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Good news! They are doing work on the asbestos in the ceiling at my work this Thursday. Hooray! -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 14:00
I wish Twitter had a "deny follow" feature so people couldn't follow you but they could still read your tweets - oblique Nov 4, 13:59
To Bosses: It's not a good idea to openly insult your employee in front of other employees. Especially when that employee will give it back to you. -- nm - lileve Nov 4, 13:56
Is there a Wiki out there for Mouse Hunt? Just wondering if I should be using the horn as much or what traps/cheese/etc to buy next. TIA -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 13:52 4
- Yep on the MH page there is a link to the wiki -- nm - eag Nov 4, 13:54 3
  - mouses better watch out now! -- nm - Beakeratu Nov 4, 13:55 2
    - Just have patience - eag Nov 4, 13:57
    - Here -- (link) - eag Nov 4, 13:56
Word Help is useless. If i was sent a document with manual page breaks and i want to reset so they manual breaks are all deleted, how do i do that? - Andie Nov 4, 13:52 4
- Ctrl-H for replace. In find, insert ^m, leave the replace field blank. Replace all. -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 13:54 2
  - (a Mac may be different - in the Find/Replace box, click on 'more' and then 'special'. Manual page break should be on the list -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 13:56
  - thanks ! -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 13:56
- (i'm on a Mac, fyi) -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 13:52
ST Poll: I love Clooney and Clive Owen and will forever. Specifically for their roles in which two movies? -- nm - Jovian Nov 4, 13:52 26
- Return of the Killer Tomatoes and Shoot 'Em Up. -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 4, 14:01
- Syrianna? -- nm - CQ Nov 4, 14:01
- Batman and Robin -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 14:01 2
  - lol no. *cracking up* I'd give ST the right to perma ban me if this was it -- nm - Jovian Nov 4, 14:01
  - Oh wait, Dignan already said it -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 14:01
- "Lick Me pixie, Lick Me Now" and "Children of Men." nm - Dignan Nov 4, 13:58
- Ocean's 11? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 4, 13:58 1
  - no Ocean's movies -- nm - Jovian Nov 4, 13:59
- Clooney has caught the Denzel disease. - nubby Nov 4, 13:58
- Out of Sight -- nm - CQ Nov 4, 13:56 1
  - nope, great flick though. -- nm - Jovian Nov 4, 13:58
- Michael Clayton -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 13:56 6
  - nope and still havent seen this actually -- nm - Jovian Nov 4, 13:58 5
    - It's great. It's a *different kind* of legal thriller (i.e. no courtrooms) -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 14:01
    - I found it worth watching, but with the caveat that for the entire beginning of the movie, I was asking myself "is this movie worth watching?" and - Beryllium Nov 4, 13:59 3
      - Really? I was absorbed the entire time. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 14:01 2
        
        It's been a while since I saw it, but ... maybe it was just the headspace I was in at the time. I was overanalyzing :) - Beryllium Nov 4, 14:02 1
        
