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free subscription to GolfWorld magazine. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 26, 12:31 2
- free "outdoor life" magazine, too. this is one of those answer-questions types, easy peasy. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 26, 12:34 1
  - if you see a 6 magazine page when ordering, just cancel out of it. it's not necessary. -- nm - b. Jul 26, 12:35
Turntable? -- nm - Truman Jul 26, 12:30 1
- ummmm -- nm - groiny Jul 26, 12:34
argh! i hate when one particular IT guy has to kill time at this office... - Andie Jul 26, 12:30 3
- He liiiiiiiiikes you. -- nm - David Jul 26, 12:30 2
  - Or at least her ass. -- nm - Spawn Jul 26, 12:35
  - Snap out of it! -- nm - Andie Jul 26, 12:33
in the mail from the libraries today: stop-loss, role models unrated. this whole "deliver to my office" thing is delicious. -- nm - amanda Jul 26, 12:18 2
- The deleted scenes of Role Models are great, but it wouldn't surprise me if they aren't included on a library rental disc. -- nm - Max Jul 26, 12:25
- Still can't walk into the coffee shop without thinking of the "Congratulations, you're stupid in three languages" bit. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 26, 12:19
have to head out so I'm sending all I have to helm's deep and taking as many as I can -- nm - dogbert Jul 26, 12:11 2
- Signed Legolas. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 26, 12:17 1
  - You mean signed Elrond -- nm - eag Jul 26, 12:19
film crit hulk interview on Verge ... massive tome of all-caps text, with a nice easter egg at the end -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 26, 12:03
By the way, Windows 8 sucks moose cocks -- nm - CQ Jul 26, 12:03 16
- *pats my good old XP -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 13:03
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  - ah, win7 overlay app! -- nm - CQ Jul 26, 12:20
- There's a friggin' Chrome app and I think I installed it. When I run Chrome, it goes full screen with no windowing or minimizing. - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 26, 12:17
- Yep. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 26, 12:15
- There are still times when I get to certain screens and have no idea how to get out of them. -- nm - David Jul 26, 12:05 9
  - every ten minutes. -- nm - loosilu Jul 26, 12:30
  - I keep hitting the ESC expecting it to do something, but no. It's Windows-D to the rescue, every time. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 26, 12:16 1
    - And even Windows-D doesn't work every time. I have a rotation of that, Windows-F4 and a couple of others I try whenever I'm stuck. -- nm - David Jul 26, 12:25
  - I use the calculator all the time and I have no idea where or how to get it -- nm - CQ Jul 26, 12:07 5
    - On the start screen, there's an all-apps view (and a search view) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 12:14 4
      - I mean, I should be happy we got sent an extra laptop by mistake, but it has win8 on it. Might as well throw it away -- nm - CQ Jul 26, 12:21 3
        
        Why not Zoidberg? - Beryllium Jul 26, 12:29 2
        
        I have no idea what this means :) -- nm - CQ Jul 26, 12:32
        
        My last computer was named Zoidberg. - David Jul 26, 12:30
- which one of its personalities does that? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 12:04
LYC: my software tests PASSED -- nm - loosilu Jul 26, 11:50 3
- I know you take grief for this but congratulations. - Mel Profit Jul 26, 11:52 2
  - been testing all week. Everytime they fixed something, a different thing broke. I tested 5 versions yesterday alone. -- nm - loosilu Jul 26, 11:59 1
    - sounds painfully familiar. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 26, 12:06
re: the macy's gift card that was fradulently drained, I think they're ploy is to wear me down and use psychological torture. - b. Jul 26, 11:50 7
- Go mega-aggressive this time and CC [email protected]. -- nm - David Jul 26, 11:51 5
  - I'm giving them one more try. it was so promising when they asked for a scan of the card yesterday and someone actually said they were sorry. -- nm - b. Jul 26, 11:53 4
    - Don't quit. I will write emails for you if that's what it takes. Just don't quit. -- nm - David Jul 26, 11:55 3
      - you're swell, but there's no chance I'm letting them off of this! :) - -- nm - b. Jul 26, 12:05 2
        
        Okay, the "one more try" had me worried. -- nm - David Jul 26, 12:07 1
        
        ah, I meant one more try before escalating! - b. Jul 26, 12:20
- look, they got to me! they're = their! -- nm - b. Jul 26, 11:51
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  - also, if they had hit 600, that would be 598 more than they actually hit....nm - x Jul 26, 11:56 10
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      - no doubt, they'll all be lower. though probably not as low as 2....nm - x Jul 26, 12:02 2
        
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        i'm not really arguing, i'm just screwing around...nm - x Jul 26, 12:16
      - exactly. what's the average # of HRs hit by right handers per team in that time frame? -- nm - CQ Jul 26, 12:02 5
        
