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Re: job announcements, what does the phrase "Must be bondable" mean? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 17, 19:37 13
- An insurance co must be willing to cover your access to cash, so no felons or gambling addictions - zeitgeist Nov 17, 20:20
- Generally directed at positions dealing with finances or valuables or, like Nubby said, business like cleaning services where employees potentially - MojaveMeg Nov 17, 19:49
- Must be able to drink martinis shaken not stirred and good with a gun. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 19:44 1
  - Shaggadelic, baby. -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 19:48
- "It means that a bonding agency would be willing to carry a bond to guarantee your behavior. Typically, if you have been pretty honest and don't have - amoxy Nov 17, 19:41 2
  - Many cleaning services and the like advertise "licensed, bonded, and insured". -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 19:45
  - *is unbondable* - dogbert183 Nov 17, 19:43
- I've wondered this too -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 19:40
- Likes getting tied up. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 17, 19:40 1
  - You rang? -- nm - Pippy Nov 17, 19:42
- You have to register with the state. It's like a government insurance policy, I think. -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 19:40 1
  - here -- (link) - nubby Nov 17, 19:44
- not 100% sure. but 'bondable agents' transport expensive stuff like diamonds -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 19:39
Tip #2: If you include a link to your website, make sure the link isn't, y'know, broken. -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 19:34
NaNoWriMo: Day 17 excerpt (No real Qale warning needed.) - Qale Nov 17, 19:27
It's easy to beat somebody in FF when they started Selvin Young, javon Walker and Reggie WIlliams -- nm - amoxy Nov 17, 19:26
I do believe that last night's Entourage was one of the best if not the best episode to date - J Nov 17, 19:21 3
- I hated Jamie Lynn Sigler..but otherwise, it was good -- nm - secretslacker Nov 17, 19:23 1
  - I've never been a fan of her, but I didn't mind her last night -- nm - J Nov 17, 19:30
- yep. it was excellent. -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 19:22
Watch out! -- nm - Reggie Bush Nov 17, 19:09
oops -- (link) - Dano Nov 17, 19:03 [youtube] 1
- You reading fail blog too? -- nm - lileve Nov 17, 19:05
John Morrison is the best wrestler in the WWE today. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 19:02 12
- he's pretty good. -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 19:05 7
  - Word is Matt Hardy got hurt by Finley last week and worked through the entire tour with ACL issues. - Qale Nov 17, 19:08 6
    - yep. he's injured. -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 19:19 5
      - Matt is wrestling William Regal tonight? What? Matt is insane. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 19:34 4
        
        that sure was a waste of time -- nm - dogbert183 Nov 17, 19:36 3
        
        *shrugs* It further shows Regal as an out of control madman. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 19:43 2
        
        true. I guess it wasn't so much a waste of time as a why the heck do you risk further injury for that? - dogbert183 Nov 17, 19:48 1
        
        He's especially got balls to go up against someone notorious for actually hurting people. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 19:55
- this is the equivalent of me saying mickie james is the best wrestler in the wwe today -- nm - dogbert183 Nov 17, 19:04 1
  - You could make a pretty good argument that she's the best diva wrestler in the wwe today, yeah. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 19:07
- the lead singer for the Doors? -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 19:03 1
  - That'd be Jim Morrison, Beaker. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 19:07
Heroes spoiler question - Beaker Nov 17, 18:55 3
- no one (spoils) - Jovian Nov 17, 19:01
- No clue. Missed the last episode. -- nm - lileve Nov 17, 18:57 1
  - Ugh, this show is getting so frustrating! -- nm - lileve Nov 17, 19:00
The "I feel really old today moment" - celedhrymandias Nov 17, 18:55 1
- The funny thing is, she would probably know what an 8-track was. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 18:59
John Hodgman plays the uke -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 17, 18:55 2
- Yoicks. -- nm - mara Nov 17, 19:31
- *splurt* -- nm - McGooglin SI #31 Nov 17, 18:56
Wildcat! -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 18:54
"And we let em off the hook!" -- (link) - amoxy Nov 17, 18:54 [youtube]
Ok, I've tried twice to compose this, and lost it each time for different reasons :/ One last question about TVs and then I'll go away... - MojaveMeg Nov 17, 18:53 4
- I much prefer costco because there are no hustles, no pushing of extended warantees, and a great return policy, but in the 40in or larger I'd go 1080 - zeitgeist Nov 17, 19:04 2
  - There's also no delivery/setup at Costco, which is a consideration. - MojaveMeg Nov 17, 19:08 1
    - You are setting up a TV, right, not a home entertainment system networked around the house - zeitgeist Nov 17, 19:20
- I think any of those are perfectly fine for you. I might be more inclined to recommend the 1080p.... - Remlik Nov 17, 19:01
Documentary Oscar Finalists - Dano Nov 17, 18:50 1
- I seriously question the sanity of anyone who doesn't vote to nominate Man On Wire -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 18:54
Tip: When writing a CV/resume, it's really not necessary to include your wife and children. - nubby Nov 17, 18:45 8
- What if I just make up a wife and kids when I apply for that Lecturer position? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 17, 18:55 1
  - ...don't. - nubby Nov 17, 19:01
- The wife's measurements? Maybe it's an invite. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 17, 18:49 5
  - how old are the kids? -- nm - Cappie Nov 17, 18:50 4
    - He has a 14yo daughter......! -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 18:51 3
      - any pics? -- nm - Cappie Nov 17, 18:54 1
        
