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Scientists has discovered that chains of proteins found in most living organisms possess the ability to control evolution -- (link) - oblique Nov 13, 08:36 3
- *splices Max's genes into reverse* -- nm - pigby Nov 13, 08:41
- who's this Wallace doofus? - Mel Profit Nov 13, 08:40
- super powers, here I come. -- nm - mafic Nov 13, 08:38
Well, its nice to see that the CEO of Lehman Brothers won't be starving any time soon (nmbl) - Brian Nov 13, 08:35 1
- Meh. He can sell his belongings for cash if he wants. -- nm - TFox Nov 13, 08:37
hello, holiday poll: when are you putting up your christmas tree, please? -- nm - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 13, 08:35 20
- I'm not even sure we're getting one. - kelly Nov 13, 08:43
- December 14th. -- nm - AJRimmer Nov 13, 08:41
- First or Second week of December -- nm - amoxy Nov 13, 08:40
- After thanksgiving -- nm - oblique Nov 13, 08:40
- Three weeks before xmas. -- nm - lileve Nov 13, 08:39
- First we have to get one, but probably about 3 weeks. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 13, 08:39
- Not even thinking about it 'til I have turkey. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 13, 08:39
- I have a small pine in a pot, I bring it inside on the 1st sunday of advent. -- nm - ceregon Nov 13, 08:38
- putting up an artificial one in the basement ("for the dogs") in probably two weeks and a real one in the living/dining area closer to christmas -- nm - zork Nov 13, 08:38
- probably around Dec 1st. -- nm - Andie - 41 shopping days till X-mas Nov 13, 08:38
- no tree. -- nm - colin Nov 13, 08:37
- saturday after Turkey day - 1st time I did that was last year and I loved it. I did not feel stressed. - Pippy Nov 13, 08:37
- I'm not even sure how to get one. maybe I'll find a norfolk pine. -- nm - mafic Nov 13, 08:36
- tree? - znufrii Nov 13, 08:36 2
  - aluminum pole guy, eh? -- nm - mafic Nov 13, 08:37 1
    - heh...that's an idea... -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 08:38
- no tree -- nm - Dano Nov 13, 08:36 1
  - *high five* -- nm - pigby Nov 13, 08:37
- 2 weeks before Christmas -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 13, 08:36
- n/a -- nm - pigby Nov 13, 08:35
From my S-I-L regarding a new Zimbabwean postal problem... - MojaveMeg Nov 13, 08:34
i shouldn't post her (their) name, but i have to... in the course of my work, i have had conversations with two different women, both with accents, - Andie - 42 shopping days till X-mas Nov 13, 08:33 2
- don't know about roxana, but the other is a pretty common spanish surname. -- nm - mafic Nov 13, 08:36
- I have a... - Mel Profit Nov 13, 08:35
My nest pets name is going to be dammit -- nm - BAD Nov 13, 08:33
Ignatieff is going all in on the Liberal leadership race, I see? -- (link) - Mop Nov 13, 08:32
Are the LDS going to take a hit for their support of Prop 8? Will they be painted with a broad "intolerant" brush? -- (link) - Mop Nov 13, 08:31 4
- well, when it comes to homosexuality they don't exactly have a shining history of tolerance. - mafic Nov 13, 08:43
- I almost went to this... - znufrii Nov 13, 08:35
- I hope the opponents of Prop 8 rally together... - Mel Profit Nov 13, 08:33 1
  - Here's a guy who had to quit after his donation for the "Yes" side. -- (link) - Mop Nov 13, 08:42
I've got some friends that are posting some good embarassing pics of me on facebook, I'm gonna add to the crap -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 13, 08:27 2
- Speaking of Facebook pics: I am still blown away by what high school kids post on here. - TFox Nov 13, 08:31
- make sure you comment on them so they'll show up in our news feed. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 08:28
guys, I just ate one of these. I may puke from fat and coma from sugar, but man it was good. -- (link) - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 13, 08:19 3
- honey glazed turducken? -- nm - zork Nov 13, 08:22
- mmmmmm. -- nm - Andie - 42 shopping days till X-mas Nov 13, 08:22 1
  - mmmhmmm. mmmmm. -- nm - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 13, 08:29
you can thank me later - boys, get your free "nothing but hotties" calendar. -- (link) - Andie - 42 shopping days till X-mas Nov 13, 08:17 1
- sweet. It will be my pool calendar for next year -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 13, 08:38
Well, that's interesting... - oblique Nov 13, 08:16 2
- Time to make your move! -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 08:20 1
  - I was just considering commenting on her addition of the cause in the affirmative. I wouldn't have figured many people in my church to be one that - oblique Nov 13, 08:26
LIR, Kelly (cause I just got here). It was *way* before your time but Murphy was texx's dog, and the love of his life... - MojaveMeg Nov 13, 08:13 5
- I don't know I'm going to win here. - kelly Nov 13, 08:36
- Is texx a former tter? Is he in the slammer? -- nm - manchild Nov 13, 08:17 3
  - There's a lot of "was" in the answer to those questions. He raptured early and is hangin' with the Big Guy now. -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 08:22
  - Was. - znufrii Nov 13, 08:22
  - He was in prison but died a couple of years ago -- nm - amoxy Nov 13, 08:22
As I didn't even realise it was on last Sunday - you should all watch God on Trial while you can. -- (link) - LMS Nov 13, 08:11
49 Scores reported so far for the Political Brew test - Rankings Inside, also a link to the test to report your score if you want to - crash davis Nov 13, 08:09 13
- i am... - colin Nov 13, 08:36 1
  - got it - thanks -- nm - crash davis Nov 13, 08:37
- Wow. Qale is more Republican than I am -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 13, 08:35
- Fiscal Mod Conservative 65, NF Mod Liberal 33 -- nm - ceregon Nov 13, 08:33 1
  - got it - thanks -- nm - crash davis Nov 13, 08:34
- god, I'm practically a republican. - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 13, 08:28 3
  - its the MBA program :), actually thanks, thats interesting, you have one of the largest spreads in scores -- nm - crash davis Nov 13, 08:34 1
    - I kind of feel like if we fix social issues, the rest will fall into place slowly. - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 13, 08:38
  - oh mandy, what would your tights say? -- nm - mafic Nov 13, 08:32
- So when are Sceire and Ms. Sceire divorcing? -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 08:13 3
  - he went into the marriage knowing that about her -- nm - crash davis Nov 13, 08:13 2
    - fascinating. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 08:21 1
      - His score used to be 90/90. We win them over, one marriage at a time. -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 08:26
Let's dance to joy division and celebrate the irony, everything is going wrong but we're so happy -- nm - ty97 Nov 13, 08:02 1
- ~Love, love will tear us apart, again.~ -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 13, 08:08
God' -- nm - mara Nov 13, 08:00 4
- God's Facebook page. -- (link) - mara Nov 13, 08:00 3
  - "btw, ur just a rib ..." comedy -- nm - zork Nov 13, 08:34
  - hee. -- nm - Andie Nov 13, 08:06
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Memo to tvguide.com: the news that Matthew Lillard will be visiting Gary Unmarried should not be on your homepage as a featured story. -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 07:59
my health care plan apparently allows me one free abortion per plan year. - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 13, 07:58 15
- Incredible. - Loyola Nov 13, 08:39
- guess you'll have to upgrade that part of your plan, huh? -- nm - dingnan Nov 13, 08:32
- Dignan will be relieved. [nm] - Mel Profit Nov 13, 08:31
- Abortions for some, a dollar for others! -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 08:00 2
  - hey, if you're convinced you'll never need one, why not take the buck? -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 08:00 1
    - I was hijacking a Simpsons quote. -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 08:01
- I wonder if that would include emergency contraception, or if that is covered under a different category? -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 07:59 5
  - I think it's different. I'm actually poking around at UHS now. -- nm - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 13, 08:01 4
    - logic would tell me that emergency contraception would be covered as a doctor's office/prescription benefit, whereas the abortion benefit refers to - znufrii Nov 13, 08:02 3
      - often at universities, contraception gets way more coverage than it would in a regular health plan. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 08:05 1
        
