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Morning Brain. ;-)

There's always more to learn about Hockey.

by WordsOnIce on Jan 20, 2012 8:10 AM EST up reply actions  

gurgles

I’m definitely hitting over 60 hours this week

by Brainumbc on Jan 20, 2012 8:31 AM EST up reply actions  

Good morning all. I was playing Words With Friends with my friend a couple weeks ago and she quit on the last turn right before I could get 500 pts. Well we just finished a rematch last night and I got 502! Justice.

by bathwithtoaster on Jan 20, 2012 7:58 AM EST reply actions  

Morning Bath, and well done. :)

There's always more to learn about Hockey.

by WordsOnIce on Jan 20, 2012 8:10 AM EST up reply actions  

are you Alex Baldwin?

by Brainumbc on Jan 20, 2012 8:31 AM EST up reply actions  

Probably not, but he could be Alec Baldwin.

Nice guys finish first, but sometimes the season is awfully long.
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by STLSpidey on Jan 20, 2012 8:35 AM EST up reply actions  

i played ‘jihad’ in a game last night. I think i’m now on a list…

I’m just in it for the Schadenfreude. -D'ohboy

by Alz in the family on Jan 20, 2012 10:21 AM EST up reply actions  

It’s a fun list to be on.

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by sami426 on Jan 20, 2012 10:24 AM EST up reply actions  

I went into Manhattan for the New York Winter Society Ice Ball last night. It was a lot of good fun.

Once you take the fisting element out, it's not romantic anymore.

by Steckel Me Elmo on Jan 20, 2012 8:01 AM EST reply actions  

You socialite! Looks like a good time.

Nice guys finish first, but sometimes the season is awfully long.
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by STLSpidey on Jan 20, 2012 8:03 AM EST up reply actions  

So, when are you posting photos of yourself?

There's always more to learn about Hockey.

by WordsOnIce on Jan 20, 2012 8:10 AM EST up reply actions  

Unfortunately I didn’t have enough notice to go get a ballroom tux, so I had to resort a normal suit, but I’ll see what I can find when pictures get put up.

Once you take the fisting element out, it's not romantic anymore.

by Steckel Me Elmo on Jan 20, 2012 8:15 AM EST up reply actions  

Oh, that looks like wonderful fun! I wish I had known such a thing existed when I lived in NYC (if it did, in fact, exist 4 years ago).

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 10:23 AM EST up reply actions  

Morning All.

Happy Friday!

There's always more to learn about Hockey.

by WordsOnIce on Jan 20, 2012 8:10 AM EST reply actions  

Happy Friday it is, and yet somehow I have another full day.

I need a stunt double to go to work for me one day.

Nice guys finish first, but sometimes the season is awfully long.
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by STLSpidey on Jan 20, 2012 8:15 AM EST up reply actions  

You too!

Look at me, Dustin! I'm a F%^king Icon!

by highslot84 on Jan 20, 2012 8:41 AM EST up reply actions  

:( HI WOI.

I’m at work already, but the results of my first professional exam get released in just over an hour, and I’m a total wreck. I feel bad for my senior that she has to review my work.

by Vinn on Jan 20, 2012 8:47 AM EST up reply actions  

::hug:: Hang in there, Vinn. Deep Breaths. You’ll be fine.

There's always more to learn about Hockey.

by WordsOnIce on Jan 20, 2012 8:54 AM EST up reply actions  

I actually can’t. I mean, I want to, but I feel like any moment I’ll have a panic attack. Before I went to went to work this morning I found out my grandpa had a stroke last night, so this has been a fully craptastic morning .

And I thought Fridays were supposed to be good.

by Vinn on Jan 20, 2012 9:08 AM EST up reply actions  

Oh man! That’s awful! ::more hugs::

There's always more to learn about Hockey.

by WordsOnIce on Jan 20, 2012 9:09 AM EST up reply actions  

I PASSED :D WOOT. one exam down, two more to go.

I thought I was going to have a heart attack looking for my name.

by Vinn on Jan 20, 2012 10:16 AM EST up reply actions  

Congrats Vinn. Sorry to hear about your grandpa.

by Rather Bengt on Jan 20, 2012 10:22 AM EST up reply actions  

Congrats and sorry about the news about your grandpa

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by sami426 on Jan 20, 2012 10:25 AM EST up reply actions  

hugs.

