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- And I won't be home from the bookstore 'til over an hour after kickoff :( -- nm - Meg Sep 5, 12:09
- Umm...shouldn't you probably see a doctor about that...? -- nm - znufrii Sep 5, 12:02
I'm inordinately excited for the next Amazing Race Canada episode - Reagen Sep 5, 12:01 1
- hah :) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 5, 12:05
My son wears dresses. Get over it. -- (link) - znufrii Sep 5, 11:51 4
- I like the picture they use. - Spawn Sep 5, 11:59
- "Whaht? WHAHT!? Somezing is strange, madame? Why do you stare?... - Mel Profit Sep 5, 11:57
- but how would he feel if it was the Miss Alabama dress? -- nm - decline Sep 5, 11:56 1
  - that's a *really* good question. -- nm - znufrii Sep 5, 11:58
Stay Classy Miss Alabama -- (link) - MDH Sep 5, 11:50 1
- I'm fine with this - prayformojo Sep 5, 11:58
So yahoo recognizes co-mnagers now? Hmm. -- nm - Spawn Sep 5, 11:47
I truly love the "welfare for me, and not for thee" ethos of the Republican party - Brian Sep 5, 11:45
Student update of the day: - nubby Sep 5, 11:44
Portland Thorns win inaugural NWSL championship, the third attempt at a women's professional soccer league in the past 10 years -- (link) - znufrii Sep 5, 11:43 2
- this gets posted but not one mention of Bale's transfer? -- nm - zork Sep 5, 11:47 1
  - that's old news. -- nm - znufrii Sep 5, 11:50
Had a notice from our property manager this week that the pool had been reserved for a private party on Saturday? - Meg Sep 5, 11:43 5
- Protest and request a pointer to the governing documents . . . - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Sep 5, 12:10
- oh, we can do that? ST MegPoolstravaganza? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 5, 11:44 3
  - i don't wanna know who's buried underneath. -- nm - Diva Sep 5, 11:58 2
    - Pfft, no one. - Beryllium Sep 5, 12:05 1
      - wha? -- nm - A. Hernandez si Sep 5, 12:05
Briian Burke to do for the Calgary Flames what he did to the Maple Leafs! -- (link) - Reagen Sep 5, 11:37 5
- he just wanted to be closer to Kevin Lowe for when they finally rumble! -- nm - Beaker Sep 5, 12:01 1
  - Battle of the badger hair! -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 12:02
- you must be so happy - zork Sep 5, 11:43 2
  - He's not the GM, so the damage he can do is probably limited. -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 11:45 1
    - people like him find ways -- nm - zork Sep 5, 11:47
The Social Life of Genes... -- (link) - Don Homer Sep 5, 11:32 1
- what blows me away about stuff like this is... - Mel Profit Sep 5, 11:55
How come I think that data broker website where you can see what they have about you is an elaborate ploy to get better data on you? - spamlet Sep 5, 11:09 3
- I tried it and they could not "verify my identity" - Brian Sep 5, 11:13 1
  - They can now. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 5, 11:15
- of course it is. - znufrii Sep 5, 11:10
So my student loans were consolidated and now my loan servicer is Sallie Mae. Their reps are clueless it is sad and frustrating that I have to - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 5, 11:03 8
- I have VSAC. obvs we call them vasectomy loans. (six more years.) -- nm - amanda hk Sep 5, 12:04
- Well some of us could not afford not highfalutin college edjacation! -- nm - Sallie Mae Sep 5, 11:26
- Lil Pip is with them too - I don't really get their layout. - Epiphany Sep 5, 11:09 2
  - Interest and loan amount are kept separate because the interest hasn't capitalized onto the loan. You own both. Your payment first goes towards - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 5, 11:13 1
    - thank you! see that was not so hard - could they not just say that? -- nm - Epiphany Sep 5, 12:43
- yeah, mine got switched over to them for servicing as well, earlier this year. I hate their site. -- nm - znufrii Sep 5, 11:06 2
  - I had Nelnet before it they were better, they phone lines were open 24/7 which I LOVED given my hours. Sallie Mae has terrible phone hours. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 5, 11:12 1
    - I think that's what I had as well. much better layout of information. - znufrii Sep 5, 11:14
People can stop trying now. This is the best song that will ever be made. -- (link) - Todd Manning Sep 5, 11:03 [youtube] 8
- I can't wait until Tomcattt hooks up with these guys -- nm - prayformojo Sep 5, 12:07
- Felicia Day just posted about it...this will take off in the next couple days. -- nm - Tim Sep 5, 12:05
- It's trying hard, to be like that Psy video -- nm - Flavorize Sep 5, 12:00
- This will cause many many orgasm's at the next Furry convention -- nm - amoxy Sep 5, 11:48
- They missed their window to put this in Eurovision - Reagen Sep 5, 11:25
