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Old 11-03-2009, 01:09 PM   #2101
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Old 11-03-2009, 06:52 PM   #2103
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I got a rejection on an article this morning. What do you think about my sayin' to the editor, "I reject your rejection?"
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Old 11-03-2009, 07:06 PM   #2104
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Old 11-03-2009, 07:28 PM   #2105
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Old 11-03-2009, 08:03 PM   #2106
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I wonder if we really need a Whatever Thread, A Random Thoughts thread and an Isolated Blurt Thread...



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Old 11-03-2009, 08:10 PM   #2107
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Old 11-03-2009, 08:11 PM   #2108
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And the big ol' merge is complete.



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Old 11-03-2009, 08:26 PM   #2109
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Old 11-03-2009, 08:43 PM   #2110
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Old 11-03-2009, 08:48 PM   #2111
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Old 11-03-2009, 09:07 PM   #2112
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mother of all monsters bid from hell. Due in 28 days.





All in the same month as Nano. I will sleep when I'm dead I guess.


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Old 11-03-2009, 09:55 PM   #2113
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Old 11-03-2009, 10:10 PM   #2114
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Old 11-03-2009, 10:44 PM   #2115
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This is just like back in my telecom days. I worked for three different companies in 6 years and stayed at the same desk the whole time. Does this merger come with a pay raise too?
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Old 11-03-2009, 10:49 PM   #2116
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Old 11-03-2009, 10:53 PM   #2117
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Adam dear, you may have all of the oaties in the entire UK. Says..I, I, I am the....oh wait, I think I'm have Angels in America flashbacks again. But you can keep the oaties. Time for beddy-bye I think.
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Old 11-03-2009, 10:57 PM   #2118
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Old 11-03-2009, 11:01 PM   #2119
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My oldest sister frustrates me no end, and I'd love to rub dirt in her face. On the bright side, I got the chance to explain publishing to my Mom this weekend, after she proudly told me her oldest daughter is vanity pubbing a text book and will "make millions" selling it on the internet.
My oldest sister frustrates me, too, because she is always much too busy to talk to me.
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I cannot understand how people think and reason things at certain times...
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I NEED A CLONE!!!!
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Old 11-10-2009, 08:25 PM   #2124
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I'll give you Oaties if you'll do my grocery shopping, go to my kids IEP meeting, entertain my in-laws for a week and do the 5 loads of laundry that magically appeared overnight. Interested?
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Totally. Bring it on!

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