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LOST spoilers... I think Jim hit on something. - Mop (220 lbs) Mar 31, 10:11 4
- spoil - G.waa.h Mar 31, 10:14 2
  - spoiler - Guigue Mar 31, 10:16 1
    - spoil - G.waa.h Mar 31, 10:22
- I disagree, I think we'll be told -- nm - Guigue Mar 31, 10:13
Oh, crap. Is the I-95 flooding going to make getting up to Boston this weekend a pain? - znufrii Mar 31, 10:09 17
- We could hook up in Boston sometime if you want. I'm just 70 minutes up 93. -- nm - amanda Mar 31, 10:14 2
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  - definitely. -- nm - znufrii Mar 31, 10:22
- Take 84 ! nm - Harry Lime Mar 31, 10:12 5
  - well, yeah, that's what the bus usually does. bit of a brain fart there. -- nm - znufrii Mar 31, 10:12 4
    - Fung Wah ! -- nm - Harry Lime Mar 31, 10:14 1
      - Bolt Bus this time, actually. -- nm - znufrii Mar 31, 10:14
    - watch out for speed traps in Hartford. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 10:13 1
      - I'm not driving. taking the bus. -- nm - znufrii Mar 31, 10:14
- from where? -- nm - G.waa.h Mar 31, 10:10 7
  - London. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Mar 31, 10:13
  - NYC - znufrii Mar 31, 10:11 5
    - much better route, take 95 to 91 to 84 to 90, faster and less traffic -- nm - G.waa.h Mar 31, 10:12 4
      - I did this when I lived in metrowest -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 31, 10:35
      - my family uses this as a default route. Have been doing so for 30 years. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 10:13 2
        
        yeah, i used to use 95, but this is BY FAR the better way -- nm - G.waa.h Mar 31, 10:16 1
        
        definitely, I don't know where my brain was just now. - znufrii Mar 31, 10:17
Politicians on Foursquare. No more impotently having to through rocks through empty office windows! -- (link) - Mop (220 lbs) Mar 31, 10:08
A gentleman also go's first through a revolving door, down an escalator, and through a crowd when he's with a lady. - CrankYanker Mar 31, 09:38 2
- and I have no idea why I used an apostrophe. -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 31, 09:39 1
  - I think using it is correct. He's = he is. -- nm - HdnAgnda Mar 31, 10:09
alternate draft day reality: if the Giants keep Philip Rivers instead of trading for Eli Manning, do they still win the Super Bowl in 2008? -- nm - mr. average Mar 31, 09:32 23
- If the fates smile on them again, yeah, sure. (nm) - musubi Mar 31, 10:13
- I think Rivers is the more talented quarterback, but I think Manning is better at rallying a team to want to win. -- nm - Dano Mar 31, 10:00
- No. -- nm - David Mar 31, 09:58 20
  - what does Manning do that year that Rivers couldn't have done? -- nm - mr. average Mar 31, 10:01 17
    - The Tyree play alone answers that. -- nm - David Mar 31, 10:01 15
      - That wasn't a good throw, and Rivers throw one of the best high passes in the NFL. - Inigo Mar 31, 10:07 2
        
        It's not the throw, it's even getting the ball in the air. Rivers has no ability to do that. - David Mar 31, 10:09 1
        
        I don't see why not. I've seen Rivers get away from a pass rush then throw a ball on the run while someone else was in his face. - Inigo Mar 31, 10:20
      - I don't think that's a symbol of Manning or Rivers or Brady or anything other than fates alone. - Will Hunting Mar 31, 10:05 11
        
        I fully agree with that but it's representative of Eli vs. Rivers in its own way. - David Mar 31, 10:08 10
        
        I'll say this.....I'll take Rivers; you take Eli. I'll content myself with the better QB. - Will Hunting Mar 31, 10:10 9
        
        And I'll content myself that the opposition thinks they have the better QB when they clearly don't. -- nm - David Mar 31, 10:17
        
