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Wife and daughter are at the fair for the Demi Lovato concert. I just got a call: "Set up the 5 gallon aquarium, E won a goldfish." - TWuG Aug 6, 15:35 13
- Just to let you know, my daughter won a goldfish at the 6th grade carnival - amoxy Aug 6, 15:38
- We went to the fair this weekend and the games were basically "Play until you win." - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Aug 6, 15:37 3
  - damn PC world. n m -- nm - groiny Aug 6, 15:38
  - Goddarned socialists. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 6, 15:37 1
    - I know! When did carnies get all touchy-feely? I mean, in the perfectly legal way. -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Aug 6, 15:38
- Hold on....a 5 gallon tank? What the hell kinda goldfish did she win? A friggin koi? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 6, 15:36 5
  - you do not want it to be lonely...... - groiny Aug 6, 15:37 4
    - ...that I know of. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 6, 15:38 3
      - immaculate conception? nm -- nm - groiny Aug 6, 15:39 2
        
        Those are big words for you, did you get help from you daughter in spelling them right? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 6, 15:40 1
        
        I usually save the big words for crowds that can keep up.... - groiny Aug 6, 15:41
- ugh. 50 cent goldfish, and you have to spent 20 bucks to house it. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 6, 15:36 1
  - Pay the $8 for a large glass tank and just re=use the think whenever Nemo dies next week. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 6, 15:37
"Chiefs add QB Matt Gutierrez." That was predictable. -- nm - David Aug 6, 15:17 3
- I asked my chiropractor the other day "so have you replaced all the Patriots stuff with Chiefs merchadise?" (nm) - Tim Aug 6, 15:27
- Chiefs sift through Patriots trash. -- nm - Inigo Aug 6, 15:24
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two friends of mine saw District 9 and are raving about it. -- nm - Remlik Aug 6, 15:16 3
- I like that it's basically a South African production yet has the look - and buzz - of a Hollywood genre epic. -- nm - Mop (face it, the scale says 240 lbs) Aug 6, 15:24
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- Nice. I'm pretty impressed with the TV spots. -- nm - con_carne Aug 6, 15:18
Feels like my inner teenager just died. -- nm - Inigo Aug 6, 15:15 1
- No more yanky my wanky! The Donger need food. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 6, 15:17
I wonder what the ingredients are for a $5,000 cheeseburger. -- nm - Employee Aug 6, 15:14 10
- One brave restauranteer and one really rich dumb customer. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 6, 15:32
- Milk from the breasts of angels -- nm - con_carne Aug 6, 15:31 1
  - mamma from heaven. -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Aug 6, 15:37
- I think they mentioned it having an expensive wine served too -- nm - JenBro Aug 6, 15:23
- NO SUBSTITUTIONS!!! -- nm - znufrii Aug 6, 15:19
- On Man v Food last night he ate burger that had 3 ground up Ghost Chili's on it - amoxy Aug 6, 15:18
- Clearly, I'm paying you too much. -- nm - Boss Aug 6, 15:17
- A human kidney. -- nm - Mop (face it, the scale says 240 lbs) Aug 6, 15:15
- you're a terrible employee! you'll bankrupt the company! -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 15:15
- Golddust. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 6, 15:15
BACON! Pigs are magic, you feed them apples and they make bacon! -- (link) - CrankYanker Aug 6, 15:14 [youtube]
for people who listen to music while working/concentrating on a task, what do you recommend? - Beryllium Aug 6, 15:12 3
- My go to on this is always Switchblade Symphony. - Mel Profit Aug 6, 15:26
- Genesis, The Who, Garbage, Rush. -- nm - Remlik Aug 6, 15:23
- The classical station, almost exclusively. Bach, Mozart, Haydn, the Russian greats -- nm - con_carne Aug 6, 15:14
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- But she said the recession was over 4 weeks ago. -- nm - Todd Manning Aug 6, 15:24
- Is she cute? Will she go far on her looks? -- nm - amoxy Aug 6, 15:19 1
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- You're a terrible supervisor. nm - Jim Aug 6, 15:08 9
  - My boss is a drunk and a whore. -- nm - Employee Aug 6, 15:12 2
    - Is she cute? -- nm - amoxy Aug 6, 15:19
    - but mostly a drunk. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 6, 15:14
  - "This supervisor has killed 3 out of his last 4 interns. thumbs down." -- nm - ratemyboss.com Aug 6, 15:10 4
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      - Oh please. You know if he was hot, you'd change your mind. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 6, 15:20 2
        
