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Wolfram Alpha tells me there are approx. 70,000 people alive today in the United States named "Raul". -- (link) - Mop (236 lbs) May 18, 10:41 7
- it doesn't recognize either of mine. -- nm - Reagen May 18, 10:46 1
  - "Like the President?" -- nm - Wolfram SI May 18, 10:47
- at least those with a permit -- nm - marcel May 18, 10:44
- about 7,000 for my first name -- nm - con_carne May 18, 10:44
- About 1.8 million for Thomas -- (link) - tee-woo-gee May 18, 10:44 2
  - 3.674 million Roberts -- (link) - znufrii May 18, 10:45 1
    - and one Robert Island -- (link) - znufrii May 18, 10:47
Review of last night's Unwigged and Unplugged concert. -- (link) - tee-woo-gee May 18, 10:41
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  - I loved that too. He's starting again tonight, which I find even funnier. - TFox May 18, 10:46
Mel - unless things have changed from what I remember, most ATMs have 2 - 4 "trays" that hold $20,000 in $20's each. - JaxSean May 18, 10:34 8
- I'm just not going to think about it *thinks about it* and pretend I didn't see anything. -- nm - Mel Profit May 18, 10:35 6
  - Call the bank who owns the ATM. - musubi May 18, 10:36 4
    - possibly even give a reward. -- nm - Reagen May 18, 10:38 2
      - canadians are so cute. -- nm - loosilu May 18, 10:38 1
        
        *blushes* -- nm - Beaker May 18, 10:41
    - good idea. -- nm - Mel Profit May 18, 10:37
  - Report the issue to the bank, maybe you get a reward? -- nm - ty97 May 18, 10:35
- also my experience. -- nm - TFox May 18, 10:34
YDC: The deposit posted to my account overnight last night. - ty97 May 18, 10:30
Help me decide...vegetable garden or not? - ceregon May 18, 10:30 13
- Herbs, spring mix salad greens and tomatoes are your best most 'profitable' home gardening - zeitgeist May 18, 10:45 5
  - though it's the wront time to grow salad greens (unless he's in a super cool climate or grows it in the shade) -- nm - kare May 18, 10:47 4
    - true but there are floating row covers -- nm - zeitgeist May 18, 10:48 3
      - tell me more? please? :) -- nm - kare May 18, 10:49 2
        
        its a cheap, 'spun' fabric that is wide enough for a row, just lays there on top of the crop, keeps out bugs, light enough for the plant to push up as - zeitgeist May 18, 10:51 1
        
        hmm -- nm - kare May 18, 10:52
- where do you live? could you do a rain barrel? you could also just do one bed instead of a few. there is also that "plant an extra row" - kare May 18, 10:37 3
  - one rain barrel won't last a week, enough barrels or cisterns could violate some environmental laws, water rights - zeitgeist May 18, 10:49 2
    - it's amazing how fast one rain barrel fills up. and it depends on the size of his garden. -- nm - kare May 18, 10:52 1
      - also he could just use it to supplement the watering. -- nm - kare May 18, 10:52
- Raise a pig instead -- nm - Redmond in Sin City May 18, 10:32
- given the water shortage, not. -- nm - Beaker May 18, 10:31 1
  - unless it is something you truly enjoy. -- nm - Beaker May 18, 10:31
SITWAP but I was looking for and found all the singers from "Kidney, Now!" on 30 Rock this past week: - HdnAgnda May 18, 10:25 19
- "I'm in, but when Costello's not looking I'm gonna punch him in the back of the head." - Adam Levine May 18, 10:36 3
  - His "Please to meet!" was pitch perfect. - Reagen May 18, 10:37
  - What killed me was when Crow and Levine were.. (spoils) - musubi May 18, 10:37 1
    - *thumbs up* - Adam Levine May 18, 10:39
- Nice job. I had trouble recognizing some of them. I'm surprised I didn't recognize Jones. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) May 18, 10:36 1
  - I had a feeling that was her. Looking pretty good. -- nm - HdnAgnda May 18, 10:39
- "what a year" "it's May Lemon." -- nm - Beaker May 18, 10:28
- That MASH joke, especially given who delivered it, was a fairly brave piece of comedy. -- nm - Mel Profit May 18, 10:27 11
  - I get what they were doing, but they could have gone another way with it. Left a bad taste in my mouth. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) May 18, 10:35 1
    - Really? I thought it perfect. -- nm - Spawn May 18, 11:09
  - A late thank you to the person here who posted about it last Friday. If not for that post, it would have gone over my head. It was brilliant in its - HdnAgnda May 18, 10:31 5
    - ...by the pop culture icon. -- nm - Mel Profit May 18, 10:33 4
      - That's what made it brilliant. Noone else could have delivered that joke. (nm) - musubi May 18, 10:34 3
        
