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ST Poll: I will be the senior manager in charge of the office for the rest of the afternoon. What should I do while in power? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 10, 12:58 19
- Commission a life size bronze statue of yourself riding a charging horse, what to old school, ok how about a Harley popping a wheelie -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 10, 13:23
- *runs in...wearing nothing but a rolling maxi-bar...fully stocked...skids to stop in front of RC...snaps a salute and dashes off* -- nm - Nekkid Crazy Mel Mar 10, 13:18 2
  - Ehhh, read that as "maxi-pad" -- nm - amoxy Mar 10, 13:19 1
    - that's a different kind of party. - Mel Profit Mar 10, 13:20
- Double the salary of everybody you have a crush on -- nm - amoxy Mar 10, 13:10 4
  - OMG I love this. I hope someone has a crush on me! -- nm - amanda jones state university Mar 10, 13:14 3
    - Child, everybody has a crush on you -- nm - amoxy Mar 10, 13:15 2
      - Especially that Keith dude -- nm - JD Mar 10, 13:18 1
        
        I was thinking recently that it's a good idea Keith didn't follow his dad's advice - he would have lost the money on Black Monday in Oct '87 anyway. -- nm - Max Mar 10, 13:22
- get Mary Berry there immediately for: the Great Portland Bake OFF -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 10, 13:10
- 4 Day Work Week -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 13:09
- send everybody home early -- nm - JD Mar 10, 13:06
- "Welcome to Pacific Tech's "Smart People On Ice."" -- nm - Max Mar 10, 13:04
- Snacks--Jelly Beans for everyone! -- nm - Flavorize Mar 10, 13:03
- Bring in a stripper and some booze -- nm - decline Mar 10, 13:01
- Rewrite a few Executive Orders on the need for pants in the office. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 10, 13:00
- Roadtrip! -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Mar 10, 13:00
- Schedule a town hall! -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 10, 12:59
- Hookers and Cocaine -- nm - amoxy Mar 10, 12:58
Great to see John Goodman get a Star on the Walk of Fame, But that pose? -- (link) - amoxy Mar 10, 12:56 2
- That's over the line -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 10, 13:37
- Quietly doing some spectacular work on the last few years. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Mar 10, 12:57
Elon Musk promises South Australia a 100MW battery farm for its power grid within 100 days, or it's free. -- (link) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 10, 12:55
State Dept asks NYC Medical examiner not to release cause of death for Russian UN Ambassador. -- (link) - amoxy Mar 10, 12:54 3
- THIS IS FINE -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 19:48
- Bullinia ( trying to mash bellini with bulimia but it's not working ) -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 10, 13:12
- "and we were specifically instructed not to mention polonium poisoning." -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 10, 12:58
Kony Ealy to the Patriots in exchange for a swap of Carolina's third for NE's second. -- nm - David Mar 10, 12:52
No wonder it feels like spring. First day of the year above 60 deg. F.! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 10, 12:43 2
- First!?! We tied the February record for Indy with eight of them. -- (link) - Spawn Mar 10, 12:46
- ggggrrrrrrrrrrrr -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 12:44
Admin has requested all Obama era US Attorneys to submit resignations (this is normal, just usually happens at beginning of admin, not seven weeks in) -- (edited) - ty97 Mar 10, 12:37 2
- They need to hire the people they want in charge of investigating them. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 10, 12:41
- 46 of them - I wonder how many more Jones Day attorney's they're gonna hire? -- nm - decline Mar 10, 12:39
UPS guy arrived! And I'm cleanly showered! Yay! Also UPS guy was a bit of a jerk. - ty97 Mar 10, 12:35 4
- what kind of computer did you get? (I loooove my dell 7370. I assume you got an IBM?) -- nm - amanda jones state university Mar 10, 13:14
- this is not how the porno is supposed to go... -- nm - Diva Mar 10, 12:38 1
  - they...came...to a mutual understanding. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 10, 12:39
- did you answer the door in a towel? - decline Mar 10, 12:36
FA Cup Quartefinals Prediction Poll -- (edited) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 10, 12:32 1
- City, Gunners, No One Likes Us We Don't Care!, ManU -- nm - J Mar 10, 12:40
Moana, B on first viewing. The Rock was a perfect fit for his character, but the songs overall aren't that strong imo. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 10, 12:29 6
- Yup. Songs and lyrics were surprisingly weak. -- nm - Reagen Mar 10, 12:33 2
  - I guessed the LMM songs which were the best by a lot. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 10, 12:34 1
    - that's generally the case. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 10, 13:21
