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I was Lowe's latest ad campaign for the first time last night. I have to admit, it took me a few seconds to realize what they were doing. - musubiafraidofthingsthatgobumpinthenight Oct 23, 10:41 6
- Is that the "Lowe's t" campaign? -- nm - Ender Oct 23, 10:41 4
  - It feels like there should be an SNL sketch about the ad dude who figured it out. -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 10:44
  - That's the one. (nm) - musubiafraidofthingsthatgobumpinthenight Oct 23, 10:42 2
    - We think it's a pretty effective ad -- nm - The 99% of Americans who got it right away Oct 23, 10:43 1
      - We think you're making that percentage up. (nm) - 99.5% of Americans Oct 23, 10:44
- err, *saw* Lowe's latest ad campaign. (nm) - musubiafraidofthingsthatgobumpinthenight Oct 23, 10:41
so, sadly, we lost one of our Charlie's Angels for tonight. Now we are zombie-pimp, and zombie-disco queen. pics on monday. -- nm - Elf Andie Oct 23, 10:41 3
- women sure love to discuss things over and over again -- nm - zork Oct 23, 10:41 1
  - heh. oops! -- nm - Elf Andie Oct 23, 10:43
- de ja vu... -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 10:41
"We call them Cheetos. They're like puffed up cheese balls. What do you call them in New York? Cheese Doodles? Interesting." - con_carne's cow orker on the phone Oct 23, 10:37 9
- In Quebec we call them "Crotte de fromage", which translates to: - Guigue Oct 23, 10:40
- Yes. -- nm - lileve Oct 23, 10:39
- yes. NY has both cheetos and cheez doodles. -- nm - Deevil Oct 23, 10:39
- we definitely have cheetos here. - znufrii Oct 23, 10:38 1
  - the *superior* local brand. you can't buy a crappier puffed chemical cheese snack than a Cheeto. -- nm - TFox Oct 23, 10:40
- It took a long time for Cheetos to make market share inroads against Cheezies here. -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 10:38 3
  - I think of Frito Lay as so ubiquitous. Even more than McD's and Coca-Cola -- nm - con_carne Oct 23, 10:40 1
    - They might have been around in small amounts, but Lay's chips is also a really recent thing here - Reagen Oct 23, 10:42
  - *nods* -- nm - zork Oct 23, 10:39
There's something seriously disjointed about the buzz surrounding the launch of Windows 7. - Mop (231 lbs) Oct 23, 10:36 4
- What 'buzz'? -- nm - JaxSean Oct 23, 10:41 1
  - i know shit of jack about this and don't care. it has all the public furor of a new flavor of Fancy Feast. -- nm - TFox Oct 23, 10:42
- win95 was miles bigger than this -- nm - zork Oct 23, 10:40 1
  - They had Chandler and Phoebe! -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 10:43
so, sadly, we lost one of our Charlie's Angels for tonight. Now we are zombie-pimp, and zombie-disco queen. pics on monday. -- nm - Elf Andie Oct 23, 10:35 4
- No zombie stripper? -- nm - Deevil Oct 23, 10:37 3
  - "disco queen" is obviously an euphemism. (nm) - musubiafraidofthingsthatgobumpinthenight Oct 23, 10:39
  - zombie go-go dancer! -- nm - zork Oct 23, 10:38 1
    - oh wait! zombie belly dancer would rock -- nm - zork Oct 23, 10:39
Mop: My issue with the Mac windows 7 ads is that they never mention Boot Camp or Parallels. Lame. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 23, 10:35 1
- As time goes on I'm finding the Mac/PC ads more and more annoying. -- nm - Ender Oct 23, 10:36
friday hax chat q: he not so accidentally read an IM where his in-laws trashed him. oh, they're staying with him for 3 more weeks too - big time shamu Oct 23, 10:34 3
- "Here's the number of a local hotel. I'll help you with your bags." -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 10:36 2
  - Yeah, this is pretty much the answer -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 10:45
  - word -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 10:37
