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People shouldn't go up one level on an elevator either. - ty97 Jul 27, 10:50 2
- most people probably need the exercise anyway, regardless of direction -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 27, 10:52
- In my buiding there is no re-entry from the stairwells, so you have no choice. -- nm - loosilu Jul 27, 10:52
re: elevators. A lot of people with bad knees can't (or shouldn't) walk down stairs. -- nm - loosilu Jul 27, 10:47 9
- they should slide down the railings then -- nm - CQ Jul 27, 10:51
- And yet, the majority of people who take an elevator down one flight are not those people. -- nm - TFox Jul 27, 10:48 7
  - runner's knee is super common, and does not usually require crutches or other aids that you can see. -- nm - loosilu Jul 27, 10:51 1
    - So is laziness. -- nm - Loyola Jul 27, 10:52
  - and you can visually identify them how, exactly? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 10:49 4
    - Knee-dar. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 27, 10:50
    - trip them -- nm - dogbert183 Jul 27, 10:50
    - Shoot them, then check their knees. Duh. -- nm - Subversive Jul 27, 10:49 1
      - TFox-tested, Dawson approved! -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 10:50
Marcel, check can you use this site; -- (link) - Loyola Jul 27, 10:42 2
- yep, that works -- nm - marcel Jul 27, 10:45 1
  - Cool :) -- nm - Loyola Jul 27, 10:48
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- I hate when this happens on metro -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 10:53
- the dead bodies will just clog the exits even more -- nm - dogbert183 Jul 27, 10:51
- The cultural difference in this respect between NYC and Tokyo is astounding -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 10:48 1
  - I have learned that Americans have an unusually strong code of needing to wait your turn. - loosilu Jul 27, 10:50
- one of my biggest pet peeves when I lived there. idiots -- nm - CQ Jul 27, 10:44
- definitely. I consciously try and shoulder-check people who attempt this if I'm the first out of the car. -- nm - znufrii Jul 27, 10:44 2
  - and then they steal your elbows? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 10:45 1
    - Elbow jab is too obviously intentional, otherwise they'd be on the receiving end of one of them. -- nm - znufrii Jul 27, 10:45
- You talk about shooting people a lot. I would advise against it. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 10:44 3
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  - People who give advice should be shot. -- nm - dawson si Jul 27, 10:44
  - (against the shooting, I mean. Unless it's with a nerf gun.) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 10:44
GAO says it's a bad idea to put new infectious disease lab in Kansas. -- (link) - loosilu Jul 27, 10:42 6
- GAO stands for "General Advisors of Obviousness", right? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 10:43 5
  - full disclosure: I did a lot of work with the people behind the Kansas lab, and they are great. As much as I like them and want them to succeed... - loosilu Jul 27, 10:45 4
    - Plum Island not good enough for them anymore? -- nm - znufrii Jul 27, 10:46 2
      - great book! -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 10:50
      - Plum Island is old and needs to be torn down. -- nm - loosilu Jul 27, 10:48
    - Indeed. In fact, I'd suggest that anywhere physically attached to north america would be a bad idea. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 10:46
So...those who saw 500 Days of Summer, I have a stylistic question for you (spoils) - Will Hunting Jul 27, 10:39 7
- It felt like an art-house trick that added nothing. - Mel Profit Jul 27, 10:44
- yes. -- nm - Diva Jul 27, 10:43
- I'll say yes. - Dano Jul 27, 10:42 3
  - The part I didn't like was (spoils) - kelly Jul 27, 10:43 2
    - The thing I like is...(spoiler) - Diva Jul 27, 10:47 1
      - Yeah, I saw that - that made me laugh. -- nm - kelly Jul 27, 10:49
- I vote yes. -- nm - kelly Jul 27, 10:40
Funny music video of the day. -- (link) - lileve Jul 27, 10:36 [youtube]
The "Dano Likes It But You'll Probably Hate It" Netfilx challenge movie of the week. -- (link) - Dano Jul 27, 10:35
Holy moly, the kid that has been mowing our front yard is so...overanxious. - kelly Jul 27, 10:33 13
- you gonna go offer him some *wink-wink* lemonade? -- nm - dogbert183 Jul 27, 10:52 1
  - pffft. - kelly Jul 27, 10:55
- awww. he's like the homeless dude living next door who keeps asking to mow my lawn. -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Jul 27, 10:34 1
  - Yeah, uh, I think he's using a euphamism. -- nm - TWuG Jul 27, 10:35
- they still *make* kids like that? Impressive. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 10:34 7
  - Kids these days will do anything to feed their drug habits. -- nm - TWuG Jul 27, 10:35
  - He's probably funding his drug habit -- nm - oblique Jul 27, 10:34 5 1
    - Actually, he bought a bike with the money he initially earned. - kelly Jul 27, 10:36 4
      - He needed the bike to expand his delivery area...for drugs -- nm - oblique Jul 27, 10:36 3
        
