05-14-2012, 12:03 PM | #8251 |
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sounds like your lunch...
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05-14-2012, 12:22 PM | #8252 | |
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Didn't you ever have a beaker or something explode on you in chemistry class because you took hot ceramic/glass and poured cold water on it? We destroyed an aluminum cooking pot by doing this once: the temperature differential popped off the bottom which was a different type of metal. That said, Consumer Reports has been on a tear for a year or more, because the companies that make/sell glass cookware in the US have switched to a cheaper process that seems to not stand up to the heat gradients as well. Folks have had some of these explode just pulling them out of the oven. Aha, found the link: Glass cookware: Consumer Reports
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05-14-2012, 12:37 PM | #8253 |
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BOOO HISS *laughing* @Gstelmack: Nope. I'd remember if anything like that happened.
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05-14-2012, 12:57 PM | #8254 |
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05-14-2012, 01:23 PM | #8255 |
College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Jan 2008
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1. read news/blog post
2. read comments. get angry 3. get angry at self for getting angry 4. close browser. stare at desktop. contemplate human condition 5. sigh 6. rinse 7. repeat |
05-14-2012, 02:51 PM | #8256 |
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ashburn, VA
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I dislocated my thumb about 6 weeks ago. I know, this comes as no surprise to anyone here.
I just got back from my doc and he used the bad "s" word. Turns out that as a result, I seem to have inflamed the sesamoid bone in my thumb and that hasn't responded to conservative treatments. As such, he gave me an injection today and we'll re-evaluate in 3 weeks. This is posting here because I had never really heard much of this, but from my Google searching, it appears that I have Turf Toe in my thumb. It's a damn good thing I'm not a horse. /tk
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05-14-2012, 03:14 PM | #8257 |
This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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It really feels like ESPN is trying way too hard to push soccer on the US. It's one thing to show some international games - it's a sports channel, I think that's the kind of thing they should be doing more of - but within the past couple of months they are including soccer scores during Sportscenter on ESPNRadio, putting soccer on the front page of ESPN.com, making sure to include 1 or 2 soccer plays in the tops plays on Sportscenter, etc. It just feels so forced and part of a deliberate attempt to swamp people with soccer so they have to be exposed to it, whether they want to or not. I assume money is dictating the forced increase in coverage, much in the same way that they have decreased hockey coverage because they've got no financial stake in that league's health.
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05-14-2012, 03:24 PM | #8258 | |
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It wouldn't be so bad if they had people with a semblance of soccer knowledge of SportsCenter. Watching them consistently mispronounce names is cringe-worthy. Not to mention ESPN.com's soccer bloggers/writers are awful. I love that they're showing more and more Premier League games. Part of this is undoubtedly the huge deal ESPN UK has with the Premier League.
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05-14-2012, 03:32 PM | #8259 | |
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Location: the yo'
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Your history of hand injuries
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05-14-2012, 03:51 PM | #8260 |
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
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Weed whacking/trimming/eating/other suggestively sexual words/whatever is the shittiest job. Nothing like wearing slacks outside so that your legs dont get all gnawed up.
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05-14-2012, 04:47 PM | #8261 | |
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Location: Dayton, Ohio
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I do this all the time. I even try and tell myself prior that im doing for entertainment and wont be disgusted. Doesn't work. |
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05-14-2012, 04:49 PM | #8262 |
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Celebrating 20 Years of Wolfenstein 3D - The Game That Started It All
Wolfenstein 3D via browser. Awesome.
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05-14-2012, 08:57 PM | #8263 |
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Location: Colorado Springs
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Lovely cap to a fairly annoying day.
Wife goes out to get us dessert. Comes back, sets my chocolate shake of awesome on the garage step to open the door. Shake tips, my garage is now the recipient of a tasty treat. I, am not. |
05-14-2012, 09:37 PM | #8264 |
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Location: Madison, WI
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It should've stuck to the cup, no?
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05-14-2012, 10:05 PM | #8265 |
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I'm surprised I have yet to see a custom Detroit Lions jersey with the number "420" on it.
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05-14-2012, 10:14 PM | #8266 | |
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Sounds like having your doctor's number on speed dial..
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Ok, I couldn't resist the Ongoing thing with the spoiler,
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05-15-2012, 12:03 AM | #8267 |
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05-15-2012, 03:28 AM | #8268 |
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This whole spoiler thing is fishy...
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05-15-2012, 10:00 AM | #8269 |
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Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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Ugh. Just had a home appraisal (part of a re-fi). The picture is not a pretty one around here.
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05-15-2012, 10:37 AM | #8270 |
This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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We re-fi'd once a few years back, but then the rates tanked and I've wanted to re-fi again, but the value has dropped enough that I'd have to pay PMI. So, no re-fi.
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05-15-2012, 10:43 AM | #8271 |
Death Herald
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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I've been wanting to do a refi, but the lawsuit with the HOA is STILL dragging on, 5 years later. They've decided to appeal to the state Supreme Court, so I still have the Lis Pendens hanging over the title. That just makes it all the more difficult to negotiate the paperwork maze.
