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guys. guys. the deadline for you@psu performance managemnet has been extended. I think I'm taking friday off!!! -- nm - sheriff peggy ann Oct 29, 12:21
just finished up AoS from last night. Adrianne literally oozes sex appeal every minute on the screen. - Jovian Oct 29, 12:19 2
- I don't think she's all that hot. But I really have been loving this season so far. (spoils) - Focused, Non-Terminal Repeating Phantasm Oct 29, 12:25
- She really was the perfect Wonder Woman. -- nm - David Oct 29, 12:21
has there been a halloween costume poll yet? I need ideas for what to wear to work Friday ... -- nm - JenBro Oct 29, 12:18 5
- juenettes et paris? striped tee, black mini and leggings, berret scarf -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 12:35 1
  - i have to go as the joker if only because i have this fantastic awesome *purple* leather sports jacket - zeitgeist Oct 29, 12:41
- got a trenchcoat? go as Constantine -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 29, 12:24
- unrelated mousehunt: I'm ready to catch a Mousataur Priestess Mouse with the first catch of the tourney -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 29, 12:21 1
  - I'm FRANTICALLY trying to get to the 3rd section to be able to get the better mice :) - JenBro Oct 29, 12:22
Amelia Earhart Plane Fragment Identified -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 29, 12:16 1
- thanks -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 29, 12:18
I'm siding with the "I'm with Marvel until they disappoint" team. I'll start being skeptical when they give us a Cars 2 or Monsters U. - Focused, Non-Terminal Repeating Phantasm Oct 29, 12:04 9
- Shopping Carts2:black friday -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 12:21
- the Legion of Substitute Avengers -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 29, 12:18
- Great Lakes Avengers! -- nm - Were-Baron Oct 29, 12:09 4
  - I heard Squirrel Girl might show up - Spawn the Impaler Oct 29, 12:12 3
    - she'd open to a $80 million in a standalone movie -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 12:13 2
      - Guys like girls with tails. Right? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 29, 12:16 1
        
        the Rocket Racoon/Squirrel Girl prono writes itself -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 12:17
- Infinity War 2! -- nm - gruiny Oct 29, 12:06 1
  - I've never seen so much wrong in a single person before. :-) -- nm - Focused, Non-Terminal Repeating Phantasm Oct 29, 12:12
The white house done got hacked -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 29, 12:00
I've given it up, but... Marry Me Waited Three Whole Weeks for Happy Endings Crossover Episode -- (link) - MDH Oct 29, 12:00 2
- Those three win the Halloween costume battle. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 29, 12:11 1
  - Drama drama drama. -- nm - MDH Oct 29, 12:13
"The REIT said early Wednesday that its financial filings covering 2013 and the first two quarters of 2014 should not be relied upon." -- (link) - ty97 Oct 29, 11:57 13
- I was actually looking at this on the other day. - Will Hunting Oct 29, 12:09
- Lots of people got fired. -- nm - spamlet Oct 29, 12:02 9
  - for all our accounting geeks: They overstated AFFO and understated net loss -- (link) - decline Oct 29, 12:06 8
    - "intentionally not corrected" is the key phrase. Mistakes sometimes happen, but this sounds like a fraud -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 12:11 7
      - They basically made up numbers so that their earnings added up. -- nm - spamlet Oct 29, 12:13 6
        
        And somehow their controls didn't catch this? (Or did catch it and they let it go?) - ty97 Oct 29, 12:15 2
        
        I didn't notice in the article, did it say who their accounting firm was? (I say was as I'd wager they are toast too) -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 12:16 1
        
        In June, shareholders approved Grant Thornton as external auditor. Not sure if this was a change or a re-up of an existing relationship -- (link) - ty97 Oct 29, 12:20
        
        isn't that a general practice in accounting ? -- nm - decline Oct 29, 12:14 2
        
        the experts call it "rounding" or "plugging" -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 12:15
        
