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Freaky. If this emailer is to be believed, he has a friend named Mikhail Polov which is a variation of Mishka a char. in my book Later, Skater. - Qale Apr 19, 17:04 2
- that's really cool, that your writing is helping people, I mean. -- nm - mafic Apr 19, 17:08 1
  - It's getting bigger too. I'm like, shocked. Giving the first one away for free in hopes they buy the sequel starting tomorrow hopefully will work. - Qale Apr 19, 17:12
Photos from this weekend - the wildflowers are spectacular in the high desert right now!! -- (link) - MojaveMeg Apr 19, 17:02 [flickr] 7
- did you know: free admission to all National Parks all week. -- nm - peglegpete Apr 19, 17:17
- But where is the photo of the elusive Wild MojaveMeg? - H-Mogul Apr 19, 17:13 1
  - Hee, I'm never in my own pics. I should have some from friends later. -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 19, 17:14
- WOW Cool Meg - was this a "dig" or did you just find that piece of what looks like a tool by chance? -- nm - JenBro Apr 19, 17:06 2
  - We found the point base some years back, but don't have the authority to collect it, so we go out and visit every year or so. In retrieving it from - MojaveMeg Apr 19, 17:11 1
    - that is awesome - and cool that you respect the rules for leaving it there too -- nm - JenBro Apr 19, 17:16
- nice -- nm - mafic Apr 19, 17:04
SITWAP - so in response to Spirit Airlines making a charge for carry on bags, Congress is considering passing legislation making it illegal for an - JenBro Apr 19, 16:57 2
- Sen Schumer is going around saying he 'made' the major airlines promise not to add the fee. - ty97 Apr 19, 17:00 1
  - funny - I thought his action was rather "knee jerk" ... just a "look at me - I'm for the consumer" .. yeah right. -- nm - JenBro Apr 19, 17:07
Hey My Coke Rewards. You suck. Get some new stuff, would you -- nm - CQ Apr 19, 16:48
/dials Mel Profit's phone - Mister X Apr 19, 16:44 1
- use someone else's copywrited character next time! -- nm - Paul Rivoche Apr 19, 16:55
ooh, they're gonna be playing THAT a lot this playoff season ... (Iron Man!) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 16:41
So, given the conventional wisdom that prospective employers will check my Facebook, I should not click Attending on - con_carne Apr 19, 16:34 2
- one of my cop friends says the first thing they do when they're investigating someone is check facebook/myspace. - mafic Apr 19, 17:06
- You could choose not to share that type of item with anyone except your friends, I think. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 19, 16:43
Ironically, the 3K reclining massage chair at Brookstone has made my neck hurt. but my back feels great! heh -- nm - sycor Apr 19, 16:34
Getting real-time updates from the Habs on Twitter kinda ruins my Tivo recording. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Apr 19, 16:32 2
- that's why I unfollowed the flames. that and the dude doing the tweets is kind of irritating. -- nm - mafic Apr 19, 17:09
- the canucks set up a separate twitter feed to deal with this. - Beryllium Apr 19, 16:34
Ooh, I think I need a new umbrella. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Apr 19, 16:24 1
- Think Geek has such fun stuff! -- nm - JenBro Apr 19, 16:45
Ya know what I wanted from a 50-year old actor in Robin Hood. - Will Hunting Apr 19, 16:17 2
- Take that back! He's 46. -- nm - Reagen Apr 19, 16:23
- ... for him to say the classic Shakespeare line, "I'm gettin' too old for this shit"? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 16:20
Finally started watching Mad Men last night. - Dr.Vermin Apr 19, 16:17 4
- Keep us posted... - OAE Apr 19, 17:38
- wow - really? I totally missed that ... will have to look for it when I get the DVD's. -- nm - JenBro Apr 19, 16:59
- I don't get what the big deal is with January Jones - con_carne Apr 19, 16:37 1
  - girls named after months have big knockers. - Beryllium Apr 19, 16:38
Have we seen Ms Hendricks' latest photo shoot? It's for Esquire. -- (link) - Mop (221 lbs) Apr 19, 16:10 2
