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now see these should be installed at every place where there are always rush hour stop and go traffic issues. -- (link) - tRuMaN Jul 16, 07:52
LYC: Bit of a sad wedding tale.... - Name Withheld By Request Jul 16, 07:51 3
- that's too bad. but maybe still in the days leading up (is there a rehearsal dinner, etc?), it will all be forgotten? -- nm - Andie Jul 16, 07:55 1
  - That's what I kinda sold to her as hope last night, but to be honest, I'm not optimistic. - Name Withheld By Request Jul 16, 07:59
- there might still be time to size a dress for dignan -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 07:53
Fascinating article about embedding public computers in building walls and kids who know nothing about PCs or the internet figure them out. -- (link) - mara Jul 16, 07:45 12
- *encourages you* -- nm - Granny Figure Jul 16, 07:53
- "'I repeated the experiment across India and noticed that children will learn to do what they want to learn to do.'" -- nm - lileve Jul 16, 07:50
- "apart from the fact that improper replication of the DNA contributes to genetic disease - we've understood nothing else" hee -- nm - JaxSean Jul 16, 07:48 1
  - that's classic -- nm - oblique Jul 16, 07:51
- People are handing babies iphones and they figure out how to play games on them. -- nm - lileve Jul 16, 07:47 7
  - My 2 1/2 year old is barely proficient with a fork and yet can kick my ass at Angry Birds. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 16, 07:49 6
    - my friends three year old has her own iTouch. and can work it perfectly. - Andie Jul 16, 07:52 2
      - "Give. Nick. Phone! Give! Giiiiiiiiive!" nm - what Wiggie hears when she gets home Jul 16, 07:55
      - This is what I keep saying about the iPad - oblique Jul 16, 07:53
    - that's because forks are boring -- nm - decline Jul 16, 07:50 2
      - I must respectfully disagree, friend. -- nm - Blue Raja si Jul 16, 07:54
      - ... you have obviously never been stabbed with one. -- nm - landbeck Jul 16, 07:53
opeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church aren't very happy about the San Diego Comic-Con - tRuMaN Jul 16, 07:43 7
- They held signs that said "God Hates Lady Gaga" when in DC fighting gay marriage -- nm - MDH Jul 16, 07:56 1
  - duh. Everyone hates Lady Gaga. - JaxSean Jul 16, 07:57
- stupid copy fail. Topkea, Kansas..... -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 16, 07:44 4
  - *wonders what kind of self-assembly materials a kansas-based ikea knockoff would sell* - Beryllium Jul 16, 07:45 2
    - naw, you paint it first, then let it sit outside for a couple of decades to get the right rusting levels -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 16, 07:46 1
      - yeah, but you've gotta use that white paint that forms a shell that can peel off at the right age -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 07:47
  - *headdesk* Topeka. - tRuMaN Jul 16, 07:44
PGA: *cough**cough*...Phil Mickelson likely misses cut at British *cough**cough* -- (link) - budice Jul 16, 07:40 1
- He very easily could make it given the winds are blowing for the afternoon guys. - Will Hunting Jul 16, 07:48
i brought a lunch to work, and i should eat it, but i dont want to eat with people, and its restaurant week. - TFox Jul 16, 07:40 4
- "eat with people?" I always eat at my desk. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 16, 07:43 1
  - my friends usually play cards at lunch. its challenging to duck them without an excuse. - TFox Jul 16, 07:44
- That $20 is a deal, it's probably more when it's not restaurant week. -- nm - lileve Jul 16, 07:41 1
  - oh, its more for sure. it's really $13, but with a soda and tax and tip, it'll be $20. - TFox Jul 16, 07:43
Thieves Steal Thousands of Laptops From Government Contractor Over Nine Hour Period -- (link) - tRuMaN Jul 16, 07:38
how long has the motorola droid been on the market? 6-7 months? - tRuMaN Jul 16, 07:36 1
- Exactly, the expiration of these devices is much faster these days. With 4G around the corner, dont expect this to change. -- nm - budice Jul 16, 07:38
you're not supposed to hate an inanimate object, but I don't care - I hate the garbage disposal. - kelly Jul 16, 07:36 18
- i'm not sure i get garbage disposals. i have a garbage disposal can, with a bag in it, called a trash can. - TFox Jul 16, 07:45 4
  - If it's food, it goes down the garbage disposal. Fish food, instead of stinking-up-my-garbage food. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 16, 07:55
  - I think the concept is to reduce waste going to the landfill. That way, the landfills take longer to fill up. In theory. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 07:47 2
    - If I use the disposal regularly, I only have one bag of trash every week, whereas when I don't, there is always 2 bags. - kelly Jul 16, 07:51 1
      - this -- nm - oblique Jul 16, 07:54
- can we make this a Kelly inspired poll? - I hate the hydraulic thinks on my hatchback - it is 2010 and we can't make these that stay up in all kinds - Epiphany Jul 16, 07:42 1
  - They are defective. They should work in any kind of weather. -- nm - lileve Jul 16, 07:45
- then don't use it. -- nm - decline Jul 16, 07:39 10
  - I don't have much of a choice now! - kelly Jul 16, 07:42 9
    - 1. Make sure it's not jammed (stick your hand in there and check) and 2. There is usually a large "fuse" button on the bottom that can be pushed - oblique Jul 16, 07:43 8
      - I've done both. It still won't run. It's not jammed/sink isn't backing up, it just won't run. - kelly Jul 16, 07:44 3
        
