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Library of Congress Civil War Portrait gallery on Flickr -- (link) - zeitgeist Dec 7, 18:17 [flickr]
Holy crap. I hesitated to post this here, but really, it should make ty feel better. This couple bought a condo in Chicago for $200k, is closing on - mara Dec 7, 18:11 3
- damn. very candid. and... she needs to do some lawyering, at least until she pays off those loans. -- nm - loosilu Dec 7, 18:20 2
  - Yeah, that was my first thought too. -- nm - mara Dec 7, 18:32 1
    - boring blog post and needing to lawyer - jessamyn8470 Dec 7, 19:08
Sorry, Bert! -- nm - Max Dec 7, 18:06 1
- I upped my pledge. Up yours! -- nm - Dano Dec 7, 18:13
you TV jerks. I actually briefly thought maybe I should get a new one. - loosilu Dec 7, 17:58
I'm not sure what grade I'd give Scott Pilgrim vs the World. - kelly Dec 7, 17:52
Damn you Tom Clancy.... - Will Hunting Dec 7, 17:50 8
- which last two? You didn't like The Bear and the Dragon? -- nm - Beaker Dec 7, 18:02 5
  - Red Rabbit and that craphole offshoot. - Will Hunting Dec 7, 18:07 4
    - red rabbit is one of the very few books I've ever abandoned. I got sick of the "Jack Ryan is prescient," bullshit. -- nm - mafic Dec 7, 18:12 2
      - I hated the entirety of it for the fact this huge deal....was never mentioned in ten other books that came afterwards. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 7, 18:13 1
        
        yeah, you'd of thought it might have been something that came up -- nm - Beaker Dec 7, 18:15
    - OK, yeah Red Rabbit was crap. I didn't mind the most recent one -- nm - Beaker Dec 7, 18:09
- Orioles game? wha? -- nm - kelly Dec 7, 17:52 1
  - He's a part owner and much like the Orioles, his last positive contribution to their chosen field was 1997. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 7, 17:57
This is a pretty good magic trick/illusion. -- (link) - mara Dec 7, 17:45 [youtube]
too late with the warning but the Prep and Landing sequel is on right now -- nm - David Dec 7, 17:42 3
- I see Glee, Charlie Brown Christmas, NCIS, and Minute to Win It. What channel are you watching? -- nm - Max Dec 7, 17:49 2
  - They packaged it with the Charlie Brown Christmas special on the DVR listings. Tricksy hobbitses. -- nm - TFox Dec 7, 18:01
  - Charlie Brown Christmas is the right channel. -- nm - David Dec 7, 17:50
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- I heard some basics about it (pretty much what your IM says). It is interesting. I think that at the end of the day the resident is still - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 7, 18:26
- When I was a grad student, I had to pay taxes on my stipend, but I don't think I paid into Social Security. -- nm - Dano Dec 7, 17:34 1
  - that sounds like what I did. -- nm - loosilu Dec 7, 17:49
Professional Wrestling biography on the Biography channel right now. -- nm - peglegpete Dec 7, 17:23
Unlicensed 16-year-old falls asleep at the wheel and crashes a big-rig into a mobile home park. -- (link) - MojaveMeg Dec 7, 17:13 5
- There's an Outer Limits story here, a truck did the same 2 years ago, carrying chocolate syrup, this truck had whpped cream - zeitgeist Dec 7, 17:19 1
  - and 30,000 pounds of ....... -- nm - Harry Chapin Dec 7, 17:26
- hmm...at this rate the next truck to run into that park will be hauling ice cream or nuts. -- nm - the liioulu with popcorn Dec 7, 17:17 2
  - damnit -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 7, 17:20 1
    - Great minds... - the liioulu with popcorn Dec 7, 17:22
Awesome milk trick! -- (link) - mara Dec 7, 17:03 [youtube] 1
- That is cool -- nm - amoxy Dec 7, 17:14
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- Mine decided to wrestle and the older one rolled over the younger one's head causing a nosebleed that did a number on the family room carpet. - HdnAgnda Dec 7, 18:05
- ha! I remember doing that. -- nm - loosilu Dec 7, 17:18 2
  - just last week -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 7, 17:20 1
    - dammit. -- nm - loosilu Dec 7, 17:21
- splish splash! splish splash! -- nm - CQ Dec 7, 17:16
Ahhh the joys of being a parent - amoxy Dec 7, 16:56 7
- "but daaaad, all my friends are playing it!" - Stephen Dec 7, 17:30 3
  - The Bub still thinks stores are toy museums, where you go and look at them. - Spawn Dec 7, 17:33 2
    - Oh, that's a good one! heh. Right now I'm also fighting the battle of "daddy's "toys"" versus "Connor's toys" - Stephen Dec 7, 18:02 1
      - I'm also fighting that battle. - Reagen Dec 7, 18:10
- How old is your son? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 7, 17:01 2
  - 14 almost 15 -- nm - amoxy Dec 7, 17:01 1
    - *reminds myself again to read slower* - Mel Profit Dec 7, 17:12
ST poll: Is "My Favorite Things" a Christmas (or "holiday") song? -- nm - mara Dec 7, 16:51 5
- of course not. don't be silly. - znufrii Dec 7, 17:31 1
  - I think because of the snowflakes and red ribbons? -- nm - loosilu Dec 7, 17:40
- Not originally, but I think it is sometimes used that way. -- nm - loosilu Dec 7, 17:18
- I never heard it on centre square radio, so no. -- nm - miss amanda jones Dec 7, 16:54
- It's a show tune. - the liioulu with popcorn Dec 7, 16:54
Hunter watches Sarah palin's show, says the woman "claiming to be a 'lifelong hunter' comes across as anything but." -- (link) - mara Dec 7, 16:47 1
- Most of the activities featured on the show reveals that woman has obviously never done that before, of course you could say the same for campaign and - zeitgeist Dec 7, 17:10
have we seen this? penguins wearing santa claus costumes -- (link) - miss amanda jones Dec 7, 16:47 3
- Looks like a still from Rare Exports II. nm - Dignan Dec 7, 16:52
- Penguins and Santa don't live on the same continent. -- nm - the liioulu with popcorn Dec 7, 16:49 1
  - hey, that's true. -- nm - loosilu Dec 7, 17:19
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- he and his brother Frank are very knowledgeable about the history of the sport -- nm - pixmas Dec 7, 16:38
Howard Stern: "no fucking way will I take a paycut". *hands him Derek Jeter's reality potion* -- (link) - Beaker Dec 7, 16:20 16
- Considering he works 4 days a week, and maybe 40 weeks a year, I wish him luck finding someone to pay him $100M a year - Brian Dec 7, 17:07
- I suspect he really wants to go back to planet bound radio. -- nm - Remlik Dec 7, 16:23 14
  - Steve Jobs wants him on iTunes -- nm - pixmas Dec 7, 16:38 4
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    - I think he either moves to podcasting/streaming or he retires. nm - Dignan Dec 7, 17:01 2
      - how is it possible to make money from podcasting? -- nm - loosilu Dec 7, 17:25 1
        
