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It is common here for issuers of securities to give them an easy to remember acronym, ideally one that somehow relates to the business - ralph wiggum Nov 3, 17:10
Did znufrii write this episode of The Middle? -- nm - 127 Danos Nov 3, 17:08
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- The Amanda Woodward of Dawson Place -- nm - Roger More Nov 3, 17:15
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  - they elected you president of the co-op board, didn't they? -- nm - znufrii Nov 3, 17:08
Kitzhaber still down .4% with 6% of vote left to count. Oregonian predicts he wins. -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Nov 3, 16:53 1
- the vitriol on OregonLive is funny. post after post of fraud accusations -- nm - Guy Nov 3, 16:54
LYC: I have an old worplace habit of calling men "Mister" and then their first name. Care to guess my new boss' first name? - con_carne Nov 3, 16:45 20
- Lister. Fister? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 16:51
- Tibbs -- nm - peglegpete Nov 3, 16:51
- Ed -- nm - znufrii Nov 3, 16:50 14
  - *ding* - con_carne Nov 3, 16:51 13
    - related: I really like being called Miss Loosi. -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 16:52 12
      - yeah, I get Miss Kim a lot now that I live in the South. I like it, too. -- nm - Kim Pine Nov 3, 16:56 1
        
        would probably feel quite mundane in Korea (Town)... -- nm - Facto Nov 3, 16:58
      - Miss Loosi, you want another Mint Julep? -- nm - amoxy Nov 3, 16:55 3
        
        *Technically* speaking, I should be Miss [lastname], since I'm the eldest girl. -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 17:15 1
        
        Miss 2, would you like another Mint Julip? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 3, 17:22
        
        Quiet down and get her to the Piggly Wiggly. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 3, 16:57
      - in the sky with diamonds? -- nm - peglegpete Nov 3, 16:54
      - Yes, I have that habit as well. Not sure why I do it, but I kinda like it too. -- nm - con_carne Nov 3, 16:52 1
        
        you also like being called Miss Loosi? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 16:53
      - liss moosi. got it. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 16:52 2
        
        Mos Eisley? -- nm - amoxy Nov 3, 16:53 1
        
        Lacey Mosley? -- nm - Facto Nov 3, 16:59
- Anderson? -- nm - celedhring Nov 3, 16:50
- Bill? -- nm - loosilu (voted) Nov 3, 16:47 1
  - Nope -- nm - con_carne Nov 3, 16:48
Heard at CVS - True Colors, original Cyndi Lauper version Overheard on the way out - mom to little girl "This was on Glee?" little girl back, "But it - the liioulu with snack size hersheys Nov 3, 16:42
Your ST Film Festival November movie: The Edge of Heaven -- (link) - 127 Danos Nov 3, 16:41
Politics, politics, politics, politics, politics! -- nm - Comicus Nov 3, 16:37 1
- "The US Senate is the best legislature money can buy!" -- nm - znufrii Nov 3, 16:39
Looks like I might be meeting all 4 mentioned below. - CovingtonCat Nov 3, 16:25 7
- GUY FIER- oh. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 3, 16:30
- Linda Blair, hmmmmmm - Facto Nov 3, 16:30 5
  - that was a very long time ago. -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 16:51
  - D'oh - Facto Nov 3, 16:38 3
    - Ah.. - Facto Nov 3, 16:42 2
      - Linda Lovelace? -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 16:51 1
        
