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Fidelity study: The average 401(k) balance is $80,600. The average for steady savers employed continuously over the past 10 years? $211,800 -- (link) - decline Aug 27, 12:28
Best post on B6 -- (link) - Todd Manning Aug 27, 12:22 [Backboard] 3
- Are you sure the best backboard post is not... -- (link) - David Aug 27, 12:24 [Backboard] 2
  - That's not on B6 David. Feel shame. -- nm - Todd Manning Aug 27, 12:30 1
    - That's why I said backboard post! You feel shame! YOU! -- nm - David Aug 27, 12:31
For the record, I am pro slut. -- nm - Todd Manning Aug 27, 12:22
Oh yay! It's Open Enrollment time! *eyeroll* -- nm - Strongbad Aug 27, 12:18 3
- Heh. - Strongbad Aug 27, 12:19 2
  - Voluntary is the way to do it. The alternative forces people to do it and penalizes them if they don't. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 27, 12:29
  - We have a "voluntary" program as well. - spamlet Aug 27, 12:21
Funniest Game Show Answers of All Time compilation -- (link) - con_carne Aug 27, 12:12 [youtube] 5
- Orange .. this is hilarious -- nm - marcel Aug 27, 12:34
- I'm still loving the woman on Jeopardy who answered "Hentai" when she meant "Manga". -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 27, 12:28
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- "In the butt, Bob." -- nm - znufrii Aug 27, 12:19
- 4:54 is kind of amazing -- nm - con_carne Aug 27, 12:18
ika org update - spamlet Aug 27, 12:12 3
- sounds like buttoned down, took that stuff and upgraded something etc.... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 27, 12:53
- About to hit specialist. -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 12:17 1
  - Boats not full. -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 12:24
I'm fairly impressed that Manish Mehta has not responded to either Christie or Olbermann. - David Aug 27, 12:11 3
- "Idiot. The guy's a complete idiot," the portly governor said of Mehta. "Self-consumed, underpaid, reporter - Loyola Aug 27, 12:17 1
  - I mean, if he's a self-consumed idiot, wouldn't he be overpaid? -- nm - David Aug 27, 12:21
- who? -- nm - znufrii Aug 27, 12:13
and my in laws are showing up in about an hour. joy. -- nm - znufrii Aug 27, 12:04 4
- Wow. Why do people feel like this? -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 12:05 3
  - Not everyone 'married up' as dramatically as you did. - Dr.Vermin Aug 27, 12:08 1
    - You better hope Mrs. Vermin doesn't read this. -- nm - Roger More Aug 27, 12:13
  - I love my in-laws. - znufrii Aug 27, 12:06
*adds Albuquerque to the list* -- (link) - znufrii Aug 27, 11:56
BAD - I've looked at Rainbow's page a number of times. She really is a pretty kitty. -- nm - Meg Aug 27, 11:55 3
- Link? -- nm - David Aug 27, 11:56 2
  - Sorry :) -- (link) - Meg Aug 27, 12:14 1
    - Look at those Eygyptian cheeks. What a regal creature. -- nm - David Aug 27, 12:23
Yes, Neil Armstrong is Dead, but He’s Been Dead for a Year -- (link) - con_carne Aug 27, 11:53 4
- I wonder how Ray Walston is doing these days - Brian Aug 27, 12:09 1
  - Alive or Dead: -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 27, 12:29
- That's all? -- nm - Generalissimo Francisco Franco Aug 27, 12:07
- Not feeling quite as stupid but still -- nm - oblique Aug 27, 11:55
Cheryl Cole defends her massive rose tattoo (on her ass) (photo) -- (link) - Loyola Aug 27, 11:44 16
- there's got to be a defecation joke in there somewhere ... -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Aug 27, 13:01 1
  - when roses smell like shit. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 27, 13:03
- it is not the tattoo, but the thorns inside her ass that is the problem. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 27, 13:01
- That's pretty cool, I like it. - Stephen Aug 27, 12:10
- Who is Cheryl Cole? -- nm - amoxy Aug 27, 11:58 4
  - hot english chick -- nm - decline Aug 27, 12:10 1
    - yeah, she is gorgeous. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 27, 13:03
  - Girls Aloud. X Factor judge. -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 12:01 1
    - I'm sure she will be on Big Brother Celebrity edition soon. -- nm - Remlik Aug 27, 12:13
- that's a really cool piece. she'll get more.. you don't get work like and just stop getting tattoos. -- nm - colin Aug 27, 11:53 1
  - just read another outlet saying it's a horrific design and a cry for help. the hell is wrong with people. -- nm - colin Aug 27, 12:28
- that's one big tattoo -- nm - marcel Aug 27, 11:53
- When the bloom falls off that rose, it won't be pretty. -- nm - TWuG Aug 27, 11:52
- Hey there, haven't seen you much lately, good too see you! -- nm - ty97 Aug 27, 11:50 1
  - Hey ty good to see you too! Haven't been online much, hope you're keeping well :) -- nm - Loyola Aug 27, 11:54
- I'm at work, so I probably shouldn't load it, but "(photo)" is IMO the funniest/best part of this post -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 11:46
John Boehner is vowing a re-run of the 2011 debt ceiling crisis (nmbl) - Brian Aug 27, 11:42 16
- *sigh* This is such a losing argument for the R's. - Strongbad Aug 27, 11:45 11
  - A lot of Republicans see it as a way to force spending cuts. -- nm - mara Aug 27, 11:56 4
    - It's an incredibly self-defeating and reckless way to force spending cuts. It's basically threatening to harm the economy if they don't get their way - pmb Aug 27, 12:03 2
      - I agree. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 27, 12:05
      - Why won't they list to Olivia Munn!?! -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 12:04
    - A lot of Republicans talk about this, yes. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 27, 11:58
  - If your IM was true, it wouldn't be a thing for the GOP. The loud voices in the party very much care. -- nm - TWuG Aug 27, 11:46 5
    - "people" I mean voters. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 27, 11:47 4
      - Yes, and the people pushing Boehner to fight this battle again are being pushed by their very vocal constituents. - TWuG Aug 27, 11:50 3
        
