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So Will, we were talking about the Jays' young Cuban shortstop a couple weeks ago...A follow-up on the promotion from A-ball. - Name Withheld By Request Jul 27, 08:29 1
- Still can't field the ball to save his life and he's not hitting well enough to cover it. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 27, 08:39
Baltimore Ravens massive rookie nose guard Terrence "Mount" Cody flunked the team's mandatory conditioning test and was held out of the first practice -- nm - David Jul 27, 08:28 8
- Is it just me or are the Ravens having a bad off season? -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 27, 08:38 1
  - Only the past 3 days. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 27, 08:39
- what is a mandatory conditioning test ? -- nm - decline Jul 27, 08:30 3
  - It's usually a series of basic calisthenics like wind sprints, pushups et al. -- nm - David Jul 27, 08:32 2
    - oof. that's not good. -- nm - decline Jul 27, 08:33 1
      - IIRC, two years ago Casey Hampton was forced to run laps for the first half of camp because Tomlin didn't like his conditioning. - Fuzzy Jul 27, 08:37
- So our first 2 picks are 1) so out of shape, he's a danger to himself and 2) recovering from a drunken fall resulting in a fractured skull. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 27, 08:30 1
  - Got anyone who was caught in a Georgia nightclub? -- nm - Big Ben Jul 27, 08:35
musician Nick Cave to write the new Crow movie.... - Remlik Jul 27, 08:25 2
- that GLADI sequel sounds very strange. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 27, 08:28
- I doubt it will be better than the first one, but probably can't be worse than the sequels -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 08:26
The local band I've pimped on here (and I sent many of you who donated one of their songs) had their EP released today on Amazon & iTunes for $3.61 -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 27, 08:18
My computer and net connection is as slow as Christmas right now. -- nm - Loyola Jul 27, 08:18
Holy crap I think we're caught up! Amazing. Only two and one half hours of work today. Out at 8:30am and finished at 11:00am. - CQ Jul 27, 08:10 1
- I'm totally jealous of your work-life. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 27, 08:11
speaking of...remember when we let an entire group go last December because their function was going to be automated, and brought in temps to cover... - znufrii Jul 27, 08:08 1
- good grief -- nm - Epiphany Jul 27, 08:23
SLACK leadership: expect an application from Shinobi, if he does join up it will bump us to #11 (he will also hit up the other members of his old All) -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 08:06
Two regrets from my whirlwind trip to Topeka. No time to meat truman for dinner. An no time to visit this in Topeka -- (link) - ty97 Jul 27, 08:00 2
- "Meat truman for dinner" sounds so...Hannibal Lecter. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 27, 08:19 1
  - you mean brainy? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 27, 08:23
So, I wonder who the #1 baseball draft pick is next season? - Will Hunting Jul 27, 08:00 3
- A college kid who recently wrecked his knee the week after ESPN described him as a foregone conclusion to go #1 overall. - David Jul 27, 08:05 2
  - Rice third baseman Anthony Rendon suffered a fracture-dislocation of his ankle. - David Jul 27, 08:08 1
    - Oh, this is the kid that Baseball America still puts on their list. - Will Hunting Jul 27, 08:18
temp protocal question - so, assuming i'm still here in two weeks (no evidence that i won't be)... and i need to take Aug 12 and 13 off... - Andie Jul 27, 07:56 18
- tell both and at least a week I would think. -- nm - decline Jul 27, 07:59
- I say the earlier, the better. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 27, 07:59 9
  - okay, but does that seem presumptuous? -- nm - Andie Jul 27, 08:00 8
    - no, not at all. they'll need to arrange for proper cookie coverage. -- nm - Diva Jul 27, 08:07 4
      - i've been promoted, i now log and deposit all cheques (there are 55 separate corporations run from this office.) this takes ages! -- nm - Andie Jul 27, 08:25 2
        
        then 2 weeks heads up should be more than okay and not presumptuous at all. -- nm - Diva Jul 27, 08:31
        
