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HK: how did the pre-night go? -- nm - MDH Nov 5, 10:46 1
- It went well! Casual and informative. I sat next to the recruiter which was good. - Hotkiss Nov 5, 10:50
Firefox 3.5.5 download -- (link) - budice Nov 5, 10:43
Space Elevators take another step closer to reality -- (link) - oblique Nov 5, 10:43
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- what about Tennessee? Grizzlies, Predators and Titans? - Guy Nov 5, 10:52
- The Knicks and Mets have the same colors. -- nm - Krusty Nov 5, 10:51 1
  - Not all the teams from the area though. Oops. -- nm - Krusty Nov 5, 10:52
- Washington DC? -- nm - CQ Nov 5, 10:47 7
  - God Awful is not a color CQ. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 10:47 6
    - I figured red, white, and blue -- nm - CQ Nov 5, 10:48 5
      - Redskins are Burgundy and Gold. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 10:49 4
        
        yeah, I know. crucify me. At least it was a market with 4 teams! -- nm - CQ Nov 5, 10:49 3
        
        *gets out his free-standing cross* Arms out. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 10:50 2
        
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        No wonder it was so heavy. Daymn. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 10:52
- Pittsburgh is wrong if you need all 4 pro sports. -- nm - Shaun Nov 5, 10:41 1
  - I think the question intended only 2 or more major sport teams. - psilotum Nov 5, 10:48
- Pittsburgh -- nm - Jim Nov 5, 10:40
- Pittsburgh's 3 teams -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 10:40 3
  - 3 is "multiple teams" -- nm - Roger More Nov 5, 10:47 2
    - I knew what he was going for. I just put 3 cuz I was counting in my head if that's all they had. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 10:48 1
      - oh, ok -- nm - Roger More Nov 5, 10:50
- spoils - Reagen Nov 5, 10:39 7
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    - no hockey or basketball -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 10:46 1
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    - dallas has 3/4, only the stars screw it up. cowboys, mavs, and rangers are all pretty close. -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 10:46 2
      - they all use a star on their uniforms -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 10:47 1
        
        "star" is a colour now? -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 10:49
    - The Sounders have a similar color scheme, too. -- nm - psilotum Nov 5, 10:45
- Pittsburgh -- nm - peglegpete Nov 5, 10:39 2
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    - I grew up in Cleveland. I am very familiar with their colors -- nm - peglegpete Nov 5, 10:40
What is a reasonable amount of money to sell a used car (purely for parts) for? -- nm - kelly Nov 5, 10:37 9
- Having it towed for "junk" so to speak? - Cuzzin Todd Nov 5, 10:41 6
  - Well, I already have the "new" car, so basically I'm just trying to get rid of the old one. - kelly Nov 5, 10:46 5
    - Donate it to Purple Heart and take the tax deduction -- (link) - decline Nov 5, 10:47
    - What's wrong with the old one? Does it run at all? -- nm - Ender Nov 5, 10:46 3
      - Transmission is messed up - there are other repairs needed that are a little smaller in order to pass inspection (wiper motor needs to be replaced, - kelly Nov 5, 10:51
      - Transmission is sketchy -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 10:47 1
        
