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25th-Jul-2008 09:40 am - It's Friday Poll Time!
JOY
By the way, for those of you who played last week, the correct answer to the "How did the Costco cashier respond when I told her the other lady just cut me question was "Omigod, are you okay? Where?" Costco is some tough shit.

I understand the Friday part, but...

Poll #1229443 Friday! Friday!! Friday!!!
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[info]eideteker -- What do you do you do to those who cross you?

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Step on the back of their shoe so they either walk out of it or get a mean flat tire.
1 (10.0%)

If they're standing in the front of a church, usually nod and say "amen" or whatever. Otherwise, it's a whole different story.
3 (30.0%)

Make a mental note of it, and make every following encounter with that person a marvel of passive-aggression.
3 (30.0%)

Feel better knowing that even if I'm not responsible for the direct retaliation, they'll get theirs in the end.
3 (30.0%)

[info]renob423 -- will the question of the day ever come back? will cami tops ever come back? and where does editecker get off calling me inane. he's fucking inane, i'm like so nane people envy my naneness. nanetown: population ME! why's he gotta be a dick about being nane

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Sixteen Candles.
0 (0.0%)

Breakfast Club.
6 (66.7%)

Pretty in Pink.
2 (22.2%)

St. Elmo's Fire.
1 (11.1%)

[info]htothem -- A turkey sandwich without cheese is like?

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Totally Kosher, man.
3 (30.0%)

A turkey sandwich without mayo.
6 (60.0%)

Spaghettios without meatballs.
1 (10.0%)

A hotel without a pool.
0 (0.0%)

[info]absolutcalm -- Political question, political question! I call out the entire Friday Poll for having the Jesse Jackson question, which I found tasteless and offensive, and demand an equally offensive question regarding Jesse Helms in hell. Very well. I didn't think it was offensive, so I'll do my best at making this one equally so.

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So he shows up in hell and the guy is like "hey, did you like to drink on earth? If so, you're gonna love Mondays. How about drugs? If you ever wanted to try drugs, just wait until Tuesday. Jesse Helms, rite? Lemme tell you a little about Wednesday.
1 (12.5%)

Jesse Helms schedules a meeting with the Devil and says, "it seems like you guys have some sort of problem in your admissions department. I don't see any fags or nigras anywhere." The Devil replies, "hey, who did you think you got the idea from?"
5 (62.5%)

One day, Helms is waiting on line at the dog-asshole-licking station with a smile on his face. Strom Thurmond asks him why he's in such a good mood. He says, "sure the work sucks, but my cancer is cured and I get to hang out with my old friends!"
1 (12.5%)

Like every day in hell, Demons spend hours furiously anal raping Jesse Helms until one notices his knees are covered in his own semen. Confused, the demon says he'll suffer everything bad he said about others. He replies, "Sometimes bets pay off."
1 (12.5%)

[info]haveyaseenlucky -- Which of these Magic Lantern features would be most successful as a major motion picture today, and whom would they star? If you have the time today, I recommend looking at them for real. They're wonderfully bizarre, but they're pretty big files, and I don't understand why they're not in PowerPoint. But what's a Magic Lantern?

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Little Jim, starring Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin: the story of a couple bound by love but burdened by their pig child. Is it herbal tea or arsenic?
2 (22.2%)

Nellie's Prayer, starring Miley Cyrus: A young psychic girl leaves home to determine the cause of death of a man found lying next to a burning cannon. Grandma sends her telepathic messages & she is returned home, but the strain was too much for Grandma.
2 (22.2%)

The Life Boat, starring Mark Whalberg: when a storm threatens a quiet New England town, there will be no rest for the weary nor respite for the sick until the water cannon can be hauled out to sea to destroy the Buccaneer ride and the giant oceanic plant.
4 (44.4%)

The Matron's Story, starring Kathy Bates: attendance at church was dismal. The Matron does whatever it takes to reunite the congregation, from spreading gossip to faking illnesses, and the most shocking twist ending since the Sixth Sense!
1 (11.1%)

[info]observacious -- What's for dinner?