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by RedBirdie on Jan 20, 2012 9:39 AM EST up reply actions  

Oh, Vinn. I’m so sorry. I hope you get good news on your exam so that you can relax and deal with the family stuff.

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 10:24 AM EST up reply actions  

Sorry to hear that brother. Same thing happened to my grandfather about 10 years ago, so I know how tough it is.

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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 20, 2012 10:26 AM EST up reply actions  

Aww, thanks everyone :D

I hope so. He’s 90, so I’m not sure how good his chances of a recovery are. I’m going to call home in a bit to ask. Hopefully it’s not as serious as it sounds.

by Vinn on Jan 20, 2012 10:27 AM EST up reply actions  

Mine was only 64 when he got his. Bad times.

Don’t smoke, kids. Please.

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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 20, 2012 10:48 AM EST up reply actions  

Baby shower tomorrow. After the hellish week I’ve had, I’m going to chug 20 Pisco Sours

by Brainumbc on Jan 20, 2012 8:32 AM EST reply actions  

What’s a Pisco Sour? I’m almost afraid to ax.

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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 20, 2012 8:57 AM EST up reply actions  

A peruvian drink

There’s a brandy that originates from Peru called Pisco, although it tastes more like tequilla

by Brainumbc on Jan 20, 2012 9:38 AM EST up reply actions  

Am I correct in reading that it’s GRAPE brandy? Yikes.

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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 20, 2012 9:45 AM EST up reply actions  

I think so.

Dude. It’s SOOOO gooOOOD

by Brainumbc on Jan 20, 2012 9:50 AM EST up reply actions  

I think I’d rather drink battery acid.

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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 20, 2012 10:26 AM EST up reply actions  

Most brandy, being distilled wine, is made from grapes. In fact, it was originally called “brandywine,” which Wikipedia informs me, comes from the Dutch “brandewijn” which means “burnt wine.”

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 10:28 AM EST up reply actions  

Ah! Good to know. Had no idea.

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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 20, 2012 10:48 AM EST up reply actions  

Heading to Penn Quarter to watch the game tonight. Anyone else have plans to head out and catch the game?

Look at me, Dustin! I'm a F%^king Icon!

by highslot84 on Jan 20, 2012 8:46 AM EST reply actions  

I hadn’t been thinking to, but I might be persuaded. Depends on my cash situation this evening.

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 10:28 AM EST up reply actions  

I was trying to get info on some specials they might be running. I know they tweeted about it but no specifics.

Look at me, Dustin! I'm a F%^king Icon!

by highslot84 on Jan 20, 2012 10:33 AM EST up reply actions  

Good morning all.

Failure is always an option.

by timmyv38 on Jan 20, 2012 9:18 AM EST reply actions  

Morning Timmy.

There's always more to learn about Hockey.

by WordsOnIce on Jan 20, 2012 9:21 AM EST up reply actions  

Good morning WOI.

Failure is always an option.

by timmyv38 on Jan 20, 2012 9:22 AM EST up reply actions  

Good morning bath.

Failure is always an option.

by timmyv38 on Jan 20, 2012 9:48 AM EST up reply actions  

The eyes of the squirrel are watching!

You’re the boss, applesauce.

by SethB on Jan 20, 2012 9:19 AM EST reply actions  

The badger hides at midnight!

by bathwithtoaster on Jan 20, 2012 9:46 AM EST up reply actions  

I’m making crabcakes tomorrow out of 3 lb of crabmeat.

This is going to be epic

by Brainumbc on Jan 20, 2012 10:22 AM EST reply actions  

Morning everyone and happy Friday!

"I wear tinted visor not to trick other players, but so hot girls in stands don't see me looking at them" - Alex Ovechkin

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by sami426 on Jan 20, 2012 10:24 AM EST reply actions  

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I like Laich, but I <3 Green
Keep the faith!!!!!!

by RockinRed4Life on Jan 20, 2012 10:34 AM EST reply actions  

Also, hi everyone! I don’t think I have really been around since New Years.

I like Laich, but I <3 Green
Keep the faith!!!!!!

by RockinRed4Life on Jan 20, 2012 10:35 AM EST up reply actions  

woah. Hello RR :D How you doin’?

by Vinn on Jan 20, 2012 10:44 AM EST up reply actions  

Have a bad cold…but am super excited. My boyfriend and I are going to Atlantic City this weekend. I have never been before. Got a super cute red cocktail dress to wear…maybe if I am bad at betting I can distract other people enough to win…hahaa.

