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So, the company I've applied for a few jobs with the last few days is a spice company - Will Hunting Dec 16, 06:56 1
- very cool. good luck. -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 16, 07:01
I'm failing at googling. Is there artificial sweetener in Vitamin Water (the brand name Vitamin Water). If so, which one? -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 06:52 2
- real sugar and lots of it -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:58
- my superior google skills say ... not artificial. Crystalline fructose. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 06:54
yesterday my cow orker needed a light bulb. she couldn't find one right away so she called someone who was on vacation to ask her what to do. -- nm - Diva Dec 16, 06:43 14
- how many of Diva's co-workers DOES it take to change a lightbulb? -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 06:49
- isn't that what Building Services is for? -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 06:47 2
  - It is for our specific green bulbs which we can't order ourselves. this was nothing 89 cents and a five minute walk couldn't fix. - Diva Dec 16, 06:49 1
    - I hope the person is in some exotic locale. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 06:49
- Her risk of kidnapping by elves must be pretty high. -- nm - TWuG Dec 16, 06:47
- she needs a light bulb to pop up over her head. - Bacon on a phone Dec 16, 06:45 2
  - she was scared to come to me 'cuz she knows i would have told her to go to CVS. -- nm - Diva Dec 16, 06:46 1
    - see, i used to live for excuses to go run errands. i loved being the person who was sent for stuff. - Elf Andie Dec 16, 07:03
- You need to start a Twitter of this. It's priceless. -- nm - lileve Dec 16, 06:45 4
  - mydumbcoworkers.com is available. -- nm - Bad Elf JaxSean Dec 16, 06:52 1
    - how about overheardatwork.com? -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 06:52
  - absolutely. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 06:50
  - she really does need to get this out on the 'Net. - Mel Profit Dec 16, 06:46
- Who reminds this coworker to breathe? -- nm - amoxy Dec 16, 06:45
Pinch and I went to the dump, the supermarket, and the post office already today. Now what? - CQ Dec 16, 06:39 6
- Feed the ducks. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 06:50
- Hooters. -- nm - lileve Dec 16, 06:45 3
  - Hooters makes pinch hungry. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 16, 06:51 2
    - CQ too. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 06:51 1
      - "Hey...can you make these dispense Coors Light?" -- nm - CQ S.I. Dec 16, 06:55
- The Library -- nm - amoxy Dec 16, 06:44
SAG nominations... - Don Homer Dec 16, 06:31 3
- Ed O'Neill? - Will Hunting Dec 16, 06:44 1
  - I'm stunned there is no Eric Stonestreet -- nm - MDH Dec 16, 06:49
- Dolly Parton FTW -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 06:37
Nobody has set up a college bowl pick'em yet? -- nm - Don Homer Dec 16, 06:18 2
- Crash did, here is a link -- (link) - amoxy Dec 16, 06:33 [Backboard] 1
  - Thanks. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 16, 06:38
Speaking of bdays, Bill Hicks would have been 49 today. - not2fast Dec 16, 06:15
happy birthday, Beethoven! -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 05:59 4
- He is probably rolling over in his grave -- nm - amoxy Dec 16, 06:33 1
  - *Pours a fifth over his grave* -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 06:51
- *carries sign* -- nm - Schroeder Dec 16, 06:14
- how old is he (in dog years)?....nm - x Dec 16, 06:10
often, one has to wonder why we have powerful credit ratings agencies that swing tons of weight, when in fact they are totally incompetent... - x Dec 16, 05:49 2
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  - yeah, so true. i'm pretty much a long-leash guy when it comes to markets, but i also believe.... - x Dec 16, 06:04
what economy reports do we get today, hyde? and when? -- nm - amanda jones Dec 16, 05:47 8
- just got the jobless claims, in line and fell, but still 420k (relatively high). also in: housing starts -5.8%, building permits -14.7% y-o-y....nm - x Dec 16, 05:52 7
  - anything "unexpected"? :) -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 06:10 1
    - the "in line" was the most stunning thing about the 420 k figure!....nm - x Dec 16, 06:13
  - Who starts building houses in December? -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 05:58 1
    - five point eight percent less than did last year....nm - x Dec 16, 06:01
  - What's the magic # for weekly filings that the market likes? - Will Hunting Dec 16, 05:54 1
    - yeah, right now i think the market would be right happy if it broke below 400k. for most of the time in the last decade when we weren't in recession.. - x Dec 16, 06:00
  - 4 week moving avg for jobless went lower again, though. best # since aug '08....nm - x Dec 16, 05:54
I love the Fringe - Friday Night Death Slot Promo. - Mel Profit Dec 16, 05:44 2
- That's all a big "if" it gets picked up for another season. -- nm - MDH Dec 16, 06:50 1
