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Pats say "who needs Michael Vick, when you can sign a juggernaut like Andrew Walter?" -- (link) - TFox Aug 4, 07:36
Every time I see a story about a football team "waiving" a player, I get a mental image of - nubby in NC Aug 4, 07:36
LYC: Just had my mid-year preformance review....got as high of a score as I could without my boss getting in trouble.... - Walt_Disney Aug 4, 07:34 3
- conga-rats. btw, did you get that font? -- nm - zork Aug 4, 07:43 2
  - I did.....sorry I thought I replied....that was really cool. I am going to try and see if I can use it for personal corespondance :D -- nm - Walt_Disney Aug 4, 07:52
  - ...along with the crabs? -- nm - lileve Aug 4, 07:49
ST Poll: Last time you scared yourself at work but it really wasn't you? - Mel Profit Aug 4, 07:30 11
- About a month ago I thought I might have fowarded on some confidential info to someone I wasn't supposed to, but I hadn't. -- nm - LMS Aug 4, 07:53 1
  - since my entire job consists of sending this information back and forth, and controlling who gets what, this happens to me on a regular basis. - znufrii Aug 4, 07:55
- Last week, when the project manager demanded a re-do of a presentation ten minutes after our db & group manager went to a 'meeting' = golf course. - John Madden Aug 4, 07:40 4
  - Nice to hear that you've found a job after you retired from football announcing. -- nm - nubby in NC Aug 4, 07:41 3
    - Project Manager = Favre , db = statistician , project manager = his agent. - John Madden Aug 4, 07:44
    - he is Brett Favre's PR guy now. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 4, 07:42 1
      - Wham boom! What a beautiful interception! -- nm - John Madden Aug 4, 07:45
- Last week, when the auditor called to say, "umm, moronface, you sent the wrong files a *second* time." - TFox Aug 4, 07:38
- the last three weeks has been a near constant flogging. - loosilu Aug 4, 07:35 2
  - that's right...you totally win. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 4, 07:39 1
    - after the first week I stopped fighting the wrong accusations, there was no point. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 07:39
Shocking ST Confession: I find Schubert annoying. -- nm - nubby in NC Aug 4, 07:26 8
- I used to be ambivalent, until my friend did Der Erlkonig (Schubert's setting of the Goethe poem) at his graduate voice recital. - znufrii Aug 4, 07:36
- I went to a recital of the Winterreise. When my friend and I read the lyrics, it was killing us not to fall off our chairs laughing. Worst poetry EVER -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 07:33
- I'm not a fan of sherbert -- nm - ty97 Aug 4, 07:33 1
  - I *am* a fan of dogbert. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 07:35
- It's all the bloody flutes isn't it? -- nm - LMS Aug 4, 07:31 2
  - The blood makes them sound all tinny -- nm - ty97 Aug 4, 07:38
  - God yes. It's so... Austrian. -- nm - nubby in NC Aug 4, 07:35
- I am shocked. Shocked! -- nm - Roger More Aug 4, 07:28
Veronica Mars is finally being broadcast in the UK, and I'm not exactly hooked so far (I'm about 10 episodes in). When does it get good? -- nm - LMS Aug 4, 07:04 5
- If you don't like it by episode 10, you probably won't start liking it later. -- nm - Inigo Aug 4, 07:39 1
  - Cool, one less programme to watch (it's on daily), more time to re-watch The Wire. -- nm - LMS Aug 4, 07:51
- stick with it. (although I agree with CT.) -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 07:21 1
  - I think I'm finding the voice over annoying and there's not enough progress on the central mystery for my liking. - LMS Aug 4, 07:30
- Episode 1 -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 4, 07:11
This is the lowest sales total I've seen at this time ever for a DC Groupon -- (link) - MDH Aug 4, 06:39 22
- oh, wow. -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 06:43 21
  - *is laughing at the product selection associated with the NYC Groupon deal* - znufrii Aug 4, 06:46 20
    - The amount of random Obama touristy crap DC vendors sell is amazing -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 06:48 19
      - I was impressed by the amount of Obama crap sold in Kenya. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 06:51 1
        
        *reads post a second time* - nubby in NC Aug 4, 06:59
      - you should see the tables of 9/11 souveniers at ground zero - znufrii Aug 4, 06:49 4
        
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        oh, good. - znufrii Aug 4, 07:43 2
        
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        why do you think I have no business going there? - znufrii Aug 4, 07:51
      - probably only matched now by Michael Jackson gifts -- nm - ty97 Aug 4, 06:49 11
        
        I'm waiting for the hybrid MJ/ Obama shirt which will implode the city -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 06:50 7
        
        they have those in Harlem by the Apollo, no joke. -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 4, 07:10 4
        
