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Have we done the weekend plans poll? (well, do it again if you have.) -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 08:49 24
- It's nice weather here. I'll go running. -- nm - Max Nov 7, 08:58
- No plans for tonight, except laundry and prepping for tomorrow. Tomorrow: Sailing, in rain and 15-30 knot wind. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 08:55
- *laundry*!!! -- nm - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 7, 08:55
- I have no plans. Better make some... -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 08:55
- 48 hours of quality time with a special lady -- nm - budice Nov 7, 08:54 1
  - amoxy? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 08:54
- Movie tonight (HSM3 or MADG2), time with kids tomorrow, play handbells in church on Sun, Football, lots of Fallout at night -- nm - oblique Nov 7, 08:53
- Tonight, driving to the Symphony with Bill Medley; also breaking in a backup driver who will be driving another client. Tomorrow, taking a client's - CrankYanker Nov 7, 08:53 1
  - You'll have the time of your life -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 08:53
- Puking with stress, fixing the thermostat before it gets too cold (I hope I can figure it out), dinner with a friend who is coming to get all the baby - Amy Nov 7, 08:53 2
  - thermostats are easy-peasy (probably one of the simplest things todo), you should have no problemo :) -- nm - decline Nov 7, 08:54 1
    - It's already fucked. Everything works but the heater. And, the helpline is only open when I'm at work and they won't help me unless I'm in front of - Amy Nov 7, 08:56
- Zack and Miri tonight, hanging with colin tomorrow, church and rehearsal on sunday -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 08:52
- drinking, sleeping, Fallout 3...repeat -- nm - decline Nov 7, 08:52
- working Actorfest for the day job - pigby Nov 7, 08:52
- Some Relay thing, family visiting, and cleaning. Boring as usual. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 08:52
- Tentatively: Some castle that has something to do with Hamlet (?), Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Copehagen), and Malmo. - ty97 Nov 7, 08:51
- Think I might check out the Arab-American festival down on the green. Should be some good food, right?? -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 7, 08:51
- beach time. maybe some surfing if the swell is good. -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 08:51 1
  - rat bastard! -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 7, 08:51
- nothing tonight. Tomorrow: hike, open presents, movie, and dinner, sunday: paperwork and football -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 7, 08:51
- Penn State game, more football, Xbox, family time, going for sushi lunch in a few minutes. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 7, 08:50 1
  - What do you think about Texas Tech hopscotching over PS in the polls ? -- nm - decline Nov 7, 08:53
- Tonight - seeing a friend in Cats!, tomorrow - painting kitchen, and maybe, finally, buying a duvet cover. - Andie Nov 7, 08:50
Al Franken's deficit shrinks to 236 votes ahead of recount -- (link) - pigby Nov 7, 08:46 4
- Waste of money. I won. -- nm - Norm Coleman Nov 7, 08:49 2
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    - *shrugs* Just telling it like it is. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 7, 08:53
- Al and one-time SNL partner Tom Davis are currently writing a filthy sketch that will make up the difference -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 7, 08:47
Has this been noted? There have been several photos added to "From 52 to 48 With Love" -- (link) - con_carne Nov 7, 08:38 16
- I totally want to 52 the "Texas is Red, Virginia is Blue" girl. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 08:53
- I get the same pictures as yesterday. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 08:42 8
  - Well, since last I checked, which was 16 hours ago -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 08:44
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    - oh jeebus. those numbers are so small I didn't see them. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 08:44 5
      - More feel-goodyness for you! :-) -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 08:45 4
        
        why aren't there any ST-ers on there? c'mon people, get contributing. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 08:49 1
        
