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We're trying to get an additional towel rack for the new house. While we haven't found the exact model... - Mop (219 lbs) Mar 15, 12:04 2
- give me $180, i'll punch you in the balls - fairway frank Mar 15, 12:06
- We lucked out shopping for curtain rods yesterday. Zellers had 50% off all drapery hardware. Phew. -- nm - Shaun Mar 15, 12:06
no seriously: Spencer Pratt is leaving The Hills to fight . . . cyber terror -- (link) - fairway frank Mar 15, 12:02 4
- There has never been a more accurately named person in history. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 12:08
- Congratulations, America. Now Iran and China and Russia can launch cyber attacks with no fear of outrage from the public. Heh. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 12:06
- He needs to be fighting his wife's plastic surgeon. nm - Dignan Mar 15, 12:04
- We don't need him with Mary Lynn Rajskub on the job -- nm - Roger More Mar 15, 12:04
st poll alternative: Do you excell at anything? -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 15, 12:02 11
- To be completely honest: Being a friend. -- nm - MDH Mar 15, 12:08
- being Awesome. -- nm - Kick Ass Mar 15, 12:07
- being modest. -- nm - b. Mar 15, 12:06 2
  - well how much do you really have to work with in the first place? - fairway frank Mar 15, 12:07 1
    - I shall change my answer: torturing mick. -- nm - b. Mar 15, 12:08
- Procrastination. Certain aspects of programming. Eating pie. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 12:04 3
  - (I'm so good at eating pie, that I'm eating pie *right now*) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 12:08 2
    - I call BS - what kind of pie ?- my gawd what are you a newb? - Epiphany Mar 15, 12:09 1
      - apple crumble pie! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 12:09
- not really. - znufrii Mar 15, 12:03
- spinning rekkids -- nm - fairway frank Mar 15, 12:02
st poll: Are you a Viking at anything? -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 15, 12:02 3
- Fumbling. -- nm - Adrian Peterson Mar 15, 12:05
- fantasy baseball. -- nm - TFox Mar 15, 12:03
- sleeping -- nm - Roger More Mar 15, 12:02
mandy sure does love her nub. -- nm - nubby Mar 15, 11:56 1
- nub looks like it tastes...minty. -- nm - Max Mar 15, 12:08
Actual census package in today's mail - anyone else? -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 15, 11:55 8
- we got ours last week - I have no idea where it is now -- nm - Epiphany Mar 15, 12:08 1
  - last week should have been just the notice that the packet was on the way. the actual surveys roll out this week. -- nm - b. Mar 15, 12:09
- short form or long form? -- nm - znufrii Mar 15, 12:06
- omg omg omg -- nm - Max Mar 15, 12:06
- Mail Lady just dropped off ours... -- nm - BAD Mar 15, 12:05
- Ooh, yay! -- nm - nubby Mar 15, 11:56
- yep, got ours last week. -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 15, 11:56 1
  - So, if we complete and mail them before April 1 will they be rejected? :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 15, 11:57
Mars moon Phobos seen in detail by European probe -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Mar 15, 11:52 1
- Any demons? -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Mar 15, 11:57
My bud Bruce Nash (the-numbers.com) gets quoted in WSJ. -- (link) - Mop (219 lbs) Mar 15, 11:50 2
- Heh, they called us about this last Friday but her phone didn't have voicemail. -- nm - David Mar 15, 11:53 1
  - my response would be that it'll flop just as well in the fall as in the spring. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 11:54
Good news: my addiction to mousehunt is ebbing off. Bad news: it's because of my new Treasure Madness addiction. - celedhring Mar 15, 11:48 3
- You probably consider yourself to be a non-gamer too. - Shaun Mar 15, 11:52 2
  - Mmmm... my last non-casual game was finishing Dragon Age over the winter break. - celedhring Mar 15, 11:55 1
    - I may grab DA:O once I'm done with my current queue. In order: God of War 3, continue Final Fantasy 13, and then Heavy Rain. -- nm - Shaun Mar 15, 11:59
Does the announcer at a circus have a special title? Ringmaster? -- nm - nubby Mar 15, 11:45 5
- Fox News host. -- nm - pmb Mar 15, 11:56
- ringmaster. - znufrii Mar 15, 11:54
- Ringmaster is correct. -- nm - Jim Mar 15, 11:47 1
  - Cool, thanks. -- nm - nubby Mar 15, 11:49
- looking to make a career change? -- nm - fairway frank Mar 15, 11:46
"The Cardinals haven't won a World Series with Albert Pujols like the Phillies have with Ryan Howard." -- nm - ESPN Pinhead Mar 15, 11:43 16
- Out of curiosity...who said it? Is it someone we've actually heard of, or just some random ESPN reporter? -- nm - Jim Mar 15, 11:51 5
  - You're going to love this: Jalen Rose. -- nm - David Mar 15, 11:53 4
    - Classic. At least they have their top minds working on this story. *eyes roll* -- nm - Jim Mar 15, 12:08
    - that seems about right. -- nm - prayformojo Mar 15, 12:05
    - when I think baseball, I think Jalen Rose. -- nm - TFox Mar 15, 11:55
    - o.f.f.s. -- nm - Diva Mar 15, 11:53
- Any goon with a mouth can get a job there. -- nm - Diva Mar 15, 11:45 6
  - Having someone on the payroll who is willing to say dumb shit in order to start debate is a key part of their broadcasting strategy. -- nm - TFox Mar 15, 11:46 4
    - there's pot stirring and then there's factually ignorant. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 11:49
    - It's the entire reason Skip Bayless is on the payroll. -- nm - David Mar 15, 11:48
    - sorta like the roll that guy plays on st. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 15, 11:47
    - (Just like every NFL pregame crew, etc.) -- nm - TFox Mar 15, 11:47
  - Well, the penis seems to get them into trouble. -- nm - nubby Mar 15, 11:46
- 2006 doesnt exist at espn? -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 15, 11:45
- Seriously??? How did they become the experts? -- nm - Jim Mar 15, 11:45 1
  - The same way Keith Law did. ESPN hired them. -- nm - ESPN Pinhead Mar 15, 11:45
mmm...green beer in the conference room at 5pm today... -- nm - znufrii Mar 15, 11:40 3
- alcoholic soylent green? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 15, 11:44
- you sure it's scheduled properly at that time? -- nm - fairway frank Mar 15, 11:43
- You'd think that if they could dye it green one day out of the year, they could make it not taste like piss the other 364 -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 11:41
1 month til Tax Day status poll: Finished? Filed? Refund recieved? -- nm - prayformojo Mar 15, 11:38 18
- Refund is already spent. -- nm - Jim Mar 15, 11:52 1
  - Exactly - twice over I think :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 15, 11:54
- I have gathered info - and not made an appt - someone shoot me -- nm - Epiphany Mar 15, 11:52 1
  - Don't tell SM. -- nm - Diva Mar 15, 11:53
- No, no, no. Pulled most of the paperwork together, but I'll need an extension. There's always a 1099 that I don't get until August. -- nm - pmb Mar 15, 11:48
- I have all the paperwork at home. Need to send it in -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 11:46
- I went to Staples last week to buy sw, but none were discounted. will check again this week. -- nm - b. Mar 15, 11:45
- yes, yes, no -- nm - ceregon Mar 15, 11:43
- Haven't started. -- nm - mara Mar 15, 11:42
- no -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 15, 11:42
- Filed two weeks ago. Filing the future Missus' this week. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 15, 11:42
- Yes, yes, no. -- nm - nubby Mar 15, 11:41
- refund hit my pocket last Friday. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 15, 11:41
- Yes X3! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 15, 11:41
- still waiting on 1099 - fairway frank Mar 15, 11:40
- Filed. Have received State refund. Still waiting for Fed. -- nm - Diva Mar 15, 11:39
- finished, not filed. - znufrii Mar 15, 11:39
- Finished and Refund Received. (First time in at least 3 years I was done prior to April 15.) -- nm - JaxSean Mar 15, 11:39
Wow, Friday afternoon I sorted out my eligibility problem with the unemployment office. My check arrived in this morning's mail !! - MojaveMeg Mar 15, 11:37
Excellent. Now I find the 1880 census lists Diehlmann as Dahlman. *sigh* -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 11:35 1
- sounds like you descend from fugitive stock. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 11:37
"You can't sex fire me. I sex quit." -- nm - David Mar 15, 11:33 1
- A sex layoff probably isn't as sexy as it first sounds. -- nm - Max Mar 15, 12:01
driving in to work today, it felt like it was 3:30 in the morning -- nm - prayformojo Mar 15, 11:32 1
- I've been like 30 minutes late to everything since the time change yesterday. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 15, 11:35
Yay, Santa Ana conditions today. Warm desert wind from the NE. Exptected high 82 deg today 80 tomorrow :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 15, 11:31 4
- Strong rain and winds for the past 4 days. Not stopping until tomorrow morning. Have officially given up on my hair. -- nm - Diva Mar 15, 11:33 2
  - i'm sure it looks lovely -- nm - fairway frank Mar 15, 11:34 1
    - It's a combination of relaxed nappiness straining for an identity. damn unpretty. - Diva Mar 15, 11:37
- mmm . . . windy -- nm - fairway frank Mar 15, 11:32
Dear internet-based spell-checkers. Please learn to accept the word "fustigate" and all variations thereof. - prayformojo Mar 15, 11:27 5
- sounds like those dictionaries are bustimigated -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 11:38
- Right-fustigate your mouse, and fustigate "add to dictionary." Done. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 15, 11:30
- fustiwhat? -- nm - TFox Mar 15, 11:28
- stop making up words -- nm - internet-based spell-checker Mar 15, 11:28
- You're a viking at fustigation! -- nm - David Mar 15, 11:28
Grr. The previous version of Firefox spawned new tabs at the far right, now it spawns next to the tab you clicked the link in. I keep closing the - JaxSean Mar 15, 11:27 12 1
- Tab Mix Plus. One of the first things I always install in Firefox. -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 11:30
- Yeah, I don't think I like that either. And can't find a way to turn it off. - Dr.Vermin Mar 15, 11:29 1
  - I like it. But any change in expected behavior is frustrating. - psilotum Mar 15, 11:31
- It's new, they copied the Chrome method. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 11:27 8
  - Dammit. And it's not an option, doesn't look like... - JaxSean Mar 15, 11:28 7
    - You'll be able to adjust it in the 'about:config' settings. Somewhere. nm - Dignan Mar 15, 11:30 3
      - Here -- (link) - Dignan Mar 15, 11:31 1
        
