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The "werth gone gnome" thing in DC is hilarious. That is all. -- nm - Truman Oct 2, 06:12 1
- Did you find one? -- nm - MDH Oct 2, 06:25
Weird. My library lets me download 3 free mp3s every week. How sweet is that? Got me some Pink -- nm - CQ Oct 2, 05:29 1
- Buy PINK2! -- nm - Was Bar Was Oct 2, 06:12
Jack - from Bwhatever - it was The Princess Louise pub in Holborn - LMS Oct 2, 04:17 1
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- spoil - decline Oct 2, 06:34
3 a.m. Good morning! -- nm - Mop Oct 2, 03:28 2
- How's the throat? -- nm - LMS Oct 2, 04:02 1
  - Better. I'm delighted. I was afraid if I went into the clinic, I'd get Ebola. -- nm - Mop Oct 2, 04:18
Hospital isolates a patient out of ebola concerns (article doesn't say why) -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 2, 01:23 7
- Have you guys seen the twitter conversation between a reporter and someone who allegedly knows the Dallas victim? -- nm - Not a doctor Oct 2, 05:07 4
  - no. what are the twitter handles? -- nm - loosi at home Oct 2, 06:22 3
    - I think this will do? -- (link) - Not a doctor Oct 2, 06:24 [Image] 2
      - Second part -- (link) - Not a doctor Oct 2, 06:26 [Image] 1
        
