Imponderables- Life Lessons-boot to the head by MsA

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Originally posted by freelancertex:
but if it gives me a shot at a decent job, I'll stick it out.

awwww so young and innocent. Ain't she just the cutest thing?

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Thursday, October 7, 2010 1:14 PM

FREELANCERTEX

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa you're funny!! :P *hugs*

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Thursday, October 7, 2010 6:44 PM

ASORTAFAIRYTALE

Yeah...the thing is I know that college is not the key to a well paying job. Even if you do get a decent job you'll have grunches of debt that you'll be paying off forever.
And yet I keep doing it...sometimes I don't understand my motives. Maybe it's because college gives me an excuse to postpone the real world and just read a lot of history, which is more fun.

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Friday, October 8, 2010 6:36 AM

College is only useful when it's tied to a specific job like doctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, etc.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Monday, October 11, 2010 5:44 AM

Monday Bump

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Monday, October 11, 2010 6:15 AM

Zeek no like Monday. Monday bad.

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Monday, October 11, 2010 6:54 AM

Here's my Monday ponder for you. Who the heck uses 1 800 mattress? It really seems like it's marketed as a way to get a mattress NOW!!! Who has mattress emergencies? Do adults really wet the bed? What other possible market is there for that service? I just never understand when I see/hear a commercial for them. Who's calling?

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Monday, October 11, 2010 6:59 AM

I am pretty sure I do not want to know who has gotten whatever fluid on their mattress and I do not wish to be involved in the replacement.

However maybe they are catering to the impuslive shop a holics who suddenly feel the need for a new mattress

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Monday, October 11, 2010 7:00 AM

oooh I forsee a market with spouse killers

New Ad- Not sure what to do with that blood stained mattress? Are the cops likely to search your residence shortly? Then call 1-800-mattress for a replacement... if the cash is there, we do not care

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Monday, October 11, 2010 8:18 AM

Never fear NVG that's on the internet now. A good lawyer will find it. So, at least MsA will be brought to justice. That's some consolation, right?

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010 4:43 AM

Um yeah...

On the brighter side of things, Medal Of Honor is out today. We'll see how it turns out.

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010 5:04 AM

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Originally posted by nvghostrider:
Um yeah...

On the brighter side of things, Medal Of Honor is out today. We'll see how it turns out.

I think I've soured on first person shooters. They just don't do it for me anymore. I keep trying to get into ones that people say are good but they all feel the same to me.

Starcraft 2 still has me hooked for now. Which is also strange because I'm too lazy to learn all the ins and outs of multi-player. I pretty much do the same thing over and over and hope I win.

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010 5:31 AM

I would like to state that the above referenced comment was for the purpose of exaggerated humor and not in any way a declarative statement of intent....gigglesnort

ok seriously the IRS may actually be the least helpful agency on the planet

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010 6:24 AM

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Originally posted by MsA:
ok seriously the IRS may actually be the least helpful agency on the planet

No joke. They're pretty much designed that way. I just hate how they seem to purposefully ignore common sense. They setup all sorts of bureaucratic hoops for you to jump through just to be jerks.

My personal pet peeve is with poker taxes. They seriously say you need to have a hand written log of every single time you play a live game. For online you're sort of on your own at determining what a "session" is because you can play multiple tables at a time. They couldn't just make it simple and tax your net winnings. Nooooo that would be too simple.

I really bet they could make much more money if they just said "Hey we already get your W2 forms from your employers. We'll send you a bill and if you want to dispute it or claim anything other than the standard deductions then you have to fill out your forms." So, many people would just decide it's not worth it and pay whatever they come up with.

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010 6:48 AM

NAVYSEILS

Our version of the IRS is equally useless. They sent me a letter many years ago now telling me that they lost all my information and need it updated. I never did respond, just forgot. But I'm still getting taxed, so they cant be that much in the dark.

@NVG: If you manage to survive MSA's devious plans, you'll need to let us know how Medal of Honour goes. I had been planning to hold off and get call of duty black ops myself.