- hahaha - the link for the Mad Men Season 3 DVD extras says (spoilerish ) - JenBro Apr 19, 17:15 1
  - this isn't a mystery, it's clove cigarettes. -- nm - Reagen Apr 19, 17:17
Holy cr*p! How many icons in your system tray? I've got 19! -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Apr 19, 15:48 15
- 3 if you don't count the Windows Action Center. (Gmail, Ad-Aware, Smoke Quit Counter) -- nm - Qale Apr 19, 17:14
- 10 -- nm - mafic Apr 19, 17:13
- 4 - sound & security/firewall thingys only -- nm - JenBro Apr 19, 16:41
- List 'em! - Mop (221 lbs) Apr 19, 16:38 1
  - Orange Java thing, Steam, AVG, HP Digital Imaging, sound, network, webshots, Realtek sound, USB manager. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 19, 16:40
- 9 -- nm - JaxSean Apr 19, 16:36
- 13, and I rarely use any of them :/ -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 19, 16:14
- 9 -- nm - peglegpete Apr 19, 16:12
- 9 -- nm - loosilu Apr 19, 16:09
- what's a system tray? -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 19, 16:02 2
  - It's the icons next to the time. (This is true on Windows *and* OS X) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 16:08 1
    - I have four including the battery icon on the mac. I am terrified to look on windows. -- nm - workmanda Apr 19, 16:22
- 13 -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 19, 15:52
- 16. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 15:49
- 4 -- nm - CQ Apr 19, 15:49
my playlist today is david bazan, temple trap, and broken bells. it's such a great mix. (I think bazan is my favorite.) -- nm - workmanda Apr 19, 15:44 15
- what's temple trap? -- nm - J Apr 19, 16:26 4
  - of course I meant "temper" but I'm trying to do ninety one things at once and my words get mixed. - workmanda Apr 19, 16:45 3
    - pastor priest nun bible for the love of god. it will drive me *insane.* -- nm - workmanda Apr 19, 16:46 2
      - Congregation? -- nm - JenBro Apr 19, 17:02
      - sounds like you need a raging bitch - the 40 year old virgin Apr 19, 16:47
- in tribute to you, i added a bottle of raging bitch to my mix-a-six at the beer store just now. - TFox Apr 19, 15:59 4
  - (also, my DoO and I keep buying wine called "evil" "bitch" "fat bastard" etc. for each other as gifts. he's just like you all.) -- nm - workmanda Apr 19, 16:07
  - 1) I hate you. 2) I hate you less than you think (here is a straight line for you, dignan and pixie): doggie style is my favorite. -- nm - workmanda Apr 19, 16:06 1
    - i don't even know how to process being placed in such esteemed company.) -- nm - TFox Apr 19, 16:50
  - they named a beer after amanda? -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 19, 16:00
- i don't have a playlist :( - the 40 year old virgin Apr 19, 15:49 4
  - Least surprising post of the year. -- nm - General Spawn Apr 19, 17:05
  - I have a new one every day. it's called "today" and it contains the music we listen to today. - workmanda Apr 19, 15:52 2
    - "did you have a playlist for work yesterday? yes, today. no, for yesterday. yes, today!" - abbbot & costello Apr 19, 15:54 1
      - "One of these days! Bam! Pow! Straight into the LCD TV!" -- nm - Ralph Kramden with a Wii-Mote Apr 19, 16:07
My cousin from Spain - who forwards e-mails to me and sends me slide shows - has invited me to Facebook. - Mop (221 lbs) Apr 19, 15:44
I need to heat a couple of (cooked) chicken breasts. Is microwave or oven better? - ty97 Apr 19, 15:33 26
- Oven. Get a little plastic lemon bottle of lemon juice and squeeze over it. Or better yet, put a can of cream of mushroom over it in a roasting pan. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 19, 16:38
- oven probably, or i guess you could cook them in a pressure cooker, or a pan, or the microwave. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 19, 15:57
- best? low temp oven in a covered heavy metal pot. some micros have a reheat function that heats with low power - zDroid Apr 19, 15:55 1
  - "Play some Skynyrd, man!" -- nm - con_carne Apr 19, 16:22
