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Now Darryl Issa is calling Obama a corrupt floppy disk - amoxy Jan 6, 07:10
I need info on Four Loko - is it really pulled from shelves? everywhere? who makes it? TIA for anything you guys got - Epiphany Jan 6, 07:03 4
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- Federal law was passed limiting amount of caffeine that can be in alcoholic beverage - basically killing 4 loko. Manufacturer is removing the caffeine -- (link) - decline Jan 6, 07:11
- I know we found some at a quicky mart as recently as the day before New Years. I know it's supposed to go away... - Jim Jan 6, 07:06 1
  - you are in?? Missouri? -- nm - Epiphany Jan 6, 07:10
Pierre Thomas to IR for the Saints -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 06:57 1
- Chris Ivory also to the IR... -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 06:57
~Bottoms up, bottoms up, ey, what's in ya cup gotta a couple bottles but a couple ain't enough~ - Epiphany Jan 6, 06:50 2
- happy Epiphany! -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 06:50 1
  - Thanks!! I am going to go Facebook crazy soon -- nm - Epiphany Jan 6, 06:58
LYC: Cougar Town was great last night. "Bug Hookers" killed me. As did Laurie's coffee sizes. - MDH Jan 6, 06:43
Beijing bans sales of new cars. Creates lottery system to start in 3 months for a chance to win the right to buy a license plate -- (link) - Andie Jan 6, 06:42 2
- *apologizes to China* -- nm - Mattel Jan 6, 06:44
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Aflockalypse! More dead birds found, this time in KY. -- (link) - loosilu Jan 6, 06:40 2
- Is that your word? I like it. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 6, 06:42 1
  - no, stole it from a blog. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 06:43
You ever go out to dinner, and they are so good for what they charge that you feel like you robbed them? - TFox Jan 6, 06:38 14
- that's a good place right there. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 6, 06:59
- damn skippy -- nm - CQ Jan 6, 06:53
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- sounds lovely -- nm - Epiphany Jan 6, 06:48
- nice... -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 06:47
- *drooling* -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 06:45
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- oh, that all sounds so good. i want squash soup with chive sour cream right now. - Andie Jan 6, 06:44 4
  - funny anecdote about that. my only instruction in picking a restaurant: "i'm craving french onion soup. they must have french onion soup." - TFox Jan 6, 06:55
  - we now have soup lunch on Saturday. Trying alot of different soups (plus adding things to them; pasta, veggies etc). Yummy -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 06:52
  - I had squash soup for the first time a couple of months ago, so good -- nm - amoxy Jan 6, 06:51 1
    - I made squash soup about a month ago - so, so good. -- nm - decline Jan 6, 06:53
- *applauds the Foxes on a job extremely well done* -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 06:43 1
  - I tend to feel this way a lot about Panza. - Mel Profit Jan 6, 06:59
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- maybe i'm just out of the loop but i had no idea Borders was in trouble! why isn't B&N falling too them? - Hotkiss Jan 6, 07:11 1
  - B&N has the Nook, there's 1 difference. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 07:12
- B&N's decision in the last paragraph is a smart one. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 06:37 1
  - Agreed, B&N does not need more stores. - ty97 Jan 6, 06:43
- WTF would they have needed a billion in debt for? Good lord they deserve to go under -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 06:35
- Borders and Blockbuster are two companies that I'm shocked didn't go under a year or two ago. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 06:29 1
  - blockbuster still has kind of high revenue. I was stunned to see that in NYMag last week. -- nm - amanda jones Jan 6, 07:12
Illinois looking to increase state income tax by 2%. *Fantastic* -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 06:18 21
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  - I wonder how Texas does it. - ty97 Jan 6, 06:27 11
    - They get a stipend from God for every criminal they execute. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 06:41
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      - interesting - did not know this -- nm - Epiphany Jan 6, 06:48
    - okay property taxes are completely ridiculous - car/home insurance is ridiculous and don't get me started on energy prices - Epiphany Jan 6, 06:29 6
      - The tough fact is, Illinois has major issues. We're like California junior, we're not paying our bills. Something has to be done. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 06:33
      - try living in New Jersey -- nm - decline Jan 6, 06:32 2
        
