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Random help needed. We run a monthly contest in our Coffee News paper where we hide a tiny "Coffee News guy" inside one ad. People can e-mail or mail - Subversive Mar 2, 08:58 7
- Put all the names on a spreadsheet. Random number generator between 1 & the max number of entries. Plus, then you have record of all entries. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 2, 09:02
- how many of each? - Andie Mar 2, 09:01 3
  - Wow, very nice, I like it! -- nm - Subversive Mar 2, 09:03
  - and here's a number generator -- (link) - Andie Mar 2, 09:02 1
    - He should do it on Excel so he has a record of the number generated. Use "=RANDBETWEEN(bottomnumber, topnumber)" -- nm - JaxSean Mar 2, 09:04
- Print the emails. Put them in a hat with the mailed in entries. Shake 'em up and pick one. -- nm - pmb Mar 2, 09:00 1
  - This could work, although it seems like a lot of wasted paper. -- nm - Subversive Mar 2, 09:01
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- Hehehe. *rubs hands together* (nm) - Ford Motor Company Mar 2, 09:00
musubi, about their training alliance - crash davis Mar 2, 08:49 20
- he isnt fair game, this decision was made last week. because the training alliance is supposed to stay out of it, we need to leave them alone. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 2, 08:51 12
  - if you don't want to expand the war, I get that - but don't think they are small players in the training alliance - score avg is over 215,000/member - crash davis Mar 2, 08:56
  - He's inactive. Active players are off limits. (nm) - musubi Mar 2, 08:54 10
    - ok, well i was pretty sure mel told someone to leave the guy alone. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 2, 08:55 9
      - correct...the Training alliance is off limits. - Mel Profit Mar 2, 08:57 8
        
        can i get a gold star for my correct rememberations? -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 2, 08:57
        
        But....he's inactive. - musubi Mar 2, 08:57 6
        
        mus, mus, mus. its ok, would you like a ice cream treat? -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 2, 08:58 3
        
        You could tell I was doing a *confused puppy head tilt*, couldn't you? (nm) - musubi Mar 2, 08:59 2
        
        you were? it just seemed like your normal level of confusion post. - tRuMaN Mar 2, 09:01 1
        
        *puppy head tilt* What do you mean? (nm) - musubi Mar 2, 09:03
        
        Right...Inactive status overrides that. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 2, 08:58 1
        
        Ok. Sorry, I misunderstood, I thought you were saying otherwise. (nm) - musubi Mar 2, 08:59
- the fact that we had you reactivate turned out to be very beneficial. - Mel Profit Mar 2, 08:51
- mel - crash davis Mar 2, 08:51 2
  - thanks for the info... - Mel Profit Mar 2, 08:54 1
    - but if he's inactive, he's fair game, right? (nm) - musubi Mar 2, 08:56
- if he's inactive, he's fair game. -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 08:50 2
  - yup. (nm) - musubi Mar 2, 08:54
  - of course, but even as an inactive, I can't take him myself right now :) -- nm - crash davis Mar 2, 08:51
Hostal hookups are weird. You don't know whether to acknowledge that it's happening or not. -- nm - Hotkiss Mar 2, 08:40 19
- achievement unlocked. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 2, 08:50
- I know that facebook and twitter suggest otherwise, but it's ok to not share some things. (nm) - musubi Mar 2, 08:42 15
  - heh -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 08:44
  - I don't mean with me. I mean when other people are shagging in a dorm room and you're trying to sleep. - Hotkiss Mar 2, 08:43 13
    - pretend you're filming with your camera phone. (or, actually do it, whichever.) -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 08:55
    - Play by play commentary. -- nm - pmb Mar 2, 08:50 1
      - It's Redmond's dream job! -- nm - TFox Mar 2, 09:02
    - Start miimicking the chick's actions - Will Hunting Mar 2, 08:49
    - Take a meeting. -- nm - Shaun Mar 2, 08:47
    - Offer helpful tips. -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 08:47
    - Just ask when it is your turn. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 08:45
    - make some popcorn and watch the show -- nm - sycor Mar 2, 08:45 5
      - Just sit in a chair and stare. Every once in a while say "Oh yeah..." -- nm - Ender Mar 2, 08:46 4
        
        I think a taking notes with a legal pad would be appropriate. (nm) - musubi Mar 2, 08:47 2
        
        Toss in a few *tsk*tsk*'s, and a "Oh, that's unfortunate." here and there. (nm) - musubi Mar 2, 08:58 1
        
        "I'm going to have to deduct a few points for degree of difficulty" -- nm - Ender Mar 2, 09:01
        
