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Oh, I can't see any possible confusion with this set up at all... -- (link) - znufrii Oct 30, 06:43 [Image]
I'm not sure how today turned into Pick On Jim Day... - secretslacker Oct 30, 06:41 6
- It's a day that ends with a Y? -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 30, 06:46
- He drew the short straw? -- nm - Pippy of the Damned Oct 30, 06:43 4
  - Only fair, considering I've had the longest straw on TT for a while now. nm - Jim Oct 30, 06:46
  - That's not a straw!!!! -- nm - Jim SI #76 Oct 30, 06:46 2
    - but it is short? I am confused. -- nm - Pippy of the Damned Oct 30, 06:46 1
      - have you ever seen a chicken's ding dong? -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 06:47
lyc - tRuMaN Oct 30, 06:38 2
- We've totally given up on ever trying to watch anything there. If we miss an ABC show, we just torrent it. -- nm - Jim Oct 30, 06:41 1
  - I've reloaded this thing 4 times already, still wrong size. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 30, 06:44
So the Hollywood Stock Exchange is a mess right now... - secretslacker Oct 30, 06:37 7
- this is the most amazing online stock exchange ever!....nm - ken kutarugi Oct 30, 06:44
- The first five words cover it. - Spawn getting a root canal Oct 30, 06:43 3
  - whoa, how are you posting while you're getting a root canal? -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 06:43 2
    - monkey toes + blackberry -- nm - Epiphany Oct 30, 06:44 1
      - *laughing* -- nm - mara Oct 30, 06:46
- so few stocks move accurately, that i don't think many will be effected.. - colin Oct 30, 06:41
- Beta pricing is irrelevant anyway though -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 06:41
Dow +200 to start the day - znufrii Oct 30, 06:36
So I have a big date tonight... and my voice is almost gone from all the coughing/interviews this week. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 30, 06:35 22
- Take this as an opportunity to not talk so much and let her take the lead in conversation. This way you may get to know her better. -- nm - Diva Oct 30, 06:45
- Oh, sorry... forgot the LYC :) -- nm - secretslacker Oct 30, 06:35 20
  - 2 jiggers blended whisky, 1 tablespoon lemon juice .. 15 seconds in the microwave. :) -- nm - sheba of seven veils Oct 30, 06:38 1
    - .... I'm not sure I can fit in the microwave... -- nm - secretslacker Oct 30, 06:38
  - that's better! -- nm - Jim SI Oct 30, 06:37 17
    - Wait, no it's not. I hate all posts that don't concern me directly. -- nm - Jim SI #2 Oct 30, 06:38 3
      - F*cking Vegas posts... -- nm - Jim SI #54 Oct 30, 06:39 2
        
        EVERYONE JUST STOP TALKING! -- nm - Jim SI #2 Oct 30, 06:41 1
        
        This thread is turning into a scene from Matrix Reloaded... -- nm - secretslacker Oct 30, 06:42
    - Yeah...like I'm the only one who thinks it. nm - Jim Oct 30, 06:37
    - Word. -- nm - Another Jim SI Oct 30, 06:37 11
      - I AM JIM VAN NEST!!! -- nm - Jim si Oct 30, 06:38 10
        
        This post was a Top 10 all-time TT post for me -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 06:39 9
        
        for me too :) -- nm - decline Oct 30, 06:44
        
        What's funny for me is that I don't even remember it. -- nm - Jim Oct 30, 06:40 4
        
        *makes drinky-drinky motion* -- nm - mara Oct 30, 06:42 3
        
        Heh heh...I guess. I know it had something to do with my old openers column...but if not for mandy, andy and folks bringing it up, I'd have forgotten - Jim Oct 30, 06:43 2
        
        Even eight years later, I still think your wife is better at picking openers. :) -- nm - secretslacker Oct 30, 06:46 1
        
        Heh...probably so. But I kick her ass at recapping Survivor!!!! nm - Jim Oct 30, 06:47
        
        I'm guessing that was Jim's very first post to TT? -- nm - secretslacker Oct 30, 06:40 2
        
        Nope. IIRC, someone was arguing about the what Jim mean in one of his Trades columns. - ty97 Oct 30, 06:43 1
        
        Oh, LOL! I might have missed that but it's funny. - secretslacker Oct 30, 06:45
Ok, so this trade just came through in my money fantasy league...tell me what you think... - Jim Oct 30, 06:34 5
- seems very lopsided... -- nm - colin Oct 30, 06:44
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  - I never dispute trades either...but this one definitely has me considering it. -- nm - Jim Oct 30, 06:42
- Just my opine; but that's tremendously one-sided, even in the future. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 30, 06:38 1
  - That's my thought as well...dude got Orton (who's been solid), Turner and Wayne... - Jim Oct 30, 06:39
So.....the Nine Inch Nails concert last night...(if you care) - JaxSean Oct 30, 06:30 12
- *whimper* Sounds awesome. Glad you had fun. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 30, 06:44 2
  - I almost called you. - JaxSean Oct 30, 06:45 1
    - killing.me. - Mel Profit Oct 30, 06:49
- Actually, the last time I saw them, I was directly to the side of the stage (it's where the fan club seats were) - secretslacker Oct 30, 06:34 7
  - Yeah, to the side is probably ok (I know the curtains had a curve to them), but the center was awesome. - JaxSean Oct 30, 06:39 1
    - I was dead center when I saw them a few years back (same light screens but a different show) -- nm - secretslacker Oct 30, 06:40
  - sitting on the same level as the stage or floor seats? -- nm - lileve Oct 30, 06:37 4
    - The seats were maybe 15 rows above the stage.. not sure what you call them (stadium seating?) -- nm - secretslacker Oct 30, 06:38 3
      - Oh ok. I'd want it on the floor. Glad I didn't sign up for the spiral. -- nm - lileve Oct 30, 06:40 2
        