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- Someone please post this on TFox's Facebook -- nm - oblique Sep 5, 11:10 1
  - Sure, ST can still get a hold of him that way. - Spawn Sep 5, 12:07
I DRIVE A DODGE STRATUS! -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Sep 5, 11:01 2
- I'd rather drive a Trish Stratus -- nm - zork Sep 5, 11:48
- *hug* It's OK, Vermin. We'll overcome this together. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 5, 11:12
Lego becomes world's second-biggest toy maker -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Sep 5, 10:50 6
- *buys it* -- nm - Microsoft Sep 5, 10:51 4
  - I'd have gone with Disney -- nm - Roger More Sep 5, 10:53 3
    - This has been rattling in my head for a while. But Disney got out of manufacturing their own merchandise several years ago. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 5, 11:12 1
      - Yup. -- nm - Spawn Sep 5, 11:26
    - Lego: Avengers: The Movie? -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 10:54
- That's because Hasbro bought everyone else. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 5, 10:51
Good Thoughts Please & Thanks - my brother's dog Buddy (Golden Rescue - had 2 years) has to get kidney x-rayed - possibly removed :( - JenBro Sep 5, 10:49 6
- *whines* sympathetically while wagging a tail -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 5, 12:25
- good healing thoughts for Buddy -- nm - zork Sep 5, 11:44
- Poor Buddy - I know how special he is :( -- nm - Meg Sep 5, 11:33
- :-( I hope he heals quickly. -- nm - Krusty Sep 5, 11:21
- good thoughts going out -- nm - Epiphany Sep 5, 11:10
- aww the poor thing. :( - Jovian Sep 5, 11:10
An evil thought: I'm surprised I haven't seen any store loyalty cards adopt the video game "achievements" model. -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 10:48 4
- It's coming. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 5, 10:50 3
  - Achievement unlocked! Bought $100 worth of crap in one trip! -- nm - Was Bar Was Sep 5, 10:52 2
    - I think some stores have actually done this -- nm - Beryllium Sep 5, 10:55
    - "we'll have marketing work on the phrasing, but you get the point." -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 10:54
One of my ICU patients is incarcerated. She keeps asking me when she can go back home. I was a bit confused, like is she out of it or does she really - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 5, 10:36 6
- "Brooks was here" -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Sep 5, 10:46
- google her. -- nm - amanda hk Sep 5, 10:38 4
  - good point, nothing comes up. Oh well. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 5, 10:43 3
    - Killed a doctor. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 5, 10:48 2
      - I am sure we have some of those. We had a celebrity in the criminal world a month ago. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 5, 10:51
      - Or Google. -- nm - Spawn Sep 5, 10:50
It's sad to see someone I met at Con who's about to push their first novel posting excerpts that need heavy editing. -- nm - Qale Sep 5, 10:33
REB2: I think Dave Franco is adorable. James is not physically attractive (to me) and is a HUGE personality turnoff. -- nm - ty97 Sep 5, 10:29
Your item arrived at the Post Office at 6:22 am on September 5, 2013 in STATE COLLEGE, PA 16801. - amanda hk Sep 5, 10:24 1
- means you'll get it next Tuesday -- nm - decline Sep 5, 10:26
Wasn't the big reason the O's didn't want to move their game tonight is because they thought they would be in playoff contention? -- nm - amoxy Sep 5, 10:24 3
- One of the main objections was by the White Sox. A move to a day game wouldn't have given them much time to prepare. - Inigo Sep 5, 10:30 1
  - I think that still put them closer than the O's. They were in Cleveland. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 5, 11:37
- They're 4 games back in the Wild Card --- they ain't eliminated by any stretch. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 5, 10:25
*drops Alex Smith* *picks up... - Strongbad Sep 5, 10:22
I would love for Facebook to explain this one... - David Sep 5, 10:15
JenBro - because I get these boxes to do reviews, I always video the break. :) -- nm - Jim Sep 5, 10:12 7
- Wish I had the tech back in the prime heroclix days. I actually did spreadsheets on them, though. -- nm - Spawn Sep 5, 11:13
- hmmmmm ... so ... it's up on you tube? ;) -- nm - JenBro Sep 5, 10:44 5
  - Haven't done this one yet. it's sitting on my desk, still unopened. i do, however, have several up on YouTube. - Jim Sep 5, 10:48 4
    - *watching the Olympic one* ... this is so COOL - it's like CHRISTMAS!!! -- nm - JenBro Sep 5, 10:52 3
      - you should watch Qales - he shows more cards than you! :) :) :) -- nm - JenBro Sep 5, 10:58 2
        
