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ACK! A fleet is coming to loot me. Who wants 400 sulphur? QUICK! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 17, 12:31 5
- Make soldiers with it!!! -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 12:32 4
  - or ships -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 17, 12:33
  - You are smart. All other goods safely in the warehouse. Whew. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 17, 12:33 2
    - if he's not trying to blockade your harbor and you have even one boat, he's screwed -- nm - CQ Mar 17, 12:34 1
      - Four Ballistas and one Ramship, bay-bee! - Dr.Vermin Mar 17, 12:36
ESPN's Ombudsman's last article -- (link) - Beaker Mar 17, 12:30 1
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"Your fleet has arrived in Citopia but returns as it would lose the fight at sea against the local fleet." - Dr.Vermin Mar 17, 12:29 1
- I have yet to see another boat. - Spawn Mar 17, 12:31
if i get beheaded in Guatemala, does it count as a circumcision? - Guy Mar 17, 12:28 3
- wouldn't they worship you as a god? I mean most pagan gods were phallic in origin or purpose -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 12:33
- I love that you posted that before anyone else could think of it :-) -- nm - Galway Girl Mar 17, 12:32
- Yes, but *only* in Quetzaltenango. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 12:30
Have I mentioned lately that I hate XML? (Taurus, your nickname is breaking RSS feeds :)) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 12:27 1
- :( I could pull out the special character, if it will help... -- nm - Taur na nOg Mar 17, 12:28
I don't really understand the whole AIG Bonus thing. Seems to me that the minute you stick your hand out to the government to help you... - Jim Mar 17, 12:26 7
- But, apparently, the rules for us normal people don't apply. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 17, 12:43
- actually they might be a case where some people have made the deficit of AIG smaller then it could have been - Danedukenuuk Mar 17, 12:35
- AIG was supposedly bailed out because "mom"s pension, annuity, 401k is held in trust and bankruptcy would hold it all hostage for years -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 12:29
- Think about the inertia of a corporate culture. It's hard to spin that around on a dime. -- nm - Taur na n�g Mar 17, 12:28 3
  - "We can't stop, it's too dangerous, we've got to slow down first!" -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 12:35
  - one would think that losing billions of dollars would start the spin naturally -- nm - Guy Mar 17, 12:29 1
    - One would think that it would be like dropping the anchor while cruising at full speed, and ripping the bottom out of the boat. ;^) -- nm - Taur na nOg Mar 17, 12:30
get the new Motley Crue single here... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 17, 12:24 3
- I'm with you on this. -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 12:32
- That site sucks! -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 12:25 1
  - I know it's not the hippy Bloomington station that still plays Tracy Chapman. -- nm - Remlik Mar 17, 12:27
2-3 vs. the Top 50? *BZZZZZ* Sorry Memphis, you're not in my Final 4 -- nm - Oh Strongbad boy Mar 17, 12:24 2
- yeah, that concerns me as well. I like them, though. -- nm - Callisto Mar 17, 12:25 1
  - The more I see of it, the more I am convinced that dribble drive penetration offense is devastating to almost all college defenses. -- nm - TFox Mar 17, 12:26
guys! guys! I need to run some errands so I am off to get newton. it's *almost* nice enough to drive topless! - the last mod ever loves mandy lane Mar 17, 12:24 2
- Go have your fun. We'll keep working on solving the world's problems while you're out. ;^) -- nm - Taur na n�g Mar 17, 12:26
- The internet suggests that you should always drive topless. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 12:24
I might be addicted to dating. -- nm - Redmond on my phone Mar 17, 12:22 4
- and.....so? - Epiphany Mar 17, 12:27
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  - it's closer to the truth that he can't get enough? -- nm - Remlik Mar 17, 12:26
- You? Noooo! -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 12:22
Corruption shall not be tolerated here. - Will Hunting Mar 17, 12:21
~Hush, child, darkness will rise from the deep, and carry it out into sleep, child~ - Epiphany Mar 17, 12:21
I just ate the last piece of dark chocolate that was given to me for Christmas by my secret stalker. - Callisto Mar 17, 12:20 3
- pleasure delayer - Epiphany Mar 17, 12:21 2
  - pleasure prolonger! - Spawn Mar 17, 12:23 1
    - all those ads lie!! - Epiphany Mar 17, 12:26
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- Just as long as Obama didn't say... - Taur na n�g Mar 17, 12:20
I will agree that AIG is milking the situation. - Dr.Vermin Mar 17, 12:16 2
- At this point, I have to wonder if continuing to subsidize AIG won't *lead* to economic ruin. -- nm - Taur na n�g Mar 17, 12:18 1
  - werd -- nm - Epiphany Mar 17, 12:22
"Your fleet has returned to Gabagool from plundering hogsmead and brought: * Building material: 194" - con_Blarney Mar 17, 12:09 5
- I need to plunder an island with marble. -- nm - Will Ye Go, Loosi, Go? Mar 17, 12:15
- Is that all? I like sending 4 ships and getting 2,000 of various items. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 12:14 3
  - I sent one ship. I didn't see that I would get more plunder if I sent more. I could be wrong... -- nm - con_Blarney Mar 17, 12:18 2
    - I guess who you plundered did not have much. Go for the inactive, as you know they have a bunch. 500 per boat is your max, and they fill when possib -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 12:22 1
      - (ooh, I just plundered another town and did much better) - con_Blarney Mar 17, 12:33
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Ok, so what should I build first? -- nm - Stephen of the Hibernian Brigade Mar 17, 12:01 10
- Also, WAP handy dandy link to suggested first steps -- (link) - con_Blarney Mar 17, 12:06 1
  - Cool, thanks -- nm - Stephen of the Hibernian Brigade Mar 17, 12:12
- Academy -- nm - eag Mar 17, 12:02 7
  - I screwed up on the .org side and upgraded the town hall first. - Stephen of the Hibernian Brigade Mar 17, 12:10
  - always always always -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 12:03 5
    - Then upgrade Town Hall. -- nm - Taur na n�g Mar 17, 12:05 4
      - disagree... - Mel Profit Mar 17, 12:09 2
        
