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So the guy playing Richard III on 'The White Queen' is also a singing/dancing fool. He played Don Lockwood in the stage version of Singin In the Rain - Diva Oct 10, 10:27 2
- we should also find out what he did with the One Ring. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 10, 10:30 1
  - damn baby. he's not that gollumesque. he just got big eyes is all. :) -- nm - Diva Oct 10, 10:40
Hyde, this is a really good laptop deal. -- (link) - David Oct 10, 10:25 2
- rats, i already went with the toshiba sateliite. thanks anyhow....nm - x Oct 10, 10:27 1
  - Ah well. -- nm - David Oct 10, 10:28
Times Square cam right now. There's room, if I cared enough, to go over. -- (link) - ty97 Oct 10, 10:24 3
- (There's cell service on the Tarmac.) -- nm - Amanda Oct 10, 10:27 1
  - *laughing* Does the plane have wifi? -- nm - ty97 Oct 10, 10:28
- you should totally go. -- nm - Andie Oct 10, 10:25
Character posters for Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac border on NSFW -- (link) - con_carne Oct 10, 10:23 5
- [hands up] ooh! ooh! I get it! (spoil) - mud Oct 10, 10:30 1
  - Except Uma. She's looking at you like you're doing it wrong -- nm - oblique Oct 10, 10:31
- Even Von Trier's movie *posters* are useless. -- nm - David Oct 10, 10:28 1
  - your face is useless! (I [heart] charlotte Gainsboro) -- nm - mud Oct 10, 10:31
- My body is ready for Jamie Bell. -- nm - MDH Oct 10, 10:23
Squash soup at Panera. Oh, how I've missed you. -- nm - Was Bar Was Oct 10, 10:21 1
- Creamy Tomato FTW -- nm - Strongbad Oct 10, 10:24
VLIR for groiny: Illinois actually says you have to have 1 within 15ft of any bedroom. We have 1 that hits all ours upstairs - oblique Oct 10, 10:21 3
- Follow up question: How many extinguishers do you have in the house? -- nm - decline Oct 10, 10:25 2
  - One -- nm - oblique Oct 10, 10:27
  - 3 or 4. -- nm - TWuG Oct 10, 10:27
Damn, Yahoo, give us some warning about The Walking Dead Comics (SPOILERS) -- (link) - amoxy Oct 10, 10:15
*moves Julio to IR* - Strongbad Oct 10, 10:15 3
- Same and picked up Doug Baldwin - amoxy Oct 10, 10:17 1
  - and I picked up - Strongbad Oct 10, 10:19
- Now it can be told... - David Oct 10, 10:16
ST as focus group question: Can I throw some library-related numbers and thoughts at you? - mara Oct 10, 10:12 24
- those numbers say to me two things. 1) that libraries are not doing a good job of making people aware of CDs and DVDs being available. 2) don't do hug - zork Oct 10, 10:23 4
  - i wouldn't count on the rights holders being all gung ho about libraries freely lending their content digitally....nm - x Oct 10, 10:31
  - And I think you're nuts. An inactivity rate that low says that everyone knows about CDs and DVDs -- nm - Amanda Oct 10, 10:26
  - Ummm, that's an 88% usage rage and higher....people know the stuff is there and are borrowing them often. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 10, 10:25
  - I don't think digital lending is something you can count on. How long has it taken libraries to embrace ebook lending? -- nm - Amanda Oct 10, 10:24
- I think that inactivity rates that low might translate to perceived poor customer service. Strategic expansion is called for. -- nm - Amanda Oct 10, 10:22
- I wouldn't look at it based on anything like that. I'd base it on the requests for things you don't have and the time-delay for what you do have - Will Hunting Oct 10, 10:17 8
  - I thought about suggesting this as well, but I'm not sure that looking at an average wait time would give you a sense of how the category as a whole - znufrii Oct 10, 10:20 7
    - My goal of an inventory agency that relies on diminishing budgets is to make sure I allocate my money to the best bang for buck - Will Hunting Oct 10, 10:24 6
      - I agree with will on how to expand the collections. -- nm - Amanda Oct 10, 10:26 2
        
        Thanks to you and Will, this is a good perspective to have. -- nm - mara Oct 10, 10:28 1
        
        I'm not saying the inactive rate is useless, but I think it's only one part of the equation - Will Hunting Oct 10, 10:32
      - I'm not saying you're wrong by any means, but it just seemed like the answer to a different question than the one she's asking is all. -- nm - znufrii Oct 10, 10:25 2
        
        Embrace the focus group znu...embrace the focus. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 10, 10:26 1
        
