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If everything else fails, you can always be a political pundit - celedhrymandias Oct 15, 06:08
Monthly retail sales take their worst plunge in two years -- (link) - znufrii Oct 15, 06:05
Why does it say "Existing TTers" above? Nothing to tie us to TT any more. - nm - JaxSean Oct 15, 05:44 1
- never forget...... never.... forget -- nm - the colin Oct 15, 05:51
Obama dominating among early voters in five swing states. -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 15, 05:16 2
- Looking at their map, looks like Missouri has flipped to light blue. Sweet... - Jim Oct 15, 05:51
- 5 days until early voting starts here. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 15, 05:38
psssst. hey us treasury.....want to buy some crappy auto loans? - x Oct 15, 03:55 3
- wouldn;t the car company just repossess the car? -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 05:12 2
  - you lose money that way. much easier and more profitable to just get the government to take the bad loans off your hands these days!...nm - x Oct 15, 06:04
  - Because nobody is buying them after they've been repossessed, I imagine. - JaxSean Oct 15, 05:46
TT is up. Heh. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 15, 03:51 8
- that's weird. is anything else up at hsx?...nm - x Oct 15, 03:56 7
  - I get error messages for everything except TT and homepage (can't get in my port) -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 05:11 6
    - Click on Portfolio from TT and you'll be able to log in and trade. -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 15, 05:59 4
      - I get "The requested URL /servlet/Portfolio was not found on this server." -- nm - JaxSean Oct 15, 06:00 3
        
        I get "this page cannot be found"...oh well no biggie. -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 06:02 2
        
        Can you get here? -- (link) - CovingtonCat Oct 15, 06:09 1
        
        Nope -- nm - JaxSean Oct 15, 06:21
    - yep, me too. ["http://hsx.com" gives me the "site down" message, but "http:www.hsx.com" is the old page.] -- nm - JaxSean Oct 15, 05:35
so i guess we can write off that bush promise to cut the budget deficit in half by the end of his term, right?.....nm - x Oct 15, 03:50 1
- I'm "The Decider!" I decide to be the worst ever! -- nm - JaxSean Oct 15, 03:53
I think I voted for the winning candidate in my federal riding for the first time ever this election. -- nm - mafic Oct 15, 03:31 1
- (I've done it in provincial, but I don't think ever in federal) -- nm - mafic Oct 15, 03:36
EU leaders thrash out $2.7 trillion bailout plan -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 15, 03:10
apparently I was a victim in a Nigerian scam so they want to return my $3.5 million by wire transfer. They also want to catch the "miscreants" scammer - zork Oct 15, 02:38 1
- *starts writing her cheque* -- nm - Stacy si Oct 15, 05:13
Party over on TT, everyone's invited. -- nm - LMS Oct 15, 02:33 1
- Party's over man. -- nm - LMS Oct 15, 03:47
Qale (and others) to get Firefox to spellcheck in the Subject line ... - zork Oct 15, 00:50 1
- also things (like funny usernames) can be added to the dictionary from the context menu (right-click) -- nm - zork Oct 15, 00:52
Dang, Stephen Colbert just endorsed Obama -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 14, 23:48 4
- this time zone thing is driving me crazy. how did all you non-Easterners stand it? -- nm - zork Oct 15, 00:56 1
  - Don't watch -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 15, 01:14
- I don't think that's a surprise. - ty97 Oct 14, 23:55 1
  - LIES! -- nm - Qale Oct 15, 00:11
ABROD and MCHIK join indy High School (who knows if ipo needed) - zeitgeist Oct 14, 23:39
Henson's Muppets to do a film noir parody Happytime Murders - zeitgeist Oct 14, 23:37 1
- I love Muppet Treasure Island and maybe it is time for another muppet film. -- nm - Qale Oct 14, 23:48
"Thats why I have Caller ID" -- nm - Ari Fliescher Oct 14, 23:28
whois Jonathan Baylis ? a fb friend request but only 4 mutual -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 14, 23:18 2
- The name sounds familiar. -- nm - McCain Oct 15, 04:11
- never heard of him, email one of your mutual firends and ask them. -- nm - Stacy Oct 15, 01:12
Damnit. So close, and yet so far. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 14, 22:19 1
- I hope this isn't the reason that West got all those votes. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 14, 22:42
I am changing my nick too -- nm - the real Chris Oct 14, 22:16
In case you didn't see the earlier post: This morning I did a refresh of Dr Tron. Now it has some pretty graphics, and a new layout for the search box -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 14, 22:06 9
- Speaking of which did Loosi and ML get there awards yet for most prolific and most verbose in the history of TT -- nm - eag Oct 14, 22:16 8
  - I'm afraid to give loosi anything hard and metal, for fear that she might beat me about the head with it -- nm - Beryllium Oct 14, 22:17 7
    - BTW once again big ups for you for getting the site ready for transition -- nm - eag Oct 14, 22:27 1
      - thanks :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 14, 22:31
    - I put Loosi in the freind zone -- nm - the real Chris Oct 14, 22:18 4
      - friend!! -- nm - the real Chris Oct 14, 22:18 3
        