        Yeah, it's an easy fix, but odd they would just implement that and not put it in the regular options choices. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 15, 11:36
      - and it could be something without the word tab in it (I only searched for tab) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 11:30
    - I just looked in the advanced settings (about:config) and didn't see anything about it - Beryllium Mar 15, 11:29 1
      - Yup, found it: -- (link) - JaxSean Mar 15, 11:32
    - the im is wise. -- nm - TFox Mar 15, 11:28
Ah, the beauty of twitter -- (link) - oblique Mar 15, 11:24
"Mothereffing Planet Fun?! Wow, Butch and Sundance are shaking in their legendary boots, picturing you two masterminds!" - Jim on the phone si Mar 15, 11:19
so did Michael Mann just not want to spend money on grips for Public Enemies? -- nm - fairway frank Mar 15, 11:18 20
- Do they handle the lighting? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 15, 11:21 19
  - I'm pretty sure they're in charge of getting the milkshakes. -- nm - Michael Mann Mar 15, 11:23
  - mmm hmm -- nm - fairway frank Mar 15, 11:21 17
    - I loved the scenes of every character getting shot without any clue as to who exactly was doing what or having it done to them. - Will Hunting Mar 15, 11:23 16
      - this was one of my biggest peeves in the film - that and the pacing. - Diva Mar 15, 11:29 13
        
