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nobody cares: dr. fisher, to me: how can you be so bright and have the penmanship of a seven year old? what did, you, go blind overnight? - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 11, 13:55 3
- That's hilarious! -- nm - Mop Dec 11, 13:58
- pfft. A doctor accusing someone of poor penmanship? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:56
- "And the breasts of a greek goddess" - oblique Dec 11, 13:56
Office party starts in 7 minutes. Think i'll go open the wine - you know, let it breathe. - El Fandie Dec 11, 13:55 2
- .... IN MAH BELLEH!!!!!!! YEAH!!! -- nm - Andie in 7 minutes Dec 11, 13:57
- "No worries!" -- nm - Andie's assistant Dec 11, 13:56
The other fidgety t hing I do is constantly click the "mode" button on the remove before pressing other buttons, to ensure I'm always in the right one -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:53
Holy shit, this story just killed me. Coworker isn't especially religious, but her mom is fairly fanatical. - TFox Dec 11, 13:46 12
- this story needs more strippers. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 13:56
- We get crap like that from Mrs. CCC's mom who isn't really religious, just very pro believing in whatever - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 11, 13:53
- Allow me to restate the story... - Mop Dec 11, 13:51
- Can we expect this story to be followed by a story of a clandestine baptism? -- nm - Mop Dec 11, 13:50
- whose kids don't know who jesus is? -- nm - loosilu Dec 11, 13:48 1
  - ... rebellious catholic kid's kids. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:49
- Wait, what? She thinks Catholics aren't Christian? Or am I missing something? -- nm - mara Dec 11, 13:47 5
  - I don't know if TFox means this, but evangelical churches are sometimes very hostile to Catholics. -- nm - loosilu Dec 11, 13:49
  - No, as in, the sister realized the kids have never done anything churchy at all, and so they might have no clue what they were seeing. - TFox Dec 11, 13:48 3
    - I still can't tell who birthed the boys. -- nm - loosilu Dec 11, 13:50 1
      - Jeebus. Duh. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:52
    - (I think I torpedoed the story in my haste to relay it.) -- nm - TFox Dec 11, 13:49
Poll: Are you a tapper/clicker/table drummer, or does that stuff drive you fucking nuts? Me: the latter. -- nm - loosilu Dec 11, 13:45 28
- I'm a knee-shaking, finger and neck-popping tapper and sometimes whistler. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 11, 13:57
- I'm a screen-text-highlighter on the monitor. -- nm - Cuzzin the Red Nosed Todd Dec 11, 13:54
- ....ALL of you? what's wrong with you people? -- nm - loosilu Dec 11, 13:52 5
  - If it's *all* of us, maybe *we're* not the ones with the problem!! - kelly Dec 11, 13:53
  - I also get a little freaky dance on when I'm in the elevator alone. -- nm - znufrii Dec 11, 13:53 3
    - ...I beatbox a lot in elevators too. I bet that makes people laugh as I go by their floor. -- nm - TFox Dec 11, 13:56 1
      - *this* is funny. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 11, 13:58
    - for some weird reason, t his reminds me of House. I have no idea why. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:54
- All of the above. I fidget a lot. -- nm - krusty Dec 11, 13:50
- I'm a hummer/whistler as well, but usually not when there's other people around... -- nm - znufrii Dec 11, 13:49 2
  - I hate that I'm a hummer. I have to really stay on top of that. -- nm - mara Dec 11, 13:51 1
    - it's the musician in me. I hum along to the music I'm creating in my head. -- nm - znufrii Dec 11, 13:51
- I'm a foot-tapper/shaker ... and a knuckle-cracker. - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:48 2
  - *high-five brother!* -- nm - oblique Dec 11, 13:50 1
    - *snap, crackle, pop* -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:52
- knee bobber (move my leg up and down) and knuckler cracker -- nm - oblique Dec 11, 13:47 3
  - I do the knee bobbing thing too. -- nm - pmb Dec 11, 13:56
  - ok, the knee bobbing thing? I will physically smack people who do that. -- nm - loosilu Dec 11, 13:56 1
    - *bends over* - oblique Dec 11, 13:56
- I need the activity to keep the overwhelming power and constant pace of my brain under control - TFox Dec 11, 13:47 4
  - See, those of us who have reached the next level can actually handle the brain power. -- nm - loosilu Dec 11, 13:51 3
    - *checks sudoku scores* Nope, that's fucking impossible. -- nm - TFox Dec 11, 13:55 1
      - we just happen to be playing the game you're good at. -- nm - loosilu Dec 11, 13:56