        No no, general practice is you take column A, shake it, and mix it with Column B until you're happy with the results. - Will Hunting Oct 29, 12:15
- Step 2: Going concern warning. -- nm - Were-Baron Oct 29, 11:59
- oopsie -- nm - decline Oct 29, 11:59
How do you feel about this? Browsing the packaged meat dept in the store there was an employee with a can of - Meg Oct 29, 11:48 12
- eh, fine. -- nm - colin Oct 29, 11:59 1
  - I guess the biggest risk would be reaching for a package of meat and getting black paint on your sleeve. -- nm - Meg Oct 29, 12:01
- I'm more concerned about the bucket of bleach they dip the old gray meat into to re-pink them up again -- nm - zeiiiiiitgeiiiiiiiiist Oct 29, 11:53 4
  - they use phosphates to do that -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 29, 12:23
  - *hurls* - Epiphany Oct 29, 12:11 1
    - hmmm. hamburgers -- nm - decline Oct 29, 12:11
  - I thought they used carbon monoxide for that. -- nm - znufrii Oct 29, 12:01
- Propylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether is good for you -- nm - decline Oct 29, 11:49
- yuck...but better than rat poison I guess -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 11:48 3
  - there were rat "droppings" on my local store this spring - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 29, 12:10 2
    - i always wondered why they don't sell vanilla donuts with chocolate sprinkles, just choco with vanilla or colored sprinkles -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 12:29 1
      - and what have you concluded sofar? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 29, 12:34
Dano International Film Fest: I'll write a short review later tonight, but Blue Ruin was really terrific -- nm - prayformojo Oct 29, 11:47
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- Welcome back! That will be $100 -- nm - amoxy Oct 29, 12:02
- Which party do I join to stop the incessant Cuomo mailers? -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 11:52 1
  - the rock all night and party every day, party -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 29, 11:58
- This is my dying of shock. -- nm - droidlet Oct 29, 11:48 4
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    - No. My response was sarcastic. I forgot the font. -- nm - spamlet Oct 29, 11:52 2
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        I never thought you were serious but have no idea the point of the posts either. -- nm - spamlet Oct 29, 12:07
- He still loves us! -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 29, 11:47
Does anyone here run a public Drupal website, or work at a company that has one? -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 29, 11:44 3
- did you see my post on the BB about CurrentC getting hacked ? -- nm - decline Oct 29, 11:48 2
  - yes - did you see my reply? ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 29, 11:52 1
    - just looked. heh :) -- nm - decline Oct 29, 11:54
LIR - Sgt Mike was right - from 2009 - Pink Moon in the VW ad (linked) - JenBro Oct 29, 11:39
the director of that video talked about the race issue on reddit - Reagen Oct 29, 11:36
Charts that eplain what QE did -- (link) - ty97 Oct 29, 11:32 2
- this sounds like it wasn't such a good thing. -- nm - colin Oct 29, 11:53 1
  - I'm not sure how you can come to that conclusion. -- nm - znufrii Oct 29, 12:00
Soul Decision: Faded -- (link) - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 29, 11:31 [youtube] 1
- ~yeah you know you got it and you know I want it. I can't wait tot take you home yeah yeah yeah~ -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 29, 11:33
Today I milked the 'Cash Cow' for $41.75 in Coinstar Amazon credit. Time to go Christmas shopping :) -- nm - Meg Oct 29, 11:30 2
- Oh, good reminder. My piggy bank is full which means it's Amazon GC time for me too! -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 11:31 1
  - I think the bag I carried to the store was heavier than the groceries I carried home :) It was - Meg Oct 29, 11:44
LFO: Every Other Time -- (link) - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 29, 11:30 [youtube] 5
- I am glad to say I completely missed this whole LFO thing. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 29, 11:31 4
  - There is no way you missed Summer Girls. Just not possible -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 11:32 3
    - I know the song, I never knew who sang it. -- nm - groiny Oct 29, 11:33 2
      - unfun fact. One of the LFO members died in 2010 -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 11:34 1
        
        was it in the summer? -- nm - groiny Oct 29, 11:35
spamlet, you got a gold star for a strong effort -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 11:27 1
- It was like a high budget tomcattt video. - droidlet Oct 29, 11:32
it looks like there was one briefly, but it switched to a merchant loan business model. -- nm - Reagen Oct 29, 11:25
Before you came into my life, I missed you so bad. -- nm - David Oct 29, 11:24 67
- It could be something like ... - The Zorking Dead Oct 29, 11:45 4
  - i think it's basically the same thing as the Savage Garden lyric ... - Andie Oct 29, 11:48 1
    - Similar. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 29, 11:50
  - or ... - The Zorking Dead Oct 29, 11:46
  - No no no no no. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 29, 11:46
- When I think about you, I feel feelings so deep. I'm tossing and turning and you know I'm losing sleep. -- nm - Were-Baron Oct 29, 11:44 1
  - Am I blanchin'? Girl, we blanchin'. I live up in a mansion. -- (link) - David Oct 29, 11:47 [youtube]
- Shake if off. Shake, shake it off. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 29, 11:34 1
  - haters gonna hate hate hate hate. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 29, 11:35
- threadjack poll: What letter grade do you give to Call Me Maybe? - prayformojo Oct 29, 11:30 28
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  - A -- nm - amoxy Oct 29, 12:04
  - A+ -- nm - rollo Oct 29, 11:57
  - For what it is, it's an A to A+... -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 29, 11:37
  - C- - Reagen Oct 29, 11:37 2
    - fun fact - it was actually written as a folk song. -- nm - Andie Oct 29, 11:38
    - Country-pop? You mean classical-pop? -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 29, 11:37
  - C? It bothers me -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 29, 11:36
  - A+ -- nm - Andie Oct 29, 11:34
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    - It's pretty much a perfect pop song. They could teach college classes on it -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 11:36
    - answer the poll, professor -- nm - prayformojo Oct 29, 11:35
  - A+ - ty97 Oct 29, 11:33
  - A+ -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 29, 11:33
  - B -- nm - Epiphany Oct 29, 11:33
  - A -- nm - groiny Oct 29, 11:31
  - A+. - David Oct 29, 11:31 11
    - Missy Franklin was the super-hammy one, right? - Will Hunting Oct 29, 11:39 4
      - Yup. -- nm - spamlet Oct 29, 11:42 3
        
