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How does this affect the situation? / How does this effect the situation? -- nm - ty97 Jun 4, 10:20 6
- Affect is a verb, effect is a noun. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 4, 10:28
- affect -- nm - lileve Jun 4, 10:26
- What you're asking is: "How does this modify the situation" versus "How does this create the situation" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 10:25
- Both. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 4, 10:25
- affect -- nm - Don Homer Jun 4, 10:21
- a -- nm - TFox Jun 4, 10:20
David Carradine "found dead". -- (link) - Mop (236 lbs) Jun 4, 10:20 5
- Possible suicide. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Jun 4, 10:21 4
  - This is new (to me): hanging, naked, in a closet, in Thailand filming a movie. -- nm - nubby Jun 4, 10:22 3
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    - I just got an ear worm for Torn out of this. -- nm - David Jun 4, 10:25 1
      - I'd have switched teams for Torn era Natalie Imbruglia -- nm - Dano Jun 4, 10:27
TFLN: "(917): i have a feeling tonight will end in rehab" jack?? did you change your number? -- nm - crabs love mandy lane Jun 4, 10:13 1
- this one is definitely jack - nubby Jun 4, 10:22
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- I guess part of that new beginning was declaring the US one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.... (nm) - Stephen Jun 4, 10:17 17
  - Indonesia is still the largest muslim population in the world, right? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 10:26 1
    - According to this wiki page yes -- (link) - Stephen Jun 4, 10:28
  - Really? -- nm - Jim Jun 4, 10:24 3
    - per Obama, yes. -- nm - Stephen Jun 4, 10:26 2
      - Psst...the "really" wasn't about what Obama said or didn't say. It was about your post. - Jim Jun 4, 10:29
      - *rolls eyes* (nm) - musubi Jun 4, 10:28
  - Looks like someone got a compelling forwarded e-mail... -- nm - TFox Jun 4, 10:22 2
    - Despite what some might think i'm not signed up, nor do I receive any e-mailed "talking points memos" - Stephen Jun 4, 10:25 1
      - I suppose if you did, they might make more sense.... -- nm - TFox Jun 4, 10:26
  - BUT I LOVE BACON! (nm) - musubi Jun 4, 10:20
  - Nope, that's not what he said at all actually. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 4, 10:19 6
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      - fwiw, I think that estimated number might be far lower than reality -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 10:28 1
        
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    - "is that if you actually took the number of Muslim Americans, we'd be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world" - Stephen Jun 4, 10:24 2
      - Dude...you're reaching. IF is a very small very large word. -- nm - Jim Jun 4, 10:26
      - sure, but there are still more christian in the us. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 4, 10:25
The airport here is taking planes off during a thunderstorm. - ty97 Jun 4, 10:04 7
- lightning is far more dangerous to ground crews than planes. -- nm - mafic Jun 4, 10:05 6
  - We had a woman killed by lightning down here yesterday, and one injured. Also one killed by a tree falling on her car. - MojaveMeg Jun 4, 10:10
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    - I saw an interview with a former NTSB chief inspector a couple days ago, I think his words were "it was almost certainly not lightning." - mafic Jun 4, 10:31
    - That's pure speculation. The cause of the crash remains unknown. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 4, 10:13
    - I still think it was Mega Shark -- nm - Dano Jun 4, 10:11 1
      - Those things can really jump. -- nm - Subversive Jun 4, 10:18
NBA Finals pits Disneyland against Disney World. -- (link) - CrankYanker Jun 4, 10:03
I think I predicted that Women's French Open final. -- nm - Dano Jun 4, 09:57
More inFamous: I have 16 of 21 stunts completed, 23 dead drops, and 199 shards collected. -- nm - pirate Jun 4, 09:55
The Portland (Maine) airport isn't very exciting - Dano Jun 4, 09:55
I saw thsi commercial once. I think it was for BMW. - Mop (236 lbs) Jun 4, 09:53
amoxy...she finally made it over to discuss her latest f-up which led to his savings acount being seized. And yeah, we had the thunder and lightening - Stephen Jun 4, 09:50
I was in Seattle once on a cruise to Alaska. I am, frankly, shocked at how hard it was to find an outfitter in the city to get some cold weather gear -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Jun 4, 09:46 3
- ??? there's an REI within decent distance of the waterfront. -- nm - kare Jun 4, 09:48 1
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- heheh, yeah, gotta wait until the Victoria or Vancouver stop to get that ... -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 09:47
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- B -- nm - nubby Jun 4, 10:13
- Tough choice, but B. Though in reality I would have moved to another subway car at the next stop -- nm - Roger More Jun 4, 10:03
- A -- nm - CrankYanker Jun 4, 09:58
- you'r ipod has some strange tracks indeed....i'd put track A on loop -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 4, 09:53
- Trick question: These both sound the same. -- nm - ty97 Jun 4, 09:45 1
  - "It was as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced" -- nm - Fuzzy Jun 4, 09:52
- Hmmmm...Any other choice? -- nm - amoxy (234 lbs) Jun 4, 09:45 1
  - third choice? Third rail. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 09:46
- Are they hot? -- nm - Capstern si Jun 4, 09:45 1
  - (to be fair, I did misread it initially as six 15 year olds, not 15 six year olds. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 09:46
- Celine. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 4, 09:45
- A -- nm - decline Jun 4, 09:45
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- You're welcome. That site is the balls. -- nm - TFox Jun 4, 09:58
- Wow, is there anything that Dwayne Johnson *isn't* into? (nm) - musubi Jun 4, 09:55
Netflix' "More Like This" feature is pretty neat. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 4, 09:42 1
- It helps me decide if the item I am currently considering adding to my queue is, in fact, porn. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Jun 4, 09:47
Hmm, our local heatwave is smashing records that were set in 1989. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 09:39 18
- 37 out of the last 38 months have been varmer than the average - Danedukenuuk Jun 4, 09:50
- 1989? There is recorded history form way back then? -- nm - Spawn Jun 4, 09:41 13
  - apparently there was even an *airport* there, 20 years ago. Astounding, I know. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 09:41 12
    - That is like saying we could actually put a man on the moon. -- nm - Spawn Jun 4, 09:43 11
      - I know! Sheer ludicrosity. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 09:44 10
        
