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    OMG!! The quality of Tech support these days...

    "Ethernet is not Hot Swappable" - Comcast Tech support Rep. (Tuesday May 16, 2006 Aprx 9:00pm)
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    FREE Aquafresh!

    okay, searched for Aquafresh only revealed the music downloads which require you to buy the toothbrushes so here's the other Free items: Extreme Clean and White&Shine
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    Mud duck?

    So I read a short article on the Chai Vang Trial and the term "Mud duck" came up. Apparently, that's what they were calling him, amongst other names. I've never heard the term before but the witness claimed that term was used to describe Minn people? According to http://www.rsdb.org/...
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    Braces, how much does it cost nowadays?

    If you're a woman around early 30s and you want to get braces to straighten your teeth, what should you expect to pay?
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    WOW! I seriously want one of these.

    http://www.shop.com/op/aprod-~-p6716553?sourceid=3 Text Just wonder how the brakes would work.
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    FVCK YOU NEIGHBOR CHIT HEAD!!!

    So my car's battery loss it charge. I disconnected it and took it to get charged. I connected it again and the alarm goes off. 3 secs later, as I fumbled to get my keys out of my pocket to disarm it, the stupid impatient neighbor starts yelling "TURN OFF YOUR FVCKIN ALARM!!!". FVCK, only 3...
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    TY JESUS!!! (NSFW) *Pic* LINK Workin again!!!

    Sorry, I have limited bandwidth at geocities. It'll come back up later. ;) Edit: Okay, someone right click and host it for me. Edit2: Thanks Rogue, Text text
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    So I took that limited Summer edition GMAT test.

    So a while back, in the HD forum, someone posted the Free Summer GMAT test. I got in and I took mine yesterday. Being that it wasn't going to cost me anything and I wasn't seriously considering an MBA, I went in blindly. No studying, no pressure, no motivation. LOL. I only got 670. It said...
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    Dangit! Someone stole my propane tank!!

    I have one of those large round propane tanks that fuels a manufactured home on my country property. I haven't been out there in 3 weeks and listed the place for sale. I go back over the weekend and the propane tank is gone. Just taken. Fukk!
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    Interesting article about drugs causing compulsive gambling.

    http://articles.health.msn.com/id/100108342/?GT1=6677 So if its the increase in dopamine agonist that caused them to become compulsive gamblers and lose all that money, could they sue the doctors for it back or is it just "too bad, your loss"? --------- MONDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News)...
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    General MS OFfice question

    Is there a company that provides support with users struggling to do a task in MS Office? Like if you wanted tips on how to pivot a table or make a formula in excel etc. I tried searching, but came up with way too many results on Networking and this isn't even a network issue.
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    HELP: buying Paramont's Great America Tickets

    I want to buy a VIP ticket and 4 WOW tickets. I see the deal on their website but I don't see any real discounts. Is there any discounts or promotions currently available?
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    Is there such a thing as a dedicated LAN-LAN router?

    I want a hardware solution strictly to separate two LANs. A router that comes with 2 fast ethernet interfaces. I have been using a PC up to this point (with 2 NICs) and want to get something more streamline. I've considered a firewall but there's no need for it and any router that comes with...
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    Real estate problem. BIG ONE!

    Okay, guy buys my house at way below market value. I even gave him about $10K at closing and agreed to give him an extra $500 for minor repair costs. Now he claims he can't move in because there were some bugs in the place, namely roaches and ants. He said since he couldn't move in at end...
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    Wacko Jacko coke contest.

    Since no one's capitalized on the Jackson Coke can yet, can someone photochop a Michael Jackson Coke for us. What would you call it? What's its selling features? Let's see who's most creative. BTW: Think of the children.
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    Star trek question. Racist?

    Why is it that the klingons are all Thick headed, rude, agressive, loud and BLACK? Does anyone else see a problem with this?
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    Phew! Glad that's over with. Update: DANG! HE SCREWED ME OUT OF $67.

    So I had this mobile home I was renting out. This really nice guy contacts me and asks me to rent it to him. He seemed desparate. His wife is disabled. He's been declared temporily disabled. I pulled the credit report and it was horrible. But this guy was so nice. He explained that it...
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    WTF? Apartment adv for $1800/month but they want me to pay $1950

    So I saw this two bdrm apt on Craigslist for $1850/month. I looked at it, got an application but didn't apply. Then a month later, it gets reduced because no one wanted to rent it. Reduced to $1800/month. I applied at the lower rate. Now the manager says that the owner wants me to pay...
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    Witnessed a high speed chase on a jammed freeway.

    So last night around 7pm, I was on the 880 near 580 in Hayward. It was bumper to bumper and about 4 lanes wide. I saw a police light in the center divide from my side view mirror. It was moving pretty fast so I decided to stay in my slow left lane. Then I saw it. On the left shoulder of the...
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    How should I be feeling right now?