        More like, "You two clearly do not understand what it is you are trying to achieve." -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 08:47
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  - I picture someone using the same look Angela from The Office has perpetually. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 2, 08:48
Granted it's only one night, Leno smashed Letterman in ratings -- (link) - MDH Mar 2, 08:35 5
- People wanted to see what he would say his first night back. I'm sure they'll drop. - pmb Mar 2, 08:44
- I really hate that guy. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 2, 08:43
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- Didn't his first prime time show do pretty great? - musubi Mar 2, 08:39 1
  - The article mentions that while beating Letterman, the ratings are still way less than Conan's first week. - Jim Mar 2, 08:43
Mop, what's funny about the valve thread you linked to on B2 is that whoever these people are that are posting have no clue how to dial a BBS - oblique Mar 2, 08:33 9
- they are all probably too young to have been on them - tRuMaN Mar 2, 08:38
- AT&F&S55=1 - Beryllium Mar 2, 08:35 7
  - It's hilarious. They're trying to telnet to it, trying to figure out how to Skype to it, how to hook their blackberries to it - oblique Mar 2, 08:37 6
    - To be fair, 99% of computers don't have a modem. -- nm - Ender Mar 2, 08:48 5
      - I'm reading futher on now. They finally figured out how to connect and the system is returning random streams of ASCII art - oblique Mar 2, 08:51 4
        
        I think this is the pic of them all assembled -- (link) - oblique Mar 2, 08:52 [Image] 3
        
        if we give this to Jodie Foster, she could build a space portal. -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 08:57
        
        "(for a complete list of opportune moments to obliterate the esteem of test subjects, please consult Training Video #89-D, "You'd Perform This Test Better if You Had Parents")" -- nm - Ender Mar 2, 08:56
        
        valve takes interacting with its fan to another whole level. - tRuMaN Mar 2, 08:54
LYC: toothache... ouch -- nm - Dano Mar 2, 08:32
According to the county, our real estate assessment fell by more than 10% this year. - prayformojo Mar 2, 08:30
NASA: Chilean Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days -- (link) - Hotkiss Mar 2, 08:26
"i dont like girls with tans. it means they've been out of the kitchen" -- nm - Hotkiss Mar 2, 08:24
Demand for Minnesota's cash for clunker appliances program crashes website and phone minutes after opening...(link) - Walt_Disney Mar 2, 08:23
OMG! My wife just interviewed Larry the Cucumber from VeggieTales and he recorded a special greeting for our daughter! - TWuG Mar 2, 08:22 8
- nice. -- nm - znufrii Mar 2, 08:41
- "I'm a cucumber. Not a pickle." -- nm - Larry si #7 Mar 2, 08:33 2
  - I Love My Lips has got to be my favorite VT song -- nm - Hotkiss Mar 2, 08:36 1
    - ~ it's a lip, it's a lip, it's a lip lip lip ~ -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 2, 08:54
- We just saw him and his family (and their home) on some HGTV show last week. -- nm - Fuzzy Mar 2, 08:25
- that's more than awesome. -- nm - loosilu Mar 2, 08:25
- aww -- nm - Hotkiss Mar 2, 08:23
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- you are clearly unaware of the line-waiting culture on Capitol Hill. -- nm - loosilu Mar 2, 08:58
- True fans would come in costume. -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 08:14 7
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  - Throwback Rehnquist! -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 2, 08:23
  - The Clarence Thomas fan in black-face was in poor taste. (nm) - musubi Mar 2, 08:23 2
    - It's a toss up whether that was worse or the guy dressed as a coke can with a giant pubic hair glued to the top. -- nm - pmb Mar 2, 08:28 1
      - The live Borking demonstration was unfortunate. -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 08:28
  - Jar Jar! -- nm - Don Homer Mar 2, 08:21 1
    - "Meesa say separate but equal is no okee-day!" -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 08:23
sitwap: Star Wars Trilogy 6-Disc Collector's Edition DVDs $20.38 wtih Free shipping -- (link) - tRuMaN Mar 2, 08:07 6
- hey do you know off the top of your head if the PS3 is a region free dvd player for regular dvd discs (i know it is for blu ray) there is a crazy deal - Remlik Mar 2, 08:20 5
  - no. its not really for bluray either, its just that bluray format isnt as much about regionalizing the discs, since it has other copy - tRuMaN Mar 2, 08:23 3
    - crap. thanks to you both. -- nm - Remlik Mar 2, 08:25
    - A few of the studios are generally releasing their blu-rays as region-free, while others are stricter about it. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 2, 08:25 1
      - ayup. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 2, 08:25
  - No it is not. (And, actually it isn't for blu-ray either.) -- nm - Don Homer Mar 2, 08:21
I wish Gamestats didn't need Firefox to run the coolest stuff. - Will Hunting Mar 2, 08:07
Love Letters response to: Moving Towards Disaster - Lady MacDiva Mar 2, 08:05 6
- I've been in this situation twice. - Max Mar 2, 09:08 1
  - I thought she nailed it yesterday. -- nm - Diva Mar 2, 09:10
- Hmm, this is two columns in a row where I disagreed with Meredith. I think Andie did it better. - musubi Mar 2, 09:03
- Really, a big part of the answer here rests on the fact that the guy is only 23 years old. - pmb Mar 2, 08:15
- I think she has some blame in this as well. She's commiting to moving across the country, but not enough to be in the same city - Guigue Mar 2, 08:08 1
  - And for all we know his "Do you even LIKE the city?" wasn't a "I don't want you moving", it was a "I want you to move closer". -- nm - Ender Mar 2, 08:14
problem: wine and coffee productions in danger because of earthquakes. -- (link) - amanda Mar 2, 08:02 2
- solution: make your own. cause homemade is always better. Can I get a witness? -- nm - Jim Mar 2, 08:05 1
  - The amount of coffee beans that would be required is a bit excessive for home-made stuff ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 08:08
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Erph. I feel like I got (lightly) punched in the nose. Not sure what's up. - Beryllium Mar 2, 07:58
I think it's inevitable that they'll have Buzz Aldrin do the moonwalk on DWTS. -- nm - Mop Mar 2, 07:57
Ike.com war observation: We have 16 players with Mil scores in the Top 200 (9 in the Top 70). WTF has 2 in the top 200. - TWuG Mar 2, 07:55 41
- What I wish is there was a way to just dump loot. Transporting it back to my cities is too time consuming. i just want to take it from WTF. - musubi Mar 2, 08:35 6
  - you could just give it to me. - tRuMaN Mar 2, 08:39 2
    - Honestly, I would if I could. The problem is transport times. My home cities are just to far from most of the action. - musubi Mar 2, 08:41 1
      - well see, this is what i love about ambrosia. - tRuMaN Mar 2, 08:50
  - Have we thought about putting it in some kind of wharehouse city and then distributing it that way -- nm - eag Mar 2, 08:38
  - What I need to do is build up my Gov Mansion so I can do another MWC. - musubi Mar 2, 08:37 1
    - I'm 7 towns down in my quest to have have Level 9 mansions - Will Hunting Mar 2, 08:41
- If the leadership of WTF were made of sterner Stalinesque style stuff, they'd have hoisted MemphisBelle out on her own petard for not fighting. - Lady MacDiva Mar 2, 08:00 1
  - as you can see arguments in the Mel/Diva household are grudge matches. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 2, 08:16
- Is there a way we can end this war ourselves without looking like we're conceding victory? - Guigue Mar 2, 07:58 30
  - If they don't conceed after this battle I don't know what can be done. -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 08:01 21
    - I mean...honestly. - Mel Profit Mar 2, 08:15 19
      - Like I said earlier: we've been too nice in only targeting the involved players. Those guys *want* to fight. - musubi Mar 2, 08:26 5
        
