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2 cool thing: Big planes and big helicopters. Here's a big helo being unloaded from an even bigger plane -- (link) - TWuG Oct 14, 13:07
I think I found what I want for Christmas (not a watch and not scotch) -- (link) - oblique Oct 14, 13:05
I think mass marketing, huge factories and economies of scale have made us grown accustomed to cheap goods. - Lon_cHaneY Oct 14, 13:01 11
- Unrelated but I had a teacher once tell us all in class that of all the food in all the supermarkets in the country, there's only enough food to feed - Loyola Oct 14, 13:09
- I don't think anyone is saying that cost is supposed to be the same across the board.. - musubi Oct 14, 13:07
- Exactamundo. Like the dollar store, for example. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 14, 13:04
- But I can go to the local butcher and buy a steak for a decent price and prepare it myself. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 14, 13:02 7
  - You can also go home and code a website, while others have to pay $. Part of the price is the knowledge and skill required to prepare it correctly. -- nm - Vermintown Oct 14, 13:04
  - That is a different market, you see :) -- nm - Lon_cHaneY Oct 14, 13:03
  - his example still holds though. cattle are raised differently. some are factory farms, some.... aren't. -- nm - Andie Oct 14, 13:02 4
    - I want cruelty-free scotch! -- nm - Reagen Oct 14, 13:03 3
      - But it's the cruelty that makes it delicious! -- nm - Roger More Oct 14, 13:06
      - oxymoron, I've seen Braveheart -- nm - crash davis Oct 14, 13:05
      - i bet someone somewhere makes this. -- nm - Andie Oct 14, 13:04
You know a phrase I don't hear much of anymore? "Green shoots" -- nm - Loyola Oct 14, 12:55 5
- Tom? - Vermintown Oct 14, 13:06
- That's a phrase? - musubi Oct 14, 12:56 3
  - business term. as in "the green shoots of recovery" -- nm - Reagen Oct 14, 12:59 2
    - heh, I was thinking the phrase would be on menus -- nm - crash davis Oct 14, 13:01 1
      - "Like bamboo?" (nm) - exactly what moose was thinking Oct 14, 13:01
Survivor spoiler question - Dano Oct 14, 12:49 3
- spoilers - Roger More Oct 14, 12:50 2
  - Spoilers - David Oct 14, 13:01 1
    - Spoiler - DaMENACE Oct 14, 13:04
I want to read that book about the BCS now -- nm - crash davis Oct 14, 12:47
"Hey you woodchucks, stop chucking my wood!" - amoxy Oct 14, 12:47 9
- ah, I see - AllState's "Mayhem" campaign is the one I like :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 14, 12:56
- I still like Maxwell the pig. And R. Lee Ermey's ad is hysterical. - TWuG Oct 14, 12:50 6
  - heh yeah I saw the R. Lee one for the first time the other day. - Stephen Oct 14, 12:52 4
    - Here it is in all its glory -- (link) - TWuG Oct 14, 12:53 [youtube] 3
      - I love that he throws the box of tissues. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 14, 12:58 1
        
        You need to go all R. Lee on ImpL and straighten the whiners out. :-) -- nm - TWuG Oct 14, 13:00
      - Oh, wow. Hadn't seen this one: Trololololo guy and an octopus -- (link) - TWuG Oct 14, 12:55 [youtube]
  - "And I think that's why yellow makes me sad." -- nm - Lon_cHaneY Oct 14, 12:52
- or at least use something to cut down on the friction? -- nm - Capstern Oct 14, 12:48
How is Wes Welker's base salary only 2.15? - Stephen Oct 14, 12:44 5
- he got about $10 mil in signing and roster bonuses. -- nm - Reagen Oct 14, 12:47
- He probably came with a 12mil signing bonus or something. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 14, 12:47
- I would bet that he signed that deal at Miami when he was producing mediocre numbers. -- nm - TFox Oct 14, 12:45 1
  - minor correction: they extended him immediately after acquiring him, before he turned into WES WELKER. -- nm - TFox Oct 14, 12:50
- the power of The Hoodie -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 12:44
*draws Reagen a venn diagram to explain the difference between scotch and irish whisk(e)ys* -- nm - znufrii Oct 14, 12:43 13
- *frames diagram, beams proudly when people see he is a scotch drinker* -- nm - znufrii si Oct 14, 12:47 9
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  - whatever gave you think impression that I was *just* a scotch drinker? -- nm - znufrii Oct 14, 12:50 7
    - "I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany." -- nm - TFox Oct 14, 12:53 6
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        That's *pate*, Jack, for while we listen to opera on the phonograph machine. -- nm - TFox Oct 14, 12:57
        
