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grrr. come on Ika.orgers, build some Museums for my fantastic cultural goods! -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 10:42 3
- my little ika's just burned down one of my museums because they thought the Dignan display was too much even for their lil eyes. nm - Jovian Jun 30, 10:44
- Indeed. His artifacts are on display in the bathrooms of my museums. -- nm - Spawn Jun 30, 10:44 1
  - Behold the lifelike TP dispenser! -- nm - con_carne Jun 30, 10:47
Will I ruin dough if I let it rise for, say, 4 hours instead of the normal 2 hrs it's supposed to take? - kelly Jun 30, 10:41 1
- I would imagine it will have bigger air pockets in it -- nm - Redmond on a phone Jun 30, 10:43
SITWAP LAT: Quincy Jones remembers Michael Jackson -- (link) - con_carne Jun 30, 10:37
Outlook question: usually when I start typing an email address in the To: field, it will 'autocomplete'... - Dr.Vermin Jun 30, 10:36 8
- Wow! All of those work! Thanks guys! - Dr.Vermin Jun 30, 10:41 3
  - Ctrl+right arrow works for me also, and may even be the the most useful method - con_carne Jun 30, 10:46 1
    - alt-k means you don't have to move your hands from the home position -- nm - zork Jun 30, 10:46
  - heh. sorry, that was Lotus Notes, I think. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:41
- wait until a red squiggle appears underneath and then right-click -- nm - Roger More Jun 30, 10:40
- Tab? -- nm - con_carne Jun 30, 10:38
- alt-k -- nm - zork Jun 30, 10:37
- F9? -- nm - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:37
The flip side of "water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink": Alcohol stove catches fire on sailboat near Poet's Cove -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 30, 10:31
you don't care: Toronto Rock lacrosse team will probably be sold very soon -- (link) - zork Jun 30, 10:28 2
- ahhhh. :( -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 10:28 1
  - i don't see it being moved anywhere else. have you been to a game? very exciting - zork Jun 30, 10:31
So far: IN, BC, RI, VA, FL, MO, CA, NY. Thanks everyone so far! -- (link) - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:25 36
- Aw, so it won't make a difference if I use my HI address? My billing address on the CC is what matters? - musubi Jun 30, 10:46 4
  - I'm not sure it makes a difference. - kelly Jun 30, 10:48 2
    - No, there's a "Donor" info section, and "Billing" section. - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:50 1
      - hmm, okay. -- nm - kelly Jun 30, 10:53
  - I'm verifying what they're tracking - haven't gotten an email back yet, tho. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:47
- Dammit Guy, hurry up and donate to get Mop, RC, and I off the hook. -- nm - Redmond on a phone Jun 30, 10:46 1
  - heh -- nm - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:47
- and now: NC !! -- nm - Jammed Uzi Jun 30, 10:44 1
  - thanks! (HdnAgnda is off the hook!) :) -- nm - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:45
- Well, hell. I guess I'm the lone Alaska poster, so I guess I'm on the hook! - Dr.Vermin Jun 30, 10:34
- (australia!) -- nm - mafic Jun 30, 10:32 4
  - Yours was the BC one. :D - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:35 2
    - I used the aussie card. paying the canadian one is a bit of a pain. - mafic Jun 30, 10:36 1
      - (thanks! I'll try to stop being a pain.) :) -- nm - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:42
  - (though for 'state/province' I had to put 'none') -- nm - mafic Jun 30, 10:34
- *and* Ontario! - Andie Jun 30, 10:28 14
  - I wish I could help but I'm too poor for this (or for signing up for Stalker) - zork Jun 30, 10:32 5
    - !!!! -- nm - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:37 4
      - probably need to use what I've got to pay things that have been put off anyway -- nm - zork Jun 30, 10:45 3
        
        Everything ok? -- nm - lileve Jun 30, 10:46 2
        
        nope - zork Jun 30, 10:47 1
        
        Oh dear. - lileve Jun 30, 11:25
  - I think he wants you to donate *again*. The nerve! -- nm - Roger More Jun 30, 10:31 3
    - I know. What a jerk. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:32 2
      - Hopefully you can see/count MA now. -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 10:42 1
        
