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Techno Jeep -- (link) - JaxSean Dec 16, 09:54
also, i just found a way to beat dignan in the low temperature thing: current temperature -85 degrees farenheit -- nm - mr. squiggles at 30,000 feet Dec 16, 09:53
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Bags Fly Free. -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 09:41 7
- i guilted the Virgin America dude into waiving the $20 fee. that's f'in ridiculous -- nm - mr. squiggles at 30,000 feet Dec 16, 09:51 5
  - Carry on is key. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 09:52 3
    - well i have some cologne in my bag that i was not going to take a chance of TSA throwing out at security - mr. squiggles at 30,000 feet Dec 16, 09:53 2
      - pixie is particularly feisty today -- nm - 'lia Dec 16, 09:58
      - I am sure Mexico will be happy to smell your cologne when your bag arrives there. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 09:55
  - I read that as "quilted" -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 16, 09:52
- "Smithers, I think I'll donate a million dollars to the local orphanage...when pigs fly!" -- nm - Max Dec 16, 09:43
I've never been willed/left any money. - JaxSean Dec 16, 09:37 20
- I haven't either, and don't expect to. -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 16, 09:45
- Nor I, though when my great-grandmother died, my grandmother divided her share amongst her kids and grandkids. - nubby Dec 16, 09:43
- My father is rather well off, however I don't expect my brothers nor I will receive anything. It will all go to his 'new' children -- nm - decline Dec 16, 09:40 1
  - : ( -- nm - Diva Dec 16, 09:41
- My parents have specifically told my grandparents they don't expect anything, so to spend it - MDH Dec 16, 09:38
- I've received a scarf from my grandfather and $100 from my grandmother. - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 09:38 1
  - (and the $100 was for the express purpose of gambling in the casino) -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 09:46
- I'm expecting some from when mom passes but given her fiscal insanity, I dunno how much'll be left to give. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 09:37 12
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    - So if she owes $30,000 in credit debt and such....and and her assets are say 20k...it won't pass down to me being on the hook for the remainder? - Will Hunting Dec 16, 09:57
    - Cool. I plan to die in so much debt then. -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 16, 09:44 6
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        My current available credit on credit cards alone is more than double my annual salary. -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 16, 09:46 4
        
        Retire now. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 09:46 3
        
        and then kill myself in two years? -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 16, 09:47 2
        
        That, or start a new life down South America way -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 09:49 1
        
        Dan Juan! -- nm - Andie Cane Dec 16, 09:58
  - you may owe -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 16, 09:39 2
    - someone probably know more about this than me (obvisouly) but I was under the impression that generally speaking, - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 09:43
    - hmmm... -- nm - kelly Dec 16, 09:42
From Bad Lietenant: Port of Call NO's Rotten Tomatoes: This might be one of the most inappropriate lines of a review I've read - MDH Dec 16, 09:36 1
- He's right. Schindler's List's final musical number by the Muppets DID seem out of place. -- nm - Ender Dec 16, 09:57
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- Does it make the Pro Bono stuff somehow a little more worthwhile? -- nm - OAE Dec 16, 09:53
- Not fishing for sympathy here, but 've never had a raise in the three years I've worked at this company. - con_Kringle Dec 16, 09:48 10
  - well, we're already looking at an effective pay cut of 2% here because of them reducing their 401(k) match. - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 09:56
  - My last job, I went 5 years without a raise. -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 16, 09:51
  - I hear you. - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 09:51 1
    - Same here. I don't get raises. -- nm - decline Dec 16, 09:52
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    - fwiw, I think no raises aren't as big a thing as other issues. - b.festive. Dec 16, 10:02
    - I am happy for you, though! -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 09:55
    - Right after I posted this the payroll guy called me and told me to come over because he has a surprise for me. ?!? Ok... -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 09:51 2
      - WTF. Chocolate gold coins. This is what he called me for. - con_Kringle Dec 16, 09:54 1
        
