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SITWAP: Whoopi Goldberg peed her bed for days because she was so high she thought there were monsters underneath it. -- (link) - TFox Feb 3, 09:58 1
- ... last week. -- nm - Spawn Feb 3, 09:59
Movie Producer Ilya Salkind (Superman Franchise) Reported Missing in Mexico -- (link) - con_carne Feb 3, 09:56 1
- Kirsten Stewart had no comment. -- nm - Spawn Feb 3, 09:57
And the worst maternal clinging story of Signing Day is... - David Feb 3, 09:51 5
- We lost Tuitt to ND because of his mom. :( Those darn moms. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 3, 09:55 1
  - Nutt only signed 22? How many openings did he have? 10? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 3, 09:56
- so was that 30, or 31? -- nm - TFox Feb 3, 09:54
- hey, it's Jacen Smith's next script -- nm - cupixie Feb 3, 09:54 1
  - stop trying to give my kid to the Fresh Prince. -- nm - TFox Feb 3, 09:55
Pics: Chinese Lunar New Year Celebrations Around The World -- (link) - con_carne Feb 3, 09:50
WCBS Radio just said that Andy Pettite will announce his retirement from baseball tomorrow. :-( - Krusty Feb 3, 09:50
I hate the Borg. -- nm - Spawn Feb 3, 09:50 5
- Bjorn? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 3, 09:51
- they're funny. -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 09:51 3
  - At least we are a bit larger than we used to be. - Spawn Feb 3, 09:52 2
    - you got that right to the im. I think our top experienced players would be fine but our smaller guys would get burnt -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 09:53 1
      - Sorry guys, I have gone to vacay mode with everything going on. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 3, 09:58
Elementary schhol principal shot and killed by school janitor in California -- (link) - Beaker Feb 3, 09:48 1
- Willy warned ya, didn't he?! -- nm - Reagen Feb 3, 09:48
So, has it been slow all week on ST because of the blizzard? Is it just me? - con_carne Feb 3, 09:44
you know what gets me about craigslist? people who don't post photos. -- (link) - amanda jones Feb 3, 09:37 7
- "look joyce, beggars can't be choosers. you move in tomorrow" -- nm - cupixie Feb 3, 09:51 2
  - "I just want to make an Easy Bake omelette!" -- nm - Tiny Play House, coming this summer Feb 3, 10:02
  - heh. -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 09:51
- "2 doors and 2 window. looks like a regular house" What else do you need? -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 3, 09:40
- They could at least have given the dimensions of it if they're going the no photo route. -- nm - Loyola Feb 3, 09:38
- it's stupid - they are just limiting the people that will respond. -- nm - Andie Feb 3, 09:38 1
  - On CL, sometimes that's not such a bad idea -- nm - con_carne Feb 3, 09:42
The Penguins and the Islanders goalies fought last night. The result? A One punch KO. -- (link) - Beaker Feb 3, 09:37 2
- from the comments: "Hmmm a shutout, a knockout, and a tossout!! A hat trick for a goalie!!!! " -- nm - tRuMAN is not a monkey, maybe Feb 3, 09:55
- "Luckily, it didn't appear DiPietro shattered on impact, despite being Rick DiPietro" -- nm - Beaker Feb 3, 09:38
mmmmmmm. homemade chili for lunch. mmmmmmmmm. - Andie Feb 3, 09:31 9
- what sorts of veg? -- nm - crash davis Feb 3, 09:34 8
  - peppers (red, yellow, green, chopped celery, baby button mushrooms) - Andie Feb 3, 09:37 7
    - yum! -- nm - crash davis Feb 3, 09:41 5
      - it really all just blends in really. just healthier this way. -- nm - Andie Feb 3, 09:45 4
        
