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Verizon charges you for NOT making long-distance calls. -- (link) - Don Homer Mar 18, 09:00
LIR: SO we're talking helmets again? I think it's amusing that so many people give "I never wore one before" as a reason not to wear one. - loosilu Mar 18, 08:59 6
- Ah, if only the dead could communicate through something other than statistics. -- nm - TWuG Mar 18, 09:00 4
  - the other defense that amuses me is "I don't personally know anyone who died." therefore all actual statistics should be disregarded. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 09:02
  - Well, the folks with severe head trauma may still be capable of some communiation. -- nm - psilotum Mar 18, 09:01 1
    - *blink blinkblinkblink blinkblink blink* -- nm - TWuG Mar 18, 09:03
  - too bad they can't post. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 09:00
- heck, I think my dad's car at the time had no seat belts. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 08:59
i'm knitting again. making a pillow for and a blankie for the dogs - zork Mar 18, 08:55 15
- There is some machine where you bring something back and forth againts needles and it knits for you. Anyone know what it's called? -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 09:04 2
  - knitting machine. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 09:05 1
    - I did google that before asking. Only found circular ones. -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 09:14
- that reminds me, I've got a scarf languishing that I started last summer. - znufrii Mar 18, 08:58 11
  - I looked at both of these posts and thought for sure they would be loosi, not you two -- nm - amoxy Mar 18, 08:59 10
    - next time we're in Vegas, I'll teach you. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 09:02 7
      - I am not going to Vegas to learn how to knit! -- nm - amoxy Mar 18, 09:04 1
        
        I think they disallow long sharp objects at the craps table - call me crazy but I think there is a rule against that -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 09:06
      - let me teach them, you're a yarn thrower. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 09:03 4
        
        bah! nothing wrong with that! -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 09:04 3
        
        if you want your knitting to take forever, sure! -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 09:04 2
        
        oh come on. Lily Chin has won "fastest knitter" at Stitches, and she's a yarn thrower too. - znufrii Mar 18, 09:06 1
        
