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Does FTW mean For The Win or F**k The World? -- nm - ceregon Feb 1, 08:03 4
- yes -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 08:04 3
  - sigh...you're answers are almost always right but almost always never helpful -- nm - ceregon Feb 1, 08:05 2
    - he's actually right in this case. It depends on what context you're using it. -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 08:06 1
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ST Poll: Answer my friend's FB Status: "Need to do a 'fundraiser' for school project. Only need to raise about $100. Anyone have any good ideas?..." - con_carne Feb 1, 07:54 30
- strip -- nm - decline Feb 1, 08:07 1
  - ^ winner -- nm - ceregon Feb 1, 08:13
- Also...most sports teams let organizations work their concession stands for charity. Not sure where you are, but do you have NBA or NHL in town? -- nm - Jim Feb 1, 08:06
- Fashion show! Fashion show! Fashion show at lunch! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 08:03
- "Fill the Bottle." Take a 16.9 oz water bottle, ask people to bring in spare Dimes. Filled up it's about $90 -$100. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 08:01 1
  - ("Dimes for a Difference.") -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 08:02
- What are they raising funds for? -- nm - TWuG Feb 1, 07:59 2
  - Sending kids with cancer to camp in Yosemite -- nm - con_carne Feb 1, 08:01 1
    - For a cause like that they could just ask for donations. I hate hate hate the fundraising game though. -- nm - ceregon Feb 1, 08:02
- Packing bags at a local supermarket, or personal shopper service. -- nm - LMS Feb 1, 07:59 2
  - This I've never heard of. Hopefully I will be able to use these terms to do a google search and find out more? - con_carne Feb 1, 08:03 1
    - Most supermarkets here don't. Re personal shopper, give the kid a shopping list and a donation (per item?) and they'll run round the shop for you. -- nm - LMS Feb 1, 08:05
- Bah...get some of those fundraiser candybars...and set up a weekend sale at a grocery store. - Jim Feb 1, 07:59
- my nephews are shaving their heads for cancer. they could raise that money easy -- nm - CQ Feb 1, 07:58 9
  - my buddy did this last year - he's not a guy who should shave his head. -- nm - decline Feb 1, 08:07
  - Go ahead and laugh at me, but I am having trouble right now telling apart the joke answers from the real ones. - con_carne Feb 1, 08:02 7
    - they do it for children with cancer. they set up this online donation thingy and ask friends and family to donate -- nm - CQ Feb 1, 08:04 1
      - here's one of their pages. fwiw -- (link) - CQ Feb 1, 08:05
    - Sure. "If we raise $x.xx, we will shave our heads." Especially meaningful when it has to do with Cancer. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 08:03 2
      - This works? Interesting... -- nm - con_carne Feb 1, 08:07
      - They need to find some head shaving fetish site to sponsor them. -- nm - ceregon Feb 1, 08:04
    - Have a virginity sale! -- nm - ceregon Feb 1, 08:02 1
      - half the 9 year olds are out. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 08:03
- Recycling. - Will Hunting Feb 1, 07:56 2
  - oh, I know. sell blood! -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 07:56
  - bottle drive! -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 07:56
- Ugh, not looking forward to fundraiser bs when the kids are in school. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 07:55
- how do you not have a venue for a bake sale? -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 07:55 1
  - I'll be sure to pass this along -- nm - con_carne Feb 1, 08:15
- bjj. -- nm - TFox Feb 1, 07:55
BP reports $4.9bn annual loss after oil spill costs -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Feb 1, 07:49 3
- *doesn't want to look at my mother's BP stock price* -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 07:57
- *clamors for more tax breaks and less regulation* -- nm - OIl industry Feb 1, 07:49
- good. -- nm - sycor Feb 1, 07:49
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- interesting... -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 07:52
- Silence? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 1, 07:52
- Should have been Cleveland. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 07:51
cool picture of volcanic lightning from the Shinmoedake volcano in Japan -- (link) - decline Feb 1, 07:46
The Feb $5 albums is out. -- (link) - TFox Feb 1, 07:40 8
- the 2010 remaster of Lennon's Imagine is on there. and it sounds terrific. They really did a superb job on the Lennon remasters. -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 08:03
- oh, hmmm, I might finally pick up the Arcade Fire album -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 07:47
- I highly recommend The Everglow by Mae. Looks like I'll get that Sia album, but otherwise... -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 07:46
- Please tell me what I should forget to buy in the next 28 days. -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 07:46
- not impressed. -- nm - sycor Feb 1, 07:45 2
  - yeah, its not the awesomest list they've ever had. -- nm - TFox Feb 1, 07:45 1
    - I think it would have been better expect I have all of the stuff from the list that I would have wanted. -- nm - sycor Feb 1, 07:47
- of note: all the Grammy nominees for Best Album appear to be on the list. - TFox Feb 1, 07:43
Kristen Bell has joined the cast of Showtime's new comedy pilot House of Lies starring Don Cheadle. -- (link) - JaxSean Feb 1, 07:37 5
- ep 1: The Big Book of British Smiles -- nm - con_carne Feb 1, 07:46
- sounds interesting. and I really like Bell. -- nm - sycor Feb 1, 07:40 3
  - plus showtime equals nudity at times -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 07:41 2
    - I doubt for Bell. But I can dream. -- nm - sycor Feb 1, 07:43 1
      - you never know. -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 08:07
Ouch......nearly 11 Percent of US Houses siting empty....(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Feb 1, 07:34 40
- The 90 year old lumber company that is the backbone of Knoxville real estate closed yesterday. -- nm - David Feb 1, 07:51
- Eh, the homeownership craze is one of the things that led to the collapse. - con_carne Feb 1, 07:50
- Rise of the Renters! (cue Inception Button) -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 07:42
- this is bleak, too. -- (link) - amanda jones Feb 1, 07:39 19
  - what's really going to be interesting is how the dodd/frank rules and qrm work out... - x Feb 1, 07:47 16
    - if that comes true, I will be a renter forever. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 07:51 10
      - not exactly, because that would rules like hyde mentions would cause housing values to plummet further. - ty97 Feb 1, 07:57
      - i've already embraced it. fuck it. home ownership has no bearing on my continued happiness. -- nm - TFox Feb 1, 07:52 8
        