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A packet of Lipton Noodles & Sauce and a can of green beans.
1 (10.0%)

Whichever leftover didn't make me lightheaded after the sniff test.
3 (30.0%)

Cigarettes and Cheerios.
3 (30.0%)

You tell me. Do you think you were the only one of us who spent the day doing shit we don't care about for someone we don't like? How about you figure out what's for dinner and I'll stick my head up my ass for an hour or so.
3 (30.0%)

[info]pooplord -- I just ate some moldy grape leaves. Is this going to be like that episode of Futurama where the space worms rebuild Fry's brain, or am I going to die?

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Since you're asking this question, I don't think the space worms are doing anything beneficial to your brain. Next week you'll be making as much sense as renob.
3 (30.0%)

We're all going to die.
5 (50.0%)

That would explain all the ancient Greek philosophers.
1 (10.0%)

Or on the other hand, it might explain the theory of Atlantis.
1 (10.0%)

[info]friendship7 -- Why is there gelato all over the place?

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Thanks to the ubiquity of Starbucks and other purveyors of Italian coffee drinks, the Euro-cache of Cappuccinos and Lattes has been lost. Gelato is here to re-inspire the Italian cafe culture.
0 (0.0%)

Try a napkin, pal.
4 (40.0%)

We live in a society where people pay more for one bag of chips than the other because the bag has a matte finish and it says "Natural" on it. Melt some ice cream a bit, give it a fancy name and sell it in small servings. You'd be a fool not to.
4 (40.0%)

Anyone can have ice cream. Only the truly with-it people in the know have gelato.
2 (20.0%)

[info]coldblackncold -- How many brain pills does the Nevermind Baby have to take in the morning to function? Approximate dollar amount he and his parents will have spent on therapy in his lifetime?

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As if knowing that baby is 17 weren't enough to make me feel old today, there's already a generation that thinks it would have been cooler to be a teenager when I was a teenager.
4 (50.0%)

Based on his comfort level with his friends walking on a gigantic image of his baby penis, I'm guessing the prescriptions were written in 1997 and have been filled steadily ever since.
2 (25.0%)

Though the specifics may be different, the themes are similar: frustration with his peers over inaction, the cranking of loud music, the testing of authority and nostalgia for another generation. He should be just as functional as Kurt Cobain.
0 (0.0%)

This poor kid has had to make sure he's cool and edgy enough to have been the Nevermind baby. He probably wishes he could be some shut-in nerd, but he's known for at least 10 years that this interview would come, and he'd have to be ready for it.
2 (25.0%)

Throughout the year, work gives us some thing that has our logo on it as an employee appreciation token of sorts. We've gotten t-shirts, folding directors chairs, water bottles and such. Yesterday, we got an insulated lunch box/bag, but from the way it was folded, my first guess was it was going to be a fanny pack. I got to thinking how much I love fanny packs, and how I wish they weren't such atrocities. They're so convenient. Perfect for amusement parks when you only want to carry your camera and sunscreen or whatever and don't have to leave it in the cubby. What other thing do you wish would come back or otherwise not be such a style atrocity?

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Tevas.
1 (10.0%)

Flannels.
4 (40.0%)

Phat pants.
1 (10.0%)

You couldn't be righter on the fanny pack thing.
4 (40.0%)

Similarly, does anybody remember "Units" or "Multiples" clothes?,

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Oh yeah. And I either had or coveted them.
3 (30.0%)

I do, and I wish I didn't.
0 (0.0%)

Huh?
7 (70.0%)

YOUR QUESTION HERE

18th-Jul-2008 11:14 am - It's Friday Poll Time!
JOY
Why is there always this hugeass poll on my friends list every Friday??

Poll #1225686 Friday! Friday!! Friday!!!
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[info]eideteker -- Whose death would do the most to make the world a better place?

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George Lucas.
7 (46.7%)

Eddie Murphy. The man doesn't seem to know he should stop.
3 (20.0%)

The dipshit on the Arlington County board who decided it was a good idea to put a raised concrete walk thing right in the middle of the left turn lane leading onto my street.
4 (26.7%)

The Geico gecko. Yes, I know he's not real, but some sort of ceremonial funeral would be a nice gesture.
1 (6.7%)

[info]eideteker -- What celebrity would you "switch teams" for? Rather than choose between four chicks I think are hot, you can provide your own answer on this one. Ya know, if you're not too hung over to type.

