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the highlight of the weekend was: - prayformojo Jan 19, 10:38 10 1
- hee -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 10:47
- *loves this* -- nm - Diva Jan 19, 10:45
- Great story. *begins writing a screenplay* -- nm - con_carne Jan 19, 10:44 3
  - About a young man, cut off and distant, who only communicates through the magic of finger puppetry - Roger More Jan 19, 10:46 1
    - ooh, what would the title be? "Puppetry of the Third Degree"? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 10:46
  - See if you can work a vampire theme into it. -- nm - Jason Segal Jan 19, 10:45
- "show me on the puppet where she touched you" -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 10:44
- Heh. -- nm - Loyola Jan 19, 10:43
- I had a friend who liked putting on puppet shows. He turned out to have a brain tumor. -- nm - loosi si Jan 19, 10:42
- that's hilarious -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 10:42
Is getting to board a plane earlier really that much better? - con_carne Jan 19, 10:37 18
- if you have a seat assignment? no. -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 10:45
- I always like to board last. -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 10:44
- You can find the slightly roomier seats and get your luggage placed quick and you can aim for the seats next to tiny people so you aren't as cramped. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 19, 10:39 1
  - Ah, tiny people do rule -- nm - con_carne Jan 19, 10:41
- I'm guessing when seating isn't assigned, if you're late you'll have to sit up the back, which means you'll be sitting around just as long - Roger More Jan 19, 10:39
- In the case of Southwest, you are picking your seat, so it affects whether you get window or aisle, and the row you sit in, not to mention securing - psilotum Jan 19, 10:39
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  - This is key, but twice this weekend I had to check my bag at the gate because of overfill and it didn't cost extra. I may do it that way from now on. -- nm - Max Jan 19, 10:43 4
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    - what's overfill? - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 10:44 2
      - meaning before my zone was even called they said there was no more overhead room, everyone else had to gatecheck anything too big to go under seats. -- nm - Max Jan 19, 10:45 1
        
        ah. i would love this on an airline that charges for checked bags but i don't think i could rely on it -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 10:46
  - Personally, I think people should board in order ot least carry-on to most -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 10:41 4
    - Since airlines charge for carry-on now, this would take value away from that service -- nm - con_carne Jan 19, 10:42 3
      - which airlines do that? -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 10:43
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        i think Air Canada just started. We were joking that you'll soon have to pay extra for seat with oxygen masks and life vests. -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 10:46
- i guess people want to be first on so they can be first off -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 10:38
Nice. They extended the hours that the cafeteria will sell coffee from 2:00 til 4:00. - TFox Jan 19, 10:27 2
- I mean really. People do stuff *after* work, too. - con_carne Jan 19, 10:28
- You need a 12-step program. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 19, 10:28
I know the Zombie Craze should be over but I'm rooting for the Jets... - Mel Profit Jan 19, 10:25 9
- oh snap, no you din'it. Bet? -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 10:26 7
  - Loser is gay for pixie! -- nm - David Jan 19, 10:27 6
    - Yeah, but what's the bet? -- nm - TFox Jan 19, 10:30
    - HA! -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 10:29 4
      - done. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 19, 10:44 3
        
        wait what? - Remlik Jan 19, 10:46
        
        what's the bet? -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 10:45 1
        
        Colts win...Mel is gay for Pixie (and he has to post throuighout the week a few times). Colts lose I'm gay for you for a week. -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 10:46
- It won't necessarily happen in that order. (nm) - crash si Jan 19, 10:26
"fifth third"? What a dumb name for a bank. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 19, 10:22 4
- So named after the 1908 merger of the larger 5th National Bank and the smaller 3rd National Bank. -- nm - Ender Jan 19, 10:36
- Seconded. -- nm - David Jan 19, 10:27
- maybe Dawson was trying to name it Third Fifth in honour of his third fifth of the morning - zork Jan 19, 10:25 1
  - In honor of MLK Day. A fifth of vodka for each fifth of humanity! -- nm - con_carne Jan 19, 10:27
before FOX/BBC touches Torchwood there is still the matter of the Eighth Doctor they haven't taken care of completely -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 19, 10:16 5
- what do you mean? -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 10:19 4
  - there was one movie/episode of Doctor Who on FOX in the US - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 19, 10:26 3
    - and? I don't get your point? he was the 8th Doctor. That's canon. Do you mean you want more stories about him? -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 10:27 2
      - just smile and nod, Remlik. It's safer. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 10:28 1
        
