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I also changed the hsxtt/slickertalk header. Hopefully it comes across as boring and/or serene, perfect for the workplace environment -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 21:37 8
- You could have a contest for the banner photo. - psilotum Nov 5, 21:45
- Did somebody suggest making Slicker mobile-friendly? - nubby in Bal'm'r Nov 5, 21:42 1
  - Colin did, I think. Definitely on the radar, since I use it on the iPhone a lot. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 21:45
- I prefer something like the Swedish Chef from the Muppets chasing a turkey with his cleaver. but this works :) -- nm - peglegpete Nov 5, 21:40
- Oh, and you can take down the signup link for SS, it's closed, no? -- nm - oblique Nov 5, 21:39 1
  - Oh, i keep forgetting -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 21:44
- They both look like an out-of-focus porno. - CrankYanker Nov 5, 21:38
- Now we need configurable color pallets and screen widths! :) -- nm - oblique Nov 5, 21:38
*collapse* - nubby in Bal'm'r Nov 5, 21:24 2
- What's on pay-per-view tonight? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 5, 21:24 1
  - Taxicab confessions! -- nm - nubby in Bal'm'r Nov 5, 21:32
Watched my daughter play Powder Puff football tonight - amoxy Nov 5, 21:23 [youtube] 1
- A 0-0 tie? Did you mean Powder Puff Soccer? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 5, 21:24
(This is sad) "As late as Tuesday night, a McCain adviser said, Ms. Palin was pushing to deliver her own speech - CrankYanker Nov 5, 21:18 7
- She's got gigantic balls. -- nm - nubby in Bal'm'r Nov 5, 21:34
- but who cares about tradition when you all like mavericky and stuff -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 5, 21:23 5
  - and it would have been a plug to the website selling her PALIN '12 merchandise -- nm - peglegpete Nov 5, 21:32 4
    - Just realized that my two favorite people have crossed your path........ - CrankYanker Nov 5, 21:35 3
      - And I've had barbeque at his house ;) -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 5, 21:40 1
        
        ok, my three favorite people! -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 5, 21:45
      - I have never heard of either of them. you have to tell me more sometime -- nm - peglegpete Nov 5, 21:39
SITWAP - New trailer for Dollhouse. -- (link) - LMS Nov 5, 21:07
You know, you hobble the south Florida Cuban electorate if you engage Cuba in a dialogue and succeed in bringing change. - Mop Nov 5, 20:37 1
- Then again, that's somewhat like hobbling the ethanol lobby by introducing a corn destroying blight. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 20:38
See. Obama-ness is already spreading. Waitress gets $14,000 tip. -- (link) - Mop Nov 5, 20:32 3
- Did a government official forcibly remove the $14K from the patron before handing it to the waitress?? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 5, 21:02 2
  - KBR Beverage Consultant bills government for surveying client needs, describing available sources and options and delivery of liquid refreshments... - zeitgeist Nov 5, 21:08
  - No, he took one penny from 1,400,000 people. They didn't seem to mind. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 21:05
I think I might join my roommate in a 48-hour media fast. - znufrii Nov 5, 20:29 1
- "That one sounded like Limbaugh!" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 20:30
Thanks, Vermy, for reminding me about my next planned site logo :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 20:28 3
- I should send you a scan of a 70 year old comic strip original I have. it is a killer halloween image you can use next year -- nm - peglegpete Nov 5, 20:44
- (Hopefully no one is offended by it ... :)) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 20:29 1
  - I'm offended! thanksgiving was last month! - mafic Nov 5, 20:37
There's a less than 500 vote difference between Coleman and Franken? Sheesh. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 20:19
Bobby Kennedy Jr. for EPA chief? -- (link) - Mop Nov 5, 20:12
Strong Liberal on Non-Fiscal Issues--14; Strong Liberal on Fiscal Issues--19 - Trish Nov 5, 20:01 6
