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| Subject: old news by now, but | |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 15:19:34 06/01/12 Fri the ginger is our starting qb... fuck. http://goo.gl/DS56l |
| Subject: a little taste of the midwest | |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 15:13:00 06/01/12 Fri hooray, tornado warnings in the area! should be a fun evening! |
| Subject: TV | |
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Author: Tony [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:54:29 06/01/12 Fri I hope that dream team show has lots of practice footage in it. From what I understand, those scrimmages were better than the actual olympic games. There will never be another team like that. By far the greatest. Jen and I watched the first two episodes of Girls last night. Not sure what to think of it. Jen is intrigued. I enjoy the ugly people sex and the super hot Allison Williams. |
| Subject: I love this song | |
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Author: vert [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:48:12 06/01/12 Fri I convinced my sister to request it at my Dad's bday party this past weekend. The DJ wouldn't play it. NSFW language |
| Subject: Drooling... | |
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Author: Jono [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:25:27 06/01/12 Fri http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOqJkYalq9c&feature=youtu.be |
| Subject: more tv | |
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Author: Hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 21:58:48 05/31/12 Thu Anyone else watching/watch the Hatfields & McCoys on history channel? It's very good |
| Subject: karate rap + list | |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:11:20 05/31/12 Thu heaves, yes, your list was good. karate rap! |
| Subject: the board seems to be fixed | |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:07:40 05/31/12 Thu Heaves here. My boss leaves for vacation for 2 weeks starting tomorrow. Before he left, he told me our new target and instructed me to go through the interwebs and find infringing products on our patents. Oh boy oh boy! The weather has been off and on nice/shitty. It's rained every day this week but the storms come and go fairly quickly after dumping tons of rain. Oh, marble-size hail is common too. I found a place that sells peanut butter here. I've looked up some mexican and chinese places that have good reviews that I might check out this weekend. I met two Germans who spent a year abroad in London. Their English is quite good so I might give them a ring this weekend to get some beers. My TV list was good then, no? |
| Subject: Rigged | |
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Author: vert [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:34:17 05/31/12 Thu ok then. The whole NBA lottery things is a hot button for me. The local sports radio show was having a super annoying conversation about the riggedness this morning. It put me on tilt. |
| Subject: Rigged | |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:56:45 05/31/12 Thu I honestly think that the only game that isn't rigged during play anymore in some way is Golf. |
| Subject: really? | |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:09:30 05/31/12 Thu you thought the script/story in season 2 of bwe was worse than season 1?!? bah! of course the nba is fixed. even non-fans like me know for that. frozen envelope anyone? even with that said, the nba can't touch fifa when it comes to corruption. |
| Subject: vert | |
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Author: chin [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:38:01 05/31/12 Thu i dont think jono is referring to only the lottery. the heat cavs series certainly looks to be fixed. Even the pacer heat series looked to be fixed. Im not saying i think it is, but I do think the nba does whatever influencing it can to get the outcome it wants. Here are some examples off the top of my head - rondo no call in last nights game - haslem none ejection in pacers game - heat are the only teams still getting "regular season" calls rather than only getting "playoff basketball" calls. - technical fouls dished out in game 1. |
| Subject: NBA Fixed | |
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Author: vert [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:11:51 05/31/12 Thu You can make the case for the NBA being fixed based on multiple scenarios happening, so therefore fixing is a dumb arguement. -Nets wins or Proko has Stern wacked. -Cavs win because of Lebron debacle and Gilbert still owed a pick. -Bobcats wins because of it's Jordan and he gets what he wants. -Kings get it as payback for not getting a new stadium. |
| Subject: venter | |
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Author: chin [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:48:02 05/31/12 Thu That article is long and I fully intend to read the whole article later but I did a quick skim and Google also has a team of scientists doing exactly what he is trying to do. Another reason why Google is awesome. |
| Subject: Contrarian | |
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Author: Jono [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:49:09 05/31/12 Thu I can see GQ's point to an extent. I think Season 2 was a big drop-off from Season 1 in terms of script/story quality. I think the show is awesome though, so I disagree with the main point of the article. Also, the NBA appears to be fixed. |
| Subject: hmmm | |
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Author: Donnie [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:46:58 05/31/12 Thu Stop reading GQ. Boardwalk Empire is one of the best shows on TV. Season 2 was incredible. |
| Subject: gq | |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:36:08 05/31/12 Thu so i was reading june's gq and came across an article discussing tv. they make the insane claim that boardwalk empire isn't actually a good show, but gets by because it distracts viewers with fancy sets, costumes and great production. that's pretty much the most retarded thing i've ever read. |
| Subject: bok | |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:32:27 05/31/12 Thu what bank did you use when you refinanced your loan? did you use any particular website to compare rates? |
| Subject: Great News! | |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17:05:07 05/30/12 Wed Heaves. Glad to hear! |
| Subject: nephew news | |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:55:28 05/30/12 Wed My nephew's surgery just finished with good results. He's resting now and has to stay in the hospital for 1-2 weeks for recovery. |
| Subject: Mrs. Zuckerberg | |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:41:52 05/30/12 Wed For billions of dollars? Yeah, I'd fuck him. |
| Subject: Sports! | |
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Author: Jono [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:03:39 05/30/12 Wed NBA Playoffs are in their prime and the Stanley Cup Finals start tonight! Sports overload if you ask me! From about Week 5-7, Will completely changed his sleeping habits and I feared we would shake him to death or throw him out the window. He was sleeping like 2 hours per day (it seemed). He had his days and nights mixed. It was the worst, but it eventually went away. In other words, grin and bear it and good luck. Awesome times ahead (possibly). You guys know that the FB movie and the book it was based on consisted of 0 interviews w/ Zuckerberg, right? |
| Subject: good read | |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:47:50 05/30/12 Wed on craig venter. this is the dude who took on the us government's attempt to be the first to sequence the human genome, amongst other such crazy feats of science. http://goo.gl/GFTIg |
| Subject: agreed | |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:33:33 05/30/12 Wed the board does stink and has stunk for weeks. i blame facebook. i have yet to make my first batch of beer. i have all the crap sitting in my basement and, besides the one attempt that was foiled due to not priming the hops, i have almost 0 desire to actually put in the effort to do so. bah! usa vs brazil tonight. 8 pm. espn 2. i hate sports right now. nothing to watch until the euros kick off in a week. oh, and the olympics are right around the corner!!!... too bad the summer olympics are gay (i can kind of stand the winter version, but just barely). another baby question: how long did your kids sleep when they were a month old? caruso is having a fun time trying to get hanna to sleep during the day. i CANNOT wait until savor fest. i need it more than anyone can possibly know. |
| Subject: Weekend | |
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Author: Tony [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:18:03 05/30/12 Wed Headed up to the Poconos Sat/Sun to see my family. Audrey thoroughly enjoyed the beach area that they have at the lake and we spent some quality time there. I was exhausted from chasing her around all afternoon. Monday was spent with some odds and ends around the house. In other news, I'm finishing up my last batch of beer for my brothers wedding. It is a Victory Hop Devil IPA clone that I need to bottle. I'm a little disappointed with my Black Ale that I tried to make. It is now a Brown Ale. Interesting note about all the beer I've been making. DFH by far has the most homebrew-friendly bottles I've used. The labels come off quite easily and don't leave a lot of residue. Yards also has good bottles. Breckinridge has awful bottles. |
| Subject: fuck this | |
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Author: Donnie [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:35:32 05/30/12 Wed the board stinks |
| Subject: Bertation | |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:16:06 05/30/12 Wed I don't even know what the fuck happened in that last post; allow me to re-type so it can actually be read: Hafer, he took the concept that those two blokes gave him, AFTER doing all of the work for them in the first place because they couldn't. Were any disclosure agreements signed? Anything to cover them? I am honestly not sure. Bill Gates did back when he made a deal with IBM many a year ago. Even so, to completely discount everything he did with Facebook after that point appears to me as unfair. Being smarter and better than the other guy doesn't make you a dick, it makes you, well, smarter and better than the other guy. Speaking of smarter, how about getting married AFTER the IPO hit? Smart motherfucker right there... He may be a dick, but that would be more of a personality thing in my opinion, and I don't know the dude. |
| Subject: Zuckerberg | |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:10:27 05/30/12 Wed Hafer, he took the concept that someone gave him, AFTER ask him to essentially do all of the work because they couldn't. If they were nervous, they should've thought ahead. Bill Gates back when he made a deal with IBM many a year ago. Being smarter and better than the other guy doesn't make you a dick, it makes you, well, smarter and better than the other guy. Speaking of smarter, how about getting married AFTER the IPO hit? Smart motherfucker right there... |
| Subject: zuck | |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 22:42:31 05/29/12 Tue is a douche and can eat a dick for all i care. he stole facebook and made bajillions off his swindle. good for him. now die. |
| Subject: Facebook | |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 22:06:56 05/29/12 Tue Vic, my humble opinion on Facebook is that it is a solid long-term investment, given what I have read on the management core, as well as Zuckerberg. Mark has solid mentors and allies, including Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Peter Thiel. Additionally, his management staff include individuals such as Sheryl Sandberg (Google), who have solid experience dealing with the very things Facebook is worried about not capitalizing on. He has GOVERNMENTS that use him to provide influence on elections, legislation, etc., by helping them communicate to their people. The people Zuck is tied to, along with the constant innovation that he and his group practices (hack-a-thons, etc.), I think, in my opinion, that this is a solid company that has a bright and lucrative future ahead of it, and could possibly get as high as triple digits in the stock a few years from now. I am not going to listen to the speculators, and I know for a fact that Morgan Stanley's actions, along with the snafu that NASDAQ pulled, had an impact on the IPO. Honestly, we can go back and forth on this, but I like FB in my opinion, and I think it will be able to perform well in the mobile market. The fundamentals are there in my opinion, and I think it is a solid long term investment. |
