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That's just a brutal mistake. -- nm - TFox Oct 15, 20:26
I can't post on facebook threads. Says database is down. Anyone else? -- nm - Bacon Oct 15, 20:22 2
- Guess it's just you :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 15, 20:24 1
  - I was just able to post right before you did. -- nm - Bacon Oct 15, 20:25
Hey y'all...heard varying discussions on the pricyness of SanFran....if you've been, how would you rank it 1-10 on pricy scale - Will Hunting Oct 15, 20:11 10
- 9, one of the priciest places in the US. I'm not a fan of SF so maybe I'm biased that it's too pricy. - ceregon Oct 15, 20:38
- It's like any other big city, expensive food and hotels and cheap food and hotels. For the last 18 months, there have been incredible hotel deals - jnine Oct 15, 20:30 3
  - we're definitely planning on going to Alcatraz. - kelly Oct 15, 20:34 1
    - Nob Hill is one of the most expensive parts of the City, you should find something nice there. -- nm - jnine Oct 15, 20:36
  - Napa "area" -- nm - jnine Oct 15, 20:31
- Aren't you looking at staying somewhere in the Napa Valley? Should be able to find a range of prices there. - MojaveMeg Oct 15, 20:22 1
  - St. Helena is close to Napa and nice -- nm - Bacon Oct 15, 20:22
- 7 compared to Portland if you are visiting. 10 if you are talking about living there. -- nm - Bacon Oct 15, 20:17
- do you have American Express? -- nm - Karl Malden Oct 15, 20:16
- i always thought it was just pricey to live there -- nm - hachiko Oct 15, 20:12
Texas-NY spoilers - amoxy Oct 15, 20:08
CFL Kick For A Million guy wins a car and $36k (I watched the very first one when the dude won $1 mil, crazy.) -- (link) - Beaker Oct 15, 19:58
I'm thinking about staying at the Madonna Inn on my way north in March. Help me chose a room...... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Oct 15, 19:51 12
- If you were going to splurge and not worry about price, I'd go the Old World Suite or the Matterhorn. It seems like you should do one of the rock - jnine Oct 15, 20:53
- Caveman room is the most famous. -- nm - Bacon Oct 15, 20:25 2
  - Tempting - although it's probably the kind of room that should be shared with someone :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 15, 20:28 1
    - The rock rooms are freezers...hard to warm up...we had the heaters full blast all night. -- nm - BAD Oct 15, 20:30
- Mama and I spent the first two nights of our honeymoon there. Two different rock rooms. -- nm - BAD Oct 15, 20:13 5
  - That was a couple of years back :) Looks like it's stood up well. I love historic properties. -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 15, 20:17 4
    - The have a pretty lavish men's room they give tours through...also a very nice dinning room. - BAD Oct 15, 20:24 3
      - Yes, everyone has to go look at the men's room, ask someone to make sure it's empty for you. I hope you like pink, the hotel is an explosion of pink. -- nm - jnine Oct 15, 20:35
      - Nice trip. I have to be in Rohnert Park for the weekend, so I'm looking at taking two days each way and staying somewhere on the coast. - MojaveMeg Oct 15, 20:27 1
        
        Cambria is nice too. -- nm - jnine Oct 15, 20:44
- Starlight would be my insta-first choice for cost, style, and balcony. -- nm - Qale Oct 15, 19:52 1
  - Ooh yes, I hadn't noticed the balcony on that one. -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 15, 20:05
At the cooking thing tonight, we got to eat Chipotle Chocolate Cupcakes with Maple Glazed Bacon crumbles. - JaxSean Oct 15, 19:25 5
- Is this a cooking class? -- nm - amoxy Oct 15, 19:43 3
  - Not really. They cook, give us the recipes, and we eat (and drink). - JaxSean Oct 15, 19:55 2
    - That sounds great and a good deal for what you got. -- nm - jnine Oct 15, 20:54
    - (Think Top Chef mixed with a cooking show.) -- nm - JaxSean Oct 15, 19:56
- to your IM. DUH! -- nm - Bacon Oct 15, 19:27
It's nice to see an error made by an infielder who isn't wearing a Braves jersey. -- nm - David Oct 15, 19:20 1
- *takes off jersey to reveal...Betty White in a Braves jersey!* -- nm - she's everywhere! Oct 15, 19:48
Help me be cool to the local Twitter gang... Name the biggest acts over the last twenty years that might be touring in the near future? - Name Withheld By Request Oct 15, 18:52 25
- I'll give you a hint. She's really skinny, and she is the greatest singer in de whole world! -- nm - Ana Gasteyer Oct 15, 19:59
- NICKLEBACK! -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 19:56
- Soundgarden. -- nm - jnine Oct 15, 19:49
- Tom Petty, Springsteen, -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 19:43
- Zombie Zombie Alive Alive Beatles -- nm - Bacon Oct 15, 19:14 1
  - Zombie Michael Jackson has already been guessed. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 15, 19:15
- Any chance Rage is actually going to tour? I know they've been doing one-offs. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 15, 19:12 1
  - they're in south america right now. (that would be effing awesome.) -- nm - TFox Oct 15, 19:14
- bon jovi -- nm - mafic Oct 15, 19:07 2
  - nope, already there in july. -- nm - mafic Oct 15, 19:08 1
    - Yeah, and they played the stadium. The arena folks are in on this one. It's making for good conversation tonight. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 15, 19:11
- Prince just announced he was touring -- nm - peglegpete Oct 15, 19:03
- Springsteen!! -- nm - kelly hunting si Oct 15, 19:01 1
  - he said biggest not most overrated - Bacon Oct 15, 19:14
- All guess below have played town before. The front runner is Springsteen or Gaga. n -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 15, 19:01 4
  - I guess the Boss. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 19:03 2
    - He's thru Minneapolis in late May, so it fits the schedule, just not the station. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 15, 19:04 1
      - he also has a "new" album out next month, so it could be time for another tour. - kelly Oct 15, 19:16
  - gaga isn't a band from the 90's, she's the uh fresh meat of the oh ohs -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 15, 19:03
- Pearl Jam, Soundgarden. -- nm - Remlik Oct 15, 18:58
- Eminem? -- nm - TFox Oct 15, 18:56
- DMB, No Doubt? -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:53
- rolling stones? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 15, 18:53 2
  - creed sugar ray 3rd eye blind blink 182 Janes addiction Limp Bizkit No Doubt Alice in Chains Faith No More Cake Phish NiN - zeitgeist Oct 15, 18:59 1
    - how depressing if most of those were the biggest concert announcement in 10 years. -- nm - mafic Oct 15, 19:16
Even my Bejeweled scores are telling me I ought to do something else. Heh. -- nm - Qale Oct 15, 18:43 17
- don't you have a novel to write? -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:48 16
  - Not for another 15 days. And alas the neophyte boyfriend is river rafting. -- nm - Qale Oct 15, 18:49 4
    - so happy that is going well for you. :) -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:50 3
      - It is. - Qale Oct 15, 18:52 2
        
