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You know what's annoying? Ika alliance members who continuously post about how they need CTs, yet ignore the CT request you sent them. -- nm - Ender Nov 4, 09:38 6
- maybe you already have one with them or b, they don't like you -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 09:58
- have you sent a direct message? -- nm - b. Nov 4, 09:40 1
  - Yep, and I withdrew it and resubmitted it and he just kept on ignoring it so I just gave up and withdrew it. -- nm - Ender Nov 4, 09:41
- Is that me? - JaxSean Nov 4, 09:39 2
  - Not unless your handle's "robert". -- nm - Ender Nov 4, 09:40 1
    - I thought that's who you meant. -- nm - Inigo Nov 4, 09:41
STIS: I used to read Archie comic's all the time as a kid. I'd like to have the Marriage series issues, do you know a way I can get/ order them all? - MDH Nov 4, 09:38 5
- the 1st 3 are out issues 600-603.... - Remlik Nov 4, 09:39 3
  - I like how you subtly put 4 books in your comment that he'd need 3 books. Very sneaky pusher-man. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 09:40 2
    - Thanks for the catch Will....correction...600-602 is out and details his marriage to Veronica. -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 09:42 1
      - Could I get your e-mail, I may take you up on this - MDH Nov 4, 09:43
- If only someone here worked in a comic book store.... -- nm - JaxSean Nov 4, 09:39
My feet hurt after being on the elliptical for 30 or 40 minutes. Any recommendations on a good show to help this? -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 09:37 8
- Easy Spirits? They look like a pump, but they *feel* like a sneaker! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 4, 09:39
- Stop wearing 6-inch heels. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 4, 09:38
- perhaps a stabilty shoe of some kind with a good insole to match. -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 09:38 4
  - It's like my toes go numb -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 09:38 3
    - Maybe those shoes the dad from Modern Family wears while "running"? -- nm - Inigo Nov 4, 09:43
    - Shoelaces are probably too tight? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 4, 09:41
    - Make sure to stretch before and after you do it....that will help a bit... - Remlik Nov 4, 09:40
- show=shoe -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 09:37
London's Globe Theater will be in town performing Love's Labour's Lost, which I have never seen. I should go, right? -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 09:34
Inflate my stats: Click to see my latest workblog post! -- (link) - mara Nov 4, 09:33
some powerful art....Soviet War Paintings....interesting stuff.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 4, 09:33
I gotta say, I'm pretty ecstatic about today's results. - Dr.Vermin Nov 4, 09:32 1
- Congrats! -- nm - Inigo Nov 4, 09:44
Seasame Street is only 40 years old? - oblique Nov 4, 09:24 2
- Barbie's 50 years old and she hasn't aged a bit -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Nov 4, 09:27
- I like "only" next to 40. -- nm - b. Nov 4, 09:25
Thanks dano and znufrii. I'm going to the shop (lyc) -- nm - Loyola Nov 4, 09:23
Maxim: Megan Fox photoshoot outtakes (pics w/comic book) -- (link) - budice Nov 4, 09:22 9
- Is there a wikipedia list of people who have had sex with her? -- nm - Max Nov 4, 09:25 8
  - not to take away from y'all's joking, but is she known for that? -- nm - b. Nov 4, 09:33 2
    - I think she's better known for talking than doing -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 09:34 1
      - ah, that's what I was thinking. - b. Nov 4, 09:39
  - Too big, they had to make it a list of people who haven't. -- nm - Ender Nov 4, 09:29
  - That seems like an awesome use of Wikipedia :) -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 09:28
  - I miss The A-List. -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 09:27
  - Dude...Wikipedia is only so big. -- nm - Jim Nov 4, 09:27 1
    - So...there's bigger? *loses interest in Wikipedia* -- nm - Megan Fox Nov 4, 09:30
Strangest thing on Ika. I just traded CT's with the same stranger on both .com and .org. He's got the same name on both (I don't, so he didn't know). -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 4, 09:17 4
