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Fedor signs with Strikeforce -- (link) - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:43
Alrighty. Time for me to relinquish my rights to a pint of A positive. See you on the other side of cookies and juice. -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 3, 10:43
The way to get the full $4500 discount on your car is so tell the dealer you don't have a clunker. Bargain as best as you can to get the price lower. - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 10:22 29
- I wonder how many people thought of buying clunkers on eBay/craigslist before getting new cars. -- nm - David Aug 3, 10:24 28
  - I thought about that. Buy one from like Rent a Wreck but you can't. You need to show proof of ownership and insurance for like a year or something. - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 10:26 2
    - It was smart on the part of lawmakers to put those stipulations in. - ty97 Aug 3, 10:27 1
      - Yup very on their part. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 10:28
  - I'm kinda confused why Congress ain't rushing to re-fund this program. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:25 21
    - It's strange how unhappy so many people are that it was so unexpectedly popular. -- nm - David Aug 3, 10:26 17
      - "Did you get the tow package?" -- nm - nubby in NC Aug 3, 10:29 1
        
        (should have been in response to TFox) -- nm - nubby in NC Aug 3, 10:30
      - People just think they are getting a great deal. However, I doubt most are. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 10:27 14
        
        They may not be. Question is: What was the goal of the program? - ty97 Aug 3, 10:30 6
        
        The program is doing what it should. However, the customers can get better deals if they play their cards right. Right now the customers only think - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 10:33 2
        
        The house always wins. - znufrii Aug 3, 10:34 1
        
        Yes -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 10:36
        
        I don't understand how you could argue it hasn't helped stimulate the auto industry - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:32 2
        
        personally, I'm not. Friday (I think) some people were -- nm - ty97 Aug 3, 10:38
        
        It's gone beyond just people using the CARS incentive, too. Dealers get interested buyers that don't qualify and are cutting deals. - TWuG Aug 3, 10:33
        
        This just proves to me that there's a psychological barrier to spending right now that can be overcome. - TWuG Aug 3, 10:30 1
        
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        Car dealerships are one of the most fascinating enterprises in terms of innate duplicity. -- nm - David Aug 3, 10:29
        
        For some of these new cars, unless the dealers rose prices 30%, they are getting a solid deal. - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:28 1
        
        They don't need to raise prices. The sticker price is always already high. The manufacture gives plenty of discounts to the dealers which usually the - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 10:31
        
        if they're happy with what they got for the price they paid, then they got a great deal. -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 10:28 1
        
        And the new car is more fuel efficient which is also a good thing. -- nm - Tim Aug 3, 10:29
    - Did they put in another 2B over the weekend? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 10:26 2
      - The House voted for that (course given the rush, that might last 10 days) but the Senate is slow-rolling it. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:27 1
        
        I see. thanks. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 10:27
  - you ahve to have owned the clunker for a year. -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Aug 3, 10:25
  - You had to own the car for at least a year, I believe. -- nm - Dano Aug 3, 10:24 1
    - Ah, I did not know that. -- nm - David Aug 3, 10:25
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- I've never been in love. -- nm - lileve Aug 3, 10:46
- I've fallen for someone before, and never had a physical relationship. It's about the person and personality. You just think differently so you don't - Banzai! Aug 3, 10:45
- I have been in love exactly once. I never dated him. - Dano Aug 3, 10:39
- They essentially WERE dating, even if they weren't physical. People have become infatuated with other people over much less than that. -- nm - Ender Aug 3, 10:35 1
  - Yeah, I agree with that. At least, it was that way to one of them. -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 10:40
- ask Stacy -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 3, 10:33
- why on earth not? -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 10:31
- Sometimes people meet someone and they idealize that person/get an idea of who they are and become in love with the idea of being in love -- nm - con_carne Aug 3, 10:31 1
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- Redmond can tell you all about this - Guy Aug 3, 10:29 20
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    - It's easy to co-mingle the two. Especially easy when you don't get to release the physical tension. The feelings get all muddled. - TFox Aug 3, 10:34 13
      - (and also, it's not like those two things are in neat compartmentalized separate spheres.) -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 10:35 1
        
        and it's not like kissing pushes a magic love button. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 10:44
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        it's real to him, or at least feels that way. that's the tough part, but - b. Aug 3, 10:39 1
        
        your IM is very hard. Whatever you do, do not belittle your friend's feelings. - loosilu Aug 3, 10:42
        
        i agree that from the sounds of it, yeah, it's my situation. and if i were him, i'd just figure out a way to get her done. - TFox Aug 3, 10:37 7
        
