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If you're not watching The Mentalist this season you're missing one of the best characters/performances on tv right now. - Max Feb 24, 19:26 3
- i am recording them, havent watched the last 5 eps or so -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 24, 19:28
- is the eye thing congenital or a thing he's doing for the role? -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 19:27 1
  - I was just noticing that. I haven't noticed it in other roles but it could have been there. -- nm - Max Feb 24, 19:29
I can't help but chuckle at myself when I catch myself singing along to Youth Gone Wild... - Stephen, Enemy of the RNC Feb 24, 19:25
Kate Bush and Rowan Atkinson sing together... -- (link) - Remlik Feb 24, 19:23 [youtube]
hmm, "a bit of fry and laurie" season 1 is avaiable for free at the amazon prime streaming stuff. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 24, 19:23 2
- also top gear, dr who, farscape, survivor, robin hood series. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 24, 19:29 1
  - dang, netflix doesn't have streaming survivor. -- nm - TFox Feb 24, 19:29
umm ......... blech? -- (link) - mud Feb 24, 19:22
I hate you all. I'm going to need to go to the bagelteria tomorrow morning before training. Those extra eight minutes of sleep? - miss amanda phones Feb 24, 19:22 10
- oh hey - can you get me a salt double toasted with butter and cream cheese? - JenBro Feb 24, 19:26 2
  - Our campus bagel store doesn't have salt. Only one store in town does, and they get like two dozen per day. - miss amanda phones Feb 24, 19:32 1
    - that's crazy ... we need to call their union reps -- nm - JenBro Feb 24, 19:35
- is tomorrow National Bagel Day? -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 19:23 6
  - Yes. Yes it is. (does that mean I can have two?) - miss amanda phones Feb 24, 19:26 5
    - OMGGGG ... we are double toasted soul mates!!! and sesame is my go to after salt -- nm - JenBro Feb 24, 19:27 4
      - I lust after jalapeno bagels - but I'm limited to 'everything' Bagel Thins... - MojaveMeg Feb 24, 20:12
      - ^5 for salt bagels. hell yeah. -- nm - TFox Feb 24, 19:27 2
        
        *big grin* you know you want a bagel tomorrow now right? -- nm - JenBro Feb 24, 19:28 1
        
        i want a bagel every damn day. makes me flashback to all those pre-skiing breakfasts of my youth. -- nm - TFox Feb 24, 19:30
Here in California we welcome our union overlords... - Stephen, Enemy of the RNC Feb 24, 19:14 10
- It's all the evil unions' fault -- nm - Prop 13 Feb 24, 19:16 9
  - It would literally kill you to acknowledge the unions have any fault in any state's budget problems, wouldn't it? - Stephen, Enemy of the RNC Feb 24, 19:21 8
    - I wish union employees wouldn't be (practically) immune to getting fired. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Feb 24, 19:26 3
      - that is my problem with them - dogbert Feb 24, 19:31
      - You should keep your job if 99% percent of your students fail your class, because 1% didn't. -- nm - Bacon Feb 24, 19:28
      - Not their fault!!! -- nm - Stephen, Enemy of the RNC Feb 24, 19:27
    - nobody held a gun to the State's head to force them to give them the deals - moles Feb 24, 19:24 3
      - Bullshit! Those raises paid for votes. -- nm - Bacon Feb 24, 19:40 1
        
        Also, "give us what we want or we strike" /= bargaining in good faith. -- nm - Stephen, Enemy of the RNC Feb 24, 19:46
      - offs - Stephen, Enemy of the RNC Feb 24, 19:26
Campbells' Tomato soup and a grilled Ham and swiss sandwich for dinner - amoxy Feb 24, 19:13 1
- oh man that sounds soooo much better than my filet o fish :( -- nm - JenBro Feb 24, 19:14
Here you go Ty. Three out of Four dollars in the general budget (Oregon) goes to pay compensation. - Bacon Feb 24, 19:10 20
- Same article says they aren't overpaid. So that mean layoffs and service cuts. - ty97 Feb 24, 19:12 14
  - I disagree with that editorial comment. As far as services to cut? After the pay decreases and increased health care sharing. I am open to debate - Bacon Feb 24, 19:15 13
    - So your equitable answer is that your salary should be stagnant while state employee's take a pay decrease. - ty97 Feb 24, 19:20 12
      - Dude read below. My property taxes have gone up $700 a year. THEY WENT UP! Government Salaries went up 5-7%! - Bacon Feb 24, 19:22 11
        
        did your property increase in value? -- nm - moles Feb 24, 19:26 1
        
        Well, I am now upside down vs. I used to be right side up. So...NO -- nm - Bacon Feb 24, 19:27
        
