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Well speaking of just Central Asia, Kazakhstan is one of the only places I would be interested in seeing. - Jovian Nov 5, 10:20 6
- You know Borat is not real, right? -- nm - Witch's Mop on iPhone Nov 5, 10:24
- Bhutan and Tibet are on my list... -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 10:22 1
  - Bhutan has the coolest flag in the world -- nm - Jovian Nov 5, 10:24
- If I was going to go there, I wouldn't pay any heed to the country I was going to - only to the landmarks I wanted to see. - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:22
- really? India is a pretty vast country - there's nothing there you'd like to see? (Nepal & Tibet are tops on my list for that region) -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 10:21 1
  - Truthfully, there definitely is. But, watching the Amazing Race all these seasons? Its not someplace I would go any time soon. -- nm - Jovian Nov 5, 10:23
Blame the 80s. Mainframe failure leads to traffic nightmare in Montgomery County, MD -- (link) - oblique Nov 5, 10:20
My travel list for the next little while - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:18 2
- I've done PCH from SF to LA - it's a beautiful drive. -- nm - decline Nov 5, 10:34 1
  - it gets even better north of SF (although Big Sur is my fav place in CA), but the redwoods get bigger up north -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 10:37
i googled, and the H1N1 doesn't seem to be more deadly.... -- (link) - Andie Nov 5, 10:18 11
- I'll have to google, but the CDC says it is more deadly. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:19 5
  - start here. -- (link) - loosilu Nov 5, 10:21 4
    - i still don't see it. - Andie Nov 5, 10:23 1
      - I know. They have flat out said it is deadlier, though. I'm looking. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:24
    - And that tells me what? -- nm - Jim Nov 5, 10:22 1
      - that is it deadlier. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:23
- H1N1 is more deadly for people under 50. If you include the over-50 populus, the numbers equalize, I think. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:19 4
  - An obese 27 year old is the median fatality profile for H1N1 hospitalizations -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:20 3
    - Fuck me! -- nm - Witch's Mop on iPhone Nov 5, 10:26
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    - ... and here's where I got my spotty numbers from :) -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:21
Hotkiss - what about India? $440 from NY -- (link) - Guy Nov 5, 10:18 10
- This may not be what you're looking for but Italy ex Chicago for $510 -- (link) - Roger More Nov 5, 10:24
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  - he's trying to get rid of me! i see what you did there! -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 5, 10:21 1
    - don't worry. they have internet there. :) -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 10:22
  - maybe she'll liks it so much she stays? :) -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 10:20
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- one way. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:19
- I'm always tempted by the cheap NYC deals but alas I can only fly out of Indy or Chicago. -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 5, 10:19 2
  - you can always get a cheap connection flight to NYC if you needed to. -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 10:23
  - ah. i thought you were still in NY -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 10:20
Somebody please remind me it's a bad idea right now to try and get fired in order to collect unemployment (this is too tempting here sometimes) -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 10:16 5
- *waves* -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:16 4
  - Yours totally seemed like a blessing in disguise, though. Am I wrong? -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 10:17 3
    - that won't be fully true until I get a new job. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:18 2
      - How's that going. I'm not even seeing anything I want to apply for. - MojaveMeg Nov 5, 10:26
      - And, I imagine it would be different if the economy were in better shape, ATM -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 10:24
This whole picking NFL games with the spread is damn hard. -- nm - CQ Nov 5, 10:15 3
- you don't say -- nm - Vegas Nov 5, 10:16
- I've thought this year's been the easiest betting year in a long time. - Will Hunting Nov 5, 10:16 1
  - They can't make the lines big enough this year -- nm - GWAA Nov 5, 10:21
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- Did we miss the part the Rays traded Akimora as well? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 10:15 1
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- another year, another fan favorite traded away for nothing. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 5, 10:15
The show I am most looking forward to tonight? Community. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 5, 10:14 4
- I miss regular tv, I'm looking forward to the nbc lineup minus that park show. -- nm - Krusty Nov 5, 10:22
- I'm still kicking myself that my Tivo wrote over the Halloween episode. -- nm - Max Nov 5, 10:15
- you misspelled Glee -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 5, 10:14 1
  - No Glee tonight. It's on Wednesday. -- nm - Jim Nov 5, 10:17
DHD: Oprah will end her syndicated show and move it to her cable network in 2011 -- (link) - big time shamu Nov 5, 10:11
Netflix shipping PS3 streaming discs -- (link) - oblique Nov 5, 10:09
is there a firefox addon that lets you save swf image files (flash) - tRuMaN Nov 5, 10:09 1
- I think Download Helper might do that. -- nm - Dano Nov 5, 10:14
Retail sales up 1.8% over previous year in October. -- (link) - znufrii Nov 5, 10:02
from b2 and the Ukraine swine flu. That is definitely a concern (mutating to something worse). H1N1 is already more deadly than seasonal flu. - loosilu Nov 5, 10:01 1
- So it came from the island on Lost! -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 5, 10:02
I went home with a waitress, the way I always do. How was I to know that she was with the Russians, too? -- nm - David Nov 5, 10:00
Any STers in Boston? How's the weather today? I am flying up tomorrow. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 5, 09:58 7
- crappy today, better tomorrow, weekend should hit 60-65 -- nm - Harry Lime Nov 5, 10:01 1
  - I'm glad the weather will be improving for my flight tomorrow. Earlier in the week they were talking Nor'easter rain/snow into Fri and I was like.... - HdnAgnda Nov 5, 10:06
- Do not go to Boston! Total murder trap! -- nm - Loyola si Nov 5, 10:00 2
  - This reminds me - when my now-wife went to live in Boston, her ever worried mother asked "What about the Boston Strangler?" -- nm - Roger More Nov 5, 10:02 1
    - my grandfather would always ask my father if he got mugged. I guess he thought New York city was all of New York, heh -- nm - CQ Nov 5, 10:03
- It'll be mostly sunny judging from here, but in the 40s probably -- nm - CQ Nov 5, 10:00
- Do your own research! - Hotkiss Nov 5, 09:59
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Any chance the Dolphins beat the Patriots this weekend? I'm thinking it's going to be close. -- nm - CQ Nov 5, 09:57 3
- F U Dolphins! -- nm - the Japanese Nov 5, 10:03
- theyll keep it close, but i think the Pats are in "make a statement" mode -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 09:59 1
  - you and I can make a statement about the last 2 teams they played. They sucked -- nm - CQ Nov 5, 10:01
Will - I'd actually love to visit Pripyat. and you're wrong about the radiation - Guy Nov 5, 09:57 11
- I would LOVE to see Pripyat -- nm - Jovian Nov 5, 10:13
- I'd like to visit a small island in the carribean and hang out in a hammock between 2 palm trees and drink Coors Light. I'd like to explore that -- nm - CQ Nov 5, 09:59 1
  - Do paraphrase a coworker of mine, "I'd explore the shit out of that" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 09:59
- I've seen at least two such photo galleries, and I mostly agree. - Beryllium Nov 5, 09:58 7
  - In general, you're allowed to touch the ground in American basements. If you put your coat on the ground in Pripyat, it needs to be washed before you - Reagen Nov 5, 10:02 4
    - Either way, you can totally tell those details from the pretty picture linked. - Will Hunting Nov 5, 10:05 3
      - thing is Will, I never implied that was the whole story - in fact i linked to a travel guide page for the country - Guy Nov 5, 10:08 2
        
