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STIS: I am going to see my six year old Goddaughter for her B-day tomorrow. Her parents have suggested a Harry Potter themed gift...... - Walt_Disney Aug 21, 09:06 6
- something costumey. a gryffindor cape, etc. -- nm - Andie Aug 21, 09:10
- Well, they do sell a lot of the Potter candy. Chocolate Frogs, Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans. - Jim Aug 21, 09:08
- boxed set of DVDs? may already have that. -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 09:07
- vibrating Quiddich broom. -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 21, 09:06 2
  - IMO 6 is just a tad too young for a girl to get her first vibrator -- nm - 'lia Aug 21, 09:11
  - And I just got my laugh of the day -- nm - MDH Aug 21, 09:10
Poll: What is one thing you did because of societal expectations. - Hotkiss Aug 21, 09:02 23
- didn't sleep with my sister. ish. -- nm - Max Aug 21, 09:13 1
- Business school - MDH Aug 21, 09:11
- starting a dog fighting ring -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 09:09
- went to uni straight out of high school. (maybe not societal, but at least familial. in the wrong subject too). -- nm - mafic Aug 21, 09:06 1
  - Yeah, I can relate to this one. -- nm - Subversive Aug 21, 09:10
- I honestly can't think of anything huge. - Will Hunting Aug 21, 09:06
- Uh, you did? -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 09:05 2
  - that's a good question. What was it that you actually wanted to do instead of that? -- nm - Reagen Aug 21, 09:06 1
    - graphic design -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 21, 09:07
- Didn't hit people with my car. -- nm - Reagen Aug 21, 09:05 1
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- Cut my hair -- nm - con_carne Aug 21, 09:05
- got married. - znufrii Aug 21, 09:04 6
  - I've already heard of a few too many cases where "because we've been dating for X years" was a large reason for getting married. -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 21, 09:06 5
    - that's not a bad reason. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 09:06 4
      - it is if it's the only reason. -- nm - mafic Aug 21, 09:09
      - there certainly are a lot better ones out there... -- nm - znufrii Aug 21, 09:09 2
        
        I didn't say it was an excellent reason. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 09:10 1
        
        I didnt' say you did. :P -- nm - znufrii Aug 21, 09:12
- put clothes on this morning. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 09:03 3
  - shat in the toilet. -- nm - psilotum Aug 21, 09:04 2
    - you're the reason they glue the demo toilet lids shut, aren't you? -- nm - mafic Aug 21, 09:08
    - Obeyed traffic signals. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 09:05
I was just reading the details of the "United Breaks Guitars" story (we all know it) and found this part amusing. - Mop (236 lbs) Aug 21, 08:57
Oh, and you want to hear another lucky thing about Zoey getting out? She dug a hole under the fence, and LUNA STAYED IN!! The puppy was waiting for me - mara Aug 21, 08:53 8
- things like this always make me question the motivation for staying. - mafic Aug 21, 09:00 5
  - Well... where's all the food? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 21, 09:01 3
    - Heh. - kelly Aug 21, 09:06 2
      - with my friend's (highly food motivated) rottweiler, I found I always had to pretend. he'd do anything if he wasn't sure if you had food. -- nm - mafic Aug 21, 09:12
      - Darwin's at the point where if he doesn't get what he wants immediately he'll lay down. - Cuzzin Todd Aug 21, 09:11
  - I know! I think it was probably choosing the familar of the backyard over the unfamiliar. -- nm - mara Aug 21, 09:01
- "I've been waiting all day for you to get home. I think I found a way we can get out of this mortgage hellhole." -- nm - luna Aug 21, 08:55
- just goes to show what her priorities are -- nm - 'lia Aug 21, 08:54
STIS: you will be BBQing on a large grill, and will not need the whole cooking surface. do you still need to fill it with charcoal? - TFox Aug 21, 08:51 4
- yup -- nm - 'lia Aug 21, 08:53 2
  - yup to subject or IM? -- nm - TFox Aug 21, 08:54 1
    - yes you can fill only half and still grill well - 'lia Aug 21, 08:56
- You do not need the whole surface. -- nm - con_carne Aug 21, 08:53
I'm gonna get this. Uh... for my kid. -- (link) - Mop (236 lbs) Aug 21, 08:50
Would Ochocinco get FF points if he kicked in a regular season game? -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 08:50 5
- depends on the league setup, but for the most part, yes. - Reagen Aug 21, 08:51 4
  - are you sure? i don't think this is true. - Guy Aug 21, 08:56 2
    - 4 or 5 times a year you'll see an asterisk beside a kicker in the FF stat lines. -- nm - Reagen Aug 21, 09:03
    - I would think he definitely would. Any kicker who would pick up a blocked FG attempt and run it in should get a TD, why shouldn't Johnson get a EP? -- nm - Jim Aug 21, 09:00
  - heh, cool :) -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 08:51
Seriously, iTunes. You need to figure out how to queue all my unviewed podcasts. Not me. YOU. Figure it out. Get back to me. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Aug 21, 08:46
Chris Jericho says the WWE is in crisis mode..... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 21, 08:39 1
- great interview. -- nm - TFox Aug 21, 08:46
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- I have a mortgage, I'm living in an entirely different country. try that with a relationship and see how long it lasts. -- nm - mafic Aug 21, 08:45 7
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    - I'm saying they're not the same thing. if I said to my girlfriend "hey baby, I'm moving to australia for a few years, and you're not." - mafic Aug 21, 08:48 4
      - Agreed. Once we're done having kids, my wife and I have big plans to travel. - Subversive Aug 21, 08:50 2
        
