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from bbs: good luck, krusty! don homer, you have a beautiful family! :) - and it is perfect outside. -- nm - b. Jul 21, 10:16
Ahhh yes. The guy who pillaged me a month ago has gone inactive and his millitary has geon from 6k to 100. - Will Hunting Jul 21, 10:15 5
- I have to ask: can someone explain the appeal of a game that seems to be centered around "steal stuff from people who quit playing"? - TFox Jul 21, 10:16 4
  - Cuz that's low hanging fruit. The fun stuff is competing for the biggest society via points and such - Will Hunting Jul 21, 10:18
  - I almost never pillage. In fact, I've only ever pillaged in retribution. No Bush Doctrine for me. -- nm - Dano Jul 21, 10:17
  - cause you can steal from from active players as well... -- nm - Beaker Jul 21, 10:17 1
    - I find it like Civilizations (alltime favorite game), only with real people and not against a computer -- nm - Beaker Jul 21, 10:18
tru, re: your discover card if you just like, lost it, the money will still go back on your account. they just change the check digits when they - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Jul 21, 10:12
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- Good. Cool plane, but good. -- nm - TWuG Jul 21, 10:19
- would you please teach znufrii how to link to NYT without a registration nag? - zork Jul 21, 10:18 1
  - I don't see how that's any different than the links I post. - znufrii Jul 21, 10:19
- God that article is depressing. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 10:15
That Noise Bot T-Shirt girl in the ad to the left looks like she's auditioning for TERM5. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 21, 10:06 1
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does anyone here use tigi shine junkie? I have the stupidest question ever. - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Jul 21, 10:05 7
- sorry - i've used other tigis, but not that, and no cans. -- nm - b. Jul 21, 10:20
- It's a floor wax *and* a dessert topping. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 21, 10:09 3
  - and you're soaking in it now -- nm - Madge Jul 21, 10:10 2
    - guys! it's in the top three best hair products ever. how long have you known me?? how do you not know this? - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Jul 21, 10:15 1
      - ohhhhhhh. *that* tigi.I love their shampoo, and their styling product when I have enough hair, but no experience with the shine. - mafic Jul 21, 10:20
- it's like a foreign language. I have no idea what you're talking about. I'll assume shoe care. -- nm - mafic Jul 21, 10:06 1
  - "No, I use purple monkey dishwasher." -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Jul 21, 10:07
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- Or you can replace the whole thing with my cell phone. -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 21, 10:12 1
  - Just because your cellphone can do it well, and quickly, doesn't mean it can do it reliably. - Beryllium Jul 21, 10:17
- now all I need is a time machine, and I'm a billionaire. -- nm - mafic Jul 21, 10:07 1
  - imagine what they'd have paid for a graphing calculator -- nm - Madge Jul 21, 10:13
*wonders what Barbie and the Three Musketeers is doing in my netflix queue* - Max Jul 21, 09:58 3
- It's that new algorithm those hackers devised. -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 21, 10:13
- it'maybe it's the little known WWII reinvention. -- nm - mafic Jul 21, 10:04
- sure it's not Barbie and the 3 Muffateers? -- nm - CQ Jul 21, 10:00
LYC: Kelly Clarkson has announced her Fall/Winter US tour -- nm - MDH Jul 21, 09:56 10
- I'd go for $25, but I bet that wouldn't get it done. -- nm - TFox Jul 21, 10:06 4
  - I would do $25 also, if she was closer. 4 hour drive for me to see her -- nm - amoxy Jul 21, 10:09
  - I think tickets are roughly going to be $50-75 -- nm - MDH Jul 21, 10:07 2
    - That's what the Canadian stops look like. I wonder if she can fill Agganis Arena at those prices. - TFox Jul 21, 10:08 1
      - Her last tour was cancelled b/c she couldn't sell big arenas - MDH Jul 21, 10:11
- somewhere, Mel Profit is giddy with anticipation. -- nm - CQ Jul 21, 10:00
- Here are the dates. Do I see her the night before Kylie? - MDH Jul 21, 10:00
- thank god. *releases held breath* -- nm - mafic Jul 21, 09:59
- No Link? -- nm - amoxy Jul 21, 09:57 1
  - just letting us know. -- nm - Beaker Jul 21, 09:57
Daily Movie quote from IMDB - amoxy Jul 21, 09:56 1
- The monkey's his uncle? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 21, 09:56
*googles Bolognese sauce* So - is it a cream base? Or is it red sauce with just a lotta meat? -- nm - kelly Jul 21, 09:56 5
- isn't it really a meat dish with with some tomato? -- nm - zork Jul 21, 10:10
- red sauce with a lot of meat, and simmered for a long time -- nm - Roger More Jul 21, 09:57 2
  - often the meat in it is cooked in milk, I think. that's how ann does it anyway. god, it's so good. -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Jul 21, 09:58 1
    - The ATK book I got on Italian cooking does this, but I've never done it - Roger More Jul 21, 10:00
- red sauce with meat -- nm - znufrii Jul 21, 09:57
ST Poll #Hotkiss: What books are essential to read, if only so you can understand the large number of references it gets in pop culture? - con_carne Jul 21, 09:56 29
- Go, Dog, Go! - znufrii Jul 21, 10:18
- chaucer, shakespeare, dickens, joyce, hemingway. classics are classics for a reason. -- nm - mafic Jul 21, 10:14
- Lord of the Flies, Catcher in the Rye, Death of a Salesman -- nm - TFox Jul 21, 10:06 1
  - all of these are *ding.* (we must get drinks.) -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Jul 21, 10:17
- Pride and Prejudice -- nm - Roger More Jul 21, 10:06
- A Christmas Carol -- nm - Roger More Jul 21, 10:04 1
  - Yes, very good -- nm - con_carne Jul 21, 10:05
- Lord of the Rings -- nm - znufrii Jul 21, 10:04
- Dr. Seuss -- nm - CQ Jul 21, 10:01 4
  - This. (It surprises me how many people haven't read more Seuss. He's so good.) -- nm - TFox Jul 21, 10:08 3
    - That's a shame. Is Dr. Seuss no longer considered essential children's reading? -- nm - con_carne Jul 21, 10:12 1
      - No, I think it still is, but I think it's fairly common to read a select few and not more, slanted towards the younger set. - TFox Jul 21, 10:15
    - His talent is certainly undeniable. The quality's super-kadooper reliable. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 21, 10:10
- Just watch the complete collection of The Simpsons. That should cover almost anything. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 10:01 1
  - IMO you would only have more questions -- nm - Roger More Jul 21, 10:02
- Stephen King -- nm - Beaker Jul 21, 09:58 2
  - The concept of never staying in a small town in Maine or going down into the basement when you hear a noise. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jul 21, 10:02
  - Which titles get referenced? The STand maybe? -- nm - con_carne Jul 21, 10:00
- Animal Farm -- nm - amoxy Jul 21, 09:58
- Shakespeare's more popular works, the Bible -- nm - nubby Jul 21, 09:57 9
  - Hmm. Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet (trying to think of ones that are known for more than a few famous lines) -- nm - con_carne Jul 21, 09:59 8
    - King Lear, Othello and The Scottish Play are as well known for the themes as well as the lines. -- nm - Diva Jul 21, 10:01 1
      - Merchant of Venice -- nm - znufrii Jul 21, 10:07
    - Julius Caesar, maybe Macbeth, Lear and Othello - Roger More Jul 21, 10:01
    - Taming of the Shrew, Midsummer Night's Dream, MacBeth... -- nm - Callisto Jul 21, 10:01 4
      - (the comedies more than the dramas) -- nm - Callisto Jul 21, 10:05 1
        
