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so are any stores going to have 10-10-10 sales? -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 7, 09:06 2
- I would say maybe -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 09:10 1
  - "I'm going to take your answer and ....*whips off sunglasses*...discount it" - crash davis Oct 7, 09:11
Robbie Alomar's soon to be ex-wife accusing him of giving her HIV -- (link) - Beaker Oct 7, 09:03 1
- "thats more than an error, it would have been better if he had ...*whips off sunglasses*...struck out" nmby - crash davis Oct 7, 09:08
Woman has to be rescued from roof of car after driving into marsh while following GPS instructions. -- (link) - Andie Oct 7, 09:02 1
- She is a person who obviously took offence when Will Hunting said no one could be as dumb in real life as Michael Scott. -- nm - crash davis Oct 7, 09:10
This October has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays, all in 1 month. It happens once in 823 years. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Oct 7, 09:00 34
- this wouldn't be an issue if we just moved to the 13-month calendar! -- nm - znufrii Oct 7, 09:11
- Good one, Mop! Almost had us goin'. - con_carne Oct 7, 09:06 1
  - but it isn't April! -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 09:07
- That can't be right. Every month with 31 days that starts on a Friday has that. And there are 7 months like that a year. -- nm - FoxtoFail Oct 7, 09:01 29
  - maybe he meant just October? -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 09:04 20
    - October 2021. -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 09:05 1
      - Every 11 years. -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 09:06
    - I think that would happen once every 7 years on average. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 7, 09:04 13
      - Once every 12, I think, but nothing like 823. -- nm - FoxtoFail Oct 7, 09:06 1
        
        Maybe not, I dunno. I'm not going to give it robust analysis. -- nm - FoxtoFail Oct 7, 09:08
      - Leap Year messes with that. -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 09:05 10
        
        I don't think so. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 7, 09:06 9
        
        Evey 7, yes. It causes it to be every 11. -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 09:07 8
        
        Why would that be. There are only seven days. Is October 1 more likely to fall on a Monday than a Friday? -- nm - Roger More Oct 7, 09:08 2
        
        But every four years there is an extra day, which "pushes" the numbers. -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 09:10 1
        
        It could push either direction though, 7 is just the average over a long period of time. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 7, 09:12
        
        It's not that simple. In fact sometimes it will be less than 7 years between this, like 5 years. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 7, 09:08 4
        
        1999, 2010, 2021 -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 09:09 3
        
        Like DH said, 2004 -- nm - Roger More Oct 7, 09:11 1
        
        I don't look back (you can never look back), just saw the '99 mentioned. -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 09:13
        
        2027. So WTF knows! -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 09:11
    - must be. -- nm - decline Oct 7, 09:04 3
      - nope. October 1999 -- nm - decline Oct 7, 09:05
      - see my link below to TFox. That's not even the case since it last happened in 1999 -- nm - oblique Oct 7, 09:05 1
        
        And 2004. :) -- nm - Don Homer Oct 7, 09:09
  - Right. For instance, it will happen again next July. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 7, 09:03
  - July 2011. -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 09:03
  - yep. May 2009 for example -- nm - decline Oct 7, 09:03
  - (not that start on a Friday, but it'd happen on average once a year.) -- nm - FoxtoFail Oct 7, 09:02 4
    - apparently not -- nm - oblique Oct 7, 09:02 3
      - "...but what this post presupposes is... what if it didn't?" -- nm - FoxtoFail Oct 7, 09:03 2
        
        :) Here's the breakdown (it actually isn't 823 years) -- (link) - oblique Oct 7, 09:04 1
        