        *watches mom and dad leave on a jet plane* - Baby Subversive Aug 21, 08:56
        
        it's an odd place, but I like it. -- nm - mafic Aug 21, 08:51
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    - I think he was agreeing with you, but it was hard to tell. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:46
- "Home" means different things to different people. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:41
- It's not that far of a stretch to put them together, they're both prevalent indicators of "normality" in our society; growing up, settling down, etc. -- nm - znufrii Aug 21, 08:40 2
  - I'm sure that's what suffocated her: succumbing to prevalent indicators of normality. -- nm - TFox Aug 21, 08:41
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- I like that she said "contracted" like it's tuberculosis or something. -- nm - Reagen Aug 21, 08:40 1
  - me too.l -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:42
- To me, both signal settling down and geographically concrete obligations. You're 20-22 years old, how is that desirable?! -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 21, 08:40 72
  - People without borders by their very nature lack definition. how is that desirable?! -- nm - Max Aug 21, 08:54 3
    - Easily forgotten, at least. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:55
    - "Baby, we don't need labels." -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 21, 08:55 1
      - We may not need them, but we inevitably earn them. -- nm - Max Aug 21, 09:03
  - It wasn't for me at that age but is for some people. This person will own a house, free and clear, at 52 years old. - ty97 Aug 21, 08:50 4
    - Isn't it crazy to think it takes 1/3 of a lifetime to earn a house? -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 21, 08:51 3
      - Maybe that means you're buying too much house. -- nm - mara Aug 21, 08:54
      - probably much less. you're generally pretty low on the earnings ladder at 22. -- nm - mafic Aug 21, 08:53
      - Definitely. -- nm - starving kids in Darfur Aug 21, 08:52
  - see above. I live almost 15,000km from my mortgage. -- nm - mafic Aug 21, 08:46 7
    - So we'd have like 24 hours to clean up after the keggar is what you're saying. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 21, 08:47 6
      - more like 30. - mafic Aug 21, 08:50 5
        
        Well, all we have to do is explain who you are, how we know ya, and how much liquor we brought. - Will Hunting Aug 21, 08:51 4
        
        and the first two are optional. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:55 2
        
        Breeds familiarity with the occupant; otherwise, it's just a random flash-mob-party and who's going to let that happen in their rental? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 21, 08:59 1
        
        my brother might, if it seemed like a good time. -- nm - mafic Aug 21, 09:04
        
        just bring an extra bottle of whisky. I'm sure my brother would sell me out for that. -- nm - mafic Aug 21, 08:54
  - to each their own. if you want people to accept your choices, accept theirs. -- nm - Elf Andie Aug 21, 08:46 2
    - Stop making sense. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:46 1
      - *puts on a REALLY big suit* -- n - Elf Andie Aug 21, 08:47
  - "The Geographically Concrete Obligations." Would that work as a band name? -- nm - con_carne Aug 21, 08:45
  - People have different outlooks on life. - Will Hunting Aug 21, 08:43 5
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      - Given her recent life circumstances, it's clear that she's not in the mindset of understanding this. - Will Hunting Aug 21, 08:46 1
        
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      - I disagree. It is a statement of her "now". -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:45 1
        
        Exactly. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 21, 08:48
  - Uh, couples travel. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:43
  - I'm 40 and don't want either. people are different. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:43
  - Because different people want/value different things? -- nm - kelly Aug 21, 08:42
  - because people feel society expects it of them, in many cases, and have a vested interest in meeting that expectation, for whatever reason. -- nm - znufrii Aug 21, 08:41 41
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      - Actually, I think it's a precisely accurate description of one of the influences on my decision making at the time. - znufrii Aug 21, 08:47 1
        