        sponsorships, ads on websites. Some podcasts are pay to download. -- nm - Reagen Dec 7, 17:27
  - how come? - Mel Profit Dec 7, 16:27 8
    - larger audience - epiphany Dec 7, 16:33 1
      - His wife gets more appearances on ET than he does. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with popcorn Dec 7, 16:37
    - I think his 'pulpit' has been greatly reduced from what he once was, granted he has tremendous freedom to do what he wants now... - Remlik Dec 7, 16:33 5
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        creatively it felt like he was coasting even before the move. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 7, 17:31
        
        Yeah, being a big fish in a sea of sharks was better (for the audience). - Spawn Dec 7, 17:21
      - Yup. They just hit 20 million subscribers, and only a fraction of that listen to him. -- nm - Spawn Dec 7, 16:55
      - interesting... - Mel Profit Dec 7, 16:53
I have a peculiar method for building dynamic queries. Hrm. - Beryllium Dec 7, 16:14
i love that one of the attorneys in our suite has the full Mad Men-style bar on the side table in his office - pixmas Dec 7, 16:11
HEE! New England JetBlue workers paste 45-3 all over Jets charter plane for ride home. Awesome -- (link) - Beaker Dec 7, 16:11 5
- kind of a dick move but hey -- nm - pixmas Dec 7, 16:12 3
  - ...but not if it were the Steelers instead. -- nm - poxie Dec 7, 16:13 2
    - if we *ever* beat the Steelers 45-3 . . . - pixmas Dec 7, 16:21 1
      - If the Ravens ever did that, I'm not sure they'd be able to react like that...shock takes time to wear off. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 7, 17:28
- gah, not Jets charter just one painted like it -- nm - Beaker Dec 7, 16:12
Jeopardy spoiler - - the liioulu with popcorn Dec 7, 16:00
Remlik, hope all goes well re: the surgery. -- nm - kelly Dec 7, 15:58 5
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  - I don't have the hair for it...Spawn on the other hand....besides he's already knocked out a kid. -- nm - Remlik Dec 7, 16:00 1
    - Eh, the hormones take care of that. -- nm - the liioulu with popcorn Dec 7, 16:01
- not till Jan...but it will, just a quick slice and dice on the piece of bone and in two months I can run again... - Remlik Dec 7, 15:59 1
  - take pictures! - loosilu Dec 7, 17:22
Hottie video of the day: Two foxes on a trampoline -- (link) - Beaker Dec 7, 15:58 [youtube] 2
- Follow-up: Twins froliking in a sprinkler -- (link) - Beaker Dec 7, 15:59 [youtube] 1
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not only Pearl Harbor day but 30 years ago John Lennon was murdered. -- nm - Remlik Dec 7, 15:57 15
- Did you hear that the guy that has Chapman's autographed Double Fantasy is selling it? - Spawn Dec 7, 16:59
- Dec 8 -- nm - pixmas Dec 7, 15:58 13
  - Not very infamous if we're getting the date wrong. -- nm - Dano Dec 7, 15:59 1
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  - crap. All my news feeds are talking about it now. -- nm - Remlik Dec 7, 15:59 10
    - pearl harbor day is today. lennon's death tomorrow -- nm - pixmas Dec 7, 16:01 8
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        It would have been the 8th in Japan. -- nm - Reagen Dec 7, 17:24
      - thanks for the correction. Unlike David acknowledge when I'm wrong. - Remlik Dec 7, 16:01 4
        
