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33,000 senior citizens had their Social Security garnished last year to pay back student debt -- (link) - ty97 Sep 11, 12:15 1
- Didi I miss it, does the article say how many total seniors have student loans? - decline Sep 11, 12:27
does anyone care? Rob Ford was transferred to a bigger hospital downtown today via ambulance. - Andie Sep 11, 12:15 3
- Oh fuck... -- nm - Gurney si Sep 11, 12:46
- I certainly hope it's benign or easily treatable -- nm - ty97 Sep 11, 12:17 1
  - sure, of course. - Andie Sep 11, 12:20
Olive Garden All-You-Can-Eat pasta passes fetching as much as $500 on Ebay -- (link) - budice Sep 11, 12:08 3
- people know pasta is cheap to make, right? -- nm - Andie Sep 11, 12:08 2
  - And that Olive Garden doesn't make it particularly well? -- nm - Roger More Sep 11, 12:13
  - people are stupid -- nm - decline Sep 11, 12:09
Meg can TBT better than the rest of us. -- nm - ty97 Sep 11, 12:07 4
- OTOH I have more material to draw from. - Meg Sep 11, 12:10 2
  - Tony Stewart investigation complete, case sent to district attorney -- (link) - budice Sep 11, 12:16 1
    - oops, meant for new thread -- nm - budice Sep 11, 12:16
- ayup -- nm - prayformojo Sep 11, 12:10
okay, another point of clarity on an otherwise trivial thing . . . at a condominium complex, are the individual units often referred to as simply ... - i'm not dead yet ! Sep 11, 12:04 13
- IME, condo = owned, apartment = rented. unit can be used for either. -- nm - ty97 Sep 11, 12:11 2
  - the weird thing is, many are owned or managed by rental rrealtors/investors, so condos could be both owned and rented, so units would include both -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 11, 12:31
  - yeah, that's how terminology works here. -- nm - Andie Sep 11, 12:13
- Apartment is what I usually hear -- nm - Krusty Sep 11, 12:09
- i wonder if it's strictly a "regional" thing ... i'm wondering if it's something specific in Florida ... again, just a trivial curiosity i'm thinking - i'm not dead yet ! Sep 11, 12:08 3
  - why? did you hear something other? they could very well use something regional. -- nm - Andie Sep 11, 12:09 2
    - well, personally, i've always called the "individual units" as condos, though I understand the the whole "complex" is "a condo" ... - i'm not dead yet ! Sep 11, 12:16 1
      - well it is "a condo", but when i give my address, i don't say "Condo 302", i say "unit 302." -- nm - Andie Sep 11, 12:19
- Ours are units. -- nm - Meg Sep 11, 12:07 1
  - And to some extent it may depend on the type of building. I think of those in NY as being "apartment style" as they're in multi-story buildings. Mine - Meg Sep 11, 12:23
- we call them suites or units here. -- nm - Andie Sep 11, 12:06
- "condos" or "strata lots" in my experience -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 12:05 1
  - However the strata thing doesn't seem common elsewhere. Just in BC. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 12:05
That dude in the Trivago commercial freaks me the hell out. - CQ Sep 11, 11:57 3
- he looks like he's hungover. -- nm - Andie Sep 11, 11:59 2
  - He seems like a manwhore. A gigalo. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 12:05 1
    - (I should correct the spelling on all of that, but I don't care ;-) ) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 12:05
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- 10 straight quarters of losses will do that -- nm - decline Sep 11, 11:58
I don't know what my favorite song of all time is, but - Tim Sep 11, 11:43 13
- Paradise City is the song that comes to mind for me - con_carne Sep 11, 11:52
- *goes to Youtube to listen to WTTBP* Having heard that in years. -- nm - Shaun Sep 11, 11:48 2
  - Wow. It's not a trainwreck live. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 11, 11:56 [youtube]
  - *Haven't* -- nm - Shaun Sep 11, 11:48
- 2002's is just about my favorite song to play on Guitar Hero -- nm - prayformojo Sep 11, 11:46 1
  - I love Nine in the Afternoon -- nm - Epiphany Sep 11, 11:52
- 1975 - Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players -- nm - Tim SI Sep 11, 11:46 3
  - that's one where the remake is better (the RHCP version) -- nm - zork Sep 11, 12:16
  - 1965 Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over -- nm - Tim Si Sep 11, 11:49 1
    - 1925 Sweet Georgia Brown by Ben Bernie & Orchestra -- nm - Tim Si Sep 11, 12:14
- the first one that popped into my head was "Suspicious Minds." Which i love, but i would never say was my favourite. - Andie Sep 11, 11:45 2
  - The original or a remake? The Dwight Yokam remake was great. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 11, 11:58 1
    - Elvis! - Andie Sep 11, 11:59
"Cheney Says Iraq Would Be Stable If He Were Still President" -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 11, 11:43 17
- (it's satire, folks) -- nm - spamlet Sep 11, 11:47 10
  - thought I wonder if Cheney's head thinks this -- nm - ty97 Sep 11, 11:49 7
    - I have no doubt he thinks if they were in charge, it's the "president" bit that's satire. -- nm - spamlet Sep 11, 11:52 6
      - oh of course -- nm - ty97 Sep 11, 11:53 5
        
