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Ok, not sure if this is what led to the payday loan discussion below, but I heard an ad - Stephen Feb 16, 16:54
wow, realization - elaine's "spongeworthy" boyfriend from the seindfeld episod = scott patterson (luke on gilmore girls) -- nm - prayformojo Feb 16, 16:52
My wife is raising money for St. Jude's Children's Hospital - if you would like to donate. - JaxSean Feb 16, 16:50
hey Bery, do you do any regular stretching outside of class? - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 16:46 2
- I'm supposed to, but I'm fricking lazy. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 16:47 1
  - *kicks Bery in Butt* - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 16:56
More creative thinking: some friends and I are doing the 'running with the reindeer' this year, and need costume ideas. - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 16:38 15
- Unicorns. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 16, 16:54
- Ninjas....so you can fight the pirates. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 16:53 1
  - Ninja Sarah Palin Pirates. -- nm - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 16:57
- caribou barbie. Or, mooseburger. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 16:50
- jesus. that's terrible. -- nm - kare Feb 16, 16:48 2
  - They even run 'em right past the hot dog carts that sell reindeer sausage. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 16:52
  - You mean, like "Baby Jesus" because it's Christmas themed? -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 16:49
- Sarah Palin with a Rifle -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 16:41 6
  - them and the 5000 other people in Alaska to think of it. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 16:51 3
    - Like the rest won't be doing Santa. -- nm - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 16:53
    - Okay then. Sarah Palin and a Stripper's Pole -- nm - Loosi si Feb 16, 16:52 1
      - Sarah Palin and a Stripper pipline. -- nm - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 16:55
  - I love this idea. You'd need skirt suits, glasses, and wigs. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 16:49
  - And a helicopter. -- nm - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 16:42
- Oil Spill? -- nm - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 16:40
Brett Favre! Brett Favre!! Brett Favre!!! -- (link) - Peter King Feb 16, 16:38 1
- You'd better hope he doesn't retire, King. Once he's gone, you fall off the face of the earth. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 16:48
godddddddammmmit. Wii DLC this week is a bunch of Nirvana crap. -- (link) - JaxSean Feb 16, 16:34 3
- Polly = easiest perfect score on drum ever. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 16:35 2
  - Heh. My buddy still missed two of the beats when playing it last night. Too busy waiting for it to react in time when it did. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 16:44 1
    - That. And the drunkenness. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 16:44
Apparently I was suffering from some sort of temporary moronic shoe-blindness this morning. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 16:33 4
- "if you had shoe-blindness....Then something was afoot" -- nm - David Caruso Feb 16, 16:37
- still don't want to do the clinic today. Some coworkers invited me swimming, maybe I'll do that instead. The bus ride was ... gross ... -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 16:36 2
  - Swimming's good. - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 16:38 1
    - yep. swimming would probably be even better for you. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 16:43
"Look, I came here for an argument!" -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 16, 16:27 2
- Sam Adams recall. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 16:32
- Back to work, you! Also, I've got a friend who's running for state senate. Can you stop him? -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 16:28
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- Your ideas intrigue me ... . - ReluctantCynic Feb 16, 16:25 1
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The Huey Lewis greatest hits has a duet of "Cruisin'" with Huey and Gwyneth Paltrow. You know, she's not a bad singer. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 16:20 17
- Great guy, one of my favorite clients. We just watched Duets, I surprised at how good Gwyneth's singing was. She did the credits song by herself. -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 16, 16:52
- amazing what studio magic can do! -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 16:26 1
  - Her good looks? Lighting. The baby? CGI. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 16:26
- Now I'm listening to the single greatest Huey Lewis song. Hint: It's the to the Back to the Future cartoon. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 16:24 10
  - the word "theme" should be in there somewhere. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 16:27
  - We cranked Huey Lewis in the car yesterday. I would argue for Back In Time as the best. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 16:25 8
    - Then you, sir, would be right! -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 16:26 7
      - This is starting to sound like a soliloquy from American Psycho. -- nm - nubby Feb 16, 16:36 5
        
        Why, at this very moment I'm throwing down with two hookers as I one-handedly tap this post out. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 16:43 4
        
        *awards 2 Hooker Achievement* -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 16:43 3
        
        This is my favorite post in ages. I laughed loud enough to draw attention from my cube mates. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 16:50
        
        you know someone's proposed a game idea to Bret Easton Ellis. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 16:45 1
        