        Thanks for the link. -- nm - mara Oct 7, 09:12
- 2012 sequel come on down! -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 09:01
Trying out the new Facebook Groups feature. Very interesting. Certainly better than the old groups. Kinda like mini-Facebooks - oblique Oct 7, 08:58 2
- An everything Salad. - Mel Profit Oct 7, 09:02 1
  - you're so pretty -- nm - oblique Oct 7, 09:05
East Coast Lunch! Whatcha got? -- nm - Andie Oct 7, 08:57 9
- turkey sandwich and an apple from the deli. -- nm - Max Oct 7, 09:02 1
  - and probably soup around 2pm. -- nm - Max Oct 7, 09:02
- undecided. either cold cuts/cheese in the fridge, or Taco Bell. or Chipotle. -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 09:02
- Rice and grilled chicken with sauteed onions, organic tortilla chips, a biscuit, and a maple brown sugar granola bar. -- nm - FoxtoFail Oct 7, 09:00
- Leftover red-skin potatoes with creamed spinach and spicy/lemony fish (forget what kind). -- nm - Don Homer Oct 7, 08:59
- Ham sandwich, girl guide cookies, carrot sticks and a couple pieces of cheese -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 08:59 2
  - the *real* Girl Guide cookies (not those mint things)? god, i love those. -- nm - Andie Oct 7, 08:59 1
    - nope, mint ones -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 09:00
- Curried butternut squash soup and half a whole grain bagel. -- nm - Andie Oct 7, 08:58
Well, that's one way to not have anyone sit next to you on the train... -- (link) - znufrii Oct 7, 08:54 3
- Not commenting on his conclusions, I do find this to be an art in my bus commutes. - FoxtoFail Oct 7, 08:59
- or maybe you are too wide -- nm - lileve Oct 7, 08:58
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REByesterday. Newest Victoria's Secret email title: Tunics & Leggings 2/$30! Select Styles. - Spawn Oct 7, 08:51
Actual tweet from a Vegas casino - Beryllium Oct 7, 08:48 3
- I liked Oh Shea's. Won a midnight poker tournament there and then took a couple hundred on craps. - Name Withheld By Request Oct 7, 08:58
- nice. -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 08:52
- heh. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 7, 08:48
Hey Pakistan, you're this close to being next on the list. In fact, Hi India, how you doin'? Wanna go out for a drink? -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Oct 7, 08:47 1
- Hey Pakistan...we know you're hanging out with our bitch of an ex-wife, Osama. - Mel Profit Oct 7, 09:01
Good music doc I watching last night via Netflix Instant... The Gits - about an up-and-coming punk band from the Seattle scene whose lead singer was - Don Homer Oct 7, 08:46 7
- 48 Hours Mystery did a report about that a while back as well. -- nm - samara Oct 7, 08:54
- I remember how shocked I was when I read in the paper about her murder. Whats the name of the doc? -- nm - crash davis Oct 7, 08:52 5
  - The Gits. Singer's name Mia Zapata. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 7, 08:55 4
    - I know. What is the name of the documentary? (I hope this isn't a Who's On First routine) -- nm - crash davis Oct 7, 08:57 3
      - rereading, I'm going to guess that The Gits is the name of the doc as well as the band :) -- nm - crash davis Oct 7, 08:58
      - *throws football at your groin* -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 7, 08:58 1
        
        when you threw Mia Zapata in the answer, I honestly thought you were telling me the band name :) -- nm - crash davis Oct 7, 08:59
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- when did horatio caine join the secret service? "that's one vice that isn't very... *whips off sunglasses* ...presidential." - mafic Oct 7, 08:51 2
  - "next time, send it to....*whips off sunglasses*...the vice squad" nmby - crash davis Oct 7, 09:05
  - That one must have taken a lot of work. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Oct 7, 08:54
- The Preppy Marathon was held today in Washington, DC... -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Oct 7, 08:48
- David Carradine: Secret Service Agent -- nm - Roger More Oct 7, 08:47
- "Baywatch, D.C. scored decidedly lower ratings than projected; cancellation imminent." -- nm - FoxtoFail Oct 7, 08:47
- "Did you hear they have great breakfast items at Burger King? Wait, where did the flute guy go?" -- nm - znufrii Oct 7, 08:46
- "Joe Biden models his new line of exercise clothing" -- nm - Beryllium Oct 7, 08:45
- Gaffe Squad, Deploy! -- nm - Reagen Oct 7, 08:45
- Open bar at a campaign fundraiser across town receives enthusiastic political support -- nm - con_carne Oct 7, 08:44
So, this is *the* week. We're telling the kids tomorrow. Moving furniture into her apartment on Saturday. - Inigo Oct 7, 08:37 28
- You need to keep the kids far away from her. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Oct 7, 09:02 1
  - And try to document or have a witness in all of your communication. -- nm - lileve Oct 7, 09:03
- Stash your cash. -- nm - lileve Oct 7, 08:59
- That sounds tremendously difficult but you've sounded more positive than the average man in all of this, which is a good sign. -- nm - Max Oct 7, 08:53
- You are in my thoughts - and the only way out is through - you are heading to a better place. I promise -- nm - Epiphany Oct 7, 08:52
- I'm so sorry. My best wishes to you throughout this. -- nm - crash davis Oct 7, 08:51
- Best wishes to you dude. And while I know it sucks that it's come to this... - Jim Oct 7, 08:50
- Yeah, lawyer up. My best friend was able to settle in mediation a few weeks ago. - Spawn Oct 7, 08:50 1
  - I'm almost certainly out of line, but I'm angry on behalf of Inigo. From what I've read so far, she is in no place to be a mother to 3 kids right now. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Oct 7, 09:05
- Good luck dude. (nm) - musubi Oct 7, 08:48
- *sending good thoughts* -- nm - Dano Oct 7, 08:45
- Best of thoughts. -- nm - lileve Oct 7, 08:45
- good luck, man. - FoxtoFail Oct 7, 08:44
- hang in there. -- nm - Andie Oct 7, 08:43
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- best wishes -- nm - Roger More Oct 7, 08:42
- hugs to you guys. -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 08:41
- I'm hoping for the best possible outcome for your daughter and yourself. - con_carne Oct 7, 08:41
- You know what they say about "What doesn't kill you will make you stronger"? - Mel Profit Oct 7, 08:40
- Hang in there. And have fun with your kids next week. nm - Hotkiss Oct 7, 08:40
- I feel for you. It's the toughest thing I've ever had to do. - pmb Oct 7, 08:39
- Good luck. - amoxy Oct 7, 08:39 2
  - I'm so sorry. PLMK if I can offer any assistance. -- nm - Diva Oct 7, 08:41 1
    - this belongs under inigo's post. but amoxy - i'm there for you too. :) -- nm - Diva Oct 7, 08:41
- That sounds really tough. Good thoughts to you. -- nm - mara Oct 7, 08:39
- *hug* Best wishes to you and yours, Inigo. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 7, 08:38
- Best thoughts. -- nm - znufrii Oct 7, 08:38 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 08:38
Option C. I think this one is the winner - Subversive Oct 7, 08:37 [flickr] 2
- that's well done. -- nm - FoxtoFail Oct 7, 08:42
- That is creepy and is a really good picture -- nm - amoxy Oct 7, 08:40
Dear Prudence: My Hubby is going Brokeback Mountain on me -- (link) - amoxy Oct 7, 08:34
Canadian Col. Russell Williams to plead guilty to killings, sexual assaults and many breakins (I bet this is the tip of the iceburg for him too) -- (link) - Beaker Oct 7, 08:32 2
- he was the top military person at one of our larger bases. crazy. -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 08:34 1
  - Turns out one of my mother's friend's daughters (who babysat me as a kid, actually) was one of the people whose houses he robbed. - Andie Oct 7, 08:42
over 300 pounds? that's scary. -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 08:31
I have also set up a Google doc to track the movies. If you would like, you can make a column for yourself and rate movies 1-10. -- (link) - Dano Oct 7, 08:31 27 1
- Does it have to be 1-10, or it can it be F-A? -- nm - Don Homer Oct 7, 08:48 11
  - I went with 1-10 because it was easier to do an average. I can switch to letter grades if people really want to. Just makes averaging trickier. -- nm - Dano Oct 7, 08:50 10
    - Yeah, true. My only reason for saying that is because grade scale is usually a bit more standardized whereas - Don Homer Oct 7, 08:51 1
      - I'm going to eat lunch now. I'll change it to letters after I eat. -- nm - Dano Oct 7, 08:52
    - How about 1-100 scoring? More accurate. -- nm - Hotkiss Oct 7, 08:51 3
      - Because every can accurately gauge the discrete difference between an 82 film and an 83 film. -- nm - FoxtoFail Oct 7, 08:52 2
        
