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DML Poll -- How should I get to LGA tomorrow morning? - znufrii Oct 1, 07:47 14
- Car service. -- nm - lileve Oct 1, 07:56 1
  - is that the black cars or the cabs? -- nm - lileve Oct 1, 07:57
- 6:45am is not crazy early. just saying -- nm - CQ Oct 1, 07:51 1
  - And certainly not compared to 7:30. -- nm - TFox Oct 1, 07:51
- Ladies Golf Association? -- nm - JaxSean Oct 1, 07:50
- unicycle. -- nm - mafic Oct 1, 07:50
- $35 or 45 minutes? Seems simple. -- nm - TFox Oct 1, 07:49 2
  - full release? -- nm - zork Oct 1, 07:50
  - *nods* -- nm - Shaun Oct 1, 07:50
- if you were going for the LPGA then you'd have to become a lesbian -- nm - zork Oct 1, 07:48
- Jack Dawson piggyback ride -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 07:48
- Car service. -- nm - Krusty Oct 1, 07:48
- joggle -- nm - mara Oct 1, 07:48
- walk -- nm - decline Oct 1, 07:48
Finally October. It's Borderlands release month!!!! -- nm - Shaun Oct 1, 07:43 1
- but I had module B2 back in 1980 -- nm - zork Oct 1, 07:45
so the IOC is gonna decide TOMORROW what city wins the 2016 Olympics - Danedukenuuk Oct 1, 07:43 11
- Michael Jordan has gotten some grief (at least discussed on PTI last night) for not going over and helping support Chicago's bid -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 07:44 10
  - does anyone believe that a celebrity (or president) showing up at this point will swing the vote? -- nm - zork Oct 1, 07:47 8
    - The interesting question is, if Chicago doesn't win does Obama lose political capital? *NM* - Ender Oct 1, 08:06
    - Yes. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 1, 07:52
    - Tony Blair's appearance at the Singapore IOC convention is one factor that swung the 2012 Games to London -- nm - Roger More Oct 1, 07:49
    - You won't be questioning this when the Games are awarded to Kenya. -- nm - BB Oct 1, 07:49
    - well IOC members are big snobs actually - Danedukenuuk Oct 1, 07:48 1
      - flattery will get you everywhere. -- nm - znufrii Oct 1, 07:50
    - I believe that I could help. Let me shake some hands. I am a hero. -- nm - Roger Clemens Oct 1, 07:48
    - It worked 4 years ago for Tony Blair. -- nm - znufrii Oct 1, 07:48
  - well they have trown Oprah into the game to...right now there is some celeb thingy in the Opera i wonder if Oprah will be there too :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Oct 1, 07:47
Today, on Photoshop Disasters -- (link) - mara Oct 1, 07:42 2
- funny that the first (negative) comment is by someone whose name is almost ally mcbeal -- nm - zork Oct 1, 07:44
- Dear gosh that is awful. -- nm - lileve Oct 1, 07:43
Nike denies contractual relationship with Michael Vick -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 07:41 3
- there's a story on espn.com but it keeps crashing my computer. - Beaker Oct 1, 07:42 2
  - Don't question Nike. -- nm - BB Oct 1, 07:44
  - that's one powerful story -- nm - decline Oct 1, 07:43
Wow. Sometimes ignorance is bliss. I just added up flt times and layover times for my trip back to LAX from Kuwait , Rounds to 29 hours - JD Oct 1, 07:40 6
- why are you in kuwait? I saw your post the other night and wondered. -- nm - amanda Oct 1, 07:42 1
