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Spawn. Email. NOW. Thanks. -- nm - mobile browsing loves mandy lane Mar 12, 13:37
Interesting factoid; By the end of 1930, fifteen months after the stock market peak, unemployment had reached 8.7%. We are now seventeen months after - Loyola Mar 12, 13:28 7
- Jobless rate highest since.... right before the greatest bull run in history - Stewie Mar 12, 13:42
- though of course the article you link notes that we measure unemployment differently now than we did then. -- nm - Callisto Mar 12, 13:31 3
  - To find today's rate "Using Depression era metrics, experts estimate actual unemployment at almost 15%" - Loyola Mar 12, 13:34 2
    - having just worked a Career Transition Fair for the unemployed this week, I believe it. - Callisto Mar 12, 13:39 1
      - The worst thing is there's nowhere to emigrate to. At least back in the 80's we could all head off to America. Now everywhere is in the toilet. -- nm - Loyola Mar 12, 13:42
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  - Dust Bowl as well -- nm - The Calico Cat Coaliton Mar 12, 13:36
speaking of Halo driving, I don't know if we can tell anything from wheelman medal frequency (other than Mop has impressive stats & will doesn't drive - crash davis Mar 12, 13:25 15
- David and I were tearing it up last night with me as the wheelman. And it was a team that was leveled way higher than us. -- nm - Remlik Mar 12, 13:37 6
  - You, bery and I had three very good wins last night but that one in particular was awesome. -- nm - David Mar 12, 13:38 5
    - I focused on being support than being a lone wolf. If you were fighting someone I tried to 'assist' more so we got a kill faster. -- nm - Remlik Mar 12, 13:40 1
      - That's the way Team Slayer is supposed to work. Few players can outshoot multiple opponents at once. -- nm - David Mar 12, 13:41
    - Indeed. It was fun, until that weird connection issue. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 13:39 2
      - (And that 99/100 game. What the hell?!?!? heheh) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 13:39 1
        
        Dude blew it for us when he went for a kill rather than the skull. -- nm - David Mar 12, 13:40
- Have you run the numbers on the warthog shooters? - Beryllium Mar 12, 13:33 1
  - no, not yet, I was doing this post to fulfill my quota of saying something nice to Mop once a month -- nm - crash davis Mar 12, 13:34
- I know I don't drive well, so I don't want to piss off someone who knows what they're doing. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 13:31 3
  - yeah, hearing Remlik yell at me as we go went over a cliff wasn't that fun (and he was trying to restrain himself) -- nm - crash davis Mar 12, 13:32 2
    - well you're my bud but I know you're married so you do have some handicaps... - Remlik Mar 12, 13:39 1
      - I hit back-up when there was no longer any ground underneath the wheels to back up on. ala Wylie Coyote - crash davis Mar 12, 13:40
- I tend to be the shooter than the driver alot -- nm - eag Mar 12, 13:28 1
  - and there is nothing wrong with that, shooting is more fun - crash davis Mar 12, 13:31
The article I wrote for the Neopets newspaper will be published tomorrow. It will be the second time I've been published in their paper. Hurrah! -- nm - Qale Mar 12, 13:23
I'm not choosing an over/under ever again for this ESPN Streak thingy. crapola -- nm - CQ Mar 12, 13:23
What I really should get around to doing is putting a label on the back of all my plugs detailing exactly what the heck they're powering. -- nm - Loyola Mar 12, 13:18 25
- jiggle the cables -- nm - CQ Mar 12, 13:22 1
  - *laughing* thanks -- nm - Loyola Mar 12, 13:29
- I wish somebody would start putting labels on the tops of spice jars. I keep all mine in a drawer and it's a pain in the ass to pull out every bottle - Trish Mar 12, 13:21 19
  - I just write on the tops of the jars with a sharpie -- nm - Roger More Mar 12, 13:22
  - I use sharpies. Black sharpies for light colored lids, silver sharpie for dark lids. -- nm - loosilu Mar 12, 13:22 10
    - I just did this with all my canned goods - I could never tell what was what when I was looking in the Lazy Susan. - kelly Mar 12, 13:28 2
      - Well, tell Susan to put down your cans and get a job! -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:32 1
        
        Or get her ass back to Canada. -- nm - mara Mar 12, 13:35
    - Duh. You (and the others below) are freaking brilliant. I can't believe I never thought about doing that. - Trish Mar 12, 13:26 3
      - you can pretend they're little signing statements -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 13:27 2
        
