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The day that I go through 1000+ pages of classical music reviews is one of the worst days of the month. I love music, but these writers are awful. - Amy Feb 17, 12:43 4
- "Von Karajan's Ninth Symphony DESTROY'S Bernstein's! You can't even argue with me" -- nm - moles, ex-federal agent Feb 17, 12:47
- I'll take it! -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 12:44 2
  - "the soprano is reasonably boyish without turning arch" -- nm - Amy Feb 17, 12:45 1
    - sold! -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 12:45
i. can't. stop. eating. these. almonds. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 12:35 2
- can't.stop.doing.the.monkey -- nm - Enda Krabappel Feb 17, 12:36
- It shows. -- nm - dignan si Feb 17, 12:36
Bery, Jeff Jarvis's days long diatribe on Twitter about the poor internet access at the Empress is epic. -- (link) - Mop Feb 17, 12:33 1
- I'm glad he's using the corporate name in the tweets. :) They have a somewhat-decent online presence, maybe they'll take note and fix the issue? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 17, 12:42
*NASCAR Spoilers* - Strongbad Feb 17, 12:31 1
- Have at thee! - prayformojo Feb 17, 12:32
Within a 24 hour period, SXSW had announced Yoko Ono, Cyrstal Bowersox, and Queens of the Stone Age. - ty97 Feb 17, 12:30 3
- KMF -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 17, 12:38
- Yoko Ono alone could clear a stadium. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 12:33
- I could see Yoko and Josh Homme getting along pretty well, actually. -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 12:31
holy crap. They've got the police out looking for the Wisconsin Dems who refuse to vote on that anti-union bill -- (link) - decline Feb 17, 12:26 8
- I wonder what would happen if dems in the US house of reps did this - tRuMaN Feb 17, 12:44
- whose unions are notably exempt from the new law... -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 12:44
- That is why they get out of state. -- nm - not2fast Feb 17, 12:42
- *takes notes* -- nm - Jerry Bruckheimer Feb 17, 12:36
- I think that's happened in DC a couple of times in the last 20 years. -- nm - Max Feb 17, 12:32
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  - I remember that. -- nm - Mop Feb 17, 12:31
  - I will comment for ML. He says "no comment" - crash davis Feb 17, 12:29
Lady GaGa is gaga over 10 year old Winnipeg girl -- (link) - Beaker Feb 17, 12:16 17
- she and dignan finally have something in common -- nm - moles, ex-federal agent Feb 17, 12:17 16
  - besides the meat dress? -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 12:17 15
    - *clicks like* - beth445 Feb 17, 12:19 14
      - we have a like button, it's called "mark as: Favourite" -- nm - Beryllium Feb 17, 12:20 13 1
        
        speaking of, how would I remove posts from that? - Reagen Feb 17, 12:24 1 1
        
        Noted. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 17, 12:25
        
        ok, i clicked it, now what? - beth445 Feb 17, 12:22 8
        
        you weren't supposed to click it. YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO CLICK IT! - JaxSean Feb 17, 12:24
        
        it'sjust a bookmark. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 12:22 6
        
        where did it bookmark it? -- nm - beth445 Feb 17, 12:26 5
        
        on the left menu, under "Your Stats", one of the sections is favourites. - Beryllium Feb 17, 12:27 4
        
        i like the keyword search at the top also - beth445 Feb 17, 12:32 3
        
        I get it on my blackberry. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 12:34 2
        
        through the browser, yeah, but it's not the best to have to zoom in three or four times every time you want to read/post -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 12:39 1
        
        now, if Bery made a version of ST that was mobile browser friendly, that would be awesome. -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 12:39
        
        but we dont' get the gratification of seeing how many people like it. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 12:20 1
        
        hmm, good point. I should make a note of that for future features. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 17, 12:24
Speaking of casting, I love the Wonder Woman choice. But Stu Sayger is really kicking himself right now. (Hi Pete!) -- nm - Amy Feb 17, 12:07 1
- the casting choice was unexpected, but I approve -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 12:08
mr crash "hooplehead" davis to the courtesy phone - tRuMaN Feb 17, 12:02 8
- no -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 12:02 7
  - so she is doing better? -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 17, 12:03 6
    - just slightly -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 12:06 5
      - well, just make sure she doesnt talk to pusher man, that should cure her faster. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 17, 12:06 4
        
        I'm sure she'll be flattered you asked. Thanks - crash davis Feb 17, 12:08 3
        
        doesn't need? He's already got one. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 12:12
        
