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Cuz I'm stupid....what are the windows that have 2 halves that the lower half pushes up into the top half to let in air? - Will Hunting Mar 18, 07:11 5
- usually they are called a double hung, or sash window - tRuMaN Mar 18, 07:15
- yes. and if you want both panes to slide, that's double-hung, - znufrii Mar 18, 07:13 1
  - Okay, the pictures didn't show the slidy portion. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 07:16
- Double Hung Windows -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 07:12 1
  - Wiki says Sash Windows. -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 07:13
A friend just posted a really gross picture. In the new schema, I have two options: Look at it, or shun the friend entirely. Thanks Facebook! -- nm - nubby Mar 18, 07:11 4
- Did we used to have a choice on that? Cause if we did and I didn't know how to use it--doh! nm - ralph wiggum Mar 18, 07:15 1
  - you could just 'x' the post. and it deleted the post, now you have to 'x' the whole poster. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 08:43
- That is so Ungay -- nm - Redmond(first ST Killzone2 night is 03/18 5PM PDT) Mar 18, 07:12 1
  - Gun? Huh? -- nm - nubby Mar 18, 07:12
Wolverine A. Star Trek Countdown #3 A-, Ultimatum B+, Dark Avengers A+ (spoils on the last one) - Remlik Mar 18, 07:09
cat97 ?? -- (link) - zork Mar 18, 07:08 2
- kitty! -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 07:10
- or should that have been catty97? -- nm - zork Mar 18, 07:09
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- Basically, he's miles ahead of the rest of the catchers....if they were going on performance, he'd start Opening Day. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 07:08 2
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    - I don't believe so. Hell, I'm not happy about it, same argument last year with the Rays when Longoria clearly was deserving of playing for them. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 07:13
should I build a carpenter, or focus on upgrading other things? -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 07:02 7
- if you can build other things I don't think it's worth the time and material to build a carpenter. - znufrii Mar 18, 07:06 5
  - carpenter also decrease cost of troops and ships b.t.w. -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 07:07 4
    - by 1%. not really enough of an impact for me to justify it right now. - znufrii Mar 18, 07:08 3
      - i said slightly :) i stopped expanding it when it also costs marble (wich i don't have on the island) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 07:11 2
        
        it might become useful when I'm building marger buildings and can recoup to building cost, but for now, I can do without -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 07:14 1
        
