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someone has removed the good ol "autonick" problem me thinks -- nm - Danedukenuuk Dec 16, 13:02
Dear Jack - adventy97 Dec 16, 13:02
A woman just came into the office with a laugh I'd describe as "17 angry chipmunks" and sent everyone here into hysterics after she left at the - Reagen Dec 16, 13:01 5
- I'd recommend she watch Paula Dean -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 13:03
- can someone change the way they laugh? is that even possible? - znufrii Dec 16, 13:03
- If ST has taught me anything it is that the answer is no. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 13:02
- make her watch Alvin and the Chipmunks 2. -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 13:02 1
  - Squeakuel! -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 13:03
Netflix PSA: Brokeback Mountain is on instant streaming -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 13:00 5
- mmmm, Jake -- nm - adventy97 Dec 16, 13:00 4
  - there's a two second flash of Ann Hathaway's boobs -- nm - Zhu-Zhugeist Dec 16, 13:01 3
    - As well as a peak into the Johnson/Ledger bedroom. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 13:04
    - just watch Havoc instead -- nm - sycor Dec 16, 13:03
    - shockingly, this does nothing for me. -- nm - adventy97 Dec 16, 13:02
17 Poker players (including Doyle Brunson) shave head in solidarity with player striken by cancer -- (link) - Beaker Dec 16, 12:58 2
- can't you see a reflection of the cards off the shine of the baldheads? just sayin -- nm - Zhu-Zhugeist Dec 16, 13:02
- nice -- nm - Danedukenuuk Dec 16, 13:01
Dear Delta: I'd probably like you more if you upgraded me more. -- nm - adventy97 Dec 16, 12:56 2
- ~Lemme, lemme upgrade ya, GRADE YA!~ -- nm - Beyonce Dec 16, 13:02
- dear customer we would probably love you even more if you payed more -- nm - Delta Air Lines Dec 16, 12:57
STIS: Stupid question, if I'm going to replace the aerator on my sink, do they have different sizes? - MDH Dec 16, 12:54 4
- in general, they should all be the same size. -- nm - decline Dec 16, 12:57 1
  - Thanks, any idea of the cost? -- nm - MDH Dec 16, 13:00
- today there maybe some new sizes cause of all those fancy schmantzy dodads they have, but older faucets are standard -- nm - Zhu-Zhugeist Dec 16, 12:56
- aerator? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Dec 16, 12:55
so, chair question. If the chair has "tilt, tilt lock, tilt tension adjustment" ... is it easy to lean back in? - Beryllium Dec 16, 12:49 2
- after the first time, won't it be set to your comfort level? -- nm - peglegpete Dec 16, 12:53 1
  - we have these shit chairs at work that you can only lean back by applying constant force. Most uncomfortable pieces of shit ever. - Beryllium Dec 16, 12:54
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- (it's a pretty old sci-fi term) -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 12:50 2
  - yep. been around since the 50s. -- nm - sycor Dec 16, 12:53 1
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- really? they used the term in there? -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 12:49 3
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    - spoils - Danedukenuuk Dec 16, 12:55 1
      - yes -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 13:01
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- Before you go, make sure your affairs are in order... - OAE Dec 16, 13:00
- make sure you don't have any old cracked dental fillings or they may get shaken loose, also consider the effects of those vibrations on your laptop - Zhu-Zhugeist Dec 16, 12:55
- I haven't been on one, but you're biggest concern is leg/head room, according to my brother. - adventy97 Dec 16, 12:50 7
  - also, even's due on this roulette wheel! -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 12:54 3
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      - Well, there's only about a 1% chance of getting 7 tails in a row, isn't there? :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 13:03
    - *plays odds* -- nm - adventy97 Dec 16, 12:55
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    - I hope your flight.... - adventy97 Dec 16, 12:54
    - old data - Danedukenuuk Dec 16, 12:53
- just make sure you don't stop turning the propeller crank... -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 12:47 2
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    - Of course...after your demise...someone will probably step up and claim you gave the tickets to them right before you got on the plane. -- nm - Jim Dec 16, 12:50
- nope thats one heck of a great plane flown on them lots of times in severe conditions and they DO work nicely -- nm - Danedukenuuk Dec 16, 12:47
- is it operated by Aeroflot? -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 16, 12:44
- Uh, we're gonna have to charge you extra for that baggage. -- nm - Qale Dec 16, 12:43
- No -- (link) - TWuG Dec 16, 12:43 3
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    - That was a problem with de-icing (I think the crew forgot to turn it on or something) - Roger More Dec 16, 12:47 1
