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Am I able to walk into a place like a Kinko's and use their paper cutter without purchasing anything? Or is that generally frowned upon? -- nm - kelly Jul 19, 08:34 7
- Ask and offer to pay for whatever is the charge. - OAE Jul 19, 08:36
- The security gates will come down and the alarms will sound. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 19, 08:35
- I'd think that would be fine, unless you're in there for a long time -- nm - JaxSean Jul 19, 08:35 3
  - I have 20 sheets of paper that I need to cut into quarters. Should be done relatively quickly. -- nm - kelly Jul 19, 08:36 2
    - Is this a joke question? - Black Rabbit Jul 19, 08:37
    - Cutting in circles is hard -- nm - oblique Jul 19, 08:37
- depends on how revealing your top is -- nm - decline Jul 19, 08:34
I'll post to Isaiah Mustafa's tweet because posting directly to the linked picture may be too smokin' hot. -- (link) - Mop (219 lbs) Jul 19, 08:34
NJ woman makes up carjacking story to avoid telling poilce she crashed while having sex -- (link) - Beaker Jul 19, 08:33
ika.org loads, but not ika.com. Anyone else having this happen? -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 19, 08:33 3
- .com fine -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 19, 08:33
- Yeah -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Jul 19, 08:33
- ditto -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 08:33
ST Poll: Do you know how to do Pivot Tables? - Mel Profit Jul 19, 08:32 27
- Yes -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 19, 08:37
- I don't normally dance on tables.... - OAE Jul 19, 08:36
- Yeah, basically, though I don't have too much need for them. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 19, 08:35
- yep. use them constantly -- nm - decline Jul 19, 08:35
- yes. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 08:34
- no and I don't know what they are - Epiphany Jul 19, 08:34 10
  - do you do reports? - groiny Jul 19, 08:35 7
    - groiny weekend report: Small. Ran out of steam quickly. Would not do again. D+ -- nm - Pippy si Jul 19, 08:36 2
      - silly boy. Air Conditioner + ceiling fan = groiny goes for an hour. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 08:37
      - hee -- nm - JaxSean Jul 19, 08:37
    - I use Works. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 19, 08:36 3
      - So you're the one! -- nm - oblique Jul 19, 08:36 2
        
        Yup. I have used it since the first version, and have way too much data/documents to switch. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 19, 08:38
        
        "I got this file, and it won't open!" nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 08:37
  - in Excel, pivoting a table of numbers. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 08:35 1
    - See? Sex type thing. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 19, 08:35
- PIVOT! -- nm - Ross Geller Jul 19, 08:34
- Yes. But ask me to explain how they work, and it sounds like I'm trying to explain derivative mortgages. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 19, 08:34
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  - I learned as much as I know mostly through guessing and figuring things out myself. - znufrii Jul 19, 08:36
  - I could use a remedial course in Powerpoint. I royally suck at it. -- nm - ty97 Jul 19, 08:34
- I am the pivot table master. - groiny Jul 19, 08:33
- I did once, but not sure if I would muddle it through it well without help now. -- nm - ty97 Jul 19, 08:33
- yes -- nm - oblique Jul 19, 08:33
- yes, very crudely though. it's been a while. -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 19, 08:33
- The who? -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 19, 08:33
- yes. -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 08:33
FYI: creepy abandoned 60's-era government housing projects are creepy. -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 08:30
China airport closes after UFO spotted -- (link) - ty97 Jul 19, 08:28
So on Saturday we became the owners of a new car (Mazda 5). I drove it for the second time today to work and a passing pickup with a trailer throws a - HdnAgnda Jul 19, 08:27 5
- not an omen - just a " we can't ever have anything nice" type moment - car sounds awesome -- nm - Epiphany Jul 19, 08:35
- ahh a 5 nice car very popular here - Danedukenuuk Jul 19, 08:33 2
  - do they not have punctuation where you are? nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 08:34 1
    - they use run flat tires -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 19, 08:36
- that sucks. I have a habit of picking up all kinds of shit in my tires. - groiny Jul 19, 08:28
NBA: MiamiHEAT Confirmed: @MiamiHEAT re-sign Jamaal Magloire. -- nm - budice Jul 19, 08:26
so. realistically, what are the odds of a big hurricane hitting the caribbean if i decided to go there really cheap in september? - Andie Jul 19, 08:23 6
- It's definitely a possibility, though certainly not a certainty... -- (link) - Don Homer Jul 19, 08:27 2
  - i think i'm willing to take those odds. -- nm - Andie Jul 19, 08:30 1
    - (of course, that chart was for Gulf and not Caribbean, but probably somewhat similar) -- nm - Don Homer Jul 19, 08:33
- Hurricanes are so hit and miss, I say go for it. - ty97 Jul 19, 08:27 1
  - oh, i always get travel and medical travel insurance anyway. this is my thought - Andie Jul 19, 08:29
- yikes. there's a reason why it's cheap. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 08:24
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- Your number one job is to keep the baby alive. - OAE Jul 19, 08:39
- turn them head over for 5 min and they go into sleep mode - Danedukenuuk Jul 19, 08:34
- Over/Under on how many poops Dawson has to change starts at 3... -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 08:29 4
  - one poop. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 08:30
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    - *sends the kid a tub of guacamole* nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 08:30
  - Under. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 19, 08:29
- At night? What time? Ideally, the kid is already in bed. Never understood keeping young kids up late. - Don Homer Jul 19, 08:26 26
  - 7? We are barely done with dinner by then. - Black Rabbit Jul 19, 08:28
  - Because that's what happens. The kids are dying to go to bed, and the parents keep them up late for fun. -- nm - TFox Jul 19, 08:27 2
    - you must know my sister-in-law... -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 08:30
    - just give them a pint of Benadryl. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 08:29
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    - Eat dinner, play with toys. Brush teeth. Read a story. Easy peasy. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 19, 08:28 19
      - Do 11 month olds have teeth? -- nm - oblique Jul 19, 08:31 6
        
