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albionmoonlight · 02-29-2012, 10:00 AM

About 80% of the time I put on a tie, I get it right the first time.

If, however, I get it wrong (too long, too short, etc.), then I generally need three or four tries to get it right. Basically, once the automatic system fails and I have to think about it, it becomes much much harder.

Grover · 02-29-2012, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

About 80% of the time I put on a tie, I get it right the first time.

If, however, I get it wrong (too long, too short, etc.), then I generally need three or four tries to get it right. Basically, once the automatic system fails and I have to think about it, it becomes much much harder.

I'm the exact same way.

Chief Rum · 02-29-2012, 07:31 PM

About 100% of the time I start to put on a tie, I stop myself midway through and say, "WTF am I wearing a damn tie for?" I then rip it off and go on with my life.

ColtCrazy · 02-29-2012, 07:55 PM

Anyone heard of topix? It's basically a website where you can post about things going on in your community. There's one for my home town..where most posts turn into people anonymously posting about each other, who's the hottest girl in HS, druggies, or whatever. I find myself getting angry just reading it...not about the comments, but about the constant stupidity I see on there.

MJ4H · 02-29-2012, 08:02 PM

Yep. The town where I live has a very pleasant topix board. The town where I work's topix board is a complete cesspool of the worst kind.

Matthean · 02-29-2012, 09:59 PM

Lutheran Insulter

Also, it's easy to role eyes at somebody who is a fan of a team and they say "we won," but it really grinds me if it's for a school they never went to.

RainMaker · 02-29-2012, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Over the weekend a 42 y/o cop died of a heart attack in the little town I used to live in. At the time he was talking to his wife about on the phone about going back to the E.R. to get checked out again (he'd been earlier but was released after an exam for chest pains didn't turn up anything more than elevated b.p.)

Not that big a jump from 38 to 42, I think heart attacks are just getting to be a younger & younger thing.

This shit freaks me out. Makes me want to hit the gym first thing in the morning.

Izulde · 03-01-2012, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker

This shit freaks me out. Makes me want to hit the gym first thing in the morning.

+1

sabotai · 03-01-2012, 12:57 AM

I almost had a heart attack today when my windshield wipers stopped working during a rain storm while driving down a 45 MPH road......that was fun....

Scoobz0202 · 03-01-2012, 01:02 AM

Guh. I think my SSD just took a shit on my newish desktop that I built.

SackAttack · 03-01-2012, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker

This shit freaks me out. Makes me want to hit the gym first thing in the morning.

Irony strikes when the workout causes a heart attack.

Scoobz0202 · 03-01-2012, 12:49 PM

Tomorrow looks like it's going to be fun for a part of the country:

Never really see that large of an "Oh Shit" area.

spleen1015 · 03-01-2012, 01:07 PM

Grantland piece on the Malice at the Palace was really good.

It is interesting to read some of that stuff like Ron Artest in the locker room afterwards asking others if they thought they were going to get into trouble for it.

Ksyrup · 03-01-2012, 01:18 PM

Yesterday was fun around here. Interesting to see Reed Timmer tweeting all the counties around where you live and telling people to seek shelter. The worst stuff went just south of Lexington/Fayette County yesterday, but we still got in on our share of the tornado warnings.

Ksyrup · 03-01-2012, 01:19 PM

OK, I know twitter is limited to 140 characters and all, but given the subject matter, I really think some acronyms should be re-thought:

NCAA Softball ‏ @NCAAsoftball
DYK? Eight of @CalSoftball senior Valerie Arioto's 13 hits in 2012 have been home runs, giving her a 1.520 slugging percentage.

JonInMiddleGA · 03-01-2012, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

OK, I know twitter is limited to 140 characters and all, but given the subject matter, I really think some acronyms should be re-thought:

NCAA Softball ‏ @NCAAsoftball
DYK? Eight of @CalSoftball senior Valerie Arioto's 13 hits in 2012 have been home runs, giving her a 1.520 slugging percentage.

Probably could have abbreviated Homeruns and/or slugging percentage there.

Ksyrup · 03-01-2012, 02:03 PM

Central KY is a 7 on the TORCON scale for tommorrow. YAY!

spleen1015 · 03-01-2012, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Central KY is a 7 on the TORCON scale for tommorrow. YAY!

Good luck, man.

Ksyrup · 03-01-2012, 02:56 PM

If anything hits during work, I'm on the 26th floor so I'll have a badass view of it.

JediKooter · 03-01-2012, 03:01 PM

Just set up a camera and keep under cover instead.

Scoobz0202 · 03-01-2012, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Central KY is a 7 on the TORCON scale for tommorrow. YAY!