        you're right Reagen. It's Chinatown. -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 10:30
stwap: author Robert Parker died. -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 10:16
I was going to make a joke until I saw that he died. Sad. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Jan 19, 10:08 1
- that's sad. -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 10:14
*adds Final Fantasy 13 to the list of preordered games* -- nm - Shaun Jan 19, 10:06 2
- Amazon has a $10 credit for preordering Bioshock 2. I'm tempted. -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 19, 10:15
- how far are you in Darksiders? (spoil) - decline Jan 19, 10:07
No power on campus (or half the county), classes cancelled for the day and got sent home. What should I use this "rain day" for? -- nm - ceregon Jan 19, 10:04 5
- I have power at home, so I'll probably just read and catch up on dvr & netflix. - ceregon Jan 19, 10:14
- made me look at the pg&e map. eep. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 19, 10:12
- "half the country" = I'm now imagining STers accessing ST via pedal power -- nm - con_carne Jan 19, 10:08
- woof -- nm - ceregon's dog Jan 19, 10:05 1
  - you can love your pet, just don't *love* your pet -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 10:06
Please help STers who've flown Southwest. I have Group A Position 22. Is that any good? Should I be doing something else to get a seat? -- nm - Diva Jan 19, 10:03 13
- That's the earliest I've ever heard of. You'll have your pick of seats almost. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 19, 10:26 1
  - and because she's so precious... - Diva Jan 19, 10:33
- here's why i hate group A: they let families with screaming babies preboard. so even if you get in first, sitting up front means you're gonna be in - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 10:07
- If it's not a private jet...don't even bother... -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 19, 10:05 1
  - seriously. -- nm - Diva Jan 19, 10:07
- Group A is the first group that gets to board. You have a golden ticket. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 19, 10:05
- Group A is the best you can get. -- nm - Inigo Jan 19, 10:04 5
  - Thx guys. So tomorrow she just gets on w/her boarding group and picks the best available seat? -- nm - Diva Jan 19, 10:07 4
    - that's how they do - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 10:08 3
      - Okay thx. I've not flown LUV and am doing this for my boss. She'll still bitch about it whatever happens, but that's okay. -- nm - Diva Jan 19, 10:10 2
        
        Southwest is the closest to Greyhound with wings out of all the airlines i've flown -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 10:14 1
        