        you are ADORABLE. and no, he is not crazy. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:54 1
        
        Actually if this wasn't a already planned trip, I'd so want to go. - Qale Oct 15, 18:57
  - It's not November yet. -- nm - the liioulu carrying mittens just in case Oct 15, 18:49 10
    - hmm. but it's not too early to cheat, right? -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:49 9
      - I have a few first lines. Maybe even a whole paragraph. -- nm - the liioulu carrying mittens just in case Oct 15, 18:50 8
        
        "It was a dark and stormy night..." -- nm - Qale Oct 15, 19:02 1
        
        Suddenly, a shot rang out! -- nm - TWuG Oct 15, 19:12
        
        is there a list of ST NANORIMOers/ -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:51 5
        
        There is a list of ST NaNoWriLOSERS! - Qale Oct 15, 18:52 4
        
        is it in the wiki? -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:54 3
        
        Oh, let's not shame them any more than I already do. *giggle* -- nm - Qale Oct 15, 18:55 2
        
        my EX is doing it, and he is also in ATL. maybe you know each other. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:56 1
        
        I didn't go to any write-ins. - Qale Oct 15, 18:58
MH PSA: Halloween event appears to be coolest since XMas, when it starts on Tuesday. -- nm - TFox Oct 15, 18:40 1
- did loosi put that one together herself too? nm -- nm - groiny Oct 15, 18:41
they need a 2 minute timeout. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 15, 18:40
somebody is on fire! nm -- nm - groiny Oct 15, 18:37 1
- nothing a little penicillin can't help. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:44
Have we seen this yet? Men's Health Mag five scariest new menu items....... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Oct 15, 18:27 9
- its an appetizer not an entre but outback's blooming onion is way up there -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 15, 19:02
- KFC must be pissed it's chicken sandwich isn't there -- nm - peglegpete Oct 15, 18:53 3
  - it's actually not that bad. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:55 2
    - the one with no bread & 2 pieces of chicken? I thought that was very evil -- nm - peglegpete Oct 15, 18:59 1
      - Evil never tasted so good! -- nm - Stephen Oct 15, 19:28
- The provolone stuffed meatballs with fettuccine alfredo look and sound delicious! - Stephen Oct 15, 18:41
- lobster blt pizza? i knew there was a reason i liked working there. -- nm - TFox Oct 15, 18:30
- the fried cheese sandwich looks delish. - loosilu Oct 15, 18:29
- Seen it? Hell, that's dinner. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 15, 18:28
I wonder if one of the biggest what-ifs in our sporting lifetime will be what-if Josh Hamilton didn't squander 30% of his professional lifetime with - Will Hunting Oct 15, 18:27
LYC: I am still glowing from today's Excel success. I came up with an innovative solution to a problem and my boss called it outstanding. - loosilu Oct 15, 18:03 5
- sure it is. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 15, 18:29
- congrats. you deserve a beer or 2. -- nm - peglegpete Oct 15, 18:06 3
  - dude, your penis is showing. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 15, 18:32 1
    - of course. nobody here wears pants. -- nm - peglegpete Oct 15, 18:50
  - indeed I do! -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:06
My pilot today announced that we were avoiding flying over France "because they are strike again". I guess this means ATC was on strike? - ty97 Oct 15, 17:57 16
- Not sure. I flew through CDG a few weeks ago the day of a general strike, and our flight in was delayed but not cancelled. Flight out left on time. -- nm - Roger More Oct 15, 18:20 1
  - there are so many strikes on the Continent, it is hard to keep track. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:21
- ATC controlers also have pensions at some time -- nm - Danedukenuuk Oct 15, 18:13
- wow, didn't know that. The french are ... different. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 17:59 12
  - I know there's been a lot of striking there (a lot even for France) lately, I just couldn't place why this would affect us - ty97 Oct 15, 18:01 11
    - solidarity thing? they don't want to cross the picket lines in the sky? -- nm - mafic Oct 15, 18:08 9
      - Here we go -- (link) - the liioulu carrying mittens just in case Oct 15, 18:13 5
        
