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JenBro is just as pleasant in person as she is on the boards. - CovingtonCat Dec 17, 17:11 4
- Be careful it's a trap. - the liioulu without fruitcake Dec 17, 17:16
- "business stop"?????? -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 17:13 1
  - We met after her "business" -- nm - CovingtonCat Dec 17, 17:16
- v. nice! -- nm - b.festive. Dec 17, 17:13
we are now watching Angels & Demons -- nm - CQ Dec 17, 17:07 5
- I am now watching Inglourious Basterds. -- nm - nubby Dec 17, 17:16
- TV PSA: The Mentalist is new tonight. -- nm - Beaker Dec 17, 17:15
- Gilly! then Survivor! -- nm - Jovian Dec 17, 17:14
- Survivor! -- nm - Beaker Dec 17, 17:12
- Jag Angels and Colts Demons for us. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 17, 17:11
LIR re: global warming. Antarctic ice core samples show that while coming out of previous ice ages ... - zork Dec 17, 17:00 14
- link? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 17, 17:08 1
  - a show I saw on Discovery some years ago. they had the core samples lined up and showed the differences between slow and rapid temp changes -- nm - zork Dec 17, 17:16
- but Al Gore is never wrong! Never!!! -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 17:04 8
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    - Have you ever been to the center of the earth? I thought not. -- nm - Al Gore shut you up! Dec 17, 17:07 6
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      - he's watched The Core! -- nm - Beaker Dec 17, 17:08 4
        
        So, he's the one! -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 17:09 3
        
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        Aaron Eckhart's mom gotta eat! -- nm - Beaker Dec 17, 17:13 1
        
        No, I didn't see it either. -- nm - Aaron Eckhart's Mom Dec 17, 17:14
- /Agrees completely -- nm - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 17, 17:02 2
  - i did not read anything linked on the BBs (or really the thread either) but there is no way temps have gone up 18 in 20. - zork Dec 17, 17:04 1
    - In the past, they have. i.e., at far faster rates than anything we've seen or, AFAIK, even forecasted. - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 17, 17:08
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its unfortunate that the guy died, but i don't understand why writers always feel the need to polish someone's image posthumously. - Guy Dec 17, 16:58 22
- Off Topic. RC and I might be seeing Avatar Saturday. Want to go? You can bring your new woman if you want. -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 17:02 4
  - perhaps, but I have evening plans - what time? -- nm - Guy Dec 17, 17:09 3
    - I don't care. RC? -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 17:10 2
      - Maybe 3-ish? 5-ish? I'm helping my parents with a few things around the house, so it'll have to be mid-or-late afternoon. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 17, 17:14 1
        
        Sounds good to me. Probably will need to figure it out by tomorrow and get tickets online. -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 17:17
- It's more about honoring his good points immediately after his passing. There is plenty of time for history to judge a person. - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 17, 17:01 8
  - i'm not suggesting anyone pile on the deceased. i guess im just looking for something more like "if you don't have anything nice to say..." - Guy Dec 17, 17:11 6
    - That seems fair. -- nm - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 17, 17:16
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      - here's the piece he referred to from Yahoo! -- it is focusing on the most recent, more positive stuff; but it's more commentary vs. news, which is - b.festive. Dec 17, 17:18 1
        
        sorry, i thought i linked it below -- nm - Guy Dec 17, 17:21
    - apparently, he had made positive changes. giving attention to those doesn't dismiss the bad stuff, as long as that's included, too. here's a pretty - b.festive. Dec 17, 17:12 1
      - i disagree. the guy died trying to bust into his fiance's truck while it was moving. - Guy Dec 17, 17:21
  - Festivus is the time for the airing of grievances. -- nm - Beaker Dec 17, 17:05
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  - I was reading Silver's column on Yahoo, but I guess its not so much the writing as how its presented - Guy Dec 17, 17:09
  - yah. even the stories I've seen/heard that talked about a possible turnaround in his life have mentioned the badness. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 17, 17:02 5
    - sure, but as a footnote. as if they were hiccups in an otherwise promising career - Guy Dec 17, 17:12 4
      - I just haven't seen that. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 17, 17:15 3
        
        here's one. granted its just a tidbit, but focuses much more on him as a great player -- (link) - Guy Dec 17, 17:23 2
        
        there's nothing wrong with that. it's a precis, and no one would expect that to be complete. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 17, 17:25 1
        
