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Finally caught up on Survivor (spoils) - con_carne Nov 17, 09:36
As I drove home from dropping Mrs. Havens off at work, there was a woman waiting at the light next to me, wearing a surgical mask over the mouth... - Mr. Havens Nov 17, 09:36 3
- Maybe she loves the smell of her own breath. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 17, 09:39
- ha priceless. -- nm - Loyola Nov 17, 09:37
- ha! -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 09:36
Time to eat lunch and watch The Unit from last night -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 09:36
Really, who on earth eats liver patte? -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 09:31 7
- FWIW, I love me some liverwurst - con_carne Nov 17, 09:38
- The Dutch. - Beryllium Nov 17, 09:36
- *raises hand* -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 17, 09:33
- I eat liver 'pate'. -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 09:33 1
  - Blame the Danish for the spelling! -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 09:34
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- fyi, "patte" is french for paw. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 09:32
Yesterday, I finally ventured to the final frontier in my house. In the living room there is a vaulted ceiling from 1st floor to roof. In the roof in - HdnAgnda Nov 17, 09:13 13
- "based on cobweb movement" You live in a haunted house? -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 17, 09:32
- SPIDERS! -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 09:30 1
  - I think even they would be like "No, too cold up here." It was fortuitous that it was a windy day yesterday. Gave me a real good feel for where the - HdnAgnda Nov 17, 09:36
- This is how I solved a minor leak in my new roof above the garage. Got up on it and injected a full canister of caulk into a very small crevice - oblique Nov 17, 09:19 9
  - why not use the expanding foam insulation stuff. -- nm - tRUMAN Nov 17, 09:21 5
    - doesn't sound as dirty. -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 09:23
    - You speak as if I have knowledge on home repair -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 09:22 3
      - well, hmm. true. - tRUMAN Nov 17, 09:23 2
        
        hey. I fixed it -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 09:24 1
        
        well, true. but did you use the right type of caulking? -- nm - tRUMAN Nov 17, 09:31
  - injecting caulk? -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 09:21 1
    - It's a euphemism. -- nm - Dano Nov 17, 09:23
  - like the back of a volkswagon? -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 09:20
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- Once in third grade a kid sitting next to me in reading circle had a seizure. I had no idea what epilepsy was and so laughed my ass off at him. - emoticripple Nov 17, 09:23
- I've had similar thing happen to me 3 times on the subway. not recently though. -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 09:20
- Did he spill his chili? - oblique Nov 17, 09:19
About Hillary for SoS, do you think a factor in this for Obama is control? He can always fire her as SoS, he can't fire a Senator. Or can you be - Loyola Nov 17, 09:13 51
- Maybe, just *maybe*, he's considering her because he thinks she's perhaps the most qualified for the position? Just a wild guess... -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 09:38
- Is the SoS offer confirmed or just assumed? I'd small wager he's actually considering her for DOD and they just let the press run. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 09:38 1
  - Assumed at this stage, you could be right too. -- nm - Loyola Nov 17, 09:45
- I think he has no problems with hillary, I think his issue is with bill. -- nm - tRUMAN Nov 17, 09:22 2
  - NPR was saying how there's a potential cocnflict of interest that his Foundation gets donations from so many countries -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 09:26 1
    - and the whole Kazakhstan uranium mining/influence peddling situation. -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 09:28
- I think the one angle that is often forgotten is that he gets one hell of a good politican on his staff if she takes the position. - ty97 Nov 17, 09:22 4
  - I don't know that that's a great qualification for SoS - con_carne Nov 17, 09:24 1
    - SoS handles relationships. I don't want a Scholarly bookworm for that. -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 09:25
  - Sounds like a pretty shitty politician. I like my politicians with a little more morality on their side -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 09:23 1
    - If your deeming her guilty for crimes she's not been charged with, then you may have a point. -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 09:24
- It does help him tie her to the next four years and make it difficult for her to criticize from the outside. - Mel Profit Nov 17, 09:16 14
  - pretty much makes it impossible for her to try and unseat him in 2012. -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 09:18 11
    - Next to no chance she'd try anyhow. - Will Hunting Nov 17, 09:19 10
      - I think McCain would've tried if not for 9/11. -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 09:22
      - the Clintons still think they are the party. - Mel Profit Nov 17, 09:20 8
        
