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is it possible to buy some coal....I would like some for a gag gift coming up shortly - J Nov 6, 15:54 8
- I remember buying it somewhere. I think it was somewhere like a farm supply store that had firewood and such. -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 6, 16:03
- some areas do still have coal furnaces (in fact the last couple years they have been making a comeback) but XMAS specialty stores probably carry them, - zeitgeist Nov 6, 16:03
- Some links: - TWuG Nov 6, 16:03
- I bet wal mart might have the gag gift version in stock -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 16:02
- I know I'veseen them as a gag gift for Christmas. -- nm - the liioulu with smushed cookies Nov 6, 15:58
- not real coal - but here's 'lump of coal' candy! -- (link) - Andie Nov 6, 15:57 1
  - actually the first one on that list might work -- nm - J Nov 6, 15:59
- Hurry before President Obama bankrupts the coal industry! -- nm - John McCain Nov 6, 15:56
And they didnt' give me peanuts! What am I supposed to eat?! - Diva's boss si 2 Nov 6, 15:52 1
- don't you wonder sometimes how they got this far when they're that helpless? -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 16:08
"The Democrats have lost their leader in the Senate, Tom Daschle...." -- (link) - Peggy Noonan, Nov. 4, 2004 Nov 6, 15:48
And if you want to read about Rahm Emanuel... -- (link) - the liioulu with smushed cookies Nov 6, 15:47 4
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  - It's in his wiki. -- nm - the liioulu with smushed cookies Nov 6, 15:55
- ballet, eh? - Dr.Vermin Nov 6, 15:52 1
  - I was kind of hoping he'd turned down Obama. - the liioulu with smushed cookies Nov 6, 15:57
It's unfair that I can't register for tickets for the Winter Classic in Chicago because I live in Canada - J Nov 6, 15:46 8
- Can I do it for you? -- nm - the liioulu with smushed cookies Nov 6, 15:50 7
  - I'm sure you could :D it's only putting your name in to get a chance to buy tickets - J Nov 6, 15:52 6
    - Got a link? I'll sign up and let you know. -- nm - the liioulu with smushed cookies Nov 6, 15:54 5
      - yep inside... - J Nov 6, 15:55 4
        
        Done. - the liioulu with smushed cookies Nov 6, 16:06 3
        
        ;) -- nm - the liioulu with smushed cookies Nov 6, 16:13
        
        Ha, there ya go....definitions of you and me :D -- nm - J Nov 6, 16:10 1
        
        ;) -- nm - the liioulu with smushed cookies Nov 6, 16:13
Fuck. It has happened. - kelly Nov 6, 15:42 24
- Amazingly -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 16:04
- What kind. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 15:49 12
  - *laughing* - JaxSean Nov 6, 15:58 4
    - he's doomed. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 15:59 3
      - No, he's not. Really. - kelly Nov 6, 16:04
      - The resignation in his question is the correct response. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 16:00 1
        
        lack of question mark = telling -- nm - con_carne Nov 6, 16:01
  - Says she's a German Shepherd mix - I'm not sure how much I believe that. -- (link) - kelly Nov 6, 15:52 6
    - I say go for it. She reminds me of our dog Angel. - JaxSean Nov 6, 15:58
    - yeah, i don't see where they're getting German Shepherd, but she's cute! -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 15:54 4
      - Well... there's a lot more than that mixed in. I can see it in the eyes and nose. -- nm - the liioulu with smushed cookies Nov 6, 16:08
      - she actually looks like she might have some Blue Healer in her. -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 15:55 2
        
        err, Heeler. the dog probably won't be curing the common cold or anything! -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 15:55 1
        
