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so my whole program is on a soup diet because it costs $2.69 and is really quite filling some days. - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 19, 12:15
Mary and Max to open Sundance -- (link) - Dano Nov 19, 12:13 13
- how do three of the Jolie-Pitt kids make Forbes 'hottest celeb kids list' - and it doesn't include Maddox? -- (link) - El Fandie Nov 19, 12:20 1
  - why am i in this thread?? -- nm - El Fandie Nov 19, 12:21
- I'm anxious for the shower scene -- nm - oblique Nov 19, 12:15 2
  - ~SCREECH SCREECH SCREECH SCREECH~ -- nm - con_carne Nov 19, 12:18
  - It's animated. There are probably speed lines. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 12:15
- "This portrait of a global friendship between two marvelously dysfunctional people... " -- nm - Max Nov 19, 12:15 2
  - That's a film festival sentence if there ever was one. -- nm - TFox Nov 19, 12:16 1
    - "and their autistic son" -- nm - con_carne Nov 19, 12:18
- With their ballroom dancing revue! -- nm - con_carne Nov 19, 12:14
- I don't think I have Batman Logo shirts in Max size. -- nm - Remlik Nov 19, 12:14
- gasp. mary and max love mandy lane! -- nm - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 19, 12:14
- Oh. My. GOD. -- nm - nubby Nov 19, 12:14
- I always knew those crazy kids would get their acts together! -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 19, 12:14
Xbox Marketplace updated....Trish go get some shoes for your avatar! - Remlik Nov 19, 12:13
I am *so* addicted to the Ice Breakers Lemon Iced Tea "mints". - kelly Nov 19, 12:07 6
- Mrs. CCC loves them too, and the Raspberry ones -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 19, 12:26
- In today's economy!?! -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 19, 12:09 4
  - I know! That's doggie treats she could have bought! - Remlik Nov 19, 12:10 3
    - He's good. :) - kelly Nov 19, 12:13 2
      - one of the few positive things my ex did was train the dogs to go over to a bell she had hanging on the door.... - Remlik Nov 19, 12:14 1
        
