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ST parents, i hope hope hope all your kids get taught to swim very young. There have been a crazy number of pools deaths here this summer, then I - Andie Aug 3, 13:36 3
- baby swimming.....and it's even a heck of fun -- nm - Lance Armstrong Aug 3, 13:41
- Horrible. But... - JaxSean Aug 3, 13:39 1
  - absolutely, but i think people who don't know how to swim don't even understand the dangers really. -- nm - Andie Aug 3, 13:42
Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston split up (again) -- (link) - budice Aug 3, 13:32 10
- dammit, make up your mind -- nm - brett favre Aug 3, 13:35 1
  - hey hey there -- nm - Lance Armstrong Aug 3, 13:36
- Aw, I thought those two crazy kids were really going to make it. -- nm - mara Aug 3, 13:34
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- they took the Favre decision hard. -- nm - Reagen Aug 3, 13:34
- i love site that start up and then relink to some other site with a blank page -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 3, 13:34
- I'm shocked. *Shocked*. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 13:33
- I guess no one picked up their reality show. - znufrii Aug 3, 13:33 1
  - "Pippy Being Pippy" would beat that show's ass. -- nm - Diva Aug 3, 13:35
- offs. -- nm - Diva Aug 3, 13:33
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- you want to feel superior/weep for the future? -- nm - Reagen Aug 3, 13:32 2
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    - didn't law school teach you anything? -- nm - ReluctantEvoCynic Aug 31, 14:52
FBI complaining Wikipedia's use of seal is illegal -- (link) - budice Aug 3, 13:28 1
- we don't need no stinkin' badges - Lafarrow Aug 3, 13:31
For-Profit Colleges Mislead Students, Report Finds... -- (link) - Don Homer Aug 3, 13:23 1
- which way to the slaughter - sheep Aug 3, 13:25
Pix, sorry to hear about your job...hopefully you find something soon and it is right up your alley. -- nm - BAD Aug 3, 13:22
Update: my laptop now says 100% charged. Odd. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 13:15 3
- did you whisper sweet nothings? -- nm - Lafarrow Aug 3, 13:21 2
  - No but I'll eat at Sweet Indulgences. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 13:22 1
    - oy! -- nm - Sweet Indulgences Aug 3, 13:26
ST Poll: Favorite current TV theme song? - Ender Aug 3, 13:12 20
- ...I got nothin' -- nm - con_carne Aug 3, 13:35
- Psych, House. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 13:31
- Justified, The Good Guys, and Lie to Me -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 13:27
- don't watch a lot of series and the song's been around forever, but still like the theme from 'Rescue Me'. -- nm - Diva Aug 3, 13:25 1
  - i agree with diva -- nm - ReluctantEvoCynic Aug 31, 14:53
- not a theme song, but i like the closing credits to dexter - prayformojo Aug 3, 13:20
- I just realised I don't watch any tv shows since Lost ended. -- nm - Loyola Aug 3, 13:17 1
  - still a favorite of mine :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 3, 13:25
- Maybe Treme or True Blood. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 3, 13:15 1
  - oooh - I change mine to True Blood -- nm - Epiphany Aug 3, 13:23
- Between Psych and Big Bang Theory. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 13:15 2
  - pssst - kelly Aug 3, 13:21 1
    - ~on rock and roooolllll~ -- nm - zork Aug 3, 13:23
- Psych is my ringtone and easily my favorite singalong. -- nm - David Aug 3, 13:15 1
  - grow up man -- nm - Lafarrow Aug 3, 13:27
- Justified, Psych, and Chuck - Stephen Aug 3, 13:15
- Psych and Justified are both terrific. -- nm - Callisto Aug 3, 13:14
- Without really thinking about it, I'd say Justified. -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 13:13
- Supernatural's still gives me chills -- nm - Epiphany Aug 3, 13:13
- Psych -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 13:13
Ha. ESPN is trying the angle that even if Favre retires 'temporarily' now, he could come back next year! - ty97 Aug 3, 13:08 2
- Your children will be still having "will Brett retire" discussions. - Reagen Aug 3, 13:13
- That kind of goes without saying. -- nm - mara Aug 3, 13:11
Top 10 Real Reasons I'm Leaving NBC - January 14, 1993 - David Aug 3, 13:07 5
- Is that the one where Siskel and Ebert walked out holding hands? - Callisto Aug 3, 13:13 3
  - No, they rag on A Few Good Men, talk up One False Move and mock Madonna in this one. -- nm - David Aug 3, 13:16 2
    - Billy Bob wrote One False Move, by the way. -- nm - David Aug 3, 13:16 1
      - its a good movie. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 3, 13:18
- ah, amy fisher, those were the good ol days -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 3, 13:12
Canadian PSA: Future Shop and Best Buy have Modern Family S1 preorder for $19.99 DVD and Blu-ray. -- nm - Shaun Aug 3, 13:06
my man Paul Rudd ain't too cool to dress up in a yellow blazer and DJ a bar mitzvah. -- (link) - kare Aug 3, 13:06 1
- I'm pretty sure this is directly related to his appearance on the Kevin Pollack show - Reagen Aug 3, 13:26
This is pretty clever of VMware. -- (link) - Subversive Aug 3, 13:03 1
- It is. I bet conferences like this have been hurting bad with the economy, so good call on their part -- nm - ty97 Aug 3, 13:06
LIR: Good luck chris, and hang in there -- nm - con_carne Aug 3, 13:01 1
- thanks. i'm sure it will be fine -- nm - chuckles Aug 3, 13:04
Joss Whedon ain't got nuthin' on me! -- nm - Nicolas Sparks Aug 3, 12:56 19
- dude, can you write a story where someone doesn't die? seriously. -- nm - sycor Aug 3, 13:08
- I guess I should preface this as Nights in Rodanthe spoilers... - David Aug 3, 12:58 17
  - I just read the wiki page on this movie -how freakin awful - why would I watch that? ugh -- nm - Epiphany Aug 3, 13:11 16
    - well, it's no "dumplings"!....nm - x Aug 3, 13:17
    - I read one of his books and one other of his books that was made into a film. I pretty much got the gist of what he does (again and again). - Diva Aug 3, 13:13 9
      - I just went and read the spoils for The Last Song - Callisto Aug 3, 13:18 4
        
        ooo - I have to go do this now -- nm - Epiphany Aug 3, 13:24 2
        
        yep - I did it too. I see the trailers to his movies and can pretty much can tell who's going to bite it. -- nm - Diva Aug 3, 13:26 1
        
        horrendous - who reads this stuff and who is going to the movies? ugh - I'd rather watch Mall Cop -- nm - Epiphany Aug 3, 13:30
        
        I know! -- nm - Diva Aug 3, 13:22
      - I read one of his books and *saw* one other of his books... -- nm - Diva Aug 3, 13:14 1
        
        and then you died? -- nm - zork Aug 3, 13:15
      - so he is the John Grisham of romance? -- nm - Epiphany Aug 3, 13:14 1
        
        yeah, sorta. -- nm - Diva Aug 3, 13:15
    - It's actually a pretty good film up until that. -- nm - David Aug 3, 13:12 1
      - Rodanthe spoiler - Diva Aug 3, 13:23
    - I did the same thing. Wow. -- nm - Callisto Aug 3, 13:12 2
      - Now I had to. blah. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 13:23 1
        
        Yup. -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 13:24
ST Poll -- How much notice would you need to just pick up and move to another city? - znufrii Aug 3, 12:56 43
- Maybe two weeks. -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 13:15
- because the fbi is after me? 10 minutes. because the ex found me again? instantly -- nm - dogbert Aug 3, 13:11 1
  - as soon as those UN funds that Nigerian prince is having me transfer out of the country get here, I'm GONE -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 3, 13:13
- Or two weeks if they offer temp corporate housing. -- nm - lileve Aug 3, 13:10
- Couple of hours. - Loyola Aug 3, 13:10
- 6 months - sooner if the house sells - Epiphany Aug 3, 13:08 4
  - whoo! -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 13:09 3
    - (wait..is this for reals?) -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 13:10 2
      - no - I wish. - Epiphany Aug 3, 13:12 1
        
