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Holy crap. I think everyone on this Delta flight is some sort I'd elite flier - ty97 Dec 17, 14:13
are you supposed to feel different once you've finished college? I'm waiting for this rush of emotion...and nothing's coming... - Fednog Dec 17, 14:05 19
- The only thing I noticed.... - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 17, 14:15 4
  - i get those occasionally still to this day when i have a lot of work stress. -- nm - Andie Cane Dec 17, 14:16 2
    - Mine are usually that I show up at a gymnastics meet and it's my turn and I haven't practiced. -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 17, 14:18 1
      - ooh, a variation of the 'on stage/don't know your lines' dream. - Andie Cane Dec 17, 14:19
  - it's the weird misplaced guilt of "I should be doing *something*." after weeks of intense cramming. -- nm - Reagen Dec 17, 14:16
- I didn't get it either. It's not the same as high school graduation. -- nm - Jelly Dec 17, 14:12
- damn it. another reject. off to the incinerator with ya! - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 17, 14:09 1
  - thanks! -- nm - Fednog Dec 17, 14:11
- it effin sucks. now you have to get a job and be responsible for the rest of your entire life. sucks -- nm - CQ Dec 17, 14:09
- I don't remember a big feeling of change - ty97 Dec 17, 14:08 2
  - me too, i knew it was important, and i'd probably never be a full time student again, but it was more like 'ok, well, on with life.' -- nm - Andie Cane Dec 17, 14:09 1
    - Not having homework anymore was great - ty97 Dec 17, 14:11
- In 3... 2... 1... - The Condition Dec 17, 14:07
- why do people ask questions assuming everyone feels the same way about everything? - Andie Cane Dec 17, 14:06 4
  - Completely off-topic - I love your Christmas nick. -- nm - Jelly Dec 17, 14:12
  - good point. but we're inundated with so many images of happy graduates etc, etc...so i kind of had an image in my mind of feeling that way -- nm - Fednog Dec 17, 14:08 2
    - also, my friends who graduated before me seemed to all be having a blast. maybe it's because they're not here to celebrate with me..*throws up hands* - Fednog Dec 17, 14:11
    - ah, the wonders of marketing. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 17, 14:10
- Yes. Might you be a robot? -- nm - nubby Dec 17, 14:06
"temperatures have shot up by as much as 18 degrees within a mere 20 years." - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 17, 13:59 12
- "It's our good luck one of Earth's many ice ages ended12,000 yrs ago..." ...i don't guess he... - i'm not Kris Kringle yet ! Dec 17, 14:15
- his source would be nice. However: - Reagen Dec 17, 14:08 5
  - I certainly concur that regardless of cause, the changes in climate have the potential to mess with (and end) our lives. - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 17, 14:13 4
    - 'preparing for the changes' just sounds like giving up. - Andie Cane Dec 17, 14:15 3
      - Yes and no. You don't have to eat *more* bonbons in that situation. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 17, 14:18 2
        
        not, but it gives you an excuse to stop trying... -- nm - Andie Cane Dec 17, 14:19 1
        