        OMG HK I need a picture of this, seriously, I will owe you big -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 07:18
        
        I'd believe it. (nmbHotkiss) - znufrii Aug 4, 07:11 2
        
        def. or if not, Saturday! -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 4, 07:41 1
        
        obvie. -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 07:46
        
        with the two towers in the background -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 06:51 1
        
        Haha, this would be hysterical. - MDH Aug 4, 06:56
        
        not so much in DC> -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 06:50 2
        
        You need to walk to Metro Center and K Street/ the hotel areas - MDH Aug 4, 06:51 1
        
        ah, can't say I go there. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 06:51
you'd think a local chain of pet stores with the name "nycpet.com" would have an online store as well, right? - znufrii Aug 4, 06:31 3
- That is very odd. -- nm - Subversive Aug 4, 07:40
- is this the one on Christopher street? -- nm - lileve Aug 4, 06:37 1
  - nah, all of their stores are in Brooklyn -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 06:38
Where's Bery? I'm digging the new Slicker header. Looks real nice. - Jim Aug 4, 06:29 3
- I liked the wording of the other header as it saved me a few times. - Mel Profit Aug 4, 07:15
- i love that he updates it, i think that rocks! -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 06:32 1
  - I keep hoping for an app that actually does my work for me, while I - Jim Aug 4, 06:47
Keith Olbermann was very odd last night. - znufrii Aug 4, 06:13
Wow, a four day weekend and i feel like i've been away from a computer for weeks. -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 06:12 1
- Welcome back! -- nm - con_carne Aug 4, 07:44
Let me just say that I am going to be sick of the smell of febreeze by the end of this week, if not sooner. -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 06:02 31
- Kitty moving problems? -- nm - Diva Aug 4, 06:09 30
  - yup. -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 06:10 29
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      - because if anyone pees on stuff in your apartment it's going to be you. - znufrii Aug 4, 06:51 1
        
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    - doesn't help matters that we're also taking care of my ex-roommate's cat, in addition to my own. We think he's the problem, but are not entirely sure. -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 06:14
    - What's going on? - kelly Aug 4, 06:14 24
      - peeing on the couch at night. - znufrii Aug 4, 06:15 23
        
        *makes obvious Dawson joke* -- nm - nubby in NC Aug 4, 06:44
        
        Oooohh...you can febreeze the shit out of it...but the cats will still smell it and will likely still use it. - Jim Aug 4, 06:20 17
        
        yeah, sash did the same thing. she actually had the concrete deodorized and sealed and had new underfloor and new hardwood put down. - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Aug 4, 06:25 15
        
        you need to get one of those cat pee neutralizers. they sell them at the pet stores - decline Aug 4, 06:28 14
        
        I don't have pets, so I'll skip the pee de-stinker. I'll let sash know, though. thanks for the tip. -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Aug 4, 06:34 12
        
        tangent: I see something like this being pretty high on the list of "awkward Chistmas gifts" -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 07:46
        
        Excuse me?!?!? -- nm - jupiter Aug 4, 06:40 2
        
        all the boys are hanging out with mike beck till I get permanently moved. -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Aug 4, 07:38
        
        Correct! Fish are friends, not food. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 07:22
        
        probably good to have around in case Dawson visits, though. -- nm - ty97 Aug 4, 06:39 7
        
        *buys a case on the chance the JackDawson comes to his housewarming party* -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 07:04 6
        
        Oh, you'll only need it if you're going to... never mind, you're going to need it. -- nm - Roger More Aug 4, 07:06 5
        
        fortunately all sleeping surfaces for that night are already claimed. -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 07:06 4
        
        But not all standing and kneeling surfaces, I'm guessing - Roger More Aug 4, 07:08 3
        
        *buys an extra case* -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 07:34 2
        
        heh! Self-shivs are the greatest -- nm - Roger More Aug 4, 07:41 1
        
        no need to leave the sword of Damocles hanging there for all to see. -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 07:43
        
        heh. -- nm - kelly Aug 4, 06:32
        
        ugh. -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 06:21
        
        I'm serious - try this stuff instead of the Febreeze. - kelly Aug 4, 06:19 3
        
        *nods* :) -- nm - decline Aug 4, 06:29
        
        thanks for the recommend. -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 06:21 1
        