[info]eideteker -- How do you find the time?

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I look at my wrist.
2 (14.3%)

I have become disturbingly comfortable in a dirty bathroom.
6 (42.9%)

You take the number that the little hand is pointing to and it's the hour. Then look at where the big hand is to figure out the minutes.
2 (14.3%)

Inane. Not worth 4 answers.
4 (28.6%)

[info]eideteker -- What's the greatest "musical question" of all time?

[info]eideteker -- Are multiple questions ok if they're not terribly inane?

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Yes.
7 (50.0%)

No.
7 (50.0%)

[info]absolutcalm -- If all the actors to play Batman battled to the death on a deserted Island in nothing but ripped camo pants, who would be the second to last to die? Assuming Christian Bale is the last to die since he obviously won the battle:

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Keaton: Kilmer & Clooney are mired in a herculean wrestling match. Bale is struggling to find a chink in Adam West's freaky old man strength. Keaton, meanwhile, is standing in a menacing pose, shouting to no one in particular, "YOU WANNA GET NUTS?"
3 (20.0%)

Kilmer: In the battle for the Ultimate Batman, the other four just forgot that he was even in the running. After Bale finished up with the memorable Batmen, he looks at Kilmer and says "oh yeah..."
5 (33.3%)

Clooney: Keaton & Kilmer decide to team up against Bale in the in the Relevant/Irrelevant matchup. Clooney's feeling his oats after taking down Adam West, but didn't expect to find Bale in such a bloodied frenzy after tearing two has-beens in half.
3 (20.0%)

Adam West: Everybody figured, eeh. I don't have to risk my starting lineup on that guy.
4 (26.7%)

[info]observacious -- Will I ever get above a the 98% Expression Potential on My Word Coach? It's been weeks!

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Don't worry, you'll do gooder soon.
2 (14.3%)

You can never get more than 98 or 99 percent. It's like calling for a 100% chance of rain - there's always a chance it won't rain, and there's always be a time when you're fishing for the right word but you can't think of it.
4 (28.6%)

"Will I ever achieve greater than 98% Expression Potential" would have been more of a 99%er's phrasing of that question. No wonder you're lagging.
4 (28.6%)

Keep playing. It's like any other trivia game. You'll memorize all the answers soon enough.
4 (28.6%)

[info]htothem -- A "millenial" at my office asked, "Why are they being so strict about the attendance policy?" So, why?

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They should be working on the clusterfuck that is the Finance department, but they know that's a battle they won't win, so they focus on something easy and winnable that they can feel good about themselves for.
2 (14.3%)

Because they're old and out of touch and don't realize that the world has changed since the time the 9-5 system was created. People work harder in less time, and because of emails and stuff, work on their personal time. But they just don't get it.
4 (28.6%)

It's to make sure you know your place in the office hierarchy. Sure they trust you with computers and writing proposals and putting copy on the website, but you have to be reminded that you're the child and they're the parent in this relationship.
5 (35.7%)

If those nosy bitches in Marketing worried about their own shit and not what everybody else is doing, we wouldn't have this problem.
3 (21.4%)

[info]pooplord -- Best sitcom theme song from any era? Fresh Prince may not count as it seems to have an unfair advantage, IMHO.

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Frasier.
0 (0.0%)

Golden Girls.
6 (40.0%)

Cheers.
6 (40.0%)

Diff'rent Strokes.
3 (20.0%)

[info]coldblackncold -- What else does Jesse Jackson want to do to Barack Obama? Were the sly winks and dropped pencils not enough to get his attention? Is "on the down low" the next fist bump? Is Barack Obama the black Nathan Lane?

