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I feel old. Setting up interns for the Winter. One's email is [HisName]90@... I just realized what the 90 means. (spoiler) - Danonezer Scrooge Dec 19, 16:07
The package is delivered -- nm - Max Dec 19, 16:06 5
- What did pixie tip you? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 19, 16:09 2
  - "Don't drive in L.A." -- nm - Max Dec 19, 16:12 1
    - "You lost all your LA privileges." -- nm - VRHAM Dec 19, 19:37
- sorry to have bothered you today. -- nm - capitalist christmas loves mandy lane Dec 19, 16:07 1
  - No problem. Traffic was slow. -- nm - Max Dec 19, 16:12
Has ST been told that AVG will no longer be updated for free after Dec 31? I'm kinda pissed. -- nm - Beaker Dec 19, 16:02 6
- Make sure they don't just mean "Version x.x". I seem to recall hearing about this type of thing before but a new free version being available. -- nm - Ender Dec 19, 16:36
- I was recently informed that the FlickrPro account that I was getting free through my Pacbell/Yahoo IP will be downgraded to regular Flickr, and I'll - NutMeg Dec 19, 16:09
- Nope. That sucks. -- nm - lileve Dec 19, 16:04 3
  - just popped up on my screen. -- nm - Beaker Dec 19, 16:09 2
    - Get a mac ;). -- nm - lileve Dec 19, 16:11 1
      - It's suck a lie, it's just that most virus writers write for PC, not mac. -- nm - lileve Dec 19, 16:11
The Octopus...really? This is the best villain they could come up with? The Spirit commercials with SLJ make me cringe -- nm - Beaker Dec 19, 15:56 4
- There's a waiting market for someone to do parodies of "Frank Miller presents: ...." movies in this style - Reagen Dec 19, 16:00 2
  - Frank Miller Presents ... Driving Miss Daisy -- nm - Beryllium Dec 19, 16:10
  - "Frank Miller presents Curious George" Live action, of course, with yellow bing the pop color in an otherwise B&W film. -- nm - TWuG Dec 19, 16:09
- Me too. Every time I see a commercial, my desire to see the movie -- even on DVD -- shrinks like a wilting flower. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 19, 15:58
I now have three fish in my house. jupiter in the dining room, friday in he kitchen, and crazy horse (who got new stones today) on the coffee table. - capitalist christmas loves mandy lane Dec 19, 15:55 7
- Have you seen these? They can be wall mounted. Flash lives in one. -- (link) - TWuG Dec 19, 16:02 3
  - Beta's need more room then people think. I had mine in a 2 gallon tank. -- nm - lileve Dec 19, 16:10
  - that's actually really inexpensive. we buy old vases at thrift shops for our fish. (we found an actual old fishbowl for jupiter.) -- nm - capitalist christmas loves mandy lane Dec 19, 16:08 1
    - I've been trying to find better links. There are several colors. And the indent in the bottom accepts several specially designed ornaments. - TWuG Dec 19, 16:12
- What kinds? I would love to get a beta again, my last one lived for 4-5 years. -- nm - lileve Dec 19, 15:57 2
  - they're all bettas. jupiter is blonde with blue tips, friday is red, and crazy horse is like midnight blue. -- nm - capitalist christmas loves mandy lane Dec 19, 15:57 1
    - Nice. My last one was a deep red. -- nm - lileve Dec 19, 15:58
IT'S A ROCK-OFF. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 19, 15:55 2
- Hey, was there a way to get you referral money by buying from Amazon through ST? - Jelly Dec 19, 15:58 1
  - if you click the SlackerShop USA link and then click the banner above it that links to Amazon, that *should* set the referral ID to slackertalk - Beryllium Dec 19, 16:08
mara filth is still the most shocking for some reason. -- nm - Reagen Dec 19, 15:51 1
