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SpongeBBob Square Pants. - the liioulu with stuff Oct 28, 15:09
When IKEA says "This furniture must be secured to the wall with the enclosed anti-topple device." do they really mean MUST? -- (link) - ty97 Oct 28, 15:07 11
- Depends on what it is holding. Put heay stuff on the bottom and light stuff on top. -- nm - lileve Oct 28, 15:33
- Hmm...don't they also show tis as a room divider? -- nm - the liioulu with stuff Oct 28, 15:10
- I can't imagine that would be very sturdy/secure without fastening it to the wall. - kelly Oct 28, 15:08 7
  - Why would it topple, unless it was unevenly footed? -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 15:09 6
    - Is it top heavy and/or have a narrow base? That could lead to instabilty, and regardless of quality of footing. - Sexy Mofo Oct 28, 15:12 1
      - Hmm, or I could actuall click the link and look at it. - Sexy Mofo Oct 28, 15:14
    - I think they include that device for sale in CA and other shaky ground areas, but it doesn't hurt. Also people can load the thing so its top heavy -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 15:11 2
      - sfek, and if you walk by and just bump it and its top heavy, then you could possibly have problems -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 15:13 1
        
        It doesn't even have to be top heavy. The base is so narrow in comparison to it's height, it would have to be *extremely* bottom-weighted to prevent - Sexy Mofo Oct 28, 15:15
    - built poorly. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 28, 15:09
- I think just about every pre made bookshelf has that warning now. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 28, 15:07
Erph, I really hope this code change I did at work reduces the processing time for this project ... 5 minutes per batch is not acceptable ... oh sweet - Beryllium Oct 28, 15:06
Yes, still talking.... 1 hour, 10 minutes so far. No wonder we never had kids. -- nm - Cranknophobia Oct 28, 15:02
was there a himym last night? -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 28, 14:56 4
- Repeat -- nm - Guigue Oct 28, 14:57
- and Terminator...was there a new one as well? -- nm - Remlik Oct 28, 14:57 2
  - Beisbol. -- nm - the liioulu with stuff Oct 28, 15:02
  - not till next week -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 14:58
TTIS: I think I want new bookcases. - ty97 Oct 28, 14:55 2
- be a man, make your own. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 28, 14:56 1
  - There's been a bookcase filled to the brim over my bed for something like ten years... - secretslacker Oct 28, 14:57
has crash and trish started watching ncis yet? -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 28, 14:55 9
- not yet -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 14:56 8
  - such slacking takes place at your house it is amazing. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 28, 14:57 7
    - I am such a slacker... - secretslacker Oct 28, 14:58 2
      - never an excuse to put of a nap! -- nm - Remlik Oct 28, 15:10
      - you fail at slackonomics -- nm - Beryllium Oct 28, 14:59
    - it was recommended to us by someone who doesn't realize calling Rush "the music of the universe" is a joke -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 14:57 3
      - you better half agrees with me regarding Rush so you better listen to me! -- nm - Remlik Oct 28, 15:06 1
        
        shush you. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 28, 15:11
      - well, I recommended it to you to. so ignore the no haired weirdo. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 28, 15:05
ahhhhhhhhh., there was just a picture of Palin on the left side here!!! nm - Jovian Oct 28, 14:50
In pictures: Road sign madness -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 28, 14:45
Cougar spotted, five blocks from my house -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 28, 14:43 5
- Watch out for your Fifis. - the liioulu with stuff Oct 28, 14:45 1
  - Same story with comments. -- (link) - the liioulu with stuff Oct 28, 14:47
- Feed her a nineteen year old boy and let her do her thing. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 28, 14:45
- (Note: There aren't any bars that close to my house, so not THAT kind of cougar) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 28, 14:44 1
  - Such cougars are known to travel over a wide territory, not bound by sight of their watering hole, often seek out a salt lick and small prey -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 28, 18:32
CHUCK!!! Last night: A+. L4. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 28, 14:42 19
- no question. my favorite Chuck episode ever. easily. nm - Jovian Oct 28, 14:51
- I wonder if I was watching a different episode beacuse it was meh to me -- nm - kilboooo Oct 28, 14:45 3
  - Very weak in certain spots. Incredibly lame cliches (i.e. difusing the bomb at the last second?), but... Missile Command! - Mop Oct 28, 15:07 1
    - see, I disagree, the lame cliches are actually homages to the espionage genre -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 15:10
  - dude, you're starving your inner nerd -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 14:52
- I'm the last one to be called a "Tom Sawyer" fan, but I really liked the use of it last night -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 14:45 11
  - I have no love for Rush, and I loved that scene. -- nm - Mop Oct 28, 15:08
  - I'm still laughing, just watched it. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 28, 14:45 2
    - Is it on Hulu yet? -- nm - secretslacker Oct 28, 14:49 1
      - No idea, I just DVR'd -- nm - Strongbad Oct 28, 14:49
  - You've taken your first step to a larger world. Welcome Crash. -- nm - Remlik Oct 28, 14:45 6
    - dude, they're not going to be able to have Yvonne Strahovski karate fight to all their songs, so forgeddabowit -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 14:47 5
      - oh no Crash. Don't take a step back! You're on the Path now! -- nm - Remlik Oct 28, 14:49 4
        