        Is it no longer available on YouTube? -- nm - droidlet Oct 29, 11:45 2
        
        You are terrible at Google. -- (link) - David Oct 29, 11:50 [youtube] 1
        
        Was doing it on the youtube app on my phone. It never came up in my searches. -- nm - spamlet Oct 29, 11:53
    - wasn't there Dolphin cheerleaders too? -- nm - groiny Oct 29, 11:34 1
      - See below -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 29, 11:35
    - I'm agreeing with David and Spawn in this thread. Please make it stop - droidlet Oct 29, 11:33 3
      - Half-right and Half-Spawn. -- nm - David Oct 29, 11:34 2
        
        Bad math. - Spawn the Impaler Oct 29, 11:36 1
        
        Your IM is a demonstration of your header. -- nm - David Oct 29, 11:42
- I had to mute The Good Wife briefly to protect my brain, but I still appreciated the comedy of it. A little Ally McBeal without going that far. -- nm - Max Oct 29, 11:29 1
  - Kyle MacLachlan is demonstrating extraordinary range this tv season. -- nm - David Oct 29, 11:31
- I love that song so much that I (generally) am able to overcome my loathing of that illogical lyric. - ty97 Oct 29, 11:26 22
  - Sometimes you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone ... - Beryllium Oct 29, 11:29 1
    - ~Theres no way to describe what you do to me. You just do to me, what you do~ - Epiphany Oct 29, 11:34
  - ... what? That lyric is genius. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 29, 11:27 4
    - I even agree with Spawn. Think about how wrong you are. -- nm - droidlet Oct 29, 11:29
    - It`s poetry -- nm - mud Oct 29, 11:28 2
      - and poetry sucks. QED. -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 11:29 1
        
        Someday, love will find you. - Spawn the Impaler Oct 29, 11:30
  - That's my favorite lyric in the song. I think it's brilliant. -- nm - David Oct 29, 11:27
  - words cannot express how much I still love the song. it's not normal. -- nm - sheriff peggy ann Oct 29, 11:27 13
    - right? like it's the rare overplayed pop song that I never ever tired of -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 11:27 12
      - I blame Jimmy Fallon - Spawn the Impaler Oct 29, 11:32 11
        
        his version with school music items is gold -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 11:37
        
        i hate to say this, i really do, but the Justin / Selena / Ashley Tisdale lipsync was my favourite. -- nm - Andie Oct 29, 11:36 8
        
        right? totally embarrassing how many times I've watched it. -- nm - sheriff peggy ann Oct 29, 11:54
        
        I can honestly say that I never saw that. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 29, 11:37 6
        
        well then, here you go. you can thank me later. -- (link) - Andie Oct 29, 11:39 [youtube] 5
        
        ... who are the guys? -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 29, 11:41 4
        
        No idea, it's obviously just a bunch of their friends. -- nm - Andie Oct 29, 11:42 3
        
        I had to shut it off because of Bieber. Sorry. - Spawn the Impaler Oct 29, 11:43 2
        
        it was right before he went full douche -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 11:46 1
        
        His douchiness is strong enough that it altered space/time in that he has always been. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 29, 11:47
        
        The US Women's Olympic swimming team on the plane -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 11:33
- awwwwww - mud Oct 29, 11:25
- This is crazy. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 29, 11:25 1
  - like pineapple -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 29, 11:27
- so, so, bad. -- nm - Andie Oct 29, 11:24

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