- what are we going to do about WAR trying to mooch free and I (Zig approached me to join MIN a month or so ago)? -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 09:18 3
  - I think I'll contact them... -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 4, 09:23 2
    - Zig is the Leader, former Diplomat for MIN...decent guy from my dealings with him. -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 09:23 1
      - they groke off so WAR is a more regionalized Alliance, easier for Defense and attacking. -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 09:24
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- nice (great wig.) -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 09:31
- which one does Archie marry ? -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Nov 4, 09:17 1
  - both -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 09:20
- #2 -- nm - znu si Nov 4, 09:17
/* the optics haven't been very good */ - with all the H1N1 lineups -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Nov 4, 09:13
When you respond to a data request by quoting West Side Story lyrics, something has gone deeply wrong. I need lunch. -- nm - TFox Nov 4, 09:12 4
- you're taking this "agreeing with me" thing a little too far... - znufrii Nov 4, 09:12 1
  - it's like i'm infectedd. -- nm - TFox Nov 4, 09:13
- Do you feel pretty? -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 09:12 1
  - that was exactly it, too. friend of mine in another dept negotiating a deadline, and ended with "how do you feel about that?" -- nm - TFox Nov 4, 09:15
Ugh, I broke up with someone today. Wish it was tomorrow morning already because a nights sleep on things does the world of good. -- nm - Loyola Nov 4, 09:11 11
- Drag. +10 EXP -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 4, 09:29
- Sorry. It stinks. -- nm - lileve Nov 4, 09:23
- : ( - Feel better soon. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 09:22
- Boy, you're a player, aren't you? Didn't you just join Facebook to meet a different girl? -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 4, 09:15 1
  - Yeah but that was *after* I suspected this other one of being a lying whore. -- nm - Loyola Nov 4, 09:17
- Pint of ice cream, a bottle of scotch and a good book will set you right. -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 09:13 4
  - He's Irish. Scotch would be blasphemy -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 09:21 1
    - My bad. - znufrii Nov 4, 09:22
  - Fuck a book. Nine Inch Nails, and turn it up! -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 09:17 1
    - we want him to feel better, not risk paper cuts in extra sensitive spots. (good thoughts, loyola!) -- nm - b. Nov 4, 09:25
- bummer ... time heals all wounds -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 09:13
What I learned on b2: some people pick up mouse droppings. -- nm - David Nov 4, 09:11 1
- better than musubi droppings -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 09:12
SQL-masters: Does the order of the "From" tables matter when there are joins? - JaxSean Nov 4, 09:08 2
- hmmm. the results wouldn't matter, but the efficiency of the execution very well may, depending on how the tables are indexed, esp if there's - prayformojo Nov 4, 09:12 1
  - Interesting thought. Thanks. The design view of the SQL Server I used put a query in an 'odd' order to me. - JaxSean Nov 4, 09:32
You know the xian talaban has a legal team to rival the ACLU or even corp tobacco, whenever there is gay rights or abortion issues they are already - zeitgeist Nov 4, 09:07
ABC's "V" opens big - #1 new tv show of the season (link) - Jovian Nov 4, 09:06 1
- Wow. Good for them. I am surprised. Hope they can maintain the numbers. Here are my thoughts (spoils) - HdnAgnda Nov 4, 09:17
Confession: I'm looking forward to both 2012 and, yes, Disney's A Christmas Carol - con_carne Nov 4, 09:06 26
- I keep meaning to make a YouTube video that counts the death toll in the 2012 trailer. I'm guessing it's upwards of a million. -- nm - David Nov 4, 09:12 20
  - Easily. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 09:13 19
    - They climb inside a 33 yr old Estonian woman, Tauntaun-style. -- nm - TFox Nov 4, 09:19
    - They rediscover Atlantis. -- nm - David Nov 4, 09:17 16
      - *ding* Or a world under Antartica. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 09:23 3
        