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Putting "on the down low" and "fist bump" in the same sentence gives me a horrible flashback of something I saw on 4chan.
1 (6.7%)

Maybe he's been watching too much Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern. Apparently you haven't truly enjoyed the essence of something until you've eaten its balls.
2 (13.3%)

It's politics. You can't just come out and say you want to caress his flawless skin or gaze into his dreamlike eyes. Everything has to be in code. But can you blame him? That Barack Obama is one handsome fella. Edwards, schmedwards.
6 (40.0%)

According to The Friday Poll Community, nearly 80% of respondents incorrectly guessed Nathan Lane's religion. Maybe you're on to something.
6 (40.0%)

[info]subbes -- Surgical "interventions" that really aren't necessary

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Calf Implants.
7 (46.7%)

Toe Shortening.
2 (13.3%)

Corrective Blackberry Thumb Surgery.
2 (13.3%)

Any surgery that involves relocating fat from one area of the body to another.
4 (26.7%)

[info]popespydie -- What is your "crave food" that you just have to have?

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Macaroni & Cheese.
6 (46.2%)

Alouette spread on a baguette.
1 (7.7%)

Chips Ahoys.
1 (7.7%)

A bologna and American cheese sandwich on white bread with yellow mustard.
5 (38.5%)

Fine, then what's your must-have crave food, smartypants?

[info]renob423 -- how many other people are all those office workplace refferences and questions totally lost on?

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They sail right over my head.
3 (21.4%)

I'm either in an office now or have been in an office before. I know exactly what they mean.
11 (78.6%)

[info]renob423 -- is it really that catty and does anyone ever tell anyone else to go fuck themselves? & do yall just do whatever on the computer half the day?

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Nobody ever tells anyone else to go fuck themselves. As much fun as that would be, the consequences wouln't be worth it.
3 (21.4%)

If we ever told someone to go fuck themselves, we wouldn't have anything to talk about. Without the catty bullshit, it's all very boring and mundane.
2 (14.3%)

Yes. I have no idea how anyone ever made it through 8 entire hours at work without the internet.
5 (35.7%)

It's why LJ, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and all the other ones can exist at the same time. There's enough wasted office man-hours to go around.
4 (28.6%)

[info]bobwhite -- Is Jib Jab funny? Bob provided his own answers for this question, something I don't normally allow, but I'll let it slide this time:

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No, it fucking sucks homeless mens' balls.
9 (69.2%)

Yes, I am a goddamn retard who bites his hands when I am not constantly jerking off in bus stations.
4 (30.8%)

And now: [info]bobwhite -- Is Jib Jab funny? The Founding Fathers rap was pretty funny, but I honestly haven't thought about JibJab since 2004. This can mean only one thing. JibJab animations are created by:

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The Olympics Committee.
2 (13.3%)

Moveon.org.
5 (33.3%)

People who's birthday is February 29.
6 (40.0%)

The Nader campaign.
2 (13.3%)

Yesterday, I went to Costco while I was "sick" to return some stuff. After waiting around for the two cashiers to bullshit with the guy in front of me about whatever the hell he was returning, and the third cashier, sitting around doing nothing but giving me the "they'll be with you in a minute" nod, my turn came up. Out of nowhere, this woman appears, walks right up to the desk and starts talking about something, and the two cashiers walk off with her. The third comes over to me now and asks if I've been helped. Still shocked by what just happened, I said, "that lady just cut me!" She responds:

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Ugh. Some people just don't have any manners.
1 (7.1%)

Oh, well, those two other cashiers will be back in a second.
4 (28.6%)

Man, what a bitch!
1 (7.1%)

Omigod, are you okay? Where?
8 (57.1%)

YOUR QUESTION HERE

16th-Jul-2008 03:03 pm - Story by My Neice, Starring a 9th Level Wizard
JOY
My sister-in law sent me an email:

Here is a story Emily told me today. Thought you guys would get a kick out of it...

"Once upon a time there was a prince and a princess. Then there was a magic spell that turned the poor prince into a heart. And they were in love."


Yes, Emily. That spell is called "Baleful Polymorph".
14th-Jul-2008 11:25 am - The Mysterious Adventure of my Cellphone
JOY
For someone who is generally responsible with their possessions, I have terrible luck with losing, breaking, or having my cell phone stolen. Take last year's Vegas disappearing act, or how two weeks ago, I came out to my car to find my phone sitting on the pavement having fallen out of my purse just in time for a freak thunderstorm. The phone has mostly recovered, save some residual resistance on the 3 and the 6.

