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LYC: Verizon has cut off my phones for non-payment, yet they tell me I don't have a balance. I'm on hold now. How long will this bullshit - loosilu Dec 11, 11:24 6
- AT&T! -- nm - kare Dec 11, 11:29
- If it's anything like my past experience with Verizon wireless, my guess is: never. - ReluctantCynic Dec 11, 11:27
- That's the same shit that happened with me and AT&T... went for a week without a phone and then on Friday, I switched to TMobile -- nm - secretslacker Dec 11, 11:27
- I had this happen with Knology on and off for a year. - David, grim-eyed dude Dec 11, 11:27
- 35 minutes, and you'll talk to at least three people in the process. -- nm - znufrii Dec 11, 11:25 1
  - 31 minutes, 25 seconds. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 11, 11:29
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- I'd say so. You give what you can afford. -- nm - krusty Dec 11, 11:28
- sure, it's fine. it's fine to give nothing at xmas to people doing a job for a salary should you so choose....nm - x Dec 11, 11:25
- My super has saved me more money from repairs than what I any tip I could give him. -- nm - celedhrymandias Dec 11, 11:25
- I have never heard of "holiday tipping," and the concept seems ridiculous at first blush - con_carne Dec 11, 11:25 1
  - I've only seen it on shows involving New York apartments -- nm - Roger More Dec 11, 11:27
- my personal opinion is you cut back on spending, but tip slightly more. -- nm - znufrii Dec 11, 11:23 1
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- um, I'm too cheap to do that most years. -- nm - loosilu Dec 11, 11:22
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- I always enjoyed watching him pitch. -- nm - nubby Dec 11, 11:25
- Well, Lowe would be about 40 years old....multi-year deals aren't common then :) -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 11, 11:22
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- this bit is hi-larious... - x Dec 11, 11:22
- Wow, that wootoff is still going on... -- nm - celedhrymandias Dec 11, 11:22
Quantum of Solace question (spoils) - Beryllium Dec 11, 11:20 3
- I have my own question about Felix in Casino Royale and Quantum - Max Dec 11, 11:29
- I noticed, but figured it'd be revealed in time. -- nm - nubby Dec 11, 11:21
- (spoils) - Roger More Dec 11, 11:21
TFox - I got your e-mail. Will get back to you. (swamped atm) -- nm - Diva Dec 11, 11:19
From B2: There are certain government offices that I deal with that are incompetent and I try to avoid calling..... - Walt_Disney Dec 11, 11:19 2
- No wonder I never get a phone call from you - Roger More Dec 11, 11:26
- When I was working in DC,I was startled at how the level of competence, professionalism, and just basic knowlege varied so much from agency to agency. - ReluctantCynic Dec 11, 11:22
From B?: I hate most people. Period. - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 11, 11:19 [flickr] 2
- Hey bery, ST still does no (link)? -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 11, 11:24
- This is my answer -- nm - con_carne Dec 11, 11:21
I think Frenchy and either Kelly Johnson or Yunel Escobar for Zach Greinke is about to happen. - David, grim-eyed dude Dec 11, 11:18 4
- A thousand suns, David. A thousand. -- nm - nubby Dec 11, 11:19 3
  - See my hate post above. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 11, 11:26
  - He's an albatross and deep down you know it. -- nm - David, grim-eyed dude Dec 11, 11:25 1
    - Come on. He's just like Dunn, except younger. - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 11, 11:29
My wife just forwarded me the People link with Jennifer Aniston and said "Merry Christmas." - JaxSean Dec 11, 11:13 6
- It'd be like Ross on Friends when his wife had a threesome. You'd feel left out. -- nm - David, grim-eyed dude Dec 11, 11:18 1
  - "My part was done pretty quickly." -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 11:19
- She's naked on the GQ cover -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 11, 11:16 3
  - How long until that cover appears on PhotoshopDisasters? Her head is *huge* -- nm - oblique Dec 11, 11:21
  - NOw I see the posts below...so you already know -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 11, 11:18
  - Someone should make a magazine called 'nape' -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 11:18
BSG webisodes start tomorrow. -- nm - Amy Dec 11, 11:12 13
- I wonder how boring those will be? -- nm - Cuzzin the Red Nosed Todd Dec 11, 11:13 2
  - now with 50% more with whiny Robot Babes with Existential Problems! -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 11, 11:18 1
    - The more I watched, the more I rooted for the Cylons to wipe out mankind. -- nm - Cuzzin the Red Nosed Todd Dec 11, 11:18
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  - Like there was any doubt with that character. (nm) - nubby Dec 11, 11:14 8
    - *agrees with the IM* -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 11, 11:17
    - spoils - Reagen Dec 11, 11:17
    - Spoil me? Who is it? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 11, 11:15 5
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        Interesting ... (more spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Dec 11, 11:18 2
        
