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more than half of people with student loans are worried about being able to repay them -- (link) - znufrii Jun 26, 10:54 1
- Not surprising. A lot of degrees don't lead to lucrative careers. -- nm - TWuG Jun 26, 10:55
3 years jail for having a large weapons storage - DaneDukeNuuk Jun 26, 10:51 1
- to the bat translator!!!!! nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 10:51
damnit man, you can post about free burritos for 20 years and not have a link -- nm - oblique Jun 26, 10:50 1
- i could start collecting social security before i would run out of free burritos -- nm - charlie Jun 26, 10:51
half a day each tomorrow and friday, or friday off? note that I have no plans; I'm just burning time. -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 10:50 5
- friday off -- nm - decline Jun 26, 10:54
- I had to take a half day today to bring back my car after the wheel scraping supposedly fixed Monday got worse. - Max Jun 26, 10:53
- Friday off (seriously, how is not Thursday already?) -- nm - prayformojo Jun 26, 10:51 2
  - omg - i know. Can't take this. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 10:52
  - right? the week just passed the halfway point. so wrong. -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 10:52
Just saw an engagement announcement on FB for a same sex couple I know. So happy for them. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 10:50 2
- cool. I assume they live in one of the good states? -- nm - Don Homer Jun 26, 10:50 1
  - San Fran. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 10:55
seems Google is happy about something. Looks pretty, when you google 'gay' -- nm - marcel Jun 26, 10:49 4
- They do it every year in June for Pride Month. -- nm - TWuG Jun 26, 10:51 1
  - wow, I thought I'd seen all the easter eggs. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 10:52
- Gay! -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 26, 10:50
- nice. -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 10:49
NASCAR: Bobby Labonte's consecutive start streak (704) will end this weekend. - Strongbad Jun 26, 10:44 2
- I'm shocked he still had a ride. He's been notsogood for years. -- nm - spamlet Jun 26, 10:52 1
  - He'll always be remembered for being one of the first guys at JGR though. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 10:54
I deleted 1120 emails today. -- nm - LMS Jun 26, 10:36 5
- That's a lot of proposals, you must feel like Queen Elizabeth I. -- nm - Max Jun 26, 10:51
- dang. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 10:49
- Yeesh. -- nm - Krusty Jun 26, 10:49
- so 2240 in total today? -- nm - zork Jun 26, 10:39 1
  - Down to 74 in my inbox. -- nm - LMS Jun 26, 10:40
Boehner has issued his statement on DOMA, basically he wants states to continue to ban gay marriage - MDH Jun 26, 10:35 13
- *waits for statement from the boy scouts* -- nm - zork Jun 26, 10:38
- I can not wait for the documentary in 25years... - Mel Profit Jun 26, 10:37 5
  - I was wondering earlier today what the quotes about 1960s civil rights look like. - David Jun 26, 10:47 3
    - Here you go -- (link) - TWuG Jun 26, 10:51 [youtube] 2
      - can you spoil? I have no sound at work. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 26, 10:52 1
        