        I thought you had kids. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 08:32 3
        
        you forget when they get them after a few years. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 08:33
        
        heh. I do. Mine are old and have teeth. I couldn't tell you when little babies do things now if I had to -- nm - oblique Jul 19, 08:33 1
        
        I do'nt even have kids and I knew! -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 08:34
        
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        Yes, usually a few. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 19, 08:32
      - diaper. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 08:29
      - Uh... bath? -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 19, 08:28 10
        
        You'd let Jack do that?? -- nm - Don Homer Jul 19, 08:31 1
        
        Baths are easy, unless the kid is unwilling. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 19, 08:32
        
        nah. doesn't need a bath every single night. -- nm - TFox Jul 19, 08:30 7
        
        Exactly. And let the parents do that. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 19, 08:33
        
        huh? - groiny Jul 19, 08:32
        
        ... seriously? -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 19, 08:31 3
        
        if you don't take a shower tomorrow, will you die? -- nm - TFox Jul 19, 08:32 2
        
        I don't get food all over my when I eat, so no. But believe me, I am gonna shower anyway. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 19, 08:34 1
        
        That's not true! -- nm - oblique Jul 19, 08:37
        
        and that might be out of Dawson's wheelhouse.. -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 08:31
  - LMAO. - groiny Jul 19, 08:26
- have an iPhone? - marcel Jul 19, 08:24 1
  - *nods* - oblique Jul 19, 08:24
- get em drunk. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 08:23 1
  - Old enough to pee, old enough for me. -- nm - Cappy si Jul 19, 08:26
What's the August book? -- nm - LMS Jul 19, 08:20 5
- here -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 19, 08:22 4
  - Cool, library reservation done. -- nm - LMS Jul 19, 08:26
  - Woohoo. I read that one already. Now I can wait for Watership Down to finally come off hold for me at the library -- nm - oblique Jul 19, 08:23 2
    - I found Watership Down on the shelf, but there are 48 people ahead of me on the hold list for Henrietta. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 19, 08:26 1
      - I'm waiting for the audio. Good think I have the 29 disc The Passage to get me thorugh this difficult time - oblique Jul 19, 08:31
IKA DotOrg, Slack internal - marcel Jul 19, 08:19 5
- BTW, it put you on vacation mode, so no worries. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 19, 08:21
- WTF did you do now? -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 19, 08:20 3
  - well, it's not the nude pics of WillHunting, I guess - marcel Jul 19, 08:23 2
    - That's garbage! -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Jul 19, 08:35
    - CRAP!!! -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 19, 08:29
Calgary is by far the most expensive place to park in Canada -- (link) - Beaker Jul 19, 08:18 1
- No charge for snow shoes, tho. -- nm - OAE Jul 19, 08:40
STIS: What's a good way to politely but firmly say no to invitations when you can't keep up? - Hotkiss Jul 19, 08:18 4
- What's wrong with saying what you wrote? "Sorry guys, I can't afford to go on a trip every weekend, but let me know when you're going" -- nm - oblique Jul 19, 08:22 1
  - Yup. (nm) - musubi Jul 19, 08:23
- "I think I'd rather lay low this weekend. Maybe next time." -- nm - TFox Jul 19, 08:22
- I'd just be honest or lie a little, "sorry I'm a little short this week" or "sorry, not interested this time" -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 08:19
MLB: Angels put Kaz on DL, all their AAA SP have ERAs over 4.5..eek -- nm - budice Jul 19, 08:17
Netflix streaming goes Canadian... -- nm - budice Jul 19, 08:08 3
- linky -- (link) - budice Jul 19, 08:08 2
  - moppy -- nm - ty97 Jul 19, 08:12 1
    - Seriously. -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Jul 19, 08:12
Yunel! (nm) - musubi Jul 19, 08:07
Reach orgasm just by thinking about it really hard -- (link) - Hotkiss Jul 19, 08:06 3
- I do not like thinking about ANYTHING really hard. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 08:12 1
  - Look out behind you. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 19, 08:15
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NYC ST'ers: looks like I'll be in town for my b-day this Saturday - decline Jul 19, 08:01 5
- I have Momofuku envy. -- nm - Diva Jul 19, 08:05
- I think we're gonna be in CT for a graduation party -- nm - CQ Jul 19, 08:04
- crap. - znufrii Jul 19, 08:02 1
  - Looks like East Coast musical chairs this weekend. I'm heading to Boston. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 08:03
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Are there any other Biggest Loser updates? Still missing: Mop RC Dano Fuzzy Dr.Vermin oblique Inigo amoxy and Zeitgeist from Friday. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 19, 07:59 26
- 189 -- nm - Dano Jul 19, 08:27
- Still sitting at 203 -- nm - oblique Jul 19, 08:01 24
  - gotcha. way to stay even! :) -- nm - JaxSean Jul 19, 08:03 23
    - Yeah, I have to take a little satisfaction in that. My daughter starts cheerleading practice today. I'm going to have 2 hours to kill 3 days a week - oblique Jul 19, 08:07 22
      - ugh.... - groiny Jul 19, 08:11 21
        