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        (more spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Dec 11, 11:24
        
        spoils - Reagen Dec 11, 11:17
In the rule V draft, Texas picked up a catcher. It's getting to be like Gruden with QBs. -- nm - David, grim-eyed dude Dec 11, 11:09 4
- Well, they did just trade Laird...they were down to 4 guys. - Will Hunting Dec 11, 11:13 3
  - Relatedly, with the trade of Ramon Hernandez; the Orioles have 0 catchers on their 40man roster. - Will Hunting Dec 11, 11:15 2
    - Baltimore's GM said as much. -- nm - David, grim-eyed dude Dec 11, 11:25 1
      - I just can't wait till Markakis hangs himself from the scoreboard. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 11, 11:26
Is there anything you can't deep fry and taste 'better'??? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 11, 11:08 7
- Macaroons? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 11, 11:17
- oranges. -- nm - kare Dec 11, 11:15
- I was going to say "dog shit," but I'd guess frying it would make it taste better. - JaxSean Dec 11, 11:14 2
  - Oh, it does. -- nm - colin SI #31 Dec 11, 11:20
  - Done with my lunch now. -- nm - loosilu Dec 11, 11:15
- lettuce. -- nm - loosilu Dec 11, 11:09 1
  - I was going to say salad but there are fried salads - zeitgeist Dec 11, 11:11
So I just got called an "EVIL FOOL" subliminally in email... - Mel Profit Dec 11, 11:06 3
- you should embrace that. Add it to your sig. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 11:11
- I wonder if it was an autocorrect thing? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 11:09 1
  - probably. still amusing. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 11, 11:10
So, ST ethics advice in a small moral conundrum? - celedhrymandias Dec 11, 11:06 25
- as I understand it, it's more of a hassle for retailers to take these back than it's worth - Reagen Dec 11, 11:16 1
  - A lot of online places drop ship from a third party. They really don't want it back. -- nm - Amy Dec 11, 11:19
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  - like they wouldn't have eventually come after you and made you pay for it, anyway. -- nm - kare Dec 11, 11:17 1
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- The ethical thing to do is to refuse delivery. Or, barring that, call them and ask how you can return it at their expense. - ReluctantCynic Dec 11, 11:14
- call them, they might give you a fedex or ups number to put on the package for a return on their dime, or tell you to keep it -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 11, 11:14
- This happened to us from Target. They didn't want it back. -- nm - Amy Dec 11, 11:10 2
  - that's not a bad thought. maybe he should call and he'll be pleasantly surprised when they tell him to keep it. -- nm - kare Dec 11, 11:12 1
    - It did turn out that ours was broken, when all was said and done. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 11, 11:23
- and? what's the issue? you aren't actually thinking of keeping it. -- nm - kare Dec 11, 11:07 10
  - Well I surely don't want to cover the return shipping costs, nor paying for it just because they ended sending it. -- nm - celedhrymandias Dec 11, 11:09 9
    - Sounds like you already know what you're doing. Give it to someone who needs it if you have no use for it. -- nm - Loyola Dec 11, 11:12 1
      - Nah, I'm probably give them a call to the place and see. Damn Catholic guilt. -- nm - celedhrymandias Dec 11, 11:13
    - you're the one who effed up by buying something you renigged on. you're lucky you even got a refund. - kare Dec 11, 11:11 6
      - So you've never returned something you bought to the store? -- nm - Cuzzin the Red Nosed Todd Dec 11, 11:19 3
        
        That's what she's saying he should do. But since there's shipping involved, it's a very annoying situation. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 11:21 2
        
        He didn't "renege" on anything - he did what he thought was necessary to cancel the order. - Cuzzin the Red Nosed Todd Dec 11, 11:21 1
        
        no, that's true. i was actually thinking it was an ebay type purchase initially. i still think he needs to try to send it back though. i wouldn't - kare Dec 11, 11:32
      - Reneged. -- nm - Loyola Dec 11, 11:12 1
        
        thank you. :) -- nm - kare Dec 11, 11:13
- Where'd you buy it from? -- nm - Shaun Dec 11, 11:07 2
  - Graveyardmall. -- nm - celedhrymandias Dec 11, 11:08 1
    - Meh. Just keep it or sell it. -- nm - Shaun Dec 11, 11:11
- It's a rather low ticket thing, 40$ total. -- nm - celedhrymandias Dec 11, 11:06
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- I like reading old stories about how lobster used to be poverty food - Reagen Dec 11, 11:10
I trust Jax has seen the Aniston in GQ pics. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 11, 11:05 1
- *twitch* pmb linked the GQ cover earlier. didn't see the inside pics. - JaxSean Dec 11, 11:07
Mocking me for being a Big 12 fan is just a waste of time. - ReluctantCynic Dec 11, 11:04 5
- Yep...your list of items above reproach have no "D" in them either. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 11, 11:07 3
  - I hate myself for laughing at this. - ReluctantCynic Dec 11, 11:15 2
    - I spent a few minutes looking for the joke, finally...it just popped in there. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 11, 11:16 1
      - It was definitely a result of exquisite crafting. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 11:18
- Big 12 in your case means Notre Dame, right? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 11:05
The sheer audacity of this... - David, grim-eyed dude Dec 11, 11:04 24
- Amazing...also, our local sports station just reported that the Yankees have contacted the agent for Ben Sheets.... - Jim Dec 11, 11:08 1
  - Y'know what, why don't we just buy the whole team! -- nm - znufrii Dec 11, 11:09
- I'd run away from the deal in a heartbeat cuz it sucks, but I'd make sure to call Hank every name in the book along the way. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 11, 11:05 21
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    - Prospect? From the Yankees? - Will Hunting Dec 11, 11:08 11
      - Umm...yeah. The Yankees have some very good prospects. - krusty Dec 11, 11:16 4
        
