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NPR story poll: do you have a bottle of alcohol you've been holding on to for a special occasion for more than a year? -- nm - Max Feb 25, 12:51 20
- various ones. - Mel Profit Feb 25, 13:01
- not for a special occasion, i think. -- nm - b! Feb 25, 12:59
- Yes. Two bottles of wine I'm aging for celebrations in 2020-2025 range. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 25, 12:55
- yes. one bottle of wedding wine is being saved for... (something) - psilotum Feb 25, 12:55
- for a special occasion, no. but i noticed recently i have a bottle of schnapps that's about 5 years old. - kare Feb 25, 12:54 1
  - You will need it if you're giving up dairy for lent. -- nm - Shaun Feb 25, 12:58
- Nope. -- nm - Shaun Feb 25, 12:53
- I have this magnum of champagne that I can't seem to find the right occasion for... -- nm - Diva Feb 25, 12:53
- i have a bottle of red wine (somewhere - god, where is that?) that i've had for over 10 years. - Andie Feb 25, 12:53
- no - znufrii Feb 25, 12:53
- I used to do this, but no, not ATM -- nm - con_carne Feb 25, 12:53
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- not yet, but I have a bottle of vintage port that will be saved for a special occasion -- nm - Roger More Feb 25, 12:52
- Nope. -- nm - kelly Feb 25, 12:52
- I have a bottle of crappy champagne in my pantry that was given to me. Not saving it for a special occasion, I just don't like champagne. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 25, 12:52 2
  - Yeah, I'm not a big fan either. - kelly Feb 25, 12:56
  - I did however used to have a bottle of Jameson that I bought in Dublin. That lasted a long time. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 25, 12:53
- not holding on to it - just there cause no one wants to drink it - Pippy Haremette Feb 25, 12:51
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  - like you even have to answer this poll... :) -- nm - znufrii Feb 25, 12:54
My coworker, who is adopting a Russian kid, reports his flight was "diverted to Frankfurt because the pilot forgot to bring Moscow aeronautical maps." -- nm - Max Feb 25, 12:49 2
- We're not going to Russia are we? -- nm - Jeff Fahey Feb 25, 12:53
- oops! -- nm - Pilot Feb 25, 12:50
Rich Americans Sue UBS to Keep Names Secret -- (link) - Strongbad Feb 25, 12:46 9
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- my questions is, wouldn't their names be on the lawsuit? -- nm - decline Feb 25, 12:47 5
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    - Alive and Well - although I did wander around soho lost for a bit around 3 am :) - decline Feb 25, 12:52
  - Probably as John Doe, William Roe, James Noe, etc. -- nm - TaurusII Feb 25, 12:48 1
    - Don't forget Teve Torbes -- nm - Strongbad Feb 25, 12:49
  - If so, it solves the problem -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 25, 12:48
- I hope they burn. -- nm - Mop Feb 25, 12:47 1
  - ~we don't need no water~ -- nm - Strongbad Feb 25, 12:47
Has ST discovered Bo Burnham? -- (link) - Beaker Feb 25, 12:45 [youtube]
Well, that was an interesting lunch - almost got run down in a crosswalk by a cop car -- nm - Beryllium Feb 25, 12:44 1
- Also, I got to witness the ST scenario of "cop pulls up behind cars waiting at intersection" - Beryllium Feb 25, 12:47
Weezer's Pork and Beans should be the 100th thing on the list of 99 things on the Internet you should have already seen. -- (link) - Mop Feb 25, 12:37 13
- Repost: Bash.org QDB Top 100 Quotes -- (link) - con_carne Feb 25, 12:48
- That list is more like the things on You Tube you should have already seen. -- nm - psilotum Feb 25, 12:41 2
  - It's not all video. Some are web sites. -- nm - Mop Feb 25, 12:48 1
    - Way too many are videos, imo. -- nm - psilotum Feb 25, 19:12
- I love that video -- nm - Pippy Haremette Feb 25, 12:41
- I can't believe I watched all 99 of those last night... - kelly Feb 25, 12:39 7
  - George Lucas in Love doesn't really go anywhere but the payoff at the end is great. -- nm - Mop Feb 25, 12:46 1
    - I watched the first minute or two, and if it didn't grab me, I moved on to the next one. - kelly Feb 25, 12:54
  - did you have a fav? one that stuck out? -- nm - Pippy Haremette Feb 25, 12:42 4
    - Most of them made no impression at all. :) - kelly Feb 25, 12:44 3
      - ("David *after* the dentist") -- nm - kelly Feb 25, 12:44 2
        
