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so.. any yahoo fantasy football leagues looking for a member? - colinski Jul 27, 08:41
Henrik Carl Joachim Alain -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 27, 08:38
Speaking of American Apparel the Silver Spring, MD store got vandalized due to the prop 8 shirts -- (link) - MDH Jul 27, 08:35
these long days are funny. breakfast at 6:10, second breakfast around 11:45, lunch around 2:30, snack 4:15ish, snack 7:00ish, dinner 8:45ish. - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Jul 27, 08:31 1
- Sounds great! -- nm - Pippin Merriweather Jul 27, 08:32
ST Poll: American Apparel's Dov Charney is allegedly firing all the "ugly" employees after a dip in sales. Are such company actions understandable? - Hotkiss Jul 27, 08:30 53
- sure it is although it's pritty tough to be a great salesperson if people find you extreemly ugly - Danedukenuuk Jul 27, 08:36
- "if I wasn't so ugly I could get someone to knock me up then I could sue their ass" -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 08:35
- What a clothing company's large size is a size 6 they have a problem. -- nm - lileve Jul 27, 08:33 1
  - What=When -- nm - lileve Jul 27, 08:35
- AA's sales dropped b/c people realized the clothes they sale are stupidly overpriced - MDH Jul 27, 08:32 2
  - I buy woot shirts. they're AA, and like 1/3 the price. -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Jul 27, 08:45
  - hanes at walmart is even cheaper -- nm - lileve Jul 27, 08:34
- i am pretty sure it is illegal to be fired from a sales job for "ugliness". it must be. -- nm - TFox Jul 27, 08:31 45
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    - I'm not only the President, I'm a client. -- nm - Clint Howard Jul 27, 08:39
  - A lot of places require prettiness for hiring. go to a trendy restaurant in Manhattan and see who's serving you. -- nm - loosilu Jul 27, 08:32 2
    - I know people do that unofficially, hire the hot chick and so on. But not "you're fired because you look like a warted anus." -- nm - TFox Jul 27, 08:35
    - but that is before they are employed. -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 08:33
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    - Really? You can't fire someone for being black, but you can fire them for having asymmetrical facial features? -- nm - TFox Jul 27, 08:32 31
      - Ugly strippers unite! -- nm - con_carne Jul 27, 08:37
      - When was the last time you went to a chain restaurant or a pub and were served by an ugly waitress? - Reagen Jul 27, 08:35 3
        
        Again, I have no doubt it is a widespread unofficial hiring preference. -- nm - TFox Jul 27, 08:37
        
        Elaine Benis would sue their ass -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 08:36
        
        in Soho your waitresses are pretty much models. -- nm - loosilu Jul 27, 08:36
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        also, imagine the lawsuit. "Your honour, look at me. I'm hideous." -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 08:36 6
        
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        "I'd do her" -- nm - Juror #7 Jul 27, 08:39 3
        
        "I'd like Juror Redmond to be excused from this trial" -- nm - Roger More Jul 27, 08:40
        
        "I knew I should have vetoed that Redmond guy." -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 08:40 1
        
        dammit! -- nm - Roger More Jul 27, 08:40
        
        "We, the jury, find the defendant a 3." -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 08:39
      - Being ugly isn't a protected class. -- nm - pmb Jul 27, 08:33 16
        
        But what if you're black and ugly? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 08:40 1
        
        "I find black people ugly, so it's not that we're firing you because you are black. I just find the look of you awfully unappealing and non-sexual." -- nm - TFox Jul 27, 08:41
        
        That seems so ludicrous to me. -- nm - TFox Jul 27, 08:34 13
        
        I suppose it can kind of be compared to modeling or acting, those both hire based on looks as well. -- nm - Ender Jul 27, 08:39 2
        
        There was a case a long time ago (IIRC) involving Braniff airlines. Their stewardess used to wear hot pants back in the 60's and early 70's and that - pmb Jul 27, 08:43
        
        high end retail sales is notorious for it as well. -- nm - loosilu Jul 27, 08:40
        
        only 'cause you're ugly. -- nm - mafic Jul 27, 08:38
        
        sez you, ugmo -- nm - Roger More Jul 27, 08:38
        
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        Yeah, but by that logic, traditional marketing logic was that black cereal boxes didn't sell, but you can't apply that to your employees. -- nm - TFox Jul 27, 08:38 1
        
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        Because you can't dispute black but you can dispute ugly -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 27, 08:35 1
        
