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Turkey denies role in Thanksgiving. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 28, 11:04 1
- blames armenia? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 28, 11:21
Just did a general ask around of the office and not a single person thinks the parties deserve the public subsidy. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 28, 10:58 14
- I'd bet the response totally depends how you ask the question - Guigue Nov 28, 11:07 1
  - Nope. When I do reality checks...(Like below)...I try to go neutral. I explained the subsidy and just asked openly...Do you think... - Name Withheld By Request Nov 28, 11:14
- of course, the subsidy came hand in hand with removing other avenues of donation. - Reagen Nov 28, 11:06 1
  - Without a doubt. I just think there's something we're missing about this story. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 28, 11:12
- Your IM doesn't seem to match your subject, unless you meant it ironically or sarcastically -- nm - Beryllium Nov 28, 11:06 9
  - The Tories are against it. The general feeling was that it was wasteful spending. Where's the disconnect? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 28, 11:08 8
    - Your office is against it. The tories are against it. How, then, are the tories on the wrong side of the issue, from your perspective? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 28, 11:11 7
      - depends where you put the emphasis. "I wonder *if*", not "I *wonder* if" - Reagen Nov 28, 11:14
      - Ah, gotcha. Inflection would have mattered...It was a, "Hmmm, I wonder if the Tories really *are* on the wrong side of the issue..." -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 28, 11:13 4
        
        Ah, got it. Well, from my perspective, I like Guige's point about "my vote equals a donation to that party" - but I also like the concept that the - Beryllium Nov 28, 11:14 3
        
        Have you ever donated to a Canadian political party? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 28, 11:15 2
        
        Nope, but I've voted for them. :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 28, 11:15 1
        
        Well, if you believe that they should be well-funded, why not? - Name Withheld By Request Nov 28, 11:17
      - (In other words, my question is not political, it is grammatical) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 28, 11:13
So Remlik you making mad sales today? -- nm - eag Nov 28, 10:57 5
- not doing to bad really. I'm on pace to beat last years number if the shopping holds. -- nm - Butcher Pete Nov 28, 11:04 4
  - push that Superman swag! -- nm - pigby Nov 28, 11:06 3
    - I have the new Superman Xmas ornaments if anyone wants to SS Pixie. -- nm - Butcher Pete Nov 28, 11:07 2
      - (nb ss: i don't even have a charlie brown tree to hang it on) - pigby Nov 28, 11:07 1
        
        You can use it as a nose ring or or an earing -- nm - eag Nov 28, 11:15
Wal-Mart worker trampled in black friday door 'busting' (literally) dies - zeitgeist Nov 28, 10:56 2
- This happened a couple years back too, IIRC. I remember a $20 DVD player. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 28, 11:04 1
  - You killed someone over a $20 dvd player? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 28, 11:07
Another music recommendation engine, like Pandora (which ticks me off). -- (link) - mara Nov 28, 10:55
Swiss likely to approve perscription heroin -- (link) - Beaker Nov 28, 10:55
oh dear, do we know about "mantyhose"? -- (link) - pigby Nov 28, 10:54
In new DC Batman comic, Bruce Wayne apparently... -- (link) - Shaun Nov 28, 10:52 4
- After reading a part of the article detailing the storyline, I can't help but feel comics really are silly - Guigue Nov 28, 11:15
- oh god oh god - pigby Nov 28, 10:57
- not true. Like in any good soap opera... - Butcher Pete Nov 28, 10:56
- DC sucks. -- nm - Beaker Nov 28, 10:52
I'm at work, but the wife is shopping. Found us a Samsung 46" LCD TV for $1099 - put on her card, 3 years to pay off at 0% interest. - Dr.Vermin Nov 28, 10:48 1
- sweet -- nm - truman Nov 28, 11:15
I want the red shirt on the left. -- (link) - Dano Nov 28, 10:48 3
- best failblog ever. -- nm - santa claus loves mandy lane Nov 28, 10:59
- that's pretty awesome. -- nm - El Fandie Nov 28, 10:52
- i like property of jesus - pigby Nov 28, 10:49
Reality Check Needed: The government creating a fast track for immigrants who have skills that fill shortages. Good thing or bad thing? - Name Withheld By Request Nov 28, 10:47 25
- good thing. -- nm - Reagen Nov 28, 11:04
- Its my observation that a large majority of legal immigrants are christian missionaires sponsored by local churches and fast tracked because evangelic - zeitgeist Nov 28, 10:54
- Bad thing, kinda. I want immigration to be more inclusive, not more exclusive. - Beryllium Nov 28, 10:49 1
  - I agree with inclusiveness. -- nm - Amy Nov 28, 11:05
- I love bringing back the idea of selective immigration. - Dr.Vermin Nov 28, 10:49 19
  - i love the idea that in a country - truman Nov 28, 10:55 17
    - it's not hate. I never said hate. it's just that our social infrastructure is being overtaxed by people not contributing to its growth. that's hugely - santa claus loves mandy lane Nov 28, 11:02 12
      - Britain recently just *severely* curtailed immigration because they are facing high unemployment and their social services are being taxed. - El Fandie Nov 28, 11:06 1
        