| Subject: dc/philly | |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17:56:01 05/29/12 Tue Not to worry Chin. You can redeem yourself by being around either July 7th or 21st weekends in DC. I'll be around for those weekends. I slept a ton this past weekend. I sprained my ankle two weekends ago on the cobblestones that the Germans decided to use instead of smooth, predictable concrete. I was drunk so that didn't help and my ankle rolled. I hobbled the remaining 3 blocks to my hotel room and passed out. This past Saturday I did some walking and biking around the city, and my ankle started bothering me on Sunday so I took it easy the rest of the weekend. My plantar faciitus also flared up. Bah! I'm a mess. I'm feeling good today though. Work is good. Easy breezy. I typically put in 9 hour days + lunch. I can build up time to use as leave (30 vacation days isn't enough!). So each extra hour is going into my bank to use for a long weekend. This works out nicely since Kate isn't here. I should have a few days worth stored up by the time I go back to the States on 6/30. I've made a list of tv series to download when I get back home. This list includes: Dexter Arrested Dev Modern Fam Parks and Rec Mad Men Game of Thrones Workaholics The League Sons of Anarchy Boardwalk Empire The Killing Rome Top Gear Archer How I met your mother Battlestar Gallactica Firefly Friday night lights Party down The office UK Girls Is there anything else to add? Kate will probably want to add some law/police/crime shows. The shield? What else? |
| Subject: rubio story | |
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Author: chin [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:01:48 05/29/12 Tue is awesome. Youre such a twolves homer now. |
| Subject: ugh | |
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Author: chin [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 15:55:17 05/29/12 Tue so last sat i woke up after hanging out with some friends and having a few drinks the night before. It was nothing that would have me hungover the next day but sat morning i woke up and the room was spinning non stop. Even when I have been my drunkest I had never experienced a spinning sensation quite as severe as this. I figured for some reason my body was having a tough time processing the alcohol the night before so I tried to sleep it off. Pretty much ended up sleeping the entire day and night sat and sun I woke up with the same sensation. At this point, my body was so worn down I could barely move around. Soon after my body was so worn down from the spinning that I started puking pretty much every half hour. At this point I headed for the ER where I was diagnosed with a severe case of Vertigo. Trust me you DO NOT want to experience this. It was awful. Imagine doing that thing where you put your forehead on a bat and ten spin ten times and the sensation immediately after you put your head back up. Now imagine having that sensation non stop for 72 hours. Yup, WORST THING EVER. After the spinning subsided I was still left with lightheadedness and blurred vision all last week. That is starting to subside as well now but quick head movements and physical activity will cause it to come back. I am going to follow up with my physician but I am guessing she will tell me that I just have to wait it out. So anyways, thats why I havent been on the board lately. Did some catching up on what you kids have been chatting about. - Heaves, I am not available july 28th weekend but dont plan things around me. - That kyrie irving thing was awesome and im not just saying that cuz hes a dukie. - Facebook... Joo, what about facebook makes it appealing to you? I am very bearish on facebook, especially with how ridiculously high the IPO price was. It was outrageous. In case anyone cares I currently bullish on Google - duh. This is just a safe pick to diversify portfolios with Apple - ditto Fusion IO - this got hit a bit with the Facebook hit due to FB being it's biggest client. But if you feel cloud computing is going to be the future then fusion io is going to be one of the leading technologies to get us there. This is prob my favorite stock currently and has the biggest chunk of my portfolio. I bought in at 22 and have an order to get more at 18.50 if europe causes it to get there. Ford - 420 hp, v8 mustang = 26 mpg highway. Synch technology. Didnt need a bailout during the crisis. Starbucks - They are getting into the k-cup business which green mountain roasters has shown can be very lucrative. Also they are expanding worldwide, especially in asia. Even domestically, if you just walk into a starbucks you can see from all the people in there plugged into their laptops that their "2nd home" approach is working. As working remotely becomes more and more the norm with our society, more and more people will flock to starbucks. If anyone has stocks they are currently bullish on let me know so I can research it and decide if I want to add it to my watch list. |
| Subject: amazon instant video now on xbox | |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:57:00 05/29/12 Tue giggity - http://gizmodo.com/5913989/amazon-instant-video-is-now-on-xbox-360 |
| Subject: nice | |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:15:48 05/29/12 Tue vert, that's great rubio-hustle... you stalker. what did you end up scoring? if it makes you feel any better, i can't chip either. it must be my wedges (especially seeing as how you couldn't chip with them either). in soccer news, the national team played against scotland on saturday. simply put, they pretty much kicked their asses. the team is so much better under jurgen klinsmann it's silly. they play brazil tomorrow (8pm on espn2) here in maryland. i totally wanted to go but the banana prevents that. kids ruin everything. |
| Subject: PA Visit | |
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Author: vert [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:04:08 05/29/12 Tue So I was back in PA from Wednesday - Sunday. We celebrated my Dad's 60th Bday with a surprise party on Saturday. I also managed to golf with Lukey, his dad, and Weary on Friday. Mr. Hafer was kind enough (Thank you sir) to let me borrow his left handed clubs. I hit the irons fairly well but continue to suck at chipping. It's costing me 10-15 strokes per round. Also, I couldn't get a feel for his putter and 3 putted quite a few greens. Here's an interesting story from my trip home on Sunday. Those of you on Twitter already know some of the details. As we're heading back to the gate, I check Twitter and see that Ricky Rubio posted a message about watching the game while waiting for his cousin. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/ricky-rubio-watches-nba-playoffs-while-spinning-around-145614582.html I notice that the tweet was 3 minutes ago so he obv still in the airport. I was in row 5 so I hurried off the plane and went to the sports merchanise store that's right outside my gate. I looked at hats ($40) and ended up buying a $5 pennant in hopes of getting it autographed. I walk down to baggage claim and it's crowded as a few flights have just arrived (we had a weather delayed landing). I walked down to the end of baggage claim and don't see him. On my walk back, I spot a beared dude in a tank top and it's him (the ppl he was picking up were on my flight). Right next to us is a small flower kiosk. I run over to the desk, ask to borrow a sharpie and in the meantime, Rubio has made his way to the escalator to the parking garage. I hop on the escalator and am about 5 people behind him. We get to the bottom and I walk past a few people and get next to him. I look over and say, "Hey Ricky, would you mind signing this for me?" and hand him the pennant and marker. He says "Sure man, no problem." I tell him I'm a fan and that I saw his post on Twitter. He laughs and then I ask him how his knee is doing. He said it's getting better and I wrap it up with a handshake and a "good luck next season". After I returned the pen, I went right back down the same escalator and could still see him in the distance. No one else seemed to recognize him. I wasn't too surprised since he's not overly tall and he's is just a lanky Spanish dude with a thick beard. The pennant is now hanging in my office behind my desk. |
| Subject: oh well | |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:56:19 05/29/12 Tue you guys have america's got talent, i hate dadboner. c'est la vie. |
| Subject: hmmm | |
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Author: Donnie [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:09:23 05/29/12 Tue GoT and MM were excellent on Sunday. We are also enjoying HBO's Girls. I worked all weekend. America's Got Talent blows. I hated talent shows in high school -- when I was forced to attend. Why would I voluntarily watch it now when Internet pornography is so readily accessible. Workaholics season 3 @ 10:30p tonight. |
| Subject: Hafer Responses | |
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Author: Jono [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:16:08 05/29/12 Tue We fed Will whatever he would eat. If he was getting up more frequently/ahead of whatever schedule he was currently on, we upped the food intake. We ended up wasting some at times until we figured out how much he wanted/needed, but it's really the only way to know for sure. We did that more than a few times as he grew. We really didn't start doing the rice cereal until right before we started him on baby foods b/c he was eating huge bottles and still being hungry. I'm not much help there. "i've also been enjoying the new season of america's got talent with new judge howard stern. the dude knows what he's doing. check it out." - I'm insanely sick of reading opinions such as this one. Mostly b/c of Twitter and every Stern junkie saying the same thing. Not hating on Hafer, just pointing this up since he gave me the avenue to discuss it. I think that show still sucks, Howard or not. |
| Subject: back to work | |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:02:18 05/29/12 Tue today is my first day at work since spawn emergence day. medimmune gives chicks 3 months maternity leave and dudes 4 weeks paternity leave. that's some bs. i want 2 extra months off. spawn continues to be a fairly cooperative baby. she sleeps from 9pm - 1am (with one feeding) and then off and on until 10 in the morning. caruso and i continued to do our shift strategy so this is her first day with the kid all by herself for most of the day. we have, over the past few weeks, gone out leaving the other with the banana for a few hours but never this long. it should be fine, although i'm sure she'll be tired when i get home. parent question: did any of you put rice cereal in your bottles to help fill up your kid so that they sleep longer? if so, when did you start this practice? also, how much did your kid eat each day? was it close to the 2.5oz per 1 pound rule? in other news, i've been really enjoying game of thrones. what a great friggin show. i can't recommend reading the books enough. they're very long (that's what she said) but they are quick reads (if that's possible). ditto mad men. lots of twists and turns this season and i think it's clear they're not done. i wish tv seasons were longer. i've also been enjoying the new season of america's got talent with new judge howard stern. the dude knows what he's doing. check it out. |
| Subject: I'd say yes? | |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:20:30 05/28/12 Mon Tony is the only one who I know of that can't make it. |
| Subject: Heaves | |
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Author: Lukey [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:23:13 05/28/12 Mon Is the July 28th weekend pretty solid for your get together in Philly? |
| Subject: siri parody | |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:17:05 05/25/12 Fri |
| Subject: this looks delicious | |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:32:17 05/25/12 Fri http://goo.gl/z1dr8 |
| Subject: friday | |
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Author: Donnie [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:50:38 05/25/12 Fri Working away. Should clear out early afternoon. I started doing morning workouts. Holy shit they stink. However, they are the best things around once they are done. I am going to try to do a 28 day double kettlebell program starting on Monday. I have no problem with double 16 kgs. I think I am dying every time I mess around with my double 24s. Ali is running a 1/2 marathon tomorrow morning. I intend on taking it much easier and golfing with my brothers and Dad. The rest of the weekend will be spent at the pool in Northern Liberties. Last weekend, we saw Claude Giroux and Pat Burrell there (stupid sightings). I am reading Neuromancer by Gibson. So far, zzzzzzzz. I don't get all the hype about this being THE cyberpunk novel. I am halfway done it. Diablo 3 is decent. Just like Diablo 2. The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margret Season 2 was released. I didn't realize this until last night. I watched the first 2. Same as last year. Workaholics comes back next week. Sixers v. Celts tomorrow night, 8p. |
| Subject: blake jam | |
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Author: Donnie [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:37:54 05/24/12 Thu |