        Man replaces "racial segregation" with "gay rights" in quotes from the 50s and 60s to show how ridiculous - TWuG Jun 26, 10:54
  - I wonder if the reilgions that consider homosexuality a sin will still do so in 25 years. -- nm - Inigo Jun 26, 10:43
- And this is surprising how? -- nm - spamlet Jun 26, 10:36 5
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    - I don't think it qualifies as "news" to say that someone that has always been against something is still against it. -- nm - spamlet Jun 26, 10:54 2
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  - He wasn't crying when he issued the statement! -- nm - Qale Jun 26, 10:39
Which college do you think has the most total NCAA team championship titles? -- nm - Don Homer Jun 26, 10:32 3
- Iowa -- nm - spamlet Jun 26, 10:33
- UCLA? -- nm - zork Jun 26, 10:33 1
  - correct. last night's baseball title was it's 109th (across 17 sports). -- nm - Don Homer Jun 26, 10:34
HWDYK: Directors by Photo. Give a photo of a director, can you pick out the film s/he directed? -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 26, 10:31 11
- Really with #20? Really? 18 out of 20, which is better than I did on the test run. ;) -- nm - David Jun 26, 10:56
- can you cancel the popups if the traffic is coming from here? -- nm - zork Jun 26, 10:49 1
  - 11. The first 7 or 8 were fine but after that I was guessing on most. -- nm - zork Jun 26, 10:56
- For Question 5 spoils... - Inigo Jun 26, 10:47
- 13. By photo, I didn't know who half of them were, so I just guessed. -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 10:42
- 11/20 -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jun 26, 10:42
- 19/20 and hard. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 10:37 2
  - very good, and yes - prayformojo Jun 26, 10:44 1
    - He was one I didn't recognize. Had no idea who he was. -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 10:47
- 18 -- nm - Guigue Jun 26, 10:37
- 16/20. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 26, 10:36
Watching Big Brother houseguest interviews, and 2 interviews in I already have a frontrunner for House Tool. -- (link) - Ender Jun 26, 10:28 [youtube] 4
- Oh dear God. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 10:42 1
  - Tight! -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 26, 10:50
- yep. II had listened to no more than 20 seconds of his interview before I could take no more. -- nm - Jovian Jun 26, 10:33
- Took me 20 seconds to want to punch him in the face. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 26, 10:31
I deleted 1120 emails today. -- nm - LMS Jun 26, 10:27
Time Lapse Aerial Photography: 30 Years of Sprawl in US Cities -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 26, 10:25
hyde: "a bad run"? that's a bad pun. I laughed. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 10:22
Paula Dean's latest cookbook is skyrocketing up the best seller charts -- (link) - peglegpete Jun 26, 10:20 1
- sometimes I hate this country. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 10:32
I'm all out of masterchef. what should I watch next? -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 10:18 23
- The Wire or Breaking Bad. -- nm - Krusty Jun 26, 10:52
- Death in Paradise - minimal attention required. -- nm - LMS Jun 26, 10:39
- did you give up on Game of Thrones? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 10:34 1
  - I would have to pay attention to that. -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 10:35
- Devious Maids -- nm - zork Jun 26, 10:29 2
  - oh, yeah. maybe. nice call. -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 10:30 1
    - only one ep so far but it was, shall we say, amusing. -- nm - zork Jun 26, 10:34
- Castle -- nm - Mr. Havens Jun 26, 10:26
- Hannibal, The Americans, The Neighbors -- nm - Jovian Jun 26, 10:24 2
  - the neighbors isn't avail. hannibal maybe. does that require close attention? -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 10:25 1
    - I htink moderate. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 10:31
- Cast videos from Big Brother! - Strongbad Jun 26, 10:21
- Have you watched "The Fall" or "Top of the Lake"? -- nm - amoxy Jun 26, 10:19 8
  - The Fall is only 5 episodes. -- nm - LMS Jun 26, 10:26 4
    - length doesn't matter. amount of attention needed is all that matters. -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 10:30 3
      - that'swhatshesaid that'swhatshesaid! -- nm - Max Jun 26, 10:46
      - After the first couple of episodes I did other stuff while it was on. -- nm - LMS Jun 26, 10:38
      - After the first couple of episodes I did other stuff while it was on. -- nm - LMS Jun 26, 10:37
  - keep in mind that I can't be watching all the time, so things that require rap attention are out. I think these both do. -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 10:20 2
    - Then all caught up on "Archer"? -- nm - amoxy Jun 26, 10:22 1
      - yeah. I do have one ep of the VB to close out season 4... -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 10:23
- The Wire. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 26, 10:19
- Hannibal, Justified. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 10:18
Funny, I don't think I've seen the camel today. -- nm - Was Bar Was Jun 26, 10:16
Will, if you get an ARM I will fly there and punch you. - spamlet Jun 26, 10:16 22
- You do if you have limited belief you'll be in the house in 5 yrs and the spread is 3/4 percent. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 26, 10:27 11
  - But keep in mind that rising interest rates might be a reason you don't move. If rates get high it makes buying someplace new much more expensive. I - pmb Jun 26, 10:45 1
    - yeah, I have learned that the best intentions rarely pan out..... - groiny Jun 26, 10:50
  - Heh, we're in our starter home 12 years later. So are my parents. -- nm - spamlet Jun 26, 10:35 7
    - no shit, I can't wait for the day that I can get out of mine. - groiny Jun 26, 10:37 5
      - At this point we're just staying. - spamlet Jun 26, 10:40 4
        