        This was me, not Kim, Roger More. - David Jul 21, 10:14
      - Twelfth Night, Tempest, Henry V -- nm - znufrii Jul 21, 10:02 1
        
        (Henry V is my favorite.) -- nm - Callisto Jul 21, 10:03
Former UFC fighter Kimo is dead. -- (link) - Will Hunting Jul 21, 09:53
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You know what would be more efficient? Having one bank/central agency that pre-approves individuals for mortgages. All the banks then use that info. - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 21, 09:51 33
- This is the benefit of working with a mortgage broker. Your credit only gets pulled once and they shop it around to different lenders for you. - Subversive Jul 21, 10:09 7
  - Yeah but with foreclosures it doesn't seem that I can use the mortgage broker. The selling agent wants me to talk to the banks mortgage rep. - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 21, 10:12 1
    - Why does what the selling agent wants have anything to do with it? - Subversive Jul 21, 10:16
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  - I already have one mortgage with my bank, and they're willing to give me a second one on top of it. - Beryllium Jul 21, 10:10 3
    - Yes, having an existing mortgage with a bank means in some cases it's worthwhile to stay with them. - Subversive Jul 21, 10:13 2
      - 3.64%? Sweet! But you are in canada right? That rate isn't available in the states? :( -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 21, 10:15 1
        
        How do you know? Have you talked to a mortgage broker? :P -- nm - Subversive Jul 21, 10:16
- Different lenders have different strategies for who they choose to lend to, though. - con_carne Jul 21, 09:57
- *points* communist! - mafic Jul 21, 09:55 1
  - yep. in theory it keeps the banks honest. -- nm - znufrii Jul 21, 09:56
- I'm assuming because banks will insist on carrying the mortgage if you're bidding on a foreclosed house from them? -- nm - znufrii Jul 21, 09:54 2
  - Yes. This is what causes the problem. They cannot legally tell you to go with them. But they offer incentives and if there are multiple offers, like - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 21, 09:56 1
    - makes sense to me. -- nm - znufrii Jul 21, 09:56
- Excellent!!!! -- nm - Hackers around the world Jul 21, 09:53
- Maybe Canada works differently than the US, but I am currently pre-approved for any offer I make up to a certain amount. - Beryllium Jul 21, 09:53 17
  - Pre-approved is generally bullshit. Until you have a specific house under contract at a specific price, anything they say to you is just "most likely" - Subversive Jul 21, 10:07
  - it's more that if one bank pre-approves you, the others are willing to accept that, since there are only about a dozen and all have similar rules. -- nm - mafic Jul 21, 09:57
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    - *gaze* -- nm - znufrii Jul 21, 10:00
    - No, I couldn't physically take possession tomorrow. - Beryllium Jul 21, 09:59 2
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        No, not your pony! -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 10:08
  - The problem is pretty much everything on sale now is a foreclosure. Every bank wants you to be pre-approved with them because they want you to do your - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 21, 09:54 9
    - oh, I see. The problem in America, you mean. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 09:55 8
      - more specifically, the problem with buying foreclosures. -- nm - znufrii Jul 21, 09:57 7
        
