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LYC: Twitter's down. First time since I've started using it. -- nm - mara Nov 13, 13:03 2
- I blame secretstalker and twitterrank -- nm - oblique Nov 13, 13:05
- Yeah, I was just noticing that. - David Nov 13, 13:04
Ted Nugent declares open season on the moderate wing of the GOP -- (link) - znufrii Nov 13, 13:03 2
- Isn't he in the "Eat what you kill" camp? -- nm - TaurusII Nov 13, 13:04 1
  - Add a little A1 sauce and anything's edible. Besides, Ann Coulter beat him to the punch. - Trish Nov 13, 13:07
"especially the lies doctor" -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 13:01
SITWAP: Air Marshalls: protecting the skies from terrorism. And also doing a little drug smuggling on the side. -- (link) - TaurusII Nov 13, 13:00
Sports Guy mailbag -- (link) - Beaker Nov 13, 12:59
um, TFox, etc... lots of people use hookahs for just flavored tobacco. - Guy Nov 13, 12:55 1
- I know this, we have a hookah bar here, I like it. - TFox Nov 13, 13:06
SITWAP: Late Humpday News: Principal tells teen she has to take off T-shirt celebrating Obama's victory. So she does. -- (link) - TaurusII Nov 13, 12:51
Puppy Spoilers... - Mel Profit Nov 13, 12:51 2
- These puppies are going to grow up all warped, spoiled by the limelight. -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 13:03 1
  - Ayumi will be the Lohan. -- nm - Diva Nov 13, 13:04
is teh google borked? or is it just me? -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:43
We did a what do you collect Poll? I collect comics, comic art, minerals and fossils. - TWuG Nov 13, 12:41 34
- I collect monopolies of all the cities I have visited (that have an edition for them) - celedhrymandias Nov 13, 12:55
- Monopoly Games -- nm - amoxy Nov 13, 12:55 4
  - Do you have the Peanuts one? -- nm - Pippy Nov 13, 12:56 2
    - My favorite is the Lord of the Rings one - amoxy Nov 13, 12:58
    - Don't have that one -- nm - amoxy Nov 13, 12:57
  - with the post above, this is sort of weird! -- nm - Andie - 41 shopping days till X-mas Nov 13, 12:55
- [obligatory "spores, molds, and fungus" response] -- nm - Spengler Nov 13, 12:52
- skulls, microphones -- nm - colin Nov 13, 12:52
- I collect comics and, to a lesser extent, show posters, both music and theatre. -- nm - emoticripple Nov 13, 12:49
- I collect anything Simpson's related and baseball hats. -- nm - Krusty Nov 13, 12:48
- Comics, old hockey, football and baseball cards -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 12:48
- what original comic art do you have? - peglegpete Nov 13, 12:48
- skulls and other animal bones. I have a few little fossils. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 12:45 3
  - and vintage knitting patterns? -- nm - peglegpete Nov 13, 12:46 2
    - oh! yes. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 12:47 1
      - ... but only very specific patterns. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 12:48
- my aunt does some exquisite raku pieces. I'd link you, but google is borked. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:44 6
  - So give me a name and I'll search. -- nm - TWuG Nov 13, 12:46 5
    - found it. -- (link) - znufrii Nov 13, 12:47 4
      - Interesting. I'm more a "pots, plates, jars and jugs" kinda guy, but I like her overall style just not keen on the forms. -- nm - TWuG Nov 13, 12:49 3
        
        I like what she's doing now, but I do miss her larger forms and vessels... -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:59 2
        
        Here's an example of one artist we have 8 pieces from -- (link) - TWuG Nov 13, 13:04 1
        