        thanks! -- nm - loosi at home Oct 2, 06:34
- On the sidebar: "Bill Gates takes a stand on Ebola." But is he for or against? -- nm - Mop Oct 2, 03:55 1
  - for, surprisingly. -- nm - colin Oct 2, 06:23
Man, the main index page of st is surprisingly complicated. - Beryllium Oct 1, 23:46 3
- *yawn* -- nm - Beryllium Oct 2, 00:56
- Eventually I hope the automated testing will let me add wonton changes with no fear of regressions/side effects. - Beryllium Oct 1, 23:47 1
  - but with B2 you get egg rolls -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 2, 00:06
Very true.......... :) - Meg Oct 1, 23:14
Singapore Airlines Suite Class (photo tour) -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 1, 22:48 13
- I feel like I'd be more creeped out in a little pod. It's bad enough being in a big tube with nowhere to go, but then enclosing you... no. - colin Oct 2, 06:18
- I don't understand why, if you can afford this, you don't just lease a private jet. -- nm - Mop Oct 2, 03:28 5
  - because you're probably looking at 10 times the cost, at least. -- nm - znufrii Oct 2, 05:49
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    - how many fuel stops would be needed? plus the safety factor of the big jets is higher -- nm - zork Oct 2, 06:21 1
      - depends on the size of the plane, some of the larger classes of private jets could probably make it without stopping. -- nm - znufrii Oct 2, 06:23
    - True. That requires a yacht. -- nm - Mop Oct 2, 04:25
- nice, BUT is it really nessesary to eat Foire Gras? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 1, 22:55 4
  - Singapore Airlines knows how to feed you. Even in coach, it was great. And they wake you up every few hours to shove food in your face. - colin Oct 2, 06:21 1
    - Qatar Airways was similar when my wife flew them to Sinapore this summer, one service was Ben & Jerry's -- nm - znufrii Oct 2, 06:22
  - most of it seems cliche' richie ritch white man (caviar/foie gras) goose liver is meh, caviar (cue tom hanks in big) -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 2, 00:21
  - He ate something like 19 meals. I hardly think any of it was "necessary". :-) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 1, 22:56
- Is that the one '97 and Jack Dawson are planning on flying? -- nm - Meg Oct 1, 22:50
Wiggie News: Pirates 5 to be shot in down under -- (link) - Remlik Oct 1, 22:23
Survivor spoils - Beryllium Oct 1, 21:30 3
- all their clothes & bathing suits are still bright & colorful. that won't last :)) -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 1, 21:52
- Spoils - Beryllium Oct 1, 21:35
- Such skill. Very splash. Wow. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 1, 21:33
Our Shakespeare amphitheater is offering a series of tribute bands and classic movies...... - Meg Oct 1, 21:29 4
- British Invasion & Young Frankenstein -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 1, 21:51 1
  - Yes. -- nm - Meg Oct 1, 21:54
- we know you will do Mama Mia...I'd like to do the U2 and the Beattle/stones night...but the Strangelove movie with the Smiths sounds awesome -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 1, 21:45 1
  - It's too bad so many of them are on consecutive nights but I guess I could handle that.... - Meg Oct 1, 21:52
Adam Sandler to star in four Netflix movies... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 1, 21:27 4
- Man, Reid Hastings is just flipping one giant bird to the industry. -- nm - Mop Oct 1, 22:00 1
  - He's taking Adam Sandler off our hands. We're good. -- nm - The Industry Oct 1, 22:35
- Jack and Jill 2 -- nm - Bacon Oct 1, 21:37
- Will debut simultaneously in Walmart's 3/$5 bins. -- nm - Ender Oct 1, 21:37
I'm here to tell you, Pearl Jam can play a rock show. They were amaaaazing. - Volnelk Oct 1, 21:20 2
- Best concert I ever went to. -- nm - CQ Oct 2, 05:15 1
  - well, second best. Prince was first -- nm - CQ Oct 2, 05:15
The New England Patriots apparently benched wide receiver Aaron Dobson for two games for mouthing off to offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. -- nm - Spawn Oct 1, 21:13
I'm liking Forever quite a bit. - Scots-IrishStephen Oct 1, 21:06
Why is "telling us about the Koch brothers" still news? Don't those who care already know? -- nm - Mop Oct 1, 20:50 2
- November. -- nm - TWuG Oct 1, 21:14 1
  - Remember remember. -- nm - Spawn Oct 1, 21:15
It's October 1st, and you know what that means. -- (link) - Tim Oct 1, 20:48 2
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- Pumpkin Spice McRibs! -- nm - Mop Oct 1, 20:50
We transferred over two, 2-3 month old, Siamese kittens from the shelter; one mal, one female. I named the female Trinity, and the male after an STer. - Scots-IrishStephen Oct 1, 20:42 7
- Roger More! -- nm - Roger More Oct 1, 20:54
- Tfox? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 1, 20:54
- shay? - budice Oct 1, 20:54
- Ty -- nm - Pippy Oct 1, 20:50
- Truman! -- nm - kelly Oct 1, 20:44 2
  - *ding* -- nm - Scots-IrishStephen Oct 1, 21:00
  - I suppose it ties to the trinity test site ... :-) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 1, 20:55
Zipcar detail night -- nm - tobor.2 Oct 1, 20:41
great job, you guys! thanks! :D -- nm - b!phone Oct 1, 20:38 2
- No prob! -- nm - Spawn Oct 1, 21:14
- b! - budice Oct 1, 20:40
Thinking it would probably be a mistake to go to Costco tomorrow on the first day of the new coupon book ? - Meg Oct 1, 20:32 3
- thursdays are $4 for seniors at the Palms movie theatre -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 1, 20:38
- Meh. It's Thursday. I expect Saturdays and Sundays are chaos. -- nm - Mop Oct 1, 20:37 1
  - Heh, you've never been to our Costco. Last time I was there I had a heavy load and asked for carry-out assistance...he told me I'd have to - Meg Oct 1, 20:46
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are cameoing in a Shaun of the Dead sequence on Phineas and Ferb. -- nm - Mop Oct 1, 20:30
That Lt. Hurwitz, severe shell shock...(nm) - amoxy Oct 1, 20:24
Im actually rooting for the Giants cause a LA/SF NLCS would be epic -- nm - eag Oct 1, 20:21 3
- It won't happen. Dodgers will lose to the Cardinals -- nm - amoxy Oct 1, 20:25 2
  - Untrue. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 1, 21:21
  - This isnt the same Cardinals from last year - eag Oct 1, 20:28
So I caught a blurb on sports radio that the FCC NFL move paves the way for them to fine those that use the Washington team name on air? -- nm - Spawn Oct 1, 20:08 2
- The FCC's rule on NFL blackouts? No. The rule they're considering on the use of the Washington Team name? Possibly. -- nm - Mop Oct 1, 20:27
- Yes, it will be treated the same as someone using the F Word on air, as Offensive -- nm - Bacon Oct 1, 20:10
That Mila Kunis Jim Beam commercial is so hawt - amoxy Oct 1, 20:00 7
- I think she's attrctive, but in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, she's stunning. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 1, 21:21 1
  - this, except do not look at the paparazzi pics of her outside the gym. - zork Oct 1, 21:34
- It's a GIRL. she delivered Ashton's yesterday -- (link) - Peglegpete Oct 1, 20:07
- She's exotic looking -- nm - Pippy Oct 1, 20:01 3
  - I would invite her to wear those gloves to bed. -- nm - budice Oct 1, 20:41
  - Russian? :) -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 1, 20:04 1
    - Ukrainian -- nm - zork Oct 1, 21:32
Yeah, this sore throat isn't going away. I'm gonna go to urgent care tomorrow. No fever, but I suspect strep. I just hope... - Mop Oct 1, 19:56 2
- Don't worry baby, I'll take care of you -- nm - Meryl Oct 1, 19:58 1
  - Next, on Karl Urban: Internet Doctor, the scourge of Streep Throat. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 1, 20:00
omg - some drunk woman just erped on the Red Line 3 times and then she slipped and fell into the whole puddle. About 15 of us just up and ran to ano -- nm - Diva Oct 1, 19:46 11
- Ugh! Sorry. -- nm - Krusty Oct 1, 20:10
- Was she a tall Brazilian Woman? -- nm - Bacon Oct 1, 19:48 1
  - heh-no. -- nm - Diva Oct 1, 19:50
- ther car. she was horribly embarrassed. I felt bad for her. - Diva Oct 1, 19:48 1
  - ACK!!! -- nm - Spawn Oct 1, 19:48
- yuck -- nm - crash davis Oct 1, 19:47
- Ewwww -- nm - amoxy Oct 1, 19:46 4
  - at that point she really needed a wheelchair. -- nm - Diva Oct 1, 19:49 3
    - or a caretaker -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 1, 19:51
    - Was there any body with her? -- nm - amoxy Oct 1, 19:50 1
      - yes. she was with a gf.the best assistance she got was from a guy stranget - Diva Oct 1, 20:27
Survivor spoils - crash davis Oct 1, 19:44 1
- "My life is great!" -- nm - David Oct 1, 19:49
Panda! -- nm - JD Oct 1, 19:41 1
- Thumbs up -- nm - amoxy Oct 1, 19:41
Question for those of you that have had to put a pet down. - Bacon Oct 1, 19:19 38
- you can, i did. -- nm - Andie Oct 2, 06:02
- If anything, you can be touching them to give comfort but look away if you need to. -- nm - zork Oct 1, 21:30
- you can, i didnt. -- nm - Truman Oct 1, 20:22
- you can -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 1, 20:20
- SM does this task for our household. I can't emotionally handle it. He also picks up - Pippy Oct 1, 20:01
- We've been in the room with both our dogs and all 4 of our cats that we've lost. - TWuG Oct 1, 19:57
- I did with my German Shepard. - Scots-IrishStephen Oct 1, 19:52 2
  - Very nice. - Spawn Oct 1, 19:55 1
    - Exactly. Well said. -- nm - Scots-IrishStephen Oct 1, 20:34
- Did it twice. For a 14 year old cat and 13 year old dog. The dog even rallied and wagged his tail - amoxy Oct 1, 19:38
- You always go in. - Spawn Oct 1, 19:38
- I have gone with friends, they always gave us the option to be there. -- nm - loosi at home Oct 1, 19:33
- V and I were offered. I went, V couldn't bear it - JD Oct 1, 19:28
- I have gone into the room. I wanted my cat to be less afraid and I wanted to say goodbye. - Covington on Fire Oct 1, 19:27 1
  - Aaah there it is. I posted below. Your IM is exactly why I asked this. -- nm - Bacon Oct 1, 19:28
- Okay thanks. I don't need anymore input. - Bacon Oct 1, 19:27 10
  - I'm sorry. It's a terrible thing to face. -- nm - David Oct 1, 19:48
  - Oops, sorry for adding above. - Spawn Oct 1, 19:40 6
    - Oh that is fine. I just didn't want anyone to have to relive it themselves. I also didn't want to Google Search I would rather hear it from people I - Bacon Oct 1, 19:44 5
      - For me, it was a very peaceful and actually joyous moment. I am glad I did it -- nm - amoxy Oct 1, 19:46 4
        