        So with the SB on the line, and the offence *NEEDING* a touchdown, Eli didn't do anything to make that happen. Gotcha. -- nm - Shaun Mar 31, 10:15 7
        
        That isn 't even close to what I said. You give Peyton, Brady, Rothlisberger, any of them that play set...it doesn't happen - Will Hunting Mar 31, 10:20
        
        That's not what Will (nor anyone here) has said. (nm) - musubi Mar 31, 10:17 5
        
        "while Osi/Strahan et al did the heavy lifting." -- nm - Shaun Mar 31, 10:21 4
        
        That doesn't equate to "Eli did nothing" in any way shape or form. (nm) - musubi Mar 31, 10:24 1
        
        Really, the Pats scored 14pts; lowest of the year a month after vs the same team, they'd hung 30+ on them. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 31, 10:25
        
        They held *that* offense to 14pts. That's heavy lifting. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 31, 10:22 1
        
        Well they still needed to score points against the 4th ranked D. - Shaun Mar 31, 10:28
    - Get the team to like him. -- nm - Dano Mar 31, 10:01
  - Even if they take Shawne Merriman like the Chargers did? -- nm - Reagen Mar 31, 10:00 1
    - No, because Rivers is still pyrite. -- nm - David Mar 31, 10:01
Long personal post --- need some decent input; if it's a cheap joke, find another thread please. - Will Hunting Mar 31, 09:32 55
- My wife and I went through similar manipulative shit when my FIL died. Several things stand out to me here. - TWuG Mar 31, 10:31
- Realize that her thinking may be seriously impacted by her illness. Even if the brain tumor isn't doing it, knowing you're going to die doesn't help. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Mar 31, 10:24
- I'm with you, Will. I know exactly what it's like to have someone you life is built around stop showing you love. - Inigo Mar 31, 10:14
- Sounds like adult growing pains. Remember: This, too, shall pass. - OAE Mar 31, 10:07
- I would say that while your feelings are valid, try to see if you can somehow overlook her behavior and be there for her. - Dano Mar 31, 09:55
- If you want to talk at any point, just let me know. In the interim, here is what I have to say... - David Mar 31, 09:55
- Sorry that you are having to deal with this. It is an immense amount for anyone. My thoughts are as follows: - pmb Mar 31, 09:54 1
  - One more thing. - pmb Mar 31, 09:57
- Focus on getting your situation straight. She has people for support for now. Don't hate her... - budice Mar 31, 09:50
- She's your mother, the only one. We don't pick our siblings or our parents so you don't have to like them, but they are family and will be family for - CrankYanker Mar 31, 09:49 1
  - You're not a bad person, and nobody gets to pick their family. You should - ceregon Mar 31, 09:53
- it's a tough tough thing to go through...when my mom's cancer really started to get her... - Remlik Mar 31, 09:47
- I think others have covered everything I wanted to say. Do your job search to find the best job, period. Don't burn bridges and give your brother an - zork Mar 31, 09:46
- I don't have any useful advice. - Strongbad Mar 31, 09:45
- Jeebus, I so very sorry for your situation. - musubi Mar 31, 09:45
- Facing up to their mortality really does change people. I remember my mom's anger when I visited her in hospice. Offer emotional support if asked, - MojaveMeg Mar 31, 09:43
- do you think moving far away would make you think less or more about the whole situation - Danedukenuuk Mar 31, 09:42 1
  - and from personal experience - Danedukenuuk Mar 31, 09:47
- i think something you need to take into consideration is *she* is completely messed up emotionally at the moment. - Hockey Chick Mar 31, 09:41 1
  - I agree with all this. (nm) - musubi Mar 31, 09:50
- Will you are not a bad person and could her outbursts relate at all to the seizures? - amoxy Mar 31, 09:41 23
  - I should clarify a bit...I understand this is 'tumor-related' in some degree. but even before the brain tumors; she couldn't accept/deal with a - Will Hunting Mar 31, 09:47 22
    - please remember she is probably very very angry too. she is being ripped off, she should be. like your anger, it's just floating around looking for - Hockey Chick Mar 31, 09:48 21
      - Here's what I don't understand, though. - kelly Mar 31, 09:51 19
        
