany Apr 26, 08:24
7 classic movies that almost had absurdly dark endings (various spoilers obviously) -- (link) - Beaker Apr 26, 08:21 1
- I just watched On The Beach -- again -- talk about dark ending! - OAE -- aka Old Antarctic Explorer Apr 26, 08:38
Has anyone seen JackDawson lately? -- nm - Don Homer Apr 26, 08:19 3
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- *checks under my desk* nm -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 08:22 1
  - not here either -- nm - OAE -- aka Old Antarctic Explorer Apr 26, 08:38
30 Most beautiful abandoned places in the world -- (link) - znufrii Apr 26, 08:14 20 1
- How so utterly random. Why not Machu Pichu? -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 26, 08:54
- Nitpick - #13 isn't Angkor Wat, it's Ta Prohm -- nm - Roger More Apr 26, 08:42 5
  - *invalidates the entire list* - znufrii Apr 26, 08:48 2
    - also, #1 was placed there deliberately! And restored 10 years ago! Not abandoned! -- nm - Roger More Apr 26, 08:49 1
      - scandal! -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 08:50
  - Was it you who went there not to long ago, or another STer... -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 08:43 1
    - That was me. It was a wonderful place. -- nm - Roger More Apr 26, 08:49
- Antarctic relics exist in unoccupied territory -- all others, apparently . . . - OAE -- aka Old Antarctic Explorer Apr 26, 08:34
- How can #1 be considered abandoned? - Stephen Apr 26, 08:32
- #2 gets posted on Pinterest a lot. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 08:29
- I'm sure one of 14 has been converted into a holiday cottage. -- nm - LMS Apr 26, 08:23
- those are amazing and i want to go to all of them. -- nm - Andie Apr 26, 08:22 3
  - *starts a tour company to make this happen* -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 08:28 1
    - *arranges tetanus shot services* - con_carne Apr 26, 08:39
  - right? -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 26, 08:22
- I'm going to start a Giveforward or Kickstart for #15. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 26, 08:18
- these are cooooolllll -- nm - prayformojo Apr 26, 08:17 3
  - the extra 'o' is for ooooh? -- nm - Don Homer Apr 26, 08:20 2
    - what are those extra 'o's for? -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 08:24 1
      - that's a typo. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 26, 08:25
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- KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:17 5
  - but seriously, it was when he didn't give Kevin Love the longest max contract he could of -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:35 4
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      - that clanging sound you hear was Rubio bricking another shot -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:40 2
        
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        (Oh I like him too, top 5 funnest players to watch, but Love should have been their priority) - Beaker Apr 26, 08:42
Ok sorry this might be old but was good laugh fro Friday -- (link) - Capstern Apr 26, 08:12 [youtube] 1
- absurdly cute -- nm - Epiphany Apr 26, 08:24
I know ive "defended" their food in the past, but last night we got Buffalo Wild Wings take-out for the draft and it was sucktacular. - Stephen Apr 26, 08:12
real answer, Hockey is an expensive sport to play, which takes minorities right out of it. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 08:10 63
- I always heard that black folks didn't play hockey because they didn't want to dominate yet another sport! :) -- nm - Jim Apr 26, 08:27 3
  - It's cold out there too! -- nm - Shaun Apr 26, 08:35 1
    - And you wouldn't wanna get your gold tooth knocked out. -- nm - Shaun Apr 26, 08:39
  - *hits jim in the head with a stick* nm -- nm - Marty McSorley Apr 26, 08:28
- There's a huge growth in the sport in the Indo-Canadian community - Reagen Apr 26, 08:15 35
  - this, plus there has always been a decent native/Metis representation - zork Apr 26, 08:40
  - (and the probably #1 pick this year is black) -- nm - Reagen Apr 26, 08:15 33
    - The son of an NBA player probably didn't have to worry about the price of skates. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 08:49 2
      - No, but what I'm saying is that "minority = poor" is not an immediately valid answer anymore. - Reagen Apr 26, 08:50 1
        
        No, that's fair. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 08:53
    - sure, it is an untapped resource for sure. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 08:16 29
      - I just think it's a bit simplistic to say "minorities, therefore no money". It's not really true in Canada. -- nm - Reagen Apr 26, 08:22 28
        
        to compare it to basketball, where one guy has to buy a 20 dollar ball, and you can play for months with it. - groiny Apr 26, 08:24 21
        
        sure. but football isn't really cheap to play, either, and that hasn't stopped minority participation...nm - x Apr 26, 08:33 11
        
        because schools supply the gear needed, unless you are playing in a pee-wee league -- nm - zork Apr 26, 08:42
        
        It's cheap to play with friends and get going. A football costs $20 and you can play two hand touch. Hockey sticks aren't cheap and they break. - Krusty Apr 26, 08:36 8
        
        i dunno. i don't disagree with the gist of smost of this argument, but i agree with R that it's awful simplistic.... - x Apr 26, 08:40 4
        
        I don't think it's just cost . The lack of role models is an issue. The lack of outreach is an issue. Where is the NHL when it comes to setting things - Krusty Apr 26, 08:44 1
        
        the NHL has them as well. -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 08:49
        