        I'm sorry, but that's funny. happy chanukah, cc! -- nm - b.festive. Dec 16, 09:56
- I got an unexpected bonus today. -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 16, 09:40 2
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    - I wish. -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 16, 09:41
- #1 ty97 -- nm - adventy97 Dec 16, 09:40
- Congrats! Our firm announced that after a year frozen we probably will increase too - MDH Dec 16, 09:37
- did you freeze them for this year 12 months ago? -- nm - Max Dec 16, 09:37 2
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    - we laid off one worker 3 months ago and will freeze the next 3 months, but after that will probably see increases. -- nm - Max Dec 16, 09:39
- Are you sure, though? -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 09:36 1
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WOOHOO Southwest boarding pass #8 for my flight tomorrow to my nephew's wedding this weekend - peglegpete Dec 16, 09:33
"family unity" share. - b.festive. Dec 16, 09:32 3
- on the other side... - b.festive. Dec 16, 09:42
- *respect* it's so hard being the better person especially when it comes to money. to them money is thicker than blood. -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 09:35
- Well done. -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 09:34
"Democrats More Likely to Believe in Ghosts, Past Lives, Mediums" -- (link) - Loyola Dec 16, 09:30 2
- Superstition: still non-partisan. (nm) - musubi, Super Programmer! Dec 16, 09:33 1
  - Nice. :-) -- nm - TWuG Dec 16, 09:55
LYC: Any 'found money' inheritance/ lotto, et al, s/b stowed away... - OAE Dec 16, 09:29 2
- But from the perspective of the person leaving you the money, most likely you ARE a future generation. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Dec 16, 09:31 1
  - Yes, which confirms the advice, eh? -- nm - OAE Dec 16, 09:48
My favourite broadcaster/anchorman ever (Tony Parsons) is retiring this evening (at least from his mainstay gig, which he's had for 34 years) -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 16, 09:28
Top 10 Christmas Rap Songs -- (link) - con_Kringle Dec 16, 09:26 3
- "Christmas in Hollis" is the only xmas rap I need. (This reminds me I need to break out The Waitresses song now.) -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 09:31 1
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- *debates whether to click* -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 09:28
Inheritance money is an interesting thing. In my mind I feel if I were to receive $$$$ from a relative that passed, my job is then to grow that money - HdnAgnda Dec 16, 09:26 4
- for me: pay off credit card and student loan debt -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 09:37
- My father's estate was split equally between me and my brother, except for a small life insurance policy that named my daughter as beneficiary. She - MistletoeMeg Dec 16, 09:35
- See below. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 09:29
- A newly remodeled bathroom would improve the well being of my family. Just sayin'. (nm) - musubi, Super Programmer! Dec 16, 09:28
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- wow. how could you miss that? It was on the cover of every tabloid in the country -- nm - decline Dec 16, 09:26 1
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Evidently, ST has figured out one of my turn-ons. - con_Kringle Dec 16, 09:22 2
- ay dios mio. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 16, 09:37
- Talking about Family Trusts turns you on? Sicko. (nm) - musubi, Super Programmer! Dec 16, 09:26
Do you think Serena will win the female AP athlete of the decade? or did her chances combust with her temperament? who else would be in the running? -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 09:22 9
- Didn't Annika Sorrenstam dominate golf for the first half of the decade? - musubi, Super Programmer! Dec 16, 09:32 3
  - Yep.....to the point she tried against men cuz she was Tiger'ing her tour. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 09:35 2
    - "Tigering" has a whole different connotation now -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 09:52 1
      - She probably has a chick in every town too. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 09:55
- I'd vote for Annika Sorenstam. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 09:31 1
  - i think that's her stiffest competition...but i was trying to figure out who the others were...kwan? candace parker? nastia/shawn johnson?? -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 09:32
- since the last few weeks didn't affect Tiger's performance, I doubt it'll be a factor for Serena -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 09:26
- you must be joking. everyone knows girls can't be athletes! - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 09:23
- that 80 year old swimmer chick who won a medal in the olympics. -- nm - Max Dec 16, 09:23
TT Pizza Poll: Which one, slice of Cheese or a slice of Pepperoni pizza. Those are your only choices, so pick one. - JaxSean Dec 16, 09:22 37
