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*pages Truman to Canada Map to finish getting thumped ;) * I setup some other maps if interested. -- nm - Count Beakula Oct 30, 07:18 1
- sigh. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 30, 07:20
I don't care who wins in any race across American. But please, don't put Al Franken in the Senate, Minnesota. I mean, really. - Deadmond Oct 30, 07:18
Don't forget: Dress up like a burrito, taco, bowl or salad and get a free Chipotle Burrito -- nm - kilboooo Oct 30, 07:17
Yes, Barack Obama gets energy efficiency -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 30, 07:16
More news McCain doesn't need: Exxon post record profit. Obama could win on that news alone. -- (link) - TWuG Oct 30, 07:12 17
- ..you do realize that demand is also at record highs, with India and China becoming heavy users of oil/gasoline? - colin Oct 30, 07:14 16
  - and no environmental controls in China. ugh. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 07:24
  - And you honestly don't believe there's been no price gouging or profiteering going on? - Trish Oct 30, 07:22 5
    - does all gas come from Exxon? - colin Oct 30, 07:27
    - simple answer: you don't like the price of gas, use less gas. - mafinstein Oct 30, 07:26
    - That never happens! -- nm - Enron Oct 30, 07:24 2
      - You're the smartest guys in the room! -- nm - Trish Oct 30, 07:24
      - you know you're not an oil company, right? -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 07:24
  - so oil is a simple product now.....what on earth is the idear of having a VP candidate who only know anything as little that might be about oil then? - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 30, 07:19 3
    - ... i really don't know what you're saying in this question. - colin Oct 30, 07:21 2
      - oil is (perhaps the most) important product globally - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 30, 07:24 1
        
        there are already a lot a gov't controls on the oil industry. you would certainly be paying a lot more for gas if it was not and being treated as - colin Oct 30, 07:28
  - Seems with a 55% drop in prices within the last 2 months; that record high demand is faulty now. - Will Hunting Oct 30, 07:17
  - But to sell more product, you have to make more porduct, and the story clearly says production was 8% less than the same time last year -- nm - The Grim Grinning Ghosts Oct 30, 07:17 3
    - down 8% *in the third quarter*. That doesn't account for inventory or anything else, fyi -- nm - kilboooo Oct 30, 07:21
    - okay, so if demand goes up and product remains constant, price goes up. - colin Oct 30, 07:18 1
      - But that's not what you said above...and yes, by slowing down production, they drove the price up...that is gaming the system - The Grim Grinning Ghosts Oct 30, 07:23
Speaking of magazines, what do you do with old magazines? - nubby Oct 30, 07:08 34
- Cut or tear off the name and address label and give them to the hospital plus scatter them around our clinic. -- nm - Trish Oct 30, 07:24
- Magazines? What magazines? nm - Gov. Palin Oct 30, 07:22
- Gift them? I do not know. they keep stacking up -- nm - Epiphany Oct 30, 07:14
- recycle them. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 30, 07:13
- Dump em off at the bonfires every few weeks around the county. (nm) - Will Hunting Oct 30, 07:13
- recycle. I'm going to cut down to two or three magazines, Wired, PSM, and EGM. -- nm - lileve Oct 30, 07:12
- recycle in. if there is something i REALLY want to keep in one of them, i rip out the page and put it in a notebook i keep. -- nm - Halloween Candie Oct 30, 07:12
- roll them up, smack ill-behaved children -- nm - colin Oct 30, 07:11 5
  - while crying...and wearing a dress. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 30, 07:12 4
    - i *still* have not found the perfect dress! i've been scouring thrift stores for a year. -- nm - colin Oct 30, 07:12 2
      - Dude...I know where to get it. We have/had a great thrift story. - Mel Profit Oct 30, 07:19 1
        
        i *might* be up at thanksgiving, but i'm not sure yet. totally will next time i'm up! :) -- nm - colin Oct 30, 07:22
    - in bed -- nm - Deadmond Oct 30, 07:12
- I had every issue of Maxim at one time. I just tossed them in the recycle bin. Didn't want a prospect to find a mountain of Maxim. -- nm - Deadmond Oct 30, 07:10 5
  - Maxim isn't so bad... but an archive of every Maxim ever might put me off. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 07:12 4
    - Yeah, now I usually have the last three issues scattered around the house. - Deadmond Oct 30, 07:14 3
      - not in the bathroom. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 07:15 2
        