        Make Will come home and fix it --nm -- nm - decline Jul 16, 07:47
        
        Could be dead. I replaced mine myself. It's not too hard. -- nm - oblique Jul 16, 07:45
        
        go buy a new one, get some tools, and fix it. - tRuMaN Jul 16, 07:45
      - never stick your hand in. Duh. That's hand amputation 101 ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 07:44 3
        
        I stuck my hand in once and meant to turn on the water and instead turned on the disposal. - JaxSean Jul 16, 07:56 1
        
        dude. How do you confuse a water knob with an electric switch esp. with your hand inside a meat grinder? -- nm - oblique Jul 16, 07:57
        
        Only in the movies! -- nm - oblique Jul 16, 07:46
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My best friend just gave birth to a healthy baby girl 10 days early! She's absolutely glowing in delight in the first photos. -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 16, 07:23 6
- Funny, I just had this thought in the shower today: most people marry and have kids out of peer pressure - "everybody" else is doing it, so I have to - facto Jul 16, 07:39 4
  - I have similar ponderings every time I wonder if I'm "going down the wrong path in life" because I'm not near marriage -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 16, 07:44 1
    - I sometimes suspect that a lot of people skip or circumvent that piece of analysis - hence the term "swept away"? Then again, why not. - facto Jul 16, 07:53
  - And also, much happiness to your friend and her new baby! -- nm - facto si Jul 16, 07:41 1
    - Oh yeah, thanks - I almost forgot, heh :-) -- nm - facto Jul 16, 07:42
- i hope she doesn't post too many pictures, so you don't get annoyed. :) -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 07:29
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- sounds like a fantastic trip. I'm jealous. -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 07:34 2
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    - "I like hiking, as long as it's more like walking." -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 07:55
- "The tribe has accepted me as one of their own and I'm arranged to marry one of their daughters." -- nm - broke buck mountain Jul 16, 07:28 1
  - Oh, Nepal.... dangerously endearing, I hear. This close friend of mine went there, and ended up engaged to a very spiritual son of a hotel owner. But - facto Jul 16, 07:48
- .....i don't get it. -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 07:25 18
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    - i also don't think i knew you had a new boyfriend. congrats. -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 07:34 9
      - One day he'll come to his senses. -- nm - nubby Jul 16, 07:47
      - i think 'new' is stretching it! - Andie Jul 16, 07:36 7
        
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        !!! awesome - congrats -- nm - Epiphany Jul 16, 07:44
        
        nice! did i ever meet him? -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 16, 07:40 1
        
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        good lord. i'm dumb slash out of it. congrats on that then! -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 07:38 1
        
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    - how did you live in Cairo?! -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 16, 07:29 3
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        I guess this means the Hotkiss and Dawson show's next season will not be set in Tunis :) -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 16, 07:33 1
        
