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New 'The Ring' movie Rings (11 years later) -- (link) - decline Aug 24, 08:08
This headline: "Rush Limbaugh warns that federally paid 'lesbian farmers' could invade your town" - ty97 Aug 24, 08:02 8
- ~here come the lesbians!~ -- (link*) - znufrii, dad. Aug 24, 08:10 [youtube] 4
  - New this fall on CBS! -- nm - mara Aug 24, 08:13 3
    - Found a link to the song, comes on at 11pm Sunday nights on xpn, always cracks me up when I'm driving home late from the shore. - znufrii, dad. Aug 24, 08:20
    - Chicago Lesbians -- nm - NBC, not missing a trick Aug 24, 08:19 1
      - yes -- nm - Diva Aug 24, 08:27
- * considers the implications* I'm going to allow it - Epiphany Aug 24, 08:07
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- Invasion of the Lesbian Farmers from Lesbos -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 08:04
ST Poll: When is the last time you mailed a check to pay a credit bard bill? -- nm - ty97 Aug 24, 07:49 14
- Always -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 24, 14:00
- Um, never. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 08:25
- I've never done that. I never even wrote a cheque before coming to Canada. -- nm - Roger More Aug 24, 08:16 2
  - Before that you wrote checks. -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 08:36
  - jonathan rents out parking spots behind his house to students. last night, a junior came over to pay him. she wrote a check. - university of amanda jones Aug 24, 08:21
- No idea. -- nm - mara Aug 24, 08:14
- I can't even remember. -- nm - university of amanda jones Aug 24, 08:13
- 2007? I don't write checks since I had check fraud. I do sometimes go to the store to pay my CC bill in person -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 08:08
- [Lieutenant Valeris voice] I do not remember. -- nm - KuBaron and the Two STrings Aug 24, 08:07
- "check?" -- nm - JaxSean Aug 24, 08:04
- (in reference to our company's credit card bill, it is usually well over a million dollars, it needs to go through our system first. (once they get - Andie Aug 24, 07:59
- a *credit card bill*? the 90s? -- nm* - Andie Aug 24, 07:57
- I'm not sure if ever, -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 07:56
- 10-15 years ago? -- nm - decline Aug 24, 07:50
STIS: Medical Question - Strongbad Aug 24, 07:48 7
- I had a knot after a bruise on the back of my calf fro a 4 wheeler peddle. My doc said it was a clot type thing but not a dangerous one - the body - Epiphany Aug 24, 08:17
- maybe calcium deposit? I would talk to a doctor. -- nm - university of amanda jones Aug 24, 08:11
- Thanks everyone. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 24, 08:00
- Not being you or seeing it, obviously none of us will have any idea. However....a story.... - Jim Aug 24, 07:58
- Not serious. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Aug 24, 07:56
- not. -- nm - groiny Aug 24, 07:53
- Alien symbiote -- nm - decline Aug 24, 07:50
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- This Dilbert seems appropriate. -- (link) - KuBaron and the Two STrings Aug 24, 08:15 1
  - perfect -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 08:18
- Translation: Step the fuck off, Tracy Flick. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 24, 07:48 1
  - I was picturing the tribal screaming music from Election in the background. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 24, 07:49
- Hello Myrna, meet Lisa. - Diva Aug 24, 07:47 2
  - They are going to meet, fall in love, get married, have two children, and terrorize their HOA and PTA - ty97 Aug 24, 07:51
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- Far too reasonable and polite. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Aug 24, 07:46 3
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    - Much better. - znufrii, dad. Aug 24, 07:50 1
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- Well said. -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 07:45 4
  - Also, I don't think you are busy enough. -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 07:46 3
    - he needs a hobby to fill all the down time. -- nm - Andie Aug 24, 07:49 2
      - I didn't even see CrossFit get mentioned either. - Shaun Aug 24, 07:51 1
        