Hopefully that shit stays down there and doesn't come up here

JediKooter · 03-01-2012, 03:57 PM

Being nosey and looking up some things on our servers at work...all I can say is YES!!!!! I just hope the final product doesn't suck.

NorvTurnerOverdrive · 03-01-2012, 04:22 PM

bell rings, reaction shot, pov shot
bell rings, reaction shot, pov shot
bell rings, reaction shot, pov shot

how is that ambiguous friggin gahhhhhh

NorvTurnerOverdrive · 03-01-2012, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JediKooter

Being nosey and looking up some things on our servers at work...all I can say is YES!!!!! I just hope the final product doesn't suck.

a competent director is recutting the prequels? no, that's silly... he's cgi-ing jar jar into the originals isn't he?

MJ4H · 03-01-2012, 04:44 PM

Heir to the Empire trilogy in production obv imo

JediKooter · 03-01-2012, 05:27 PM

Nothing to do with the franchise.

This adapted from a book. It has Z in the title.

Honolulu_Blue · 03-01-2012, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by JediKooter

This adapted from a book. It has Z in the title.

As in "World War..."?

cartman · 03-01-2012, 05:46 PM

'Z is for Xenophobe'?

NorvTurnerOverdrive · 03-01-2012, 05:55 PM

someone finally had the balls to make ziggy: the movie. about time

Lathum · 03-01-2012, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

If anything hits during work, I'm on the 26th floor so I'll have a badass view of it.

They have buildings that high in KY?

JediKooter · 03-01-2012, 06:16 PM

And NTO is the winner.

Just kidding.

I can not confirm nor deny that HB is correct or not.

terpkristin · 03-01-2012, 06:33 PM

My pain doc wants me to go on a new new medicine, a new "designer" drug. My insurance doesn't cover it, so if I paid out of pocket, it would be about $500/month.

I have good insurance (well, decent). I can't imagine how people who don't have insurance deal with this insanity.

/tk

MJ4H · 03-02-2012, 08:38 AM

I picked up NCAA Football 2009 this past weekend when I saw it for $1 at a game xchange. I am actually pleasantly surprised at how much better it is than the older NCAA games I played and got really sick of. Without messing with sliders or any of that crap, I feel like I'm having some fun playing something that strongly resembles football without obvious scripted fumbles and the like. I'm sure if I play long enough, I will encounter crap like that, but color me shocked so far.

Also was pretty surprised at the graphics quality. I expected better after playing the NCAA 2012 demo. I mean it's not bad, but it is certainly not even in the same neighborhood. I realize they are 3 years apart, but I still expected better.

Ksyrup · 03-02-2012, 08:42 AM

I played that version a fair amount, and it's decent. I think the major problems with that game, IIRC, are the pursuit angles and the ease at which you can run the option. Basically, any runner who gets outside, or anyone who gets an INT or fumble with a clear field will end up scoring. I think that's the version where at least half the INTs I threw ended up getting returned for TDs.

MJ4H · 03-02-2012, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

I played that version a fair amount, and it's decent. I think the major problems with that game, IIRC, are the pursuit angles and the ease at which you can run the option. Basically, any runner who gets outside, or anyone who gets an INT or fumble with a clear field will end up scoring. I think that's the version where at least half the INTs I threw ended up getting returned for TDs.

I throw like 4 interceptions a game (LOL) but I've never had one returned for a TD. Probably just not a clear enough field in front, but that seems ok to me, since he probably should score with a clear field. I'm sure the warts will show up eventually, like I said though. I can imagine what you are saying about getting outside being a big thing, for sure, too.

Definitely worth a dollar

Honolulu_Blue · 03-02-2012, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by JediKooter

I can not confirm nor deny that HB is correct or not.

I will confirm it, since HB is pretty much always correct about pretty much everything. Just how that dude rolls.

Ksyrup · 03-02-2012, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by MJ4H

I throw like 4 interceptions a game (LOL) but I've never had one returned for a TD. Probably just not a clear enough field in front, but that seems ok to me, since he probably should score with a clear field. I'm sure the warts will show up eventually, like I said though. I can imagine what you are saying about getting outside being a big thing, for sure, too.

Definitely worth a dollar

I think they fixed, to some extent, the pursuit angles with 11 and even moreso with 12. Basically, you hit the sideline, or even a seam through the line and beyond the LBs, and the DBs run for where you are, not where you're going, so you're either tackled early or never. If you've got a guy with any speed, he's gone.

But while those warts show up, the game was fun. Definitely worth $1.

MJ4H · 03-02-2012, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

I think they fixed, to some extent, the pursuit angles with 11 and even moreso with 12. Basically, you hit the sideline, or even a seam through the line and beyond the LBs, and the DBs run for where you are, not where you're going, so you're either tackled early or never. If you've got a guy with any speed, he's gone.

But while those warts show up, the game was fun. Definitely worth $1.