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    - because all desires are externally imposed? -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:43 17
      - that's not what I'm saying here at all. -- nm - znufrii Aug 21, 08:45 16
        
        you are certainly implying that no one that age could want it of their own accord. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:46 15
        
        see my response to Bery below. -- nm - znufrii Aug 21, 08:48 14
        
        yeah, you said the other option was doing it on a whim. there is a choice C. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:49 12
        
        regardless, what part of "in many cases" do you not understand here? - znufrii Aug 21, 08:51 11
        
        Many cases seems to imply the majority of these people settling down into 'adulthood' are doing it because of societal pressures. - Will Hunting Aug 21, 08:53 8
        
        those two options aren't mutually exclusive. - znufrii Aug 21, 08:58 7
        
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        but also consider the idea that doing something to rebel against societal expectations can be just as influenced by them. -- nm - znufrii Aug 21, 09:07 1
        
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        I'm thinking of something a bit more subtle than what you're describing - znufrii Aug 21, 09:04 2
        
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        It's not even always so much about caring what society would think (because really, society on the whole doesn't really care) - znufrii Aug 21, 09:12
        
        please don't go to law school. :) -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:52 1
        
        wasn't intending to. - znufrii Aug 21, 08:53
        
        Subby, not Bery, oops -- nm - znufrii Aug 21, 08:48
    - What's frustrating is I think a lot of people jump into those expectations without once considering other options. -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 21, 08:43 17
      - Girls tend to say that guys consider it way too much. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:44
      - this is true. Also true of things like med school and law school. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:43 15
        
        and pharmacy school. My God, which of my cousins *aren't* in pharmacy school? -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 21, 08:46 14
        
        When I went to my 5th and 10th college reunions, you wouldn't believe how many people regretted going to professional school. and they owed a shitload - loosilu Aug 21, 08:48 12
        
        I thought the ending to professional schooling is boatloads of money and a nice car -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 21, 08:49 1
        
        If you are going to school for 2-5 years, and owe six figures, you better damn well like the job. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:50
        
        really? wow I find that strange. -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 08:48 9
        
        It is. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:55
        
        really? Not strange at all in my experience. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 08:50 7
        
        so they didn;t realize they didn;t like their profession for the 10 years or so they were training for it? gotta call Elves on that -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 08:56 6
        
        Um, law school is three years, med school is four. Neither group practices the actual work at first. So by the 5th reunion - loosilu Aug 21, 08:58 5
        
        yes but you go to college/University before that in preparation for law/med/CPA etc schooling -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 09:06 3
        
        which also - loosilu Aug 21, 09:09
        
        so 4 years at college, then 3-4 years of more schoolinga nd they couldn;t figure it out? -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 09:08 1
        
        this may come - loosilu Aug 21, 09:10
        
        As Beaker said, the dumb ones. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 09:00
        
        the dumb ones? -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 08:47
    - Or they just want it, could be that too. -- nm - Subversive Aug 21, 08:42 1
      - hence why I said "in many cases" - znufrii Aug 21, 08:43
I love my wife, but if I had to give up the ability to travel through fucking time in order to settle down with her, it would have been tough. -- nm - TFox Aug 21, 08:37 4
- See, now, I'm of the opposite opinion. -- nm - Eric Bana Aug 21, 08:39
- *word* -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:39
- This was a possibility? -- nm - Reagen Aug 21, 08:39 1
  - According to kelly. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:39
Hey Smutty is that Animated Dr. Who series a possible set up for the older Dr.'s to voice thier incarnations? -- nm - Remlik Aug 21, 08:36 11
- In terms of the radio episodes I think Paul McGann and Sylvester McCoy have done episodes, I think there have been webisodes in the gap - LMS Aug 21, 09:01 1
  - ah...I knew Davison and Colin Baker have done audio dramas as well. -- nm - Remlik Aug 21, 09:06
- Didn't I hear that we'd be seeing Tom Baker again? -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Aug 21, 08:40 8
  - not that I know of, He has signed to do Dr. Who radio dramas. -- nm - Remlik Aug 21, 08:44 2
    - I thought is was an audio book rather than a radio drama. -- nm - LMS Aug 21, 09:01 1
      - you are probably right -- nm - Remlik Aug 21, 09:05
  - Hearing? -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:42 4
    - No, seeing. Now I have to Google it. Super. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Aug 21, 08:43 3
      - No, you're right. "Hearing." -- (link) - Mop (236 lbs) Aug 21, 08:44 2
        
        though Baker has said he would love to be on the show in another part. -- nm - Remlik Aug 21, 08:45 1
        
        The Master. There. Problem solved. Do it now. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Aug 21, 08:47
Snort up! -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:35
I am addicted to B2 -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 08:35
:-) -- nm - con_carne Aug 21, 08:35

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