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Jealous? This Saturday, I will be in sunny south Florida. Palm trees, warm water, beach, hammock, bikinis. - CQ Mar 18, 07:51 4
- Not really. -- nm - nubby Mar 18, 07:53
- Giving yourself a lap dance? -- nm - Spawn Mar 18, 07:52
- woohoo! CQ in a bikini! -- nm - Dano Mar 18, 07:52 1
  - heh -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 07:53
sad news story - I thought this kind of stuff only happened in the movies?? gas pump fire -- (link) - Epiphany Mar 18, 07:51 2
- Derek Zoolander to give the eugoogly? -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 07:52 1
  - I really need to see this movie -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 07:54
Really liked Ian McShane on The Daily Show - secretslacker Mar 18, 07:50
Spawn/Remlik: You guys booked your man-date to see I Love You, Man, yet? -- nm - secretslacker Mar 18, 07:47 3
- not yet. Is that this weekend? -- nm - Remlik Mar 18, 07:49 2
  - Yes... there's an appearance by a certain band... -- nm - secretslacker Mar 18, 07:49 1
    - Sweet! -- nm - Spawn Mar 18, 07:50
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- You? A hard-ass in real life? - Spawn Mar 18, 07:49 1
  - Exactly. -- nm - nubby Mar 18, 07:52
- that's no fun - ty97 Mar 18, 07:47 1
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- sounds like he needed it though. I'm the same way. When I was running coffee shops? *hated* confrontation. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 07:46
- He will be a better employee for it - Epiphany Mar 18, 07:45 1
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I'm beginning to wonder if it's a sabotage. -- nm - mara Mar 18, 07:44 2
- sabotaage! -- (link) - The Shat si Mar 18, 07:46 [youtube]
- ~Listen all of yall~ -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 07:46
listen all of y'all it's a sabotage, Listen All Of Y'all It's A Sabotage, LiStEn AlL Of Y'aLl It'S A SaBoTaGe, LISTEN ALL OF Y'ALL IT'S A SABOTAGE! -- nm - Spawn Mar 18, 07:43 1
- Is that what they're really saying in the lyrics? That makes no sense. -- nm - secretslacker Mar 18, 07:47
Redmond, Ender, and TWIMC: I may be late/not available this evening for KZ2 :( Time will tell. -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 07:42 1
- I may actually be late to. I've got something that's scheduled to go till 8ET and might run over a bit. -- nm - Ender Mar 18, 07:44
if you are on the bunny hill and need lessons, you are at a skill lever that you *will* lose control and fall. if you are more advanced ... - zork Mar 18, 07:42 1
- I alwas thought of the bunny slope as dangerous. Bunch of people out there with sharp skis and poles that are clueless -- nm - CQ Mar 18, 07:45
hmm, I am so down today - tRuMaN Mar 18, 07:39 2
- I wanted to play last night, but somebody wouldn't give me a minute to swtich games....CRASH! -- nm - Remlik Mar 18, 07:42
- aww :( maybe next time, mr monkey man -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 07:42
I love you, Beth Cooper: B+ - ty97 Mar 18, 07:32 1
- You saw the movie? -- nm - secretslacker Mar 18, 07:46
ST poll -- When did you figure out the bar scene sucks for dating? - znufrii Mar 18, 07:19 51
- For "dating" it is perfect. -- nm - Spawn Mar 18, 07:43
- bar scene? -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 07:41 5
  - yeah it's the place where the serve alcohol and play loud music and you can meet women there. -- nm - Remlik Mar 18, 07:43 4
    - I just wish the music wasn't as loud. - ty97 Mar 18, 07:44 3
      - damnit. -- nm - Remlik Mar 18, 07:49
      - Yup, I thought it was only us old fuddy-duddies that felt that way :) - Galway Girl Mar 18, 07:49 1
        