        The water well seems much better than the town hall upgrade -- nm - Guigue Mar 17, 12:11 1
        
        That comes pretty quick. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 12:16
      - Yep and start harvesting the forrest to the max -- nm - eag Mar 17, 12:06
Sweet....alliance me! -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 17, 11:55 16
- Done. - Mel Profit Mar 17, 12:07 5
  - 664 -- nm - CQ Mar 17, 12:12 4
    - clearly the Laurus Imperium is desperate! - Mel Profit Mar 17, 12:18 1
      - *hires a 2nd soldier* - Will Hunting Mar 17, 12:20
    - How do you get more points? - Will Hunting Mar 17, 12:14 1
      - building levels, researches, army/navy. I think -- nm - CQ Mar 17, 12:16
- .org or .com side? -- nm - eag Mar 17, 11:57 9
  - .com; it's the only way to travel. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 17, 11:59 8
    - Im 2 days away probably on that side -- nm - eag Mar 17, 12:00 2
      - I started one on com but may just delete it. My org is about 26 hours from being alliance ready. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 12:02 1
        
        I have 10 times the resources on delta.org than I do on delta.com -- nm - eag Mar 17, 12:03
    - That's where all the cool kids are. ;^) -- nm - Taur na n�g Mar 17, 12:00 4
      - As con_carne put it yesterday I go both ways -- nm - eag Mar 17, 12:01 3
        
        :) -- nm - con_Blarney Mar 17, 12:06
        
        I have an org - Iota that I am just being vicious on to see how far I can take it. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 12:03
        
        kinky! -- nm - Taur na n�g Mar 17, 12:02
Ok, realized I signed up on .org instead of .com, so new coordinates - Stephen of the Hibernian Brigade Mar 17, 11:54 3
- You can have both in fact we need more people on the .org side -- nm - eag Mar 17, 11:58 2
  - multiple orgs? -- nm - Dano Mar 17, 11:58 1
    - *cocks an eyebrow in your general direction* -- nm - Epiphany Mar 17, 12:23
Time-out New York retracts report about Natasha Richardson's death, she is now being flown to NY and is suffering from a swelling of the brain. (link) -- (link) - Buzz Mar 17, 11:54 7
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- yeah, it rang very false to me for some reason. -- nm - Callisto Mar 17, 11:59 2
  - General opinion seems to indicate that she is not expected to survive. - kelly Mar 17, 12:14 1
    - If the article is correct in that she really has been declared "brain dead" than effectively she - Don Homer Mar 17, 12:18
- I guess she got better. -- nm - Will Ye Go, Loosi, Go? Mar 17, 11:58 2
  - did you read the linked pieces? -- nm - the last mod ever loves mandy lane Mar 17, 12:15 1
    - did they get updated since I looked? they're not saying she's being moved anywhere. -- nm - Will Ye Go, Loosi, Go? Mar 17, 12:17
Speaking of zombies, the other day I heard someone refer to Zimbabwe as a zombie state. This made me laugh hard. - Will Ye Go, Loosi, Go? Mar 17, 11:54 1
- And then they can infect Mozambique. - Taur na n�g Mar 17, 12:07
So what do we think of this idea to recoup the AIG bonuses? I'm torn...sounds like a bad precedent -- (link) - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 17, 11:51 41
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  - *swoon* -- nm - Oh Strongbad boy Mar 17, 12:06 1
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  - question regarding specifically the contract issue... - znufrii Mar 17, 12:06 12
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      - well, last I checked the only reason both the auto industry and AIG aren't in bankruptcy if through the intervention of the US government. - znufrii Mar 17, 12:13 5
        
