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SXSW is offering a free 22-track festival sample on ITunes. Bright Eyes, Lucinda Williams, G. Love, Talib Kweli, The Civil Wars, Toro Y Moi, -- (link) - ty97 Mar 9, 09:27 1
- Lucinda! -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 09:28
"Wall St. vs. Main St." -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 9, 09:26 1
- I thought Walmart already killed Main St. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 09:27
Sharp Dress Man (or Woman) Poll: When was the last time you wore a suit? -- nm - Andie Mar 9, 09:21 58
- I wear a suit, minus the jacket, to work every day. Does that count? - Stephen, Winning Here, Winning There Mar 9, 09:40
- Couple of weeks ago for business meetings while I was in Japan -- nm - JD Mar 9, 09:34
- Let's see...I only wear suits (tuxes) at Prom and Weddings. So, my suit history is like this - Jim Mar 9, 09:33
- The Kelly Hunting Wedding I believe. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 9, 09:32
- At my wedding -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 09:31
- Few weeks ago. -- nm - MDH Mar 9, 09:29
- two or three weeks ago to see a recruiter who called me. will do again next wednesday with his client -- nm - zork Mar 9, 09:27
- month ago to a wedding receptiony thing. - Will Hunting Mar 9, 09:26 3
  - that reminds me, I'm thinkinng of getting a new one for my upcoming wedding receptiony thing. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 09:27 2
    - I got a new one free when I got married. I could get a free tux rental or $400 suit voucher. Hrmmmm, let me think....... - Will Hunting Mar 9, 09:36 1
      - nice -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 09:38
- July -- nm - con_carne Mar 9, 09:26
- Tux at my sister's wedding last summer. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 9, 09:24 2
  - that aint a suit! - loosilu Mar 9, 09:25 1
    - Uh, why wouldn't it be? -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 09:26
- Friday last week. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 09:24
- last year for a bday dinner -- nm - Remlik Mar 9, 09:23
- December 5th -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 09:23
- a December board meeting. I should buy one for my wedding next month. -- nm - Max Mar 9, 09:22 6
  - Wait until you lose those 30 pounds, cheater!! -- nm - miss amanda phones Mar 9, 09:26
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  - You think it will still fit you in a many years when you might need it? -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 09:25
  - Who's the lucky 21 year old? -- nm - ty97 Mar 9, 09:24
  - suits and a beach in tahiti don't go together buy a havaii shirt :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 09:24
  - congrats! -- nm - Andie Mar 9, 09:23
- I guess August 2009, when I last presented at a large conference. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 09:22
- yesterday. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 9, 09:22 21
  - interview? -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 09:25 20
    - yeah. things are going very slow for me. - groiny Mar 9, 09:26 19
      - Best wishes....you deserve a turn of good luck. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 9, 09:31 2
        
        if I hear one more time "you know, your field is kind of specialized..." - groiny Mar 9, 09:33 1
        
        Yeah, in my case, I didn't even get the training/certs to really get accredited so I'm even more 'special'. - Will Hunting Mar 9, 09:35
      - I can't imagine how frustrating it is :/ -- nm - ty97 Mar 9, 09:31
      - Don't let the bastards get you down. -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 09:29
      - : ( -- nm - Andie Mar 9, 09:28 2
        
        I swear, it infuriates me that my life has taken me in the direction it has. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 9, 09:29 1
        
        i understand. i'm truly sorry Wes. -- nm - Andie Mar 9, 09:29
      - best wishes dude. (and your wife too) -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 09:27 9
        
        shit, she started a new job today already. - groiny Mar 9, 09:28 8
        
        That's good, at least. -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 09:29
        
        that's awesome. at least it takes off some of the pressure. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 09:29 5
        
        not really, still I have no health insurance. - groiny Mar 9, 09:30 4
        
        Yeah, that's my scariest thoughts if I end up without.... - Will Hunting Mar 9, 09:32 2
        
        as it is, my back issues are gonna run me damn near 10 grand out of pocket. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 9, 09:33 1
        
