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ST help me do my job. I'd like to come up with a friendly, all-purpose way to follow up on sales quotes via email. - Lon_cHaneY Oct 26, 08:37 1
- "Let me know if I can be of any further assistance." -- nm - znufrii Oct 26, 08:38
average "full scholarship" Division I athlete winds up having to pay $2,951 annually in school-related expenses not covered by grants-in-aid. -- (link) - crash davis Oct 26, 08:35 2
- Other than div-1 football and basketball some teams only get a small number (sometimes maybe just 1 or 2) schollies to cover a whole team too. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 26, 08:37 1
  - the article is kind of upsetting - how would you like to accept a "full-ride" to Ark-Little Rock and hear "You owe us $11,000"? -- nm - crash davis Oct 26, 08:40
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- although you don't expect them to just say they suck. -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 08:38
The Ballad of Cockneck - TWuG Oct 26, 08:27 4
- I haven't watched these yet, but I will later today. Does xtranormal allow you to make a playlist that you can add to/reorder/update/link to? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 26, 08:29 3
  - Here's everything I've done - TWuG Oct 26, 08:31 2 1
    - nice. :) (Have you worked with text-to-speech before? Sometimes you can get the right pronunciation by bastardizing the spelling.) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 26, 08:34 1
      - First time. This stuff is pretty good. I did break "meow" into "me" "ow" to get it to sound better. -- nm - TWuG Oct 26, 08:37
Well, so far I've got to see Neil Diamond rehearse 'Ain't No Sunshine'. -- nm - LMS Oct 26, 08:27
ST Poll: How much do you care that the NBA regular season begins tonight? (1-10) - Strongbad Oct 26, 08:24 26
- 2 -- nm - Epiphany Oct 26, 08:36
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- 1, only because that's the lowest number you gave me. -- nm - Andie Oct 26, 08:34
- 6 -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 26, 08:33
- 1 -- nm - Don Homer Oct 26, 08:32
- 1 -- nm - Jim Oct 26, 08:32
- 1 -- nm - Ender Oct 26, 08:30
- Negative threeve. -- nm - Was Bar Was Oct 26, 08:30
- 8 -- nm - TFox Oct 26, 08:29
- 2 -- nm - crash davis Oct 26, 08:28
- Zero. -- nm - LMS Oct 26, 08:28
- Considering that I had no idea it starts tonight, I'm gonna say my number is pretty low. -- nm - samara Oct 26, 08:28
- 6. I like our team and I think there could be some exciting basketball this year. It's like they took the talent in the league and concentrated it - pmb Oct 26, 08:27 1
  - Which team? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 26, 08:33
- 1-2 -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:27
- 0. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 26, 08:26 1
  - (And no, I still haven't fixed that ST bug.) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 26, 08:26
- 2-3. there's no sense watching the nba much before may....nm - x Oct 26, 08:26 2
  - The opening month is kind of fun, then its more amusing than important, and then it ramps up again. -- nm - TFox Oct 26, 08:29 1
    - except for occasional matchups, the first 60 games of the nba season is watching some of the world's greatest athletes.... - x Oct 26, 08:35
- 8 -- nm - decline Oct 26, 08:26
- 2 - Will Hunting Oct 26, 08:25
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- null -- nm - znufrii Oct 26, 08:25
- 3 -- nm - Strongbad Oct 26, 08:25
- 3 -- nm - Beaker Oct 26, 08:24
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- Um...wow! -- nm - Jim Oct 26, 08:37
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- Though, frankly, the rating seems more relevant. Particularly since the pop continues to increase. - Don Homer Oct 26, 08:32
- and the NFL head office says to the players "send more penis pics!" -- nm - crash davis Oct 26, 08:29
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"We're like the germans in WW2 ... was it over when we bombed pearl harbor? NO!" -- nm - Tennessee Coach si Oct 26, 08:19
crazy weather here today. Meterologists said that big storm out in Missouri which is driving a lot of this bad weather (Emund Fitzgerald connection) - Remlik Oct 26, 08:18 5
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  - yeah the news guys went on to say that. -- nm - Remlik Oct 26, 08:31
- queues song -- (link) - Gordon Lightfoot Oct 26, 08:19 [youtube]
- cue up some Lightfoot -- nm - Beaker Oct 26, 08:19 1
  - I hate that song! - loosilu Oct 26, 08:20
Dear users, the upgrade to Office 2007 is not the end of the world - kilbooooo Oct 26, 08:16 9
- but ... ribbons! evil! boo! hiss! - Beryllium Oct 26, 08:18 6
  - the ribbons are just stupid. I can't find anything anymore -- nm - decline Oct 26, 08:18 5
    - Took me about 2 weeks of using it. Now I wonder why they didn't do that sooner and menus make me cringe -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 26, 08:21 4
      - Yes. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 26, 08:33
      - Exactly. It's an interface design improvement that only encounters opposition because people are used to the clunky menu system. - Beryllium Oct 26, 08:28 2
        