        he's a slacker. -- nm - Diva Aug 24, 08:11
lol, Bernie Sanders -- (link) - znufrii, dad. Aug 24, 07:36
My boss knows exactly how to pique my interest in two words or less. - znufrii, dad. Aug 24, 07:22 13
- I was expecting. - Spawn Aug 24, 07:27 12
  - I was certain it was - ty97 Aug 24, 07:47
  - i thought it would be - Andie Aug 24, 07:29 5
    - i thought it would be - pixie Aug 24, 07:43
    - I was hoping - Shaun Aug 24, 07:41 1
      - That was at my last job... -- nm - znufrii, dad. Aug 24, 07:44
    - (time away from daughter?) -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 07:32 1
      - good point -- nm - Andie Aug 24, 07:34
  - I was thinking... - Roger More Aug 24, 07:28 3
    - YSMM -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 07:46
    - *ding* -- nm - spamlet Aug 24, 07:31
    - ?! -- nm - mud Aug 24, 07:30
  - me too. -- nm - Diva Aug 24, 07:28
Patriots cut ties with C Bryan Stork and veteran WR Nate Washington. -- nm - Diva Aug 24, 07:09
"...what have I done?!..." -- nm - Lisa, staggering Aug 24, 06:59
Lisa update! The 'restated official policy' was just sent to all accounting people at the problematic location about 1/2 an hour ago. - Andie Aug 24, 06:46 38 1
- BUT IT'S 2016, HOW COULD WE POSSIBLY PAY THIS BILL ON-LINE?! -- nm* - ty97 Aug 24, 07:49
- Lisa's car is probably getting keyed at this very moment. -- nm - kelly Aug 24, 07:25
- LOL - they had the option of setting up direct bank payments and didn't do it? -- nm - Roger More Aug 24, 07:08 11
  - Hah! This whole thing just gets better. -- nm - mafic Aug 24, 07:15
  - oh, god yes. they've been slowly rolling it over, but, i think maybe they'll speed that up. -- nm - Andie Aug 24, 07:09 9
    - They must be adrenalin junkies who love the tension of whether they'll get their signatures in time. No wonder Fight Club is set in Wilmington. -- nm* - Roger More Aug 24, 07:16 3
      - it's face tattoos as far as the eye can see in accounts payable. -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 07:22
      - IS IT? i did not know that. -- nm - Andie Aug 24, 07:17 1
        
        I don't think it's explicit in the movie except for some passing references, but (spoilers) - Roger More Aug 24, 07:27
    - where is this office? -- nm - Diva Aug 24, 07:10 4
      - Wilmington Delaware -- nm - Andie Aug 24, 07:11 3
        
        lol, Wilmington. - znufrii, dad. Aug 24, 07:19
        
        (they handle the accounting for all US sites.) -- nm - Andie Aug 24, 07:11 1
        
        oh yes, you mentioned this before. -- nm - Diva Aug 24, 07:14
- I love the smell of napalm in the morning. -- nm - spamlet Aug 24, 07:06
- I am smiling at the image of various artillery rounds hitting close to their command post. [nm] - Mel Profit Aug 24, 07:06 4
  - Or the end of The Hunt For Red October - Reagen Aug 24, 07:08 3
    - *snork* -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 24, 07:35
    - "Lisa, don't tell me you lost another sub .." - Beryllium Aug 24, 07:21
    - *giggling at the IM* -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 07:15
- "And a special thanks to Lisa for pointing out the inefficiencies." - JaxSean Aug 24, 07:02 4
  - Dude. - Spawn Aug 24, 07:26
  - they might tar and feather her once they find out she can't keep her big yap shut -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 07:03 2
    - but something tells me ole Lisa was probably not well liked way before this -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 07:04 1
      - Right. Tantrums like that aren't outta nowhere. -- nm - David Aug 24, 07:09
- I do love the thought that they are so clueless as to actually respond with criticism or "but, but" to an official thing from the CFO -- nm - oblique Aug 24, 07:01 1
  - oh, i wasn't surprised. it was very 'but! but!..." -- nm - Andie Aug 24, 07:05
- This is wonderful. -- nm - mara Aug 24, 06:58
- I feel like the Germans might have a word for this feeling. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 24, 06:53
- Man, she kicked the hornets nest. I bet everbody is just lovin' Lisa right now. You should send an email with just 'Thank You' -- nm - decline Aug 24, 06:52
- this is joyful - and I say that a person who sees our support staff not being treated well by certain uppity folks -- nm* - Epiphany Aug 24, 06:50 3
  - the thing is, i outrank her, she badly miscalculated. -- nm - Andie Aug 24, 06:51 2
    - holy shite!! she's a complete an utter idiot. I would really love to know what she was thinking at the time. - Epiphany Aug 24, 06:55 1
      - What color folder should this go in -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 24, 14:03
- "Now you fucked up!" -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 06:48 3
  - You done messed up! -- nm - Substitute Teacher Aug 24, 06:49 2
    - "Le-I-sa!" -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 06:50 1
      - "You're tearing me apart!" -- nm - mafic Aug 24, 07:11
Oh, Tim Kaine... -- (link) - znufrii, dad. Aug 24, 06:42
I need podcast recommendations. Phone issues wiped out my podcasts and I can't remember them all. -- nm - Krusty Aug 24, 06:41 24
- If you can race through 18hours in a week, sign up for Howl's free 7 days and blast through Hardcore Game of Thrones. - Name Withheld by Request Aug 24, 08:19
- Adam & Joe Show, Adam Buxton Podcast, Wittertainment, You Must Remember This, go mad on the BBC site -- (link) - LMS Aug 24, 08:09
- Oh, and use PocketCasts that will sync to the cloud and you can simply restore :) - spamlet Aug 24, 07:14 3
  - This. Absolutely this. And it syncs your progress on each episode between your phone and PC. -- nm - Ender Aug 24, 07:24 1
    - (and any other device you have). I can start on my phone and finish on my iPad if I want. -- nm - spamlet Aug 24, 07:32
  - I'll check that one out, thanks for rec. -- nm - Krusty Aug 24, 07:15
- Economist radio. -- nm - mafic Aug 24, 07:14 4
  - It's not too dull? -- nm - Krusty Aug 24, 07:16 3
    - Surprisingly not, most of them at least. There are like 5/6 a week - mafic Aug 24, 07:22 2
      - Thanks, I'll see which I like. -- nm* - Krusty Aug 24, 07:25 1
        
