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I really like the idea of a ST Cookie Exchange. - JaxSean Dec 22, 11:33 8
- if we did it, it would only be practical to forward to one person... -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 22, 11:35 4
  - '/~we're just following ancient history, if I bake for you, will you bake for me?'/~ -- nm - b. Dec 22, 11:37
  - "Crap. I got ty97's fake cake cookies" -- nm - oblique Dec 22, 11:35 2
    - "I just tossed Andie's cookies." -- nm - Max Dec 22, 11:36 1
      - *eats Pippy's cookie* -- nm - zork Dec 22, 11:37
- I would like to subscribe to ST Prime so I don't have to pay shipping charges for all these exchanges -- nm - oblique Dec 22, 11:34
- i do too, cept i wouldnt be able to eat most of them. - tRuMaN Dec 22, 11:34
- My macadamia nut brittle is adored by the office here, and would certainly be easily mail-able! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Dec 22, 11:34
My kids will be encouraged to watch Song of the South and we will discuss it afterward....I have a version on my computer at home.... - Its a Disney Christmas Carol Dec 22, 11:33 1
- I'm thrilled that if my kids were ever to see Song of the South, they'd be utterly baffled by what they saw. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 11:34
My next baking challenge -- (link) - ty97 Dec 22, 11:27 7
- this is the recipe for rugelach that I made but I used a cranberry/raspberry jam instead of apricot and slightly more cinnamon - zork Dec 22, 11:35 1
  - err, linky -- (link) - zork Dec 22, 11:36
- Hint for the caramel layer... - Dano Ho Ho Dec 22, 11:29 4
  - or microwave -- nm - zork Dec 22, 11:33 1
    - microwaves are evil. -- nm - decline Dec 22, 11:36
  - a.k.a. a double boiler -- nm - decline Dec 22, 11:31 1
    - (ty needed definitions earlier, i think 'double boiler' might have thrown him, :) ) -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 22, 11:32
Frozen trailer -- (link) - Dano Ho Ho Dec 22, 11:25 3
- that's ... actually ... pretty amusing. Sort of. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 11:34
- them rednecks must be cold inside -- nm - CQ Dec 22, 11:27 1
  - yeah, I was expecting a pic of an Airstream with icicles. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 22, 11:29
Wait, you mean Fish Stick Kid isn't Spawn? -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 22, 11:25 3
- SPawn would never eat ketchup. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 22, 11:27 2
  - I always thought that was blood. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 22, 11:28 1
    - you got Spwned -- nm - zork Dec 22, 11:33
Okay, last question inside - TWuG Dec 22, 11:23 18
- looks like verizon might be a choice for broadband.. nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 22, 11:31 5
  - Checked. DirecTV, yes, internet no. -- nm - TWuG Dec 22, 11:35 4
    - btw, my choice of housing would be significantly impacted by broadband availability. If I knew that Uverse was in a certain part of town - oblique Dec 22, 11:36 3
      - you know, I said similar when I moved but ended up with crappy tv/internet and found I really don't mind. -- nm - decline Dec 22, 11:38
      - Sorry, schools for our daughter trump that. Chatham has the best schools in the area. -- nm - TWuG Dec 22, 11:37 1
        