        I'm not 100% sure that everyone involved realizes that. -- nm - spamlet Sep 11, 11:55 4
        
        Perhaps it's Borowitz' style, but he seems to fool people pretty often. - ty97 Sep 11, 11:59 2
        
        *scoff* Pearls before swine -- nm - New Yorker Sep 11, 12:04
        
        Yeah, I expect seriousness from the New Yorker. Or unfunny cartoons -- nm - Roger More Sep 11, 12:02
        
        BONER OF RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE!! -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 11:56
  - IT ISN'T A TIRE -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 11:48
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- Glass is said to be slightly viscous, so I would doubt any claims of stability from Cheney's plan. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 11, 11:47
- why do people like that get time in the media? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Sep 11, 11:47 1
  - Because he used to be president. - Spawn Sep 11, 11:48
- Go home Cheney, you're drunk! -- nm - Epiphany Sep 11, 11:44
- Uhm... is that more Alt Earth News? -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 11:44 1
  - Satire -- nm - Ender Sep 11, 11:48
st poll: the slutty, the classy business, or the 'meh, i am here because of an internet obsessoin" outfit - Truman Sep 11, 11:42 5
- surgical scrubs causes things are gonna be...messy -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 11, 12:35
- asian schoolgirl -- nm - oblique Sep 11, 11:45
- If its Mel, its Nekkid or bust. -- nm - budice Sep 11, 11:44 1
  - i maybe willing to frigten the poor people on the dinning establishment, but I am not willing to scar them for life. -- nm - Truman Sep 11, 11:46
- pink tutu and act completely normal -- nm - Epiphany Sep 11, 11:44
Did you know? Only the Spanish flu and the Newfoundland Hurricane of 1775 had higher Canadian death tolls than the Halifax Explosion of 1917. -- nm - Beaker Sep 11, 11:41 2
- Who asked you if you knew you could save 15% on your car insurance in just 15 minutes? -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 11:43 1
  - Lookest over there! -- nm - Tim Sep 11, 11:44
apparently Deadmau5 was working as an Uber driver in Toonto last night to promote uberX. -- (link) - Andie Sep 11, 11:34 14
- Aren't they the ones accused of a driver raping a passenger? -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 11:40 12
  - yes, one of their drivers was accused of it. - Andie Sep 11, 11:42 10
    - FYI one "case" in DC ended up being a cab driver lying about the report. Not saying it didn't happen, but there's a lot of shadyness. -- nm - MDH Sep 11, 12:22
    - True, but that is the *only* time I had ever heard of them before. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 11:47 8
      - oh, they are huge, it's everywhere. -- nm - Andie Sep 11, 11:48 7
        
        well, in a bunch major cities at least. Out here in the sticks it doesn't exist -- nm - decline Sep 11, 11:55 1
        
        that makes sense, i just meant it isn't a local small thing. -- nm - Andie Sep 11, 11:55
        
        108 American cities, including Indy. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 11:54
        
        except Indiana -- nm - budice Sep 11, 11:49 3
        
        Truth. Cabs are just not that prevalent here. We have plenty of parking, so why cab it? -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 11:52 2
        
        because you don't own a car or have been drinking? :) -- nm - Andie Sep 11, 11:56 1
        