        That's not a word... is it? -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Jun 4, 10:03 9
        
        I think ludicrousness would be the correct word, but ludicrosity is similar to luminosity, which is tangentially lunar in origin -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 10:10 3 1
        
        This is my favourite sentence of the day, bar none. -- nm - Subversive Jun 4, 10:20 1
        
        Oh! Using the favourite feature! Wheee! -- nm - Subversive Jun 4, 10:20
        
        ludicracy. -- nm - mud Jun 4, 10:14
        
        it's perfectly cromulent. -- nm - Reagen Jun 4, 10:04 3
        
        It's really persafunctant. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 4, 10:05 2
        
        You misspelled persefunct. - musubi Jun 4, 10:07 1
        
        crud...but I loved that bit. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 4, 10:08
        
        Perfectly cromulent. -- nm - mara Jun 4, 10:04
- Huh. Meanwhile here we haven't hit 90 F since a two-day stretch in late April. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 4, 09:40 2
  - according to the news, we actually hit 90F yesterday afternoon. That was the smasher. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 09:43
  - I had to break out the blankets last night and had to pull the coat out of the closet this morning -- nm - amoxy (234 lbs) Jun 4, 09:42
OK, how's that for guilt. Agent 009 - the "Orion (blank)" guy we pillaged mercilessly yesterday - has sent trading ships to my town. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Jun 4, 09:38 9
- Mop, get your fat ass in gear! - amoxy (234 lbs) Jun 4, 09:41
- Do you get a record of who pillaged you while you were inactive? -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Jun 4, 09:40 2
  - yes, I think you do. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 4, 09:52 1
    - in your battle report I would think. -- nm - Beaker Jun 4, 09:53
- *laughing* I find it hilarious that you feel guilt about that, given the way you play - con_carne Jun 4, 09:40 4
  - mop, the guy has over 5mil in gold. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 4, 09:46 2
    - /me increases the wares in my trading post. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Jun 4, 09:49 1
      - 5,166,298 (which is around 450 rank) -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 4, 09:50
  - Pillage and sell, pillage and sell. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Jun 4, 09:41
So, does ST think they will refund me on the sale percentage? - Beryllium Jun 4, 09:37 12
- If you have the receipt, yes. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 4, 09:50
- I have heard of stores doing this before. Unless they are dicks, why not? -- nm - con_carne Jun 4, 09:41
- Do we know what store this is? - ty97 Jun 4, 09:39 6
  - Coast Mountain Sports, kind of a chain. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 09:40 5
    - "Coast Mountain Sports offers a one-time price adjustment with an original receipt within 14 days of the original purchase. " -- (link) - ty97 Jun 4, 09:41 4
      - Interesting. Well, the 20% sale is a prelude to the grand opening, I think ... - Beryllium Jun 4, 09:44 3
        