I like Laich, but I <3 Green
Keep the faith!!!!!!

by RockinRed4Life on Jan 20, 2012 10:46 AM EST up reply actions  

That sounds fun! I enjoyed Blackjack a lot the only time I really gambled in Vegas. If the other people at your table and the dealer are chatty, it can be fun. I’m not so much a fan of slots. That just feels like giving money away, to me. I’d prefer if slots were like arcade games, that happened to pay out every so often.

I never played craps, but it always looked like a fun, social game.

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 10:49 AM EST up reply actions  

I have always wanted to play craps, but the rules are confusing having never played…I might watch a few rounds and see if I catch on. I plan to pretty much just play blackjack, since the odds aren’t awful, and there seem to be a lot of super cheap tables.

I agree about the slots, if it was a game or something, where skill was involved I would be more inclined to play…but just pulling a lever, it seems like even more dumb luck than anything else.

I like Laich, but I <3 Green
Keep the faith!!!!!!

by RockinRed4Life on Jan 20, 2012 10:51 AM EST up reply actions  

That was my issue. Craps just seemed really damned confusing. I tried reading descriptions of it, and just never could figure it out. I think reading the description right before going to watch would have been the way to go.

I liked roulette, because it seemed fairly easy to hedge one’s bets, but then I lost all I’d won at blackjack on the roulette wheel at the Hard Rock Casino because 00 came up twice in a row, which sunk my hedging. ;)

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 10:55 AM EST up reply actions  

I know nothing about craps so it felt like I was throwing money into the trash when I was playing it. Roulette and blackjack were fun though. I played $20 on black for my dad and let it ride until it hit $160. I chickened out, took it, and it still hit black the next spin. Good luck. Get rich.

by bathwithtoaster on Jan 20, 2012 11:02 AM EST up reply actions  

I know nothing about any kind of gambling other than slots. I’m really hopeless about remembering rules and stuff. I’ve always wanted to actually play at a casino, so if anyone’s game to teach me blackjack or poker… /ducks.

by Vinn on Jan 20, 2012 11:13 AM EST up reply actions  

I like poker, but I’ve never had the guts to play in a casino.

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 11:16 AM EST up reply actions  

Getting over that intimidation factor can be tough. Many frequent poker players bank on getting first-timers. Although, watching an old regular get busted by some drunk dude at his bachelor party playing poker for the first time is always pretty hilarious.

Eat, drink, and be merry! And then drink some more.

by SmallZ827 on Jan 20, 2012 1:38 PM EST up reply actions  

Blackjack is really easy to learn. I would suggest playing an online version or getting an app for your phone. There’s strategy and all but I think it’s more fun to find a low dollar table and have some fun with it. And if you’re in a casino you can always ask the people around you. They are usually helpful

by bathwithtoaster on Jan 20, 2012 11:18 AM EST up reply actions  

I like to play blackjack, following basic strategy — I play at http://www.hitorstand.net/game_l.html both to hone my strategy abilities and just to play for fun. I think there’s a page there that explains the rules too.

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by CapitalCentre on Jan 20, 2012 11:22 AM EST up reply actions  

oooh interesting, thanks! I’ll check that out. I’ve always felt like there’s strategy involved in gambling. I vaguely remember someone telling me that I was supposed to do something when I had 2 cards totalling lower than 10 (?). I’m sure there’s tricks to every game. What would I give to be crazy good with memorizing probabilities…

by Vinn on Jan 20, 2012 11:36 AM EST up reply actions  

There are charts that tell you what you’re supposed to do. I have one in my wallet right now. Casinos allow you to use them because even playing according to basic strategy, the odds are still in their favor. It’s only when you count cards that you can beat the casino.

by Joran on Jan 20, 2012 12:53 PM EST up reply actions  

There’s one slot machine that I absolutely adore, because to me it basically is a videogame that sometimes pays out money. Unfortunately, it’s not popular and has been phased out of all the casinos I’ve visited recently. (I’m a slots hipster.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQk8BGZQM9A

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by CapitalCentre on Jan 20, 2012 11:07 AM EST up reply actions  

That does look fun, assuming one can get the bonus game. Too bad it wasn’t more popular.

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 11:16 AM EST up reply actions  

ah, too bad you aren’t going next weekend as you could combine AC and hockey, ASG skills next Sunday. Have fun!

by sk84fun_dc on Jan 20, 2012 1:43 PM EST up reply actions  

Hi! Nice to see you! Happy New Year!