    - You're like Sylar and Elle -- nm - oblique Dec 11, 13:55
- I tap on the keyboard. -- nm - kelly Dec 11, 13:46
- I fidget constantly. -- nm - Amy Dec 11, 13:46
- I found myself drumming yesterday. I never do that. -- nm - mara Dec 11, 13:46
- I am almost never perfectly still. I vibrate. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 13:46
Wally 4 - have you heard the news? - kelly Dec 11, 13:42 10
- I'm hoping it's just small tweak and not something radical. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 11, 13:51 3
  - This news actually made me irrationally upset. -- nm - kelly Dec 11, 13:54 1
    - That organization takes a lot of pride in its traditions. It probably won't stray too much from the current. -- nm - Diva Dec 11, 13:57
  - "A fist? I don't get it." "Sox! Like 'sox it to 'em'! And rock-em sox-em robots!" "Oh." -- nm - Mop Dec 11, 13:53
- Not that I'm one of this group, but this was mentioned on Globe 10.0 last night. i said something to mel about it, but his eyes were all glassed over - Diva Dec 11, 13:47 4
  - seriously? -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 11, 13:51 2
    - that Charlie guy was on and he can be quite spell-binding. -- nm - Diva Dec 11, 13:55
    - Heh. -- nm - kelly Dec 11, 13:54
  - Heh. -- nm - kelly Dec 11, 13:48
- Madness. Let's redesign the American flag, while we're at it. -- nm - Mop Dec 11, 13:46
I've decided that people don't reply to my incredibly hilarious posts because they're too busy falling out of their chairs, laughing. -- nm - Mop Dec 11, 13:41
JD - I guess that would be the maximum, but it probably wouldn't always take that long - Reagen Dec 11, 13:41 5
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  - They're not even remotely close to giving us some of the stuff Netflix does though, which is irritating - Reagen Dec 11, 13:48 3
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      - Ottawa, I thought? And, therefore, Montreal. It's the Kitchener of the east! - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:56
      - the rest of the country! - Reagen Dec 11, 13:55
Trivia of the Day: What was the first Life Savers flavour? - Walt_Disney Dec 11, 13:36 19
- Answers..... - Walt_Disney Dec 11, 13:48 1
  - yay! -- nm - lileve Dec 11, 13:53
- butterscotch -- nm - TFox Dec 11, 13:39
- "Acorns!" -- nm - JITB commercial Dec 11, 13:39 2
  - That's a great ad :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:41 1
    - "Kelp." -- nm - con_carne Dec 11, 13:45
- mint -- nm - lileve Dec 11, 13:39
- Sea salt -- nm - Max Dec 11, 13:38 3
  - Bacon salt! -- nm - mara Dec 11, 13:40 2
    - asphalt! -- nm - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 11, 13:42 1
      - cat hair! -- nm - mara Dec 11, 13:44
- Your mama -- nm - Epiphany Dec 11, 13:37 3
  - 's face. -- nm - mara Dec 11, 13:38
  - Also, the original lifesaver shape was because of your mama. -- nm - Pippy si Dec 11, 13:38 1
    - 's face. -- nm - mara si Dec 11, 13:40
- lemon! -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:37
- cherry. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 13:37 2
  - also, the lifesaver shape was because of a mistake. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 13:37 1
    - And now you know...... the rest of the story. Good DAY! -- nm - Paul Harvey Dec 11, 13:45
Poll: name an everyday item you couldn't live without. - El Fandie Dec 11, 13:33 44
- A good pen. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 11, 13:41
- My bookbag and my sunglasses. - krusty Dec 11, 13:41
- condoms, baby -- nm - con_carne Dec 11, 13:40
- oxygen -- nm - lileve Dec 11, 13:40
- Sunglasses, unless I never went outside. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 11, 13:40 2
  - Also good for me. I needed some today :( -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:40
  - during the day, that is. (the "when your cool the sun shines on you 24 hours a day" nm) - JaxSean Dec 11, 13:40
- mine is paper cups. I take mugs to school and work as often as I can, but I'm not perfect and sometimes I'm hung over and forget. - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 11, 13:38
- boobies -- nm - oblique Dec 11, 13:36
- Internet. Aside from that ... even a stand-alone computer. Aside from that ... root beer. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:36
- the battery case on the back of the remote. - TFox Dec 11, 13:36 10
  - The ones with the tab were ill-conceived. I'm thankful for the sliding ones. -- nm - Mop Dec 11, 13:38 3
    - I like tabs and sliders; hate to state a preference. -- nm - TFox Dec 11, 13:39 2
      - The tabs break much too easily. -- nm - Mop Dec 11, 13:40 1
        