        errr, larger -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 07:14
- carpenter decreases the need for building materials (slightly at first) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 07:05
Local News Poll. Surveys show a women in this profession are more likely to use an online dating service. -- nm - Redmond(first ST Killzone2 night is 03/18 5PM PDT) Mar 18, 06:59 17
- LYC: 3 of my guy friends who just graduated college are on Match.com, I'm stunned by this - MDH Mar 18, 07:05 7
  - i have two friends who are married to men they met online and one more whose been with her boyfriend she met online for years. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 08:43 1
    - really, i just see it as a way to meet a whole bunch of people life might not let you cross paths with. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 08:44
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    - Not at all, but at 22, to have in their words "given up on meeting people in person" - MDH Mar 18, 07:08 2
      - Hehe, eventually everyone figures out the bar scene sucks. Some sooner than others. :) -- nm - Redmond(first ST Killzone2 night is 03/18 5PM PDT) Mar 18, 07:09
      - don't mind dawson - he's just sensitive about his elderly decrepitude -- nm - The Quiet Roger More Mar 18, 07:09
  - I love online dating. It's simply a fantastic way to narrow down what you are looking for and a huge time saver. -- nm - Redmond(first ST Killzone2 night is 03/18 5PM PDT) Mar 18, 07:06
- Spoiler - Redmond(first ST Killzone2 night is 03/18 5PM PDT) Mar 18, 07:03 3
  - Makes sense. Think about their work social environments. -- nm - nubby Mar 18, 07:06 2
    - *ding* -- nm - Oh Strongbad boy Mar 18, 07:06 1
      - I'd say more than 50% of my first dates through online dating were teachers. -- nm - Oh Strongbad boy Mar 18, 07:07
- Teacher -- nm - Oh Strongbad boy Mar 18, 07:02
- Homemaker. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 18, 07:01
- nurses -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 07:01
- accountants or lawyers -- nm - The Quiet Roger More Mar 18, 07:01
- Librarians or Flight Attendants -- nm - TWuG Mar 18, 07:00
LYC- As awesome as I feel from last night's class it still feels like I never left work. -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 06:55
I find it slightly odd when graduating college students' parents call about internships. - Dano Mar 18, 06:54 5
- You should tell them "We're looking for an intern with enthusiasm and initiative. Sorry." -- nm - The Quiet Roger More Mar 18, 06:56
- Some parents even do the job hunting for their kids. -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 06:55 3
  - some parents negotiate for their kids in salary negotiations, or show up at benefits orientation for them. it's gross. -- nm - the last mod ever loves mandy lane Mar 18, 07:04 1
    - That is deeply disturbing. -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 07:15
  - It's a bad set up for the kids later in life. -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 06:55
Hey everyone. I just wanted you to know. I am tired. Carry on. -- nm - Redmond(first ST Killzone2 night is 03/18 5PM PDT) Mar 18, 06:53
Fun Fact: I have this exact dream about every two months. -- (link) - Ender Mar 18, 06:49 4
- I have that dream, or a variant of it, about once a week. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 18, 07:02
- Me too. Mine is that I have not been going to a class I signed up for. -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 06:51 2
  - Me too...oh wait, no, that was what actually happened last semester. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 06:54 1
    - I did have a real-life version back in school too. - Ender Mar 18, 06:57
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- Coincidence that a "Johnny Cash: Remixed" album is coming out now? -- nm - nubby Mar 18, 07:07 1
  - only if they did a johnny cash theme night -- nm - zork Mar 18, 07:10
- I thought it was really cool. I agree with the Zeppelin/Kashmir comparison. (and Megan can do no wrong) - zork Mar 18, 07:05 1
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- That was bad. *spoilers* - Oh Strongbad boy Mar 18, 06:50 3
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  - There was definitely a sliding scale due to the whole "hospitalized with the flu and can't normally go 15 seconds without coughing" thing. -- nm - Ender Mar 18, 06:52 1
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3100 wood and 2700 crystal later, I'm kind of liking this pillaging thing. -- nm - Ender Mar 18, 06:34 3
- I think I need to buy a 4th ship. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 06:52 2
  - "Your gonna need a bigger boat" -- nm - eag Mar 18, 06:56 1
    - pillaging history of the last day - tRuMaN Mar 18, 07:05
SITWAP: It's one of those 1-per-page deals, so I haven't been through it but: Top 40 Movies of the 80s -- (link) - ty97 Mar 18, 06:29
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- But to be fair, Cutler's agent passed a note to Cerrato's best friend asking if Cerrato liked Cutler. -- nm - Dano Mar 18, 06:55 1
  - Ten minutes later, Cerrato got the same note from Cutler's parents. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 07:02
Damn, the Dot the guinea pig is dead - amoxy Mar 18, 06:25 6
- *throws some cedar chips on the grave* - Sorry. :( -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 08:42
- I noticed my beta fish at the bottom of the tank and he looked swollen. Turned out he was dying and couldn't swim up for air. - lileve Mar 18, 06:47
- He's probably just pining for the fjords... - znufrii Mar 18, 06:31
- That sucks man. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 06:30
- Oh, so sorry. Oh dear. -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 06:30
- :( -- nm - kelly Mar 18, 06:27
Obama to Sign UN Gay Rights Declaration -- (link) - TWuG Mar 18, 06:15 12
- Ungay? -- nm - JaxSean Mar 18, 07:00
- He is for Ungay? -- nm - Redmond(first ST Killzone2 night is 03/18 5PM PDT) Mar 18, 07:00 1
  - UNGAYRD - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 07:08
- of course this was sponsered by the French. - ty97 Mar 18, 06:24 5
  - Tickled by it? -- nm - TWuG Mar 18, 06:36 4
    - If you start a pun war, you're toast. -- nm - Dano Mar 18, 06:56 3
      - this sort of thing is what fries my brain. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 07:05 2
        
        please don't wine. -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 07:08 1
        
