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LIR ... 'tee' - reluctantcynic (en treo) Nov 17, 16:56 2
- LIR ... cha -- nm - Pitbull Nov 17, 17:28
- YO! -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 16:57
Damn. In a Fight Club mood, again. I want to beat the sh*t out of something. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 17, 16:46 2
- don't you have one of those squishy 'stress ball" things that seemingly EVERY business uses to promote themselves these days? -- nm - JenBro Nov 17, 16:56
- *hits you in the ear* -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 16:48
Dodgeball lawsuit...apparently he couldn't dodge a wrench...or a ball to the face -- (link) - Beaker Nov 17, 16:42 5
- I have to say - I adored dodge ball back in the day - but ours worked a bit differently - it was "prison ball" - and when you were tagged ... - JenBro Nov 17, 16:58
- They still play dodgeball in school? -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 17, 16:43 3
  - Dodgeball is where I'm a viking -- nm - CQ Nov 17, 16:48 2
    - The vikings played dodgeball? -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 16:50 1
      - in their sleep -- nm - Dano Nov 17, 16:53
T-shirts with a library theme. -- (link) - mara Nov 17, 16:42
Kristen Bell's in-game ass is just as fine as the real one. -- nm - Jovian Nov 17, 16:35
It's gonna be a loooooong year for Georgetown basketball -- nm - prayformojo Nov 17, 16:35
/* if you act now you can have two */ -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Nov 17, 16:26
STIS: What to look for in a blu-ray player? What's a good price point for a quality player? Brands? Model #s? -- nm - TWuG Nov 17, 16:19 13
- PS3! PS3! -- nm - Shaun Nov 17, 16:54
- if you can afford it opt for the 7.1 sound -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Nov 17, 16:27
- I think there are 3 models now at $100. -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 16:26 9
  - Are low prices still an indicator of bare bones or low quality? -- nm - TWuG Nov 17, 16:27 8
    - now that I haven't determined yet to be honest. -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 16:28 7
      - haven't seen any *generic* blu-ray players - lone canadian leafs fan Nov 17, 16:30 6
        
        here's Wal-mart's $100 player.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 17, 16:33 5
        
        Best Buy's $100 model... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 17, 16:35 1
        
        Insignia per se isn't evil - one thing to note is make sure the firmware is easy to upgrade - lone canadian leafs fan Nov 17, 16:42
        
        just as a question : have you actually utilized the BD Live Support feature or done the BD Conferencing -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Nov 17, 16:35 2
        
        I don't think anyone on earth ever has. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 17, 16:42
        
        I've not done any of that. -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 16:36
- There's a Samsung one on Amazon for $150 with 3 free movies. -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 17, 16:22
Tim Gunn! -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 17, 16:18 1
- *swoon* -- nm - reluctantcynic (en treo) Nov 17, 16:47
Three-dimensional fractals. -- (link) - mara Nov 17, 16:01 1
- They should use those to generate worlds on the next Super Mario, so the world creates itself differently every game. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 16:14
effing Ikariam. If I send 10,000 wine to a town that's out of wine, when it arrives, have the tavern start serving again. Don't sit there for a day. - JaxSean Nov 17, 15:53 13
- I have heaps of wine too, but am converting it to wood and marble to upgrade buildings -- nm - Karl_S Nov 17, 16:27
- I must be lucky. I've managed to pillage every ounce of wine I've ever served AND am at the point where if I find more, it'll just get tossed in the - TWuG Nov 17, 16:24 5
  - now you can donate it to the temple to upgrade it, even if you don't have one in your town -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 17:05
  - Wow. -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 16:44 1
    - I think it's a product of being on the fringes. Plus, I only have 5 towns, none over 17. - TWuG Nov 17, 16:51
  - Man, I cannot sell wine fast enough. nm - Dignan Nov 17, 16:26 1
    - I pretty much sell everything as I produce as well. -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 16:38
- send ONE single boatload fist to save time on loading is all that speeds this stuff up! -- nm - Danedukenuuk Nov 17, 16:07 2
  - Oh, good idea. Thanks! I'll have to remember that for next time. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 16:08 1
    - You still have to serve it up, though. I do use this if there is some wine left if I can get it there before they dry out. -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 16:42
- you'd think those junkies would know how to open a crate by now -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 15:57
- The game rewards frequent checking in and micromanaging. -- nm - mara Nov 17, 15:55 1
  - Yeah, I can generally keep everything pretty normal by checking in once a day. - JaxSean Nov 17, 16:11
Amazon suggests this payphrase: "Kimberly's Murky Heritage" - David Nov 17, 15:50 18
- eh, they're probably talking about the pirate blood. -- nm - Callisto Nov 17, 16:16
- she's a ginger isn't she? -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 16:05 16
  - That would be the last wife. -- nm - David Nov 17, 16:08 15
    - I can't quite tell from the FB photos.her hair looks reddish at times. -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 16:10 14
      - That's the bottle talking. -- nm - David Nov 17, 16:19 2
        
