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"Terrence Cody agrees to four-year, $3.385 million deal" - David Jul 26, 11:05 1
- Payable in sandwiches -- nm - Volnelk Jul 26, 12:52
I'm really sort of annoyed with my bank because I feel how they are approaching the new overdraft regs is really disingenuous. - TFox Jul 26, 11:04 6
- Yeah, I am glad the law set the default to No instead of requiring everyone to opt out. - not2fast Jul 26, 11:18
- my take on this new stance - they want you to sign up for it - when in reality how did we ever get away from " If you don't have the money in there, - Epiphany Jul 26, 11:07
- at least they give you the option - a lot of banks don't -- nm - Guy Jul 26, 11:05 3
  - they have to, now. - znufrii Jul 26, 11:07 2
    - although a lot of them are going "guywhowantsthisservicesayswhat?" -- nm - Reagen Jul 26, 11:13 1
      - exactly. - znufrii Jul 26, 11:14
Dear Jim Gaffigan: How *dare* you get too uppity for My Boys! -- nm - David Jul 26, 11:01 2
- Wait, really? - Black Rabbit Jul 26, 11:02 1
  - Really! -- nm - David Jul 26, 11:02
So wait, are we for or against hazing? By hazing, I mean the benign stupid stuff, not the crazy crap. - CQ Jul 26, 11:00 8
- The silly stuff is pretty much ok, because it builds team bonds, but it's a slippery slope. - musubi, adorable and right Jul 26, 11:09
- I've been through hazing I have/had zero issue with, and through some that was truly horrendous and unsafe. - TFox Jul 26, 11:06
- depends - can I hold the paddle? -- nm - Epiphany Jul 26, 11:05
- Pro. The benign "new guy carries the pads) stuff helps build teams. - TWuG Jul 26, 11:03 2
  - What I read: "New guy takes a mop hand up the ass". ST has some weird hazing rituals -- nm - oblique Jul 26, 11:04 1
    - what I read: "something about mop's hand up someone's ass." -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 26, 11:12
- Who shall be the gran arbiter? -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 26, 11:02
- i agree about the teambuilding. it helps to minimize individual egos in the long run. - Guy Jul 26, 11:02
Waving hello from Wakefield Quebec...sun 27c and poutine -- nm - Walt_Disney Jul 26, 10:57
What's the commute like from SFO to downtown? -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 26, 10:55 2
- hop on BART... wait... get off BART. -- nm - Reagen Jul 26, 11:12
- it depends on the time of day, among other factors (events, etc). at best, ~20 minutes, but frequently more. -- nm - b. Jul 26, 11:06
I had been thinking the new mobile offerings from Citibank were pretty cool... a security issue (now fixed) negates that some. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 26, 10:55 13
- I saw an ad for a new Chase app that lets you take pictures of checks and deposit them. That's really freaking cool -- nm - oblique Jul 26, 10:56 12
  - I'm assuming you have to furnish the actual checks to the bank within a certain time frame? -- nm - znufrii Jul 26, 11:09 7
    - nope. it's a variation of a scan service that some banks have offered to companies for a while. -- nm - b. Jul 26, 11:12 2
      - companies don't have to furnish physical checks at all? - znufrii Jul 26, 11:16 1
        
        nope. here's wiki on the actual law. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 26, 11:18
    - why? -- nm - Don Homer Jul 26, 11:10 3
      - to verify their authenticity, I would assume. - znufrii Jul 26, 11:13 2
        
        here's a summary of how it works, from a couple of years ago. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 26, 11:15 1
        
