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It's strange but it seems a lot of my friends are splitting up. More than "normal". Do we think the economy could be a factor? -- nm - Amy Nov 6, 07:13 7
- Obama in the White House? Anything's possible! I'm going on some dates! -- nm - Max Nov 6, 07:58
- could be an age thing. my mom used to do a lot of marriage counseling, and said there were predictable timelines when people tended to split. -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 07:19
- i had an era like that a few years ago. it was sort of scary to see, actually. -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 07:18
- That, and porn -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 07:17
- A bad economy could make things more stressful around the house, but overall I would imagine it to be the other way around (they'd be less likely - Don Homer Nov 6, 07:17 1
  - I think it works both ways, Not having money makes people frustrated and angry and more likely to argue. -- nm - Roger More Nov 6, 07:18
- Typically this would be a bad time for couples to split, especially for households that have and need two incomes. -- nm - VMan Nov 6, 07:15
those who received zorkmail this morning, please forward to anyone who wasn't included but should have been. thanks. -- nm - zork Nov 6, 07:07 2
- I concur with it. - JaxSean Nov 6, 07:13 1
  - yep. -- nm - kelly Nov 6, 07:17
*points at the shiny new search feature* :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 07:00 21
- *berygoogles* -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 07:20
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- holy crap, that's excellent....nm - x Nov 6, 07:14
- I already spent all night searching for me. -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 07:13 6
  - you would, yoga witch. -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 07:20
  - Meditating? -- nm - mara Nov 6, 07:14 4
    - WITCH! -- nm - Amy Nov 6, 07:16 2
      - Heh! Reminds me of the complaint we got once to books on creative visualization. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 07:19
      - I saw goody mara with the devil! -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 07:17
    - ST, make me one with everything. -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 07:15
- Ooo, are those rocks on the SlickerTalk banner? (Is it a fountain?) Very nice, whatever it is. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 07:12
- you kick ass. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 07:10
- you're not labeling it as Dr. Stalk? -- nm - zork Nov 6, 07:08 1
  - Not yet. I needed to get it finished first, before I could spend time on the fancy stuff :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 07:17
- ooooh ahhhhhh, shiny, nice! -- nm - sgtmike Nov 6, 07:08 1
  - this post gave me a Like A Virgin earworm -- nm - zork Nov 6, 07:11
- Thanks! *berymanders* -- nm - Amy Nov 6, 07:08
- ~ I don't know whatcha heard about me, but you can't get a dolla outta me... cause he's a muthafuckin' P-I-M-P. ~ -- nm - TFox Nov 6, 07:07
- *LOVE* it. -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 07:07
- very nice! -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 07:05
- oooooooooooooooooooohhhhh ... -- nm - M Nov 6, 07:03
So with Prop 8 failing, what becomes of the Gay and Lesiban couples that already tied the knot? -- nm - amoxy Nov 6, 06:52 15
- they will be living in sin for all eternaty -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 6, 07:08 1
  - yay! -- nm - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 07:13
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  - Heard on the news this morning that existing marriages would remain valid - decline Nov 6, 06:58
- may still be valid. -- (link) - ty97 Nov 6, 06:54 10
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    - I'm not sure it's "hate" for all involved. - ty97 Nov 6, 06:59 4
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      - See, I don't get that..."on a principle that doesn't involve hate" WTF? I've not heard a single reason to vote for that prop that wasn't based on hate -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 6, 07:04 1
        
        It depends on how narrow a definition of hate you're using. - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 07:10
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    - It's so cute of you as a straight man to be so passionate about the issues affecting gay people -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 06:59 3
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        I could totally use Vegas right now -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 07:00 1
        
