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Recycling LPs into bowls. -- (link) - mara Dec 16, 14:19 1
- Amy taught a class at the library on this before we married. -- nm - Spawn Dec 16, 14:58
Comical law case names are pretty comical. (The fourth one listed is kind of mind-blowing.) -- (link) - mara Dec 16, 14:03 2
- objection: Mayo *is* Satan. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 14:05 1
  - *giggling over Juicy Whip v. Orange Bang* -- nm - mara Dec 16, 14:16
kilbo alert: Top Ten Space Stories of the Decade -- (link) - con_Kringle Dec 16, 14:03
Is somebody saying "When are we going to hang out?" an example of passive-aggressive? -- nm - ceregon Dec 16, 14:02 11
- It's an acquaintance who i think likes me. He'll call up and say "guess who this is?" etc. -- nm - ceregon Dec 16, 14:11
- lazy doesn't have to mean passive-aggressive -- nm - Max Dec 16, 14:06 1
  - My problem is that passive-aggressive is the only way I know how to be aggressive. -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 16, 14:08
- Yes. It irks me a little bit. - con_Kringle Dec 16, 14:04
- No. "Well, I have to think you don't really like me that much because you never suggest hanging out" is passive agressive. -- nm - mara Dec 16, 14:04 2
  - But that won't fit on a post-it note. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 14:05 1
    - Or an e-card! -- nm - mara Dec 16, 14:20
- I wouldn't put it that way, that's for sure. -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 14:03
- I think technically yes because it sounds like a request but is actually a demand. -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 16, 14:03
- depends on the context, really. - znufrii Dec 16, 14:03 1
  - you and your precious context. - Beryllium Dec 16, 14:03
ST Poll. You know you have a Christmas song earworm. What is it? Or, did you have any recently? - con_Kringle Dec 16, 14:00 12
- How cute are these boots? How cute are these boots? - Cuzzin Todd Dec 16, 14:17 1
  - I hope so. - kelly Dec 16, 14:25
- I always have let it snow earworm during the holiday season -- nm - CQ draped in tinsel Dec 16, 14:08
- I have a "Shy Ronnie" by Rihanna earworm. - Diva Dec 16, 14:03
- The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 14:02 2
  - Oh, you poor thing. -- nm - kelly Dec 16, 14:12 1
    - ~ merry christmas, merry christmas (but I think I'll miss this one this year). ~ -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 14:19
- ~What do you get a wookie for Christmas, when he already has a comb?~ -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 14:02
- How cute are these boots? -- nm - Zhu-Zhugeist Dec 16, 14:01
- Last Christmas, Wham. -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 14:01 2
  - This automatically wins. -- nm - MDH Dec 16, 14:06 1
    - I'm seeing someone who claims to be the world's biggest George Michael fan. - Loyola Dec 16, 14:11
Dawson: Epic Lady Gaga performance that aired an hour ago in the UK -- (link) - MDH Dec 16, 13:56 [youtube] 1 1
- looks good but will need sound so will have to wait till I get home -- nm - Little drummer Karl Dec 16, 14:00
so you know that feeling when you know that odds are everything is going to be ok, but you still are nervous it might not be? I have that. - b.festive. Dec 16, 13:52 12
- All of the good vibes from ST will push the odds over the top! -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 16, 14:05
- It'll all be grand, don't worry about it. -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 14:02
- if it dares to argue with you, you'll kick it's ass -- nm - adventy97 Dec 16, 14:02
- everything is going to be okay. -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 14:01
- It'll be fine. You've done what you can. -- nm - mara Dec 16, 13:58
- Everything is good. You're surrounded by friends here, so all is good. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 13:56 2
  - I concur. -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 13:58
  - *hugs the lot of you* -- nm - b.festive. Dec 16, 13:57
- going with the odds is always the safe bet - walk around the block - helps with perspective. -- nm - Andie Cane Dec 16, 13:55 1
  - good odds, good odds, good odds. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 16, 13:56
- ~don't worry......be happy...~ -- nm - CQ draped in tinsel Dec 16, 13:53 1
  - :) - -- nm - b.festive. Dec 16, 13:55
just for Trish...more pictures of Alyssa Milano on the set of Castle.... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 16, 13:50 2
- She's so beautiful. Why isn't she on my LLIST?? -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 13:56 1
