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Oh... another awesome thing about my new job... - Mr. Havens Sep 23, 10:15 1
- You guys have homeroom? Who takes attendance? -- nm - CQ Sep 23, 10:16
STIS: Helping brother with resume, can anyone help with this sentence - MDH Sep 23, 10:08 19
- cashier/embezzeler/skimmer of profits -- nm - dogbert Sep 23, 10:17
- Oversaw and executed direct monetary and inventory exchanges. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 23, 10:15
- Cash wrap associate -- nm - lileve Sep 23, 10:15 1
  - I have never heard of this, and this is what he has listed - MDH Sep 23, 10:17
- he was a cashier -- nm - CQ Sep 23, 10:15
- Say "cashier" - trying to dress that up beyond what it is pointless. - Cuzzin Todd Sep 23, 10:13 7
  - Oh it says Cashier, he just needs to explain what he did. B/c he had more roles than just cashier - MDH Sep 23, 10:14 3
    - With cashier, you don't need to explain it. It will seem like filler. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 23, 10:16 1
      - Right, "took money from customers" is assumed. Really only need to explain extra duties and responsibilities. -- nm - Ender Sep 23, 10:17
    - don't forget that sentences typically only have one capitalized word too, while you're at it. -- nm - TFox Sep 23, 10:16
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  - this is overwhelmingly the correct answer. -- nm - TFox Sep 23, 10:14 1
    - You two are no fun. -- nm - Spawn Sep 23, 10:14
- Managed thousands of units of currency simultaneously. Hit all exact-change-related goals. -- nm - TFox Sep 23, 10:13 1
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- Monetary Transaction Facilitator. -- nm - Spawn Sep 23, 10:12
- Responsible for all cash transactions, including reconciliation and depositing - Mr. Havens Sep 23, 10:11
- Can't he just say cashier? -- nm - oblique Sep 23, 10:11
- Executed cash transactions - con_carne Sep 23, 10:10
The Rock and Sam Jackson to star in a cop movie with Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferral. -- nm - Remlik Sep 23, 10:07 11
- Will Ferrell is terrible. Please let this be violent and Sam/Rock get him quick -- nm - MDH Sep 23, 10:10
- *scratch scratch* HISSSS!! -- nm - Will Feral Sep 23, 10:09
- Stacy Kiebler to be on Psych. And the new in ring announce for the WWE.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 23, 10:09 1
  - She doens't have a classical good look like Lillian did. - Will Hunting Sep 23, 10:20
- Will Ferral. That's funny... and actually explains quite a lot -- nm - Mr. Havens Sep 23, 10:08
- *prays Rock and Sam are the villains* - Will Hunting Sep 23, 10:08 3
  - here's the article.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 23, 10:12
  - I have a feeling they are all detectives, just sorta in competition with each other. - Spawn Sep 23, 10:11 1
    - they are. -- nm - Remlik Sep 23, 10:12
- *does the math* - Spawn Sep 23, 10:08 1
  - I'm the guy who smells what the motherfuckin snakes are cookin': a smelly pirate hooker. You must be the other guy./ -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 23, 10:12
Qaddafi: "We are content and happy if Obama can stay forever as the president of America" -- (link) - znufrii Sep 23, 10:00 7
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  - If that's the best they can offer they still lose. They lost with some Palistinian terrorist guy throwing support to Obama last year. - TWuG Sep 23, 10:13 1
    - Not the best, just the first. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 23, 10:14
- Oof, that one's going to run and run. -- nm - Loyola Sep 23, 10:06 2
  - You know Fox News paid Qaddafi to say that. -- nm - HdnAgnda Sep 23, 10:10 1
    - I wonder if they're going to find a place for him to stay, if he gets kicked off of The Donald's estate... -- (link) - znufrii Sep 23, 10:16
- That seals it! Obama is pure evil and must be stopped! -- nm - The Republican Part Sep 23, 10:04
Coming soon to Vegas: one giant casino -- (link) - Beaker Sep 23, 09:58 3
- They're actually going to finish this thing? - Will Hunting Sep 23, 10:05 2
  - I think the term we use now is "It's too big to fail" -- nm - Mr. Havens Sep 23, 10:08
  - It's a design style I call "Dr. Seuss Modern". -- nm - Reagen Sep 23, 10:08
my best friend has *got* to get a hobby. she is calling me at work multiple times a day now. - Andie Sep 23, 09:58 20
- Take it to Miss Hazard. nm - Dignan Sep 23, 10:15
- Would it help if she started these conversations with "LYC"? nm - Jim Sep 23, 10:13
- "Hi, I have a job. Please call me after hours." -- nm - lileve Sep 23, 10:11
- she might be trying to take possession of you. has anything changed lately that might make her feel ... - zork Sep 23, 10:09 4
  - d'oh! I just realised that the only correct response should be for you to ask Miss Hazard what to do. -- nm - zork Sep 23, 10:10
  - Who doesn't want to take possession of Andie? DUH! -- nm - Mr. Havens Sep 23, 10:09 2
    - well duh, but haven't we learned that Andie *must* be shared for the good of mankind? - zork Sep 23, 10:12 1
      - 3some? -- nm - lileve Sep 23, 10:16
- Snap her into a Slim Jim -- nm - Mr. Havens Sep 23, 10:05
- I foresee this happening to me soon - Crazy Uncle ( CU) just got my work # yesterday - Epiphany Sep 23, 10:04
- I'm sort of having this issue as well but w/e-mails and texts being bombarded all day. - Diva Sep 23, 10:03 1
  - maybe we should introduce them. -- nm - Andie Sep 23, 10:04
- Getting too many personal calls at work can get most people in trouble. (of course, that is stating the obvious) -- nm - con_carne Sep 23, 10:03 1
  - she was actually here on a weekend not that long ago to use the fax machine, and i pointed out how open the space is - Andie Sep 23, 10:04
- send her the slackertalk link -- nm - CQ Sep 23, 10:00 1
  - or I'm pretty sure this is what IM was invented for -- nm - oblique Sep 23, 10:03
- I like that hobby. I need a new hobby. - Spawn Sep 23, 09:59 2
  - i would be so floored if you called me at work. - Andie Sep 23, 10:00 1
    - I only have your cell phone. - Spawn Sep 23, 10:02
- *send to VM* -- nm - znufrii Sep 23, 09:59
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My cousin who works in NYC (midtown, I think) is complaining about protests going on? -- nm - ty97 Sep 23, 09:55 7
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  - ahh, ok -- nm - ty97 Sep 23, 10:01
- UN-related? -- nm - con_carne Sep 23, 09:56 2
  - unrelated to what? -- nm - Spawn Sep 23, 09:58 1
    - Your face. -- nm - con_carne Sep 23, 09:58
- Have your cousin call the police and say that there are terrorists with signs. -- nm - Spawn Sep 23, 09:56 1
  - The NYPD doesn't need to make that distinction, they already treat everyone like terrorists anyway. -- nm - znufrii Sep 23, 09:58
ST Confession (that may have already been FBed by Amy): Due to Logan, I like Jack Johnson. - Spawn Sep 23, 09:53 10
- If you guys move out to California and you become a surfer dude, I'm moving back East - Mr. Havens Sep 23, 09:59 5
  - I don't get how people associate Jack Johnson with surfing. His music is very unsurf-sounding. -- nm - con_carne Sep 23, 10:01 4
    - um, right -- nm - CQ Sep 23, 10:07
    - Jack Hody Johnson is a singer-songwriter, musician, filmmaker, and surfer, from Hawaii -- (link) - Mr. Havens Sep 23, 10:02 2
      - Don't confuse him with facts -- nm - oblique Sep 23, 10:07 1
        
