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Redheads more sexual than others... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 16, 06:06
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- ...... yay? -- nm - nubby Dec 16, 06:03 1
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i have four hours to figure out how to write the corrections for the chiller data report. kton hrs is the only column that's easy to do - prayformojo Dec 16, 05:43
For Chuck fans (spoiler from last night) - Diva Dec 16, 05:42 10
- not sure if I'm reaching but... - Mel Profit Dec 16, 05:58
- I missed the first 20 minutes.....what is the shout-out to? - Will Hunting Dec 16, 05:50 6
  - he played patrolman Al Powell last night... - Remlik Dec 16, 05:53 4
    - I think there was also a (spoil) - Diva Dec 16, 05:55 3
      - Who was that actor -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 05:56 2
        
        sfek....I've seen him before. -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 05:56 1
        
        mel recognized him from something else too - can't remember what he said. -- nm - Diva Dec 16, 06:15
  - Spoiler - Diva Dec 16, 05:53
- "You hungry?" -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 05:49 1
  - "I could eat. -- nm - Diva Dec 16, 05:53
SITWAP: Arrested Development complete series for $28.99 on Amazon -- (link) - Jelly Dec 16, 05:19 2
- My cow orker thanks you. -- nm - nubby Dec 16, 06:02
- Ooof. Tempting even though I have S1. -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 16, 05:30
35 years ago yesterday, Tennessee beat Temple 11-6 in college BASKETBALL. -- (link) - Don Homer Dec 16, 05:16
Tiger's caddie rips Phil Mickelson. -- (link) - Don Homer Dec 16, 05:06 9
- phil mickelson probably tried to fire back but choked in the process....nm - x Dec 16, 05:26 2
  - Heh. Didn't think it was possible but his retort ended up deep in the bunker. -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 16, 05:33
  - Nice. -- nm - Jelly Dec 16, 05:27
- Tiger's caddie is to be future endeavored I bet. -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 05:12 5
  - No chance of that, he was Tiger's best man and they've won like 13 majors together. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 05:13 4
    - Underneath the one photo it says Tiger "dealt" with the situation. Did he break his legs or just dock his Christmas bonus to a measly $1 mil?? -- nm - Don Homer Dec 16, 05:15 1
      - Pretty much the latter, I'd assume. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 05:23
    - ah. I did not know that. -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 05:14 1
      - Yeah, Phil has acquired a nickname, FIGJAM from many players. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 05:31
funny photo of some teachers meeting the Illinois gov...a teacher is slipping him some money... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 16, 04:37 [Image] 2
- "$20? best I can do is mayor of des plaines." -- nm - blago Dec 16, 04:44
- It's funny, but I don't think I want that mo-mo teaching my kids. -- nm - nubby Dec 16, 04:42
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- I have a list, if he takes requests. -- nm - nubby Dec 16, 04:44
Weird... There's been a Beth445 sighting on the Cantor Exchange... - secretslacker Dec 16, 04:19 1
- "I was not given proper notice of the changeover to ST. I demand to be compensated for the loss of my valuable time!" nm - beth SI Dec 16, 04:23
it's official...Obama won the office of the President as of Monday.... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 16, 04:12
Fall Out Boy's new album "Folie a Deux" is $3.99 at Amazon today. Berymander on over and pick it up! -- (link) - JaxSean Dec 16, 03:48
woman booted out of Giants game for wearing skimpy outfit.... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 16, 03:29 6
- heh. I saw her when I went to a Giants game ealier this year. She was quite a hit with the fans :) -- nm - decline Dec 16, 05:57
- Chances are pretty good I won't be linking to a site with that title at work. :) -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 16, 03:49 2
  - it's SFW. -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 04:02 1
    - If she has a Facebook page I bet she will be waking up to a few more friend requests than usual. -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 16, 04:11
- Still better than that ancient naked cowgirl who lingers around Times Square -- (link) - Hotkiss Dec 16, 03:45 1
  - that's scary. -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 04:03
sweet, slackershop helped me finish my xmas shopping :) -- nm - Stacy Dec 16, 02:29
Facebook kicked me off due to site maintence and I was completely in the middle of a recruiting project for one of my non-profit cause groups...frick! -- nm - Stacy Dec 16, 01:39
I guess there may be a Santa: Letter to Santa leads to man's molestation arrest - zeitgeist Dec 16, 01:23 1
- wow -- nm - Marcel Dec 16, 02:45
Kilbo's soulfoodmate -- (link) - Marcel Dec 16, 01:13
SITWAP: Kitty toys for the gamer nerd. (linky) -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Dec 16, 00:38
so has any late night talk show comedian NOT thrown a shoe at the camera or host or someone? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 16, 00:38 2
- Are you watching Craig Ferguson, too? - ReluctantCynic Dec 16, 00:39 1
  - Letterman had it several times during the show, I didn't see the opening, well the first half coming on at the start of the toy demo -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 16, 01:04
SITWAP: Teaser trailer for the ninja epic, Goemon. (linky) -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Dec 16, 00:08
Is it every 20 year old's goal to sleep 'til 1pm, work a 3 hour job, then go out 'til 1am and repeat? -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 15, 23:45 13
- You know, I basically live like that, occasionally photograph a wedding, officiate a dozen a month which takes all of an hour... -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 16, 00:36
- I'm 27. *Checks* ... Yes. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 00:23 1
  - (Except "go out" gets replaced by "sit on the computer") -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 00:23
- I thought that was called retirement -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 16, 00:19
- Hell, that's my goal. I just have trouble achieving it 99% of the time. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 23:57 1
  - exactly. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 15, 23:59
- many of them also like boys -- nm - black peter Dec 15, 23:50
- wow 1pm thats early for me, so is 1 am, and I have no job -- nm - Stacy Dec 15, 23:49 5
  - "Best of both worlds" is the problem. Her friends have 100% freedom to do whatever they want, whenever they want. Of course, her friends don't work, - CrankYanker Dec 15, 23:55 4
    - yeah I can relate...today my dad told me I could move back in if necessary...but Im trying hard to stay independent cuz I dont want to wreck their - Stacy Dec 16, 00:02 3
      - Each generation seems to be getting more lazy and less responsible. I did less than my Dad but I still managed to buy my first car at age 18, owned - CrankYanker Dec 16, 00:10 2
        