        Kinda seemd like you were cheery picking scenic photos to be a smartass to me. nm - Jim Nov 5, 10:18 1
        
        i honestly didn't see a "bad" photo in the first few pages (unless you count Borat in a thong) -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 10:23
  - Regular basement or haunted basement? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 5, 10:00 1
    - radon-equipped basement. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:00
Modern Family spoilers - prayformojo Nov 5, 09:56
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- And now, one year later, what is your opinion? -- nm - Fuzzy Nov 5, 09:56 3
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  - For starters, I love that we're even talking about healthcare reform. - con_carne Nov 5, 09:58
  - "Oh darn. He's a politician and a Democrat." -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 09:57
people probably really don't care about this, but I posted some roadtrip photos to flickr from 2006, since my old gallery went down ... -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 5, 09:52 [flickr]
The Phillipine prisoners are branching out. Two words: Mr. Roboto! -- (link) - HdnAgnda Nov 5, 09:52
I bet this time someone would has already made up their mind will listen to ST's advice. -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 09:51 3
- HK likes the wife on Glee so clearly someone has to step in and guide her. :) -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 5, 09:55 1
  - I'm interested to see how her baby storyline goes. Also, is Mr. Schuster gay irl? -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 5, 10:00
- english, mf'er! do you speak it? -- nm - big time shamu Nov 5, 09:54
Hotkiss - do you have any particular goals? like an activity you want to do? - Guy Nov 5, 09:51 50
- I'd like to do some outdoorsy stuff and see beautiful views. And wander. I'm a huge fan of wandering. - Hotkiss Nov 5, 09:53 49
  - how about Costa Rica? Great airfares these days. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 09:59 29
    - if she's anything like me, she's looking for something a little different than her last trip - Guy Nov 5, 10:00 28
      - I thought she went to Mexico City? Wouldn't that be like the difference between Los Angeles and the Napa Valley? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:01 27
        
        Judging from her FB profile pic, I believe she ended up deciding on the Yucatan -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 10:03 13
        
        I went to Yucatan last week. (alone!) -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:07 5
        
        Cool! -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 5, 10:09 4
        
        I'm 100% pro-travel. but also a strong advocate of knowing what you're getting into. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:11 3
        