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Lockerbie bomber seeks early release because he has cancer. -- (link) - loosilu Nov 6, 06:45 6
- Wait 3 months to see if he dies first -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 07:11
- Fly him home. Halfway over the Med.....dump him out the cargo bay from about 30k feet. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 07:10
- Technically, wouldn't the cancer be an early release of sorts? - TFox Nov 6, 06:50
- Wow...you know, I think I said once that you just wouldn't wish cancer on anyone...guess I was wrong -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 6, 06:47 2
  - I wish he lives another 40 years to think about what he's done. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 06:50 1
    - With the cancer -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 6, 06:51
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- have FUN. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 06:43
- You will survive. - ty97 Nov 6, 06:39
- leave your camera on the table, encourage others to use it. (you will be too busy drinking/hitting on the priest to do so yourself at a certain point. - Andie Nov 6, 06:33 6
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    - You're going to be playing "identify the body part's owner" post-wedding. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 06:44 3
      - i'm counting on it! -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 06:54 2
        
        I'm prepping for it! -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 06:55 1
        
        oh wait ... does ty mean the body parts are still attached? -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 06:57
    - leave some for them! -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 06:44
- Alchohol kills germs -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 06:33
ST Election results quiz: In which NYC borough did Obama have the highest margin of vitory? -- nm - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 06:30 33
- Brooklyn. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 06:41
- Bronx -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 06:40 26
  - Curious: Are there any places besides the Bronx that always have "the" in front of it? I can't think of any off the top of my head. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 06:43 6
    - The Netherlands. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 07:12
    - The Dalles, OR -- nm - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 06:45 2
      - oh yeah, where the culties staged a bio attack. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 06:48 1
        
        You never see ugly people staging bio attacks. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 06:51
    - The O.C. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 06:44
    - The Hague -- nm - Roger More Nov 6, 06:44
  - *ding* - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 06:42 18
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      - they're not. - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 06:50 2
        
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        *headsmack* -- nm - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 06:55
      - Brooklyn is Kings County. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 06:50
    - Hmmm, I knew SI would be last, but would have figured BK and Q would have beat M -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 06:43 11
      - one word: Harlem. - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 06:47 10
        
        3 words: Upper West Side -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 06:51 1
        
        them too. - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 06:53
        
        is in ... Manhattan. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 06:50 7
        
        which is why it beat Queens and brooklyn. -- nm - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 06:51 6
        
        sorry, my head was still in the Bronx. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 06:52 5
        
        was the rest of you buried in a field somewhere in New Jersey? :) -- nm - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 06:56 4
        
        encased in cement! -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 06:57 3
        
        it's the only way, really... -- nm - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 07:00 2
        
        *declares this thread no longer relevent* -- nm - tiny print gremlin Nov 6, 07:13 1
        
        noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! -- nm - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 07:14
    - NYTimes has a maps broken down by county here -- (link) - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 06:43
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- I'm not sure I could name more than two so: Brooklyn! -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 06:33 2
  - Quiz: What are the five boroughs? answers in your IM please. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 06:42
  - (no sleep 'til) -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 06:37
- queens....nm - x Nov 6, 06:33
the ghost of argentina--what happens when countries go bankrupt? - x Nov 6, 06:22 1
- hmmm, i guess i managed to dupe the 1st few paragraphs....nm - x Nov 6, 06:28
Michael Crichton, world�s most famous global warming denier, dies -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 6, 06:09 4
- At least you waited a day, I guess. *sigh* -- nm - Inigo Nov 6, 06:14 3
  - it's the obit thats worth reading the news is old -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 6, 07:07 2
    - It's really not worth reading. The guy's been dead less than 24 hours, and they chose to slam him. -- nm - Inigo Nov 6, 07:12 1
      - so there should be two obits? one short term and false and one long term and real? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 6, 07:24
"An angry aide characterized the [Palin family] shopping spree as 'Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast,' - Brian Nov 6, 06:03 20
- I've been forwarding that all over creation. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 06:42
- Nice tidbits. Although the campaigns being hacked is scary, although unsurprising. -- nm - Inigo Nov 6, 06:29
- "Some articles of clothing have apparently been lost." - JaxSean Nov 6, 06:08 14
  - That stuff on Page 2 is extremely revealing, interesting stuff. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 06:13 12
    - Lot of cool stuff - I'll probably end up buying that issue. -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 06:27
    - this is hilarious. - JaxSean Nov 6, 06:15 10
      - You know, reading that quote, and then clicking into the article, I was surprised at which candidate that was a quote of. - TFox Nov 6, 06:35 8
        
        if it was McCain he'd get bashed. if it's Obama it's funny. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 06:53 7
        