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 10:45 AM EST up reply actions  

Oh, that’s hilarious! VW taking their little kid Darth Vader thing another step. I wonder if it all grew out of those pics of the greyhound in the ATAT costume?

I love the Chewie sheepdog and the little Ewok dog. :)

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 11:08 AM EST up reply actions  

DYING! Oh. My. GAWD!

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by RedBirdie on Jan 20, 2012 11:20 AM EST up reply actions  

Buenas dias, gente del Rink! (Someday, I’ll learn how to do the upside-down exclamation mark. This is not that day.)

The wee sister’s sweet 16 celebrations continue apace. I am writing you from the frigid suburbs, as last night was the actual birthday. I came out to attend the family dinner, and, since my truck is dead, spent the night.

Today, I am going to pick up the karaoke machine we are renting for the final stage of birthday-palooza, which is the karaoke party on Saturday night that my fellow Billvette and I will be hosting for my sister and her friends.

Then, Sunday, I get to return home for a non-stop sports orgy (for work and pleasure) starting with Caps-Pens at 12:30 and running through all the football.

What are y’all’s weekend plans?

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 10:34 AM EST reply actions  

Upside down exclamation mark:

On a PC: Alt + 0161 (if you’re on a laptop, you may have to use the Fn button also to use the number pad)
On a Mac: Alt + 1 (as if you’re doing a regular exclamation mark but with alt instead of shift)

I still know most of the keystrokes for Spanish just from taking 5 years of it.

"I wear tinted visor not to trick other players, but so hot girls in stands don't see me looking at them" - Alex Ovechkin

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by sami426 on Jan 20, 2012 10:40 AM EST up reply actions  

Ah, thank you! I learned Spanish in a bilingual immersion elementary school (Oyster Escuela Bilingual of Woodley Park, represent!), and we didn’t have computers back then. Because I am very, very old. ;)

¡Ole!

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 10:43 AM EST up reply actions  

Hay no problema. For the rest of the shortcuts, here ya go

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by sami426 on Jan 20, 2012 10:47 AM EST up reply actions  

Good day Alice.

Caps game tonight. Final day at Trade show tomorrow 12-7 shift. Come home and watch hockey. Wake up Sunday and watch Caps-Pens.

by Rather Bengt on Jan 20, 2012 10:40 AM EST up reply actions  

Hello, RB! Not bad to have work bookended by hockey. :)

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 10:44 AM EST up reply actions  

morning guys.

last night we played shots hockey. simple rules: we play NHL 12, every time you allow a goal you take a shot. one game I lost 6-0.

"I was so drunk I thought a tube of toothpaste was astronaut food"
My Twittah!

by Wisco12 on Jan 20, 2012 10:35 AM EST reply actions  

morning

"I was so drunk I thought a tube of toothpaste was astronaut food"
My Twittah!

by Wisco12 on Jan 20, 2012 10:41 AM EST up reply actions  

Good (?) morning.

I like Laich, but I <3 Green
Keep the faith!!!!!!

by RockinRed4Life on Jan 20, 2012 10:44 AM EST up reply actions  

morning, woke up two hours ago feeling terrible, feeling much better now.

"I was so drunk I thought a tube of toothpaste was astronaut food"
My Twittah!

by Wisco12 on Jan 20, 2012 10:48 AM EST up reply actions  

Morning, Wisco. So, how’s the head? And what were you taking shots of?

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 10:46 AM EST up reply actions  

I’m alright, at first it was three olives and then later Canadian ltd. and then I drank other stuff later. I just drank a bunch of different stuff.

"I was so drunk I thought a tube of toothpaste was astronaut food"
My Twittah!

by Wisco12 on Jan 20, 2012 10:50 AM EST up reply actions  

Tell me your goals allowed were spaced out… otherwise, ick. 6 shots in a short span.

Hope you have gatorade on hand!

by Vinn on Jan 20, 2012 10:50 AM EST up reply actions  

they weren’t, those of you who play NHL 12 know games are usually 15-20 minutes and the rules state you must take it directly after the goal, so 6 shots in about 20 minutes. by the time we got to 5 I could barely follow the puck, which led to more goals. no gatorade either, pretty much no chasers at all.

"I was so drunk I thought a tube of toothpaste was astronaut food"
My Twittah!

by Wisco12 on Jan 20, 2012 10:53 AM EST up reply actions  

You were mixing vodka and whiskey? Blech. I don’t envy your head. I’d still be praying to the porcelain god at this point of the day.