        Heh, that's pretty cool. -- nm - kelly Nov 19, 12:18
Andie, I found those files for the arcade emulator program - zork Nov 19, 12:03 14
- Speaking of... Can I get MAME to run on a 360, PS3 or Wii? -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 12:08 8
  - I'm sure the Wii Homebrew stuff has MAME. I haven't heard of it for the 360. You can run Linux on the PS3 -- nm - oblique Nov 19, 12:11 2
    - the new Wii update will kill Homebrew -- nm - M Nov 19, 12:11 1
      - Yup. And they may have killed it good this time -- nm - oblique Nov 19, 12:12
  - 360 maybe. It is windows based, right? -- nm - VMan Nov 19, 12:09 4
    - You can get MAME emulators for almost any platform these days. I think I have one for DS. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 12:10 3
      - ps3 definitely. - hell you can load linux itself onto a ps3 -- nm - decline Nov 19, 12:12
      - you might be able to get the source code and compile it -- nm - zork Nov 19, 12:11
      - Supposedly in the new version of the DS out in Japan if you put an R4 in it the DS will be bricked. Supposedly. -- nm - lileve Nov 19, 12:11
- say what is your email? - crash davis Nov 19, 12:07 4
  - *nods* -- nm - zork Nov 19, 12:10
  - ::says email out loud:: -- nm - Zork Nov 19, 12:10 2
    - more like ... ::drones "email out loud":: -- nm - zork Nov 19, 12:10 1
      - I will only venture into your brain *so* far. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 19, 12:16
Boss Rant...I have been bugging my boss to get going on planning the Christmas Party since Sept - amoxy Nov 19, 12:00 4
- This happened to a woman at my office. We are going to end up at the Harvard Club paying for hors d'oeuvres that we - Diva Nov 19, 12:09
- "Since everyplace is booked up now, we're having the Christmas Party at your place." -- nm - TaurusII Nov 19, 12:07
- That makes good business sense in todays ever changing market. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 19, 12:06
- Check E Cheese's -- nm - zork Nov 19, 12:05
Follow-up from earlier in the week: Southwest Airlines looking to start service to New York LGA - ty97 Nov 19, 12:00 2
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  - Since ATA ceased operations earlier this year, yeah, they are kinda useless :) -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 12:13
SITWAP: When going to tell Congress that you don't have enough money to stay afloat, it might be a good idea not to fly in your private luxury jet. -- (link) - TaurusII Nov 19, 11:58 28
- drive? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 19, 12:10
- I can't read this stuff anymore more - it makes me go ballistic -- nm - Pippy Nov 19, 12:05 1
  - *comforts Pippy* there, there - zork Nov 19, 12:06
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  - Yet Sarah Plain thought it made her the second coming, and you put her sign in your yard!! - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 19, 12:11 2
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      - Palin sold the private jet, remember (how can we forget). - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 19, 12:14
  - companies running the sorts of pr campaigns the big 3 have to get people to back their requests for funds.... - x Nov 19, 12:08 1
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  - Say... how much did that suit cost you? -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 12:08
  - It harshly undercuts any optimism that the potential beneficiaries are trying to become more fiscally responsible. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 19, 12:06 1
    - Wow, for once I agree with Vermin - amoxy Nov 19, 12:10
  - How about a little bit of "share the suffering"? -- nm - TaurusII Nov 19, 12:05
  - I don't see why. They should be re-thinking how they operate before they put their hands out for my money. -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 12:04
- Hmmm. Let's see. $25 billion versus $20,000. I don't think the private jets are a big problem. -- nm - VMan Nov 19, 12:00 12
  - Ford apparently spends that much (more?) *per week*, since he flies the same jet to his home in Seattle on the weekends. -- nm - TaurusII Nov 19, 12:04 3
    - He if he really belives in the company, he needs to do what Icocca did with Chrysler - amoxy Nov 19, 12:11
    - And that has been a known cost item to the company all along. It's part of his compensation package. -- nm - VMan Nov 19, 12:07 1
      - So, while we're depriving thousands of people of their livelihood, let's deprive the execs of some multi-million-dollar perks and bonuses. -- nm - TaurusII Nov 19, 12:09
  - It's a pretty big symptom highlighting their corporate attitude and culture. They don't get. No wonder their companies are pure sh*t. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 19, 12:02 3
    - Well, the government is in a financial mess. Sell Air Force One. -- nm - VMan Nov 19, 12:05 2
      - It's not big enough. Sell Alaska. -- nm - TaurusII Nov 19, 12:09
      - Yes, because the president of the country and a clueless CEO are similar. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 19, 12:08
  - When you are reportedly on the verge of going under, ever penny mattes -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 12:02 2
    - Maybe if you can save a few pennies on 100 billion units. -- nm - VMan Nov 19, 12:04 1
      - not really. If they can save 20K here, where else can they save 20K? Add all those 20Ks up. -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 12:05
  - The corruption adds up! -- nm - McCain '08 Nov 19, 12:01
- I am shocked. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 19, 11:58
Hump Day Lunch update: I had Hunan Beef w/ flied lice -- nm - Hammed Uzi Nov 19, 11:56 2
- human? -- nm - zork Nov 19, 11:59 1
  - well, that's what I asked for... then she smiled at me. Guess she misunderstood after all... -- nm - Hammed Uzi Nov 19, 12:03
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- Because Yalies think of great things like this. -- (link) - lileve Nov 19, 11:59 1
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- Wait, you can *only* drink in the morning? What kind of fucknut rule is that? -- nm - TFox Nov 19, 11:57 2
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  - Mimosas and tailgating. Together at last. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 19, 12:03
- you could have ended after "tailgate". ;P -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 11:57
- pick up a hot not-co-ed? -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 11:56
- "Honestly, Smithers, I don't know why Harvard even bothers to show up. They barely even won." -- nm - prayformojo Nov 19, 11:56
"a disappointingly anemic tale of forbidden love" -- (link) - Dano Nov 19, 11:48 2
- ty97 and kilbo? -- nm - zork Nov 19, 11:59
- poor Baz. -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 11:50
wow. doctors replace woman's trachea with one grown from her own stem cells. -- (link) - znufrii Nov 19, 11:47 5
- but, it grows upside down. -- nm - awww! Nov 19, 11:48 4
  - So now she's talking out of her ass. -- nm - Dano Nov 19, 11:48 3
    - She should totally post here -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 11:50 2
      - looooooooool (and yes) -- nm - Hammed Uzi Nov 19, 11:53 1
        
        send her to HSX -- nm - zork Nov 19, 12:04
bankruptcy special: buy a gm car, we'll throw in sirius xm radio for free!.....nm - x Nov 19, 11:47 8
- Who's gonna go bankrupt first? GM or XM/Sirius? -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 11:56 1
  - The merger should extend the life a good deal. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 19, 12:07
- car dealer in Illinois is buy 1 car get a second for $1. -- nm - Remlik Nov 19, 11:51 2
  - But who the crap wants a used PT Cruiser, even for a dollar? (hi ty!) -- nm - Max Nov 19, 11:54 1
    - someone's kid? -- nm - Remlik Nov 19, 12:05
- Add "subscription". - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 19, 11:48 1
  - No, he means the whole company. -- nm - celedhrymandias Nov 19, 11:56
- And some shares of a mortgage security. -- nm - Ender Nov 19, 11:48
Son of a bitch, the GM rep testifying on cspan makes me want to slap him. hard. - Max Nov 19, 11:46 36
- Coorporate openess -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 19, 12:12
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  - He is just basing that on a 52% of 25B. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 19, 11:53 7
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      - because it doesn't make for a good soundbite at night? I bet that segment gets played tonight. -- nm - Remlik Nov 19, 11:58
      - It's not an amount based on what GM needs. -- nm - Roger More Nov 19, 11:57
      - If thye want my money, they damn well better be able to quantify what they need. - ty97 Nov 19, 11:55 2
        
