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so, I got a birthday card for my wife, but I'm not 100% confident that I like it, or that it will be well-received. I also haven't been able to find - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:52 32
- buy a nice silver or blue foil roll and get a non-christmassy coloured ribbon to go with it. -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 9, 17:00
- whipped. -- nm - Truman Dec 9, 16:58 1
  - no, the cake post is below this one, that's where the whip goes. Mmmm, whip. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:59
- google tells me you have hallmark stores and a place called the papery in your city. try calling those? -- nm - b. Dec 9, 16:56 3
  - Hallmark stores don't have the flat packs of birthday wrap, only tubes. I can't take a tube on the bus. The Papery is a good suggestion, I might try - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:58 2
    - weird - our hallmark stores have both. (and many of the the hallmark sections of other stores). -- nm - b. Dec 9, 16:58 1
      - Our hallmark stores cleared it out to make room for christmas wrap, apparently. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:59
- The Vermins are throwing all gifts in bags this year. No more actual 'wrapping'. -- nm - Agent.Vermin Dec 9, 16:53 13
  - I thought of this, but the gift bags make the gift look .... I dunno, paltry or insubstantial. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:54 12
    - There's nothing like a gift bag to say "I was too lazy to wrap it" or "I have no hand-eye coordination." - loosilu Dec 9, 16:58 4
      - I do some gift bags--normally for weirdly sized items like, say a teddy bear--and they end up looking gorgeous with tissue, curling ribbon, etc. -- nm - Trish Dec 9, 17:24
      - SheFox puts together a gorgeous gift bag. She's tried to show me how. Mine always look dumb. -- nm - TFox Dec 9, 17:00 1
        
        some people have the knack. I don't. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 17:00
      - I have used them in the past. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:59
    - The fight against shallow stereotypes like this starts with YOU! - Agent.Vermin Dec 9, 16:57 5
      - when your kid is old enough to open presents, she won't want bags. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 17:00 4
        
        Lil' Vermin is going to learn real fast that you don't always get what you want. - Agent.Vermin Dec 9, 17:03 3
        
        you never saw a kid go nuts with the ripping. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 17:03 2
        
        When it's *your* kid, the appeal of the kid 'going nuts' isn't quite as great. - Agent.Vermin Dec 9, 17:07 1
        
        I spend every Xmas with my nieces and nephews. The opening presents is the funnest thing ever. - loosilu Dec 9, 17:09
    - Tissue paper, and lots of it. (nm) - musubi Dec 9, 16:56
- I also need to track down a cake that matches her specifications. This could be a challenge ... heh -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:53 10
  - What are her, um, specifications for a birthday cake? - kelly Dec 9, 16:54 9
    - lemon or vanilla cake, with a raspberry filling. Like what we had at our wedding. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:54 8
      - Call a bakery now, or first thing in the morning or bake it yourself--it's terribly easy, - Trish Dec 9, 17:07
      - Bakery that does special orders. - the liioulu with ice and dropping temps and snow Dec 9, 16:57 3
        
        I live across the street from one. Hopefully I can sort the details out this evening. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:58 2
        
        next year call them earlier. ;P -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 16:59 1
        
        Or us. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with ice and dropping temps and snow Dec 9, 17:02
      - nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 9, 16:57
      - (and the birthday is tomorrow ... a bit stressed, but hopefully it will turn out.) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:57 1
        
