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there are a ton of headhunters who want to talk to me about accounting positions. this is curious to me because - chromanda Sep 14, 10:39 2
- oh god. Tru and Mandy in the same state? Cake makers beware! - Remlik Sep 14, 10:42
- There's no accounting for headhunters? -- nm - Dano Sep 14, 10:41
HWDYK Lilo & Stitch? -- (link) - TWuG Sep 14, 10:37
"The Thursday-night opening game between the Vikings and Saints was watched by 27.5 million people, the most-watched regular-season game... - David Sep 14, 10:34
some great photos of subway car reefings... -- (link) - znufrii Sep 14, 10:34 1
- Boo! They didn't blow any of them up! -- nm - Roger More Sep 14, 10:38
So, with 69% of the voting in my favor, I'm declaring victory in the decade old debate about Edgar Martinez being a Hall of Famer. - David Sep 14, 10:26 6
- 69% of people can still be wrong -- nm - dogbert Sep 14, 10:34 3
  - Sure but in this instance, it's the 31% who think he didn't have a Hall of Fame career who are just plain nuts. -- nm - David Sep 14, 10:35 2
    - it all comes down to how big the entrance doors to cooperstown should be. the people who think only the best should get in will say no, and the people - dogbert Sep 14, 10:46 1
      - He's one of the best 100 hitters in the history of the game. Since there are more than 100 hitters in the HoF, he should be in. -- nm - David Sep 14, 10:48
- Of course, 69% = fail since 75% is required for the BBWAA vote. ;) -- nm - Don Homer Sep 14, 10:27 1
  - Heh. Shaddup. -- nm - David Sep 14, 10:28
(Mop is hardcore!) Oregon man charged with murder in mobile home shooting -- (link) - Reagen Sep 14, 10:24 2
- I didn't realize it was illegal to shoot a mobile home -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 10:34
- Thanks for noticing! -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 14, 10:26
Crist chances stance on gay rights -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 14, 10:20 26
- that's one letter away from the start of a great Onion article. - Reagen Sep 14, 10:25 1
  - two letters, if you fix the typo -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 10:34
- Holy crap. This surprises me. - JaxSean Sep 14, 10:25 20
  - I don't know what he actually personally believes, and I don't doubt he's opportunistic scum, but the idea that politicians shouldn't/can't change - Don Homer Sep 14, 10:27 16
    - "flip flopping" is up there with "elitist" on the list of typical political accusations I hate. -- nm - TFox Sep 14, 10:31 9
      - I don't mind that he changes his mind on an issue - but the timing is ill conceived, and it's a major issue. - JaxSean Sep 14, 10:35 1
        
        It is opportunistic, I 100% agree. But it might also be the truth. - TFox Sep 14, 10:36
      - "If there's one thing you can count on, it's that I'll never incorporate new information into my decision making process!" - Reagen Sep 14, 10:34 1
        
        Welcome to politics. Check your morals, ethics, and self-respect at the door. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 10:35
      - At least he's not a renter. -- nm - Dano Sep 14, 10:33 3
        
        you know what renters run for? - TFox Sep 14, 10:35 1
        
        Too true. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 10:41
        
        It's not like the President purchases the White House. He's a squatter! -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 10:34
      - right. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 14, 10:31
    - I agree that they should be able to change opinions, but this is a pretty big issue. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 14, 10:30 1
      - and if he tossed out some vague soundbites in favor, i'd ignore them, but if he releases a detailed statement on his views that he can't shrug off... - TFox Sep 14, 10:34
    - There are better times to do a full 180 than at the height of an election campaign. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 14, 10:29 3
      - *ding* Not to mention other evidence supporting the label of "opportunistic scum" -- nm - Strongbad Sep 14, 10:34
      - This too. It's the timing. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 14, 10:30
      - Sure. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 14, 10:30
  - Isn't he also presumably gay? -- nm - Dano Sep 14, 10:26 2
    - I've heard rumblings about that, yes. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 14, 10:30 1
      - He's like the main character in that documentary Outrage. -- nm - Dano Sep 14, 10:32
- I guess that he realizes that he can't take votes from Rubio so he's now trying to grab them from Meek. Only strategy for him at this point. -- nm - Dano Sep 14, 10:25
- It's nice that he doesn't have to operate inside the GOP machine any more, but don't believe he won't vote with them once he's in Congress. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 14, 10:23 1
  - Yes, he was "operating inside the machine" before and now this is what he REALLY stands for. That's the ticket! -- nm - Strongbad Sep 14, 10:25
Wait, David benched his #2 draft pick? - Spawn Sep 14, 10:09 17
- Why yes, I was undefeated in fantasy football this week. Thanks for noticing! -- nm - David Sep 14, 10:14 16
  - Congrats! I like that you are recreating my run from last year, with the lowest scoring win to start off the season. - Spawn Sep 14, 10:33
  - this week I was guaranteed that I won't go winless in any league - crash davis Sep 14, 10:16 6
    - Remember when Virginia Tech, who only lost to Boise due to an ignored pass interference, lost to James Madison? Good times. -- nm - David Sep 14, 10:19 5
      - Remember when UT was going to sacrifice virgins to the weather gods to postpone the Oregon game, but they only found one girl who had done oral only - crash davis Sep 14, 10:28 1
        
        Crash, I'm not sure if you know this or not but I'm a UT fan. This comment was hurtful to me. For shame. - David Sep 14, 10:30
      - I am so thankful for the Hokies sparing us from the most embarrassing ACC loss last week. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 14, 10:22 2
        
        I think FSU would have won if they hadn't. It was a brutal ACC weekend all around. -- nm - David Sep 14, 10:24 1
        
        I like OU over Texas this year. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 14, 10:26
  - Nice job with the reviews and rankings, btw. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 14, 10:16 7
    - Ooh, this helps me. Thanks! -- nm - David Sep 14, 10:18 6
      - (That first part is a strange auto-fill, sorry.) -- nm - David Sep 14, 10:19 5
        
        where is the Astronauts recap? -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 10:25 4
        
        What's the last line of Vampirates say? -- nm - David Sep 14, 10:27 3
        
        nothing definitive, nor nothing that I want to hear -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 10:29 2
        
        Normally I'd question why he started with the lesser of the three leagues... - Stephen Sep 14, 10:41 1
        
        *nods* -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 10:42
The IMF said there may be a link between rising inequality within Western economies and deflating demand. - Loyola Sep 14, 10:02 3
- what does the Impossible Misson Force know about that stuff????? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 14, 10:14
- I was just thinking something along those lines with the mention of tax cuts and supply-side economics on the backboards... -- nm - znufrii Sep 14, 10:08 1
  - Personally, if I was Bernanke, I'd pay off 75% of everyone's mortgage to the banks and be done with it. - Loyola Sep 14, 10:21
In case you were wondering what Swype was all about on Android phones -- (link) - oblique Sep 14, 09:58 3
- i can't remember...have you tried this yet? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 14, 10:03 2
  - yes, on the Samsung Captivate. It is an amazing input method -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 10:03 1
    - I rather like it too, but am frustrated by its inability to recognize any proper nouns. - Dr.Vermin Sep 14, 10:13
LIR: (Canadian) Mayday is called Air Crash Investigators by Nat'l Geographic -- nm - zork Sep 14, 09:56 2
- That seems silly. How do they explain the train crash episode? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 10:00 1
  - they probably didn't pick up that episode. I've torrented one or two ACI eps and it's the same except for the opening/closing credits. Did you know .. - zork Sep 14, 10:03
So apparently beating Virginia Tech gets you ranked #3. JMU is ranked #3 in the latest FCS poll. -- nm - Dano Sep 14, 09:55 1
- VT is Exhibit A for why college football polls shouldn't begin until October. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 14, 10:05
There is one clear cut favorite in Football Survivor this weekend - amoxy Sep 14, 09:54 10
- According to the spreads, other picks could include San Diego, Atlanta or Dallas. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 14, 09:57 4
  - IMO San Diego is a mess. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 09:59 3
    - I was considering saving Green Bay, but looking at their schedule later there aren't any other bigger gimmes than this. - Strongbad Sep 14, 10:04 2
      - Never save a team for a later game because you may never get to that game -- nm - amoxy Sep 14, 10:13 1
        
        I refuse to follow this strategy. I know it's a popular one. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 14, 10:14
- except that I picked GB already. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 09:56 4
  - Can't you just do the "Whoever is against Detroit" rule? -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 09:57 1
    - Nope not anymore - amoxy Sep 14, 10:00
  - Vikings over Miami? -- nm - amoxy Sep 14, 09:56 1
    - well, I went a bit off the norm.... - groiny Sep 14, 09:57
Jax's post had me worried about my Amazon order, but now I hold a copy of Reach in my hands. -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 09:53 3
- *hates this post* - JaxSean Sep 14, 10:16
- My precious! - Spawn Sep 14, 09:55 1
  - indeed -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 10:10
We lost a third of the people playing in the Survivor pool -- nm - amoxy Sep 14, 09:53 1
- usually around week four or five I forget my rule about not picking away teams and drop out of that pool -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 09:54
*waiting for his FBG contest team to update* -- nm - Strongbad Sep 14, 09:50
*vamps* -- nm - znufrii Sep 14, 09:48
I should have made it a poll: What food do you eat when you are stressed? -- nm - amoxy Sep 14, 09:46 24
- Whiskey, -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 10:35
- Something substantial, chips, snacks don't cut it. - Stephen Sep 14, 10:04
- When one of our dogs died we had take out chinese for dinner. The four of us ate in front of the tv. It was a family dinner that wasn't even forced. - lileve Sep 14, 09:57 5
  - recent? -- nm - zork Sep 14, 09:58 4
    - No, a few years ago. Candy the Pomeranian. -- nm - lileve Sep 14, 10:04 3
      - aren't all your dogs Poms? -- nm - zork Sep 14, 10:06 2
        
        No, I have a Shih Tzu too. -- nm - lileve Sep 14, 10:12 1
        
        oh, yes. -- nm - zork Sep 14, 10:21
- Whatever's in front of me, I guess. But I go looking for chocolate. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 14, 09:53
- Booze. -- nm - lileve Sep 14, 09:53
- Soup and Oyster Crackers, Pretzels, BBQ Chips -- nm - MDH Sep 14, 09:50
- I'll elaborate - pringles, wavy lays, tostitos, anything with a crunch, really. - Kim Pine Sep 14, 09:49
- Carbs. Lots of carbs. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 14, 09:49 1
  - Yeah, this is me. I like sweets (pastries, but also bread and bagels) -- nm - amoxy Sep 14, 09:51
- Candy -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 09:47 1
  - ... and chips, and soda ... - Beryllium Sep 14, 09:48
- Brandy -- nm - con_carne Sep 14, 09:47
- Chex Mix - znufrii Sep 14, 09:47
- all of them -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 09:47 5
  - This. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 14, 09:49
  - I don't eat broccoli when i am stressed -- nm - amoxy Sep 14, 09:49 2
    - Broccoli is not a food -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 09:50 1
      - Zing! -- nm - lileve Sep 14, 09:53
  - word. -- nm - Hotkiss Sep 14, 09:48
Check out the spokeless bicycle. -- (link) - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 14, 09:44 8
- Yale is slacking -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 14, 10:17
- I.... see spokes. -- nm - TFox Sep 14, 10:10
- You have to wonder what was the point. It's not like the world is running low on spokes or anything. -- nm - Loyola Sep 14, 09:51 5
  - When they break, it sucks. If it is a simpler design less prone to breaking then it's a good thing. -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 09:53 4
    - however, you are using much more material to make a more rigid rim -- nm - zork Sep 14, 09:57 1
      - also, even a slight bend in the rim will seriously degrade performance if it still works at all. -- nm - zork Sep 14, 10:07
    - I've never had one break *shrugs* -- nm - Loyola Sep 14, 09:54 1
      - I've only had it happen once but it basically rendered the tire usless -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 09:56
The French are deporting the Roma to... where? -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 14, 09:41 2
- When did gypsies start being called Romas? -- nm - Stephen Sep 14, 09:53
- Romania. -- nm - celedhring Sep 14, 09:45
(Steve Carell is hardcore!) '40-Year-Old Virgin' Actor: I Stabbed My Girlfriend More Than 20 Times Thinking She Was Someone Else -- (link) - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 14, 09:39 7
- Dude! You imply it is about Steve Carrell -- nm - amoxy Sep 14, 09:48 4
  - I'm starting to think that Mop may not be cut out for a career in journalism - prayformojo Sep 14, 10:04 1
    - The third time he posted that Dewey beat Truman was particularly annoying. -- nm - David Sep 14, 10:12
  - I fell for that too -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 09:50
  - To be clear: It's not Steve Carrell. He's just hardcore. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 14, 09:49
- holy shit -- nm - Hotkiss Sep 14, 09:45
- I Read This Article Thinking It Was About Someone Else - Beryllium Sep 14, 09:43
Sitwap; George Michael jailed for eight weeks after crashing into shop - Loyola Sep 14, 09:35 5
- Now does eight weeks really mean eight weeks or should we use L.A math? -- nm - HdnAgnda Sep 14, 09:40 1
  - 8 hours? -- nm - lileve Sep 14, 09:49
- was it a banana stand? -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 09:39 2
  - "There's money in the banana stand." -- nm - George Bluth Sep 14, 09:52 1
    - Yeah, and we're not gonna fall for a banana in the tailpipe. -- nm - Detective Foster Sep 14, 10:01
~Everybody else should too, everybody else should too.~ -- (link) - znufrii Sep 14, 09:34
I am now the proud owner of a BAZINGA! shirt. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 14, 09:33 1
- heh. - zork Sep 14, 10:10
I think the worst abuse of corn, from what I've heard, is biofuels. - Beryllium Sep 14, 09:28 5
- agreed. but there is so much money tied up in this worthless chase for this particular biofuel that it won't go away. -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 10:44
- Yeah, not only does it use more energy than it saves, but reduces cropland for making food. -- nm - Dr.Vermin: poor and minorities hardest hit. Sep 14, 09:55 2
  - But... but... but... it's GREEN! -- nm - Strongbad Sep 14, 10:17 1
    - you're not letting it ripen enough! - zork Sep 14, 10:22
- Switchgrass! At the very least, use a native perennial. Sheesh. -- nm - mara Sep 14, 09:31
PANDA WINS! -- (link) - oblique Sep 14, 09:27

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