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 10:57 AM EST up reply actions  

the only other rule was if anyone lost 10-0 they had to go outside (negative 5 last night) and roll in the snow in their skivvies. luckily that didn’t happen.

"I was so drunk I thought a tube of toothpaste was astronaut food"
My Twittah!

by Wisco12 on Jan 20, 2012 11:02 AM EST up reply actions  

ahaha i meant for your head now. But you don’t sound like you have a massive hangover.

Blech. mixing is tough.

by Vinn on Jan 20, 2012 11:14 AM EST up reply actions  

morning.

"I was so drunk I thought a tube of toothpaste was astronaut food"
My Twittah!

by Wisco12 on Jan 20, 2012 11:05 AM EST up reply actions  

further consideration of PIPA and SOPA have been put on hold.

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by RedBirdie on Jan 20, 2012 11:06 AM EST reply actions  

woo!

"I was so drunk I thought a tube of toothpaste was astronaut food"
My Twittah!

by Wisco12 on Jan 20, 2012 11:07 AM EST up reply actions  

Yay! Now, if only people would use the power of their representative democracy more frequently!

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 11:17 AM EST up reply actions  

suh-weet!

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by sami426 on Jan 20, 2012 11:18 AM EST up reply actions  

Way to go, internet!

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by Whiter Mage on Jan 20, 2012 11:19 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

It’ll get passed this time-ish next year when it’s cheaper to buy. MPAA/RIAA aren’t churning the same profit they once were and getting rid of websites they don’t want along with upping fees to Amazon MP3/iTunes will be how it happens.

Comrades, leave me here a little, while as yet 't is early morn:
Leave me here, and when you want me, sound upon the bugle-horn

by sydtron on Jan 20, 2012 11:39 AM EST up reply actions  

you think it’ll go up before this Congress ends in Decmber-ish 2012, or will they wait for the new Congress to get sworn in January 2013?

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by RedBirdie on Jan 20, 2012 11:41 AM EST up reply actions  

New congress — Democrats are going to take a beating and lose the senate and take some more losses in the house, congress is going to have a lot of new people that are cheap. Look at how fast Brown was bought up in Massachuessetts, and look at how fast Brown is going to lose his seat from lack of money. Granted Club for Growth isn’t the least bit interested in him (they don’t even seem to be primarying him from the right) as well as his previous bankrollers disappeared too.

In short, it’s happening. This time the lobbyists will get someone with a bit more constitutional know-how to write it instead of the wet dream SOPA/PIPA bill that got trotted out.

My guess is it gets rolled up in DHS or some other national security bill so that it’s more palatable to John and Jane Q. Public reading about the bill.

Comrades, leave me here a little, while as yet 't is early morn:
Leave me here, and when you want me, sound upon the bugle-horn

by sydtron on Jan 20, 2012 11:48 AM EST up reply actions  

much easier to stop a stand-along bill than to try and sink a national security bill or the federal budget (I’ve tried. I failed)

SOPA and PIPA have been such a shitshow from the start. It’s like a case study in how to make sure your legislation doesn’t get passed. I can’t believe they ever thought they’d get this stuff through as stand-alones.

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by RedBirdie on Jan 20, 2012 11:57 AM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, it was a shitshow. Still, it was nice for once not to have money define speech in a political context.

Comrades, leave me here a little, while as yet 't is early morn:
Leave me here, and when you want me, sound upon the bugle-horn

by sydtron on Jan 20, 2012 12:13 PM EST up reply actions  

I don’t think the mo3/itunes prices mean much. I don’t use either service, and I know I am not the only one. Besides, from what I understand the way the bill was written, from our talking about itunes or someone posting a link to a stream on a GDT could have lead to the whole site bein shut down, which is an absolute joke.

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by Whiter Mage on Jan 20, 2012 11:52 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Eating lunch at union station before going to work is probably the best perk any job can offer.

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by Whiter Mage on Jan 20, 2012 11:14 AM EST via mobile reply actions  

75 million and 3 mansions for Kobe’s wife in their divorce settlement.

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We don't have an outhouse
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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 20, 2012 11:20 AM EST reply actions  

And a partridge in a pear tree.

by Rather Bengt on Jan 20, 2012 11:22 AM EST up reply actions  

Remind me never to get married in California.

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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 20, 2012 11:30 AM EST up reply actions  

Just remember the pre-nup, and you’ll be fine.