        That's when you replace the remote. (Yes, it is this important to me.) -- nm - TFox Dec 11, 13:41
  - oh, I *love* doing that! :) I wore out a remote tha tway. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:36 5
    - you people are weird. -- nm - loosilu Dec 11, 13:39 4
      - I'll take "Reasons SheFox will one day murder me in my sleep for $800, Alex." - TFox Dec 11, 13:42 1
        
        Seriously, I nearly posted "Why has your wife not murdered you yet?" -- nm - loosilu Dec 11, 13:44
      - We could have a whole board just on this topic. -- nm - Mop Dec 11, 13:41 1
        
        I would join in. I was so pleased to have to change my calculator batteries last night. -- nm - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 11, 13:44
- coffee -- nm - znufrii Dec 11, 13:35
- I think "coffee" is a cheaty answer, so instead I'll say kleenex. -- nm - loosilu Dec 11, 13:34
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  - i am trying really really hard to not buy individual bottles of water anymore. it's *hard*. -- nm - El Fandie Dec 11, 13:34 17
    - I try and use the same one for awhile... - Mel Profit Dec 11, 13:37 3
      - We should all buy the SlackerTalk Ceramic travel mug! -- nm - oblique Dec 11, 13:40 1
        
        I need to do an updated line of ST merch :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:42
      - I do the same sort of thing. I use the same water bottle at work for about 2 weeks before it starts tasting nasty. -- nm - Walt_Disney Dec 11, 13:38
    - related: Spending a week where I was advised not to drink tap water, and having to buy every drop I drank, made me wonder how much water one really - loosilu Dec 11, 13:36 5
      - People got by on nothing but alcholic beverages for centuries! -- nm - mara Dec 11, 13:46 3
        
        "Whoa, he must have been wasted 24/7." -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 13:49
        
        I think we should try that over my break. -- nm - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 11, 13:48 1
        
        I see no reason why not. -- nm - mara Dec 11, 13:52
      - but then, it's freaking Africa. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 13:42
    - I've been trying not to for environmental reasons, but they're so convenient. I just steal the bottles from school. - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 11, 13:35 3
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        our water at school is terrible. jonathan works in the college of ag which has lies to lifescience labs -- I make him test our water all the time. - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 11, 13:40 1
        
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    - i put a cute stainless steel bottle on my christmas list. i want it just to look at it. totally cute. -- nm - kare Dec 11, 13:35 1
      - i have one on my list too! -- nm - El Fandie Dec 11, 13:36
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- lip stuff. i would seriously die without it. -- nm - kare Dec 11, 13:33 1
  - I always have to have lip balm and a fingernail clipper available. Always. -- nm - mara Dec 11, 13:37
LYC: All my December/holiday plans/commitments appear to be coming together, except I don't know if I'm going to take the time to get a haircut, and - mara Dec 11, 13:33
I just assumed Announcement *was* bery. -- nm - David, grim-eyed dude Dec 11, 13:32 2
- Nope. Not me, but I know who it is. Although I do lurk as another ickname on ST, just for fun. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:34 1
  - that was supposed to say "nickname" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 13:35
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- huh. i drank while i was on it. seriously though, it's a scary drug to take, but i'm totally glad i did. -- nm - kare Dec 11, 13:34 1
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Related Bosstones muse: I've heard the intro to "The Impression That I Get" over 200 times, and still can't hear how the band catches the beat. - TFox Dec 11, 13:32 1
- Never thought of that. Now that I'm watching it on YouTube, it's pretty impressive. -- nm - Mop Dec 11, 13:40
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Top 10 Virals of 2008. (I've only seen one of them) -- (link) - Dano Dec 11, 13:30 7
- The Next Level rocks. It was amongst my Top Ten from the Cannes Lions presentation last week. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 11, 13:43
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  - I posted Flying Penguins. -- nm - mara Dec 11, 13:42
  - Tiger Woods is the only one I've seen. -- nm - Dano Dec 11, 13:34
- I saw Swear Jar, Flying Penguins, and Tiger Woods. -- nm - loosilu Dec 11, 13:33 2
  - I saw Moonwalking Bear, Flying Penguins, and Tiger Woods. -- nm - mara Dec 11, 13:35 1
    - Imagine how many people independently emailed me the penguins. :) -- nm - loosilu Dec 11, 13:37
~ I wanna know! ~ -- nm - kelly Dec 11, 13:29 3
- ,/~ Is it better to love one another than to go for a walk in the dark? ,/~ -- nm - mara Dec 11, 13:29
- They are playing a new year's eve show here; I really want to go but SheFox is guaranteed to be working. -- nm - TFox Dec 11, 13:29 1
  - I know - I saw it in last week's Phoenix. - kelly Dec 11, 13:31

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