        Explain Joyous. If I am guessing because your friend was in pain and then no longer was? -- nm - Bacon Oct 1, 19:46 3
        
        Both of them had been n so much pain, it was a relief. And I felt they went to a better place -- nm - amoxy Oct 1, 19:49 2
        
        I agree. A suffering pet would be horrible to witness. - Bacon Oct 1, 19:55 1
        
        You will know the time. They will let you know -- nm - amoxy Oct 1, 19:57
  - tell us about it when you do. People here understand. -- nm - loosi at home Oct 1, 19:36
  - :-( -- nm - Krusty Oct 1, 19:28
- I've done both. Stayed with the last cat, couldn't face it with Schatzee. -- nm - Meg Oct 1, 19:26
- You can be with them or not, your choice. -- nm - Krusty Oct 1, 19:22
- Ive known people to be in the room. -- nm - budice Oct 1, 19:22
- I did not. I was not offered that. -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 19:20
- Also would I even want to be in the room? - Bacon Oct 1, 19:20 7
  - when I did it, they went to sleep peacefully. I was glad I did it. -- nm - loosi at home Oct 1, 19:34
  - They just go to sleep. It can be hard to watch just knowing what's happening. I walked out and my gf stayed. - Krusty Oct 1, 19:24 5
    - I totally understand both choices. it's up to you. -- nm - loosi at home Oct 1, 19:35
    - Yeah, it's something I have never had to do. - Bacon Oct 1, 19:28 3
      - It's tough all around but it's a dignified end. - Krusty Oct 1, 19:31 2
        
        Thx, at least I know I should have the options. That gives me a little comfort -- nm - Bacon Oct 1, 19:32 1
        
        it sucks to know that you chose to do it. But on the other hand, you know they will be comfortable and with their loved ones. -- nm - loosi at home Oct 1, 19:36
the Rangers had a homecoming in Harlem late lastnight -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 1, 19:17 1
- They know their fan base. -- nm - Krusty Oct 1, 19:27
I'd probably watch a show called "Ichabod Crane Rants About Modern Society" -- nm - Reagen Oct 1, 19:17 2
- He'd start off Stephen wright, progress to Seinfeld, then Dangerfield, and close on Gallagher. - Beryllium Oct 1, 19:20 1
  - Oh man, I forgot about Denis Leary -- nm - Beryllium Oct 1, 19:43

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