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I really should get something for lunch. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 21, 11:47
I suspect that quitting smoking is kind of like quitting the internet. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 21, 11:41 1
- My dad smoked for 44 years, and has now been 1 year without smoking - MDH Sep 21, 11:51
How much do you know about Canada Quiz......and its hard!! (link) - Walt_Disney Sep 21, 11:37 22
- 6, knew a couple, got lucky with guessing the others -- nm - CovingtonCat Sep 21, 12:03
- 4/10 - One deduction, one I knew, the rest - guesses. -- nm - Diva Sep 21, 11:50
- 3 for me. -- nm - Jim Sep 21, 11:48
- 2/10. Useless. -- nm - Loyola Sep 21, 11:47
- 2 out of 10. All pretty much pure guesses. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 21, 11:47 2
  - Like, I know Tofino, because I've been there ... but Tobermory, ON? WTF? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 21, 11:48 1
    - That was pretty much the only one I knew for sure, but only because I looked into going there for a weekend -- nm - Roger More Sep 21, 11:49
- I've been to L'Anse aux Meadows, but not to the park in the quiz (which perhaps wasn't there when I visited?). -- nm - psilotum Sep 21, 11:45
- I got 6 out of 10, and I *live* here. Sheesh. (also, on mine, 2 Cs were correct) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 21, 11:45 2
  - I got seven, so I'm more Canadian than you. Not sure how I feel about that. -- nm - Roger More Sep 21, 11:46 1
    - I'm a west-coaster, and I still got some west coast questions wrong. - Beryllium Sep 21, 11:47
- 4/10. It's hard in an annoying way, though. - psilotum Sep 21, 11:43 2
  - Agreed. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 21, 11:45 1
    - (like, all I learned from it was a few proper nouns. Lame.) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 21, 11:45
- 4 for 10 - all guesses. I did not know any of them -- nm - decline Sep 21, 11:42
- I got 1 out of 10 correct. - JaxSean Sep 21, 11:41
- I answered bacon to every questions and got 6! -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 11:39
- All I need to know about Canada, I learned from the movies. - Spawn Sep 21, 11:38 3
  - Hee, in MUA2 Wolvie says something like "Don't mess with the ole Canucklehead" after beating down dudes. Funny. -- nm - Shaun Sep 21, 11:41
  - Every Mountie is named Dudley Doright. That's a fact. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 21, 11:41 1
    - plus: they're all afraid of the dark! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 21, 11:42
- well, obviously, if you'd need to know things about Canada to do well. -- nm - TFox Sep 21, 11:38
which is better, https or ftp for - tRuMaN Sep 21, 11:36 5
- FedEx! -- nm - oblique Sep 21, 11:41 1
  - heh. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 21, 11:42
- straight ftp isn't secure at all -- nm - prayformojo Sep 21, 11:38
- https. ftp is not secure at all -- nm - decline Sep 21, 11:37
- I'm pretty sure https. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 21, 11:37
how long do I have to quit smoking before i can get sympathy for wanting a smoke? longer than 16 hours? - TFox Sep 21, 11:30 16
- my only advice: think how nice it would be to never go through the pain of quitting again - ty97 Sep 21, 11:45 5
  - My advice: Think how much longer you will live and get to see Jacen grow up. -- nm - Spawn Sep 21, 11:46 4
    - I think TFox is sold on quitting. I'm trying to help him make this time "the time" - ty97 Sep 21, 11:49 1
      - this is also true. (you guys know me so well.) - TFox Sep 21, 11:50
    - yeah, this is the key. -- nm - TFox Sep 21, 11:48 1
      - I have four friends that quit smoking and three that have failed (so far). - Spawn Sep 21, 11:51
- Get through a weekend, and we will talk. - Spawn Sep 21, 11:32 5
  - honestly? i think the weekend will be easier. more time with Jacen, less driving alone, more readily available snacks... -- nm - TFox Sep 21, 11:34 4
    - Ah, I thought you were biking to (or from?) work. -- nm - Spawn Sep 21, 11:34 3
      - a) we move to the new building next month. b) i think we all know the odds of this idea sticking are sub-1%. -- nm - TFox Sep 21, 11:35
      - And as for me friends, they said drinking w/o smoking was agony and they are the responsible types that drink on weekends. - Spawn Sep 21, 11:35 1
        