        that wasn't anywhere *near* my apartment... - znufrii Oct 14, 12:56
      - "Opulence. I haz it" -- nm - crash davis Oct 14, 12:54 2
        
        There's a spa I pass on my way home from work that is the "Opulence" spa. I want to stop and take a picture now -- nm - oblique Oct 14, 12:58
        
        *shows off his $2M solid gold monopoly set* -- nm - znufrii Oct 14, 12:55
- could we see that please? love Venn diagrams, gonna go make one ...not really. -- nm - mud Oct 14, 12:44
- *draws circle way to the side with "Caring" inside" -- nm - Reagen Oct 14, 12:44 1
  - I like that he at least attempted to speak to you in a language you're fluent in. -- nm - crash davis Oct 14, 12:45
Boldini's great. That story on B3 is cool. I had a boldini calendar ~20 years ago; wonder if I could find it -- nm - mud Oct 14, 12:42
Seriously, it's a *beverage*. - musubi Oct 14, 12:41 63
- Is a Rolex just a watch? Seriously, why does somebody need a $55K watch -- (link) - amoxy Oct 14, 12:55 8
  - I don't need a $55k watch... but I have finally succumbed to the appeal of watches. -- nm - TFox Oct 14, 13:01 5
    - The best accessory a man can have imo. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 14, 13:02 4
      - I didn't like them for a while because my phone told time fine, and then I didn't like the bands that pull my armhair out... - TFox Oct 14, 13:05 2
        
        I love my Seiko. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 14, 13:08
        
        Nice leather strap and a clean simple face = awesome sauce. -- nm - Reagen Oct 14, 13:07
      - I thought that was a hottie wife? -- nm - oblique Oct 14, 13:04
  - This is how I feel. The way you feel like "how can anyone need a 55k watch?", I feel, "how can anyone need a $45 drink?" - musubi Oct 14, 12:58 1
    - I do like food and drinks, so I could see myself trying it at one time - amoxy Oct 14, 13:00
- Word...and the thought that someone would pay that much for a shitty tasting beverage boggles me even more. - Jim Oct 14, 12:46 11
  - *blink* - znufrii Oct 14, 12:51
  - if you think all straight alcohol tastes "shitty" it's clearly not for you. - Mel Profit Oct 14, 12:49 1
    - Rum = effing gross. Whiskey = that's nice. -- nm - TFox Oct 14, 12:58
  - people's taste differ. I find coke,pesi, etc to taste shitty but love scotch and whiskey -- nm - decline Oct 14, 12:49
  - a lot of the cheap stuff *is* garbage which presents a tough barrier to entry. -- nm - Reagen Oct 14, 12:49
  - I can't explain it, but I really do love scotch -- nm - crash davis Oct 14, 12:48 4
    - My man! -- nm - Ron Burgundy Oct 14, 12:49 3
      - I also love the phrase "smelly pirate hooker" -- nm - crash davis Oct 14, 12:50 2
        