        absolutely... - Mel Profit Mar 2, 08:28 4
        
        Mel...What are the best things in life? -- nm - Remlik Mar 2, 08:43 2
        
        lesbian twins wrestling in pudding? -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 2, 08:57
        
        a well executed war strategy? though I think Mel is channeling diva for most of this - tRuMaN Mar 2, 08:56
        
        But we savage in a respectable way:) -- nm - eag Mar 2, 08:29
      - Anyway we can get the rest of delta to put pressure on them - eag Mar 2, 08:20 1
        
        "Maybe just sit the next round or two out, Champ" -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 08:21
      - Or we target their smaller players. The big guys can rebuild quickly. It's not our primary objective but if we can get more people from the alliance - Guigue Mar 2, 08:19 10
        
        this is an objective too... - Mel Profit Mar 2, 08:26 3
        
        So long as we don't hit their training alliance, we aren't bullies. - musubi Mar 2, 08:33 1
        
        agreed... - Mel Profit Mar 2, 08:55
        
        honestly, at this point, what do we just say - tRuMaN Mar 2, 08:30
        
        Need to be careful with that though - eag Mar 2, 08:21 5
        
        It's hardly bullying if *they* declared war on us. -- nm - TWuG Mar 2, 08:24 4
        
        Yup. There is absolutely no bullying. They already hide their small players in their training alliance. We have no such luxury. - musubi Mar 2, 08:29
        
        except that it will be seen that way, regardless of the circumstances by some people. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 2, 08:28 2
        
        I 100% disagree with this. Noone of consequence would think that. - musubi Mar 2, 08:31
        
        Perception will be key... - Mel Profit Mar 2, 08:30
    - Its only like 4 of there players really fighting at this point - eag Mar 2, 08:10
  - If there isn't a method with which you can crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women ... then ... - Beryllium Mar 2, 08:00 6
    - its flawed since you can only pillage for goods, you cannot destroy their towns, etc etc. - tRuMaN Mar 2, 08:02 5
      - it really is. - Mel Profit Mar 2, 08:18 4
        
        Before I started I know there was the ability to p[illage gold - eag Mar 2, 08:24
        
        See, i was going to use the word "decimate", but the military definition is "kill 1 in 10" ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 08:20 2
        
        yeah...I used the colloquial interpretation really rather than the literal. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 2, 08:27 1
        
        indeed - I was just saying, you've probably already succeeded in the literal :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 08:28
  - I don't play the game and know nothing about it, but I would think a huge banner that says "Mission Accomplished" would do the trick. -- nm - Jim Mar 2, 08:00
- Sorry. Lousy first. -- nm - TWuG Mar 2, 07:55

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