        drinking a lot w/o smoking really is virtually impossible, but i need to get a lot better about that too. -- nm - TFox Sep 21, 11:36
- the first 16 hours are the hardest -- nm - Danonormal Activity Sep 21, 11:32 2
  - Technically, I would say the next 16 are. - Spawn Sep 21, 11:33
  - sweet, i made it! -- nm - TFox Sep 21, 11:33
- "I haven't had a cigarette in 16 hours" is a hell of a lot better than "I haven't had a cigarette in 16 minutes", so ... keep it up. :) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 21, 11:31
And news for Loosi if shes still around.....Chicago plague researcher dies from infection...(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Sep 21, 11:28
I just picked a copy of the PS3 Assassin's Creed at Walmart for $9. Good times. -- nm - Shaun Sep 21, 11:26 3
- it's a fun game, but gets repetitive towards the end -- nm - decline Sep 21, 11:29 1
  - I've heard, but this is cheaper than renting it and I can sell it/trade it in after I'm done. Can't go wrong imo. -- nm - Shaun Sep 21, 11:30
- Ridiculously worth it at $9! -- nm - Jovian Sep 21, 11:28
EU heats up diplomatic tiff with Canada over visa's.......(link) - Walt_Disney Sep 21, 11:24 4
- I didn't know they cared so much about indie films -- nm - con_carne Sep 21, 11:25
- Harper's being stupid about this. -- nm - Reagen Sep 21, 11:25 2
  - obligatory 'you can cut off the last 2 words of this sentence' post? -- nm - Diva Sep 21, 11:25 1
    - I could see it being trimmed down to just 2 words, easily. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 21, 11:29
From way back B? - True Blood quiz score: 24 - CovingtonCat Sep 21, 11:23
sitwap. While Donte Whitner was elping the bills win their home-opener, his house was robbed of $400K worth of jewelries. - Diva Sep 21, 11:21 1
- 400K of *jewelry*? Reminds me of that article last week about how athletes blow their money. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 21, 11:22
My birthday is off the charts now! - Spawn Sep 21, 11:18 5
- That doesn't sound good. Is there a way to get it back on the charts? -- nm - Mop (234 lbs) Sep 21, 11:22
- *writes the movie* - Danonormal Activity Sep 21, 11:20 2
  - we could call it "Eagle Pie" or "The Gubernational" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 21, 11:21 1
    - or Spawn 2 -- nm - Danonormal Activity Sep 21, 11:23
- *torrents Spawn's birthday since he can afford for me to not buy it* -- nm - zork Sep 21, 11:19
FCC's new net neutrality rules go beyond what was expected. - Mop (234 lbs) Sep 21, 11:17
Wow, the Community pilot *was* really strong. - ty97 Sep 21, 11:17 6
- I loved the (spoilers) - JaxSean Sep 21, 11:33
- Joel McHale can do anything! -- nm - Danonormal Activity Sep 21, 11:18 3
  - i really can't stand that guy -- nm - prayformojo Sep 21, 11:19 2
    - he's the guy from that show that sensationalized Spaghetti Cat, right? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 21, 11:20 1
      - The Soup, one of my favorite shows on TV -- nm - con_carne Sep 21, 11:24
- I very much enjoyed it. -- nm - Mop (234 lbs) Sep 21, 11:18
mmmm, Five Guys -- nm - Danonormal Activity Sep 21, 11:12
"Take this care, it's better for the environment." "So is wiping you butt with a leaf, but it's not how a man gets around." (nm) - musubi Sep 21, 11:12 4
- oh, is this "Community"? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 21, 11:13 3
  - "I'm going to the bathroom, but I'm taking my jacket, keys and wallet....in case there's a fire." (nm) - musubi Sep 21, 11:14 2
    - Main guy and blonde woman had good chemistry. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 21, 11:15 1
      - Neither here nor there, but in the behind the scenes web-stuff, she looks 5-10 years younger. - musubi Sep 21, 11:18
I love most of the Mad Men characters, as complex as they are - but not her. -- nm - kelly Sep 21, 11:12 2
- I think she's a brilliant example of the kind of woman that was left behind by the changing of the times. -- nm - Reagen Sep 21, 11:14 1
  - It has taken me a little while to warm up to some of those characters. - kelly Sep 21, 11:22
Max! Enough with the crazypants! -- nm - Reagen Sep 21, 11:11 1
- The "I could write better" was irony or something, get it? But no, I am sometimes tempted to quit the show, but then there's an "Iwo Jima" moment. - Max Sep 21, 11:23
The G20 conference is here this week and I can't decide. - Fuzzy Sep 21, 11:10 6
- a -- nm - decline Sep 21, 11:22
- a) plenty other will take cool photographs for you. -- nm - Loyola Sep 21, 11:14 3
  - "Why bother going to this restaurant? I'll get just as much enjoyment from other people eating the food" -- nm - Roger More Sep 21, 11:15 2
    - Yes that's the same thing. -- nm - Loyola Sep 21, 11:18 1
      - If it was, it wouldn't be mockery :) -- nm - Roger More Sep 21, 11:22
- b. - znufrii Sep 21, 11:12
really, really, really, really, really, really, really, likes when amanda posts. - ty97 Sep 21, 11:08 3
- Word. -- nm - Fuzzy Sep 21, 11:11
- If you send a nice gift, it can be my birthday again next week. -- nm - Spawn Sep 21, 11:10 1
  - Step off the Libra turf, bub. Next week is mine (And MDH's too) -- nm - Inigo Sep 21, 11:13
Poll: Iowans still split over the issue of gay marriage, even as 92% say it has not affected their lives at all since the Iowa Supreme Court legalized -- (link) - znufrii Sep 21, 11:05 36
- "You're not married so you wouldn't understand that when gays marry, it ruins our marriage." -- nm - Inigo Sep 21, 11:16 9
  - It has moments, but I agree that it's clearly a weak sister of The Office. (nm) - musubi Sep 21, 11:20 7
    - Parks and Recreation is the cousin with Down Syndrome. nm - Dignan Sep 21, 11:23 5
      - Speaking of Down's Syndrome... - Danonormal Activity Sep 21, 11:26 3
        