        Well, I think I'm a little more prepared than that with my previous biking - oblique Jul 19, 08:13
        
        Your knee? - JaxSean Jul 19, 08:13 19
        
        no. - groiny Jul 19, 08:14 18
        
        Drink! When I do the organized rides, we're expected to drink a full sports bottle of water (at least) every 15 miles or so even on cold days - oblique Jul 19, 08:18 15
        
        I got rules for myself about temps outside - if iti s above 85 - I ain't doing it. And I try to keep it at 80 or under. - Epiphany Jul 19, 08:21 14
        
        it is a humid 94 here when I rode. - groiny Jul 19, 08:23 11
        
        that's pretty rough even if you're in shape. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 08:24 10
        
        (pussies.) -- nm - JaxSean Jul 19, 08:25 7
        
        *twists jaxsean into a pretzel* - groiny Jul 19, 08:26 2
        
        Not if you're outside, apparently. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 19, 08:29 1
        
        if I have to chase you, you might have a point. - groiny Jul 19, 08:31
        
        my face! -- nm - oblique Jul 19, 08:25
        
        aren't you one of the people who cries when it goes below 50? -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 08:25 2
        
        No, but I put on a jacket. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 19, 08:27 1
        
        ok, sorry. :) I can deal with 0F far better than I can deal with 95. - loosilu Jul 19, 08:29
        
        did you see turtles on B2? -- nm - oblique Jul 19, 08:24 1
        
        yes! have been following that, actually. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 08:25
        
        bwahahahaha! (Does it get below 85 in the summer?) -- nm - JaxSean Jul 19, 08:23 1
        
        middle of May is about as long as we get - through September - UGH - Epiphany Jul 19, 08:33
        
        be careful out there Groiny -- nm - Epiphany Jul 19, 08:15 1
        
        I'll make a good looking corpse. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 08:21
B2: I'd go with the Brett Hull in-the-crease goal that stole the Stanley Cup -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 07:58 2
- The 72 USSR/USA basketball debacle. - Will Hunting Jul 19, 08:12
- Not even having Reggie Bush on the field on 4th down. Oh wait a blown *officiating* call. The Maier HR then. (nm) - musubi Jul 19, 08:03
Intuit shutting down Quicken Online mid-year, not bothering to migrate users to Mint -- (link) - oblique Jul 19, 07:55 2
- That's terribly boneheaded. I used to use Quicken Online, and I preferred it to Mint, but switched over when they announced they were going to shut - Don Homer Jul 19, 08:13
- ick -- nm - JaxSean Jul 19, 07:58
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Monday monday! -- nm - oblique Jul 19, 07:52 1
- is it friday yet -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 19, 07:54

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