      - But, I wouldn't worry - I fly on these aircraft all the time. -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 12:48
- No (btw do you know what type of Dash-8? They come in 20 to 70 seat variants) -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 12:43
- yes. being IN it is much safer :) -- nm - peglegpete Dec 16, 12:43
The free market in a virtual game is a funny thing. I'm the first trying to set a price point for something, 1 sells, but then it's all downhill - Qale Dec 16, 12:42 14
- Ever try Second Life? -- nm - scorpion Dec 16, 12:50 4
  - No. From my research it is dominated by griefers, scammers, and furries. -- nm - Qale Dec 16, 12:52 3
    - Not dominated, but it does happen unfortunatly. -- nm - scorpion Dec 16, 12:58
    - I resemble that! -- nm - scorpion SI Dec 16, 12:54 1
      - *Targets con_carne's Ika cities* -- nm - scorpion Dec 16, 13:01
- You should play EVE Online. The economics in that game are tremendous -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 12:44
- Basic economics fails in WoW because most people use an addon that tells them what to sell something for. - Tiny Tim Dec 16, 12:43 3
  - Yeah, I do the same. Usually if I'm selling a ton of stuff on the AH, it's because I want to buy something with the cash. - Inigo Dec 16, 12:46 1
    - Yep. I used the Auctioneer addon when I plasyed and was able to find deals to flip and the - TWuG Dec 16, 12:49
  - Basic economics fail in most virtual games because of farming too. There is still *some* simblance of reasonable economics here, but it's a thread. -- nm - Qale Dec 16, 12:45
- What game? -- nm - Inigo Dec 16, 12:43 1
  - Flyff. The Christmas medals gathering of many objects are now costing more collectively than the medal. -- nm - Qale Dec 16, 12:44
- That was my favorite thing to do in Neopets. -- nm - mara Dec 16, 12:43 1
  - I still poke my head in from time to time (daily during Advent) but they're not doing so well I don't believe. Nickelodeon is raeping them for cash. -- nm - Qale Dec 16, 12:46
heh, I finally got around to working on my wishlist last night -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 16, 12:41 [flickr] 2
- definately spring for the good chair. the difference it makes for your comfort is worth it in the long run -- nm - peglegpete Dec 16, 12:45
- ... I wish I was the full moon shining off a Camaro's hood... -- nm - bery Dec 16, 12:42
I've been stalked! A GC to my favorite rib place from Jnine! - TWuG Dec 16, 12:40 2
- Ribs!! -- nm - Diva Dec 16, 12:41
- RGC! -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 12:41
Love Letters response to Tolstoyesque "Wondering What Meredith Would Do". - Diva Dec 16, 12:36 3
- I'd suggest giving the dude some and he might want to hang out more. nm - Jim Dec 16, 12:45
- she's nicer (and more optimistic) than she should be. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 16, 12:39 1
  - Being a 90 year old virgin does that to you. -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 12:40
Why not tie a carbon tax to average temperatures? If the temperature rises the tax goes up, if the temperature doesn't rise, as skeptics predict, the - mara Dec 16, 12:32 3
- That's one way to make the results of year temperature readings even more contentious. -- nm - Inigo Dec 16, 12:35
- because near-term fluctuations in average temperature are meaningless in determining the future impact of our actions? -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 12:33 1
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One of my favorite NES games ever, Blaster Master, is available on the virtual console. -- (link) - Inigo Dec 16, 12:29 1
- One of my old school favorites too. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Dec 16, 12:30
LIR: cooling super volcano with ice? haven't you seen any of the videos of frozen turkeys dropped into deep fryers? -- nm - Zhu-Zhugeist Dec 16, 12:26 4
- The effect is to more or less liquify the lava, so that the stones... - OAE Dec 16, 13:02
- One thing I missed this thanksgiving... - znufrii Dec 16, 12:31
- Are you saying frozen turkeys would work better? -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 12:28 1
  - plus, there's the bonus of if the volcano spits them back up - free dinner! -- nm - Andie Cane Dec 16, 12:43
Has ST seen the full black list -- 97 screenplays that movie executives are most excited about? -- (link) - mara Dec 16, 12:25 14
- oh Andy Kaufman reference reminds me - an old Johnny Cash Christmas special was on last night. So odd - an exchange between Johnny, Anne Murray and - Andie Cane Dec 16, 12:46
- mixtape: - b.festive. Dec 16, 12:33 10
  - Kinda related: I'm amazed at people talking about how they're going to research things. I heard a radio person say just yesterday that they'd never - mara Dec 16, 12:39 6
    - The listener letters on NPR make me wonder about this a lot -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 12:46 3
      - yah, those and reader-questions often make me wonder, too. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 16, 12:49 2
        
