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huh. weird. Neat, I guess - kindle, prime, and gift cards can all also earn kickbacks -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 14:05 3
- what gift cards? can i buy with paypal? -- nm - zork Dec 16, 14:06 2
  - amazon gift cards. I think you can use any Amazon payment method. - Beryllium Dec 16, 14:08
  - I mean can I buy gift cards with paypal? -- nm - zork Dec 16, 14:07
No? -- nm - lileve Dec 16, 14:03
epic etic emic emit smit smut slut slat flat frat feat felt fell fall fail -- nm - zork Dec 16, 14:02 3
- smit? - znufrii Dec 16, 14:07
- Put the cup of coffee down. -- nm - lileve Dec 16, 14:06
- really ? -- nm - Jammed Uzi Dec 16, 14:06
McBain reports that his baby was born last night/this morning ... - Beryllium Dec 16, 14:00 7
- Aw, congrats to him. -- nm - nubby (good guy good class bad jokes) Dec 16, 14:08
- Heh, I never even knew he got married. - Trish Dec 16, 14:02 3
  - heh, I remember the cereal thing. - Beryllium Dec 16, 14:04
  - he may not be :) -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 14:03 1
    - hmmm... in hindsight, that emoticon seems awfully smug. -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 14:05
- crap, and I totally forgot to ask if it was a boy or a girl. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 14:02
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Top 10 most ridiculous SkyMall offers of the year -- (link) - Hotkiss in the library Dec 16, 13:59
Is TV.com the real reason that CBS bought CNET? CBS to relaunch TV.com as a show portal to compete with Hulu. -- (link) - Mop Dec 16, 13:58 1
- and likely mrs. zork still won't be able to see y&r online in canada -- nm - zork Dec 16, 14:03
Comic/book/design folks, you might enjoy this guy's ruminations on graphic novel cover design for the mass market. Purty pichers. -- (link) - emoticripple Dec 16, 13:58 1
- Me likey. -- nm - lileve Dec 16, 14:05
R'oh R'oh Rahm! -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Dec 16, 13:54 12
- Is it inappropriate for Rahm to discuss with the governor who will be taking over his boss's old job? -- nm - Mop Dec 16, 13:56 4
  - It is if the Obama team's line is that no one on the team spoke with the Governor about said old job. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 16, 13:58 3
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      - I know. Old news. -- nm - Amy Dec 16, 14:08
      - Really? Okay, I hadn't heard that they had already updated the story from last week when it was no one had had discussions. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 16, 14:07
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  - seriously, that reads like a Page Six blind item. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 13:57 5
    - Oh sure, that's all it is at this time, but there's been enough smoke appearing that it's actually going to be a surprise when there's no fire. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 16, 14:00
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      - What's the appropriate reprimand if the gossip turns out to be true? -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 14:00 2
        