        The first is totes crazy and yeah, cabs come out after midnight. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 12:12
  - *shows up as the driver* -- nm - Ray Rice Sep 11, 11:41
- Legal?Toronto? *laughs* -- nm - Rob Ford Sep 11, 11:37
I don't know if I want the Minecraft rumors to be true or not. If they're true, that makes Notch the biggest hypocrite in gaming history. - Mop Sep 11, 11:34 12
- i think at the point where he walked away from minecraft development, led msoft find a developer for the xbox port, was - Truman Sep 11, 11:44 2
  - Only so far they can go with it as a game. What are you going to do? Make an HD version? - Ender Sep 11, 11:56 1
    - they have constantly added new features, more crafting options, more block types, etc. - Truman Sep 11, 11:59
- Not so. In 2012 he said that two billion dollars was his magic number. He got out in front of that controversy like a champ. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 11:44
- He's one of only 3 shareholders. For $667M I'd gladly be hypocritical. -- nm - decline Sep 11, 11:35 1
  - do they all hold equally? I thought he had a majority of it -- nm - Beaker Sep 11, 11:45
- 50 million players for MS tpo target with ads, add to their game network, force into their ecosystem -- nm - TWuG Sep 11, 11:35
- 20x earnings is not an unrealistic price. Especially for a company like Microsoft that has billions of dollars in cash trapped overseas. - spamlet Sep 11, 11:35 4
  - Just fucking buy Nintendo already! -- nm - Mop Sep 11, 11:52 2
    - Nintendo wouldn't sell. -- nm - spamlet Sep 11, 12:03 1
      - At a certain price, everyone sells. -- nm - Mop Sep 11, 15:33
  - the price per user is lower than either that of facebook or twitter at their IPO. It's very reasonable -- nm - decline Sep 11, 11:36
I guess I should go pick up my laundry so I'm not wearing the same stank ass underwear all weekend. -- nm - ty97 Sep 11, 11:26 6
- Commando! -- nm - budice Sep 11, 11:28 2
  - Not when you are rooming with Dawson! - Spawn Sep 11, 11:30 1
    - Talk about your Civil Rights violator! -- nm - budice Sep 11, 11:30
- yes, yes you should. -- nm - Andie Sep 11, 11:27
- just pack your assless chaps and you'll be good to go -- nm - decline Sep 11, 11:27 1
  - Is suddenly busy with other things this weekend. -- nm - zork Sep 11, 11:28
Black dots in the sky -- (link) - zork Sep 11, 11:24 5
- Combine this article with the "urban heat effect making super large spiders" article would be a great SyFy movie. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 11, 12:16
- We have seen this at least once before -- nm - amoxy Sep 11, 11:42
- DO NOT CLICK ON THIS!!!! - spamlet Sep 11, 11:25 2
  - Unless you are Will Hunting. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 11:28
  - weakling -- nm - zork Sep 11, 11:27
have we talked yet about whether sash wants this? -- (link) - peggy ann m Sep 11, 11:23 1
- *laughs* (insert Get Them To The Greek reference) "Furry Wall" -- nm - budice Sep 11, 11:30
ok, ST Grammarians . . . . when speaking of "the authorities" such as police, law enforcement in general, etc. in a sentence . . . should I . . . - i'm not dead yet ! Sep 11, 11:20 15
- Only if going all caps: Respect my Authoratai - wrong. RESPECT MY AUTHORATAI! - correct -- nm - Beaker Sep 11, 11:43
- The Chief of Police is the chief of police, the Port Authority, Transit Authority are examples of local, regional authority -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 11, 11:26
- AP Stylebook says do not capitalize. -- nm - Inigo Sep 11, 11:24
- no caps. -- nm - Reagen Sep 11, 11:21 6
  - f*&# the police, or f*&# The Police? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 11, 11:25 5
    - Depends on if Sting is teaching you tantra or not. -- nm - Inigo Sep 11, 11:26 2
      - is it tantra or tantric sex? -- nm - Epiphany Sep 11, 11:39
      - Oy Gordon, give someone else a chance! -- nm - Andy Summers Sep 11, 11:36
    - That depends. -- nm - Sting Sep 11, 11:26
    - What'd I do to you? -- nm - Sting Sep 11, 11:26
- i would *not* capitalize. -- nm - Andie Sep 11, 11:21 1
  - We disagree -- nm - The Sports Authority Sep 11, 11:23
- Yes. Use Pigs. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 11:21
- I don't recall ever seeing Authorities capitalized like that -- nm - oblique Sep 11, 11:21 1
  - Loser. -- nm - The Authority Sep 11, 11:21
So Northeast Coast STers: Sunday, October 5th. Anyone free? - JaxSean Sep 11, 11:20 10
- hmm... -- nm - kelly Sep 11, 11:40
- I might be in CT at my brother's that weekend. I won't know for another week or two though. - decline Sep 11, 11:27 2
  - OK. It's ~$50 cheaper to fly out Monday, but that also means another night in a hotel & rental car. - JaxSean Sep 11, 11:28 1
    - check with znufrii too -- nm - decline Sep 11, 11:34
- Truman will be here visiting that day as well. No plans yet. -- nm - Krusty Sep 11, 11:22 5
  - Interesting. tru tru tru -- nm - JaxSean Sep 11, 11:26 4
    - you rang? -- nm - Truman Sep 11, 11:45 1
      - What days are you going to be there? -- nm - JaxSean Sep 11, 11:56
    - Ty97 might be around as well but I believe Dawson is traveling almost every weekend for the rest of the year. -- nm - Krusty Sep 11, 11:35 1
      - He should stay home that Sunday then. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 11, 11:37
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A single favourite song? Unpossible. - zork Sep 11, 11:19 7
- I was going with "first thing that came to mind." You can start to think of others, but was more just a first thought poll. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 11, 11:21 4
  - "When thinking of your favourite songs, which one comes to mind first?" -- nm - zork Sep 11, 11:24 3
    - "which one comes to mind first" -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 11:26
    - "When reading zork's post, which side of his head do I want to smack him on first?" -- nmbt - JaxSean Sep 11, 11:25 1
      - I work in the survey industry and your wording would cause bad data. - zork Sep 11, 11:27
- Uhm, it is a "first thing that pops into your head" poll. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 11:20
- Really, that is like asking your single favorite movie -- nm - amoxy Sep 11, 11:20
Would miiiiiiight be my #2 choice -- nm - prayformojo Sep 11, 11:18
Twisted Groot Burger -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 11:17 2
- Would that be a vegan place or the opposite? -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 11, 11:22 1
  - they make their own veggie burgers which sounds intriguing. they also offer wild game burgers: boar or buffalo were the two today. They have camel - Epiphany Sep 11, 11:38
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