        Hee! -- nm - mara Oct 10, 10:28
- wouldn't inactivity rates being be a good thing? it means they are popular items, correct? i would feel that items with the lowest inactivity rate - Andie Oct 10, 10:17 4
  - There's a "sweet spot" for inactivity rates. Too low means less variety to choose from (items on the shelf at any given moment), and it means you're - mara Oct 10, 10:22 2
    - i can't say it's "surprising" because i don't know the norms, but if i was guessing, i would say it sounded too low and that people are looking for - Andie Oct 10, 10:24 1
      - What's fun is I don't know the norms either! I really want to poll the so-called 5-star libraries and see what theirs are. - mara Oct 10, 10:26
  - errr. wouldn't inactivity rates being LOW be a good thing -- nm - Andie Oct 10, 10:17
- My first question would be how do the inactivity rates for each category compare with those of other libraries? -- nm - znufrii Oct 10, 10:16 1
  - my hunch is that its low, so the size of those categories should be increased. -- nm - znufrii Oct 10, 10:27
- exand -- nm - decline Oct 10, 10:16
- [stops reading after first sentence] Yes, of course. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 10, 10:14
Scotch Whisky Master Class? hell yeah, I'm signing up for that. -- (link) - znufrii Oct 10, 10:11 1
- I'd love to do a whiskey tasting, with someone explaining how to drink. - JaxSean Oct 10, 10:22
Love Actually question. (spoilers) - Inigo Oct 10, 10:08 2
- Wikipedia says (spoilers) - ty97 Oct 10, 10:12
- I do not recall they did. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 10, 10:09
Whenever I hear of Alice Munro, I always think of the daughter in Last of the Mohicans - prayformojo Oct 10, 09:58 6
- hah, I keep thinking of LOTM whenever I watch Revolution and they pronounce Monroe. -- nm - Max Oct 10, 10:25
- whenever i hear of caroline munro, i also always think of certain things....nm - x Oct 10, 10:07 2
  - Mmm, bikini-clad Naomi. -- nm - David Oct 10, 10:16 1
    - there is that. but it's "at the earth's core" that i used to watch repeatedly....nm - x Oct 10, 10:23
- I keep thinking of Alice Eve. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 10, 10:04
- this is what I think of ... -- (link) - zork Oct 10, 10:01 [Backboard]
The NFL appears to have changed their mind, will allow Brandon Marshall to wear green shoes. -- (link) - Strongbad Oct 10, 09:57 1
- Well, with the breast cancer awareness thing running it makes sense. Disagree with the fine, though. -- nm - Spawndroid Oct 10, 10:13
Sir Paul is apparently playing Times Square in 10 minutes -- nm - ty97 Oct 10, 09:50
Week 6 Survivor Pool: Going with the Niners. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 10, 09:48 4
- Denver -- nm - Beaker Oct 10, 09:58 1
  - and I took them Week 4. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 10, 09:58
- Good choice, I already took them, but I still have Seattle -- nm - amoxy Oct 10, 09:49 1
  - We have 3 left in our $$ Pool, all of us took Seattle in Week 3. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 10, 09:50
Hey amoxy, how did your interview go? - Dr.Vermin Oct 10, 09:46 9
- It went good. But I don't think I got the job. They were supposed to decide on Tuesday - amoxy Oct 10, 09:48 8
  - arrrrr! It went "well"! -- nm - grammar mud Oct 10, 09:52 7
    - Not good enough. Just got a call from the agency - amoxy Oct 10, 09:56 6
      - next time buddy. -- nm - Diva Oct 10, 10:22
      - sorry -- nm - mud Oct 10, 10:21
      - bummer. But onto the next one. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 10, 10:18
      - Sorry to hear it. Better luck next time! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 10, 10:01
      - Now you can feel free to add "Jerks!" to the thank you note you're going to write - prayformojo Oct 10, 09:59
      - I take this as the job is not good enough for you - zork Oct 10, 09:59
Huh, Jay Cutler has more points in BF than Aaron Rodgers. Would it be crazy to start him tonight against the horrible Giants D - amoxy Oct 10, 09:42 8
- Against Baltimore? Stick with Rodgers. -- nm - co-worker Oct 10, 09:43
- I am not sure I would ever sit Rodgers. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 10, 09:43 6
  - I am of that mindset also, but Balt D is pretty good. - amoxy Oct 10, 09:44 4
    - They are barely top 20. -- nm - Spawn Oct 10, 09:46 3
      - They're a totally different defense and team at home. -- nm - Inigo Oct 10, 09:53
      - But the Giants are one of the worst in the league. They have given up an average of 36 points a game - amoxy Oct 10, 09:50 1
        