| Subject: hafer | |
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Author: Donnie [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:25:04 05/24/12 Thu Get some more sleep, buddy. How the fuck could a broken foot sideline someone from now until early December? Are they reattaching his foot? |
| Subject: this killed me | |
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Author: Donnie [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:23:02 05/24/12 Thu |
| Subject: Hafer | |
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Author: Tony [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:14:25 05/24/12 Thu I think you read that wrong. He will miss 12 weeks starting today, not the beginning of the season. It doesn't look like he would miss any time. |
| Subject: congrats bok | |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 15:56:36 05/24/12 Thu hakeem nicks to miss 12 weeks of season due to broken bone in foot - http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/7968772/hakeem-nicks-new-york-giants-breaks-foot-miss-12-weeks |
| Subject: Lots of Money | |
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Author: Jono [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:45:55 05/24/12 Thu Mark Cuban had a post on the FB IPO and at the very end he said this: "And in the interest of disclosure I bought 150k shares of FB. 50k shares at 33, 50k shares at 31.97 and 50k shares around 32.50. Its a trade, not an investment. Kind of like buying a Mickey Mantle, a Hank Aaron and a Barry Bonds Rookie Card knowing there is a card show in town next week." After some math, that equals $4.9M. Just fucking around money & that is awesome. |
| Subject: update | |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 02:01:54 05/24/12 Thu No surgery yet. The little guy looked strong, so they thought better not to handle it as an "urgent" case. I guess to give everyone time to prepare. They are meeting with the doctor at 8 am and should be having surgery today. I cannot wait for the weekend. Another holiday on Monday. I guess you guys have one too! |
| Subject: Wow | |
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Author: Tony [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:44:36 05/23/12 Wed It's pretty amazing how those little hearts figure out a way to reroute the plumbing to make it work. |
| Subject: TAPVR | |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:26:38 05/23/12 Wed I hate bringing bad news to the board, but I just got word that my new nephew (Tara's baby) has a severe heart defect (TAPVR) and is going to have surgery tonight at the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia. From this link, long term outlook looks good. Hopefully there are no complications tonight. He'll have to stay in intensive care for 2-3 weeks. Bummed. http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/t/tapvr/ I'll let you guys know how it goes. |
| Subject: german lessons | |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:11:46 05/23/12 Wed Nope. I had to wait for HR to process my request for the class, then they had to send the order to the academy company, etc. The hold up was the former. I guess these procedures take a while to get used to coming from a small private firm that is for all intents and purposes easy to manage. |
| Subject: Heaves | |
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Author: Tony [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 15:51:07 05/23/12 Wed You could set up a machine in the US and then remotely control it via VNC or Remote Desktop. Then you could SFTP the files to yourself. The SFTP will take longer since you aren't getting the swarm benefit adn the encryption overhead, but this is very straightforward. Just need to forward a couple ports on the router firewall in the US. |
| Subject: german lessons | |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 15:29:17 05/23/12 Wed i thought you started your lessons weeks ago? why the delay? you are correct in assuming the arians are pretty low tolerance when it comes to downloading things via torrents. essentially, they will gut you if you're caught. with that said, i'm sure people in europe download things just like here so it may be best to simply ask around. |
| Subject: Possible Answers? | |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:25:33 05/23/12 Wed I may suck? I'm Ron Burgundy? http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15761430,00.html http://bsaag.com/internet-laws-that-you-should-know-in-germany/#more-77 |
| Subject: torrents | |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:56:26 05/23/12 Wed Does anyone know German law? Didn't think so. I am unsure what the German tolerance is for downloading movies/tv/music/books for free, but if it's anything like other laws here, it's probably very low. So this leaves me with exploring my options. I could try a private torrent site. I have an invite from TVtorrents, but could never get the thing to work in VA because I couldn't figure out how to forward my port. And piratebay worked well with peer guardian so whatever. I'm not sure if this is an option. Can I use a VPN for this? Any ideas how to set this up or what this would cost? Alternatively, I make massive amounts of downloads each time I go back to the US. I signed a lease for an apartment today. It's new construction. 3 bedrooms. 2 full baths. Open kitchen. Nice view of the railroad tracks. Choo-choo! It's about 15 minutes bikable to work, which I'm super excited about doing...until November-March. Otherwise, by train, my commute will be about 30-35 minutes door-to-door. It's really nice biking in the city. Which is probably why so many people do it. That and cars are 2x more expensive than in the US, plus gas is 2.5 times more expensive. I start my German language classes on Friday. I think July 28th is the best for doing something in Philly while I'm back. Can people check their calendars and let me know if that does or does not work? July 7th might also work. |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:30:57 05/23/12 Wed Is anyone else a little freaked out by the forum header picture? Where did that come from? |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:29:34 05/23/12 Wed Nah, it just is overplayed on the radio at all of my branches (they play sirius or top 40) and its kindof like hanging out with me: anything more than very small doses and you'll be driven to madness. Furthermore, the song just bugs me. Also, as a musician, I take music seriously and don't believe that quality is merely "subjective". Besides, Jono, CLEARLY my opinions on that song are towards people I don't know well. My opinion of you has always been shitty (jk!!!) Well, at least I brought some life to the board. |
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Date Posted: 11:48:19 05/23/12 Wed I like the song too. Nothing wrong with smackin' a lady around, right? Evan, that was a pretty out-there, random post. Did you get sodomized to that song or something? |
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Author: Jono [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:32:05 05/23/12 Wed What a silly reason to lessen your opinion of someone. It's a subjective view. I guess I've fallen another notch on your list then, b/c I like that song & that band. |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:11:14 05/23/12 Wed ...Has to be the most ANNOYING SONG IN THE WORLD. Someone who tells me that they love this song and think it's great makes my opinion of them drop dramatically. |
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Date Posted: 15:32:53 05/22/12 Tue 1. Heard on a podcast recently that in the NFL, un-drafted free agents get signed for as little as $500. $500!!! I had no idea how this worked and I am astounded that it is that low. Of course, if they make the team they will make more money, but still. If teams are trying to sign the same FA, it can get bid up. An example given on the pod was Tony Romo, who signed as an un-drafted FA for $25K. 2. Been listening and reading The Basketball Jones a lot. I know I'm way late to the party, but if you like the NBA, you need to check out what these dudes are doing. Anyway, the did a thing on their Friday pod comparing current NBA players to original Mario Kart players (inspired by this: http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1124656/AtGu-BnCMAIhC5C.jpg). Here is my list (some of which I may or may not have stolen from the TBJ discussion) & I welcome all other lists: - Princess Peach: Lebron, b/c he's a bitch. - Donkey Kong, Jr.: Melo, b/c he is a little pudgy/heavy but brings the pain like his dad (DK/Bernard King) - Bowser: Dwight Howard, b/c he's an athletic giant who is also the worst/hated by everyone - Koopa Troopa: Kobe, b/c of the hard shell exterior with a workmanlike dedication who keeps coming and coming (analogous to the KT shell that comes to get you after you think you've killed the KT). In this example, Michael Jordan would be King Koopa. - Mario: This was the hardest one, IMO. Derrick Rose is logically the fit b/c what they both lack in intelligence (Mario:Italian plumber::Derrick Rose:invalidated SAT score) they make up for in niceness, determination, ball-so-hard-ness and likability. - Luigi: Durant, for obvious reasons with the main one being they are pretty much the exact same person in body type and athletic ability (think Super Mario 2 Luigi) as well as second-fiddle-ness (both in being the #2 to Lebron in terms of best NBA players alive, and the sometimes #2 option behind Westbrook on OKC) - Toad: Chris Paul, b/c he's quick & little. Would also accept tony Parker or Ty Lawson or Ricky Rubio here. - Yoshi: Chris Bosh, b/c he looks exactly like a dinosaur. |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:37:45 05/22/12 Tue algorithm based investing - http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/21/us-trading-blackbox-idUSBRE84K07320120521 |
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Date Posted: 09:06:12 05/22/12 Tue when you refinanced what bank did you use? |
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| Subject: Note to Self | |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 15:33:55 05/21/12 Mon Wow. You went on the internet and found some numbers and turned into a jab at me. Awesome. I could get into this argument with you, but it would only lead to me stating facts that would insult you even more and probably hurt your feelings, so I'll just respond with "Feel free to think what you want." My suggestion is also to read about what happened with the IPO, which is still a story in progress. |
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Date Posted: 14:02:01 05/21/12 Mon NEVER discuss investing with Joo. Please defend your statement with financial fundamentals. For instance: FB: priced at 22x EPS versus GOOG at 5x FB: negative EPS growth |
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Author: Donnie [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:01:45 05/21/12 Mon Friday, went to Sixers. Watched an epic comeback win. It was great. This little postseason run has been quite a surprise. Saturday, I helped Mike Foering do some work on his new house. He was short on help and I lended him a hand. Then, chilled at the pool. Sunday, played golf at Huntingdon Valley Country Club. My first country club experience. It was the fucking best. Fantastic course, great weather. Then, chilled at the pool. Ran into Pat Burrell (again). Congratulated him on a nice career. Watched episode 1 of Sherlock. Back to the grind. |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:06:44 05/21/12 Mon The NASDAQ did, based on myopic management; a real shocker given the level of talent I have seen at other large financial institutions and other corporations, for that matter (sarcasm). Facebook is a good long-term buy. Quick buy/sell speculators that thought they would reap short term gains from this surprise the hell out of me. |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:10:47 05/21/12 Mon I'll be back June 30th to around August 3rd. I'm hoping to have a get together in Philly. Now that we have a closing date (July 25th), we are starting to work out the rest of our schedule. We'll be living with my parents on/after the 25th. We have to schedule a flight to Monroe during this 5 weeks too. Hopefully this will all shake out this week. |
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Date Posted: 10:16:41 05/21/12 Mon i love watching facebook fail. couldn't have happened to a worse company. http://goo.gl/CHgQI |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:04:28 05/21/12 Mon highlight of the weekend was seeing the luckster here at the compound. he came up to watch the champions league final which chelsea somehow won. heaves got to experience the entire event (almost) first hand, boozing it up in a bar near the stadium (it's in the same city which is close enough for me). i was very jealous of this fact. kisses for the photos from the biergarten. i assume the scene was kind of nuts after the loss. do you remember any of it? breakdown of psu's new defense. http://goo.gl/IsuG8 |
