RVAbrendan Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrellsMyHero28 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 It's absolutely good if the result is less Texans. Fewer* Sorry, don't mean to be ACW but that's a grammatical pet peeve of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbear Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I think the biggest reason I enjoyed my trip to the Pacific was not the weather, the scuba, the comparatively huge amount of free time withut obligations. It wasn't even the beautiful women. It was the seemingly cultural habit of building up people in conversation. It took me almost half my 3 week trip to finally isolate it. When I and my friends talk, there are far fewer compliments, and even those are edged and constrained like "She is almost as gorgeous as X." or "She is the smartest person I've met since X." When I was in Guam and CNMI, most of the people spoke in ways building up my self esteem. Even recognizing some (ok most) of it as BS, it still feels good. I sat on a corner eating a chicken kabob and just listened to the croud. It's not just to tourists. Add in some humor, and it was the best pick me up I've ever had. "You have the darkest green eye's I've ever seen." Me,"So dark they're brown?" During a massage "You know where I come from in China, chest and back hair is exotic. Most of my friends would think this is a turn on." I wanted to reply, but I was too busy laughing. In any event, what I learned is attitude really is everything in terms of perception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/lan/en/participate.html Ordered this for my sister and I. Tracing my ancestor lineage has always been one of my biggest curiosities. Long wait for the results but it's worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/lan/en/participate.htmlOrdered this for my sister and I. Tracing my ancestor lineage has always been one of my biggest curiosities. Long wait for the results but it's worth it. Awesome I always wanted to do this. I just might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 pawn stars haha, this is a good one. they really do have a connection for everything. i wonder how much of the random facts he spouts off are scripted/researched though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royallypwned Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I would never let a Pawn shop owner bring in one of his buddy experts to tell me how much something is worth. No way. We are calling some neutral guy so that I'm not gonna get screwed over. Not that I think they do that on the show, but I'm not messing around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I would never let a Pawn shop owner bring in one of his buddy experts to tell me how much something is worth. No way. We are calling some neutral guy so that I'm not gonna get screwed over. Not that I think they do that on the show, but I'm not messing around. To be fair, there is at least one guy they use a lot who will never place a monetary value on something. He works at a museum so I'm pretty sure that's why. Most of the people seem legit though - they run their own specialty stores or something like that. And whatever they value the item at, the Pawn guys always undercut it and will say that they do so to make a profit. Long story short, if you want to get real value for something, don't try to sell it to a middle man. If you want to move something fast, go with the pawn shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royallypwned Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110411/ap_on_re_us/us_personal_data_leak You have got to be ****ing kidding me. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Texas Comptroller Susan Combs said in a statement that the data inadvertently released even included dates of birth and driver's license numbers for some people, but that there was no indication any personal data had been misused. Oy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royallypwned Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Oy. ha! fat chance. Identities are being stolen as we speak. What a joke. I hope she doesn't think that by publicly apologizing, she doesn't deserve to get fired. I'd like to find out if there is someway we can make sure that our info wasn't included in the 3.5 million. That's about 14% of the overall population of the state. Inexcusable edit: just noticed it said they will notify people whose info was revealed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanh84 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 If you like stand up comedy go get Daniel Tosh's Happy Thoughts...sorry I tried to find a clip on Youtube, but it got taken down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/lan/en/participate.htmlOrdered this for my sister and I. Tracing my ancestor lineage has always been one of my biggest curiosities. Long wait for the results but it's worth it. I'm totally going to get this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullnelson9999 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 My favorite song lyric of all time: "And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make." A fitting end to the last song all 4 Beatles recorded together. No pun intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubbs Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I need to remember to never buy a cheap-ass hookah ever again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I need to remember to never buy a cheap-ass hookah ever again. Yeah man I got burned once too... But luckily they make cream for it... But go see a doc ASAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Texas :doh: Royally, move to the DMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins_Fan82 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Listening to Raise Up by Petey Pablo for the first time in a while and I forget how much I liked the song back in the day I was stationed in NC at the time when that song dropped back in '01 too. They would go CRAZY in clubs in NC when that song came on LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Can't wait to pick up the new Foo cd tonight. Epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I was stationed in NC at the time when that song dropped back in '01 too. They would go CRAZY in clubs in NC when that song came on LOL Yeah I was in High School in Salisbury... Then when I moved to Arkansas, one of my friends would just randomly break out in to "NORTH CAROLINA", to me... It was so random it was hilarious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pick6 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 If you like stand up comedy go get Daniel Tosh's Happy Thoughts...sorry I tried to find a clip on Youtube, but it got taken down... Was this from the show in just did a Tour for? If so, I saw him when he came to DC and it was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 What does occasional furniture do when it's not being occasional? Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Awesome I always wanted to do this. I just might. I'm totally going to get this Nice! When they taught us mitochondrial DNA, we were shown a world migration map in which scientists traced migration using maternal lineages. http://www.mitomap.org/pub/MITOMAP/MitomapFigures/WorldMigrations.pdf It's just a generalized map but still pretty cool to see how human migration took place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 To be fair, there is at least one guy they use a lot who will never place a monetary value on something. He works at a museum so I'm pretty sure that's why. Most of the people seem legit though - they run their own specialty stores or something like that. And whatever they value the item at, the Pawn guys always undercut it and will say that they do so to make a profit. Long story short, if you want to get real value for something, don't try to sell it to a middle man. If you want to move something fast, go with the pawn shop. Yeah I think it's the guy who runs the American History museum in Vegas. And they say it's so they can make a profit because it is. If something is valued at 4000, then why would a pawn store buy it for 4000? They make no money. The rule in most businesses--from pawn stores to selling drugs--is that you want to at least double your money. So they want to get a 4000 piece for 2000. But you're right, if it's no rush, put that **** up on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Just heard a radio ad for Denny's. They've put bacon on ice cream & covered it in maple syrup. I think someone has finally found a way to make bacon sound disgusting. :puke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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