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QUOTE(Soxy @ Jan 16, 2008 -> 12:32 PM) Wtf? Totally work safe. QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 17, 2008 -> 07:13 AM) um... creepy. Great marketing.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jan 8, 2008 -> 03:20 PM) The water is full of flourine and the schools are crap. Not too damn sure about the food and we addressed the police when we talked about Swat teams and such. I would not say our schools are crap, we allow every student to enter and stay in school. Other countries kick those kids out. Makes for a difficult comparison of test scores. Our crap schools attract students from all over the globe. Deadly outbreaks from contaminated water are very rare in this country. Even better is our sewer systems. America, Love it or Leave it

They all have added technology, but imagine a factory that sets up for full production then shuts down in two months. You still need waregousemen, you need people packing and picking. You need people to keep the machinery running. In the 1950s the bracero program brought in upwards of 500,000 workers. You can't just grab an apple or orange tree and shake off the fruit and scoop it up with a front end loader. What technology will mow the golf course throughout the north? Instead of shooting ourselves in the foot, why not develop a working guest worker program?

I just listen to my joints creak as I get out of bed, that's all I need to feel old I love those lists. I have a day class this semester, everyone in that class, including the instructor, could be my kid.

QUOTE(knightni @ Jan 16, 2008 -> 05:58 PM) Word to the wise... NEVER Google "anus ottoman". Did he play third base for the Pirates?

From one of my professor's syllabus, How about if a I fail the class with a grade of "C" or better?

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Jan 4, 2008 -> 01:05 PM) In the early 90's, I went from running the 50 person office of a furniture factory to 9 months of unemployment to working for $9 per hour at Rent-A-Center ( I HATED that job). DId that for just over a year until the opportunity I am in now came to be. When you are hungry and have a house to pay for, you do what you have to do. You could have sold the house and hit the road following the crops. Three or four weeks in each town.

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Jan 16, 2008 -> 04:16 PM) http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/fur/540076210.html Sorta safe for work? I dunno. Somehow I don't think this would impress the ladies when you brought them home. Assuming you ever got any to bring home inthe first place. I wonder if he has a matching anus-shaped ottoman? Hmm, what did Alpha type into google to find this

QUOTE(SnB @ Jan 15, 2008 -> 04:27 PM) Last semester of college so I have 4 100 level classes, 1 200 level, and 1 400 level. Should be a breeze I wish I could have scheduled something like that. It looks like my last semester will consist of three 4000 level (Senior) and two 6000 level (Grad). The University allows Undergrads to take 6 hours of grad school classes. So I figure why not get a head start plus I'm still undecided between English and Psychology.

After spending a month with my son's Macbook I was impressed in some areas, and very disappointed in others. Overall, without the blind loyalty and fanaticism, I'm not certain there truly is an overall advantage with Apple. I'd venture to say, if I tossed prices in, I'm still happier with a PC. But I will say, the coolness and overall tactile "feel" was a real eye opener.

Big mistake, took a day class. I have shirts older than most all of the people in my Bio lecture, including the professor. Everyone was pre-this and pre-that. Pre-pharmacy Pre-med, I told them I was pre-nap, damn whomever thought of 7:45 am classes was an idiot without any social skills. Anyone who willingly signs up for one is worse. The lab on the other hand is run by a TA who I had no idea if it was a man or woman. She warned us she can be sarcastic. Yeah, like that's going to be a problem. I am really pumped for my linguistics class. The professor is currently guest lecturing in India and is conducting this class on-line from her apartment there. Skype, IM, message boards. She was concerned that, as an older student, I might not have any experience with message boards. I assured her I would struggle through some how, but if she could cut me a little slack, I would sincerely appreciate it. Then my killer night, Thursday. Three and a half hours of early English Lit from the age of FlaSoxxJim 400 AD to the last Cub world series 1746. Followed by three and a half hours of Beat Generation writers. From Paradise Lost to Road Trips with Kerouac and Cassady. What I ride that will be.

If you are preparing for a career in Social Work, wouldn't a class like this be important? It would seem to me that understanding different subcultures in America is important.

NOTE FROM CHRIS: With the U.S. population rapidly aging and fattening, the National Institutes of Health is attempting to remove the stigma of incontinence so more people will seek help, saying, "We as a society need to get over our discomfort with this subject so that incontinence sufferers receive the compassion, acceptance and care they need." THAT, my friends, is what is known in the comedy business as a slow, fat pitch right down the middle. The Top 14 Positive Incontinence Slogans (Part I) 14> Give yourself a warm feeling all over. 13> Urine good pants. 12> Keep going and going and going... and that's OK. 11> Was it in you? 10> If you're happy and you know it, wet your pants. 9> Hey, bladder, bladder... hey, bladder, bladder... spring! 8> Stink outside the buns.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 13, 2008 -> 09:36 PM) And they called it puppy love. And we'll call that a wrap and the end of a fine career.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Jan 12, 2008 -> 12:04 PM) uh...what exactly does the "initiation" entail? I guess if I have to ask, I'm not gay.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 12, 2008 -> 01:24 PM) I'm a little bit FlasoxxJim (and a little bit Rock and Roll), and certainly birds have a satiation ("I'm full") response. I think the bit about the animals "gorging" themselves in the story is a little misleading. In reading the story, I think the birds just got all gunked up in the soupy processing wastes and either sunk into the stuff or succumbed to cold because they couldn't fluff their feathers. I was leaving it all up to you

Excellent! I have no respect for a thief without imagination, who just sticks a gun in your face and says give me your money. These guys take some time, the affix labels and stuff. They work the deal. They show some initiative.

Ever notice how all the bad asses are on the swim team . . .

QUOTE(Markbilliards @ Jan 12, 2008 -> 03:19 PM) \And if they don't want to be socially shunned they can always just move to Texas. Or just be a moron.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 10, 2008 -> 05:20 PM) You gotta put it on a calendar somewhere or you won't remember. I hit 5 last year. Up again next Tuesday. The Red Cross, for a while, would send me reminders. They were showing up at many of our Scouting events, which was very convienent.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2008 -> 06:13 PM) And he gives you quarters when you lose a tooth!

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jan 10, 2008 -> 02:41 PM) Shorter and wider. That stance would kill him in the GOP

You also have to ask yourself who wants this new system and why? Obviously they probably want to pay less, which means someone has to pay more.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 10, 2008 -> 02:14 PM) Donate blood every 2 months or so. I'm trying to remember, I think I lonly donated twice last year, maybe three times. I will do better this year.

QUOTE(ChWRoCk2 @ Jan 10, 2008 -> 02:17 PM) Hmmm, and I would make fun of my parents for bringing along cups on vacation. Dad playing football?