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Date Posted: 09:30:09 05/21/12 Mon What are the dates when you will be back in the area? Is there a get together planned? Will it be in Philly? |
| Subject: The beauty of German beer | |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 05:16:44 05/20/12 Sun I was drunk as a skunk last night. But miraculously I feel excellent this morning. |
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Author: heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:05:58 05/19/12 Sat Yes, if I leave the house as my primary residence before 3 years is up, then we have to pay it all back. We bought on July 24, 2009 and we close on July 25, 2012. Crazy how that worked out. Also, this is part of the reason I'm coming back in July...to keep my presence at the household. My temporary living in a hotel here could hardly be considered a change in primary residency. I win! |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 08:50:43 05/19/12 Sat don't you have to pay that back if you don't stay in your home for 3 years? poyser, looking at you for this one. then again, you may avoid big brother by moving out of the usa. if so, you bastard! |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 01:20:55 05/19/12 Sat Yeah, just barely. We bought for 540, listed for 550 and sold for 544. No agent fees on either end. With what we put into the house and closing costs, we should be near even. It's difficult to say but I think we made money over the 3 years. We have 8k from the first time home buyers credit and we saved about 10k living in a house v. apt. I forget how i came up with that number but I calculated it when I was trying to figure out what our bottom was for sale price. We also did a refi, so we took a little of a hit there but ended up saving more over time by doing so. I've agreed to sell my tv to the guy for $1700. We weren't taking it with us to Germany, when we come back it'll be 8+ years old, and it's a bit of an energy hog. I sure am going to miss it though! |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 18:03:53 05/18/12 Fri CONGRATS!!! burn some euros in celebration. did you recoup your buy money? |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17:01:23 05/18/12 Fri That's a relief. |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:02:17 05/18/12 Fri Actually, Heaves, I had contemplated that, but the ICE won't get me there and back in enough time. |
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Date Posted: 12:33:12 05/18/12 Fri Just come to Germany instead. It'll be more fun. We can even have a BBQ in your honor. My weekend is now. Still waiting on the contract to be signed sometime today. I did my part this morning. Off to see the Avengers. Woot! |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:11:22 05/18/12 Fri I believe you went to the Netherlands on a business trip. I will have some free time while I am there and am wondering if you have any recommendations. This goes out to everyone else too. |
| Subject: You know what else is lame | |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 22:16:07 05/17/12 Thu Jews. Germany understood that....at least they used to. |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 18:03:47 05/17/12 Thu I wish everything was plastic/electronic. Cash is lame. I hate having it on my person. |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17:20:43 05/17/12 Thu i wish we changed to coins in the usa. dollars are lame. |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:57:21 05/17/12 Thu I never thought I'd be saying these words, but I think I need a change purse. Ridic! |
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Date Posted: 13:53:58 05/17/12 Thu germany updates +1 the euros are insane with their tv taxes. in england you need to get a tv license to use a tv. sounds very similar to the nazis. this is a decent goal |
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Author: Jono [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:18:07 05/17/12 Thu As many Germany updates as possible! I'm finally back into the swing of a normal few days of work. After all that shit the last few weeks combined with my parents visit and some time off, it's actually pretty nice to be normal. Of course, in the 2 days that Will was in day care last week, he got Hand, Foot & Mouth disease (it is essentially painless but makes the areas around the hand, feet, mouth and butt break out in blisters/pimples) so that made things interesting. I guess the good news is that he's getting all of this shit out of the way now. Been working on the house lately (nursery + remodeling another small bathroom) and all it makes me want is to (a) be richer so I can hire this shit out and/or (b) buy a new house. I'd move back East (Amy is on board, too) if I could find a job there*. (*if someone just gave me one that didn't require any effort on my part) NBA Playoffs! The Conference Finals if they play out like they should will be some great basketball (Heat/Celtics, OKC/Spurs). It is American Craft Beer Week and I have done nothing & will likely do nothing to celebrate. That is shitty. |
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Date Posted: 09:47:29 05/17/12 Thu Heaves, Fuck that. I'll stick with the good old USofA where I can watch my TVs for free. You'd be happy too if you had 6 weeks vacation every year and don't have the stress of never losing a major war and don't give a fuck about declining birth rates and worthless currency. With that being said, please continue to funnel your experiences with the crazy Germans our way. I want to hear more stories like the bike and tv naz --- er I mean secret po --- er I mean strange people. Did you get "Expatriate" written on your business cards? |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 06:42:00 05/17/12 Thu I've been working hard the last few days on the house contract. We hired an attorney to handle the preparations of the contract, and the contract should be finalized today, executed by tomorrow. Until then, my heart beat won't fall below 100. Some additional news on the above. We decided to put the "rent to own" guy on the back burner, unbeknownst to him. While it was a good offer, it comes with risk. Instead, we got another offer for outright purchase with all the numbers we were hoping for when we first set out on this crazy adventure. He offered 540,000, we countered with 544,000 (4K above what we paid for it), and he agreed. Bonus for him not using an agent. By doing a for sale by owner and finding a purchaser without an agent, we ended up saving somewhere between 27,000-33,000 on commission fees. I'll admit, it's been a lot of work, but I'll gladly take the money over the effort and stress of the sale by owner. I feel like a sleaze for stringing along the rent to own guy, but he's our backup until the contract is signed with the #1 seed. It's just the way it has to be for the moment. I probably jinxed the entire process by writing about it here. Today, as you all know, is Ascension Day...another German celebrated holiday compliments of Jesus. The downside is that everything is closed, so you can't really do anything. I would really take my bike over to the shop and get it up to German code, but I can't; the bike shops are closed. German law requires that you have front/rear facing lights, a bell with the proper loudness, 2 reflectors on each wheel at 180 degrees apart, and tire pressure within regulations. I also need mud guards. I plan to leave work early tomorrow to do this. The number of rules they have here (for everything) is maddening. They have a TV use (note...USE) tax. That means, even if you don't hook the TV up to cable and simply want to play video games on it, they require a 17 euro per month fee for such use. The have, for a lack of better words, TV nazis that go around at night who look for TV light emitting from windows, and then they check to see if you are up to date on your fees. If not, they try to gain entry to your apartment and if they see the TV they fine you 400 euro or something crazy like that. But on the flip side, people are extremely friendly and don't appear stressed out. |
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Date Posted: 15:20:40 05/16/12 Wed http://m.gizmodo.com/5910825/anyone-using-a-flip-phone-is-probably-a-serial-murderer-or-a-drug-dealer |
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Date Posted: 15:18:05 05/16/12 Wed I can't get enough of these. http://www.quickmeme.com/Bad-Luck-Brian/popular/1/ |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17:01:57 05/15/12 Tue I love people that get cars that they don't know how to drive. That boy/girl needs to learn how Gallardo's handle before making a turn like that... |
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Date Posted: 11:24:57 05/15/12 Tue |
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Date Posted: 11:16:00 05/15/12 Tue heaves, what lukey said wrt bayern. they are a good team to follow if you are going to pick a club. spawn is fine. she is awake more now during the day which is interesting. like the dog, she likes to look at the birds outside. i'm hoping this doesn't mean she will also like to lick her own butt. tony, jen, and audrey stopped by this weekend for a visit. tony's fruit of loins is much bigger and much more active than the spawn child so it provided an insight into my future... namely, turning on sprout tv and leaving the house. next week my rents come down for baby duties. should be a nice break. |
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Date Posted: 09:24:40 05/15/12 Tue Are you still heading to Atown for Memorial Day weekend? I'll be in town starting next Wednesday. Weary mentioned coming out Thursday night and hanging out for the night and possibly golfing on Friday if left handed clubs can be found. I'll be free on Friday for nerd gaming/bar action as well. |
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Author: Donnie [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:14:03 05/15/12 Tue We are a 3 minute collapse away from being up 2-0 against the Celtics. What a game last night. A brutal 3rd quarter but the game was really exciting. Lavoy Allen, Jrue Holiday, and Evan Turner were fantastic down the stretch. I am really impressed with Allen's play so far this series. Iggy needs to hit some more foul shots for as much as he takes the ball to the hoop. What a great game. |
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Author: Lukey [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 21:54:48 05/14/12 Mon I had a great and gluttonous weekend with the family in North Carolina for my sister's graduation/Mother's Day. I was making great time on the drive back today until I got to Quantico, where I was about 20 miles behind a police escort to DC. I pretty much crawled home from there. I'm not sure why it took a game and 47 minutes, but I'm glad the refs finally called a moving screen against Garnett. Sixers need to win game 3. Heaves, Bayern is like the Yankees of the Bundesliga, but they are nowhere near the deplorable fiscal dominance of the other big teams in other leagues throughout Europe. In general, the Bundesliga teams are more fiscally responsible than the despicably profligate teams like Man City, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona, etc. Sounds like good news on both ends of the housing front for you guys. |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 18:25:13 05/14/12 Mon Sword fighting? A mysterious locket that can power electronics and perhaps even restore order? A mystery that may never be solved? And if it is, we will like the answer? Gazooks! Hooked! Busy week here in Munich. We'll hopefully be signing a contract for the house. Ditto with an apartment here. I have a litigation deadline Friday, but not before we celebrate another national holiday on Thursday. And our CEO just resigned due to health issues (osteoporosis). Saturday, the local soccer team, Bayern, plays for the champions league cup. I expect a full day of drinking and craziness. I just learned that Bayern is like the Yankees of futbol (in Germany at least). I'm not sure how I feel about that. And I don't know how other European teams operate as far as poaching players, etc. |
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Date Posted: 15:12:50 05/14/12 Mon |
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Date Posted: 13:33:08 05/14/12 Mon http://theinterrobang.com/2012/05/place-in-our-hearts-where-lost-used-to-live/ DDP Yoga ... I did two videos last week. Feels good. College bubble from Cubes: http://blogmaverick.com/2012/05/13/the-coming-meltdown-in-college-education-why-the-economy-wont-get-better-any-time-soon/ |
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Date Posted: 00:02:18 05/13/12 Sun What a brutal loss by the Sixers. The guards, collectively, played awful in the 2nd half. Collins' lineups in the 4th quarter were perplexing - sticking with an ineffective Young (-11 +/-) instead of Allen who was playing well (+6 +/-). When finally giving up on Young, he decided to go with a 4 guard lineup, which was stupid and makes no sense. I actually think Meeks should see more action in this series because Boston will always have someone on the court that he will be able to guard. |