        29.58 -- nm - homeless african orphan Jul 26, 12:02 4
        
        the homeless african orphan is quick with baseball stats...nm - x Jul 26, 12:03 3
        
        Ha! -- nm - David Jul 26, 12:29
        
        Bono got them all lap tops -- nm - CQ Jul 26, 12:04 1
        
        *hacks the OS* -- nm - homeless african orphan Jul 26, 12:04
- What is their team ERA? 10k? -- nm - David Jul 26, 11:52 9
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    - (The stat is wrong.) -- nm - David Jul 26, 11:56 7
      - (Err, I should say it's misleading.) -- nm - David Jul 26, 11:57 6
        
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        Only to one side of the field. Left is a launching pad but right field is where HR's go to die. -- nm - Krusty Jul 26, 12:46 1
        
        Ugh!!! Switch that. Right field is the launching pad side. Left is death valley. -- nm - Krusty Jul 26, 12:46
        
        Well yes, but it's 29 against 1. And they have selectively eliminated LHs. - David Jul 26, 12:05 2
        
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- My favorite stat of the day: Alfonso Soriano returns to the Yankees ten seasons and twelve years older than when he left. -- nm - Tim Jul 26, 11:49 1
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unusual deaths of musicians -- (link) - zork Jul 26, 11:43 1
- i was always a fan of this one... - x Jul 26, 11:48
and kelly, if your battery dies from 20 minutes of just radio after being driven a fair distance (recharging), you may need a new battery. -- nm - amanda Jul 26, 11:35 5
- I know. It's being replaced now. -- nm - kelly Jul 26, 11:52
- in the old days they had little transistor radios in the dash, you could leave them on over night, now they are 100w or more stereo amps and can drain - zeitgeist Jul 26, 11:47 3
  - I think 20 minutes is surprisingly fast though. pep boys will test a battery for free -- she shoudl at least do that. -- nm - amanda Jul 26, 11:53 2
    - you should be able to do a double feature at the drive-in. I keep putting off replacing mine after I discovered you can only access it through the whe - zork Jul 26, 12:08 1
      - tis is why it ain't digital that's putting drive in's out of biz...but yeah check out the bat, its old -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 12:57
I miss pixie because I need new towels and am obviously totally obsessing over it and there's nobody here to mock me for it. - amanda Jul 26, 11:34 6
- Maybe if life were a little more friendly... - oaE Jul 26, 11:45
- that's cute. -- nm - homeless african orphan Jul 26, 11:40 1
  - Perhaps if you didn't have to pay Comcafrica so much for Internet, you could afford a house and parents. -- nm - ty97 Jul 26, 12:00
- Is it not summer where you are? Exit shower, drip dry under a large fan. Drop your core temp a few degrees... - Dr.Vermin Jul 26, 11:37 2
  - she's got the newton, she can blow dry with a quick spin around the block -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 11:48
  - ... pay-per-view live stream it, instant profit ... - Beryllium Jul 26, 11:41
My brother may apply for a job in Ewing NJ. Because that place exists, apparently. -- nm - ty97 Jul 26, 11:34 3
- So odd. I literally just updated an address for a client account from that. -- nm - Jovian Jul 26, 11:42
- you'll mock me. right? -- nm - amanda Jul 26, 11:35 1
  - I mean, if I must. I normally pity crack whores, but I'm in for a good mock. - ty97 Jul 26, 11:37
I really think coffee with pee in it would be undrinkable. -- nm - amanda Jul 26, 11:32 1
- what if it was that pricey civet coffee? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 11:35
REB?: I had no idea there were sequels to Butterfly Effect. -- nm - Spawn Jul 26, 11:32 5
- I kind of liked that movie. -- nm - amanda Jul 26, 11:33 4
  - Director's Cut is far better, but it was still a bit too lite. The reboot should do better in some ways, though. -- nm - Spawn Jul 26, 11:40
  - ditto. surprisingly much. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 26, 11:37 2
    - I saw you chose zep on a BB, too. you and I are MKK today. -- nm - amanda Jul 26, 11:37 1
      - for an entire catalog of rock I don't know how you pick anything else. - Mel Profit Jul 26, 12:17
nmb groiny - Beaker Jul 26, 11:32 2
- ok -- nm - groiny Jul 26, 12:18
- Didn't like my proposal huh? Boo to you sir. -- nm - Shaun Jul 26, 11:38
Lifestyles of the Bitchy and Famous: Twelve Ferocious (or Farcical) Feuds -- (link) - zork Jul 26, 11:21 3
- Andrew Garfield: Serious(ly bad) actor -- nm - David Jul 26, 11:41
- The author links to a parody site in regards to the Richard Gere story. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 26, 11:40
- Can't they all just be wrong? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 26, 11:37
getting caught up on the IKA stuff ... is there war afoot or are you guys talking pirate strategy? I ask because ... - i'm not dead yet ! Jul 26, 11:21 4
- War with VIP -- nm - Bacon Jul 26, 11:25 3