        Fiend? - Qale Oct 14, 22:33 2
        
        that's how he got into his issue now -- nm - Stacy Oct 14, 22:47 1
        
        Unrelated: If you use the message section to spellcheck words and then erase them, it still thinks something is there and won't auto nm. -- nm - Qale Oct 14, 22:50
This site is so yesterday. Let's all move to Boob Talk. BT -- nm - Redmond Oct 14, 22:02
who's been posting under my nick, goddamit?! -- nm - henchman #7 Oct 14, 21:53 1
- you have, you dork. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 14, 21:59
hey! talk you numbskulls! -- nm - ty97 Oct 14, 21:49
looks like Justin Trudeau won [link] -- (link) - mud Oct 14, 21:44 3
- I'm sure the Liberals will starts grooming him for leadership in 10 years or so -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 05:14 1
  - I mean, they are will start grooming him now for leadership in 10 years or so -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 05:36
- I'm embarrassed because I had totally forgotten that he was running -- nm - zork Oct 15, 00:58
confession: I can't not headbop along with Pink's music. -- nm - Max Oct 14, 21:41 2
- Pink's music isnt made to headbop with, its meant to be played really loud singing your ass off to it -- nm - Stacy Oct 14, 21:45
- some of it, yes. some of it no. - ty97 Oct 14, 21:42
Kilauea explosive eruption occurred Sunday morning. -- (link) - psilotum Oct 14, 21:40
I'm ITunes shopping. What album do I need to support the economy by buying? - ty97 Oct 14, 21:36 4
- Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (soundtrack), Okkervil River's The Stand-Ins -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 14, 21:56
- maybe this will makeup for me legally getting music for free before it is released? -- nm - Stacy Oct 14, 21:56
- I recently bought the album "Pop Is ..." by Mint Royale. You have to watch the music video first to see why, though. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 14, 21:37 [youtube]
- The National, apparently. - chris Oct 14, 21:37
Today's movies: - David Oct 14, 21:34 33
- Over at rifftrax they're allowing you to upload your own riffs. I could totally see BOP doing Rocketeer. -- nm - Qale Oct 14, 23:24
- You made me mad, Jerry. You and me, we're gonna have a fight today after school. -- nm - Max Oct 14, 21:39 6
  - For which part? -- nm - David Oct 14, 21:40 5
    - The Rocketeer. 30s fantasy engineering combined with James Bond cannot possibly score lower than a B-. -- nm - Max Oct 14, 21:42 4
      - Don't listen to them, Rocketeer was excellent when I was 13. - Qale Oct 14, 23:23
      - Live action Disney knocks it down 2 grades. -- nm - Redmond Oct 14, 22:04
      - You, sir, are what the French call a "motard". -- nm - David Oct 14, 21:45 1
        
        For years I used a similar line with people. "You are what the French refer to as a 'dumbass.'" -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 14, 21:50
- Dano already made a chart. he'll email it to you - chris Oct 14, 21:36 24
  - Which TTer are you? -- nm - David Oct 14, 21:37 23
    - I think it's pixie - ty97 Oct 14, 21:39 2
      - I can't believe y'all didn't know it was Pixie, I knew with his first post. - Trish Oct 14, 22:04 1
        
        *points to the relevant language in the restraining order* -- nm - chris Oct 14, 22:10
    - don't you recognize me?! david, it's me!! - chris Oct 14, 21:38 19
      - This is like when a gay guy reminds me of his name and I'm like there are over 9000 gay guys named Chris. -- nm - Qale Oct 14, 21:55 7
        
        I mean, there were apparently two Cathys that entire time. Who knew? -- nm - David Oct 14, 22:00 3
        
        I could tell them apart because they weren't ever both crying uncontrollably at the same time. -- nm - Qale Oct 14, 22:23
        
        i know wiggum was one of them - chris Oct 14, 22:01 1
        
        Pixie -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 14, 22:04
        
        and yet nobody on TT ever used the nick. well it's mine now -- nm - chris Oct 14, 21:56 2
        
        Ga-ay! -- nm - Qale Oct 14, 21:58 1
        
        -20 pixie points -- nm - chris Oct 14, 22:00
      - Hyde? Redbird? Who else is named Chris? - David Oct 14, 21:39 10
        
        oh! oh! I know! I know! *waving arm* -- nm - Max Oct 14, 21:40 7
        
        anyone . . . anyone *except* max?? -- nm - chris Oct 14, 21:40
        
        Wait. Which TTer are you? -- nm - ty97 Oct 14, 21:40 5
        
        Susan? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 14, 21:51
        
        max dropped two letters from his user id and I didn't recognize him for a year and a half. -- nm - David Oct 14, 21:41 3
        