        No, she's deceased.. -- nm - Facto Nov 3, 16:54
downloading the xbl update. not looking forward to it. -- nm - lileve Nov 3, 16:17 3
- It makes everything... brighter. -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 16:19 2
  - Yes. I hate white backgrounds on screens. That and it's flat and 2d. The last one was a stroke of genius. -- nm - lileve Nov 3, 16:20 1
    - the new one is just a stroke? :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 16:22
I'm finally getting the new IMDB layout and... I agree... it sucks - Guy Nov 3, 16:15
George Takei rocks -- nm - amoxy Nov 3, 16:14
Adrienne Barbeau or Linda Blair? -- nm - CovingtonCat Nov 3, 16:11 3
- AB -- nm - peglegpete Nov 3, 16:23
- B00bs Barbeau -- nm - amoxy Nov 3, 16:14
- I just don't know if I want to live a thousand years. Even as an Adrienne Barbeau-bot. -- nm - Captain Murphy Nov 3, 16:14
If you could meet either Malcom McDowell or George Romero, who would you pick? -- nm - CovingtonCat Nov 3, 16:09 7
- I've already met McDowell. I told him I loved him in Evilenko, he said no one ever says that and I was lying. I laughed and said, Ok,okay, The Barber. - Qale Nov 3, 16:59
- Romero. MM seems like a supreme jerk. -- nm - David Nov 3, 16:17 1
  - Nobody schooled in the art of the ol' ultraviolence can be a sweetheart. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 3, 16:31
- McDowell -- nm - znufrii Nov 3, 16:16
- McDowell I think. -- nm - Remlik Nov 3, 16:13 2
  - Only because he fought Shatner. -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 16:19 1
    - he Killed Shatner. Killed. -- nm - Remlik Nov 3, 16:35
sitwap: Canada has rejected the Potash takeover...for now -- nm - Beaker Nov 3, 16:07 1
- No more leaders who have beliefs and values! Only panderers for us "moderate" Canadians. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 3, 16:29
CAUTION: Product becomes hot when cooked. - znufrii Nov 3, 16:02
baby panda!!!! BABY PANDA! -- nm - chromanda Nov 3, 15:56 1
- FIAT PANDA - Danedukenuuk Nov 3, 15:59
Miss *me* yet?! -- nm - Bill Clinton Nov 3, 15:54 1
- Hell yes. -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 16:22
somewhat ironic to see this news item given the failed CA ballot measure -- (link) - Guy Nov 3, 15:52 3
- bwahahaha - Stephen (voted, but only once) Nov 3, 16:51 2
  - ... - Stephen (voted, but only once) Nov 3, 16:59 1
    - I just happened to be reading this just now: -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Nov 3, 17:03
I can't believe how cheap these places ty97 is looking at. Where i rent that money would get you the bedroom and a bathroom only -- nm - Karl_S Nov 3, 15:49 3
- Condo market in Chicago was overbuilt before things fell apart. - the liioulu with snack size hersheys Nov 3, 17:03
- That's because The Rent Is Too Damn High! -- nm - Jimmy McMillan Nov 3, 16:32 1
  - I should add that if I was to buy it would only get me the bathroom -- nm - Karl_S Nov 3, 16:58
*reads black shadows ike message, wonders if mel's nyquil high has dissipated yet, cause he might need it" -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 3, 15:42 3
- who is he attacking now? all of gamma server? -- nm - ReluctantEvoCynic Nov 3, 16:26
- did you see my update last night about the ike board? Try it out. No HTTP auth any more, all handled by the forum. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 15:54 1
  - no. ok. let me look -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 3, 16:15
Sheriff Joe must be a lot smarter than he looks, if he created a duplicate payroll log and database hidden in a secure computer system. -- (link) - mara Nov 3, 15:42 2
- "I have a much uglier name for it, sir... MISAPPROPRIATION!" - Dr.Vermin Nov 3, 15:58
- Wow, the racist, jack booted thug is also cooking the books? Whodda thunk it. -- nm - TWuG Nov 3, 15:45
Apparently this is just some sort of test page at Amazon, but as usual, the reviews are entertaining. -- (link) - mara Nov 3, 15:31 1
- Reads like a collection of Cthulhu chants. -- nm - celedhring Nov 3, 15:49
from the bb's: I'm interested in finding out more about the pineapple variant of grape jelly meatballs (do you just sub pineapple jelly for grape?); - kelly Nov 3, 15:29 1
- The pineapple is generally in chunks in the sauce. -- (link) - MojaveMeg Nov 3, 15:40
Cool! Cross-section of dinosaur skull found in marble. -- (link) - mara Nov 3, 15:27 1
- very cool -- nm - peglegpete Nov 3, 15:29
so did the fed say exactly which $600 billion of debt it's going to buy up? - for colored pixies Nov 3, 15:26
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- Oddest Blood Feud request, ever. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 3, 15:26 1
  - The Donkey Show? yeah, get that one a lot. Recommend once, then mental brillo the experience. -- nm - budice Nov 3, 15:30
Five reasons why, if your husband wants to buy a tractor, you should let him -- (link) - CovingtonCat Nov 3, 15:21
Gwyneth Paltrow to sing Cee-lo's song "F*&k You" on Glee... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 3, 15:18
Gwyneth Paltrow to sing Cee-lo -- nm - Remlik Nov 3, 15:18
Excellent optical illusion. Try to guess how it's done before the reveal just 9 seconds in. -- (link) - mara Nov 3, 15:12 [youtube]
also, Tyler Perry apparently has his offices in my new office building. gosh, i hope i have a screenplay with me if i run into him - for colored pixies Nov 3, 15:11 1
- Remember, make the stereotypes sweet and lovable... - Will Hunting Nov 3, 15:13
The 100 Greatest Cult Restaurants in America -- (link) - con_carne Nov 3, 15:09 28 1
- I've been away from San Fran FAR too long, I hadn't heard of the places listed -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 3, 17:28
- 5/100 -- nm - decline Nov 3, 17:13
- Cafe Du Monde, Primanti Bros, Loveless Cafe -- nm - TFox Nov 3, 16:58
- Eaten at Iberico. - the liioulu with snack size hersheys Nov 3, 16:56 1
  - Had burgers from Billy Goat, but it was at Taste of Chicago. -- nm - the liioulu with snack size hersheys Nov 3, 17:08
- 6/100. GTown Cupcakes, Katz's, Busboys and Poets, Cafe du Monde, Grimaldi's, and Ben's Chili Bowl. -- nm - loosilu (voted) Nov 3, 16:47
- 3/100. Father's Office, Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles and Pink's -- nm - con_carne Nov 3, 16:13
- 5/100 - znufrii Nov 3, 16:10
- Jim Jones' Goodtimery is sadly left off this. -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 16:09
- Just Pappy's in St Louis -- nm - CovingtonCat Nov 3, 15:54
- I have been to Pink's that is it from the list -- nm - amoxy Nov 3, 15:40
- Was it pmb who said he knew (went to school with?) the guy who owns Hot Doug's? -- nm - kelly Nov 3, 15:35 2
  - never mind. -- nm - kelly Nov 3, 15:36 1
    - Heh -- nm - con_carne Nov 3, 16:09
- Doug, from Hot Doug's, is a friend of mine. -- nm - pmb Nov 3, 15:34
- umami is a chain, not a cult -- nm - for colored pixies Nov 3, 15:31 1
  - philippe = yay. pink's = nay -- nm - for colored pixies Nov 3, 15:33
- Tried to eat at Kuma's when I was home, but 90 minutes to 2 hour wait. -- nm - ty97 Nov 3, 15:27 2
  - Have eaten at Katz's -- nm - ty97 Nov 3, 15:28 1
    - And The Salt Lick -- nm - ty97 Nov 3, 15:32
- Hey, I've eaten at Grimaldi's! (#15) - Dr.Vermin Nov 3, 15:24 2
  - Oh, and at Pat's. (#36) -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 3, 15:25 1
    - And I was hoping Dick's in Seattle would make this list. :( -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 3, 15:28
- Thanks, now i'm huuuuungry! - Stephen (voted, but only once) Nov 3, 15:22 4
  - We should plan an ST road trip. Map out a route - have local STers act as tour guides -and people could join in and drop out as they please. - MojaveMeg Nov 3, 15:33 3
    - I'm taking any and all comers to Box Hill Pizzeria for the crabcakes. - Will Hunting Nov 3, 15:58
    - paging Guy Fieri! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 3, 15:53 1
      - We can visit Guy on the way through Marin Country -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 3, 15:55
For the Canadians: 5 Cocktails Made With Maple -- (link) - con_carne Nov 3, 15:06 1
- I make something called the lumberjack, which is rye, ginger ale and maple. -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 16:10
For fun, here is the breakdown on how Democrats who voted against the healthcare bill fared. - 127 Danos Nov 3, 15:01
Unsurprisingly, Gulliver's Travels looks awful -- (link) - celedhring Nov 3, 14:59 [youtube] 8
- Well, no point watching it now, anyway. Just got the whole story. -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Nov 3, 15:07 6
  - You've really never read it? -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 16:14
  - Yeah, I don't get this. Not that it's Shakespeare or anything, but they spoil the whole thing. -- nm - celedhring Nov 3, 15:10 4
    - I'm going to put on my literary snob hat here and say the spoilers don't bother me... - Dr.Vermin Nov 3, 15:22 3
      - I always found him weirdly anti-science. -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 16:16
      - They are saving Brobdingnag for the sequel. -- nm - celedhring Nov 3, 15:36 1
        