        I know. All surf music needs to sound like the Beach Boys or the Ventures -- nm - con_carne Sep 23, 10:14
- ditto (although I downloaded the Hannah Montana soundtrack for my daughter's birthday so I'm sure that will be next) -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 09:54
- Now all you need is a hammock, some flip flops, and an ice cold beer in your hand. welcome to my world. pure bliss, my friend, pure bliss -- nm - CQ Sep 23, 09:54
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  - According to hinm: Upside Down is papa's song, Broken is mama's song and People Watching is Bubber's. -- nm - Spawn Sep 23, 10:06
Hey, did anybody see that TV movie 'Into the Storm'? I'd never heard of it before the Emmys. Any good? - Dr.Vermin Sep 23, 09:52
LYC: today is the day we find out from the doc if the embryos have "taken" -- nm - CQ Sep 23, 09:51 12
- good thoughts for good news! -- nm - b. Sep 23, 10:14
- They're taking measurements and making sure there's enough space for the nine of them. Noni-Mom! -- nm - Mr. Havens Sep 23, 10:07
- *crosses fingers* -- nm - kelly Sep 23, 10:05
- Best of thoughts always. -- nm - lileve Sep 23, 10:05
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- happy happy thoughts! -- nm - ty97 Sep 23, 09:54
- lotsa luck! -- nm - 'lia Sep 23, 09:53
- luck -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 09:53 1
  - good -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 09:53
- "congratulations, you're having triplets!" - Andie Sep 23, 09:53
- *crosses fingers and toes* -- nm - Krusty Sep 23, 09:52 1
  - *crosses....well...you know...* -- nm - znufrii Sep 23, 09:52
I will miss ST after it crashes. - Spawn Sep 23, 09:51 1
- We'll all be in the Facebook group when that happens. Nice knowing you -- nm - oblique Sep 23, 09:54
"System load is currently too high. Please try again later." -- nm - Spawn Sep 23, 09:47 16
- You saw that message on ST? Uh oh. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 09:47 15
  - YOU are not supposed to say uh-oh. -- nm - ty97 Sep 23, 09:50
  - THE SKY IS FALLING!!! -- nm - Spawn Sep 23, 09:49
  - Dr ST, to be exact. -- nm - Spawn Sep 23, 09:49 7
    - I've seen that message there before, but it's been a while -- nm - con_carne Sep 23, 09:51 6
      - I just got it four times. -- nm - Spawn Sep 23, 09:52 5
        
        the trip threshold for the message is quite low, so the system will remain stable, although a bit slow -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 09:53 4
        