        I've really become enamored of working a layer of vegetable flavor underneath the main components. -- nm - crash davis Feb 3, 09:49 3
        
        you add a little extra cumin and cinnamon to your chili, right? - Andie Feb 3, 09:59
        
        you know talking like that makes you sound girlish right? -- nm - tRuMAN is not a monkey, maybe Feb 3, 09:52 1
        
        yep, girls like Gordon Ramsey, Bobby Flay, Jonathan Waxman, etc etc -- nm - crash davis Feb 3, 09:53
    - you had me until the shrooms -- nm - tRuMAN is not a monkey, maybe Feb 3, 09:38
TTIS - can I upload a powerpoint slide to FB? Yes, I know I could just try it and find out that way :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Feb 3, 09:30 5
- I just heard about this site, but haven't tried it yet. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Feb 3, 09:51
- Something that might interest you...At 3, today, on the history channel (269) they are having a program about ancient aliens - BAD Feb 3, 09:48
- IDK, but if you are in slide show mode - con_carne Feb 3, 09:33
- How about a screenshot -- upload it as an image? -- nm - mara Feb 3, 09:33 1
  - Thanks both - I'll try that. -- nm - MojaveMeg Feb 3, 09:38
Diva - just found your report from yesterday. Thank you very much. - crash davis Feb 3, 09:29
David and Kim - you have "Survivor Worst" email. - Jim Feb 3, 09:28
so ... teefury. hmm. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:25
"Little tuna people" -- nm - crash davis Feb 3, 09:24
B2: My high school - Strongbad Feb 3, 09:21 1
- Famous alumni: Nancy Benoit, Tra Thomas and Luke Scott. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 3, 09:22
My dream last night... - David Feb 3, 09:19 8
- mine involved trying to wash out lighter fluid with gasoline, or maybe it was the other way around... - znufrii Feb 3, 09:47
- Weird. I dreamed I saw pixie drowning. - Spawn Feb 3, 09:21 5
  - *gets an idea for a song* -- nm - Phil Collins Feb 3, 09:23
  - Link -- (link) - David Feb 3, 09:22 [youtube] 3
    - I love that he's working the high hat. -- nm - Reagen Feb 3, 09:27 1
      - He is totally in the zone. - Spawn Feb 3, 09:40
    - 418 dislikes? - Spawn Feb 3, 09:23
- I got nothin'. -- nm - sycor Feb 3, 09:20
already posted? Protests in Tunisia! will Egypt be next? -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 3, 09:19 2
- The Amazon sidebar in this post gives me two matching rice cookers. Does this mean I win some sort of prize? - Roger More Feb 3, 09:27
- heh. nmbm - Spawn Feb 3, 09:26
already noted? "When the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers face off in Super Bowl XLV this Sunday, an unexpected milestone will occur" - prayformojo Feb 3, 09:12 4
- Mop? -- nm - Spawn Feb 3, 09:14 3
  - the inclusion of the first two words anti-mopsizes it. -- nm - prayformojo Feb 3, 09:18 2
    - Ah, true. Mop is not self-aware. -- nm - Spawn Feb 3, 09:19
    - *makes a note* -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 3, 09:18
Mop: let's not go crazy protecting Drakmtrahal this time. Check his spy huts. If he has crappy results, screw him. - Beaker Feb 3, 09:11
Tens of thousands take to the streets in Yemen; - Loyola Feb 3, 09:10
is there a way, in firfox, chrome, or IE to save a webpage and all its linked pdf documents do your drive? - tRuMAN is not a monkey, maybe Feb 3, 09:07 1
- this might work (I've never used it though) -- (link) - decline Feb 3, 09:10
Sorry about that! Canada reverses metered Internet decision... -- (link) - Don Homer Feb 3, 09:03 25
- As far as I can tell, the ruling had to do with the big guys being permitted to meter the internet they are forced to resell to the little guys. - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 3, 09:14 1
  - Your last IM point hit the nail on the head, but we're possibly six to ten weeks out of an election and it was just the type of nuisance issue they... - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 09:57
- Last paragraph is interesting. The resersal may not matter? - sycor Feb 3, 09:10 15
  - See above. I suspect that a lot more people were screaming bloody murder than were actually impacted by the change. - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 3, 09:16 5
    - Also, Shaw only started charging for overages/UBB on Feb 01 2011. So it's a brand new feature of their service. - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:18 4
      - *knocks a zero off their next check to Harper* -- nm - Bell Canada Feb 3, 09:20 3
        
