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There's a guy who works here named Rohan. -- nm - Diva Sep 3, 16:11 8
- does he have a cousin named, like, Gondor? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 3, 16:18
- We have a Rohan in our office too. Maybe they know each other! nm - ralph wiggum Sep 3, 16:15 3
  - was he at office trivia the other night? -- nm - Diva Sep 3, 16:15 2
    - He was our team captain! nm - ralph wiggum Sep 3, 16:16 1
      - *decides against making any 'Muster the Rohirrim' jokes* -- nm - Diva Sep 3, 16:18
- I'll bet he's in his early 20's with parents who met at a D&D game in 1985. - ReluctantCynic Sep 3, 16:13 2
  - +10 to conception -- nm - I'm Bacon Sep 3, 16:16
  - *snort* -- nm - Diva Sep 3, 16:14
Big Brother spoiler...luxury comp - peglegpete Sep 3, 16:01 2
- You know what Britney should do? Complain. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Sep 3, 16:03
- this is the most likable final 4, i think, since i've been watching - prayformojo Sep 3, 16:03
I hate when people tell you your getting defensive about something like it's a bad thing when you're trying to defend yourself - dogbert Sep 3, 15:54 4
- I understand that. Had a similar conversation recently. - the liioulu with new left pedal Sep 3, 16:20
- I can't figure what your boss wants you to say. This sucks, dude. -- nm - con_carne Sep 3, 16:05 1
  - neither could I, I just left the meeting and went back to my patients. that's one nice thing about my job, if the bosses are annoying I just say I - dogbert Sep 3, 16:12
- Why are you so defensive about this? -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Sep 3, 16:04
so what kind of laptop bag do you have? (I want a new one, need ideas -- (link) - mafic Sep 3, 15:47 13
- blue canvas - znufrii Sep 3, 16:14
- I don't take my laptop anywhere. That's why I got a smartphone. -- nm - mara Sep 3, 16:09 1
  - I don't either. I guess I might take it along to a customer if I needed to do some training, but that comes up only very rarely. -- nm - Kim Pine Sep 3, 16:13
- Victornix urban backpack with a laptop sleeve. And I'm really happy with it. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 3, 16:09
- My work got me this Targus Zip-Thru type bag - JD Sep 3, 15:56 1
  - that's very close to what work gave me, only mine is Kensington. I rarely use it. instead, I use a tote bag that had been a work giveaway for some - b. Sep 3, 16:10
- linking from my phone is a pain, but the belkin bag on amazon in brown and lime green. - TFox Sep 3, 15:50
- none. do I get extra points for a slide rule or abacus? :) -- nm - peglegpete Sep 3, 15:50 1
  - All I got is stone slabs and pieces of charcoal... -- nm - BAD Sep 3, 17:10
- I've got a great satchel wherein I can easily slip in my laptop. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Sep 3, 15:50
- 10+ Year Old Eddie Bauer bag. - Mel Profit Sep 3, 15:49
- Linked below: Kipling. Love it. -- nm - loosilu Sep 3, 15:48
- This doubles as mine. -- (link) - Reagen Sep 3, 15:48
Last week says: USA Today lays off 130. Prepares for a digital future. -- (link) - Mop (221 lbs) Sep 3, 15:43 1
- Is the OED next? -- (link) - Mop (221 lbs) Sep 3, 15:45
aww, that makes sense. the guy in charge of gearbox studios (borderlands) - tRuMaN Sep 3, 15:42
RT: The American: 60%. Machete: 72% -- nm - Max Sep 3, 15:26 1
- viva Mexico! -- nm - safety sam Sep 3, 15:30
Manly Laptop Bags -- (link) - con_carne Sep 3, 15:19 25
- #5 -- nm - znufrii Sep 3, 16:12
- They have "truck nuts" hanging from them. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Sep 3, 15:43
- What's manly about spending $300+ on a bag? Nothing, I say. -- nm - TFox Sep 3, 15:34 4
  - one of those leather ones will probably last 20 years. - mafic Sep 3, 15:41 1
    - my Kipling carry-on bag is 15 years old and going strong. (nylon). Just saying. -- nm - loosilu Sep 3, 15:42
  - When you buy leather products, you tend to get what you pay for - con_carne Sep 3, 15:39
  - If you call it a "case", then apparently it's ok. -- nm - loosilu Sep 3, 15:35
- the roughrider looks just like a purse my mom used to have. -- nm - mafic Sep 3, 15:32
- over compensating *clap clap clap clapclapclap* - safety sam Sep 3, 15:30 5
  - don't make us make you admit to a Hello Kitty laptop bag. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 3, 15:32 4
    - This is pixie. He probably has something selfconsciously Euro, like a Swiss Army bag. -- nm - loosilu Sep 3, 15:33 3
      - this is mine -- (link) - safety sam Sep 3, 15:39 2
        
        but i wouldn't be opposed to a Badtz Maru bag if it was done right -- nm - safety sam Sep 3, 15:41
        
        confession: I have a self-consciously Euro bag. -- (link) - loosilu Sep 3, 15:40
- why do you need this? It's much harder to find a feminine laptop bag. -- nm - loosilu Sep 3, 15:29 10
  - there's purses everywhere. -- nm - CQ Sep 3, 15:32 4
    - You do not put a laptop in a purse. -- nm - loosilu Sep 3, 15:32 2
      - after a few Coors lites he'll put a wig stolen off the lady down the bar...in a purse. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 3, 15:34 1
        