Aha. I did hit a seam up the middle in my first dynasty game against an FCS team and kind of noticed the pursuit angles were bad. Chalked it up to it being an FCS team. Didn't hit any seams up the middle against Bama or Texas though

M GO BLUE!!! · 03-02-2012, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by terpkristin

My pain doc wants me to go on a new new medicine, a new "designer" drug. My insurance doesn't cover it, so if I paid out of pocket, it would be about $500/month.

I have good insurance (well, decent). I can't imagine how people who don't have insurance deal with this insanity.

/tk

I've had a toothache for a couple months. I just keep looking for a job with insurance.

My friend that just had the heart attack is going to declare bankruptcy.

JediKooter · 03-02-2012, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

I will confirm it, since HB is pretty much always correct about pretty much everything. Just how that dude rolls.

Then that settles it then.

Scoobz0202 · 03-02-2012, 01:03 PM

I think I knew this, but I didn't realize how the United States was kind of alone in this.

Here, it isn't mandatory to receive paid vacation for work, but the standard is usually two weeks. The rest of the modern world it seems like four weeks minimum with it often being more, and it seems to be mandatory. That made me sad for some reason.

JediKooter · 03-02-2012, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

I think I knew this, but I didn't realize how the United States was kind of alone in this.

Here, it isn't mandatory to receive paid vacation for work, but the standard is usually two weeks. The rest of the modern world it seems like four weeks minimum with it often being more, and it seems to be mandatory. That made me sad for some reason.

Yup. Our employers here in the US do not have to give us paid time off for vacations and the US is definitely one of the stingiest, if not the stingiest when it comes to how much vacation time we get. I'm actually insulted when I start a new job and they only want to give me two weeks vacation. Umm....I didn't just start working, I've been working since I was 18. I ask for a minimum of 3 weeks to start off with. If they don't give it to me, then I ask for a higher wage. If I don't get either, I don't accept the job. Not that I've had to do that more than once though.

DanGarion · 03-02-2012, 02:16 PM

Why the hell do I here a toddler in the office...

stevew · 03-02-2012, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DanGarion

Why the hell do I here a toddler in the office...

Judging from some recent experiences with TWC, I'd say she works as a CSR.

Radii · 03-02-2012, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Judging from some recent experiences with TWC, I'd say she works as a CSR.

Don't discount middle management as a possibility.

stevew · 03-02-2012, 02:32 PM

Maybe the kid is the reason we can't get NFL Network.

DanGarion · 03-02-2012, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Judging from some recent experiences with TWC, I'd say she works as a CSR.

I don't work in a call center so that isn't it...

sabotai · 03-02-2012, 02:37 PM

Well, this marks the end of another crappy week. Time to settle in and begin another lousy weekend.

sabotai · 03-02-2012, 03:41 PM

The Excedrin Migraine I took is finally kicking in. I can actually turn the lights on now.... (fuckin' migraines...)

Grover · 03-02-2012, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by sabotai

The Excedrin Migraine I took is finally kicking in. I can actually turn the lights on now.... (fuckin' migraines...)

Man... Excedrin Migraine doesn't even touch mine when I get one.

Only thing that can kill my migraine (and within minutes) is cannabis.

02-29-2012, 07:31 PM	#7303
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	About 100% of the time I start to put on a tie, I stop myself midway through and say, "WTF am I wearing a damn tie for?" I then rip it off and go on with my life. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

02-29-2012, 07:55 PM	#7304
ColtCrazy College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Midwest	Anyone heard of topix? It's basically a website where you can post about things going on in your community. There's one for my home town..where most posts turn into people anonymously posting about each other, who's the hottest girl in HS, druggies, or whatever. I find myself getting angry just reading it...not about the comments, but about the constant stupidity I see on there. __________________ The Field Generals and Statis Pro Basketball Super League

02-29-2012, 09:59 PM	#7306
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	Lutheran Insulter Also, it's easy to role eyes at somebody who is a fan of a team and they say "we won," but it really grinds me if it's for a school they never went to. __________________ Board games: Bringing people back to the original social network, the table.

03-01-2012, 12:49 PM	#7312
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	Tomorrow looks like it's going to be fun for a part of the country: Never really see that large of an "Oh Shit" area. Last edited by Scoobz0202 : 03-01-2012 at 12:50 PM.

03-01-2012, 01:18 PM	#7314
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Yesterday was fun around here. Interesting to see Reed Timmer tweeting all the counties around where you live and telling people to seek shelter. The worst stuff went just south of Lexington/Fayette County yesterday, but we still got in on our share of the tornado warnings. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

02-29-2012, 10:00 AM	#7301
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	About 80% of the time I put on a tie, I get it right the first time. If, however, I get it wrong (too long, too short, etc.), then I generally need three or four tries to get it right. Basically, once the automatic system fails and I have to think about it, it becomes much much harder.