        "I state that con carne is doody-head" - Trish Mar 12, 13:30 1
        
        *unconstitutional* doody-head -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 13:32
    - silver sharpies are great -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 13:23 2
      - silver sharpie, black post it notes! -- nm - loosilu Mar 12, 13:23 1
        
        oooh, shiny! -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:24
  - white lid jars and a sharpie. it's what i have on a bunch. -- nm - Andie Mar 12, 13:22
  - color-coded stickers -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:21 5
    - or get those magnetic spice jars you stick to the fridge -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:22 4
      - or make a map and go by memory without second-guessing what you pull out of the drawer. -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:26 3
        
        that's practical. -- nm - Andie Mar 12, 13:27 2
        
        you should see how znufrii does his spices. - TFox Mar 12, 13:28 1
        
        what is cooking if not a potential for adventure?! :) -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:30
- the colour coded cables from monoprice are brilliant. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 13:20
- or color-code them. -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:20
- I did that a few years ago. very very helpful. -- nm - loosilu Mar 12, 13:19
any men needing an affordable suit? Overstock.com is having a great sale with some nice labels available. -- (link) - Andie Mar 12, 13:18 8
- I would have a really hard time buying a suit online. I have a hard enough time buying one in real life. -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:31
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  - I would give this a 0 per cent chance of working for me. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 13:20
  - i figured you'd have to know suits and your size already. -- nm - Andie Mar 12, 13:20
  - I was about to post to get the folks here to pick me out one. Difficult how? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 12, 13:20 3
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    - With suits, to look good there is generally some tailoring involved. You have to have the correct arm length, waist, inseam length, hip measurement - Trish Mar 12, 13:25 1
      - I'm a pretty good size. Last two suits came straight off the hanger which made me think this would work. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 12, 13:35
Jax Alert - JANIS is single again. -- (link) - pmb Mar 12, 13:16 14
- and still loves Brad Pitt with all her heart. -- nm - Remlik Mar 12, 13:22 5
  - me! she loves me with all her heart! - JaxSean Mar 12, 13:24 2
    - She just doesn't know it yet! Someday!! -- nm - Diva Mar 12, 13:27 1
      - EXACTLY!!! -- nm - JaxSean Mar 12, 13:37
  - He kinda skews the playing field for all those that are there after. -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 13:23
  - After all - her smile at the Oscars was Only For Brad. -- nm - Diva Mar 12, 13:23
- If she would just go out with me she wouldn't be single ever again. - JaxSean Mar 12, 13:20
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  - Hrmm. Is she officially a "cougar" yet? -- nm - Trish Mar 12, 13:29
  - YSMM! "The common element in all your failed relationships..." -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 13:19
  - she's a divorced 40 year old. it's not like she's that unusual. -- nm - Andie Mar 12, 13:19 2
    - she seems like a task master, stuck up, full of herself, my way or the highway chiquita -- nm - CQ Mar 12, 13:21 1
      - *shakes fist at CQ* -- nm - JaxSean Mar 12, 13:25
  - that's not really fair. she was married for several years; JLove wasn't. -- nm - loosilu Mar 12, 13:18
Why does my iTunes report "disc burner or software not found?" This is a first. -- nm - HdnAgnda Mar 12, 13:15
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- I am the Nina. The Pinta. The Santa. Maria. -- nm - TFox Mar 12, 13:17 6
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    - No. But The Roots are. Is that line totally arbitrary? Absolutely. -- nm - TFox Mar 12, 13:24 4
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        I could explain the line, but the explanation would be total BS. :) -- nm - TFox Mar 12, 13:34 2
        
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        Well, that I can argue. 90% of Beastie Boys songs are straight hip-hop. No live instruments. Three MCs and one DJ. - TFox Mar 12, 13:38
mara: It's not a blog fail, it's an Internet Explorer fail. I can see it in IE7. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 13:10 1
- Thanks! -- nm - mara Mar 12, 13:28
knocking on wood - The Last Dano on the Left Mar 12, 13:09 1
- 1/5 okay -- nm - The Last Dano on the Left Mar 12, 13:17
"Hello? Hello? Dammit. Anyone there? HeLLO?" - JackDawson's Boss Mar 12, 13:04 12
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  - Pfft! you have a rock solid excuse to escape blame - The Calico Cat Coaliton Mar 12, 13:07 10
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      - Reading comprehension is also lacking. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coaliton Mar 12, 13:11 7
        
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        Just remember the phone thing on April 21st -- nm - The Calico Cat Coaliton Mar 12, 13:12 5
        
        22nd I mean -- nm - The Calico Cat Coaliton Mar 12, 13:12 4
        
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        Administrative Professionals Day...I reminded you about two weeks ago -- nm - The Calico Cat Coaliton Mar 12, 13:41 1
        
