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Oh great, thunder and hail at the moment. -- nm - LMS Jan 14, 07:29 3
- "thunder and hail" sounds like some sort of exclamation of annoyance -- nm - zork Jan 14, 07:32 2
  - While my favourite exclamation of surprise is 'Bernard Cribbins!" -- nm - LMS Jan 14, 07:40 1
    - never heard that one before but it's pretty funny. weird how i associate him most with the carry on films yet he was only in three and they're the - zork Jan 14, 07:44
Snapple Real Fact #712: Did you know that 100% recyclable old newspapers are great for washing windows? -- nm - Jim Jan 14, 07:26 12
- this is just about the only thing my grandmother ever taught me. -- nm - mafic Jan 14, 07:45
- There was a guy at CES showing off a charcoal solution for cleaning your tablet screens. - Mop Jan 14, 07:44
- Seriously? I did not know that. Sounds so illogical. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 14, 07:35
- sure -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 14, 07:28
- totally. way better than paper towels. and use them with vinegar and water spray. excellent. -- nm - Andie Jan 14, 07:28 7
  - Hmm. I always thought it was lemon juice and water. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 14, 07:36 2
    - that might work too, but i know vinegar does a great job on glass. -- nm - Andie Jan 14, 07:37
    - Oop, wait, nevermind. That's cleaning brass. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 14, 07:37
  - this is what just about every hotel uses -- nm - zork Jan 14, 07:29 3
    - newspapers and vinegar water? -- nm - Jim Jan 14, 07:31 2
      - yep. for the mirrors really. how often do they clean the windows? -- nm - zork Jan 14, 07:33 1
        
        every restaurant I ever worked in used it too. -- nm - Andie Jan 14, 07:34
Kitchen table report: It is kinda sucky - oblique Jan 14, 07:16 21
- I didn't believe this post was going to be, literally, about your kitchen table. -- nm - Mop Jan 14, 07:42 1
  - It certainly won't be about sex on the kitchen table. I think maybe it will break if I look at it wrong :) -- nm - oblique Jan 14, 07:44
- The media punditry's use of this phrase cause me to beloieve this was going to be about your family's finances -- nm - con_carne Jan 14, 07:41
- perhaps they won't require it to be shipped back. you could offer to send a pic of it busted up even. -- nm - zork Jan 14, 07:35
- I Know Errors Aren't - Danedukenuuk Jan 14, 07:25
- Which table was it? I bought one for $99 and it's OK. It's mostly metal, though. -- nm - Amy Jan 14, 07:20 4
  - This -- (link) - oblique Jan 14, 07:21 3
    - Well, the problem is it's made out of fudge...here's mine. I found it super cheap from some furniture site. -- (link) - Amy Jan 14, 07:26 2
      - yours is 4 inches higher. that would make a huge difference. -- nm - Andie Jan 14, 07:29 1
        
        I should have measure the height. It never really occured to me how much a difference that would make. I'm tempted to get those little adjustable - oblique Jan 14, 07:32
- yikes! I did wonmder about the quality at that price for five pieces. -- nm - loosilu on BB Jan 14, 07:18
- Even though it's $200, I'd just junk it and call it a failed experiment. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jan 14, 07:18 9
  - No way...if the pieces are jacked up, it can be returned. No reason to throw away $200 if you could potentially get it back. -- nm - Jim Jan 14, 07:19 4
    - What I mean is, that's how much I hate shipping. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jan 14, 07:20 3
      - It came in a giant box with staples, etc holding it together. I can't imagine how we would ever send it back -- nm - oblique Jan 14, 07:21 1
        