        I signed up at nin.com for free and got advance tickets on the floor. - JaxSean Oct 30, 06:43 1
        
        Yes, the fan club is free now. But it was something like 30 or 60 dollars for the two teir membership. -- nm - lileve Oct 30, 06:45
- younger and hopped up on drugs/ -- nm - lileve Oct 30, 06:31
Awesome! Marine One just landed on the lawn about 150 feet from this building. Escort of 3 big Chinooks. - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 06:29 10
- ObNitpick: If it's Gates then it can't be Marine One -- nm - Roger Morbid Oct 30, 06:31 6
  - Yes, we went through all this a couple months ago. :) -- nm - znufrii Oct 30, 06:32 3
    - That's why there's an ob in front of the nitpick. Just trying to head off a long discussion of technicalities :) -- nm - Roger Morbid Oct 30, 06:40 2
      - And it's totally fair. Just was two much to type "one of the helicopters in the Marine One fleet" - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 06:41 1
        
        We knew what you meant. :) -- nm - znufrii Oct 30, 06:44
  - you are correct! -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 06:31 1
    - ps don't want to post the pic but I'll email if anyone wants to see. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 06:33
- Bill Gates? -- nm - lileve Oct 30, 06:29 2
  - Secretary of Defense Gates. (nm) - Will Hunting Oct 30, 06:30 1
    - thanks. I didn't see anyone who looked like W, so my guess is Gates. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 06:31
god i love toasted pumpkin seeds. (having them for breakfast.) -- nm - Halloween Candie Oct 30, 06:25
Frailty! -- nm - nubby Oct 30, 06:19 8
- It works so well because (spoilers) - Inigo Oct 30, 06:39 1
  - I was absolutely floored. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 30, 06:45
- thy name is Woman? -- nm - Diva Oct 30, 06:20 1
  - nmbEminem - nubby Oct 30, 06:21
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  - I concur - very good -- nm - Epiphany Oct 30, 06:39
  - absolutely. Sometimes it takes me awhile to shake that movie after I've seen it it's so disturbing. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 30, 06:25
  - loved it -- nm - prayformojo Oct 30, 06:22
Ugh. Mouth full of novocaine. - nubby Oct 30, 06:17 19
- wussy -- nm - Spawn getting a root canal Oct 30, 06:46
- quick, drink a glass of water -- nm - decline Oct 30, 06:20 2
  - That would require two glasses of water. -- nm - nubby Oct 30, 06:21 1
    - Having wisdom teeth removed my whole mouth was so numb I couldn't swallow. - lileve Oct 30, 06:26
- I love the numb, drooling feeling afterwards. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 30, 06:20
- yummy novocaine. - colin Oct 30, 06:18 13
  - do it now. the longer you wait the more teeth you lose. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 06:32
  - Do it. - nubby Oct 30, 06:21 10
    - I almost fall asleep in the chair it's so comfy. -- nm - lileve Oct 30, 06:27 9
      - The actually have detists now that will put you under sedation while they work. -- nm - znufrii Oct 30, 06:27 8
        
        Oh, that's not fun. I don't mind it when they work on me. I actually watched it from the reflection on their goggles. -- nm - lileve Oct 30, 06:29 7
        
        it's something I might look into, since I pass out anyway. :) -- nm - znufrii Oct 30, 06:30 5
        
        Oh sorry. Never been afraid of the dentist. I was a sucker for the guilt but no longer. -- nm - lileve Oct 30, 06:32 4
        
        I can add this to another thing I envy you for - Epiphany Oct 30, 06:46
        
        I'm not afraid either, just an awesome procrastinator. - znufrii Oct 30, 06:33 2
        
        Oh dear, sorry. -- nm - lileve Oct 30, 06:38 1
        
        eh, it's nothing, just freaks my dentist out every time it happens. :) -- nm - znufrii Oct 30, 06:45
        
