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Lots of cities have a building at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The one in Terre Haute is quite the charmer. -- (link) - mara Nov 12, 13:13
Uh oh. gTalk now supports video chat. -- nm - nubby Nov 12, 13:10 2
- Buddy: Still dead. -- (link) - TWuG Nov 12, 13:13 [Backboard]
- *cues Brokeback Mountain theme* -- nm - budice Nov 12, 13:12
If you want to know why GM is in so much trouble, here's what GM VP Bob Lutz said in 2005 - Brian Nov 12, 13:08 3
- Bob Putz is why I have little optimism about the Volt. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 12, 13:14
- That sounds intentionally dumb. At least if they were focusing on pickups, instead of SUVs, they could take advantage of the recession. - Beryllium Nov 12, 13:09 1
  - intentionally dumb = worse than dumb -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 13:10
*/ Zzzzz zzzzz zzzzz / Zzzzzzzzzz! Zzzzzzzzz! / Zz-zz-zz-zz /* -- nm - napcore music Nov 12, 13:07
Have we done the "how many sexual partners" have you had poll? -- nm - mara Nov 12, 13:07 7
- 312.5 -- nm - Jammed Uzi Nov 12, 13:17
- shyeahright. -- nm - loosilu Nov 12, 13:13
- What % of the guys are going to answer truthful? - amoxy Nov 12, 13:11
- Do animals count? -- nm - budice Nov 12, 13:09
- Define "partner". -- nm - napcore music Nov 12, 13:08
- Hmm, dumb place to put the end quotes. -- nm - mara Nov 12, 13:07 1
  - No, I have not had poll. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 13:10
ST Pop Quiz -- My employer's stock price just dropped below $10 today. What was it at when I started temping here in June 2007? - znufrii Nov 12, 12:57 17
- I don't know but it soundls like they need to fire you! -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 12, 13:02 1
  - probably -- nm - znufrii Nov 12, 13:12
- 65-70 (NM) - Marlowe Nov 12, 13:01
- $51 -- nm - decline Nov 12, 13:01 1
  - close enough - znufrii Nov 12, 13:01
- One hundred -- nm - con_carne Nov 12, 13:00
- 312.50 -- nm - M Nov 12, 12:59
- oh, sixty nine. -- nm - Max Nov 12, 12:58 8
  - BINGO! -- nm - Andie - 42 shopping days till X-mas Nov 12, 13:00 7
    - Curious...Have you ever? -- nm - budice Nov 12, 13:01 3
      - played Bingo? yes, yes i have. -- nm - Andie - 42 shopping days till X-mas Nov 12, 13:02 2
        
        Now tell me you've played bingo and 69 at the same time. -- nm - budice Nov 12, 13:03 1
        
        what? and chance missing a number? no way. -- nm - Andie - 42 shopping days till X-mas Nov 12, 13:04
    - *splurt* -- nm - JackDawson SI Nov 12, 13:01 2
      - SHHH! -- nm - blue hairs Nov 12, 13:01 1
        
        *spills drink* -- nm - JaxSean Nov 12, 13:02
- $55 -- nm - Loyola Nov 12, 12:58
According to Manswers, the average straight woman has 7 sex partners in a lifetime... - David Nov 12, 12:55 34
- OMG, my number. It's...done. I mean, I knew this, but, done. -- nm - Amy Nov 12, 13:08
- I think this depends on the age and influences of people....I think thats high for some people and low for others... - Walt_Disney Nov 12, 13:07
- How I accidentally impacted the berymandering: - David Nov 12, 13:05
- Manswers? -- nm - psilotum Nov 12, 13:05 1
  - It's the Spike TV show a couple of Talkies had been raving about. -- nm - David Nov 12, 13:06
- If they keep doing this survey, the number will probably rise every time. -- nm - mara Nov 12, 13:04 1
  - maybe they just asked youngsters .. -- nm - M Nov 12, 13:05
- People like Mrs. Havens help keep those numbers now -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 12, 12:59
- my last fling remembered the names of every one of her 19. -- nm - Max Nov 12, 12:58 6
  - FIrst AND last name? -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 12, 12:59 2
    - probably yes, but I prefer to get the full background check info more surreptitiously. -- nm - Max Nov 12, 13:01 1
      - Alcohol and a Baseball bat? -- nm - budice Nov 12, 13:02
  - You're 37? -- nm - budice Nov 12, 12:58 1
    - dammit nubby, I'm not that old! -- nm - Max Nov 12, 12:59
  - in a row? (nm) - musubi Nov 12, 12:58
- Wait a minute, bisexual men or women? -- nm - amoxy Nov 12, 12:58 1
  - All categories are for women. -- nm - David Nov 12, 12:59
- *shrug* They seem high to me. - musubi Nov 12, 12:57 14
  - way way low to me. (as an average.) -- nm - Andie - 42 shopping days till X-mas Nov 12, 13:05 3
    - Word. -- nm - Amy Nov 12, 13:09 1
      - You related to Slutty Mc...Oh wait....Nevermind. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 12, 13:12
    - You related to Slutty Mcbangsalot? - musubi Nov 12, 13:06
  - I thought the same thing. -- nm - kelly Nov 12, 13:02
  - lifetime. Not college lifetime. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 12, 12:58 8
    - I knew that, Slutty McBangsalot. (nm) - musubi Nov 12, 12:59
    - Exactly. Most women I know hit that number by 25. -- nm - David Nov 12, 12:59 6
      - Well, if they're surveying women about their lifetime, they're only talking to older women, right? -- nm - mara Nov 12, 13:04
      - I guess I'm just a prude. *shrug* - musubi Nov 12, 13:01 4
        