        hee! -- nm - kelly Sep 21, 11:35
        
        L3 :) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 21, 11:30
        
        *laughing* -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 21, 11:27
      - Wait, I thought I was in the Community thread. Disregard. nm - Dignan Sep 21, 11:25
    - "I've seen so many guys from City Hall here. That's crazy. ... of course, they've seen me here." -- nm - Reagen Sep 21, 11:23
  - That was a pretty strong storyline. -- nm - Spawn Sep 21, 11:17
- I'm impressed that 8% of the people in Iowa are gay, clergy or Human Resources. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 21, 11:08 3
  - I'm impressed that 85% of those 8% are all three. nm - Dignan Sep 21, 11:10
  - Their hetero marriages have been adversely affected. - Don Homer Sep 21, 11:09 1
    - Skags? -- nm - znufrii Sep 21, 11:09
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  - I wouldn't say it makes complete sense, but in that sense it doesn't completely contradict itself. (nm) - musubi Sep 21, 11:14
  - Sure, but I wonder how many people who support a ban, are vehemently protesting "big government" running their lives - znufrii Sep 21, 11:11 18
    - how... did you get... from there.... all the way over there? (do you know how to tesseract?!) -- nm - TFox Sep 21, 11:12 17
      - It makes perfect sense. If you are against government running your life, why would you be for government running someone else's? -- nm - ty97 Sep 21, 11:18 16
        
        i understand that. it has almost nothing to do with the original point he made though. - TFox Sep 21, 11:20 4
        