        "Maxter of Disguise" -- nm - chris Oct 14, 21:42 2
        
        It was like he disappeared in a cloud of ninja smoke. - David Oct 14, 21:43 1
        
        bwaha. Now I think I remember that. Three O'Clock. In the parking lot. -- nm - Max Oct 14, 21:45
        
        It could be Redmond too. - ty97 Oct 14, 21:40
        
        Oh, of course. I was expecting Wookie Lover or the like. -- nm - David Oct 14, 21:40
oh sorry! No one gets loosi points. My Hanson tickets were in the recycling bag. - loosilu Oct 14, 21:30 8
- You mean they were in the garbage? Hmm. -- nm - Spawn Oct 14, 21:36 1
  - Right where Hanson tickets belong. -- nm - Redmond Oct 14, 22:01
- I can tell ticketmaster envelopes here because the return address is Concord, Calif. -- nm - Stacy Oct 14, 21:33
- If it said, "Concert Tickets, or Ticket Monster" it would get stolen out of the mail silly. -- nm - Redmond Oct 14, 21:31 4
  - ...oh. right. well it should say SOMETHING. -- nm - loosilu Oct 14, 21:42 3
    - I have never had trouble recognizing them. Don't they have something on the envelope along the lines of, "Please return if not delivered within... - Spawn Oct 14, 22:07
    - Loosi' -- nm - Redmond Oct 14, 21:59 1
      - oops. Loosi's bras! -- nm - Redmond Oct 14, 21:59
Federal deficit hits record $455 billion -- (link) - crash davis Oct 14, 21:24
bummer. composer Neil Hefti has died at 85 - peglegpete Oct 14, 21:22
I liked being able to type the beginning of "talk.hsx..." with my left hand and autocomplete give me the link. Not the same with "sli..." - Max Oct 14, 21:22 8
- If you're sufficiently dorky, you can modify Windows' system32\drivers\hosts file to point to the slickertalk IP address and alias it to talk.hsx.com -- nm - Beryllium Oct 14, 22:01
- I wonder why we didn't get tickertalk.com? - ty97 Oct 14, 21:33 1
  - We? WE?!?! - Mr. Havens Oct 14, 21:58
- ". . .ght case of herpes?" -- nm - max's autocomplete Oct 14, 21:26 1
  - "..ppery when wet"? -- nm - Mel's autocomplete Oct 14, 21:28
- yeah, I keep doing that as well. I actually tabbed ST as "bery" on my safari quicklink bar. (I use hsxtt.com) -- nm - all the boys love mandy lane Oct 14, 21:24 2
  - I also use hsxtt.com. It's just right. -- nm - ty97 Oct 14, 21:41
  - is this like the awesomebar? -- nm - loosilu Oct 14, 21:26
"max is heading to the chapel"?! - chris Oct 14, 21:20 1
- It was part of the HSX V3 contract. -- nm - Max Oct 14, 21:22
I have a review session tomorrow night and I am *so* phoning it in. why should I care when they don't? - all the boys love mandy lane Oct 14, 21:19
For any of the Canadians still watching, Dion just made a backhanded comment about CTV on his way into his speech.... - Walt_Disney Oct 14, 21:17
wtf is going on with my password? -- nm - Stacy Oct 14, 21:16 6
- it keeps adding extra characters when I post. -- nm - Stacy Oct 14, 21:17 3
  - who cares if the thing works? -- nm - all the boys love mandy lane Oct 14, 21:20
  - Bery has it masked with extra bullets. -- nm - psilotum Oct 14, 21:19 1
    - thanks -- nm - Stacy Oct 14, 21:26
- did you write it on the back of your atm card? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 14, 21:17 1
  - not that password -- nm - Stacy Oct 14, 21:18
I just want to make an omelette! -- nm - all the boys love mandy lane Oct 14, 21:14 8
- this is so not awesome -- nm - chris Oct 14, 21:16 2
  - you're an office park without any trees -- nm - ty97 Oct 14, 21:32
  - that's so the best part of that commercial. "this is .not. awesome." -- nm - all the boys love mandy lane Oct 14, 21:16
- so break a few eggs. -- nm - mafic Oct 14, 21:16 4
  - where do you buy eggs? -- nm - all the boys love mandy lane Oct 14, 21:17 3
    - from chickens? -- nm - mafic Oct 14, 21:19 2
      - The Chicken Man? -- nm - loosilu Oct 14, 21:29 1
        
        BAWK! -- nm - Qale Oct 14, 21:59
mmmm... bop. -- nm - mafic Oct 14, 21:13 4
- You would not believe how excited I am that it's on House. -- nm - loosilu Oct 14, 21:31
- mm mmm mmmm ummm mao mao umma u mao mao - zeitgeist Oct 14, 21:16
- oh, she bop -- nm - chris Oct 14, 21:15
- nice first -- nm - Stacy Oct 14, 21:15

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