- ah, political brew, I remember that one. On Non-Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Strong Liberal (7). On Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Centrist (44). -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 21:04 1
  - On Non-Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Strong Liberal (5). On Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Moderate Liberal (24). - celedhrymandias Nov 5, 21:27
- You ultra-right wingers make me sick. -- nm - David Nov 5, 20:02 3
  - *laughing* Crash was verklempt that his numbers were higher than mine. - Trish Nov 5, 20:24 2
    - Is that some online test? I love those! -- nm - celedhrymandias Nov 5, 20:28 1
      - me too! I demand a link! -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 20:37
Joe the Plumber is no more. now he's Joe the Internetter -- (link) - compound ruler-elect pigby Nov 5, 19:55 16
- Freedom isn't free - it costs $14.95 per year. -- nm - Max Nov 6, 07:18
- 14:57....14:58...14:59... -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 5, 20:46
- only 2 crawly things, and no blinking sidebars, no rotating logos, only a half dozen fonts, dude you're wasting all that potential -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 5, 20:34 1
  - you guys want to see a really bad site, I mean are you kidding me bad site -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 5, 20:39
- Check out the amateur hour HTML coding. Look at the links at the bottom of the page: file:///... -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 20:18 3
  - SCROLLING TEXT!!!! -- nm - Qale Nov 5, 20:24 2
    - Too bad the "contact us" link doesn't work. I was going to email him telling him to "lrn 2 internets" -- nm - Qale Nov 5, 20:25 1
      - Seriously now I feel really really good about my own sites. Wow that's tragic. -- nm - Qale Nov 5, 20:26
- I feel bad for this Thomas Tabback guy who has to ghost write Joe's book. - Mop Nov 5, 20:11
- Good for him. There's nothing more American than milking the hell out of every opportunity. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 5, 20:00
- "preorder joe's forthcoming book on american values" * - dogbert183 Nov 5, 20:00 1
  - I'll wait for the Letterman or TDS made for TV skit version of the book, all the wisdom but better editing and a lot more funny -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 5, 20:16
- Shop Joe! -- nm - Tim Nov 5, 20:00
- Joe who? -- nm - Qale Nov 5, 19:59
- Someone needs to tell this Mr Clean lookalike that his 15 minutes are OVER! -- nm - eag Nov 5, 19:59 1
  - Not until he's appeared on the Surreal Life! -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 20:27
See? I was totally right about the Green Peppers vs. Bell Peppers at the supermarket. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 5, 19:53 5
- red, green (and yellow, orange and even purple and brown) are all bell peppers, and all those colors start out as green ones. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 5, 19:58 4
  - But when someone SAYS "Bell Pepper", I'm conditioned to think non-green. It's just the way I am. And I think NWBR might be the same way. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 19:59 3
    - *rings bell pepper* - Pavlov Nov 5, 20:24
    - I was conditioned to call them all bell. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 20:15
    - when you grow your own you become liberated from consumer marketing labels (and discover some wonderful things like italian frying peppers) - zeitgeist Nov 5, 20:13
My nickname is least conducive to being reworked for holidays and such. - Subversive Nov 5, 19:45 9
- mine's tricky too. -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 20:36
- I always switch my handle to Black Peter in december -- nm - peglegpete Nov 5, 20:24
- Mine is most-least condusive!! -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 19:48 3
  - Jingle Beryl. Cranberyl. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 20:14
  - Thanksgyllium! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 5, 19:49 1
    - D'oh. That's what I have to do tonight. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 19:52
- mine is hard, what's wrongwith subversive santa (I like that better than bad santa) -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 5, 19:48