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010 8:07 AM

Zeek I love your plan... I am totally fine witht hat. And as you add kids on they just continue with the deductions. It would make things so easy no one would grumble

But Navy...how will you prove you exist

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010 2:37 PM

ASORTAFAIRYTALE

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Originally posted by Zeek:
Quote:
Originally posted by nvghostrider:
Um yeah...

On the brighter side of things, Medal Of Honor is out today. We'll see how it turns out.

I think I've soured on first person shooters. They just don't do it for me anymore. I keep trying to get into ones that people say are good but they all feel the same to me.

Starcraft 2 still has me hooked for now. Which is also strange because I'm too lazy to learn all the ins and outs of multi-player. I pretty much do the same thing over and over and hope I win.

Fallout New Vegas comes out soon too!
I've been hooked on first person shooters since I played Half Life, but I could never really get into strategy games like Starcraft, although I used to play Warcraft 3. My new obsession is Bioware games. I just need to find time in between obsessive studying to play some. :/

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010 5:57 PM

I have always been an air combat gamer and also into strategic warfare. I Have Microsoft's Aircombat I & II. I am now enjoying Activision's Rome Total War.

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Wednesday, October 13, 2010 6:50 AM

Ah the crazy gamers:)

Really never could get the enjoyment of it, but I'm glad NV is happy:)

Stuck at work today for a total of 15 1/2 hours...stupid open house.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Wednesday, October 13, 2010 12:13 PM

Who supplies the coffee? 15 1/2 hours would require several cups of java for me to survive that long.

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Wednesday, October 13, 2010 4:37 PM

Sadly there is no coffee....

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Wednesday, October 13, 2010 7:17 PM

I would die without coffee. I guess coffee around the youngsters is a no no.

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Thursday, October 14, 2010 3:54 AM

Coffee is icky. Drink pop

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Thursday, October 14, 2010 5:55 AM

I am sadly caffeine free...sigh

however I used to really love coffee... I miss coffee ( and pop)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Thursday, October 14, 2010 8:57 AM

Treated myself to a chicken sandwich and a McDouble then found this. Discuss (because I'm attempting to digest the afore mentioned food)

http://www.rgj.com/article/20101014/HOT/101014013/1321/NEWS

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Thursday, October 14, 2010 9:07 AM

I am laughing...and one of my students is laughing...

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Thursday, October 14, 2010 9:18 AM

I saw that earlier this week. I almost want to try it myself. The thing I can't comprehend is the bun. How does that thing not grow mold!?

Plus how come no one has another test subject? Go to a Red Robin or something and get a more upscale type burger to compare to. Then if they're drastically different I'll never touch McDonalds again.

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Thursday, October 14, 2010 10:49 AM

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Originally posted by Zeek:
Coffee is icky. Drink pop

I drink both. Being a hot drink, coffee is more inviting now that it is getting cold.

Do you guys remember the man who ate each item on the McDonalds menu and nothing else. He ended up in the hospital. His condition was serious.

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Thursday, October 14, 2010 11:34 AM

I find her "experiment" a bit off.

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Friday, October 15, 2010 5:41 AM

Plus she's an artist and can easily have varnished or fiddled with the food to prevent decay. I'd like to see someone replicate this under scientifically controlled conditions

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Friday, October 15, 2010 12:16 PM

It could be faked, but why? I guess if a person wants 15 minutes of fame they could fake it. I agree; the bread should have at least gotten moldy.

Also. Happy Friday everybody.

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Saturday, October 16, 2010 5:06 AM

ASORTAFAIRYTALE

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Originally posted by Zeek:
Coffee is icky. Drink pop

I like when people call it pop. Does anyone know if it's a regional thing to call it pop, or if it's normal and us on the eastern shore are just weird for only calling it soda?

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Saturday, October 16, 2010 6:09 AM

Some regions use soda while others use pop and still other regions go the full route and say soda pop.

We say soda in Wisconsin. At least I do.

