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One randomly selected post before the board rolls will help me determine whether to sign with University of Phoenix or ITT Tech -- nm - prayformojo Jan 27, 08:03 2
- For profit institutions are a scam. -- nm - Mop Jan 27, 08:11
- Eag, in Phoenix was bragging about the weather. So, this comes down to 1 question: - Will Hunting Jan 27, 08:05
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- This is my shocked face. -- nm - spamlet Jan 27, 08:02 3
  - So much so that I thought we already knew they were doing it. -- nm - Ultron Jan 27, 08:04
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    - hi. - your navigation system Jan 27, 08:04
- SEE! -- nm - Tin foil hat wearers Jan 27, 07:58 1
  - You better have your car wrapped, then! -- nm - Ultron Jan 27, 07:59
ST fun committee - what fun things has your office done that you'd recommend? chili cook off? team bowling? etc - Epiphany Jan 27, 07:47 4
- Pot luck lunch. Bowling. Amusement park. -- nm - con_carne Jan 27, 08:10
- darts nights at a pub -- nm - zork Jan 27, 08:04
- groups have gone to an indoor "game" place, where they have done lasertag, bowling, etc as a group event, those seem fun - Truman Jan 27, 08:02
- We all went rowing out on the Charles. Good teamwork exercise (and fun). We had a billiards tourney once - also a good time. - Diva Jan 27, 07:52
If your wondering since I live out here near the SuperBowl should be 65 on Sunday - eag Jan 27, 07:43 3
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  - Funny you should mention that - eag Jan 27, 07:51 1
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- heh. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 07:41
- SNOWPOCALYPSE!!! -- nm - Ultron Jan 27, 07:39
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French court stops child from being named Nutella -- (link) - LMS Jan 27, 07:25 17
- ST Poll: Do you agree that a Court should be able to stop a child from being named something absurd? -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 07:32 15
  - I appreciate the court is looking out for the interest of the child, who is presumably too young to do that herself -- nm - con_carne Jan 27, 08:06
  - If absurd is the only reason for rejecting the name, then no. -- nm - Roger More Jan 27, 07:57
  - small sample size but the men here are saying yes and the women are saying no. huh. -- nm - zork Jan 27, 07:46 1
    - although I think I have to side with the women. Next they'll be telling us what sort of porn we're allowed to watch! -- nm - zork Jan 27, 07:48
  - Definitely. -- nm - Loyola Jan 27, 07:38
  - Yes....because while the parents think the kid's name will be unique, this becomes mental abuse for the kid as he grows up. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 27, 07:36 3
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      - Do you mean unique or racial-sounding? (I've only seen research about the latter) -- nm - Roger More Jan 27, 07:54 1
        
        I would imagine unusual names, period. -- nm - Ultron Jan 27, 07:56
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  - Named after a copyrighted product? Yes. -- nm - Ultron Jan 27, 07:34
  - i struggle with this one. i guess i would have to so "no, they shouldn't be able to do that." - Andie Jan 27, 07:34 2
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    - (as in, they shouldn't be able to stop a parent - parents should have final say) -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 07:34
  - not really no -- nm - Epiphany Jan 27, 07:33
- Nobody should be Nutella. -- nm - Ultron Jan 27, 07:28
Weather Update Poll! Describe your weather, right now. - Andie Jan 27, 07:22 38
- 78 and sunny. I actually don't like it. It's winter damnit! -- nm - Qale Jan 27, 14:30
- upper 30s, mostly clear. -- nm - spamlet Jan 27, 08:01
- 29F, feels like 21F. Cloudy. Had a little more snow overnight but not even enough to make up for what melted yesterday in the sun. -- nm - Ultron Jan 27, 07:47
- Full blizzard. The province is basically closed right now. -- nm - Shaun Jan 27, 07:40 7
  - why are none of you people posting photos? - Andie Jan 27, 07:42 6
    - love you dearly, but ain't going out there until I have to start shovelin'. :) -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 07:45 5
      - I'll be doing a primary shovel here soon to clear off the landing where the shed is, which houses the snowblower. -- nm - Shaun Jan 27, 08:01 4
        
        A random neighbor just came down the street with his snowblower. This will makes our efforts much easier later. - Diva Jan 27, 08:04 3
        
        It's the lesbians from 2 doors down! -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 08:08 2
        