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        other than Fox's suggestion, you could try to set J up with someone else - Guy Aug 3, 10:46
        
        my experience is, they were that close for that long, at some point, they'll get bored with resisting and just get it done. - TFox Aug 3, 10:42 4
        
        won't that risk him thinking there's more there than there is? -- nm - b. Aug 3, 10:45
        
        sometimes the other person is just not into it. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 10:43 2
        
        sure, who knows. but it's not like getting someone done once is the hardest thing on earth either. - TFox Aug 3, 10:44 1
        
        True for you but not for all guys. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 10:46
    - when you haven't yet met someone in person, there kind of has to be emotional involved? -- nm - b. Aug 3, 10:33 2
      - From his post, it seems he is referring to people who work together IRL. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 10:34 1
        
        right. - b. Aug 3, 10:35
    - you said they spent time together platonically, so i assumed that element of attraction was a given -- nm - Guy Aug 3, 10:32 1
      - if you interact with them a lot, there is no reason it cannot be emotional attraction. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 10:32
- there are many different levels of attraction. - znufrii Aug 3, 10:26
- a) Because generally its not the kissing that gets you obsessed over someone (most people don't kiss that well); and b) - TFox Aug 3, 10:24 2
  - Twilight -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 3, 10:37
  - see also: jane austen, and, and, and. -- nm - b. Aug 3, 10:28
Urban Meyer got a shiny new six-year, $24 million contract today. - David Aug 3, 10:20
Brian Matusz boarded a plane to Detroit to join up with the Orioles in anticipaation of his major league debut tomorrow. - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:19 5
- The Braves had that in 2005. Only Mauer++ and Kelly Johnson remain. -- nm - David Aug 3, 10:20 4
  - At this point, I think there's at least 2 starter quality guys in Bergeson & Hernandez. - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:23 3
    - (Wieters is just assumed?) -- nm - David Aug 3, 10:24 2
      - Oh, those are just the pitchers....I assume Weiters, along with Reimold will end up being solid at worst big-leaguers going forward. - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:26 1
        