        I've heard continental knitters always win speed contests. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 09:07
    - Where did the men go? -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 09:00
    - like I would languish. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 08:59
Question about voting patterns on American Idol - ceregon Mar 18, 08:54 4
- yes to all. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 09:00
- Keep in mind that whenever contestants get voted off, the people who voted for them will probably move on to another contestant - con_carne Mar 18, 08:59
- depends on your age? -- nm - zork Mar 18, 08:56
- I think they vote predominantly on the current week, with the far and away favorites keeping their steady fans as long as Simon doesnt say they tanked -- nm - Gwaahjo Mar 18, 08:55
Kelly: Just curious, what did D&B say about ages? -- nm - MDH Mar 18, 08:53 8
- They said as long as there is a guardian over the age of 25, nobody has to leave any more. - kelly Mar 18, 08:55 7
  - That's pretty cool. Have fun! -- nm - MDH Mar 18, 08:58 1
    - Thanks - I love D&B - I'd so much rather go there than to a club. - kelly Mar 18, 09:04
  - What D&B thing? - Will Hunting Mar 18, 08:57 4
    - Co-worker's birthday party Saturday night. - kelly Mar 18, 09:00 1
      - Oh, okay. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 09:01
    - GallopyPants? -- nm - amoxy Mar 18, 08:58 1
      - Remember the whale name? Mr SplashyPants.... - Will Hunting Mar 18, 08:59
Loosi: this is what I took out of the NCIS epi last night - spoils -- (link) - Beaker Mar 18, 08:52 [Backboard] 1
- yeah, I was confused by that. anyone else? -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 08:54
ok, i admit to my serious case of technological imparement... advice please on how to... - i'm not dead yet ! Mar 18, 08:48 2
- just drag to highlight a row that's above or below where you want to put yours - con_carne Mar 18, 08:52
- bigger is good -- nm - Gwaahjo Mar 18, 08:48
Spawn...your wife has give the approval for Satuday Night. -- nm - Remlik Mar 18, 08:46 6
- so you are brining spawn as your wingman to the newest "alternative" club? -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 08:47 5
  - I never need a wingman. When you have 'game' you can roll solo. If you need pointers just ask Tru, it's ok. -- nm - Remlik Mar 18, 08:48 4
    - Though I *have* assisted with your hook-ups before. -- nm - Spawn Mar 18, 09:02 1
      - Spawn - Cameraman. -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 09:04
    - So, what you're saying is you all the game you need for an alternative club. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 08:51 1
      - or at least, he's better off without spawn. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 08:55
my one peeve with u-verse - tRuMaN Mar 18, 08:44 1
- word. Or even review the To Do List, etc. -- nm - Spawn Mar 18, 09:01
does Andie have a subscription to playback online? -- (link) - zork Mar 18, 08:43 2
- i do, but the site won't let me c7p. it just says the same stuff about her being flown to nyc and that in the meantime the production would continue - Andie Mar 18, 08:48 1
  - thanks, that's what I figured. I suppose if you ever really need to c&p from them you could view source then copy from there -- nm - zork Mar 18, 08:52
MY CHANNEL GRID IS FIXED!!! -- nm - Mop Mar 18, 08:43
Especially for STers: Apple has an unfortunate logo mixup ... -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 18, 08:43 4
- Apple has an unfortunate Lego mixup -- nm - What Beaker Read Mar 18, 08:58
- I agree with Applecumber -- nm - zork Mar 18, 08:44
- Funny. I thought it was them suing someone for using an apple in their logo. -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 08:43 1
  - No, but they did do that to a company near me. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 08:44
Yahoo! Fantasy Sports Customer Care support: Your message was received, and you will hear back from us within the next 24 hours with an answer. what.. - zork Mar 18, 08:41 3
- what's ur question? -- nm - Gwaahjo Mar 18, 08:46 2
  - bracket doesn't show up to edit in neither FF nor IE -- nm - zork Mar 18, 08:50 1
    - yeah, i've had that same problem... i'm sure everyone and their mother has contacted them about it already -- nm - Gwaahjo Mar 18, 08:54
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Poll: Stewart or Colbert? (You can only choose one) -- nm - secretslacker Mar 18, 08:40 28
- Colbert -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 09:01
- Stewart...I have never really gotten into Colbert -- nm - amoxy Mar 18, 08:59
- Stewart. Colbert's "act" grates on my nerves. -- nm - David Mar 18, 08:58
- Stewart -- nm - DreadPR Mar 18, 08:57
- Colbert -- nm - Sheep Mar 18, 08:55
- Colbert - con_carne Mar 18, 08:50
- Kilborn -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 08:45
- Stewart. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 18, 08:45
- Stewart. -- nm - TaurusII Mar 18, 08:44
- Colbert for me. I find Stewart laughs too often at his own jokes. -- nm - The Quiet Roger More Mar 18, 08:44 2
  - I don't see what's wrong with that. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 08:44 1
    - Neither do I. -- nm - Jimmy Fallon Mar 18, 08:49
- Stewart. -- nm - kelly Mar 18, 08:44
- Stewart; he's got more talent than just the simple satire. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 08:44 6
  - What Colbert does goes beyond "simple satire." If it was "simple" he'd have lasted about a year. -- nm - TWuG Mar 18, 08:45 5
    - It's a long con -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 09:03
    - Stewart when he wants to be is a pretty damn good journalist (last week) with a satirist's edge. Colbert doesn't get there. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 08:48 1
      - Disagree that Colbert is one trick. He isn't going for the same thing Stewart is. - TWuG Mar 18, 08:51
    - this is comedy central, dont they still have a mencia show? -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 08:46
    - agreed, and I think I have to go with Colbert. -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 08:46
- Stewart -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 08:43
- Stewart. I find Colbert funny, but his voice is too loud and grating for my taste. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 08:43
- Stewart. Colbert is a bit too much of a one trick pony. -- nm - Spawn Mar 18, 08:42
- stewart - tRuMaN Mar 18, 08:42 1
  - also, they are two very different shows, and are not going for the same thing really, so its hard to compare them. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 08:55
- Colbert. -- nm - TWuG Mar 18, 08:42
- Stewart. he's real -- nm - CQ Mar 18, 08:41
- Colbert -- nm - Ender Mar 18, 08:41
Obama's climate (cap-and-trade) plan could cost industry $2 trillion, 3 times the original estimate -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 18, 08:40 26
- I could just as possibly induce industry to make developing higher efficiency procedures, thus saving money for a net neutral cost. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 08:47 4
  - to make them a priority, rather -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 08:48 3
    - So, this industry is going to self-regulate, then? - TaurusII Mar 18, 08:52 2
      - No, the industry will absorb the extra costs of the regulations and try to offset them through higher prices and improved efficiency - TWuG Mar 18, 08:55
      - that's not what I'm saying at all. - znufrii Mar 18, 08:54
- "cost the industry"? What a bunch of bitchy little girls. In "costing" the industry, it does two other things: It creates a new industry, and it ... - Beryllium Mar 18, 08:46 1
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  - Didn't read the article, but I wonder what period that 3 trillion is spread over and whether it amounts to a "worst case" scenario. - TWuG Mar 18, 08:48 17
    - over an eight year period -- nm - The Quiet Roger More Mar 18, 08:49 16
      - So what are projected revenuers over that 8 year period? Many multiples of 3 trillion would be my guess. -- nm - TWuG Mar 18, 08:52 15
        