        put it this way - between 2007 and 2009, the guy had more arrests than he did TDs. which really defines him more? -- nm - Guy Dec 17, 17:28
Scientists see deep sea volcanoe for the first time -- (link) - Beaker Dec 17, 16:54
P-Span does a Muppet Lieberman -- (link) - Zhu-Zhugeist Dec 17, 16:51
Wow. It's Black Thursday at the Cantor Exchange apparently. Market Crash! -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 17, 16:37 2
- (which is fine with me because I'm way more short than long) -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 17, 16:42 1
  - Just get out of the pool? -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 16:52
If you're not following Fake AP Stylebook on Twitter, you're doing it wrong. -- (link) - Tiny Tim Dec 17, 16:29 2
- This is pretty good. Thanks! -- nm - con_carne Dec 17, 16:45
- I do. :) - -- nm - b.festive. Dec 17, 16:31
ML, you mistake my argument. - Reagen Dec 17, 16:29 4
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- I think this should be the name of our political party -- nm - con_carne Dec 17, 16:30 2
  - Mistakenists! -- nm - nubby Dec 17, 16:31 1
    - Earlier, I thought of (but didn't post) The Disagreeance Party -- nm - con_carne Dec 17, 16:32
I totally pwned that STIS. Suck it, ST! *lets it go to my head* -- nm - con_carne Dec 17, 16:29
Rene Russo (Crash Davis Alert) cast as Thor's mom..... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 17, 16:28
Lieberman's not already a Republican? (could have fooled me) - Guy Dec 17, 16:26 [youtube]
*is in ATL* - ty97 Dec 17, 16:18 5
- Are you stalking Amanda? -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 16:40
- *waves* -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 17, 16:35
- That reminds me - Did Dano survive shopping with Amanda. - the liioulu without fruitcake Dec 17, 16:28 2
  - Define "survive" -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 17, 16:35 1
    - Well, you seem to have got out, eventually. ;) -- nm - the liioulu without fruitcake Dec 17, 16:41
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- damn it's like he pressed a button. The other guy didn't take it to well. -- nm - Remlik Dec 17, 16:15
STIS: Is there any way to reduce the static charge on ... me? I'm shocking every damn thing I touch. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 16:06 39
- Stop rubbing your cat. (nm) - Fuzzymeister Meisterfuzzy Dec 17, 16:52 1
  - Fuzzy is definitely not the ghost of Johnny Carson -- nm - zork Dec 17, 17:02
- Rub yourself all over with a dryer sheet. Will clear up the static PLUS you'll smell like a mountain meadow. - Fiiiiiiive Cuzzin Todds Dec 17, 16:46
- this is the best solution ... - zork Dec 17, 16:45 2
  - Doesn't always work. - the liioulu without fruitcake Dec 17, 16:50 1
    - your IM is exactly right. that's as good as it gets. - zork Dec 17, 16:52
- I just find someone's baby to touch. nm - Dignan Dec 17, 16:42 2
  - Is this a Queen song? -- nm - nubby Dec 17, 16:46
  - That sounds so weird -- nm - Guigue Dec 17, 16:43
- humidifier. It's to dry wherever you're at. -- nm - Remlik Dec 17, 16:23
- Search amazon for "antistatic strap." - con_carne Dec 17, 16:19 11
  - used to wear those when i worked at a semi-conducter plant. at certain stages in the process, static can destroy a wafer of computer chips -- nm - Guy Dec 17, 16:36 4
    - If you don't mind my asking, what was the name of your company? - con_carne Dec 17, 16:38 3
      - their site is kind of lame. -- (link) - Guy Dec 17, 16:44
      - WaferTech. they're a fab plant that makes large orders of chips for various tech companies - Guy Dec 17, 16:43 1
        
        Oh, I see. Chips is not something we buy a lot of (we make power supplies) -- nm - con_carne Dec 17, 16:46
  - Heh, flashback...who remembers when we used to put those on our cars? -- nm - MistletoeMeg Dec 17, 16:27
  - wow, cool. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 16:19 4
    - ESD (Electrostatic Discharge). That's a useful phrase to google for if you wish to learn more. -- nm - con_carne Dec 17, 16:32 2
      - Sometimes the wife gets mine. Right in the face. -- nm - Dr.Manhattan Dec 17, 16:39
      - Why do I keep getting Cialis, Viagra as search results? Ooops forgot the "S" -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 16:35
    - (Mind, the foot ones I'm describing don't need that crocodile clip thingy, which is why I didn't mention those, first) -- nm - con_carne Dec 17, 16:21
- we'll call you Ms Electro and cast you in the new Spiderman movie... -- nm - Beaker Dec 17, 16:12 1
  - (be thankful he didn't say Superman) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Dec 17, 16:15
- Carry a sheet of Bounce. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 17, 16:12 2
  - (and if you're wearing panty hose, rub the sheet over them.) -- (link) - JaxSean Dec 17, 16:19 1
    - pics plz -- nm - internet jokes from 10 years ago Dec 17, 16:24
- I have two techniques to deal with this: - nubby Dec 17, 16:08 7
  - 3. let someone else get out of the car first. -- nm - the liioulu without fruitcake Dec 17, 16:24
  - number one is happening on its own. I'll try the second, thanks. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 16:09 5
    - when opening metal doors, I tend to tap the door above the knob with the back of my hand, and then reach for the knob - Beryllium Dec 17, 16:10 4
      - yes, somewhere with less nerve endings although she could always go for the stimulation and use her nipples -- nm - zork Dec 17, 16:54 2
        