        If someone says "you're fired cause you look like smashed butt", it doesn't matter if you agree that you are ugly. -- nm - TFox Jul 27, 08:36
        
        agreed -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 08:35
        
        Thank god you ain't in sales.... (nm) - Will Hunting Jul 27, 08:35 1
        
        anyone that fired me for my looks hates having money. fact. -- nm - TFox Jul 27, 08:38
  - Sure, but the company could easily come up with a reason why that employee is underperforming as an excuse -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 27, 08:32 6
    - In most states they don't need any excuse. It's pretty heartless though. -- nm - pmb Jul 27, 08:34 4
      - heartless? we are talking AA here... -- nm - colinski Jul 27, 08:37
      - I thought companies need a legitimate and documented reason to fire -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 27, 08:34 2
        
        In most states, employees are "at will". They can be fired for any reason or no reason. But they can get unemployment insurance if they are not - pmb Jul 27, 08:35
        
        not in "at will" employment. -- nm - loosilu Jul 27, 08:35
    - I doubt if that would fly -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 08:33
LIR, LMS (minor "Into the Loop" spoilers) - con_carne Jul 27, 08:25 4
- Get yourself a region free dvd player, it's out on DVD next month here, and The Thick of It is also available on DVD. - LMS Jul 27, 08:30 2
  - Cool, thx. An article here said he was an originator of the "The Office" style of TV comedy, which I could totally see from this movie. - con_carne Jul 27, 08:34 1
    - Yep - the Alan Partridge shows with Steve Coogan influenced The Office. -- nm - LMS Jul 27, 08:46
- Crud. *In* the Loop -- nm - con_carne Jul 27, 08:26
Prediction Poll: how many couples are going to class up their weddings by directly imitating a viral Youtube video? - TFox Jul 27, 08:24 15
- "Well, you *could* go with the traditional entrance to Thriller..." -- nm - Wedding Planner, 2046 Jul 27, 08:29
- Why would the church have a problem with it? -- nm - con_carne Jul 27, 08:27 5
  - For a plethora of reasons. Churches have different rules and guidelines. Many like to be treated with some respect as a solemn holy place. - TFox Jul 27, 08:29 2
    - Our priest was very clear that he did not want any secular music played at our ceremony. - Subversive Jul 27, 08:38
    - fwiw, I'm in this corner for the most part. I'm not a fan of religious rites as spectacle. - loosilu Jul 27, 08:32
  - for starters, at my family's church, they don't allow any secular music. -- nm - loosilu Jul 27, 08:29 1
    - yeah, not uncommon. -- nm - TFox Jul 27, 08:30
- In 10 years probably 20% of all weddings will be dancing up the aisle, arrive on elephants, shot out of a cannon to land at the altar, what have you. - Loyola Jul 27, 08:27 3
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    - Damn. I'd watch that! -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 27, 08:33
    - Heh. The video of the wedding was a bit of a novelty, but if it becomes commonplace, the novelty factor would wear thin pretty fast I imagine. -- nm - Loyola Jul 27, 08:32
- I have never seen this video -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 27, 08:27
- I commented to SM last week - there are couples whose Wedding is Sat. and they got their wedding parties rehearsing non stop already -- nm - Epiphany Jul 27, 08:26 1
  - Yeah, there are going to be sooooo many terrible imitations in the coming months. -- nm - Subversive Jul 27, 08:35
- retard nation -- nm - 500 dugs of summer Jul 27, 08:26
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- we had something like this when I was in primary school. I'd take out whatever novel I was on and read for 5 minutes. also: what Reagen said. -- nm - mafic Jul 27, 08:35
- all i need to know is where you can buy furniture by this "inteligent designer" i have a corner in my living room that might fit -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 27, 08:34
- This is completely tangential to the case, but when I was a kid and had time for 'silent reflection' in class, I would reflect on anything but the - Roger More Jul 27, 08:29 1
  - Like whether the chick in front of you was wearing a bra or not. -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 08:30
- My maths teacher in "high school" always started the day off with a prayer. Not sure what the muslim kid thought about that. -- nm - Loyola Jul 27, 08:29 3
  - "Dear Jesus, please... don't let me die at the hands of a student today. Please, God. Let them be good." -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 27, 08:30 2
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      - Loyola went to the toughest school in County Cork. Our Lady of the Perpetual Paddling. -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 27, 08:33
- total trojan horse. -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 08:27
- The limitations on the 'reflection' would be where I'd have issues. - Will Hunting Jul 27, 08:27 3
  - right...it smells like..."Reflection. We threw that in for the heathens but really you out to be praying to blue eyed Jesus." -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 27, 08:35