        Guess you know how you have to thank them later. - Will Hunting Jan 27, 08:09 1
        
        heh. - Diva Jan 27, 08:12
- Blizzard. City is on shutdown. visability almost zero out our window -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 07:40 1
  - yonh. -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 07:44
- 32. Light snow. - Kim Pine Jan 27, 07:39
- Damp, but I guess the rain has moved out -- nm - con_carne Jan 27, 07:38 1
  - Same here -- nm - eag Jan 27, 07:40
- 47 and sunny - going to 75 today -- nm - Epiphany Jan 27, 07:32 1
  - Spring weather in January. Thanks Texas -- nm - Roolulu Jan 27, 07:47
- Cloudy 8C -- nm - LMS Jan 27, 07:30
- 8C/47F...Cloudy with a chance of rain. -- nm - Loyola Jan 27, 07:28
- +10, calm, beautiful. -- nm - Reagen Jan 27, 07:27
- Blizzard-y Blizzardness. Cold, Windy, Snow Blowing in Your Face, Drifty As All Get Out, World Is A Desolate Tundra. - Diva Jan 27, 07:26 2
  - pics! -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 07:27 1
    - this is what it looks like outside... -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 07:39
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  - Roughly the same here. -- nm - pmb Jan 27, 07:31
- -9C (15*F), but windy. So fairly cold, flurried ended this morning. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 07:24
- Light snow. Slightly windy. -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 07:23 10
  - AHHHHHHHHH! :) but seriously, this is sort of great for New Yorkers, mandatory day off, but not awful out. No power outages i assume? -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 07:25 9
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    - I work from home so.........I wish power was out? :) -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 07:31 7
      - lie! "it was really localized - a tree fell down the street." -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 07:32 6
        
        I think my power lines are all underground. - ty97 Jan 27, 07:33
        
        They have trees in NY? -- nm - Ultron Jan 27, 07:33 4
        
        *sigh* -- (link) - ty97 Jan 27, 07:34 3
        
        So, one tree. It would be national news if it fell then! -- nm - Ultron Jan 27, 07:34
        
        P.S. I've been to Indiana. - ty97 Jan 27, 07:34 1
        
        ::gazes out window at the edge of a forest of trees:: - Ultron Jan 27, 07:35
Fantastic Four teaser trailer - needs more jazz drumming. -- (link) - LMS Jan 27, 07:22 [youtube] 1
- I *so* want this to be good, but trying not to get hopes up due to ongoing news. - Ultron Jan 27, 07:27
The following news article is the fake drama that is going on in my local region/county.....(link) - Walt_Disney Jan 27, 07:16 1
- That's sooo worth getting upset about. -- nm - zork Jan 27, 07:52
Baffling financial data day. Earlier: several weak earnings released, durable goods soft, market tanks. Just now: Consumer confidence at 7 year high, - ty97 Jan 27, 07:13 1
- Obama!!! -- nm - Ultron Jan 27, 07:14
I just got in last night from MAGfest (In Maryland) and I had such a good time. - Roolulu Jan 27, 07:00 7
- put in order your favorite animae conventions -- nm - Epiphany Jan 27, 07:02 6
  - Actually, MAGfest was a video game convention, want me to do Favorite cons period? Or best Cons/Years in order of awesomeness? -- nm - Roolulu Jan 27, 07:06 5
    - best cons in order of awesomeness -- nm - Epiphany Jan 27, 07:20 1
      - I'll think about it and prolly give it on the next board - Roolulu Jan 27, 07:33
    - Shaka Khan Con! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 27, 07:12 2
      - Wrath of Khan Con! -- nm - Ultron Jan 27, 07:58
      - Bi-Mon Sci-Fi Con! -- nm - Polar Baron Jan 27, 07:19
I found out last night Ralph Waite (pop Walton) died last year; *sad* -- nm - Loyola Jan 27, 06:52
it's an amazon poll! I have placed 29 amazon orders in the last six months. you? -- nm - sweet cheesarella barbacorn Jan 27, 06:46 15
- 19. -- nm - pmb Jan 27, 07:45
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  - No, but we dropped Netflix so we're using it as a replacement for that and the shipping is just a bonus. -- nm - spamlet Jan 27, 07:57
- 25 -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 07:08
- 17 (plus 5 digital) -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 07:05
- (this is a great poll) Only 28....really thought it would have been higher - prayformojo Jan 27, 07:02
- 34 -- nm - Epiphany Jan 27, 07:02
- 15. -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 27, 07:00
- 2. -- nm - Shaun Jan 27, 06:59
- 24. (Plus 59 digital orders.) -- nm - Ender Jan 27, 06:54
- 15 but with Prime I bet that's going to go up. -- nm - spamlet Jan 27, 06:52
- 1 -- nm - Loyola Jan 27, 06:50
- 11 -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 06:50
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- 38 -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 06:48
The Wire season 1 major spoilers - Beaker Jan 27, 06:44 1
- spoiler - Krusty Jan 27, 06:54
Saw Kingsman last night - blimey charlie! I wonder who next from Love Actually is going to become an action hero. -- nm - LMS Jan 27, 06:39 11
- Emma is going to get quite cross. -- nm - Inigo Jan 27, 06:54
- *crosses fingers for Alan Rickman* -- nm - Roger More Jan 27, 06:43
- What'd you think of it? I'm really interested in seeing it. -- nm - Krusty Jan 27, 06:42 3
  - If you fancy something ridiculous and violent, this is the film. -- nm - LMS Jan 27, 07:26 2
    - I was really interested until you mentioned the amount of violence. - spamlet Jan 27, 08:03 1
      - It's cartoon violence, but there's a lot of it. -- nm - LMS Jan 27, 08:11
- what did you think? - Andie Jan 27, 06:41 4
  - also SPOILERS - Andie Jan 27, 06:43 3
    - It's awesome and silly, sometime at the same time. I really enjoyed it, felt a bit too long, but would be hard to cut something. Spoilers - LMS Jan 27, 07:08 2
      - it was fairly epic. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 07:20 1
        