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Date Posted: 07:43:41 05/11/12 Fri That's a solid rate, Vic; thank you for the info! I am actually torn between getting a 15 year mortgage vs a 30 year, as my house will basically be a rental property moving forward, barring anything catastrophic in my life. I am only moving in there for a few months to refi then I will be moving in NJ. While the answer might sound obvious, I am reaping tax benefits from it every year. If anyone knows of anybody that might have done something like this or has any idea, feel free to share. |
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Date Posted: 22:16:58 05/10/12 Thu I am happy that they won tonight (they almost gave me a heart attack), but, holy fuck, do they need to draft a rebounder. They should also dump Brand - he is useless. [*Mad Men episode talk ahead*] Also, the Richard Belding cameo on Mad Men was a spectacular surprise. Likewise, although she is a terrible actress, I still love me some Alexis Bledel. |
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Date Posted: 11:32:44 05/10/12 Thu joo, i am currently refinancing. i got 2.875% (15 year) + appraisal cost + title fees no fees from the financer Im pretty sure you could do much better. I will say this is significantly lower than what alot of other places were offering. So much so I had to do research on the institution, Residential Finance Corporation (a few bad reviews out there but the complaints are not pertinent, for the most part they seem ok). |
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Date Posted: 09:30:24 05/10/12 Thu heaves, how are things going in the land of wieners and good beer? are you fluent in das boot speak? how was your weekend out with the co-worker? did you find beerfest? today we are supposed to take spawn up to visit caruso's (annoying) gma. we are hoping she cancels as she often does due to "health problems". whatevs. |
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Date Posted: 16:23:07 05/09/12 Wed things are still going well on the baby front. caruso's mom is with us until friday now, rather than saturday. she's going to go up and visit with the rest of the family friday afternoon so it's back to single parenting 24 hours earlier. oh well. the spawn child remains a pretty solid sleeper. we're still getting 7/8 hrs a night which is epic. we're hoping this only increases as she becomes even more active during the day. tony, jen and audrey may be stopping by on saturday. oreo is looking forward to her wrestling match. |
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Date Posted: 13:34:14 05/09/12 Wed Rest up, big man. |
| Subject: Loooong weekend | |
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Date Posted: 10:51:38 05/09/12 Wed Two weeks ago, Amy was out of town at a trade show so I was solo parenting. Solid, but tiring work, and then William got a 48-hour bug and made it suck terribly b/c he had to miss 2 days of daycare and I had to stay home. Last week, William woke up Tuesday with an ugly bite/infection looking thing on his hip. Turned out it was a staph infection (that caused an abscess underneath the infected area) and was causing him a decent amount of pain/discomfort. He ended up being home for 4 days last week, 2 of which required doctor's visits and me being home from work. Thankfully, Amy's mom came up Thursday & Friday so I could get back to work. Sunday, we had a tornado warning and some rotating clouds that briefly touched down 15 blocks from my house. Rather scary, but luckily there wasn't any damage other than from the rain/hail/higher than normal, but not tornado winds. Unfortunately, during this storm, our ceiling began to leak in our living room. Nothing major (just a slow drip & the roof is on;y 6-7 years old) but still sucky. Turns out there are some pipes (venting for the septic system) on the roof have some rotted out seals that need to be replaced, thus causing water to get in. $500 fix. Yesterday, our garbage disposal was leaking like crazy. After some investigation and internet-info-gathering, we have to get a new one. Luckily, these aren't too expensive and as long as a get a similar model, I should be able to do it myself. Also, work has been shitty & crazy busy. I say all of that stuff because I cannot wait for noon today. My parents will be here around 2pm and will be leaving on Monday at 5pm. I will not be working during their visit and am extremely excited about a very long weekend. |
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Date Posted: 10:33:09 05/09/12 Wed I am attempting to refinance my house as soon as I move back into it in June, and wanted to see if this sounded reasonable: TD Bank - 3.87%, 0 points, $618 bank fee + titles, and other legal fees. I am still shopping, and this is the first rate I received. However, I wanted to see if any of you have refinanced recently and have an idea of legal costs, etc. What is reasonable nowadays? I want 0 points and minimal closing costs. Any help would be appreciated. |
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Date Posted: 02:30:37 05/09/12 Wed My L/T law is a bit rusty but I'm still trying to gauge the risk of the transaction I mentioned the other day. Question: if we have a 3-year lease (rent to own) and he decides to walk away after a year, what are our legal options? Sure, we get to keep all the monies but that is more or less to compensate for him not buying the property...I'm not sure the law will see the difference. I believe the landlord has a duty to mitigate damages and perhaps the best we could hope for without going to court is probably 2 months rent. Of course, this is just the nature of the beast when it comes to renting. Joo takes the same risks when he rents. The only difference is that it's difficult for us to get back to the states to handle on a personal level and file a claim. |
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Date Posted: 13:54:52 05/08/12 Tue Audrey will be with us. She loves dogs as long as they are 10 feet away from her. Otherwise she will freak out and run away and start crying. |
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Date Posted: 09:18:07 05/08/12 Tue http://www.uproxx.com/music/2012/05/beastie-boys-unreleased-chappelles-show-performance/ |
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Date Posted: 16:06:41 05/07/12 Mon You're a lawyer, I never doubted that you wouldn't follow protocol or do it the right way. Not because of the fact that you're a lawyer, but that you were trained to be one, which means that you are extremely meticulous, especially when it comes to research. I was just making sure I read your post correctly, and it seems as if I did. Glückwünsche. |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:47:40 05/07/12 Mon Our current monthly mortgage and HOA fee is roughly $3000. He will be paying rent at $2900 a month, ours to keep free and clear. Rent does not increase. Our current listing is $550K. He is able to buy in a year at 555, two yeas a 560 and three years at 565. There will be appreciation, I'm nearly certain of that, and it will likely appreciate more than what we are asking for. If not, then I guess it will be within our right to re-price it if he can't secure a loan at the corresponding price. However, from a contract perspective, we won't have to. Even so, if he lives in the house for 10 years he will have no problem making his money back and then some. The county is building up the area with more shops and local jobs, and the area will be a boom town. He is giving us 9000 down. He gets this back as a down payment for the house if he converts the property successfully within 3 years. We get to keep this if he doesn't. In addition to paying rent, he will be giving us $150 a month that goes towards the down payment of the house. Same thing as above though, he doesn't get this back if he can't secure a loan in 3 years. These provisions are made to mitigate the risk of the event that he doesn't buy the property. We will undoubtedly have to use a realtor next time because we will be abroad, and we need a safety net to cover this cost. The reason he can't get a loan now is that he just went though a divorce and his wife cleaned house. I am assuming this because he brought a woman to the house that wasn't his wife! I am waiting for his financial info to do a background check. As far as his intelligence, he seems like he's doing the right thing to me :) Here's an article on how these agreements typically work. You will find that we follow protocol. http://home.howstuffworks.com/real-estate/rent-to-own-homes.htm |
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Author: vert [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:51:13 05/07/12 Mon There are a few angles to look at. "The 18-35 demo" is the media savvy group. They stay up to date and frequently dl movies. They're current on most all popular TV shows either because they DVR them, dl'd torrents or formerly had Netflix streaming. After they caught up on the TV shows on Netflix, they realize the subscription has little to no value. This group typically streams between a TV/Computer/gaming system/tablet. "The JV Squad" strives to be like 18-35 demo, but isn't quite as savvy. They don't dl torrents but have some type of monthly subscription fee. After a year or two, they realize they're not getting a lot of value out of it and they discontinue. They try to stay up to date on the latest TV shows, but fall behind and miss episodes/half season and then just catch on later without watching old eps. This group like the convenience and ease of Red Box, but doesn't rely on it. "We're on boner meds demo" - This group get a semi just thinking about how awesome/convenient/cheap Red Box is. They may or may not have a DVR and don't really care how current they stay on their favorite TV shows. My Dad is the poster boy for this group. He calls me to tell me how many movies he sees for only $1 each because he's a stickler for next day returns. It doesn't matter that he just rented the latest Adam Sandler crap show, he only paid $1 dammit! My point is that only the first group is going to care about Netflix exclusive content, but they've already realized they can get said content another way. The other groups just don't care enough to warrant paying a monthly fee. Conclusion - Netflix is on a downward spiral to irrelevance and the only way to fix it is to stream the same movies that Red Box has readily available. They're essentially taking what Red Box does well, and making it more convenient in a streaming format. |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:39:57 05/07/12 Mon I had NetFlix for all of 1 month, dumped it, and haven't used it since. The DVD's I want I usually get on a whim via RedBox when I am with Rena. Most other times I don't have time to watch DVD's; I can't even find the time to watch some of the shows I have DVR'ed. Heaves, I am very happy for you and your potential renting situation, but I want to make sure I am reading this right: - He pays almost our entire mortgage during the rental period - Do you mean your monthly mortgage or your entire loan amount? I am assuming the former. - He pays whatever the value of the home is at the time of purchase less what he has already paid? - I am surprised he agreed to you raising the price of the home every year given "appreciation". What if your market doesn't appreciate? Do you still get to raise the price? Are you basically just talking about increasing the rent every year? If not, how retarded is this guy to agree to an assumption that the housing market will go up every year? (no offense) Just looking for a little clarification as all, as a landlord that is curious... |
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Author: chin [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:41:02 05/07/12 Mon i bet 70 and he declared "I have to call" as he called with ace 6. Im pretty sure thats his feelings on it with any bet under 200. once the bet starts going above that I think he starts considering a fold. Its really a tough hand to analyze. In the end I think a bet around 180 is the most +EV play but you can make an argument for an array of plays there. A strong argument can even be made for checking there. I just thought it was an interesting hand. Vert made the argument that from reading the hand history there is a good possibility he has a 5 so I guess I should note that from playing with the villain I had a strong gut feeling he was on a q or a 6. welp, sounds like the original programming aspect for our small sample size is not gonna be enough to draw customers back. guess ill avoid buying them then. |
