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Things I learned today by TB June 6, 2011 9:55 pm

Here's an example from the private sector, rock band managers who negotiate ridiculous contract provisions with concert promoters. (Party of ... by ER 2011-06-07 04:41:18

Odd links of the day by TB June 6, 2011 12:55 pm

Embarrassing Dad of the Year by TB June 4, 2011 9:42 pm

I promise you...this is one place I will NEVER..EVER...go! by Jody June 4, 2011 6:41 pm

Your loss. by podrock 2011-06-05 17:30:50
- Yes it is Podrock...but I can not tell you how frightening that bridge seems to me. Bridges are debilitating to ... by Jody 2011-06-06 17:39:18
  - Remind me to get you a parachute for your next birthday, Judy...... er, Jody. Oh, and to also keep ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-06 20:13:04
Royal? What is it, named for King Gorge? by mcfly 2011-06-05 14:32:00
- *groan* by Jody 2011-06-05 15:33:03
Hmmm. Live webcam. Doesn't look too scary at night. by TB 2011-06-04 21:11:42
- TB!!!!!!!!!!!!! by Jody 2011-06-05 05:11:27
  - Yeah, it's a little scarier in the daytime shots. Try this shot: by TB 2011-06-05 14:37:37
    - The Bridge to Nowhere. This bridge just goes to the other side, and then, well, there's a gift shop. ... by podrock 2011-06-05 21:10:13
      - Figures. Our tax dollars at work? by Eri 2011-06-06 04:55:43
        
        Not sure whose dollars paid for it. It was built in 1929 for about $350,000 (about $4.5 million in ... by TB 2011-06-06 09:52:47
    - Oh crap! I just about fell out of my chair dizzy as hell. by Eri 2011-06-05 18:10:51
Oh crap! I can assure you I'd never walk across it. Might drive across it--with my eyes closed. by Eri 2011-06-04 19:20:51

My thought for the day... by Jody June 3, 2011 7:55 am

Friday's Follies by Jody June 3, 2011 7:16 am

...can you tell an author's sex? by Jody June 3, 2011 6:10 am

Sure, after a couple of drinks. by ER 2011-06-03 20:37:07
- ER!!!!!!!!!!! ROTFLMAO!!!! by Jody 2011-06-04 07:42:28
I got them all, although I dithered on a couple before finally choosing. I write from a male POV ... by Eri 2011-06-03 17:03:10
7 out of 10 but I don't feel that I would do better than break even in a hundred trys by FrankC 2011-06-03 12:31:58
4 out of 10. About what one might expect for random picks. I do know that writing from a woman's ... by ER 2011-06-03 07:01:22

...could you live here? by Jody June 2, 2011 12:23 pm

If it wasn't for my wife, I would gladly live on a 20' Flicka. By the way, thousands of ... by ER 2011-06-03 07:06:47
My house of 21 years is 2,200 square feet. It has served me well. As retirement edges closer, I ... by Jody 2011-06-03 06:24:49
Meh... put it underground, THEN I'll consider it. (Yeah, I'm a goddamn morlock) by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-02 21:51:39
- Underground you wouldn't need cooling, just a bit of heating. You'd live at a constant temperature which would probably ... by Eri 2011-06-03 06:15:18
I think it's quite cute. Could my family live there? Yeah, I think so. Our current house is on the ... by mcfly 2011-06-02 20:42:25
I'd need just a few more square feet in kitchen. Actually, that IS my kitchen. As far as room ... by Eri 2011-06-02 19:47:23
Actually, for a majority of the planet, this would be the height of luxury. The homes our church kids ... by TB 2011-06-02 12:50:22
- Very true TB. by Jody 2011-06-03 06:26:34

Balanced Art by podrock June 1, 2011 5:43 pm

I absolutely love the irony and simplicity of this. I can see where you would like this Pod. by Jody 2011-06-03 07:52:41
Bull Hockey....that is YOU Podrock...admit it you long haired freaky person. ;) by Jody 2011-06-02 08:35:47
- Apart from being twice this guy's years, by podrock 2011-06-02 09:18:50

Hobbes and Bacon by mcfly June 1, 2011 10:27 am

I'm not sure whether to give a girlish bieber scream for the new comic or logic bomb it in a ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-01 10:55:58

Palin admits she's not human... by mcfly May 30, 2011 10:50 am

...eh...I don't think I am human either. Sometimes I feel I am a flaming bag of poo. by Jody 2011-06-03 07:50:52
Nah. She's just showing us there's nothing written on her hand, and that she can use a teleprompter (in ... by TB 2011-05-30 14:19:21
Hmmm...maybe one of those alien babes Capt Kirk romanced on Star Trek? by ER 2011-05-30 14:02:55
- No, LIES! Kirk would never stoop that low, he has standards! by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-31 01:13:19
  - Well, now, there WERE times he had to sacrifice himself for the good of the ship. by Eri 2011-05-31 08:30:23
  - The Prime Directive forbids mingling with the natives on the Planet of the Trailer Ladies. by ER 2011-05-31 04:57:11
    - LOL! What a great way of calling someone "Trailer Trash." by Eri 2011-05-31 08:32:13
      - The term has a long and noble etymology in the building trades. When we used to work construction during ... by ER 2011-05-31 12:16:13
        
        Whenever I think of trailers, I think of The Last Starfighter. Damn, that was a fun movie. by Eri 2011-05-31 14:32:28

A nice movie to catch on cable-The City Of Your Final Destination by FrankC May 28, 2011 11:53 pm

After I get over my buyers remorse of the new TV I bought yesterday, I plan on getting Netflix...I will ... by Jody 2011-05-29 17:25:55
- I picked up a nice high-end Samsung hi-def set back in January as one of my rare gifts to myself. ... by TB 2011-05-30 14:22:55
  - I totally agree on 3D. Get back to me when the glasses are no longer needed. In my opinion 3D is ... by FrankC 2011-05-31 15:18:15
- Well, you will never get BR for Netflix. It is definitely the best thing since sliced bread. If it were not ... by FrankC 2011-05-29 18:05:41
  - I agree. Netflix is doing phenominally well because they're offering a great service at a great price, which seems to ... by mcfly 2011-05-30 11:03:53
If it was actually filmed in Uruguay, there is some beautiful country down there. One of my former bosses ... by Eri 2011-05-29 03:12:57
- It was filmed there and it is definitely Florida to Argentina. I am a big fan of House Hunters, International on ... by FrankC 2011-05-29 12:39:22
  - I watch HHI, too, and have seen a couple set in Buenos Aires but never in Uruguay. I'll have ... by Eri 2011-05-29 20:52:29
  - I love International House Hunters! I wish I had the hutz pah to move to another country like that. Oh hell ... by Jody 2011-05-29 20:27:44
    - Move to another country? That's interesting. by mcfly 2011-05-30 11:33:11
      - Heh...wouldn't know about that eh mcfly? Did you have much culture shock when you moved here? by Jody 2011-05-30 17:35:52
        
        No, western Canada is the most "Americanized" part of the country, as opposed to Quebec, for example, which has a ... by mcfly 2011-05-31 10:43:03
    - I had the hutz pah, just never had the money. I used to do things alone that amazed my ... by Eri 2011-05-29 20:51:30

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