        Do it in the style of GTA or Leisure Suit Larry and I'm there. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 16:46
      - Bands nowadays need to bring the saxophone back to rock. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 16:27
- really like that song -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 16:22
- Yeah, it was from "Duets", where he played her father. -- nm - kelly Feb 16, 16:21 1
  - He's as bad an actor is she is good a singer. -- nm - Max Feb 16, 16:36
/~-...here I go again. My my, how can I resist you?-~/ -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 16:18 2
- This is "the song which is to be played whenever my two year old demands it" lately. - Subversive - in Trish's head Feb 16, 16:21 1
  - Mama Mia (the movie) is making me want Abba dlc for Rock Band. - Trish with subversive in my brain Feb 16, 16:25
Hey, I haven't heard from the Abstinence Clown lately. We need a visit. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 16:17
Pick my vanity plate! Looking online, I see that 133t and BCHPLZ are both available. Give me a third option... - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 16:14 8
- What's the limit? NOFTCHKS -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 16:34
- NOLIBS -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 16:30
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- Ooh, JED1 is available. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 16:25 1
  - Hmm...LSR wasn't available. - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 16:28
- Literally anything but 133t. nm - Dignan Feb 16, 16:24
- 312.50 -- nm - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 16:23
- PLNLVR. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 16, 16:17
Been studying all day yesterday and today for my VCP exam tomorrow at 1pm. Good god there's a lot to know. - Subversive - daddy x 2 Feb 16, 16:14 3
- I understood a couple of those words. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 16:17
- when are computers going metric? -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 16:15 1
  - Stupid Americans.... -- nm - Subversive - daddy x 2 Feb 16, 16:17
I need a new tweet. Suggestions? -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 16:13
*peeks out the window* Nope, doesn't look like I'm in frozen-over hell. Huh. - kelly Feb 16, 16:11
Ooo, I see blue sky..... - MojaveMeg Feb 16, 16:05 1
- I have two cans of Blue Sky soda on my desk. - Beryllium Feb 16, 16:06
Is that a new Chuck I see on my Directv guide? -- nm - CovingtonCat Feb 16, 16:04 1
- Chuck Versus the Suburbs, yes. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 16:08
Payday loans are like gambling. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 16:03 42
- So's eating peanut butter these days. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 16:25
- just as meatballs are like carrots. -- nm - kare Feb 16, 16:09 1
  - "Who are 3 people who have never been in my kitchen?" -- nm - Subversive - in Trish's head Feb 16, 16:23
- "That's the type of gamble.....That never let's you, win" -- nm - David Caruso Feb 16, 16:08 1
  - ~YEAAAAAAH!~ -- nm - con_carne Feb 16, 16:09
- Payday loans often enable gambling. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 16, 16:05 1
  - and then there's that, yes :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 16:05
- What do you mean? -- nm - con_carne Feb 16, 16:04
- in what way? -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 16:04 31
  - Well, it's not a tight similarity, just a loose one - in that people come to depend on them as a crutch, for various reasons. - Beryllium Feb 16, 16:05 30
    - therefore crutches are like gambling? -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 16:07 2
      - Have you ever seen someone on crutches cross an icy parking lot? When they fall down, I feel like I've won a million bucks. -- nm - Max Feb 16, 16:10
      - "Extra-debatey" - Subversive - daddy x 2 Feb 16, 16:09
    - There's a big difference there really. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 16:07 24
      - That's the thing though, those places prey on poorer people who can't afford to pay those kinds of fees so they keep getting the loans. - Trish Feb 16, 16:14 [Backboard]
      - I was broke once and looked into getting a payday loan. It was ridiculous. $20 on every $100 borrowed, due to be repaid withing 2 weeks. - Subversive - daddy x 2 Feb 16, 16:10 22
        
        They also take a lot more riskier business arrangements than you would ever get in a bank situation. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 16:14 21
        
        You aren't honestly trying to say that they're in business to "help" people, are you? - Trish Feb 16, 16:17 14
        
        No, but they do provide a service that wouldn't be there otherwise. You remove them from many neighbourhoods. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 16:19 13
        
        Well, first you have to cap the interest they charge. - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 16:24 11
        
        I know there's a cap in Canada, something like 66% per annum or something, but I'm not good enough at math to know if 20% every two weeks exceeds it. - Subversive - in Trish's head Feb 16, 16:27 2
        