        Damn dude. That sucks. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 9, 09:36
        
        that totally blows. best wishes. I know how much it sucks. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 09:31
        
        that's good. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 09:29
      - been there. you have my sympathies. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 09:27
- 1992 -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 09:22
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- probably about 6 months ago -- nm - decline Mar 9, 09:22
- I wore sort of a suit-y dress last week. I'm wearing a jacket today. -- nm - Kim Pine Mar 9, 09:22 4
  - i've become very pro-day-dress again. -- nm - Andie Mar 9, 09:23 3
    - I'm wearing a dress today. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 09:24 2
      - and no underwear?? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 09:25 1
        
        why start now? -- nm - zork Mar 9, 09:29
- a funeral, Dec 31. before that? probably over a year. - Andie Mar 9, 09:21
- May 2010 in Hiroshima. -- nm - ty97 Mar 9, 09:21
FC Schalke 04 is pritty mutch dessolving here a few houers before the Champions League game - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 09:16
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- I wonder if Lebron would decide differently if he could do it over again? - Don Homer Mar 9, 09:19 2
  - I'd have to think he'd do it a lot less dickish. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 9, 09:33
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YDC: My brother is going back to look at that dog today, and taking me with him. They told him the dog was part of a pair, but the website does not - ty97 Mar 9, 09:15 8
- tranny dog? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 09:18
- ::ears perk up:: -- nm - Znu::ea Mar 9, 09:17
- He can offer to adopt one. They may say yes. -- nm - mara Mar 9, 09:16 5
  - He tried to adopt one yesterday and they said "nope, they are a pair". He's like "don't you WANT your dogs adopted?" - ty97 Mar 9, 09:18 4
    - our local shelter is like that with cats. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 09:26
    - It's probably just a hard sell to get you to take two of them off their hands. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 09:20 2
      - Not really. -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 09:22
      - The dogs apparently lived together before being given to the shelter. Still, it's hard to find someone who's looking to adopt two at a time. -- nm - ty97 Mar 9, 09:21
don't worry hyde, "it's on like Grey Poupon" is ready and willing to take Donkey Kong's place -- nm - moles Mar 9, 09:14
LIR - I want the C word taken out of the world forever - I don't care how often the Brits use it - I cringe every time I hear it. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 9, 09:12 10
- /smirks, kicks you in the face -- nm - Hit Girl Mar 9, 09:25 1
  - hey baby, what are you doing later? nm -- nm - Capsturn Mar 9, 09:26
- I never understood the disdain for that word. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 9, 09:24 1
  - hard to explain. it's a visceral thing. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 09:30
- because I wondered: The earliest citation is in 1972 in the Oxford English Dictionary and apparently is based on a London street name - ty97 Mar 9, 09:24
- peach -- nm - Albanians Mar 9, 09:16
- yeah, I hate it. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 09:14
- criminy? -- nm - decline Mar 9, 09:14
- Cheerio, bitch. -- nm - ty97 Mar 9, 09:13
- crikey? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 09:13
WooHoo! I am the highest rated commenter on YouTube! -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 09:08 1
- "Your comments clearly suck more than anyone else on the site!" -- nm - YouTube Mar 9, 09:16
LYC: Oh God. A close friend of mine who lives far away is giving up Internet for Lent. - con_carne Mar 9, 09:08 2
- How inconsiderate. -- nm - mara Mar 9, 09:08 1
  - (I meant to put a smiley in there somewhere...) -- nm - con_carne Mar 9, 09:09
I know this won't mean anything to most people here, but I'm kinda shocked/bummed: The Dobie Theater in Austin closed. -- nm - ty97 Mar 9, 09:06 1
- I think "shocked/bummed" was the title of a series of bum fight videos in the 90s. -- nm - Ender Mar 9, 09:18
This is such an excellent excuse. I think I'll adapt it -- maybe, "I fool around on ST because I'm such a hard worker." -- (link) - mara Mar 9, 09:03 3
- I can't see Newt in those pictures - amoxy Mar 9, 09:09