        You might donate it to goodwill and take the tax break from whatever they can get for it. -- nm - Ender Nov 5, 10:49
- depends on the car, but probably no more than a couple hundred dollars. -- nm - decline Nov 5, 10:39
- 1 dollar, Bob -- nm - CQ Nov 5, 10:38
Meg: Job search is going ok. Was turned down for one, but have two leads in the works. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:36 4
- I thought of you today. There is some kind of plague drill happing in our town soon -- nm - oblique Nov 5, 10:37 3
  - just your town? -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:50
  - Our earthquake drill is yearly now :) -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 10:38
  - psst. it ain't a drill - decline Nov 5, 10:38
"Canadian conspiracy theorists are explaining how Gonchar, Malkin, Markov, Ovechkin and Kovalchuk are just resting up for the Olympics." - Guy Nov 5, 10:35 2
- I love stuff like this. -- nm - Godzilla si Nov 5, 10:38
- That team looks *scary*. -- nm - Shaun Nov 5, 10:35
LIR: My travel list for the next little while -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:33 [Backboard] 25
- mine is mostly based on current proximity - mafic Nov 5, 10:52
- Mine - Roger More Nov 5, 10:49 1
  - I forgot the Galapagos, Madagascar, and Easter Island - Hotkiss Nov 5, 10:51
- Mine: - MDH Nov 5, 10:44 3
  - So basically we all need to have a Greecetravaganza -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 5, 10:45 2
    - I'm down. We would have such a blast. -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 10:50
    - im fairly sure that amanda is on board too -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 10:49
- Mine, ideally - Hotkiss Nov 5, 10:34 17
  - Here's mine - znufrii Nov 5, 10:42 2
    - hmm, add ireland to my list. I'd need a far better camera first, though. :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:42 1
      - mmmmm.... Guiness -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 10:45
  - See? THAT'S more what were thinking of for a vacation. -- nm - Jim Nov 5, 10:41
  - mine - Guy Nov 5, 10:39 3
    - Out of interest, why Dominica? I mean, what sets it apart from Martinique, Barbados, etc? -- nm - Roger More Nov 5, 10:40 2
      - it sounds fairly untouched (just villages, few roads) and more natural delights than those. they speak French (of which i know enough to get around) - Guy Nov 5, 10:43 [Image] 1
        
        I had a regular substitute teacher in high school from Martinique, he would hand out a map and spend the entire class talking about the island. - znufrii Nov 5, 10:50
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    - I dated a woman from Egypt last year whose parents have homes in both Cairo and Tampa, FL (minutes from Legend's Field) - decline Nov 5, 10:46
    - So jealous! I am dying to go to Egypt! -- nm - MDH Nov 5, 10:42 1
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  - *jealous* - Jovian Nov 5, 10:36
  - it is unknown if Mr. Shu is gay in real life. - e Nov 5, 10:35 3
    - I wasn't sure if those photos were "whoa he's gay!" or "look how much gayer he got recently" -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 5, 10:36 2
      - I have no idea but it is interesting none the less - he is smokin hawt in that photo - e Nov 5, 10:41 1
        
        I love his private school prep boy look in the show, as well as Rachel's blouse+skirt style -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 5, 10:43
there's Istanbul from Chicago for $660 (RT this time) -- (link) - Guy Nov 5, 10:32
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- It's ridiculous because what they're really asking is what is the best franchise of the decade. - znufrii Nov 5, 10:38 5
  - TFox just swallowed his own tongue. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 10:39 4
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      - If you'd lost....what were your terms of the bet? - Will Hunting Nov 5, 10:41 2
        
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        :) -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 10:47
- its the Yankees obviously and they should just be declared the best team in the history of sports. - Jovian Nov 5, 10:35
- technically this was the 10th series since it ticked over to years starting with 2. - mafic Nov 5, 10:34 8
  - It's not really that complicated. There's the 1000-1999 millenium and the 2nd millenium, which is 1001-2000 - Reagen Nov 5, 10:37 5
    - you and your logic. -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 10:38
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      - I suppose you could pick any ten consecutive years if you wanted to. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 10:45 2
        
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        I agree, I'm just saying that you could say "this was the team of the decade consisting of 1996-2005" - Reagen Nov 5, 10:49
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    - Yes. -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 10:35
- the Nationals! -- nm - decline Nov 5, 10:33 1
  - Are they any relation to the Natinals? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:33
- Interesting, even Mass voted for the Yankees -- nm - amoxy Nov 5, 10:33 1
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- obviously, its the cardinals. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 5, 10:31 1
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- that 1/2 a basis point is huge! -- nm - decline Nov 5, 10:37
- this means I'm safe 'cause I'm 31, right? -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 10:31
- the fatality rate for H1N1 is still emerging, but the inside line (currently) is that it is higher. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:30 21
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    - that actually does not nullify what I said at all. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:37 11
      - okay sorry, but you have to pick a side here. on B2 you said the CDC "flat out stated", now it's "Inside line -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 10:40 9
        
