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Some homes you just shouldn't break into -- (link) - mara Nov 17, 10:14 2
- Some heroic stuff by that Miralles guy, though. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 10:18
- obvs the cougar wanted her boyfriend. -- nm - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 17, 10:18
I love the ST shop! Movies, video games, red kitchen stuff, stalker gifts! - Mop Nov 17, 10:14 2
- HEY! Who requested teh $4,000 telescope as a Secret Stalker gift?! -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 10:19
- If people see "Listmania!" lists that have cool items, send me the URLs (or just the list's ID code) and I can add it to the shop -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 10:15
I'm so ashamed. I think I drank too much Coke yesterday. I mean, can there be such a thing? - Mop Nov 17, 10:10 8
- I get nauseous when I drink more than 3 or 4 mountain dews in one day. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 10:13 3
  - i get nauseous *thinking* about drinking that much pop in one day. -- nm - El Fandie Nov 17, 10:15
  - I put 7 sugars in a 20oz coffee. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 10:15 1
    - Oh, and I'm back on coffee again. I blame my chest cold. Thanks, Mother Nature! I'll be turning in my 20 year token now. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 10:18
- Regular Coke. Eeeee, just thinking about all those spoonfuls of sugar. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 17, 10:11 3
  - They help the medicine go down. -- nm - mara Nov 17, 10:12 2
    - ......... damn you. - con_carne Nov 17, 10:16
    - ~In the most delightful waaaay~ -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 10:14
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- No, it'll be something stupid like "All men are created equal..." A stunt like "You" -- nm - TWuG Nov 17, 10:17
- "Looks pretty cracker white to me" -- nm - Al Sharpton Nov 17, 10:15
- Sportsman of the Year without a doubt...but Person of the Year...if not Obama it will be something odd like "You" -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 17, 10:11 5
  - I co-worker of mine lists "Time Magazine 2006 Person of the Year" as one of his awards. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 10:13
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    - seriously was the lamest thing ever in a (blank) of the Year category -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 17, 10:13 1
      - Douche of the Year 2006: The person who came up with that idea. :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 10:15
    - What? Damnit. Fine. Time's person of the year: "Us. We rock. Can ya dig it?" -- nm - Time Nov 17, 10:13
- I'm sure he's getting plenty. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 17, 10:11
What was your favorite sports event outcome for the weekend? - prayformojo Nov 17, 10:07 11
- Cincinnati over Louisville. -- nm - Ender Nov 17, 10:24
- PSU over Indiana. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 17, 10:19
- VMI over Kentucky -- nm - Dano Nov 17, 10:17
- Roddy White making a catch in the end zone to allow the Falcons to beat Denver. - David Nov 17, 10:16
- sports? huh? -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 10:15
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  - I'm with you, brother -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 10:14
- Titans over Jacksonville. - Callisto Nov 17, 10:13
- Philadelphia blasting Oklahoma -- nm - decline Nov 17, 10:11 1
  - it took me a long time to figure out what sport you were talking about :) -- nm - prayformojo Nov 17, 10:12
- Either the Colts or the Packers. -- nm - mara Nov 17, 10:11
BOGO Papa John's medium pizza if you become a fan -- (link) - oblique Nov 17, 10:06
Best "Unit" episode *ever* -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 10:03 1
- Looking forward to it. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 10:10
i did not like that "signs he's about to dump you" article. lame! - kare Nov 17, 10:01
I wonder if they're using this plane to fight the fires, too? -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 17, 10:01 [flickr]
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ST Poll -- You are presented with the choice of three flavors of red Jello, cherry, strawberry, or raspberry. Which do you pick? - znufrii Nov 17, 10:00 12
- strawberry -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 10:31
- strawberry. -- nm - kelly Nov 17, 10:15
- authentic jello??? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 17, 10:06
- cherry -- nm - mara Nov 17, 10:04
- orange, but if i have to - strawberry -- nm - Guy Nov 17, 10:03
- none. jello is yucky. -- nm - kare Nov 17, 10:02 4
  - you're just saying that because you're a seventh-level vegan. Do you pocket mulch? :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 10:03 3
    - this confuses me, but yes, it does gross me out b/c of the gelatin -- nm - kare Nov 17, 10:10 1
      - Simpsons reference -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 10:14
    - it's a sure sign she's not a Mormon -- nm - 'lia Nov 17, 10:08
- cherry. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 10:01
- Orange -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 10:01
ok, final question. its at least $100 cheaper to buy a combo trip through lasvegas.com/sw airlines, but in their notes - tRUMAN Nov 17, 10:00 8