        is this supposed to be a plus? I HATE greyhound and don't mind southwest at all -- nm - Gwaahjo Jan 19, 10:15
- Dress like Mariah Carey. -- nm - Loyola Jan 19, 10:04
Dammit Spawn. 2 days waiting for a captain mouse and the first nibble I get he eats the cheese without setting off the trap -- nm - CQ Jan 19, 10:02
Today, HowWellDoYouKnow.com publishes our 800th quiz (The Hangover) - prayformojo Jan 19, 10:02 9
- 26 -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 10:41
- 27. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 19, 10:41
- 30. Something's very wrong here. -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 10:35
- 28 -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 10:33
- 28 spoils - Will Hunting Jan 19, 10:25
- 28 -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 19, 10:20
- "us"? do you work for the site? -- nm - Gwaahjo Jan 19, 10:05 2
  - It's his site. He founded it. -- nm - David Jan 19, 10:26 1
    - Where'd he find it at? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 19, 10:36
There's this bridge in Sydney where you can pay to climb to the very top and overlook the whole harbor. Before I die, I'm gonna do that. It's looks - CQ Jan 19, 09:57 18
- a coworker did that a few years ago and said it was terrific, if more work than they'd expected. -- nm - b. Jan 19, 10:09
- I've climbed to the top of the tower on that bridge, but not the top of the span. That would be too much for me. (nm) - howie Jan 19, 10:09
- I saw that on a Travel Channel special once, on the world's greatest bridges. It looks effing awesome. -- nm - TFox Jan 19, 10:08
- I'd rather gay wrestle an amorous bear than do that. - Mel Profit Jan 19, 10:06 8
  - But look at the wonderfulness of this! -- (link) - CQ Jan 19, 10:09 [Image] 1
    - Not even if she was nekkid waiting for me at the top. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 19, 10:36
  - crazy WTC tightrope walker did that bridge as a warmup a few years before he did the towers -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 10:09 2
    - pfft - just between the two north pylons -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 10:13 1
      - Mel could do that nekkid and blindfolded -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 10:21
  - word -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 10:07 2
    - even thinking about it makes me queasy. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 19, 10:22 1
      - is that why you kept yourself short? being six feet tall freaked you out a bit? -- nm - TFox Jan 19, 10:23
- We almost did that when Mrs. Vermin and I were in Australia last year. - Dr.Vermin Jan 19, 10:02 2
  - $80 bucks is steep, but then you'll never ever get the chance again. -- nm - CQ Jan 19, 10:04 1
    - Why? Are they tearing the bridge down??? -- nm - Dr.Vermin, ;) Jan 19, 10:04
- the Sydney Harbor Bridge? -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 09:58 2
  - that would be it -- nm - CQ Jan 19, 10:00 1
    - ask wiggum about her "456 Feet Club" when you're there -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 10:02
is your commute one of the 75 worst in America? -- (link) - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 09:54 25
- I *wish* -- nm - landbeck Jan 19, 10:23
- I've driven both #1 and #2, and yes, they are that bad. I some ways #2 is worse. - musubi Jan 19, 10:20
- The last few times I've been back to Detroit, the traffic problems no longer exist - scorpion Jan 19, 10:06
- I'm somewhat floored that Providence even made the list, let alone up at #41. -- nm - TFox Jan 19, 10:05 1
  - I'm noticing that they limited it to one per city. I'm sure if you included more per city, a lot of the smaller cities wouldn't be on the list. -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 10:09
- #48. Huh. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 19, 10:03
- I gotta think the 45 mile Anchorage-Wasilla commute swings between the best and the worst depending on the season. - Dr.Vermin Jan 19, 10:01
- i drove on #1 when i drove to my previous job - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 10:01
- Atlanta doesn't show up until #22? I'm shocked. -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 10:00 4
  - this one used different parameters than the urban mobility one that usually gets press. atlanta was in the top 5 there, iirc. -- nm - b. Jan 19, 10:06 2
    - and the census bureau, which has atl at 6, uses even different ones, looks like. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 19, 10:08 1
      - I have a 5-10 minute commute but everyone else seems to constantly complain. -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 10:09
  - I'm not even from Atlanta and I was surprised by that. -- nm - Jim Jan 19, 10:03
- #3! -- nm - Don Homer Jan 19, 10:00
- part of my current commute is. -- nm - b. Jan 19, 09:59
- #3. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 19, 09:59
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  - there's an "all one page" link at the bottom. -- nm - b. Jan 19, 09:58
  - "View as single page" -- nm - prayformojo Jan 19, 09:58
- another reason I'm glad to live somewhere where I don't need a car. -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 09:56 5
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    - as subway commutes go, it's pretty bad, but certainly not the worst, since it doesn't involve a transfer. - znufrii Jan 19, 10:08
  - *laughs at #6* - znufrii Jan 19, 09:59
  - But, you still commute. These lists only ever consider being in a car as commuting. Not exactly sure why. -- nm - con_carne Jan 19, 09:59
  - I had a walking commute for the last three months, but now I'm back in the car. - psilotum Jan 19, 09:58
facebook is suggesting harry knowles as a friend. -- nm - b. Jan 19, 09:53 2
- Are you friends with Reagen? If so, that's why. -- nm - David Jan 19, 10:25
- I think if you friend him you have to give him some pwesents though -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 10:01
re: Boston.com.... i have to admit, if someone asked me to give up ST, it would be *really really* hard. -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 09:49 5
- I'm trying to think of a tasteful joke along the lines of "hotties like you on ST make the rest of us really really hard"... - Dr.Vermin Jan 19, 10:04 1
  - nice try tho! -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 10:07
- the difference being that this is a public forum - znufrii Jan 19, 09:52
- I'm going to ask you nevertheless -- nm - Dignan si Jan 19, 09:52 1
  - *golf clap* - Andie Jan 19, 09:53
We'll talk with Will Shakespeare. Or is it Wilhemina? -- nm - On the next Maury 1601 Jan 19, 09:47 4
- they've only got half the story. Shakespeare was a gay moorish Jewish woman lizardperson. - Reagen Jan 19, 09:49 2
  - from Estonia -- nm - con_carne Jan 19, 09:54
  - there's a great farce waiting to happen in all the theories - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 09:51
- *kicks shoes off and goes after her baby daddy* -- nm - Mona Lisa Jan 19, 09:48
I'm sorry baby, my dick just fell into her....3 times -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 09:41 4
- I hate to admit that I've heard that "I tried to distract myself" excuse on many a crappy daytime talk show -- nm - con_carne Jan 19, 09:45
- ...but I was thinking of how much I'll miss you the whole time. -- nm - b. Jan 19, 09:44
- ~ Mmmwhatcha say that you only meant well? Mmm that you only meant well? Well of course you did ~ -- nm - JaxSean Jan 19, 09:43
- one pump! -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 09:42
la dee da -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 09:41

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