On Friday night, Evan and I hung out with some of my co-workers. What was intended to be a standard happy hour turned into a full evening, complete with cars left in various places for Saturday morning pickup. When I woke up the next morning, I went to make a call and couldn't find my phone. I called it from Evan's and didn't hear it, and soon realized I had put it on vibrate the night before, so wherever it was, it was sure to be merrily vibrating on some soft surface.

I emailed my friends asking if they had picked it up - nope. Called the bar, they hadn't found it. I happened to remember the name of the cab company we took home, called them and asked if anyone turned it in - of course not. I txted myself asking to call Evan's number and then we went on with our day, figuring this post would be me asking you guys all to send me your numbers again.

At about 4pm, he got a txt from me saying my phone had been found. I called back, and spoke to a guy who said he was in the Courthouse area (at your old building, Kim) blocks from where we had ended the night before (Ragtime). I figured I must have dropped it when I was walking from the bar to where we hailed the cab. When I met the guy, I asked if he had found it on the street, and he said no, it was in the cab he took home from Adams Morgan the night before.

I wish I could have an Indiana Jones-style map of where my phone went since I lost it. It left Courthouse at about 11:30, either directly or indirectly made its way to Adams Morgan, and then returned itself to its original destination. Weird.
11th-Jul-2008 11:56 am - It's Friday Poll Time!
JOY
I don't understand this "Friday Poll" of yours.

Poll #1221595 Friday! Friday!! Friday!!!
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[info]pooplord -- What's the funniest name of an actual, existing documentary about the colon? Bonus points if it starts out "The Colon: ..." or "Your Colon: ..." I can't imagine there won't be awesome names, but in case there aren't, you can make some up.

[info]htothem -- I heard the Vern Troyer sex tape looks like "the woman giving birth." What mental image could be more disturbing? I can't possibly imagine. But what if they described her sucking his dick?

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It looks like she's blowing up a pool toy.
3 (23.1%)

It looks like she's drinking out of a hamster bottle.
5 (38.5%)

Remember Push Pops? Yeah.
5 (38.5%)

It looks like her son got bitten by a snake in his bathing suit area.
0 (0.0%)

Vern Troyer and that chick decided to record themselves having sex, presumably to watch it later and either jerk off or get in the mood for more sex.

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Vern gets off on feeling dainty.
2 (15.4%)

Whatsherface has a Garganta fantasy.
4 (30.8%)

They wanted to see how they could improve their technique on what they call "The Mountain Climber".
6 (46.2%)

They just got a new wide-angle lens.
1 (7.7%)

THREEFER!!! [info]eideteker -- Don't call it a comeback: Who's been there for years, unnoticed by us, the public?

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Judge Judy.
3 (21.4%)

That singer/acoustic guitar guy my co-worker likes. You know he's unemployed, but his sort of hippieish but-not-in-a-dirty-or-mom-threatening way persona makes you not think about how he'd mooch off you for weeks if you dated him.
4 (28.6%)

Any band that used to fill arenas that's now happy to have passers-by at state fairs.
3 (21.4%)

Jerry Springer. Yes, he's still got a show.
4 (28.6%)

[info]eideteker -- What celebrity would you MOST like to be stuck in a closet with?

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[celebrity MOST likely to get us out of said closet].
4 (28.6%)

[celebrity I'd MOST like to have sex with].
5 (35.7%)

[celebrity who seems to be funny and fun to be with, but not some overly try-y type like Robin Williams].
2 (14.3%)

Gary Busey.
3 (21.4%)

[info]eideteker -- What celebrity would you LEAST like to be stuck in a closet with?

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Andy Dick.
5 (35.7%)

Rosie O'Donnell.
3 (21.4%)

Tyra Banks.
4 (28.6%)

Gary Busey.
2 (14.3%)

[info]observacious -- What will the new guy in my office throw a hissy fit about next? (Hint: This is his first real job. One previous fit focused on how "it's so not fair!" that he was asked to include data on a spreadsheet but didn't know where to find it.)

