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wow, just got an email from prospective client where *every* sentence is ended with (smile). not the emoticon. (smile) - farmer ted Sep 11, 10:50 3
- heh. (smile) =0) -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 10:51
- I do this in emails to my friend who abhors emoticons. (smileyface) -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:51
- also, she found us while she was "surfacing" the net (smile) -- nm - farmer ted Sep 11, 10:51
this has gotten too personal - I'd like a subject change. Will, who sucks at QB this year? feel free to bring the crazy - crash davis Sep 11, 10:48 21
- Oh, so you want his *actual* football picks, not just something made up, then. -- nm - kelly Sep 11, 10:51 5
  - were you here a few years ago when he basically told me that Donovan McNabb sucks? - crash davis Sep 11, 10:53 4
    - well, uh, he does. -- nm - decline Sep 11, 10:57
    - Heh heh... - kelly Sep 11, 10:55
    - *cough* Tom Brady -- nm - David Sep 11, 10:55 1
      - Mis-representation of that argument. - Will Hunting Sep 11, 10:57
- Who sucks? Favre. - Will Hunting Sep 11, 10:50 13
  - I'm mad at the Vikes for putting Ian Johnson on the practice squad, and still mad about Hutch. - crash davis Sep 11, 10:52
  - Has ST did an over/under on how many games he will play this year? - Spawn Sep 11, 10:52 4
    - I think he'll do either 15 or 16. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 11, 10:54 3
      - His streak is still intact, isn't it? If so...he'll start all 16...guaranteed. -- nm - Jim Sep 11, 10:54 2
        
        Yeah, the streak is intact, and he's 1 from the full-record iirc. - Will Hunting Sep 11, 10:56
        
        You think him saying he may not play all the games was just more media fun? -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 10:56
  - i bet favre has better numbers than 75% of the other QBs in the league, barring injury -- nm - farmer ted Sep 11, 10:52 6
    - wanna bet? -- nm - Guy Sep 11, 10:54 1
      - not literally. it's just an expression -- nm - farmer ted Sep 11, 10:57
    - 75%? You're saying he'll be in the top 10 of QB rating? - Will Hunting Sep 11, 10:53 2
      - his shoulder was hamburger at the end of last season, which is why he threw the picks. which is why i said barring injury. and the Jets knew -- nm - farmer ted Sep 11, 10:56 1
        
        Granted, i'm asking for personal responsibility from "All About Brett" but if he can't lift his arm, he has to sit himself down - Will Hunting Sep 11, 10:58
    - see above -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 10:52
- I want to know why Jim is nailing football players. Well, I actually don't want to know the specifics, but it raises eyebrows nonetheless. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 10:49
$H100 million to go and I can quit -- nm - CQ Sep 11, 10:46 1
- You can quit now. -- nm - BB Sep 11, 10:47
Didn't Jim do something similar on The Office? Not the Eiffel Tower, but he built up the expectation then tied his shoe. -- nm - Fuzzy Sep 11, 10:43 5
- Yeah....and that was funny/cruel. - Will Hunting Sep 11, 10:45 1
  - and worse, it's a metaphor for erectile dysfunction (deking the proposal on the tower). - Beryllium Sep 11, 10:47
- See B2. And B1. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 10:44 2
  - Sorry, I didn't see a reference to The Office. But I also didn't read all of the responses. -- nm - Fuzzy Sep 11, 10:47 1
    - No problem, just funny. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 10:47
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- Remlik just bought furniture. You should email him. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 10:46
- which one will be easier to clean? -- nm - znufrii Sep 11, 10:44 2
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    - cost aside, in an NYC apartment space is a premium, so I'd go with the one that fits better. -- nm - znufrii Sep 11, 10:46
now playing: TV On The Radio - "Crying" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 10:41
its not so different than the whole 'playing dead/injured' thing - Guy Sep 11, 10:39 29
- is that a game you play with your girlfriend? -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:41 21
  - its in countless movies. i've yet to be in a real-life shootout that would allow me to fake a believable death. -- nm - Guy Sep 11, 10:44 19
    - oh, that makes it normal and OK then. -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:45 18
      - Ooh! Someone's not being normal! Expel them from the herd! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:45 1
        