        cool... - znufrii Jul 26, 11:18
  - Yes. USAA also does that too. I wish ING would implement a similar feature. That would rock. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 26, 11:03 1
    - ING and HSBC onlines would be terrific. -- nm - b. Jul 26, 11:08
  - looks like a recipe for disaster to me -- nm - Epiphany Jul 26, 10:57
  - oops! it's chase I'm thinking of for coolness. -- nm - b. Jul 26, 10:57
I've seen these photos of Blaek Lively from ComicCon around everywhere today, but no one has questioned whether or not that's part of her areola - prayformojo Jul 26, 10:48 5
- I don't think she looks all that great tan like that. - Will Hunting Jul 26, 10:53 2
  - they really " Jersey'd" her up for The Town - I didn't hardly recognize her -- nm - Epiphany Jul 26, 10:54
  - Agreed. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 26, 10:53
- not sure if Ryan R even cares since he has Scar Jo at home -- nm - Epiphany Jul 26, 10:51 1
  - related: i was reminded how hot ScarJo is when I saw the pics from the Avengers panel. - TFox Jul 26, 10:53
LYC: Saturday night at the Jacksonville Roller Girls roller derby -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 26, 10:46 14
- 5 hours? That had to have hurt in the morning -- nm - oblique Jul 26, 10:55 2
  - I was ok. Suzanne could hardly walk though on Sunday. - nm - JaxSean Jul 26, 10:58 1
    - heh -- nm - Epiphany Jul 26, 10:59
- nice! was this your first bout? -- nm - Guy Jul 26, 10:52 3
  - Yes. we're going again next month. Can't beat the entertainment value for $11. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 26, 10:57 2
    - agreed. i always enjoy myself. get a couple of cushions with back support for the next one... -- (link) - Guy Jul 26, 11:00 1
      - I think next time we're just going to try and get a front row of seats. :) -- nm - JaxSean Jul 26, 11:03
- ...and Suzanne is saying this photo is the only proof we ever have of me listening to her. -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 26, 10:49 6
  - why was it 5 hours? -- nm - Epiphany Jul 26, 10:52 5
    - There were 2 matches/bouts/whatever. Doubleheader. - JaxSean Jul 26, 10:56 4
      - sounds like a blast. We went to Bingo. haa. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 26, 10:59 3
        
        They don't have bingo here. :( - JaxSean Jul 26, 11:03 2
        
        it is cheap fun - yall inspired us to get out an ddo something different for a change -- nm - Epiphany Jul 26, 11:11 1
        
        Yay! -- nm - JaxSean Jul 26, 11:13
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- locking people up is great for the economy! -- nm - Guy Jul 26, 10:46
A friend just posted this on Facebook. I love this photo for the story you can construct from it. -- (link) - Dano Jul 26, 10:40 [Image] 1
- That's sad. Pixie upgrades from a cardboard box and look what someone does to his stuff -- nm - oblique Jul 26, 10:41
Mmmmmm....the BBQ pulled chicken is cookin away in the crock pot - prayformojo Jul 26, 10:39 5
- this sounds soooo good ... I never thought about doing chicken BBQ in the crock pot -- nm - JenBro Jul 26, 14:52
- what kinda sides are you serving with that? - 'lia Jul 26, 10:42 2
  - hadn't though about that. probably crescent rolls, baked beans & corn -- nm - prayformojo Jul 26, 10:45 1
    - beans, beans the magical fruit.... - 'lia Jul 26, 10:51
- I'll be there at 5? K? -- nm - oblique Jul 26, 10:40
LYC: I have sweet new tires now. -- nm - loosilu in MA Jul 26, 10:38 7
- takes a bite out of a tire....bleeeech....they're not sweet at all...bitter with a evil chemical after taste -- nm - Zeitgeist Jul 26, 10:47
- Yay! -- nm - 'lia Jul 26, 10:44
- I guess I forgot to mention I got new tires week before last. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 26, 10:39 4
  - Dammit! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 26, 10:40 3
    - I feel quite bad that I forgot to share. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 26, 10:42 2
      - you'll get over it, i'm sure - 'lia Jul 26, 10:46 1
        
