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This is turning out to be a GREAT season of Survivor. -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 17:55 2
- indeed (spoils) - Jovian Nov 6, 17:59
- I haven't watched tonight's yet, but yes I'm really glad I came back to it this season -- nm - J Nov 6, 17:57
Ugh, it's currently 33 degrees, snow in the forecast tonight, I'm about to leave work and it's pitch black. - Trish Nov 6, 17:54 10
- call crash -- nm - truman Nov 6, 17:55 6
  - he's home, in the tub, playing Halo and having a beer... -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 17:56 5
    - hehehe, playing Halo in the tub would be funny. - Trish Nov 6, 17:57 1
      - your im is probbly true, he is an old man after all -- nm - truman Nov 6, 17:58
    - in the setting you described, is "halo" a eupherism for something? -- nm - truman Nov 6, 17:56 2
      - nope, moved the TV into the bathroom. -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 17:57 1
        
        hmm, electrocution may be an issue. -- nm - truman Nov 6, 17:58
- But Obama is your new President. -- nm - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Nov 6, 17:55 2
  - While that gives me warm fuzzies, it doesn't de-ice my windshield or sit in a cold car and wait for the defrosters to finally warm up. -- nm - Trish Nov 6, 17:56 1
    - why are you waiting in the car? - truman Nov 6, 17:57
is now posting to st via his 36" tv -- nm - truman Nov 6, 17:49
I'm loving that my "What kind." post had so many people getting the exact message. - Will Hunting Nov 6, 17:48 3
- we've all been there. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 17:49 2
  - true. - truman Nov 6, 17:51 1
    - I miss the two dogs as well. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 18:00
Meeting with a security guy in a few minutes. He's going to give me a quote on a video camera installation for our condo complex, to appease the - Beryllium Nov 6, 17:34 3
- I think I need a security camera system for the store. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 17:43 1
  - just go to a store and buy a bunch of fake cameras - truman Nov 6, 17:51
- Mmmmmmmmmmmmm... Tortilla Strata. -- nm - VMan Nov 6, 17:38
Torain!!! -- nm - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Nov 6, 17:31
Oh Survivor spoils - Jovian Nov 6, 17:28 1
- Survivor spoils - Dano Nov 6, 17:41
SWEE-T! My WALL-E DVD just came in - Mr. Havens Nov 6, 17:21 1
- A meeting with EVA? Truly the mighty have fallen -- nm - VMan Nov 6, 17:26
I'm bored....I really need to find a project to get my mind active... - MojaveMeg Nov 6, 17:19 16
- Invent a clean burning fuel from leaves that will end our dependence on foreign oil? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 6, 17:53
- xbox 360 and an indepth role playing game where you can get totall immersed in a character (like Oblivion!) - Trish Nov 6, 17:28 2
  - Sometimes I'm tempted, but I could really stand to spend less, rather than more, time at the keyboard :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 6, 17:43 1
    - Oh my, you aren't ON a keyboard. You have a controller with several buttons and 2 little joystick thingies. - Trish Nov 6, 17:46
- Generating the great new message and platform to bring a 100 year reign for Republicans -- nm - VMan Nov 6, 17:27
- Finiding shelter dogs on the 'net and matching them with STers? -- nm - the liioulu with smushed cookies Nov 6, 17:25
- Ant Farm -- nm - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Nov 6, 17:23
- Fallout 3 -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 6, 17:22
- knitting? fund raising? serial killing of serial killers? reading Harry Dresden books? -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 17:21 2
  - I need to get back to the afghan that was supposed to be for my grandson in September. Maybe I can get it to him for Christmas :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 6, 17:47 1
    - my wife started a cross stitching project when we started dating in 94...still not done ;) -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 17:55
- Write a book? Get an xBox 360 and play Halo? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 17:21 2
  - I *want* to write a biography, and considered the November event, but after my thesis put me in the hospital I've been avoiding writing...silly I know -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 6, 17:46
  - Hehehehe, I didn't even see your answer. - Trish Nov 6, 17:30
- jigsaw puzzle -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 6, 17:21
- Cold fusion -- nm - VMan Nov 6, 17:20
Reminder: Browns Vs. Broncos in 15 minutes. Set your Fantasy teams. -- nm - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Nov 6, 17:15 4
- I think the cut-off was 10 minutes ago. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 17:17 3
  - for Yahoo? -- nm - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Nov 6, 17:18 2
    - I think so. At least the Pick 'em's were at 8:10 from what I saw this morning. (I thought it was an odd time.) -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 17:19
    - Oops you are right. -- nm - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Nov 6, 17:18
Anyone else following the Ana Marie Cox adventure in citizen journalism? She is appearing on Rachel Maddow's show tonight. - not2fast Nov 6, 17:14 3
- She was pretty cool in TIME (iirc). Too bad she left (again iirc). Too drunk, think that was the mag. -- nm - VMan Nov 6, 17:23
- Radar was about as worthless a magazine as one could create. The only worse one I can think of is Blender - Mr. Havens Nov 6, 17:18 1
  - Yeah, Radar sucked. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 17:20
Anyone here ever sat through a timeshare presentation just to get a free vacation? - J Nov 6, 17:05 16
- We did it 2 years ago because we got our Vegas(travaganza) rooms for free. Hilton Grand Vacations or something. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 17:16 1
  - ya thats pretty much like the one I was looking at....although this site seems to be only for Americans -- nm - J Nov 6, 17:30
- My ex-wife liked to do stuff like that. We never did one for a trip, but we did some for other goods - Mr. Havens Nov 6, 17:11
- We had some friends who had trouble getting their vacation. So Trish and I went to a couple and took the dinner certificate option. - crash davis Nov 6, 17:11 2
  - The thing with this is that you go the presentation while you're already down in your vacation spot -- nm - J Nov 6, 17:14 1
    - That is different. It might be worth it if they stick to just two hours. -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 17:21
- Came close. Until I found out it was all day. Presentation. Bus Tour. High pressure sales presentation after. Not worth IMHO. -- nm - VMan Nov 6, 17:07 6
  - Supposedly this is only for a max 2 hours -- nm - J Nov 6, 17:11 5
    - Until you find out you won the super secret fun prize. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 6, 17:15
    - You have more info than I about it. I guess it would boil down to whether you trust them on the 2 hour limit. -- nm - VMan Nov 6, 17:13 3
      - Ours was pretty short and sweet. I think it was less than 90 minutes. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 17:21
      - thats what i'm wondering about lol adn I suck in pressure situations like that unless i'm in full on BMF mode -- nm - J Nov 6, 17:15 1
        