        Ooops, that nick is so *yesterday* :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 18, 07:51
- I always assumed that your IM wouldn't work for me. (Particularly since I don't drink). -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 07:37
- after meeting Jessie at a bar -- nm - CQ Mar 18, 07:35 1
  - actually, that was good for dating, but then I didn't want to date anyone else so - CQ Mar 18, 07:44
- Clubs/Bars are only show rooms/playgrounds. Who knows what people are really like? Knowing how they behave buzzed/drunk will tell you a lot though.. -- nm - Jammed Uzi Mar 18, 07:32 2
  - "Cubs/Bears..." RC? -- nm - nubby Mar 18, 07:33 1
    - heh... errm.. no. -- nm - Jammed Uzi Mar 18, 07:34
- i think going to a bar ONLY to hook up is sort of an exercise in futility, but i don't think you couldn't meet someone there, just like you could meet - Andie with the black velvet band Mar 18, 07:32 1
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- when i saw Good Will Hunting -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 07:31
- between 22 and 24...failed miserably at even hooking up in a bar -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 18, 07:30
- dude! where else am I going to hook up? - the last mod ever loves mandy lane Mar 18, 07:30 3
  - library, totally the library. - ty97 Mar 18, 07:31 2
    - when I was in high school, my govt teacher told us that 95% of people fall in love either at the grocery store or at the library. cheap ploy to get us - the last mod ever loves mandy lane Mar 18, 07:32 1
      - This conjures up an amusingly geeky version of SNL's Roxbury brothers. -- nm - Max Mar 18, 08:55
- I thought this same thing the other day -- nm - Gwaahjo Mar 18, 07:29
- Not to call you out or anything... - secretslacker Mar 18, 07:27 3
  - see below - znufrii Mar 18, 07:28 1
    - PUt it this way, I'd never go to a bar in hopes of meeting or picking someone up... never have when I was younger and certainly wouldn't now -- nm - secretslacker Mar 18, 07:29
  - I guess Dawson beat me to the punch on this one :) -- nm - secretslacker Mar 18, 07:27
- never worked for me because I always looked much younger. also, I've only been a little over six months without someone in the last 24 years -- nm - zork Mar 18, 07:25
- maybe you just aren't doing it right. -- nm - decline Mar 18, 07:22
- 3 years from now. -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 07:22
- Late 20s -- nm - Redmond(first ST Killzone2 night is 03/18 5PM PDT) Mar 18, 07:21
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  - oh shut it. - znufrii Mar 18, 07:21 19
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      - it was different when drinking among friends, than trying to score with a stranger, but point taken. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 07:23 3
        
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        again, point taken. - znufrii Mar 18, 07:31 1
        
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    - People that go to bars with Jack Dawson need to wear helmets. Women need to wear helmets on their boobs. -- nm - Redmond(first ST Killzone2 night is 03/18 5PM PDT) Mar 18, 07:22 13
      - the corsage from "iron woman"? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 07:23
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        Oh, is that why Nubby wanted to see my place? I'm so clueless sometimes. -- nm - secretslacker Mar 18, 07:28 1
        
        Yeah, that was a major turn-off. -- nm - nubby Mar 18, 07:36
        
        WTF?! - ty97 Mar 18, 07:24 6
        
        I am glad your IM had a comma -- nm - Redmond(first ST Killzone2 night is 03/18 5PM PDT) Mar 18, 07:26
        
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        *waits patiently for znu shiv* -- nm - The Quiet Roger More Mar 18, 07:28 1
        
        No, he *won't* get laid. -- nm - nubby Mar 18, 07:36
        
        I don't mind sleeping with straight men. -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 07:27 1
        
        We prefer the new term Ungay. -- nm - Straight Men Mar 18, 07:29
        
        My prospects never panned out in Vegas. You didn't help me. -- nm - Redmond(first ST Killzone2 night is 03/18 5PM PDT) Mar 18, 07:24 1
        
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I agree with r*germ*recumber. -- (link) - mara Mar 18, 07:19 [Backboard]
my yahoo bracket is not showing and I cannot edit it -- nm - zork Mar 18, 07:18 2
- That happened to me when I signed up on Monday, but it was working yesterday. -- nm - Oh Strongbad boy Mar 18, 07:20 1
  - I signed up weeks ago but there was nothing to edit then -- nm - zork Mar 18, 07:21
Will, they're double hung windows and the two pieces are called sashes. -- nm - TWuG Mar 18, 07:16 1
- Okay, thanks. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 07:29
so a new colonys is best formed on an Inhabited or uninhabited island? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 07:15
So they are saying that "if she wore a helmet it would have helped". I have never worn a helmet snow skiing. - Redmond(first ST Killzone2 night is 03/18 5PM PDT) Mar 18, 07:15 58
- my parents both now, ever sincethey were skiing with some friends, one of them fell and hit his head on a rock a couple years back - tRuMaN Mar 18, 07:24
- she was on a bunny hill. I'm not sure how much injury she should have been expecting. -- nm - Callisto Mar 18, 07:21 5
  - That's no ordinary bunny hill. -- nm - Ender Mar 18, 07:25 4
    - What's it gonna do? nibble your skis? -- nm - zork Mar 18, 07:45
    - We're gonna need a bigger bunny hill. -- nm - mara Mar 18, 07:34
    - It's got teeth! And it leaps! Look at the bones! nm - ralph wiggum Mar 18, 07:26
    - I mean, yes, hindsight 20/20 and all that, and I would probably wear a helmet, but I can understand why she might not have been. -- nm - Callisto Mar 18, 07:26
- If her head got rattled that much from hitting snow, I'm not exactly sure how much it woulda helped to hit a plastic-encasement. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 07:21 27
  - at this time of year, most hills are a thin layer of (often manufactured) snow over ice. -- nm - Andie with the black velvet band Mar 18, 07:34 4
    - note: two weeks ago we were skiing 45 minutes from where she was - dave's son broke his collarbone falling on 'snow'. he didn't fall that hard, eithe - Andie with the black velvet band Mar 18, 07:35 3
      - This kind of forces me to conclude that it's just not safe skiiling on that kind of snow. -- nm - mara Mar 18, 07:39 1
        