        *goes back to my home on Whore Island* -- nm - Diva Oct 14, 12:57
        
        My man! -- nm - Trish SI Oct 14, 12:56
  - My wife agrees with you. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 14, 12:48
- I think it depends. It's not like soda where you'll drink the whole bottle at a sitting - TWuG Oct 14, 12:46
- At the price that Johnny Walker Blue is, it is not a beverage, but an experience -- nm - amoxy Oct 14, 12:44 2
  - johnny blue is actually quite reasonable at most duty free. $120 on my way back from Singapore. - mafic Oct 14, 14:52
  - I wonder how they got started. I mean, 60 years is a looong time before a product launch. :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 14, 12:45
- I've done it. Totally worth it. -- nm - Roger More Oct 14, 12:43
- well, you could say the same thing for a $50 Ruth's Chris steak vs a mcdonalds cheeseburger. But, somethings just are that much better. -- nm - Andie Oct 14, 12:42 36
  - It honestly bothers me to buy a steak at a steakhouse. - musubi Oct 14, 12:44 32
    - I rarely do as well, but that's because I get steaks from the farm. - Reagen Oct 14, 12:51
    - Not all steaks are created equal (nor all burgers for that matter). -- nm - Don Homer Oct 14, 12:46 3
      - They're not, but my steaks are awesome. (nm) - musubi Oct 14, 12:49 2
        
        Your butt steak is not the topic of discussion -- nm - oblique Oct 14, 12:57 1
        
        Regardless, it is awesome. (nm) - musubi Oct 14, 12:59
    - you can cook steak at home for 1/10 the price, but the really good steak houses get amazing cuts that you still would pay a fortune for at a butcher, - Andie Oct 14, 12:46 18
      - Don't get me wrong, like I said, I understand the dynamic. But the fact that it's a beverage just *feels* bizarre to me. - musubi Oct 14, 12:48 17
        
        I feel the same way as you do about most steakhouses - that I can make them at home. But I can't blend scotch, or age port 40 years. -- nm - Roger More Oct 14, 12:49 16
        
        well, you *could*, but whether it would be worth the effort is a completely different matter. -- nm - znufrii Oct 14, 12:52 15
        
        I'm doing my best to hang onto the Macallan 18 that Diva got me a few years ago. - Mel Profit Oct 14, 12:55 14
        
        My friend does this with his yearly birthday present to himself, a bottle of the aforementioned Bushmills 21 Rare. - znufrii Oct 14, 12:58 9
        
        When we finally get a grown up place where I can store things like this I'm going to buy a bottle and put it away. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 14, 12:59 8
        
        this reminds me, one of these days I need to throw a whiskey party - znufrii Oct 14, 13:02 4
        
        count us in. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 14, 13:04 3
        
        hopefully I can find a free weekend before I leave for Philly. - znufrii Oct 14, 13:06 2
        
        when do you leave for Philly? -- nm - Roger More Oct 14, 13:07 1
        
        January, exact date tbd. -- nm - znufrii Oct 14, 13:08
        
        ...and then next to where I store that bottle, I'm building an enormous ball pit! -- nm - Mel Profit si Oct 14, 13:02 2
        
        I hate you Chewie. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 14, 13:05
        
        This made me laugh way too hard. (nm) - musubi Oct 14, 13:03
        
        Jealous. That's some good shit. The 15 is darn tasty, too. - TWuG Oct 14, 12:57
        
        dude - we can get more. -- nm - Diva Oct 14, 12:57 2
        
        but it won't be as old! -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 14, 12:59 1
        
        heh -- nm - TFox Oct 14, 12:59
    - Ruth Cris was easily the best steak I have ever eaten. -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 12:45 7
      - It's probably my least favorite of the high end steakhouse chains. -- nm - pmb Oct 14, 12:49 4
        
        i've only been to one once. i remember my steak tasted like butter. literally, butter. it was delicious though. -- nm - Andie Oct 14, 12:51 3
        
        Pretty sure that's because Ruth's Chris literally cooks it in butter. - musubi Oct 14, 12:53 2
        