        Reading more of the posts. If you're already there, you at more at their mercy too. -- nm - VMan Nov 6, 17:16
- No, but Asspen is one of my all time favorite South Park episodes. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 6, 17:07 2
  - If you don't do it right, you aren't going to have a good time. -- nm - Qale Nov 6, 17:45
  - I just saw that one again the other day. The chair lift right back into the sales office is effing hilarious. -- nm - Trish Nov 6, 17:32
sitwap: HSX PSA: Hollywood Warrants available today. and buy TFox and Kelly's Fund! ... and SS's too... -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 17:04 6
- is HSX fixed yet? otherwise I'm just waiting. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 17:05 5
  - Was it broken? - Cuzzin Todd Nov 6, 17:10 4
    - That's pretty much what I'm talking about. I haven't been to check my port since then. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 17:17
    - If Tfox and Kelly have a fund, then it's broken. -- nm - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Nov 6, 17:12 2
      - is it a puppies fund? -- nm - truman Nov 6, 17:55
      - Bah! - kelly Nov 6, 17:21
Big 'No on 8' demonstrations still going on in L.A. They're targeting the Mormon Church for supporting the prop. -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 6, 17:02 3
- If we can't marry multiple wives, you can't marry same sex -- nm - The Church Nov 6, 17:06
- Link to live TV coverage...... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Nov 6, 17:03
- Kill 'em! -- nm - Palin Supporters with nothing else to do now... Nov 6, 17:03
Inigo around? IL quarter found. - VMan Nov 6, 16:58 1
- Inigo... Hopefully you will do a search or something. Otherwise I will give a shout out tomorrow during bidness hours. -- nm - VMan Nov 6, 17:09
Okay, this FB ad made me chuckle: "Improve your home: make beer in it" -- nm - celedhrymandias Nov 6, 16:55
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- oh brisco, how I miss thee. -- nm - truman Nov 6, 17:54
- Oh man, John Doe was and is still awesome. The SciFi channel will do a John Doe marathon about once every three months--in fact they did one this week - Trish Nov 6, 17:37
- Well, on the bright side, I can watch Terminator again since it won't be up against 2 shows I also TiVo. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 6, 17:05
- he should have known better after they fucked him with Firefly. -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 16:57 4
  - Nobody watched. What were they supposed to do? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 6, 17:04 3
    - Just for starters, air the episodes in order. -- nm - Ender Nov 6, 17:42
    - keep me happy god damn it!! :) -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 17:04 1
      - Well you should've gotten your friends to watch it then. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 6, 17:05
- Of that list of shows, I've watched 6 and liked 5. (I didn't really like Millennium, I'll admit it.) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 16:55
Fry's is a really good place to pick up some cheap HD movies. They ship next day and most of their stuff is in stock. - kelly Nov 6, 16:41 5
- Of course, when the DVD player breaks, you're stuck with a bunch of useless discs right? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 6, 16:43 4
  - Shush, you. - kelly Nov 6, 16:45 3
    - any cheap backup units around?any might be worth investing in one for down the road. -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 16:57 1
      - with that many^^ -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 16:57
    - I bet I haven't purchased that many DVDs in the last 4 or 5 years combined. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 6, 16:46
Vermin, you really NEED to get that Australian Shepherd doggie. - Trish Nov 6, 16:41
recession proof Video Game industry is starting to post losses.... - Remlik Nov 6, 16:38 6
- Where did all this "recession proof thing" come from? I'm certainly buying less games and watching free TV instead. -- nm - celedhrymandias Nov 6, 16:57 3
  - The theory was that even in weak economic times, people would resort to video games as entertainment -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 16:58 2
    - All this kind of predictions seem to forget, that if people want it, they can get entertainment for free. - celedhrymandias Nov 6, 17:11
    - But porn is free -- nm - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Nov 6, 17:09
- Good games are recession proof, crap is not -- nm - Stewie Nov 6, 16:54 1
  - Rumor had it that EA was improving their quality. But then they fired everyone. Alas ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 16:55
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I'm a marked man on Mob Wars. People keep putting me on the hit list. heh -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 6, 16:34
it's so depressing when it starts getting dark at 4:30. :( -- nm - kare Nov 6, 16:32 3
- It's killing me. I am getting sleepy around 3 -- nm - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Nov 6, 16:33 1
  - Ditto. Makes it hard to code at work. heh. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 16:39
- I hate it indeed. -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 6, 16:33
Flying Jetblue soon? You might fly on the Palin plane. - ty97 Nov 6, 16:27 1
- Oh...colors. I thought it automatically landed in mall parking lots. -- nm - Trish Nov 6, 16:42
You're kidding me! Thank you, Multnomah County. Measure 64 failed in Oregon. -- (link) - Mop Nov 6, 16:21 10
- Measure 65 would have been funky. -- nm - celedhrymandias Nov 6, 17:03
- Is there more to that ballot measure description? - Stephen Nov 6, 16:55
- And THAT is why I don't live there. A horrible economy and they voted to raise taxes for the zoo. Waves at Multnomah County residents as I keep my - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Nov 6, 16:29 6
  - I used a different example, I know 64 is not the zoo bill -- nm - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Nov 6, 16:30 5
    - Why do you hate animals? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 6, 16:30 4
      - Prop 2 passed in Ca.! Yeah for animals being treated more humanely!!! -- nm - Stephen Nov 6, 16:56 1
        