        You're straight up telling people "DO NOT do this," "DO NOT do that...: -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 10:13 1
        
        for certain things, hell yes. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:14
        
        fair enough, that's why i confer to you and ST :) -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 5, 10:12
        
        eh? How did you get Yucatan from my pic? -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 5, 10:06 5
        
        You had one before where it looked like you were at a ruins... -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 10:07 4
        
        Central America is *littered* with ruins -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 10:09 2
        
        *cough* Mexico is not Central America. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:10 1
        
        fine, Latin America is *littered* with ruins -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 10:13
        
        Ah yes, those were ruins but just outside Mexico City :) -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 5, 10:09
        
        Hm, maybe not... -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 10:05
        
        did she stay in MC? i assumed she ventured out a bit too -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 10:02 2
        
        Yeah I stayed in the city. Did 3 daytrips while I was there, stayed overnight in San Miguel one night (overrated). -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 5, 10:03 1
        
        its really too bad the Iceland thing expired. its a great deal and they have lots of beautiful parks, waterfalls, geysers, hot springs, etc. - Guy Nov 5, 10:12
        
        Same language, similar food (I'm guessing) -- nm - Roger More Nov 5, 10:02 9
        
        Napa is known for it's fancy restaurants. Los Angeles has of late become a foodie's paradise (you just have to drive almost everywhere) -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 10:10 5
        
        I'm talking about the similarities between Mexico City and Costa Rica -- nm - Roger More Nov 5, 10:11 4
        
        it's like comparing NYC to the Everglades. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:12 3
        
        Yep - and to an outsider, the United States is one big amorphous blob with one type of food, one way of speaking, etc - Roger More Nov 5, 10:15 1
        
        I always made it a point to explain to my foreign friends this summer that an NYC usa and Indiana usa is vastly different. -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 5, 10:18
        
        from what ive read/heard, Costa Rica has become a tourism hotspot - Guy Nov 5, 10:15
        
        have you BEEN to los angeles? - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:03
        
        food: i doubt that. other than using similar staples, it varies a bit - Guy Nov 5, 10:03 1
        
        Sure - similar in the way that Chinese foodin Beijing is similar to Chinese food in Hong Kong - Roger More Nov 5, 10:10
  - Lake District, North Yorkshire Moors or the Highlands if you were going UK (but in the spring or late summer) -- nm - LMS Nov 5, 09:58
  - I'll say argentina again. it's cheap as once you get there. chile's great too, but everything costs about 3x as much. -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 09:57 11
    - (Oh, these 2016 Olympics are going to *rule*!) -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 10:01
    - definitely high up on my list. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 09:59
    - my best friend went to Brazil/Argentina for a couple weeks last year, she said Arg was crazy-cheap. -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 09:59 2
      - it's unbelievable, especially food. you could go to the best restaurant in town, eat enough for a small family, drink a bottle of really good wine, - mafic Nov 5, 10:03 1
        
        and that would still be the "gringo price" :) -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 10:04
    - my neighbors just got back from there and had nothing but wonderful things to say about it -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 09:59
    - Totally, especially because I have a friend in Buenos Aires, but the airfare would be impossible -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 5, 09:58 3
      - I'm free anytime Jan 1 - Feb 15ish (assuming I get the Feb job I want......) -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 5, 10:02 1
        
        i asked because sometimes it is significantly cheaper to fly into a different country and travel by bus or train to your main destination - Guy Nov 5, 10:06
      - how much time do you have? -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 10:01
    - heh. And I was just guessing when I used "Argentina" in that joke from yesterday -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 09:57
  - See, I love the IM, and I don't think a lot of STers are getting that -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 09:56
  - head to Vermin's couch before we sully the crap out of the Alaskan wilderness! -- nm - Max Nov 5, 09:55
  - you need to go to Oregon, plenty of opportunity to do that, and great beaches too... -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 09:54 3
    - yeah, but the hiking (and beaches) is better in spring and summer. too rainy now -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 09:58 1
      - good point. -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 10:00
    - I totally want to do the PCH at some point. It sounds spectacular. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 09:56
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- i know yankee fans never want to admit that the team buys up whatever top free agents need a truckload of money thrown at them every year but they do - big time shamu Nov 5, 09:56 5
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      - When you basically buy the top talent with no concept of what constitutes a successful team...sure it can be. - Will Hunting Nov 5, 10:20 1
        
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  - Not entirely true. The 90's teams were built very well. - Will Hunting Nov 5, 09:58
Al Gore is starting to look like Vince McMahon. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 09:49 4
- his eyebrows looked sinister on The Daily Show last night. -- nm - Max Nov 5, 09:53
- He's on the roids now too? Cool -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 09:50 1
  - No ... I'm just juicing. Oranges, apples, pomegranate. Juice is delicious. -- nm - Al Gore si Nov 5, 09:51
- Let's Get Ready To ... MUMBLE!! -- nm - Al Gore si Nov 5, 09:50

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