        Yeah, that stuff seems like an unsolvable puzzle. At the very least, unshippable. :) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jan 14, 07:23
      - Ahhhh....got it. -- nm - Jim Jan 14, 07:20
  - yep, throw it on craigslist for $50 and buy again. you use a kitchen table too much to hate it. -- nm - Andie Jan 14, 07:19 3
    - Screw that, make the manufacturer send you replacement parts for the broken pieces and then put in on CL for $100. :) -- nm - Jim Jan 14, 07:38 1
      - *officer* thinking! -- nm - Andie Jan 14, 07:39
    - this -- nm - Epiphany Jan 14, 07:33
Erph ... wife and son are still really sick. Guess I'll be taking a sick day. - Beryllium (iPhone) Jan 14, 07:16
Poll finds that 20% of those who have been elected to public office think the Electoral College is a school for "training those aspiring for higher political office." - Ender Jan 14, 07:16 2
- Well, the poll demonstrates there's an obvious need for one. -- nm - Roger More Jan 14, 07:46
- Sweet, so we do need a bigger government. -- nm - con_carne Jan 14, 07:42
A really interesting article if you do any kind of blogging, web work, or otherwise. The dangers of downloadable "themes" -- (link) - oblique Jan 14, 07:12
Who's Leia in the NY Post cover? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 14, 07:12 4
- Rex Ryan's wife. -- nm - Diva Jan 14, 07:56
- I would think it's the chick Favre sent the picture of his junk to. -- nm - Jim Jan 14, 07:13 2
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    - Could be. I don't know what either of them look like. *shrugs* -- nm - Jim Jan 14, 07:16
Ok football guys...what kid of deal do we think Nnamdi Asomugha lands in free agency? - Jim Jan 14, 07:11
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LYC: So what are my cousin's kids to me? Second cousins once removed? Well, mine made the local paper :) -- (link) - oblique Jan 14, 07:05 2
- here that's called Junior Kindergarten (JK) and has become firmly entrenched. -- nm - zork Jan 14, 07:30
- first cousins once removed. they are second cousins with your kids. also, congrats! -- nm - loosilu on BB Jan 14, 07:10
5th Row Kylie Minogue tickets = purchased. - MDH Jan 14, 06:58 14
- Awesome!!! -- nm - Epiphany Jan 14, 07:02
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  - word. -- nm - Remlik on the 'droid Jan 14, 07:17 1
    - I can link to presale if needed. -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 07:20
  - Her website has a presale too (with really good seats), the AmEx starts now 10AM -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 07:00
  - you two are so gay sometimes. -- nm - mafic Jan 14, 07:00 2
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      - not at all, you need all the help convincing people you can get. - mafic Jan 14, 07:15
  - I told everyone they were on sale! No, seeing her in DC! -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 07:00 5
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      - Are you going/buy your tickets yet? -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 07:01 3
        
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        Here you go! Link to Kylie.com presale -- (link) - MDH Jan 14, 07:23
In tonight's latest episode of Sh*t My Prime Minister Does, Italy's Berlusconi in prostitution probe -- (link) - Mop Jan 14, 06:58 1
- He'll have the 8 o'clock spot on CNN Italy before you know it. -- nm - Ender Jan 14, 07:02
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- We've lost touch with my dad's side of the family, so... 100% -- nm - con_carne Jan 14, 07:43
- 75%? Mo mother claimed I have sibs from my father's earlier marriage(s). I've never met them. - CovingtonCat Jan 14, 07:42
- I have a half-sister in BC, apparently. nm - Dignan Jan 14, 07:19
- 2%. I know my mom had an affair, but I don't know about my dad. Although, he totally thought he had too many kids as it was. -- nm - Amy Jan 14, 07:08
- 0%. -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 14, 07:08
- I am 99% sure that my dad has never slept with anyone other than my mother....so I guess 1% -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 14, 07:04
- oh for sure - I know they are out there - my daddy was a Ho - so 100% -- nm - Epiphany Jan 14, 07:03
- oh, but I do have a cousin who is clearly half-asian. -- nm - mafic Jan 14, 07:02
- Sibling? 0% -- nm - oblique Jan 14, 07:01
- this has actually happened to 2 people I know. And i *guarantee* they both would have put their odds at 0%. -- nm - Andie Jan 14, 06:59
- effectively zero. I think my dada had an affair, but he'd been snipped at that point. -- nm - mafic Jan 14, 06:59
- 1% -- nm - Andie Jan 14, 06:59
- 0% -- nm - JaxSean Jan 14, 06:58
- 1% -- nm - Beaker Jan 14, 06:56
- 0% -- nm - Jim Jan 14, 06:56 2
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    - Still at 0. -- nm - Jim Jan 14, 06:57
and your new coach of the Denver Broncos is.... -- (link) - Beaker Jan 14, 06:54 1
- So slow...Elway tweeted this yesterday afternoon! ;) -- nm - Jim Jan 14, 06:57
that was one of the better one-off NCIS episodes (no spoilers) - Mel Profit Jan 14, 06:49 7
- what is a "one off" - I see that used a lot - Epiphany Jan 14, 07:03 5
  - In tv shows, it means self-contained and not affecting any story arcs -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jan 14, 07:04 4
    - Like, Bad Blood is my favorite one-off episode of The X-Files -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jan 14, 07:06 3
      - would Home be an example? - Epiphany Jan 14, 07:09 2
        