        makes sense -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 08:21
      - Yes, they would be totally separate things. Their political linkage has nothing to do with how they are defined as healthcare procedures. -- nm - TFox Nov 13, 08:03
- Woohoo! A buck! -- nm - TFox Nov 13, 07:59 2
  - this is how much I get back per month if I decline the benefit. -- nm - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 13, 08:00 1
    - Oh, per month. I thought it was a lump sum. - TFox Nov 13, 08:01
LIR: Worst (computer) labs were in assembly language class. - TaurusII Nov 13, 07:56
ST Politics Pop Quiz -- Name the three things that, according to a Gallup Poll, Americans exect President Obama to NOT be able to do. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 07:52 25
- Achieve independence from middle eastern oil in ten years. I know I don't . . . -- nm - manchild Nov 13, 08:05 3
  - 57% believe he can reduce our dependence on foreign oil. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 08:07
  - Oh, and put an end to partisan politics. -- nm - manchild Nov 13, 08:06 1
    - 54% believe he will heal political divisions in this country -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 08:07
- "President Obama" is still freaking me out. - ty97 Nov 13, 08:04 6
  - dittio and I wonder how many times a day he thinks to himself... - Mel Profit Nov 13, 08:37
  - I still feel this way too. -- nm - mara Nov 13, 08:16
  - this survey is a bit sobering, though, in terms of the high expectations he's facing right off the bat (answers) -- (link) - znufrii Nov 13, 08:06 2
    - Hmm. Well, I give him a running shot at a number of those, but none of them is a one-, maybe not even a two-term fix. -- nm - manchild Nov 13, 08:08 1
      - regardless, he's got his work cut out for him. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 08:09
  - *pinches you* - oblique Nov 13, 08:04
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  - why do you hate America? -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 08:01
- Let's see........health care reform, end the Iraq War and....walk on water? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 13, 07:54 9
  - 64% and 66%, respectively, expect him to be able to do those first two. No data on the third one. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 07:56
  - definitely not #3. I think there have already been sightings. -- nm - TFox Nov 13, 07:55 7
    - Not true. Sometimes he can. - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 13, 08:38
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    - just because he and Tiger Woods are both black... -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 07:55 4
      - are both *part* black. I really think it's the mixing of races that creates greatness, which makes my awesomeness such an anomaly. -- nm - TFox Nov 13, 07:57 3
        
