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When they do $5 Footlongs, are the 6" sandwiches only $2.50? -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 08:47 2
- Nope -- nm - con_carne Feb 1, 08:47 1
  - This is a serious injustice! The people of Egypt will be upset. -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 08:48
Apparently, a friend is coming to visit my brother and she's going to use my parking space, so she's being passed off as my girlfriend to the parking - ty97 Feb 1, 08:47 5
- why couldn't she be his girlfriend ? -- nm - decline Feb 1, 08:51
- Were you asked if it was ok for her to use your spot? -- nm - lileve Feb 1, 08:47 2
  - nope, and I'm gonna march right over there and complain! - ty97 Feb 1, 08:51 1
    - But still. They should have asked first. -- nm - lileve Feb 1, 08:52
- You're a parking beard. -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 08:47
Chuck and The Cape down last night, but Harry's Law steady. Human Target was up, Lie To Me down. The Bachelor won in the ratings though. -- (link) - JaxSean Feb 1, 08:46 2
- the greely expedition was fantastic. Those guys back then were just stronger than we are today. -- nm - CQ Feb 1, 08:48 1
  - Got it saved to watch with my son. He's always asking if I have any "history shows" to play for him. -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 08:49
LYC: Rihanna debuted the video for her new single "S&M" very very good. -- (link) - MDH Feb 1, 08:46 [youtube]
Listening to the Foo Fighters sing "The Best of You" live, how does Grohl not lose his voice after one song? -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 08:42 1
- Trains it and warms it up before the show. -- nm - lileve Feb 1, 08:43
effin renters question: its snowing like a mofo outside, do i order pizza for delivery? -- nm - tRuMaN wishes it was saturday still Feb 1, 08:41 1
- that's just pure mean. tip them $10 bucks at least -- nm - CQ Feb 1, 08:47
Switzerland blocks funds of Haiti ex-leader Duvalier -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Feb 1, 08:41
It ocurred to me while watching it that Stephen King would have killed to come up with 127 Hours as one of his short stories. - Reagen Feb 1, 08:39 6
- short? it would be at least a novella - ceregon Feb 1, 08:53
- And he would have used the line 'It's amazing what they're doing with prosthetics these days" for about the 3rd or 4th time. -- nm - Diva Feb 1, 08:45
- The rest of the arm chokes him to death? -- nm - David Feb 1, 08:41 2
  - The arm was secretely behind it all along, yearning for freedom. -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 08:44 1
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- A Geralds? Game version? - Will Hunting Feb 1, 08:41
Who wants some cute animal pictures? -- (link) - David Feb 1, 08:38 2
- 17 animals looking really stoned... -- (link) - Remlik Feb 1, 08:41
- at #8: me later on today - Reagen Feb 1, 08:40
Hidden in a report on live updates on the BBC website is that Zahi Hawass, has accepted the post of minister of antiquities.....(link) - Walt_Disney Feb 1, 08:32 12
- How come? -- nm - con_carne Feb 1, 08:47 1
  - (this was meant for loosi re: the stroke) -- nm - con_carne Feb 1, 08:47
- he's always seemed like a pompous ass to me. -- nm - CQ Feb 1, 08:38 1
  - This. - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 08:40
- he already was the most powerfull acheologist in egypt -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 1, 08:36 2
  - He can open a tomb with his bare hands! -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 08:40
  - and if you strike him down, he will become more powerful than you can imagine. -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 08:37
- he's developed a big chunk of our children's musem here in town. -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 08:33
- Honestly surprised he hadn't held this post for years already. -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 08:33 2
  - he has, more or less....nm - x Feb 1, 08:36 1
    - He's the Neil Degrasse Tyson of Egypt! -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 08:39
- I'm surprised he hasn't had a stroke yet. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 08:33
Your 2012 DNC convention will be in Charlotte NC. -- nm - iNubby 4 Feb 1, 08:30 1
- again? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 1, 08:39
When the winds of change blow hard enough, the most trivial of things can turn into deadly projectiles. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 08:30 8
- I had no idea that the climactic scene in Twister is a political treatise. -- nm - David Feb 1, 08:32 7
  - Helen Hunt must be Osama - Will Hunting Feb 1, 08:42
  - it predicted Clinton's troubles, W's misfires. -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 08:35 5
    - I guess that really is what makes us humans being. -- nm - David Feb 1, 08:35 4
      - ~born of the year...is it so wrong to be human after all?~ -- nm - CQ Feb 1, 08:40
      - makes you wonder why your life is screaming -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 08:38
      - Are we human, or are we dancer? -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 08:37
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Thanks for the B2 help, guys -- nm - con_carne Feb 1, 08:30
Obligatory weekend photo spam for the day crowd...... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Feb 1, 08:28 [flickr] 5
- This is that place near Blythe, right? Also, Stephen Alert: Patton Museum! - con_carne Feb 1, 08:33 1
  - That area of California was the desert training center. There are still tank tracks and other evidence of his activities. - MojaveMeg Feb 1, 08:37
- Prospector. Burro Fancier. Vegetable Gardener - prayformojo Feb 1, 08:30 2
  - also: I've never seen barrel cactus that color red before - prayformojo Feb 1, 08:31 1
    - That's the growth phase - they're beautiful in the winter/spring. -- nm - MojaveMeg Feb 1, 08:35
Al Jazeera reports that Mubarak is planning exile. Guess which country he's going to? -- (link) - loosilu Feb 1, 08:23 34
- Disneyland Paris? -- nm - LMS Feb 1, 08:36
- Awesome. I'll believe when I see it, though. -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 08:34
- But...we have plenty of open housing. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 08:32 1
  - You gotta wonder how Safe Houses factor into those numbers. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 08:35
- I was putting $10 on Tunisia -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 08:31
- Tunesia? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 1, 08:29
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  - They're pretty accurate, I've found. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 08:31 2
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      - i imagine it's more a contingency plan than amything firm. -- nm - mara Feb 1, 08:57
- Wow.....the country accepting him says so much about the current Middle East siutation. - Walt_Disney Feb 1, 08:27 1
  - In this current climate, it's pretty much the only stable country in the Middle East. -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 08:41
- spoils please -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 08:27 13
  - news spoils now? - Reagen Feb 1, 08:28 11
    - I thought we were guessing -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 08:38
    - FWIW, I wasn't crazy about clicking on an Al Jazeera link, either. -- nm - David Feb 1, 08:29 9
      - Probably more reliable than some of the US ones. -- nm - Walt_Disney Feb 1, 08:33 3
        