        Well it would match that big bald dome of his:) -- nm - eag Feb 17, 12:11
        
        I very highly doubt that. - tRuMaN Feb 17, 12:08
Has it been posted here that rumor has it Javier Bardem has been offered the role of Roland Deschain? -- nm - Jim Feb 17, 12:01 7
- yes and we like it - we like it a lot. But the Dexter sister for Susannah has to be a joke -- nm - Epiphany Feb 17, 12:04 6
  - Where did that come from? No way. At the very least Susannah has to be black. -- nm - Jim Feb 17, 12:05 5
    - it came with the rumor that Christian Bale had the part of Roland . I know!! right? did they not read the book? - Epiphany Feb 17, 12:08 4
      - I'm not sold on Bardem as Roland, but I'd WAY prefer him over Bale. -- nm - Jim Feb 17, 12:09 3
        
        remember when Josh Holloway was rumored - from Lost? - Epiphany Feb 17, 12:12 2
        
        I think Sawyer would be a fantastic Roland, actually. But when Abbrams and Lindeloff dropped, I figured so did Holloway. -- nm - Jim Feb 17, 12:32 1
        
        yes -- nm - Epiphany Feb 17, 12:36
loosi told me to come say hi - beth445 Feb 17, 12:00 [Backboard] 11
- Hi! -- nm - lileve Feb 17, 12:13
- Hiya! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 17, 12:08
- Hello! -- nm - Epiphany Feb 17, 12:05
- Congratulations on your newest! -- nm - Stephen, Most Miserable Poster in America Feb 17, 12:02
- hi - nubby Feb 17, 12:02
- Hey there -- nm - eag Feb 17, 12:01
- yo, chica -- nm - JaxSean Feb 17, 12:01
- hi beth!! -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 12:00 3
  - *air kisses loosi* -- nm - beth445 Feb 17, 12:02 2
    - how's the youngest? she is adorable. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 12:02 1
      - cant complain - beth445 Feb 17, 12:05
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- that's conscience-shocking for COBRA for a family of three - moles, ex-federal agent Feb 17, 12:02 48
  - *not* conscience shocking -- nm - moles, ex-federal agent Feb 17, 12:02 47
    - This comes up every time, but the fact that this cost is taken for granted just for insurance that might pay for health care is an incredible sign - Reagen Feb 17, 12:06 46 1
      - Yes, but how many Americans would be shocked at a 12% or 13% combined sales tax rate? - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 12:14 44
        
        That's $18,000 a year....I'd have to pay about 70% sales tax on applicable items to reach that point a year. - Will Hunting Feb 17, 12:38
        
        I pay 14% sales tax any time I'm in Pigeon Forge. -- nm - David Feb 17, 12:35 1
        
        aka "The Devil's Anvil" -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 12:37
        
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        there's no way I pay $1500 a *year* in sales tax. -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 12:22 28
        
        No, but you live in Alberta, which doesn't have a provincial portion. Betcha many Canadians households in the 12% or more provinces get there. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 12:38 2
        
        then times it by 12. -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 12:39 1
        
        "times it"? How very fifth grade of you. - David Feb 17, 12:41
        
        Aren't you in Alberta? -- nm - Guigue Feb 17, 12:35 22
        
        i'm in ontario (land of 13% tax) and there is no way in hell i come close either. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 12:36 18
        
        i would have to spend 11,538 on *taxable* items to pay $1500 in a year. - Andie Feb 17, 12:38 17
        
        right, unless you're Sarah Jessica Parker with clothes, you're not getting there. -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 12:39 9
        
        No, but I'm not *that* far either - Guigue Feb 17, 12:41 8
        
        What's taxed there? Mortgage....rent.....anything that is a transaction? - Will Hunting Feb 17, 12:43 5
        
        Yeah, very few would ever hit $18,000 per household. That was my bad. However, most services get hit. Clothes. Cars. New homes. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 12:48
        
        not everything. and it varies by province. but generally things like groceries, no tax, resale houses, no tax, some places kids clothes, no tax. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 12:44 3
        
        Yeah, then you'd have to be absurdly spendy to reach this level. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 17, 12:46 1
        
        (and Guigue was trying to figure if he go to that figure in a *year* not a *month*.) -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 12:47
        
        No taxes on hard drugs and hookers either - Guigue Feb 17, 12:45
        
        (Which doesn't much matter much in the dicsussion anyway, since we're comparing month vs. year. I'm just saying) - Guigue Feb 17, 12:43 1
        
        (I'm not drunk BTW, not really) -- nm - Guigue Feb 17, 12:44
        
        How about you and Dave combined? Because the Cobra payments are household costs, are they not? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 12:39 6
        
        are you telling me that a *couple* would get Cobra coverage, for a *year*, for $1500? no, that's monthly. - Andie Feb 17, 12:41 2
        
        No, not $1,500 a month, no. But have you ever really looked at how much tax you do pay? - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 12:45 1
        
        of course i do. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 12:47
        
        Oh shit. Totally went over my head that it was annual vs monthly. Call off the dogs. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 12:41 1
        