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        "I'll be working an intern." -- nm - Max Aug 6, 15:37
  - The worst. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 6, 15:10
- do you twitter by chance? -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 6, 15:05 34 1
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    - It just seems like an app that suits you and your needs. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 6, 15:10 32
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        I'm sure Google has all the info you need. It seems to be perfect for these regular rants. - Mel Profit Aug 6, 15:14 27
        
        I am confused.... - groiny Aug 6, 15:22 19
        
        with some recent suggestions, i sometimes feel my posts should pass by a panel for approval before they hit. - b. Aug 6, 15:28 9
        
        honestly, is not every post on TT a random musing by someone about something? - groiny Aug 6, 15:33 8
        
        There are dark forces at work to poison ST for sure... - Mel Profit Aug 6, 15:42
        
        mostly, it's the same combo. of stuff as it's been. - b. Aug 6, 15:39
        
        Turn a light on dummy! -- nm - amoxy Aug 6, 15:37 1
        
        why, so you can see me hovering over you with a blade???? - groiny Aug 6, 15:39
        
        I thought you got an Equinox, not an Escalade -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 15:34 3
        
        that is escapade, you retard. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 6, 15:34 2
        
        I like the new Ford Escape. -- nm - Stephen Aug 6, 15:35 1
        
        you could have bought my 2001, cheap! nm -- nm - groiny Aug 6, 15:36
        
        Yep... -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 6, 15:24 7
        
        *confused gaze* nm -- nm - groiny Aug 6, 15:26 6
        
        macro vs. micro. -- nm - b. Aug 6, 15:29 5
        
        Well, I do suspect that JackDawson's stuff would pick up a ton of followers on Twitter (especially the TFLN style posts ... :D) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 15:32 4
        
        definitely! - b. Aug 6, 15:35
        
        (then, of course, he'd have to be a tad more careful with what he says, to preserve his employment ... maybe that's what Mel is saying) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 15:33 2
        
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        you can choose who sees what you post there, so at least you're somewhat limiting risk that way. - b. Aug 6, 15:42
        
        The average per user per week is 109.4 - Beryllium Aug 6, 15:24
        
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        I hate texting... - Mel Profit Aug 6, 15:17 5
        
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        Rock on... - Mel Profit Aug 6, 15:22 1
        
        heh, i almost p.s.'d up there. - b. Aug 6, 15:32
        
        Oh, I side with you on this. Sometimes it's nice to have a message area to expound on a concept. Or pound on one. - Beryllium Aug 6, 15:21 1
        
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        140 character limit, like ST subject lines. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 15:13 2
        
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        It's *a* complex, maybe. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 15:15
- Photoshop is fun ... it lets you set custom font sizes. - Beryllium Aug 6, 15:05
rave music is good for coding. *next* ... not so much these other songs ... *nextnextnextnext* Tom Sawyer. Win. :) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 15:01 2
- Rush is always good for computer stuff. -- nm - Remlik Aug 6, 15:04 1
  - I'd honestly never actually listened to Rush intentionally until that Chuck episode. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 15:06
Comic Con vendor tickets and regular tickets purchased. -- nm - Remlik Aug 6, 14:58 4
- 2 weeks too late? - peglegpete Aug 6, 15:10 3
  - nope for this weekend. Tickets still available for the Chicago show...I really want to go to the John Ostrander benefit auction... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 6, 15:12 2
    - when I see 'Comic Con" there is only 1 convention I think of. To me, this show is Wizardworld or ChicagoComicon - peglegpete Aug 6, 15:19 1
      - ah....ChicagoCon it is. San Diego was last week. -- nm - Remlik Aug 6, 15:23
Screws fall out all the time, the world is an imperfect place. -- nm - Guy Aug 6, 14:55
you know what's nice? John Hughes was married for 39 years to his wife Nancy -- (link) - Andie Aug 6, 14:48 1
- and, here's The Breakfast Club trailer.... -- (link) - Elf Andie Aug 6, 14:51 [youtube]
We're apparently going to sign one of Ike Hilliard, MartyBooker or Matt Jones, too. - David Aug 6, 14:43 2
- any one of those would be our #1 receiver. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 6, 14:59 1
  - My cat could be your #1 reciever -- nm - amoxy Aug 6, 15:32
Does this mean that PINK2 will delist? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 14:38 2
- Leave it to you to think of the important things. -- nm - BB Aug 6, 14:39 1
  - I live to overthink. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 14:45
*curses Netflix for not having Sixteen Candles or Breakfast Club or Weird Science or Ferris on Watch Instantly. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 6, 14:36 6
- Don't forget Planes, Trains and Automobiles! -- nm - Don Homer Aug 6, 15:14 3
  - Yeah, I just took a gander at his director's filmography and it's impressive. - con_carne Aug 6, 15:17 2
    - He also wrote a bunch more, including Home Alone. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 6, 15:18 1
      - Oh, word. And Vacation! -- nm - con_carne Aug 6, 15:19
- definitely breaking out my Breakfast Club dvd this weekend. -- nm - Andie Aug 6, 14:37 1
  - ST party! -- nm - Max Aug 6, 14:42
Light 'em if you got 'em, the recession is over; - Loyola Aug 6, 14:33 14
- *Whew!* That was tough. -- nm - Mop (face it, the scale says 240 lbs) Aug 6, 15:25
- *throws teabags in celebration* -- nm - Don Homer Aug 6, 15:08
- GOD I hate socialism!! -- nm - mara Aug 6, 14:49 2
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  - Preach on sister! -- nm - God Aug 6, 14:50
- Perfect timing, cause I just finished lunch too! -- nm - Stephen Aug 6, 14:38
- And we heard it first from Loyola. Thanks, dude! *drinks champagne* -- nm - con_carne Aug 6, 14:38 1
  - Don't get too complacent. There's still the killer bees. -- nm - Loyola Aug 6, 14:51
- I hope he's right. -- nm - David Aug 6, 14:36
- But Obama won't be able to turn us into a Muslim version of Sweden if the recession is over! -- nm - BB Aug 6, 14:36 1
  - Socialist Madrassas! -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 6, 14:37
- Hopefully he's right. But it'll be a slow recovery. -- nm - TWuG Aug 6, 14:35
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how did it get to be 5:30 already? - znufrii Aug 6, 14:33
heads up chicagoans: Free threadless t-shirt if you're willing to hunt for it. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 6, 14:31 15
- One of those is about 5 blocks from my apartment -- nm - ty97 Aug 6, 14:39 12
  - why are you posting! go get it! -- nm - Andie Aug 6, 14:45 5
    - Isn't he in Florida now? -- nm - Dano Aug 6, 14:52 4
      - yep. I'd totally be pimping a t-shirt otherwise -- nm - ty97 Aug 6, 15:10
      - that just means he has to run faster. -- nm - mafic Aug 6, 14:55
      - I thought that wasn't for another week or two? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 14:54 1
        