        You should have said something earlier!!!! - the liioulu with ice and dropping temps and snow Dec 9, 17:01
sitwap? Do we know about the suprise relationship news that tonights Glee will refer to? (spoiler link) - prayformojo Dec 9, 16:44 2
- hmm...(spoiler) - the liioulu with ice and dropping temps and snow Dec 9, 16:56
- spoiler - peglegpete Dec 9, 16:51
TT poll: are you pro #ballsack or con #ballsack? -- nm - David Dec 9, 16:43 9
- Pro ballsack, anti #ballsack. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 9, 16:47 3
  - hee. -- nm - b. Dec 9, 16:54
  - Thread winner. -- nm - David Dec 9, 16:53
  - good point. you ahve to be pro-ballsack. You can't just let the balls rattle arround. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 16:49
- suck_myballs - Guy Dec 9, 16:47 1
  - "Guy" looks correct to me - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:47
- anti hash. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 16:46
- grr -- nm - con_#ballsack si Dec 9, 16:46
- pro, as long as we can also get #drumset. -- nm - kelly Dec 9, 16:46
Rangers trade Millwood to Orioles and then use those savings to sign Rich Harden seems to be 99% certain. - Will Hunting Dec 9, 16:42 6
- Rangers net a win there, imo. Saving the money and getting the better pitcher. - musubi Dec 9, 16:53 5
  - I'm a little confused in that I understand Texas is paying a decent portion of Millwood's salary. -- nm - David Dec 9, 16:59 1
    - Depends upon on how much. What I'm reading is 1 year at 7 mill with incentives for Harden. The Rangers' have to be chipping more than $5M to not be - musubi Dec 9, 17:05
  - I dunno; if Harden stays healthy, he's clearly better; but he's as healthy as Mark Prior. - Will Hunting Dec 9, 16:55 1
    - The O's did fine. But Harden is nowhere near the damaged goods Prior is. 140 IP from Harden is probably just as valuable if not more than 200 IP from - musubi Dec 9, 17:02
  - Also, FRAK, cause I was hoping that the Mets' would sign Harden. - musubi Dec 9, 16:54
Has anyone here read both the Sookie Stackhouse books and Twilight? -- nm - the liioulu with ice and dropping temps and snow Dec 9, 16:37
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- we usually say 2 hours these days. airlines vary - here's a link to NWA. nmbut: -- (link) - b. Dec 9, 16:38 3
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    - don't forget for international flights the security can be insane. It is at Dulles. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 16:42 1
      - yah. tsa is working on their online tool to check security line delays - I hope that gets fixed soon. - b. Dec 9, 16:46
- every airline has different rules. I usually say 90 minutes minimum. -- nm - Reagen Dec 9, 16:36 5
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    - at least domestically, Southwest lets you show up later. -- nm - Reagen Dec 9, 16:51
    - don't know. the airlines take into account time going ythrough security. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 16:41
    - I thought it was but after something I heard lately, not so sure. - the liioulu with ice and dropping temps and snow Dec 9, 16:41 1
      - And by slow I mean off hours with low traffic. - the liioulu with ice and dropping temps and snow Dec 9, 16:44
- 1 hour bare minimum. - the liioulu with ice and dropping temps and snow Dec 9, 16:36 13
  - I've never heard that from an airline. they always say at least 2 hours. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 16:41 12
    - I usually hear 2 too. But I got to the airport once and was told I could have come a bit later. - the liioulu with ice and dropping temps and snow Dec 9, 16:43 11
      - I wouldn't take that seriously, between checkin lines and security. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 16:44 4
        
        The problem with O'Hare is if you show up early on a day with short lines and fast check in is that there is about 15 minutes of shops and restaurants - the liioulu with ice and dropping temps and snow Dec 9, 16:49 3
        
        that's what books and ipods are for. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 16:50 2
        
        I know. O'Hare's got a rep as one of the worst international terminals in the US. - the liioulu with ice and dropping temps and snow Dec 9, 16:53 1
        
        heh, I kind of liked it. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 16:53
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        That's what I think is the minimum. - the liioulu with ice and dropping temps and snow Dec 9, 16:46 3
        
        some of the luggage checks checked before being loaded, as well. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 16:48 2
        
        That too. If there are lines they need more time. if there aren't less time. - the liioulu with ice and dropping temps and snow Dec 9, 16:51 1
        
        personally, I'd rather hang out for an hour than get all stressed out about being late. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 16:52
        