        it's the same chicken and egg problem we were discussing earlier, and the chickens coming home to roost. -- nm - znufrii Aug 27, 12:07
        
        No. - Strongbad Aug 27, 11:56 1
        
        This sums up my thoughts. -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 27, 12:00
- Hey, strange question.. - David Aug 27, 11:43 1
  - Nope, go ahead and sell it (nm - Brian Aug 27, 11:46
- "*THIS* time it'll work! " -- nm - TWuG Aug 27, 11:43
- hooray! -- nm - znufrii Aug 27, 11:43
introducing Brown People Problems -- (link) - con_carne Aug 27, 11:40 2
- Is that about Firefly being canceled? -- nm - David Aug 27, 11:47 1
  - Hey, that's an everybody problem. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 27, 12:27
LYC: Current Amazon.ca gift card balance is $75. Swagbucks #ftw. -- nm - Shaun Aug 27, 11:33 1
- Yeah that was about my balance before I thought I need to make an order before Amazon starts charging sales tax. - Qale Aug 27, 11:47
Here is a well-written and well-acted commercial about solid state hard drives. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 27, 11:33 [youtube] 1
- you are a liar -- nm - oblique Aug 27, 11:42
SC restaurant refuses to seat group of 25 because another diner felt threatened. - TWuG Aug 27, 11:30 27
- An apology and a free meal? You should immediately throw these people $25k*and feel like you got off cheap. - David Aug 27, 11:46 2
  - It's kind of like a cruise line offering "a free cruise" after ruining one. Woo? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 11:47 1
    - Exactly. -- nm - David Aug 27, 11:48
- Rosa Parks is spinning in her grave. -- nm - Loyola Aug 27, 11:45
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  - if the company hadn't been able to resolve the situation with the customer, sure. as it is, not sure what woould be gained by it - znufrii Aug 27, 11:36 8
    - More altruistically, as a deterrent to other businesses who may do the same thing -- nm - Roger More Aug 27, 11:45 5
      - the company already takes a huge PR hit, especially if they don't get out in front of it. that's deterrent enough in this day and age, I'd think. -- nm - znufrii Aug 27, 11:47 4
        
        Not necessarily. To pick on a different controversy, Chick-Fil-A's sales went up by 14 per cent last year. -- nm - Roger More Aug 27, 11:58 3
        
        My stated belief is that their gain is short term while their loss is long term. - David Aug 27, 12:02
        
        except that was not related to a specific discriminatory act, and more the side-effect of a broader social and ideological debate - znufrii Aug 27, 12:01 1
        
        Don't underestimate the number of people who won't hear about this or won't care enough about it. -- nm - Roger More Aug 27, 12:09
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      - oh, right. duh. - znufrii Aug 27, 11:43
  - it's a private business, they should be able to do what they want. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 27, 11:34 12
    - The Newsroom had a great bit on this during a fictional interview with a Rand Paul spokesman. -- nm - David Aug 27, 11:48
    - You have a dream, eh? Somehow I think that boat's sailed. - mara Aug 27, 11:42 2
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        Ah, thanks. -- nm - mara Aug 27, 11:48
    - Ummm... no. So they could refuse to serve black people? - Krusty Aug 27, 11:41
    - LOFL! -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 11:38
    - Jack will elaborate, but, no, they can't. -- nm - TWuG Aug 27, 11:36 5
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        DH is a fascist? -- nm - Roger More Aug 27, 12:12
        
        everyone knows Don Homer is an arch libertarian. -- nm - Reagen Aug 27, 11:43 2
        
        See, I have no idea. I know he's a an interjection, but I'm not sure what his political leanings are. :-) -- nm - TWuG Aug 27, 11:45 1
        