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05-15-2012, 11:50 AM | #8272 |
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It's a re-fi at the end of a balloon'ish note. Basically going to end up saving us close to $200/month by the time all is said & done ... assuming the appraisal at least reaches what we still owe. It should be fine, but having been specifically warned to expect at least a 25% drop in value vs six years so ain't nothing for sure until this comes back next week.
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05-16-2012, 03:20 PM | #8273 |
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Madison, WI
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Had an sublime and terrible experience just a few minutes ago. Did a double-take on an attractive girl at the same time she did a double-take on me... but she was on foot and I was driving away.
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05-16-2012, 03:22 PM | #8274 |
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That's when you throw that shit in reverse and back on up.
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05-16-2012, 04:11 PM | #8275 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego
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I have to say, I'm enjoying London quite a bit. Awesome town. Cool people. Good beer.
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05-16-2012, 07:45 PM | #8276 |
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05-16-2012, 07:51 PM | #8277 | |
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Location: Seven miles up
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L.O.L.
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05-16-2012, 07:57 PM | #8278 | |
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Location: Georgia
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Stuff like this reminds me why I love the internet. What a completely batshit insane game and it is totally awesome. So far, I've managed rank #3 - Balki Claus.
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05-17-2012, 11:16 AM | #8279 |
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05-17-2012, 08:36 PM | #8280 |
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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Modem died. Go to Best Buy. Decide to look elsewhere. Got to Walmart and get modem. Get home and see it's a cable modem and I need DSL. Return modem to Walmart. Go to Best Buy and see no DSL modem. I figured it was a long shot as only Walmart had them the last time I bought one. I go to DigitalLink. They are closed. I go to Mejier and they don't have one either. I go back to Best Buy again and get a modem-router combo even though my router is perfectly fine. The good news is my connection flies now.
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05-17-2012, 08:46 PM | #8281 |
College Starter
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Out of Grad School Hell :)
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I work for idiots.
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05-17-2012, 08:54 PM | #8282 |
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Location: Murfreesboro, TN
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I'm bored outta my fuckin mind on the laptop. It's time to get a freakin' hobby.
Or a better laptop so I can play Diablo3 Last edited by mauchow : 05-17-2012 at 08:54 PM. |
05-17-2012, 08:55 PM | #8283 |
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05-18-2012, 03:07 PM | #8284 |
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You don't have to be insane to get/be married ... but it probably helps.
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05-18-2012, 03:19 PM | #8285 | |
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I'm sure it does. After all, the other half is born batshit crazy, so it helps to be able to occasionally match them.
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05-18-2012, 03:59 PM | #8286 |
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If we weren't all crazy we would go insane.
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05-18-2012, 04:08 PM | #8287 |
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05-18-2012, 05:29 PM | #8288 | |
College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
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just when you're about to lose faith in humanity, something like this comes around
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05-19-2012, 01:55 AM | #8289 |
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Wish I were in a part of the country to be able to see today's eclipse.
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05-19-2012, 08:38 AM | #8290 | |
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Same SI
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05-19-2012, 10:20 AM | #8291 |
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Installed a SSD into my laptop and I gotta say that the hype is probably warranted. This thing flies now.
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05-19-2012, 11:35 AM | #8292 |
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Location: Dayton, Ohio
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Yea. I built a new PC last summer. I put a 64GB SSD in for the OS, Office, and other Apps (like Chrome so the browser opens wicked fast) It's by far my favorite piece of the machine. I actually turn my PC off every night because it literally takes 5 seconds to be up and running. The second the desktop pops up I can browse the web. The windows search feature is instant as well.
An SSD is one piece that can take a machine and make it seem brand new. I'm actually thinking about my next upgrade being a 200+ GB SSD. It would be either that or a new graphic card since they seem to "age" more then other components. |
05-19-2012, 11:54 AM | #8293 |
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I bought a Crucial M4 128 gig for around $120 bucks. Seems like pricing is finally where i needed it to be.
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05-19-2012, 10:57 PM | #8294 |
Bounty Hunter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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If y'all smell anything funny coming out of the Annapolis area early next week, it's probably me since I'm gonna be there for a few days. Just a warning.
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05-19-2012, 11:03 PM | #8295 |
Coordinator
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Location: NJ
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How can V8 Fusion, a drink billed as containing so many vegetables and fruits, contain no dietary fiber?
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05-19-2012, 11:06 PM | #8296 |
Bounty Hunter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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I have a killer comment that would explain everything, but it's dirty, offensive, inflammatory, and disgusting, so just pretend that there's a valid reason for it and move on.
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05-19-2012, 11:09 PM | #8297 |
Coordinator
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Location: NJ
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How can V8 Fusion, a drink billed as containing so many vegetables and fruits, contain no dietary fiber?
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05-19-2012, 11:12 PM | #8298 |
Bounty Hunter
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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I have a killer comment that would explain everything, but it's dirty, offensive, inflammatory, and disgusting, so just pretend that there's a valid reason for it and move on.
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05-19-2012, 11:32 PM | #8299 |
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How can V8 Fusion, a drink billed as containing so many vegetables and fruits, contain no dietary fiber?
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05-20-2012, 12:41 AM | #8300 |
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Natalie Portman, I would have my way with you.
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