        I will endure. - Black Rabbit Jul 26, 11:04
John Dean councils Shirley Sherrod not to sue Andrew Breitbart and Fox News. - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 26, 10:37 1
- The Fox News part would be fun. - Dr.Vermin Jul 26, 10:48
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- Fuckin gifs, how do they work? -- nm - TFox Jul 26, 10:39 4
  - Have you heard of these things called "moving pictures"? - oblique Jul 26, 10:40 3
    - that joke required a few mental connections to get, i guess, so its ok that you whiffed on it. -- nm - TFox Jul 26, 10:42 2
      - I got it, at least. (magnets -WTF!) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 26, 10:44
      - heh -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 26, 10:43
- OK that is just freaky -- nm - amoxy Jul 26, 10:39
David, how far are you into WWZ? - amoxy Jul 26, 10:36 3
- No, I'm only 6% of the way in according to Kindle. But it's boring so far. -- nm - David Jul 26, 10:50 2
  - It was an excellent audiobook because of the voice actors - oblique Jul 26, 10:52
  - There's some solid stories further in. But I find it samey. -- nm - Reagen Jul 26, 10:50
Traditions are traditions. And the "rookies carry the pads" has been a tradition as long as I've followed the NFL...Bryant's being a punk. - Jim Jul 26, 10:32 10
- For $8.5m I'd eat the pads. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 26, 10:38 1
  - Word. -- nm - Jim Jul 26, 10:42
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  - I'm kinda in between. I think he's being a punk, but at the same time, it's still hazing. - musubi, adorable and right Jul 26, 10:47
  - Word. I don't like the duct tape him to the goalpost stuff. That's hazing. - Jim Jul 26, 10:39 1
    - I don';t really see much difference between the four things you mentioned. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 26, 10:40
  - If he wants to take a stand and refuse to go ass to ass, I applaud the man while standing atop a mountain. - TFox Jul 26, 10:37
- I picture it going down where Roy handed him the pads, and Dez points at his face and yells "You will not haze me, sir!" - TFox Jul 26, 10:34 2
  - Ok...THAT would be awesome...but I doubt it went down like that. - Jim Jul 26, 10:35 1
    - More like. - Black Rabbit Jul 26, 10:36
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STIS - Lil Pip wants to know who to jailbreak a Ipod 3GS with 4.0 software - any suggestions or websites? -- nm - Epiphany Jul 26, 10:31 3
- Might have to start here -- (link) - oblique Jul 26, 10:33 2
  - Then I think you can use this information -- (link) - oblique Jul 26, 10:39 1
    - thanks -- nm - Epiphany Jul 26, 10:51
David, I guess my distinction is, there's a difference between "he isn't right" and "I wouldn't touch him". - TFox Jul 26, 10:25 23
- Just to be clear, it's been a full year he's been wrong. - David Jul 26, 10:45 21
  - i haven't followed them, but i was under the impression that nearly everyone on the Diamondbacks was "wrong" this year - Guy Jul 26, 10:51
  - Even if he's messed up as you surmise (despite striking out a batter/inning and walkin less than 2/9inng) they still gave up nothing to get him. - musubi, adorable and right Jul 26, 10:48 7
    - I love how they got four players back, none of whom you've ever seen, yet you know their worth. -- nm - David Jul 26, 10:50 6
      - Not a single one of them ranks in the top 50 prospects...maybe even 100 prospects in baseball seems to be the concensus. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 26, 10:54 2
        
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        I am aware but I trust those lists less and less each year. - David Jul 26, 10:57
      - Four warm bodies of the quality that can be replace in *1* draft. Three of them are in low A, the guy who is in the Majors is a non-tender candidate. - musubi, adorable and right Jul 26, 10:52 2
        
        All kidding aside, your IM means nothing. Blue Jays fans had no idea who Tim Collins was and his story was one *I* knew. -- nm - David Jul 26, 10:54 1
        