        Where else would they be? -- nm - Deadmond Oct 30, 07:22 1
        
        ew, gross. if they're in the bathroom you can't be doing anything I want to know about. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 07:22
- recycle bin. Over the years I've kept many, but i never end up looking at them again and always just toss 'em -- nm - decline Oct 30, 07:10
- Recycle, or take to the booksale, or give to daycare so they can make crafts. -- nm - Amy Oct 30, 07:09 4
  - *imagines a day-care collage made from old Playboys* -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 30, 07:12 2
    - The other day they glued pictures of kids to a cut out of a shoe. That would have been funnier with playboys. -- nm - Amy Oct 30, 07:14 1
      - "Mommy! I made you boobies on a shoe!!!" -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 30, 07:17
  - And, the assloads of mags and catalogs I get for work? Ditto. We get 2 magazines at home. I get 15 for work. -- nm - Amy Oct 30, 07:11
- recycle, or if you have the space, stack them up until a kid comes along collecting recycleables for a fundraiser. -- nm - znufrii Oct 30, 07:09 3
  - (do people still do that) - znufrii Oct 30, 07:13 2
    - who pays for paper? -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 07:14 1
      - we used to be able to get a few cents a pound for it. Don't think they do it anymore... -- nm - znufrii Oct 30, 07:16
- Throw 'em in the recycling bin. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 30, 07:09
- I drop my old SI's at the hospital waiting room areas (with my name info removed of course). -- nm - Count Beakula Oct 30, 07:09
- recycle. then cancel my subscriptions. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 07:09 2
  - You're opposed to subscribing to magazines on principle? -- nm - nubby Oct 30, 07:09 1
    - I'm opposed to having stacks of them at home. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 07:10
Georgia Sentate race tighter than poll indicate? -- (link) - znufrii Oct 30, 07:07 2
- God Willing, he'll get beat and then have numerous bad things happen to him like penis lesions. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 30, 07:15 1
  - I mean, with a name like that, how could he not have bad things happen to him? - znufrii Oct 30, 07:24
ST Quick-time poll.... today is Mischief Night, so what do i want to do day before Halloween for Mischief? ... - i'm not Undead yet ! Oct 30, 07:07 3
- Egg RC's house like I did this month. -- nm - Deadmond Oct 30, 07:08
- dog poo, paper bag, matches. -- nm - Count Beakula Oct 30, 07:08
- go buy 5 $10 hookers! -- nm - colin Oct 30, 07:08
Another record profit for Exxon -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 30, 07:07 2
- *Gives them 200 Billion of the Bailout Money* -- nm - US Government Oct 30, 07:09
- good for them! -- nm - colin Oct 30, 07:09
LYC: I just had this work situation analogy... - lileve Oct 30, 07:05
Rolling Stone has shrunk to regular magazine size. -- nm - Amy Oct 30, 07:03 5
- Playboy is smaller as well - Epiphany Oct 30, 07:07 2
  - Anything in that mag that I want to see, I can just find for free online. An certain actress etc. -- nm - Deadmond Oct 30, 07:15 1
    - cliche I know - but I really do read it for the articles - Stephen King has put in some stories and their interviews are *sometimes* very good -- nm - Pippy of the Damned Oct 30, 07:21
- it still exists? -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 07:04
- What?! *pejorative* -- nm - nubby Oct 30, 07:03
What makes dark chocolate taste so different compared to regular? -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 30, 07:02 16
- dark chocolate *is* "regular", it the milk choclate that sucks. -- nm - znufrii Oct 30, 07:10 4
  - in.sane. -- nm - Count Beakula Oct 30, 07:12 3
    - that anyone would think *milk* chocolate is "regular"? yeah, that is insane. :) -- nm - znufrii Oct 30, 07:14 2
      - I'd definitely say its'regular' in that milk --> chocolate as vanilla --> ice cream - Roger Morbid Oct 30, 07:21 1
        