  - It'll be criminal if it gets canned. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 16, 06:56
Dano posted about a Tree of Life trailer on the BBs. Wasn't that what Leia sang about in the Star Wars holiday special? -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 16, 05:36 2
- That trailer looks interesting. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 16, 05:43 1
  - They might as well give Lubezki his cinematography oscar at this year's ceremony. nm - Dignan Dec 16, 06:04
Mark Cuban exploring college football BCS alternative... -- (link) - Don Homer Dec 16, 05:09
Happy Holidays :) -- nm - Stacy Dec 16, 04:45 1
- might be spending New Years with Madonna, we will see.... -- nm - Stacy Dec 16, 04:50
I have a collection of clerks at a courthouse who have been helpful all year-buying them Christmas treats and one is diabetic. Any suggestions? -- nm - landbeck Dec 16, 02:49 6
- This is a great question for Kelly. -- nm - lileve Dec 16, 06:56
- non-sugary baking? -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 06:53
- Donation recipts in their name to local charities (the Diabetes person should be to a Diabetes one obviously) -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 04:06
- Small fruits might be good. And citrus is traditional for Christmas, anyway. -- nm - CovingtonCat Dec 16, 03:27
- you can get sweets that are suiteable for diabetics - Danedukenuuk Dec 16, 03:21
- one of those nut trays - where some are covered in chocolate - but not all of them -- nm - JenBro Dec 16, 02:50
Remember how I was all kinds of sad finding out I'll be alone for the holidays? That b*tch@ss Estonian roommate of mine proceeds to bust out her - Hotkiss Dec 16, 02:36 8
- what a beyotch. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 06:52
- Ignore her. In a year or two you will have forgetten her. -- nm - lileve Dec 16, 06:46
- Ignore, ignore, ignore her. She's just a blip in the greater scheme of things. - CovingtonCat Dec 16, 03:27
- she's Estonian but aparently was not on the Estonia!!! -- nm - Danedukenuuk Dec 16, 03:22 2
  - she never had a package under a tree addressed to her as "Miss so and so" as a child. -- nm - JenBro Dec 16, 03:48 1
    - like thats an excuse, neither have i !!!! -- nm - Danedukenuuk Dec 16, 04:01
- wow ... that's pretty low - perhaps if ST were to treat your roomie to a dose of what they gave that mechanic of Amandas? what's the roomies name? -- nm - JenBro Dec 16, 02:41 1
  - who does that?! -- nm - Hotkiss Dec 16, 04:18
Time for bed. Early day tomorrow, but I *might* be able to get a nap. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Dec 16, 01:54
Further clips from the Dr Who special -- (link) - amoxy Dec 15, 22:31
I really hope this 2nd coat of paint is all it takes to get this room looking good. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Dec 15, 22:21 1
- Its really hard to cover a room with one coat, makes it easier to plan for two from the beginning. dilute the first coat for quicker coverage and it - double dose of zeitgeist Dec 16, 01:58
st dudes: did your relatives address cards and presents to you as "master" so and so? - pixmas Dec 15, 22:19 10
- When I was a kid - isn't it for boys under 12 or some such? -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:24
- i don't think i ever got "Miss Andrea" gift tags, but i do remember getting birthday cards like that. Loved it. -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 16, 06:15
- Yes -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 06:09
- Some of them did, yes. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 16, 05:15
- that seems so old fashioned gay, as in send the kids to some british boarding school -- nm - double dose of zeitgeist Dec 16, 00:22
- Relatives, no. Girlfriends, of course. nm - Dignan Dec 15, 22:26 1
  - I think being chained to the basement wall negates the friend part. -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 00:02
- they did for my brother. I was always "miss", which I still like. -- nm - loosilu Dec 15, 22:25
- Yes, up until I hit my teens or so. - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 22:20 1
  - "Master Ramsender" nm - Dignan Dec 15, 22:27
Looks like I missed the Hells Kitchen Finale (spoilers) -- (link) - amoxy Dec 15, 22:12 1
- (spoils) - Stephen Dec 15, 23:58
"She smells like strawberries!" -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 22:09 3
- So creepy -- nm - amoxy Dec 15, 22:13 2
  - Creepy, yet made me laugh at the same time. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 22:19 1
    - It's the big sniff at the end that kills it. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 16, 05:29
prediction. tonight's Green Hornet Mythbusters will be better than the movie. -- nm - peglegpete Dec 15, 21:59 9
- Prediction: Green Hornet will be really good, despite looking like total crap so far. -- nm - Jelly Dec 16, 03:31
- My dislike for superhero movies is pretty well known here. So it's unsurprising that I'm interested in the one fanboys are not seeming to like. -- nm - Qale Dec 15, 22:10 5