        I missed it...what was it? - Will Hunting May 18, 10:34 2
        
        *Spoils* - HdnAgnda May 18, 10:37
        
        Something like... (spoiler) - Mop (236 lbs) May 18, 10:37
  - It took me a rewatching to get it. (nm) - musubi May 18, 10:30
  - I liked the "Frank Lucas High School" bit too. -- nm - Diva May 18, 10:29 1
    - "I guarantee that each and every one of you will become President of the United States!" -- nm - Reagen May 18, 10:34
Every year people go camping here on this weekend, and every year they come back with cars covered in snow. - Reagen May 18, 10:24 1
- Sometimes, they even have to dig their way out of the car after missing for 2 days. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) May 18, 10:34
we could poll the mothers here, but they're probably too busy to respond because they're, you know, mothers - kare May 18, 10:22 21
- I don't mean to be a contrarian here, but times are tough. Is it ever acceptable to just give a pat on the back and a handshake as a gift? - con_carne May 18, 10:39 7
  - well, we're assuming someone wants to give a gift. we're not assuming the recipient is full of gimme-gimme expectations. - kare May 18, 10:44 2
    - I know. And when you put it that way, I guess it's sweet. :) -- nm - con_carne May 18, 10:45 1
      - i think i understand your point though. just be glad you're getting a gift! - kare May 18, 10:48
  - Not if you show up. You specifically come to a baby shower...you shouldn't come empty handed, IMO. nm - Jim May 18, 10:43 2
    - Can't show up with a big basket full of love? -- nm - con_carne May 18, 10:46 1
      - Chances are it was a big basketful of love that caused the need for the baby shower. -- nm - Jim May 18, 10:47
  - Git him!!!! -- nm - Don Homer, reaching for pitchfork May 18, 10:40
- Another thing to note is that not every gift receives needs to be used right away. - Don Homer May 18, 10:36
- I'm an authority on baby showers by osmosis. My wife wrote the book. - Mop (236 lbs) May 18, 10:33 1
  - Good point, registry giving is best. That's the point of registries. (nm) - musubi May 18, 10:35
- I qualified my statement that if it's a shower gift, that's different. Those are meant to be opened community-style. GCs don't work for that. - musubi May 18, 10:27 1
  - We actually skip the gift card and just buy diapers. - Jim May 18, 10:39
- exactly, re: gift cards. The denim jacket is great at showers. oh, and moose, most people occasionally bring their babies indoors in the summer. - loosilu May 18, 10:24 6
  - You can dress your baby any way you want. I'm just speaking from my personal viewpoint. - musubi May 18, 10:29 1
    - That's true. I try hard to get the season right. -- nm - loosilu May 18, 10:30
  - a denim jacket would be adorable on a baby, but i would want to put my kid in something... cuddlier. - kare May 18, 10:25 3
    - Sephora carries a high end line of baby care products--skin cream, cornstarch based powder, shampoo, body wash, even a water based cologne. - Trish May 18, 10:31 1
      - awesome idea. -- nm - kare May 18, 10:46
    - that would be awesome. Also, baby fleeces and tevas are ridiculously adorable. -- nm - loosilu May 18, 10:26
- gift cards are great, I love them...but it feels a little impersonal for his sister's first child, ya know? -- nm - ty97 May 18, 10:24
Redmond! - Trish May 18, 10:21 8
- Tuman gave me your mobile and home number. What are the times to use the mobile vs the house phone? -- nm - Redmond in Sin City May 18, 10:23 7
  - *rolling my eyes* - Trish May 18, 10:26
  - pfft liar -- nm - tRuMaN May 18, 10:25 5
    - I looked at the number on the phone when you handed it to me dork. Like I wasn't going to right THAT down?? - Redmond in Sin City May 18, 10:27 1
      - then call her tonight and proove it - tRuMaN May 18, 10:28
    - That liar called my American phone when I wasn't in America, and expected me to know about it. -- nm - loosilu May 18, 10:25 2
      - blah blah blah you are high maint. check messages -- nm - Redmond in Sin City May 18, 10:40
      - we should start calling him COACH :) -- nm - peglegpete May 18, 10:28
note to self: get a stand mixer so you can make kare's awesome hip hop hamburger buns -- nm - znufrii May 18, 10:20 8
- i love my stand mixer. love love love. except i'm keeping it at my boyfriend's house so that kinda sucks - kare May 18, 10:23 7
  - I have neither the room nor funds for one at the moment, but when I move at the end of the summer, one of those might be rectified. -- nm - znufrii May 18, 10:24 6
    - i wanted one for 10 years but had such a hard time justifying the expense -- $300 at once for a kitchen appliance? - kare May 18, 10:38 3
      - I've got a few other things to save that money for right now - znufrii May 18, 10:42
      - Was it a physical piggy bank? - con_carne May 18, 10:40 1
        