        Right, that was my way of highlighting the gap. -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 12:44
        
        and *monthly*. -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 12:41
        
        Yes, but we still have the GST. Also, I'd bet there's no way *you* pay $1500 a year in sales tax, unless you bought a car or a house this year. -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 12:36 2
        
        (a new hours, I should add) -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 12:38 1
        
        hours? house. -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 12:38
        
        i would gladly pay that much a year extra in taxes if it meant the money was not going to health insureance companies -- nm - moles, ex-federal agent Feb 17, 12:23 1
        
        this -- nm - Epiphany Feb 17, 12:27
        
        I wouldn't be shocked, I'd be grateful. -- nm - mara Feb 17, 12:21
        
        30 Rock was awesome for this last week "SOMEONE TAKE OUR MONEY!" -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 12:20
        
        aren't the state and federal income tax rates also a bit lower than in canada? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 17, 12:19 3
        
        the top marginal rates are lower. They come out to about a wash. -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 12:21 2
        
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        this is just my understanding, that for the average middle-class worker in the US and Canada. -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 12:33
        
        Bring it. I pay over $500 a month now, and I still had to pay thousands for my sinus surgery. -- nm - Amy Feb 17, 12:18
        
        we already pay 9% state in California, so raise that bitch if it means i can get health care -- nm - moles, ex-federal agent Feb 17, 12:17
        
        i agree that we all pay, but we have no fear of being turned down, or having to appeal a claim. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 12:16 1
        
        we live for the fear! -- nm - Max Feb 17, 12:17
        
        Just the unpatriotic ones. -- nm - J.Biden Feb 17, 12:16
      - We cannot afford a Canadian magnetic resonance imaging gap! -- nm - Surgeon General Buck Turgidson Feb 17, 12:10
- o.m.g. how will they ever survive and feed their families? -- nm - decline Feb 17, 12:00 1
  - I mean, seriously, thats like 6% of the minimum salary, that - tRuMaN Feb 17, 12:01
- CFL, here they come -- nm - moles, ex-federal agent Feb 17, 11:59
- Now calculate it for Antonio Cromartie! -- nm - David Feb 17, 11:58 2
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  - my abacus doesnt go that high, sorry. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 17, 11:59
Olivia Munn from the pages of Allure magazine -- (link) - decline Feb 17, 11:54 5
- She's pretty but I still don't like her. Fake geek cred. -- nm - lileve Feb 17, 12:12
- unnhh. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 17, 11:56 3
  - did you just take a meeting at your desk? -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 17, 11:57 2
    - "I'll be in my bunk" -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 11:58
    - No... - Dr.Vermin Feb 17, 11:58
znu: 5 million dollar lawsuit over being shorted 80 cents? Mad is right. Mad in the nutcase sense. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 17, 11:53 2
- It's the American way. If you can't make it on your own, sue somebody. -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 11:55 1
  - /endorses this -- nm - ATLA� Feb 17, 11:57
when we said "focus like a laser beam on jobs" we didn't mean for the GOP to take that as permission to fire on Alderaan -- nm - moles, ex-federal agent Feb 17, 11:51 6
- nice. -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 11:53
- uh-oh, did you hear a million voices screaming at once? -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 11:51 4
  - like pixie can feel the force. - TFox Feb 17, 11:55 3
    - I had to google Salacious Crumb I didn't know it had a name :) -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 11:58 2
      - now i'm shaking my head at you -- nm - moles, ex-federal agent Feb 17, 12:00 1
        
        I am not wise in the ways of the Lucasverse. -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 12:01
playon released an android app, so you can now stream hulu or netflix to your phone. - tRuMaN Feb 17, 11:43
Canadian PSA: Lotto Max is $43 million Friday and 6-49 is $41 million Saturday (lump sum, tax free) -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 11:40
Canadian PSA: Tim Hortons Roll Up The Rim To Win starting soon!! With more prizes... -- (link) - Beaker Feb 17, 11:39
Miss USA to compete on WWE's Tough Enough... - Remlik Feb 17, 11:39 6
- I'm amazed the Miss USA group would permit that. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 17, 12:24
- wait...wait...wait a God Damn Minute... - Mel Profit Feb 17, 11:42 2
  - Al Snow works for TNA now so he's not available. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 17, 12:24
  - you should ask Will Hunting. - groiny Feb 17, 11:46
- Finally, a way to combine her beauty pageant *and* pole dancing skills. -- nm - David Feb 17, 11:41
- if she wins (even if she doesn't), she has a ready-made, money making gimmick for her WWE debut -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 11:41
Discretion is the better part of valor. Even -- maybe especially -- for a news agency. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 17, 11:39
Word. -- nm - Jim Feb 17, 11:38 1
- Life. This is basic thuganomics. -- nm - Qale Feb 17, 11:42

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