        Morally objecting to gay marriage and wanting Government to ban it WHILE decrying Big Government, is Hypocrisy of the First Order. - TWuG Sep 21, 11:38
        
        It's called a "tangent" - znufrii Sep 21, 11:23 2
        
        or it could be that (as previously noted) rather than admit the article says nothing, you opted for the usual "ignore that. look over here now!" -- nm - TFox Sep 21, 11:26 1
        
        except that wasn't the point ML was making. -- nm - znufrii Sep 21, 11:28
        
        I think he does this on purpose to make me feel like I'm talking out of my ass. -- nm - znufrii Sep 21, 11:19 10
        
        You are lumping together two different populations of people -- nm - con_carne Sep 21, 11:31 1
        
        I would love to hear a case made that the two populations *don't* overlap substantially. -- nm - znufrii Sep 21, 11:43
        
        i'm just saying, here's point one: "people unsure about this gay marrying shit, while admitting it has little impact on them." - TFox Sep 21, 11:22
        
        Jim Carrey gets embarassed by how much you talk out of your ass. -- nm - Inigo Sep 21, 11:22 4
        
        he should be too busy being embarassed by his own acting career. -- nm - znufrii Sep 21, 11:26 2
        
        on top of his bed made of money next to his crazy wife? -- nm - Reagen Sep 21, 11:30 1
        
        Could I have a hot slice of that shame, please? (nm) - musubi Sep 21, 11:49
        
        I award this post 5 moose points. (nm) - musubi Sep 21, 11:26
        
        You normally are, so it might just be a gut reaction for TFox -- nm - ty97 Sep 21, 11:20
        
        it's easier to just start with that assumption and correct in the rare case it's wrong. -- nm - Reagen Sep 21, 11:20
  - i was going to say, were a bunch of them thinking that it was going to fundamentally alter their day to day? -- nm - TFox Sep 21, 11:08
maj!!! -- nm - Spawn Sep 21, 11:04 5
- this is my last last post, I swear. thanks for your msg on b2. I *am* awesome. my job is killer, I *love* NH. it's all amazing. it's all *happening.* - amanda Sep 21, 11:11 4
  - Hey, I'm glad to hear you are liking your job. Sweet! -- nm - con_carne Sep 21, 11:17 1
    - she's pregnant?! -- nm - Reagen Sep 21, 11:26
  - remember that there are a lot of us here are missing you. nm - Jim Sep 21, 11:12
  - Yours is the first voice to ever make me even consider visiting NH. - Spawn Sep 21, 11:12
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- He seemed to have brain damage during a poker game I saw him on, hate to seewhat would happen to him versus a good fighter. -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 11:38
- Ridiculous. He's going to get hurt. nm - Dignan Sep 21, 11:08 2
  - "Listen to your friend Billy Zane." -- nm - Max Sep 21, 11:09 1
    - "Look at your friend Jose Canseco." nm - Dignan Sep 21, 11:11
- 47 years old? - Will Hunting Sep 21, 11:05 5
  - Depends on how devoted to his training he's been over the years. - Jim Sep 21, 11:10 2
    - though one presumes he won't take on a guy a foot and a half taller than him. -- nm - Reagen Sep 21, 11:35
    - I'll give him some credit for his past experiences, but he's a decade past the point of being on the downside of a career. - Will Hunting Sep 21, 11:15
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    - oh, well, only one of his personalities will get injured, then. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 21, 11:09
- Grounding and Pounding With The Stars? -- nm - TFox Sep 21, 11:04

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