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Author: Donnie [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:41:41 05/07/12 Mon I cancelled Netflix about 6 months ago. I do not miss it at all. It was useful streaming good TV shows when there were good shows to catch up on. I have no plans to renew it if/when it has its original programming. Whatever happened with that poker hand? |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:26:29 05/07/12 Mon weekend was spent entertaining caruso's mom and uncle. we did a lot of outsidey stuff and even played a round of golf (83 on a course with no par 5's). caruso's mom is with us until saturday. the extra help has been quite useful and we're averaging almost 8 hours of sleep a night. hooray for that. tony, i'm talking to caruso about you guys stopping by. will your spawn be with you? i ask because i need to know if i need to distract oreo. |
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Author: Jono [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:38:00 05/07/12 Mon We don't use it and we don't even have cable! It's not very enticing to come back even though I love Arrested Development. I may join back up for a month when that comes back but more likely I will just hit up torrent site for them. |
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Author: Tony [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:10:41 05/07/12 Mon Dumped Netflix streaming when they made you charge extra for it. Dumped DVDs last November and switched to Amazon Prime. For how often I use streaming, it was better to have the free 2-day shipping. I also get all the paid channels on the Xfinity app through my dad. |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 18:57:20 05/06/12 Sun i canceled my streaming netflix subscription a few months ago and the dvd rental component 2 weeks ago. it just isn't worth it. |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 18:45:14 05/06/12 Sun We just hit a home run on the house and I couldn't be more excited with how things turned out. We are doing a rent to own contract which is a 3 year lease with the option to buy after the first year. He pays almost our entire mortgage during the rental period, and we were able to increase the price of the house a little bit each year in anticipation of appreciation. Essentially, he pays our mortgage (including most of our principal), he pays more in sale price than what it's currently listed for, he doesn't use a realtor agent, and he is responsible for maintenance of the property. He's getting the offer/contract put together early this week, so here's to wishful thinking that we seal the deal soon. Vic, I don't plan on using netflix in the foreseeable future, but I'll keep an open mind about it. I hear the Germans are getting it this year. |
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Author: chin [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 02:13:40 05/06/12 Sun how many of you do not have netflix streaming anymore (or never had it)? How many of you will re-subscribe due to the original programming it is lining up? (arrested development being the big one) I am just trying to gauge whether this move by netflix will successfully jumpstart its subscriber growth again. The stock price is currently at a pretty enticing price and if this move pays off it could result in some nice gains. At the same time, if this move does not work, the stock will succumb to the pressure being put on it by amazon and coin star. I do think this maneuver could separate them from the pack again though. |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 18:44:45 05/04/12 Fri some states don't have separate causes of action for slander. assuming for a minute that the dog lawyer does in fact practice in a state with a separate cause of action, it's not clear from the facts at hand whether the accusation was spoken or written, therefore, it's impossible to say if it's slander or libel. in the absence of facts, i must conclude that lawyer dog knows the difference and made the correct call. ps, i love that i actually just spent time breaking down lawyer dog's meme. |
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Date Posted: 16:29:34 05/04/12 Fri  |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:11:11 05/04/12 Fri http://gizmodo.com/5907638/even-babies-are-a-little-racist |
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Date Posted: 11:08:44 05/04/12 Fri heaves, i also found the germans appreciated it when we said, "Wir den krieg gewonnen, sie sprechen unsere sprache." lawyer dog meme! http://www.funnyordie.com/slideshows/6fa3cef57e/the-funniest-examples-of-the-lawyer-dog-meme#slide1 another good night in the land of spawn. caruso and i both took a nap (aka went to bed) last night around 730. spawn was up at 930 for some food then slept until midnight when it was time for another meal. repeat this trend every three hours until now. spawn also poops like a champion. that may be my favorite thing thus far, the insanely loud farts followed by the huge yellow gushes. |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 03:36:02 05/04/12 Fri Last night I cooked my first meal in my tiny, ill-equipped kitchen. The result was ok, but I sure won't be making anything too complicated. I have the day off from work today to start looking at apartments. I'm meeting with my relocation agent in about 20 minutes. Tonight I'll be going to a beer garden or hall with the cooler of the two american coworkers. Since it will probably rain all day tomorrow, I plan on going to an English theater to see the Avengers. I start taking German lessons on Monday or the next Monday. As of now, I've learned to say "Tut mir leid, ich spreche kein Deutsche. Sprechen sie English?" Which means, "I'm sorry, I don't speak German. Do you speak English?" They seem to appreciate that a little bit more. I also know "Ein weissbier dukle, bitte." Which means, one dark wheat beer please." After re-listening to 'Bloody Mary', I like the song a little bit more. I still have to find out how the Germans are about downloading. |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:32:51 05/03/12 Thu hopefully that's not their best song on the album. |
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Author: vert [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:57:40 05/03/12 Thu New album comes out next Tuesday. I haven't check the sites yet, but I'm sure it's available to dl. |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:49:17 05/03/12 Thu NIPPLE! not much to report. another dr apt this afternoon. wee. things are still going fine. spawn likes to cry from 11-1 in the morning... which is fun. other than that, she is ok. |
| Subject: more kate upton | |
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Author: Donnie [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:59:47 05/03/12 Thu http://egotastic.com/photos/kate-upton-barely-covered-topless-outtakes-from-terry-richardson-photoshoot/kate-upton-terry-richardson-05/ |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 19:48:21 05/02/12 Wed what day is today? i honestly i had no idea until i looked. so, i guess spawn is 4 days old now. i think it's time i start dropping hints about getting a job. in baby news, we have gone to the dr's office two times now to have spawn checked out. everything looks good but she has a bit of jaundice. they are expecting it to clear up but until it does we have to keep going back so they can test her bilirubin levels. it's a pain in the ass but at least it gets us out of the house. heaves, looks and sounds awesome. i continue to be jealous of you and your bavarian adventure. i am a fan of their light sausages (although they really don't have too much taste compared to some of the other kinds) and totally agree that the beers leave you feeling fresh and virginal (thanks reinheitsgebot!). keep us in the loop. |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 19:11:33 05/02/12 Wed Fun, tight quarters... https://plus.google.com/photos/102181097865948929429/albums/5737601347383565185?authkey=CN2wr9jlp8bT_wE |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 19:10:29 05/02/12 Wed So far Germany is great. The weather has been outstanding and I'm really liking the area where my hotel is. I'm not sure what a skat show is but I'm confident in saying that I haven't seen one. I will say this, the beer is delicious. But we already knew that. I've had at least 2 beers each day I've been here. They charge about 2,10 for water and 3,50 for beer so it really doesn't make sense to drink anything other than beer. I would describe the beer as more refreshing here. Goes down real easy and doesn't give you the beer headaches. Hooray for zero preservatives! I arrived on Monday with all my luggage. My boss picked me up from the airport and took me to my hotel. Then I went to the ministry of foreigners and got a temporary residence permit. Afterwards, I did a small amount of grocery shopping. After that, I met up with one of the 2 guys that started in March for dinner and a little bit of walking. Tuesday was May Day and the entire city was shut down (other than gas stations, bars and restaurants). I met up with the same guy as the previous day and he showed me more of Munich. I also got most of my gadgetry set up (iphone and magicjack). Today was my first day of work. I wore a suit mostly for my pictures. Everyone else wears jeans every single day! I met the second of the two new hires. He's cool and knows a bit of German. Lots of admin matters today and I got my first assignment. I would have thought they would have given me a US keyboard, but nein. It's goofy and the Y and Z are switched. Nothing special to report. Everyone is super friendly. Tomorrow the group is having a Weisswurst Fruhstuck for welcoming all the recent new hires in the group. Basically, it's a celebration with meat (traditional white sausage -- considered their 'breakfast' or pre-noon sausage). Then more admin matters and perhaps starting on my first project. Friday, more work in the morning and then apartment hunting in the afternoon. Kate is getting some real good interest on the house. Hopefully it'll sell in the next week. Erikka had her baby yesterday. A nearly 10 lb. girl named Isabel. It's about 1 AM here, so it's time to hit the hay. |
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Date Posted: 16:45:35 05/02/12 Wed  |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:42:27 05/02/12 Wed Hafer - Glad to see things are going well with the baby. I am very happy for both of you. Jono - I saw this video, yet still love you for posting it. I am very glad that I can view the file and do so in my office without getting a call from legal (the door in my office in Lakewood faces me and I only have a large window to my right that leads to the outside). I need the mental break. For those that want to attend: http://www.washingtoncrossingbrewfest.com/ Rena and I will be there, as it gives me an excuse to take her to that area and do something outside, which we love doing. |
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Author: Jono [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17:03:18 05/01/12 Tue Well done, Hafer-Caruso union! Glad to have you guys home and healthy. Kate Upton "Cat Daddy" dance for your pleasure: |
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Author: Donnie [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:48:44 05/01/12 Tue Hafer, welcome back buddy. Good to have you aboard again. I am glad that the family is settling in well. So happy that everyone is healthy and happy. |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:35:25 05/01/12 Tue i have returned. not much new with me. just the usual. heaves, how are you settling in over in the fatherland? any skat shows? so caruso and i got home yesterday from the hospital. they wanted us to stay an extra day but we told them to pound sand. don't get me wrong, the people were incredibly nice and helpful but with someone coming and going every 5 minutes we literally could get no sleep. which was awful. so, after getting home around 1:30 yesterday afternoon, we began to introduce spawn to oreo. it has been going pretty much as we expected. odogg is uber protective and thinks it's her baby. she wants to sniff and lick spawn and whimpers whenever she cries. we're hoping she grows out of it. after a pretty crappy night on sunday, our first night here was pretty tolerable to be honest. caruso and i took shifts of about 3-4 hours or so so we both got to sleep at least 5 or so hours. oreo was up pretty much all night watching us so we're waiting for her to crash. spawn has been very good and is finally done with her tar poops. she's definitely my kid as she goes straight for caruso's boobs and has a very good appetite. yes, she cries every now and again, but it's mostly when we're changing her diaper. other than that, it's pretty much as i expected. so yea, spawn child is here. we're all doing fine. yes, i miss sleep, but it could be worse. |
