Here's how good I was: I stood in front of this thing of beauty while holding a $50 OD gift card and *STILL* left the store without a single Sharpie. Will power FTW!
- FFing Enigma
Woah, you are way better than me. I would have gotten at least three. hahaha...
- Shevonne
Nah. Sharpies don't have enough xylene to smell really good. Now those big chisel tipped King permanent markers? *sniff*
- FFing Enigma
"The price of new homes at Dubai’s iconic Palm Jumeirah island are falling fast, offering some buyers the chance to grab a bargain at 50 per cent less than peak prices. According to real estate broker PowerHouse Properties, four-bedroom garden homes on the Palm are now selling as low as AED 6.5 million, compared to AED 14 million in September 2008. Dubbed by real estate commentators as the ‘eighth wonder of the world’, Palm Jumeirah instantly became a symbol of Dubai’s extravagant investment property boom when unveiled by developers Nakheel. But a slowdown in real estate has even hit the highest points of the local investment property market, with some claiming prices dropped by eight per cent in the last quarter of 2008."
- Cee Bee
from Bookmarklet
Odd question: Has anyone actually met someone (outside of NOLA) who's flashed their tits at Mardi Gras? Lots do but I haven't once met a woman who's owned up to it. Seems the Las Vegas motto has nothing on NOLA.
- AJ Kohn
Ani, an ancient and ruined Armenian city, was the capital of Armenia thousand years ago. During the reign of the Bagratid Dynasty from the 9th to the 12th centuries, Ani acquired fame as being a Christian metropolis abounding with prestigious monuments. The once crowded streets and marketplaces of Ani, which was once one of the biggest cities of its time are now empty. Only the magnificent ruins of beautiful churches and city walls remind of its past glory and splendor.
- Carlos Ayala
i heard that the other day and wishing i never did . hahah
- Terry O'Fee
Yes, we've all found your true identity.
- anna sauce
That is actually the first thing I thought the first time I saw a pic of you, Johnny. :) I was like "huh. So. Numa Numa dance mebbe?"
- Hookuh Tinypants
Are you kidding?! It's totally Blagojevich... I mean, its almost an unfair fight, since it's *really* Tony vs. Rod and the rabid animal on top of his head.
- .k.t.c.l.i.n.g.
"Paul Gardner-Stephen, an Australian engineer, has created a detailed tutorial on building your own Bluetooth-enabled shoe. Why? Because the only thing more awesome than talking into empty space is talking to your shoe."
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
I have adopted singing my message in the form of a popular tune...
- Tyler (Chacha)
I can top that by sucking to actually pick up the phone to call someone. I blame SMS/texting and the intartubez.
- ɯɥøq sɐɯoɥʇ
I suck at talking on the phone in general.
- Bryce Roney
I hang up and call back 10 times before i will leave a voicemail. I don't check my own voicemail instead i just call back the recent calls. I hate phones. