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Burn it all! Burn it all! (Big Brother spoils) - NWBR on iPhone Jul 29, 17:30 1
- LOL - you could tell he had an affect by the reactions. -- nm - Dano Jul 29, 17:32
ST Poll: What obvious unrealistic plot point do you ignore on your favorite shows? - TWuG Jul 29, 17:25 12
- Michael Scott's continued employment..... -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 29, 17:39
- JUST FINISH THE F**KING STORY!!!!!! -- nm - Ted Mosby's Kids Jul 29, 17:37
- That Glee rehearses multiple new numbers every week that aren't part of their program. -- nm - Dano Jul 29, 17:35
- That Fritz married Brenda Leigh -- nm - prayformojo Jul 29, 17:33 1
  - Why does that one bother you? That never seemed farfetched to me. -- nm - TWuG Jul 29, 17:35
- Scruffy never seems to be doing any janitoring. -- nm - David Jul 29, 17:33
- BSG: There's no such thing as fucking fighter plane spaceships or robots who look like washed up LA cocktail waitresses. -- nm - TFox Jul 29, 17:32
- That Fiona competes with 20 year old smoking hotties and always gets the mark -- nm - amoxy Jul 29, 17:30
- everyone still treats the Sheriff on Eureka like a moron even though he has saved their asses a couple dozen times -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 17:29 1
  - Not everyone. Jo, Henry and Allison usually don't. Fargo always will because that's his personality. - TWuG Jul 29, 17:33
- the fake-out editing on Amazing Race as every leg comes to an end -- nm - chuckles Jul 29, 17:27 1
  - Charlie on 2.5 Men hasn't died from some sort of sexually transmitted disease yet -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 17:28
Andrew may be the worst Big Brother player ever. -- nm - Dano Jul 29, 17:16 8
- he's so strange -- nm - prayformojo Jul 29, 17:28
- this season's entire household are awful -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 17:21 3
  - although Kristen is very hot -- nm - prayformojo Jul 29, 17:29 2
    - fake boobs -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 17:33
    - Weird eyes. -- nm - NWBR on iPhone Jul 29, 17:31
- i've never watched big brother but i would if they put Russell Hantz in the house -- nm - chuckles Jul 29, 17:17 2
  - Maybe if they put Russell Hantz in the same house as Evel Dick -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 17:20
  - he'd just dig up the back yard looking for an idol -- nm - stewie Jul 29, 17:19
Halo: Reach on Psych! - David Jul 29, 17:15
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- Are you willing to potentially exclude a great candidate because of this? -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 29, 18:27
- well, here's the thing. If they're seeing the job online, there's a bit of an expectation that they should also be able to apply online via email. - Callisto Jul 29, 17:30 3
  - (Going further, is there a click to apply button in your craigslist ad?) - Callisto Jul 29, 17:32 1
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- Out of interest, why do you want applicants to physically mail the CV rather than email it? -- nm - Roger More Jul 29, 17:18 5
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    - Ah, thanks. I was wondering if this was some weeding exercise :) -- nm - Roger More Jul 29, 17:29 1
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    - print out their resume if its good enough for consideration -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 17:26
  - (and 1 - but I would keep any emails in a folder that I would only look at if I didn't get a good enough applicant through the mail) -- nm - Roger More Jul 29, 17:20
- 1 - It's to be expected, I think. Just hit delete. - CovingtonCat Jul 29, 17:15
- to me it wouldn't be worth getting annoyed about it, i'd just discard it out of hand -- nm - prayformojo Jul 29, 17:14
- not unexpected since so much job stuff is all online now; but I'd consider responding: - b. Jul 29, 17:14
- 4 --- it's bad comprehension, but I think most electronic comms are going to get electronic responses. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 29, 17:13
- *delete* If theyt can't follow that simple rule, then they don't deserve consideration -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 17:12 6
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    - I get a similar situation, I ask wedding clients to call me as its easier to discuss their wedding verbally than to keyboard answers to personal quest - zeitgeist Jul 29, 17:25
    - if the physical ones are good, then delete. -- nm - mafic Jul 29, 17:23
  - *ding*. It's not a matter of annoyance, it's a matter of throwing it in the discard pile. heh. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 17:13 2
    - (Think of it as an investment in preventing future annoyance) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 17:14 1
      - right -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 17:23
No story, just a headline, but deadline.com is saying Ellen is out of American Idol. -- nm - Dano Jul 29, 16:56 6
- So does Variety. DeGeneres' exit is part of the massive "Idol" overhaul currently underway, as Fox and producers look to reboot the popular brand. -- nm - H-Mogul Jul 29, 16:59 1
  - They should hire that kid from Journey to the Center of the Earth -- nm - Dano Jul 29, 16:59
- problem solved! - Idol Producers Jul 29, 16:58 3
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    - maybe they could get Don Rickles to replace him, or who's the guy with nasty dog hand puppet? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 17:21
    - oh for sure, but Ellen will be hung out as the initial scapegoat -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 17:13
Tickets purchased for Saturday night's Portland vs Harrisburg game. Any prospects I should be looking for? -- nm - Dano Jul 29, 16:51
Hmm...I just popped in a Netflix Blu-Ray and got this msg: "WARNING: Your Blu-Ray player requires an update in order to play this disc." - kelly Jul 29, 16:25 3
- sounds like your player's firmware needs updated. -- nm - chuckles Jul 29, 17:13
- I've had this happen with xbox games. -- nm - mafic Jul 29, 16:59
- I've heard of it happening, but I've never seen it. Just another thing to slow down the loading of the disc. heh. - Beryllium Jul 29, 16:53
So, ESPN's excuse for burying that non-story is that Arash Markazi didn't ID himself? - Will Hunting Jul 29, 16:22 1
- Deadspin is all over them on this (and rightly so) -- (link) - Beaker Jul 29, 16:58
Basil Marceaux, Tennessee's next governor -- (link) - Reagen Jul 29, 16:21 [youtube] 4
- "and if they ask me to move my office one moe time, I'm going to burn down the building." -- nm - mafic Jul 29, 17:03
- Sarah Palin has herself a running mate! -- nm - stewie Jul 29, 16:57
- Colbert's bit on our republican candidates is *fabulous*. - Callisto Jul 29, 16:36 1
  - Yep, replaying now. Fantastic. -- nm - nubby Jul 29, 16:52
The extremely rare Four Year Old Bathtime Meltdown Dance Party f/Abby is in full effect one floor above me. - prayformojo Jul 29, 16:18 3
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- Oh, so *that's* what I hear over here! - kelly Jul 29, 16:28
- heh - they never grow out of tantrums - the subject matter just changes - Epiphany Jul 29, 16:19
LIR: MojaveMeg - Probably one more day. Currently at 4.999. -- nm - not2fast Jul 29, 16:15 1
- I know ;) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 29, 16:21
You would not believe the issue I'm having with Amazon right now. - David Jul 29, 16:14 13
- Wow - guess I should count my blessings - I returned an item on Monday and already had my GC credited back... - kelly Jul 29, 16:17 11
  - Oh come on! What's with the wound-salt? (nm) - David Jul 29, 16:19 10
    - My wound was thinking I could buy a wedding band off Amazon and it would be nice! - kelly Jul 29, 16:20 9
      - mine's also available on amazon, and it looks nice - but I guess that's different than yours :) -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 29, 16:44 2
        