        No problem. - kelly Aug 4, 06:25
Happy Birthday, Obama! (or IS it?!?) - JaxSean Aug 4, 05:38 5
- I think Larry King squeaks in on that one too. -- nm - Jim Aug 4, 06:09
- Another case of one too many commas. Remove the one after "United States" to make it read the way I'm sure they meant it. -- nm - mara Aug 4, 05:41 2
  - et tu, mara? -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 06:43
  - *points to "Eats, Shoots & Thou Shalt Leaves" examples* -- nm - Thomas Jefferson Aug 4, 05:47
- or + and != -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 4, 05:40
Redmond! "Griffin O'Neal: Dad cheated on Farrah, did drugs with Redmond" -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 4, 05:20 2
- his kids don't seem to realize that trashing their dad makes them look pretty ugly. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 06:44 1
  - If half of what they say is true, I can understand why it's so hard to keep quiet people seem to want to make a saint out of Ryan after Farrah's - pmb Aug 4, 07:20
Jack in the Box 2 Free Tacos today -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 4, 05:17
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- I don't know if $10 off is worth a subscription to SI. -- nm - nubby Aug 4, 05:09
- I'm sorry, but that's Favrety-nine dollars. -- nm - John Madden Aug 4, 05:02
New Weird Al. Pays tribute to the greatest Match Gamer ever! -- (link) - TWuG Aug 4, 04:33 [youtube]
The new Muse single Uprising is quite catchy but a bit generic. -- nm - LMS Aug 4, 03:02 5
- I did not know about this song Uprising. I was aware of one called United States of Eurasia but haven't listened to it yet. -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 4, 04:05 4
  - Go to about 1hr 11 in. -- (link) - LMS Aug 4, 04:23 3
    - 1 Hr? I'll have to do this from my home computer later today. Muse is awesome. Absolution and Black Holes are great albums. What else should I get - HdnAgnda Aug 4, 04:39 2
      - Showbiz and Origin of Symmetry. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 05:09
      - Their earlier albums are good too (a bit more early Radiohead influenced), I think I've got them all -- nm - LMS Aug 4, 04:44
Amazon deals: -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 01:03 3
- Patapon 2 for PSP video game deal -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 4, 01:07
- Julian Plenti is Skyscraper the brand-new solo project from Interpol's Paul Banks, $3.99 -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 4, 01:05
- Losing Sleep by Parachute $2.99 -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 4, 01:04
Kurt Cobain statue 'rocks' town cause of a quote engraved containing f-word - zeitgeist Aug 4, 01:02
It would take 34369 bottles of O'Douls Amber to kill you! - dogbert183 Aug 4, 00:21 3
- I'm pretty sure you'd die of kidney failure before liver failure -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 00:26 2
  - only 11 shots of everclear in 3 hours though -- nm - dogbert183 Aug 4, 00:39 1
    - 16 bottles of my favorite microbrew, 21 of another and 30 guiness (arrogant bastard IPA whoo hoo) - zeitgeist Aug 4, 00:50
"ST InfoShare"? What does that mean? What about "ST ELSEWARE"? -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 00:08
Your time waster for the night: Red Remover -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 4, 00:05 6
- Damn you! I am stuck on Level 10 -- nm - amoxy Aug 4, 02:39
- I'm stuck on level 29 ... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 00:22 4
  - heh, me too. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 00:25 3
    - (got it. tough one.) -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 00:31 2
      - yup, I'm up to 38 now -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 00:42 1
        
        I've gotten them all except 31 on par. bedtime. :( -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 01:23
The Arena Football League will soon announce that it is folding, multiple media outlets reported on Monday. -- nm - David Aug 3, 23:53 2
- That sucks. Tis also very odd imo that they survived for 15-20 years, get a national tv deal and then fold quickly. - Will Hunting Aug 4, 02:59
- Damn. *kicks dirt* -- nm - Ron Mexico Aug 3, 23:55
after a *year*, my other (non-ST) web host has finally upgraded their Fantastico software. So, I can upgrade a few wordpress blogs from 2.5 to 2.8.2 - Beryllium Aug 3, 23:25 3
- tomorrow is another day. - b! Aug 3, 23:27 1
  - b! is a smart cookie -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 23:32
- (Also, I tried upgrading the "Gallery" software installation from 2.2.x to 2.3, but it failed because the ISP locks down the PHP function calls) - Beryllium Aug 3, 23:26
Qale's a smart guy. (nm) - musubi Aug 3, 23:23 3
- 23 out of 25, qale! -- nm - David Aug 3, 23:34
- musubi on the other hand . . . - 500 dugs of summer Aug 3, 23:33
- he really is. -- nm - b! Aug 3, 23:24
hey ho, let's go. -- nm - b! Aug 3, 23:19 2
- yo, who you callin' ho? - nm - 'lia Aug 3, 23:23 1
  - yo ho ho. -- nm - b! Aug 3, 23:26
Your Hottie of the day -- (link) - amoxy Aug 3, 23:18 [Image] 2
- yeah, I'd invite her to a lobster dinner and pay more than a dollar -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 00:51
- Best First Ever! -- nm - Redmond Aug 3, 23:18

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