        No, but she speaks fluent English and Mandarin. -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 18:55
      - Oh lawd. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 18:53
Heroes. Spoilers - lileve Nov 17, 18:43 3
- Hulk pants -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 18:44 2
  - Spoilers. Now it's... - lileve Nov 17, 18:47 1
    - Okay now... Spoilers - lileve Nov 17, 18:56
Excellent Chuck tonight. -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 18:42
Lynch! -- nm - amoxy Nov 17, 18:40 1
- i need 1 more so that i don't have benching slaton haunt me -- nm - Gwaahjo Nov 17, 18:42
The Last Remnant on Xbox 360 looks smexy. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 18:34
great show about the moon and recent hidef pictures of it's surface on Nat Geo channel right now, & again in 3 hours -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 18:32
12/14/72 was the last day man walked on the moon -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 18:26 2
- didn't the chinese go recently -- nm - Gwaahjo Nov 17, 18:42 1
  - they may have sent stuff there, but not people -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 18:48
K, I think Heroes has jump the shark now. -- nm - lileve Nov 17, 18:23
Heroes (spoils) - Jovian Nov 17, 18:19 2
- "Still sucks" isn't really a spoiler, we all know. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 17, 18:20 1
  - Yup -- nm - lileve Nov 17, 18:21
*poot* -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 18:19 3
- I *almost* posted exactly this. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 17, 18:19 2
  - Of course you did. - nubby Nov 17, 18:20 1
    - It's true. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 17, 18:21
Trivia: Thirteen countries/regions must be reported to my company's insurer if someone travels there. What are they? - loosilu Nov 17, 18:18 73
- This thread is giving me a headache. How about the final list? -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 18:34 8
  - Sure! spoilers. - loosilu Nov 17, 18:35 7
    - where is J? -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 18:39 2
      - Next to Kashmir -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 18:39
      - northern India. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:39
    - I am surprised that Indonesia is not on the list -- nm - amoxy Nov 17, 18:38 3
      - yeah, I think Congo and Georgia should be there as well. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:38 2
        
        Atlanta is not that bad : ) -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 18:42 1
        
        Just a crazy kid who wants to pierce and tattoo everyone living here. But other than that, Atlanta's great! -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 18:44
- china, mongolia, japan -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 18:28 19
  - no. three Asian regions left. hint: none are countries, all are disputed. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:30 18
    - Kashmir -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 18:31 17
      - No thanks. It gives me a rash. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 18:34
      - yes. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:31 15
        
        Turkish Kurdistan. Nagorno Karabakh. South Ossetia -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 18:32 14
        
        no. Two left. One is easy, one is hard. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:32 13
        
        Southern Thailand? -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 18:34 2
        
        Irian Jaya? -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 18:35 1
        
        Time's up, spoilers above. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:36
        
        Palestein -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 18:33 4
        
        Not. The Middle. East. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:34 3
        
        The Middle East -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 18:35 2
        
        The Middle East -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 18:37 1
        
        The Midle West! -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 18:37
        
        Gaza -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 18:33 1
        
        MidEast - d'oh! -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 18:34
        
        West Bank -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 18:33 2
        
        Middle East. Included in Israel. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:33
        
        West Bank -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 18:33
- China -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 18:28
- france, italy, malta, england -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 18:27
- We're missing 3 in Asia and 3 in the Middle East. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:27 3
  - hint: none of the remaining Asian ones are actual countries. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:28 2
    - Tamil Eelam -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 18:29
    - tibet -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 18:29
- canada -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 18:25
- Colombia -- nm - kelly Nov 17, 18:25 1
  - nothing in the Americas. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:25
- North Korea, Indonesia, Israel. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 17, 18:23 1
  - no, no, yes. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:24
- Bhurma, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Somalia, Congo, Afghanistan, Georgia, Estonia, Libya, Niger, Haiti, and...... -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 17, 18:21 15
  - no new countries to add from this list. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:22 9
    - Wow....I'm a little shocked. (Though I was about to pull Estonia and Libya for Pakistan and North Korea.) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 17, 18:25 8
      - Pak = yes. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:25 7
        
        Add Lebanon. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 17, 18:26 6
        
        nada. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:26 5
        
        Well, it seems Middle East heavy nonetheless, so Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Yeman. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 17, 18:27 4
        
        Yes and Yes. one more middle eastern country. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:28 3
        
        Is that all that is left? Because I'm also wondering about Sri Lanka......(Middle East Guess: Jordan.) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 17, 18:29 1
        
        no, and we're done. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:29
        
        wait! no, I didn't count correctly. we're done in the Middle East. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:29
  - Sierra Leone. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 17, 18:22 4
    - we're actually totally done with Africa. Only Somalia. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:23 3
      - Bosnia/Hertzegovina? How many countries did Yugoslavia break up into? -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 18:24 1
        
        none of them are on the list. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:25
      - ...except, I am sure they will be adding Congo real soon. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:23
- Africa? -- nm - Sarah Palin Nov 17, 18:20 1
  - L5 -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 18:20
- Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 18:20 3
  - nice try copycat -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 18:20 2
    - YOU SUCK! -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 18:27 1
      - nubby is a tranny -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 18:30
- Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Congo, Indonesia, -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 18:19 9
  - yes, no no no no. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:21 2
    - Sri Lanka! Qatar! UAE! -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 18:23 1
      - no, yes, yes. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:23
  - Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 18:19 5
    - nice try copycat -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 18:21 2
      - YOU SUCK! -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 18:27 1
        
        Beaker is a tranny -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 18:34
    - yes yes yes. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:21 1
      - "I'll have what she's having." -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 18:22
- note: They must be reported because they are dangerous. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 18:19
*strech* -- nm - lileve Nov 17, 18:18
*yawn* -- nm - kelly Nov 17, 18:17

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