        99% of the properties we see now are foreclosures. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 21, 09:59 6
        
        In Victoria, this number is more like 1% -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 09:59 5
        
        it may be more but we don't really see it. here they are legally responsible for getting the most money possible so foreclosures just go on MLS ... - zork Jul 21, 10:08 4
        
        MLS is filled with foreclosures. At least the area I am looking at. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 21, 10:14 2
        
        try looking in canada -- nm - zork Jul 21, 10:15 1
        
        Naw.. I am good here. :) -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 21, 10:15
        
        this is true. There are some I have seen that I am pretty sure are foreclosures, but so many more that are not. - Beryllium Jul 21, 10:09
jfields...Comic Con hasn't happened yet....however they do have the table reads for other episodes on it.... - Remlik Jul 21, 09:51
Marc Anthony buys minority interest in Miami Dolphins -- (link) - Beaker Jul 21, 09:50
ST poll: What was the last thing you purchased? - tRuMaN Jul 21, 09:47 33
- dinner last night. -- nm - b. Jul 21, 10:19
- Cabinet handles for the kitchen. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 21, 10:12
- A present for Kim. -- nm - Callisto Jul 21, 10:05 2
  - Thank me! -- nm - Callisto Jul 21, 10:10 1
    - I'm goofy. -- nm - Callisto Jul 21, 10:13
- gas -- nm - Epiphany Jul 21, 10:04
- chili served over rice with a side of mac and cheese and a Coke Zero. - TFox Jul 21, 10:03
- Complete score for ST2: The Wrath of Khan -- nm - ceregon Jul 21, 09:59
- a small carton of milk and a diet coke. -- nm - kelly Jul 21, 09:58
- gift card for my mother. -- nm - Callisto Jul 21, 09:53
- Mickey D's large regular iced coffee. -- nm - Remlik Jul 21, 09:51
- packing tape and a st. jude medal -- nm - 'lia Jul 21, 09:51
- Bottle of Raspberry Effen Vodka -- nm - JD Jul 21, 09:51
- Lunch at Subway yesterday -- nm - ty97 Jul 21, 09:50
- A Lean Cuisine frozen meal for lunch (about 10 minutes ago.) -- nm - Andie Jul 21, 09:50
- bamboo skewers for grilling mushrooms -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 09:50 1
  - no, wait, this is wrong. I bought a new iphone docking cable yesterday. - Beryllium Jul 21, 09:51
- groceries from the Latin American store yesterday lunch -- nm - Roger More Jul 21, 09:49
- Iced coffee at the 7-11 (nm) - musubi Jul 21, 09:49
- Lunch ( which I'm eating now) -- nm - nubby Jul 21, 09:48
- chicken burrrito with black beans, rice, sour cream, avacado, and pico de gallo. with a Coca Cola of course -- nm - CQ Jul 21, 09:48
- Diet Pepsi -- nm - Beaker Jul 21, 09:48
- A six-pack of Asahi "Super Dry" and some OJ on Sun night -- nm - con_carne Jul 21, 09:48
- Groceries on Sunday -- nm - amoxy Jul 21, 09:48
- Mountain Dew 20 oz. bottle from the machine down the hall. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 21, 09:48
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- popcorn and a coke at the movies. -- nm - mafic Jul 21, 09:48 1
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- Lunch. - znufrii Jul 21, 09:48
- Pizza last night. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 21, 09:48
- Groceries this morning. -- nm - mara Jul 21, 09:48
- birch beer. -- nm - Max Jul 21, 09:47
- Golf shirt from Trickle Creek this weekend. -- nm - Subversive Jul 21, 09:47
B1 bolognese -- nm - zork Jul 21, 09:46 4
- ~I wanna to be able to eat spaghetti bolognese and not feel bad about it for days and days and days~ -- nm - Epiphany Jul 21, 10:08
- btw what were the shells stuffed with? -- nm - Roger More Jul 21, 09:47 2
  - You should NEVER ask a question like that around here! - Cuzzin Todd Jul 21, 09:48 1
    - apparently... none? -- nm - Roger More Jul 21, 09:57

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