- I suggest using your nick with an associated word after it. For Thanksgiving: Subversive Yams -- nm - Roger More Nov 5, 19:46 1
  - I think I will go with this: - Subversive - least conducive to reworking Nov 5, 19:47
"I know what we can do! LOSSSSEEERRRR" -- nm - Kyle's Dad Nov 5, 19:44 6
- I can never tell. -- nm - or is it's Stan's Dad? Nov 5, 19:46 5
  - stan has the hat with the puffball on it, kyle has the hat with ear flaps -- nm - dogbert183 Nov 5, 19:48 4
    - Kyle's dad has a beard, Stan's dad has the mustache. - Dr.Vermin Nov 5, 19:51 3
      - who's mom has the van dyke -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 19:54 1
        
        Your mom! -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 20:07
      - d'oh, I totally answered the wrong question -- nm - dogbert183 Nov 5, 19:52
Wow, kind of aggravating to miss one freakin' state. :) -- (link) - Jelly Nov 5, 19:44 8
- Heh - I apparently don't type fast enough to make it. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 5, 20:12 1
  - that and you are dumb - compound ruler-elect pigby Nov 5, 20:16
- You didn't learn the Fifty Nifty United States song in elementary school? -- (link) - Dano Go Lucky Nov 5, 19:58 [youtube] 2
  - Thankfully, I was spared. :) -- nm - Jelly Nov 5, 19:59 1
    - aha... but I got all 50 -- nm - Dano Go Lucky Nov 5, 20:02
- me too. f'in Wisconsin! -- nm - compound ruler-elect pigby Nov 5, 19:49 2
  - Missed Minnesota here. Thought I had it going across the north border. -- nm - Jelly Nov 5, 19:54 1
    - something about that area demands to be forgotten -- nm - compound ruler-elect pigby Nov 5, 19:56
Sorry about that, David - you started totally lagging out right when my mom called. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 19:44 1
- It's fine. We have to set up the new desktop anyway. -- nm - David Nov 5, 19:47
High today: 73; expected high on Friday: 38 - Cuzzin Todd Nov 5, 19:43
NaNoWriMo Day 5. "Freakshow" excerpt -- (Usual Qale warning absolutely positively most definitely applies this time.) - Qale Nov 5, 19:38 6
- In case you're wondering I'm at 9462 words out of 50000 -- nm - Qale Nov 5, 19:40 5
  - Impressive! Keep that head start going, and you'll definitely power through. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 19:44 4
    - Thanks Bery. I feel I have a lot more to prove since I *did* successfully do it last year. -- nm - Qale Nov 5, 19:47 3
      - I have a friend (a professional technical writer) who tries every year, and almost never finishes - I think he had to drop out this year already. - Beryllium Nov 5, 19:50 2
        
        There may be some conflict too since they're a professional technical writer. - Qale Nov 5, 19:54
        
        I don't even hope to get close to 50K this year. - Dr.Vermin Nov 5, 19:53
Wow. I'm someone's foe on CC -- nm - oblique Nov 5, 19:36 1
- Watching all the election coverage made me jones to play on the U.S. Senate map. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 5, 19:42
10 of your friends joined the re-elect Barack Obama group... - Stephen grabs a broom Nov 5, 19:32 10
- Well, if he's running against Palin, I don't have to wait. ;) -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 5, 19:38 1
  - John Boehner will wipe the floor with her, remember she hasn't had to go up against other candidates in town hall forums like any of the others did in - zeitgeist Nov 5, 20:10
- Look at all the people that voted to re-elect Bush after seeing how bad a job he had done for 4 years! -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 19:37
- Yes... - Stewie Nov 5, 19:35 3
  - Heh, that doesn't look too hard to set up. I should make a petition site to charge Dick Cheney with profiteering, treason, and piracy. - Trish Nov 5, 20:12 1
    - Thats the ONE thing I didn't hear a word about in the campaign, nothing about going after the carpetbaggers who loaded up at tax payer expense - zeitgeist Nov 5, 20:22
  - lol -- nm - Qale Nov 5, 19:37
- What's the over/under on how long before revoking the 22nd amendment is proposed? -- nm - Dr.Vermin, watching the news Nov 5, 19:34 2
  - The last 8 years it's been mentioned often in the same sentence as Bill Clinton -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 5, 20:04