  - Business trip. Company is on the last part of major project and client was getting antsy and demanded a meeting. I got to be the one to go. - JD Oct 1, 07:50
- You have some killer layover time in there -- nm - ty97 Oct 1, 07:42 3
  - Unfortunately. The three hours still in Middle East is unfortunate and would have been nice if layover in NY was shorter but not too short - JD Oct 1, 07:44 2
    - You are correct. - ty97 Oct 1, 07:45 1
      - Nod. Layover there is supposed to be just short of four hours so if there's any delays that will probably end up being just perfect -- nm - JD Oct 1, 07:51
Is there a benefit to getting a flu shot at the doctor's office as opposed to at a flu shot clinic? - kelly Oct 1, 07:38 6
- flu shots only make you weaker. Do you want to be weak? -- nm - CQ Oct 1, 07:40 3
  - I'm high risk. I'd rather be weak and not hospitalized. :) -- nm - kelly Oct 1, 07:45 2
    - I know I know, I was joking! -- nm - CQ Oct 1, 07:47 1
      - I know!! -- nm - kelly Oct 1, 07:49
- hot nurses? -- nm - oblique Oct 1, 07:40
- I would imagine not, it's the same shot at either place. -- nm - znufrii Oct 1, 07:38
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- The (spoiler) or the (spoiler)? - JaxSean Oct 1, 07:49
- Sure -- nm - con_carne Oct 1, 07:47
- The chairlift at Mt. Abram - BB Oct 1, 07:46
- Sure. We were using it find early TT posts a while back. -- nm - mara Oct 1, 07:42
- yes -- nm - Dano Oct 1, 07:40
- *nods* used it on and off for many years -- nm - zork Oct 1, 07:38
- nope -- nm - CQ Oct 1, 07:38
- yep. it's been around for quite awhile. -- nm - decline Oct 1, 07:37
- like the internet one, or the rocky & bullwinkle one? - mafic Oct 1, 07:35
- Depends. Mr Peabody and Sherman? Or the Internet archive? (which apparently is used a lot by lawyers) -- nm - Roger More Oct 1, 07:35
- what znu said -- nm - oblique Oct 1, 07:35
- archive,org -- nm - znufrii Oct 1, 07:34 1
  - so, umm, yes. -- nm - znufrii Oct 1, 07:35
I don't understand people that prefer folders vs. labels in Gmail. How is a label any different than a folder? - oblique Oct 1, 07:26 24
- I think there may be something to the layout of it that bugs me. I usually forget I even have labels. -- nm - Dano Oct 1, 07:42
- how about if you think of gmail labels like the ln command in unix -- nm - zork Oct 1, 07:40 2
  - Unix always makes things more intuitive for the public. -- nm - TFox Oct 1, 07:45 1
    - kilbo's not a very public figure -- nm - zork Oct 1, 07:46
- The major drawback I have with labels is there's no easy way to hide everything that's labelled. - Subversive Oct 1, 07:33 9
  - In Gmail, you use the "Move To" drop down which labels and archives. For existing labelled items, just Archive it - oblique Oct 1, 07:34 6
    - Oh, this is better than I remember. Cool. -- nm - Subversive Oct 1, 07:51
    - so, it's two steps? see, it's not easier. (i don't care that much either way, but gmail isn't simpler/better) -- nm - Andie Oct 1, 07:36 4
      - No. In my Gmail (maybe a Labs feature you can turn on) there is a Move To dropdown that does both at once or you have the flexibility to do them - oblique Oct 1, 07:36 2
        