        do you have pics up somewhere? -- nm - Andie Jul 16, 07:37
    - ah. i don't think hipster is the word you want, then. those folks aren't exactly opposed to coddling. -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 07:28 2
      - Or maybe you're just not getting his joke. -- nm - mara Jul 16, 07:35
      - *ding* -- nm - Diva Jul 16, 07:29
- How does his email exude hipsterness? He's just sharing a cool travel experience. -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 16, 07:24
- Huh? That's appalling? -- nm - JaxSean Jul 16, 07:24 2
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    - hee -- nm - JaxSean Jul 16, 07:27
- I like the travelogue stylings of this e-mail. (I'm missing your point obvie) -- nm - Diva Jul 16, 07:24
- It sounds like you're dating a living incarnation of the CIA World Factbook -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 07:23
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- Nice. And you got on me for the "Death Tax" yesterday. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 16, 07:57
- Now the Christians and the Islamic nations are on the same side. We're all doomed. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 16, 07:17 1
  - Haven't they always been two sides of the same coin? -- nm - facto Jul 16, 07:18
- strange bedfellows indeed... -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 07:14
Deadliest Catch: I watched the last Phil ep. It reminded me of something. *Spoilers* I guess. - lileve Jul 16, 07:11 2
- *confused gaze* nm, -- nm - groiny Jul 16, 07:13 1
  - Yeah, too much coffee. -- nm - lileve Jul 16, 07:14
when i said google's stock was near 500$ last board i didn't know it'd chuck 27.50$ in the first hour of trading today....nm - x Jul 16, 07:11
Regarding yesterday's discussion: Mr. Deity - " He: "Astronomy? Astrology? What's the difference?" She: "About 50 IQ points."" -- (link) - facto Jul 16, 07:05
Fine tRu, do you know the best way to set up Lego minifigs so they don't fall over? Do they make little stands or anything? -- nm - sycor Jul 16, 07:04 12
- they dont make flat Lego boards that their feet snap into anymore? they are *Legos*. -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 07:13 2
  - sure, but you need to be able to pose the minifigs sometimes. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 16, 07:14 1
    - Lego Karma Sutra? -- nm - oblique Jul 16, 07:14
- aah, sound like you need museum putty. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 16, 07:10 3
  - here -- (link) - groiny Jul 16, 07:11 2
    - wonder if I can find this locally. will check Michael's etc. -- nm - sycor Jul 16, 07:13 1
      - have you called around to local hobby shops? - tRuMaN Jul 16, 07:17
- many people will use superglue - tRuMaN Jul 16, 07:09 2
  - no glue. don't want it permanent. does putty mess up stuff like shelving? -- nm - sycor Jul 16, 07:12 1
    - look at what groiny suggested, - tRuMaN Jul 16, 07:13
- superglue -- nm - decline Jul 16, 07:07 1
  - uhmm... no. :P -- nm - sycor Jul 16, 07:08
[Exit. Stage Left] -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 07:04 8
- that means "when facing the audience, exit to your right", right? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 07:06 7
  - nope, that would be stage right. stage left is to the audience's right. -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 07:07 6
    - I wonder if in Arabic theaters, they enter from Stage Left, and exit through stage right.. -- nm - facto Jul 16, 07:21 2
      - they enter from stage left, and exit through the hole left by the explosion -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 07:22 1
        
        Heh.. :-P -- nm - facto Jul 16, 07:33
    - it's so confusing. -- nm - decline Jul 16, 07:08 2
      - don't even get me started on theatre in-the-round... -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 07:10
      - it's almost incredible that actors can remember it... -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 07:08
truman: Oh the large is HUGE, but the regular size is so tiny now, you essentially have to buy a large - MDH Jul 16, 07:04 7
- also there is no small. it goes kids - medium - large. plus you can refill the large for free when you leave. - tRuMaN Jul 16, 07:11
- It's only $0.50 more! - JaxSean Jul 16, 07:06 2
  - LIR - amazing about Suzanne - Epiphany Jul 16, 07:17 1
    - Yep, I'm really proud of her. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 16, 07:18
- but it's only 50 cents more so who wouldn't buy the large? - TFox Jul 16, 07:05 2
  - heh -- nm - JaxSean Jul 16, 07:07
  - true dat. Free refills on large's at my theater. I do not need a drink for rest of day. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 16, 07:06
really, who would wear an argyle baseball cap??? nm -- nm - groiny Jul 16, 07:04 17
- with knee socks! -- nm - Max Jul 16, 07:31
- a Scot? -- nm - decline Jul 16, 07:08
- The grey-colored ones are ok. The brightly colored ones are fugly. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 16, 07:07
- John Daly -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 16, 07:07 7
  - did st know he also put out a country music cd? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 16, 07:11 1
    - I did. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 16, 07:12
  - it would look good on him though. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 16, 07:08 4
    - It would probably compliment his pants. - JaxSean Jul 16, 07:08
    - We're grading on Daly-curve given his fondness for bright paisley pants. - Will Hunting Jul 16, 07:08 2
      - for my last golf trip........ - groiny Jul 16, 07:10 1
        
        Well, in our cases, the brighter the better. - Will Hunting Jul 16, 07:11
- ugh. - znufrii Jul 16, 07:05 3
  - I am fine with the greyed out looking hats, or the shades of black hats - groiny Jul 16, 07:07
  - what if you like four teams? don't you need to support all of them in absentia? - TFox Jul 16, 07:06 1
    - no, you really don't... -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 07:07
- depends, does it have stickers on it? -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 07:04 1
  - I would put whatever I could on it to hide the ugly. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 16, 07:05
*burp* -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 16, 07:03

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