        Far better than any US coverage I've seen. Only BBC and Guardian have been close. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 08:34 2
        
        And you guys are entitled to your opinions. The question of why was asked then answered honestly. -- nm - David Feb 1, 08:35 1
        
        fair enough. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 08:35
      - that's odd. -- nm - decline Feb 1, 08:32
      - goodness, why? -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 08:31 1
        
        note: I'm at work and this is one of the sites that worries me least. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 08:31
      - Really? - Reagen Feb 1, 08:30 1
        
        Really. After watching Control Room, I've wanted nothing to do with them. -- nm - David Feb 1, 08:33
  - spoil inside. - loosilu Feb 1, 08:27
- it'll happen as soon as the money transfers begin. -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 08:25 6
  - He must have started those days ago, right? -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 08:28 5
    - if he had, I would suspect it would have been noticed. I think Beaker nailed it below though. -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 08:32 3
      - I'm sure a guy in his position has the financial equivalent of a go bag. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 08:33 2
        
        I think he has this as well as been squirreling it away for decades. - Mel Profit Feb 1, 08:37 1
        
        I want it to come true because it's so wild. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 08:38
    - "decades" ago I bet he's been squirelling stuff away for -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 08:30
- This was my joke answer. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 08:24
to me, the most interesting bit of dtat from that home ownership report is that it shows that.... - x Feb 1, 08:22 5
- wow. so existing homeowners were burned by HELOCs or refi? -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 08:24 4
  - Or they lost their jobs elsewhere and just couldn't afford the homes. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 08:25 3
    - Relatedly, I'd like to see ownership rates in the time frames of like 81-85 and 89-93 given the economic downturns in the middle of those ranges - Will Hunting Feb 1, 08:27 2
      - From wiki... -- (link) - Don Homer Feb 1, 08:34 1
        