        skiing can be dangerous on any kind of snow. people die skiing on not-very-big hills every year. -- nm - Andie with the black velvet band Mar 18, 07:39
      - exactly. It's not like we're talking about 2 feet of powder here. - Reagen Mar 18, 07:36
  - most likely, hit ice pack or a rock just under the surface. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 07:24
  - snow can be pretty hard if it's packed down - Reagen Mar 18, 07:24 2
    - Wrists are different; small bone, awkward landing angles. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 07:28
    - but by default you fall farther than most -- nm - zork Mar 18, 07:27
  - then you're not understanding how helmets work or how hard snow can pack. plus I believe she tumbled for a bit. -- nm - zork Mar 18, 07:23 17
    - From every story I've read, she fell down, she hit her head; they did a routine evac to which she felt fine.... - Will Hunting Mar 18, 07:27 16
      - I don't think anyone is blaming her exactly, we're just pointing out that the risk is stronger than one might think. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 07:28 15
        
        And I'm saying that risk, which is now greater than it was on Monday (as a knowledge point to us) is still miniscule and approaching the point where - Will Hunting Mar 18, 07:34 4
        
        in what way do they outweigh the risks? -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 07:35 3
        
        Bad choice of wording on my part. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 07:40 2
        
        "feeling fine" at the time means nothing -- nm - zork Mar 18, 07:44
        
        this specific outcome is rare, yes. But lesser, but still serious accidents? Happen *all the time*. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 07:43
        
        either that, or we're using a freak occurence to imply an increased risk that doesn't actually exist. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 07:29 9
        
        it's not the like the results are "catastrophic brain injury" or "nothing". - Reagen Mar 18, 07:34 8
        
        i hit my head two weeks ago. dave and i have been 'discussing' that we should all be wearing helmets next time. yesterday's news just solidified it. -- nm - Andie with the black velvet band Mar 18, 07:36 3
        
        you're discussing and he's nodding his head? ;-) -- nm - zork Mar 18, 07:38 2
        
        actually the opposite, he wanted me to wear one and i was resisting.... -- nm - Andie with the black velvet band Mar 18, 07:39 1
        
        awwww, he cares! -- nm - zork Mar 18, 07:51
        
        my point is more that she might have had an underlying condition that precipitated the fall and put her at higher risk for injury than a normal skier - znufrii Mar 18, 07:36 3
        
        you don't ski, do you? -- nm - Andie with the black velvet band Mar 18, 07:37 2
        
        *nodding* - Reagen Mar 18, 07:38
        
        like I said, i've only been once. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 07:37
- are you sliding downhill at speed when you get in the shower? -- nm - The Quiet Roger More Mar 18, 07:16 21
  - Okay, do you guys wear a helmet skiing? -- nm - Redmond(first ST Killzone2 night is 03/18 5PM PDT) Mar 18, 07:17 20
    - I don't go skiing, but I do wear a helmet when I have people throw trees at my head at 40 mph. -- nm - Ender Mar 18, 07:22
    - Ski'ed once, didn't wear a helmet; doubt I'd wear one now either. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 07:22
    - haven't skied in many years but when I go again, I'm thinking I should -- nm - zork Mar 18, 07:21
    - only been skiing once, didn't wear a helmet. - znufrii Mar 18, 07:20 1
      - and fwiw, if I ever teach my hypothetical kids how to ski, I will require that they wear helmets. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 07:26
    - when was the last time you went skiing? -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 07:19 2
      - It's been about 6 years. So, who knows maybe people do now. -- nm - Redmond(first ST Killzone2 night is 03/18 5PM PDT) Mar 18, 07:20 1
        
        many, many people do. - Reagen Mar 18, 07:22
    - Swear to Jeebus, if this turns into another one of those bike helmet arguments, I'm bashing your noggin with a snowboard. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 18, 07:19 3
      - I'll help hold him down. -- nm - kelly Mar 18, 07:23
      - if you're going to engage in pointless internet arguments, wear a helmet! -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 07:20 1
        
        and a cup -- nm - Dano Mar 18, 07:20
    - Not wearing a helmet doesn't mean it isn't smart to wear one. - TWuG Mar 18, 07:19
    - nope but then.... - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 07:19
    - I haven't been skiing. But I wear a helmet when I ride a bike, for instance. -- nm - The Quiet Roger More Mar 18, 07:18 5
      - ain't that a given (and should be the law too) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 07:19 4
        
        Sure, and the consequences of a bad accident are more or less the same. - The Quiet Roger More Mar 18, 07:23 3
        
        thats just stupid talk i've seen what happen with and without bike helmets and - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 07:25 1
        
        Sure - I mean "the consequences of a bad skiing accident and the consequences of a bad cycling accident are more or less the same" - The Quiet Roger More Mar 18, 07:27
        
        and asphalt is generally harder than snow-pack. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 07:24
- some understand Darwin some don't -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 18, 07:16
Trading Post - a necessity? do you have to have one for trade? -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 07:15 1
- you need it if you want to buy or sell resources for gold. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 07:15
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Logs on to Match.com to date B2 -- nm - Redmond(first ST Killzone2 night is 03/18 5PM PDT) Mar 18, 07:13 1
- I'm posting this so I can delete my autonick -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 08:00

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