        yes, and you guys just name two of the best eps ever. -- nm - loosilu on BB Jan 14, 07:11 1
        
        also, for XF, the one offs are often called monster of the week (MOTW). -- nm - loosilu on BB Jan 14, 07:13
- i liked it. CGIS lady is fun. -- nm - loosilu on BB Jan 14, 06:51
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- Dude...ML is RIGHT. THERE. -- nm - Jim Jan 14, 06:59
- water is wet -- nm - Go Ducks on a phone Jan 14, 06:52
- really? -- nm - Beaker Jan 14, 06:49 1
  - Barrister, sue thyself. -- nm - nubby Jan 14, 06:53
B2: current Vegas odds on getting the Super Bowl - Strongbad Jan 14, 06:41
ST poll: likely a repeat but humor me - start of the new year - how many vacation days or hours you got? - Epiphany Jan 14, 06:40 31
- 351 days left ;) Should start making reservations :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 14, 07:43
- 16 vaca, 22 sick. - CovingtonCat Jan 14, 07:38
- 2 weeks vacation. We don't track sick or other paid time off -- nm - oblique Jan 14, 07:08
- 6 six days, of which I might use one today (unless I get permission to work from home) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jan 14, 07:04
- technically I get 3 weeks - in reality I take whatever I need, but it's rarely ever close to 3 weeks. -- nm - decline Jan 14, 07:02
- 23 days combined vacation/sick. 10 holidays (Including July 1st, for no good reason.) -- nm - Ender Jan 14, 07:00 2
  - i think this is me exactly. and i have 80% of it booked already. -- nm - TFox Jan 14, 07:14 1
    - So far I've just scheduled off the 2 weeks around Christmas, Opening Day, and the day after the Oscars. -- nm - Ender Jan 14, 07:17
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  - I don't think I do either, but I get 5 unquestioned sick days. after that I need a doctor. -- nm - mafic Jan 14, 06:55
- four weeks of vacation, two personal days, six sick days and still about five days of overtime from last year. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 14, 06:54
- Remaining "in the bank"? Zilch. -- nm - Mop Jan 14, 06:54
- 20 vacation 5 sick and we can use our sick as vacation -- nm - Go Ducks on a phone Jan 14, 06:53
- I'm not sure how I accumulate them, so either 10 days or 30. -- nm - mafic Jan 14, 06:53 1
  - and 5 sick days. -- nm - mafic Jan 14, 06:54
- N/A -- nm - nubby Jan 14, 06:53 1
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- 3 weeks vacation, 10 holiday days, 5 sick days. - Jelly Jan 14, 06:52
- 30 days vacation, 4 sick days -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 14, 06:52
- 24 days vacation, 12 days sick, one day personal. (note: this is in my FIRST TYEAR of employment. good god.) -- nm - amanda jones Jan 14, 06:50 1
  - right *now* I have 24 vacation hours, 12 sick hours and eight personal hours. -- nm - amanda jones Jan 14, 06:51
- 4 weeks plus 2 or 3 carried over from last year -- nm - Beaker Jan 14, 06:46 1
  - 2-3 days carryover that is -- nm - Beaker Jan 14, 06:46
- 3 weeks vacation, 2 weeks sick, plus birthday and one other day. -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 14, 06:44
- 25 days, plus bank holidays -- nm - LMS Jan 14, 06:44
- dang, girl. I'm not 100% sure, but I think it's 2 weeks vacation. Suzanne got vacation time taken *away* from her. - JaxSean Jan 14, 06:44 4