  - about the same as revoking the ammendent so that Arnie can run. -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 19:37
The initial indexing when you get a fund is a pain in the fucking ass. - TFox Nov 5, 19:31
[sigh] Our Obama fans are far below the average national hotness scale. - Dr.Vermin, watching the news Nov 5, 19:30
SITWAP: Great xkcd today. Too lazy to backboard. -- (link) - Jelly Nov 5, 19:30 2
- The alt tag is win. -- nm - Tim Nov 5, 19:42 1
  - That was funnier than the strip. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 20:35
Any reference librarian can tell you that a significant percentage of people think that Africa is a country. -- nm - mara Nov 5, 19:24 5
- I still it's ludicrous. Even if you don't care, I find impossible to reach 40 years old without looking at a single world map. -- nm - celedhrymandias Nov 5, 19:35 2
  - We met Reagen's sister in law at the wedding. She lives in Saskatchewan (less than a day's drive away). This was her first time seeing the mountains. - Subversive Nov 5, 19:44 1
    - I had an artist (portrait print retoucher) come to my place in San Fran, got lost in the lobby, she.had.never.seen.an.elevator.before - zeitgeist Nov 5, 20:26
- And what percentage of those people reached the level of being the govenor of a state and VP candidate for a major political party? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 5, 19:25 1
  - 20% -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 19:28
has stephen baldwin lined up his u-haul yet? -- nm - compound ruler-elect pigby Nov 5, 19:22 1
- Carmelita is getting it for him :) -- nm - peglegpete Nov 5, 19:24
erph, mom is on the phone -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 19:08
1-2-3 Kid Beat Razor Ramon! -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 18:59
And now The Oregonian has called Oregon's U.S. Senate race for Jeff Merkley. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 5, 18:59 8
- congrats! -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 19:20
- Way to not mini-ruin! -- nm - David Nov 5, 19:20 1
  - it's really quite awesome, truth be told - compound ruler-elect pigby Nov 5, 19:21
- all your slutting around paid off! - compound ruler-elect pigby Nov 5, 19:00 4
  - I can finally get rid of this "Will Provide Sexual Favors for Your Vote" sign. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 5, 19:01 3
    - oh no wonder it was so close - compound ruler-elect pigby Nov 5, 19:02
    - Won't you need that in Georgia? - BB Nov 5, 19:02 1
      - Oh ... right ... . -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 5, 19:03
Palin 2012 tshirts and stuff -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 5, 18:56 4
- I absolutely endorse Palin for 2012, and if I got American citizenship, I'd register Republican to make it happen. -- nm - celedhrymandias Nov 5, 19:06 3
  - There's a fine line between Palin supporter and Hee-Haw cast member. -- nm - David Nov 5, 19:20 2
    - Palin supporter is to Palin as HeeHaw audience member is HeeHaw cast member - zeitgeist Nov 5, 19:47
    - If I get to grope the farmer's daughter, I'm fine with that. -- nm - celedhrymandias Nov 5, 19:37
my bronchitis is all gone, thank you barack obama! -- nm - dogbert183 Nov 5, 18:56
18th Gold Glove for Greg Maddux -- (link) - Beaker Nov 5, 18:54 2
- So, is there any way we can just vote him into the Hall of Fame right now? -- nm - Jelly Nov 5, 19:27
- Cubbies could still use him. Darn Cubbies. - the liioulu with internet Nov 5, 18:57
Unruly airline passenger restrained with ducttape -- (link) - Beaker Nov 5, 18:52 2
- Is there *anything* that stuff can't do? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 5, 19:25 1
  - if they used some WD40 before the flight maybe the guy would have been so uptight -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 5, 20:29
B2 is sexist! -- nm - Sarah Palin Nov 5, 18:51
in case you didn't know, Rahm Emanuel's brother is Endeavor superagent Ari Emanuel, one of the inspirations for Ari Gold - compound ruler-elect pigby Nov 5, 18:49 2
- And Rahm's who Josh on West Wing was inspired by. So Josh is Ari's brother. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with internet Nov 5, 18:50
- Can I be Lloyd? -- nm - Dano, Least Improved Poster Nov 5, 18:49

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