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Repost: Last night's fireworks :) -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 2, 08:52 [flickr] 1
- In alien Toy Story voice "Ooooooh" -- nm - MDH Jul 2, 08:53
Heh. Just noticed the Marlins are only half a game out of first, and thet Mets are below .500. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 2, 08:50 1
- *trades everyone who's not terrible* - Pirates GM Jul 2, 08:50
Hey Truman - eag Jul 2, 08:49
*sigh* Rap is sampling Madness now -- (link) - ty97 Jul 2, 08:47 [youtube] 2
- Stupid Rap. (Is there a rule somewhere that you can only sample songs that are X years old?) -- nm - con_carne Jul 2, 08:50
- Our Hizzouse? -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 2, 08:48
argh! stupid cineplex! It will NOT complete my HP preorder purchase! - Andie Jul 2, 08:46
Canada in last place among G8 countries on World Wildlife Fund's Climate change scorecard -- (link) - Beaker Jul 2, 08:44 6
- oil sands -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 08:53
- I am not shocked by this. -- nm - Subversive Jul 2, 08:45
- it's shameful. -- nm - Andie Jul 2, 08:45 2
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    - Plus, I think he entirely missed the last set of three celeb deaths! -- nm - Spawn Jul 2, 08:46
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ST Poll: ugh I very much dislike my job. a lot. What was the worst job you've ever had? - Hotkiss Jul 2, 08:36 28
- I've only ever had 4 jobs... the worst was my first out of college cause we were paid to do nothing - Stewie Jul 2, 08:58
- My one day bagging wings at a chicken packaging plant. -- nm - Diva Jul 2, 08:54
- LYC: A friend had a job at the campus Bagel shop for 6 hours before quiting - MDH Jul 2, 08:54
- Collecting at a psych hospital. -- nm - Jim Jul 2, 08:52 2
  - Collecting... what? -- nm - Don Homer Jul 2, 08:52 1
    - braiiiiins -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 2, 08:53
- I've only been an accountant, but one client experience was terrible. btw I loved being a campus tour guide, and we were unpaid. - MDH Jul 2, 08:51
- Washing dishes at a campus eatery. The smell stays with you -- nm - con_carne Jul 2, 08:51
- I sold life and disability insurance for 4 months. Easily the worst job I ever had. -- nm - Subversive Jul 2, 08:44
- by the end of it, managing coffee/ice cream shops - znufrii Jul 2, 08:44
- Customer service at a bank's call center. -- nm - kelly Jul 2, 08:43 1
  - ruh roh... -- nm - Diva Jul 2, 08:56
- Telemarketer. For about 3 days. Worst. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 2, 08:43
- telemarketer, selling cable TV upgrades -- nm - Roger More Jul 2, 08:43
- Copywriter on a website - Celedhring, oil man Jul 2, 08:42
- tarring rooftops. it stinks. -- nm - marcel Jul 2, 08:41 2
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    - Days went fast when I did outside work such as painting. Completely different for inside work...such as painting! -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 2, 08:49
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- Normally I'd say "the previous one", but technically, it was a long time ago - dishwashing and pizza delivery. - Beryllium Jul 2, 08:39 5
  - I've always wanted to deliver pizza, heard it's amazing tips (on a college campus) -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 2, 08:44 3
    - Actually, generally speaking, college students are pretty mediocre tippers. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 2, 08:48 2
      - Not so at Indiana U. If you delivered fast they tipped quite well. Plus, you would get regulars. -- nm - Spawn Jul 2, 08:53
      - I think my friend said what he lacks in actual dollars per order he makes up for in quantity of orders -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 2, 08:52
  - Wow. That may hvae been one of my favs. - Spawn Jul 2, 08:42
- This current one. - Will Hunting Jul 2, 08:38 1
  - How long have you worked there now? Plenty of fed agencies in the area still hiring. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 2, 08:48
- The summer I worked at a company that made (and rebuilt) machines that made boxes. Doing odd jobs like painting and cleaning parts, moving stuff, etc -- nm - Don Homer Jul 2, 08:38
ST Poll: What have you recently read? What are you reading? -- nm - ty97 Jul 2, 08:35 17
- Finished "Burn Notice: End Game" now reading "Corsair" by Cussler -- nm - MDH Jul 2, 08:49
- reading: Ulysses by James Joyce, just finished: Money by Martin Amis -- nm - 'lia Jul 2, 08:45
- most recently finished: Lowboy, A; currently reading: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making -- (link) - znufrii Jul 2, 08:42
- HPOT1, HPOT2 -- nm - marcel Jul 2, 08:42 1
  - *jealous* -- nm - Beaker Jul 2, 08:45
- A Spanish grammer book, it's actually a really concise review of good essential material - Hotkiss Jul 2, 08:41
