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*sniff sniff* It smells like someone cooked cat food. ugh. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 12:48 3
- Interesting. It appears as though you're smelling pixie's future. nm - Dignan Aug 3, 12:52
- dammit pixie, it's not that bad yet! - Diva Aug 3, 12:51 1
  - sonuva. nm - Dignan Aug 3, 12:52
SITWAP - Toronto area residents, because of a massive solar flare, we could see the Northern Lights tonight or tomorrow. Make sure you look! - Andie Aug 3, 12:46 3
- I just looked out the window - zork Aug 3, 12:48 2
  - they usually get posted on the site. -- nm - Andie Aug 3, 12:49 1
    - they probably get posted on redflagdeals too -- nm - zork Aug 3, 12:50
I'm watching Nights in Rodanthe and I totally should have seen that coming. -- nm - David Aug 3, 12:44 1
- i'd read the book years ago and (not really a spoiler) - kare Aug 3, 12:45
No foolin', this sentence is on the WashPost.com front page right now: - prayformojo Aug 3, 12:43 1
- Hee -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 3, 12:46
and there it is. time to look for a new job - chuckles Aug 3, 12:38 28
- Dude. Drag. Good luck. -- nm - landbeck Aug 3, 12:52
- this sounds like a job for.....superman!....nm - x Aug 3, 12:48
- hope this doesn't put you out too much. You going to look for something in the same field? -- nm - zork Aug 3, 12:47
- i hope Dano has an extra pair of glasses your can use - Danedukenuuk Aug 3, 12:46
- Wishing you the best. -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 3, 12:46
- sorry dood. -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 12:45 1
  - unrelated - nmbtfox - Diva Aug 3, 12:50
- I'm sorry. -- nm - lileve Aug 3, 12:45
- crap. sorry to hear but glad you're fairly positive about it. - kare Aug 3, 12:44
- sorry to hear this, pix -- nm - prayformojo Aug 3, 12:44
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- aw, very sorry. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 12:43
- sorry dude -- nm - ty97 Aug 3, 12:43
- So sorry. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 3, 12:41
- It's their loss. -- nm - David Aug 3, 12:41
- uh-oh. sorry. best wishes going forward. -- nm - Diva Aug 3, 12:40 1
  - i think the for-profit education sector is the place to be -- nm - chuckles Aug 3, 12:42
- sucks. - znufrii Aug 3, 12:40 2
  - honestly, this place is soooo shady, i don't care one way or the other (except for the $$ part) -- nm - chuckles Aug 3, 12:41
  - It's a sign to start up the ST commune. - JaxSean Aug 3, 12:41
- dude. sorry. it's apparently the "in" thing though. -- nm - Andie Aug 3, 12:39 2
  - eh, he may get it back up and running in a few weeks/months so it may not be a permanent thing - chuckles Aug 3, 12:41 1
    - yeah, that's not so bad. - Andie Aug 3, 12:44
- sorry to hear this - good luck. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 3, 12:39
- whoa. sorry man. :( -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 12:39
- Best wishes dude. - Don Homer Aug 3, 12:39
- Sorry, that sucks. -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 12:39
- :( -- nm - Guigue Aug 3, 12:39
sitmop: Ryan Murphy (Glee, Nip/Tuck) on future plans for Glee Season 2 and The Chenoweth. -- (link) - Diva Aug 3, 12:37
My brother is watching WCW wrestling circa 1992 right now. It is time capsule hilarious. -- nm - ty97 Aug 3, 12:27 5
- "That Flying Brian Pillman seems like such a nice kid." -- nm - David Aug 3, 12:29 4
  - We just watched him beat some Voltron-dressed dude from Japan - ty97 Aug 3, 12:32 3
    - Jushin Thunder Liger? -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 3, 12:43 2
      - *googles* Yep, that's him -- nm - ty97 Aug 3, 12:48
      - I miss Muta. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 3, 12:47
Local businessman's $1.4 million tax refund check stolen...... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Aug 3, 12:20 4
- the 45th richest man in the world according to Forbes -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 3, 12:48
- Pocket Change: "The $1.4 million would represent around 0.12 percent of Bren's reported net worth of $12 billion" -- nm - decline Aug 3, 12:26 1
  - Yep, the Irvine Company pretty much owns Orange County. -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 3, 12:27
- don't worry, it'll trickle down -- nm - chuckles Aug 3, 12:22
So, NBA Jam will be a download for the XBox360 and PS3. Woohoo, right? Except EA will make you buy NBA Elite 11 for $59.99 to get it. -- (link) - Inigo Aug 3, 12:18 1
- That really sucks. I want nothing to do with NBA Elite 11, but I'd love to play some NBA Jam. That's crap! -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 12:21
"So Barney, say there's a guy named...Starney, who is married Blamantha. Do you think Starney would share work information with Blamantha?" - musubi Aug 3, 12:13 1
- heh. does Debra know that Barney is Samantha's hubby, and applying for the job? i wonder what her motivation is. you'd think he - kare Aug 3, 12:21
When you rent a car, do you always get the insurance via the rental company? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 12:12 19
- No. Between my insurance and my credit card it's covered. -- nm - pmb Aug 3, 12:49
- the car co's insurance will try to weasel out any coverage you paid for anyway, obviously operator err - zeitgeist Aug 3, 12:26 2
  - so . . . don't drink? -- nm - chuckles Aug 3, 12:28 1
    - "no way on the coverage, bitches! it doesn't even cover me when i drink and drive!" -- nm - kare Aug 3, 12:32
- "Oh, I want the insurance, because I plan to beat the hell out of this car." -- nm - David Aug 3, 12:21
- When my brother rented a lot for work, I think he usually did, at least at first. - TFox Aug 3, 12:17
- never. my current auto insurance covers it. call your insurance agent to be sure, though. -- nm - kare Aug 3, 12:17 1
  - This. It only cost like an additional $2/month for it. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 12:24
- No. Most regular auto coverage will cover it, plus credit card may cover it as well. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 3, 12:15
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- Nope. (nm) - musubi Aug 3, 12:14
- I never do - Epiphany Aug 3, 12:13
- hell naws -- nm - chuckles Aug 3, 12:13 6
  - So how do you handle liability insurance? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 12:13 5
    - i pay for insurance on my car that doesn't work -- nm - chuckles Aug 3, 12:15 4
      - dude - you're Joe Gillis in Sunset Blvd. Find yourself an older and attractive sugar-mama and help her write a script for a new series on TNT. - Diva Aug 3, 12:20 3
        
        Mimi Rogers - chuckles Aug 3, 12:21 2
        
        me luvs her very much. -- nm - zork Aug 3, 12:49
        
        yeha and every once in a while she could threaten to write a tell-all about Tom Cruise. You could ghost-write. -- nm - Diva Aug 3, 12:23
Thanks for your opinions. Interesting stuff. -- nm - prayformojo Aug 3, 12:09 15
- Is the guy Barney Stinson or Barney the Dinosaur? -- nm - amoxy Aug 3, 12:16 2
  - Barney Stinson would get the job. That guy's awesome. - Tim Aug 3, 12:18 1
    - Nip it in the bud! -- nm - Deputy Fife Aug 3, 12:34
- I can't believe this guy made it past the HR screening. He shouldn't even be a candidate. -- nm - Fuzzy Aug 3, 12:16 1
  - i disagree. he's applying for a job that doesn't report up through his wife; it's a different department. - kare Aug 3, 12:27
- I'm really curious about the "forbidden to ask" portion - Will Hunting Aug 3, 12:12 8
  - Is it something that would be illegal to discriminate a hiring decision based on someone's spouse? - TFox Aug 3, 12:43 2
    - essentially, this. -- nm - prayformojo Aug 3, 12:46
    - yeah, good point. this way they can find another excuse not to hire him. -- nm - kare Aug 3, 12:46
  - Well, you are not supposed to ask a candiate whether they are married or not - amoxy Aug 3, 12:34
  - i'm sure it would be an uncomfortable and extremely touchy subject, especially if it's an issue that's never been publicly acknowledged or moderated - kare Aug 3, 12:31 2
    - If it's this big an issue of concern, it should be asked, not forbidden. - Will Hunting Aug 3, 12:34 1
      - corporate politics, man. rarely does it ever make sense. -- nm - kare Aug 3, 12:36
  - me too - can you rephrase it some how? cause that is huge -- nm - Epiphany Aug 3, 12:14
- *soapbox* I'll add that qualifications are maybe half of what makes a good candidate. - con_carne Aug 3, 12:11
LIR - ty97 - Ceregon is in the south bay area - when he's not in Vegas :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 3, 12:08 7
- when he's in Vegas, he's on his back. - Epiphany Aug 3, 12:13 6
  - Let Pippy be Pippy -- nm - Fuzzy Aug 3, 12:17 5
    - it is Cabana Boy season - Epiphany Aug 3, 12:24 1
      - sweeps week episode. -- nm - Diva Aug 3, 12:24
    - "Pippy Being Pippy" should be a reality show on The Crash Channel. - Diva Aug 3, 12:22 2
      - me carrying a blender of margs around sloshing it on valets as I get out of the sports car - Epiphany Aug 3, 12:25 1
        