        I agree with andrea, and also, if it's a labs feature I need to seek out, it's not intuitive enough for me. -- nm - amanda Oct 1, 07:43 1
        
        It's not. -- nm - TFox Oct 1, 07:44
      - It was once two steps. It is no longer. -- nm - TFox Oct 1, 07:36
  - that's what archive is for. Label it and archive it and it's out of the way until you need it. -- nm - decline Oct 1, 07:34
  - "Archive". Hidden. -- nm - TFox Oct 1, 07:34
- I don't follow it either, except that not everyone has the capacity to grasp that there isn't a meaningful downside. -- nm - TFox Oct 1, 07:31 9
  - but, but if you don't have everything in a folder, then it all gets cluttered. -- nm - decline Oct 1, 07:32 8
    - *blinks* - oblique Oct 1, 07:33 7
      - Using a visual analogy: Take a bunch of papers on your desk and slap labels on them = messy. Put them all in a folder = neat. See? --nm - decline Oct 1, 07:36
      - i actually don't like everything sitting in my inbox either, and i never apply labels because it doesn't *move* anything. - Andie Oct 1, 07:35 5
        
        I think they added the "move to" button to specifically fix this complaint. - TFox Oct 1, 07:36 3
        
        oh, did it? i never bother, it might be easier now. -- nm - Andie Oct 1, 07:37 2
        
        ditto. -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 07:38
        
        Yeah, "Move to" does the labelling and archiving in one step now. So it's identical to "moving to" a folder now. -- nm - TFox Oct 1, 07:37
        
        Maybe it's a Labs feature, but my Gmail has a "Move To" drop down that moves and archives -- nm - oblique Oct 1, 07:35
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- Now, this is the politics of life, yeah! nm -- nm - Jim Oct 1, 07:32
- summarize please -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 07:28
- Not even 10 months since the new President took office. Disgusting. -- nm - HdnAgnda Oct 1, 07:26
Happy Talk Like A Grizzled Old Miner Day! dangnabbit. - Beaker Oct 1, 07:18
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- Great. Now all aliens will think Earthlings look hilarious... -- nm - Jammed Uzi Oct 1, 07:28
- Pet peeve: he was never an actual clown, he was a stiltwalker -- nm - Guigue Oct 1, 07:19 2
  - he supposedly was going to give out red noses to the whole crew and he's a billionaire, he can be whatever he wants. incredible ... - zork Oct 1, 07:42
  - Is he wearing a red nose under false pretences? For shame! -- nm - Roger More Oct 1, 07:20
- Creepy. -- nm - decline Oct 1, 07:17
here is a small work dilemma. - amanda Oct 1, 07:12 31
- just think, you could have to walk or even hitchike -- nm - OAE si Oct 1, 07:28
- I think you are okay with the early flight. Do you know when your peers are leaving? - ty97 Oct 1, 07:23 5
  - we're all at different campuses. I know *this,* though: the guy who's at my new campus now works monday 1 pm to friday noon. so anything I do beyond - amanda Oct 1, 07:29 4
    - do you know who was at this campus before you, and what they did? - ty97 Oct 1, 07:32 1
      - little big man (we type: LBM). my nemesis!!! he was there for finance. I'm going for education. which is another point -- - amanda Oct 1, 07:35
    - Work effort and pay doesn't always go hand-in-hand - Jammed Uzi Oct 1, 07:32
    - It's not the quantity of work, it's the quality - decline Oct 1, 07:30
- Shouldn't be a problem. Let your peers know (if applicable). Being upfront about should help here -- nm - Jammed Uzi Oct 1, 07:21
- take the bus -- nm - Danedukenuuk Oct 1, 07:17 11
  - walk! -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 07:18 10
    - rent a 2 ton truck and drive -- nm - decline Oct 1, 07:19 8
      - f*ck the doorman. -- nm - mafic Oct 1, 07:20 7
        
        Aren't you supposed to be somewhere in the outback, covered in orange dust? - ty97 Oct 1, 07:24 4
        
        my dust was more brown. the stormy orange stuff is back east. -- nm - mafic Oct 1, 07:31 3
        
        FYI: nhl season starts tonight. your team should be in Yahoo. -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 07:32 2
        
        indeed. I've set my roster already. Guy did a decent job drafting for me. -- nm - mafic Oct 1, 07:34 1
        
        it won't matter, I'm going to crush everyone -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 07:38
        
        shoot the hostage! -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 07:22 1
        