        But it us Thursday. - Spawndroid Oct 10, 10:17
  - Or even *have* a back up on the roster (except for the bye, of course). -- nm - co-worker Oct 10, 09:44
mara - LIR - I'm not saying it's not complicated or expensive. But it would be like converting to the metric system - Roger More Oct 10, 09:40 6
- I freaked out the first time I went to a university library and saw that they weren't using Dewey. -- nm - zork Oct 10, 10:17
- But what I'm saying is that it's of no practical benefit. -- nm - mara Oct 10, 09:41 3
  - considering how easy it is to search without going to the stacks now that everything is digital, I agree. - zork Oct 10, 10:19
  - In terms of organising and administering a library, no. But as part of an inclusive, multicultural, multi-faith society, it is. -- nm - Roger More Oct 10, 09:45 1
    - Even from that perspective, it's more cosmetic than practical. -- nm - mara Oct 10, 10:14
- Will *never* happen. -- nm - Spawn Oct 10, 09:40
I feel like a total doofus wearing an eye patch. Do I ... - zork Oct 10, 09:34 12
- just shoot the first person who makes a pirate joke with your blunderbuss....nm - x Oct 10, 10:13
- Lean into it. Fashion a makeshift shoulder parrot out of post-its. - Dr.Vermin Oct 10, 10:12
- walk around, own it, have a response ready for the pirate jokes and look bored when they do them. - Andie Oct 10, 10:03
- B Pirate! You need to commandeer the office and invade the 3rd floor -- nm - amoxy Oct 10, 09:59
- I'd go with "Oh, a pirate joke, how original! Are you going to do your Austin Powers impression next?" -- nm - Roger More Oct 10, 09:41 1
  - "Uh, you are the one doing the impressions." -- nm - co-worker Oct 10, 09:42
- Whatever makes you feel better (either physically or psychologically). -- nm - mara Oct 10, 09:37 2
  - OAE, is that you? -- nm - zork Oct 10, 09:39
  - No, curling into a fetal position under your desk is not an option. -- nm - Spawn Oct 10, 09:39
- arrrrrrrrr ..B) -- nm - mud Oct 10, 09:36 1
  - This. Also, make a sword out of cardboard and wear it around all day. Embrace the Pirate Zork! -- nm - decline Oct 10, 09:38
- D) act like you are Nick Fury and kick ass -- nm - Spawn Oct 10, 09:36
So, what's the rabid Comic Sans hatred? I get that it's ugly and don't use, but why do people get so worked up about it? -- nm - ty97 Oct 10, 09:31 2
- What mara said, plus it's fun to join in when other people bash stuff. -- nm - Roger More Oct 10, 09:47
- Overuse, basically, particularly by amateurs. -- (link) - mara Oct 10, 09:36
Face-Off (last episode spoilers) - Mel Profit Oct 10, 09:30 22
- thought (spoils) - Jovian Oct 10, 10:15 4
  - It needed to be conceptually more than... - Mel Profit Oct 10, 10:20 2
    - oh agreed (spoils) - Jovian Oct 10, 10:24 1
      - it drives us crazy... - Mel Profit Oct 10, 10:31
  - that being said, I am over histronics as well -- nm - Jovian Oct 10, 10:17
- lol. I just remembered the BB season 4 finale episode title. - Spawn Oct 10, 09:42 1
  - Straightens Tie -- nm - amoxy Oct 10, 10:01
- I agree about Frank (spoils) - Jim Oct 10, 09:38 1
  - agreed... - Mel Profit Oct 10, 09:44
- Spoils - TWuG Oct 10, 09:37 5
  - I liked... - Mel Profit Oct 10, 09:46 1
    - I said the same thing on the presentation stage (spoils) - Jim Oct 10, 09:49
  - see, I did not like.... - groiny Oct 10, 09:42 2
    - Glen was dead on about Roy's concept... - Mel Profit Oct 10, 09:48 1
      - What I thought was so interesting about that is (spoils) - Jim Oct 10, 09:50
- yeah, I agree, although I thought spoils - groiny Oct 10, 09:33 6
  - Ve mentioned that they could see (spoils) - Jim Oct 10, 09:39 5
    - yeah, I know, but it was really a minimum. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 10, 09:40 4
      - I'm no Tate Apologist but... - Mel Profit Oct 10, 09:46 3
        
        well, they must have. - groiny Oct 10, 09:48 2
        
        I could see... - Mel Profit Oct 10, 09:50 1
        
        Agreed. -- nm - Jim Oct 10, 09:50
I <3 Mara -- (link) - zork Oct 10, 09:29 [Backboard]
Archer - Danger Zone -- (link) - amoxy Oct 10, 09:27 [youtube] 4
- The best part... - David Oct 10, 10:21
- Awesome. -- nm - Spawn Oct 10, 09:35
- Hilarious. -- nm - spamlet Oct 10, 09:30
- oh, *hell* yeah. -- nm - znufrii Oct 10, 09:30
And in further news to make Don Homer's head explode: Rand Paul - decline Oct 10, 09:19 7
- "We are going to keep throwing out random topics on the off chance something polls well..." -- nm - David Oct 10, 09:21 5
  - "by paying off our bills with money that has less value" He is aware inflation is nearly nonexistent, right? - TWuG Oct 10, 09:23 4
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      - We're actually borrowing at a profit right now with interest rates so low. - TWuG Oct 10, 09:56 1
        
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    - Your IM is the definition of The Tea Party. -- nm - Spawn Oct 10, 09:26
- oops. sorry. Ron (not Rand) -- nm - decline Oct 10, 09:20
Hilltop Steakhouse to close its doors after 52 years :( -- (link) - znufrii Oct 10, 09:16 5
- Speaking of steaks, here's the one from last night -- (link) - JD Oct 10, 09:29 1
  - nice. -- nm - znufrii Oct 10, 09:30
- effin' vegetarians -- nm - decline Oct 10, 09:20
- Out with the old... -- nm - Spawn Oct 10, 09:18 1
  - ...in with the moo -- nm - Beaker Oct 10, 09:19
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