- Just finished Lost City of Z. Reading Perfume - decline Jul 2, 08:40
- Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane. Got Sacred and The Book of Lost Things to read afterwards. -- nm - LMS Jul 2, 08:39
- Recently completed: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (A), Current: Predicatbly Irrational -- nm - JD Jul 2, 08:38
- The Nine. Last Night at the Lobster. -- nm - Dano Jul 2, 08:37
- I Wish That I Had Duck Feet, Go Dog Go, Flotsam, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, Tuesday, My Friend Rabbit, Busy Busy Town. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 2, 08:36
- Shattered Icon and Odd Hours - both being read now -- nm - Beaker Jul 2, 08:36
- Recently finished: A Short History of Nearly Everything B-. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd B+ -- nm - ty97 Jul 2, 08:36 4
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    - It's a very, very, very, very rare book that gets an A+ - ty97 Jul 2, 08:38 1
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  - Currently reading: Around the World in 80 Days -- nm - ty97 Jul 2, 08:36
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LIR: CA state IOUs that get used to pay taxes are for CA state taxes. So the state is paying itself back, kind of. -- nm - con_carne Jul 2, 08:30
There's a Pet Shop Boys Mashup album -- (link) - LMS Jul 2, 08:28 1
- Thanks for this, will be checking it out -- nm - JD Jul 2, 08:36
Speaking of Wimbledon. If the Gentlemen's Final is Murray-Federer, what percentage of British televisions do you expect to be tuned in? -- nm - Dano Jul 2, 08:25 4
- 25% - 12million was the peak of the evening match. -- nm - LMS Jul 2, 08:37
- 15% -- nm - Don Homer Jul 2, 08:28
- 90% -- nm - amoxy Jul 2, 08:26
- 1% ? -- nm - decline Jul 2, 08:26
sigh I have know idea what my sql host is on hsj. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 2, 08:21 6
- Sometimes it's just localhost, especially on Linux-based shared hosting ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 08:24 1
  - yeah, now I am getting an sql error. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 2, 08:37
- also, does anyone have any good recommendations for a html php editor program - tRuMaN Jul 2, 08:23 3
  - I use Eclipse ... it's really not very good for HTML, though. heh. Decent for PHP project management, especially when you link it to an SVN repository - Beryllium Jul 2, 08:25 1
    - oh, I missed the free part. Dreamweaver != free, d'oh. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 08:25
  - emacs -- nm - decline Jul 2, 08:24
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- Also, however it happened, I truly hope the passengers lost consciousness because of G-forces or depressurization. I pray they never knew the end - HdnAgnda Jul 2, 08:26
- Time to find Charles Widmore. -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 2, 08:24
- What? Just a week or two ago they were saying the found intact bodies suggesting a mid-air breakup because a full on impact in the plane would not - HdnAgnda Jul 2, 08:23
- Everything about this flight eeps me out -- nm - ty97 Jul 2, 08:23
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Latest addition to the list of musical 'artists' that, given a time machine, I would go back in time and eliminate: 3OH!3 -- nm - ty97 Jul 2, 08:16 5
- The music video is quite....interesting - MDH Jul 2, 08:24
- i think someone's already gone back and eleminated them before they hit the scene, i dont even know who that is -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jul 2, 08:18 3
  - heh, I was thinking the same thing. -- nm - Subversive Jul 2, 08:22
  - I won't even subject you with a link - ty97 Jul 2, 08:18 1
    - Do the Helen Keller. -- nm - Dano Jul 2, 08:19
OMG, my wife has taught my daughter how to say "Boom boom pow" and now she's running around the house shouting it. - Subversive Jul 2, 08:15 1
- heh. My mother babysat Saturday and when we came home Logan kept saying, "ROCK AND ROLL COOCHICOO!" - Spawn Jul 2, 08:24
nmbDiva - Hotkiss Jul 2, 08:14 24
- (spoiler re: Charlie) - znufrii Jul 2, 08:19 4
  - nice -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 2, 08:22 1
    - it's very popular in pubs. There are responses that he crowd shouts out. -- nm - loosilu Jul 2, 08:24
  - huh. - kelly Jul 2, 08:21 1
    - it actually started as a campaign song I think. There are numerous versions on YouTube but the original is Kingston Trio. -- nm - loosilu Jul 2, 08:23
- nmbHotkiss - Diva Jul 2, 08:16 17
  - Went to Philly yesterday. - Hotkiss Jul 2, 08:21 16
    - When/where is your next odyssey? -- nm - Diva Jul 2, 08:24 15
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        Students of the world cannot be bothered with such mundane tasks. -- nm - Spawn Jul 2, 08:30
        