        You'd think the "Screw Redmond, Yeah That Guy" Bill would have gotten a little more press. -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 19:24 5
        
        Well, you would be frustrated too. Public Employees are like a baby seal it seems. Oh, no pain for them, they are so cute. -- nm - Bacon Feb 24, 19:25 4
        
        No one's said that, but you've offered two options so far - ty97 Feb 24, 19:27
        
        maybe you *are* Jim's FB friend. -- nm - TFox Feb 24, 19:26 1
        
        (giggling) -- nm - miss amanda phones Feb 24, 19:28
        
        Dude, I work in the newspaper industry. -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 19:26
        
        Well, I can say this. Because my house is being foreclosed this year. I can say my taxes will be going down. So there is that. - Bacon Feb 24, 19:23 2
        
        precisely why the higher tax brackets should go up. -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 19:25 1
        
        Well the bank gets to pay my property taxes next year. -- nm - Bacon Feb 24, 19:26
- one fundamental question underlying the debate is whether Oregon's public employees are overpaid. The objective answer is generally no. Not yet anyway -- nm - moles Feb 24, 19:12 4
  - Right. If there's inequity to begin with, then should one sector be allowed to catch up with the other sector? -- nm - mara Feb 24, 19:15 3
    - *pulls down all the other crabs* -- nm - crab in the bucket Feb 24, 19:19
    - there's absolutely nothing to stop private sector workers from organizing if they want to -- nm - moles Feb 24, 19:18 1
      - So instead of fixing the state budget shortfall we should all join a Union? Because you haven't said how to fix that problem. -- nm - Bacon Feb 24, 19:20
is anyone doing a fantasy baseball league? - J Feb 24, 19:08
Last month, South Korea special forces rescued a cargo ship captured by pirates. Here's a sequence of photos showing the operation. -- (link) - Mop Feb 24, 18:55
~/And if I only could, make a deal with God, and get him to swap our places/~ -- nm - Stephen, Enemy of the RNC Feb 24, 18:41 28
- Kate Bush is God. - the liioulu with Feb 24, 18:42 27
  - here's a picture from '85 -- (link) - mud Feb 24, 19:00 5
    - here she is with David Gilmour at the Secret Policeman's Ball... -- (link) - Remlik Feb 24, 19:14 [youtube] 2
      - She was his protegee, I think. -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 19:17 1
        
        yeah he discovered her and I think produced her first couple of albums -- nm - Remlik Feb 24, 19:22
    - awesome! was that in the UK or was it the one (I think) trip she made to the US? -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 19:01 1
      - Toronto -- nm - mud Feb 24, 19:02
  - This is one of those pretty stellar Placebo covers, though that mashup from years past is probably the bestest. -- nm - Qale Feb 24, 18:48
  - Who? -- nm - Stephen, Enemy of the RNC Feb 24, 18:44 19
    - oh come on. Even ty97 knows who Kate Bush is -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 18:46 8
      - (I lover you.) -- nm - miss amanda phones Feb 24, 19:09
      - I'd heard the name before, but didn't "know" who she was. - Stephen, Enemy of the RNC Feb 24, 18:54 1
        
        it's worth checking out her stuff. -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 18:57
      - I don't know who Kate Bush is either -- nm - Bacon Feb 24, 18:47 4
        
        every dude I know in college was in love with her. I'm not sure if she's to your taste. -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 18:48 3
        
        Thought it was a Pacific Northwest thing. I guess not. -- nm - the liioulu with Feb 24, 18:50 2
        
        she was HUGE among the college radio set. -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 18:51 1
        
        Uh-huh. -- nm - the liioulu with Feb 24, 18:51
    - A legendary avant garde Brit singer. She never does shows in the US (debilitating fear of flying or something). -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 18:45 3
      - she hasn't done concerts in 30 years period (stage fright) -- nm - moles Feb 24, 18:46 2
        
        her last performance in 2002 with David Gilmour doing Comfortably Numb... -- (link) - Remlik Feb 24, 19:19 [youtube]
        
        didn't realize, but it fits. -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 18:46
    - English singer/songwriter - moles Feb 24, 18:45 5
      - And where those lyrics game from. -- nm - the liioulu with Feb 24, 18:46 4
        
        I'm wondering where Stephen heard it. Did someone do a cover? -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 18:47 3
        
        Plcebo. They used it in one of the Gormagon episodes of Bones. - Stephen, Enemy of the RNC Feb 24, 18:50
        
        Placebo, among others. -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 18:48 1
        