  - Because she's not LLIST-worthy. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 13:58
*starts watching a movie on Showtime, gets mildly interested, then looks it up to find it's directed by* - nubby Dec 16, 13:40 9
- *hands nubby a cookie* -- nm - adventy97 Dec 16, 13:46 3
  - *sticks it up your... - nubby Dec 16, 13:50 1
    - Why, Doctor, I didn't know you cared. -- nm - adventy97 Dec 16, 13:56
  - He doesn't direct for that. Only nookie. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 13:47
- Is it the Longshots? -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 13:42 4
  - was that any good, I saw it got some decent reviews. -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 13:52 2
    - Meh....I think his first effort was held in higher esteem, but I have next to no details. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 14:17
    - It's ok. - JaxSean Dec 16, 13:55
  - Education of Charlie Banks -- nm - nubby Dec 16, 13:43
Milestone for me: I just made my first online purchase of USPS stamps, to save standing in line for half an hour, I buy about 4 rolls of postcard - Zhu-Zhugeist Dec 16, 13:38
the mrs. has informed me that she has found and has bought zhu zhu pets for our neices. - CQ draped in tinsel Dec 16, 13:37 5
- the missus is smart -- nm - mr. squiggles Dec 16, 14:16
- She should sell them on eBay and pay for their college tuition instead. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 13:40 3
  - besides real hampsters are a lot more educational -- nm - Zhu-Zhugeist Dec 16, 13:41 2
    - "mommy, what is the boy hamster doing to the girl hamster? -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 13:52 1
      - "Zhu Zhuing her in her zhu-zhu." -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 13:55
"Elin Nordegren is said to have hired Los Angeles-based Sorrell Trope, 82, who boasts of being �one of the pre-eminent family law attorneys in the US" -- (link) - Loyola Dec 16, 13:36 1
- chestnuts roasting on an open fire -- nm - Zhu-Zhugeist Dec 16, 13:39
Chicago apparently has WiMax now? Does this mean I can fire Comcast? -- nm - adventy97 Dec 16, 13:35 4
- I got our Sprint 4G router today to test. We're getting about 3Mbps download speeds in the office -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 13:38 3
  - do they even have 4G service? I thought it was just starting in Europe (and they seem to get the good stuff before we do) -- nm - Zhu-Zhugeist Dec 16, 13:40 2
    - They do. Sprint/Clear rolled out 4G/WiMax in the US (select cities). AT&T should have their 7mbps HSPDA+ service rolling out next month also -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 13:42
    - Japan as 217G. - adventy97 Dec 16, 13:41
McDonald's To Offer Free Wifi -- (link) - con_Kringle Dec 16, 13:34
LYC: Next time I go o Bangalore, I think I'm routing through Dubai rather than Delhi. - adventy97 Dec 16, 13:34
news on the attempted thieving of Frank Frazetta art collection...The Notary Republic drops some interesting news.... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 16, 13:31 1
- and the art has been moved from the Pocano's to an undisclosed location -- nm - peglegpete Dec 16, 13:55
It's Humpday, so why not: Anyone care to explain this ecard on Someecards for me? -- (link) - con_Kringle Dec 16, 13:25 34
- You'd think that being married to Santa Claus would be great, but no one ever thinks about the fact that you have to have sex with him. -- nm - nubby Dec 16, 13:43 1
  - *laughing* -- nm - mara Dec 16, 13:44
- it's a salad bar... maybe she doesn't want to get pregnant (fat) ? -- nm - Andie Cane Dec 16, 13:35 1
  - nmb Stalker related - con_Kringle Dec 16, 13:39
- Well, there is ML's replacement for Hallmark. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 13:29
- "If there was a Zagat guide for penises, yours would rate high on both service and decor" -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 13:27
- She's still hungry? -- nm - Guigue Dec 16, 13:26 27
  - Doesn't the belly imply he withdrew during vaginal sex? If it was oral, it wouldn't have been on her belly. -- nm - mara Dec 16, 13:47 2
    - sweet, naive mara. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 13:52
    - it could work either way, mara. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 16, 13:48
  - yeah, that has to be it. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 13:26 23
    - Agreed. Thanks Guige. -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 13:27
    - They should have used a generic buffet rather than a salad bar -- nm - Guigue Dec 16, 13:27 21
      - well, it could mean "thank goodness I'm not fat with teh babby" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 13:29 18
        