        See what I said above. It equally applies to her. - pmb Mar 31, 10:02
        
        During my mother's first illness, many years before she died, she started passing on her personal effects because.. - MojaveMeg Mar 31, 09:58
        
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        Mostly - kelly Mar 31, 10:06 6
        
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        I'm not worried about incurring costs......I'm just feeling betrayed that she'd go out of her way to cancel policies to keep them from us. - Will Hunting Mar 31, 10:18 1
        
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        Jack could answer this far better than I, i'm sure, but i believe the estate all goes to debt and the leftover goes to the designated recipients. -- nm - Hockey Chick Mar 31, 10:12 2
        
        depends how you structure the estate. assets could be put in trusts, payable to the trust's beneficiaries upon death - mr. average Mar 31, 10:14 1
        
        they should consult a lawyer, good advice. -- nm - Hockey Chick Mar 31, 10:16
        
        how is she hurting her husband? isn't the bankrupcy to rid the debt? that seems like a positive. - Hockey Chick Mar 31, 09:53 8
        
        That changes daily. - kelly Mar 31, 09:56 6
        
        Imagine it from her perspective though, she's having a rough enough time already, if she thinks the family is there just to pick the money off her... -- nm - Max Mar 31, 10:14 1
        
        That's the thing, though. - kelly Mar 31, 10:20
        
        she's just angry she's dying and her brain is diseased. that doesn't change how hard it is, but, you can't change any of that. :( -- nm - Hockey Chick Mar 31, 10:04 3
        
        It really is very hard to explain. It's not quite coming across here the way that it should. - kelly Mar 31, 10:14 2
        
        oh, i'm sure it's absolutely horrible, i really understand. but, that's her behaviour. you only have to live with yours. -- nm - Hockey Chick Mar 31, 10:18 1
        