        "Yeah, honey, I know proposing at a sports game is cliche, but my original plan wasn't approved by the Dept. of Marriage Proposals." -- nm - Guy Sep 11, 10:48
      - im still waiting for you to send me the manual that lets me know what is OK in relationships. - Guy Sep 11, 10:45 15
        
        A good rule of thumb is if you make them cry and it is not you leaving, you might have done something bad. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 10:48 13
        
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        the smirking really indicates he did want to do something to her -- nm - Epiphany Sep 11, 10:53 2
        
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        yes. "this is going exactly as planned." *mustache twirl* -- nm - TFox Sep 11, 10:53
        
        if that were true he would not have made her come down the tower before fixing it. -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:51
        
        if he felt awful for making her cry, wouldn't he have like... stopped? or consoled her? -- nm - TFox Sep 11, 10:51 7
        
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        and ruin the big suprise? cheezus, its not like they spent 2 years walking back down from the tower. -- nm - Guy Sep 11, 10:51
        
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        i, like everyone, am limited by the anecdote. -- nm - TFox Sep 11, 10:53 3
        
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        ST making assumptions to justify their preconceived judgements of a situation? Impossible! - znufrii Sep 11, 10:56 1
        
        not preconceived. conceived during the relating of the story. and i get bonus points... - TFox Sep 11, 10:57
        
        I know how to treat people with respect. It's part of being human. -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:46
  - its how she acts while making whoopee -- nm - sorry Guy, couldn't resist Sep 11, 10:42
- Spawn agrees with loosi, and I agree with David and Guy. - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:41 4
  - Technically, she agrees with me. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 10:43 3
    - Worse...loosi agrees with you AND I...Cause I think that's some bullshit too. - Jim Sep 11, 10:45 2
      - *nodding* -- nm - kelly Sep 11, 10:46
      - yessir. -- nm - TFox Sep 11, 10:45
- which is fine, but a proposal isn't a psychological experiment. -- nm - TFox Sep 11, 10:40 1
  - there's still disappointment to be had from the woman who was probably expecting something even before he dropped to one knee -- nm - Guy Sep 11, 10:43
Doesn't Spawn and Loosilu agreeing on something give you hope for the Middle East? -- nm - Groundskeeper David Sep 11, 10:36 2
- how wrong do you have to be before we agree? -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:37 1
  - I don't know and it's hard for me to even *try* to be wrong. -- nm - Groundskeeper David Sep 11, 10:38
Not only Mandy Lane, but Kare too -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 11, 10:35 3
- I bet that story is kare and her new guy. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 10:39
- she posted a few weeks ago that she'll be scarce for the forseeable future. not wanting to ST on work time, and the rest of the time she is busy -- nm - farmer ted Sep 11, 10:38
- ? -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 10:36
David, did you see this post of mine? And good luck pmb! -- (link) - crash davis Sep 11, 10:34 [Backboard] 1
- *shivers* Next to girls kissing, this is as good as it gets. -- nm - Groundskeeper David Sep 11, 10:35
"What happens in the butter scene in Last Tango in Paris?" - Groundskeeper David Sep 11, 10:34 1
- lol -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 10:35
yeah, so i'm eating cake for breakfast - farmer ted Sep 11, 10:33 3
- ~dad is great/for givin' us the choclit cake~ -- nm - Reagen Sep 11, 10:34 1
  - if only i had some grapefruit juice to wash it down with, my descent into hell would be complete -- nm - farmer ted Sep 11, 10:39
- did you make it cry first? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 10:34
Chicks cry. That's what they *do*. - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:31 87
- Wouldn't you cry if someone you thought you were going to marry didn't love you? -- nm - lileve Sep 11, 10:38 8
  - Isn't that what Sugar Daddies are for? - BB Sep 11, 10:45
  - Probably. - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:45 1
    - I wouldn't dwell either but when it first comes to realization I would cry. Then move on. -- nm - lileve Sep 11, 10:48
  - that's an interesting way of putting it. -- nm - znufrii Sep 11, 10:42 2
    - (though it fits well with the description of her as "desperate to get married") - znufrii Sep 11, 10:51 1
      - Yup. -- nm - lileve Sep 11, 10:56
  - actually, i never cried about it - farmer ted Sep 11, 10:41 1
    - Me too but I've never been in love so what do I know. -- nm - lileve Sep 11, 10:45
- How does thinking "the man who is now proposing to me just made me sob and walk down the Eiffel Tower alone" make it more special? - TFox Sep 11, 10:34 7
  - We're talking about it, aren't we? Isn't the point of such a puffed-up scenario so that you can have a good story to tell the grandkids? - con_carne Sep 11, 10:38 5
    - "THis is how you should treat your future spouse, kids!" -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:39 4
      - And having such high fantasy expectations and letting the man have all the control in a wedding is perfectly fine, I suppose. -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 10:43
      - as if there is a proper way. do you have a manual i could borrow? -- nm - Guy Sep 11, 10:40 2
        
