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Watching high schooler or a relationship argue. Want to tell them how pointless it is. - ty97 Jul 1, 16:44
Trivia time, guys. Team name? We are blank. -- nm - Amanda Jul 1, 16:41 8
- If we're doing movie riffs: Despicable Us. -- nm - TWuG Jul 1, 16:49 1
  - For the WIN ( I like this one! ) -- nm - JenBro Jul 1, 16:53
- Reagen's post earlier - Paula Dean's "Fried & Prejudice" was funny (for current events sake) -- nm - JenBro Jul 1, 16:49
- pride paraders, the supremes, noma doma (it's possible this is skewed by the past weekend) -- nm - b. Jul 1, 16:47
- Pink House Down -- nm - David Jul 1, 16:46
- repeal prohibition -- nm - peglegpete Jul 1, 16:45
- Team of Steele ? -- nm - JenBro Jul 1, 16:44
- Extreme Trivia Club = etc -- nm - TWuG Jul 1, 16:44
ST help: Famous women in any field with the last name of Lewis or Louis? Fictional okay also. -- nm - mara Jul 1, 16:34 8
- Shari Lewis [and lambchop] -- nm - peglegpete Jul 1, 16:43
- All I could come up with was Inspector Lewis....not a woman. -- nm - the liioulu with Jul 1, 16:37
- Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley) -- nm - charlie Jul 1, 16:36
- juliette lewis, shari lewis -- nm - b. Jul 1, 16:36 4
  - here's the wikipedia page for surname lewis - has famous folks and characters. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 1, 16:37 3
    - louis is way less common, esp. for females - seraphine lewis was a painter. -- nm - b. Jul 1, 16:39 2
      - durr, seraphine louis! nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 1, 16:40 1
        
        michele pierre-louis is a past prime minister of haiti. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 1, 16:41
2 pints of guinness counts as dinner, right? - znufrii Jul 1, 16:28 5
- pretty sure it counts for several 'bread' cards on your exchange -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 1, 17:08
- Hello yes. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 1, 16:41
- No Guinness ice cream? -- nm - the liioulu with Jul 1, 16:31 2
  - trying to cut back on my dairy consumption -- nm - znufrii Jul 1, 16:33 1
    - You'll have to make Guinness sorbet then. -- (link) - the liioulu with Jul 1, 16:39 [youtube]
I know I'm probably supposed to like it, but I still can't stand "Cruise" by Florida/Georgia Line. -- nm - Qale Jul 1, 16:27 1
- The remix or the original? -- nm - JaxSean Jul 1, 16:42
Heh, first bit of negative feedback on my web app blog posts ... Someone complaining that articles like it are "too basic" so "throw me a curveball" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 16:27 12
- I want to respond, but it's probably best to let it slide ... Besides, if real time thumbnail generation in one line of code is "too basic" ... - Beryllium Jul 1, 16:28
- Do the next in pig latin. -- nm - Spawn Jul 1, 16:28
- you could discuss how hard it is to add avatars to a web board? - Remlik Jul 1, 16:27 9
  - *actually*, everything I discuss in the post pertains directly to adding avatars. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 16:29 7
    - (Sad thing? I didn't realize this until just now) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 16:31 6
      - HA! -- nm - Remlik Jul 1, 16:34 5
        
        In my defense, it was 3am when I finished it. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 16:36 4
        
        Damn, you must have been lonely. -- nm - Spawn Jul 1, 16:37 2
        
        if you're gonna be a joke thief, might as well steal from the best -- nm - charlie Jul 1, 16:38 1
        