        Why gamble, 20% is good. Go get the adjustment. - ty97 Jun 4, 09:45 2
        
        people do it all the time, probably now more than ever with the state of the economy -- nm - 'lia Jun 4, 09:49
        
        hah: Plus from June 10-12, if you�re among the first 50 customers in the store, you can receive FREE merchandise (with a $25 minimum purchase). - Beryllium Jun 4, 09:48
- if you still have the receipt there should be no problem - 'lia Jun 4, 09:39 1
  - ooh, I just checked. I *did* put it in my bag! I guess I know what I'm doing at lunch ... :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 09:40
- any store with sense would. -- nm - mafic Jun 4, 09:39
"We're out to win a championship." - David Jun 4, 09:36 45
- Penguins, Steelers, Phillies... sounds like PA has it going on right now -- nm - Jammed Uzi Jun 4, 10:15 1
  - Way to kick the Pirates while they're down. -- nm - David Jun 4, 10:26
- Championship of having the worst team? -- nm - Monica Jun 4, 09:43
- In 2014? (nm) - musubi Jun 4, 09:40 1
  - That's *very* optimistic. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 4, 09:41
- And he still didn't hose over his team's fans as much as Frank Wren did yesterday. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 4, 09:38 29
  - I'm deeply uncomfortable with the way we treated Tom Glavine, but the baseball moves were the right ones. -- nm - David Jun 4, 09:39 28
    - The more I think about it, the more I wish bridges weren't burnt with the fans. (nm) - musubi Jun 4, 09:41 17
      - With all the young pitchers up right now, I'd love for the Os to get Glavine. -- nm - Inigo Jun 4, 09:44 16
        
        Glav gave up a lot of guaranteed money to go back to ATL. For them to treat him this way is....surprising. (nm) - musubi Jun 4, 09:46 15
        
        I agree...it feels wrong. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 4, 09:48 14
        
        You just don't hose one of your HOF players who you brought back for the glory. - Will Hunting Jun 4, 09:51 12
        
        He had two doubles and a homer last night. -- nm - David Jun 4, 10:15 1
        
        He's also hitting about .240. - Will Hunting Jun 4, 10:22
        
        I hestitate to bring this up but... - Mel Profit Jun 4, 10:00 9
        
        If they manage to trade him, we'll find out who Theo has naughty photos of. - Will Hunting Jun 4, 10:13
        
        He's only signed for one more season. The $12.5M option for 2011 is like a Cracker Jack toy right now. - TFox Jun 4, 10:03 5
        
        I think the Sox'll be more likely to quietly ask him to retire, than keep going. - musubi Jun 4, 10:05
        
        I think so too at this point... - Mel Profit Jun 4, 10:05 3
        
        And still be on the hook for the money? Not unless they really need the roster spot. - TFox Jun 4, 10:07 2
        
        Pinch hit threat? What kind of threat is a .570 OPS? At this point, Nick Green is more a threat than Ortiz. That's just sad. (nm) - musubi Jun 4, 10:10 1
        
        I did put "threat" in quotes. - TFox Jun 4, 10:17
        
        I wouldn't be surprised if it happens later this summer. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 4, 10:02
        
        I wouldn' -- nm - Don Homer Jun 4, 10:02
        
        I hate that I actually feel sympathy for Braves fans right now. (nm) - musubi Jun 4, 09:51
    - The way they treated a franchise pillar should be enough to keep you guys from getting any respectable free agent for a while. - Will Hunting Jun 4, 09:40 9
      - We were so break that we couldn't have gotten MacLouth without it, but I agree with your sentiment. - David Jun 4, 09:41 8
        
        Wow. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 4, 09:44 1
        
        Will Ohman waited forever for us to sign him at the agreed upon price. We finally told him we had spent the money. -- nm - David Jun 4, 10:13
        
        Seriously? I mean, they coulda cut Frenchy and saved as much, no? (nm) - musubi Jun 4, 09:42 3
        
        Even if Frenchy doesn't deserve to be playing, I doubt we cut him. We think he still has trade value. -- nm - David Jun 4, 10:14 2
        
        I'm gonna be so sick when someone trades Frenchy for magic beans, and those magic beans actually turn into a beanstalk. (nm) - musubi Jun 4, 10:18 1
        
        The odd part of all of this is that Wren's acquisitions have universally been good. - David Jun 4, 10:22
        
        so *broke* -- nm - David Jun 4, 09:42 1
        
        I vil break you. -- nm - Ivan Drago Jun 4, 09:44
- Us too!! - Washington Nationals Jun 4, 09:37 8
  - They've stopped collecting corner outfielders and if Strasburg is the real deal, they can be competitive in a few years. - musubi Jun 4, 09:45 5
    - They got 2 pitchers who don't suck (J Zimmerman, S. Martis) - Will Hunting Jun 4, 09:46 4
      - They're also third (?) in the league in scoring, with a young-ish lineup. All it takes is one good draft to restock a farm system. - musubi Jun 4, 09:48 2
        
        We'll see. Dunn has no reason on earth to stay past 2010 and given how he's hitting, they'll drop badly - Will Hunting Jun 4, 09:50 1
        
        I'm not saying they'll be contenders next year or anything, but in a couple years....well, they might not be horrible. - musubi Jun 4, 09:53
      - Not to mention how tiny their "fanbase" is. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 4, 09:47
  - The Washington Generals would have a better shot -- nm - amoxy Jun 4, 09:39 1
    - words hurt, amoxy -- nm - Natinals Jun 4, 09:41
- maybe he meant a golf championship -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 09:37

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