"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."

by gfcaps fan on Jan 20, 2012 11:52 AM EST up reply actions  

I think that’s just shy of half if not half in toto.

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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 20, 2012 11:56 AM EST up reply actions  

holy crap

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by sami426 on Jan 20, 2012 12:02 PM EST up reply actions  

Etta James' passing shows that I need a life...

So I am reading an article about the passing of Etta James today, and there is a mention of the doctor who was taking care of her before she passed:


Court records show the 73-year-old entertainer also suffered from dementia and kidney failure. She had been under the 24-hour care of Dr. Elaine James, who is unrelated.

All I heard in my head was Joe B. telling me they were unrelated….

Aaaaaaaa!!!

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by MikeL-Pivonka on Jan 20, 2012 12:15 PM EST reply actions  

And it has been a very sad week for American Music with the passing of two legends: Etta James, and Johnny Otis, who was the bandleader who discovered Etta….

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by MikeL-Pivonka on Jan 20, 2012 12:16 PM EST up reply actions  

A sad week indeed.

And for those of you who aren’t familiar with her, if you ain’t got no Etta, you betta go get her! ;)

One of my all-time favorites. At Last (but poke around for other songs of hers. She’s amazing. And, hey, listen to Nina and Billie as long as you’re there. ;) )

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 12:31 PM EST up reply actions  

I’ll drink to that.

RIP Etta James :(

by Vinn on Jan 20, 2012 12:16 PM EST up reply actions  

That’s one thing I kinda get tired of hearing from Joe B. all the time.

That aside, RIP Etta James.

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by What Is Narf? on Jan 20, 2012 12:17 PM EST up reply actions  

...

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by Cap-O-Vens on Jan 20, 2012 12:41 PM EST reply actions  

That reminds me, I need to put in my order for the Belichick Sweater.

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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 20, 2012 12:47 PM EST up reply actions  

If Omar got that even close to Brady, he’s get called for Unnecessary Roughness…

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by Alz in the family on Jan 20, 2012 12:50 PM EST up reply actions  

*he’d

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by Alz in the family on Jan 20, 2012 12:51 PM EST up reply actions  

Question for the baseball fans here – semi-following the supposed wooing of Prince Fielder (who I don’t know much about except that he’s a “star”). As the stories crop up about one team after another dropping out of the race, is he destined to be the Tomas Vokoun of MLB this off-season? Or will having Boras as his agent blunt that?

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by gfcaps fan on Jan 20, 2012 12:55 PM EST reply actions  

The Nats will pay him $300mil

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by Cap-O-Vens on Jan 20, 2012 12:56 PM EST up reply actions  

Boras will blunt that, big time. and baseball is uncapped, so somebody will throw stupid money at Fielder.

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by RedBirdie on Jan 20, 2012 12:57 PM EST up reply actions  

Right. No salary cap means there’s no way he gets “Vokoun’d” because even near the end of the FA period people can still throw whatever they want at him.

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by SmallZ827 on Jan 20, 2012 1:42 PM EST up reply actions  

It’s a good question, because the giant-market teams (Anaheim has Pujols, the Yankees have Teixiera, and the Sox have Gonzalz), don’t need him, and the other two giant-market teams (Dodgers and Mets) are imploding financially. The Fish were prepared to throw a zillion dollars at Pujols, so it wouldn’t shock me if he ends up there. But if it’s not the Nats, I honestly have no idea.

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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 20, 2012 12:57 PM EST up reply actions  

Are the Cubs a major-market team, or do they just seem like it with all the press they seem to get?

by Rather Bengt on Jan 20, 2012 1:29 PM EST up reply actions  

They are. I"m not sure why they don’t get mentioned regarding Fielder. They have no first baseman, as best as I can tell. Carlos Pena was on a one-year deal.

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by STLSpidey on Jan 20, 2012 1:32 PM EST up reply actions  

I’m not sure he’s an Epstein Guy. And they’re rebuilding there, big-time.

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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 20, 2012 2:23 PM EST up reply actions  

it’s the Boras tactic. have fun with prince by the way, I’m sure you’ll get him

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by Wisco12 on Jan 20, 2012 1:24 PM EST up reply actions  

Good afternoon. Forgot my normal frozen meal lunch today, so I got seduced by the nacho bar in our cafeteria.

Also – we’re now at the point on Friday where my brain has rationalized that I don’t have to do anything more today, because I can do it over the weekend, when, in theory, I’ll have more energy.