        I'm on my second car, my first I gave back to my dad and they used it for a few years then donated it as a tax write-off. - Stacy Dec 16, 00:32 1
        
        then maybe you shouldn't have a vehicle if you can't afford it? just sayin' -- nm - El Fandie Dec 16, 06:24
So, I finally bit the bullet and made a blog for our condominium complex. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 23:41 8
- man, they must love you. my old lady condo board tried to get me to join because "you know about computers, you can type up the minutes and agendas." - mafic Dec 16, 04:28
- do you lay awake at night thinking of ways to use your computer to benefit others? - CrankYanker Dec 16, 00:03 3
  - No. I'm sitting right now. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 00:17 2
    - and thinking. Seriously, my post was a compliment. I think it's very admirable that you choose to use your talent to help others. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 16, 00:24 1
      - heheh, I know it was :) thanks, I appreciate that -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 00:32
- (I even got a "dot com" for it ... gonna take a while to propagate, though) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 23:42 2
  - this sounds like a really great idea...good for a neighborhood watch, venting about condo bs and needed repairs and getting to know your neighbors :) -- nm - Stacy Dec 15, 23:56 1
    - We're going to try it without comments for now (because we don't want to run the risk of something being lost in the shuffle) - Beryllium Dec 16, 00:19
It's episodes like the one tonight that keep me watching Prison Break. - Trish Dec 15, 23:02 2
- have you seen P.S. I Love You yet? - kare Dec 15, 23:18 1
  - No! I haven't. But I did join the "Stop killing Jeffrey Dean Morgan" group on Facebook, - Trish Dec 15, 23:39
Board 2 on Misc started on 12/4 finally rolled 12/16 -- nm - BAD Dec 15, 22:41
47 days til my ex leaves back to NYC :) - Stacy Dec 15, 22:36 1
- 1....2....3....4....5... -- nm - amoxy Dec 15, 22:39
And in insanity news, "Australian court rules that Facebook "Wall" scribbles are legal notice" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 22:28 1
- Australia court ruled last week that Simpsons porn constituted real people. -- nm - Qale Dec 15, 23:31
Woot offers you the chance to stage your own Roomba battles. -- (link) - celedhrymandias Dec 15, 22:14 9
- I really wish that Woot shipped to canada. I want a roomba. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 22:14 8
  - why not go direct from the manufacturer? It's not like woot is the only place that makes them - Reagen Dec 15, 22:17 6
    - yes, costco has them, for about $450 after shipping ... and they have a membership fee ... and they don't take visa. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 22:21 4
      - so go to the web store. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 22:24 2
        
        you and your accursed rationality. Grr. It has to wait until spring - stretching the credit more than I should for online purchases this year already -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 22:25 1
        