        She was the best dog. Sat in the pen with her, she just sniffed around, no barking (which I know might not stick, but...) - just a really sweet dog. - kelly Nov 6, 15:58
- Why would you "visit" a dog shelter? That's like going grocery shopping while hungry - you're going to come home with something you just don't need! -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 15:48
- Eerie. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Nov 6, 15:45 [Image] 3
  - OMFG. Want. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 15:55
  - Cutie. -- nm - the liioulu with smushed cookies Nov 6, 15:47
  - ack! you must get him/her! -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 15:46
- *pumps shotgun* -- nm - Dick Cheney Nov 6, 15:44
- You've broken Will's addiction to pot pie? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 15:43
- Yeah, uh, stop visiting. That's just masochism if you can't actually adopt. -- nm - TWuG Nov 6, 15:43
- why *can't* you? -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 15:43
- I thought you were in love with him before you moved down there. -- nm - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Nov 6, 15:43
I hate our leftover candy selection: Every year my wife buys a bag of Whoppers, every year the kids avoid them like the plague - TWuG Nov 6, 15:41 10
- Should've gone for the Hershey bars. - the liioulu with smushed cookies Nov 6, 15:44
- You can send them to me if you like. - kelly Nov 6, 15:43
- Whoppers aren't even candy. they *suck*. -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 15:42 7
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  - Well, they don't *suck*, because there's chocolate involved. But the malt part pretty much sucks. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 15:49
  - Oh my god, keep your canadian anti-malt tude away or I'll shoot you like an approaching asteroid. -- nm - Max Nov 6, 15:45 3
    - but, see, we could have traded Halloween candy and both been happy! -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 15:46 2
      - Right, and endure that scrunchy "*suck*" face as soon as you kissed my Whopper laced lips? No way! I hope I still have Vanessa's number... -- nm - Max Nov 6, 15:48 1
        
        *zorks* -- nm - budice Nov 6, 15:53
  - this is the same sort of wrong level that you reach with Mayo - crash davis Nov 6, 15:43
Anyone buying World of Warcraft expansion next week? I just started playing again. -- nm - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Nov 6, 15:40 3
- My brothers will be all over it - con_carne Nov 6, 15:49
- Wrath is pre-ordered, but I'm not picking it up at midnight like I did for Burning Crusade. -- nm - Tim Nov 6, 15:48
- I stopped playing early October. Told my wife I might pick up when WotLK came out thinking it was due next year. - TWuG Nov 6, 15:42
Baseball officials hope that Obama will help persuade the IOC to reinstate baseball in the Olympics -- (link) - crash davis Nov 6, 15:38
It's not Winter yet, and I am already sick of Winter. -- nm - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Nov 6, 15:36
Ichiro and Torii Hunter both win their 8th straight Gold Glove -- (link) - crash davis Nov 6, 15:36 1
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grrrr... just went to make tea and couldn't find my HSX mug. it's on Boss 2's desk. - Andie Nov 6, 15:36 5
- "Andie! Milestone! I just crossed H-ten million!" -- nm - movie boss Nov 6, 15:37 2
  - i know! what if he actually looks at what the hell hsx.com is! -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 15:40 1
    - Well we're not based out of hsx.com. So at least the personal stuff is protected -- nm - budice Nov 6, 15:41
- It's a HSX Beta Mug now. Which means it has a hole in the bottom. -- nm - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Nov 6, 15:37 1
  - In the sides, the handle is loose, and it can't keep tea warm. -- nm - the liioulu with smushed cookies Nov 6, 15:43
Just what SlackerTalk needs: Robocop riding a Unicorn -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 6, 15:33 [flickr]
Okay, forget about Slumdog being my second favorite movie of the year. The Good The Bad and The Weird takes second place - Mr. Havens Nov 6, 15:26 1
- Really? I thought it was okay but seeing so soon after Sukiyaki Western Django, I wasn't impressed. - secretslacker Nov 6, 15:32
it's all mara's fault - i have to go home and finish pulling stuff together for my (2007) taxes. and i want beer for it. - Andie Nov 6, 15:25
The Chicago Reader's post election cover. -- (link) - the liioulu with smushed cookies Nov 6, 15:24
I think it was mara that posted a link to that newsweek behind the scenes piece, part 1 of 7, any idea when - tRuMaN Nov 6, 15:20 2
- As I post this 6/7 are up. See the highlighted chapters? -- (link) - TWuG Nov 6, 15:22 1
  - aww, thanks. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 6, 15:24
Where's JackDawson or ML when I need him? - ReluctantCynic Nov 6, 15:18 7
- I read your IM. Are you sure ML is what you want? You used the word "good" -- nm - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Nov 6, 15:32
- Public - Don't shout fire unless there is one. -- nm - the liioulu with smushed cookies Nov 6, 15:26
- Jack is on a plane winging towards the wedding of the decade. -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 15:24 3
  - He is? When did that happen? - ReluctantCynic Nov 6, 15:26 2
    - yep - sister's wedding. flying today! -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 15:28 1
      - *throws a handful of rice in the air* - ReluctantCynic Nov 6, 15:37
- I think the relevant law is "Say it, don't spray it. I asked for the news, not the weather." -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 15:20
after reading B2, I should totally lose a bet to CQ -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 15:14
Mara, I thought you'd post it, and I forgot to after the election, but, anyway, you know who else won elections? - Loyola Nov 6, 15:12 1
- Hee! -- nm - mara Nov 6, 15:20
Golly, but I've had a good week. And now a four-day weekend. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 15:11 9
- Time for a beer? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 6, 15:15 8
  - Unfortunately, no. I'm out and don't feel like making a beer run tonight. Tomorrow I'll be stocking up, though. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 15:20 4
    - We can be beer-drinking buddies tomorrow. I'm going to be out of the office at noon and home all day, every day, 'til Tuesday. - ReluctantCynic Nov 6, 15:29 2
      - Me too -- off from now until Tuesday noon. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 15:57
      - *Love* the IM. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 15:56
    - Crap, now I'm thinking I could stop on the way home. I was being so good, too. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 15:22
  - Time for a bear? -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 15:18 2
    - I should offer myself to one of the hot interns. - ReluctantCynic Nov 6, 15:19 1
      - "rar?" *headtilt* -- nm - RarC Nov 6, 15:36
Crash....your girl returns to Smallville and stars in Into The Sea 2! -- (link) - Remlik Nov 6, 15:09 6
- Into the Blue 2, you crack whore! -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 15:14 5
  - ah. thanks for the correction fanboy. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 15:16 4
    - It's got Jessica Alba and Ashley Scott in bikinis....and some of the dumbest acting/writing in forever. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 15:17 3
      - totally agreed. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 15:24 2
        