        the idea that home ownership correlates to happiness/stability/etc is one of the prime fictions of neocapitalism.... - x Feb 1, 07:57 5
        
        I'm much happier about owning than renting. I know what my monthly costs will be years in the future. - ceregon Feb 1, 08:01
        
        You sold out and bought? - Will Hunting Feb 1, 07:58 1
        
        yeah, years back. i needed a good place to live for this job...nm - x Feb 1, 08:02
        
        freeloader! -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 07:58 1
        
        it's a stupid waste of taxpayer money, but if they're foolish enough to offer it i'm not passing it up....nm - x Feb 1, 08:00
        
        you know, I think I am there as well. fuck it. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 07:55
        
        yeah I'm getting there too. -- nm - sycor Feb 1, 07:53
    - 30%? holy shit. who's ever going to be able to buy? -- nm - amanda jones Feb 1, 07:49 4
      - I had to put 25% down on my first rental place in Vegas, and 40% on the second, and I was one of the few able to get financing. - ceregon Feb 1, 07:53 1
        
        Of course, I imagine the rules are a lot more stringent on rental properties versus primary residences. -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 07:56
      - no one. probably they're leaning more towards 20%, i think. and the real estate/builder lobby will probably whine it down further.... - x Feb 1, 07:53
      - Rich people ftw! -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 07:52
  - Someone needs to force the banks to get the eff over it and get this glut of shorts off the market -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 07:44 1
    - getting ready to list mine short sale. - sycor Feb 1, 07:48
- That's actually not *that* much higher than normal. For instance, in the 2000 Census, 9 percent were vacant. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 07:39 2
  - if you're taking a housing base of 131 million units, 2% adds up to a heck of a lot of units.....nm - x Feb 1, 07:41 1
    - Oh sure, just trying to provide a reference point. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 07:42
- I can't believe this. -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 07:35 13
  - it also says the home ownership rate is 66%. So 66% of Americans are homeowners? I find that even harder to believe. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 07:39 9
    - The rate peaked in the mid 2000s during the boom, but it's been over 60 percent for decades. (Also, in reality, the banks are the true owners of many - Don Homer Feb 1, 07:45
    - Canada's is only a couple of points higher, so I am sure the US number is right..... - Walt_Disney Feb 1, 07:43 6
      - aahhhh, my city bias is showing. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 07:44 5
        
        For reference, it's about 40 percent in DC and 47ish in Alexandria. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 07:51 4
        
        cool, where can I find this? -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 07:54 3
        
        census.gov :) -- (link) - Don Homer Feb 1, 07:55 2
        
        thanks! speaking of the gov, do you think there's any chance it will shut down today? -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 07:57 1
        