        Try starting with "be kind." -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:41 1
        
        Rewind. -- nm - BB Sep 11, 10:47
  - i don't think she walked down alone or started crying until after - Guy Sep 11, 10:36
- Dude. I am a dick and even I know it was too much. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 10:33
- Exactly, WHY SO SERIOUSSS -- nm - Hotkiss Sep 11, 10:32 28
  - "I can't get through the day. I just can't. How does anyone survive this? I just want to die." -- nm - you on march 25 Sep 11, 10:38
  - Why does it hurt so badly? Why is love so painful? Is divorce the same as this? *cries* -- nm - hotkiss three months ago Sep 11, 10:35 21
    - (Should we be mocking her for personal growth?) -- nm - Groundskeeper David Sep 11, 10:37 15
      - Though I didn't mock here (I was at lunch)...when I see some evidence of personal growth, I'll stop mocking. -- nm - Jim Sep 11, 10:43 4
        
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        I never, ever want ST to think I'm going soft. nm - Jim Sep 11, 10:46 2
        
        Congrats on nailing the #1 pick in the draft! - Will Hunting Sep 11, 10:47 1
        
        Thanks. I was pretty pleased. Maybe this year I'll NOT have the #1 pick in the draft. -- nm - Jim Sep 11, 10:53
      - Thank you. -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 10:40
      - No empathy at all from someone who's *been there*? Where's the growth? -- nm - Max Sep 11, 10:40
      - I'm not mocking her pain. I'm trying to show her that some things are really serious. -- nm - Inigo Sep 11, 10:39 5
        
        Perhaps this is the rub. If a woman gets so worked up over such an ultimately trivial thing, I can't take that seriously. -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 10:51 3
        
        You find a psuedo proposal trivial but hotkiss' psuedo relationship wasn't? - Inigo Sep 11, 10:54
        
        so you can't grasp the meaning of "joke" or "marriage"? - TFox Sep 11, 10:52 1
        
        In a castle on top of a mountain. Don't forget the castle on top of the mountain. So romantic! -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 10:54
        
        Moreover, I've met hotkiss. She seems very nice. But even with growth, you need perspective. That's what I was trying to get at. -- nm - Inigo Sep 11, 10:49
      - *shakes head no* -- nm - Epiphany Sep 11, 10:38
      - This is my thought. - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:38
    - Going from such pain, to appreciating how ridiculous romance and expectations are. We have all done this. -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 10:37 2
      - It's interesting that ST sees me as a case study -- nm - Hotkiss Sep 11, 10:37 1
        