        so its worth renting? -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 15:28 1
        
        for Men's Night. Absolutely. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 15:32
in iPhone news, AT&T says that 3G iPhone tethering will be coming soon. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 15:09 1
- You tie it to a pole and then whack it until it's fully wrapped around it? -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 15:14
The "Limited Edition" of Halo Wars is going to include three Halo 3 maps (the new Mythic map pack) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 15:07 20
- hmm, when does halo wars come out? -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 6, 15:11 1
  - aww, feb 09 supposedly. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 6, 15:12
- That's so Palin! How many maps am I missing already? Now, 3 more! -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 15:09 9
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    - damn you and your teasing. - Remlik Nov 6, 15:44 3
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        DPTHHHRRREEEEEEE! ala Kirk in Wrath of Khan. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 15:50 1
        
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  - Circuit City will be having bankrupcty sales soon, buy XBox point cards for super-cheap and use them. Instant savings. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 15:10 3
    - only at some of the stores! I wish the one near me was closing so I could buy stuff. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 15:12 2
      - all the stores here are closing, I may have to see what is available. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 6, 15:13 1
        
        be a good time to get stuff. that's for sure. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 15:17
- I wonder if they will also be DC in case you don't want to buy the game -- nm - J Nov 6, 15:09 7
  - Yes, they will be DLC, but I doubt they will be "free" DLC -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 15:10 6
    - no I wouldn't expect them to be -- nm - J Nov 6, 15:11 5
      - Maybe once Mythic comes out, Legendary will be free. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 15:13 4
        
        better yet...hopefully Mythic is better than Legendary -- nm - J Nov 6, 15:14 3
        
        I dunno, I like Avalanche and Blackout.....Ghost Town is not my favorite. Course in the first add-on, - Will Hunting Nov 6, 15:16 2
        