        Nicey -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 13:13
- 2 months. -- nm - Diva Aug 3, 13:07
- without compensation for it? at least two months as I need to give 60 days notice. -- nm - Andie Aug 3, 13:04
- couple weeks. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 13:03
- What if you don't want to move? :) -- nm - con_carne Aug 3, 13:02 3
  - suppose it's an offer to good to refuse. -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 13:04 2
    - Such an offer would include expenses, in which case I'd say 2 weeks -- nm - con_carne Aug 3, 13:30
    - one houer -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 3, 13:06
- Three weeks if they pay for all of the expenses involved in it. -- nm - lileve Aug 3, 13:01
- A few weeks, not much -- nm - Guigue Aug 3, 13:01
- I remember when I first bought a nice (and NEW) couch and realized that omg, I could not just throw my shit into the back of the car to move -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 3, 13:01
- I'd say "Need" two - three months. "Prefer" 6 months, to plan taking the kids out of school(s). -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 13:01
- and avoid legal entanglements? minimum of a year, probably longer. -- nm - decline Aug 3, 13:00
- much less time if someone wants to pay the expenses -- nm - zork Aug 3, 13:00
- A few months. (nm) - musubi Aug 3, 12:59
- bm, 3 weeks. am, probably about 6 months - kare Aug 3, 12:58
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  - O RLY? -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 12:58 10
    - (meaning you think I'd need more time? or you think I'll have less notice?) -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 13:02 9
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        well - znufrii Aug 3, 13:14 7
        
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        nothing that exciting - znufrii Aug 3, 13:17
        
        I'm not raising children in this city" -- nm - zork Aug 3, 13:17 4
        
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        I would. I don't see an issue with NYC and raising children, especially if you live in a nice area of one of the boroughs. -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 13:26
        
        we've had that discussion, too. -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 13:17 1
        
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- Months -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 3, 12:57
- I'm hyperventilating even thinking of doing it without multiple months of considering, stressing, reconsidering, and planning. -- nm - ty97 Aug 3, 12:57
- Given the current housing market, years. I'd have to sell to move -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 12:57 1
  - we feel pretty stuck, here. - kare Aug 3, 13:00
- About three months. nm - Dignan Aug 3, 12:57
- months -- nm - Don Homer Aug 3, 12:57
"corporate politics, man" was supposed to be said with a surfer dude accent - kare Aug 3, 12:54 1
- skeet surfin? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 3, 12:56
Steve Austin had hair? -- nm - ty97 Aug 3, 12:53 8
- Bionic hair. -- nm - Black Rabbit Aug 3, 12:56
- Kind of. - David Aug 3, 12:55 5
  - good ole WCCW on ESPN -- nm - Strongbad Aug 3, 12:58 4
    - I used to watch it off the satellite. Those Texas fans loooooove wrestling. -- nm - David Aug 3, 12:58
    - Skandar Akhbar! -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 12:58 2
      - Speaking of, Abdullah the Butcher has a restaurant here in Atlanta -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 3, 13:01
      - Fear the Claw! -- nm - Strongbad Aug 3, 13:00
- Yep. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 12:54
the st commune. now that there sounds like a spectacularly bad idea....nm - x Aug 3, 12:52 14
- the fights for the remote would be nuclear - zork Aug 3, 13:02 3
  - C'mon. Between David, Mop, myself and Berry you know that commune wouldn't tricked out with the most kickass distributed media setup -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 13:05 2
    - s/wouldn't/would. But obviously we'd need spelling lessons from our hottie librarians -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 13:06 1
      - in theory, yes, but I'm betting too many cooks spoil the broth. Plus, this is a different scale (perhaps colinski could help if he showed up) -- nm - zork Aug 3, 13:19
- "It was a baby ox!" -- nm - prayformojo Aug 3, 12:58
- DEAL WITH IT! -- nm - Taylor aka pixie Aug 3, 12:55
- ok ok i'll ask again: - Danedukenuuk Aug 3, 12:53 7
  - damnit, loosilu! -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 12:54 6
    - unicorns are Znu, monkeys are trumans, Trish has the mini giraffes, David has cats -- nm - Epiphany Aug 3, 12:55 4
      - see? the pet food bill alone will tear us apart!.....nm - x Aug 3, 13:00 3
        
        the cats would be the first to be grilled. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 3, 13:04 2
        
        my dogs would eat them first, well, at least try and his insessant barking and chasing them would drive everybody batty long before the fight over the - zeitgeist Aug 3, 13:08 1
        
        hyde's barking? -- nm - zork Aug 3, 13:14
    - see, I would've gone with Skags... - znufrii Aug 3, 12:54

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