        yes. well, except it's actually an owly bank. (he's an owl. i love owls. my niece got it for me a couple years ago) -- nm - kare May 18, 10:49
    - Moving... - con_carne May 18, 10:34 1
      - not yet... - znufrii May 18, 10:34
Dawson, the Red Sox a) have only been doing it for 5 years, as opposed to forever. - TFox May 18, 10:20 26
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  - yes, but top 5 isn't an outlier. it's just the high end of the scale. NYY are an outlier now, and are often. -- nm - TFox May 18, 10:27 4
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      - It kinda does work like that though. Formula is something like... - TFox May 18, 10:34 2
        
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        But it's not all homegrown talent obviously, because they always spend the most money. - TFox May 18, 10:50
  - See but the Red Sox don't have the Yankee Model... - Mel Profit May 18, 10:24 19
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      - It is probably closer to the same model now, but it wasn't for a long long time. - TFox May 18, 10:28
      - The Yanks didn't trade for the best pitcher alive and thus needed to sign CC & AJ this year. - Will Hunting May 18, 10:28 3
        
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        You can't argue you support their GM when he messed up. C'mon. They trust a guy who failed. - Will Hunting May 18, 10:31 1
        
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      - if you think the baseball operations is run the same there's no talking to you. -- nm - Mel Profit May 18, 10:28 10
        
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        see what i said above. -- nm - TFox May 18, 10:31 8
        
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        Mel has watched the Red Sox and Yankees for a long time. And what he said has been true for a long time. - TFox May 18, 10:37 2
        
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        I can agree with the last. -- nm - Mel Profit May 18, 10:37
        
        When the Yankees develop MVP caliber talent you'll sound like you know what you're talking about. - Mel Profit May 18, 10:36 3
        
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        you don't know what you're talking about. - Mel Profit May 18, 10:43 1
        
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      - getting a decent manager would help, too... -- nm - znufrii May 18, 10:27 1
        