        is the little kid or the parody of the guy who got a Divorce? -- nm - Pippy Haremette Feb 25, 12:48 1
        
        little kid. - kelly Feb 25, 12:50
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- This is such a strange move for a team that already had the most cap space in NFL history. -- nm - The Tick Feb 25, 12:37 6
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    - Maybe LDT? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 25, 12:39 4
      - I supposed them yesterday as one of only a few teams that have a fit for him. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 25, 12:55
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      - I'd go try to gets Haynesworth/. -- nm - Shaun Feb 25, 12:44 1
        
        I'd stay far far away from him. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 25, 12:44
Something called DJ Hackett has been cut. Exactly one guy outside of his immediate family cares. -- nm - The Tick Feb 25, 12:30 1
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Apple says Jobs still deeply involved in the company. But Cringley says he's not chatting online anymore!!! -- (link) - Mop Feb 25, 12:29
20-year anniversary: Jerry Jones as owner of the Cowboys -- (link) - budice Feb 25, 12:23 3
- Dude, L.A. Palooza Sun, March 22, if you're up for it - con_carne Feb 25, 12:27 2
  - cool, Should be doable. Thanks -- nm - budice Feb 25, 12:37 1
    - Woo hoo! wiki link -- (link) - con_carne Feb 25, 12:49
PDFM - in your opinion at what height does " Little Man Syndrome" start? - Pippy Haremette Feb 25, 12:23 18
- Under 5'6", usually. - Trish Feb 25, 12:42
- well.. - b! Feb 25, 12:39 2
  - heh, i didn't actually answer, did i? - b! Feb 25, 12:46 1
    - hee - I think the average answer seems to be 5'6" -- nm - Pippy Haremette Feb 25, 12:51
- How tall is Tom Cruise? -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 25, 12:31 3
  - From seeing him IRL, I would guess 5'6". His official height is 5'8" and I don't believe it. -- nm - loosilu Feb 25, 12:45
  - with or with the lifts he wears constantly? -- nm - Pippy Haremette Feb 25, 12:43
  - But, he is tall for his race -- nm - Kang Feb 25, 12:32
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  - Napoleon complex -- nm - Roger More Feb 25, 12:30
  - chip on a person's shoulder due to the fact they are smallish in stature - Pippy Haremette Feb 25, 12:30 3
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      - birth. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 25, 12:48
    - the little guys who go to the gym and keep their arms way out to the side and puff out their chest -- nm - Gwaahjo Feb 25, 12:31
- 5'6" -- nm - Beaker Feb 25, 12:27
- 5'7. -- nm - Remlik Feb 25, 12:24 2
  - I say I'm 5'9", but I'm doubtful of that measurement. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 25, 12:45
  - i agree with Remcumber -- nm - kare Feb 25, 12:41
'/~doctor, doctor, can't you see i'm burning, burning..'/~ - b! Feb 25, 12:16 5
- props to my pcp. she already put a referral through. woo. -- nm - b! Feb 25, 12:41
- is he single? -- nm - Loosi si Feb 25, 12:24
- I think there is an ointment for that. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 25, 12:19
- ~doctor doctor, give me the news~ -- nm - Strongbad Feb 25, 12:17 1
  - ~ teacher, teacher, can you teach me? Can you tell me all I need to know? ~ -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 25, 12:19
Peoria based scifi writer Philip Jose Farmer dead at 91 -- nm - peglegpete Feb 25, 12:15 3
- I told you I was going to cut the farmers. -- nm - Obama Feb 25, 12:34
- Crap. I got to drive him around, be his gopher around 15 years ago for a convention. -- nm - TWuG Feb 25, 12:32
- /awakes in Riverworld/ -- nm - P.J.Farmer Feb 25, 12:16
A-rod homered in his first at-bat -- nm - Gwaahjo Feb 25, 12:15 3
- Nice. Brett Cecil was likely the pitcher and he needs to be broken into the majors after rising from A ball at the start of last season. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 25, 12:19
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- TEST HIM!!!! -- nm - Jim Feb 25, 12:16
One more med question, if I may, re: skin cancer screenings - ty97 Feb 25, 12:15 13
- I asked my PCP about some moles a few months back and he immediately referred me to a derm. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 25, 12:18
- My PCP sent me to a dermatologist for a skin cancer screening. I'd talk to the PCP. - loosilu Feb 25, 12:17 6
  - I had a biopsy done on one of my moles, solely beccause it was so crazy-looking. - psilotum Feb 25, 12:38
  - whlist not as freckly as you, I have my fair share. - ty97 Feb 25, 12:22 4
    - they only map moles, at least for me. I have two moles. one has never seen the sun. -- nm - loosilu Feb 25, 12:23 3
      - I don't have many freckles but I have quite a few moles. I really wish I could get the one on my face removed but my last dermatologist said no way. -- nm - kelly Feb 25, 12:41
      - /moles you where the sun don't shine/ -- nm - God Feb 25, 12:29 1
        