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A customer stole 50 dollars from me / my work today. (bad day more inside...) - Qale Dec 16, 13:50 7
- Oh man, that sucks. -- nm - kelly Dec 16, 13:57 1
  - It couldn't come at a worse time with the franchise people taking over the store on the 29th, letting everyone go and rehiring them. - Qale Dec 16, 13:59
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- What are they, retarded? You know where he LIVES! -- nm - Mop Dec 16, 13:52 3
  - He's only been ordering for a month and already had a "NO CHECKS" flag on him. No cars in the drive. Came to the door only in his grey boxers... - Qale Dec 16, 13:57 2
    - Squatting in the house, you mean? Whatever, he seems dumb enough to order again. Bring a couple of buddies next time. -- nm - Mop Dec 16, 13:59 1
      - Well the police are involved now. I'm not allowed to go back there. You can bet I was plotting my egg and TP revenge. -- nm - Qale Dec 16, 14:02
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- fwiw and lyc, it's also my roommate's #1 choice for his acting MFA. -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 14:06
- I wonder if the music school students have to start paying tuition again. - lileve Dec 16, 14:00
- Any chance they gave that money to a shady trader who promised guaranteed returns? -- nm - Mop Dec 16, 13:50 1
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- That's funny... my endowment is up 25% since I've been taking those pills. -- nm - nubby (good guy good class bad jokes) Dec 16, 13:46 2
  - Yeah, they say the first half inch is the easiest. -- nm - TFox Dec 16, 13:48 1
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Disney Park dedicates it's kingdom to Brian Bendis.... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 16, 13:45 4
- hehe, my friend sent me this the other day with my name. nm - Jovian Dec 16, 13:56
- What... the... FUCK? I don't understand what they're getting at. -- nm - Mop Dec 16, 13:48 2
  - it's a viral thing like sending a Burn Notice to your friends (the show Burn Notice did something like this) -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 13:49 1
    - oh, I figured it was a unique tax dodge. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 14:03
K, I added an Amazon MP3 link on the sidebar ... I think MP3 purchases made after clicking that link will kickback to the site. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 13:44 3
- niiiiice -- nm - TFox Dec 16, 13:46
- red gadgets? what if my color is green? -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 13:45 1
  - the banner above the shop links to Amazon Proper, and future purchases made in that session should also kick back to ST -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 13:50
Reminder for all of you buying electronics this holiday season. Buy cheap cables! At monoprice, preferably. Also... -- (link) - Mop Dec 16, 13:44
Crap. I haven't run my Miro for four days. I've got hours of video blogs to watch. -- nm - Mop Dec 16, 13:41
JaxSean's Headline of the Day: "What Do Prostitutes and Rice Have in Common?" -- (link) - JaxSean Dec 16, 13:38 6
- Neither is as good when it's puffed. -- nm - VMan Dec 16, 13:45 1
  - or they're better wild. -- nm - VMan Dec 16, 13:46
- Neither should be at weddings? -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 16, 13:42
- "I have trouble scoring with both." -- nm - jax si Dec 16, 13:39 1
  - SEX RICE! -- nm - Cuzzin the Red Nosed Todd Dec 16, 13:39
- low hanging fruit -- nm - zork Dec 16, 13:39
there's never an emoticon for what i'm feeling. -- nm - prayformojo Dec 16, 13:37 3
- it's :& -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 13:38 2
  - Cthulhu? -- nm - emoticripple Dec 16, 14:00
  - that's it!!!!!! -- nm - prayformojo Dec 16, 13:40
Uh-oh. Hottie mom next door sent a holiday card signed only by herself and her two kids. I heard the marriage may be - HdnAgnda Dec 16, 13:34 5
- that pretty much amounts to an announcement. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 13:35 4
  - "Take me HdnAgnda!" -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 13:36 3
    - *Does a quick set of pushups and situps before going over to see if everything is okay* -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 16, 13:37 2
      - :) -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 13:40
      - *Remembers the (ex?) husband is a former Marine. Stays home* -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 16, 13:40
oh wow. Someone amazon'd a stereo system from SlackerShopping. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 13:34 9
- I need to buy a thing for ann. how do I do that so you get credit? -- nm - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 16, 13:49 3
  - click on the amazon banner, find your item and then buy it... -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 13:51 2
    - the SHOP link near the top left of the page gets you to the portal -- nm - zork Dec 16, 14:06 1
      - and the banner above the portal (sometimes blocked by adblock) gets you to the full store, with a special ST cookie -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 14:09
- uh....yeah that was me. I had to send it back though. Do they take the credit back from you because of that? -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 13:36 3
  - No idea. We'll find out :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 13:38 2
    - I've been trying to order my stuff through your link. -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 13:40 1
      - Thanks :) I'm not sure 100% how reliable it is, but I guess we'll see. 3 recorded earnings items so far. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 13:42
- and apparently ST gets a bigger cut on Amazon MP3 purchases than other types of referrals -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 13:36
John Abraham not getting in the Pro Bowl is a joke, right? -- nm - David Dec 16, 13:30 2
- what about Deangelo Williams?! -- nm - Gwaahjo Dec 16, 14:08
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Crap. Did we know that Peter Falk has Alzheimers? -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Dec 16, 13:29 1
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Repost: 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, 13:23 12
- That's about $4.00 too much -- nm - Mr. Havens Dec 16, 14:07
- FYI. They're concert from the Chicago Theater is on FUSE tonight -- nm - oblique Dec 16, 13:51
- Listened to it once already...going to have to digest this one a bit. -- nm - Tiny Tim Dec 16, 13:28
- Don't we have to follow one of the ad links for it to "count" as berymandering? -- nm - Cuzzin the Red Nosed Todd Dec 16, 13:27 3
  - I'm not 100% positive, but he should get credit with his Amazon Associates account that way. - JaxSean Dec 16, 13:29 1
    - Amazon's affiliate reporting is ... shall we say, lackluster, compared to my employer's implementation. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 13:32
  - Well, the link Jax provided has an amazon affiliate ID for slackertalk, so it kinda counts -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 13:28
- Why... would I do that? -- nm - TFox Dec 16, 13:24 4
  - Why do you hate ST? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 13:26 3
    - Why do you promote Fall Out Boy? -- nm - TFox Dec 16, 13:28 2
      - They may be homogonized, but their last two albums are enjoyable. - JaxSean Dec 16, 13:32 1
        