        You may be interested in this - Matthew Vaughn discusses his music choices. -- (link) - LMS Jan 27, 07:55
ty97/Dawson/Wale, etc: Kiesza and Betty Who are touring together. That will be an awesome show. -- nm - MDH Jan 27, 06:33 1
- I had no idea that Wale posted here. Celeb in the house! -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 07:06
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New Greek Prime Minister sworn into office...but doesn't wear a tie; -- (link) - Loyola Jan 27, 06:31 5
- I am not an economist and I barely follow Greece but will say this - ty97 Jan 27, 06:35 4
  - It's the 1920s all over again! - spamlet Jan 27, 06:54
  - hey what could go wrong in pissing Germany off?! -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 06:45
  - Interesting piece by Paul Krugman on the Greeks; "Syriza should ignore calls to be responsible" -- (link) - Loyola Jan 27, 06:43
  - I hope they're the catalyst for the downfall of the euro currency. - Loyola Jan 27, 06:39
Buzzfeed: 14 “Vacations” Parents Take Every Day -- (link) - amoxy Jan 27, 06:30
Tuesday Book poll: what are you reading? -- nm - Epiphany Jan 27, 06:23 12
- Just started The Big Short -- nm - con_carne Jan 27, 07:23
- Everything that Remains. Enh. Overwritten. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 07:21
- The Ghost Brigades (John Scalzi) - Kim Pine Jan 27, 06:57
- A game of Thrones -- nm - Roolulu Jan 27, 06:46
- A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore. Recently finished The Girl With All The Gifts. -- nm - Ender Jan 27, 06:35
- Theft of Swords by Michael Sullivan - Epiphany Jan 27, 06:31 2
  - I hope you are enjoying it. I don't think there were many dull parts in the book. -- nm - Roolulu Jan 27, 06:46 1
    - I am - comical interactions between the two main characters - Epiphany Jan 27, 07:00
- Preparations for the Next Life, plus still working through Random Walk Down Wall Street. Finished an Unnecessary Woman over the weekend. -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 06:29
- A TV script about early days of Hollywood. -- nm - LMS Jan 27, 06:28
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- about to start Old Man's War -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 06:24
Justin Blackmon is reportedly training and ready to return to the Jaguars in 2015. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 27, 06:19
Raiders hire Bernie Parmalee and Rob Moore as RB and WR coaches. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 27, 06:18
Former Steelers DC Dick LeBeau has turned down the Cardinals DC spot. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 27, 06:18
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- Rob Ford had enough mass to have a moon. -- nm - Mop Jan 27, 07:07 1
  - M-O-O-N that spells Doug -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 07:12

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