- Except the Bowie homage was inspired. -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 12:33 2
  - Yes (I love the soundtrack to the film, though). -- nm - Callisto Buffalomeat Mar 10, 12:36
  - I wasn't a huge Bowie fan so it was lost on me. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 10, 12:33
want to live like a Queen and King of England? One of Henry VIII's castles is for sale. it's currently a hi end hotel. -- (link*) - Peglegpete Mar 10, 12:27 1
- Hey Diva. Can we buy this pleeeeeassseee? [nm] - Mel Profit Mar 10, 12:31
UK 'Disneyland' (that needs to be quoted) set to open in 2022 -- (link*) - decline Mar 10, 12:22 1
- I wish it really was U.K. Disney. - Callisto Buffalomeat Mar 10, 12:25
Greed might be what finally kills 20+ year old Magic the Gathering. - Qale Mar 10, 12:19
TIL: It is is illegal in most states to dispose of a body by liquid cremation - JD Mar 10, 12:14 1
- Oops. -- nm - Jesse Pinkman si Mar 10, 12:52
Bobby Knight hopes that all his former bosses at IU are dead. -- (link) - Diva Mar 10, 11:57 2
- ... I finally get the Trump alure for him. It is to get closer to Putin. -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 12:05
- that dude is one crazy a-hole -- nm - CQ Mar 10, 12:01
Heh. How to pay off $220,000 in student loans in 3 years. -- (link) - Ender Mar 10, 11:53 44
- article -- (link) - amanda jones state university Mar 10, 12:06 2
  - That article is a lot more reasonable... - Will Hunting Mar 10, 12:33 1
    - still a level of privilege most others don't get to experience. -- nm - decline Mar 10, 12:40
- What kind of non profit pays a quarter mil a year to entry level employees (was that a mistake one year to pay in the story? ) - zeitgeist Mar 10, 12:05 2
  - R.I.F. -- nm - Diva Mar 10, 12:30
  - I think you are reading a different story. -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 12:17
- Get a 'small' loan from your dad, then make investments with other people's money. -- nm - Trump Mar 10, 12:02
- ftr, given the advantages they had, i mean, good for them to get it paid off. It's the "if i can do it, so can you!" part that is so galling. -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 11:59 5
  - exactly. This is a person who has a lot of help from family and obviously everyone's family can't buy them condos as gifts and give them free housing. - Diva Mar 10, 12:00
  - exactly. Happy the person is out of debt, but thinking that this experience is in *any way* normal is nuts -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 12:00 2
    - how do you think the author is paying for their debt? it's like those ebook scams "How to make a million dollars" - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Mar 10, 12:02 1
      - The author wrote an article that people read. -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 12:03
  - see below -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 11:59
- This really is a Trump kinda thing. -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 11:58
- Also #too #many #fucking #hash #tags -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 11:57 3
  - #FuckHorton -- nm - Diva Mar 10, 11:58 2
    - Horton fucks a who? -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 11:59 1
      - Dah WHO back Doorage -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 10, 13:39
- what did she study? I would argue that almost degree is worth that. -- nm - amanda jones state university Mar 10, 11:57 4
  - Undergrad & MBA -- nm - Roger More Mar 10, 12:06 1
    - I would argue that if you get an MBA full-time and don't get most of your tuition covered, you're at the wrong school. - amanda jones state university Mar 10, 12:10
  - they probably should have applied for the privilege scholarship -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Mar 10, 11:59 1
    - not really related: this is funny. -- (link) - amanda jones state university Mar 10, 12:05
- How do you get $220K in debt? -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 11:57 9
  - she probably bought a house while she was in school. With help. -- nm - Diva Mar 10, 12:02
  - Six years of college ain't cheap. -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 11:59
  - easy. many of the schools we're looking at are easily 40-50k/yr not really including room and board (though many do give substantial - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Mar 10, 11:58 5
    - "Seven in 10 seniors (68%) who graduated from public and nonprofit colleges in 2015 had student loan debt, with an average of $30,100 per borrower." -- nm - mara Mar 10, 12:28
    - right. so she must have qualified for almost zero need-based or merit-based aid. again, I would argue that almost no degree is worth - amanda jones state university Mar 10, 12:01
    - Right, I know there are 50K private school out there, but few people pay sticker due to endowments and scholarships -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 11:59 2
      - yeah, we were seeing easily 12k-25k off a 35-45k tuition typically -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Mar 10, 11:59 1
        