        Heh...I go back and forth on how many cards to show. If it's a smaller break, I'll show more. But when I have to rip 36 packs with 10 cards each, I - Jim Sep 5, 11:04 1
        
        I wondered about why you said the "3 minute deadline" thing .... heh ... I kept trying to get a better angle to see that cards you held LOL no luck! - JenBro Sep 5, 11:10
Grantland: The worst 8 NFL teams - Strongbad Sep 5, 10:11 4
- hey, we made it into a Top 10 list !! -- nm - Nashville Sep 5, 10:22
- I dsagree on the last two and SD absolutely should be in there. -- nm - David Sep 5, 10:14
- Also I would take out Minn and put in Cleveland -- nm - amoxy Sep 5, 10:14 1
  - I struggle with Min vs. Ten, but I agree both are better than CLE. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 5, 10:16
I just want to smack around the guy for whom Paula Patton isn't enough. -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 10:11 7
- She's LLIST material for me -- nm - con_carne Sep 5, 11:35
- I remember when she starred in Idlewild, I couldn't wait to get home to google who she was. - David Sep 5, 10:17
- There should be some court the rest of us can sue him in and get his visitation taken away. - Mel Profit Sep 5, 10:13 4
  - it's like winning Powerball and continuing to buy tickets.' -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 10:19 3
    - according to CDAN she sometimes joins in. -- nm - diva Sep 5, 11:09 2
      - she looks the type - Epiphany Sep 5, 11:12 1
        
        and how would you know, Minx? (hmmm...) -- nm - Diva Sep 5, 11:34
Grantland: The 8 NFL teams with the best chance of winning the Super Bowl - Strongbad Sep 5, 10:09 16
- The 1 team with the best chance of losing the Super Bowl: The Patriots. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 5, 10:30 2
  - Agreed. They are the new Bills. -- nm - Spawn Sep 5, 10:50 1
    - Because I need my heart broken some more. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 5, 11:13
- Bill Polian has a similar column on ESPN. His five are: - David Sep 5, 10:13 3
  - While I don't expect the bears to score 9 touchdowns on defense this year, I'm not expecting much of a drop off in the performance. To me , if the - pmb Sep 5, 10:20 1
    - I think Lovie Smith added more to the defense than Trestman will add to the offense. - David Sep 5, 10:22
  - lol -- nm - Spawn Sep 5, 10:14
- I don't think the Steelers belong on that list -- nm - amoxy Sep 5, 10:12 8
  - I'm not down on Pittsburgh the way that others are. It's a passing league and they have great talent on offense. -- nm - David Sep 5, 10:15
  - Agreeance. -- nm - Spawn Sep 5, 10:13
  - I agree, and there's 2 others I wouldn't include. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 5, 10:12 4
    - Texans and Patriots? -- nm - Spawn Sep 5, 10:14
    - Packers, Broncos? -- nm - amoxy Sep 5, 10:13 2
      - Texans, Giants -- nm - Strongbad Sep 5, 10:14 1
        
        I can't figure out who my 8th team would be. I might go 3 AFC 5 NFC. - Strongbad Sep 5, 10:20
  - Neither do the Giants from the NFC. Atlanta and Washington should go above them. -- nm - Inigo Sep 5, 10:12
thanks. so, at work, if you leave your desk for a minute to like, pee or something, do you take your phone with you? - amanda hk Sep 5, 10:08 23
- Don't take it unless it's waterproof -- hide it with activated VMail turned on. -- nm - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Sep 5, 12:12
- No, it's in my Sony radio dock I posted yesterday. - spamlet Sep 5, 11:04
- Take it with me. I might be in there awhile. -- nm - Qale Sep 5, 10:38
- I'm glued to my phone. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 5, 10:30
- I try to take it with me, just for the pedometer, but about half the time I forget it in the dock. -- nm - Ender Sep 5, 10:30
- if I think I'll have time to Boggle or such, otherwise likely not -- nm - zork Sep 5, 10:15 1
  - and leave out if it's already out. -- nm - zork Sep 5, 10:18
- 50/50...basically if I remember to take it. - Mel Profit Sep 5, 10:14 8
  - Sub-poll: ring tone? me: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly -- nm - zork Sep 5, 10:17 7
    - Mind Heist from the Inception trailer - Reagen Sep 5, 11:29
    - one of the default Verizon tones. -- nm - loosilu Sep 5, 11:17
    - Ringtone" whistle from Moves Like Jagger. Text is some pop noise that is something from Facebook! -- nm - Spawn Sep 5, 11:11
    - Ringtone: Mumford and Sons Text: Lando Calrussian (or a wolf whistle if it's my wife) -- nm - spamlet Sep 5, 11:04
    - Rocky Mountain High by John Denver (ever since Colorado legalized) -- nm - JenBro Sep 5, 10:46
    - About 90% of the time it just vibrates. When it doesn't it's Deuce by The Cardigans. -- nm - Ender Sep 5, 10:33
    - Ringtone: Knight Rider theme. Notification: Pac Man dying Morning Alarm: Poltergeist theme song - Dr.Vermin Sep 5, 10:24
- Always, unless it's charging. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 5, 10:12
- take it with. -- nm - Spawn Sep 5, 10:11
- Always take it with me. -- nm - Jim Sep 5, 10:11
- Usually no. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 5, 10:10
- leave it on my desk -- nm - decline Sep 5, 10:09
- 50/50 - depending on whether I'm in a mouse hunt tournament :) - JenBro Sep 5, 10:08
- Yup. I keep with me at all times. -- nm - Krusty Sep 5, 10:08
as you wish -- nm - JenBro Sep 5, 10:07

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