        Reagen didn't even post in this thread. -- nm - TWuG Jul 1, 16:42
        
        you must have been lonely -- nm - charlie Jul 1, 16:36
  - *sues* -- nm - Roger Dean Jul 1, 16:28
for David: re all the Oilers' draft day trades -- (link) - Reagen Jul 1, 16:22 2
- I read a story this morning that they had their card ready for the goalie, Zachary Fucale. When he went at 36, they immediately did the trade. -- nm - David Jul 1, 16:27 1
  - the comments there has a list of all the #37s for the past 20 years. it's not exactly Yzerman and Jagr. -- nm - Reagen Jul 1, 16:45
Bartender keeps telling people who water 'we no longer have plastic to go cups' - ty97 Jul 1, 16:11 3
- Doesn't he dring straight from the shampoo bottle? - the liioulu with Jul 1, 16:33
- any news yet on when your flight might board? -- nm - peglegpete Jul 1, 16:17 1
  - Hopefully before Ty hits the floor. -- nm - Qale Jul 1, 16:24
Yay, I can fly again, new passport arrived this morning -- nm - Karl_S Jul 1, 16:09 2
- Can I borrow it? -- nm - Edward Snowden Jul 1, 16:12 1
  - you can pick it up at any US embassy -- nm - peglegpete Jul 1, 16:27
this is what we used to call earthquake weather, hot but dead still, not a leaf rustling, flag hanging limp as...well me -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 1, 15:53 6
- I've been thinking that...lots of activity down around the Salton Sea in the last couple of days. -- nm - Meg Jul 1, 15:59 3
  - now that's weird!!!! -- nm - peglegpete Jul 1, 16:03 2
    - maybe the prehistoric species Tim Holt found there 50 years ago are back.. ps. that was an awful awful movie -- nm - peglegpete Jul 1, 16:08 1
      - Lots of thermal activity at the south end. -- nm - Meg Jul 1, 16:31
- no animal noises, not even a cricket -- nm - peglegpete Jul 1, 15:57
- So if you take Viagra it will prevent earthquakes? -- nm - Bacon Jul 1, 15:55
Mmmm...Beer !! -- nm - Meg Jul 1, 15:50
Truman: That Forza soccer looks awesome and hysterical. - Krusty Jul 1, 15:45
I sleep on planes. Because planes are like couches. But my plane has TV today! - ty97 Jul 1, 15:36 4
- Rock Center with Brian Williams. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jul 1, 15:43
- Bizarre Foods starts their new season -- nm - peglegpete Jul 1, 15:41
- I only watch "under the dome" on mondays - it started last week; but stephen had a whole list last monday. -- nm - b. Jul 1, 15:39 1
  - here's his list. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 1, 15:41 [Backboard]
Wow Bruno Mars is like the second coming of Michael Jackson - sorta - in sound and looks - capstern Jul 1, 15:29 5
- Disagree 100%. -- nm - Spawn Jul 1, 16:21 3
  - I don't know about the MJ aspect, but I like him about 1000% more than I expected to. - Will Hunting Jul 1, 16:35 2
    - Any dude that can watch this and say something bad is... not a dude. -- (link) - Spawn Jul 1, 16:44
    - Truth. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 1, 16:44
- This is....not a crazy statement. - ty97 Jul 1, 15:52
3D printed prosthetic foot -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jul 1, 15:23 3
- so cuuuute - and amazing! -- nm - JenBro Jul 1, 16:22
- Finally -- nm - Christy Brown Jul 1, 15:35
- aww, that's really nice. :) - -- nm - b. Jul 1, 15:34
I'm all in favour of only giving two strikes on "lost monkeys". -- nm - Reagen Jul 1, 15:17
I watched some of the Confederations Cup final yesterday with Abby. The defensive play made by Brazilian Side Show Bob near the end of the 1st half - prayformojo Jul 1, 15:17 2
- yup -- nm - znufrii Jul 1, 16:32
- I saw this the other day. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 1, 15:29
Airport bar (yes, still delayed) is playing the best mediocre hits of the 90s. - ty97 Jul 1, 15:06 20
- Shai (If I every fall in love). Go West (king of wishful thinking). Alanis (You live) -- nm - ty97 Jul 1, 15:37 3
  - TLC (Baby, Baby, Baby). Blaque (Bring It All To Me) - ty97 Jul 1, 15:59
  - Mariah (I don't wanna cry), Boyz II Men (On bended knee) -- nm - ty97 Jul 1, 15:53 1
    - Wow, didn't think there was a play list worse than "cheezy" at my local Dominicks. - the liioulu with Jul 1, 16:35
- Awful Alternative Radio used to play all the time at Taco Bell. -- nm - Qale Jul 1, 15:10 6
  - it's 3 a.m. you must be lonely -- nm - charlie Jul 1, 15:11 5
    - I have this in my head now. I hate you. -- nm - spamlet Jul 1, 15:17 2
      - As opposed to before this was in your head. -- nm - ty97 Jul 1, 15:18 1
        