        which has property tax rates 3x that of Texas -- (link) - decline Jan 6, 06:33 1
        
        geesh - that is excessive!! I now want to move to New Mexico -- nm - Epiphany Jan 6, 06:47
      - In my experience, TX property taxes are the same or lower than states that have both income tax and property tax. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 06:32 1
        
        that scares me - I am never leaving - my only other experience is OK and that is not an option - Epiphany Jan 6, 06:39
    - Oil revenues -- nm - decline Jan 6, 06:29
- So you're one of those fiscal people. Got it :) -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 06:20 7
  - Oh, and possible casino in downtown Chicago -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 06:23 5
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      - And sure, I like them as much as the next person, but the last thing I want is for them to be too convenient. - znufrii Jan 6, 06:29
      - well, they aren't paying their mortgages so... -- nm - decline Jan 6, 06:27 2
        
        and in case, they'd just spend it on lottery tickets otherwise. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 06:29 1
        
        in *any* case... -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 06:31
  - It was obvious that is was coming. They were talking about a 'temporary' 1.5% hike a year ago, but it was an election year so they held off. - ty97 Jan 6, 06:21
I love my new Pogoplug Seagate device. Now Buffalo announces Pogoplug enabled HDD -- (link) - oblique Jan 6, 06:11 1
- so my suggestion is working? - tRuMaN Jan 6, 07:11
Finiish court fines doctor for nipple sucking -- (link) - Beaker Jan 6, 05:32
UFC 129 in Toronto starting to take shape (GSP vs Jake Shields and Couture vs Machida so far) -- (link) - Beaker Jan 6, 04:57 7
- Couture's trying to one up Favre at this point. Just let it go, Randy. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 05:54 6
  - I really don't understand Dana's logic in setting up that fight. - Strongbad Jan 6, 06:15 5
    - alot of the Heavyweights are tied into the upcoming Strikeforce Tournament. Might be all he had available -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 06:21 4
      - He's a LHW though. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 06:34 3
        
        he varies doesn't he? He's fought Lesnar and was HW champ -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 06:38 2
        
        He's primarily a LHW that dabbles in HW when they need him. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 06:39 1
        