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Monday, October 18, 2010 1:10 AM

NAVYSEILS

There's also differences over here in the UK. As far as I know, nobody calls it soda, some places in England call it pop and up here in Scotland it'll usually just be called juice. Fizzy juice if they feel the need to specify.

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Monday, October 18, 2010 4:30 AM

Fizzy juice!

I have a friend who travels to England once a year to take in their plays. He prefers the London theater over Broadway. Can't blame him. Have you heard the sort of thing they put on here in the states.

He mentioned to me that when you order a coffee in England they automatically put cream in it. Or maybe it was Japan. I get my stories scramble quit often. He quickly had to learn to insist on it being delivered black. I can see why nations go to war so often with all these terrible cultural differences. If any waiter, in the United States, served a cup of coffee with cream already added, they would be hung in the town square.

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Monday, October 18, 2010 4:41 AM

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If any waiter, in the United States, served a cup of coffee with cream already added, they would be hung in the town square.

As should anyone who serves coffee. Yuck!

So, I was watching Firefly on my phone during my flight home this weekend. I decided to watch Trash and I had an older woman in the seat next to me. I kept tilting the screen really far when naked nathan was on there so she wouldn't get flustered if she glanced over. hehe

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Monday, October 18, 2010 5:29 AM

As Darth Vadar would say. Coffee is dark for a reason.

Come over to the dark side. We have Tupperware parties.

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Monday, October 18, 2010 5:48 AM

I say soda..but again a regional thing

Love the fizzy juice, but what do you call actual juice> you know the kind that comes from fruit?

Ok gearing up for what is starting out as another hellacious week.

LOL on the naked Nathan...
I can see you now furtively tilting your screen...gigglesnort

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Monday, October 18, 2010 1:02 PM

Iwas thinking the same thing. If you asked for an orange juice would get a orange soda? Scratches head.

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Monday, October 18, 2010 2:32 PM

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As Darth Vadar would say. Coffee is dark for a reason.

Come over to the dark side. We have Tupperware parties.

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Traveler

And cookies!

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Monday, October 18, 2010 4:49 PM

NAVYSEILS

Fruit juice is also just called juice. If you wanted orange juice, you just ask for orange juice. If you wanted orange soda, you'd likely ask by a brand name such as Fanta or Tango or something.

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 6:46 AM

That seems inherently complicated... couldn't you just continue to call soda what it is??
Also mince... I have issues with mince. It implies strange things...

NV and boobies... definitely boobies:)

Also side note do not order a screwdriver in UK.. they will appear puzzled and if anything get you an actual screwdriver.

Kids pounding on door AGAIN!!! Can't they just go to class and do their freakin work without getting into trouble?

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 7:02 AM

Did someone say boobies? I'm awake! What's going on? Boobies ponder? I'm pro boobies myself. If there's anything this world could use more of it's boobies.

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 9:06 AM

Actually, there are more. Bra manufacturers have reported an increase in sales of larger bras and a demand for even larger bras. Evolution takes a step forward.

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 9:49 AM

I hate to burst your bubbles...so to speak, but big boobs are a big pain. Most women with big ones have a reduction to prevent the nerve damage, spinal fractures, and other fun...

But if it'll make you feel better the average woman's boobs have gotten bigger:)

PS why on earth is bigger better?????

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 10:29 AM

They're not a pain for the guy in the relationship

Bigger is better only to a point of course. However, the question is like asking why long hair is better (it always is even if some guys deny it...they're just being difficult). It's because it's unguylike. The human brain focuses on differences. If our eyes didn't shake slightly we'd be blind while sitting still (assuming things around us aren't moving). When we look at the female form we're looking at things that are different than the male form. Accentuating those just gets our attention all the better.

That's my clinical logic behind it at least.

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 12:08 PM

Bigger means we can see them from a greater distance. They are parked right in front, so not hard to miss.

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 4:30 PM

I'd have a decent answer for this ponder but sadly, I am a womanizer and like them all rendering this ponder moot for me.

Boobies?

Yes

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 4:18 AM