        *milk chocolate* --> chocolate. But you know what I mean. -- nm - Roger Morbid Oct 30, 07:22
- cocca content, no milk, no sugar (if its true dark chocolate) -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 30, 07:10 1
  - sorry, I meant less sugar. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 30, 07:10
- Soylent Green -- nm - Count Beakula Oct 30, 07:08
- no milk or sugar -- nm - lileve Oct 30, 07:08 3
  - it does have sugar. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 07:08 2
    - added sugar? -- nm - lileve Oct 30, 07:13 1
      - chocolate without sugar is bitter and almost inedible. you have to add sugar. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 07:16
- Socialism? -- nm - nubby Oct 30, 07:04
- "Dark chocolate is produced by adding fat and sugar to cacao. It is chocolate without milk as an additive" -- (link) - decline Oct 30, 07:04
- higher percentage of cocoa, lower percentage of sugar -- nm - prayformojo Oct 30, 07:03
- "regular" is made with milkfat. dark chocolate is made without milk. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 07:03
Might I suggest - If you have a couple of hours to spare sometime - think about writing a quiz for BOP/HWDYK. - Diva Oct 30, 06:58 8
- HWDYK Higglytown Heroes. I only watch cartoons anymore it seems. -- nm - Amy Oct 30, 07:04
- *starts work on HWDYK "Gerry"* - nubby Oct 30, 07:03 5
  - I've started doing HWDYK quizzes for movies that my gf buys on DVD and wants to watch with me. - Roger Morbid Oct 30, 07:08 4
    - what about a quiz on Sack Lunch??!? -- nm - Elaine Benes si Oct 30, 07:13
    - God no. -- nm - Count Beakula Oct 30, 07:10
    - Excellent film. -- nm - nubby, alone Oct 30, 07:09 1
      - I liked it too. -- nm - Diva Oct 30, 07:20
- i endorse the above unsolicited post! --nm - prayformojo Oct 30, 07:00
Music reviews (so far): Evolver by John Legend, B+; Intimacy by Bloc Party, A- -- nm - nubby Oct 30, 06:54
Ouch. - Spawn getting a root canal Oct 30, 06:53 4
- It would help if you stopped getting out of the chair to post. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 07:00
- Sorry. -- nm - Amy Oct 30, 06:56 2
  - I think he is a McCain't. - Spawn getting a root canal Oct 30, 06:57 1
    - Let me know later on if I need to pick up soup or something for you. -- nm - Amy Oct 30, 07:01
Jaxsean... - lileve Oct 30, 06:51 1
- really? hmm. I'll have to log in later. - JaxSean Oct 30, 07:08
FOX pulls Brad Garrett's "'till Death" effective immediately. -- (link) - JaxSean Oct 30, 06:48 7
- Three seasons too late. -- nm - nubby Oct 30, 06:53
- Well, at least the title still works. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 30, 06:50
- Good. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 30, 06:49 4
  - That was my reaction, too -- nm - Beryllium McGee Oct 30, 06:49 3
    - The show had some funny moments, but overall it sucked. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 30, 06:50 2
      - I remember when it first started, FOX kept screaming at us how funny it would be. -- nm - nubby Oct 30, 07:05
      - The family guy spoof probably nailed it, if it's the show I'm thinking of. - Beryllium McGee Oct 30, 06:50
In other financial news, Nintendo Q2 report: Scrooge McDuck would kill that pool of money. -- (link) - Inigo Oct 30, 06:48 1
- Kill for that pool of money... -- nm - Inigo Oct 30, 06:59
ebay should find a way to slightly reduce the annoyance of sniping :) For example, if an auction has a new bid in the last five minutes, it should be - Beryllium McGee Oct 30, 06:48 4
- then the auction will never end -- nm - The Grim Grinning Ghosts Oct 30, 07:10
- then sniping will happen at 5:01 minutes remaining. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 06:49 2
  - I don't see a problem with that. -- nm - Beryllium McGee Oct 30, 06:49 1
    - (I do see a problem with auctions getting infinitely extended, but after 3 or so extensions to overtime bidding, I would hope that the parties would - Beryllium McGee Oct 30, 06:53
So far, US banks have gotten $163 billion from US taxpayers. Over the next 3 years, guess where half of that is going? - Brian Oct 30, 06:47 45
- and the other half is going to be used to buy other banks. -- nm - znufrii Oct 30, 06:56 1
  - Sheer elegance in its simplicity. What could possibly go wrong? -- nm - Beryllium McGee Oct 30, 06:58
- i was going to say "not me" which is also right. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 30, 06:51
- why should shareholders suffer because of policies pushed on them by the gov't? -- nm - colin Oct 30, 06:50 33
  - why should banks take handouts from the government if they have the excess cash to pay a dividend? - ken kutarugi Oct 30, 06:57 2
    - Ken! Did yuu see Sony's earnings report ? Reflects some stellar manangement there :) -- nm - decline Oct 30, 07:03
    - This sounds strangely rational for Kenny K -- nm - Beryllium McGee Oct 30, 06:59
  - They don't need to participate; this goes for both the investors in the bank and the banks themselves. - Will Hunting Oct 30, 06:52 9
    - shareholders aren't making money, or are losing money, and they'll start selling off... seems like that would be bad for the bank. -- nm - colin Oct 30, 06:53 8
      - If you ask for a handout to stay afloat, I'm thinking maybe your stock price is a secondary concern. - Will Hunting Oct 30, 06:55 2
        