  - what is your opinion of the Serials from the 1940's? -- nm - peglegpete Dec 15, 22:33 3
    - Like the ones MST3K used to to early early on, or Flash Gordan? I like them alright. I mean isn't Indy supposed to replicate them too? -- nm - Qale Dec 15, 22:38 2
      - yes Indy is an Homage. the 1936 Flash Gordon is one of the best. -- nm - peglegpete Dec 15, 22:54 1
        
        I remember going to the movies then. They would have special shows for kids on Sat. - BAD Dec 15, 23:29
  - Actually it seems like it's getting a good response from those who have seen it including those who were doubtful. -- nm - Dano Dec 15, 22:18
- Easy one. -- nm - Mop Dec 15, 22:03
- Agreed. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 22:01
Finally figured out how to run Carbonite on my Windows Home Server to back up the data to the cloud. 800 Gb of data. Then I realized... - Mop Dec 15, 21:58 3
- WHS sucks in this regard. And they're dropping spanned disk support in Vail too. I gave up looking at it - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:06
- On the bright side, at this rate, it would take 3 months to back up all 800 Gb, anyway. -- nm - Mop Dec 15, 22:07
- Skywalker's no good to me dead. We'll test it first on max. -- nm - Lord Vader Dec 15, 22:03
There is no question these are the dumbest competitors in the history of Survivor (spoiler) - ceregon Dec 15, 21:58 4
- to me, the stupidest one was actually - pixmas Dec 15, 22:02 2
  - Spoilers - Dano Dec 15, 22:17 1
    - this. But he was too (spoilers) - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:08
- agreed. -- nm - peglegpete Dec 15, 21:59
answer a bar question: what is a 10th ave freese out? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 15, 21:53 4
- Other than the title of a Bruce Springsteen song, nobody knows. - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 22:01
- Nobody knows...... -- (link) - MistletoeMeg Dec 15, 22:01 1
  - yeah that's all I got too, though I like the ice cream parlor called 10th Ave Freeze Out the article doesn't say if it was there before the song -- nm - double dose of zeitgeist Dec 15, 22:49
- Has no actual meaning. -- nm - Mop Dec 15, 22:00
Today I added a 9lb ham to the turkey in the freezer. Guess I know what I'll be eating for the next couple of months :) -- nm - MistletoeMeg Dec 15, 21:51 7
- fruitcake -- nm - peglegpete Dec 15, 22:00 1
  - Remind me next September to get my A** in gear and do some baking. -- nm - MistletoeMeg Dec 15, 22:02
- the party is at meg's for NYE -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 15, 21:54 3
  - Okay - I'll be here :) -- nm - MistletoeMeg Dec 15, 22:01 2
    - actually I thought you were going to be at Laughlin? -- nm - double dose of zeitgeist Dec 15, 22:48 1
      - That's Christmas weekend. -- nm - MistletoeMeg Dec 15, 23:06
- turkham? -- nm - pixmas Dec 15, 21:52
"Go to hell Barbados Slim" - amoxy Dec 15, 21:35
hmm, anyone here seen "Vaginal Holocaust"? (8.9 rated on IMDB) -- (link) - pixmas Dec 15, 21:33 3
- Bride of Sodom" is recommended from it. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 16, 05:28
- "Written and Directed by Creep Creepersin" -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 21:36 1
  - Dude apparently made 10 films in 2009. -- nm - Dano Dec 15, 21:37
Paul Rudd was kinda boring on TDS, and also, there is no way he is 5'10". -- nm - loosilu Dec 15, 21:33 2
- Didn't see it. He's hot. -- nm - lileve Dec 16, 06:52
- Agreed and agreed. -- nm - Bad Elf JaxSean Dec 16, 06:04
Tom Clancy latest ... A-. Best book of his series since Executive Orders. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 15, 21:08 3
- Well now. Might have to add it to my Christmas list. How much of the other books do I have to recall? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 15, 21:26 2
  - In this case....not a tremendous amount..... - Will Hunting Dec 16, 05:40
  - only that there are evil terrorists who want to kill America - pixmas Dec 15, 21:28
even for 16 & Pregnant, this teen dad is particularly worthless - pixmas Dec 15, 21:08 7
- someday i have *got* to watch this show. -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 16, 06:21
- what do you want from him??? - Max Dec 15, 21:15 5
  - i can see why he needed his "space" - pixmas Dec 15, 21:16 4
    - At least the panning for gold dude was trying something. -- nm - Dano Dec 15, 21:23 3
      - he didn't even tell her that maybe googling "natural ways to induce labor" might be a bad idea -- nm - pixmas Dec 15, 21:25 2
        
        What's google? -- nm - Los Angeles cab driver Dec 15, 21:29 1
        
        he has GPS! -- nm - pixmas Dec 15, 21:30
What is an "Andy Cohen"? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 15, 21:08 1
- The guy who had a show on Bravo after Top Chef who I noticed was amazingly gay before I changed the channel. -- nm - Dano Dec 15, 21:09
echoed voices in this moonless night shes a restless spirit on a endless flight -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 15, 21:03
*blows the magical b. mouse horn* -- nm - pixmas Dec 15, 21:02 1
- *protests* -- nm - PETA Dec 15, 21:04

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