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Author: Donnie [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:29:26 05/01/12 Tue The fantasy movie game is frustrating to set up. Still working on the formula. Evan, I cannot golf on Sunday. It is the Broad St Run here in Philly. I am excited about the Kentucky Derby on Saturday just because I will be making Mint Juleps. The NBA playoffs is the best. Dallas had 2 chances to win the game last night but came up short. Sixers and Flyers are in action tonight. Pumped about that. Ali's brother is in town for the night and we are going to take him up to the Piazza for burgers/game watching. Game of Thrones is the best. I am only 1 or 2 episodes behind in Mad Men. Like Lukey said, I want more workplace stuff and less personal stuff. I could care less about Joan/Betty but loved the high end whore house scene. |
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Author: Lukey [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 18:44:31 04/30/12 Mon I had a fun weekend. Friday night, Heaves had a hh out Chilis. Unfortunately, Chilis got the better of me on Saturday morning as I woke up with the squirts, so I passed on the Heaves/Butts lunch. I didn't eat any solid food until 4pm. I was then drinking by 7pm at a party and, thankfully, everything was digesting properly. Sunday, I did a whole bunch of nothing. |
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Author: Tony [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 18:28:52 04/30/12 Mon Hafer, congrats on the child. Have you been able to confirm its sex yet or are you still in denial? Joo, not sure about the weekend yet. I'm in Dahlgren until Wednesday so I will have a better idea at the end of the week. I went to my brother's bachelor party on Saturday. It involved roasting a lamb and playing Quake 3 team fortress via lan party. Sunday involved replacing electrical outlets now that the house is finished being painted. Everything came out quite nice. |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:47:06 04/30/12 Mon Was very enjoyable. Saturday was spent playing a lovely round of golf up in Westport, CT at a place called Longshore. They don't have much to work with, so they instead made it challenging by putting a ton of sand traps everywhere. Needless to say, I have become much more proficient at getting out of the traps. Sunday involved a long overdue full body massage (sans ending) that was a gift from Rena, followed by what was an excellent Game 1 for the second round of playoff hockey for the Flyers. Looks like the Coyotes are on a tear with a 2-0 lead in their game; Rangers look solid as well, but that is no shocker there. Tony / Yoseph - I sent you guys a tweet for a possible round next Sunday. If there is any interest let me know and I will set it up. If not, perhaps the weekend after? Also - Welcome back to Joey, and additional congrats to our newest father (aka Hafer) and happy trails to our friend Heaves. On a side note: I saw 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Saturday night after Rena and I went out. Man, I forgot how good of a movie that was. |
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Author: Donnie [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:39:09 04/30/12 Mon Me too!!!! I turned it off at the end of the third too. When I saw that LAC won this morning I was in shock. |
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Author: chin [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:10:06 04/30/12 Mon stanley goodspeed godspeed to heaves on his journey. congrats to hafer and caruso. Since I did pretty well on the green felt playing after work last week in shreveport, la I decided to take those winnings and put them toward purchasing a new car this weekend. Pretty much the whole weekend was spent haggling with the dealership but in the end I ended up with a 2011 hyundai elantra (13000 miles) sitting in my garage. It will be nice not having to maintain two cars going forward as I traded in both the space bubble and the solstice. I cant believe I watched that entire memphis clippers game up until the start of the fourth quarter and then decided to turn it off. Im kicking myself that I missed watching that comeback. |
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Author: Donnie [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:39:36 04/30/12 Mon I am back from Mexico. It was a good vacation. I got back just in time for a VERY busy weekend. We had the birth of the Hafer baby and Heaves leaving for Germany. Wild times! |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:46:19 04/27/12 Fri see how much of an asshat you are on twitter. http://klouchebag.com/ |
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Date Posted: 13:44:31 04/27/12 Fri i'd say great minds think alike but we're both pretty retarded. |
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Author: vert [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:50:39 04/27/12 Fri I just realized I said the exact same thing as Hafer. Also, the draft was pretty kewl with all the trades. Also, Ryan Tannehill's wife kinda looks like Jessica Simpson when she could throw heat. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/ryan-tannehill-wife-stole-show-thursday-nfl-draft-161434718.html |
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Date Posted: 12:27:01 04/27/12 Fri Based on your interpretation of his image you may be correct. I'm thinking he's calling pot more times than he's calling a 3x pot bet, but you would have the best understanding of that based on image. |
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Date Posted: 08:07:22 04/27/12 Fri for lukey - http://gizmodo.com/5905597/the-first-pick-in-the-nfl-draft-andrew-luck-still-uses-a-flip-phone |
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Author: Hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 21:28:23 04/26/12 Thu Bok, you think the dude would call a 3x pot bet? Was he playing that loose? I mean you obviously know more about his playing style than us so it's very possible he was that nuts. the main goal for me would be to be sure he would call so I could get his stinky asian chips, not price him out. |
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Date Posted: 18:35:58 04/26/12 Thu I bet 70 and immediately regretted it wishing I had bet more. IMO optimal bet is somewhere in the 160-190 range |
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Date Posted: 18:15:13 04/26/12 Thu THAS RAAAAAAAYCISSSSSSS!!! |
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Date Posted: 17:05:12 04/26/12 Thu Did anyone watch the RG3 profile on E:60 the other night? That's probably the first time I've heard him speak and he seems to be very grounded and I was impressed with his responses. Jus sayin' |
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Date Posted: 14:46:56 04/26/12 Thu lukey and all other flip phone users stick together. i'm uber excited for the draft. i just hope caruso doesn't ruin it by going into labor. that would be awful. the least she can do is wait for the late rounds. |
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Author: Lukey [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:32:50 04/26/12 Thu Props to Andrew Luck for still rocking the flip phone: http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/dish/201204/nfls-no-1-pick-proud-nerd Hard to root against a guy like that. |
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Date Posted: 10:19:13 04/26/12 Thu lolz |
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Date Posted: 09:48:51 04/26/12 Thu vic, i agree with what vert said. bet pot and put him on trips (5) with a high kicker. so in other news, the ceo of my company stepped down after a very shitty financial quarter. they are appointing our cfo as the temp ceo and bringing in the guy who gutted volvo as an non-executive advisor or something. weeeee!!! |
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Date Posted: 08:09:04 04/26/12 Thu I would bet pot on the river with hopes he makes a crying call with a 5 or is dumb and raises with a 6. |
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Author: chin [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 01:48:49 04/26/12 Thu would love to hear what you would do in this situation (read it and then dont think more than a minute about it - 30 seconds to digest and 30 seconds to ponder cuz you would never take more time than that at a real table as it is a first to act situation). you are sitting at a 1/2 nl table with approx 925 and the villain has approx 600. The villian is a pretty loose asian player who will throw chips around at times. Not a total donkey but does make some bad plays and is very likely a long term losing player. you are dealt q6 in the bb. it limps with about 4 callers and you check. flop comes qs 6s 5h. you lead for 6$ and an early position calls, a middle position calls, and the villian in late position calls. turn comes 5c. you check, early pos checks, middle pos checks, villian bets 12$. You call and the rest fold. river comes 6c. What do you do? check or bet? if bet, how much? obviously I am not very happy with how I chose to play this hand. |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:19:17 04/25/12 Wed Friday went well. The booze certainly caught up with me by the end of the night and we eventually made our way to Froggy Bottom. Nate was so kind enough to buy me a 4 Horsemen shot. It surprisingly wasn't that bad, not that I ever want to do one of those again -- I was just expecting worse but at the time of intake I was already drunk. |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:02:28 04/25/12 Wed jono, i am not surprised at all you love girls as you are the exact male demographic they're appealing to, namely hipsterish, late 20-early 30ish, artsie, and accepting to empowered women, males. i loathe empowered women so i hate the show (having never watched it, of course). heaves, sounds like you're having a wonderful time. how did friday night turn out post my departure? |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:27:27 04/25/12 Wed I am in full-blown moving mode. Lots of phone calls and emails flying around for various personal matters. It kinda feels like work, only I'm at home, in my sweats, and rocking out to the Black Keys. No luck on the house yet. Yesterday I went into work to mostly use the office equipment to scan docs, etc. I put together a leasing agreement and rental application form in case we get to that point. Tonight I'm heading to bestbuy to pick up a Magicjack. Looks like I'll have a US number to call after all. Afterwards, it's movie night with the lady. We have 2 free movie tickets and we are going to try Hunger Games. |
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Author: Jono [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:03:52 04/25/12 Wed The solo parenting thing is going pretty well. I am tired though, but not because of any extra work with Will, but because I have been painting at night and then watching Game of thrones until 1am. That show is phenomenal. I cannot get enough. I also am digging that new HBO show, Girls after 2 episodes. I am not sure why, because it is clearly not meant for folks like me (30 year old married dads). It's worth checking out if you haven't (Ep1 is on YouTube). The NFL Draft is tomorrow. I cannot wait to see who...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I kid, I kid. Although it is annoying over-covered and mostly unimportant. I'll peek in (on Twitter, watching it makes me want to kill myself) to see who the Steelers get (hopefully Dont'a Hightower), but that's about it. NBA Playoffs this weekend! (Few of you care, I know) |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:39:17 04/25/12 Wed no update on the spawn front. caruso had another dr appointment yesterday and nothing has changed. she's partially effaced, but that's it. if nothing changes by next tuesday we will be picking a day to induce. whoopie. the barca vs chelsea game was insane. watch it if you haven't. john terry is a c*nt. |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 23:02:40 04/24/12 Tue |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 22:46:21 04/24/12 Tue a 60" vertical |
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Author: heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 15:28:05 04/24/12 Tue http://youtu.be/RovF1zsDoeM |
| Subject: My weekend | |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:41:10 04/24/12 Tue Friday night was meh for me; I had fun at the bar I saw the game at but was none too happy about the loss. Saturday was busy for me. I had coffee with my father and then got a haircut. I then proceeded to hit the gym and then the driving range. Rena came over at night and we had dinner with my parents and an aunt and uncle. Unfortunately, whatever she ate disagreed with her so we had to duck out early, and while she slept it off I watched Ghost Protocol, which was amusing at best. Sunday involved catching up on TV shows that I have been DVR'ing and a glorious Game 6 win with my brother. The day ended with Vietnamese food and a drive back to Rena's place in NJ. End Scene. |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 08:30:11 04/24/12 Tue if you haven't (illegally) downloaded it already, jack white's blunderbuss drops today - http://jackwhiteiii.com/ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16534-blunderbuss/ |