        Look at it like this. If a person lives to ~74 on average, that's only a partner a decade. -- nm - David Nov 12, 13:02 3
        
        Or look at like this, a lot of those who live to ~74 don't go through more than a partner a decade. - musubi Nov 12, 13:04 2
        
        Not women who are 74 right now (born in 1934). Now, who'll be 74 in 50 years..... -- nm - mara Nov 12, 13:05 1
        
        women who'll be, I mean -- nm - mara Nov 12, 13:06
- Rule of 3, constant as gravity -- nm - budice Nov 12, 12:57
- ... that they will admit to. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 12, 12:56
NASCAR: DEI / Ganassi to join forces to battle the Evil Hendrick Empire -- (link) - budice Nov 12, 12:55
Moore was the first Bond that I knew growing up, so it still surprises me when people bash his time as Bond. - musubi Nov 12, 12:55 7
- Me too, and saw them all in the theater, I just like him more as the Saint. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 12, 13:04
- When I went back and watched the Connerys I nearly fell asleep. But Moore was an old smug ass. - Max Nov 12, 13:03
- I loved his shit eating grin -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 12:58 1
  - plus of course Moonraker! -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 12:59
- Moore was the first Bond I saw, but I really didn't get into the franchise until I started seeing the Connery films - Mr. Havens Nov 12, 12:58
- He played it too much for the yucks - amoxy Nov 12, 12:57
- He was a much better Simon Templar than James Bond. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 12:55
"...And I really underestimated the creepiness." -- nm - amoxy Nov 12, 12:53 1
- "AAAHHHH!" -- nm - Robin Nov 12, 12:54
Big Congrats, Callisto!!! -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 12, 12:49 1
- Congrats Callisto! -- nm - amoxy Nov 12, 12:50
Crap or fact of the Day: Elvis Presley had a twin brother... - Walt_Disney Nov 12, 12:49 9
- Answers...... - Walt_Disney Nov 12, 13:00
- Fact. -- nm - kelly Nov 12, 12:52
- fact. -- nm - loosilu Nov 12, 12:50
- Fact...Died at Birth? Named Aaron -- nm - amoxy Nov 12, 12:50 5
  - Spoils - Mr. Havens Nov 12, 12:52 3
    - spoil - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 12, 12:54
    - Thanks -- nm - amoxy Nov 12, 12:53 1
      - And no, I didn't have to look that up. An ex-GF was a huge Elvis fan -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 12, 12:54
  - bzzt, Aron was Elvis' middle name. -- nm - loosilu Nov 12, 12:51
I'm sure Slumdog is good and all that, but in my mind it's like Kite Runner which didn't enthrall me at all. - Max Nov 12, 12:48 2
- Slumdog is good, and if you don't see it, it will only prove you have neither a heart nor a soul -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 12, 12:53
- Dano is gonna hurt you for saying that. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 12, 12:50
Sometimes being a good friend means having to tell it like it is to that friend. With that being said, WTF HIMYM? Why are you allowing cameos (spoils) - HdnAgnda Nov 12, 12:46 7
- Britney worked so well, they're trying it again. Hit or miss? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 12, 12:47
- Because (spoils) - Mr. Havens Nov 12, 12:47 5
  - Kardashian I could see as someone Barney sleeps with. But the others...not so much. -- nm - Remlik Nov 12, 12:48 4
    - Spoils - Mr. Havens Nov 12, 12:51 3
      - might you mean Master Chief? - Remlik Nov 12, 12:59 2
        
        I might. I never played Halo -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 12, 13:11
        
