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hey, was The Kingdom a good movie? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 14:15 1
- Decent enough. Worth watching IMO -- nm - Roger More Jul 2, 14:18
DML: Would you want to live here? -- (link) - znufrii Jul 2, 14:06 10
- The place looks very nice but it's Bed-Stuy. Tough call. -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 14:11 2
  - It's right on the edge of Bed-Stuy, - znufrii Jul 2, 14:14 1
    - I know, it looks and sounds great which makes it a tough call. -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 14:15
- my question is, why is there not a rooftop garden area? - tRuMaN Jul 2, 14:08 3
  - the top floor rooftop terraces have planters, but you do have a point... -- nm - znufrii Jul 2, 14:09 2
    - oh I saw that, and I get that they are trying to offer the rooftop as an area, but they could have put a lot of planters and such up there, without - tRuMaN Jul 2, 14:11 1
      - I don't disagree. -- nm - znufrii Jul 2, 14:12
- Who will be your roommate, Sarah Jessica Parker? -- nm - amoxy Jul 2, 14:07 1
  - Jennifer garner -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 2, 14:09
- Neigh. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 14:07
the thing that makes me wonder on the Sanford use of state funds thing - Obama Si. Jul 2, 13:54 3
- I'm sure your staff can check it out. -- nm - loosilu Jul 2, 14:13 1
  - ... because they did so well with the tax-related stuff during the background checks ... :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 14:15
- sfan -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 2, 14:07
According to a facebook poll I have the maturity of a 12 year old. The only question I answered kinda childish is I said I like kickball. *shrug* -- nm - Stacy Jul 2, 13:53 3
- the lack of responses here is deafening -- nm - zork Jul 2, 13:59
- DId you take the "How Insane are you?" test...I got 14% - amoxy Jul 2, 13:54 1
  - no I havent seen that poll yet...Surprised by yours and Stephen's results, not suprised at Redmond's. -- nm - Stacy Jul 2, 13:57
This is a strange choice. How come the Firefox's Google page doesn't have the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button? - con_carne Jul 2, 13:53 3
- Sub-question: Has anyone in history ever actually used the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button when searching on Google? - Subversive Jul 2, 13:59 2
  - Sure. Sometimes you know the result you want will be the first one. It just saves an extra click. -- nm - con_carne Jul 2, 14:11
  - yes, but just to see how it works. -- nm - psilotum Jul 2, 14:06
On December 31, 1999, there were 130.53 million persons employed in the US - Brian Jul 2, 13:39 9
- Still though. At least we didn't get wiped out by a meteor. -- nm - Loyola Jul 2, 13:56
- so does this mean that the bush presidency did nothing for the nation? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 2, 13:51 2
  - oh, it did SOMETHING, alright. It gave the nation a bit o' the sumthin'-sumthin', if you know what I mean. - Beryllium Jul 2, 13:52
  - it sure lowered our expectations. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 13:52
- off topic, but i can't believe we're almost in the 'tens' decade. -- nm - Andie Jul 2, 13:41 4
  - I hope people start saying the year as "twenty-ten" rather than "two-thousand-ten", -- nm - Don Homer Jul 2, 13:43 3
    - *vows to help DH create this exciting reality* -- nm - Subversive Jul 2, 13:44 2
      - we are in two oh one oh. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 13:48 1
        