        Oh, I misinterpreted "starters". -- nm - David Aug 3, 10:28
I love that every new restaurant has a visionary "executive chef" behind it. Is this a recent development, or has this always been the case? - con_carne Aug 3, 10:17 4
- Isn't this how restaurants have always worked? -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 10:33 1
  - The nicer restaurants, I guess. But now it's pubs. I guess the "gastropub" movement is still in full swing. -- nm - con_carne Aug 3, 10:37
- It goes back farther than that. The franchising of chefs has been going on for a while, at least to the rise of Wolfgang Puck. -- nm - Ender Aug 3, 10:32
- nothing new there, perhaps heightened over the last few years, but not a recent phenomenon by any means. -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 10:18
I have to go find lunch (because I was gone all weekend, my fridge is food-free). salad from sheetz, do we think? -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Aug 3, 10:12 5
- I've always heard good reviews of Sheetz food* - ty97 Aug 3, 10:18
- I'll take some beef jerky. Jerky is an all guy thing, right? Are there any women who eat beef jerky? -- nm - Max Aug 3, 10:16 3
  - sure, I do. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 10:35
  - no beef for me, but turkey and salmon sometimes. -- nm - b. Aug 3, 10:31
  - SheFox'll get down on a bag of Pemmican with me. -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 10:17
Saw a recent photo of my first love courtesy of a FB friend's posting. That was strange. We haven't spoken in a decade and haven't seen each other - HdnAgnda Aug 3, 10:12 1
- the joy for life gone from the eyes -- nm - con_carne Aug 3, 10:14
SITWAP: Paramount takes GI Joe advance screenings directly to the heartland and military audiences -- (link) - con_carne Aug 3, 10:11 2
- *adds in $30B spending provision for accelerator suit development* -- nm - senator Aug 3, 10:14
- I particularly love this since they took out the jingoistic "real American hero" aspect. - David Aug 3, 10:13
Settle a dispute: What is the minimum age for a cougar? - ty97 Aug 3, 10:06 21
- So when I was 18 and lived with my 35 year old girlfriend, I was cougarized? - ceregon Aug 3, 10:15 1
  - Did she buy you presents? -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 10:16
- 35 -- nm - lileve Aug 3, 10:13
- I've recently been hearing 40-50 cougar; 30-40 puma {nm} - Banzai! Aug 3, 10:13 2
  - Puma? We dealing with Pumas now? Don't like it. Sneakers already took it. -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 3, 10:15
  - This is like the A-/B+ of old ladies banging dudes. -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 10:14
- I think it's the age gap more than just the woman's age. -- nm - David Aug 3, 10:11 1
  - = (Age - age - 7) * Pi -- nm - Max Aug 3, 10:12
- hm, how old is Andie? -- nm - Max Aug 3, 10:09
- 35 -- nm - Epiphany Aug 3, 10:08
- I have yet to meet any, that I know of -- nm - con_carne Aug 3, 10:07
- 15 year age gap with the woman being at least 35. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:06 4
  - I like this a lot. -- nm - Tim Aug 3, 10:09
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  - Agreed. -- nm - MDH Aug 3, 10:08
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- 30, if she's going after young enough guys. -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 10:06 2
  - Unless the guys are in Junior High, that's not even close. -- nm - Ender Aug 3, 10:08 1
    - I maintain "cougar" is an entire style of hitting on a guy, and I've seen some girls that really get it down by 30 or so. -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 10:09
- 36 -- nm - Loyola Aug 3, 10:06
In rewatching Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, I realized there are five different West Wing quotes that reference it. - David Aug 3, 10:04 2
- The fall's gonna kill you! -- nm - nubby in NC Aug 3, 10:06 1
  - "The sheer tunnage of what I know that you don't" -- nm - David Aug 3, 10:08
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- I don't think you need to be cocky to be pretentious. ppretentious is the worst of the ones you mention. -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Aug 3, 10:11 5
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    - and like, I don't think cocky is always bad. like, the game" -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Aug 3, 10:13 3
      - RDJ is cocky at its best. -- nm - Max Aug 3, 10:15 1
        
        right? and johnny depp is over the line. but RDJ is cocky in a self-deprecating way. (god, he's hot. this is the best way.) -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Aug 3, 10:17
      - "the game" kind of cocky is bad, but there are ways to be cocky without being, well, a cock. - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Aug 3, 10:15
- insecure -- nm - Epiphany Aug 3, 10:09
- be insecure -- nm - CQ Aug 3, 10:06
- I find it saddest when those are combined (one covering the other) -- nm - ty97 Aug 3, 10:04
- Low self esteem and insecurity very often breed cockiness. -- nm - TWuG Aug 3, 10:04 12
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    - I that case, i'm guessing cocky people will find self-esteem people worse and vice versa. -- nm - ty97 Aug 3, 10:06 10
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        to the extent that any such assesment is not based on an either/or, but on a spectrum between two opposites, I find this interesting. -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 10:17 7
        
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        (you're enabling!) -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 10:25 1
        
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        you must be pulling these sentences off one of those web generator things. Like "My Wu-Tang Name" or something. -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 10:20 3
        
        nope. every one of them is a one-of-a-kind, handcrafted original. - znufrii Aug 3, 10:23 2
        
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        yup. had you pinned perfectly right there. -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 10:30
- "I'm not cocky I'm confident" -- nm - MDH Aug 3, 10:04
- You strike me as both. -- nm - David Aug 3, 10:03 2
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    - *shrugs* -- nm - David Aug 3, 10:08
- cocky and pretentious. -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 10:03
- Depends. If you could back up the cocky, then the former; if you can't, then the latter. -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 10:02
dawson (ya imp) I know you're joking, but - ty97 Aug 3, 10:00 4
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  - (spoilers) - ty97 Aug 3, 10:03 2
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      - laughing. - ty97 Aug 3, 10:05
The FCC's investigation of Apple/AT&T/Google Voice, and the Carterfone precedent. -- (link) - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Aug 3, 10:00
"I don't want all the guilt of an affair with none of the pussy!" -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 3, 09:59 4
- Hey Mel - eag Aug 3, 10:08 3
  - org okay? -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 10:16 1
    - For now - eag Aug 3, 10:20
  - can you email me your username and password? -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 3, 10:09

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