        F*ck the hostage -- nm - Jammed Uzi Oct 1, 07:24
    - ride a camel! - Roger More Oct 1, 07:19
- Take the later flight! -- nm - Contrarian Oct 1, 07:16
- Early. -- nm - lileve Oct 1, 07:16
- Early flight. And hi! -- nm - MDH Oct 1, 07:15
- Easy. Take the earlier flight and use the excuse of saving them money. Worst case scenario... - Jim Oct 1, 07:15
- don't feel guilty, leave early -- nm - CQ Oct 1, 07:15
- earlier is better, and could it really cause that much trouble? -- nm - mafic Oct 1, 07:14
- is there a supervisor or someone you could check with? I would go with option 1 in any event. -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 07:14
- Get the hell out of Dodge as early as possible. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 1, 07:13
- I agree with what you want to say. -- nm - TFox Oct 1, 07:13
- Leave and explain later if needed -- nm - JD Oct 1, 07:13
- earlier flight -- nm - Andie Oct 1, 07:13
Eat this Not That paperback for $7 -- (link) - oblique Oct 1, 07:08
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- Better than being Marge Schottenheimered. -- nm - Subversive Oct 1, 07:16
- Is that different from a Flu Slut ? -- nm - Jammed Uzi Oct 1, 07:07
ST parse this email I received about an hour after my interview yesterday: - Cuzzin Todd Oct 1, 07:03 6
- I'd say that I had no idea your actual name was Cuzzin' Todd. -- nm - Jim Oct 1, 07:16 1
  - Maybe Shelley M is his IRL cousin? -- nm - Roger More Oct 1, 07:17
- i would say they sent this to everyone following their interview -- nm - Andie Oct 1, 07:14
- An hour? I say neither. . -- nm - JaxSean Oct 1, 07:05 1
  - It's just very strange to hear anything after an interview from this particular company. - Cuzzin Todd Oct 1, 07:10
- I would think all candidates got the same email. -- nm - Callisto Oct 1, 07:04
Definitely "twenty ten" - as opposed to "two thousand ten" (which I've heard a number of people using). -- nm - Don Homer Oct 1, 07:02 13
- 2kX -- nm - Jammed Uzi Oct 1, 07:29
- I think you guys are wasting more time arguing about it then you'll save in the whole decade ;) -- nm - Guigue Oct 1, 07:20
- The key is that we no longer have to say the "oh". "two thousand" had as many syllables as "twenty-oh", but now just "twenty" is shorter. -- nm - Ender Oct 1, 07:19
- Or, we could use "the year we make contact". -- nm - TFox Oct 1, 07:16 2
  - "end of the world less two." -- nm - JaxSean Oct 1, 07:17 1
    - heh, I was thinking this too -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 07:17
- "Two-oh-one-oh" has a nice ring to it. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 1, 07:13
- it makes sense "nineteen eighty-four", not "nineteen hundred eighty-four" (or one thousand nine hundred eighty four!) -- nm - Andie Oct 1, 07:11
- "oh-ten." -- nm - JaxSean Oct 1, 07:03 4
  - naught-ten -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 07:15
  - I can't wait for oh-leven. -- nm - amanda Oct 1, 07:12
  - I think my new years resolution will be to punch in the face anyone I hear using this term. -- nm - znufrii Oct 1, 07:08 1
    - I'm saving you a syllable! -- nm - JaxSean Oct 1, 07:12
I'll take, "Events at which I would not want to be a cater-waiter" for $400, Alex -- (link) - znufrii Oct 1, 07:01 1
- I'll take "Penis Mightier" for 100. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 1, 07:22
From the How to Win Friends 101 file: U.S. senator calls Canada a parasite.....(link) - Walt_Disney Oct 1, 07:00 7
- the US is responsible for *all* medical breakthroughs? i guess the rest of the world can stop working on that then. -- nm - Andie Oct 1, 07:24
- Apparently the rules of supply and demand do not work in Canada. -- nm - Reagen Oct 1, 07:15 2
  - Wha... ? Rules ? -- nm - Canada Oct 1, 07:34
  - Typical parasite rhetoric -- nm - Guigue Oct 1, 07:28
- I like how he complains that all the innovation and technological breakthroughs take place in the US. Isn't that a good thing? -- nm - Roger More Oct 1, 07:08 1
  - it's hard to make breakthroughs when you live in an igloo and have to fight off polar bears all day! - Beaker Oct 1, 07:10
- *cuts off USA's oil* Parasite that asshole. -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 07:03
Thanks to all the Kristin Chenowith talk on B2, I'm going to have songs from 'A New Brain' stuck in my head all day. -- nm - znufrii Oct 1, 06:45 2
- If you have an issue with that I can change your mindset - HdnAgnda Oct 1, 06:49 1
  - I didn't say it was a BAD thing... -- nm - znufrii Oct 1, 06:55
There's always Branson. -- nm - Jim Oct 1, 06:42 1
- We'll always have Gatlinburg. -- nm - mara Oct 1, 06:49
An error occurred while processing this request. -- nm - decline Oct 1, 06:42

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