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        I think he's asking "what are total company revenues over eight years? I bet it's bigger than the $3T they'd have to fork out" -- nm - The Quiet Roger More Mar 18, 08:56 9
        
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        Yes, that's what I'm asking. Everyone hears -- nm - TWuG Mar 18, 08:58 7
        
        "$3 trillion" and gasps. But $3 trillion against what revenues? $10t? $12t? $20t? -- nm - TWuG Mar 18, 08:59 6
        
        not to mention that's probably the highest-revenue scenario in the projection, not by any means the most common outcome. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 09:00 5
        
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        *gives you a D- in reading comprehension* - znufrii Mar 18, 09:06 1
        
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        I think he's saying $3t is worst case. He meant "cost" not "revenue" -- nm - TWuG Mar 18, 09:04 1
        
        I meant govenrment revenue, not company revenue, correct. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 09:07
        
        most of which will apparently go to subsidizing increased consumer costs for lower-income families as a result of this program -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 08:56 3
        
        which is just as well, as the companies paying the tax will pass on the increased costs to consumers (as they should) - The Quiet Roger More Mar 18, 09:00 2
        
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        I know that's one proposal to deal with the problem, but is that what the EU actually does? -- nm - The Quiet Roger More Mar 18, 09:06
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Cool pic: my cousin went to Motley Crue: -- (link) - CQ Mar 18, 08:37 [flickr] 1
- *twitch* - Spawn Mar 18, 08:41
ml, re b2 - tRuMaN Mar 18, 08:36 6
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  - hmm, k. - tRuMaN Mar 18, 08:45 2
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    - If you finish in last place cuz of Bobby Jenks...... -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 08:48
- Saves are by far the easiest thing to get imo. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 08:37 1
  - hmm, k. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 08:40
You all are gonna be so crazed out. I had to actually work some yesterday! - CQ Mar 18, 08:35 2
- in a bikini? -- nm - marcel Mar 18, 08:49
- Unpossible! -- nm - TaurusII Mar 18, 08:42
apparently znu's bar rule was dead wrong -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 08:35 3
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  - *links to an NYT article that proves nothing* -- nm - znoofree Mar 18, 08:38 1
    - *drinks* -- nm - JackDawson si Mar 18, 08:43
Pickup Truck! -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 08:34
Sabotage! -- nm - mara Mar 18, 08:34 2
- Oh! Is it coolest earworm ever day? Sweet. -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 08:39
- This is all we are! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 18, 08:35
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- Unbelievable -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 18, 08:35
The Law! -- nm - CQ Mar 18, 08:33
st is turning japenese -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 08:33 14
- Okay, hands up those who didn't know that this was a song about masturbation the first time you heard it? - secretslacker Mar 18, 08:36 12
  - i wasn't aware of it for the longest time..HOWEVER, Frankie Goes to Hollywood... Relax? pretty obvious subject matter there -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Mar 18, 08:46 1
    - especially after seeing the 12 different versions of the video they made, it finally made sense to me when I was a kid. -- nm - Remlik Mar 18, 08:49
  - How young are you? -- nm - lileve Mar 18, 08:41
  - Okay, hands up those who don't know what song he's talking about? -- nm - Ender Mar 18, 08:40 4
    - "Turning Japanese" by the Vapors (sings a couple bars) -- nm - secretslacker Mar 18, 08:41 2
      - we're old. -- nm - Will Ye Go, Loosi, Go? Mar 18, 08:45
      - Never heard of it. *NM* - Ender Mar 18, 08:45
    - No idea -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 08:41
  - wha? -- nm - zork Mar 18, 08:39 1
    - And those who just learned this with my above post... please stay after class. -- nm - secretslacker Mar 18, 08:40
  - I was 7 years old. -- nm - ty97 Mar 18, 08:38
  - its hump day. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 08:36
- I really think so -- nm - TWuG Mar 18, 08:34

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