        I tried looking it up a few months ago and could not find a regulation. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 16:45
To me, my avatars! -- nm - Spawn Dec 9, 16:33
"... this is not a democracy, it's a cheerocracy. I'm sorry, but I'm overruling you." -- nm - b. Dec 9, 16:30
I was at Trader Joe's today. whoever suggested the chocolate covered cranberries the other day, thank you. -- nm - peglegpete Dec 9, 16:29
ML cracked me up - zork Dec 9, 16:29 3
- I missed that. it's worthy of a link, imo. nmbut: -- (link) - b. Dec 9, 16:33 1
  - it would help if I'd noted the time on my search-hit before linking, then I would have seen it was on this very board. bery! I need a feature! -- nm - b. Dec 9, 16:35
- #first time ever# (nm) - musubi Dec 9, 16:30
Okay, you want to see something that will blow your minds? Go to the search page and search for "woods -tiger" (no quotes). - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:23 7
- Who knew ST liked Henry David Thoreau so much? -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 16:27
- sometimes I think the search link needs to be 48 pt blink font -- nm - Reagen Dec 9, 16:25 5
  - This is making me think that the search interface needs to be merged into the main display here, like it is on Dr Tron. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:27 4
    - the problem is taht you put it in a blind spot. We have no reason to use the left menu 99% of the time so we don't see it any more. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 16:43 2
      - not to mention that the left menu is a complete eyesore. That's one of the other 14 issues, fixing the sidebar. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:44 1
        
        even if you put the search link in blinking type, people will be blind to it. It will be just another banner ad in a blind spot. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 16:46
    - I like that. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 16:33
I wanna know when ST is gonna get the feature that auto-posts the next item in the Woot-off!!! nm - Jim Dec 9, 16:22 1
- You know, I wrote a wordpress plugin last week that automatically posts published wordpress items to ST ... - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:26
Saw a new Jane Lynch Xbox commercial yesterday where she pushes the Xbox Live features. - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 16:16 2
- Might have been another character or two, but not really. -- nm - the liioulu with ice and dropping temps and snow Dec 9, 16:33
- not that I recall. -- nm - Remlik Dec 9, 16:33
I was in a Chapters today and they had a table for "Bella's Reading List". So I went and got "It's a Break Up Because It's Broken" and put it on there -- nm - Reagen Dec 9, 16:08 8
- love it -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 9, 16:32
- You don't understand true love! -- nm - David Dec 9, 16:28
- ncie. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 16:21
- win! -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 16:12
- nice. -- nm - kelly Dec 9, 16:11
- hee. -- nm - b. Dec 9, 16:11
- now add: Dracula -- nm - peglegpete Dec 9, 16:10
- hilarious. -- nm - Callisto Dec 9, 16:10
Oh, no you di'nt, Toys-R-Us! I unsubscribed from your deal of the day yesterday! What's that in my inbox? -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 16:06 4
- Some sites say it can take 2-3 weeks to update. I have no idea why that is. -- nm - not2fast Dec 9, 16:24 2
  - I know exactly why this is. And it's not entirely what Mop says. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:25
  - Because they want to keep you spamming for as long as they can. Note: it takes 0 seconds to subscribe to a mailing list. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 16:24
- Usually it takes 24 -48 hours for unsubscribes to go through -- nm - eag Dec 9, 16:17
It's a girl - Ceregon Dec 9, 16:05 12
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- How are you feeling? -- nm - kelly Dec 9, 16:16 1
  - Thirsty. And still a guy. Just wanted everybody to know my sense of humor wasn't removed. -- nm - Ceregon Dec 9, 16:24
- congrats! -- nm - Jovian Dec 9, 16:13
- shit. hide her from Tiger :) - peglegpete Dec 9, 16:12
- Welcome back! - Callisto Dec 9, 16:10
- excellent. good healing thoughts now headed your way! -- nm - b. Dec 9, 16:09
- Wait. What? I'm so confused right now. - musubi Dec 9, 16:09
- Yay! -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 16:07
- congrats. (but I thought you were a guy?) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:06 2
  - he was this morning. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 16:22 1
    - and now he's a reverse stacy? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:31
Clearly I have missed hashtaggate. Here's my take: - amanda Dec 9, 15:56 39
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  - If I understand correctly, Mop presented logically and clearly and was then attacked. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 16:22 15
    - Why are you posting in the third person? (nm) - musubi Dec 9, 16:26 1
      - David wondered the same thing. -- nm - David Dec 9, 16:44
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      - ~Freeeeeeeeeee.....Hashtag Mandela~ nm - ralph wiggum Dec 9, 16:37 1
        