        La Dolce Vita con Pippy. -- nm - Diva Aug 3, 12:27
Finding old episodes of Flying Blind makes me so, so happy. - David Aug 3, 12:08
SITWAP: $10,000 in coins are buried in NYC and there's a contest to find it. -- (link) - Krusty Aug 3, 12:07 20
- LIR - znufrii Aug 3, 12:13 18
  - also - znufrii Aug 3, 12:15 17
    - Thanks. I'm trying to plan a trip there, I'm waiting on the woman to let me know when she can get off work. I need to get away and I can't - Krusty Aug 3, 12:19 16
      - at the rate things are going... - znufrii Aug 3, 12:21 15
        
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        we'll see. - znufrii Aug 3, 12:37 7
        
        Does she like Portland and the idea of living there? -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 12:40 5
        
        she's a little freaked out by being so far away from the family, which is understandable - znufrii Aug 3, 12:42 4
        
        I understand that, it's the same issue I'm having. - Krusty Aug 3, 12:45 1
        
        it helps that I'll have a lot of family around. - znufrii Aug 3, 12:48
        
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        that too. - znufrii Aug 3, 12:45
        
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        Nice. I guess you could stay an extra day or get in a day early. I hope you see some nice places - Krusty Aug 3, 12:23 5
        
        we'll see... - znufrii Aug 3, 12:26 3
        
        Please do, I'm very interested. Also, have you set a date and did I miss it? -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 12:29 2
        
        yes, I'll shoot you the details tonight. -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 12:31 1
        
        Sweet! - Krusty Aug 3, 12:36
        
        could = couldn't -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 12:25
- Check Trump towers. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 12:11
Quiz (no googling): a green banana with some yellow is __% starch and __% sugar. a mostly yellow banana is __% starch and __% sugar. - JaxSean Aug 3, 12:07 5
- 90/10, 30/70, 10/90 -- nm - Epiphany Aug 3, 12:12 4
  - Pretty darn close! 80/7, 25/65, 5/90. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 12:14 3
    - Source, and goodl article on eating fruit: -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 3, 12:15 2
      - interesting - I read an article recently - not sure if true or not - but it said to eat fruit mostly in the morning if can -- nm - Epiphany Aug 3, 12:30 1
        
        I've read a bunch of articles on it, and the only one that's really stuck with me is - JaxSean Aug 3, 12:39
I wonder how much the Vegas futures line for the Vikings win total has declined today? -- nm - Strongbad Aug 3, 12:07 1
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Political parties suck. All of them. (nm) - musubi Aug 3, 12:05 9
- I think we often take for granted the structure that they provide, and the power of collective behavior - con_carne Aug 3, 12:15 1
  - Better. - Will Hunting Aug 3, 12:19
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- there is only one party - chuckles Aug 3, 12:09 1
  - more or less -- nm - Don Homer Aug 3, 12:12
- this -- nm - ty97 Aug 3, 12:09
- You know who was the leader a political party? -- nm - David Aug 3, 12:07 1
  - a rhinoceros? -- (link) - Reagen Aug 3, 12:15
- ~there ain't no party like the communist party because the communist party is equally apportioned to its members~ -- nm - Reagen Aug 3, 12:07
WOLVERINES!!! (nm) - David Aug 3, 12:05
This -- nm - con_carne Aug 3, 12:04 7
- time -- nm - mara Aug 3, 12:05 6
  - he -- nm - Andie Aug 3, 12:06 5
    - knows -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 12:07 4
      - about -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 3, 12:07 3
        
        the -- nm - Strongbad Aug 3, 12:16 2
        
        toy -- nm - lileve Aug 3, 12:27 1
        
        boat. -- nm - mara Aug 3, 12:37

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