        I was trying to be smart at the time, as I didn't have a job. "What would kinda look like what I want, but at a fraction of the cost?" - kelly Jul 29, 16:48 1
        
        that looks like my wife's wedding band, somewhat -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 16:52
      - I just wanted a new TiVo. -- nm - David Jul 29, 16:21 5
        
        You know that it's the Collective that's now become sentient and stopped Amazon's credit system, right? - Will Hunting Jul 29, 16:23 1
        
        Meh, the human race had a good run. The instant pixie learned to type, our fate was sealed anyway. -- nm - David Jul 29, 16:24
        
        My gawd man, how many do you need? - Epiphany Jul 29, 16:21 2
        
        The one we got in January tore up. - David Jul 29, 16:23 1
        
        heh - good reason -- nm - Epiphany Jul 29, 16:29
- Amateurs! -- nm - Overstock Jul 29, 16:15
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/mails pixie the New Kids on the Block Comic Tour issue #2 comic. - Remlik Jul 29, 16:13 2
- i'm sure it would make a better movie than anything Marvel or DC have coming down the pike -- nm - chuckles Jul 29, 17:16
- There's a pizza place here that has magazine covers on the walls, all from the early 2000s. One that made me laugh was an NSYNC fan mag that said - Reagen Jul 29, 16:15
I'm sure you are all just *dying* to hear about my new job. - kelly Jul 29, 16:07 27
- What about the cookies? -- nm - Dano Jul 29, 16:49
- Nice! (If you need something posted here, let's work out some sort of passenger pigeon system and I'll keep everyone updated) -- nm - prayformojo Jul 29, 16:20 2
  - I tried sending NWBR an email via phone today - it didn't work - I miss gmail at work. -- nm - kelly Jul 29, 16:28
  - "apparently kelly doesn't like the new Kings of Leon either" -- nm - Reagen Jul 29, 16:21
- Whoo Hoo! Did you already ask for the Wedding off? -- nm - amoxy Jul 29, 16:18 8
  - oh yes, they already know the days I need off and they have no problems with it. (nmb amoxy) - kelly Jul 29, 16:20 7
    - Atlanta received as well. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 29, 16:25 3
      - So did my uncle near San Fran - I think we're going to wind up with a photog more concerned with perfection than anyone we could pay. - kelly Jul 29, 16:26 2
        