        I loathe the Googlization of things... - Mel Profit Oct 26, 08:36 1
        
        Time for your nap now, Mr. Profit. And Matlock's on soon! ;) -- nm - Don Homer Oct 26, 08:38
- hate it. Can't figure out how to do anything with office 07. -- nm - sycor Oct 26, 08:16 1
  - 2010 is much nicer in that regard. They fixed a lot of the stupid things about 2007 -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 26, 08:22
The NBA's back! -- nm - TFox Oct 26, 08:14 3
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  - KAAAAAAAAHN! -- nm - Beaker Oct 26, 08:22
- This make me very happy now that baseball is over - decline Oct 26, 08:15
Wow. "Sony Shares Rise On Speculation Of Apple Interest" -- (link) - decline Oct 26, 08:13 10
- The hilarious thing about this to me is that I said to a friend 15 years ago "Apple doesn't want to be Microsoft. They want to be Sony." -- nm - Was Bar Was Oct 26, 08:31
- the hilarious thing is it all apparently comes out of something one columnist said in barron's over the weekend.... - x Oct 26, 08:20 7
  - yeah, pretty much (and the $51 billion in cash Apple is sitting on) -- nm - decline Oct 26, 08:22
  - sheeple like to stampede -- nm - Beaker Oct 26, 08:21 5
    - just remember: 70% of us stock trades are held for about 11 seconds.... - x Oct 26, 08:23 4
      - huh, I honestly thought that number would be higher -- nm - znufrii Oct 26, 08:40
      - I saw that the other dayand it blew my mind -- nm - Epiphany Oct 26, 08:34
      - What sort of cost is there to having a no-delayed-trade/no-delayed-pricing hookup? :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 26, 08:31 1
        
        ask the dark pool folks....nm - x Oct 26, 08:33
- Bring on the white PS3s. And the mac products with blu ray drives. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 26, 08:15
Do you ever have those days where you are really antsy and can't sit still? - Andie Oct 26, 08:04 8
- ... do I ever have days when I'm *not*? :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 26, 08:21
- Sure, but I'm overall pretty lazy and can come up with either something to do or slack off. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 26, 08:14 3
  - take a meeting -- nm - Beaker Oct 26, 08:16
  - i.e. porn -- nm - decline Oct 26, 08:16
  - yes - gossip sites -- nm - Epiphany Oct 26, 08:15
- I take Xanax for that - Epiphany Oct 26, 08:08 2
  - we call it "Mommy's Vitamins" -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 26, 08:15 1
    - Vitamin X. -- nm - loosilu Oct 26, 08:17
Snapple fun fact #2: Did you know that South Carolina is home to the first tea farm in the US? - Jim Oct 26, 08:03 7
- I used to love the Pina Colada snapple. But I think they stopped making it. -- nm - sycor Oct 26, 08:11 3
  - I'd never even tried any before...but since I watch Celebrity Apprentice, I had to try Bret's Snapple flavor. :) - Jim Oct 26, 08:14
  - And getting caught in the rain? -- nm - TWuG Oct 26, 08:13 1
    - No I hate that. -- nm - sycor Oct 26, 08:13
- how much Snapple do you drink? -- nm - Beaker Oct 26, 08:06 2
  - AND, I stopped drinking soda, dammit. I have to have something. :) -- nm - Jim Oct 26, 08:09
  - 3-4 a day. I save the caps from the ones I drink at night...just to enlighten you all. :) -- nm - Jim Oct 26, 08:09
Yes, it's really windy here in Chicago. But so far not as bad as they've said it's going to be. Of course the strong winds are still supposedly on - pmb Oct 26, 07:59 5
- Windy? In Chicago? Crazy talk! -- nm - HdnAgnda Oct 26, 08:34
- Holy cow, can you imagine a game today at Wrigley.... - Harry Caray Oct 26, 08:01 3
  - It's a simple question. - TFox Oct 26, 08:03 2
    - all my friends call me Whiskers -- nm - Beaker Oct 26, 08:12
    - As it already been shot into the sun and thus cooked...or are we talking half burnt and half frozen? -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 26, 08:04
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- Can't imagine how much time I wasted over a lifetime by being 15-30 minutes early for appointments. - MojaveMeg Oct 26, 08:40
- 12:15 -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:27
- 12:40 - Epiphany Oct 26, 08:11
- for meetings, probably 12:15. for planes, probably 11:00 - mafic Oct 26, 08:11
- What time do I plan to leave? 12:20. What time do I usually end up leaving? 12:35-12:40. - JaxSean Oct 26, 08:04 2
  - Yup. I'm chronically late, but not offensively so. Like 5 minutes. But I know I'm extra stressed because I race to be on time. - pmb Oct 26, 08:23
  - Word.\ -- nm - Jim Oct 26, 08:10
- usually 12:15 - decline Oct 26, 08:03
- Between 12 and 12:15. I ***HATE*** being late. -- nm - Andie Oct 26, 08:02 6
  - I'm *ready* to leave by 12:00, but probably don't. -- nm - mara Oct 26, 08:39
  - yes...nm - x Oct 26, 08:21
  - This. I always figure how long the drive will take and then add 15 to 20 minutes, just in case. -- nm - Stephen Oct 26, 08:04 3
    - right. traffic jams, subway delays, can't find the address... -- nm - Andie Oct 26, 08:04 2
      - Yup, I'd rather get there early and sit in my car the extra 15-20 minutes than be late. - Stephen Oct 26, 08:08 1
        