        "Will, this is why you participate" -- nm - oblique Nov 7, 08:55
        
        And the last one: "Show me your breasts" :) -- nm - oblique Nov 7, 08:47 1
        
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- Somebody explain me the "52 to 48" meaning... I first I tought it was the popular vote results, but McCain got 46. -- nm - celedhrymandias Nov 7, 08:41 2
  - I think when he created it, it was still 52-48. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 08:43
  - and obama got 53. they're just not very good at math. -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 08:42
- Is this from the popular presidential vote or from the 52-48 vote on Prop 8? -- nm - oblique Nov 7, 08:38 2
  - if they voted yes on Prop 8, I doubt they would be sending messages of support to the No voters -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 08:41
  - Presidential, not Prop 8 -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 08:41
Only cause I think the OBEY guy is cool. Free Obama sticker. LINK - lileve Nov 7, 08:36 1
- Nope! Uh-uh! Moveon still owes me a t-shirt! No one signs up for anything else from these bozos until I get my t-shirt!!! -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 08:50
The guy who "invented" the iPod is retiring. Still pulling in a salary from Apple. -- (link) - Mop Nov 7, 08:36
Crumb removal is cracking me the freak up. - ty97 Nov 7, 08:35 2
- It's better then... - lileve Nov 7, 08:38
- yes - that helped brighten a morning that needed brightening. -- nm - Diva Nov 7, 08:36
It's my wife's b-day tomorrow. Hopefully it doesn't rain too much. I got a nice little hike planned for the morning -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 7, 08:32 13
- I thought you said it was her birthday. Why are you punishing her? -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 08:34 10
  - she works at home all day. Inside all day on the computer. She'd love to get out. She needs to get out -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 7, 08:36 3
    - Do you live in Austria? -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 7, 08:37 2
      - oh, come on. It's not like she's chained in the basement. She's just locked in the room. There are windows too -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 7, 08:39 1
        
        ;-) - CrankYanker Nov 7, 08:40
  - she has to be ready to climb Mt. Washington in the spring dammit! -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 7, 08:35 5
    - speaking of hiking, I'm going to be doing Bear Mountain next weekend. woot! -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 08:42 3
      - yeah, you said you were hiking. That's cool. We'll be in the city watching Tale of Two Cities -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 7, 08:43 2
        
        hopefully it's better than the musical version of it I saw ten years ago. - znufrii Nov 7, 08:44 1
        
        yeah, we'll see. It'll be a fun time nontheless. -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 7, 08:46
    - Then you should put away that gravy boat. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 08:36
- Hike? hike? You're married to a pack mule? -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 7, 08:33 1
  - I think he mis-understood when we suggested "riding her hard" -- nm - oblique Nov 7, 08:34
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The gist of what's going on in the Congo (DRC): Extremist Hutus who fled Rwanda after the geoncide are now acting as proxies for the DRC gov't. -- (link) - Mop Nov 7, 08:32
Yikes, apparently, Daniel Radcliffe's willy is not bringing in the ticket sales - znufrii Nov 7, 08:31 7
- *Provides a flashlight and a zoom-in option for the wang* -- nm - Show Producers response Nov 7, 08:32
- hasn't it been playing for like 2 years now? -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 08:32 5
  - it was, in London. transferred to Broadway just over a month ago - znufrii Nov 7, 08:33 4
    - my mom said it was great, but daniel radcliffe's willy didn't look like it could pack any house. she thinks it might have been having an off night. -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 08:35 3
      - you discussed some guy's junk with your mother ? -- nm - decline Nov 7, 08:42 1
        