        I think it's more realistic that minorities just don't like hockey as much as other sports. -- nm - Shaun Apr 26, 08:43 1
        
        more like a lot of minority parents don't appreciate the sport and don't see the value in spending that much on it. -- nm - zork Apr 26, 08:45
        
        Roller street hockey is for fancy boys. -- nm - Shaun Apr 26, 08:39
        
        two hand touch is for girls -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:37 1
        
        Or for people that play on concrete. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 26, 08:38
        
        sure it is, you can play tackle football without a ton of gear. - groiny Apr 26, 08:34
        
        Also, they build courts all over the place. You don't need more than one friend to play basketball. You can't play hockey with two guys. - Krusty Apr 26, 08:30 7
        
        you can even look at local high schools and realize how many do not have a hockey team. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 08:32 6
        
        hockey's not really a school sport in canada at all. there are way more high schools with football or soccer teams than hockey. -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 08:46 3
        
        Yeah, I can't think of a single HS hockey team that I've seen here. - Reagen Apr 26, 08:48 2
        
        most of the ones I can think of are the actual hockey schools (like the SK notre dame). -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 08:52
        
        lots in Toronto, but a lot of the players already play in the MTHL -- nm - zork Apr 26, 08:50
        
        Even the schools that have teams...most are club teams, not so much sponsored by the school. -- nm - Jim Apr 26, 08:44
        
        There's that too. One school had hockey when I was in H.S. They had to travel really far to play games. - Krusty Apr 26, 08:34
        
        Hockey is definitely one of the more expensive sports to simply start playing. Skates alone (new) are most likely $100+. -- nm - Shaun Apr 26, 08:26
        
        ok, in the US then. - groiny Apr 26, 08:23 5
        
        Don't get me wrong, it's still an expensive sport. Just one of the circles on the Venn diagram has shifted some. -- nm - Reagen Apr 26, 08:26 4
        
        I recall an old debate about african americans and weak ankles? - groiny Apr 26, 08:27 3
        
        *waving frantically* -- nm - Jimmy the Greek Apr 26, 08:37
        
        that's what skates are for. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 08:36
        
        No recollection. But I'm canadian, and I can't skate for shit. - Beryllium Apr 26, 08:29
- True, plus its not a game you can play just anywhere. - Stephen Apr 26, 08:15 14
  - We have a few here and one is in Coney Island which is definitely a low income area. I think the cost of the equipment, lack of access to rinks and - Krusty Apr 26, 08:27 8
    - Coney Island has a big Eastern European population. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 08:30 3
      - Really? - Krusty Apr 26, 08:31 2
        
        that's what I'm saying, it's lower income but STILL WHITE. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 08:34 1
        
        True. They're trying to get the young black kids to play but everyone they know plays basketball. I guess it goes back to Roger More - Krusty Apr 26, 08:37
    - I enjoyed playing Hockey more than anything else other than Baseball. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 08:29 3
      - I liked playing roller hockey but I liked the other major sports much more. I'd much rather play basketball than hocket. -- nm - Krusty Apr 26, 08:32 2
        
        well, I am horrible at basketball, and I am above average at hockey. - groiny Apr 26, 08:33 1
        
        Yes, it does. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 26, 08:45
  - ROAD HOCKEY PRETTY MUCH CAN BE THOUGH -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:17 3
    - *giggle* (Why do random all-caps make me LOL?) -- nm - mara Apr 26, 08:49
    - sfcl -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:18 1
      - there have been a lot of roller hockey leagues popping up though. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 08:18
  - when I played, it was at like midnight game times at a local ice rink. - groiny Apr 26, 08:17
- You'd think there'd be more chinese hockey players, then -- nm - Beryllium Apr 26, 08:11 7
  - groiny's partly right, but I think role models (or the lack of) have a lot to do with it too. -- nm - Roger More Apr 26, 08:13
  - well, they are kinda small. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 08:12
  - heh, here's the first one -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 26, 08:12 4
    - when I dabbled into Ice Hockey, I spend about 2 grand buying the equipment. - groiny Apr 26, 08:13 3
      - depends how high-end you go, but a full kit would probably be around $400-500 at the low end. -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 08:19
      - Same thing with lacrosse. It's expensive for all the gear. sucked having to save up money for a new stuff -- nm - CQ Apr 26, 08:15 1
        
        The next door neighbor's kids both play lacrosse, their mom is constantly complaining about the costs. -- nm - Stephen Apr 26, 08:16
This is incidentally one of my favourite times of the year, when the subdivisions of the World Hockey championships are taking place -- (link) - Reagen Apr 26, 08:10
Bacon you around today? -- nm - Capstern Apr 26, 08:09
"Listen to me. We're going to roll.it." -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 26, 08:08 3
- also, this is how I described a work thing I'm pulling off (hopefully)... - Mel Profit Apr 26, 08:11
- "Nobody could've landed that plane like I did." -- nm - Qale Apr 26, 08:09
- Roll with it baby -- nm - S Winwood Apr 26, 08:09

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