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Toyota recalls another 2,2 million vehicles -- (link) - Beaker Feb 24, 10:56 1
- should never have hired all thoose Microsoft Quality Controlers after all -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 24, 10:59
I need some Pho help. I ordered the Rare Steak (?) Pho. I got a canister of what I'm assuming is broth, and a bowl with stuff in it. - JaxSean Feb 24, 10:52 [flickr] 14
- ok there's just no explaining Pho -- nm - O'Reilly Feb 24, 10:59 1
  - heh. -- nm - Diva Feb 24, 11:01
- (is that your phone camera?) -- nm - amanda "training day" jones Feb 24, 10:58 3
  - Yes? -- nm - JaxSean Feb 24, 11:00 2
    - it's nice quality. that's all. -- nm - amanda "training day" jones Feb 24, 11:01 1
      - Ah. It's good for closeups. Far away stuff, notsomuch. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 24, 11:03
- after looking at the photo I can only assume the proper thing to do is throw it all in the trash and order a steak -- nm - dogbert Feb 24, 10:57
- pour out the broth, eat the bowl. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 24, 10:56
- pour the broth over the vegetable stuff. they packed it seperate so the heat wouldn't turn the bean sprouts + asian basil to mush while traveling - x Feb 24, 10:55 3
  - My first bite I ate the basil. That was too much, so it's in the trash. - JaxSean Feb 24, 11:00 2
    - How is the broth? That's definitely the most crucial part. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 24, 11:01 1
      - Also OK. It's very flavorful, I guess. I'm just not used to it. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 24, 11:02
- Just put it all in there and enjoy. -- nm - Diva Feb 24, 10:54
- Yes, put the broth in. You can use the sauce too if you want (I do when I have pho). Looks yummy! - Don Homer Feb 24, 10:54
*would very much like the holes at the end of his nose to stop leaking* - Mel Profit Feb 24, 10:50 6
- tissue -- nm - amoxy Feb 24, 10:58
- this is what happens when you insinuate that a vulcan would need *paper* for calculations. Sheesh. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 10:52
- *sticks something in Mel's holes* nm -- nm - groiny Feb 24, 10:51 3
  - I miss Vegas -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 10:54 1
    - no couch in the new condo? -- nm - Diva Feb 24, 10:55
  - *begins to say something...closes my yap...blinks...blinks again...looks at the camera and fumes* - Mel Profit Feb 24, 10:53
Wednesday TV ratings: Survivor up .1 in 18-49, Mr. Sunshine down 11%, Modern Family at a Season Low -- (link) - MDH Feb 24, 10:46 9
- I couldn't even get five mionutes into mr. sunshine. I like those people. why are they so crappy together? -- nm - amanda "training day" jones Feb 24, 10:52 2
  - I assume it's a curse that Perry has carried over from Studio 60. -- nm - Ender Feb 24, 10:59 1
    - or anders from joey and ted. -- nm - amanda "training day" jones Feb 24, 11:00
- along with NBC's worst Thursday last week I'm going to just chalk this up to the time of year. -- nm - Max Feb 24, 10:48 3
  - Or The Office was just that bad. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 24, 10:51 2
    - I could be wrong but I figure ratings are like box office. Weekend box office isn't a bomb because the people who went Fri didn't go Sun. - Max Feb 24, 11:00 1
      - I woulda turned the channel on the Office and NBC last week.... - Will Hunting Feb 24, 11:02
- the new Cosby Show! -- nm - moles Feb 24, 10:47 1
  - Wing Chau! -- nm - David Feb 24, 10:51
*sigh* Headline in my local paper: Triangle gas prices squirt a few pennies higher overnight. - HdnAgnda Feb 24, 10:46 2
- I can't be the only one that read pennies as "penises" -- nm - JaxSean Feb 24, 10:53
- And, of course, I read that as 'splurt' - and agree that's what gas prices are doing to us......yes I've been around ST too long :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Feb 24, 10:52
500 Guy tokens to whomever can tell me where this was photographed - Guy Feb 24, 10:41 [flickr] 9
- since they have tags of "snow leopard", I'm thinking Central Asian mountains -- nm - CQ Feb 24, 11:03
- Looks rendered -- nm - con_carne Feb 24, 10:51
- misty mountains -- nm - dogbert Feb 24, 10:45 1
  - where the spirits go. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 24, 10:52
- Mars South Pole -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 24, 10:44
- New Zealand -- nm - amoxy Feb 24, 10:44
- I would guess North American Rockies, but don't know where. -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 10:43
- Narnia -- nm - Epiphany Feb 24, 10:43
- Kansas. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 24, 10:42
LIR to nubby re your SafeZone sign. What does the Q in LGBTQ stand for? - HdnAgnda Feb 24, 10:35 20
- I saw LGBTQ+H the other day - Colonel Qadaffi Feb 24, 10:45 8
  - LGBTQ+LMNOP -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:48 1
    - LMFAO+LGBBQ!! -- nm - Qale Feb 24, 10:55
  - SafeZone for Hotties? -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 24, 10:46
  - Does the H stand for Haters? - Qale Feb 24, 10:46 4
    - Heterosexuals, which I guess kinda defeats the point. -- nm - Colonel Qadaffi Feb 24, 10:47 3
      - I guess it could stand for Heteros that are homo friendly, but yeah I can see how that's starting to get out of control if the original point was to - Qale Feb 24, 10:50
      - Hey, maybe that's what the Q stands for -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 10:49
      - Oh, attack of the good ole' autonick -- nm - celedhring Feb 24, 10:47
- Qale! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 24, 10:37 3
  - I always felt safe in my NubbyZone. -- nm - Qale Feb 24, 10:40 1
    - ~ You can stand under my nubrella (Ella ella eh eh eh) ~ -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 24, 10:42
  - ha! -- nm - dogbert Feb 24, 10:38
- Questioning -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 10:37 1
  - (possibly more commonly known as curious) -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 10:37
- Okay I just Googled it. Never mind. -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 24, 10:36 1
  - Gotta go elsewhere for my sandwich questions now. :P -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 24, 10:38
- quimby. -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 10:36 1
  - "Potatoes au gratin. That's a quality side!" -- nm - Mayor Quimby Feb 24, 10:37
- questions -- nm - dogbert Feb 24, 10:36
ST Quiz: New study has ranked the 50 states - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:35 63
- So, in theory, shouldn't these states then have both the lowest unemployment and the strongest economies? - Will Hunting Feb 24, 10:50 6
  - No necessarily. Regulation and living conditions also factor into corporate decisions. - spamlet Feb 24, 10:59 1
    - So.....low taxes aren't the cure-all....thanks for blowing the hole in that argument. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 24, 11:03
  - I would imagine corporate taxes would be included too since they're part of the overall tax burden. -- nm - Ender Feb 24, 10:55 3
    - nope, just says "residents" and "taxpayers" -- nm - moles Feb 24, 10:57
    - They do a separate ranking for corporate taxes. -- nm - spamlet Feb 24, 10:57
    - Reading the summation, and not agreeing with the USSC that corporations are people....it doesn't read as though it does. - Will Hunting Feb 24, 10:56
- They do this every year. FWIW, the Tax Foundation is respected in the tax community. - spamlet Feb 24, 10:49 1
  - Thank you. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:51
- AK must be in the lowest 2-3. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 24, 10:47 2
  - AK is #50 - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:54 1
    - WOO! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 24, 11:18
- TX -- nm - Epiphany Feb 24, 10:42 2
  - #45 -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:43 1
    - the Perry Miracle! -- nm - moles Feb 24, 10:45
- I don't understand this methdology. -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 10:38 11
  - Here's a link (no cheating) PDF has more methodology information -- (link) - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:39 7
    - Maybe I should say I don't understand the point of using this methodology. - ty97 Feb 24, 10:42 6
      - You have it backwards. - spamlet Feb 24, 10:54 3
        