        v. nice, me likey. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 13:07
- snow globes, dolls and action figures -- nm - Trish Nov 13, 12:43 1
  - and hotties from FNL & Smallville - Trish SI Nov 13, 12:45
- As a kid I used to collect minerals and fossils, and loved it. And also coins, and stamps... - TFox Nov 13, 12:43 2
  - :-) Me, too. Stamps, coins, hot wheels, advertising buttons, bottle caps, beer cans -- nm - TWuG Nov 13, 12:45 1
    - I even have a dumb-ass Beanie Baby collection still, from when I worked at the college bookstore and got dibs before they hit the shelves. -- nm - TFox Nov 13, 12:48
- Comics -- nm - Elvis Nov 13, 12:42
- comic book & comic strip art, face jugs, WW II insignia art -- nm - peglegpete Nov 13, 12:42
- I have a very very tiny fossil collection. Both in physical size and in scope. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 12:42 3
  - You collect microfossils? -- nm - TWuG Nov 13, 12:43 2
    - No. I have a fossilized clam-like thing, and a small rock with a fossilized leaf imprint in it. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 12:46 1
      - you need insect amber. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 12:47
What do I collect? I collect dreams. - Beryllium Nov 13, 12:38 3
- "The dreams of youth are the regrets of maturity. Dreams are my especiality." -- nm - emoticripple Nov 13, 12:48
- *makes note that Bery would like an Indian Dream Catcher and a Stephen King movie for Xmas* -- nm - Pippy Nov 13, 12:44 1
  - *makes a note that Pippy's reading comprehension could use some improvement. Suggests "Eats Shoots and Leaves" for christmas gift.* ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 12:45
Just finished sitting through a debate between John Edwards and Karl Rove at the conference I'm at. - pmb Nov 13, 12:37 6
- This has always been Edwards' problem. He's a hairdo, not a great mind. -- nm - David Nov 13, 12:55
- you're like a rockstar. can I touch you? -- nm - oblique Nov 13, 12:50
- so not a worthwhile use of your time? -- nm - crash davis Nov 13, 12:40 3
  - It wasn't bad, but I just have a hard time still listening to it rehashed. I was glad I saw it, but I didn't enjoy it that much. -- nm - pmb Nov 13, 13:03
  - He needed somewhere to sit while his Gulfstream was being serviced ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 12:42 1
    - Heh, heh... You said "Gulfstream".... -- nm - TWuG Nov 13, 12:43
SITWAP: Aftermath of Obama's election. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Nov 13, 12:36
ST Pop Quiz -- what is the fine for violating NYC's open container law? - znufrii Nov 13, 12:34 4
- answer -- (link) - znufrii Nov 13, 12:40
- $500. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 13, 12:39
- sex with jack dawson? -- nm - peglegpete Nov 13, 12:36
- $100. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 12:35
ok, ST...asking a favor here.... would appreciate positive vibes etc for my mom right now....(news inside) - i'm not dead yet ! Nov 13, 12:32 17
- Best wishes. -- nm - David Nov 13, 12:55
- Hope that it is minor...Prayers and thoughts on their way -- nm - amoxy Nov 13, 12:53
- *sending good thoughts* -- nm - Krusty Nov 13, 12:51
- done. -- nm - emoticripple Nov 13, 12:50
- You got it. -- nm - kelly Nov 13, 12:44
- Healing Vibes and wishes going out -- nm - Pippy Nov 13, 12:40
- *** good vibes *** -- nm - JaxSean Nov 13, 12:39
- done and done. -- nm - TFox Nov 13, 12:38
- they're on the way. -- nm - TaurusII Nov 13, 12:37
- huge posative thoughts -- nm - peglegpete Nov 13, 12:36
- You got 'em. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 13, 12:35
- sending good thoughts. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 12:35
- sending good thoughts and best wishes to you and your family. -- nm - Diva Nov 13, 12:34
- done. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:34
- best wishes for her and for your family -- nm - prayformojo Nov 13, 12:33
- *sending good thoughts* -- nm - Dano Nov 13, 12:33
- best wishes already on the way -- nm - crash davis Nov 13, 12:33
speaking of collecting things - I find those colorized coins they sell on TV to definitely not be my taste -- nm - crash davis Nov 13, 12:31 2
- most of them look like my 10 year old nephew colored/painted them with nail polish -- nm - peglegpete Nov 13, 12:38 1
  - word -- nm - crash davis Nov 13, 12:38
Loosi: Transparency. Open governance with civilian oversight. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 13, 12:28
I really really want whatever John Malkovich was smoking while doing the Beowulf voicework - celedhrymandias Nov 13, 12:27
I collect way too much stuff: chess sets, baseball cards, signed/collectible books... - TFox Nov 13, 12:23 9
- The Franklin Mint was invented for folks like you. -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 12:26 4
  - The hate I have for these so-called "Mints" knows no bounds. - TWuG Nov 13, 12:47
  - Nah, I way prefer to find things on eBay and whatnot than get them packages as collectible. -- nm - TFox Nov 13, 12:37
  - What? You don't have your own collectible coin with the World Trade Center towers that rise and (sadly) fall? -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 13, 12:29 1
    - Urgh... - znufrii Nov 13, 12:29
- chess sets? I'm interested. What have you collected there? -- nm - crash davis Nov 13, 12:25 3
  - I need to take pics of that collection, badly. I have a handpainted wooden travel set from Germany... - TFox Nov 13, 12:28 2
    - they sound cool - keep me in mind for an alert if you post photos -- nm - crash davis Nov 13, 12:29 1
      - Maybe I'll take some tonight. I always mean to and never do. Might as well now that you have me thinking about it. -- nm - TFox Nov 13, 12:38
What are the odds that the Lions go without a win? - amoxy Nov 13, 12:17 5
- With only a couple of teams on their remaining schedule having a below-50% record, I'll go 45% -- nm - TaurusII Nov 13, 12:36
- squadoosh! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 13, 12:22
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- I'll go around 6%. -- nm - TFox Nov 13, 12:19
- going unvictoried is a tough road, not as tough as undefeated, but its still tough to do - I'll say 10% -- nm - crash davis Nov 13, 12:18
duh! I do have something that I collect, of a sort. Requiem Masses. - znufrii Nov 13, 12:15 5
- I had a tape of the Kenyan High Mass with afro drumming and choir -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 13:23
- I love the Faure. -- nm - TFox Nov 13, 12:18 3
  - I need to listen to it again, sooner rather than later. I don't think I've listened to it more than once since I picked it up in college. - znufrii Nov 13, 12:19 2
    - It's pretty damn dark for the bulk of it, but some glimmers of light in there too. -- nm - TFox Nov 13, 12:19 1
      - I also need to go through my stacks and see if I forgot any that should be on the list as well. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:20
LYC: ok, the worst thing is a kid kicking the seat. I can understand a baby crying, they can't help that. - loosilu Nov 13, 12:14 9
- The worst thing is a kid launchng explosive diarrhea all over your clothes, five minutes into a 12-hour flight. - Pres.Obama Nov 13, 12:19 2
  - I'll grant that that's pretty bad, Mr President, but ... what if it wasn't a kid? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 12:20
  - /signs exec. order to get my autonick shit together/ -- nm - Pres.Vermin Nov 13, 12:19
- On my flight back from Mexico, one couple's kids were *climbing over the seats*. What the fuck? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 12:16 4
  - yeah, I was on a flight once where a family of 4 was split into twos ... and the parents sat separate from the kids. and the kids were hellions. - loosilu Nov 13, 12:18 3
    - That's why air marshalls have handcuffs. -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 12:21 2
      - too bad they aren't on short flights. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 12:21 1
        