        Yup. Big dollup of butter on top. -- nm - pmb Oct 14, 12:57
        
        that's basically every steak in France, FWIW. -- nm - Reagen Oct 14, 12:54
      - Been to Mortons once. $99 coupon for a four course meal. Delish! -- nm - lileve Oct 14, 12:46 1
        
        they got a throughly nasty review of their san fran place, totally trashed them -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 14, 13:28
  - exactly. sometimes splurging on something you really like occasionally is just fine. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 14, 12:43 1
    - my example holds with this as well :) -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 12:44
  - I was going to use the $1500 escort vs the $5 crack whore example but yours works too -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 12:43
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- ballast going bad, call janitorial service -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 14, 13:29
- Start looking around and get ready to run...Usually means either the serial killer is coming or - amoxy Oct 14, 12:45
- Use your teeth. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 14, 12:45 1
  - are we still talking lightbulbs? -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 12:45
- "She's starting shimmy... she's starting to shake!" -- nm - Reagen Oct 14, 12:44 1
  - you jerk, that's my running joke! -- nm - Max Oct 14, 12:44
- Yell at your secretary -- nm - Lon_cHaneY Oct 14, 12:44
- I'll assume it is a fluorescent tube. Flickering generally means the bulb is starting to go - TWuG Oct 14, 12:43
- tape multiple layers of paper over the light to obscure it and bring in a lamp. -- nm - Max Oct 14, 12:43
- stand on chair. tighten bulb. -- nm - Andie Oct 14, 12:42 2
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    - And don't forget: They contain mercury, so you can get heavy metal poisoning, too! - TWuG Oct 14, 12:48
- Move into the library. Ask your secretary to attend to it. - OAE Oct 14, 12:42
- jab a metal pole at it a few times -- nm - decline Oct 14, 12:41
- Building maintenance..... -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 14, 12:41
- go drinking. -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 12:41
- call building services? -- nm - znufrii Oct 14, 12:41 1
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now i want port. stupid amanda. -- nm - Andie Oct 14, 12:41
PSA: Pizza Hut is discontinuing their lasagnas and their cajun flavored wing flavor. Also, the prices are up. 10 dollar larges only covers 3 toppings - Qale Oct 14, 12:39 2
- That explains the "we've simplified our menu" ads. Changing the menu helps cover the price changes. -- nm - TWuG Oct 14, 12:41 1
  - Yes. But these "new" prices are still much lower than a few years back when a speciality large (meat lovers) would cost 16 bucks. - Qale Oct 14, 12:45
Blossom is still getting work????? - groiny Oct 14, 12:39 6
- yeah her doctorate is close to what shes supposed to be on the show -- nm - Capstern Oct 14, 12:48
- she stopped for ages - she got her doctorate in (neurology? maybe?). but she's back. -- nm - Andie Oct 14, 12:40 1
  - Yeah, kelly asked me last week watching BBT....So, is she the math genius or is that that other 80's girl? - Will Hunting Oct 14, 12:41
- She doesnt' work often but for her look and such, she's perfect for what BBT is using her for. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 14, 12:39 2
  - yep, perfect. I love that show. -- nm - mud Oct 14, 12:43 1
    - I need to find it online; CBS sucks for online stuff. - Will Hunting Oct 14, 12:48
Jeff Probst's Blog from Episode 5 (spoils) -- (link) - amoxy Oct 14, 12:38 1
- "That's just leadership. That's what I do for a living." hahahah -- nm - Beryllium Oct 14, 12:44
Deion Branch apparently decided to give over $3M away in order to come back to the Patriots. -- (link) - TFox Oct 14, 12:37 4
- thats smart -- nm - Capstern Oct 14, 12:47
- and considering where that salary ended up in '11...that's pretty significant. - Mel Profit Oct 14, 12:39
- Wes Welker's base salary for 2011 is only $2.15million? -- nm - amoxy Oct 14, 12:39
- can't say as I blame him -- nm - crash davis Oct 14, 12:38

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