Anyone remember the famous tug-of-war between the Steelers and Vikings after the 1975 SuperBowl? -- (link) - Beaker Oct 23, 10:34
What is a doctor called that specializes in the digestive system? -- nm - Jovian Oct 23, 10:32 2
- gastrointerologist (sp?)? -- nm - prayforEscapefromUndeadmojo Oct 23, 10:33
- gastroenterologist? -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 10:32
From the BB's: I had a grand mal seisure in nowhere Iowa that was very likely caused by Ritalin when I was 9 years old..... - Walt_Disney Oct 23, 10:30 6
- Iowa can do that to people... :) -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 10:32 2
  - We were on a road trip and my parents tell me we were about 45 minutes from any civilization....I think that is still their scariest day as parents :P -- nm - Walt_Disney Oct 23, 10:35
  - *golf clap* -- nm - zork Oct 23, 10:34
- do vaccines technically count as drugs? Hrm. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 23, 10:31 2
  - absolutely. -- nm - TFox Oct 23, 10:31 1
    - "dude, I got totally wasted on thimerosal and adjuvant last night" -- nm - Beryllium Oct 23, 10:33
Should I do anything to leave my mark on this building before we vacate it, never to return? - TFox Oct 23, 10:28 9
- rub one out in the corner office -- nm - con_carne Oct 23, 10:33
- sign and date somewhere TOTALLY hidden - that won't be seen unless someone is renovating. -- nm - Elf Andie Oct 23, 10:31 2
  - Fail for not being disgusting enough. - Subversive Oct 23, 10:34 1
    - using sperm for ink? -- nm - zork Oct 23, 10:44
- "Brooks Was Here" --nm - prayforEscapefromUndeadmojo Oct 23, 10:30
- Don't touch my drum set. -- nm - Building si Oct 23, 10:30
- The smell should suffice. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 23, 10:28 1
  - Now this is the ST I've come to love - con_carne Oct 23, 10:29
- pee in the corner office? -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 10:28
My gosh, it's friday. Yay! -- nm - lileve Oct 23, 10:26
No Flash Forward discussion at all? That is *not* a good sign. -- nm - David Oct 23, 10:23 20
- Ok, spoils... - Ender Oct 23, 10:40
- I'd talk about it if I could ever stay awake for an entire episode. - Callisto Oct 23, 10:30
- Clearly, society no longer watches television together. DVR here, Hulu there. - con_carne Oct 23, 10:27
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- It's on my sched for Hulu tonight. (nm) - musubiafraidofthingsthatgobumpinthenight Oct 23, 10:24 1
  - $5, please. -- nm - News Corp Oct 23, 10:27
- deleted my season pass yesterday, leaving half an episode unwatched -- nm - prayforEscapefromUndeadmojo Oct 23, 10:24 6
  - Judas! And here I was about to watch Damages for you! -- nm - David Oct 23, 10:31 5
    - it at least had the virtue of reaching Lost-level silliness 3 full seasons sooner than Lost did. -- nm - prayforEscapefromUndeadmojo Oct 23, 10:32 4
      - I bet Damages makes Gilligan's Island look well written! -- nm - David Oct 23, 10:33 3
        
        i really thought you had already watched Damages -- nm - prayforEscapefromUndeadmojo Oct 23, 10:37 2
        
        No and we really only know about the show because of you and Rollo. -- nm - David Oct 23, 10:38 1
        
        (But I have season one ready to load on the TiVo as of this morning.) -- nm - David Oct 23, 10:40
- We flashed forward two weeks to discussing its cancellation -- nm - Beryllium Oct 23, 10:23 6
  - You are *on fire* today. -- nm - Subversive Oct 23, 10:31
  - It was fourth last night in total viewers. Sidenote: the Survivor catastrophe translated to the best ratings of the season. -- nm - David Oct 23, 10:26 4
    - What happened on Survivor? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 23, 10:33 1
      - Spoilers - David Oct 23, 10:37
    - We are *so* gonna kill someone some day. -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Oct 23, 10:30