        I see it! Thanks! -- nm - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:43
  - No this is a 4-week challenge thing. The ones from before don't count. (I mean, they *do*, but not for this 4-week challenge. :)) - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:31 3
    - oh! well, i didn't know about this one! -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 10:31 2
      - *now* we're represented! -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 10:38 1
        
        woo! thanks! -- nm - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:44
- Did you get my donation?? (MD) -- nm - kelly Jun 30, 10:26 4
  - I went by the receipt and it had RI. I wonder what they choose. hmm. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:30 3
    - I'm MD too. -- nm - Inigo Jun 30, 10:41
    - could be from the card number -- nm - zork Jun 30, 10:36
    - Weird. (my billing address is MD.) -- nm - kelly Jun 30, 10:31
- that's a hell of a scrabble board -- nm - prayformojo Jun 30, 10:26
I will say one thing for Amy, staying off of ST has helped her to get completely caught up at work. -- nm - Spawn Jun 30, 10:25 7
- it's true, just logging off firefox altogether for a day and i can get a lot more done. -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 10:26
- Damn skippy. -- nm - steve114 Jun 30, 10:25
- There were some birthday wishes for her, hopefully they were passed on -- nm - Beryllium Jun 30, 10:25 4
  - No, I told her nobody here remembered her birthday, or even her. -- nm - Spawn Jun 30, 10:26 3
    - This is what I tell facebook friends about you -- nm - Redmond on a phone Jun 30, 10:49
    - Who? -- nm - znufrii Jun 30, 10:27
    - aww, how sweet. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 30, 10:27
Looks like that free albums blog lets you browse by genre, if you click into an album, and then click the genre. - con_carne Jun 30, 10:19 1
- IM = No Longer Available. Oh well. -- nm - con_carne Jun 30, 10:23
"Falcons safety Antoine Harris recently had a minor surgical procedure performed on his groin area." - David Jun 30, 10:18 1
- "Nothing 'minor' about my groin area!" (nm) - Antoine Harris Jun 30, 10:20
Firefox 3.5 is ready for download, captain. -- (link) - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:18
LYC: My car is sick.....the doctor told me this morning that it will cost me about $2000 to make it better. - Walt_Disney Jun 30, 10:15 22
- Its still in good condition considering the age...(94 Grand Am) so it has a few more years to go. This is the first large bill for it in three years. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jun 30, 10:19 14
  - the rule of thumb for GMs of that age is 10 years/100k miles and you should be lookin' - 'lia Jun 30, 10:24 12
    - 100k miles? Maybe if you don't perform regular maintenance or something. -- nm - Spawn Jun 30, 10:27 10
      - on a GM vehicle of that age? hells yes! - 'lia Jun 30, 10:31 9
        
        My Dad's 2500 Van had 300000+ miles on it when he finally junked it. Repair after repair. How long does it take to quit throwing money away. -- nm - lileve Jun 30, 10:40 1
        
        exactly - 'lia Jun 30, 10:49
        
        Hmm. I know of at least 6 that are on the road with close to 200K miles. - Spawn Jun 30, 10:33 6
        
        am I dearly appreciate these exceptions - 'lia Jun 30, 10:47
        
        I have had very few issues with my 2000 Grand Am and it's at 131k. - Will Hunting Jun 30, 10:37 2
        
        you've clearly gotten your money's worth -- nm - 'lia Jun 30, 10:43
        
        Commute to DC? -- nm - lileve Jun 30, 10:40
        
        my friend who just retired her car last week must have been awfully damn close to 200K. - Andie Jun 30, 10:35 1
        