        Sure, but I know that even in our town, availability differs across it -- nm - oblique Dec 22, 11:38
- check out here. You might be in an area that has wireless internet (which I believe kilbo used for awhile) -- (link) - decline Dec 22, 11:27 1
  - He may be, from this company -- (link) - oblique Dec 22, 11:29
- I would talk to a live person about UVerse. -- nm - David Dec 22, 11:24 7
  - Uverse just became available in my area. Tell me, what's great about it? - pmb Dec 22, 11:28 4
    - fwiw, its usability is not as good as comcast or directv. - b. Dec 22, 11:33
    - Switch. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 11:32
    - the system is basically a 26mbs dsl line, they take your dsl order from that, and the rest goes to the 4 channel dvr - tRuMaN Dec 22, 11:30
    - I'm not the expert but my sister just raved about it at Thanksgiving dinner. -- nm - David Dec 22, 11:29
  - Do you have an 800 number for them? I can't find one on the Uverse site. - TWuG Dec 22, 11:27 1
    - i found this number on the search by address page - tRuMaN Dec 22, 11:43
- *sets missle coordinates* -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 11:24 1
  - You'll have to hold your launch for 6 to 9 months. -- nm - TWuG Dec 22, 11:29
I'm thinking we should incorporate some sort of gladiatorial games in our prison system. - CQ Dec 22, 11:22
This has to be one of the nastiest things I've ever seen, and I watch those two cackling old ladies on BBC. -- (link) - Jolly St. Trishalaus Dec 22, 11:20 2
- I guess you don -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 22, 11:21 1
  - t watch Hoarders? -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 22, 11:21
Lawyers saying Facebook cited in 1 out of every 5 (online) divorce petitions. -- (link) - JaxSean Dec 22, 11:18 35
- online divorce petitions? anyway, it's not surprising that people influenced by FB to cheat would divorce online too. that number doesn't mean a lot - zork Dec 22, 11:22 4
  - I know of three couples now that have had marital "issues" with Facebook. - JaxSean Dec 22, 11:25
  - Do you work for Facebook? -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 11:23 2
    - huh? the only thing i've done on FB in the last year was to promote Chipacabra. -- nm - zork Dec 22, 11:25 1
      - Ah, jumping to their defense made me wonder. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 11:38
- I was reading one earlier where a woman's husband made her watch Star Trek Voyager during her delivery. -- nm - David Dec 22, 11:21 15
  - "Let's name him Neelix." -- nm - Max Dec 22, 11:22 9
    - Neelix Tuvok Janeway Mumpower. -- nm - nubby Dec 22, 11:23 8
      - The kid should be named after his real father, after all. -- nm - David Dec 22, 11:23 7
        
        Harry Kim! -- nm - nubby Dec 22, 11:24 5
        
        This is starting to sound like Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch. -- nm - David Dec 22, 11:25 4
        
        Who is his Smizmar? -- nm - Reagen Dec 22, 11:26 3
        
        Probably Amy's belly dance instructor. -- nm - David Dec 22, 11:30 2
        
        Female! - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 11:31 1
        
        I know. Smizmars are the ones who provoke the feelings of lust/love. It couldn't possibly be you. -- nm - David Dec 22, 11:36
        
        Janeway? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 11:23
  - heh. 3 years ago today, we did this. - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 11:22 3
    - No, David's just being a dork and suggesting that Voyager is grounds for divorce (or nullification) - Beryllium Dec 22, 11:23 2
      - No, Spawn had it right. -- nm - David Dec 22, 11:24 1
        
        oh, well, he'd better sign up to Facebook to find out, then -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 11:24
  - That's Tiger-level right there. -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 22, 11:21
- Progress is retarted. -- nm - nubby Dec 22, 11:19
- *beams* -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 11:19 12
  - Why? Amy is on Facebook. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 22, 11:21 10
    - (i think Spawn not being on Facebook is really a super-plot by Amy to live a double life. - Elf Andie Dec 22, 11:22 8
      - I have ikariam, she has Facebook. - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 11:23 7
        
        Thanks to all of the Ikariam people for dialing that down lately. It's appreciated. -- nm - David Dec 22, 11:28 2
        
        We are hopeful the mouse people will follow suit. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 11:29 1
        
        I will likely never post about it again (or almost never) after Christmas. -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 11:36
        
        speaking of which, I think loosi went inactive today. -- nm - CQ Dec 22, 11:24 3
        
        Cancel your CT. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 11:25
        
        sounds about right. loot your heart out. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 22, 11:25 1
        