        The solution is obvious. - JaxSean Jul 27, 08:31
      - heh -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 08:07
    - no - znufrii Jul 27, 08:02
    - nah, seems professional. wasn't an issue before, potentially is now. plus they've brought up dates later than that already. -- nm - TFox Jul 27, 08:02
    - that you'll still be there? I don't think so. I'd tell the temp agency, then tell them there to give them the heads-up. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 27, 08:01
- about a weeks notice I would think be fine... -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 07:58
- I'd give two weeks heads up, and mention it to the temp agency first -- nm - znufrii Jul 27, 07:57 1
  - this -- nm - TFox Jul 27, 07:59
- Tell the people you are temping for now. -- nm - lileve Jul 27, 07:57
- I was told a few month and here I am three years later. -- nm - lileve Jul 27, 07:57 2
  - I was originally here as a last minute cover for a maternity leave. - znufrii Jul 27, 07:58
  - oh, that's not happening. i won't let it. -- nm - Andie Jul 27, 07:57
Dutch court OK's 14 year old girl to try and sail around the world solo -- (link) - Beaker Jul 27, 07:50
I forgot how much fun it was to pillage in Ikariam. - Mel Profit Jul 27, 07:46 12
- What are the pillage rules in DARK? -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 27, 08:53
- sidenote: I have a bunch of spare sulfur and lumber right now if someone you know of needs it. - JaxSean Jul 27, 07:48 9
  - can you donate it regularly? - Mel Profit Jul 27, 07:50 8
    - Sure. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 27, 07:51 7
      - great, we'll have you start it during the next review in about 2 weeks. - Mel Profit Jul 27, 07:53 6
        
        I just checked and I have over 200k in all. - JaxSean Jul 27, 07:58 3
        
        the other thing to consider is... - Mel Profit Jul 27, 08:00 2
        
        Those always confuse me. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 27, 08:06 1
        
        unless you have a high level embassy you really can only do one at a time. - Mel Profit Jul 27, 08:08
        
        I keep selling it to them so some people still it :) Cloe gets it at 1 while other players get it at whatever they are offering... -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 07:56 1
        
        very good. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 27, 07:57
- ~nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah Leader~ -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 07:47
what would you to to raise $15,000 over the course of the weekend to keep the bank from foreclosing on your home? -- (link) - znufrii Jul 27, 07:39 2
- Good for him. If I were desperate enough I'd turn to the web for help too. -- nm - lileve Jul 27, 07:54
- Whatever it takes - at least he's making an effort. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 27, 07:46
And that's what I like to see....... "Yanks, Sox nose to nose for Scott Downs" -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Jul 27, 07:33 9
- Red Sox rumored to be sellers? - Mel Profit Jul 27, 07:39 8
  - i call shenanigans. they're what, 3 games out of the wild card? 4? - TFox Jul 27, 07:56 7
    - 5 games out behind Tampa. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 27, 07:59 1
      - yeah, but they're due for 2 or 3 more perfect games against them the rest of the way. - TFox Jul 27, 08:05
    - yeah that's bs. PLENTY can happen in 2 months. -- nm - Diva Jul 27, 07:58 4
      - esp. when half the team has effectively been in cryostasis. - TFox Jul 27, 08:01 3
        
        cryostasis...cryogenics...freezing...freezer. ..ICE CREAM!!!! -- nm - Diva Jul 27, 08:15 1
        