        No. Next week is Colorado. -- nm - Dano Aug 6, 15:18
  - Dude, this means you are at least five blocks behind some of the other jacktards. Don't let 'em win! -- nm - con_carne Aug 6, 14:42 4
    - Run Tyola Run! -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 14:42 3
      - *turns up the rave music* -- nm - con_carne Aug 6, 14:46 2
        
        Running Two (Remix) - Operation Phoenix -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 14:48
        
        I have some of the movie's tracks on my machine at work, I think. *goes looking* -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 14:47
  - run! -- nm - mafic Aug 6, 14:41
- that's awesome! -- nm - Andie Aug 6, 14:36
- (Also, the shirt may be amusing to those of you who have had a bike stolen recently, particularly the part below NO REWARD) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 14:33
For crash: Saskwatch: the Bigfoot watch -- (link) - con_carne Aug 6, 14:29
kind of a neat clock -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 6, 14:27
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. -- nm - Callisto Aug 6, 14:27 2
- You realize if we played by the rules right now we'd be in gym? -- nm - TWuG Aug 6, 14:29 1
  - I could be the walrus. I'd still have to bum rides off people. - Callisto Aug 6, 14:32
someone alert consumerist! at least twice in recent memory, mcd's fruit & yogurt parfait has shrunk. - b. Aug 6, 14:24 7
- heh, i think they forgot to change their description. - b. Aug 6, 14:29
- I just noticed yesterday that WW listed it as 4 points and thought it used to be 5. - ty97 Aug 6, 14:28 5
  - i can't remember the points offhand, but for sure calories have dropped. -- nm - b. Aug 6, 14:30 4
    - oh, and re: salads - they stopped offering my favorite a while back. - b. Aug 6, 14:34 3
      - I had the Southwest Salad - ty97 Aug 6, 14:38 2
        
        hmm, they don't even list asian on their web menu anymore; so i thought it was gone everywhere. - b. Aug 6, 14:46 1
        
        I can't recall if I saw the Asian salad on the WW site, on the McD menu board, or both - ty97 Aug 6, 15:11
You know, there's going to be sex, drugs, rock-n-roll... chips, dips, chains, whips... You know, your basic high school orgy type of thing. -- nm - TWuG Aug 6, 14:21 3
- bible camp? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 6, 14:23 2
  - I'm not talking candlewax on the nipples, or witchcraft or anything like that. Just a couple of hundred kids running around in their underwear. -- nm - TWuG Aug 6, 14:25 1
    - Oh, Band Camp. -- nm - BB Aug 6, 14:26
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