        Not that I'm trying to hijack Will's post here, but - kelly Mar 31, 10:22
        
        She's said all along that everything but this policy goes to him; that policy is split tween me and disphit. - Will Hunting Mar 31, 09:56
      - Agree with your last line...She maybe vindicative and bitter - amoxy Mar 31, 09:51
- Will, I am not sure what the right reply is, but I do know if you reject your mother now, you will have regrets not talking/being with her during her - peglegpete Mar 31, 09:41 1
  - also, do not be worried about a job far away. airlines have berevement fares for immediate family emergencies -- nm - peglegpete Mar 31, 09:45
- You are not a horrible person, feelings are real - they are very real in your case. - Epiphany Mar 31, 09:40
- My advice is simply remove your mother from the equation when job-hunting. Just find the best job in the most appealing location. If it's close, then - mara Mar 31, 09:39
- I can understand the anger...but my non-involved opinion is that there is a tumor in her brain - Jim Mar 31, 09:39 1
  - Oh...and the driving thing...I'd try to talk the doctor's into telling her not to drive. - Jim Mar 31, 09:40
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  - I'm livid at the driving (it's reckless and dangerous to her and others)...but more personally - Will Hunting Mar 31, 09:42 2
    - honestly, you have to let that go. remember, this is a diseased brain acting. -- nm - Hockey Chick Mar 31, 09:44
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- wow, this does not lend itself to a short reply and there is a lot of stuff. but in short, I do NOT think you are a bad person at all. - loosilu Mar 31, 09:38
LIR...Right side of bed for a different reason...If a car crashes through our house...that will be the side it comes in... - BAD Mar 31, 09:28 13
- yep, street-side walking is for gentleman. -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 31, 09:34 1
  - One of those crazy old-fashioned courtesies we've been making so much fun of lately :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 31, 09:38
- i love when a guy walks on the street side for me. -- nm - Hotkiss Mar 31, 09:33
- When I was married, my ex always slept on the side that was closest to the door - amoxy Mar 31, 09:30 5
  - Bill always slept on the side closest to the door/bathroom. I find I still tend to choose the 'other' side. -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 31, 09:34
  - See, I'd want the guy to sleep on the door side, so he can fight off the killers. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 09:31 3
    - this was paranormal activity's major flaw - Epiphany Mar 31, 09:32
    - but you could stop him in his tracks much faster - zork Mar 31, 09:32 1
      - I won't hear him come in. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 09:32
- We're not set up where your outer message would make a difference... - Jim Mar 31, 09:30
- adorable. -- nm - Hockey Chick Mar 31, 09:30
- This is awesome. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 09:29
- *meteor takes out left side* -- nm - HdnAgnda Mar 31, 09:29
LIR to musubi re: LOST. I am of the opinion that the (spoils) - HdnAgnda Mar 31, 09:27 2
- Actually...that's not out of the realm of possibility. (spoils) - Jim Mar 31, 09:29 1
  - that's what I was saying on b2, pretty much. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 09:30
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- like on the old Krofft Supershow? -- nm - mr. average Mar 31, 09:28
- I, for one, do not welcome our superbug overlords. -- nm - HdnAgnda Mar 31, 09:28
If Manny Acosta faced Jeff Francoeur, it might result in the longest at bat in the history of baseball. - musubi Mar 31, 09:25 1
- Braves fans called him Icostya. -- nm - David Mar 31, 09:58
i just saw an ad for 'snuggie-dog', i thought it was a joke, but, apparently not. -- nm - Hockey Chick Mar 31, 09:25 1
- we never got those free Snuggies that someone was supposedly giving away back in the fall. -- nm - zork Mar 31, 09:30
12 "no tuition" schools....college for free! -- (link) - CrankYanker Mar 31, 09:25
B2: I was once on a deadlocked jury... ugh. One of the most aggravating 2 days of my entire life. - Strongbad Mar 31, 09:23 18
- I was on a jury that was deadlocked for 1 out of the 3 charges - amoxy Mar 31, 09:29 1
  - We were deadlocked on 1 of the 2 defendants -- nm - Strongbad Mar 31, 09:32
- i've given up ever being called for jury duty, it's clearly never going to happen. - Hockey Chick Mar 31, 09:24 15
  - We just don't have as many jury trials here. - Reagen Mar 31, 10:01
  - I really enjoyed it even though we were hung on the last charge - amoxy Mar 31, 09:32
  - I really think we should start looking into volunteer jury pools, at least on a partial basis - znufrii Mar 31, 09:29 7
    - if it's not "random" then you bring bias into the scenario -- nm - zork Mar 31, 09:31 5
      - there's alerady an element of self-selection bias from the simple fact that some people will say anything to get out of service -- nm - znufrii Mar 31, 09:33 4
        
        and some citizens never vote - Strongbad Mar 31, 09:35 3
        
        not here. - znufrii Mar 31, 09:36 2
        
        They also pull from the driver's license database. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 31, 09:37 1
        
        Where do you get the names of potential jurors? - znufrii Mar 31, 09:39
    - I agree. Have a career jury. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 31, 09:31
  - I've been called to court several times, asked to call-in several times, even got selected for the interview process once, but have never been picked. -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 31, 09:27
  - It's a good break from work, unless you get put on a case. - Strongbad Mar 31, 09:26
  - Me, too. -- nm - mara Mar 31, 09:24 1
    - ditto -- nm - zork Mar 31, 09:28
  - why not, you get picked for everything else -- nm - mr. average Mar 31, 09:24
lir Pippy, that's kinda like checking in to a different hotel room. ;-) -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 31, 09:18 1
- LOL!! we don't do stuff in those rooms -- nm - Epiphany Mar 31, 09:31
"Yes, she is push and he is whipped, but that's not the epxression" -- nm - prayformojo Mar 31, 09:16
kilbo, I love that astro pic. Don't forget that the original telescopes had nowhere near that resolution for ages. -- nm - zork Mar 31, 09:15

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