        not exactly voluntarily. she couldn't help herself. all kinds of "wand" jokes. -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 08:44
      - I'm looking forward to it. - znufrii Nov 7, 08:36
GM went through $6.9 billion in cash in the third quarter and is warning that - Brian Nov 7, 08:30 7
- Ford blew through $7.7B -- nm - decline Nov 7, 08:34
- Dear government, the election is over, let them fail. - ty97 Nov 7, 08:33
- Where did all the money go? -- nm - lileve Nov 7, 08:31 4
  - There's money in the banana stand. -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 08:35
  - Building cars, paying people, and then not selling product, I would guess. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 08:34
  - burned it lighting cigars rolled in $100s. -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 08:33
  - Did they look behind the fridge? - Mop Nov 7, 08:33
Is this Pakistani girl destined to become the new "National Geographic Afghan cover girl"? -- (link) - Mop Nov 7, 08:29
"Please hold while your party is located" always cracks me up. I picture a search team covering the city with flashlights and torches. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 7, 08:29
online shopping with the lane sisters: we love these checks. -- (link) - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 7, 08:27
Because i'm too lazy to try and look it up, where does today's job number put Bush in terms of net jobs created/lost over his two terms? -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 08:20 2
- Overall, the net gain is around 5 million, I believe. Though that is far less than previous admins, and less than should be with pop growth. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 7, 08:24 1
  - thanks. -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 08:25
Oh, phone etiquette: My friend has a ringback tone and I find that so horrid that I never call anymore. - Amy Nov 7, 08:17 9
- You stop to think that maybe, just maybe, she put that up so she wouldn't be pestered with calls? - Mr. Havens Nov 7, 08:46 1
  - Since she's on her phone 24-7, no. -- nm - Amy Nov 7, 08:50
- I had that as a "free perk" on my phone once. they neglected to tell me, found out when one of my friends asked about it. - mafic Nov 7, 08:25
- ~You've got that love and feeling. WOOOHHHAAA That love and feelin!" -- nm - lileve Nov 7, 08:25
- Funny story. I mentioned my boss couldn't recognize the Star Wars cantina music...Well, that was my ringback tone -- nm - budice Nov 7, 08:20
- I had one of those this morning. I *hate* them...the likelyhood of hearing a song the caller would enjoy is slim-to-none -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 08:20 2
  - can you change it for people? like, if mandy calls, use sick of myself, if dano calls use (song from HSM3)? -- nm - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 7, 08:21 1
    - I have no idea. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 08:23
- I must admit that I didn't even know there was such thing as a ringback tone. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 7, 08:18
Speaking of growing trends, does anyone else have acquaintances who say "Late" instead of "see you later"? I can't stand this. It seems to be more - CrankYanker Nov 7, 08:12 6
- I've been saying it for years :-) -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 08:25 2
  - I knew there was at least one stoner on ST. ;-) -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 7, 08:25 1
    - *whistles innocently* -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 08:28
- Haven't seen it here. -- nm - TaurusII Nov 7, 08:17
- I hear "laters." a lot from australian girls. - mafic Nov 7, 08:15
- thank god no. -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 08:14
Paul Rudd as usual was hilarious last night on TDS - amoxy Nov 7, 08:11
Flex accounts suck. If you don't use it, you lose it and if you don't have other coverage you can not put enough aside either. - Amy Nov 7, 08:05 17
- You know that dentist bill you're getting? Yeah, that's what that's for -- nm - oblique Nov 7, 08:26 4
  - GREAT! I'll set aside 2000 dollars for next year when that comes up! No freakin' thanks. Many employees have gotten screwed by our flex accounts. - Amy Nov 7, 08:33 3
    - It really isn't all that hard to estimate avg expenses year to year, espically with a kid. X number of visits, deducatbles, copays, shots, pills, etc - oblique Nov 7, 08:35 2
      - All it saves you is tax--I don't think it would change our bracket and the risk of having leftover is too great. We need every dollar. -- nm - Amy Nov 7, 08:38 1
        
        I've never been burned by it so I haven't experienced the risk, just the 5, 10, 15% (whatever it is) savings pre-tax - oblique Nov 7, 08:41
- I can see that. It's good for expenses you know you'll have though. -- nm - mara Nov 7, 08:08 11
  - A co-worker had a prescription change and now has a ton of money to "waste" by mid-December. Medical stuff is just too iffy IMHO. -- nm - Amy Nov 7, 08:12 10
    - Also, any deductable you've paid through your health plan + copays are eligable. I usually set mine at a minimum to cover those -- nm - oblique Nov 7, 08:29
    - Do they wear glasses/contacts? New pairs would fall under a Flex plan. Also any prescriptions they've used all year -- nm - oblique Nov 7, 08:28
    - Chiropractor visits, 3 days a week! -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 08:21
    - stock up on advil, nyquil, and claritin. -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 08:16 4
      - It would all expire. This is a lot of money. And at our rate of pay I'm sure she'd rather be buying groceries instead of new glasses and aspirin. -- nm - Amy Nov 7, 08:18 3
        
        she should get a titanium hip. it's just prudent planning. -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 08:22 2
        
        laughing. "you have seen the bionic woman, right? I'd like *that.*" -- nm - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 7, 08:23 1
        