        Now that you can't play at work, you lost interest? -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 11:26
    - I just mean proof of evil, until I read the above. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 11:22
  - Spawn == Scotty? -- nm - zork Dec 22, 11:20
con carne: sorry I missed your question at the bottom of B2. - Dr.Vermin Dec 22, 11:16 1
- Yes, I thought of this shortly after posting the question -- nm - con_carne Dec 22, 11:18
Court orders men's ears & noses hacked off (let's not turn this one into a hypothetical. eww.) -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 22, 11:13 6
- (did the girl not die?) - JaxSean Dec 22, 11:20 1
  - yeah, i assumed that she lived (but that really wasn't clear.) i guess if she died it would have been murder. -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 22, 11:21
- horrific (what they did, i'm not so horrified by their punishment.) - Elf Andie Dec 22, 11:17 3
  - I deigned not to read the article itself. Heh. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 11:18 2
    - *shoots the messenger* - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 11:20
    - they attacked a woman who rejected one of their offers of marriage, strangled her with a wire then cut off her ears and nose when they thought she was - Elf Andie Dec 22, 11:19
huh...the Afghanistan people love Johnny Cash..... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 22, 11:11 [youtube] 3
- Just wait until we send fast zombie Johnny Cash to whip their asses with his black guitar. - Jolly St. Trishalaus Dec 22, 11:26
- there was a whole story about this on NPR. Trying to remember which show. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 22, 11:12 1
  - GOT IT! It was Radio Lab on the Pop Music episode. Segment "Afghan Elvis" -- (link) - Loosi Lou Who Dec 22, 11:21
Twug, the satellite providers provide through a local "partner," it's not their own service. - Stephen Dec 22, 11:10 3
- Actually, DirecTV offers satellite internet here (Hughes-net) if you want it. - Jolly St. Trishalaus Dec 22, 11:17
- yep. Verizon in mine. He could look into Hughes net for satellite internet but it's very expensive - decline Dec 22, 11:12 1
  - plus, don't you need a dsl connection anyway for the up traffic? -- nm - zork Dec 22, 11:14
Let's make this a hypothetical: What if this man had drowned? -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 22, 11:10 5
- I thought there was some Supreme Court case in the US lately called ithaqa or something like that, where frivolous cases can be dismissed by a judge - Loyola Dec 22, 11:15 3
  - Lawyer signal!! I thought judges could dismiss frivolous cases already. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 22, 11:15 2
    - (speaking without researching but) the court may have decided on a new standard to determine what is frivolous -- nm - Roger More Dec 22, 11:20
    - I could be misremembering, but I think it relates to frivolous cases. -- nm - Loyola Dec 22, 11:17
- He made a mistake. HE is at fault. -- nm - CQ Dec 22, 11:12
Here's a Song of the South clip. -- (link) - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 11:09 [youtube]
Andie, great point about the ecological impact of the artificial trees -- nm - zork Dec 22, 11:09 19
- i have no problem with artificial trees (to be clear), i have a problem with our society making things that break easily and end up in landfill. -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 22, 11:13 4
  - Best option I've heard of lately is a company that delivers live potted Christmas trees at Christmas and then picks them up after Christmas and - pmb Dec 22, 11:31 2
    - oh yah, I posted about a local company that does that. sounds great. -- nm - b. Dec 22, 11:39
    - this is awesome. -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 22, 11:33
  - but if we make them durable enough to last more than a few seasons, then people won't need to come back and buy another one, and that hurts our profit -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 11:26
- When she said "large item", I thought she was referring to the cost. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 22, 11:10 13
  - i actually was talking about the garbage aspect of it. if you are talking *cost*, my real tree cost me $20. -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 22, 11:12 12
    - I miss going up to the hills every year to cut our own. *sigh* -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 11:27
    - We spend $80+ for a tree every year and I'm hoping to cut that in half, but I also see your point about the recycle. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 22, 11:13
    - and at Ikea, you get a $20 certificate good through January -- nm - zork Dec 22, 11:13 9
      - I don't like having a tree in the house for 3 weeks though; Ikea has specific pickup and dropoff dates, usually weeks apart. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 22, 11:15 8
        
        pickup? drop off? here you just go to Ikea any time in the 5 or 6 weeks before Christmas and buy it. Then ... - zork Dec 22, 11:17 3
        