        (SFEK) and, if H1N1 is 'just as deadly but affecting different people" that does not make it "deadlier." - Andie Nov 5, 10:41 8
        
        you're right. It appears they have not stated it publicly. - loosilu Nov 5, 10:43 7
        
        "rate is largely unknown" and "seems to be higher" don't make sense to me. -- nm - Max Nov 5, 10:46 5
        
        it currently appears to be higher. They don't (and can't) know for sure. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:47 4
        
        If it appeared, they'd be observing it, so wouldn't they know? And if they don't and can't know, it's it poor practice to run around saying - Max Nov 5, 10:50 3
        
        it's called "monitoring," and I admitted I was wrong about ten minutes ago. - loosilu Nov 5, 10:51 2
        
        pet peeve. standing request: please do not spread information that isn't publicly available or based on sources, especially regarding health issues. - Max Nov 5, 10:58 1
        
        fair enough, and yes it is. I honestly didn't realize. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:58
        
        Seriously? -- nm - Jim Nov 5, 10:45
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  - THis is a pretty good link saying that the CFR is at least .015%, whereas seasonal flu is .01%. -- (link) - loosilu Nov 5, 10:34 7
    - what is the date on that article? -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 10:38 6
      - can't find it. however, as I said, the current inside line (from epidemiologists) is that the CFR is higher. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:39 5
        
        That article says that as of the end of April. I'll go with any of Andie's links. - Jim Nov 5, 10:40 4
        
        right now even the CDC doesn't know for sure. I'm just saying the last I heard. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:44 3
        
        But I thought "They have flat out said it is deadlier"? -- nm - Shaun Nov 5, 10:46 2
        
        it's been such a long time since we had a parade. *wipes tear* -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 10:49 1
        
        Stop it. No one got personal here. And this isn't about you. You jumped out with an absolute statement that - Jim Nov 5, 10:55
'For Friday: Your free instant streaming disc for PS3 should arrive by Friday, Nov 06, 2009.' - decline Nov 5, 10:27 3
- Pardon me, but google is of little help with this ATM: Is this a disc you need to have in order to be able to do NF streaming? - con_carne Nov 5, 10:34 1
  - Yes. You boot this disc from Netflix and then it launches their player which can stream any of their streaming movies or TV shows to you (17k titles) - oblique Nov 5, 10:35
- Your free instant streaming disc for PS3 should arrive by Friday, Nov 06, 2009. woot! -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 5, 10:31
IBM 370 -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Nov 5, 10:26
. . . . until you reach the fork in the road -- (link) - Art Fern Nov 5, 10:26
I thought Borat in the man-kini was the highlight of any trip to Kazakhstan? -- nm - Jim Nov 5, 10:25
Borat's probably not even an accurate charicature of the average citizen of Khazakstan -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:25 21
- But what about the Clampett family to southern families? -- nm - David Nov 5, 10:38 1
  - Times have changed. If they're from the country, it's Dukes of Hazard. From the city, Designing Women. -- nm - Roger More Nov 5, 10:39
- Does this mean that the streets of Germany aren't filled with people dressed like Br�no? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 5, 10:30 4
  - no, but austria on the other hand... -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 10:37
  - That's right - Roger More Nov 5, 10:31
  - No, that one is accurate. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:31 1
    - (I didn't bother watching Bruno) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:32
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- Congratulations on how few people get your joke :) -- nm - Roger More Nov 5, 10:29 2
  - heh, no, I was 99.999% sure he was kidding. -- nm - b. Nov 5, 10:32
  - high five! :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:30
- which was pretty much the point. - mafic Nov 5, 10:28
- i cherry-picked this -- (link) - Guy Nov 5, 10:27 [Image]
- no, really? -- nm - b. Nov 5, 10:27
- Uh, congrats for finally getting one of the major jokes of that movie! -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 10:26 1
  - There were jokes in that movie? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 5, 10:38
- crazy talk! -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 10:26
- hehe, I would hope not! -- nm - Jovian Nov 5, 10:26
- *probably* ? -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 10:26
- ya think? -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 10:25 1
  - He's clearly not average. His sister was voted #4 prostitute in all of Kazakhstan! -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 10:27
*splash* -- nm - big time shamu Nov 5, 10:24 1
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