        I understand..... - groiny Jun 26, 10:43 3
        
        can you HARP? -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 10:45 2
        
        oh wait. you can't HARP with her credit rating and you can't HARP if you change the mortgagee, correct? -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 10:46 1
        
        when I applied, I was rejected. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 10:48
    - your parents are in your starter home? -- nm - zork Jun 26, 10:36
  - where will you move after that? -- nm - Don Homer Jun 26, 10:29
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- But... they could go lower! -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 26, 10:22 1
  - they went up 50 basis points this week alone -- nm - charlie Jun 26, 10:27
- Rising Mortgage Rates Cause 'Rush to ARMs' -- (link) - decline Jun 26, 10:18 6
  - thanks - that confirms something I was about to say. I hadn't been paying close attention, but a consumer radio guy mentioned last weekend that rates - b. Jun 26, 10:26
  - Maybe I misunderstand the concept, but getting an ARM in a rising rate environment strikes me as unwise. -- nm - Was Bar Was Jun 26, 10:21 4
    - because the rates are generally lower than a fixed-rate mortgage. - znufrii Jun 26, 10:24
    - Some argue that getting an ARM is never wise. - Strongbad Jun 26, 10:23 1
      - if you are only going to be in a house for 5 years, it makes perfect sense. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 10:23
    - yup. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 10:22
did groiny get flooded? - Truman Jun 26, 10:14 5
- not yet, that I am aware of. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 10:15 4
  - IsGroinyWetYet.com -- nm - charlie Jun 26, 10:17 3
    - I should totally do that and hook it up to a webcam. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 10:17 2
      - Surprised you don't have webcams in your basement -- nm - amoxy Jun 26, 10:18 1
        
        I have a frog sensor! - groiny Jun 26, 10:19
:) -! -- nm - b. Jun 26, 10:12 2
- must be bittersweet knowing dano doesn't have to be your husband now -- nm - charlie Jun 26, 10:13 1
  - that was for SS benefits reasons, so he's still missing out. I'm almost over being forgotten, almost. -- nm - b. Jun 26, 10:23
Dano's Wimbledon bracket is looking haggard. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 10:10 2
- dammit -- nm - prayformojo Jun 26, 10:16 1
  - Today in Wimbledon = an ep of Survivor. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 10:16
here's the list -- (link) - amanda Jun 26, 10:09 19
- I want to know how Lady Gaga made so much money last year - Mr. Havens Jun 26, 10:24 2
  - she made a lot but I still don't see her as "powerful" -- nm - zork Jun 26, 10:35
  - according to Forbes the tour grossed $168M -- nm - decline Jun 26, 10:32
- Wow, 5 out of the top 6 are women -- nm - amoxy Jun 26, 10:11 6
  - The war on women is going *terribly*. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 26, 10:30 1
    - No wonder the people pursuing it sound so desperate -- nm - Roger More Jun 26, 10:42
  - 8 of the top 10 are gay. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 26, 10:23
  - who run the world, girls. -- nm - MDH Jun 26, 10:13 2
    - if only they did. -- nm - Jovian Jun 26, 10:14 1
      - they got half the $$ and all the p*ssy. -- nm - Chris Rock si Jun 26, 10:16
- Argh, I should have known #1. Perennially listed on lists like this. -- nm - mara Jun 26, 10:11
- Bon Jovi stands out like a osre thumb on that list. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 10:11
- Damn! I should have said #2 but I thought her popularity was waning. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 26, 10:10
- BON JOVI ? -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 10:09 5
  - Aren't they like constantly on tour? It seems my boss is seeing them twice a year on tour -- nm - Mr. Havens Jun 26, 10:25 4
    - i get that they make cash. but that doesn't equate to power necessarily for me. -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 10:41 2
      - agreed but his fans are actually pretty hardcore - zork Jun 26, 10:47
      - well the list was by Forbes after all -- nm - decline Jun 26, 10:45
    - Yep, and he packs 'em in for every show. -- nm - zork Jun 26, 10:32
Knock knock. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 26, 10:08 1
- ~knockin on heaven's door~ -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 10:08
listen to me, we're gonna roll it. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 10:07 2
- What! What do you mean roll it!! -- nm - Qale Jun 26, 10:15 1
  - heh-heh... -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 10:47

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