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by STLSpidey on Jan 20, 2012 12:57 PM EST reply actions  

We are experiencing the lull of all lulls.

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by STLSpidey on Jan 20, 2012 1:42 PM EST reply actions  

I think folks took your Friday suggestion to heart. I know I’ve been in meetings most of this morning.

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by SmallZ827 on Jan 20, 2012 1:43 PM EST up reply actions  

Just got back from lunch after a way too long “lessons learned” meeting.

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by apk3000 on Jan 20, 2012 1:48 PM EST up reply actions  

Ooh, did you also talk about “best practices”?

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by SmallZ827 on Jan 20, 2012 1:50 PM EST up reply actions  

And synergies and value adds and work plans and . . . . .

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by STLSpidey on Jan 20, 2012 1:55 PM EST up reply actions  

Due care and diligence.

by Joran on Jan 20, 2012 2:02 PM EST up reply actions  

Heh, it was suggested that we develop some.

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by apk3000 on Jan 20, 2012 2:04 PM EST up reply actions  

I’m planning how best to celebrate after work with all the other successful exam writers tonight :D

no all-day meetings today, Spidey?

by Vinn on Jan 20, 2012 1:53 PM EST up reply actions  

Meetings all day but no all-day meetings.

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by STLSpidey on Jan 20, 2012 1:56 PM EST up reply actions  

CONGRATULATIONS! :)

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by RedBirdie on Jan 20, 2012 2:41 PM EST up reply actions  

I just got back from an emergency trip to the dermatologist. The minor itchy spot on my neck went nuclear. She says I’m having an allergic reaction to something. Most of my neck is red, inflamed and itchy as hell.

e_e

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by WordsOnIce on Jan 20, 2012 2:14 PM EST up reply actions  

She being the doctor, not the itchy spot.

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by WordsOnIce on Jan 20, 2012 2:14 PM EST up reply actions  

Yuck. Feel better.

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by STLSpidey on Jan 20, 2012 2:16 PM EST up reply actions  

oh no. Calamine? Um, ice?

by Vinn on Jan 20, 2012 2:17 PM EST up reply actions  

Hydrocortisone and Zirtec. Until I can get the prescription for the mediated cream filled.

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by WordsOnIce on Jan 20, 2012 2:20 PM EST up reply actions  

oy, hope it gets better soon

by bathwithtoaster on Jan 20, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions  

Thanks. I’m trying to ignore it, but it’s not easy.

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by WordsOnIce on Jan 20, 2012 2:40 PM EST up reply actions  

Oh, ick. I hope it gets better soon.

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 3:24 PM EST up reply actions  

Thanks. I have no desire to work at all and I have so much to do. Today’s been pretty much a waste.

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by WordsOnIce on Jan 20, 2012 3:25 PM EST up reply actions  

Can you just take it home to do?

:( get better soon.

by Vinn on Jan 20, 2012 3:29 PM EST up reply actions  

No, I can’t. I don’t have this software at home. I’m thinking Sunday.

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by WordsOnIce on Jan 20, 2012 3:30 PM EST up reply actions  

I was off getting a manicure. 30 minutes of indulgence.

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by RedBirdie on Jan 20, 2012 2:41 PM EST up reply actions  

Lovely! I haven’t had one of those in ages. I could use it.

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 3:24 PM EST up reply actions  

there’s a pretty good (and cheap!) place a couple blocks from the office. I worked 11 hours Tuesday. I figured I earned it.

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by RedBirdie on Jan 20, 2012 3:25 PM EST up reply actions  

Lovely! I haven’t had one of those in ages. I could use it.

Isolate that.

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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 20, 2012 3:27 PM EST up reply actions  

I was attending a meeting reviewing findings from a focus group. My conclusions: a PHD does not grant common sense, the general public is pretty stupid, and old folks should not be allowed to use computers.

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by SethB on Jan 20, 2012 2:45 PM EST up reply actions  

I got another one for you: 95% of MBAs are complete idiots.

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by RedBirdie on Jan 20, 2012 2:59 PM EST up reply actions  

Whenever someone tells me they are studying for their MBA, it makes me think of Tom Cruise in Cocktail.

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by WordsOnIce on Jan 20, 2012 3:02 PM EST up reply actions  

Seriously, tell me how a neurosurgeon does not understand a disappearing deductible on an insurance policy.