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        I'm talking about dividing their actual year to date expenses to get an average monthly amount, it doesn't get much more real than that. - Max Nov 19, 12:00
      - Because that wasn't the answer he was after. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 11:55
  - the rep was calculating a share based on the offer, not what they actually spend. And it's pretty fucking late to be coy. - Max Nov 19, 11:52 20
    - We are talking about a Bail. Out. You are sinking, and we are throwing you a lifeline and need to know how big it needs to be to save your stupid ass -- nm - Congressman Nov 19, 11:54 1
      - Hey Congressman...go blow yourself. We're getting the money. - GM Exec SI Nov 19, 11:57
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      - An average based on actuals would be a lot better than "soon, very soon, urgent, a lot, it depends" -- nm - Max Nov 19, 11:56 16
        
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        To put it another way, you can't rely on the 25 number working for all three unless you know what they each *actually* need. - Max Nov 19, 12:06 6
        
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        Did the big three come up with the 25B number? -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 19, 12:13 3
        
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        That's not a guy you should trust to draw up a budget. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 12:16 1
        
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        I am so not hiring you to manage my finances. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 12:10
        
        Based on market share, not on spend rate or any other meaningful number. -- nm - TaurusII Nov 19, 11:59 7
        
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        What market share has to do with spend rate? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 19, 12:08 3
        
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        /stops reading after the 'but'/ - Dr.Vermin Nov 19, 12:20 1
        
        re: the IM, I meant the GM guy isn't trustworthy. His answers are the type from someone who is dodging and hiding something. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 12:23
        
        "I don't know what the hell you just said" = I don't understand why you're giving me an answer that doesn't address my question. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 12:07 1
        
        I think it is time for you guys to have a steel cage match. - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 19, 12:08
- my friend (a gm big wig) has said they will run out of cash by end of Dec. -- nm - decline Nov 19, 11:49 1
  - Send him to the Hill. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 19, 11:50
- If they can't do any better than that, they shouldn't get a friggin' dime. -- nm - Diva Nov 19, 11:48 1
  - he's probably too afraid of what the market and his vendors will do if he tells the truth -- nm - decline Nov 19, 11:49
- "I do not recall or have knowledge of that" -- nm - lileve Nov 19, 11:47
On the other hand, it's now costing me half as much to fill up my tank as it did 3 months ago -- nm - decline Nov 19, 11:45 10
- half? no where close. still about 2.99 (high of 5.21) -- nm - zork Nov 19, 11:55
- I almost cried tears of joy last night - it cost less than $40 to fill up my truck. - kelly Nov 19, 11:50
- Meanwhile, I wonder if H2 and other SUV sales are creeping back up. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 19, 11:47
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- I laugh when a commercial comes on talking about the historic, record-breaking gas prices. $1.77 per gallon ain't exactly the highest ever. -- nm - Ender Nov 19, 11:47 4
  - i really can't believe some of you are below $2. poor southwest airlines! - kare Nov 19, 11:48 3
    - given how they made out the last few years hedging their oil contracts, i think it's paid off....nm - x Nov 19, 11:54
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    - Oh yeah, sometimes I'll just leave my car idling overnight because it's not worth the effort to turn it off when I get out. *NM* - Ender Nov 19, 11:51
- i love this. but of course i do. -- nm - kare Nov 19, 11:46
kilbo, i don't think you are supposed to exercise RIGHT before bed to sleep - you need like an hour at least of downtime afterwards (i think.) -- nm - El Fandie Nov 19, 11:45 3
- He reads in bed before going to sleep. But lately it was 8pm bed, read till 9 and at 11 he's still awake complaining he can't fall asleep - oblique Nov 19, 11:47 2
  - give him a shot of whiskey before putting him to bed -- nm - decline Nov 19, 11:51
  - yikes! that's late. - El Fandie Nov 19, 11:50
"Is he nice? Is he brown? Is he clean? If he's nice let him in. I wanna see him!" -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 19, 11:45 1
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Yo, DS users: do you have the WiFi browser for it? Does it work well? -- nm - TFox Nov 19, 11:43 4
- Yo. Don't know, it's the Opera browser and I don't think it supports flash. -- nm - lileve Nov 19, 11:44 3
  - link -- (link) - lileve Nov 19, 11:46 2
    - Oh, it's discontinued. Lame. OK, thanks. -- nm - TFox Nov 19, 11:50 1
      - You might find it used. -- nm - lileve Nov 19, 11:54

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