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        It's cinqo de mayo. duh. you should know this. --nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 13:16
    - "Damnit, Jim, I'm a tax lawyer, not an administrative engineer!" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 13:08
I was a physics major but the debris problem has always mocked me - I keep thinking debris and satellite in the same orbit are at the same speed. - Max Mar 12, 13:02 1
- with all the crap up there in low orbit, I'm surprised this kind of stuff doesn't happen more often -- nm - CQ Mar 12, 13:05
Most recent Twitter follower's bio: - David Mar 12, 13:00 2
- I can see why you might follow him. -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 13:08 1
  - he does need the help. -- nm - Remlik Mar 12, 13:23
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- Who keeps telling you that life is fair? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 12, 13:08 2
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  - "Who says life is fair? Where is that written?" -- nm - Peter Falk Mar 12, 13:09
- They had better get married then. -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 13:07
- life sucks, he could have lost his job for lots of reasons. -- nm - loosilu Mar 12, 13:04
- see if we had been sensible and passed a gay marriage law here, this wouldn't be a problem at all. -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:03 5
  - OR, they could both move to canada and get married. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coaliton Mar 12, 13:08 4
    - or the Canadian can stay illegally and work under the table. -- nm - loosilu Mar 12, 13:13 3
      - bit of a step down from the financial industry to waiting tables on the DL -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:21 2
        
        These days? Not really. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 13:22 1
        
        good point. -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:25
- He should have thought of that before he stole an American's job. -- nm - mara Mar 12, 13:01 11
  - Marry me! -- nm - Lou Dobbs Mar 12, 13:07
  - honestly, if there is a choice between laying off an American and a foreign national, I will side with the American keeping the job. -- nm - loosilu Mar 12, 13:05 4
    - yes, lay off the person who uprooted his/her life to come to a new country! -- nm - Roger More Mar 12, 13:15
    - I'd lay off whomever was worse at their job -- nm - CQ Mar 12, 13:09 1
      - all other factors being equal. -- nm - loosilu Mar 12, 13:12
    - I tend to agree with this, with some exceptions (i.e., people who have started the process of becoming citizens deserve more consideration) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 13:06
  - *examines this post for a smiley or winky face, finds none* -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 13:02
  - I waus onluy doinug thue wourk American's wouldn't duo, eh? -- nm - Qale Mar 12, 13:02 3
    - I'm going to amputate your "u"s, smart alec. :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 13:02 2
      - Or his drinky-drinky. -- nm - TaurusII Mar 12, 13:07 1
        
        No no. I didn't think the "eh" was enough so I threw in the extra "u"s. Alright, buddy? -- nm - Qale Mar 12, 13:09
Library blog fail -- (link) - mara Mar 12, 13:00 9
- What am I not seeing? -- nm - Max Mar 12, 13:03 8
  - Ah, I wondered if that would happen. You're not seeing some raw code that I saw. I opened it twice, trying to make sure the problem wasn't on my end, - mara Mar 12, 13:05 7
    - I saw it, for what it's worth. -- nm - Callisto Mar 12, 13:08
    - I saw it -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:08
    - I was like "Misspelling 'Dolly' is not that funny" -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 13:06
    - Maybe I can paste what the top post looks like to me. (Maybe not, though.) inside - mara Mar 12, 13:06 3
      - Nope. Heh. -- nm - mara Mar 12, 13:06 2
        
        *tempted to flag this as a Fail Fail* ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 13:07 1
        
        (Nope, can't do that - it's an IE problem, definitely) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 13:12
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- Well, I think your overarching concern is a very fair critique, while condemning the use of certain powers arrogated to the office by his predecessor, - znufrii Mar 12, 13:02 5
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    - I certainly do share your concern in this regard. -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:12
  - It's an aromatic affair, to be certain. The divergent variance of the topics at hand is unworthy of such acute posturing, however. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 13:04 2
    - well yeah, it's aromatic. I've been eating cheese. Sorry about that. -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:05
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- you have a mean motivation? I don't agree with that. :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 13:00
Hey! It's just about time for the latest "Joaquin Phoenix and Casey Affleck Are Making A Movie!" update. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Mar 12, 12:58 3
- Any nudity? -- nm - Qale Mar 12, 13:00 2
  - "Joaquin and Casey Make a Porno"? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 13:01 1
    - I'd probably watch that. -- nm - Qale Mar 12, 13:03
[an error occurred while processing this signing statement directive] -- nm - Qale Mar 12, 12:58
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- START THE DRAFT! -- nm - mara Mar 12, 12:58

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