        Maybe they'll follow the Bourne formula and do three or four movies based on one (quarter of one, in this case) book. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 3, 16:00
- God help me, but, it looks...decent... - Stephen (voted, but only once) Nov 3, 15:04
Hmm... Galaxy Tab Wifi coming? If I can tether that sucker to my phone, I'm golden! -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Nov 3, 14:59 1
- im a little peeved that Galaxy phones still have not received the Froyo update -- nm - Guy Nov 3, 15:06
So I walked downtown to a local bank and their ATM worked flawlessly. - MojaveMeg Nov 3, 14:59
Real estate hmmm of the day -- (link) - ty97 Nov 3, 14:42 8
- are you thinking about moving ty97? - fedup Nov 3, 15:16 4
  - I am looking to buy, yeah. - ty97 Nov 3, 15:23 3
    - don't you travel too much to own? but if you buy it should be a house. i heard condos have terrible appreciation...and the association fees... - fedup Nov 3, 15:35 2
      - I like the city, so I'll be buying a condo. - ty97 Nov 3, 15:40 1
        
        have you checked the lakeshore east area (tides, shoreham, agua)? i feel like everyone and their mom lives there in the east randolph area -- nm - fedup Nov 3, 15:48
- is it bad to buy in a building that was built in 1927? or is it better bc construction was better? -- nm - fedup Nov 3, 15:11
- that is sweet and it has about the same size kitchen as I do. Plenty fine for me -- nm - CQ Nov 3, 14:47
- Nice, except for the small kitchen -- nm - Stephen (voted, but only once) Nov 3, 14:45
if no one wants it.... -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 3, 14:40 1
- Marry it -- nm - kelly SI Nov 3, 15:04

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