- nukeing will heat erradically until it hits entire overkill. i'd use the oven if you have 20 minutes -- nm - peglegpete Apr 19, 15:47
- oh for the love of... nuke for 90 seconds. Done. -- nm - Reagen Apr 19, 15:42 4
  - unbunch your panties. I know that would work, I was curious if it was *best* -- nm - ty97 Apr 19, 15:43 3
    - Of course it's not the best. It's a freaking microwave. :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 15:45
    - I think you should construct a solar oven using twigs, clay and a convex mirror. -- nm - Reagen Apr 19, 15:44 1
      - Or, if you're a purist, have it gently warmed by the breath of adorable kitties - prayformojo Apr 19, 15:47
- oven, wrapped in foil -- nm - con_carne Apr 19, 15:40
- why not a covered pan on the stove - slow heat and turn them once. -- nm - JenBro Apr 19, 15:38 7
  - My favorite recipe: 2-3 chicken breasts in a pot with a can of golden mushroom soup. - Dr.Vermin Apr 19, 16:13 1
    - Do you have a special technique for mashed potatoes? (and, skins on or off, for the potatoes?) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 16:44
  - hadn't considered this. -- nm - ty97 Apr 19, 15:42 4
    - This is how you can cook those frozen bags of chicken tenderloins I was talking about. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 19, 16:39
    - You could also use a double boiler, or in a pinch, a steel bowl inside a saucepan of boiling water, partially covered -- nm - con_carne Apr 19, 15:57
    - Pizza re-heats very well this way too - well - you don't flip the slices ... but still ... it's the best way IMHO. - JenBro Apr 19, 15:45 1
      - that's how pizzerias do it in NY. -- nm - loosilu Apr 19, 15:46
- Define "better." -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 15:35 2
  - Joe Mauer is "better"-looking than Jacoby Ellsbury. -- nm - ty97 Apr 19, 15:42 1
    - A completely irrational statement like this, having no basis in fact, is not a "definition." - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 15:48
- microwave is less likely to dry them out, but can make them rubbery. -- nm - loosilu Apr 19, 15:35
- (they are currently in the fridge) -- nm - ty97 Apr 19, 15:34 2
  - I'd use the zapper for that -- nm - CQ Apr 19, 15:35 1
    - I'd put a lightly soaked paper towel over them too -- nm - CQ Apr 19, 15:36
Sandra Bullock asked to return Razzie (given original prototype by mistake.) -- (link) - Andie Apr 19, 15:32 4
- can you imagine how they twisted over having to ask it be returned? -- nm - JenBro Apr 19, 15:38
- It's in a moving box at the moment. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Apr 19, 15:38
- outstanding -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 19, 15:37
- that;s hilarious -- nm - prayformojo Apr 19, 15:33
~Little lamb.....smile~ - prayformojo Apr 19, 15:32
I need to get back to reading Pride and Prejudice at some point but, ugh. -- nm - ty97 Apr 19, 15:29 14
- Switch to the zombie version. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 19, 16:21 2
  - eh, bit of a one trick pony. would be far more amusing if it was a short story. -- nm - mafic Apr 19, 17:10
  - I wonder if you could jot down a page number in one, and then seamlessly transfer to the other book? that would be entertaining. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 16:26
- why would you do that to yourself? -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 19, 15:59 1
  - there wasn't any Dickens handy? -- nm - loosilu Apr 19, 16:08
- ugh what? the things a pleasure from start to finish -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 19, 15:33 2
  - It's is slowly killing me to the point that I had to step away from it for a bit. - ty97 Apr 19, 15:44 1
    - you are dumber than spawn -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 19, 15:47
- **wonders if the library near Ty has a "book club" he could join to meet guys*? -- nm - JenBro Apr 19, 15:30 5
  - Bah. All the guys in those things are straight. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Apr 19, 15:31 4
    - reading Jane Austin? really -- nm - JenBro Apr 19, 15:39