        yes, will do today at 5! -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 2, 08:30 1
        
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      - Hopefully Long Island on Tuesday. Otherwise, perhaps Astoria in Queens. Going to Chicago on Wednesday anyway! -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 2, 08:25 10
        
        best time for Astoria is late at night. -- nm - loosilu Jul 2, 08:27 9
        
        are you kidding -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 2, 08:28 8
        
        absolutely not. It's a Greek neighborhood and people stay up very late in the summer. All the cafes are open at midnight. -- nm - loosilu Jul 2, 08:30 7
        
        My friend lived in Austoria for years...loved that neighborhood. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 2, 08:39 1
        
        Awesome food, and cheap cheap cheap. -- nm - loosilu Jul 2, 08:39
        
        Oh that's cool, thanks for the tip, I'll ask my friend if I could crash with him that night. I'm still wary of late night commuting around here -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 2, 08:32 4
        
        Yeah, right around the subway station isn't good late at night, but Broadway and the other main drag (can't remember) are crowded. - loosilu Jul 2, 08:33 3
        
        OK, the main streets are Broadway, Steinway, 30th. -- nm - loosilu Jul 2, 08:35 2
        
        will look into it, thanks! -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 2, 08:37 1
        
        that's 30th Ave, not street. I would say 11pm is a good time. -- nm - loosilu Jul 2, 08:38
- Charlie on the MTA! famous song. and you clearly did not go near the Green Line. -- nm - loosilu Jul 2, 08:15
So I have successfully calibrated the BOP forums to keep out the undesirables. Good to know -- nm - prayformojo Jul 2, 08:13 2
- But ML's in the Blood Feud...you can't keep him out entirley!! -- nm - Jim Jul 2, 08:31 1
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Wimbledon Spoiler - Diva Jul 2, 08:08 5
- spoilers - Dano Jul 2, 08:21 1
  - agreeance on the IM. - Diva Jul 2, 08:34
- He's currently packing to go to see her the Finals. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 2, 08:13
- heck of a match -- nm - prayformojo Jul 2, 08:13 1
  - Wish i could have watched. It will be shown again hopefully. -- nm - Diva Jul 2, 08:17
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- She will owe you nothing when it comes out he thinks she is actually a dude. -- nm - Spawn Jul 2, 08:25 1
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- She owes you BIG -- nm - MDH Jul 2, 08:15
deevs: "Foufoune" is a baby word for buttocks. What would that be in English? I can't think of it. -- nm - loosilu Jul 2, 08:05 2
- I know loosi. Boom-boom, booty or culo maybe? -- nm - Diva Jul 2, 08:07 1
  - dunno. by the way, I just learned that foufoune means something else in France. good heavens. - loosilu Jul 2, 08:09
Washington Post reportedly selling health care lobbyists and CEOs access to its journalists, members of Congress, Obama officials, etc. -- (link) - Don Homer Jul 2, 08:05 5
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  - Now the executive editor is saying they will not be doing this. -- (link) - Don Homer Jul 2, 08:28
  - I'm only surprised that Glenn Greenwald doesn't have a column up about it yet today, -- nm - znufrii Jul 2, 08:26
- Oof. That's a major accusation. -- nm - nubby Jul 2, 08:06 1
  - HEALTH REFORM WOULD BE BAD FOR COUNTRY -- nm - Don Homer Jul 2, 08:15
What do we think a veggie party is? -- nm - loosilu Jul 2, 08:04 10
- some friends of mine went to something they called a veggie party last wkend - con_carne Jul 2, 08:26
- Terri Schiavo's birthday? -- nm - zork Jul 2, 08:14
- Heh. The full details from yesterday afternoon. I thought you got alerted anytime I posted? ;) -- (link) - HdnAgnda Jul 2, 08:08 [Backboard] 2
  - ack! ack! not my idea of fun. -- nm - loosilu Jul 2, 08:11 1
    - No, I am not thrilled either but it's a gathering so I am trying to get it in my head that it isn't going to be as bad as it feels. I'll drink. I'll - HdnAgnda Jul 2, 08:21
- lesbian orgy. -- nm - Americans Jul 2, 08:05 4
  - I wonder what the Canadians think. -- nm - loosilu Jul 2, 08:06 3
    - lesbian orgy, eh. -- nm - Canadians Jul 2, 08:06 2
      - heh -- nm - JaxSean Jul 2, 08:11
      - Hee! -- nm - Subversive Jul 2, 08:10
"The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America." - John Adams - nubby Jul 2, 08:04 3
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- Why did they used to capitalize random words? -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 2, 08:07 1
  - Holdover from German, maybe. -- nm - nubby Jul 2, 08:08
Oh yeah, iPod just shuffled to Golden Earring's 'Twilight Zone.' *nods head up and down with the rhythm* -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 2, 08:03

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