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        Next week on "Los Chalupas De Amor".... - deep voiced Hispanic announcer dude Jul 27, 10:39
        
        bah! :) -- nm - kelly Jul 27, 10:37
- euphemism? -- nm - Dano Jul 27, 10:34
How was your weekend? Despite some early rain, still got to see the fireworks last night in town and snap some pics -- (link) - oblique Jul 27, 10:28 [flickr] 30
- 8/10 for the move, - znufrii Jul 27, 10:50 1
  - actually, I have to downgrade it to a 7.5, due to my cat ruining one of my favorite t-shirts when I tried to get him into his carrier. -- nm - znufrii Jul 27, 10:52
- Nice shot. You using a cable release, I assume? -- nm - Subversive Jul 27, 10:48 2
  - Yeah. 300mm lens, f8, set manual focus and manual shutter timing using my release cable - oblique Jul 27, 10:49 1
    - Very nice. We have the fireworks festival coming up near our house in August. - Subversive Jul 27, 10:51
- Ok. Not everything I'd hoped. Drove down to Lexington to see my kids ride. The ride was ok, the horse park was nice, some of the competition was - pmb Jul 27, 10:46
- cool pics. our weekend was wonderful. Peace in the Adirondacks -- nm - CQ Jul 27, 10:34
- really good -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 10:32
- Really nice! We had a nice lunch/movie/window-shopping/poker day-long date on Saturday. - kelly Jul 27, 10:31 7
  - my favorite Omaha Steak thing is their steakburgers. Love those. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 27, 10:45
  - Oh, USDA prime beef demands to be enjoyed every once in a while -- nm - con_carne Jul 27, 10:34 3
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      - I will admit, their box of lobster ravioli did tempt me, though... -- nm - kelly Jul 27, 10:43
      - Cool! (I have yet to visit our Costco) -- nm - con_carne Jul 27, 10:37
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    - Okay, good. (That's kinda why we passed.) -- nm - kelly Jul 27, 10:33
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- It was great. I saw a great movie, I saw a great concert, had In-N-Out and slept till 1pm on Sunday -- nm - con_carne Jul 27, 10:31
- besides dinner with max, pretty crappy. again: solitary confinement. -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Jul 27, 10:30
- A- nm - Dignan Jul 27, 10:29 10
  - You spent the weekend on the moon? -- nm - Dano Jul 27, 10:30 9
    - You've seen it, right? nm - Dignan Jul 27, 10:33 7
      - Yes. I believe I gave it an A- as well. -- nm - Dano Jul 27, 10:34 6
        
        Major Moon spoiler question - Dignan Jul 27, 10:37 5
        
        I agree with Dignancumber. -- nm - Dano Jul 27, 10:39
        
        That was my take. - Reagen Jul 27, 10:38 3
        
        Another major spoiler question - Dignan Jul 27, 10:39 2
        
        Yes, I recognized his voice. -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 10:41 1
        
        (A voice that sounds strikingly similar to Owen Wilson's.) nm - Dignan Jul 27, 10:45
    - Okay, A. nm - Dignan Jul 27, 10:32
two of my reps just got five guys. I ate some of the fry stragglers they left for the rest of us. - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Jul 27, 10:25 4
- yes. I didn't like them at first, but I'll always grab a couple when I pick up an order for David. -- nm - Callisto Jul 27, 10:33
- You're close enough to DC to try Good Stuff Eatery while here - MDH Jul 27, 10:27 1
  - we have five guys in town (at least two) and I haven't been yet. we had them in state college too, actually. I just don't eat like that very often. - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Jul 27, 10:29
- yes, yes they are. -- nm - znufrii Jul 27, 10:26
Looks like i moved out of my old neighborhood not a moment too soon... -- (link) - znufrii Jul 27, 10:24
so, i got a job offer to PM a feature film on a very very very cool topic this weekend. I read the script and it's awesome. - Andie Jul 27, 10:19 33
- this is so tough. I have no idea. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 27, 10:48
- Films need more nice people PMing. Do it. -- nm - Inigo Jul 27, 10:35
- I'm envisioning a scenario where you do the job, and then your current would be more than happy to give you your old job back -- nm - con_carne Jul 27, 10:28 1
  - and then she says, "That's great, can it wait till after my threesome with Ryand Reynolds"? -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 10:31
- The whole having to find job after job thing is what always scares me too even when an opportunity comes up. -- nm - Dano Jul 27, 10:27
- reminds of a conversation I had with an employee back when I worked at Starbucks - znufrii Jul 27, 10:27
- cool! question then ... - zork Jul 27, 10:27 15
  - the other problem is giving notice. i'd have to give a month MINIMUM here, and that's really too long for the feature to wait. -- nm - Andie Jul 27, 10:32 7
    - but really, you'd just be a lame duck for that whole month ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 10:37 3
      - no, that's not true. there is no-one else here. they'd have to hire and then i'd have to train. -- nm - Andie Jul 27, 10:39 2
        