        When they gave the convention speeches, it's no longer their party. - Will Hunting Nov 17, 09:24 7
        
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        Teddy K. -- nm - Loyola Nov 17, 09:33 1
        
        certainly came the closest -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 09:37
        
        Buchanan in 1992, but he wasn't exactly running to be embraced by the GOP. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 09:33 3
        
        Also Kennedy in 80, Reagan in 76. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 17, 09:34 2
        
        Reagan I wouldn't count exactly since Ford wasn't elected. - Will Hunting Nov 17, 09:39
        
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  - Me too. Great move for all concerned. -- nm - Loyola Nov 17, 09:17
  - and she could get the aircraft carrier named after her now too... -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 17, 09:17
- no -- nm - psilotum Nov 17, 09:15
- Olive branch to her and her supporters is my guess -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 09:14
- As senator, he can just ignore her, cuz she doesn't speak for his administration. As SoS, she would; even in freelancing. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 09:14
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  - I heard a remark on NPR that there's nothing in the Constitution prohibiting someone from occupying both offices at the same time. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 09:36 2
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  - narcissistic personality disorder. or so I hear. -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 09:17
  - In the off chance that she gathers together a group of Senators to oppose any Obama initiatives. - Loyola Nov 17, 09:17 4
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      - Perhaps Obama is mindful that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. -- nm - Loyola Nov 17, 09:26 2
        
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        :) I see -- nm - Loyola Nov 17, 09:30
  - keep your friends close, and your enemies closer? -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 09:16 10
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      - I'm not saying she is, just that it would be a valid answer to your hypothetical question. -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 09:34
      - You're so pretty -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 09:23 6
        
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        it's not demonizing to point out that they fought for the Dem nomination like dogs. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 09:33 1
        
        And then after that? She's been loyal soldier. - Will Hunting Nov 17, 09:40
        
        I don't need new ways to demonizer her. She's way past that. - oblique Nov 17, 09:27 2
        
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        Agreed :) -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 09:33
    - Exactly. -- nm - Loyola Nov 17, 09:17
  - You're so pretty. -- nm - TaurusII Nov 17, 09:16
Misc Board is on track for B1 to last a week. -- nm - emoticripple Nov 17, 09:09 2
- Beta cleared out all thise malcontents! Which was the plan all along -- nm - DMac si Nov 17, 09:11 1
  - I'm now seeing D.Mac following in the mode of Mr. Ken Kutagari. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 17, 09:17
oh, can I start the conspriacy theory that the SEC is going after Cuban because Cuban started bailout sleuth? - ty97 Nov 17, 09:09 1
- *fits you for a tinfoil hat* -- nm - TaurusII Nov 17, 09:15
nmbRC - nubby Nov 17, 09:08 3
- nmbnubby - znufrii Nov 17, 09:18
- nmbnubby - psilotum Nov 17, 09:16
- nmbnubby - ReluctantCynic Nov 17, 09:14
Mandy - from the BB regarding your private label project......... - MojaveMeg Nov 17, 09:08
it amazes me that _____________ are still in TAR (spoilers) - prayformojo Nov 17, 09:07 1
- Yeah, they seem to just not be worse than others at it (always squeaking by) (spoilers) - oblique Nov 17, 09:17
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- 1980, 1984, 1988. Sure it could happen again, why not? -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 09:06
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  - I'm relatively sure we've had a "Chelsea 2028!" thread i the past. -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 09:11
  - DawsonB2: have you ever heard Home For A Rest by Spirit of the West. Give it a listen -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 09:09 3
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      - drinking while on vacation. Maybe try Old Black Rum by Great Big Sea too, both are a hoot. -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 09:11 1
        