        vn googling! I guess it is not illegal for them to strike, as it is in the US. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:15 4
        
        every time I've been to france there've been strikes. - mafic Oct 15, 18:25 1
        
        me too. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:26
        
        Students go on strike in France. - the liioulu carrying mittens just in case Oct 15, 18:18 1
        
        I want to formally state that my people cut ties with France in the 1700s. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:22
      - I don't think they have that type of discretion. - TWuG Oct 15, 18:12 2
        
        this is FRANCE. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:16 1
        
        *kicks you down giant hole* -- nm - Reagen Oct 15, 18:19
    - it makes sense. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:04
DON'T YOU SEE YOU'RE KILLING INDEPENDENT TFOX! -- nm - TFox si Oct 15, 17:56
blurp -- nm - the liioulu carrying mittens just in case Oct 15, 17:53
woo! won $50 on a scratch-off! -- nm - Diva Oct 15, 17:42 14
- Drinks on you! No seriously, it was such a bad week I can't go out and I need a drink. :P -- nm - Qale Oct 15, 17:54
- You're quite the money magnet today. -- nm - David Oct 15, 17:44
- you need to go out and buy a megamillions ticket NOW. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 17:42 11
  - I bought my first Megamillions ticket yesterday. -- nm - Bacon Oct 15, 17:43 10
    - oh, is it a big jackpot? I have 15 minutes to go buy one. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 17:46 9
      - 72M, not big enough. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 17:47 7
        
        Yeah, it's enough for me. Have fun going to work on Monday -- nm - Bacon Oct 15, 17:50 5
        
        100M is the magic number where it's mathematically worth it. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 17:50 4
        
        Doesn't that only apply to buying all combinations? And only when there are no duplicate winners? :) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Oct 15, 17:56 1
        
        math is hard. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:06
        
        The mathematical number, maybe. But it's a lot lower in real people terms. - Reagen Oct 15, 17:54 1
        
        ahhh, not gonna make it in time to buy it. oh well. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 17:59
        
        I claim 1% of Diva's earnings as her lottery agent. -- nm - David Oct 15, 17:49
      - 72 million -- nm - amoxy Oct 15, 17:47
"You want to get the knife off my balls?" -- nm - amoxy Oct 15, 17:36
~Bill! Bill! Bill! ... Bill Nighy, The Science Guy-ee~ -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Oct 15, 17:35
Frenchy shit-talk-o-meter: 0-1, lame ass pop-out. -- nm - SheFox Oct 15, 17:35 18
- Shit-talk-o-meter update: 0-2, 2 lame-ass pop-outs, pinch hit for in the 5th. -- nm - TFox Oct 15, 19:04 1
  - There is a 25% chance he gets a World Series ring this year. -- nm - David Oct 15, 19:10
- *tugs at SheFox's face as I am sure this is TFox wearing his SheFox mask* - Mel Profit Oct 15, 17:41 3
  - seriously. No way is this SheFox. -- nm - kelly Oct 15, 19:34
  - (as if SheFox would watch baseball on purpose.) -- nm - TFox Oct 15, 18:20
  - no way, I may not have met K but I know her when I see her. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 17:42
- Every time he swings, an angel gets its wings. - David Oct 15, 17:40
- oh, *that's* not going to get annoying. -- nm - TFox Oct 15, 17:36 6
  - I for one, welcome our She Fox overloads -- nm - amoxy Oct 15, 17:58
  - I like to think of this as karmic retribution for the past 4 years of your presence. - Will Hunting Oct 15, 17:57 3
    - 4 longest years EVER -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:00 2
      - The 2 years he has been here when Dubya was still President were almost too much to take -- nm - amoxy Oct 15, 18:02 1
        
        absoloopy, but that was not Tom's fault. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:04
  - You get used to it. -- nm - David Oct 15, 17:41
- I am dying to know what this means. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 17:35 3
  - Frenchy say, I"m special and great! Frenchy act, I'm a weak-ass bitch. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 15, 17:59 1
    - my research say: Frenchy = Francoeur! starting to make sense now. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 18:24
  - It's a baseball thing. :) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Oct 15, 17:37
NY got lucky -- nm - amoxy Oct 15, 17:34
bam! -- nm - Remlik Oct 15, 17:34

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