    - which means next season they'll host it in the Krustyland House of Knives. -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 10:27
*flaps its wings* -- nm - quantum weather butterfly Oct 23, 10:21
The exchange between Troy and Jeff on Community was awesome. - musubiafraidofthingsthatgobumpinthenight Oct 23, 10:20 9
- I think Abed's movie was better, but it was very very strong. (nm) - musubiafraidofthingsthatgobumpinthenight Oct 23, 10:23 3
  - Whoops, this was supposed to be in response to Ender, obvs. (nm) - musubiafraidofthingsthatgobumpinthenight Oct 23, 10:23 2
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      - You *like* things that go bump in the night? (nm) - musubiafraidofthingsthatgobumpinthenight Oct 23, 10:26
- I think this was their best ep yet. -- nm - Ender Oct 23, 10:21 4
  - "It makes the group uncomfortable when you talk about us like we're characters in a show you're watching"... - Ender Oct 23, 10:25 3
    - "Because you're a football player, and your name begins with T." - musubiafraidofthingsthatgobumpinthenight Oct 23, 10:29
    - I love the self-referential stuff, like when the start the episode with the announcements and then Abed remarks that it's a good way to start an epi. -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Oct 23, 10:28
    - "Maybe you and I should go check out the Greendale Thunderdome..." "The dome arrives later... it comes with thunder..." -- nm - Ender Oct 23, 10:27
sitwap: Iran fails to accept agreement to ship nuclear material to Russia for enrichment. - tRuMaN Oct 23, 10:18
just popped in to remind everyone.. Sign Up for Secret Stalker! (Christmas is coming!!) -- (link) - Elf Andie Oct 23, 10:15
accidents happen at home. I had a stepstool fly out from under me last night while changeing a lightbulb. my left side is sore almost everywhere. - peglegpete Oct 23, 10:15 12
- I hear the new bulbs' life get shortened the more you turn them on and off -- nm - con_carne Oct 23, 10:19 2
  - same for any type of bulb -- nm - zork Oct 23, 10:24 1
    - I didn't know this. I got this from a snippet I heard on the news about fluorescent bulbs, specifically. -- nm - con_carne Oct 23, 10:26
- the cheap ones (ie Walmart 3 for $10) do seem to burn out faster. - Elf Andie Oct 23, 10:17 7
  - they were the equivelent to 150 wat bulbs and were something like $7 each -- nm - peglegpete Oct 23, 10:18 3
    - it's hard enough to find 100W equivalents but 150's are impossible - zork Oct 23, 10:25 2
      - Lowes has them -- nm - peglegpete Oct 23, 10:30 1
        
        Lowe's just started opening stores here less than two years ago and just opened one near me this summer -- nm - zork Oct 23, 10:37
  - i've only ever changed one and have moved twice with a couple ones. -- nm - zork-o'-lantern Oct 23, 10:17 2
    - I dunno, while they do last longer, 9x? no way -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 23, 10:19 1
      - i believe it -- nm - zork Oct 23, 10:22
- Loosi, I thought you were in mexico -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 23, 10:16
killbo: it's being rolled out today. the option will appear at the top of the page -- nm - nubby Oct 23, 10:15 1
- gotcha. thanks -- nm - kilboooo! Oct 23, 10:16
LIR: I don't see Live Feed on FB. Where's it at (I do miss it so)? -- nm - con_carne Oct 23, 10:15
you are the dealbreaker! -- nm - big time shamu Oct 23, 10:14
Just because it's awesome, a link to This Weekend, Watch This - Callisto Oct 23, 10:14
Two of the three Mac anti-Windows 7 ads are "If you're gonna move your stuff... why not move it to a Mac?" - Mop (231 lbs) Oct 23, 10:14 3
- RAR! -- nm - big time shamu Oct 23, 10:15
- "Instead of spending $100 on an OS, spend $2500 on a new computer and software!" - Reagen Oct 23, 10:15 1
  - If you compare the OS's mentioned to the Mac equivalent, the argument is even weaker. -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Oct 23, 10:30