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        okay, that makes sense. - znufrii Mar 17, 12:20 2
        
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        bah! you've just been too blinded from the glare of my Obama doll to notice. -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 12:30
        
        Different bargaining positions. Execs with more options and more short term money on the table might rather take their chances in the job market and - pmb Mar 17, 12:15
    - We can ask. They aren't obligated. The unions agreed to negotiate so that the company stays out of bankruptcy and saves jobs. They could refuse and - pmb Mar 17, 12:08 3
      - well, in the case of the auto industry it was a condition of receiving aid in the first place. Why wasn't it for AIG? -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 12:15 2
        
        Different set of circumstances. - pmb Mar 17, 12:21
        
        As I understand it, Dodd specifically exempted these types of bonuses. -- nm - Ender Mar 17, 12:18
    - *crickets* -- nm - Taur na n�g Mar 17, 12:07
- I hate the broad brushes being used here with respect to these bonuses. - pmb Mar 17, 12:00 9
  - AIG has as of now refused to reveal who received the bonuses. but the rumors are that the $165 M (of the total $450ish M package) went to - decline Mar 17, 12:14
  - It's also broad in respect to why they were paid. If they were retention bonuses promised at hire date you might was well pull back their salaries. -- nm - Max Mar 17, 12:03
  - The executive in charge of the division that set off a global economic crisis - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 17, 12:01 6
    - Agreed, those people should not get bonuses. That's not everyone. -- nm - pmb Mar 17, 12:03 4
      - Actually...it seems so... - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 17, 12:07 3
        
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        *votes for him* - Taur na n�g Mar 17, 12:17
        
        *Grabs pitchfork* - pmb Mar 17, 12:10
    - executives...plural -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 17, 12:02
- I would rather see them say, "Okay. Fine. Keep your bonus. You're fired." -- nm - Taur na n�g Mar 17, 11:59
- That is a marked departure from your previous stance of "drink their blood from a jewel-encrusted goblet". -- nm - TFox Mar 17, 11:59 2
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    - All finance executives should have their salad tossed by a rabid wolverine. -- nm - TFox Mar 17, 12:08
- The politicians are obligated to make noise because of the populist anger. Nothing will come of it. -- nm - con_Blarney Mar 17, 11:58
- Though I will note that it's things like the AIG bonuses that makes it easy to get the public to support increasing taxes on those making over $250K -- nm - Dano Mar 17, 11:57 1
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- Horrible idea. I vote that we tax 90% of Chris Dodd's earnings. -- nm - Ender Mar 17, 11:57
- Has it been pointed out here that these are not performance bonuses, but retainment bonuses? Does that make a difference? - Dr.Vermin Mar 17, 11:56 5
  - No, they're being rewarded just for being the "best and brightest" - Taur na n�g Mar 17, 12:04
  - It's a horrible idea without even considering Dodd's flip-flopping -- nm - Oh Strongbad boy Mar 17, 12:00 2
    - It also accounts for $27 million of the proposed $30 billion. .09% -- nm - Oh Strongbad boy Mar 17, 12:01 1
      - Sometimes it's not the amount, it's the message...yeah, you screwed the country good...but go ahead and keep your 4 million - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 17, 12:05
  - And yet many still left the company...cash in hand -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 17, 11:59
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Well, since I live in a Condo and not an Apartment, it's a bit unfair ... but my condo's website looks better than that. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 11:51 4
- MDH's apartment website looks like state of the art -- in 1999. -- nm - Will Ye Go, Loosi, Go? Mar 17, 11:53 2
  - Not far off. This is a website I made in 1999. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 17, 11:55 1
    - I was making websites in 1999 as well ... so I remember. :) -- nm - Will Ye Go, Loosi, Go? Mar 17, 11:58
- That was the first condo website I've ever seen, so I think it's the best one I've ever seen. -- nm - con_Blarney Mar 17, 11:52
*sends B2 to the Cone of Silence* -- nm - Oh Strongbad boy Mar 17, 11:50 1
- *mimes a very heated discussion* -- nm - con_Blarney Mar 17, 11:51
MDH -- I'm thinking that website could use some scrolling or flashing text, and maybe an embedded midi file. -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 11:50 2
- Hopefully the site means its a cheap place, but I would highly doubt it. -- nm - MDH Mar 17, 11:54
- "or, if you don't have graphics enabled" ... omg. Have they not heard of ALT tags? Or, like, 1999? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 11:52
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- The first rule of B1 is... - Dr.Vermin Mar 17, 11:52

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