- I kinda need to curse you for this. - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 09:52 1
  - Ditto. Local pub (Irish Times) has pizza and a pint for $13.99 today ... - Beryllium Dec 16, 09:53
- cheese. (unless it's turkey or vegetarian pepperoni.) -- nm - b.festive. Dec 16, 09:48 2
  - Excellent. We have a vegetarian to replae kare. :) -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 09:49 1
    - there's no replacing kare! - b.festive. Dec 16, 09:53
- Pepperoni. There are only 2 (widely offered) meat toppings that are a downgrade from cheese. - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 16, 09:40 4
  - Mmm...I love ground beef on a pizza. (But not those "Cheeseburger" pizzas. Those are horrible.) -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 09:43 2
    - Just ground beef? That's biazarre. - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 16, 09:55 1
      - Well, pepperoni, ground beef, green pepper, and mushrooms ... that's a good pizza. - Beryllium Dec 16, 09:59
  - I couldn't agree more -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 09:41
- 13 Pepperoni, 7 Cheese. (Pepperoni is generally too greasy for me.) - JaxSean Dec 16, 09:33
- Pepperoni -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 09:30
- pepperoni -- nm - adventy97 Dec 16, 09:29
- cheese. -- nm - Callisto Dec 16, 09:27
- cheese -- nm - CQ draped in tinsel Dec 16, 09:27
- Pepperoni, no question. -- nm - mara Dec 16, 09:25
- Pepperoni. (nm) - musubi, Super Programmer! Dec 16, 09:25
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- Pepperoni -- nm - decline Dec 16, 09:24
- pepperoni -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 09:24
- cheese -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 09:23 3
  - Two, please -- nm - OAE Dec 16, 09:26 2
    - A date! How cute. :) -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 09:27 1
      - Remlik's gonna be jealous. (nm) - musubi, Super Programmer! Dec 16, 09:38
- Pepperoni. -- nm - pmb Dec 16, 09:23
- Cheese. -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 09:23
- pepperoni, easy cheese -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 09:23
- peperoni. so that you get both choices. don't want peperoni, pick 'em off, then you have cheese -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 09:23 1
  - no buyer's remorse -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 09:23
- Pepperoni. -- nm - MDH Dec 16, 09:23
- does the pepperoni have cheese on it? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 09:22 2
  - Yes - a typical Pepperoni slice of pizza. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 09:23 1
    - then, that please. No question. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 09:24
- cheese -- nm - mr. squiggles at 30,000 feet Dec 16, 09:22
- pepperoni. - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 09:22
- cheese. -- nm - kelly Dec 16, 09:22
The grand kids should take their share and donate it to a charity that grandma would approve of. (nm) - musubi, Super Programmer! Dec 16, 09:22
jeezus. spanish grammar nitpick asides, let's focus on the fact that i'm now the ST altitude posting champion. - mr. squiggles at 30,000 feet Dec 16, 09:21
So, Nic Cage won Best Actor from the Toronto Film Critics for "Bad Liutenant" Can we please get him nominated for an Oscar. - MDH Dec 16, 09:20 14
- He was. In 1996. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 09:23 13
  - He is the new Mickey Rourke! -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 09:30
  - I know, but for this movie is my point. -- nm - MDH Dec 16, 09:24
  - But that was probably for a decent film. I think MDH means specifically for Bad Lieutenant :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 09:23 10
    - Bad Lieutenant is 86% fresh. - Callisto Dec 16, 09:28 4
      - I am *shocked* that it's rated that high. I was expecting 12%. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 09:30 3
        
        Why? Was there bad buzz or something? - con_Kringle Dec 16, 09:32 2
        
        You don't have a lucky crack pipe? -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 09:40
        
        The teaser looked ... terrible. STV-levels. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 09:33
    - Leaving Las Vegas. I think he's been nominated twice though - Moonstruck maybe? -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 09:24 4
      - Also nominated for Adaptation. -- nm - Diva Dec 16, 09:25 3
        
        LLV and Adaptation are two movies I just did not get. I wanted to like them... -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 09:29 1
        
        I dug them. -- nm - Diva Dec 16, 09:43
        
        ah - of course -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 09:27
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[an error occurred while processing this winter weather teases directive] -- nm - Qale Dec 16, 09:18 1
- Tease me with low pressure...then high. -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 16, 09:21

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