        I'll take it back, you're not Turtle, you're Jeff -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 14:50 3
        
        please. I'm Vince. Don't deny it. -- nm - Remlik Oct 28, 14:51 2
        
        Vince don't Rush -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 14:51 1
        
        of course he does. Vince is in tune with what the universe has to offer him and since Rush provide the Music of the Universe.... - Remlik Oct 28, 14:52
- Supernatural!!! last week: A++ L5 -- nm - the liioulu with stuff Oct 28, 14:44 1
  - Also a great episode. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 28, 14:45
Teen shot over vandalized McCain sign, police say -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 28, 14:42
also, guys, my fish jupiter is *so* handsome. (that's all.) -- nm - frankenstein loves mandy lane Oct 28, 14:32 4
- we're going to need jupiter fish cam, please -- nm - kilboooo Oct 28, 14:39 1
  - I wonder if I can do that with the macbook. hmmm. -- nm - frankenstein loves mandy lane Oct 28, 14:49
- My horny betta is making a bubble nest. I think he's sneaking chicks in at night. -- nm - Max Oct 28, 14:34 1
  - effin nubby -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 14:50
This is cool. They should have these in every airport so you can take your lunch on the plane and keep it warm. -- (link) - Mop Oct 28, 14:27 1
- keep it warm??? but it's a cooler!!! -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 28, 14:39
Kelly, I never made any formal requests for people not to call me "shades"... - secretslacker Oct 28, 14:24 35
- ya know, i haven't used my real name here in *7* years; and i did politely request it not be used. - b.oo! Oct 28, 14:32 15
  - Okay, so you touched a nerve... I returned the favor. I apologize. Moving on. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 28, 14:41
  - has it been 7 years?!?!?!?!? - crash davis Oct 28, 14:34 13
    - right after 9/11, maybe even before hsx was back and we were on mop's boards. -- nm - b.oo! Oct 28, 14:37 4
      - (overshare, maybe) but I just found myself thinking fondly "awww, 9/11" - ty97 Oct 28, 14:43 1
        
        I will never forget that faile couldn't get to the site and popped me on IM and asked me to let everyone know that he was ok. -- nm - frankenstein loves mandy lane Oct 28, 14:51
      - I recall, I just can't believe its been that long. I'm feeling old. -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 14:38 1
        
        *touches crash* Yup, you are. (nm) - Sexy Mofo Oct 28, 14:39
    - Seriously, I thought Slacker Talk just started a couple months back. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 28, 14:35 7
      - i did not even have an account here until last week. -- nm - b.oo! Oct 28, 14:38
      - honestly, I'm just blown away by how time has flown - 7 years for her, 5 years on your handle, wow -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 14:36 5
        
        No, this handle is only 3 years (a little less) - secretslacker Oct 28, 14:37 4
        
        I meant five years since you used the slang term for sunglasses -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 14:37 3
        
        how many emails to Havens is that? -- nm - Reagen Oct 28, 14:39
        
        I stopped even wearing sunglasses *11* years ago! :) -- nm - secretslacker Oct 28, 14:38 1
        
        that's unhealthy, from a UV-exposure perspective ... ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 28, 14:39
- are you mad about that? good god. I'm just a lazy typer. if you asked me not to, I wouldn't, but all those extra keystrokes? - frankenstein loves mandy lane Oct 28, 14:30 6
  - No, I'm not even remotely mad... was just giving you a hard time and didn't realize it would turn into a "thing" -- nm - secretslacker Oct 28, 14:32 5
    - just tell me how cute my fish is and we're all fine. -- nm - frankenstein loves mandy lane Oct 28, 14:47 4
      - I'm worried that might be taken the wrong way :) -- nm - secretslacker Oct 28, 14:48 3
        
        have you *seen* him? -- (link) - frankenstein loves mandy lane Oct 28, 14:51 2
        
        this one is better. b! look at my fish! -- (link) - frankenstein loves mandy lane Oct 28, 14:53 1
        
        Pretty.... -- nm - secretslacker Oct 28, 14:57
- "and Hillbillies prefer to be called Sons of the Soil, but that ain't gonna happen." (nm) - Dr. Julius Hibbert Oct 28, 14:29 2
  - "We prefer Appalachian-Americans" -- nm - only good line in Dukes of Hazard movie Oct 28, 14:35 1
    - Don't remember much about that movie, but I do recall leaving the theatre (the cheap theatre, but still) thinking that I enjoyed it. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 28, 14:48
- Ignoring it because "someone else is going to do it anyway" doesn't make it any less douchey. - kelly Oct 28, 14:28 8
  - And you might want to note that the one post you mentioned was the only time I made a joke. - secretslacker Oct 28, 14:35 1
    - Who says I was dwelling on it? I didn't like it, I moved on. The "don't call me shades!" whine seemed like the perfect time to bring up the fact - kelly Oct 28, 15:04
  - "Awww, I wanted to pass the dutchey on the left hand side." (nm) - Homer Oct 28, 14:30 5
    - I love mububi days on ticker talk. -- nm - frankenstein loves mandy lane Oct 28, 14:31 4
      - Stop Calling Me Ticker Talk!!!!!!!! -- nm - Slacker Talk Oct 28, 14:47
      - I'd prefer that you call me by my new handle: - Sexy Mofo Oct 28, 14:34 2
        