        I'm still not getting it - let me explain what I'm missing better. - ty97 Feb 24, 11:00 2
        
        It's confusing to non-tax types, but they mean the income of all the state's residents. - spamlet Feb 24, 11:06
        
        I think it is the aggregate income of all the state's residents - znufrii Feb 24, 11:01
      - cause taxes are BAD! -- nm - moles Feb 24, 10:46 1
        
        I think studies about taxes and their impacts make sense. I'm (honestly) trying to understand how this specific study helps. - ty97 Feb 24, 10:48
  - Me either. Florida. -- nm - Loyola Feb 24, 10:39 2
    - #31 -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:40
    - when did ty change his name to florida? -- nm - dogbert Feb 24, 10:40
- NJ -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 10:38 2
  - *ding* #1 -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:38 1
    - *victory lap* -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 10:40
- MA? -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 24, 10:37 1
  - #11 -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:38
- California? -- nm - Loyola Feb 24, 10:37 1
  - #6 -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:38
- study by whom? -- nm - moles Feb 24, 10:36 24
  - A quick Google search indicates it's the Tax Foundation. -- nm - mara Feb 24, 10:39
  - Here you go - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:37 22
    - founded by "Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., Chairman of GM; Donaldson Brown, GM Financial VP; William S. Farish, President of Standard Oil" - moles Feb 24, 10:40 21
      - How does that influence their study? - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:42 7
        
        it's starting from a point of view that taxes are a "burden" for one -- nm - moles Feb 24, 10:43 6
        
        you realize that you are allowed to just look at the data for what it is, without asserting an implied context. -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 10:50 1
        
        Obviously he's not. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:51
        
        How does that influence them to unfairly rate one state higher than another? -- nm - Ender Feb 24, 10:50 3
        
        Speaking at a theoretical level, a group looking for a specific outcome could set their study up with a subtle bias in order to shift or get the - ty97 Feb 24, 10:51 1
        