        she colors her hair? -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 16:28 1
        
        you shave yours? -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 16:52
      - it has some red to it. - Callisto Nov 17, 16:13 10
        
        Are you typing in mid-tap? -- nm - David Nov 17, 16:20 4
        
        no, from Five Guys! -- nm - Callisto Nov 17, 16:27 3
        
        No 5 Guys for David! -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 16:29
        
        Truly, you are the love of my life. -- nm - pixie SI Nov 17, 16:29 1
        
        Heh. -- nm - David Nov 17, 16:36
        
        ah! Just can't tell with the lighting sometimes in those photos. -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 16:19 4
        
        Why, just the other day, I was telling her that you think I have a unibrow. - David Nov 17, 16:20 3
        
        Well your forehead in that one holiday picture does lead SOME credence to my thinking. -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 16:28 2
        
        It's probably a giant pimple from all of the damned medications I take to cheat death. -- nm - David Nov 17, 16:28 1
        
        That woudl do it no doubt. -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 16:29
Co-workers stealing your lunch? Here's the solution. -- (link) - mara Nov 17, 15:50 2
- When I had that problem my folks fixed up a 'special' lunch snack, a Candy bar augmented with exlax, never had the problem again -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 16:24
- Presumably you will be avoided and your kids beaten up for being gross -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 15:56
Aha! (Flash Forward spoiler) - the liioulu without invite Nov 17, 15:42
Tfox, your new favorite rapper.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 17, 15:30
They're going to put a CVS in near here. When they do there will literally be a pharmacy every other block for about a half mile. -- nm - the liioulu without invite Nov 17, 15:27 2
- I now have more CVSs than starbucks within a 5 mile radius -- nm - budice Nov 17, 15:39 1
  - CVS would have to seriously up its game to achieve that here. - the liioulu without invite Nov 17, 15:43
I just got my Star Trek *is giddy* -- nm - Redmond on a phone Nov 17, 15:20 11
- I bought the Best Buy exclusive set with pins. -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 16:05 3
  - o wonderful - lone canadian trekfan Nov 17, 16:07 2
    - it's $36 -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 16:30 1
      - the steelbook is $30 - lone canadian leafs fan Nov 17, 16:31
- ditto!! -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 16:03
- in a blu-ray steelbook too ? - lone canadian trekfan Nov 17, 15:31 4
  - You work for Steelbook, don't you? :) -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 15:57 1
    - not really - lone canadian trekfan Nov 17, 16:08
  - /* We are of peace always */ -- nm - lone canadian trekfan Nov 17, 15:52
  - Geek. ;) -- nm - the liioulu without invite Nov 17, 15:34
- Geek. ;) -- nm - the liioulu without invite Nov 17, 15:27
I'm sure you've all seen this but just in case - Hulu is now Linuxable -- nm - the liioulu without invite Nov 17, 15:05
Why is it we've got ty living here and we don't have a Tystavaganza? -- nm - the liioulu without invite Nov 17, 15:03 6
- If "here" is Chicago - I might be in - I'm only 6 hours drive -- nm - JenBro Nov 17, 17:00
- Maybe "we" are but you're not invited. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 15:22
- isn't the point of a Tystravaganza him visiting a city, not his living there? ps..I hope your dad is still feeling & doing better -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 15:09 1
  - He is thanks. And well, we might have had one when he wasn't. -- nm - the liioulu without invite Nov 17, 15:14
- He's rarely there long enough. Maybe he could hold it at the airport on his way through..... - MojaveMeg Nov 17, 15:09 1
  - Yeah, since he's rarely here does he really live here? -- nm - the liioulu without invite Nov 17, 15:14
Earth 'heading for 6C' of warming -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Nov 17, 14:55 7
- Only the icky people will suffer, so it's fine! -- nm - mara Nov 17, 15:42
- Awesome. How do we speed that up? -- nm - Dr.Vermin at -15F Nov 17, 15:08 5
  - Just keep on what you're doing. -- nm - Trish Nov 17, 15:17 4
    - Sweet! -- nm - Dr.Vermin at -15F Nov 17, 15:25
    - Well, not him specifically. I'm pretty sure he's got a light footprint - only one SUV, for example, and not even a hummer -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 15:19 2
      - But I leave it idling in the driveway overnight. -- nm - Dr.Vermin at -15F Nov 17, 15:32 1
        