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by SethB on Jan 20, 2012 3:04 PM EST up reply actions  

Insurance is pretty damn confusing. Tons of jargon, rafts of charts. I enjoy doing my taxes more than open enrollment.

by Joran on Jan 20, 2012 3:06 PM EST up reply actions  

Oh not health or life, that can be very confusing. I’m talking property.

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by SethB on Jan 20, 2012 3:10 PM EST up reply actions  

Hey!

Actually, I agree, insurance is a pain. I’ve gotten fairly decent at it, but I think health jargon is right up there with tax law. Which is written by attorneys, dammit, not tax accountants.

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by gfcaps fan on Jan 20, 2012 3:12 PM EST up reply actions  

like the nationwide thing? seems pretty straightforward to me!

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by RedBirdie on Jan 20, 2012 3:08 PM EST up reply actions  

Exactly like that. Not too difficult to comprehend.

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by SethB on Jan 20, 2012 3:10 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, deductible is the easiest thing to understand.

by Joran on Jan 20, 2012 3:20 PM EST up reply actions  

Deepak Chopra has a PhD. That about proves a PHD does not grant common sense.

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by BetterOffWith28 on Jan 20, 2012 4:46 PM EST up reply actions  

Afternoon Music Check

Filter – Catch A Falling Knife

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Kathleen Edwards – Pink Champagne

by Joran on Jan 20, 2012 1:50 PM EST up reply actions  

Annnd, the first song that comes up is Scratch by Beats Antique. Typical.

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by WordsOnIce on Jan 20, 2012 2:15 PM EST up reply actions  

The universe is cruel.

I like Laich, but I <3 Green
Keep the faith!!!!!!

by RockinRed4Life on Jan 20, 2012 2:49 PM EST up reply actions  

Prince Far I – Don’t Deal with Folly

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by SethB on Jan 20, 2012 2:44 PM EST up reply actions  

Hey! We’ve just hit the middle of the 20th Century!

Everyone party!

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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 20, 2012 2:24 PM EST up reply actions  

Nice. I was putting together my writing samples and just re-read a short bio on Margaret Sanger that I wrote years ago. She started fighting for birth control access in 1914. Nice to see it took just shy of 100 years for the government to recognize its importance to basic health. (Also nice to see condoms included in the covered methods.)

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 3:30 PM EST up reply actions  

For some reason, the ads on my Pandora are in spanish today…

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by WordsOnIce on Jan 20, 2012 2:50 PM EST reply actions  

bappity bappity

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by WordsOnIce on Jan 20, 2012 3:10 PM EST reply actions  

Hahahaha. Awww.
Although I really must confess I prefer dogs over cats.

by Vinn on Jan 20, 2012 3:12 PM EST up reply actions  

They are more delicious.

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by SethB on Jan 20, 2012 3:13 PM EST up reply actions  

It’s all about the preparation.

by bathwithtoaster on Jan 20, 2012 3:26 PM EST up reply actions  

IT IS FINALLY HERE!!!!

End of the day Friday, going to meet up with an awesome girl I met a couple weekends ago. Most excited I’ve been in quite some time. Enjoy your weekends everyone!!!!

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by highslot84 on Jan 20, 2012 3:41 PM EST reply actions  

Yay! Enjoy and good luck! :)

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 3:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Thanks! If you should come to PQST and have a pint during the game, I’ll be wear a Winter Class BL21 jersey. :)

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by highslot84 on Jan 20, 2012 3:43 PM EST up reply actions  

Good to know! Thanks. :)

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 3:44 PM EST up reply actions  

later! best of luck dude!

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by Wisco12 on Jan 20, 2012 3:44 PM EST up reply actions  

Way to go! Have fun. :-)

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by WordsOnIce on Jan 20, 2012 3:46 PM EST up reply actions  

Good luck!

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by YvonLabresMoustache on Jan 20, 2012 3:47 PM EST up reply actions  

good luck!

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by sami426 on Jan 20, 2012 3:47 PM EST up reply actions  

hehehe

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by Wisco12 on Jan 20, 2012 3:59 PM EST reply actions  

I am sure that headline writer took great delight in that. :)

Seriously, though. Lobster vs. crabs? I pick crabs every time.

by Aliceanna on Jan 20, 2012 4:02 PM EST up reply actions  

I love government-official sports bets. I don’t know why, but they’re usually so goofy and fun and sometimes a window into the unheralded specialty of a city or state. Well, lobsters vs. crabs is obvious, but sometimes.

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