        "I did not know there were so many varieties of chrysanthemum. Clearly, the old, dusty book my grandmother gave me could use an update." -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 12:51 1
        
        Hee! And they're waiting for the update to download and install itself? -- nm - mara Dec 16, 12:53
    - yep. I've encountered that kind of thing a lot, and it always gets me. - b.festive. Dec 16, 12:44
    - Radio does not want to tell people about the net. - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 12:41
  - a number of these have had versions done already in half-hour sitcoms: - b.festive. Dec 16, 12:37 2
    - yes and no. I could see this done in a more thorough "Invention of Lying" kind of way. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 12:42 1
      - I could see that. these lists, though, always strike me with how non-innovative h'wood can be. - b.festive. Dec 16, 12:47
- screenplays about me rock -- nm - adventy97 Dec 16, 12:31
- Here's the 2008 list: Complete with Inglourious Basterds and Up in the Air (both low vote getters) -- (link) - MDH Dec 16, 12:30
Been meaning to post a picture of this for a long time but keep forgetting. My sister found the original Millenium Falcon and its box at a garage sale - HdnAgnda Dec 16, 12:23 9
- How much? -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 12:26 2
  - I did ask that but she hasn't said. I am curious as hell about that. -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 16, 12:27 1
    - Yeah. Very cool, but they are out there (we get 6 or 7 a year at the store). I hope she got a yard sale deal! -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 12:29
- did she buy it? -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 12:24 5
  - She did and gave it to my son which was really sweet. -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 16, 12:26 4
    - and where do you live? - Remlik Dec 16, 12:37 3
      - Is it Hump Day already? -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 12:40
      - Please keep your pillow talk off ST. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 16, 12:39
      - TMI -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 12:38
Supper tonight: chicken caesar salad and garlic bread. -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 12:22
CQ, it changes. - nubby Dec 16, 12:20 1
- gotcha, thanks -- nm - CQ draped in tinsel Dec 16, 12:25
Roy E Disney dies at age 79 -- (link) - Beaker Dec 16, 12:20 3
- damn -- nm - Jovian Dec 16, 12:56
- I just saw that.......I am now very sad :( -- nm - Its a Disney Christmas Carol Dec 16, 12:26
- NOOO! -- nm - peglegpete Dec 16, 12:24
That girl on the boston.com loveletter is totally getting the burn from Meredith; "I like what you have to say *in general* - Loyola Dec 16, 12:20 13
- Apeshit - at least in print - is not Meredith's style. -- nm - Diva Dec 16, 12:31
- I missed it? -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 12:27 6
  - It's a bit long. -- (link) - Loyola Dec 16, 12:29 [Backboard] 5
    - Jeebus. Clearly, the girl put more thought into that letter than the dude has into a relationship with her. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 12:32 4
      - *ding* -- nm - Diva Dec 16, 12:33 2
        
        yep. when someone is way more verbose than me, it says a lot. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 16, 12:39 1
        
        heh! -- nm - Diva Dec 16, 12:41
      - Yeah I know, God love her. -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 12:32
- I don't get what the girl's issue is. clearly the guy is looking for a reliable hookup. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 16, 12:23 4
  - She needs that verified even though she already knows that's what it is. ( i think) -- nm - Diva Dec 16, 12:32 1
    - Yeah. She knows what it is, but wants to force it to be something else. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 16, 12:37
  - Maybe he's just super busy. -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 12:24 1
    - *eye roll* -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 16, 12:25
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LIR: mara. No, AT&T should have an android based phone in the next month or two and I would look at that phone if I was switching to AT&T soon -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 12:18 5
- Ah, i see. -- nm - mara Dec 16, 12:33
- FWIW, dropped calls aren't a problem here since we don't have a lot of users on the network. -- nm - David Dec 16, 12:29 3
  - I've read other things that it could be related to the types of apps used as well. Something related to the signalling channel and how it's used - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 12:32
  - Honestly, I'd even be happy with a new Blackberry. - Callisto Dec 16, 12:32 1
    - I really like my Bold on AT&T -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 12:33
Woohoo! There's a My Bare Lady 2! -- nm - David Dec 16, 12:17 1
- but they're trying to become "businesswomen" instead of actresses? - Callisto Dec 16, 12:49
Ha!!! -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 12:16

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