        if there's - zork Jul 27, 10:41
        
        Oh, I know, I was just going for the Palin joke ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 10:40
    - you know what? ... - zork Jul 27, 10:34 2
      - well... - Andie Jul 27, 10:35 1
        
        look ... - zork Jul 27, 10:37
  - plus ... - zork Jul 27, 10:29 6
    - they've been around since 1986, so, that's not really a worry. BUT we don't have anything coming up... -- nm - Andie Jul 27, 10:33 4
      - It's the prefect time for you to leave then! You are going no where there then. You can make connections at the new job. -- nm - lileve Jul 27, 10:46
      - Ed Zachery - zork Jul 27, 10:35 2
        
        plus ... - zork Jul 27, 10:40 1
        
        FRAKIN DO IT! -- nm - lileve Jul 27, 10:43
    - I like these two posts alot -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 10:31
- here you could try to take an unpaid absence if the employer agrees -- nm - marcel Jul 27, 10:26
- what does your SO say? -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 10:25 3
  - "please, someone kill me." nm - Dignan Jul 27, 10:27
  - 'do whatever you want.' -- nm - Andie Jul 27, 10:25 1
    - he's smart. -- nm - marcel Jul 27, 10:27
- I hate decisions like this. I would go for it. you have responsibilities. your mileage may vary. -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Jul 27, 10:25 1
  - ygm -- nm - Andie Jul 27, 10:26
- I'd say got for it if you have the savings. -- nm - lileve Jul 27, 10:20 1
  - yeah, see, i really don't. (and i don't qualify for EI.) -- nm - Andie Jul 27, 10:21
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  - "A story about a chip ..." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 10:22
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- The thing about athletes on Twitter is they quickly show their dumbness/smartness. - Callisto Jul 27, 10:34
- that's dumb -- nm - zork Jul 27, 10:21
This video is not available in your country due to copyright restrictions. - marcel Jul 27, 10:17
i'm thinking that an ugly-fired in Canada would easily win a discrimination case -- nm - zork Jul 27, 10:17 15
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  - Our Canadian sense ot entitlement. -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 10:45
  - You're obviously unfamiliar with Canadian law. ;-) "Your honour, my employer hurt my feelings!" ... "Very well, I find in your favour." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 10:45
- I have a hard time believing you can fire someone in the States without giving a reason. -- nm - Loyola Jul 27, 10:18 11
  - That being said, a good manager should always have proper documentation for anyone they fire.... - Walt_Disney Jul 27, 10:25 1
    - word. our current retail firing policy is the same -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 27, 10:30
  - you can always find a reason. 'economic downturn'. -- nm - Andie Jul 27, 10:20 4
    - Yep, economic downturn. We're going to put the profits over here, on the CEO's private yacht, and we'll give you some food stamps as a bonus instead. - Beryllium Jul 27, 10:21 2
      - dont mention the ceo, just state it is to ensure investors returns. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 27, 10:22 1
        
        That'll get me on track to becoming a CEO, for sure. Thanks for the tip! *two thumbs up* -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 10:24
    - Seemingly, in some cases, you don't have to find a reason. -- nm - Loyola Jul 27, 10:21
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    - Interesting. -- nm - Loyola Jul 27, 10:21 2
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        Here if you're employed under contract it's generally thought of as a drawback as that contract will have length of employment built into it. Whereas - Loyola Jul 27, 10:30
*quits on B2* -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 10:15 1
- For the good of B2, right? -- nm - TWuG Jul 27, 10:16

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