        *laughing* - Mel Profit Jul 27, 08:16
        
        I stayed up and watched almost the entire game. - Mel Profit Jul 27, 08:03
airline forgets about 9-year-old, leaves him sitting in O'Hare for 8 hours. -- (link) - znufrii Jul 27, 07:26 11
- Also, I'm glad to know they have isolated rooms where the kids gets to watch TV, away from the bustle of the airport itself. - ty97 Jul 27, 08:01
- in the kids seat on the wing? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 27, 08:00
- I'm constantly amazed that parents entrust their children to airlines. - ty97 Jul 27, 07:46 3
  - I think it was easier when I was a kid. My parents could walk me on to the plane, then non-stop, and my grandparents met me *at* the gate. - JaxSean Jul 27, 07:51 1
    - I believe they still give gate passes to allow parents through security to drop off / meet children at the gate. -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 07:52
  - yeah really, they tend to do such a great job with people's luggage... -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 07:48
- (a) I'm not sure I'd send my 9-year old on a trip with a layover, and (b) that poor kid. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 27, 07:29 4
  - yup, I only ever flew non-stops on my own as a kid. -- nm - znufrii Jul 27, 07:31 3
    - Me too, and I flew every summer from Colorado to Philadelphia. - JaxSean Jul 27, 07:32 2
      - of course, it helps if one of the destinations is a major hub - znufrii Jul 27, 07:34 1
        
        True -- nm - JaxSean Jul 27, 07:43
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- Every sports fan has 1 trade they will cringe about for the rest of eternity - Strongbad Jul 27, 07:26
Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, accuses Paul the Octopus of spreading "western propaganda and superstition." - Loyola Jul 27, 07:13 7
- *sends Red Wing playoff tickets to Ahmadinejad* -- nm - zork Jul 27, 07:40
- Paul is a witch, burn him! -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 07:21 2
  - (with some butter and lemon) -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 07:22 1
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- *blink* -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 07:16 1
  - Hates: Israel...check. Hates: the Great Satan...check. Hates: Mollusks...*pause* -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 27, 07:18
- I'd pay big to see Ahmadinejad debate Insane Clown Posse. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 27, 07:14
Maurice Clarett taking classes at Ohio State after 3 1/2 years in prison. -- (link) - Don Homer Jul 27, 07:11 1
- Ahh, the Scarlet & Grey Goose, the gift that keeps on giving. -- nm - Ender Jul 27, 07:51
So...the Twinkies scored a few runs last night... -- nm - Diva Jul 27, 07:08 2
- mmhhhh, lard. -- nm - lileve Jul 27, 07:27
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US Department of Defence is unable to account properly for 96% of Iraq reconstruction money. -- (link) - Don Homer Jul 27, 07:08
Chris Coghlan out for a while due to post-game celebration gone awry. - David Jul 27, 07:00 8
- He should stick to playing Kurt on Glee. -- nm - nubby Jul 27, 08:34
- "He was hurt Sunday while delivering a pie in the face" There's a phrase that's never been written before. -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 07:04 4
  - At least not since the 20's. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 27, 07:08 3
    - Maybe he was doing the Lindy Hop? -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 27, 07:49
    - "Why did we even start the celebratory banana peel race?!" -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 07:10
    - ~...and that's how Vaudeville died...~ -- nm - Diva Jul 27, 07:10
- how do you injure your knee while delivering a pie to the face? -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 27, 07:03 1
  - maybe if it is your face. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 27, 07:17
"Also included were university textbooks for his daughter, pornographic videos for his son, plastic surgery for his wife, a burial plot for his mother -- (link) - Don Homer Jul 27, 07:00 5
- I kinda want to be rich enough to have a famous rock band come play our parties. - Mel Profit Jul 27, 07:44 3
  - ST Poll: What bands would you have come play your party? - Mel Profit Jul 27, 07:48 2
    - Tragically Hip, The Trews, The Wiggles -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 07:58
    - Sick Puppies, Vallejo, H.I.M. Def Leppard -- nm - Epiphany Jul 27, 07:58
- World's best boss! -- nm - mara Jul 27, 07:13
On a related note, watched The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers last night. (was an Oscar nominee for best doc, - Don Homer Jul 27, 06:58
Wikileaks documents say that 4 Canadian soldiers killed in 2006 were in fact killed by friendly US fire... -- (link) - Beaker Jul 27, 06:54 6
- I'm of two minds about this stuff. The military shouldn't needlessly cover up this stuff, but - it's war. Shit's gonna happen. -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 07:01 4
  - when you talk to anyone who's seen combat this becomes very obvious. - Mel Profit Jul 27, 07:05 2
    - i continue to stand by my actions. -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 07:07 1
      - We were totally asking for it by defending our side of the bridge! -- nm - David Jul 27, 07:08
  - Right. I accept that innocent people are going to die in war. That's why my threshold for going to war is so high. -- nm - Dano Jul 27, 07:04
- The difference in the reporting of this between US media and foreign media (BBC etc) is quite telling. - Don Homer Jul 27, 06:56
I'm not a huge fan of White Collar, but the political story last week *killed*. -- nm - David Jul 27, 06:51 6
- Mozzi supporting the project was hysterical. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 27, 06:52 5
  - Exactly. "You should read a newspaper sometime." -- nm - David Jul 27, 06:53 4
    - I think this is probably my favorite of the USA originals at current - Will Hunting Jul 27, 06:54 3
      - It just doesn't grab me. It feels like a low grade Leverage clone. - David Jul 27, 06:56 2
        