- It's completely against type ... at least as I imagine mara. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 19, 15:56
Saying "I apologize" is the same as saying "I'm sorry"... - nubby Dec 19, 15:49 2
- Love his CD gotta see one of his shows one day -- nm - J Dec 19, 16:08
- He's a funny, funny man. -- nm - Jelly Dec 19, 15:50
fuck it, i'm leaving. -- nm - El Fandie Dec 19, 15:48 6
- Just work right? Not ST? -- nm - amoxy Dec 19, 16:08
- Consider it fucked! -- nm - nubby Dec 19, 15:50
- good! and happy birthday to D -- nm - zork Dec 19, 15:49
- wooohoo! -- nm - lileve Dec 19, 15:49
- good for you -- nm - Beaker Dec 19, 15:49
- Yes! -- nm - mara christmas, movie house! Dec 19, 15:48
Katrina's Hidden Race War -- (link) - mara christmas, movie house! Dec 19, 15:47 3
- It was a lefty conspiracy theory that NOLA was allowed to flood to clean out a democratic stronghold in an otherwise red state -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 19, 16:03 2
  - I don't know if that's true or not, but I wouldn't be surprised if a memo from Karl Rove to that effect surfaced 20 years from now. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 19, 16:06 1
    - He was far too busy faking all the Mars Rover landings and giving John Edwards' wife cancer. -- nm - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 19, 16:13
ST Poll: Last videogame you bought? (nm) - nubby Dec 19, 15:42 20
- World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. -- nm - Tiny Tim Dec 19, 16:05
- Vegas 2 -- nm - Max Dec 19, 16:04
- Namco Museum Virtual Arcade. nm - Jovian Dec 19, 15:58
- Half-Life (the special-priced download that Steam had up about a month ago) -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 19, 15:57
- For myself? Final Fantasy XII (the day it came out). - Jelly Dec 19, 15:57
- The Price is Right for the iPhone. -- nm - Danonezer Scrooge Dec 19, 15:55
- Crash got that crazy whacked out new Civ game. I dl'd some puzzle game from the xbox market place. -- nm - Trish Dec 19, 15:51
- that *I* bought - Left 4 Dead for David. -- nm - Callisto Dec 19, 15:49
- Hotel Dusk, room 215. Have yet to play it. -- nm - lileve Dec 19, 15:48
- i've never bought one -- nm - black peter Dec 19, 15:48 1
  - They're lots of fun. -- nm - lileve Dec 19, 15:52
- I bought Rampage something or another for the Wii yesterday for my nephew. -- nm - David Dec 19, 15:47
- Call of Duty - World at War -- nm - J Dec 19, 15:47
- Spore. Fun enough but back playing my old faithful - Civ III -- nm - Beaker Dec 19, 15:46
- Fallout 3; rented Tomb Raider Underworld and just got GTA4. -- nm - Cuzzin Toddnog Dec 19, 15:46
- for myself: Guitar Hero World Tour. For the kids for xmas: Littlest Pet Shop. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 19, 15:45
- Wii Fit. (does that count?) -- nm - El Fandie Dec 19, 15:45 1
  - Sure. -- nm - nubby Dec 19, 15:50
- Wii Fit, GH4 and for my daughter's DS, Championship Pony. -- nm - pmb Dec 19, 15:45
- It's a surprise. But the one in your IM is similar to one of the ones in the bundle. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 19, 15:44
Enable me ST: How do I justify spending $400 on a snowblower when I'm unemployed and have a fairly small driveway? -- nm - Cuzzin Toddnog Dec 19, 15:39 19
- you might be late for interviews if you don't? -- nm - zork Dec 19, 15:48
- I got one from Overstock.com last year for $80. WTF is this, the Rolls Royce of snowblowers? - Trish Dec 19, 15:43 5
  - that was a just a shovel with crashs' name engraved on it!! -- nm - Beaker Dec 19, 15:50
  - at that price, you probably got that in the spring or summer - zork Dec 19, 15:46