        To be fair, you have posted all about it here. :) -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 10:40
    - awe. some. -- nm - kelly Sep 11, 10:36
    - fatality -- nm - TFox Sep 11, 10:35
  - Spawn thinks it's too mean. think about that. -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:33 1
    - Heh -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 10:36
  - You'll pardon me if I don't look to you for the ideal. -- nm - Reagen Sep 11, 10:33 2
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      - I move for character reference. -- nm - Reagen Sep 11, 10:38
- how does it make it more special? Seriously? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 10:32 36
  - Does anyone remember the episode of The Office where Jim was teasing Pam with fake proposals? - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:35 13
    - (1) that's a tv sitcom, they're supposed to do funny things; and (2) that's the dynamic of the characters' relationship within the show. -- nm - farmer ted Sep 11, 10:41 5
      - 1) some people enjoy humor/teasing in real life too -- nm - Guy Sep 11, 10:45 4
        
        Guy. When somone cries, it's not humor. -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:48 3
        
        Soft. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:50
        
        Never? I'd cry from laughing at your absurdity, but you just told me I couldn't. - Guy Sep 11, 10:50 1
        
        yes Guy, that's when it stops being funny, and you probably want to learn that. -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:52
    - Watch that episode again. Pam didn't like it, and I think they were trying to show Jim was wrong for doing it. -- nm - Inigo Sep 11, 10:38
    - completely agree with the last line of your IM -- nm - Guy Sep 11, 10:36
    - don't you think Jim would have stopped before making her cry? -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:36
    - so what you're saying is that there are two kinds of things women want ... - Beryllium Sep 11, 10:36 2
      - Um... no. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:38 1
        
        YOU LIE!! -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 10:39
    - See B2. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 10:36
  - she had expectations building up, which were then dropped swiftly. its like that moment in a movie - Guy Sep 11, 10:35 15
    - You don't have to propose at the top of the Tower, but don't fake making one. -- nm - Reagen Sep 11, 10:36 4
      - I admit, in NO I waited until near the end to propose. There were a few moments that would have been memorable but I waited and did my own. - Spawn Sep 11, 10:39 3
        
        but i bet her anticipation was building (with at least a little letdown) each time, no? - Guy Sep 11, 10:42 2
        
        Maybe. But there was no Eiffel Tower moment, so the letdown was minor. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 10:45
        
        ah, the "why is he only putting the tip in?" method of proposing. -- nm - TFox Sep 11, 10:44
    - yeah, "Lowered Expectations" is a dick move. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 10:35 9
      - If it never rains, you'll never appreciate the sunshine. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:36 8
        
        if sunshine is the proposal at the hot dog stand, I'll pass. -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:38
        
        Fine, you go "make it rain", then. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 10:38 1
        
        *splurt* -- nm - Hotkiss Sep 11, 10:38
        
        The hubby is supposed to be the umbrella (ella, ella), not the rain. -- nm - TFox Sep 11, 10:37 4
        
        He ended up being the sun. - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:40 3
        
        after he made the rain. i don't make rain for SheFox on purpose. - TFox Sep 11, 10:41 2
        
        That's great, for you. - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 10:47
        
        there's enough bad shit in life. -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:43
  - I mean, "he proposed at a hot dog stand in paris" is nice and special. - Beryllium Sep 11, 10:33 5
    - again - i'd bet good money she tells this story to her grandkids and relives here delight every time -- nm - Guy Sep 11, 10:37
    - ...with the tower in the background - * le sigh* - Epiphany Sep 11, 10:36 3
      - the doorman is getting better and better looking, isn't he? -- nm - 'lia Sep 11, 10:38 2
        
        at this point he looks like Gabriel Aubry - Epiphany Sep 11, 10:51 1
        
        somebody i've spent time in a relationship with pulls a stunt like this loser *ALL* men would look like Gabriel Aubry - 'lia Sep 11, 10:56
- Don't pull this move on Glenn Beck, or he'd throw himself from the tower. -- nm - Max Sep 11, 10:32 1
  - *fake proposes to Glenn Beck* -- nm - znufrii Sep 11, 10:36
- around you, I have no doubt. -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 10:32

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