        I only mildly disliked him. -- nm - spamlet Jul 1, 15:48
    - I lied and told her I loved her, she didn't care but anyway. -- nm - Qale Jul 1, 15:15 1
      - now that she's back in the atmosphere -- nm - charlie Jul 1, 15:25
- Making your way in the world today Takes everything you've gotTaking a break from all your worries Sure would help a lot Wouldn�t you like to get away -- nm - peglegpete Jul 1, 15:10
- hey, jealousy -- nm - charlie Jul 1, 15:08 7
  - Might be an improvement. We are in a string of songs you didn't love by artists you did. -- nm - ty97 Jul 1, 15:09 6
    - I take the last part back. They are playing KLF. -- nm - ty97 Jul 1, 15:24 1
      - kick out the jams -- nm - charlie Jul 1, 15:25
    - that CD came with my car. '90s mix of the 3rd or 4th best songs by mid-level artists. -- nm - mafic Jul 1, 15:22 1
      - Top Affordable Hits! -- nm - Reagen Jul 1, 15:25
    - hey...You Get What You Give on endless repeat! -- nm - Remlik Jul 1, 15:14 1
      - I DON'T WANNA WAIT... -- nm - paula Jul 1, 15:41
Superman is dating Penny? -- nm - amoxy Jul 1, 14:57 3
- It is a precisely calculated media coupling. -- nm - David Jul 1, 16:40
- The hammer is his penis. -- nm - loosilu Jul 1, 15:05
- that seems about right -- nm - Jovian Jul 1, 14:59
ivory is now being carbon dated to see it it was poached -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 1, 14:53
Being largely cashed based, I'm working off a modified envelope system, I guess? - Qale Jul 1, 14:44 27
- I know a lot of people have had success with this system. Dave Ramsey is a big proponent of it. - spamlet Jul 1, 14:49 10
  - i cant find that in the app store. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 1, 14:58 7
    - I can't either. We've had it forever, maybe it's no longer available? -- nm - spamlet Jul 1, 15:11 3
      - I looked for the developer name as well and nothing popped up. It's officially "Spend - Budgeting" by Adamcode.com -- nm - spamlet Jul 1, 15:13 2
        
        I googled it and found a review. Clicked on the link and it says "no longer available" - spamlet Jul 1, 15:14 1
        
        *glares at you* -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 1, 15:15
    - maybe this? it's Pico Spend. (there's also Spending). nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 1, 15:02 2
      - thats the problem, there are 227 apps with Spend in the name. was hoping spammy could narrow it down for me - tRuMaN Jul 1, 15:03 1
        