- reminds me of a certain SNL skit featuring Dan Aykroyd and Steve Martin ...... -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 9, 09:08 [youtube]
- Scum/Villainy 2012! -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 09:05
And....that interview went fantastic. I'm not even joking. - Will Hunting Mar 9, 09:00 24
- See? Nice things do happen to good peeps! -- nm - OAE Mar 9, 09:34
- nicey! -- nm - JaxSean Mar 9, 09:32
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- Good Luck! -- nm - MDH Mar 9, 09:19
- sexy -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 09:15
- good for you! -- nm - Diva Mar 9, 09:14
- yay! good luck. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 09:12
- best wishes and good luck! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 9, 09:11
- *fingers crossed* You're due for some awesome news. -- nm - ty97 Mar 9, 09:09
- good for you! Buffet night at Outback on Will! -- nm - Remlik Mar 9, 09:07
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- Great. Hope it works out for you. You're due for a break. -- nm - pmb Mar 9, 09:04 1
  - If this happens, with Kelly's news yesterday....I'm playing Powerball. - Will Hunting Mar 9, 09:12
- Hooray!!!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Mar 9, 09:03
- Best wishes! -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 09:03
- Excellent -- nm - con_carne Mar 9, 09:02
- nice! -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 09:02
- hell. fucking. yes. -- nm - TFox Mar 9, 09:02
- good luck. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 9, 09:01
- /fingers crossed. Good luck! -- nm - decline Mar 9, 09:01
- awesome! -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 09:00
- good luck -- nm - zork Mar 9, 09:00
- Nice! Crossing my fingers for you. -- nm - mara Mar 9, 09:00
- Sending good thoughts! -- nm - amoxy Mar 9, 09:00
US Economy better prepared for higher fuel costs this time -- (link) - znufrii Mar 9, 08:59
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I would consider a Fedora. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 08:56 8
- There's pictures of me on Facebook wearing a fedora in college. -- nm - Mop (209 lbs) Mar 9, 09:16
- I'd love a comeback for hats, I just don't think I could pull it off. -- nm - Ender Mar 9, 09:15
- I have an Indiana Jones had in my office I sometimes wear when it rains and I've forgotten my umbrella. -- nm - Max Mar 9, 09:09 1
  - Bring me the had of Indiana Jones!!! -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 09:13
- That is an unavoidable hat style now. I see those everywhere. -- nm - con_carne Mar 9, 09:01
- i prefer ubuntu - decline Mar 9, 08:57 2
  - CentOS FTW! -- nm - oblique Mar 9, 08:58 1
    - You look like you could use some Gentoo -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 09:00
Has anyone seen 'The Room'? -- nm - ty97 Mar 9, 08:52 9
- I'll take "Phrases you don't want to hear after meeting Dignan" for $200 -- nm - zork Mar 9, 08:58
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  - Do we all look alike to you, straighty? -- nm - ty97 Mar 9, 08:55 5
    - don't be silly. we all know JackDawson is the latino one. -- nm - mafic Mar 9, 08:59 2
      - drunk! Latino one -- nm - Epiphany Mar 9, 09:12 1
        
        this - Spawn Mar 9, 09:17
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    - You should all wear different hats so we can tell you apart. -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 08:55
- Is this more about your condo? -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 08:53
LIRban: "how come" or "I seen" -- nm - zork Mar 9, 08:52 9
- Hi. -- nm - lileve Mar 9, 09:20 1
  - hi back -- nm - zork Mar 9, 09:31
- also "cheers" when used as goodbye, especially in emails -- nm - zork Mar 9, 09:00 6
  - you'd handicap the business of this entire nation. I occasionally get variations on regards, but cheers is by far the most common. -- nm - mafic Mar 9, 09:07 2
    - adds Oz and Kiwiland to the exception list -- nm - zork Mar 9, 09:20
    - "Regards" is standard in our industry. -- nm - con_carne Mar 9, 09:09
  - Hmm. I use it in ika a lot. -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 09:05
  - Isn't that one of the BBC-A phrase imports? - con_carne Mar 9, 09:04 1
    - if you're from the UK you get a pass on this one. -- nm - zork Mar 9, 09:07
Go, Dog! Go! -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 08:50 2
- Will you skype and read this to Logan? I just can't read it another time. -- nm - Amy Mar 9, 09:02
- Sit, Ubu! Sit! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 9, 08:51

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