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        I believe they do, I haven't heard of him going anywhere in a trade. -- nm - krusty Dec 11, 11:26
        
        Ian Kennedy was a bust; Hughes isn't much either yet. - Will Hunting Dec 11, 11:18 1
        
        No they're not but to say their prospects aren't good is wrong. - krusty Dec 11, 11:25
      - The amusing part is that if they sign these three pitchers plus Tex, they won't draft until round 6. -- nm - David, grim-eyed dude Dec 11, 11:09 5
        
        I just like their idea of getting youger proven players involves a 36 year old; a 31 year old who's a .500 pitcher - Will Hunting Dec 11, 11:12 4
        
        And ruining their chances of replenishing in the draft this year in the process... -- nm - David, grim-eyed dude Dec 11, 11:15 3
        
        That's the biggest downside. The Yankees just don't get good draft picks anymore. - krusty Dec 11, 11:19 2
        
        It's the antithesis of how I believe foundation-building should work, but they really don't have a choice with Mussina retired. -- nm - David, grim-eyed dude Dec 11, 11:24
        
        Or sign em. - Will Hunting Dec 11, 11:20
  - It's like Bill Gates calling you up and asking to spot him $20. -- nm - David, grim-eyed dude Dec 11, 11:06 7
    - Well, ya never know when Bill might be able to hook you up with something. - Will Hunting Dec 11, 11:07 6
      - hey (nm) - kelly Dec 11, 11:10 5
        
        What kind of bowl? He might not like the bowl. Like, if it's metal, maybe he'd prefer plastic, etc. - Jim Dec 11, 11:17 2
        
        He liked it for the first 3.5 weeks!! - kelly Dec 11, 11:20 1
        
        Yep...short bus dog. welcome to the club!!! :) -- nm - Jim Dec 11, 11:27
        
        *sigh* - Will Hunting Dec 11, 11:11 1
        
        Oh, I know. - kelly Dec 11, 11:16
Chocolate-covered Oreos are the shiznit, but I would imagine mama kelly's recipe is better -- nm - con_carne Dec 11, 11:03
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- Playoffs? PLAYOFFS??? -- nm - Jim Dec 11, 11:03
Jim - fried Oreos? Really? -- nm - kelly Dec 11, 11:01 10
- oh sure, they have those at state fairs. really good. -- nm - loosilu Dec 11, 11:03
- We deep fry everything here in the midwest! Oreos, Twinkies, pickles.... - Jim Dec 11, 11:02 8
  - I tried a deep fried pickle at the Clackamas County Fair this year. It was surprisingly good. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 11, 11:05
  - Fried Coke and Pepsi are not as good as they sound. -- nm - loosilu Dec 11, 11:04
  - oooooh. - kelly Dec 11, 11:04 3
    - Next time you are in NYC, go to the Chip Shop in Brooklyn, for deep fried candy bars. -- (link) - loosilu Dec 11, 11:07 1
      - Truth be told, I'm not much for fried foods. - kelly Dec 11, 11:08
    - I expected the twinkies to be better too...but it really just blended in with the batter. With the Oreo, the chocolate taste really comes out. - Jim Dec 11, 11:06
  - Deep fried ice cream rules. -- nm - Shaun Dec 11, 11:04 1
    - I think that's a misnomer in this context -- nm - con_carne Dec 11, 11:26
Effin' A, the moment I'm about to go to Europe, the dollar starts free-falling. -- nm - celedhrymandias Dec 11, 11:01
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- year's not over yet! -- nm - znufrii Dec 11, 11:05
- no comment!....nm - x Dec 11, 11:03
How's this for a sexy little NAS? -- (link) - oblique Dec 11, 10:59 2
- I'd tap that NAS. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 11, 11:01 1
  - ... and then I ... -- nm - jizz_inmyNAS Dec 11, 11:03
kick! -- nm - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 11, 10:59 1
- push! -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 11, 11:00
Could Obama presidency mean statehood for DC? -- (link) - Reagen Dec 11, 10:59 3
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- Tough noogies, Eleanor! -- nm - Max Dec 11, 11:16
- uh, I thought statehood was not constitutionally possible? but I really know nothing. -- nm - loosilu Dec 11, 11:00

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