        You are in my brain! - the liioulu with ice and dropping temps and snow Dec 9, 16:38
      - Me and Bery are cool. I sent him an e-mail with a well reasoned proposal. - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 16:32 1
        
        asterisks wouldn't be searchable. Use faves for future reference; it has pagination now. - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:39
    - #logic #me #genius #adoration Until Bery does this, I am going to force the issue! -- nm - Mop si Dec 9, 16:24 7
      - I used the hashtags to prove a point. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 16:26 6
        
        What point? other than a) you could be obnoxious and b) they look like garbage on a message board? -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 9, 16:29
        
        Other than to annoy some people, what was the point? - musubi Dec 9, 16:28 4
        
        Some posts can really stand to be tagged for later reference. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 16:34 3
        
        How did hashtags prove that point? I don't think anyone disagreed with that. - musubi Dec 9, 16:38 1
        
        also, you don't need a hashtag. You just need a ... word. -- nm - Reagen Dec 9, 16:40
        
        Like.....favorites? -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 9, 16:34
- You could - I don't know - filter out all posts about Tiger Woods? -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 16:05 17
  - Of course, you'd have to click on all the Tiger Woods posts and tag them first to do that. Or save Bery and yourself some work and just ignore them. - musubi Dec 9, 16:08 16
    - Dr. S. Talk by default filters to "last 2 weeks". -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 16:18
    - I think that's the other thing. How much time and effort would this save Mop a week? Five minutes? Maybe ten? - TFox Dec 9, 16:10 14
      - If it keeps amanda from seeing posts about extra-marital sex, then my job is done. It was all worth it. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 16:11 13
        
        The point being: it *wouldn't* prevent mandy from seeing them though. - musubi Dec 9, 16:17 11
        
        I'm confused. When I tag a post NSFW, doesn't it show up NSFW for everyone? -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 16:19 10
        
        So you want to tag and define not your ST, but my ST too? nubby please. just stop. -- nm - TFox Dec 9, 16:21 9
        
        pssst. that's not nubby. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 16:24 2
        
        pssst. expression. -- nm - TFox Dec 9, 16:25 1
        
        that needs a tag. -- nm - loosilu Dec 9, 16:27
        
        Who tagged my post about a car crash as NSFW earlier this week? It wasn't me. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 16:21 5
        
        So if I search for say "Joke" tags, I get every post that *anyone* tagged as a joke? - musubi Dec 9, 16:25
        
        yes, but see, NSFW has a purpose. #green, #February, and #ballsack does not. -- nm - TFox Dec 9, 16:23 2
        
        Note to Bery: Please don't include #green, #February, and #ballsack as pre-defined tags. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 16:24 1
        
        I don't know. #ballsack would probably be pretty useful. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 9, 16:40
        
        It was ME! *closes elevator door* -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:22
        
        poor jack. -- nm - b. Dec 9, 16:15
- By allowing reader customizable tags, *I* could decide how to filter future searches. - musubi Dec 9, 16:02 3
  - Personally, I wouldn't want to get ST too deep into individual user-level settings. - TFox Dec 9, 16:04
  - and no one wants to go back and tag 800,000 posts. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:04 1
    - (We're at 797K right now) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 16:04

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