        (but that's kind of beside the point here) -- nm - znufrii May 18, 10:28
kare: Ellen's not the first lesbian to plug makeup. See: Queen Latifah, Maybelline. -- nm - loosilu May 18, 10:18 36
- Also, it's not like lesbians don't wear makeup. *shrug* -- nm - con_carne May 18, 10:33
- Damn. -- nm - Chuck Berry SI May 18, 10:32
- i don't care about her sexuality, i mostly think it's awesome because she's in her 50's. -- nm - kare May 18, 10:19 1
  - is she really? cool. -- nm - loosilu May 18, 10:21
- Latifah's a lesbian? -- nm - TFox May 18, 10:19 31
  - Not for nothing, but I've seen her walking hand in hand w/a woman on 5th Avenue. They stopped to kiss a couple of times. -- nm - Diva May 18, 10:25 5
    - don't make assumptions, though. -- nm - loosilu May 18, 10:27 4
      - No where did I make an assumption. I just posted what I saw. -- nm - Diva May 18, 10:30 3
        
        that was sarcasm. ps. another score for my gaydar! btw ty97, according to the show Lie to Me, gayness is characterized by minute facial expressions. - loosilu May 18, 10:32 2
        
        You don't get it. -- nm - ty97 May 18, 10:34 1
        
        since I'm sure I'm not psychic, I must be cueing on something in order to guess right. -- nm - loosilu May 18, 10:36
  - NOO!!!! -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) May 18, 10:23
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    - I was at a party 2 years ago and ended up chatting with a few "minor celebs" who knew her and said it's very true - MDH May 18, 10:32
    - (how are the first 2 sentences not contradictory?) -- nm - prayformojo May 18, 10:24 2
      - I don't see an issue there. - ty97 May 18, 10:25
      - It's not. It's basically, "You can talk about it. I'm not." (nm) - musubi May 18, 10:25
    - That's pretty much how Jodie Foster addresses the question. -- nm - Trish May 18, 10:22
    - This is a great answer. - ty97 May 18, 10:21 14
      - Your IM. Indeed. -- nm - lileve May 18, 10:21
      - it's obvious from the answer that she's gay. but it is nicely put. -- nm - loosilu May 18, 10:21 12
        
        i want someone hetero to answer like this. -- nm - kare May 18, 10:24
        
        You know that woosh you just heard? - Trish May 18, 10:24
        
        It makes me think she is, but it's not a given. - ty97 May 18, 10:23 9
        
        they could, but usually not. (with some exceptions such as Gere) -- nm - loosilu May 18, 10:24 5
        
        but see, you're ASSUMING these people's sexualities in order to make your generalization. - ty97 May 18, 10:27 4
        
        Actually, I'm going on two things. one, my gaydar. Two, the fact that they keep turning out to be gay. -- nm - loosilu May 18, 10:28 3
        
        So you guess correctly often. Congrats. You're still generalizing on assumptions and guesses. - ty97 May 18, 10:29 1
        
        and I've been clear that they were guesses. let's move on please. -- nm - loosilu May 18, 10:31
        
        note: THey are FAR from the only celeb rities ever to give that answer. -- nm - loosilu May 18, 10:29
        
        IIRC, Richard Gere answers that question similarly. -- nm - Inigo May 18, 10:24 2
        
        to be fair, I still think he's gay. -- nm - loosilu May 18, 10:27
        
        "It wasn't a hamster. As such, I won't discuss my personal life." -- nm - Will Hunting May 18, 10:25
  - There are rumors, only. -- nm - ty97 May 18, 10:20
  - i know, now i'm doubletaking. she's a lesbian? huh. -- nm - kare May 18, 10:20 1
    - hmmm, I guess she's not out, but I always had that vibe from her. -- nm - loosilu May 18, 10:20
Anyone who gets the A Bug's Life Blu-ray should immediately jump to the round table video. - Mop (236 lbs) May 18, 10:18
Hip hop hamburgers? That's our idea, yo. -- nm - Mickey D's May 18, 10:17
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