        I have to say, I've never met an ugly half-japanese, half-caucasian girl. it's like the perfect mix. -- nm - mafic Nov 13, 08:01 2
        
        Dated one in college. She was super until she went crazy. -- nm - TFox Nov 13, 08:02 1
        
        yeah, the one I dated was totally crazy too, but at least I knew that going in. -- nm - mafic Nov 13, 08:04
- Balance the Budget (nm) - Dano Nov 13, 07:54 1
  - *ding* 56% do not expect him to substantially reduce the budget defecit. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 07:55
NCIS fans: Sasha Alexander to get new show on CBS. -- (link) - loosilu Nov 13, 07:47
Can anyone explain to me why my Firefox is suddenly saying"Firefox is currently in offline mode and can't browse the Web"? - Andie Nov 13, 07:46 3
- Check the file menu -- does it have check mark next to "work offline"? -- nm - mara Nov 13, 07:47 2
  - YES! (i had no idea that existed.) Kiss kiss! thanks. -- nm - Andie Nov 13, 07:48 1
    - it does that sometimes when you get disconnected briefly. -- nm - mafic Nov 13, 07:59
I'm so ticked I didn't post this for Hump Day. Guess which full moon was last night? -- (link) - mara Nov 13, 07:43 3
- hah -- nm - Jammed Uzi Nov 13, 07:55
- i had no idea full moons had names, cool! -- nm - Andie - 42 shopping days till X-mas Nov 13, 07:50
- nice! I love the name of the May moon. Flower Moon. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 07:44
so something has always bothered me about the political brew test, and I think I've figured it out. - mafic Nov 13, 07:42 1
- welcome to a US paradox :) -- nm - crash davis Nov 13, 08:10
Gullible Twitter users hand over their usernames and passwords - did you get your Twitterank yet?! -- (link) - mara Nov 13, 07:41
for nubby, mafic, et al: In college there were so many creepy physics/chem grad students hitting on undergrad girls, we basically couldn't study in - loosilu Nov 13, 07:36 4
- 26% Friend, 70% Enemy, 1% Match -- nm - Loosi's Okcupid Creepy matches Nov 13, 07:40 2
  - how're you doing on OKC? -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 07:42 1
    - I am still trying to learn the site. Not very user friendly at the moment. I can't figure out where my favorites folder is. - Redmond Nov 13, 07:43
- Your IM is pretty much what they were thinking too -- nm - oblique Nov 13, 07:40
Joseph Fritzl (Austrian guy who imprisoned his daughter in basement) charged: -- (link) - Andie Nov 13, 07:35 2
- What a monster. -- nm - lileve Nov 13, 07:39
- I hope they pile on as many charges as possible. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 07:38
Dear hyde: Every stupid thing that occurs classifies as breaking news around here -- nm - cnnfn Nov 13, 07:34
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- Ugh. Ricky. -- nm - TFox Nov 13, 07:34 6
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    - Harrison. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 13, 07:54
    - I mean, a lot of Ricky's was one big run last week, so there is that. But Harrison hasn't had a TD in 5+ weeks and hasn't cracked 50 yards. - TFox Nov 13, 07:47 3
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        With choices like those, who needs draft picks? -- nm - TFox Nov 13, 07:54 1
        
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- It should be. I'm gonna go buy it at godaddy. -- nm - TFox Nov 13, 07:31 2
  - and a working link. -- (link) - TFox Nov 13, 07:32 1
    - Okay, I might be able to swallow the Roy Halladay vote, esp from a Toronto voter...but K-Rod? No effin way. - Will Hunting Nov 13, 07:43
Update from 538: Begich leads by 814 going in to Thurdsay. "Mark Begich is now an overwhelming favorite to win the Alaska Senate seat." -- nm - manchild Nov 13, 07:30 3
- I read earlier that Begish was getting upwards of 60% of the outstanding vote, and 30,000 votes left to be counted. -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 08:12
- Worst. Roll. Evah. -- nm - Ted Stevens si Nov 13, 07:30 1
  - I blame the tubes. -- nm - Dano Nov 13, 07:35

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