02-29-2012, 08:02 PM	#7305
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Yep. The town where I live has a very pleasant topix board. The town where I work's topix board is a complete cesspool of the worst kind.

03-01-2012, 12:57 AM	#7309
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	I almost had a heart attack today when my windshield wipers stopped working during a rain storm while driving down a 45 MPH road......that was fun....

03-01-2012, 01:02 AM	#7310
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	Guh. I think my SSD just took a shit on my newish desktop that I built.

03-01-2012, 01:07 PM	#7313
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Grantland piece on the Malice at the Palace was really good. It is interesting to read some of that stuff like Ron Artest in the locker room afterwards asking others if they thought they were going to get into trouble for it.

03-01-2012, 01:19 PM	#7315
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	OK, I know twitter is limited to 140 characters and all, but given the subject matter, I really think some acronyms should be re-thought: NCAA Softball ‏ @NCAAsoftball DYK? Eight of @CalSoftball senior Valerie Arioto's 13 hits in 2012 have been home runs, giving her a 1.520 slugging percentage. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-01-2012, 02:03 PM	#7317
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Central KY is a 7 on the TORCON scale for tommorrow. YAY! __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-01-2012, 02:56 PM	#7319
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	If anything hits during work, I'm on the 26th floor so I'll have a badass view of it. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-01-2012, 03:01 PM	#7320
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	Just set up a camera and keep under cover instead. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

03-01-2012, 03:57 PM	#7322
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	Being nosey and looking up some things on our servers at work...all I can say is YES!!!!! I just hope the final product doesn't suck. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

03-01-2012, 04:22 PM	#7323
NorvTurnerOverdrive College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2008	bell rings, reaction shot, pov shot bell rings, reaction shot, pov shot bell rings, reaction shot, pov shot how is that ambiguous friggin gahhhhhh

03-01-2012, 04:44 PM	#7325
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Heir to the Empire trilogy in production obv imo

03-01-2012, 05:27 PM	#7326
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	Nothing to do with the franchise. This adapted from a book. It has Z in the title. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

03-01-2012, 05:46 PM	#7328
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	'Z is for Xenophobe'? __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

03-01-2012, 05:55 PM	#7329
NorvTurnerOverdrive College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2008	someone finally had the balls to make ziggy: the movie. about time Last edited by NorvTurnerOverdrive : 03-01-2012 at 05:58 PM.

03-01-2012, 06:16 PM	#7331
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	And NTO is the winner. Just kidding. I can not confirm nor deny that HB is correct or not. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

03-01-2012, 06:33 PM	#7332
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	My pain doc wants me to go on a new new medicine, a new "designer" drug. My insurance doesn't cover it, so if I paid out of pocket, it would be about $500/month. I have good insurance (well, decent). I can't imagine how people who don't have insurance deal with this insanity. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

03-02-2012, 08:38 AM	#7333
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	I picked up NCAA Football 2009 this past weekend when I saw it for $1 at a game xchange. I am actually pleasantly surprised at how much better it is than the older NCAA games I played and got really sick of. Without messing with sliders or any of that crap, I feel like I'm having some fun playing something that strongly resembles football without obvious scripted fumbles and the like. I'm sure if I play long enough, I will encounter crap like that, but color me shocked so far. Also was pretty surprised at the graphics quality. I expected better after playing the NCAA 2012 demo. I mean it's not bad, but it is certainly not even in the same neighborhood. I realize they are 3 years apart, but I still expected better.

03-02-2012, 08:42 AM	#7334
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I played that version a fair amount, and it's decent. I think the major problems with that game, IIRC, are the pursuit angles and the ease at which you can run the option. Basically, any runner who gets outside, or anyone who gets an INT or fumble with a clear field will end up scoring. I think that's the version where at least half the INTs I threw ended up getting returned for TDs. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-02-2012, 01:03 PM	#7341
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	I think I knew this, but I didn't realize how the United States was kind of alone in this. Here, it isn't mandatory to receive paid vacation for work, but the standard is usually two weeks. The rest of the modern world it seems like four weeks minimum with it often being more, and it seems to be mandatory. That made me sad for some reason.

03-02-2012, 02:16 PM	#7343
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Why the hell do I here a toddler in the office... __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

03-02-2012, 02:32 PM	#7346
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Maybe the kid is the reason we can't get NFL Network.

03-02-2012, 02:37 PM	#7348
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	Well, this marks the end of another crappy week. Time to settle in and begin another lousy weekend.

03-02-2012, 03:41 PM	#7349
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	The Excedrin Migraine I took is finally kicking in. I can actually turn the lights on now.... (fuckin' migraines...)

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