        but what happens when the ice sinks? -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 09:35 2
        
        It's a cautionary tale. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 09:44
        
        Snake Eyes gets pissed. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 09:36
      - I feel bad for Chewy Eitiojorofor. Not Cusack cuz he needs to suffer more for War Inc. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 09:19 11
        
        I don't - he must have had other choices, and turned them down for this -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 09:20 10
        
        paycheck time. -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 09:23
        
        bah, you guys are haters. i can't wait for 2012. -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 09:23 8
        
        Word. -- nm - Jim Nov 4, 09:41 2
        
        All of you people are the problem. -- nm - David Nov 4, 09:43 1
        
        *Writes a "Nobody Cares What You Said" review on 2012 for BOP* -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 09:46
        
        my sistah -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 09:41
        
        Et tu, Miss Hazard? -- nm - David Nov 4, 09:37
        
        Oh, I'm looking forward to it, but Ejiofor is miscast IMO - not hammy enough -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 09:27 1
        
        I saw a commercial where he was screaming into a phone like Robert Loggia in 'Independence Day'. - Diva Nov 4, 09:31
        
        yeah! -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 09:24
    - spoiler - Roger More Nov 4, 09:15
- My anticipation of Christmas Carol dropped when I learned it was animated. -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 09:08 1
  - In election news, Robert Zemeckis has been elected the Mayor of the Uncanny Valley. -- nm - Ender Nov 4, 09:13
- The Christmas Carol commercials are reminding me to get tickets for the play at Trinity Rep. -- nm - TFox Nov 4, 09:07
- tell that to HSX - - lone canadian leafs fan Nov 4, 09:07 1
  - I think the movie will do well, but there won't be an opening weekend rush to see the film. -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 09:11
One of my favorite movies is playing at Film Forum for two weeks starting this Friday... -- (link) - znufrii Nov 4, 09:05 6
- I *heart* "The Red Shoes". -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 09:10 1
  - It's just an absolutely gorgeous film in every respect. -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 09:12
- what a great movie. -- nm - TFox Nov 4, 09:05 3
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    - don't blow your wad on day one. -- nm - TFox Nov 4, 09:08 1
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dear ABC, although V was good last night, IMO tomorrow night would have been the perfect night for the debut. - peglegpete Nov 4, 09:04 3
- Sorry...Thursday's too jammed for Jim and it just wouldn't have worked. -- nm - ABC Nov 4, 09:05
- Fringe and V back to back - whoa ! -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Nov 4, 09:05 1
  - cue 1812 Overture - blows up Party of Five Bailey -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Nov 4, 09:06
I mean... GOD DAMMIT, MAINE! -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 4, 09:04
I don't know why this gets me so excited, but Steve Guttenberg talks "Three Men and a Bride" - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 4, 09:03 1
- Leonard Nimoy to direct! Ok maybe not... -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 09:22
The York Regional Police also remind us that today is Take Your Child to Work Day: "I know this is it's against every regulation..." -- (link) - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 4, 09:02 [Image]
David Tennant (Dr. Who) has been cast in NBC pilot as a Chicago Lawyer... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 4, 09:02
boston.com Love Letter Response to Confused About His Confusion - Diva Nov 4, 08:59 2
- *giggles* -- nm - e Nov 4, 09:04
- see, Meredith, some of this snark yesterday would have been the bomb in Phantoms, yo. -- nm - TFox Nov 4, 09:02
You know what would be funny? If acceptance of gay marriage was one of God's litmus tests for "true believers" - TWuG Nov 4, 08:59 2
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- You mean like the Rowan Atkinson welcome to hell sketch. -- (link) - LMS Nov 4, 09:02 [youtube]
LIR lkf: Looks more like 4K, a format that already exists and has been used for many years as a digital intermediate - Guigue Nov 4, 08:59
Here's the police press release for the little old woman who ran over a car. -- (link) - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 4, 08:59 4
- /thinks she resents the reference to 'little old woman' :( -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 4, 09:04 3
  - She crushed a car under her SUV and then left. I think we can get away with derogotory descriptors. -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 4, 09:14 2
    - She was a woman and she may be little...but she's 3 years younger than me, dammit !! - MojaveMeg Nov 4, 09:16 1
      - I would say it's a credit to the Beemer that she was still driving it a week later :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 4, 09:18
*pays for B2's abortion. Ends up resenting B2* -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 08:56
TFox...I used to cycle a lot in high school...my first spin class 5 years later...after 2 months on the normal bikes....I spent 45minutes in the - Will Hunting Nov 4, 08:55 15
- I really want to do a spin class, been building up my endurance on the bike. -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 09:02
- I do 45 min of high intensity biking 2-3 times a week and I'm still a bit scared to try the spinning class at my gym -- nm - decline Nov 4, 08:59
- So what you're saying is, if there is a 45 minute class offered at lunchtime, and an hour class offered after work... - TFox Nov 4, 08:58 2
  - if it is an hour - do 30 min 1st - and there is a lever that adjusts your resistence, you can literally leave it at zero - e Nov 4, 09:03
  - Until you know how it works, I'd go for the one that isn't at lunch -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 09:02
- I just had an epiphany that spin class involves some sort of wheels. - ty97 Nov 4, 08:58 1
  - you are so pretty :) -- nm - decline Nov 4, 08:59
- Yeah, a lot of it depends on the instructor. - kelly Nov 4, 08:58 7
  - My class was taught by a high school friend who wanted to test me. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 09:01 5
    - Did it help you get in her pants? - kelly Nov 4, 09:07 4
      - Not at all. I was trying to get back in shape and figured I had to do something harder than I was doing. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 09:11 3
        
        *raised eyebrow* -- nm - kelly Nov 4, 09:15 2
        
        him doing something harder than what he's used to should so not be a surprise. -- nm - TFox Nov 4, 09:17 1
        
        (His assertion that he hasn't always been lazy *is* a surprise.) :p -- nm - kelly Nov 4, 09:20
  - A spin class is the place where you realize how bad you do exercise on your own - oblique Nov 4, 08:58
"I feel gayer for having dated you." -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 08:53 5
- I'll take "Words JackDawson hasn't heard, but znu has for $400, Alex" -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 08:54 4
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    - It's a category, you have five questions. - ty97 Nov 4, 09:12 1
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  - L3. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 08:55

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