        Yep.....I definetely feel they didn't do enough to justify (spoils) - Will Hunting Mar 15, 11:32
        
        i was into it for the first hour and a half - fairway frank Mar 15, 11:31 11
        
        I couldn't follow how, why or when major supporting players had been killed. Way too unclear. -- nm - Diva Mar 15, 11:36 10
        
        i didn't even recognize big Avatar dude until like two hours in! -- nm - fairway frank Mar 15, 11:38 9
        
        Wasn't his first entrance kind of late in the film, though? -- nm - Diva Mar 15, 11:40 8
        
        IIRC is was reasonably early (spoils) - Roger More Mar 15, 11:48 6
        
        the person who says a bad word about Lang will have to meet me outside. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 15, 11:53 4
        
        We can talk about my hair if you'd like. -- nm - Diva Mar 15, 11:57 3
        
        Rule #1 of Diva's Hair: Don't get it wet. - Mel Profit Mar 15, 12:02 2
        
        What happens when you feed it after midnight? -- nm - Roger More Mar 15, 12:12
        
        Diva's Hair Club? (... for men?) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 12:04
        
        It's become a faded memory. -- nm - Diva Mar 15, 11:51
        
        mebbe - fairway frank Mar 15, 11:45
      - seriously. i can't even tell you who the actors were in that movie - fairway frank Mar 15, 11:24 1
        
        Yeah (spoils) - Will Hunting Mar 15, 11:25
LYC: So I now know why I had so much trouble tracking down my great-gread-grandfather. The 1860 census info has Conrad Diehlmann listed as - oblique Mar 15, 11:16 10
- That damn 1860's cursive writing. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 15, 11:17 7
  - The best part is, they have his father (same name) listed as Carisad Biehlmann - oblique Mar 15, 11:21
  - Also, now I don't know if it was my great-great or my 3x-great grandfather that help found the church in Wisconsin - oblique Mar 15, 11:19 5
    - helpED...fuck me -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 11:20 4
      - First pets on the bed, now this. I think necrophilia is the next logical step. nm - Dignan Mar 15, 11:25 1
        
        fuck you too then - oblique Mar 15, 11:25
      - That's some great grandfather. -- nm - TFox Mar 15, 11:23 1
        
        *golf clap* -- nm - Kick Ass Mar 15, 11:23
- Your Great-Great-Grandfather spelled like you do. (gread job oblique) -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 15, 11:17 1
  - Is there some kind of musubiosis that sets in in your late 30s? I've been awful lately - oblique Mar 15, 11:18
just enough junk in the trunk -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 15, 11:15 [flickr]
*steals B2 from boy scouts* -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 11:15

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