        Heh. I almost spelled googles instead of goggles. -- nm - lileve Oct 30, 06:29
  - It'll be worse the longer you wait. -- nm - znufrii Oct 30, 06:18
Heard on the radio this morning -- Mayor Bloomberg: "The NYC Board of Elections is incompetent...I don't know how they're going to manage next week." - znufrii Oct 30, 06:09 3
- here's the story -- (link) - znufrii Oct 30, 06:14
- Four more years! Four more years! -- nm - secretslacker Oct 30, 06:13
- He's had 8 years to fix it so it's his fault. -- nm - lileve Oct 30, 06:11
the most amazing number out of the gdp report: personal consumption expenditures declined 3.1%. this is the first decline.... - x Oct 30, 06:04 21
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  - oh, i think psychologically there's no doubt the market is discounting bad news and is generally in rally mode.... - x Oct 30, 06:25 3
    - It's not like the recession is news........ -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 06:27 2
      - This is merely numerical proof of what everyone's 'known' for months. - Will Hunting Oct 30, 06:31 1
        
        if anyone's paying any real attention they should know that gdp numbers are not "numerical proof" of anything at all... - x Oct 30, 06:38
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- I have a feeling we're going to see some downer holiday season reports from retailers. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 30, 06:05 14
  - there was a wsj story yesterday about panic price cutting on blu-ray players that are overstocked and not moving well at all.... - x Oct 30, 06:13
  - Most definitely, and don't be surprised to see a bunch of retailers (like Circuit City) close up shop -- nm - decline Oct 30, 06:06 11
    - Considering Circuit City already has Skadden Arps lined up as bankruptcy counsel, I'd say so - Brian Oct 30, 06:13 9
      - and Linen's and Things just started their liquidation as well -- nm - decline Oct 30, 06:17 8
        
        Borders is also in trouble. -- nm - Diva Oct 30, 06:20 7
        
        they send me discounts almost daily. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 30, 06:24
        
        Jeez, what stores *aren't* in trouble? -- nm - Don Homer Oct 30, 06:20 5
        
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        walmart's not in trouble, but they have cut back hugely on their spending and expansion.... - x Oct 30, 06:28
        
        Circuit City and Best Buy are the same though. Why would one fail? LNT/BB&B are the same too. - ty97 Oct 30, 06:26 2
        
        I'm sure there are particular reasons why one retailer fails and another similar retailer survives - Brian Oct 30, 06:35
        
        CC failed because it had some of the worst mismanagement in the past 10 years -- nm - decline Oct 30, 06:31
    - in my/your head. -- nm - Diva Oct 30, 06:07
  - yep - I'm betting some major retailers will be going out of business shortly after the holiday season as well. -- nm - Diva Oct 30, 06:06
Netflix and TiVo finally team up. You'll be able to stream all of Netflix's Watch Instantly content to your TiVo -- (link) - decline Oct 30, 06:04 4
- Hurray! -- nm - Amy Oct 30, 06:17 2
  - I hope one of our tivo's is new enough. -- nm - Amy Oct 30, 06:20 1
    - great time to upgrade :) -- nm - decline Oct 30, 06:23
- This is the best news of the day. decline is my favorite poster of the day! - JaxSean Oct 30, 06:08
I can't believe the Phillies won. I went to so many of their games growin up and they were rarely better than a laughingstock. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 30, 06:04
When I get old, I would like to do something like this with Trish... -- (link) - Amy Oct 30, 05:59 6
- "Sarah Palin is a bitch--there i said it" - Trish Oct 30, 07:02
- I can't express how much I love the picture... - Mel Profit Oct 30, 06:21
- I love this blog. This old gal does not like her some Palin. Hilarious. -- nm - Jim Oct 30, 06:08
- you really need to be an NPR commentor or something. -- nm - Remlik Oct 30, 06:05
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- Naughty naughty girls! -- nm - Don Homer Oct 30, 06:01
The Rise of Vampire Hottie.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 30, 05:58 3
- I like that they think the concept of a sexual vampire is new. - Mel Profit Oct 30, 06:23 1
  - very true. -- nm - Remlik Oct 30, 06:28
- There is a disturbing lack of nudity in this link. -- nm - Subversive Oct 30, 06:13
Mmm... Halloween candy. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 30, 05:57 1
- i think she already has a boyfriend -- nm - colin Oct 30, 06:16
GDP: negative, weakest in 7 years, slightly higher than expectations.... - x Oct 30, 05:53 5
- BAH! Exxon posted record profits! The economies great! -- nm - Remlik Oct 30, 05:59
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  - hmmm, you were totally wrong. it would seem you have a good future as an economist or analyst.....nm - x Oct 30, 05:59 1
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- I misread that as GOP -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 05:53
high tension? really? - prayformojo Oct 30, 05:50 3
- Yeah, I was not happy with that either. -- nm - Callisto Oct 30, 06:39
- Yeah, I hated it... I still have never seen the ending cause I bailed about ten minutes before the end. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 30, 06:05
- yep. It's not my favorite, and it was a tad unbelievable, but it worked for me overall. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 30, 05:54
Word. -- nm - Jim Oct 30, 05:49 4
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  - Shhhhhhhhhhh! I'm sneaking up on an autographed rookie card of him...still at $2.25 or so with 30 minutes left. -- nm - Jim Oct 30, 05:50 2
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      - Word. 20 minutes -- nm - Jim Oct 30, 06:04

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