        Blackout and Avalanche are awesome. I do like Ghost Town, but it does have a bit of rats nest syndrome. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 15:29
        
        foundry. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 6, 15:21
incredibly great news inside - peglegpete Nov 6, 14:58 12
- It better not suck like #2 did. Bring back Nicole Noone! -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 15:04 4
  - I agree with willcumber -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 15:17 3
    - You all are starting to weird me out, no one agrees with me as often as TT has this week. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 15:19 2
      - well Nicole Noone is kind of a "no duh" proposition -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 15:30
      - I agree with that, too. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 6, 15:22
- I don't know why I love this serial. I suppose I like that it revels in its campiness. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 15:02 1
  - The first one was great, second one not so...Hoping third is great again -- nm - amoxy Nov 6, 15:03
- you need to tell Mara and Amy that. Riker is directing it isn't he? -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 15:01 2
  - Amazingly, I haven't seen the first two. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 15:09
  - yes according to imdb -- nm - peglegpete Nov 6, 15:03
- What newsletter is this, pray tell, so that I may unsubscribe? ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 14:59 1
  - I looked it up on their website -- nm - peglegpete Nov 6, 14:59
CNetTV looked at the HTC Touch Diamond and the Samsung Omnia. Both are stacked with features that the iPhone should have had. -- (link) - Mop Nov 6, 14:56
Hey, did slackertalk break? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 14:54 9
- *shushes everyone* We can trick him -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 14:54 8
  - No, you can't. I got an email alert from the software saying that the 13:05 PST roll was broken. Looks like it repaired itself. Hopefully no posts - Beryllium Nov 6, 14:55 7
    - It's begun. ST is repairing itself. -- nm - Loyola Nov 6, 15:06 2
      - It's the singularity! -- nm - mara Nov 6, 15:10 1
        
        It's a kinder, gentler SkyNet. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 15:13
    - That looks like about the time I got the message that I was trying to roll the board at the same time as someone. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 14:57 3
      - Did you lose your post, or were you able to submit it again? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 14:58 2
        
        Clicked "Back", hit submit again. Post appeared as 1st post on the new board. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 14:59 1
        
        okay, perfect. :-) (If I was using something a bit friendlier than mysql, I might be able to avoid issues like that, but oh well) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 15:02
Hey, Joe? Yeah, uh, look...Harry isn't happy -- (link) - crash davis Nov 6, 14:51 2
- you knew that was coming at some point. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 15:04
- This is really an opportunity for McCain. He needs to build his own caucus. - Mop Nov 6, 14:59
I think Wii Fit is a very appealing game for pregnant women and new mothers. - Mop Nov 6, 14:50 1
- Start using it at the beginning of the pregnancy, so they can monitor progress, not at the end, when they're in the "I'm as big as a whale!" phase. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 15:01
Leftover Halloween candy score - three musketeers, Kit Kat and Sweet Tarts - amoxy Nov 6, 14:48 3
- Sweet Tarts....My #2 favorite candy of all time after Gobstoppers. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 6, 14:51 2
  - Ahhh, Sweet Tarts. (nm) - Will Hunting Nov 6, 14:55
  - I remember as a kid eating so many the roof of your mouth gets raw -- nm - amoxy Nov 6, 14:53
Applaud me TT. Besides doing 3 errands, I slacked pretty much all day long. -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 6, 14:44 1
- WHat's "TT"? Slacker Talk applauds you. -- nm - secretslacker Nov 6, 14:45
click here and fight hunger -- (link) - crash davis Nov 6, 14:44 1
- and please follow the tabs at the top and click for the other causes too -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 14:46
I can tell I'm really strung out on lack of sleep and intense adrenaline surges -- that 52 to 48 website made me cry. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 6, 14:42 7
- My eyes welled up a little, and I got 8 hours of sleep, so.... - musubi Nov 6, 14:59 1
  - I'm normally weepy, but this was full on-crying (but in a good way). -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 6, 15:09
- By the time i get back from the Smashing Pumpkins tonight (WAY uptown), I'll have been up 24 hours. -- nm - secretslacker Nov 6, 14:44 4
  - I just realized that I have had 12 hours of sleep since I woke up at 5:30 a.m. Monday. - ReluctantCynic Nov 6, 14:49 3
    - that's only 3 nights. Tough it out! -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 14:55
    - Have a drink, take a meeting, and go to bed. You've earned all three. -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 14:53 1
      - As soon as I'm done transferring all my computer files, helping clean up the campaign office, debriefing with election attorneys ... - ReluctantCynic Nov 6, 15:01

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