        That's good, then. - Spawn Sep 23, 09:55 3
        
        well, there is a machine near Austin, Texas (Odessa? :) ) that keeps requesting broken URLs -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 09:57 2
        
        Odessa is in west Texas about 4 hours from Austin - 'lia Sep 23, 10:03
        
        Primatech? -- nm - Spawn Sep 23, 09:59
  - I didn't get that message, but the site is very slow for me. -- nm - Mop Sep 23, 09:48 3
    - Same for me, it's taking a long time to load. -- nm - Krusty Sep 23, 10:01
    - are you calling us stupid? -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 09:49 1
      - Every day. -- nm - Mop Sep 23, 09:51
  - are you calling us fat? -- nm - Danonormal Activity Sep 23, 09:48
So I know it will vary, but does anyone have an idea what a psychiatrist visit costs in general? I'm seeing around $75 with more for the 1st visit. - Danonormal Activity Sep 23, 09:46 5
- $75 for 15 minutes, $150 for an hour. - TWuG Sep 23, 10:08
- that's about right. Many places will do a sliding scale based on your ability to pay. Also, it's not ideal but most primary docs will give you a - loosilu Sep 23, 10:08 1
  - Also, I will have more time this evening to address this more fully with you so please remind me. - loosilu Sep 23, 10:10
- My gf goes to a therapist and paid between $50 and $75 when she was able to use insurance. The guy she goes to know doesn't take insurance and - Krusty Sep 23, 09:51
- call the local Psych Board (or whatever Organization oversees and registers the doctors. They could probably tell you) -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 09:48
Have you ever heard of the efficacy of Vitamin E in reducing heart disease? -- nm - Loyola Sep 23, 09:44 2
- it's not recommended anymore for routine use. - b. Sep 23, 10:12
- I haven't. Only that it speeded healing and maybe helped the immune system. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 23, 09:50
Speaking of the new job, I now have access to secret data that just made me painfully aware how bad things were at my previous theatre - Mr. Havens Sep 23, 09:43 3
- You should file a complaint against the company you work for! -- nm - Spawn Sep 23, 09:46 2
  - heh -- nm - CQ Sep 23, 09:48
  - Don't you have new comic books to buy? -- nm - Mr. Havens Sep 23, 09:46
It's Hump Day. And apparently, it is also Bisexuality Day -- (link) - con_carne Sep 23, 09:42 6
- Greedy bastards. It's not enough that they get open choice of whoever...but they want their own day too? -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 23, 10:04
- I don't usually wait for a special day. -- nm - Mop Sep 23, 09:59
- /switches his desktop wallpaper to a shirtless Tom Welling/ -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 23, 09:52
- *humps Pippy to celebrate* -- nm - Danonormal Activity Sep 23, 09:48 1
  - # 1 with a bullet - Epiphany Sep 23, 10:07
- lol -- nm - MPHIL Sep 23, 09:47
CQ, if Ghost Hunters were a bunch of crap, you think they'd have episode after episode of "Nope, didn't catch anything..."? - Mop Sep 23, 09:41 13
- I saw it...i wasn't as impressed as they seemingly were. - Will Hunting Sep 23, 09:56 4
  - Oh. It's not going to top Military Hat Guy? -- nm - TFox Sep 23, 10:04 3
    - It potentially could......that one was really interesting cuz they spent time trying to figure it out and couldn't. - Will Hunting Sep 23, 10:07 2
      - no, not mocking; that was my favorite GH ep ever. -- nm - TFox Sep 23, 10:09 1
        
        It's one of my short-list of how in the hell? moments. - Will Hunting Sep 23, 10:17
- Was it a new one? I'll try to DVR it. -- nm - TFox Sep 23, 09:43 1
  - Last week's episode in NJ (Elizabeth, I think). -- nm - Mop Sep 23, 09:47
- it's a formula that seems to work for them. -- nm - loosilu Sep 23, 09:43
- "oh, it was just an out-of-focus fly. dammit! Sixteen years of this crap, I feel like I've wasted my life or something." - Beryllium Sep 23, 09:43
- as long as it makes you keep tuning in, I'm sure they'll do what they have to. :) -- nm - CQ Sep 23, 09:42 3
  - It's evolved into a reality show where the personal interactions are more important to the story than the actual job at hand. -- nm - Mop Sep 23, 09:48 2
    - Meh, it's all become rather lame the last season or so. - Will Hunting Sep 23, 10:02
    - ah, gotcha. I've only seen little parts of it here and there. -- nm - CQ Sep 23, 09:49
boo-urns! -- nm - Don Homer Sep 23, 09:40
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury will star in "A Little Night Music" on the Bway. (sitwap) -- (link) - Diva Sep 23, 09:40 3
- *splurt* -- nm - znufrii Sep 23, 09:41 2
  - I understand completely. -- nm - Diva Sep 23, 09:43
  - *swallows* -- nm - Angela Lansbury Sep 23, 09:41

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