        I don't swallow that. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 16, 13:48 3
        
        liar -- nm - adventy97 Dec 16, 13:48 2
        
        *spit-take* -- nm - b.festive. Dec 16, 13:49 1
        
        pants on fire -- nm - adventy97 Dec 16, 13:55
        
        if you look at their other cards, that's not nearly twisted and cynical enough. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 13:46 10
        
        No, I think it is. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 14:04 9
        
        it's really not. You're overthinking this. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 14:06 8
        
        Except that Andie, Nubby, and myself are all in agreeance. Face it - the universe is aligned against you :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 14:09 7
        
        nubby's joke interpretation history is self-confessedly off the mark. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 14:10 6
        
        (sometimes people just don't like the easy answer because they didn't get immediately themselves) -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 14:10 5
        
        In this case, I don't like your answer because it isn't congruent with the scenery of the salad bar. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 14:12 4
        
        you'll just have to live with being wrong, then. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 14:14 3
        
        Seriously, when has a salad ever filled *anyone* up? The visual imagery is directly opposed to your interpretation. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 14:16 2
        
        it's an all-you-can-eat salad bar. - Reagen Dec 16, 14:20 1
        
        Well, it doesn't specifically say that, but I'll grant you that it's likely. - Beryllium Dec 16, 14:24
        
        Because pregnant women shouldn't eat salads? -- nm - mara Dec 16, 13:46 1
        
        She sees pregnancy as "being fat". -- nm - nubby Dec 16, 13:54
        
        I think that's it. -- nm - nubby Dec 16, 13:45
      - Jamba Juice or Smoothie King, even -- nm - adventy97 Dec 16, 13:28 1
        
        *winces* -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 13:29
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- They have the special suits on. Duh. -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 13:31
It had been bugging me ever since I first heard "New York State of Mind" which song it takes its riff from until it hit me: - Reagen Dec 16, 13:16 5
- semi-unrelated, I want to see a movie where Natalie Portman and Alicia Keys play sisters. - Reagen Dec 16, 13:30
- I had the same thought. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 16, 13:27
- and by that I mean "Emprire State of Mind". -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 13:17 2
  - Thanks. - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 13:18
  - and by that I mean I need to go lay down. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 13:18
Cool article about how digital cameras work, including quantum mechanics. -- (link) - mara Dec 16, 13:12 1
- mmm...quantum.... -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 13:15
PetPeeve #259: Sites that link to trailers in "HQ" mode and call it "HD". Just because it in HQ mode doesn't make it HD. 512x288 isn't HD -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 13:11 1
- HD = Highly Dubious -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 13:13
A friend of my brother stayed with us over the weekend. - adventy97 Dec 16, 13:05 26
- If you don't mind my asking - con_Kringle Dec 16, 13:08 19
  - It's biggest crime was failing to be funny. - adventy97 Dec 16, 13:10 18
    - but not definitively offensive? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 13:13 17
      - It offended my sense of humor in the way it was completely unfunny. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Dec 16, 13:44
      - I'm sure if I cared enough, I could find it offensive. - adventy97 Dec 16, 13:15 15
        
        It was gay approved, for lack of a better description, iirc -- nm - Shaun Dec 16, 13:17 14
        
        By who? (We don't exactly have a union, as you know) -- nm - adventy97 Dec 16, 13:18 13
        
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        GLAAD. -- nm - Shaun Dec 16, 13:20 5
        
        Link, sort of -- (link) - Shaun Dec 16, 13:22 4
        
        Interesting. I have to differ with them - adventy97 Dec 16, 13:26 2
        
        According to the link I posted, it's less approved and more "Oh well, we might as well look at the bright side" -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 13:30
        
        I was actually surprised at how non-horrible it was. -- nm - Shaun Dec 16, 13:28
        
        Here's another one: - Roger More Dec 16, 13:24
        
        Oh yeah? Then what's Actor's Equity for? -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 13:19 2
        
        oh, that's low... :) -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 13:21 1
        
        Why? Did they reject your membership? -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 13:26
        
        I thought there was some kind of Secret Council? -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 13:19
        
        By GWI -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 16, 13:19
        
        The Gays. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 13:18
- I'm hooked on Goodfellas too. I watch it whenever it's on. -- nm - Diva Dec 16, 13:07 2
  - SITWAP nmbl -- (link) - con_Kringle Dec 16, 13:09
  - the only downside was tha it was on basic cable. - adventy97 Dec 16, 13:09
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  - I was joking. - adventy97 Dec 16, 13:08 1
    - So, you're not going to drive to Bangalore next time? -- nm - psilotum Dec 16, 13:10
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