        That it is - just not nearly enough cleavage. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 14:03
- White Christmas -- nm - peglegpete Nov 4, 13:54 1
  - nope -- nm - Jovian Nov 4, 13:57
- "Out of Sight" and "Lick Me Kelly, Lick Me Now". -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 13:53 1
  - LOL! -- nm - e Nov 4, 13:58
- Oh Brother Where Art Though and Children of Men? -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 13:53 3
  - Children of Men is correct -- nm - Jovian Nov 4, 13:53 2
    - three kings? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 13:55 1
      - no -- nm - Jovian Nov 4, 13:57
Mop? This book is probably aimed at an older age group than you needed, but it might work for later... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Nov 4, 13:51 1
- TY -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 4, 13:56
I don't expect gay people to take any solace in this, but if you'd told me 10 years ago that a referendum on banning gay marriage - Reagen Nov 4, 13:45 13
- I just don't get what the big deal is. Why would anyone care if gays got married? -- nm - CQ Nov 4, 13:49 12
  - It makes it harder for straight people to rent banquet halls for their weddings.. -- nm - Ender Nov 4, 13:53 1
    - and hire wedding planners, who will be busy planning *each other's* weddings! -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 13:55
  - A lot of people fear having to explain it to their kids. Or worse, there's a lie spread in ME and CA that the schools would be required to teach it. -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 13:52
  - please, there is no understanding it. I have a sister who refuses to watch Modern Family, because there is a gay couple in it. nm - Jovian Nov 4, 13:52 1
    - really? It'd be funny if she loves some movie or tele series and some of the actors were gay. -- nm - CQ Nov 4, 14:01
  - It's beyond me as well. Do they think gay people will just give up and stop being gay and pairing up? -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 13:51 3
    - The thing is, it doesn't affect the opponent's lives whatsoever. They're getting all bent out of shape for nothing -- nm - CQ Nov 4, 13:55 1
      - Tell that to that lady prostrate on her knees on the cover of the Bangor Daily News. (ugh!) -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 14:00
    - It's a "you don't qualify for our club" thing. -- nm - Inigo Nov 4, 13:52
  - because if gays can get married, then maybe marriage isnt that - tRuMaN Nov 4, 13:51
  - Dogs and cats would start living together. It'll be anarchy. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 4, 13:50
  - because then it takes them off the market -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 13:50
Hmm ... the humpday IPO on that other side is "The Whistleblower" ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 13:39 4
- After not shorting the stupid Michael Jackson movie I have realized that the days of my even playing on occasion are done. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 13:41 3
  - Because you didn't short it? Or because it was an obvious short and you couldn't be bothered? -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 13:42 2
    - The latter. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 13:44 1
      - Im so close to a 1 billion in my port - eag Nov 4, 13:51
Who would buy this? Isn't this just a phone, that can't call people, or do anything else useful? -- (link) - TFox Nov 4, 13:29 10
- The thing with Peek devices is generally the unlimited service but yeah, it's a limited market -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 13:57
- In place of a cell phone, basically it's a texting phone for $8/month after the first 6 months. - JaxSean Nov 4, 13:43 1
  - It's an awesome deal for someone who only hangs around people with twitter - Guigue Nov 4, 13:46
- i hate twitter -- nm - sycor Nov 4, 13:37
- A *bunch* of peole would. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 13:32 5
  - It might be the stupidest gadget I've ever seen. $100 + service fees for something that you can already do on probably hundreds of devices. -- nm - TFox Nov 4, 13:34 4
    - "Your device comes with a lifetime of unlimited service" is in the product description, despite being contradictory to, well, the product description. - musubi Nov 4, 13:47 1
      - after six months it blows up and sets your house on fire. *always* read the fine print -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 13:48
    - I don't see any service fees until after the first 6 months? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 4, 13:43
    - Still will sell. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 13:35
I hate leaves. yeah, that's all -- nm - CQ Nov 4, 13:29
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I really am not a fan of the logic in the Ika system. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 13:22 4
- I think the logic is that walls are always defended by citizens - even if there is no standing army. -- nm - decline Nov 4, 13:24
- why ya sending gunners in the first place? just hops and mortars for a wall -- nm - CQ Nov 4, 13:23 1
  - *ding* -- nm - Beakeratu Nov 4, 13:55
- the bullets bounce off and killl them. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 4, 13:23
Oooh, good. Gamefly is shipping Little King's Story and Muramasa: The Demon Blade -- nm - Inigo Nov 4, 13:13 13
- gamefly sent me MGS4, I tried to play it, but gave up - tRuMaN Nov 4, 13:14 12
  - I never played a Metal Gear game since the original on the NES, but stealth games always frustrate me. I'm just not good at them. -- nm - Inigo Nov 4, 13:18 11
    - Greatest stealth game ever? - TFox Nov 4, 13:19 10
      - Arkham Asylum. The heartbeat status updates are inspired. -- nm - David Nov 4, 13:23
      - Tenchu: Stealth Assassin -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 13:23 1
        
        when played correctly, the loudest thing in that game was the blood splatter -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 13:25
      - Sex with my highschool sweetheart, while her parents were home. in her bedroom with the door open. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 13:20 6
        
        I see your bet and raise, sir. - TFox Nov 4, 13:22 4
        
        "So, that's how it is in their family." -- nm - Inigo Nov 4, 13:24
        
        We may have a tie, as her home was country style and her bedroom was off the living room, where her mom, dad and two older brothers all were. - Spawn Nov 4, 13:24 2
        
        in retrospect, i'm not sure i even comprehend how these things were possible. - TFox Nov 4, 13:25 1
        
        Yeah, if I had a daughter, no way in hell it would occur. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 13:26
        
        does remlik know you are telling this story on st? -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 4, 13:21
Now that prostitution is illegal, the "spa" owners in RI are hopping mad. Because their girls are scared to come to work! -- (link) - TFox Nov 4, 13:12 8
- *blinks* You basically had legal prostitution in RI? -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 13:14 7
  - Being totally honest with you: before reading this article, it didn't occur to me that there was a network of businesses engaging in it. - TFox Nov 4, 13:16
  - Yes and it's end brought about one of the better shivs on ST this week. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 13:15 5
    - link? -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 13:15 4
      - Last night, pixie. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 13:16 3
        
        here -- (link) - Spawn Nov 4, 13:16 [Backboard] 2
        
        thanks - I missed this -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 13:34 1
        