        Slice? -- (link) - znufrii Feb 25, 12:43
- I would say ask your PCP. He might do it himself, he might give you a referral to a dermatologist -- nm - znufrii Feb 25, 12:16 4
  - plus, your insurance plan might require PCP referral to see a specialist. -- nm - znufrii Feb 25, 12:19 2
    - I don't need referalls, fortunately. I'm trying to set up a wide swath of doctor appts for the week I'll be home. - ty97 Feb 25, 12:21 1
      - oh, then just call the derm. -- nm - loosilu Feb 25, 12:23
  - that's exactly what i did. -- nm - b! Feb 25, 12:18
Why does Harry Mudd from Star Trek want to be my friend? -- nm - nubby Feb 25, 12:13 4
- Care to weigh in on this? -- (link) - psilotum Feb 25, 12:26 [Backboard] 3
  - At first glance, all their claims seem to be scientifically valid. -- nm - nubby Feb 25, 12:47 2
    - And it looks like you guys brought up valid points. -- nm - nubby Feb 25, 12:48 1
      - Do you think oxygen or nitrogen should lose pressure faster? (assuming they were both dry and pure) - psilotum Feb 25, 19:11
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- I thought the Scalia concurrence was useful in addressing a thorny tangential issue. Do concurring opinions carry the same weight of precedence? - znufrii Feb 25, 12:15 5
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    - interesting. - znufrii Feb 25, 12:24 3
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        Maybe he was just trying to save the court some time in a possible future case? - znufrii Feb 25, 12:33 1
        
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Does Spock know that The Doosh is on the cover of Maxim this month? -- nm - The Tick Feb 25, 12:04 14
- yes, but then I'd have to buy Maxim - Reagen Feb 25, 12:06 13
  - what happened? - Mel Profit Feb 25, 12:08 12
    - Playboy has fallen off a cliff in the last few months as well. - pmb Feb 25, 12:24 1
      - I think the subjects of their celebrity type pictorials is horrid these days - Pippy Haremette Feb 25, 12:57
    - You got older, they didn't. Exact same reason I would never buy it again. -- nm - Shaun Feb 25, 12:14 7
      - well all'right all'right. That's the thing about Maxim girls...I get older, they stay the same agggeeee. -- nm - Remlik Feb 25, 12:22
      - but there must be a new crop of mouth breathing knuckle draggers to replace us? -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 25, 12:17 5
        
        does a bear sit in the woods? -- nm - Ziva SI Feb 25, 12:18 4
        
        one of my fave moments of the recent marathon... - Mel Profit Feb 25, 12:21 3
        
        "I'm braless." "I noticed that, but on your phone they're called bars." - loosilu Feb 25, 12:24 2
        