  - Maybe it comes with a steak! -- nm - Beryllium Dec 19, 15:45
  - I need to go get a flat shovel - the scoop style is useless on this stuff. - Cuzzin Toddnog Dec 19, 15:45 1
    - We got 6 inches of light fluffy powder overnight. It's pretty, it's easy to walk in, but damn, every step blows puffs of snow up in your face and stuf - Trish Dec 19, 15:56
- Just admit the sex change operation would cost more, Nancy. - Will Hunting Dec 19, 15:41 3
  - Soo...going into debt is manly? Interesting... -- nm - the liioulu with mushy snow Dec 19, 15:43 2
    - Needing a machine to clear a small driveway certainly isn't. -- nm - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 19, 16:01 1
      - ...no offense to C.Todd. - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 19, 16:08
- You're a pussy? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 19, 15:40 2
  - Easy for you to say Florida Boy. -- nm - Cuzzin Toddnog Dec 19, 15:43 1
    - Oh, I'm a huge pussy when it comes to snow. I'd totally get a snowblower. - JaxSean Dec 19, 15:46
- Bad back? Hernia? -- nm - TWuG Dec 19, 15:40
- turn it into a business? -- nm - Reagen Dec 19, 15:39 3
  - "That name again is Mister Blow!" -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 19, 15:43 1
    - "...uh, that's extra." -- nm - Reagen Dec 19, 15:45
  - you is SMRT -- nm - zork Dec 19, 15:40
Wooho, I made it home! -- nm - lileve Dec 19, 15:38 3
- glad to hear -- nm - zork Dec 19, 15:41
- Good! -- nm - mara christmas, movie house! Dec 19, 15:41
- Almost no one on the highway. It was messing. Local roads worse. -- nm - lileve Dec 19, 15:40
Here you go, nubby. -- (link) - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 19, 15:35 [youtube] 1
- Nice. Thanks. (nm) - nubby Dec 19, 15:37
Other band name potentials ... Eye of the Liger ... GlenGarryGlenRock ... - Beryllium Dec 19, 15:34 7
- Oh, right, and "Steak and a BeeGee" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 19, 15:46 2
  - ,/~ How deep is your throat? How deep is your throat? I really need to know.... ,/! - mara christmas, movie house! Dec 19, 15:48 1
    - this is super! -- nm - capitalist christmas loves mandy lane Dec 19, 15:52
- a nerdrock collective, an Irish hair metal band, an electro dancerock group. -- nm - Reagen Dec 19, 15:38
- I honestly think if someone handed me a CD by "Winter Pussy Bacon," I'd be intrigued enough to give it a listen. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 19, 15:37 1
  - Absolutely. My teammate loved it, but we couldn't use it according to the boss. :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 19, 15:46
- MILF? (Men I'd....) -- nm - the liioulu with mushy snow Dec 19, 15:36
(might be safe to ignore this) - Beryllium Dec 19, 15:33
god i want to go home. the city is shut down, it's my BF's birthday, it's 6:30 on Friday, is that unreasonable?? -- nm - El Fandie Dec 19, 15:30 19
- i'm supposed to be off for the next two weeks and i'm still working. long commute ahead still -- nm - zork Dec 19, 15:41 1
  - and we were told around noon that they would understand people leaving early. argh. -- nm - zork Dec 19, 15:47
- It wouldn't have been unreasonable an hour ago. -- nm - mara christmas, movie house! Dec 19, 15:31 1
  - Word. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 19, 15:32
- go -- nm - prayformojo Dec 19, 15:30 14
  - my boss leaves tomorrow (for Nevis) til January 10th. she wants to 'go over everything.' -- nm - El Fandie Dec 19, 15:31 13
    - Fake some 'lady problems'. -- nm - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 19, 15:32 12
      - my boss is female - that doesn't work. -- nm - El Fandie Dec 19, 15:32 11
        