        it's like saying this "i'm going to lose everything if you don't lend me $1000", so your friend lends you a $1000. - Halloween Candie Oct 30, 06:57
        
        almost? -- nm - znufrii Oct 30, 06:56
      - i really can't believe you are okay with your tax dollars going to someone else's pocket as, essentially, revenue. -- nm - Halloween Candie Oct 30, 06:54 2
        
        Seriously. Dividends are meant to be distributed when the business is doing well, not when it's scrambling to blow pols for handouts. -- nm - Beryllium McGee Oct 30, 06:55 1
        
        exactly. there should be zero obligation to pay a dividend when times are bad.... - x Oct 30, 07:00
      - Shareholders would sell off, or lose all of their investment, if the banks fail. - ty97 Oct 30, 06:54
      - ... bank needs money, bank gets money, bank gives money away? How does it make sense? -- nm - Beryllium McGee Oct 30, 06:54
  - why should the shareholders be paid by the us government. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 30, 06:51 18
    - it's all money..just because shareholders are now being paid, does that mean its out of the money given to the banks? -- nm - colin Oct 30, 06:55 17
      - Dividends should only be paid when the business is doing well. That's what dividends *ARE*. -- nm - Beryllium McGee Oct 30, 06:56 16
        
        exactly. you get paid dividends on your *investment*. like any other investment, if the company you invested in does poorly, you can lose your - Halloween Candie Oct 30, 06:59 15
        
        it wouldn't have done poorly if the gov't hadn't mandated crap lending rules. -- nm - colin Oct 30, 07:03 14
        
        kidding, right? -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 07:11
        
        This isn't the "blame the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 and Fannie and Freddie" argument, is it? - Brian Oct 30, 07:08
        
        Shockingly, there are banks who aren't going bankrupt becuase they didn't rush forward to the highest limits the govt allowed. - Will Hunting Oct 30, 07:05
        
        um, no that is totally wrong. It was a lack of regulation and the greed of the banks that caused the problem -- nm - decline Oct 30, 07:05
        
        honestly, i'm not sure you really have a good grasp of the landscape on this stuff...nm, - x Oct 30, 07:05 9
        
        no, i really don't. - colin Oct 30, 07:07 8
        
        Well then, why don't you just argue with Loosi so she'll leave Jim the hell alone. It's pretty obvious she's spoiling for a fight today and you could - Trish Oct 30, 07:16 2
        
        loosi! let's go! - colin Oct 30, 07:17
        
        um, good morning. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 07:17
        
        ah, arguing from a position of ignorance. remind me not to waste time listening to anything you say..nm - x Oct 30, 07:13 4
        
        it got some good conversation going. - colin Oct 30, 07:15 3
        
        not my idea of good. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 07:18 1
        
        i enjoyed it. -- nm - colin Oct 30, 07:22
        
        i just think people who argue without some sense of what they're talking about are idiots who waste my time....nm - x Oct 30, 07:17
  - you're joking, right? - Halloween Candie Oct 30, 06:51
- that should be illegal. -- nm - Halloween Candie Oct 30, 06:50
- Immediately after the election, Congress needs to pass a new law forbidding this -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 06:48 2
  - ha -- nm - Don Homer Oct 30, 06:49
  - *counts the number of democrats in congress* I'm not sure if "immediate" is a word you can throw around these days ... -- nm - Beryllium McGee Oct 30, 06:49
- I could have sworn that congress had said that it couldnt be used for dividends. or maybe they were talking about doing something to that end. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 30, 06:48 3
  - they were considering it, but the banks said they would not participate if they had to suspend dividends -- nm - decline Oct 30, 06:53 2
    - We will go bankrupt or carry on as usual!!! No middle ground. - Epiphany Oct 30, 07:02
    - i had read one financial blogger who said he read in the fine print of the agreement that this could not be done. but i guess he was wrong?....nm - x Oct 30, 07:02

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