        I noticed with the Marathon that the writing is less snappy than it used to be. - Mel Profit Feb 25, 12:38 1
        
        I wondered about that (in your IM). -- nm - loosilu Feb 25, 12:49
    - Yep. It's first five years were must have issues for me. I dropped it as well. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 25, 12:14
    - Must make jokes. Must make jokes. They've got Defamer Syndrome. -- nm - The Tick Feb 25, 12:10
When looking at a list of Primary Care Physicians, what is the different between those listed as Family Practice, and those listed as Internal Medicin - ty97 Feb 25, 12:04 4
- My brother specializes in Family Practice. Um, I don't really know the difference. He treats people of all ages, and even delivers babies. -- nm - loosilu Feb 25, 12:14
- i looked this up a while back. nm but: -- (link) - b! Feb 25, 12:08 2
  - this is great, thanks! -- nm - ty97 Feb 25, 12:11 1
    - I'd suggest IM for you if they are both as convenient...FP is really more for families with kids that like one-stop shopping -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 25, 12:13
Hootie? Hoo! -- nm - Trish Feb 25, 12:03 2
- I hope Stefan crashes tonight -- nm - crash davis Feb 25, 12:11 1
  - I need Stefan to beat Hosea to win my bet. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 25, 12:16
I am the wild blue yonder! -- nm - The Tick Feb 25, 12:03 4
- but are you kim or david? -- nm - prayformojo Feb 25, 12:07 3
  - Yes, I am! And I'm typing on her computer! - The Tick Feb 25, 12:10 2
    - so we are you using her account? -- nm - loosilu Feb 25, 12:22 1
      - I always forget to log out. We occasionally do this with Facebook as well. -- nm - The Tick Feb 25, 12:29
Dear Ticketmaster: Fruck off you arseholes! You will not screw me over on Leonard Cohen tickets. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Feb 25, 12:03 12
- Are they illegally trying to stick it to you? -- nm - Diva Feb 25, 12:18 1
  - This is a concert that both I and the g/f are wicked excited about. I'm going no matter what. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 25, 12:21
- Ticketmaster is a key reason I don't go to many concerts anymore. - Cuzzin Todd Feb 25, 12:05 5
  - I'm debating whether to buy tix for a comedy show in DC this weekend. - kelly Feb 25, 12:25
  - It's a shame to let that stop you. I've started simply buying my concert tickets at the venue box office. - con_carne Feb 25, 12:20 1
    - That's not always (actually rarely) an option partiucarly when there are shows that aren't local I'd like to see. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 25, 12:22
  - And it's only (probably) going to get worse once they merge with LiveNation, basically eliminating any competition. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 25, 12:08 1
    - We need to find a way to come into contact with the venue operator or band manager and offer them money for tickets. -- nm - Mop Feb 25, 12:10
- how have these guys avoided anti-trust suits? -- nm - Reagen Feb 25, 12:05 2
  - I think Live Nation is kind of a competition, and with the possible merger - con_carne Feb 25, 12:22
  - Do they pretend that TicketNow is "re-selling"? I think this proves quite the opposite. -- nm - Mop Feb 25, 12:06
- Putting them up for auction before they're available for sale. Ticketmaster needs to die. -- nm - Mop Feb 25, 12:05
Anyone with a Rotowire membership here? I want to see the whole write up on Housh being at the top of the Giants' wishlist. -- nm - Shaun Feb 25, 12:01
Bauck -- nm - The Chicken Man Feb 25, 12:01 2
- *giggles at the feather motiff* -- nm - Pippy Haremette Feb 25, 12:15
- hmm, I expected this to be David -- nm - Beryllium Feb 25, 12:03

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