        your boss seems semi-retarded, I bet she falls for it -- nm - Beaker Dec 19, 15:47 1
        
        oh, i never meant to give that impression. she's super sharp. -- nm - El Fandie Dec 19, 15:48
        
        Why is that? Shouldn't she be all the more sympathetic? -- nm - David Dec 19, 15:39 7
        
        No way. All her being a female means is that it's just a lot easier to call bullshit. -- nm - Trish Dec 19, 15:45
        
        because she'll ask for details. and it will turn into a giant conversation instead of the desired 'oh, right, well, see you later then.' -- nm - El Fandie Dec 19, 15:45 3
        
        fake dude problems. Throw her off the scent. -- nm - Reagen Dec 19, 15:48
        
        Bitches, man. -- nm - David Dec 19, 15:47 1
        
        *snork* - Trish Dec 19, 15:59
        
        It works on guys because the area of understanding is so nebulous. It's a dark art. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 19, 15:45
        
        You use it on guys because they don't want to hear about it. Women know it's BS. -- nm - the liioulu with mushy snow Dec 19, 15:44
        
        Hmm...give an estimate on how long it will take you to get home. -- nm - the liioulu with mushy snow Dec 19, 15:35
LIR: I swear way more OST (off ST) than I do on -- nm - con_carne Dec 19, 15:29 1
- My boss said "Shit" today in the office, TWICE! -- nm - lileve Dec 19, 15:51
East Coast Slowdown time -- nm - amoxy Dec 19, 15:27 1
- The Daily Stuggle. -- nm - nubby Dec 19, 15:27
30 Unforgettable Movie Opening Sequences -- (link) - mara christmas, movie house! Dec 19, 15:04 12
- I'd add the Big Easy. -- nm - the liioulu with mushy snow Dec 19, 15:46
- I forgot about that one -- nm - dogbert183 Dec 19, 15:15
- That's awesome that Eurotrip is on there. Scotty doesn't know! -- nm - Subversive Dec 19, 15:15
- I love that two of the screen caps have the words "Yaphet Kotto" on them. -- nm - Danonezer Scrooge Dec 19, 15:13
- My litmus test for this list was going to be Panic Room. - nubby Dec 19, 15:06 5
  - sometimes we share an identical brain. nm - Jovian Dec 19, 15:31 2
    - Did you ever finish The Jungle? -- nm - nubby Dec 19, 15:34 1
      - alllmost. - Jovian Dec 19, 16:00
  - Mine was The Replacement Killers. - Beryllium Dec 19, 15:07 1
    - A Clockwork Orange - con_carne Dec 19, 15:21
- The Replacement Killers. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 19, 15:04 1
  - fantastic opening. -- nm - Remlik Dec 19, 15:07
Can I just say it's a relief to see a days worth of fighty backboards and not be mentioned even once. -- nm - TWuG Dec 19, 15:02 16
- *smacks you in the back of the head* - Trish Dec 19, 15:09 9
  - heh. and on that subject - Reagen Dec 19, 15:29 4
    - I was upset that the onscreen guide spoiled The Ox-Bow Incident. I submitted a plot change to IMDB because of a spoiler but ... - zork Dec 19, 15:46
    - Ok, I hated DAYBREAK!!! There I admitted it. - Trish Dec 19, 15:36 1
      - luckily this means nothing to me. -- nm - Reagen Dec 19, 15:44
    - I think it was the butler who shot him. -- nm - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 19, 15:33
  - So, I'm off ignore? I thought I was worse than fraskal? -- nm - TWuG Dec 19, 15:16 3
    - God, you big MoMo, I have the attention span of a gerbil. I can't remember if I'm ignoring somebody 20 minutes later. - Trish Dec 19, 15:39 2
      - Of course you'll get spolier warnings. I'm not advocating doing away with them, just saying that after a certain point - TWuG Dec 19, 15:42 1
        
        13 hours was short in any book. - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 19, 16:55
- Well, not a day's worth. It all happened while I was at lunch. -- nm - mara christmas, movie house! Dec 19, 15:05
- FuCKIN' TWuG. -- nm - nubby Dec 19, 15:04 4
  - God, I wish.... -- nm - TWuG Dec 19, 15:17 3
    - nubby and TWug sitting in a tree, f.u.c.k.i.n.g -- nm - amoxy Dec 19, 15:23 2
      - Jealous. -- nm - nubby Dec 19, 15:27 1
        
        Wait... Nubby's a DUDE!? Crap. I knew someone that smart about physics couldn't be a chick. - TWuG Dec 19, 15:43
Royal Canadian Baked Goods Police? -- nm - nubby Dec 19, 15:00 1
- Man ... those Canadians think of *everything*. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 19, 15:02
Well, after so many choices ... we ran out of time and were declared 'Team A' by the competition manager. - Beryllium Dec 19, 14:58 1
- Also, we lost the first round, but I think we rocked out the 2nd round -- nm - Beryllium Dec 19, 15:20

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