        He's roughly as leftward as I am. -- nm - David Aug 27, 11:56
This is a solid piece about looking forward to college football -- (link) - volnelk Aug 27, 11:29
falling in love with Olivia again -- (link) - marcel Aug 27, 11:26 [youtube] 4
- She's on my list. For sure. -- nm - volnelk Aug 27, 11:31
- now, SHE has a huge forehead. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 27, 11:28 2
  - To notice that I'd have to not be staring at her eyes. -- nm - Ender Aug 27, 11:44
  - But not as big as JLAWR. -- (link) - Spawn Aug 27, 11:31
Will, do you watch Justified? nm -- nm - groiny Aug 27, 11:26 8
- I loved Boyd's line to Raylan this season (spoils) - Shaun Aug 27, 11:38 1
  - My favorite line from the season, "Bob looks like that 'cuz he wouldn't tell." -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 27, 11:40
- I have not; it's on my list to start though...along with Sons of Anarchy and Breaking Bad. - Will Hunting Aug 27, 11:35 5
  - in the second season, there is a character who I could not see without thinking of Ed..... - groiny Aug 27, 11:37 4
    - here -- (link) - groiny Aug 27, 11:37 [Image] 3
      - that's who he reminded me of! - Mel Profit Aug 27, 11:41
      - I love that actor. He just showed up on The Bridge. -- nm - David Aug 27, 11:39 1
        
        he also was in Pacific Rim for about 30 seconds. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 27, 13:02
What's the saddest meal you've ever made for yourself? -- (link) - znufrii Aug 27, 11:23 28
- It is food. It has no emotion. -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 12:26
- dinner -- nm - Remlik Aug 27, 12:01
- instant mashed potatoes with canned gravy. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 27, 11:35
- I hate you all -- nm - starving one-eyed African orphan Aug 27, 11:32
- A bowl of cornflakes for dinner. -- nm - Loyola Aug 27, 11:31 4
  - Wait. With or without milk? - JaxSean Aug 27, 11:42 1
    - With milk. It made me sad anyway. -- nm - Loyola Aug 27, 11:46
  - The only thing sad about that is the corn flakes. Upgrade at least to Frosted Flakes -- nm - oblique Aug 27, 11:41
  - This. Repeatedly. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 27, 11:40
- Tall glass of sweet tea and Grape Nuts. - TWuG Aug 27, 11:31
- Once, while losing weight on WW, I was totally out of points. So I ate a can of green beans for dinner. - ty97 Aug 27, 11:31
- Spaghetti-Os...right out of the can, unheated, just insert spoon. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 27, 11:30 4
  - Kim has had these more in the past two weeks than in the first ten years we were together. - David Aug 27, 11:38
  - Wait, whats wrong with that? - Stephen Aug 27, 11:34 1
    - I never said there was anything wrong with it. - Mel Profit Aug 27, 11:37
  - This. Also done with tuna. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 27, 11:34
- Mine defiitely involved a box of cheez-its. -- nm - znufrii Aug 27, 11:29
- Snickers + Mt. Dew -- nm - oblique Aug 27, 11:29 4
  - Twig + Dr Pepper made me throw up once :( -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 11:31 3
    - eating a twig will do that to you. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 27, 11:34 1
      - I think technically it was 4 twigs -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 11:46
    - He's no relation to me. -- nm - TWuG Aug 27, 11:34
- Handfuls of dry Frankenberry. Both a meal and a snack. :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 27, 11:29
- a salad of some sort -- nm - dogbert Aug 27, 11:26
- A can of refried beans. -- nm - timPhone Aug 27, 11:25
- my friend colleen and i famously made a `hot dog stir fry` in university with, well, hot dogs, and some sad wilting vegetables. - Andie Aug 27, 11:25 1
  - Well if you and your friend Colleen had simply made out afterwards it could have been the happiest meal ever. - con_carne Aug 27, 11:35
- Cake batter & reheated McDonald's french fries -- nm - prayformojo Aug 27, 11:25
we are dman lucky ed the normal did not get us killed with that wing story. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 27, 11:22 4
- Oh yeah, blame the dude telling the story and not the 61 red lights (and 2 green ones) in front of us. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 27, 11:23 3
  - To be fair, it was a story about bbq chicken. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 27, 11:24
  - well, clearly they need more lights in that intersection. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 27, 11:23 1
    - There was room for 1 more. - Will Hunting Aug 27, 11:24
The time has come for someone to put their foot down. And that foot is me. -- nm - landbeck Aug 27, 11:19 3
- *puts a shoe and stock on landbeck* -- nm - colin Aug 27, 11:36
- What smells like feet in here? -- nm - Was Bar Was Aug 27, 11:26
- *puts you down* - Spawn Aug 27, 11:20

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