        Here, let me assist you with that ... -- nm - President Obama Nov 13, 12:22
- Agreed. You can stop a child from kicking a seat. Sometimes, you just can't stop the crying. -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 12:15
In CC Freestyle games I just can't resist taking my turn right away even when it would be strategically better to wait. -- nm - Dano Nov 13, 12:14
I think Mel Profit would be a happy man if he got to drive a Scorpion tank on a Sandtrap Heavy map. - crash davis Nov 13, 12:13 8
- I fear that If I join this Halo stuff I'll just show you all up with my tactical brilliance... - Mel Profit Nov 13, 12:26 4
  - All you'd wind up doing is saying, "David is even more brilliant than I had thought." -- nm - David Nov 13, 12:55
  - hey, we're just asking for a whipping...come show us up! -- nm - crash davis Nov 13, 12:26 2
    - I'd just end up calling you fodder1...fodder2...fodder3... -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 13, 12:34 1
      - you'll have more fun calling out everyone's correct names as you desecrate the corpses -- nm - crash davis Nov 13, 12:38
- and Amoxy would like being a Warthog gunner, and Jax would enjoy the game as well -- nm - crash davis Nov 13, 12:16 2
  - I still whip out Halo 1 on my computer and play on line - amoxy Nov 13, 12:18 1
    - I know ;) I just gotta keep the peer pressure up so you don't forget about us -- nm - crash davis Nov 13, 12:24
That percentage means 80% of y'all are missing out. -- nm - TFox Nov 13, 12:11 24
- You get a better feeling from smoking other things. Heck, at least hookah has a good taste. -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 13, 12:19 3
  - I take it you won't be applying for any more clearance jobs. ;P -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 12:25
  - mmm....hookah... -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:22
  - If only I lived in Massachusetts... -- nm - TFox Nov 13, 12:20
- We have a cute student who does some reception work for the department. - Mop Nov 13, 12:19
- it's a rare indulgence for me these days. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:17
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  - I'm with ML, after losing both parents to Lung Cancer (in their 50's) pass -- nm - amoxy Nov 13, 12:15
  - I kid, it's awful, I know this. Also hard to quit, which makes it so much more awful. - TFox Nov 13, 12:15 2
    - I thought you did quit - or am I thinking of someone else - do 20% of TTrs smoke? -- nm - Pippy Nov 13, 12:16 1
      - nevermind I saw below -- nm - Pippy Nov 13, 12:17
- I must say, I do enjoy a lot of cigarettes, especially if I'm drinking heavily -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 13, 12:13 2
  - er, only when I'm drinking heavily. I'll say twice a month I'll have an over indulgence of beer with about 15 cigarettes thrown in -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 13, 12:22 1
    - maybe I should dip instead. -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 13, 12:23
- Awww.... I want to smell like an ashtray and kiss women that taste like ashes, too! Can you tell me how? -- nm - TWuG Nov 13, 12:13
- what percent are just missing it? *raises hand* -- nm - bigsugar Nov 13, 12:12
- you unquit? -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 12:12 7
  - oh yeah. but the 20th is the Great American Smokeout, and I'm eyeing it on the calendar. - TFox Nov 13, 12:13 6
    - *snubs cig out on that particular date box* -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 13, 12:16
    - I made the mistake of admitting on TT that I slipped up, and was informed that everything before that did not count as a result. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 12:15 4
      - Oh, that part doesn't bother me, I can get skewered all they want. - TFox Nov 13, 12:17 3
        
        Maybe we need to rejig it as a "mean time between cigarette" measurement, commencing on a certain date? - Beryllium Nov 13, 12:19 2
        
        nice. I like this idea. :) -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:21 1
        
        I like it, and I think it could apply well to any addiction, because if you're hyper-logical and say that a single slipup invalidates everything ... - Beryllium Nov 13, 12:24

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