    My neighbor's home was sale pending for 550K, 3200sqft (two stories). So I took the average between the homes currently listing and the homes that just recently sold and my asking price was 479K for 2060sqft (single story), largest lot on the block (.14 acres). Then someone from 4 blocks...
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    Any advice on this situation would be good.

    I know a couple of refugees. They came to America after their father was killed while doing missions for the CIA. They had to flee their native country. The older bro has a couple of kids but his wife is handicapped and he had trouble supporting them so the younger brother, who had a better...
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    I've BEEN SELECTED !!!! WOOT!!!!

    Approval to Participate in The Limited Summer Test Congratulations! You have been selected to participate in the GMAT® Limited Summer Test. Registration for testing will be conducted on a first-come, first-served basis so please keep that in mind. Sometime before June 29...
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    Bad dog! BAD DOG!

    We had an agent and some of his clients come over to look at our house. We're selling. Anyway, it was 3 ladies and the agent, who was a guy. They walked all through the house, then came into our garage where I was. My wife said they could go out into the backyard to look around, but we have...
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    Brain Teaser for ATOTrs

    The 100 Cables (no knowledge of math required): In a very tall building, 100 cables were placed connecting the roof to the basement. Unfortunately the people that placed them forgot to tag them, so nobody knows which end at the top leads to which end at the bottom. But, fortunately our...
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    Gambler's anonymous.

    to become a better gambler. Now, I look for compulsive gamblers at the table before sitting in, knowing that they're easy targets. Thanks GA for giving me the signs to look for. :thumbsup:
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    Questions about Asians born in America

    Why is it that when a white person is born in America, they're automatically Americans, but a yellow person born in America is still called "Asian"? This is true even if they've never even been to Asia, may be 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th generation, don't know anything about Asia or the Asian...
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    Real Estate question - Selling land property

    So I want to sell a piece of land. The problem is that someone buying it can not pay it all off and the bank won't do a land loan without a home on it. I'm willing to let him make monthly payments. I'm not sure if this is called "Owner will carry". Anyway, how would the paperwork work...
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    God works in mysterious ways.

    So, I had a yard sale over the weekend to get rid of my stuff. I placed a sign on the corner of a busy intersection with an arrow pointing towards my place. Lots of people showed up on Saturday and biz was good. Then on Sunday, hardly anyone showed up. I decided to cancel Sunday's sale and...
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    How to get your free credit report

    Has anyone gotten their free credit report from this site yet? I hear its all free, but was wondering if anyone who's done it knows if there's any strings attached that I may be missing. Other sites want you to get on that 30 day credit monitoring service or some other catch. Thanks...
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    Iraq, Saddam, Bush, Pilots, Iraqi prisoners, etc.

    "In 2002, 17 U.S. pilots captured and beaten by Saddam Hussein's forces in the 1991 Gulf War filed a lawsuit asking for nearly $1 billion from Saddam's assets frozen by the United States, and in 2003, a federal judge ruled in their favor. However, an appeals court tossed out the case, citing a...
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    W00T!!! I figured out step number 2.

    1. Post on ATOT 2. Go back to step 1. 3. Profit!!!!!!!!! :D
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    Stuff like this jus pisses me off.

    for only 15 days. I think someone who does that should be FIRED on the spot for not doing their job.
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    YART: Simple question I've been pondering.

    So for Christians: if I recall correctly, the bible says "thou shall not kill" and also something like "do onto others as you would have done onto yourself". If this is true, I'm just wondering about how christians can justify the death penalty. I mean, can a christian be the one doing the...
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    Worker's comp question.

    Say you're injured at work. Like had your hand cut off or something and you can no longer do the same job. I read that the company can offer you another position, but what if the company decides that you are not good at the new position, can they fire you after a few months in the new position?
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    Priests joke

    3 Priests were fishing in a boat one day. It was slow and they weren't catching anything so one of them said: hey, why don't we confess our sins to each other; but we have to all promise to keep whatever we say here confidential and the other two priests agreed. One of them starts by saying...
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    Ikea criticized for not showing women in their manuals.

    Text I think Ikea shouldn't give up their fight that easily. This is like complaining about swimsuit calendars having only women or why only women are pictured standing next to new cars on display. But ofcourse, no straight male would complain about that, hehehe.
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    Seeking HELP with new Browser Hijacker

    So I've got this CWS (CoolWebSearch) hijacker strand that I just can't seem to get rid of. Periodically, some popup message would come up on the screen I just can't get to some sites. I tried, AdwareSE, SpybotS&D, SpySweeper and none of them could get it off. It won't even let me to to...
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    Post the difference between your gross income and

    Its okay if you contributed to 401k or whatever. just post the difference between the gross amount you earned on the check vs the actual value deposited. Oh, and note how often you get paid, like, once a week, once every two weeks, twice a month, etc. The difference on mine is about...
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    The Interview Questions (and answers?) thread.

    So in order to help people interviewing, I figure it would be a good idea to post some interview questions and good answers to them. Please help out if you ran into some that you think would be good to list. Here's a couple of common ones for Help Desk: 1. Someone calls you and says...