        Burn Notice lost me 2 years ago when I went on weird schedule. - Will Hunting Jul 27, 06:58
        
        It's weird. It doesn't remind me of Leverage at all, really, but I do like Psych and Burn Notice better out of the USA shows. -- nm - Callisto Jul 27, 06:58
North Dakota and Alaska lead the country in job creation -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 27, 06:51 1
- "we created 7!" -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 06:54
Pippy, you need to kick it up a notch. - JaxSean Jul 27, 06:50 5
- Holy CRAP!! - Epiphany Jul 27, 07:59 1
  - Yes, we like a little meat on our men. -- nm - lileve Jul 27, 08:33
- Is that your number? Gosh, your going to be a skeleton! -- nm - lileve Jul 27, 06:51 2
  - 165 is the number I've seen out there as my "ideal weight" for my height and age. - JaxSean Jul 27, 06:56 1
    - Good for you, you're an inspiration. - lileve Jul 27, 07:24
I've got it. Hungry Hungry Hippos on a plane! -- nm - Strongbad Jul 27, 06:46 9
- internet porn has totally ruined Hungry Hungry Hippos for me. -- nm - zork Jul 27, 07:15
- I'm developing Operation into a one hour weekly drama for CBS. -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 06:49 6
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    - Chutes and Ladders needs to be in 3D to get the full impact. -- nm - David Jul 27, 06:52 4
      - Surely they can make Trouble into a horror movie? Popamatic bubble of death! -- nm - Strongbad Jul 27, 06:54 1
        
        Reversi - totally avant garde - make the whole film in black and white - decline Jul 27, 06:55
      - I could be wrong...but I think "Sor-ry" could easliy be the "toe-pick" for this generation. -- nm - Jim Jul 27, 06:54 1
        
        set in Canada, natch -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 06:54
- Are humans the edibles in this scenario? -- nm - David Jul 27, 06:47
It's Battleship... with aliens... and Rihanna... - decline Jul 27, 06:46 4
- You sank mah battleship...now Ima have to take mah shirt off. -- nm - McBongo's Battleship Audition Jul 27, 06:59
- Unless Deevs fantastically perfect suggestion is accurate.....i'm not holding out hope. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 27, 06:50
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  - I like Taylor Kitsch and that Alex Skarsgard guy too. -- nm - Diva Jul 27, 06:49
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well, they've figured out where the Higgs boson *isn't*... -- (link) - znufrii Jul 27, 06:43 6
- I like that Tony Hayward isn't being outright fired but being sent to the Eastern Front. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 27, 06:45 4
  - yeah. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 27, 06:59
  - never was there more a man who just wanted to dig a hole and hide in it. -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 06:50 1
    - I just want to know how serious the position is that he's moving into. - Mel Profit Jul 27, 06:56
  - *moves this up one* -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 27, 06:45
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