        I heard a cover of it in last week's episode of NCIS: LA, of all shows. -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 18:49
Andy, you are right. I can stop and I will stop. Good call my man. -- nm - Bacon Feb 24, 18:38 37
- OMG, I just got here from FB. We have to get Sarah on ST. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 24, 19:06
- Dangit, I'm not seeing the brouhaha -- nm - Stephen, Enemy of the RNC Feb 24, 19:06
- I know you and your snarky tone. Assuming she doesn't, I can kinda see how you could read as a jerk. - ty97 Feb 24, 18:41 34
  - Yeah, I need to post there different than here. That was my bad. I still feel the way I do but I couldn't have worded my thoughts much much better. - Bacon Feb 24, 18:44 33
    - FWIW, I've always thought you were more well mannered here than on Facebook, which seems kind of backwards. -- nm - Qale Feb 24, 18:46
    - Understood, you don't need to apologize for feeling the way you do. - ty97 Feb 24, 18:45 18
      - Well my thoughts are the private sector has been giving for 3 years while the Public Employees retained a status quo. So to catch them up the cuts - Bacon Feb 24, 18:48 17
        
        Two completely different animals though. - ty97 Feb 24, 18:56 4
        
        That is all good. What would you do though? Raise taxes or cut Public Salaries? - Bacon Feb 24, 18:58 3
        
        Your entire state budget is salaries? - ty97 Feb 24, 18:59 2
        
        If you count pay and retirement is the majority of the budget. - Bacon Feb 24, 19:06
        
        also, raise taxes. -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 19:00
        
        why should public employees suffer because private sector employees might have? - moles Feb 24, 18:51 11
        
        Really? The example I used on Facebook was. I have had my wages frozen going on my 4th year. Public Unions in Oregon have had wage increases of 5-7 - Bacon Feb 24, 18:54 10
        
        how is that their fault? - moles Feb 24, 18:55 9
        
        Hilarious -- nm - Bacon Feb 24, 18:56 8
        
        Your logic is flawed. Just because you've taken pay freezes doesn't mean someone else should have to. - ty97 Feb 24, 18:59 7
        
        sounds like he's saying that he is tired of having a stagnant salary while having to pay increased taxes to pay for the raises state employed workers - dogbert Feb 24, 19:09 5
        
        Doesn't sound like his taxes have increased. Sounds like the *could* - ty97 Feb 24, 19:13 4
        
        my taxes have increased. DMV license is up. Gas tax is up. I could go on and on. Trust me they have raised our taxes and fees over the last three - Bacon Feb 24, 19:17 3
        
        fees are not taxes. Republicans know that -- nm - moles Feb 24, 19:19 2
        
        It's money out of my pocket to pay for Government. = TAX. You did see my IM with my $700 property tax increase right? -- nm - Bacon Feb 24, 19:21 1
        
        (he was being sarcastic) -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 19:22
        
        My comparision is valid. The only way to keep them in the same great situation is to raise taxes on me. OR they can share the pain with the rest of - Bacon Feb 24, 19:01
    - keep in mind your audience as well. Most of CCC's buds are thin-skinned lefties like him. -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 18:44 12
      - Nice. You have to paint a broad stroke about CCC's friends -- nm - amoxy Feb 24, 19:09
      - well, and its arguing with a stranger. friends of friends are not your friends. - TFox Feb 24, 18:57 9
        
        I agree, but my favorite FB moment ever is an STer lighting up my ex-boss. :) - Dr.Vermin Feb 24, 19:15
        
        Most of my friends would not go off like that, even if someone posted a strong opinion. - loosilu Feb 24, 19:00 3
        
        in general, if i noticed that happening, i'd either delete the arguer's comments, or delete the entire post. - TFox Feb 24, 19:02 2
        
        yeah, I had to smack him down. -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 19:02 1
        
        Oh, and there was that one time CCC and Mrs CCC got into an argument, ON MY WALL. - loosilu Feb 24, 19:03
        
        I admit, there have been one or two times where I was really, REALLY tempted to light up a friend of a FB friend but I decided - what wiggie meant to say Feb 24, 19:00 3
        