        Nope. Corporate donations banned over half a decade ago. Individuals can only donate $1,100 annually. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 09:46 2
        
        Geez. What a bunch of communists. - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 3, 09:48 1
        
        It's actually a little low in my mind. Especially when every dinner ticket, raffle draw and convention cost is incorporated into that. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 09:53
  - The point is, the original ruling meant that start-up ISPs who buy the big boys DSL bandwidth wholesale were no longer allowed to offer Unlimited data - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:15 7
    - The backlash is seeming more and more out of proportion. -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 3, 09:18 6
      - Personally, I'm way more offended at ISPs breaking into browser sessions and modifying the incoming HTML. That's highly offensive to me. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:19 [Image] 5
        
        extremely offensive - bit with greasemonkey you should be able to block that crap. -- nm - decline Feb 3, 09:23 2
        
        That's beside the point; they're still tampering with the incoming data. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:24 1
        
        oh, agreed. -- nm - decline Feb 3, 09:25
        
        Actually, I've wanted a way for my ISP to warn me if I'm nearing my cap, but I don't know if I like this method. -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 3, 09:21 1
        
        Shaw launched a modem usage graph service on their website, so I can see what I'm at. That's fine for me. - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:23
  - Right, I've read four different variations of this column and all of them mention that. -- nm - David Feb 3, 09:12
- Well, they sure have avoided lots of sternly worded blog posts! -- nm - con_carne Feb 3, 09:10
- Ah, we meet again Konrad von Finkenstein! -- nm - Roger More Feb 3, 09:06
- it was an insane decision in the first place. at least they changed it before it even came into effect. -- nm - Andie Feb 3, 09:04 4
  - Sadly, my ISP will still be doing UBB - so they charge extra for higher speeds, and they also charge extra for amount downloaded. Pick ONE! Geez. :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:05 3
    - change it. we're moving to TekSavvy. -- nm - Andie Feb 3, 09:06 2
      - Naw, I like Shaw. Reliable, full-package (cable TV, PVR, internet, telephone), and fantastic customer support in my experience. - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:08 1
        