        No. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 07:58
    - 66% of units are owner-occupied, I would guess. like, if I'm married and I own with my spouse, who's the homeowner? so it would have to be owner-occ. -- nm - amanda jones Feb 1, 07:43
  - ditto -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 07:36
  - I totally believe it -- nm - decline Feb 1, 07:36 1
    - I can't believe it. Not saying it's untrue or invalid, I just can't fathom it. -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 07:40
If you must drive in a snow storm, here�s how to survive....(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Feb 1, 07:31 2
- i'm going to see The King's Speech tonight - i'm hoping the weather means the theatre is empty. -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 07:32 1
  - I dont think tonight will be too bad.....its tommorrow morning that will be hell....I think my 25 min commute will end up being two hours :( -- nm - Walt_Disney Feb 1, 07:35
/me forgot to buy his January $5 Amazon albums - ty97 Feb 1, 07:28 3
- *hates you* - TFox Feb 1, 07:36 1
  - spoilers - ty97 Feb 1, 07:39
- A lot of them were still $5 this morning. Usually until later today. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 07:34
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Aston Villa have made it through the January transfer window without losing a prime player. phew - CQ Feb 1, 07:27 3
- but no - Danedukenuuk Feb 1, 07:53
- yeah, that's a good transfer window. should get them past possible relegation foibles....nm - x Feb 1, 07:33 1
  - yeah, it was getting ugly, heh. I mean, I wish they could spend $70m like Cheslsea -- nm - CQ Feb 1, 07:34
Have we heard about this movie that ipo's on HSX today? It sounds like . . . something. - pmb Feb 1, 07:27
Brazil releases photos of what they say is the world's last uncontacted tribe. - loosilu Feb 1, 07:19 26
- We all owe M. Night Shyamalan an apology. (nm) - David Feb 1, 07:55 2
  - No, he still owes us one. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 07:56 1
    - 3 or 4 by this point -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 08:06
- It's fascinating how every society in the history of the world have settled on the concept of covering up the genitals. -- nm - Hotkiss Feb 1, 07:29 5
  - well, it's the amazon. you need to watch out for the candiru swimming up your urethra....nm - x Feb 1, 07:35 1
    - "No way swimming up this boy's pintoo, no way." -- nm - The Rock Feb 1, 07:39
  - i think traditionally it was probably for protection. they are kind of important. -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 07:31 1
    - it really sucks when they get caught on branches. -- nm - mafic Feb 1, 07:32
  - except for groiny -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 07:31
- also: there's at least one tribe in the indian ocean that's avoided contact too. they helicopter-surveyed the island after the 2001 tsunami. -- nm - mafic Feb 1, 07:28 2
  - wikipedia to the rescue! -- (link) - mafic Feb 1, 07:29
  - cool! I'm sure there are a few in isolated pockets here an there. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 07:28
- the article seems to suggest they're not exactly uncontacted in the truest sense. - mafic Feb 1, 07:27 1
  - yeah, it could be a couple of hundred years back. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 07:28
- LIES! -- nm - Peru Feb 1, 07:24
- uncontacted? how the hell does the little one have a machete then? -- nm - CQ Feb 1, 07:21 10
  - trade networks. i'm sure they're not really uncontacted... - x Feb 1, 07:24 1
    - the article says that the government used to contact many tribes like this, but 50% of the people would be wiped out by disease. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 07:27
  - they say through intertribal trading. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 07:23 3
    - But then they woulda been contacted. - Will Hunting Feb 1, 07:24 2
      - realistically, very few people are truly isolated. So yes, they do mean uncontacted by "civilized" society. not sure "whitey" applies in Brazil. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 07:26
      - If they're not white, they don't count, obvie. - znufrii Feb 1, 07:25
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  - Cargo cult! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 07:23
  - Surely expeditions have lost materials in the jungles there that could be found -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 07:22 1
    - maybe...... -- nm - CQ Feb 1, 07:23
Chris - I saw you mentioned Project Nim. It's one of our films but I haven't seen it yet. - LMS Feb 1, 07:18
Someone born in Puerto Rico is a US citizen: true or false? - prayformojo Feb 1, 07:17 7
- They damn well better be, or else a lot of New Yorkers are in *trouble* -- nm - con_carne Feb 1, 07:51
- yep. same with other US territories (Guam, US Virgin Islands, Northern Marianas, American Samoa, etc.) -- nm - mafic Feb 1, 07:39 1
  - I hope they are all citizens, since they serve in the military. :) -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 07:40
- true. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 07:19
- True. It's apart of the united states. Just not legally a state. -- nm - lileve Feb 1, 07:18
- true -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 07:18
- true -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 07:18
Tard friend: "If global warming was real, we'd have a hugely hot summer after this." me: "Do you remember July of last year?" him: *taps out* - Will Hunting Feb 1, 07:17 3
- I absolutely love all of the "Where's Global Warming NOW?!?!?!" people. -- nm - Jim Feb 1, 07:17 2
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  - it's currently flooding Australia -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 07:18
I wish it was summer -- nm - decline Feb 1, 07:15 1
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