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Author: Tony [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:33:14 04/23/12 Mon Saturday was busy. Had super early 6:50 tee time. We cranked out the round in 3:10 which was nice. I shot +10 on the back nine which was very nice for me. After that I went to my brother's bridal shower for the afternoon and then mowed the lawn after that. Sunday was spent all day getting the house ready for the painters. We had to clean out the kitchen, dining room, and guest bedroom. The kitchen was a mess and took forever. The painters showed up this morning. There were two mexican guys (at least that's what I'm assuming). I find this funny because the contractor we are using is this asian dude. Think Vic but shorter and from a different asian country. I have no idea how these guys understand each other. Wouldn't it be funny if they both spoke fluent French and communicated that way? Jono, hopefully you don't have things too bad. Just let Will play with more jewelry to confuse him. |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:16:42 04/23/12 Mon if the saints weren't boned before, they are now - http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/7846290/new-orleans-saints-mickey-loomis-eavesdrop-opposing-coaches-home-games |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 15:45:30 04/23/12 Mon coming to comedy central - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/23/between-two-ferns-coming-to-tv-comedy-central_n_1445459.html |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 15:02:17 04/23/12 Mon i actually watched a movie this weekend. caruso and i really enjoyed hugo (the 82934th movie set in paris last year). the rest of the weekend was spent making a turkey (caruso bought on the other week because it was on sale and because eating thanksgiving dinner is the tits). |
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Author: vert [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:52:22 04/23/12 Mon When you hear this song, what movie do you think of? It started playing at work and I asked the same question to my underlings. Some guy insta-called the correct movie. |
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Author: Jono [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:08:31 04/23/12 Mon As a man who has been on board with them from way back in the Becky days, I am happy and proud of them for making it big. However, my mom recently told me she was "into them" which makes me cringe a little bit. |
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Author: Jono [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:04:13 04/23/12 Mon Amy left for a trade show in Vegas yesterday around lunch & will be back Thursday night. I am solo parenting for that time (in other words, the exact opposite of what Joey G is doing this week). So far, other than being sort of bored, it's all good. I am a more efficient parent than Amy, that is for damn sure. Also, I think doing the solo parenting thing with two will suck more than twice as much. Weekend was meh. Had a date night with Amy on Friday which was fun, but Saturday was spent running around (G'pa 85th bday party) with family stuff. Sunday was when the parenting sans-Amy began. I did start Game of Thrones last night and am 2 episodes in and can't get enough. I thought I'd try it but ultimately hate it, but I was wrong. I hope to plow through 4-5 more episodes tonight. I loved Mad Men this week. I'm enjoying this season. I watched The Grey over 3 treadmill runs and it was such a shitty, shitty movie. I'm sure you all already knew that and ended up not watching, which would've been the right move. I have Shame lined up in case I run out of GoT episodes before Thursday. |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:14:34 04/23/12 Mon in case you missed it - http://goo.gl/PIJUk |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:04:21 04/23/12 Mon the cooking nerd in me found this awesome beyond words - how to peel a head of garlic in less than 10 seconds - http://www.saveur.com/article/video/video-How-to-Peel-a-Head-of-Garlic-in-Less-Than-10-Seconds |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:52:37 04/23/12 Mon it's the next anacott steel. |
| Subject: Stock tip | |
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Author: vert [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:48:47 04/23/12 Mon Does Blue Horseshoe love it? Also, am I going to get tossed in the clink for getting insider information? Also, enjoy this picture of clean shaven Kevin Love, it's marvelous. http://www.inquisitr.com/224072/kevin-love-loses-beard-out-for-season/ |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:03:12 04/23/12 Mon buy amylin pharmaceuticals (AMLN). everyone is looking to buy this company, az included. they just hired financial advisers to facilitate a sale and are currently projecting their share price at $32 (currently $22). |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:08:57 04/20/12 Fri E) This doesn't add value to my business and therefore, will not give it a lick of time. I will instead pay the ninja more than what the hare has to kill the hare and make me a nice dish with a pineapple reduction. I will also have the ninja kill the moose because his head would look magnificent on my wall, and then finally kill all of you for taking that question fucking seriously. Go Flyers. |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 15:14:04 04/20/12 Fri Tony -- I will be in Germany in two weeks (acually in 10 days), and it might get a little pricey to come see you in Virginia. If you can move your trip up a week then we can probably work something out. |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:57:50 04/20/12 Fri anyone ever heard of this? ps, the video contained in the link is pretty funny - http://lifehacker.com/5903771/forget-dollar-shave-clubbuy-the-same-high-quality-razors-for-a-third-of-the-price |
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Author: Donnie [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:23:29 04/20/12 Fri Is this a joke? The story makes no sense whatsoever. The narrative has no internal logic, the “moral” is unclear, and the plot details seems so oddly chosen that the story seems to have been written during a peyote trip. (The prose is clunky too, but I hate to pile on.) In fact, it reads like one of those random, fill-in-the-blank “Mad Libs” stories that seven-year-olds annoy everyone with on family vacations. A ninja and toothpaste? What does that even mean? My answers to the two questions asked would be c) and a), but neither question makes much sense. The animals certainly wanted to eat the pineapple, so d) is arguably the best answer for the the first question, even if c) seems more in line with understanding the “plot.” And no character exhibits much “wisdom” at all. The crow is at least a shrewd literary critic, but his guess about the pineapple’s agenda turns out to be wrong. The moose is pointless (and unfunny) comic relief. The hare, at least, reluctantly agrees to a contest in which he’s an overwhelming favorite and wins handily, though it’s a bit of a stretch to say that this is due to his great wisdom. (I would credit his powerful hind legs.) The pineapple’s motivation is so murky and behavior so inexplicable that it’s impossible to even know what “wisdom” would mean in this bizarre universe of nonlinear action. There is no owl. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ken-jennings-jeopardy-champ-reacts-state-test-question-talking-pineapple-article-1.1064776#ixzz1sbAKGOJ1 |
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Author: Donnie [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:18:10 04/20/12 Fri D - they wanted to (because this answer is valid for all the other three answers ... they wanted to because (annoyed, amused, hungry). you only do something because some part of you wants to do it. A - the hare (he agreed to the race and won all that shit) |
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Author: Tony [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:07:54 04/20/12 Fri Apparently this photo is also in the exam http://www.totalprosports.com/2011/12/28/pic-of-the-day-gallery/rabbit-at-gym/ |
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Author: Tony [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:14:03 04/20/12 Fri Sorry I've been so MIA with the board lately. Jono, good luck with the home renovations. We are contracting out the painting of Audrey's room (along with the other 3 rooms we never painted) to mover her out of the nursery. We were fortunate to get furniture from Jen's mom so we only needed to order new beds. This is the first time I have ever purchased a bed in my life. Good times. Heaves, good luck with all of the move preps. I hope things will go smoothly. Also, I will be in Dahlgren, Virginia in two weeks. Heaves, I am not sure what your schedule is like or if it is cheap to do, but if there is a possibility to visit me there, let me know. WTF is this Pineapple shit? Clearly the rabbit is the wisest because he has a ninja now. |
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Author: hafer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:34:59 04/20/12 Fri 1) a 2) b (pineapples don't have sleeves) |
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Author: Heaves [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:06:22 04/20/12 Fri ... The Pineapple and the Hare ... In the olden times, animals could speak English, just like you and me. There was a lovely enchanted forest that flourished with a bunch of these magical animals. One day, a hare was relaxing by a tree. All of a sudden, he noticed a pineapple sitting near him. The hare, being magical and all, told the pineapple, “Um, hi.” The pineapple could speak English too. “I challenge you to a race! Whoever makes it across the forest and back first wins a ninja! And a lifetime’s supply of toothpaste!” The hare looked at the pineapple strangely, but agreed to the race. The next day, the competition was coming into play. All the animals in the forest (but not the pineapples, for pineapples are immobile) arranged a finish/start line in between two trees. The coyote placed the pineapple in front of the starting line, and the hare was on his way. Everyone on the sidelines was bustling about and chatting about the obvious prediction that the hare was going to claim the victory (and the ninja and the toothpaste). Suddenly, the crow had a revolutionary realization. “AAAAIEEH! Friends! I have an idea to share! The pineapple has not challenged our good companion, the hare, to just a simple race! Surely the pineapple must know that he CANNOT MOVE! He obviously has a trick up his sleeve!” exclaimed the crow. The moose spoke up. “Pineapples don’t have sleeves.” “You fool! You know what I mean! I think that the pineapple knows we’re cheering for the hare, so he is planning to pull a trick on us, so we look foolish when he wins! Let’s sink the pineapple’s intentions, and let’s cheer for the stupid fruit!” the crow passionately proclaimed. The other animals cheered, and started chanting, “FOIL THE PLAN! FOIL THE PLAN! FOIL THE PLAN!” A few minutes later, the hare arrived. He got into place next to the pineapple, who sat there contently. The monkey blew the tree-bark whistle, and the race began! The hare took off, sprinting through the forest, and the pineapple ... It sat there. The animals glanced at each other blankly, and then started to realize how dumb they were. The pineapple did not have a trick up its sleeve. It wanted an honest race — but it knew it couldn’t walk (let alone run)! About a few hours later, the hare came into sight again. It flew right across the finish line, still as fast as it was when it first took off. The hare had won, but the pineapple still sat at his starting point, and had not even budged. The animals ate the pineapple. Here are two of the questions: 1. Why did the animals eat the pineapple? a. they were annoyed b. they were amused c. they were hungry d. they wanted to 2. Who was the wisest? a. the hare b. moose c. crow d. owl |
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Author: Joo [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:50:27 04/20/12 Fri Answer A to first question) The animals were all male and they know that if you eat pineapple it will make the blowjob experience tastier for their female animal companions. Answer A to second question) The second question is terrible given the information. Did anyone bet against it? Was it just a moneyline bet? Any spread in times or distance? Overs/Unders? Answer B to first question) The animals ate the pineapple because its a fucking tasty and delicious treat and every animal knows that only terrorists and Lady Gaga don't eat pineapples (not expressive enough for her). Answer B to second question) Two muffins are in an oven set at 400 degrees. One muffin says "Fuck me, it's hot in here". The other muffin looks at the first muffin and says "No shit, a talking muffin." |
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