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"If they're gonna say we have a casual dress policy in the summer, how can they go and tell us we can't wear sandals? I mean, yeah they look like flip-flops, but they're leather. What's the point? Why even call it 'casual' dress at all?"
3 (23.1%)

"I can't believe it. When the IT guy came around to do those new software installs, he started giving me shit about my chat client and the mp3s I put on the network drive. Mind your own computer, dude. It's none of your business what's on mine."
5 (38.5%)

"Seriously? A 9am meeting? I don't get in until 9! If they're gonna make me come in early for this meeting, they better not give shit for leaving early, that's all I'm saying."
3 (23.1%)

"They got all pissed off at me for not making a copy of the report for the CEO. Hello? I emailed it out to everybody. You could have printed it just as well as any of us. I know he's the boss and all, but it's like I have to babysit him."
2 (15.4%)

[info]ao125 -- Why are people so eager to re-capture the Clinton era with another 'crat in the 'house? It's just another huge mess that someone would have to clean up later anyway. We've been over this. You haven't participated in the poll for a while, but the no-politics rule remains. However, in the spirit of your question, please complete this sentence: I would vote for Satan himself it it meant [thing that was around when Clinton was president] would come back.

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New episodes of Seinfeld, but starring Clinton-era cast and by Clinton-era writers.
4 (28.6%)

1-900 numbers.
2 (14.3%)

Looking at Katie Holmes and not having to think "oh, that poor girl."
4 (28.6%)

All the snow days. When the Federal Government shuts down, the entire DC metropolitan area pretty much shuts down as most workplaces have a "do as the feds do" snow day policy. Clinton gave us the day when there was just a threat of snow.
4 (28.6%)

[info]coldblackncold -- Why were you not involved in the new Subway "Reuben" commercial? Or, at the very least, Mr. Cuckold, The Artist Formerly Known as Chozi? (Oh, and this one will make no sense to the casual reader but feel free to answer anyway. You may get it right.) This is what I imagine renob feels like with his Uncle Pumpkin questions.

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Paul Lynde would have sued the shit out of me.
1 (7.7%)

Most people aren't half as drunk when they go to Subway.
8 (61.5%)

Because then the sandwich would be called the "Rueben! Reuben!!"
3 (23.1%)

Commercials can't handle The Funny.
1 (7.7%)

[info]absolutcalm -- What's with that guy who breaks the Urinal Rules and goes and stands RIGHT NEXT TO ME in a 5 stall set, with every single other urinal unoccupied? There should be a fucking law.

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He saw the first urinal was empty, and wanted to walk as little as possible before and after his piss. It's your fault for choosing the 2nd stall instead of the 3rd.
0 (0.0%)

If we make a law about urinal proximity, can we make one about stall-to-stall conversations while we're at it?
7 (53.8%)

He wants to give the impression that he doesn't care about nudity or any of our square "societal rules". Pissing is pissing, man. We all do it, why should we be all territorial? In nature, animals just piss wherever they want. Humans are animals, ya know.
0 (0.0%)

He really went into the bathroom to have a little bit of private time. Maybe take a nap, maybe rub one out, maybe just take a ferocious shit. Whatever it was, he did what he had to do to get you out of there as fast as possible.
6 (46.2%)

[info]renob423 -- why do classic rock stations play the same damn shit every day? did styx, steve miller, & queen all only write 1 song. and yesterday nirvana was on, when did they become "classic" enough to get on the dinosaur station? at least start with the beastie boys

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Because that's what radio stations do, and it's why nobody listens to them anymore.
4 (30.8%)

Hell, according to the Oldies stations, there were only about 25 songs written between 1955 and 1969.
4 (30.8%)

The 80's was virtually free of music that would fit into the Classic Rock mold, causing a chasm between 1978 and 1992. Even radio stations realize the need to refresh their rotation from time to time, and Grunge was the next thing to qualify.
2 (15.4%)

Speaking of Oldies stations, it bothers me when they play songs from Billy Joel's An Innocent Man. Yes, many of the songs sound like oldies, but they're not. You gonna play Winehouse now?
3 (23.1%)

Best small-step-for-man technological marvel of the past 5ish years:

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You can now carry a 19" monitor in one hand.
1 (7.1%)

My iPod has a bigger hard drive than my computer did 5 years ago.
6 (42.9%)

I can easily email files larger than 1MB. And in case that's not enough, I can carry around 4 gigs in my pock