        twice in one thread! -- nm - Beryllium Dec 7, 16:10
        
        Who broke your English? -- nm - David Dec 7, 16:04 2
        
        I have a really bad caffeine headache. - Remlik Dec 7, 16:11 1
        
        Drink. -- nm - Spawn Dec 7, 17:15
      - worst. advent calendar. EVER. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 7, 16:01
    - CNN's been talking about it for four days -- nm - Beryllium Dec 7, 16:00
Saw a dead head sticker on a Cadillac. -- nm - Dr.Vermin si Dec 7, 15:56 1
- YSMM - con_carne Dec 7, 16:04
so one of our chapter 7 clients is apparently a "lady of the night" (which can make filing a bankruptcy petition in court problematic, you can guess) - pixmas Dec 7, 15:55 2
- credit card merchant receipts? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 7, 17:13
- "pay stubs" = used condoms? -- nm - CQ Dec 7, 15:56
Crap. It looks like they moved the Rare Exports opening at E Street to December 22nd. -- nm - Dano Dec 7, 15:55 4
- what does that mean? -- nm - kelly Dec 7, 16:10 3
  - It's a movie. -- nm - mara Dec 7, 16:17
  - The impetus for me to go to DC on the 18th was to see Rare Exports, but since the ball is rolling I'll still go. -- nm - Dano Dec 7, 16:17 1
    - Ok, wasn't sure if you were going to skip DC that day or not... -- nm - kelly Dec 7, 17:09
Tv hunters...my nephew got this one...with interest free financing it's $40 a month.... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 7, 15:53 20
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  - there's a 55" samsung 1080p 120hz at amazon for 1399. -- nm - miss amanda jones Dec 7, 16:01 6
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      - LCD, edge-lit LED. So is it an LCD or LED? -- nm - Max Dec 7, 16:17 1
        
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    - there was a mitsubishi 73 inch for $1200 on Cyber monday that I would have bought. -- nm - Remlik Dec 7, 16:04
  - my first (and only) HDTV was a 30" Philips tube job. i loved it, fwiw - pixmas Dec 7, 15:58
  - ah! thank you. -- nm - Remlik Dec 7, 15:57
- I saw that. what's the rule on going blind? how big should the TV be? -- nm - miss amanda jones Dec 7, 15:54 9
  - HEre's a chart. -- (link) - Reagen Dec 7, 15:58
  - the rule on going blind i learned didn't have anything to do with TV size -- nm - pixmas Dec 7, 15:56
  - how far away will you be sitting? -- nm - Remlik Dec 7, 15:56 6
    - I haven't seen my apartment so I don't know! I know it's crazy. I won't know until I move in. -- (link) - miss amanda jones Dec 7, 16:01 5
      - when do you go into the new place? -- nm - Remlik Dec 7, 16:03 4
        
        Okay, Pete. I'm going to have to stop you. That's information that goes a little bit beyond what we typically share here in group. -- nm - ST TV Hunters Support Group Moderator Dec 7, 16:07 2
        
        (also, this post is quite funny. what size is *your* tv, moderator??) -- nm - miss amanda jones Dec 7, 16:11
        
        size matters! size matters! (that aquos ML lined above is tempting.) -- nm - miss amanda jones Dec 7, 16:11
        
        december freaking 21st. OMG shoot me now. -- nm - miss amanda jones Dec 7, 16:04
Smaug got it from Costco -- nm - crash davis Dec 7, 15:49 7
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  - Thanks, I'll pretend not to know what you're talking about and hope two folks keep poking karma with a stick. -- nm - crash davis Dec 7, 15:52
- what *does't* Costco have? -- nm - Remlik Dec 7, 15:50 4
  - But it's not *in* Manhattan! -- nm - mara Dec 7, 16:06 3
    - I love how I told Vermy there are "very few" box store in Manhattan, and he was all, " -- nm - loosilu Dec 7, 17:52 2
      - "YOU'RE WRONG because there's ONE!" -- nm - loosilu Dec 7, 17:52 1
        
        I know, I almost posted a reply. But it seemed so futile. -- nm - mara Dec 7, 18:28

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