        lies. -- nm - TFox Dec 16, 13:38
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- I hate you for wasting my time. - nubby (good guy good class bad jokes) Dec 16, 13:25 3
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  - nice. -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 13:26 1
    - (going through "flans" was the hardest part) -- nm - nubby (good guy good class bad jokes) Dec 16, 13:40
- SLEEP. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 13:25
poll: Do you have a favorite "white noise" htat helps you sleep? I love the dishwasher sound, followed by the washing machine. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 13:20 7
- Car during a road trip -- nm - con_carne Dec 16, 14:09
- I sleep with a fan running. Always. Can't sleep without it. -- nm - sheba Dec 16, 14:01
- I don't mind traffic noise. It drives my wife nuts, though. Most white noise is fine by me, but a pin drop can wake me. - Mop Dec 16, 13:36 1
  - I live fairly near to a busy highway...Drove me nuts the first couple of weeks I was here - amoxy Dec 16, 13:50
- tv -- nm - lileve Dec 16, 13:33
- other that the screams of the prisoners in the dungeon? no :) -- nm - black peter Dec 16, 13:26
- Not really. Maybe the sound of a marching battalion protecting my home, but that isn't realistic. -- nm - TFox Dec 16, 13:23
SITWAP--Florida police have finallly found the killer(s) of Adam -- nm - Trish Dec 16, 13:18 11
- yea, it was always believed that Henry Lee Lucas' best bud Otis was the one responsible. nm - Jovian Dec 16, 13:27
- sfek! found the killer (s) of Adam Walsh. It's been 27 years. - Trish Dec 16, 13:20
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  - No, you're right--*he* wasn't found, just his head. - Trish Dec 16, 13:26 7
    - the killer who will be named (Otis) died in prison. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 13:27
    - (ML was talking about the killer) -- nm - nubby (good guy good class bad jokes) Dec 16, 13:26 5
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        then what the heck happened? -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 13:36 2
        
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        the story is kind of misleading, then, isn't it? I'm very happy they've closed the case. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 13:42
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- huh? Can I use any letter or only letters in FAIL? -- nm - oblique Dec 16, 13:20 2
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    - if by "incorrect" you mean completely right, sure. -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 13:31
- here - znufrii Dec 16, 13:19 8
  - Next question: How many racist slurs are in that list? :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 13:21 7
    - SHIN! -- nm - Mop Dec 16, 13:38 1
      - ZON? -- nm - nubby (good guy good class bad jokes) Dec 16, 13:47
    - doesn't mean it isn't a word. - znufrii Dec 16, 13:24 4
      - And there's always the "spic and span" definition. -- nm - Ender Dec 16, 13:25 3
        
        the spick in 'spick and span' comes with a K -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 13:27 2
        
        not in the US. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 13:28 1
        
        Hmmm... I wonder what other words have gone through spelling changes because of a commercial product -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 13:33
- nerds. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 13:18
- proper nouns allowed? -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 13:18 7
  - I'll have to ask my NPL friends to make sure, but generally not. -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 13:25
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    - I did it without -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 13:22 2
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        what isn't a word? -- (link) - znufrii Dec 16, 13:23
    - epic-eric-erin-grin-gain-fain-fail -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 13:21 1
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Loyola...not only state governers but the state politicians as well. -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 13:16 1
- Absolutely. Anyone with control of the purse strings. -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 13:24
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- PANG -- nm - nubby (good guy good class bad jokes) Dec 16, 13:16
- PAIL -- nm - lileve Dec 16, 13:16 1
  - PAIN -- nm - VMan Dec 16, 13:16

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