        1) Blue Jays fan*s*? 2) I was referring to Angels fans who pay attention to the farm, obvie. (nm) - musubi, adorable and right Jul 26, 10:59
  - I don't think he could come any cheaper with 28 other teams, of whom some presumably would also have interest in his services. -- nm - TFox Jul 26, 10:46 11
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      - Yup. All the more reason to not trade him for magic beans (or worse Joe Saunders). (nm) - musubi, adorable and right Jul 26, 10:50
      - OK, fair enough, I did not know that part. -- nm - TFox Jul 26, 10:48 8
        
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        I've read that the Twinks tried to get him to waive the no-trade to them, to no avail. (nm) - musubi, adorable and right Jul 26, 10:54 5
        
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        Small samples (even half seasons) are weird. Haren's a good pitcher, that's the important thing. (nm) - musubi, adorable and right Jul 26, 11:01 3
        
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        Indeed, I was trying to say that since you'd be acquiring him for 3+ seasons, those samples aren't all that bad. - musubi, adorable and right Jul 26, 11:07
        
        you have to wonder though if his struggles this season weren't the result of him trying to avoid that trend - Guy Jul 26, 11:04
        
        (I just feel that this is almost purely a salary dump, and I hate those trades.) - TFox Jul 26, 10:49
- The PTBNL is rumored to a be a 2009 draftee who's playing his first full season this year. - musubi, adorable and right Jul 26, 10:41
The Haren trade = The Kazmir trade - musubi, adorable and right Jul 26, 10:23 6
- Like how the Angels have made solid pickups in Haren and Callaspo. Wood wasn't working out at 3B -- nm - budice Jul 26, 10:25 5
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    - Yeah, it'll be tough for them. But Harens under contract for essentially 3 more years after this. - musubi, adorable and right Jul 26, 10:36
    - Maybe, maybe not. Texas isn't exactly a 2nd half team. Don't see either in the World Series. It's a rebuild yr. -- nm - budice Jul 26, 10:29 2
      - How do we know Texas isn't a 2nd half team? They've not been good enough to know what you have there. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 26, 10:30 1
        
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Rumor that Microsoft nixed Xbox/Windows gaming interoperability becasue Windows gamers pwn Xbox gamers. - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 26, 10:23 8
- *giggles* - oblique Jul 26, 10:27 6
  - Except I actually had something substantial to say, rather than just parroting some other site's news. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 26, 10:35 4
    - The article I read (perhaps not linked) took exactly the opposite stance of you that Shadowrun and other games like it proved the point that PC gamers - oblique Jul 26, 10:37 3
      - I'm not saying that PC gamers dominate or not. I'm saying the functionality already exists. - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 26, 10:42 2
        
        You seem to be confusing the ability of individual games to do it with the specific project to support it through the actual xbox live/windows live services -- nm - Ender Jul 26, 10:45 1
        
        Not to mention, I'm sure there's a firm policy at Microsoft-owned studios. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 26, 10:46
  - Rumor that Bery nixed ST/Mop posting compatibility because Mop routinely gets pwned by STers. -- nm - TFox Jul 26, 10:28
- When I played games on my PC, I always used a PS2-like controller anyway. It's dumb that they killed it. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 26, 10:27
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I assume that this has already been posted and discussed. -- (link) - Dano Jul 26, 10:20 [Image] 2
- NERDS!!! -- nm - Ogre si Jul 26, 10:21 1
  - *holds up sign protesting Ogres* -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 26, 10:23
Don't haze me, bro! -- nm - TFox Jul 26, 10:19 1
- *tazes you* What? -- nm - Po-po Jul 26, 10:20
Brad Pitt officially signed on to World War Z makes me very happy! -- nm - Jovian Jul 26, 10:19 6
- I am guessing he will be Todd Waino -- nm - amoxy Jul 26, 10:34
- We were in the library on Saturday and they had this in. So after Horns, then The Strain, this is next. - JaxSean Jul 26, 10:22
- WWZ as a movie instead of a mini-series makes me unhappy. - HdnAgnda Jul 26, 10:20 3
  - Who knows. Maybe AMCs Walking Dead will have unprecedented success and they will break this up into 2 films! -- nm - Jovian Jul 26, 10:21 2
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