- who's paying for this? if work is, just pay the extra. if you are, slightly misspell your name when you register for the hotel. -- nm - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 17, 10:07 3
  - hmm, its a work trip, but I have to pay for it and get reimbursed. - tRUMAN Nov 17, 10:08 2
    - pay the full cost, get more points on your visa, get reimbursed in full. ta daaa! -- nm - El Fandie Nov 17, 10:09 1
      - true, and I am already saving the company $40 - tRUMAN Nov 17, 10:11
- based on their terms you state, yes. do not tell them it is for a convention. say vacation -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 10:02 3
  - hmm, the convention is in the same hotel. here is the actual wording. - tRUMAN Nov 17, 10:03 2
    - How can they possibly enforce this? -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 10:05 1
      - no idea. -- nm - tRUMAN Nov 17, 10:06
Stray dog in the building. I just got to hold him! -- nm - Amy Nov 17, 09:59
Isn't $750k about what Cuban spends on dinner for a month? -- nm - David Nov 17, 09:58 1
- That's the thing I don't get about this - Brian Nov 17, 10:06
U.N.: Uranium traces found in Syria -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 17, 09:58 2
- Don't they put depleted uranium in munitions? -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 10:00 1
  - I think the USA uses it in tank shells. -- nm - tRUMAN Nov 17, 10:01
next vegas question. $12 up front for shuttle to hotel and from hotel to airport, or just pay for it there? -- nm - tRUMAN Nov 17, 09:55 13
- $10 and I will shuttle you -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 10:01 1
  - dude. maybe that line worked on will hunting.... - tRUMAN Nov 17, 10:02
- I got a cab. But waiting in line for a cab at the airport == pain in the ass. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 09:58 5
  - i got a cab once and got stuck paying way extra because he took the long way. -- nm - kare Nov 17, 10:03 4
    - Exactly. And where tru's going, there's no need for a long way. Up Tropicana Blvd, right at the Strip, 2 hotels? down on the right. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 10:13 3
      - he took the long way to the luxor. -- nm - kare Nov 17, 10:14 2
        
        My god; that musta been infuriating. "I COULD SEE THE PLACE FROM THE AIRPORT!" -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 10:15 1
        
        oh, but you know, he was saving me from the traffic. - kare Nov 17, 10:16
- Upfront, but be sure you make the return reservation well in advance of the deadline or they'll happily screw you over. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 09:57
- Upfront. - Will Hunting Nov 17, 09:57
- up front. -- nm - job fair exhibitors love mandy lane Nov 17, 09:56
- Shuttle. -- nm - Loyola Nov 17, 09:56 1
  - oh I misread, yeah upfront. -- nm - Loyola Nov 17, 09:57
hmm, $50 more for a room with a view of the fountains, is it worth it? -- nm - tRUMAN Nov 17, 09:50 7
- No way. I would scarcely be in my room -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 09:56
- only if there are bikini-clad women traipsing through said fountains -- nm - Guy Nov 17, 09:52
- Nope. Those fountains are *loud* When you're there, you want to sleep for those 4-6 hours a night; not be awoken by the WHOOSH -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 09:52
- nah - vegas right? You'll barely be in the room (and then just to sleep) -- nm - decline Nov 17, 09:51 1
  - true, I could just walk over and see them for free. -- nm - tRUMAN Nov 17, 09:52
- if you spend that much time in your room, why are you there? -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 09:51 1
  - conference. and to meet diva. -- nm - tRUMAN Nov 17, 09:52
So, work is beginning the annual review process. I missed it last time around, because I had just started at the company. - Beryllium Nov 17, 09:48 4
- "Did not spend 100% of my time slacking off online." -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 10:09
- write it in haiku! -- nm - job fair exhibitors love mandy lane Nov 17, 09:50 2
  - alternatively, I could be alliterative for all aspects of the assignment -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 09:51 1
    - or you could use consonance. -- nm - job fair exhibitors love mandy lane Nov 17, 09:52
we need more SS polls! 1) kitchen colours. 2) favourite comic and/or cartoon. 3) deceased musical artist whose work you'd like but don't have. -- nm - El Fandie Nov 17, 09:46 16
- 1) Dark Blue 2) None 3) Early Elvis, -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 17, 10:37
- 1) Green, 2) Simpsons, 3) can't think of any. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 10:32
- 1) Red! 2) Looney Tunes 3) Billie Holliday the later years -- nm - Callisto Nov 17, 10:16
- Red may be yellow some day, can't pick, Nick Drake. -- nm - Amy Nov 17, 09:57 1
  - Oh, and my countertops are hunter green. It's a disaster. -- nm - Amy Nov 17, 09:58
- nothing in particular, Watchmen/Transmet, Roy Orbison. -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 09:53 1
  - and add xkcd to #2 as well... -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 09:54
- 1) ? 2) Bugs Bunny 3) Johann Strauss -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 09:53
- red, orange. batman. not sure on the third. -- nm - job fair exhibitors love mandy lane Nov 17, 09:51
- White (boo), Powers, Frank Zappa. -- nm - emoticripple Nov 17, 09:49