        If it's an excuse to stop trying to tax energy, and instead maybe help some shore-dwelling people move inland... - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 17, 14:24
- yet, unsurprisingly, none of the history he cites does anything to prove that mankind is not the cause of global climate change this time around. -- nm - Z-Muscle Dec 17, 14:07 3
  - You can't prove a negative? -- nm - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 17, 14:22
  - He's moving on to "even if it's true, it's no big deal" -- nm - Reagen Dec 17, 14:13 1
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- ...in my pants -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 17, 13:59
Jersey Shore nickname generator -- (link) - Z-Muscle Dec 17, 13:54 24
- B-Train -- nm - CQ Dec 17, 14:10
- Tan Jovi - hehehe -- nm - Jovian Dec 17, 14:00 1
  - Rosetta Stone is already working! -- nm - The Condition Dec 17, 14:01
- Gecko Idol - Pippy Bells Dec 17, 13:58 4
  - If it came to light that you are actually the idol, I would be quite pleased. -- nm - The Condition Dec 17, 14:01 2
    - my monster hand is not that strong - Pippy Bells Dec 17, 14:12 1
      - Now this is in-joking at its finest.. :-) -- nm - Facto Dec 17, 23:29
  - L5, well done -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 17, 13:59
- The Prince of Paramus -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 17, 13:58 2
  - aww, I'm The Princess of Paramus. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 17, 14:06 1
    - so our wedding did happen -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 17, 14:18
- Last Call -- nm - lileve Dec 17, 13:57
- The Condition -- nm - Remlik Dec 17, 13:56 1
  - *shoots you in the head* -- nm - The Condition Dec 17, 13:57
- The Condition - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 17, 13:56
- "The Condition" (which is possibly more lame than The Situation) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 13:55 2
  - *shoots you in the head* -- nm - The Condition Dec 17, 13:56 1
    - "Ah, I see what the condition is. There is a hole in this man's head!" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 13:57
- The Good Time. -- nm - Diva Dec 17, 13:55 2
  - well they at least got yours right - Pippy Bells Dec 17, 13:58 1
    - Whooo! *snap* -- nm - Diva Dec 17, 13:59
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  - You snooze, you looze! -- nm - Z-Muscle Dec 17, 13:58
  - That's an odd name -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 13:55
Late birthday gift: Rosetta Stone Italian level 1 - Jovian Dec 17, 13:51 2
- Well... say something! -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 17, 13:53 1
  - I dont know how to say, "I didnt open the box yet." in Italian! -- nm - Jovian Dec 17, 13:58
indieWIRE's 2009 Critics Survey (they are still adding critics so it's not final yet) -- (link) - Dano Ho Ho Dec 17, 13:51
The Slate's Explainer column lists the questions it didn';t have time to answer in 2009 -- (link) - Roger More Dec 17, 13:51 1
- The omelette question is gross. -- nm - nubby Dec 17, 13:59
RE: Avatar "message" (did not get to complete my thought). Like I said, I thought it obvious. In fact, I think of them as hairless, giant Ewoks. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 17, 13:50 2
- But the point being made is the juxtoposition of that message with the high-tech required to deliver it. -- nm - mara Dec 17, 13:51 1
  - Ah, nice. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 17, 13:52
So I'm supposed to try putting Black-Eyed Peas in the litterbox tonight to try to get a urine sample for the vet appointment tomorrow. - Dano Ho Ho Dec 17, 13:46 4
- I got a feeling -- nm - CQ Dec 17, 13:49
- your cat is a music critic? -- nm - Reagen Dec 17, 13:47 2
  - Heh -- (link) - Dano Ho Ho Dec 17, 13:48 [Backboard] 1
    - funny. -- nm - Callisto Dec 17, 13:55
What is Air Canada Jazz? -- nm - ty97 Dec 17, 13:42 18
- I fly this to Montreal all the time. it's like American Eagle. -- nm - Diva Dec 17, 13:54
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  - I fly Song. -- nm - lileve Dec 17, 13:54 7
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      - As has Piedmont. I flew them in the early 80's. -- nm - lileve Dec 17, 13:57 5
        
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        they were bought out and absorbed by USAir in 1987, USAir resurrected the name in 1993 to protect its trademark. -- (link) - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 17, 14:15
        
        And they still have the same plane! -- nm - The Condition Dec 17, 13:59 2
        
        What have you done with Spawn?! -- nm - lileve Dec 17, 14:01 1
        
        I'm in jersey now. - The Condition Dec 17, 14:02
  - Who do they fly for? -- nm - ty97 Dec 17, 13:53 1
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  - On your way to see Don Draper? -- nm - Reagen Dec 17, 13:51
  - Do they land at the park? -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 17, 13:50
- handles regional/small passenger aircraft flights. American Eagle is to AA as Jazz is to Air Canada -- nm - Roger More Dec 17, 13:44
- Air Canada's version of WestJet/Southwest Airlines. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 13:43
- You get on the plane and then they improvise. -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 17, 13:42 1
  - ^-- win -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 13:43
most of the Avatar reviews expressed the same sentiment as the NYT's as early as last week -- nm - mr. squiggles Dec 17, 13:39 1
- well, they just must not have been pretentious enough for me to notice, then. :) -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 17, 13:52
Speaking of..... Where is *my* plane? - ty97 Dec 17, 13:38 5
- aren't you at home? or did they send you out again? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 13:42 4
  - Going to FL, IIRC. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 17, 13:43 3
    - oh, makes sense. Probably needs to thaw out after ten minutes in chicago -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 13:43 2
      - Hey, I've handled the weather okay. Though I do need a jacket and gloves. - ty97 Dec 17, 13:51 1
        