        oh, that'll help -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 15:51
Will: Access: Do it in a macro, and on step one turn off notifications, run the update query, then turn notifications back on in step 3. - JaxSean Nov 17, 14:49 3
- "sudo make me a sandwich" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 15:00
- Thanks! -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 14:52
- Step 4, profit! -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 17, 14:51
I'm playing around with a Fujitsu convertable tablet PC with Windows 7. This is really cool -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 14:41 5
- C'MON! I've been preaching tablets with Windows 7 for months! -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 17, 14:44 4
  - I can't decide to go with dual multitouch @ work and a light laptop or dual multitouch and a convertable tablet (smaller screen - heavier) -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 14:45 3
    - Touchscreen is very gimmicky. Truth is, you'll use it very rarely. But if you don't have it, you'll want it. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 17, 14:51 1
      - I don't know. I could see abandoning a keyboard almost - oblique Nov 17, 14:54
    - You in charge of the IT budget = scary. - ty97 Nov 17, 14:47
it's annual enrollment time. anyone want to get married before 5? -- nm - b. Nov 17, 14:37 12
- hey! it's open enrollment season for me, too! - reluctantcynic (en treo) Nov 17, 16:51
- raises hand, and hey, I can perform the ceremony and take the photos too -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 15:59 1
  - aw, too late. I just submitted. maybe next year! -- nm - b. Nov 17, 16:05
- HELL YES!! i'll bring the BLT cake. -- nm - Redmond si Nov 17, 14:47
- Gay married or just regular married? -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 17, 14:45 1
  - ummm. -- nm - b. Nov 17, 14:56
- prenup? -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 14:44 1
  - b. is total pinup material. - ty97 Nov 17, 14:44
- I would, but there are too many haters and bigots out there to allow our potential bigamy. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 17, 14:42
- crap, I have to decide by Friday. I need to make sure my health saving plan can be used to pay for lasik. -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 14:38 2
  - mine definitely includes it. (I'm just to my least favorite part - how much should I put into the hcsa/fsa for next year?) -- nm - b. Nov 17, 14:55 1
    - that's difficult for me. - ty97 Nov 17, 14:57
Still loving The Prisoner - OAE Nov 17, 14:31 1
- Still loving the alien. -- nm - Bowie Nov 17, 16:44
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- This is why those detox programs are such baloney. - nubby Nov 17, 14:33 1
  - drink your ovaltine worms. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 14:33
re:Southwest. Always print it out at home. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 14:29 4
- Yep, check-in at the (24-hour?) mark, as early as they let you, in order to get a boarding (group, number, whatever they use now) -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 14:30 3
  - I checked-in for co-workers who were on a flight at the appointed time. my query was just re: actual printing. - b. Nov 17, 14:35 2
    - I always print at the airport. Lots of kiosks, takes less than a minute. -- nm - jnine Nov 17, 15:58 1
      - excellent. thanks! -- nm - b. Nov 17, 16:06
YOU'VE JUST BEEN HIT BY THE ALL NEW SEX CAMPER -- nm - psilotum Nov 17, 14:24
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*imagines what a BJ tournament would be like* -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 14:19 9
- don't invite Greg Evigan :) -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 14:22 1
  - ...then we'd need a Bear... - nubby Nov 17, 14:27
- *invites you to my new year's eve party* - ty97 Nov 17, 14:20 1
  - "Nobody's gay for Moleman" -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 14:21
- I'll volunteer to model for the trophy. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 14:20 2
  - you certainly look like a dick -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 14:21
  - yeah, your mouth is so pretty... -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 14:21
- 22 seconds! I win! - Groiny SI Nov 17, 14:20 1
  - There are no losers. -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 14:20
Happy Birthday Shaun! -- nm - Max Nov 17, 14:19
Tfox, check B2 for your WWE thing. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 14:18 1
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woo! NYE invite sent? - ty97 Nov 17, 14:13 2
- *ignores request* - oblique Nov 17, 14:13 1
  - that's right, you live in Chicago too. - ty97 Nov 17, 14:14

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