        The Romanian strippers thing was perhaps the alpha and omega of this policy. -- nm - Reagen Nov 28, 11:07
      - i have a feeling, that if someone actually did a true study - truman Nov 28, 11:06 9
        
        are you talking "immigrants" or "illegal immigrants"? -- nm - santa claus loves mandy lane Nov 28, 11:07 8
        
        sorry, I meant illegal immagrents compared to - truman Nov 28, 11:08 7
        
        then your statement is patently false. these people do not pay any taxes, yet drive on our roads, use our public school systems, etc. how are they - santa claus loves mandy lane Nov 28, 11:11 5
        
        they dont pay sales tax? gas tax? - truman Nov 28, 11:13 4
        
        these are incremental taxes that everyone pays. how are they contributing more if they pay it? -- nm - santa claus loves mandy lane Nov 28, 11:15 1
        
        if they burden our social services less, and pay the same amounf of incremental taxes - truman Nov 28, 11:17
        
        they use doctors, and pay cash - truman Nov 28, 11:14 1
        
        many people do this. do you know hoe few americans have health insurance? how are they contributing "more"? -- nm - santa claus loves mandy lane Nov 28, 11:16
        
        They are better mortgage payers -- (link) - Amy Nov 28, 11:11
    - Sheesh, why does "hate" have to be slapped on everything? If we're going to let in a certain number of new citizens, what's wrong with choosing... - Dr.Vermin Nov 28, 11:02 3
      - not a hate towars the people, but more of a political hatey type thing. -- nm - truman Nov 28, 11:05 2
        
        who ever said hatey, even? (I for one would never use that word.) I simply think that massive reform is needed. like in healthcare, and entitlements. - santa claus loves mandy lane Nov 28, 11:09 1
        
        you know, I never said either of you hated it - truman Nov 28, 11:10
  - I do as well. I mean, let the people who are here stay, if they agree to pay taxes in the future, and then SI all the way. -- nm - santa claus loves mandy lane Nov 28, 10:51
- good thing. -- nm - Beaker Nov 28, 10:48
Browsing music via MySpace today. What I've found that I like so far... - Dano Nov 28, 10:45 1
- May I recommend: Detroit 67 by Sam Roberts. Great song. -- nm - Beaker Nov 28, 10:46
I'm sort of mad enough with Deal or no Deal to consider breaking up with it...(spoilers from last week)... - Mel Profit Nov 28, 10:43 6
- I am SO mad at CSI:NY that I am *totally* breaking up with it. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 28, 10:43 5
  - Thats like the only network show that I care to watch well now NCIS is on that list -- nm - eag Nov 28, 10:51 4
    - CSI:NY was one of my favourite shows, and def. the best CSI, for quite some time. The last four episodes have been TERRIBLE. - Beryllium Nov 28, 10:52 3
      - You didnt like the 100th episode I thought it was good - eag Nov 28, 10:54 2
        
        The last few episodes have been poorly-written predictable boring retreads. Bones, NCIS, Without a Trace, and Cold Case are far superior. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 28, 11:10
        