        twenty aught nine -- nm - con_carne Jul 2, 13:49
Ugh. Obama favors strong 'right to refuse' protections for health-care workers. -- (link) - Don Homer Jul 2, 13:37 2
- Say it ain't so, Barack! Say it ain't so! -- nm - znufrii Jul 2, 13:37 1
  - It ain't so! - Obama Si. Jul 2, 13:53
dear god, 300 units vs 600, and the 300 will most likely win. - tRuMaN Jul 2, 13:36 7
- This is madness! -- nm - con_carne Jul 2, 13:39 2
  - This is Sparta. -- nm - second gary Jul 2, 13:51
  - *applause* -- nm - nubby Jul 2, 13:47
- That is why I make sure to have a high wall and lots of Phanlax -- nm - amoxy Jul 2, 13:39
- Swordsmen are offensive units. nm - Dignan Jul 2, 13:38 1
  - I know, that is why this guys choice for defensive units is strange. - tRuMaN Jul 2, 13:48
- Swordsmen are poor defenders and more so without a big wall bonus. -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 13:38
So the previous buliding manager offered to remain building manager at my reduced salary, so I'm out of a job. It wouldnt be so bad if he would - Stacy Jul 2, 13:35 2
- Sucks, good luck finding another job. -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 13:36 1
  - thanks :) -- nm - Stacy Jul 2, 13:37
Swine flu 'cannot be contained' -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 13:21 11
- it was too late to contain it by the time it was identified. -- nm - loosilu Jul 2, 14:15
- "may soon be 100,000 new cases a day" -- nm - zork Jul 2, 13:25 1
  - put some Windex on it! nm -- nm - lucy, getting on a plane Jul 2, 13:29
- didn't they already acknowledge that when it went to the highest level? -- nm - Andie Jul 2, 13:21 7
  - they acknowledged it long before that. -- nm - loosilu Jul 2, 14:14
  - I DON'T HAVE THE SWINE FLU!!!!! nm -- nm - lucy, getting on a plane Jul 2, 13:24 2
    - ~ lucy in the sky with symptoms ~ -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 2, 13:27 1
      - L3 -- nm - Stacy Jul 2, 13:31
  - Pretty much. WHO did. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 13:23 2
    - That is what I am asking! -- nm - amoxy Jul 2, 13:34 1
      - What's on second -- nm - con_carne Jul 2, 13:48
So we are having cake in a while for a guy leaving - amoxy Jul 2, 13:19 2
- but iron is not the best conductor of electrical signals - zork Jul 2, 13:26
- that's great! -- nm - Andie Jul 2, 13:22
Do they have a lake or river near Austin, TX? A reason to have a marina, that is? -- nm - Mop (235 lbs) Jul 2, 13:13 16
- Yes, they do - what do you need to know? - 'lia Jul 2, 13:52
- Hence the famous "River Walk". -- nm - not2fast Jul 2, 13:43
- Yes. there's a river that snakes through and goes to a lake, according to bing. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 13:14 3
  - Bing? You Microsoft Whore! -- nm - Redmond on a phone Jul 2, 13:16
  - *ahem* Texas and I apparently diverge on our definition of "lake" versus "river". -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 13:16 1
    - talk to the US Army Corps of Engineers about that - 'lia Jul 2, 13:54
- Guadelupe (sp?) River might be near there. I know it goes through New Braunfels -- nm - mandy's new fish Jul 2, 13:14 9
  - you don't go boating on the Guadelupe, you go tubing - 'lia Jul 2, 13:57 5
    - i was at the waterpark there 10 years ago -- nm - zork Jul 2, 13:58 4
      - Schlitterbahn - the hottest,coolest time in Texas - 'lia Jul 2, 14:00 2
        
        couple friend and I drove down ... - zork Jul 2, 14:04 1
        
        sounds like you did the grand tour - 'lia Jul 2, 14:14
      - holy crap, that should be *20* years ago -- nm - zork Jul 2, 14:00
  - frickin' autonick -- nm - zork Jul 2, 13:14 2
    - I believed it more coming from the fish -- nm - Redmond on a phone Jul 2, 13:17 1
      - heh -- nm - zork Jul 2, 13:18
Way LIR Weekend plans: Friend's b'day dinner & karaoke room tomorrow night, cookout on Sat, studying for a test on Monday (yes, Monday) -- nm - con_carne Jul 2, 13:07 2
- *rereads saturday activities* phew, coOkout -- nm - mandy's new fish Jul 2, 13:13 1
  - Well, that is how I rock out -- nm - con_carne Jul 2, 13:42
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- A new week, a new low! - Dr.Vermin Jul 2, 13:25
- lol! -- nm - znufrii Jul 2, 13:22
- Did you grab boobs? -- nm - Redmond on a phone Jul 2, 13:09 1
  - does a bear poop in the woods? -- nm - zork Jul 2, 13:14
- Screw 'em! You should be able to drink as much as you like and be as obnoxious as you like, everyone else be damned. -- nm - Mop (235 lbs) Jul 2, 13:06
- I believe the correct rock star response is ... - Beryllium Jul 2, 13:04 1
  - before passing out you say "how do you like me now?" -- nm - Beaker Jul 2, 13:09
- and this is news how??? nm -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 13:04
Get a free Nickelback song if you download IE8. /me uninstalls IE8 and never looks back. -- (link) - Mop (235 lbs) Jul 2, 12:59 3
- Sounds more like a threat. -- nm - Mop (235 lbs) Jul 2, 13:03
- this sounds worse than the vomit ad -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 13:02 1
  - Now we know what the guy was looking at. -- nm - Mop (235 lbs) Jul 2, 13:03
Neil Patrick Harris to host the... (wait for it...) - Mop (235 lbs) Jul 2, 12:53 4
- Jack Dawson Awards -- nm - Redmond on a phone Jul 2, 12:54
- I want to see him host the Oscars -- nm - amoxy Jul 2, 12:53 2
  - maybe they'll have ten hosts, so everyone gets the one they want to see -- nm - dug Jul 2, 12:56
  - Wait for it... -- nm - Mop (235 lbs) Jul 2, 12:55
for a while there a few years ago, i made "iWon.com" my home page/search engine - dug Jul 2, 12:53
Dawson, after reading about your friend on B2, I go this song stuck in my head -- (link) - amoxy Jul 2, 12:52 [youtube] 1
- Humpty Dance? nm -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 12:52
Dawson--the reason you gave is actually worse than mine. - Trish Jul 2, 12:51 3
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- I'm just trying to figure out if it's someone I know... -- nm - znufrii Jul 2, 12:54 1
  - ahh :) - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 13:05
relatively easy CBB question: Georgetown and Marquette have tied 4-4 in their meetings. Georgetown has a winning record against every other team - prayformojo Jul 2, 12:48 2
- I'll guess the obvious ones, realizing it's probably a trick. UConn and Pitt. -- nm - David Jul 2, 12:51 1
  - syracuse (44-37) and st. johns (50-42) -- nm - prayformojo Jul 2, 13:05
David, I switched the username to mcrampton. It looks like they've removed rprince12 from the database already. - Subversive Jul 2, 12:39 7
- The account was created on March 24, 2009. -- nm - David Jul 2, 12:42
- you are now the user formerly known as prince -- nm - con_carne Jul 2, 12:42 5 1
  - *awards this post an internet* -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 12:43 4
    - Yup, if ST ever updated their twitter feed, this would be PoTD. -- nm - David Jul 2, 12:44 3
      - Maybe every time a post gets a certain number of faves, it should get posted to twitter? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 12:46 2
        