        I realize state school has gone up a lot too since I went to school, butI'm really happy my parents pushed me toward state school. - ty97 Mar 10, 12:19
  - go to some snobby private school -- nm - decline Mar 10, 11:57
- Like what the hell are you people doing not selling your extra condos? -- nm - Reagen Mar 10, 11:55 2
  - Rookie. -- nm - SCPOTUS Mar 10, 11:57
  - they probably had iPhones too -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Mar 10, 11:57
- Well yeah, give me a free condo and I could do that. -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 11:54 7
  - and an obviously well paying job from her mother. -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 11:55 6
    - Plus a husband to help pay for things. - Spawn Mar 10, 11:56 5
      - and free room and board from the grandparents when they rent out the condo -- nm - decline Mar 10, 11:57 4
        
        and then when the grandparents moved, she lived in their house rent-free while still collecting condo rent. I hate everything about this article. -- nm - amanda jones state university Mar 10, 12:11 3
        
        One way to look at it is she owes her mom a lot of the $200k. -- nm - Max Mar 10, 12:15
        
        It's sad the site doesn't have comments turned on. They probably would be stellar -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Mar 10, 12:12 1
        
        I know!!!I thought that too. -- nm - amanda jones state university Mar 10, 12:19
House committee passes bill allowing employers to require genetic testing as part of their "wellness programs". -- (link) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 10, 11:52 1
- Sorry we have to let you go, but tests show you could be susceptible to jew, ah, flu -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 10, 13:27
a history of chocolate -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 10, 11:48 1
- First the dinosaurs came, but they all died from eating chocolate. Then Hershey came, and they all got rich on making chocolate sweet. -- nm* - Max Mar 10, 11:52
This seems like a great idea: "First-year doctors will be allowed to work 24-hour shifts starting in July" -- (edited) - Andie Mar 10, 11:38 24
- Those standards will allow four hours to transition patients from one doctor to the next, so first-year residents could work as long as 28 straight... - Spawn Mar 10, 11:51
- Trumpcare! -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 11:49
- Which is still less than they did pre-2011. -- nm - Ender Mar 10, 11:45 17
  - right. but why go back? -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 11:46 16
    - Obviously progress isn't worth keeping if it's only lasted a couple of years. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 10, 11:57
    - Because they feel the benefits of continuity of care and educational opportunities outweigh the dangers of fatigue. -- nm - Ender Mar 10, 11:51 14
      - As I pointed out, non-first year docs always could do this. -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 12:00 5
        
        And there's a good chance there's a nap in there somewhere. -- nm - Ender Mar 10, 12:06 4
        
        you know this...how? -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 10, 12:18 3
        
        Every hospital drama in the past 20 years backed up by a google search of "hospital resident nap". -- (edited) - Ender Mar 10, 13:01 2
        
        I'll take my several years of working with residents over...TV. - Mel Profit Mar 10, 13:19
        
        Some do but in my experience not many get the time. It'll depend on how busy a hospital they're working in. -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 10, 13:09
      - well, the law makers do. Not everyone. -- nm* - Andie Mar 10, 11:56 7
        
        As does the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. I'll take their opinion over a consumer group. -- nm - Ender Mar 10, 12:03 6
        
        which had a 67K signature petition, from members of the AMSA, dropped on it before they "approved" it. - Mel Profit Mar 10, 12:18 5
        
        Ahh, yes, the "American Public" clearly knows more about the intricacies of medical best practices. That poll is worthless. -- nm - Ender Mar 10, 12:33 4
        
        I'd argue the same of their grasp of governance... - Mel Profit Mar 10, 12:37 3
        
        1: The 67,000 signatures weren't just AMSA members. They were one of 3 groups gathering signatures, including the consumer group. -- (edited) - Ender Mar 10, 12:44 2
        
        Let's focus on 3... - Mel Profit Mar 10, 13:16 1
        
        Read what? -- nm - Ender Mar 10, 13:21
- Improve patient safety? I'm inclined to think the opposite. -- nm - Krusty Mar 10, 11:44 3
  - because what everyone wants is someone with little real life experience, who has been working for 23.5 hours, to make a life or death decision for them. -- nm* - Andie Mar 10, 11:45 2
    - sleep deprivation clarifies the mind -- nm - decline Mar 10, 11:46 1
      - see also Keanu Reeves. -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 11:52
The strongest candidate to become the new Washington Redskins GM is...Mike Mayock??? -- nm - David Mar 10, 11:37 4
- They should just hire a random manager from a local fast food chain to do the job. -- nm - CQ Mar 10, 11:44
- Such a clusterfuck -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 10, 11:42 2
  - I mean, you could do worse. That's just a strange hire. -- nm - David Mar 10, 11:52 1
    - He might not suck but why, after 15 years of reporting on this joke of an org, would he sign up? - Will Hunting Mar 10, 12:00
All we can hope for this weekend is for Lincoln City to pull of the upset just to add to Arsenal's shit and chips. -- nm - CQ Mar 10, 11:30 2
- FA Cup is what we do, ain't gonna happen friend -- nm - J Mar 10, 12:25
- That would be something. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 10, 11:31
Are we shocked? I'm not shocked. -- (link) - Reagen Mar 10, 11:18 12
- yeah! mobile twitter autoexpands -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Mar 10, 11:37
- I don't understand how the press in the room manage to keep their cool. - Max Mar 10, 11:34 1
  - Spicey don't take no lip. -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 11:36
- It's nice to have moments like these that reassure us we aren't the crazy bubble-livers -- nm - Roger More Mar 10, 11:33
- Jesus Christ. On the bright side, I feel insanely intellectually superior compared to a vast majority of the people around me. -- nm* - volnelk Mar 10, 11:20 3
  - Same as it ever was. - Spawn Mar 10, 11:21 2
    - I mean, I've always been good at Jeopardy and stuff, but my GPA wasn't the best. Didn't realize so many people were so F-ing DUMB. But hey, emails. -- nm - volnelk Mar 10, 11:24 1
      - Because all you of Earth are idiots. -- nm - Eros Mar 10, 11:28
- "ok, i may have just made stuff up before, but you should believe me now. Jerk." -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 11:19 2
  - andrea, reading. the BLS was making stuff up. not trump. -- nm - amanda jones state university Mar 10, 11:21 1
    - right, right. -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 11:22
- OFFS -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 11:19
A mercurial pro-athlete? HTF did that happen? -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 11:17

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