        "I give it a 42 but I can't dance to it." -- nm - Max Oct 7, 08:54
        
        1-100, with two decimal places! -- nm - Don Homer Oct 7, 08:53
    - I could write up a formula that would average letter grades for you. -- nm - FoxtoFail Oct 7, 08:51 3
      - Yeah, I can do that, but I wanted to get it up quickly. If we really prefer letter grades, I'll change it. -- nm - Dano Oct 7, 08:52 2
        
        I don't much care, but letter grades are kind of fun. -- nm - FoxtoFail Oct 7, 08:53 1
        
        And if you need drama, grade on a curve! -- nm - Hotkiss Oct 7, 08:54
- Cool! How did ST manage to have a book club before it had a movie club? -- nm - Hotkiss Oct 7, 08:44 3
  - ty97's a nerd. -- nm - FoxtoFail Oct 7, 08:44 2
    - NERDS!! -- nm - Ogre si Oct 7, 08:47 1
      - RAGE! -- nm - lileve Oct 7, 08:48
- I'll try to keep fancying up the google doc a bit. Title links now will go to the Netflix page for the movie. -- nm - Dano Oct 7, 08:39
- Any movies? Or are we seeing specific movies? - Subversive Oct 7, 08:38 7
  - This is specific movies - one per month. All will be available to Netflix Watch Instantly (at least at the time chosen, in the US). -- nm - Dano Oct 7, 08:47 5
    - Just checked, not a single one of them is available on Netflix in Canada. -- nm - Subversive Oct 7, 08:51
    - How are the movies being chosen? -- nm - Hotkiss Oct 7, 08:50 2
      - At my whim, films from the festival circuit that got little or no theatrical release, one per month, available on Netflix Watch Instantly -- nm - Dano Oct 7, 08:51
      - By the iron ruling fist of Dano. -- nm - FoxtoFail Oct 7, 08:50
    - The Google doc will keep track so you can catch up if you want, or check out any that get good ratings (if that happens). -- nm - Dano Oct 7, 08:48
  - Oh, scrolling comprehension fail. I see your post below. -- nm - Subversive Oct 7, 08:39
- Fun stuff. Thanks, Dano! -- nm - con_carne Oct 7, 08:36
- noice. -- nm - FoxtoFail Oct 7, 08:32
New species of bat discovered. His head and face look like a cross between Yoda and a camel. -- (link) - mara Oct 7, 08:31 3
- they've also found a couple of hundred other new species ... insects, frogs, etc. Cool stuff. -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 08:43
- Ahhhh -- nm - amoxy Oct 7, 08:35 1
  - Uh... step away form the bat. -- nm - Spawn Oct 7, 08:37
Mayor Bloomberg continues his war on sugared sodas -- (link) - znufrii Oct 7, 08:30
Your ST Film Festival October Movie: The House of the Devil -- (link) - Dano Oct 7, 08:30
Lunchtime! -- nm - Don Homer Oct 7, 08:29

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