        SFAN. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 24, 19:03 1
        
        oh c'mon, you meant to say it. -- nm - TFox Feb 24, 19:03
        
        i've occasionally posted a Snopes link or something to diffuse obvious silliness, but always in a "excuse the intrusion but.." way. -- nm - TFox Feb 24, 19:03
      - Took the words out of my mouth. At least I figured out who bacon is. - spamlet Feb 24, 18:55
Jeff Probst's Survivor blog for last night. -- (link) - the liioulu with Feb 24, 18:37
in case you had nothing to watch, Swiss Chalet on monday starts broadcasting a 24 hour rotisserie chicken channel -- (link) - zork Feb 24, 18:36 2
- Amazing! -- nm - J Feb 24, 19:11
- haahaha - this is like the chipotle avocado cam! -- nm - JenBro Feb 24, 18:44
What CBS really needs to do is send a crew to the Bahamas with Charlie. - loosilu Feb 24, 18:33 4
- This week on Survivor:2 and a half men edition...... -- nm - the liioulu with Feb 24, 18:40
- or the Playboy Channel -- nm - peglegpete Feb 24, 18:38
- This is Spike's opening to get into the celebrity reality show business. -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 18:34 1
  - Sheen himself is at least 263 of the 1,000 Ways to Die. -- nm - Qale Feb 24, 18:39
OPEN THE BACKPACKS!! -- nm - zork Feb 24, 18:32
So tired. And because of a meeting time change, I now have to get up early to go bagel shopping *before* work. -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 18:31 24
- *wonders how hard that could be* I mean ... "I'd like an assorted dozen with two containers of cream cheese please" - JenBro Feb 24, 18:34 23
  - it's ty97 -- nm - moles Feb 24, 18:40
  - where is the good Lox? -- nm - peglegpete Feb 24, 18:39
  - My hotel is 0.2 miles from the office. The bagel shop is 11.5 miles from the office. :/ -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 18:37 1
    - this is where you put an ad on craigslist offering $20 to a person who'll bring bagels to you. - amanda "blue looper" jones Feb 24, 18:38
  - mmmm, bethelehem bagel co. "I'd like two banana, two jalapeno, two mixed berry..." beyond BBC, bagel shopping is "sesame, please." -- nm - amanda "blue looper" jones Feb 24, 18:36 16
    - This is the bagel shop we went to when I was a kid. Bringing a dozen home to brother and the parents. - ty97 Feb 24, 18:37
    - what's a BBC? I like salt bagels ... it's like a pretzel only sometimes better -- nm - JenBro Feb 24, 18:37 14
      - (psoiler) - moles Feb 24, 18:40 13
        
        *lightbulb over head* duhhh ... geeze - I can't believe I posted that ... we have a local deli where BBC is beef/bacon/cheddar sub - I thought hmmm - JenBro Feb 24, 18:42 12
        
        damn can you imagine how much fatter amanda would be if that was her breakfast? -- nm - moles Feb 24, 18:44 10
        
        I hate you!!! (my on campus training tomorrow morning is one bus stop away from the bagel emporium deluxe. I'll be even fatter tomorrow!) -- nm - miss amanda phones Feb 24, 19:12
        
        I know you are far far away just now - but don't you ever worry she'll deck you sometime in this life? - JenBro Feb 24, 18:49 8
        
        she knows my kryptonite - moles Feb 24, 18:53 7
        
        (I'm addicted to wordly for the iPhone now. Word dojo but with strategy. Every Zeno's bartender is hooked.) nm - miss amanda phones Feb 24, 19:15 1
        
        your lexicon treachery knows no bounds -- nm - moles Feb 24, 19:19
        
        :) I'll hang myself again and say I have no idea what that is ... but it's good of you to admit it! -- nm - JenBro Feb 24, 18:54 4
        
        this -- (link) - moles Feb 24, 18:59 3
        
        ahh ... this looks like great fun! -- nm - JenBro Feb 24, 19:03 2
        
        sure. fun. - moles Feb 24, 19:05 1
        
        I'll bet it happens often too :) -- nm - JenBro Feb 24, 19:21
        
        Or where LMS works. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with Feb 24, 18:43
  - I assume he means it's a time drain. -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 18:34 1
    - you know ... bagel delivery would be an awesome thing -- nm - JenBro Feb 24, 18:36
~A whole new booooard~ -- nm - Bacon Feb 24, 18:28 8
- She had it coming. how rude. -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 18:30 7
  - The first half of her paragraph gave me some sympathy for her situation. Made me think for about 2 seconds until I read the rest. - Bacon Feb 24, 18:36 4
    - yea, the first part kinda had a good arguement, but then she started in on the second part - dogbert Feb 24, 18:46
    - is that her annual raise? cuz that doesn't suck. Anyway, your reaction was completely understandable. - loosilu Feb 24, 18:42 2
      - No it is what they would have to have pay cut, and then pay into their benefits package. Pretty much what all of us do already. - Bacon Feb 24, 18:45 1
        
        yeah, I've done it. Hard for me to drum up sympathy, especially after spending time unemployed. -- nm - loosilu Feb 24, 18:50
  - "If you ever wonder why your friends on Facebook are acting like assholes, it's because you're friends with a bunch of assholes." -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 18:32 1
    - I have one FB friend who used to get into arguments with my other friends. I had to smack him down a few times. - loosilu Feb 24, 18:34

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