        Not by me. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 07:05
        
        If it was McCain, I'd be frankly shocked, because I wouldn't expect him to have such a clear grasp of the problem. -- nm - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 06:59 3
        
        I wouldn't have been surprised if it turned out to be McCain - how many other Republicans have are in favour of a carbon cap and trade system? - Roger More Nov 6, 07:08
        
        I actually (spoils) - TFox Nov 6, 07:02 1
        
        I did too at first, and I was really, really confused. -- nm - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 07:03
        
        By some people, yes. But I agree with Jax below. -- nm - TFox Nov 6, 06:57
        
        I wouldn't have bashed him. Because it's true. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 06:54
      - I loved that. And Palin did want to speak in Arizona but got denied. -- nm - Amy Nov 6, 06:21
  - *shocked* -- nm - Charities Nov 6, 06:09
- *Keeps sign in yard and on car* -- nm - Supporters Nov 6, 06:07 2
  - Guess I shouldn't say too much though since I do want her to remain the face of the new Republican party (the hidden agenda post). -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 6, 06:08 1
    - There's really no way it will happen, imo. In a battle of social conservative candidates, Huckabee would crush her. -- nm - Inigo Nov 6, 06:20
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  - think it was just an anti-Gloria Allred snark. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 6, 06:50
Puppycam is on dlisted.com! -- nm - Amy Nov 6, 05:49
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- rumor was she voted for him. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 6, 06:25 5
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    - People that she told, or were told by the people that she told. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 07:14
    - that's why they call it a "rumor"...you would think having gone to law school you be able to pick up on stuff like that -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 6, 06:46 2
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        By assuming you were smart cause you went to school, that's not being classy? -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 6, 07:18
Ha. "Barack Obama Saves Print Newspapers For Entire Day. Layoffs Continue Tomorrow." -- (link) - mara Nov 6, 05:40 2
- yeah, hilarious. (nm) - Callisto Nov 6, 06:38
- Perfect. And so true. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 6, 05:49
i need the names of 2 movie cops, please. - prayformojo Nov 6, 05:19 8
- Mahoney! -- nm - Max Nov 6, 07:10
- Chief Martin Brody (Jaws), Crockett and Tubbs (Miami Vice), Marshall Sam Girard (Fugitive), Inspector Clouseau (Pink Panther), Commissioner Gordon (Ba - zork Nov 6, 06:22 1
  - hmmm, was Charlie Chan a cop or a PI? -- nm - zork Nov 6, 06:29
- John McClane, Martin Riggs, Murtagh -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 6, 05:27
- Joe Friday -- nm - bigsugar Nov 6, 05:23 1
  - those two are perfect. thanks you guys -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 05:24
- Axel Foley -- nm - Callisto Nov 6, 05:22
- ...preferably one that's been in more than one movie -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 05:19
Faber/Brown spoils from last night - Jelly Nov 6, 05:17
Hotkiss...mafic is right. Order something older than you. - Mel Profit Nov 6, 05:04 3
- On my next birthday I would like one Cindy Crawford chased with a Christie Brinkley -- nm - Elvis Nov 6, 06:29
- it's my plan for every major birthday. -- (link) - mafic Nov 6, 06:06
- Word. - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 06:00
"Renagade"? - Mel Profit Nov 6, 05:03
European Central Bank cuts key lending rate half a percentage point to 3.25%, AP reports. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 05:02 1
- that aint nuthin. bank of england slashed theirs 1.5 percentage points.... - x Nov 6, 05:54
Rember the Olympic wrestler who left his bronze medal on the mat in disgust? He's been banend from wrestling for 2 years. -- (link) - ty97 Nov 6, 05:01
bery, the new search. is. awesome. -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 04:58
"Flight crew whips out duct tape on passenger" -- (link) - amoxy Nov 6, 04:39 3
- "dear penthouse..." -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 04:40
- I think this is my first first on ST! -- nm - amoxy Nov 6, 04:39 1
  - *sniff* our little girl has become a woman -- nm - zork Nov 6, 06:23

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