        fwiw, the two I mentioned had good reviews and looked promising. I didn't randomly choose them. :) - -- (link) - b. Jul 1, 15:23
  - I'll look into that. Though I kind of want to make it a little inconvenient at first, if that makes sense. -- nm - Qale Jul 1, 14:54 1
    - It does, to make you think about it. Good luck, I know you'll be able to do it. -- nm - spamlet Jul 1, 14:55
- I track spending via both Quicken *and* Google Docs. - ty97 Jul 1, 14:45 5
  - I tracked * everything * for a couple of years until a HD crash - Reagen Jul 1, 15:13
  - you're killing me: I don't track anything. I log in and look at my bank accounts and my BoA card every day for two minutes. - amanda Jul 1, 14:55 2
    - To be fair, I track my spending to make sure my overall spending stays within my monthly income. - ty97 Jul 1, 15:05
    - If you're doing it every day, you're tracking it. Just mentally. -- nm - Qale Jul 1, 14:57
  - Google Docs is awesome, except when it's being a brat and not loading. -- nm - Qale Jul 1, 14:48
- I found a lot of success with that, back in the day. from dave ramsey's "financial peace." -- nm - b. Jul 1, 14:45 9
  - er, I should say from that, from tracking everything I spent (writing cash expenses down on index cards in my wallet - still do that), and entering - b. Jul 1, 14:48 7
    - I could stand to be a bit more accurate on this. I charge most things, and think I am good at estimating cash spend. - ty97 Jul 1, 14:53 2
      - my cash all comes from trivia winnings so it's like net zero. -- nm - amanda Jul 1, 14:55 1
        
        I need to find a hobby that makes other people pay me money. *envy* -- nm - ty97 Jul 1, 15:31
    - Yeah this is exactly what I'm doing. Receipts or scribble on index card if I swipe my debit card, then moving the actual cash around when I'm home. - Qale Jul 1, 14:52 1
      - exactly. you likely won't need to do the envelopes forever, once you get a feel for everything. -- nm - b. Jul 1, 14:59
    - *hands you a giant ball of crumpled up credit card receipts* oh, you'll probably need these. slipped my mind -- nm - barnaby bear Jul 1, 14:49 1
      - haha. as if I don't have transactions download automatically. -- nm - b. Jul 1, 14:49
  - I've read some of his stuff and trying to adapt it, yeah. -- nm - Qale Jul 1, 14:47
100 days since the Senate passed a budget, House of Representatives -- nm - charlie Jul 1, 14:41 1
- oh, *snap*! -- nm - znufrii Jul 1, 14:45
the story wap, I see; but my take: I don't think Ace Knute is bad for a little boy. (Jessica Simpson's new baby). - b. Jul 1, 14:40 18
- It sounds dumb, and the pronounciation is a joke. - Will Hunting Jul 1, 15:08 7
  - Or French -- nm - Roger More Jul 1, 15:29 1
    - in my family, we change pronunciation based on language. - loosilu Jul 1, 15:31
  - it's how knute rockne preferred his name to be pronounced. - b. Jul 1, 15:13 3
    - Just my personal preference, but I think it's a mistake to insist on unusual pronunciation. - loosilu Jul 1, 15:26 2
      - if it's a one-off, sure; but there's room for ann-drea and ahn-drea, etc. - b. Jul 1, 15:31 1
        
        oh I know. it's not black and white in any way. -- nm - loosilu Jul 1, 15:32
  - I have way less problem with that because of King Canute and such. -- nm - Reagen Jul 1, 15:11
- Middle names are allowed to suck. I'll allow it. -- nm - ty97 Jul 1, 15:06
- I'm mostly anti-nickname-as-real-name - Reagen Jul 1, 15:02
- my brain read Alice Knute :( -- nm - peglegpete Jul 1, 14:45
- "Pronounced Ka-Nute." they lost me there. -- nm - loosilu Jul 1, 14:44 5
  - "Noo-tay" -- nm - charlie Jul 1, 14:51 3
    - according to my co worker, that's close to the actual correct (norwegian) pronunciation. -- nm - loosilu Jul 1, 15:11 2
      - heh, I was just going to correct part of my im above. I asked a coworker, too - he said it's usually more like that, but he's heard the hard k, too. - b. Jul 1, 15:21 1
        
        wheres Liioulu when we need her??? :) -- nm - peglegpete Jul 1, 15:23
  - it's the family pronounciation - damn them for not changing it! -- nm - b. Jul 1, 14:49
- better than Maxwell. -- nm - loosilu Jul 1, 14:42
groiny's not gonna like that. -- nm - loosilu Jul 1, 14:39 1
- just the tip? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 1, 14:40
teec nos pos -- nm - peglegpete Jul 1, 14:39

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