        It looks like there are separate feeds for all of them or an "all in one" feed. -- nm - spamlet Aug 24, 07:39
- Ash recommends something called CinemaSins. -- nm - David Aug 24, 07:07 2
  - now there's a name I haven't heard in a long long time. -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 07:57
  - That looks interesting. Added. -- nm - Krusty Aug 24, 07:16
- Here you go -- (link) - decline Aug 24, 06:54 1
  - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 24, 07:02
- 99PI, TAL, Embedded, Radiolab, Surprisingly Awesome, You Must Remember This, The Allusionist. - spamlet Aug 24, 06:43 5
  - I got annoyed with You Must Remember This. I find her tone vexing. -- nm - mafic Aug 24, 07:17
  - The Watch, obviously. Extra Hot Great. Real Crime Profile. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 24, 06:52 1
    - Thanks! EHG looks good but I can't seem to get it. It won't show up in my search and the rss link isn't there when I use the phone to go to the site. - Krusty Aug 24, 07:02
  - Thanks! Reminded me of a couple and gave me a couple of new ones. -- nm - Krusty Aug 24, 06:47 1
    - Oh, KCRW's The Business and The Spinoff are fantastic as well. - spamlet Aug 24, 06:55
- Rob Has a Podcast, obvie. nm - Jim Aug 24, 06:42 1
  - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 24, 06:48
LYC: Parent PSA: There's a moment in your kids life where you turn from parent to mentor. I would like to fire everyone who didn't properly prepare - oblique Aug 24, 06:32 8
- *takes notes, forgets where he put them* -- nm - znufrii, dad. Aug 24, 07:19
- I'm sort of not understanding what you are meaning here. Like crack down as a parent to telling them life stories as illustration? - Epiphany Aug 24, 07:05 3
  - Was being intentionally vague, but the whole "making your own decisions/advisor role" vs. "you do what I say" - oblique Aug 24, 07:23 2
    - ahh - I see. Free will and such. Good luck man. Its tough. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 08:11
    - Yeah. There comes a point where the kid figures out that you can't really just force them to do something. The basic construct changes. -- nm - pmb Aug 24, 07:27
- Because I don't want to get fired down the road...here's a warning for ya...when they go away to college - Jim Aug 24, 06:42 2
  - If college = junior year in high school then yeah :) - oblique Aug 24, 06:49 1
    - LOL - I'm overly obnoxious with the high school stuff...they gave me a place where I can see grades anytime I want to... - Jim Aug 24, 06:53
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- what's wrong with it? -- nm - Diva Aug 24, 06:37
- is it? -- nm - Andie Aug 24, 06:33 3
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    - blah. If i see the books i will grab a couple and mail like last year. -- nm - Andie Aug 24, 06:47 1
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I miss the Olympics. - David Aug 24, 06:23 14
- Is it over? -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 07:27
- Not if I have anything to say about it. -- nm - SMOD Aug 24, 07:02 1
  - A surprisingly strong showing from unicellular bacteria in this, the XXIII Olympic Winter Games. -- nm - Ghost of Bob Costas Aug 24, 07:11
- Congrats to Strongbad, BTW. Well done. -- nm - mara Aug 24, 07:00
- is it finally over? -- nm - decline Aug 24, 06:55 7
  - As over as Philadelphia sports teams. -- nm - David Aug 24, 07:06 5
    - Well, at least you have the Braves postseason to look forward to -- nm - decline Aug 24, 07:10 4
      - (Falcons) -- nm - David Aug 24, 07:19 3
        
        You think your boy will finally win a play-off game? - Spawn Aug 24, 07:36 2
        
        As long as he avoids the sheer volume of interceptions your boy throws, yes. -- (edited) - David Aug 24, 07:40 1
        
        Oh wait, I forgot he won one time. Has been a while. -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 08:06
  - that's what she said -- nm - oblique Aug 24, 06:56
- yeah - they were fun. -- nm - Diva Aug 24, 06:28
- but Blood Feud is forever -- nm - ML Aug 24, 06:25

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