        that's awesome - 'lia Jun 30, 10:42
    - *giggle* - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:26
  - Ah, there's your problem. - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:20
- Your car obviously doesn't want you to be happy. Take it to the orphanage and trade it in for one that does. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:18
- second opinion? or are they reputable? -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 10:18
- well, I can see your first problem right off the bat... - znufrii Jun 30, 10:17 1
  - Yeah, they always over-quote. -- nm - Subversive Jun 30, 10:18
- Just buy a new one. -- nm - Mop (235 lbs) Jun 30, 10:17
- You may have to put it down. -- nm - Spawn Jun 30, 10:17
- How old is the car. - lileve Jun 30, 10:16
not to get into details here, but I am having a bad day at work. -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 10:14 12
- aw sweetie, i'm so sorry - 'lia Jun 30, 10:25 2
  - oh yes. this morning I got screamed at by my manager at HQ for not signing my timesheet, except I did. - loosilu Jun 30, 10:27 1
    - vacation. You need it. -- nm - lileve Jun 30, 10:41
- *sends you a virtual donut cheeseburger* -- nm - znufrii Jun 30, 10:21
- hope it gets better - zork Jun 30, 10:20
- {{Hugs}}} and beer! -- nm - lileve Jun 30, 10:16
- For today only: Feel free to abuse me as much as you like -- nm - con_carne Jun 30, 10:16 2
  - *tempted* -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 10:23 1
    - Hee -- nm - con_carne Jun 30, 10:39
- {{Hugs}} - amoxy Jun 30, 10:14 2
  - that's a small part of it. the main part is that I have an insane deadline that I can't meet, but I'm getting shit - loosilu Jun 30, 10:18 1
    - oh yes, and I have 200 applicants to sort through. -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 10:19
donut, cheeseburger. cheeseburger, donut... -- (link) - znufrii Jun 30, 10:13
Okay, Blood Feuders, here is what you need to be doing... - David Jun 30, 10:12 10 1
- Reformatted and done (nm) -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 30, 10:35
- Done. -- nm - Shaun Jun 30, 10:21 1
  - Thank you, kind sir. -- nm - David Jun 30, 10:22
- I just added this post to my Favourites. -- nm - Spawn Jun 30, 10:18
- Added my roster, but still not sure about my keepers - amoxy Jun 30, 10:14 1
  - That's like 4-6 weeks away. This is the trade period. -- nm - David Jun 30, 10:15
- what's with the draft picks? do you mean who we drafted last year? or the picks we have this year from other trades? -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 10:13 3
  - The picks you have in the upcoming draft. You're effectively listing your current BF portfolio. -- nm - David Jun 30, 10:14 2
    - I wil, update mine in a couple hours after work -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 10:15 1
      - I still need a WR...have some good RB to offer..... -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 10:17
Well the list on the liquor store site does in fact list Cooper's Sparkling Ale. -- nm - Shaun Jun 30, 10:09 2
- Go here and use the dropdown to search for beers. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 30, 10:14
- link please? - 'lia Jun 30, 10:13
Vivaldi - The Four Seasons! -- (link) - con_carne Jun 30, 10:09 1
- Nice. I think it's because I've got FoxyTunes installed, but they're playing in sequence. Excellent. -- nm - Mop (235 lbs) Jun 30, 10:17
From B2 for Shaun: Have your tried Steam Whistle from Toronto or any of the Big Rocks from Alberta? - Walt_Disney Jun 30, 10:07 8
- Mmmmm, Grasshopper. - Subversive Jun 30, 10:19 1
  - *inserts David Carradine joke* -- nm - zork Jun 30, 10:24
- i want to like Steam Whistle, I really do. but i don't. -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 10:10 4
  - They've come a long way. At the TO beerfest in 2001, I tried it and spit it out, it was so bad. Now it's drinkable. -- nm - Shaun Jun 30, 10:12 3
    - it can ocassionaly be skunky. When you get a good batch, it's fantastic. -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 10:22 1
      - Ohhhh they do not use any additives or preservatives and they also use alternative energy for their facility. - Walt_Disney Jun 30, 10:26
    - I was on their tour last week as a social activity of a conference I was at. The tour is really cool....plus they sell discounted beer. - Walt_Disney Jun 30, 10:17
- Yes and yes. -- nm - Shaun Jun 30, 10:10
I wonder how much Roy Halladay is going to get next year. I'm guessing $275 million. -- nm - David Jun 30, 10:07 8
- Next year, it will be called the RoyDome. -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 10:20
- 6yr, 140mil. - Will Hunting Jun 30, 10:19
- Theo Epstein's next born child. (nm) - musubi Jun 30, 10:18
- the one thing about him though is he tends tgo get injured alot...like at least once every season (still awesome though) -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 10:12 1
  - Some of the injuries were weird, like taking the line drive in the shin down in Texas a few years ago, -- nm - Shaun Jun 30, 10:12
- Jays' bats wasted another one of his outings. Seriously he needs 3 runs, sometimes less. That's it. -- nm - Shaun Jun 30, 10:11
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- We don't want to talk about it. -- nm - Anguished Blue Jays fans Jun 30, 10:07
~And it burned, burned, burned/and we're the ones that did it.~ -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 10:05 15
- Tough talk from a guy who collapsed on a golf course. - David Jun 30, 10:10 1
  - *sheds a single tear* -- nm - Chief Fairway Squatter Jun 30, 10:23
- I like this excerpt from wiki "After eating all the food, they took souvenirs (e.g., one of the president's hats) and then set the building on fire" -- nm - Roger More Jun 30, 10:08 8
  - All that matters is that the tally in the win column went to us. - Stephen Jun 30, 10:11 6
    - I don't see to recall travelling on a US passport ever. -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 10:19
    - if you're the aggressor, it's hard to call status quo ante bellum is a win. - mafic Jun 30, 10:16
    - what now? -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 10:13
    - only in your history books you realize. -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 10:11 2
      - Your history books are liars. They probably eat poutine, too. -- nm - David Jun 30, 10:14 1
        
        only stuff we warmed on the ashes of the White House -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 10:16
  - nice. -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 10:11
- I'm assuming you saw this, but we don't need you on the 11th anymore. - Subversive Jun 30, 10:07 3
  - right, that was what my meth lab/puppy mill joke was about. - Reagen Jun 30, 10:08 2
    - No, they didn't remove the conditions yet, so they get their deposit back. - Subversive Jun 30, 10:12 1
      - here -- (link) - Reagen Jun 30, 10:19 [Backboard]
Thursday here. -- nm - nubby Jun 30, 10:05
I got your fireworks right here. -- nm - David Jun 30, 10:04 3
- Wow -- (link) - Spawn Jun 30, 10:06
- Wee! Sparklers! -- nm - TWuG Jun 30, 10:05 1
  - I was gonna say duds myself -- nm - eag Jun 30, 10:07

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