    - Yeah. Seriously. Maybe he should join a volunteer fire department, instead. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 15:35 2
      - He needs to join the local steelworkers union. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Apr 19, 15:36 1
        
        I keep reading this as steeljerkers union - JenBro Apr 19, 15:43
hmmm Saugatuck MI is in the running for "The Coolest Small Town in the USA" ... interesting -- nm - JenBro Apr 19, 15:24 2
- do you live there? - the 40 year old virgin Apr 19, 15:33 1
  - it's at the other end of the Pond - closer to Ty in Chicago ... it is a well known spot for gay men though ... hmmmmm -- nm - JenBro Apr 19, 15:40
Women climbers in close race for highest peaks -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Apr 19, 15:20
RC, did you get my e-mail from this morning? It was actually quite serious. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Apr 19, 15:20 4
- I did. I'm checking around. - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 15:32 3
  - I'm really at square one. Never occurred to me there's even money still available. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Apr 19, 15:35
  - I came home after half a day 'cause I wasn't feeling well, but I'll dig more and get back to you tomorrow. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 15:35 1
    - Take it easy. No hurry. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Apr 19, 15:36
god help us if mel actually does learn the force choke technique someday -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 19, 15:16 4
- But I don't need much help choking. -- nm - JD Drew Apr 19, 15:27
- ImpL rank drops 20 slots. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Apr 19, 15:21
- Whatever, #1. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 19, 15:19 1
  - don't try and frighten me with your sorcerer's ways -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 19, 15:22
I just remembered that I have an OKCupid profile I haven't touched in 3 years. Who wants to help me update it? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 15:15 9
- sounds fun, let's do it! - ty97 Apr 19, 15:28
- In the last three years, have you lost 80 lbs, grown 6", and discovered you have a full head of hair? -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Apr 19, 15:22 1
  - And gotten 5 years younger? -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Apr 19, 15:23
- That article on b2 nails the problem I had on okcupid ... too many messages from bad matches. -- nm - loosilu Apr 19, 15:17 2
  - It implies that OkCupid does not have the negative feedback loop that pay sites have working against them. - Beryllium Apr 19, 15:23 1
    - I know, I'm saying, they still have that problem. -- nm - loosilu Apr 19, 15:36
- Weight: +10%. Job: -50%. Location: +/-500 miles - oblique Apr 19, 15:17
- loosi! -- nm - mara Apr 19, 15:15 1
  - ack, no. make Redmond do it. -- nm - loosilu Apr 19, 15:16
There's no discount for agreeing with me -- nm - con_carne Apr 19, 15:14 8
- I disagree. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Apr 19, 15:27
- I told that chick and her little crap outfit to go screw themselves. The lizard saved me more than 15% -- nm - CQ Apr 19, 15:15 6
  - I had the lizard for a couple years. Now State Farm is saving me $400/year over them. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 19, 16:24
  - I think GEICO used to stand for Government Employees Insurance Company -- nm - JenBro Apr 19, 15:22 4
    - what does it stand for now? -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 19, 15:23 3
      - Gecko Entertains Idiot Consumers Often. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 19, 15:28
      - I don't really know if it changed ... but it's not just for G-Men and Women anymore. We don't see it much here in Michigan- they hate our No-Fault - JenBro Apr 19, 15:26
      - Those unprincipled bastards? Nothing whatsoever. (nm) - musubi Apr 19, 15:24

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