  - Yeah, I'm thinking of hating a couple people on this poll just out of jealously for their vacation time -- nm - oblique Jan 14, 07:09 1
    - I keep thinking our 37.5 hour work week is going to go on the chopping block at any moment - Epiphany Jan 14, 07:11
  - okay that is some TOTAL BS and I smell some corporate america profit grabbing going on there. - Epiphany Jan 14, 07:05 1
    - It's a small company. They've been laying off, trying to save. - JaxSean Jan 14, 07:35
- 44 hrs PTO - Strongbad Jan 14, 06:43
I'll say the same thing about Pope John Paul that I say about anyone in sports...if he's not good enough to be elected first ballot, he's simply not - Jim Jan 14, 06:27 3
- he hasn't been on the ballot yet. this is more like being selected as All-American. The 50 years is the cooling off period to make sure emotion doesn' - zork Jan 14, 07:29
- *pets his Peter I rookie card* -- nm - nubby Jan 14, 06:53
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tRU? Have you had any trouble getting your pogo to stream? For some reason mine doesn't seem to want to send anything to the Internet - oblique Jan 14, 06:23 3
- I did last night yes. I was playing around and I couldnt get any of the movies to start. - tRuMaN Jan 14, 07:11 2
  - Interesting. I'm thinking it's my internet perhaps. Need to try at home to the Xbox maybe -- nm - oblique Jan 14, 07:17 1
    - trying to start up a movie from work via the web interface, its been 3 mins and I still get loading. - tRuMaN Jan 14, 07:25
So the UK Foreign Office are advising against non-essential travel to Tunisia at the moment. -- (link) - LMS Jan 14, 06:20 4
- CBC running stories now too. Says thousands of foreign tourists evacuated -- (link) - Beaker Jan 14, 06:27 3
  - My friends and I keep running out the door to watch the protesting. It's just outside our door, literally. Overall, it's not as bad as it sounds thoug -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 14, 06:30 2
    - did you ever call the embassy? -- nm - loosilu on BB Jan 14, 06:53
    - It looks like the tear gas is being used a bit more now. -- nm - LMS Jan 14, 06:40
David Kelly doesn't like the time slot or chances for his show...that debuts next Monday. -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 14, 06:17 5
- We're gonna record it as well...and oddly enough his "60-year old lead" is the only reason we are. -- nm - Jim Jan 14, 06:25 4
  - It took me half a minute to get on board but the latest previews seem funny -I'll watch - Epiphany Jan 14, 06:29 3
    - I like her, I generally like David Kelly's stuff, so I'll try a few. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 14, 06:44 2
      - this was mine reasoning as well - is he still married to Michelle Pfieffer? -- nm - Epiphany Jan 14, 07:06 1
        
        I...don't know. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 14, 07:36
Andy Rooney turns 92 today. He's too evil to die. -- nm - nubby Jan 14, 06:17
Here I go again on my own. -- nm - nubby Jan 14, 06:14 2
- ~going down the only road I've ever known~ -- nm - Epiphany Jan 14, 06:30 1
  - like a drifter i was born to walk alone -- nm - budice Jan 14, 06:43

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