        I think Spawn would be intimidated -- nm - budice Nov 7, 08:26
    - I used my leftover for funky glasses or resupply of contacts. -- nm - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 7, 08:16
    - Yeah, unless you're expecting or routine -- nm - budice Nov 7, 08:13
for Dave, per Manswers, bi chicks were the "sluttiest" - ceregon Nov 7, 08:05 1
- unless they want to get pregnat naturally. -- nm - lileve Nov 7, 08:06
more on voicemail: so obviously I'm looking for a job. does this change what my voicemail should say? - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 7, 08:03 20
- I don't like saying "Hi" or "Hello" on on outgoing msgs because the caller might think they actually reached you for a split second - con_carne Nov 7, 08:27 1
  - Those are funny though. I've started talking to a machine that I thought was the live person. My actual message ends up to be laughter. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 7, 08:32
- When I was in a position of hiring staff, I would hang up on inappropriate or unprofessional answering machines and never call the applicant back.... - CrankYanker Nov 7, 08:09 3
  - maj should change her e-mail to. [email protected] -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 7, 08:11 2
    - oh, I should have jordan make me lick_theballs at flaky dot net. - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 7, 08:19 1
      - heh. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 08:22
- My 2�: As long as it's professional and doesn't involve music or comedy, you're fine. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 08:09
- simple and professional (and like first name, last name.) -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 08:09
- I have discounted people with otherwise passable resumes because of irritating voicemail. - mafic Nov 7, 08:07 6
  - this reminds me of a Friday night on Memorial Day weekend. Some customer calls at about 11:00pm. wtf? I didn't recognize the #, I answered.... - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 7, 08:10 2
    - you do service the pools in your speedos, right? - mafic Nov 7, 08:18 1
      - Me in a marble bag has got to be the most upsetting images of all time. -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 7, 08:20
  - yo, bitch! I'm not talking about "yo, bitches." I'm talking about "hi" or "hello." (bitch.) -- nm - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 7, 08:09 2
    - yo, bitch! I never had a problem with hello, but I've always thought it was a little pointless in a voicemail greeting (professional or personal). -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 08:14 1
      - ok, bitch. thanks for the intel. I will change it. - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 7, 08:17
- I think so. I use mine for work and personal use. Mine says, "You have reached CQ with B&D Pools, please leave a message blah blah blah" -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 7, 08:05
- Depends. Does your desired job favor cool professionalism or warm friendliness? -- nm - TaurusII Nov 7, 08:05
- prime angus beef. -- nm - Max Nov 7, 08:04
- Unless you currently say something inappropriate, I don't see any reason to change it. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 7, 08:04
- KISS principle on VMail -- nm - budice Nov 7, 08:03
Thanks, Tru. -- nm - kelly Nov 7, 08:03
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- Considering it lost like $4 Wednesday & Thursday, I'm thinking you're overreacting. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 7, 08:04 5
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    - Let's see, it was $68 on Tuesday, then dropped $5 & 4$ and is now up $1 today and yeah...i'm definietly seeing that rise to $100 trend happening. - Will Hunting Nov 7, 08:12 3
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        The past is the past. Your analysis is based on 3 days of trading which involved let's see.... a 12% drop and a 1.5% rise. - Will Hunting Nov 7, 08:25 1
        
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*worships Dano's sexy ass* -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 08:01 1
- pfffffffffffffft...*zorks x 10*.....*loud cough* -- nm - budice Nov 7, 08:02
Stick inducted into Toy Hall of Fame. -- (link) - TWuG Nov 7, 08:01 2
- Which is ironic, because I always read your name as Sticks Little Brother -- nm - amoxy Nov 7, 08:06
- again? - oblique Nov 7, 08:01

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