        Thanks. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 08:36
Crash Davis Food News Network:Superhero cooking aprons.... -- (link) - Remlik Feb 1, 08:22 4
- so i can get a Batman apron and greese it full with Hamburger helper??? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 1, 08:31 2
  - Uhm... OK. -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 08:32 1
    - does'nt feel right - Danedukenuuk Feb 1, 08:34
- Nice. and here are some for you: Star Trek aprons. -- (link) - loosilu Feb 1, 08:26
This census stie is fun (thanks DH!). Vacant housing units in my city, 2.4%. Renter occupied units 53.1%. Bachelor's degree or higher, 59%. -- (link) - loosilu Feb 1, 08:16 9
- Mine doesn't have anything newer than 2000 census. Then: Vacant: 4.5%. 7.5% renters. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 08:36 3
  - yeah, that's true for everyone. 2010 data isn't online. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 08:37 2
    - But there is sample ACS data 2005-2009 available. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 08:42
    - Ah. The population in my area probably grew 75%-100% from then. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 08:38
- In my town: estimated 5.0% vacant, 30.8% renter, 60.3% bachelor's. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 08:26
- vacant: 52.7%, renter:21.2, bachelor degree or higher:37.7% -- nm - CQ Feb 1, 08:22 2
  - whoa! why so many vacant? -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 08:23 1
    - most likely second homes, vacation homes -- nm - CQ Feb 1, 08:25
- We are more dudes than gals, 84% whitey (but almost 10% azn!), 40% unemployed, and a quarter below poverty lines :( -- nm - Hotkiss Feb 1, 08:21
BTW, Exit through the Gift Shop is 99 cents on Unbox right now if you want to see what the fuss is about. -- nm - David Feb 1, 08:13 18
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  - The art show at the end seemed to be too big of an expense to be a joke. -- nm - lileve Feb 1, 08:35
  - No one is going to give a straight answer on that, at least not for a while. -- nm - David Feb 1, 08:27
  - It ultimately doesn't matter. -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 08:26 12
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      - if it was more transparent, then you probably wouldn't be asking yourself these questions...nm - x Feb 1, 08:33 1
        
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      - I exist in the "it is what you make of it" camp. -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 08:30 8
        
        (like all art) -- nm - David Feb 1, 08:34 6
        
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        It's certainly not one in the Restrepo sense, so it's not for purists. -- nm - David Feb 1, 08:43 4
        
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        You're asking the wrong guy there, sorry. - David Feb 1, 08:46 1
        
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        Right. (I'll be rather surprised if Exit wins the best doc award.) -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 08:46
        
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Rich people FTW...for the win or f the world? (from B2) -- nm - ceregon Feb 1, 08:10 7
- f the world -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 08:13
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  - FOAKY! -- nm - Jim Feb 1, 08:12 4
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      - CWAA -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 08:18 2
        
        CYWJO -- nm - lileve Feb 1, 08:19 1
        
        ILYT -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 08:19
Just as long as Kelly knows what GFY stands for, everything's fine. -- nm - David Feb 1, 08:09 5
- Go F Yourself? -- nm - ceregon Feb 1, 08:12 1
  - Depending on what the F stands for, yes. -- nm - David Feb 1, 08:12
- Glorious Firthy Yumminess? -- nm - Kelly si Feb 1, 08:10 2
  - That doesn't sound right. -- nm - David Feb 1, 08:10 1
    - Good For You? -- nm - Kelly si Feb 1, 08:11
dirty effin' owners -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 08:08 6
- property is theft!....nm - x Feb 1, 08:12
- well, I haven't had a shower in 2 days, so you're right about that -- nm - CQ Feb 1, 08:11
- Sometimes I like to roll around in the dirty money my tenants give me. - ceregon Feb 1, 08:11 2
  - I have a feeling a couple of the would let you pay them in dollar bills - ty97 Feb 1, 08:17 1
    - None of them are strippers that I know of. The girl would be scary. -- nm - ceregon Feb 1, 08:27
- Paid for by my taxes! -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 08:10

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