- 1: No room. 2: 9 Chickweed Lane. 3: Maybe a Roy Orbison Best Of. -- nm - TWuG Nov 17, 09:49
- 1-anything vibrant (preferably orange or red). 2- Pearls Before Swine. 3-Old timey (40s) Christmas album - El Fandie Nov 17, 09:47
- blue and green, Calvin & Hobbes, err don't know? -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 09:46 3
  - Shostakovich for you! -- nm - random preference generator Nov 17, 09:48 2
    - bzzt, I have some! -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 09:49 1
      - Frank Sinatra? Bobby Darin? Peggy Lee? -- nm - mara Nov 17, 09:54
LIR: Survivor thoughts and spoilers - con_carne Nov 17, 09:45 5
- Survivor: I get the Ken-love. But where's the Crystal-hate? (spoils) - Mop Nov 17, 10:05 1
  - Yeah, that was awesome :-) -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 10:13
- some thoughts (spls) - Jovian Nov 17, 09:55 1
  - spoils - con_carne Nov 17, 10:00
- (spoiler) reminds me of Milton every week...wonder if Jeff has his red stapler - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 17, 09:53
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- According to the SEC, the complaint seeks to permanently enjoin Cuban from future violations of the federal securities laws, disgorgement - Don Homer Nov 17, 09:54 2
  - According to the SEC, the complaint seeks to permanently enjoin Cuban from future violations of the federal securities laws, disgorgement -- (link) - Don Homer Nov 17, 09:54 1
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Poll: It's late in the evening and you see a craigslist ad: "I need [x] delivered to [250 mi away] by late afternoon tomorrow." - Max Nov 17, 09:42 13
- It costs an average 50 cents per mile overal to drive a car over the life of it -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 10:21
- Also, there's a good chance someone will be going that way anyway that'll do it for a lot cheaper. - Loyola Nov 17, 09:53
- I'd do it for the adventure. -- nm - job fair exhibitors love mandy lane Nov 17, 09:53 2
  - with or without cats? -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 09:54 1
    - more likely with. -- nm - job fair exhibitors love mandy lane Nov 17, 09:55
- it's not too late for Fedex if you go to the airport. just sayin. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 09:49 3
  - So max should take $300 from the guy and ship it for $20? :) -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 09:50 2
    - WIN -- nm - emoticripple Nov 17, 09:52
    - it's an option. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 09:51
- for a full day of driving? at least $150 (which includes cost of gas) -- nm - Guy Nov 17, 09:47 1
  - although - if it required driving in heavy traffic, id bump that # way up -- nm - Guy Nov 17, 09:48
- 58.5 * 500 = 292.50 minimum (plus your time) -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 09:45
- $200 -- nm - Loyola Nov 17, 09:44
lir Havens - when I worked in the Radiology Dept back in 1970, the Radiologists and technicians would smoke cigarettes while reading chest xrays. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 17, 09:42
Hi, any Vampirates around...Yahoo FF is blocked at work and I forgot to check the scores yesterday, can anyone give me an update? TIA. -- nm - Samara Nov 17, 09:40
Fire cost so far = $4.8 million. They were using 9 planes including 3 DC-10s. Today they're down to 6 planes. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 17, 09:40 7
- dc-10s to fight fires? since when? -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 09:47 4
  - Since 2006 according to 10 Tanker Air Carrier - JD Nov 17, 09:54 1
    - and it's a private company. interesting. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 09:57
  - Since XENU popularized the process. Didn't you get the memo? :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 09:52 1
    - aaaah, appparently it's a new thing in California. -- (link) - loosilu Nov 17, 09:55
- That number seems very low. Does it include all the homes destroyed? -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 09:41 1
  - Sorry, not DAMAGES, just government cost. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 17, 09:42
3 weeks ago I wouldn't have minded Mark Cuban as Secretary of the Treasury, actually. -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 09:39 1
- He'd probably rename the post to Secretary of Goldenpalace.com -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 09:41
Liver is delicious -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 09:39 1
- with a fine chianti! -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 17, 09:49
conference booked, now time to get the hotel and airline. -- nm - tRUMAN Nov 17, 09:38 5
- mmmmm, travel searches. -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 09:39 4
  - southwest is the cheapest. yucky, but the cheapest. -- nm - tRUMAN Nov 17, 09:40 3
    - how much the cheapest? (they have to make it worth my while to deal with their system) -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 09:40 2
      - its the only direct fly from here. -- nm - tRUMAN Nov 17, 09:48
      - You'd rather pay more than just get in line and take the first seat free? - Will Hunting Nov 17, 09:44
monkeys. -- nm - tRUMAN Nov 17, 09:38 2
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  - Were you "injecting caulk", too? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 17, 09:41

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