        for movies, I have to get to the theater at least 30 min early (just in case) -- nm - decline Oct 26, 08:09
- Depends on how important it is for me to be on time. If it's really important probably 12:15. -- nm - pmb Oct 26, 08:01
- I set a goal of 12...so that we can leave by 12:15. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 26, 08:00
- 12:15, give or take -- nm - znufrii Oct 26, 08:00 1
  - and if its to catch a train, probably an additional 5 minutes early. -- nm - znufrii Oct 26, 08:03
- If it were just me, 12:15. But if I'm bringing Team TFox, I'm lucky if I get out the door by 12:35. -- nm - TFox Oct 26, 08:00
- 12:15 -- nm - Beaker Oct 26, 08:00
- 12:15 -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 26, 08:00
andie, if I were home, I think I could go to the polling place for my old address - ty97 Oct 26, 07:55 4
- you should have arranged for an absentee ballot. -- nm - decline Oct 26, 07:59 2
  - I can't, because I'm marked as ineligible. - ty97 Oct 26, 08:00 1
    - sounds like oppression to me. - mafic Oct 26, 08:05
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I saw on the news while in Bangor that they were trying to ban WWE clothing at the voting polls due to Linda's ownership -- nm - Beaker Oct 26, 07:54 7
- they should just do this anyway. it's like a new version of the literacy test. -- nm - mafic Oct 26, 08:09
- and by "they" IIRC it was the Democrat Secretary of State... again I think. -- nm - Beaker Oct 26, 07:58
- absolutely nothing wrong with that. -- nm - decline Oct 26, 07:56
- Yep. As they should. She's been a character on the show, she's part owner....it's about as clear a connection as any you'll find. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 26, 07:56 3
  - Yes. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 26, 07:58
  - the guy from her team seemed to be practically begging them to try it.... -- nm - Beaker Oct 26, 07:57 1
    - Yeah, becuase her team is full of WWE-style lackeys who take victimhood to a new level. - Will Hunting Oct 26, 08:00
Yes, you should be able to register to vote on the spot. - Strongbad Oct 26, 07:53 7
- I'm still amazed it's not a National Holiday -- nm - ty97 Oct 26, 07:54 6
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    - It's the SABBATH! -- nm - Andie Oct 26, 08:03 2
      - (spoiler) - znufrii Oct 26, 08:28 1
        
        (i was joking.) - Andie Oct 26, 08:37
    - God didn't vote on Sunday. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 26, 08:03
  - We're given up to 2 hours off for the day if we choose to vote during work hours. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 26, 07:54
This is mindboggling that no one noticed. - Bruce Pearl Oct 26, 07:49 2
- Creepy, Bruce. -- nm - nubby Oct 26, 07:51 1
  - I knew I shouldn't share this link, but I won't tell if you don't. -- nm - Bruce Oct 26, 07:54
Don Homer - I'll definitely vote. I can't stand Rick Scott. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 26, 07:49
And I say your 10% titanium tax doesn't go too far enough! -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 07:46 1
- I'm voting for John Q. Adding Machine. -- nm - Was Bar Was Oct 26, 08:00
oopsie -- nm - decline Oct 26, 07:43
Shove it. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 26, 07:42 2
- I'm really interested how this will play for him. Despite being a heavily blue state, RI hasn't had a Democrat governor in 15 years. - TFox Oct 26, 07:47 1
  - yeah, and he sucked. -- nm - Buddy Cianci, disapprovingly Oct 26, 08:31

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