  - agreed -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 27, 08:29
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- honstly, with that explanation - tRuMaN Jul 27, 08:26
- I think it's stupid, but I'm not sure how you could overturn it with the "silent reflection" option. -- nm - Ender Jul 27, 08:25 1
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I'm always surprised when a horror movie gets major marketing. Did anyone actually expect Orphan to blow up? There are ads for it *everywhere* here. - Hotkiss Jul 27, 08:19 2
- Horror flicks are about the easiest genre to make money off of. - Will Hunting Jul 27, 08:22 1
  - *ding* -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 08:23
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- *spit take* at the 'laws of the universe' line. -- nm - Subversive Jul 27, 08:45
- Fantastic. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 27, 08:33
- *remembers him fondly as Mr Wick on The Drew Carey Show* -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 08:22
- look at this later but, yes, he is the best on late night tv. -- nm - zork Jul 27, 08:19 1
  - agreeance. -- nm - loosilu Jul 27, 08:19
So did anyone get to see ep 1 of Being Human? -- nm - LMS Jul 27, 08:16
TWuG, I can't imagine there's much room for contraction in station ownership, formats, and short playlists. - ty97 Jul 27, 08:16 2
- But if we cut open the goose, we could get *all* the eggs! -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 08:17 1
  - i always love this "analogy" -- nm - zork Jul 27, 08:21
nobody told Dawson to shoot the hostage? we're slipping. -- nm - zork Jul 27, 08:15 5
- Shawshank Redemption! -- nm - zork Jul 27, 08:19
- f*ck the doorman. -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Jul 27, 08:18 1
  - nono, she didn't meet him online either. -- nm - mafic Jul 27, 08:23
- spa certificate! -- nm - Roger More Jul 27, 08:17 1
  - *wet Canadian Open golf clap* -- nm - zork Jul 27, 08:18
Posting from a database workshop, just because I can. -- nm - mara Jul 27, 08:14 2
- Most informational databases (accessible largely from libraries) are the devil. All interface designers need to be shot, and then taken to Google ER. -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 27, 08:32
- the hell you can. -- nm - steve114 SI Jul 27, 08:15
I'm seeing ads for Evony.com freaking everywhere online. - Subversive Jul 27, 08:13 11
- Hopefully not on ST - I did my best to ban them. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 08:41
- i got Oreo'd by them on mininova while looking for a torrent of Plants vs. Zombies -- nm - zork Jul 27, 08:17
- i'm getting Berylium copper alloys -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 27, 08:16
- *starts Ibory.com and forms a partnership* -- nm - Dano Jul 27, 08:15 2
  - *nice* -- nm - loosilu Jul 27, 08:16
  - *golf clap* -- nm - Subversive Jul 27, 08:16
- no one can beat University of Phoenix -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 27, 08:15
- I'm seeing ads for freaking Evony.com everywhere online. -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 27, 08:15
- on the last board I got an ad for "How to kiss a woman without rejection." -- nm - loosilu Jul 27, 08:14 2
  - "Clown College? You can't eat that." -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 08:16
  - practice! -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 27, 08:15
The Notebook and....Hot Topic? -- nm - kelly Jul 27, 08:13 2
- They want that real kind of love. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 27, 08:18 1
  - Holy hell, butch. --nm - kelly Jul 27, 08:20
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- seems like sound advice to me. -- nm - mafic Jul 27, 08:15 2
  - it was terrible advice. it was the worst advice ever. thank god I was sober-ish. or too drunk. one or the other. - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Jul 27, 08:25 1
    - I can see how it could be disastrous, but all other things being equal, my standard advice is "give it a go, you might have fun." - mafic Jul 27, 08:44
meems. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 27, 08:12
"We're going after the Knocked Up/Die Hard crowd." -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 08:12 6
- "You're one of those Beaches/Encino Man types, aren't you?" -- nm - TFox Jul 27, 08:13 5
  - We're not going to see another "Dude, Where's My Car/400 Blows" type mash up are we? damn! -- nm - Diva Jul 27, 08:22 4
    - I can't stand all of the Shortbus/G-Force movies. - Dano Jul 27, 08:28 1
      - Pink Flamingoes/G-Force would be even worse -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 27, 08:31
    - Heh - I actually fit this demographic -- nm - Roger More Jul 27, 08:26 1
      - Sure you do. Now imagine it all in one flick! There's your pitch. -- nm - Diva Jul 27, 08:28
My answer for most things: amnesia or evil twin. -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 08:11
The (Israeli) Foreign Ministry unveiled a new plan this week: Paying talkbackers to post pro-Israel responses on websites worldwide. -- (link) - Loyola Jul 27, 08:11 1
- Bah. Word. -- nm - Loyola Jul 27, 08:11

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