        Not to mention I have a slight crush on Det Angel -- nm - eag Nov 28, 11:02
new version of transmit released today! new version of transmit released today! new santa nick! what a great day! -- nm - santa claus loves mandy lane Nov 28, 10:42 1
- everyone thinks it would be great to be in love with santa claus . . . -- nm - pigby Nov 28, 10:44
Court orders Iranian man blinded -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 28, 10:37 7
- Making his one eyed roommate king. -- nm - Redmond Nov 28, 11:12
- i can't believe they agreed to do it - with acid. - El Fandie Nov 28, 11:03
- If he'd kept visiting that web site, he would have eventually accomplished this himself. -- nm - Mop Nov 28, 10:52
- Let me guess, the woman he was looking has already been stoned to death? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 28, 10:46 1
  - he blinded a woman he was in love with with acid so no one else would love her. -- nm - Beaker Nov 28, 10:47
- ...by the light. -- nm - Dano Nov 28, 10:42 1
  - ~ repped up like a douche you know the roller in the night ~ - HdnAgnda Nov 28, 10:51
Buttermilk buscuit with chicken lunch: do you eat it plain, or does it need something? - JaxSean Nov 28, 10:36 4
- Depends on how hungry I am, how moist it is, etc. -- nm - mara Nov 28, 10:39 2
  - Normally I prefer barbecue sauce. -- nm - mara Nov 28, 10:45 1
    - *double take* - pigby Nov 28, 10:46
- honey, always -- nm - pigby Nov 28, 10:38
I just played the worst game of CTF ever. it's like I'm the only one who knew we were playing CTF. -- nm - Mop Nov 28, 10:34 1
- cant be the worst, did all of your other team mates quit when the game started - truman Nov 28, 10:47
Pakistan denies role in attacks on India... -- (link) - Beaker Nov 28, 10:32 4
- lots of muslems in Pakistan -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 28, 10:38
- Not like they'd come out and admit it. The terrorists targeted Americans. Bush would bomb the crap out of them. -- nm - Mop Nov 28, 10:33 2
  - that fact that some in the Indian Govt are already pointing fingers at them does not spell fun and happy times in that region though. -- nm - Beaker Nov 28, 10:34 1
    - everytime terrorism happens in india they blame pakistan. -- nm - truman Nov 28, 10:37
so, what's everyone doing this weekend?? -- nm - El Fandie Nov 28, 10:32 15
- Chilling with the dogs, watching some MST3K with a friend (postponed from yesterday), writing a Fb note on something that will be difficult. -- nm - mara Nov 28, 10:47
- One wedding a day (slow) and a movie tonight, some folk music group from Russia on Sat -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 28, 10:45
- work, sleep, work, workout, voicetrack, sleep. -- nm - Butcher Pete Nov 28, 10:44
- Drinks with buddies tonight. Date night tomorrow. Police "Unclaimed Recovered Goods" auction on Sunday. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 28, 10:43
- get caught up -- nm - pigby Nov 28, 10:39
- probably cleaning house and shopping a little bit. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 28, 10:38
- Hopefully enjoying having a fenced-in back yard. I hope it will be finished tomorrow (or, even better, tonight). - kelly Nov 28, 10:37 1
  - well get craking on it woman! -- nm - Butcher Pete Nov 28, 10:41
- here are my hopes: friday: twilight, that dinner at otto's I missed, stop at karen's for iphone accessories, get screws, reassemble coffee table with - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 28, 10:37 1
  - "get screws" -- nm - Max Nov 30, 21:12
- Sat: Second Thanksgiving Sun: Working -- nm - Amy Nov 28, 10:35
- going to FIL's cottage (which he is refinishing) to burn a couple tons of stuff... *giddy* I love a good fire. -- nm - Beaker Nov 28, 10:33 1
  - me too! -- nm - El Fandie Nov 28, 10:34
- everyone??? thats going to one LONG list -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 28, 10:33
- Seeing Stephen Lewis speak tonight, going to my mom's tomorrow to move furniture, and then going to a 'ladies' victorian tea' on sunday afternoon. -- nm - El Fandie Nov 28, 10:33
Join my CC Tournament! -- (link) - Beaker Nov 28, 10:28
$200 for a 16G iPod Touch (1st Gen) is a really good deal, no? - musubi Nov 28, 10:28 10
- It's 220 refurbished, so I say hell yes. I'd get one if they delivered it to the US -- nm - Guigue Nov 28, 10:35 2
  - Do you mean out of the US? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 28, 10:38 1
    - Oops, yes -- nm - Guigue Nov 28, 10:38
- I was looking at that, but I have no idea what the difference is between first gen and the current model -- nm - znufrii Nov 28, 10:34 4
  - The new one is thinner, better battery, and I think some other integrated stuff. Plus "3G" speed. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 28, 10:37 2
    - That's the iPhone. The ipod touch only has wifi, so same speed -- nm - Guigue Nov 28, 10:39 1
      - oooh. duh. I was thinking it was the iPhone. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 28, 10:52
  - Not much. Slightly better battery, a volume control, a little thinner, integrated Nike+iPod - Guigue Nov 28, 10:36
- PS- On TT's rec, I picked up RE4 for the Wii (plus a wii-gun thingee). - musubi Nov 28, 10:31 1
  - You missed Okami at noon for $14.99. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 28, 10:33
Man I slept really hard last night...Still real groggy today -- nm - amoxy Nov 28, 10:27
Nutrisystem boxes have arrived. First lunch consumed. Not half bad. - TFox Nov 28, 10:26 4
- My concern with a program like that is being able to maintain that style of eating once you're done with their food. - MojaveMeg Nov 28, 10:32 2
  - I thought about that, and though I have no doubt there will be some level of backslide... - TFox Nov 28, 10:34 1
    - I've hit a plateau the last couple of weeks, but my doc says I only need another 20 lb. - MojaveMeg Nov 28, 10:42
- ...and second ...and third. I don't think this is going to work. -- nm - Mop Nov 28, 10:31
w00t. got the official okay to leave from the boss. -- nm - znufrii Nov 28, 10:26
can I just say, about the whole pictures/breaking of the camera - truman Nov 28, 10:22 5
- Well, he sort of darted to the back of the room to grab toys. It was bad parenting. :) -- nm - Amy Nov 28, 10:30 4
  - maybe, but the photographer should be prepared for that type of stuff - truman Nov 28, 10:33 3
    - I was a kiddie pix photog for over 10 years, only happened a couple times with wild uncontrollable feral kids of hippy parents (I called them Spocks.. - zeitgeist Nov 28, 11:01 2
      - Yep, that's me. A shitty parent with a shitty kid. -- nm - Amy Nov 28, 11:13 1
        