        Heh heh. -- nm - kelly Oct 28, 15:01
        
        L3! -- nm - secretslacker Oct 28, 14:41
Have you joined the bestest HSX fan club yet? -- (link) - ty97 Oct 28, 14:23 1
- the Montreal Canadians one? -- nm - Count Beakula Oct 28, 14:23
NCAA: Doctor said Lute Olson had a stroke within last year. -- (link) - budice Oct 28, 14:23
Red Cross releases Real Time Strategy game. -- (link) - Ender Oct 28, 14:23
in case anyone missed this: hsx still has a big privacy issue. - b.oo! Oct 28, 14:21 3
- I don't use my real info -- nm - budice Oct 28, 14:23
- thanks, but I don't fill that stuff in -- nm - peglegpete Oct 28, 14:22
- ooh, let's try this for that frisky fella -- nm - Beryllium Oct 28, 14:21
Mazuka had the best line on Dexter this week. - nubby Oct 28, 14:21 1
- *puts nubby on his bowling team to keep the handicap artificially high* -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 14:23
the world needs a lot of things right now, but I'm sure a remake of "Footloose" is on that list -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 14:21 10
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  - don't be harshing on the kilbo -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 14:24 4
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      - still no reason to be harshing on the kilbo -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 14:29 2
        
        *cries* I still blame pixie. This is his crap team I'm using :) -- nm - kilboooo Oct 28, 14:37
        
        a couple seasons ago, I was like third in the league in points and dead last in the standings 2/3 of the way through the season - - crash davis Oct 28, 14:30
- NOT - I'm not sure - gah, a typo made me look like I'm supporting the remake -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 14:21 2
  - I was briefly picturing you bustin' moves to Kenny Loggins. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 28, 14:24 1
    - actually, if I could dance, I would dance :) -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 14:26
I have good news, and I have bad news: The good news: Americans are saving more and paying down debt -- (link) - ty97 Oct 28, 14:20 12
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  - I agree with your IM. Coupled with a weak economy, however, is not the best opportune time for this to be occurring. - ty97 Oct 28, 14:22 8
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      - It seems rates are just so low right now, going lower is insane. - ty97 Oct 28, 14:37 6
        
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        I think my concern is that there isn't much left before we get to 0. (We're at 1 correct?) - ty97 Oct 28, 14:49 4
        
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        That was part of it. Prolonged low rates helped to feed the give-everybody-a-mortgage-bonanza - ty97 Oct 28, 15:01 1
        
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- Most predictable bad news ever! -- nm - nubby Oct 28, 14:21
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kilbo, I left you this -- (link) - ty97 Oct 28, 14:17 [Backboard]
Bottom line - she needs $500 for the moving truck. I said No, but she's still sharing. -- nm - Cranknophobia Oct 28, 14:17 3
- is she renting it for a week? no way it should be $500. -- nm - znufrii Oct 28, 14:17 2
  - $385 plus gas she says. -- nm - Cranknophobia Oct 28, 14:20 1
    - that's ridonk. -- nm - znufrii Oct 28, 14:21
LIR: If it's too expensive for you, then you don't get it. I'm sorry but it's a huge pet peeve of mine that just because it's digital if you don't - kilboooo Oct 28, 14:15 6
- Pardon me, ST, for triggering your moral gag reflex. -- nm - emoticreature Oct 28, 14:18
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  - In 2 months, it will be going for practically nothing again. I bought the original new a year ago for a fraction of what it costs right now used. - emoticreature Oct 28, 14:19 1
    - So wait? - kilboooo Oct 28, 14:21
  - You joke, but there is one. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 28, 14:17 1
    - How do I get that job? -- nm - kilboooo Oct 28, 14:22
[an error occurred while processing this identity directive] -- nm - Qale Oct 28, 14:14 3
- You miss Apache Bridge, don't cha? -- nm - XChef Oct 28, 14:16 2
  - Even the error messages just kind of became part of Ticker Talk. -- nm - Qale Oct 28, 14:23
  - I liked the Apaches much more than this Drupal tribe -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 14:18
kick it! -- nm - kilboooo Oct 28, 14:13 5
- bend it! -- nm - nubby Oct 28, 14:14 4
  - push it -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 14:16 3
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      - whip it good! -- nm - zombie taurus Oct 28, 14:18 1
        
        slackerlogic -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 28, 18:35

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