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- Haloti Ngata really should have gotten a spot. - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 16, 13:14
- Gates!?! What a joke. Put Dallas Clark there. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 16, 13:12
here's a poll: do you use emoticons? - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 16, 13:04 19
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- I am an emoticon. -- nm - Todd Manning Dec 16, 13:11
- Yes. Some people in work have those elaborate animated emoticons. I didn't used to like them but some of them really crack me up. - JaxSean Dec 16, 13:09 2
  - *laughing* this post makes the "Download Free Smiley Faces" banner come up on slickertalk. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 13:10 1
    - smiley faces and popular screensavers are all over the ad networks these days -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 13:12
- Rarely -- nm - Mr. Havens Dec 16, 13:08
- Yes. -- nm - Shaun Dec 16, 13:07
- i do, and i hate that i do. but i think i read *way* too sarcastic without them. -- nm - El Fandie Dec 16, 13:06 1
  - This is the only reason I use emoticons -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 13:15
- sometimes in a text message; a lot in IM. -- nm - kelly Dec 16, 13:06
- What prompted this string of judgement? -- nm - Max Dec 16, 13:06 2
  - I'm not being judgey. I'm just asking. oh, also, some dude who thinks he digs me got banned from my IM list just now because of overuse of these items - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 16, 13:08
  - something about abbreviations in text messages I guess. I use whatever's easiest and is understood by the recipient. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 13:07
- often -- nm - oblique Dec 16, 13:05
- I do, but I hate myself when I do. I prefer the *grin* to :-). - Name Withheld By Request Dec 16, 13:05
- way too often. i type like a total choade sometimes with all the smiley faces. - TFox Dec 16, 13:05 1
  - my overly-abrasive brutha. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 13:07
- yes, because people already misunderstand my tone too much. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 13:05
- :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 13:04
The "magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl"?! -- nm - nubby (good guy good class bad jokes) Dec 16, 12:59
Okay, I've crunched the numbers. If you buy a bottle of non-diet soda a day, you'd pay $.25 a day in extra tax. - znufrii Dec 16, 12:52 29
- They're taxing coke?! -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 12:59 8
  - NY Gov has proposed a tax on non-diet soft drinks as one of many tax and fee increases to plug a $15.4B hole in the state budget - znufrii Dec 16, 13:01 7
    - Caviar, lobster getting taxed. Or is it just the drink of choice of the masses? -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 13:08 2
      - It's a way to add a small tax to something already cheap and sold en masse. And, if it makes a few people skip a soda now and again all the better. -- nm - Amy Dec 16, 13:10 1
        
        You know what I'm in favour of? Linking state governors' pay to their ability to bring in a balanced budget. 15.4 Billion hole? Heads need to roll. -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 13:16
    - So why are healthcare costs coming down? B/c people aren't drinking Coke as much? - TFox Dec 16, 13:03 3
      - that would be the argument in favor of this particular justification. yes. - znufrii Dec 16, 13:06 2
        
        Enacting a 1% difference in medical trend takes a lot more than a mild financial incentive to not drink sodapop. - TFox Dec 16, 13:08 1
        
        and you're probably right. - znufrii Dec 16, 13:10
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  - yep -- nm - TFox Dec 16, 12:56
  - don't just f*cking roll your eyes at me. you could at least do me the courtesy of coming up with a counter if you think I'm wrong. -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 12:56 12
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    - he's not rolling his eyes because he thinks you are wrong -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 12:58 10
      - oh, so he's just being an asshole, gotcha. - znufrii Dec 16, 12:58 9
        
        can you link me to this soda tax BS? -- nm - TFox Dec 16, 12:59 8
        
        here -- (link) - Roger More Dec 16, 13:00 [Backboard] 7
        
        So where, may I ask, is the requirement that this be offset by reductions in healthcare expenditures? -- nm - TFox Dec 16, 13:02 6
        
        It's not. They just need something to justify asking for money. - Amy Dec 16, 13:06 5
        
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        That's the answer, or "our Medicaid budget has gone batfuck nuts so we need money, we decided to take it this way, eat my nuts." -- nm - TFox Dec 16, 13:07 3
        
        fwiw, his budget also cuts about $1B in projected medicaid expenses. -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 13:09 2
        