        (Oh, and I posted last night that based on the last 3 months, my monthly average usage is 8GB - and my cap is 100GB.) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:08
Wow. Algerian president is considering lifting the 19 year old state of emergency in that country. -- (link) - loosilu Feb 3, 09:00 3
- Relatedly, Egypt has been operating under the same emergency pwers since 1982. -- nm - Roger More Feb 3, 09:04
- What *are* those pesky marks on the wall? -- nm - Arab leaders Feb 3, 09:01
- "After a while, it lose meaning." -- nm - con_carne Feb 3, 09:01
Mop that Rudy meeting is indeed 9.95. They had it here. The gimmick is that the names you mentioned will all be there.... - Remlik Feb 3, 08:58 3
- it was here, too. Work tried to make us go. - Kim Pine Feb 3, 09:12 1
  - I would have gone but I don't have 9 + hours to hear sales pitches. -- nm - Remlik Feb 3, 09:13
- Ouch. Not what I expected, though. Sounded like a GOP rally in disguise. -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 3, 09:09
Wrestler Hypnotizes Opponents, Creating Dance Party (Video) -- (link) - con_carne Feb 3, 08:56 4
- Mop? -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 3, 09:23
- Beiber? -- nm - sycor Feb 3, 09:10
- (be sure to watch past 1:35) -- nm - con_carne Feb 3, 08:58
- That seems to happen all the time around here -- nm - decline Feb 3, 08:57
So, after getting my ass chewed out at work the past 2-3 days over bullshit; and pretty much being railroaded into staying, I get to fly home tonight - Will Hunting Feb 3, 08:53 8
- I don't know what to say but that I'm sorry. -- nm - lileve Feb 3, 09:05
- Try to enjoy what time you have with your family even if the topic at hand is not pleasant. -- nm - Hotkiss Feb 3, 08:57
- Get a cocktail before you check in...ask for the pat down. You'll feel much better. - Mel Profit Feb 3, 08:55
- you just know you'll be selected for a junk feel-up - given the way your day is going. -- nm - decline Feb 3, 08:55 4
  - question - do they randomly select people or does this only happen if you opt out? -- nm - Diva Feb 3, 08:56 3
    - It varies by airport. -- (link) - mara Feb 3, 09:03
    - If you set something off you get felt up and apparently they can select you randomly as well. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 3, 08:58
    - only opt out, far as I know. -- nm - loosilu Feb 3, 08:57
Cartoon trial: Kurt Westergaard's attacker convicted -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Feb 3, 08:52
amy had a dream about dignan? - cupixie Feb 3, 08:50 3
- People wander through them all the time. The other night I got marriage/parenting advice from Rachel Draech. -- nm - Amy Feb 3, 08:51 2
  - Wipe your face, Qrplt*xk. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 3, 09:20
  - *wahhh-waaaah* -- nm - cupixie Feb 3, 09:03
Names that sound make up but are not: Misty Skipper who is a City spokesperson for Jacksonville, Florida... - Walt_Disney Feb 3, 08:50 10
- My mom had a student named Precious Christmas -- nm - Strongbad Feb 3, 09:19 1
  - Oh, just remembered I once had a coworker whose full name was Gifty Juanita Alvina Rose Jones - con_carne Feb 3, 09:39
- At work we once had a customer named Bambi Snodgrass -- nm - con_carne Feb 3, 09:12
- my favorite: Pearlie Cheeks -- nm - decline Feb 3, 08:58
- I am going to submit this to ken as my name for his phone this weekend. -- nm - amanda jones Feb 3, 08:57
- My brother went to school with a kid named Oatfield Whitney -- nm - prayformojo Feb 3, 08:56 1
  - i went to school with both a Wilfred Fulford and an Annette Bourette. - Andie Feb 3, 08:59
- I've worked with a tax lawyer named Misty Bridges. -- nm - pmb Feb 3, 08:51 2
  - My favourite current sounds fake but not made up name is Kiki Ferrari...in management at one of the local hospitals. -- nm - Walt_Disney Feb 3, 08:55 1
    - that sounds like a character out of a Carl Hiaasen novel. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 3, 08:57
When I'm a little older, I'm totally running for mayor of Yeehaw Junction. I figure Florida is a good place to break into politics. -- nm - prayformojo Feb 3, 08:49
Here's a TPM story about Rudy's motivational tour. -- (link) - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 3, 08:48
is it summer yet? -- nm - decline Feb 3, 08:47 2
- Claro que si -- nm - Some Argentine Feb 3, 08:49
- Bummer no -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 3, 08:48
THR: Beavis and Butthead officially returning to MTV -- (link) - con_carne Feb 3, 08:47 8
- Judge has gotta eat! -- nm - Spawn Feb 3, 09:46
- Are you threatening me? -- (link) - Remlik Feb 3, 09:08 [youtube]
- Yay! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 3, 08:55
- its about time -- nm - Jovian Feb 3, 08:54
- "The cast of MTV's Skins made the announcement at the network's upfront in New York." (nm) - David Feb 3, 08:52 1
  - I'll content myself with not knowing what that is -- nm - con_carne Feb 3, 09:41
- Cornholio! -- nm - Amy Feb 3, 08:49
- uh huh huh huh you said butt -- nm - sycor Feb 3, 08:48

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