        They get around that some ways by make the interest "fees" instead of "interest". That said, there's outstanding court cases about it. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 16:32
        
        There isn't in parts of the US. - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 16:32
        
        Regarding interest capping, I have no problem with that. Many jurisdictions are already in the process of doing that. Just the banning of them. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 16:27 7
        
        Considering how they operate they should be. There are ways to get legitimate banks in those areas. -- nm - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 16:33 6
        
        Care to share a few of those ways? Because cities everywhere are facing the problem and they're not finding it too easy to do. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 16:34 5
        
        I'd have toresearch that And I don't have the time. But leaving people to the monetary wolves is not the answer. - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 16:42 4
        
        But you are advocating for no service in the meantime until better service can be figured out. Does that make more sense than the current status quo? - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 16:46 3
        
        Look you're operating using the rule as they are in Canada. As I've stated the rules are different here. - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 16:52 2
        
        And what do you tell the person who can't get their cheque cashed? Eat it? - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 16:58 1
        
        There are other places to cash checks. We have Currency Exchanges here. -- nm - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 17:01
        
        Hmmm. That was typed a little too quickly, but if you read the IM, it ties together. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 16:21
        
        Payday loans are basically a way to screw poor and uneducated people, in my opinion. - Subversive - daddy x 2 Feb 16, 16:16 5
        
        or people who are desperate for money and have bad credit and know exactly what they're doing. -- nm - kare Feb 16, 16:22 2
        
        Yes, there's probably a few of those too. - Subversive - in Trish's head Feb 16, 16:26 1
        
        what's not to understand? you pay a very high flat fee for a very short term loan. i'd rather that be an option than no option at all. -- nm - kare Feb 16, 16:32
        
        You're totally in my head today. - Trish Feb 16, 16:18 1
        
        Wow, comfy. I love your design choices! - Subversive - in Trish's head Feb 16, 16:19
    - at least in gambling there's a chance of winning. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 16:05 1
      - Hmm, yes. So gambling is *better* than payday loans. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 16:06
- How do you figure that? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 16:04 1
  - The house always wins -- nm - CovingtonCat Feb 16, 16:05
I found this doing Loosi joke research. This is hilarious. -- (link) - Redmond Feb 16, 16:02 [youtube] 8
- Caruso cuts are one of the founding reason Youtube exists -- nm - con_carne Feb 16, 16:10 1
  - I am getting some side hurting laughs. It's freakin great. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 16:16
- "The tide is rising.....And we, have a sinking crime scene" -- nm - David Caruso slowly putting on his sunglasses Feb 16, 16:05
- my God, that's awful. You'd think at some point he'd say to the writers... "Really?" -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 16:05 4
  - I think he dies a little each time. - Mel Profit Feb 16, 16:26 1
    - one of the radio stations I listen to has a running bit with this. - Reagen Feb 16, 16:31
  - David Caruso has never said "really?" to a writer. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 16:10 1
    - Clearly. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 16:11
40% of women that travel to Africa will believe made up television statistics. - David Caruso Feb 16, 15:56 1
- yes, I always research statistics that I believe without question. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:57
nmbTrish: D0773RH1D3 - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 15:56 1
- Oh very cute :) - Trish Feb 16, 16:02
Vermin, you're only measuring the "benefit" side of the CBA. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 15:56 8
- Yes. - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 15:58 7
  - that's like declaring the team with the best offense in the NFL the Super Bowl champions. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 16:00 6
    - Not really. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 16:04 5
      - well argued. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 16:04 4
        
        it's the "I don't think so" defense. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 16:05 3
        
        Sort of. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 16:08 2
        
        Nuh uh. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 16:08 1
        
        YES WAY! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 16:09
It places undue strain on the healthcare system when loan sharks break legs and arms. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 15:56 4
- Back about 5-6 years ago, a bunch of states passed "usuary" laws because of those "ez loan til payday" check cashing places. - Trish Feb 16, 16:10
- *shoots the loan shark that is coming at me with a bat* -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:58 2
  - He's a catch, ladies! -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 16:03 1
    - "If he's the catch...Then what were they fishing for?" -- nm - David Caruso Feb 16, 16:26
"oooooh, Paddington!" -- nm - kare Feb 16, 15:55 3
- Awww NOT PADDINGTON! -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 15:55 2
  - mmmmm yellow rain hat and slicker. -- nm - kare Feb 16, 15:56 1
    - and that's all he wears! the lil' perv. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 15:56

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