        When you return a tree to Ikea here, you get a refund, so they usually sell out in the first two days...hence the specific pickup and dropoff days. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 22, 11:19 2
        
        that's smart if the city doesn't offer pick up. -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 22, 11:20 1
        
        The city has pickups, but they don't give you money for it. This is the incentive to buy the tree from Ikea. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 22, 11:23
        
        we have our tree up for a month, every year. -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 22, 11:15 3
        
        That's my phobia. We don't buy our tree 'til Dec 23rd or 24th and it's out of the house the day after New Year's. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 22, 11:17 2
        
        just get a stand that holds a lot of water and top it up regularly. nothing to worry about. -- nm - zork Dec 22, 11:18 1
        
        p.h.o.b.i.a. ----- it's not that easy for me. ;-) -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 22, 11:20
Jacen will, however, be made to watch Donald in Mathmagic Land. - TFox Dec 22, 11:08 3
- you should get the Schoolhouse Rock collection for him -- nm - zork Dec 22, 11:11 1
  - his grandma owns that one. -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 11:12
- Word. -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 11:09
I was making a point, vermin. It seems to have passed you by. Funny, how often that happens. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 11:08 15
- Look... - Dr.Vermin Dec 22, 11:13 14
  - unnecessary procedures? You mean, diagnostic tests? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 11:16 11
    - Vermin does have a point in that regard, and I personally think tort reform is not without its merits. - con_carne Dec 22, 11:21
    - The US does run more medical tests than other countries. I would suggest though, that it's not specifically because of fear over malpractice, but - Reagen Dec 22, 11:21 1
      - That's gotta be a factor too... - Dr.Vermin Dec 22, 11:26
    - Yes. - Dr.Vermin Dec 22, 11:19 7
      - Tests reveal valuable diagnostic information. I wouldn't want to skimp on that because of budget constraints. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 11:20 6
        
        Look at the mammogram debate a few weeks ago. Most diagnostic equipment isn't perfect, and there's a tendency to "overdo" them as you say. -- nm - con_carne Dec 22, 11:24
        
        (But at the same time, I wouldn't want to overdo it ... I don't need to defrag a computer to tell if the graphics card is fried) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 11:22 4
        
        That's all I'm saying. I think the common-sense definition of 'reform' is 'cut down on the overdoing of stuff'. :) - Dr.Vermin Dec 22, 11:25 3
        
        Lately, that's not the case. The new definition of reform is "attach riders to legislation to give us more corporate donations" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 11:27 2
        
        Oh, we don't disagree there, either. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Dec 22, 11:33 1
        
        It's a case study in sausage making. - znufrii Dec 22, 11:38
  - You wanna rein in the costs; if it's possible, allow insurance companies to sue the doctors who are beyond reasonable limits as in that Texas case. - Will Hunting Dec 22, 11:16 1
    - That seems sensical. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Dec 22, 11:17
You think Facebook is too sharey? You think Twitter is too vain? Enter Bippy -- (link) -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 11:07 6
- Look out! Agents! -- nm - David Dec 22, 11:11
- Glitch in the Matrix. -- nm - Loyola Dec 22, 11:09
- This is what I thought - con_carne Dec 22, 11:08 2
  - ML will tell you -- nm - Roger More Dec 22, 11:11
  - Bippy used to be a regular here. He was awesome. - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 11:11
- deja vu -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 22, 11:08
Flickr Pro account reordered. Good for another 2 years -- nm - CQ Dec 22, 11:07 1
- love my flickr pro account -- nm - adventy97 Dec 22, 11:14

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