        and Lyoto is a pure LHW. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 06:39
MH LYC - I think the Festive Hunt finishes today - and from the charts - Congrats goes to TWuG for snagging the most Festive Mice by over 400! woo - JenBro Jan 6, 04:56 1
- saw your post below. I sold some Super brie to get some extra cash on hand for Ronza :) -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 05:04
ah well Canada. You still beat the Yanks and got silver. -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 04:53
You're really not helping the Jewish stereotype when you arrive on a midnight flight, get delayed on the plane for an hour, then give me a $5 tip. -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 6, 02:36 7
- what does a big nose have to do with tip????? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 6, 06:56
- That's not because he's Jewish, that's because he's an asshole. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 06:07 3
  - I disagree -- nm - Mel Gibson Jan 6, 06:50
  - exactly. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 06:46
  - *ding* -- nm - Epiphany Jan 6, 06:30
- To be honest, I'd have no clue how to tip in that situation. -- nm - iNubby 4 Jan 6, 04:02 1
  - I give you more credit than that..you would know that 5% is not appropriate in any situation. -- nm - Happy Crankyear! Jan 6, 05:14
Star Wars people: does this look a little too hokey? Once details roll in, I'm considering going. -- (link) - Hotkiss Jan 6, 00:27 1
- it looks like they threw one last year, but i can't find any supposed lineups for this year's event -- (link) - true pix Jan 6, 00:37
lyc, I'm sitting at LAX waiting for a flight from Atlanta. I really dont charge enough for this. -- nm - Happy Crankyear! Jan 6, 00:12 3
- Wonderful, they cant get the ramp working so the passengers are stuck on the plane. -- nm - Happy Crankyear! Jan 6, 00:56
- Yeah, I wondered about that. Because you just charge a flat fee? So if the flight is super late you just get screwed waiting. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 6, 00:14 1
  - Pickups are expected to run over and limo companies are now adding ot fees. some even have 'early/late' arrival and departure fees. - Happy Crankyear! Jan 6, 00:22
psilotum - where were you diving when you filmed the octopus? where all have you gone diving? - JenBro Jan 5, 23:50 2
- I was snorkeling at Spencer Beach on Hawaii's Big Island. - psilotum Jan 6, 00:00 1
  - sorry for delayed reply here - I fell asleep (finally) - that is impressive clarity for the film (imho) and I'm jealous you were on the great barrier - JenBro Jan 6, 03:58
Hey Pixie.. question since you aren't doing anything... - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 5, 23:47 2
- as always, the answer is . . . it depends - true pix Jan 5, 23:52 1
  - if I may ... I get this question all the time from clients that are renting a hall for a wedding or other event and need insurance. - JenBro Jan 6, 00:00
2nd person in Arizona dies from lack of state funding for transplants. now if they can just figure out how to put their undocumented immigrants on -- (link) - true pix Jan 5, 23:46 5
- Nothing new actually.. LA County doesn't do certain types of transplants because they are too expensive. - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 5, 23:51 4
  - well it is new because arizona used to cover them until they cut them from this year's budget -- nm - true pix Jan 5, 23:53 3
    - LA County's website sucks. I can't find which transplants they do and which they don't. - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 6, 00:00 2
      - ah well, the more poor people who die waiting for organs, the more money the county will have to upgrade its website - true pix Jan 6, 00:10 1
        
        Smarty pants! -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 6, 00:13
Whoever it was who mentioned the show The Worst Cooks in America the other day...thank you! - Fighting Stephen! Jan 5, 23:38
JenBro, I typed this up on B2 (about Top Chef) then fell asleep. Anyway, I was and wasn't surprised tonight --spoils - Trish Jan 5, 23:30 4
- I KNOW .. Crash totally called it when he ranked Fabio earlier about (spoiler inside) - JenBro Jan 5, 23:42 3
  - sfek! It's already been announced that her skanky ass won't be back (4 nannies for 2 kids!) I haven't heard whether or not she'll be on the reunion. - Trish Jan 6, 01:02 1
    - *sigh* I wish I could transport myself to watch the reunion show with you - it's bound to be a hoot! I can't wait to see how Andy questions Camille. -- nm - JenBro Jan 6, 04:48
  - Shes -- nm - Trish Jan 6, 00:34
MH LYC - I'm closing in on having 4 Mil Gold stashed up for Ronza's visit ... sure hope there's some good trap stuff to buy! -- nm - JenBro Jan 5, 22:51 3
- That should be plenty, but you may have to prioritize. - TWuG Jan 5, 22:59
- i dunno, tfox got them 600 pieces of Limelight stashed . . . -- nm - true pix Jan 5, 22:53 1
  - you know you wanna play this :D -- nm - JenBro Jan 5, 22:54
RC did you see, did you see? - Fighting Stephen! Jan 5, 22:31 1
- *joy* - ReluctantEvoCynic Jan 5, 22:49
tfox's sister's friend is gonna hunt us down like jessamyn, isn't she? -- nm - true pix Jan 5, 22:24 4
- bah. As a former restaurant manager I call elves. - Fighting Stephen! Jan 5, 22:35 2
  - No kidding. - Trish Jan 5, 23:32 1
    - heh I had one guy who without warning disappeared for three months then came back thinking he'd jump right back on the schedule like nothing happened. - Fighting Stephen! Jan 5, 23:42
- Probably. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 5, 22:25
So we're scheduled to go camping in 3 weeks - I really hope it warms up a little before then :/ -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 5, 22:20 21
- freak. - Mel Profit Jan 6, 07:11
- I hope you're going camping in Australia. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 5, 22:26 6
  - She's going car camping, not boating -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 22:51
  - Nope, southern California - just west of Blythe. Generally we'd go to the southern desert at this time of year, but there's a site I want to - MojaveMeg Jan 5, 22:29 4
    - you forgot you have a free month at Caesars Palace? :) -- nm - peglegpete Jan 5, 22:31 3
      - No, I'm going there in August when it's 120 deg.... -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 5, 22:32 2
        