        Without knowing the exact numbers, I suspect that is a drop in the bucket. - TFox Dec 16, 13:15 1
        
        nothing ever does happen as its laid out, especially in Albany - znufrii Dec 16, 13:17
- what about the return refund or recycling $$? -- nm - black peter Dec 16, 12:54 1
  - to my understanding, this tax would be separate from and in addition to the bottle deposit/refund - znufrii Dec 16, 12:56
- caveat: numbers are quick and dirty calucations based on the data contained herein -- (link) - znufrii Dec 16, 12:54 2
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    - like I said, quick and dirty. - znufrii Dec 16, 13:16
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- there's another Drunk Gay Mexican? -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 12:53 1
  - Is it possible we all joined the wrong Facebook group? -- nm - oblique Dec 16, 13:01
LYC-Oh my gosh, this was filmed down the road from my house! -- (link) - lileve Dec 16, 12:50 4
- If I tried listing all the things that have been shot down the road from where I live... -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 12:52 3
  - I find that one shocking. I wouldn't list all of them, just that one. It's a Pr0n! -- nm - lileve Dec 16, 13:02 2
    - then why'd you link it??? -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 13:08 1
      - It's to the wiki! -- nm - lileve Dec 16, 13:09
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- Bon Jovi? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 12:54 4
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    - Whoa. That's not what I expected. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 16, 12:57
    - heh. I was just looking at Wiki to see if it was him (it's not on the band's wiki page). -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 12:57 1
      - heh, it's on *his* wiki page. - JaxSean Dec 16, 12:58
- Bruce Springsteen? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 16, 12:54 9
  - Actually, scratch that -- I missed the debut part of the question. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 16, 12:55
  - His best albums were in the 70s. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 12:54 7
    - I disagree, but I was still wrong. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 16, 12:57 4
      - The *OTHER* dude from New Jersey. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 12:59 3
        
        John Cafferty? -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 13:05 1
        
        Centerfield. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 13:09
        
        heh. -- nm - kelly Dec 16, 13:01
    - I'm not sure that adjective is applicable in this situation. -- nm - TFox Dec 16, 12:55 1
      - watch it... -- nm - kelly Dec 16, 12:56
- Whitney Houston. -- nm - kelly Dec 16, 12:51 2
  - *runs to Google* Wow. -- nm - kelly Dec 16, 12:53 1
    - I want someone to send out the mp3. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 12:54
- I googled (wow!) but just wanted to add that ""What Can You Get a Wookiee for Christmas (When He Already Owns a Comb?)" - loosilu Dec 16, 12:50 2
  - That and "The Odds Against Christmas" are by far the highlights. -- nm - TFox Dec 16, 12:51 1
    - I tormented many offices with the Wookiee song. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 12:51
- Celine Dion -- nm - con_carne Dec 16, 12:50 5
  - she was a little kid in 1981. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 12:51 4
    - Her husband could have made her sing for it. -- nm - nubby (good guy good class bad jokes) Dec 16, 13:00 3
      - she was married??? -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 13:01 2
        