        did I misspelll 'hippy' -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 28, 11:23
Went to Target (big mistake today) to see if they had 3 things I wanted from the ad, only got 1. - JaxSean Nov 28, 10:20 7
- so what did you get? -- nm - Callisto Nov 28, 10:21 6
  - A $10 OregonScientific thermometer. The one I got from Woot a few years ago kind of died. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 28, 10:32
  - lupus -- nm - Beaker Nov 28, 10:29 4
    - It's never lupus. (nm) - musubi Nov 28, 10:31 2
      - spider eggs then -- nm - Beaker Nov 28, 10:53
      - unless you're trish -- nm - Beryllium Nov 28, 10:32
    - LOL! -- nm - Mop Nov 28, 10:30
Per Movies Board: Early results: Four Christmas' = long; Australia and Transporter 3 = short -- nm - Beaker Nov 28, 10:19 1
- I knew I should have shorted Australia. effing pixie. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 28, 10:32
*says something dumb* - kelly Nov 28, 10:19 5
- There's a difference between saying or doing something dumb and being dumb. The first can be cute, even endearing. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 28, 10:25
- sorry, I can't hear you over the fire alarms. (nm) - Callisto Nov 28, 10:21 2
  - *makes a firm alarm noise* -- nm - truman Nov 28, 10:25
  - :) -- nm - kelly Nov 28, 10:25
- Thank you guys for always being so nice to me! -- nm - Amy Nov 28, 10:20
Rosie!!! -- nm - Beaker Nov 28, 10:19

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