        Ohhhh! I was looking forward to Robin in an apron. Just an apron. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 12, 13:04
Ooooh. This might be the ride I've been looking for to break in my new bike next year. Braking the Cycle. 275m from Boston to NYC -- (link) - oblique Nov 12, 12:45 2
- and you can get gay married in CT along the way! :) -- (link) - znufrii Nov 12, 12:47 1
  - I'm not sure CuzzinTodd would be into it -- nm - oblique Nov 12, 12:49
i see the market is taking the best buy news in stride....nm - x Nov 12, 12:45 12
- I'm still wondering why the market drops 3 or 4 percent every time we get bad news - Brian Nov 12, 12:51 1
  - yeah, it's kind of amusing though for a bit there the market was ignoring all the bad news....m - x Nov 12, 12:56
- and Citi shares are sub-$10 - znufrii Nov 12, 12:50
- If you mean "striding off the cliff again". -- nm - TaurusII Nov 12, 12:48
- I wonder if this will affect FutureShop as well -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 12:47
- I'm thinkin' the TARP changes have also taken their toll -- nm - budice Nov 12, 12:47 1
  - don't tell me that market has finally decided to treat henry paulson like the idiot he is?....nm - x Nov 12, 12:49
- 850, baybee! (NM) - Marlowe Nov 12, 12:47 4
  - then what???.....nm - x Nov 12, 12:48 3
    - There was a time I thought not, but now, I think it's further south, yeah... - Marlowe Nov 12, 12:56 2
      - if we bust through those lows, it could be trouble....nm - x Nov 12, 12:59 1
        
        He also said that, below 780, it's 450.. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 12, 13:03
I feel ashamed that I just now made the "Bender's Game"-"Ender's Game" connection. -- nm - Ender Nov 12, 12:45 3
- *shakes head in disgust* -- nm - David Nov 12, 12:56
- I have a help desk ticket at the top of my queue (since April) and the caller's last name is Ender. - JaxSean Nov 12, 12:49
- As well you should. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 12:45
You can't possibly care, but the Am. Library Association's "great web sites for kids" page is just so stupid looking. Plus, what's with the URL. -- (link) - mara Nov 12, 12:43 4
- *sob* I never get them. -- nm - mara Nov 12, 13:08
- Yay! I'm seeing MaxMara ads in here. :-) - con_carne Nov 12, 12:46 1
  - I've got Mexican Cupid. -- nm - loosilu Nov 12, 12:54
- It's very 1998. -- nm - loosilu Nov 12, 12:45
TBG: What happened to that NYC teacher that went missing then was pulled from one of the rivers then wouldn't talk to the cops? - lileve Nov 12, 12:42
ST Poll: Rate the official Bonds in order of preference - Mr. Havens Nov 12, 12:41 21
- Brosnan, Connery, Moore, Dalton, Lazenby, Craig. -- nm - David Nov 12, 13:02
- Mmmmmmm, George Lazenby! -- nm - Marge Simpson SI Nov 12, 12:58
- Connery, Craig, Brosnan, Dalton, Moore, Lazenby. -- nm - Loyola Nov 12, 12:55
- Connery, Dalton, Brosnan, Craig, Lazenby, Moore. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 12, 12:52
- Moore, Craig, Connery, Brosnan, Dalton, Lazenby -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 12:51
- That's tough. Barry was a better player, but Bobby was a little more media-friendly. (nm) - musubi Nov 12, 12:51
- Dalton, Craig, Brosnan, Connery, Moore, Lazenby -- nm - M Nov 12, 12:50
- lazenby, connery/craig, dalton then a big drop to brosnan, moore -- nm - prayformojo Nov 12, 12:48
- Conner, Dalton, Craig, Brosnan, Moore, Lazenby -- nm - crash davis Nov 12, 12:47
- Connery, Dalton, Craig, Bronsan, Lazenby, Moore -- nm - amoxy Nov 12, 12:46
- Connery, Brosnan, Craig, Dalton, Lazenby, Moore. -- nm - Inigo Nov 12, 12:43
- Dalton, Lazenby, Connery, Brosnan, Craig, Moore - Max Nov 12, 12:43 5
  - You think it was better than the From Russia With Love train fight scene? -- nm - Inigo Nov 12, 12:44 4
    - Watching that this weekend I actually burst out laughing when Connery did a Superman dive and missed the blond, landing stomach flat on the couchseat. - Max Nov 12, 12:46 2
      - Heh. It's been a while. Maybe my memory of the fight is better than the fight itself. -- nm - Inigo Nov 12, 12:49 1
        
        That is one of Connery's better fights though. It's more a fault of the times, and the poor foley mix. -- nm - Max Nov 12, 12:51
    - Or Moonraper starring Ben Affleck? -- (link) - budice Nov 12, 12:46 [Image]
- Connery, Dalton, Craig, Brosnan, Lazenby, Moore. Moore sucks. - Beryllium Nov 12, 12:43
- Connery, Craig, Brosnan, Moore, Dalton, Lazenby -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 12, 12:42
- Connery, Moore, Craig, Brosnan, Dalton, Lazenby -- nm - budice Nov 12, 12:42
- Barry is at the bottom of the list -- nm - Gwaahjo Nov 12, 12:42

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