        It's a joke, see? -- nm - nubby (good guy good class bad jokes) Dec 16, 13:10 1
        
        he actually was already her manager at that point, I think. (I know it was a joke) -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 13:12
- Huey Lewis? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 12:50
- Oh shit, I know this. (Own this album too.) -- nm - TFox Dec 16, 12:49 2
  - It's impressive. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 12:51
  - Of course you do. -- nm - kelly Dec 16, 12:50
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damn good Metallica video...would love to see it as a movie...Russian Zombie Invasion story.... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 16, 12:48 [youtube] 6
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- Wait, is the first image supposed to be from 1908?!? -- nm - Guigue Dec 16, 12:50 1
  - yep. -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 12:51
- Absolute best song on the new album right there. -- nm - TFox Dec 16, 12:48 2
  - I was watching That Metal Show on VH1 website and they were talking about the controversy with the new cd... - Remlik Dec 16, 12:51 1
    - That whole thing was really overblown, I think. - TFox Dec 16, 12:52
"Something needs to be taxed" is the scariest thing I've read in awhile. - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 16, 12:44 8
- lil miss ccc asked why we needed any taxes...I simply told her all her favortite things would go away, her school, her teachers, the library... - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 16, 12:49 2
  - They'd still make High School Musical and Miley Cyrus movies though. -- nm - Danonezer Scrooge Dec 16, 12:50
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- must be nice to be in a state flush with petro-dol...opps. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 16, 12:48
- I'm a public librarian. Of course I'm pro-tax. My "political score" thingy was in single digits. -- nm - Amy Dec 16, 12:46
- oh gird your loins, Francis. Even Libertarians agree there have to be some taxes. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 12:45 1
  - That's the thing. There are very few taxes I don't think could be cut or programs that deserve spending review, BUT... - Name Withheld By Request Dec 16, 12:50
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ML, thanks for that Swoopo thing. Looks very interesting. -- nm - Mop Dec 16, 12:42 1
- And this is why no one should do the Swoopo thing. -- (link) - Mop Dec 16, 12:53
TIFFG Top 10 Canadian Films of 2008 - Danonezer Scrooge Dec 16, 12:42
I think loosilu getting Lohan's skin is perfect. It has freckles and gets Lohan off the streets - oblique Dec 16, 12:41 1
- in 10 years she'll look older than me. no thanks. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 12:44
Stupid question about predictive text: - kelly Dec 16, 12:41 24
- The iPhone will automatically replace it unless you touch the little "x" next to it. -- nm - nubby (good guy good class bad jokes) Dec 16, 12:54
- I used this once by accident and almost hulk smashed my cell phone in disgust. nm - Jovian Dec 16, 12:45
- fucking hate it. worst feature ever. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 12:44 3
  - Oh, I like it a lot, and will probably use it all the time, now that I know how to get a different word than the one that was originally shown. -- nm - kelly Dec 16, 12:46 2
    - Yeah, I fly through texts using the predictive stuff. - TFox Dec 16, 12:47 1
      - I'm just too much of an original thinker. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 12:48
- if you don't get the right one as a choice you can backup and re-enter -- nm - zork Dec 16, 12:44
- on my old phone (a samsung) it was 0. I've had phones where it's # or "enter/ok." -- nm - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 16, 12:44 2
  - Yep, that worked. My Samsung and I thank you. -- nm - kelly Dec 16, 12:45 1
    - *air kiss.* happy holdays! -- nm - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 16, 12:46
- Question for you... - lileve Dec 16, 12:42 [Backboard] 1
  - Uhhh, I have no idea. -- nm - kelly Dec 16, 12:43
- I can't stand that predictive text stuff either. (my cell phone has a full keypad though.) -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 12:42 8
  - marcia my classmate has one of those "just for messaging" phones with super deluxe keypads and even she uses abbreviations. I want to hurt her. -- nm - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 16, 12:45 7
    - My daughter abreviates in emails. I want to strangle her. - JaxSean Dec 16, 12:48 6
      - you guys are old. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 12:54 5
        
        and how are we "old" but the other respondents of this poll escape your insult? -- (link) - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 16, 12:58 [Backboard] 1
        
        because it was a joke? -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 13:00
        
        we have class? we care about language? we like and respect our correspondents enough to use correct grammar and spelling? -- nm - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 16, 12:57 2
        
        hee, you're accusing me of not caring about grammar/spelling/language? -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 12:58 1
        
        I said no such thing. -- nm - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 16, 13:03
- normally there's a series of choices you can choose from -- nm - oblique Dec 16, 12:42
- on most phones, push down. -- nm - TFox Dec 16, 12:41 1
  - Yeah, not on mine. -- nm - kelly Dec 16, 12:42
shit. I just flopped 4 10's in Omaha, and lost to a king high straight flush in spades -- nm - black peter Dec 16, 12:41
Dear Xmas music stations - eag Dec 16, 12:40 2
- those are the 20 that test well. -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 12:43 1
  - Hey I saw your comment - eag Dec 16, 12:55
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I used the word pedagogy in a text message once. my phone? no issues with it. -- nm - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 16, 12:36 4
- " WHAT ?? YOU FILTHY S.O.B !! DON'T YOU EVER TOUCH ME AGAIN " -- nm - Same word on Jammed Uzi's phone Dec 16, 12:39
- It's use was perfectly appropriate, given the context -- nm - mandy's phone SI Dec 16, 12:38 2
  - APOSTROPHE FAIL!!! -- nm - nubby (good guy good class bad jokes) Dec 16, 12:40 1
    - Your right -- nm - con_carne Dec 16, 12:42

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