        Theoretically, I agree. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:52
        
        *ding* -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:50
      - "In 1989, Citizens for a Sound Economy, a conservative group founded and funded by the owners of Koch Industries, purchased the Tax Foundation" - moles Feb 24, 10:41 12
        
        Let's turn this post into a Tea Party bashing session! Woohoo! - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:43 11
        
        Okay! - znufrii Feb 24, 10:48
        
        gosh if we could just live in the magical world of Ronald Reagan where nobody paid taxes for anything and there wasn't any government holding us back - moles Feb 24, 10:44 8
        
        *thread hijack alert* -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:46 7
        
        This sub-thread kinda went off the rails when you invoked the tea party bashing defense out of left field -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 10:47 1
        
        (after Koch was brought into this) - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:49
        
        you were the one who conveniently omitted the source -- nm - moles Feb 24, 10:47 1
        
        F off. - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:48
        
        Red Alert! -- nm - William Riker Feb 24, 10:47 2
        
        you always knew when Riker called for a Red Alert that it was serious. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 24, 10:56 1
        
        Usually cause that pussy Picard couldn't stay on the Enterprise - amoxy Feb 24, 11:01
        
        the poor, poor teabbaggers. everyone is picking on them. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 24, 10:44
- NY, Conn -- nm - Ender Feb 24, 10:36 1
  - #2, #3 -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:36
- ill -- nm - dogbert Feb 24, 10:35 1
  - 13 -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:36
Is it just me, or does anyone else wonder if Usama Bin Laden likes Rhianna's songs... -- nm - Loyola Feb 24, 10:34 3
- only "the lion king" -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 24, 10:40
- Osama.. what's my name? Osama... what's my name? -- nm - Qale Feb 24, 10:35 1
  - *laughing* -- nm - Loyola Feb 24, 10:35
Reuters: Ugandan president says he may release rap album -- (link) - con_carne Feb 24, 10:30 6
- won't the UN do something to prevent the release of more cruel torturous rap, oh the humanity -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 24, 10:33
- featuring Hosni and Muammar -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 24, 10:33
- unless his demands are met? -- nm - prayformojo Feb 24, 10:32
- under the name Kamala? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 10:31
- is the whole album going to be about sticks? -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 10:31 1
  - nah there will be some stuff about rocks too -- nm - sycor Feb 24, 10:32
Dr. V from b2: If they believe their job is to prevent a bill from passing since they can't stop it otherwise, and they think they're representing - Qale Feb 24, 10:29 6
- Semantics. They may believe that's their DUTY or their RESPONSIBILITY, but their JOB is to sit in the Capitol and do their work. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 24, 10:41 1
  - Well you can't spell 'Semantics' without 'seman.' -- nm - Qale Feb 24, 10:48
- The WI bill also does away with Medicare and Badgercare for low income people. -- nm - Amy Feb 24, 10:32 1
  - What about Mushroom Mushroom and Snake... Snaaaake... there's a Snake? -- nm - Qale Feb 24, 10:33
- except, the unions have agreed to the cost cuts, so at least one side has shown a willingness to compromise. -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 10:31 1
  - The dems can't come back until the current bill is off the table. They'll spring it on them as soon as the gavel hits. It's a tight spot. -- nm - Qale Feb 24, 10:34
She was named Janous and turned out to be a liar? how did they not see that coming? -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 10:26
"SEX PARTY!" - Mel Profit Feb 24, 10:26 2
- If Michelangelo had Facebook, the Sistine Chapel ceiling would still be white. *laughing* I should be packing but I'm on FB. -- (link) - CrankYanker Feb 24, 10:28 1
  - this should not be here. -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 24, 10:29
I'm not going to be one of those pushy parents because I had to deal with that and It sucked, but... - CQ Feb 24, 10:25
US Army 'used psychological operations on US politicians'... -- (link) - Don Homer Feb 24, 10:25 3
- Isn't that just call "PR"? -- nm - Ender Feb 24, 10:33 2
  - US corporations try and conduct psychological operations on me 150 times a night. -- nm - Ender Feb 24, 10:34 1
    - I'm not familiar with psy-ops, but the story states "The army strictly prohibits the use of psy-ops on US citizens." - ty97 Feb 24, 10:36
[an error occurred while processing this I just wanna make an omelette directive] -- nm - Qale Feb 24, 10:24
"Who's there?" "Hired goons." "Hired goons?" *opens the door* -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 24, 10:24
Post Angry 3D -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 10:23 3
- I would know if he was really able to deliver that "You can't stop me...." line with a straight face. -- nm - prayformojo Feb 24, 10:28
- I am so not angry today. (note to ST, this is not some sort of challenge) -- nm - Amy Feb 24, 10:25 1
  - It's not? Are you making a rule about challenges?!?! KEEP YOUR RULES OFF MY BODY! -- nm - jackdawson Feb 24, 10:26

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