        You mean, if you wake him up. - loosilu Sep 3, 15:35
    - er. there are -- nm - CQ Sep 3, 15:32
  - because were men, manly men! -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 3, 15:31 4
    - Except for well you know.. - eag Sep 3, 15:34
    - All of them look like cowboy bags. What's not masculine about those black nylon bags? - loosilu Sep 3, 15:32 2
      - They're neither. They're unisex, I've always thought. I've also always thought that they were frustratingly single-purpose. -- nm - con_carne Sep 3, 15:43 1
        
        I think they're butt ugly. -- nm - loosilu Sep 3, 15:44
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- that tidbit made me joe cool here at the recorder's office -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 3, 15:34
- if the Vikings front office goes after available WRs like they draft . . . - safety sam Sep 3, 15:03
- wow -- nm - TFox Sep 3, 15:01 1
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the cool part about bus commuting is that there's no worries if you drink after work. - TFox Sep 3, 14:58 12
- plus when you're toasted, you don't notice that the bus takes a fucking hour to come - safety sam Sep 3, 14:59 11
  - there is always entertaining games like, what's that smell? why isn't that dude allowed to drive? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 3, 15:15 1
    - Will this graffitti come off on my pants ass? Guess we'll see! -- nm - con_carne Sep 3, 15:16
  - (also, the lack of shocks don't help.) -- nm - TFox Sep 3, 15:05
  - I don't notice many things during a fucking hour. -- nm - mafic Sep 3, 15:03
  - also, drunkedness helps the head severing to not hurt so bad -- nm - ty97 Sep 3, 15:00
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    - He's right - con_carne Sep 3, 15:03 2
      - the 217 is not bad. the 212 makes me want to kill people -- nm - safety sam Sep 3, 15:05 1
        
        I love the 217 - con_carne Sep 3, 15:09
    - i like the transportation, mostly. i hate the waiting -- nm - safety sam Sep 3, 15:01 1
      - I don't mind public transit, but I *hate* buses because no other vehicle gives me motion sickness faster. -- nm - loosilu Sep 3, 15:24
Damn. This week's TWIT has Kevin Rose, Adam Curry (*hate* him) and Robert Scoble. This should be awesome. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Sep 3, 14:58 1
- And it begins! Curry speculates that Paul Allen's shotgun patent lawsuit is an attempt to prove that method patents are garbage, as a legacy. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Sep 3, 15:09
Damn. It looks like my Sprint package will put me on roaming in Canada. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Sep 3, 14:55
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Looks like it's chaos in the BB house right now. They're hunting for something. Money's on the line. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Sep 3, 14:53 4
- Dignity? -- nm - Reagen Sep 3, 14:58 1
  - They're not gonna find it. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Sep 3, 14:59
- i'm surprised that - peglegpete Sep 3, 14:56 1
  - spoilers - Mop (221 lbs) Sep 3, 14:59
Aw, man! Jack Horkheimer, the "Star Gazer" guy on PBS has died. -- (link) - Mop (221 lbs) Sep 3, 14:51 3
- Another one bites the dust -- nm - Steven Hawking Sep 3, 15:00
- aww. he was great. (and I'd not seen that before, so thanks for mopping!) -- nm - b. Sep 3, 14:53
- nooooo! Keep looking up, Jack :( -- nm - safety sam Sep 3, 14:53
a gf of mine has moved in w/a guy she's known less than 2 months. - Diva Sep 3, 14:44 10
- Sounds like my aunt. She moved in with a guy after...2 weeks? - kelly Sep 3, 15:57
- I've seen a few relationships work out surprisingly well. And I've seen people who dated for years before moving in, break up shortly after. - loosilu Sep 3, 15:26
- I think I know who this is. - Mel Profit Sep 3, 15:10 1
  - No, Baby - @ the temp job. -- nm - Diva Sep 3, 16:09
- sounds like me and Jess -- nm - CQ Sep 3, 14:57
- like me! - safety sam Sep 3, 14:44 4
  - I'm betting this was more about economics than anything else. We'll see how long this one lasts -- nm - Diva Sep 3, 14:51 3
    - This sounds like a very... 70's thing to do -- nm - con_carne Sep 3, 15:13 1
      - I wonder if one of them has to pretend to be gay. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 3, 15:38
    - i did that once with my ex when i moved to law school - safety sam Sep 3, 15:06
kat von d's tat shop is around the corner from me. i should be on the lookout for jesse james, right? -- nm - safety sam Sep 3, 14:40 9
- no. you should be looking for a box in a better neighborhood -- nm - peglegpete Sep 3, 14:53
- Jesse James is not the one I'd be looking out for -- nm - con_carne Sep 3, 14:51
- you could get me an autographed pair of Kat D squirrel covers. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 3, 14:49 2
  - i don't think i want to know what those are - safety sam Sep 3, 14:52 1
    - hmmmmm - groiny Sep 3, 14:54
- Are you gonna kick his ass for cheating on Sandra - eag Sep 3, 14:47 2
  - *gets in the car* I gotta see this! :) -- nm - con_carne Sep 3, 14:51 1
    - Ill grab the camera then post the pictures on FB and the video on You Tube:) -- nm - eag Sep 3, 14:53
- Afraid he will give you Hep C? - sycor Sep 3, 14:44
NCAA rules Ole Miss QB Jeremiah Masoli eligible, can play immediately -- nm - David Sep 3, 14:38 1
- I think that's fine. It's my understanding that he abided by the letter of the rule, if not the spirit. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Sep 3, 16:07
You know why my football team is better than yours? Mine is on official legal tender. -- (link) - Reagen Sep 3, 14:37 1
- *makes a Too Many Men joke* - Name Withheld by Request Sep 3, 15:04
that's a big fucking duck! nm -- nm - groiny Sep 3, 14:36 1
- Thanks, I hear ut all the tume. -- nm - nubby Sep 3, 14:37
The Priority Mail from gmail is stupid. I want all my email to show up chronologically. Of course I don't let me inbox get cluttered so it wouldn't - sycor Sep 3, 14:36
Last week says: Blockbuster planning for bankruptcy? -- (link) - Mop (221 lbs) Sep 3, 14:33 5
- b. again says: must.use.giftcards. -- nm - b. Sep 3, 14:39 4
  - dear b: - ty97 Sep 3, 14:40 3
    - mick. never gave me his list! -- nm - b. Sep 3, 14:40 2
      - Once and Again season two boxset - safety sam Sep 3, 14:41 1
        
        it's not sold at their website. if you find it at a local-to-me store, it's yours! get callin'! -- nm - b. Sep 3, 14:46
Steelers QB Leftwich (knee) out for the season -- (link) - safety sam Sep 3, 14:29 3
- we're one big hit away from a Charlie Batch sighting. -- nm - Reagen Sep 3, 14:32 1
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- Did he go leftwich as his foot was going rightwich? -- nm - con_carne Sep 3, 14:31
znu, depending on which terminal/concourse you are at, there might be an airline club. - ty97 Sep 3, 14:26 15
- no luck - znufrii Sep 3, 14:37 14
  - free beer makes everything go faster. even though it's really $50 beer. -- nm - mafic Sep 3, 14:51 1
    - unless you go to the Admiral's Club, which still charges for alcohol on top of admission -- nm - ty97 Sep 3, 15:04
  - to you IM: certainly would not. - ty97 Sep 3, 14:39 11
    - also: where on earth are you going? - ty97 Sep 3, 14:39 10
      - South Carolina - znufrii Sep 3, 14:42 9
        
        honestly? (don't read this) - ty97 Sep 3, 14:47 8
        
        according to the staff - znufrii Sep 3, 14:50 7
        
        ahhh. - ty97 Sep 3, 14:52 5
        
        If I'm reading this right - ty97 Sep 3, 14:59 1
        
        sounds about right -- nm - znufrii Sep 3, 15:09
        
        between this and the fact that they charge for carry-on bags... - znufrii Sep 3, 14:58 2
        
        Delays suck, but they do happen. Things break, etc. The big factor (to me) is how airlines deal with this. - ty97 Sep 3, 15:00 1
        
        hence mt comment about the free drinks -- nm - znufrii Sep 3, 15:13
        
        Mechanical issue? I'd sell my tickets back and take the train. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Sep 3, 14:52
we don't have to worry bout friends/family in NZ, the quake doesn't happen till saturday morning so they'll as much time as earl'lies to get ready -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 3, 14:25
You know what they say about B2... -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 3, 14:25 2
- What, that it's made from corn? That it's nutritionally the same as B3, and fine in moderation? -- nm - mara Sep 3, 14:33 1
  - they only made b1 so they could switch b2 to high-fructose corn syrup and nobody would notice. -- nm - mafic Sep 3, 14:56
Storm surge! -- nm - CQ Sep 3, 14:24
try the fintoozler! -- nm - safety sam Sep 3, 14:22

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