        I'd pay to see loosi use her nipples to get rid of static electricity. -- nm - OLD SAINT BAD Dec 17, 17:02 1
        
        the ZorkNation ticket booth is over this way ... - zork Dec 17, 17:05
      - Yeah, or elbow. Experiment with it. -- nm - nubby Dec 17, 16:11
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- Also, try footwear with a rubberized sole. -- nm - Fuzzymeister Meisterfuzzy Dec 17, 16:08 1
  - I'm wearing some! -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 16:09
- Humidity. -- nm - Fuzzymeister Meisterfuzzy Dec 17, 16:07
I am totally out of Gingerbread cheese...anyone need some planks? or something else in exchange for planks? -- nm - Beaker Dec 17, 16:01 18
- I need more planks too. If anyone sends me planks I will match it back. -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 16:29 1
  - Ok ill send you 3 as well -- nm - eag Dec 17, 16:36
- My Cheesesmith (or whatever) doesn't sell Gingerbread cheese, or maybe it's just not available to novices? - JaxSean Dec 17, 16:16 4
  - You have to buy it at the festive gift shoppe - eag Dec 17, 16:18 3
    - Ah, I see. Thanks. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 17, 16:20
    - And it is crafted by breaking gingerbread planks. -- nm - Fuzzymeister Meisterfuzzy Dec 17, 16:20 1
      - Yep 15 pieces per plank -- nm - eag Dec 17, 16:22
- 2 for 2 ? -- nm - eag Dec 17, 16:03 10
  - I'll do whatever with anyone. as much as you need/can -- nm - Beaker Dec 17, 16:12 4
    - Hi there. -- nm - Groiny s.i. Dec 17, 16:19
    - Ok ill send you 3 and you send me back 3 -- nm - eag Dec 17, 16:13 2
      - Thanks guys, favour returned -- nm - Beaker Dec 17, 16:24
      - Ok 3 sent -- nm - eag Dec 17, 16:23
  - I thought you were giving up on the event. -- nm - Fuzzymeister Meisterfuzzy Dec 17, 16:05 4
    - Well.... - eag Dec 17, 16:08 3
      - I'm still missing gift #3 and #5 and the trap plans. -- nm - Fuzzymeister Meisterfuzzy Dec 17, 16:17 1
        
        I got #3 last night and that only cause I bought SB in the forums and caught the Xmas tree mouse. -- nm - eag Dec 17, 16:19
      - Ill probably go back and forth from there and the Lagoon untill the end of the event -- nm - eag Dec 17, 16:12
Refuses to allow any more posts on b2 -- nm - eag Dec 17, 15:56 1
- "B2, your ten minutes are up. You should have paced your conversation better." -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 15:57
let's get this party started. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 17, 15:55 22
- Isnt tomorrow our ST christmas party? -- nm - eag Dec 17, 16:00 16
  - oh, sorry, I'm saving what little festiveness I still have for monday. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 17, 16:03
  - And I nominate nubby this year for putting his butt on the copying machine and copying it - eag Dec 17, 16:02 14
    - Whew. Done and done! -- nm - nubby Dec 17, 16:13 11
      - Maybe you can use the picture in your class to teach some kind of physics formula:) -- nm - eag Dec 17, 16:16 10
        
        Dopler effect (nm) - Fuzzymeister Meisterfuzzy Dec 17, 16:22
        
        Fear my coronal mass ejection! -- nm - nubby Dec 17, 16:18 3
        
        Mmmmm. Corona... -- nm - con_carne Dec 17, 16:35
        
        YM "colonal". -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 16:20 1
        
        When did you get all anal-retentive? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 17, 17:04
        
        Kepler's laws of planetary motion? -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 16:17 4
        
        Well from the astronomy shows ive seen Kepler was kind of an ass - eag Dec 17, 16:22 3
        
        Most famous scientists were dicks. -- nm - nubby Dec 17, 16:29 2
        
        So never become a famous scientist just a mediocre ne? -- nm - eag Dec 17, 16:34 1
        
        One? -- nm - eag Dec 17, 16:34
    - More to the point, Groiny's ass can only take so much of you. -- nm - Fuzzymeister Meisterfuzzy Dec 17, 16:04 1
      - L4 -- nm - eag Dec 17, 16:09
- Let's come up with a SlackerTalk political party name :) - Beryllium Dec 17, 15:57 4
  - Nuditarians, of course. - nubby Dec 17, 15:58 3
    - oh, I see :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 15:58 2
      - I ran against him for TT Senate in... 2002? -- nm - nubby Dec 17, 15:59 1
        
        more of a streak, eh? eh? i got nuthin. *goes back to work* -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 16:00

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