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  - must...resist... -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 09:08
i'm sure its largely psychosomatic, but i'll always be a fan of airborne - prayformojo Nov 17, 09:05 10
- That's how I feel about Vitamin C -- nm - Dano Nov 17, 09:17
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  - ps. it could hurt, in that the suggested daily dose of Airborne contains 50% Vitamin A than the FDA considers safe. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 09:09 6
    - 50% more. also, many people take way more than the recommended daily airborne dose. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 09:09 5
      - I take one per day when I start to feel sick -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 09:16
      - I've aleways been curious, exactly how dangerous is it to OD on vitamins? - znufrii Nov 17, 09:12 3
        
        wiki has details about Vitamin A poisoning: -- (link) - loosilu Nov 17, 09:17 1
        
        wiki has a habit of crashing my work browser. I'll take a look when I get home. Thanks! -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 09:18
        
        Depends on the vitamin. Some your body will naturally shed extra. Others it may not deal so well with. -- nm - psilotum Nov 17, 09:14
  - yes, it's on b2. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 09:08
SON OF A!!! - nubby Nov 17, 09:04 5
- a? -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 09:05 2
  - boitch? -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 09:07 1
    - no, see, little a is son of BIG A. -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 09:14
- there are so many better things you could be banging on your desk... -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 09:05
- sucker. gets you back for scratching me last week. -- nm - nubby's desk Nov 17, 09:04
FOX - Mark Cuban accused of insider trading by the SEC. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 17, 09:04
SITWAP: A copy of Abraham Lincoln's letter to Mrs. Bixby may have been found in Dallas. (linky) -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 17, 09:03 5
- "we're going to find that boy. And we're going to get him the Hell out of there." -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 17, 09:10 1
  - and if I was welthy beyond measure this might be somthing I'd look to bid on. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 17, 09:13
- National Treasure 3 can't be far behind -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 09:09
- "As a fan of The Incredible Hulk, its a great honor to write to the wife of Dr. David Banner." -- nm - crash davis Nov 17, 09:06
- ...and when your great-grandson gets offered that part in the show about the giant green man, make sure he takes it. -- nm - Dano Nov 17, 09:05
*boards B2 and holds it for ransom* -- nm - ST Pirates Nov 17, 09:03
Who says RI is the smallest state? -- (link) - TFox Nov 17, 09:01 3
- Is it a dwarf state? -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 17, 09:06
- WV is so poor that this doesn't even hurt them. heh. -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 09:05
- left you a post on B2. -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 09:02
lir, planet hollywood hotel in vegas, decent place? -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 17, 09:01 20
- The upgrade did it good; just be prepped to walk...but if it's not May - September, no real issue there. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 09:08 9
  - meh, walking I am ok with, the conference is in the same hotel - nubby's desk Nov 17, 09:09 8
    - FYI: Google Maps shows the individual casinos, if you zoom in enough. -- nm - TaurusII Nov 17, 09:14 1
      - Holy crap, I didn't realize how big CityCenter is going to be. - Will Hunting Nov 17, 09:18
    - Yeah, it's right across from one of the entry sidewalks to Bellagion - Will Hunting Nov 17, 09:13 3
      - tangent: got a close-up look at those water cannons on Cities of the Underwolrd last night, those things are pretty intense. -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 09:30 2
        
        They shoot the water up like 140ft in the air. - Will Hunting Nov 17, 09:32 1
        
        at least... -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 09:35
    - Kinda sorta. -- nm - TaurusII Nov 17, 09:11
    - sfan -- nm - tRUMAN Nov 17, 09:10
- Stayed there in September. Very nice, but it's a long walk from the parking garage to the hotel. And pete is right about the buffet. -- nm - TaurusII Nov 17, 09:06 3
  - SFEK! (nmbtru) - TaurusII Nov 17, 09:07 2
    - not gonna have a car, just use a bus/something to and from the airport. -- nm - nubby's desk Nov 17, 09:08 1
      - sfan -- nm - tRUMAN Nov 17, 09:10
- It's fine -- nm - budice Nov 17, 09:05
- the few times I have gone there it looked great, and has one of the better buffets in town -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 09:04 3
  - I think a big portion of '21' was filmed there. -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 09:05 2
    - Must be some buffet -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 09:06 1
      - Oh, it is! -- nm - TaurusII Nov 17, 09:09
- yggm. And...I have no experience w/Planet Hollywood but know that it's newer since it took over the Aladdin. -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 09:03
rollio pollio -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 17, 09:01

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