        It was supposed to keep unions from using tax dollars to collect political contributions. -- nm - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Nov 6, 17:01
      - I love animals. I am eating one tonight. Mmmm Bacon... -- nm - Redmond on a BLT Thursday Nov 6, 16:31 1
        
        I hate that this made me laugh. - kelly Nov 6, 16:40
- BTW, my projections were accurate. Multnomah's not even done counting yet and Merkley's lead over Smith has become substantial. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 16:22
I need my social security card, passport, TX driver's license, and proof of address in order to get a FL driver's license? WTF? - ty97 Nov 6, 16:12 20
- I thought that's what you had to bring in order to vote -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 6, 16:59
- For a license at least 3 of those are necessary. - the liioulu with smushed cookies Nov 6, 16:17 2
  - I exist. I have a license. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 16:25 1
    - But you have to prove it. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with smushed cookies Nov 6, 16:26
- Yeah, that sounds very similar to what I went through to get my MD license. -- nm - kelly Nov 6, 16:16 7
  - Although, I needed to show my birth certificate rather than my SS card, and 2 proofs of residence. -- nm - kelly Nov 6, 16:21 6
    - WTC is a proof of residence? A picture of me standin next to an effin palm tree? -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 16:26 5
      - In my case, it was: - kelly Nov 6, 16:27 4
        
        Joy. I effin hate Florida DMV. - ty97 Nov 6, 16:31 3
        
        I'm with ya. Maryland DMV sucks equally. - kelly Nov 6, 16:33 2
        
        Do you know what I had to do to get a TX license? - ty97 Nov 6, 16:35 1
        
        Seriously? Wow. -- nm - kelly Nov 6, 16:38
- Except if you already have a driver's license from another state, you're not applying for an original one, you're transferring it from another state. -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 16:14 3
  - I'm applying for an original Florida license. Look at Category IV. My TX license is one of the items that fill suffice for that category. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 16:15 1
    - that's just bizzare... -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 16:17
  - or maybe I'm misreading it.. -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 16:15
- i thought Florida was one of the states where the 9/11 pilots trained? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 16:13 3
  - I want a license for a *car* -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 16:14 2
    - They kind of over compensated. -- nm - the liioulu with smushed cookies Nov 6, 16:15 1
      - Fear is a funny thing. It weirds people. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 16:17
LYC - paying my property taxes this morning it dawned on me how lucky I am to have lived in this house for 27 years. God bless prop 13 :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 6, 16:07 2
- your paying taxes on a $90,000 house now worth $900,000? even after recent deflation? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 6, 16:10 1
  - It's a condo, so it's more like $90k to $300k, but I'm not complaining. I just know that I won't be moving any time soon. -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 6, 16:14
I just realized where I know Badger/Manservent Neville from. Soldier of Fortune. He played the irish explosives expert. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 16:07 4
- (the 90s TV show) -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 6, 16:10 3
  - hmmm....I may have to see if I Can find this. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 16:14 1
    - It was a fun show. I'm a fan of The A-Team and The Unit, so Soldier of Fortune was right up my alley. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 16:16
  - Oh! Wow. I totally didn't realize that Melinda Clarke was Lady Heather. That's awesome. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 16:10
Get the fuck outta the way Mr Joe Plumber, you're being replaced by Oprah's soft shoulder to cry on, Silicon Sam - zeitgeist Nov 6, 16:05

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