        Actually I expect to be at the Excalibur on Aug 10th on my way through to the Kaibab. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 5, 22:37 1
        
        i'm free that night for dinner. -- nm - peglegpete Jan 5, 22:42
- that's where you gotta prepare with layers of clothing I'm guessing -- nm - JenBro Jan 5, 22:25 1
  - Oh, yes!! -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 5, 22:26
- this dude on the yellowstone pbs special "camps" in the park by stringing a tarp between some saplings to shield him from the wind - true pix Jan 5, 22:22 10
  - did you know that inside a sleeping bag it's better to be nakie for heat that wear sox and clothing and stuff? something to do with the air circulati - JenBro Jan 5, 22:27 8
    - oh, once i get snuggled under by goose down quilt, it's well toasty. but i'm not going do that crap in the middle of the wilderness -- nm - true pix Jan 5, 22:29 7
      - Heh, true...if I need to get up for a potty break in the middle of the night I can't take the time to get dressed :) - MojaveMeg Jan 5, 22:31 4
        
        you mkae a good point Meg -- nm - JenBro Jan 5, 22:37 3
        
        oh *she* makes a good point -- nm - true pix Jan 5, 22:43 2
        
        well ... it was ... it came from necessity not wimpism -- nm - JenBro Jan 5, 22:47 1
        
        I have this on-going fear of my sleeping bag or tent zipper getting stuck and being unable to get out if I need to :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 5, 22:52
      - wimp -- nm - JenBro Jan 5, 22:29 1
        
        pixie just isn't that into cold and snowy -- nm - true pix Jan 5, 22:31
  - Yup. I like my cot off the ground in a snug tent with (probably) two sleeping bags :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 5, 22:26
My encounter with an octopus. -- (link) - psilotum Jan 5, 22:17 3
- awwww ... you skeered it! -- nm - JenBro Jan 5, 22:21 1
  - I know! I didn't mean to. -- nm - psilotum Jan 5, 23:46
- very cool -- nm - Remlik Jan 5, 22:20
wow - I never knew adding vinegar to a fish batter makes it crunchier when it fries up? -- nm - JenBro Jan 5, 22:16 1
- No, I've always saved it to sprinkle over the fries... -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 5, 22:18
Jen, I am not 100% sure, but I suspect in last sunday's Iron Chef, Ann was definately the most experienced chef there, and propably had the most wins. - peglegpete Jan 5, 22:05 3
- I missed Sunday night's episode I think ... I will try to catch it on a re-run ... but as much as I like Cat - she loses an awful lot I think. -- nm - JenBro Jan 5, 22:07 2
  - yeah, her record is spotty, but most times on IC, I want to eat her foods more than the opponent -- nm - peglegpete Jan 5, 22:30
  - she wouldn't lose to crash davis, i know that much -- nm - true pix Jan 5, 22:07
observation - watching Top Chef All Stars and then an episode of Worst Chefs on food network was intersting tonight ... spoilerish inside. - JenBro Jan 5, 21:59 2
- is this going to be on the quiz? -- nm - true pix Jan 5, 22:01 1
  - quit putting pressure on me - I'm stressing on it enough ... I only have I think 5 questions done so far -- nm - JenBro Jan 5, 22:08
dance, fatass, dance -- nm - true pix Jan 5, 21:55

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