fwiw, I think a chicken pox vaccine is dangerous. - Beryllium Oct 23, 10:13 8
- since when do they have a chicken pox vaccine? -- nm - big time shamu Oct 23, 10:16 6
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    - thanks for waiting twenty years two long you scientist bastards -- nm - big time shamu Oct 23, 10:22 2
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        contracting it as an adult *can* be life threatening, though, and the vaccine wears off (or so I've heard) ... so it hinders in the long term. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 23, 10:26
    - Even farther back in Asia. -- nm - mara Oct 23, 10:18 1
      - Nineteen tickety-two? -- nm - prayforEscapefromUndeadmojo Oct 23, 10:19
- I think having kids is dangerous. -- nm - mara Oct 23, 10:14
Issues like this feel like they're an offshoot of the very human notion that we're supposed to be complete masters of our environment. - Reagen Oct 23, 10:13 9
- This notion gets multiplied by the more *things* you acquire. Children, property. The more stuff you have, the more you need to protect. - con_carne Oct 23, 10:24
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  - For? Or against? -- nm - mara Oct 23, 10:19 2
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    - *whistles (in a graveyard)* -- nm - Michael Jackson Oct 23, 10:21
  - That's a different vein of what he's saying. A feeling of a loss of control leads to overmedicating as a means of regaining a feel of empowerment. - musubiafraidofthingsthatgobumpinthenight Oct 23, 10:17 1
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  - I guess ... define over-medicating. -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 10:17
- ahhh, hubris. -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 10:15
for those that ordered - the Burts Bees Grab Bag for $ 25 - they have arrived - Epiphany Oct 23, 10:12 10
- Got mine a couple of days ago. We haven't opened the box yet. -- nm - Diva Oct 23, 10:32 3
  - huh? aren't you curious to see what they sent??? -- nm - JenBro Oct 23, 10:33 2
    - yes, but just busy these past couple of days. -- nm - Deevil Oct 23, 10:40 1
      - *gives a glass of juice to Mel* -- nm - zork Oct 23, 10:41
- I'm so excited ... I saw Kelly's post and link yesterday and ordered 2! -- nm - JenBro Oct 23, 10:30
- comeon....what did you get for gawdsake -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 23, 10:18
- I got mine on Tuesday or Wednesday. - kelly Oct 23, 10:14 2
  - me too - I had never tried their products - I was impressed with the amount of stuff. -- nm - Epiphany Oct 23, 10:17 1
    - I ordered 2 bags - kept one for myself and figured I'd give one as a gift. - kelly Oct 23, 10:19
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*headdesk* -- nm - David Oct 23, 10:12 7
- Sorry, man. It's a very frustrating subject that I wish people were a little more open minded about. -- nm - Inigo Oct 23, 10:18 3
  - Hey, I'm not trying to say anything about the disease itself. - Reagen Oct 23, 10:22 1
    - I understand you're looking at it from a scientific perspective, but I think there's some unfair judgment going on for those parents. - Inigo Oct 23, 10:33
  - We need to form some sort of TT Autism Coalition and start throwing our political enemies up against the wall. -- nm - David Oct 23, 10:19
- hey look, a squirrel with a puffy tail! -- nm - prayforEscapefromUndeadmojo Oct 23, 10:16
- I was hoping those couple of boards would pass by without you noticing. -- nm - Callisto Oct 23, 10:13
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- I hope those don't cause autism. (nm) - musubiafraidofthingsthatgobumpinthenight Oct 23, 10:12
- Jim, don't fuck up B1 again -- nm - zork-o'-lantern Oct 23, 10:11

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