        understood. makes sense. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 13:54
sigh, my ss gift is still shown as "processing" - tRuMaN Dec 17, 13:37 5
- I ordered something on 11/26 and it *just* arrived today. No one is even trying these days. -- nm - Diva Dec 17, 13:47 3
  - The thing I ordered for my brother got there very quickly; the thing I ordered for my mom was not sent, but I knew it might not be -- it said one in - mara Dec 17, 13:53
  - Hmm. I am still getting stuff in space/time defying fashion. - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 17, 13:52
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Crazy. Italy prosecuting Google for a user posting a bullying video on YouTube Italy -- (link) - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 17, 13:32
There's a flight to Charlotte across from my gate and it is....delayed - ty97 Dec 17, 13:30 2
- See?!?!?!?! -- nm - nubby Dec 17, 14:00
- I'd like to fly to Charlotte Ross. -- nm - Todd Manning Dec 17, 13:35
PSA: Physical therapy for a break that's located at a joint equals PAIN - con_carne Dec 17, 13:29
My kitty has discovered the power strip and all its warm electronics. -- nm - OAE Dec 17, 13:25 4
- Your kitty should watch Christmas Vacation -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 17, 13:26 3
  - And write a report on it. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 17, 13:27 2
    - OAE Kitty gives Christmas Vacation one paw and a litterbox scratch! -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 17, 13:28 1
      - Yes. Well, she is a bit of a snob! - OAE Dec 17, 13:34
Damn Spawn, putting Kinko the Clown in my head. -- nm - Todd Manning Dec 17, 13:25 1
- heh -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 17, 13:25
LIR: Andie Cane -- perhaps I mis-read the post? - OAE Dec 17, 13:25 2
- i actually don't know for sure - but for some reason i thought i'd read something. - Andie Cane Dec 17, 13:28 1
  - I'll stay tuned. Ta -- nm - OAE Dec 17, 13:34
JackDawson: I haven't yet developed a policy on whether I should tell or not. - Beryllium Dec 17, 13:22 19
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  - Just have it show a NSFW icon (maybe cockneck) and a count so you see "2 users think this link is NSFW" - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 17, 13:25 3
    - that's a bit harder to work into the query that pulls out the listing ... it would slow the recursion down too much -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 13:26 2
      - AJAX :) -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 17, 13:26 1
        
        AJAX is the evil tool of evil Orange! Down with ajax! Bah! Humbug! - Beryllium Dec 17, 13:30
  - I kind of want to enable a checkbox for "NSFW" status, I think someone suggested that a while ago. It's doable. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 13:25
- #indecisive -- nm - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 17, 13:24
- ... and Avatars! -- nm - JCAME Dec 17, 13:23
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  - I could see a "spoiler" button like NSFW being valuable but I'm sure that's been suggested before -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 17, 13:24 3
    - yep, I think I already put it in mantis -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 13:38 2
      - what is this mantis of which you speak? -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 17, 13:49 1
        
        are you trying to give me deja-vu? :) It's a bugtracker system I use at home. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 13:53
  - the snarky tagging is somewhat annoying, because it's irrevocable ... if there was a way to undo it, then it could work better as a joke -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 13:24 1
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  - That joke's run its course. -- nm - Reagen Dec 17, 13:24 3
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    - /me sends David a Blu Ray copy of New Moon -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 17, 13:24
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- LIR - Colts or Pats D this week - which would you start? And looks like I need to start Peyton tonight - a half a game of him is good as most full - Capstern Dec 17, 13:24 1
  - Freeney starting is good. Mathis gametime, is bad. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 17, 13:25
- yeah, figured as much. -- nm - CQ Dec 17, 13:22
It just dawned on me how appropriate it is that the Piranha 3-D trailer debuts in front of Avatar. -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 17, 13:21 4
- Do you think it's intentional? -- nm - con_carne Dec 17, 13:26
- Yes, that twigged to me when I was looking through Cameron's CV today for his Critters credit. -- nm - Reagen Dec 17, 13:22 2
  - What in hell does "twigged to me" mean? -- nm - mara Dec 17, 13:52 1
    - realised -- nm - Roger More Dec 17, 13:56
"I'd like to see the Japanese take on the club sandwich. I bet it's smaller, and more effecient." -- nm - Reagen Dec 17, 13:21
One of the few times this is the case, but David is the man. -- (link) - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 17, 13:18 [Backboard] 8
- I admit...part of me wants to see 18-0 New Orleans against 18-0 Indy in the Super Bowl. For 2 reasons... - Jim Dec 17, 13:34 3
  - Live Post Rating: 7... 8... 9... 0!!! -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 17, 13:42 2
    - heh...figured you wouldn't like that. But bottom line...Saints fans are long suffering and I'd love to see them get a taste of victory. nm - Jim Dec 17, 13:44 1
      - Going to the Super Bowl and losing would still be quite a meal for them. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 17, 13:46
- You mean he's actually biologically male? We have proof of this? -- nm - mara Dec 17, 13:20
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- *NSFW's link* -- nm - Roger More Dec 17, 13:19 1
  - Well. ST is really NSFW. (and there is that mate 1 ad again!) -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 17, 13:20

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