        I was going to reply with a, "Looks like you will have to look for a new second job to earn that Christmas cash,now." but pixie's was too good. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 13:42
Sort these by most charisma to least: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Hugh Jackman, Heath Ledger -- nm - Max Nov 4, 13:09 42
- George, Brad, Hugh, Heath, "MATT DAMON!" -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 4, 13:14
- You know who's head and shoulders above all of these guys? Bill Murray. nm - Dignan Nov 4, 13:14 6
  - Thinking about it, I'd say Sean Connery is up there with Newman. -- nm - Inigo Nov 4, 13:20 2
    - Maybe Harrison Ford, too. nm - Dignan Nov 4, 13:22
    - I would agree with this. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 13:21
  - You don't always want to root for him, though... -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 13:17
  - I think Murray is more charming/silly than charismatic. -- nm - Inigo Nov 4, 13:16
  - Ring-a-ding-ding. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 4, 13:15
- Jackman, Clooney, Pitt, Ledger, Damon. -- nm - Loyola Nov 4, 13:13
- Clooney, Damon (ask me on a different day and I might switch these two), Pitt, Jackman, Ledger (nm) - musubi Nov 4, 13:13 2
  - *ding* -- nm - kelly Nov 4, 13:28
  - I think I agree with this old man -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 4, 13:15
- Clooney, Jackman, Ledger, Pitt, Damon. I don't find Damon very charismatic at all. - JaxSean Nov 4, 13:11 22
  - I agree. something about charisma is "relaxed" which Newman was but Damon isn't. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 13:12 1
    - You're wrong. (nm) - musubi Nov 4, 13:14
  - word. - Spawn Nov 4, 13:12 19
    - Disagree, I think jackman has a ton of charisma. Don't you have to, to dance and sing on broadway? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 13:12 18
      - Charisma is about persuasion and seduction. Hamming it up with showtunes and playing Wolverine (by definition uncharismatic) is very different. -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 13:16 15
        
        Yeah. I think of the saying, "Every girl wants him, every guy wants to be him." -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 13:18 12
        
        so ... clive owen? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 13:18 11
        
        Yes. As Amy and I campaigned even before the rumors started, he should be James Bond. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 13:19 10
        
        I like Clive Owen, but I wouldn't want to see him placed into that box -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 13:22 2
        
        I agree. -- nm - kelly Nov 4, 13:27
        
        She saw it as a three film deal to bring him into the spotlight. - Spawn Nov 4, 13:25
        
        Well, I do agree with what Dignan says, but all the same ... he was spectacular as the 'BMW Driver'. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 13:21 1
        
        Yeah, this was even before those. - Spawn Nov 4, 13:22
        
        You know, I was all for this as well, but now I'm just glad he won't be spending much of his time making crappy Bond movies. nm - Dignan Nov 4, 13:21 4
        
        Except now he's spending at least half his time making crappy Bond knockoffs -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 13:28 2
        
        But at least he gets to choose. - Spawn Nov 4, 13:31
        
        Alas, tis true. nm - Dignan Nov 4, 13:29
        
        Agreed. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 13:21
        
        I was thinking of it in terms of fervor and enthusiasm ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 13:17 1
        
        Yes, Jackman is energetic. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 13:18
      - I think charisma is something very different to you and I. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 13:14 1
        
        hmm, yes, I think I was thinking of it in a Dungeons and Dragons sense. Like ... +2 Dexterity for Sting -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 13:16
- Clooney, Pitt, Ledger... Jackman, Damon. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 13:11
- Damon, Clooney, Pitt, Ledger, Jackass -- nm - CQ Nov 4, 13:11
- Pitt..Clooney..Ledger..Damon................. ........Jackman. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 13:10
- I think that is my order -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 13:10
- Clooney, Jackman, Ledger, Damon, Pitt -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 13:10
- george/hugh, matt, brad, heath. -- nm - b. Nov 4, 13:10 1
  - (wait, are we talking on or off-screen? there's a difference.) -- nm - b. Nov 4, 13:12
did st already discuss the $1M comic book stash found in a basement? nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 4, 13:07 3
- No, but I would like to discuss how much I hate "video" stories @ CNN -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 13:10 2
  - But it's the same stories from the channel, on-demand and right at your fingertips! -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 13:12
  - I speed-looked for a text version, but didn't find one. sorry! -- nm - b. Nov 4, 13:11
Guh. I sorta wish they would just surprise me with my performance review. - Dr.Vermin Nov 4, 13:06
Boo! -- nm - lileve Nov 4, 13:05 5
- That is *so* four days ago. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 13:06 4
  - Bite me. -- nm - lileve Nov 4, 13:06 3
    - That is *so* 57 days from now. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 13:08 1
      - :p -- nm - lileve Nov 4, 13:11
    - That's really not the trend in vampires these days. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 13:07

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