        I surrender -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 18, 07:10
- *worried about the sanctity of my marriage* -- nm - Don Homer Mar 18, 06:20
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- baby steps to equality, Bob - znufrii Mar 18, 06:17
Richardson now reported as brain dead? -- (link) - zork - should be tabulating Mar 18, 06:08 9
- I hate that there is even speculation and debate about this. Let it be reported when an official spokesperson makes a statement. - HdnAgnda Mar 18, 06:22
- there's been chatter around the Intertube gossip sites about that since yesterday. Nothing confirmed that I've seen though. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 06:09 7
  - CNN has her recovering from her accident - eag Mar 18, 06:12 2
    - "I don't want to go on the cart! I feel happy! I feel happy!" -- nm - Ender Mar 18, 06:24 1
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  - here -- (link) - zork - should be tabulating Mar 18, 06:12 3
    - Until it's announced by someone willing to have the guts to put their name on it, it's all conjecture. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 06:16
    - Gosh I hope thats not true. -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 06:15
    - if true, the fact that family has been leaving the hospital is a really bad sign -- nm - zork - should be tabulating Mar 18, 06:14
...in which Glenn Greenwald lambasts the NYTimes for reporting that Chris Dodd inserted the exemption for the AIG bonuses into the stimulus bill -- (link) - znufrii Mar 18, 06:08 4
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  - obviously, that too. But that's just politics. I'm not saying I like it, but it's almost expected. - znufrii Mar 18, 06:24 2
    - (also, I'm going to have to punish my Obama doll for this tonight, you wanna come watch?) -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 06:25 1
      - "Can you show the court where znufrii touched you?" -- nm - Prosecutor to Obama Doll Mar 18, 06:45
This seems rather counterintuitive. -- (link) - TWuG Mar 18, 06:04
Can't we just secede from New York state? Please? -- (link) - znufrii Mar 18, 06:01 1
- Please. -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 06:08
Now what happens if it comes back as a giant mutated space bat?? What then NASA?? (link) - Jovian Mar 18, 05:56 1
- could = cool -- nm - Jovian Mar 18, 05:56
NCIS spoils for Loosi - Beaker Mar 18, 05:53
That was the ESPN ombudsman's best column. A shame she was so ineffective or that they just didn't care. -- (link) - Don Homer Mar 18, 05:38 3
- She simply failed the most basic test of an ombudsman. "Name one thing that has changed because of you." -- nm - Ender Mar 18, 06:28
- They just don't care. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 05:42 1
  - It's a darn shame. I must admit, while I still love sports in general, I don't care as much as I used to. - Don Homer Mar 18, 05:46
RS gave U2's new album five stars? Really? - nubby Mar 18, 05:18 9
- it's better than I initally thought. but it's not 5 stars. -- nm - Remlik Mar 18, 07:08
- It's a good album...4 stars maybe...there are only a couple on there that I don't like a lot - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 18, 05:30
- The first 7 songs (with the exception of track 4) are very good, imo. -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 05:25
- It's already won the next 3 Album of the Year Grammy awards. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 05:22 5
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    - If it releases post Oct 1st, we can pencil them in for a nomination next year then - Will Hunting Mar 18, 05:53 2
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        That was a frickin abomination; no matter how good the album may have been. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 05:55
    - With all there songs being sung by Beyonce at the awards next year -- nm - eag Mar 18, 05:52
.. then came the trains and the trucks with their load .. -- (link) - marcel Mar 18, 05:17
Irish Times columnist: Working women caused the credit crunch. -- (link) - loosilu Mar 18, 05:14 9
- That's right wimmen, back to the kitchens with the lot of ye. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 05:15 8
  - and while you're at it, get me a pot pie! -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 05:33 4
    - Why do you think they're in the kitchen?! - Will Hunting Mar 18, 05:34 3
      - Hiring a food taster would indicate that I'm going to be cooking for you for the next few weeks. - kelly Mar 18, 05:42 2
        
        No, but I should add that....3 buttons to push is far too many. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 05:43 1
        
        mmhmm. -- nm - kelly Mar 18, 05:46
  - it seems to be dripping with irony. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 05:16 2
    - Unlike the Vatican Newspaper that proclaimed the washing machine as the invention that liberated women more than anything else -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 18, 05:32 1
      - There's a point to that though, even if I don't agree with "the most" part. - The Quiet Roger More Mar 18, 06:25
baa -- (link) - marcel Mar 18, 05:01
Sweeet, annual contribution to the 401k was made. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 04:39 5
- Annual? -- nm - nubby Mar 18, 04:42 4
  - Our company makes a Trust donation to it once a year; at a % of your annual salary. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 04:43 3
    - Very cool. -- nm - nubby Mar 18, 04:44 2
      - They couch it this year saying, "Economy sucks, don't be expecting 3% next year." - Will Hunting Mar 18, 04:45 1
        
        nice deal there. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 05:33
Pillaging is fun. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 04:31 1
- Me and Tru are having problems with piliaging - eag Mar 18, 05:22
Is there an ST Road to the Big Dance madness bracket thing on Yahoo? thx (NM) -- nm - zunk Mar 18, 04:01 3
- Yes there is.... - J Mar 18, 04:18 2
  - Password = berymander -- nm - Dano Mar 18, 04:30 1
    - Thanks...I doubt he would have guessaed that -- nm - J Mar 18, 04:32
Austrian incest father pleads guilty to all charges. -- (link) - Diva Mar 18, 03:51 1
- at last. -- nm - marcel Mar 18, 05:09
Geithner: AIG will return the $165 million it just paid in bonuses, and have this amout deducted a second time from the assistance it will receive -- nm - Stewie Mar 18, 03:19
Much calmer now and have been making good progress. Still a bit overwhelmed but making progress. Thank you to ST for dealing with my panic attack. - Dano Mar 18, 02:01 3
- yay for calming. - ty97 Mar 18, 02:06 2
  - The good thing about the butt is that sleeping seems to be the worst thing for it so this is technically good for that. -- nm - Dano Mar 18, 02:21 1
    - I could use a nap right now though. -- nm - Dano Mar 18, 04:33
IBM in talks to buy Sun Micro: report -- (link) - ty97 Mar 18, 01:18
Palm Springs resort for only $25 a night mid=week ... -- (link) - zeit o'geist Mar 18, 01:02
SITWAP: 'Sopranos' creator David Chase returning to HBO with saga about early Hollywood movie moguls - zeit o'geist Mar 18, 00:51 1
- Sounds like it could be pretty good. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 18, 05:05

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