        Hehe.......yeah, that's fantastic. - Will Hunting Jul 29, 16:33 1
        
        check your gmail. -- nm - kelly Jul 29, 16:39
    - I got it...Very cute - amoxy Jul 29, 16:23 2
      - Better shave the legs then. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 29, 16:25
      - Noooo. - kelly Jul 29, 16:24
- Yay for successful employment!! -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 29, 16:17 1
  - seriously. -- nm - kelly Jul 29, 16:18
- tour supervisor sounds like a pompous ass -- nm - CQ Jul 29, 16:14
- I was wondering - glad you like it so far - they seem to like you! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 29, 16:13 3
  - It's still in the weird "new person" stage - I really only know 2 people by name - my supervisor and my trainer. - kelly Jul 29, 16:18 2
    - You are a very nice person - people will start to get to know you and it will grow more comfortable - Epiphany Jul 29, 16:21 1
      - Oh yeah, but I am also super bitchy at times, too. - kelly Jul 29, 16:24
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 16:13
- excellent! -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 16:13
- Sounds great so far - congrats! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 29, 16:11
- No need to steal creamer from the break room, hooray! (nm) - musubi Jul 29, 16:10 2
  - I did receive an email yesterday that all the creamer delivered yesterday was out of code, so I don't think I'll be pocketing any any time soon. :p -- nm - kelly Jul 29, 16:11 1
    - It might just be a trick to keep you from stealing it. Be wary of their tricks. (nm) - musubi Jul 29, 16:12
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nmb Kelly... - Krusty Jul 29, 16:02 6
- sfek... - Krusty Jul 29, 16:05 5
  - I just planted them in Miracle-Gro potting soil. Hopefully that does the trick. - kelly Jul 29, 16:09 4
    - Not bad, sounds like you're doing well otherwise. - Krusty Jul 29, 16:12 3
      - Mine are all potted now - I can't wait til I live in a place where I can have a small vegetable garden somewhere. - kelly Jul 29, 16:16 2
        
        Yup, would love a small plot. Sounds like you're doing just fine with the pots. Peppers are great to grow. Herbs can be tough depending on what you - Krusty Jul 29, 16:31 1
        
        I unsuccessfully tried mint - the basil has been okay, but it's starting to die. I've been picking off the leaves bit by bit and drying them out so I - kelly Jul 29, 16:32
Mop, HAH! - amoxy Jul 29, 16:00 1
- F*CKER! -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 29, 16:00
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- Romney/Pawlenty 2012: A Mitt, a Paw, but no hand-out for you. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 29, 16:01 2
  - oh well done. -- nm - Remlik Jul 29, 16:11
  - *snirk* -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 16:07
- It's not worth much, but that fits 100% with what my only good Republican connection says. -- nm - NWBR on iPhone Jul 29, 15:57 2
  - What does Chad Pennington's dad say? (nm) - musubi Jul 29, 15:57 1
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- They'll call them "Palin-ty" -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 29, 15:55
And it goes in one ear, and right out the other. -- nm - Tim Jul 29, 15:53 3
- did you see Ike's bomb. He ca-rushed that ball. (nm) - musubi Jul 29, 15:55 1
  - Just watched it. Wow. -- nm - Tim Jul 29, 15:59
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Thor trailer for those who haven't seen it yet. Hurry up before it gets pulled. -- (link) - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 29, 15:52 4
- The best bits are the parts with the guy from SHIELD at the beginning and end. Beyond that... meh. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 29, 15:58 3
  - Is that supposed to be Beta Ray Bill at the end? -- nm - David Jul 29, 16:19 1
    - Spoils - Will Hunting Jul 29, 16:39
  - I've never read the comic book but it seems like an ok early summer action movie. - Fuzzy Jul 29, 16:02
Idiocy! I send a letter to Rick at pawn Stars giving info of me as a comic art expert [he really got hosed on the Lil Abner sunday] and I get back a - peglegpete Jul 29, 15:50 13
- you should go by and tell them why they fucked up. -- nm - Remlik Jul 29, 16:01 1
  - no, I shoukld go by there and buy my Summer Stalkee a Chumley t-shirt. half the store is now ashtrays, shot glasses & other show merchandise -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 16:03
- That may just be their automated response. They may still read your letter and escalate. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 29, 15:53 1
  - I know -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 16:01
- Couldn't you just go into the shop? (nm) - musubi Jul 29, 15:52 8
  - I've been there 4 times to look at stuff and drop off my card as an expert in the comics field - peglegpete Jul 29, 16:01 7
    - Just out of curiousity, what makes someone an 'expert in the comic field'? - kelly Jul 29, 16:11 6
      - When ridding myself of my comic book collection, I had to have it appraised. It was painful as I knew more than the appraiser. - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 29, 16:52
      - As I understand, he's old school in the industry. -- nm - David Jul 29, 16:15 1
        
        yup. I know almost nothing of comics since 2000 -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 16:17
      - some colleges now have courses in comics, but I have been dealing/collecting original comic art since the early 1970's and wrote 1/2 the price guide. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 16:15
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        *giggle* -- nm - kelly Jul 29, 16:27
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to me my board! -- nm - the Silver Surfer Jul 29, 15:49

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