  - on .com (I should be back Monday night now, but only for around 4 hours or so) -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 11:27 2
    - looking forward to your return. - Mel Profit Jul 26, 11:34
    - oh ok .. i think that i'm on the .org side ... sorry, just wanted to make sure I was aware of what's up -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jul 26, 11:33
Theo Epstein just made a trade with the Yankees. That's really damned weird. -- nm - David Jul 26, 11:10 3
- It's amazing how heartbroken the cubs are about giving him up. Manager and players all could not say enough about what he's meant to the team from a - pmb Jul 26, 11:28 1
  - Yup and I'm sure the Yankees regret letting him go all those years ago. -- nm - David Jul 26, 11:39
- A-Rod goes to the Sweathogs for Barbarino and a bag of chips. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 26, 11:12
The car charger (with the missing power cord) is doing me a lot of good sitting inside the house. - kelly Jul 26, 11:10
Cars: warm weather, cool colors. And vice-versa. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Jul 26, 11:09
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- Corporations are people too, my friend. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 26, 11:14
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  - there are plenty of rulings about the faith of a biz owner can't overrule discrimination laws - zeitgeist Jul 26, 11:17 1
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  - Sounds like a big blow to Hobby Lobby -- nm - amoxy Jul 26, 11:16
AP is certain NFL players have and are using HGH -- (link) - Beaker Jul 26, 11:09
mopmop, I liked the ted talk, thanks. - b. Jul 26, 11:09 1
- oo, these are pretty cool. bowls that reveal a design (kitty!) only when filled. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 26, 11:13
Rakuten is apparently the largest e-commerce site in Japan, which explains to some degree why they dropped the Buy.com name. - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 26, 11:05 1
- RAKUTEN SUPER POINTS -- nm - Tim Jul 26, 11:07
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- If you need people, I will join -- nm - amoxy Jul 26, 11:01 1
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ika: which town needs my boats on 38:38? -- nm - dogbert Jul 26, 10:58 19
- tris is... - Mel Profit Jul 26, 11:33
- Also, if anyone has any Navy near... - Mel Profit Jul 26, 11:24
- Jenbro is going to have to take a meeting. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 26, 11:14
- I went to red's duck but found myself alone, so I just flagged, my town will taken over in a about10 min anyway -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 11:12 3
  - So that was you in the port of... - Mel Profit Jul 26, 11:14 2
    - port...I'll get a CR -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 11:18 1
      - Sea battle near Oregon Ducks HQ (26.07.2013 20:15:17) Lakewood from Fort Lewis, Oregon Ducks HQ vs tris from Tiamat --------------------------------- - zeitgeist Jul 26, 11:20
- hang on. Let me see if I can understand what's going on. back in a minute. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 26, 11:04 3
  - Tnagent: Zuperman pinned and occupied a WarMachine MPC. So WarMachine has launched the entire fleet towards it. - Spawn Jul 26, 11:10 1
    - got it. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 26, 11:13
  - got about 1400 ships, non forged though (15 hours left) -- nm - dogbert Jul 26, 11:10
- or should I laucnh on samhian? (their launch point) -- nm - dogbert Jul 26, 11:00 7
  - He seems to be launching from... - Mel Profit Jul 26, 11:07 6
    - they first came from phreak's town an island over (samhian) -- nm - dogbert Jul 26, 11:09 5
      - yep. we need to hit them there soon. - Mel Profit Jul 26, 11:11 4
        
        I'll do helm's deep first so he has to backtrack -- nm - dogbert Jul 26, 11:12 3
        
        Good to go. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 26, 11:12 2
        
        helm's deep clear, on to bored monkey. he's also sending about 800 ships to helm's from phreak's town -- nm - dogbert Jul 26, 11:38 1
        
        Thanks. - Mel Profit Jul 26, 11:43
We won't torture him. Really. Trust us. We never lie to you. -- nm - US Govt Jul 26, 10:57 1
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"And whatever you think, we certainly do *not* have a drone strike on the transit area of the Moscow Airport ready to go on the president's command." -- nm - Attorney General Holder Jul 26, 10:55 2
- now the brits would have sent a double oh -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 10:57 1
  - Strawberry Fields forever :) -- nm - peglegpete Jul 26, 11:18
Speaking of cougars, some foolish person joined "milfaholic.com" on one of our email addresses. - David Jul 26, 10:55
nazlini -- nm - peglegpete Jul 26, 10:54

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