        (This is how I roll - I use flimsy excuses to try and convince myself, as they are busted, that I should just take the plunge) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 22:29
      - (They prefer to go with "FLEECE-A") -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 22:22
    - scratch "only". -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 22:18
  - (But I'm picky: No refurbs!) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 22:15
ah, it's now a balmy -25 - Reagen Dec 15, 21:51 23
- 70F here. That's 21C for you rational people. -- nm - psilotum Dec 16, 00:16
- -6C here. (That's 21F for you yanks ... honestly, your scale makes no sense. ;-)) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 22:12 1
  - I was in NZ for three whole days before I started longing for America to adopt the metric system. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Dec 15, 22:30
- it's cooled down to 28 here today (from 39 on sunday). I'm going to a fancyish restaurant tonight, and cursing that I have to wear pants. -- nm - mafic Dec 15, 22:00 7
  - Wait a minute, I never knew that Australia was "pants optional". - Trish Dec 15, 22:14 2
    - why do you think wiggum moved there? -- nm - pigby Dec 15, 22:19
    - everywhere mafic goes is pants-optional. - Beryllium Dec 15, 22:16
  - I'm gonna be rich when I invent a way to stab people in the face over the internet ... . - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 22:08 3
    - on the flipside, the UV index is 12, which pretty much means everyone gets cancer. -- nm - mafic Dec 15, 22:14 1
      - Okay. That's a fair trade. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 22:22
    - The creature that does that grows naturally in Australia, I hear. It's so toxic it can poison electrons. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 22:14
- I hear you! After the winds of the weekend, tonight's calm had me with an unbuttoned coat and no gloves walking outdoors (briefly) without real pain. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 15, 21:54
- "We have deserts in America, too. We don't live there." (nm) - David Dec 15, 21:53 10
  - everyone should experience a Canadian winter once in their life. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 21:57 9
    - Sometimes the only thing that makes an Iowa winter tolerable is knowing there are even bigger fools that live even farther north. - Cuzzin the Red Nosed Todd Dec 15, 22:06 1
      - Hey, victoria is downright *balmy* in the winter.... - Beryllium Dec 15, 22:11
    - from the safe distance of the Caribbean -- nm - pigby Dec 15, 22:00 5
      - when the turks & caicos join, you'll be able to experience a canadian winter in the caribbean. -- nm - mafic Dec 15, 22:01 4
        
        We could have had the Barbados, too. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 22:07 3
        
        and probably belize too. -- nm - mafic Dec 15, 22:27 1
        
        I mourn our lost Caribbean empire. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 22:29
        
        we coulda b een a contendah -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 22:10
    - If I'm going to experience a Canadian winter, it damn well better be in an ice palace with hot drinks and hotter waiters. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 21:59
"Picachu?? Pardon Me..." - amoxy Dec 15, 21:50
With Daily Show / Colbert on vacation for the rest of the year, I don't know what I'll do with my 1am - 2am time before bed. -- nm - Qale Dec 15, 21:47 5
- tonight watch The Big Country on TCM. great film -- nm - black peter Dec 15, 22:06
- Entertain your many admiring fans? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 21:50 1
  - Actually it's been mighty quiet on the sites lately despite many updates. - Qale Dec 15, 21:52
- the History Channel? -- nm - black peter Dec 15, 21:50 1
  - Those are all reruns too. -- nm - Qale Dec 15, 21:51
Yogurt Box Cat -- (link) - Reagen Dec 15, 21:29 [youtube] 1
- If he could ever catch Ninja Cat, I'd put money on him to win that wrestling match. - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 22:01
Everyone knows that if you get your costume dirty in Kandor, you wash it in Kandor before leaving! -- nm - Mop Dec 15, 21:15
she touched my pepe, steve -- nm - pigby Dec 15, 21:15 1
- Le Pew? -- nm - Cuzzin the Red Nosed Todd Dec 15, 21:15
Once you start invoking the Slippery Slope argument, it's only a hop, skip, and a jump to employing other fallacies in your hate factories. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 15, 21:15 13
- Question: Isn't the "slippery slope" the cornerstone of all incrementalism? - Name Withheld By Request Dec 15, 21:41 11
  - only if you suppose all arguments are a house of cards. Each argument in theory stands on its own merits. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 21:48 10
    - But we already acknowledge that changes in one policy area can and does often affect changes in other areas right? - Name Withheld By Request Dec 15, 21:52 9
      - things obviously progress, but when we're talking about it as fallacy it's when people make Neo-like leaps of logic. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 21:55 8
        
        If the leaps are big enough, sure, but too often some people are dismissive of anything as a potential side effect on the grounds of slippery slopes. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 15, 22:10 5
        
        That's why the points that are on the graph of a slippery slope need to be backed up with hard data. - Beryllium Dec 15, 22:13 4
        
        Where's the hard data that polygamy is bad for society or for anyone? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Dec 15, 22:16 3
        
        polygamy? What are you talking about? I was talking about interspecies. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 22:24 2
        
        you said catS and dogS... plural of both! It's a goddamn backyard orgy! - Dr.Vermin Dec 15, 22:29 1
        
        L3 :) That's the ticket! -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 22:33
        
        there is no spoon? -- nm - mafic Dec 15, 21:58 1
        
        whoa. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 21:58
- I employ a lot of immigrants in my hate factories. - Dr.Vermin Dec 15, 21:24
Let's go to the mall! -- nm - Cuzzin the Red Nosed Todd Dec 15, 21:12 4
- *builds sandcastles in the sand* -- (link) - JaxSean Dec 15, 21:18 1
  - falls in the sea -- nm - Eventually Dec 16, 00:21
- You got it. Right behind you. You go first. -- nm - Mop Dec 15, 21:15
- Fuck you. Let's all go to the *lobby*. -- nm - Dancing Popcorn Box Dec 15, 21:13

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