        Now you're talking. - David Jul 2, 12:51 1
        
        What's a good number? 5? -- nm - Subversive Jul 2, 12:53
znu poll: do you have paperwork (other than WORK) that you need to fill out for something? - Andie Jul 2, 12:37 13
- Taxes for the last two years.....they owe me money but I have been to lazy to fill out forms. Though I could use it for house stuff. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jul 2, 13:12 5
  - i hate you. - Andie Jul 2, 13:13 4
    - Ouch. You need to get your withholding fixed. -- nm - Subversive Jul 2, 13:14 3
      - no, no, i don't have withholding. - Andie Jul 2, 13:15 1
        
        (that said, i make installment payments every time i get paid on my own.) -- nm - Andie Jul 2, 13:16
      - word -- nm - Beaker Jul 2, 13:15
- I'll need to fill out the application for my energy audit reimbursement in the next week. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 2, 12:46
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- Not at the moment (just filled them out yesterday), but if I go back to school, I'm sure I will have *plenty* of paperwork to fill out in the near - kelly Jul 2, 12:40
- my first US passport app -- nm - con_carne Jul 2, 12:38
- I suppose I should do my RRSP stuff through work, for the extra money they kick in -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 12:38 2
  - do they match? hell yes do that! (especially right now - the market is rising.) -- nm - Andie Jul 2, 12:38 1
    - too lazy. plus, it requires reducing my take-home pay, which is already dangerously low -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 12:41
Jim, send the child to Karate. - groiny Jul 2, 12:37 12
- Dude...we're all in Tae Kwon Do. I was just hoping that he USED some of that...and as it turns out, he did. - Jim Jul 2, 12:39 7
  - good for him. -- nm - Beaker Jul 2, 12:48
  - SWEEP THE LEG! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 2, 12:47 2
    - GET HIM A BODY BAG!!!! - groiny Jul 2, 12:48 1
      - Strike First! Strike Hard! No Mercy! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 2, 12:50
  - Yay, Cam! - Trish Jul 2, 12:46 1
    - He has to not go to camp for one day. Of course...he's in Scout camp all next week... - Jim Jul 2, 13:16
  - good. One day when we have time, I will tell you of my experience with TKD. - groiny Jul 2, 12:42
- uh, jim has already done that, and is hoping that the $$$ paid off -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 12:37 3
  - ah, did not see that. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 12:38 2
    - personally, though, when I have a kid ... private lessons, so we can learn at the same time. - Beryllium Jul 2, 12:39 1
      - I go to class too! Hell, I could kicked that little kid's ass, I'm almost sure of it! nm - Jim Jul 2, 12:41
mmmm, free sushi at work today -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 12:36 5
- we used to have these when I worked at a pet store. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 12:37 4
  - have I told you guys about the fish I fell in love with on tuesday night? I might go buy him. I think his name is "hamburglar." -- nm - campus wifi loves mandy lane Jul 2, 12:46 3
    - robble robble -- nm - mandy's new fish Jul 2, 12:58 1
      - geek check!!!!! nm -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 13:05
    - EUPHEMISM? NM -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 12:49
go away -- nm - Redmond on a phone Jul 2, 12:35

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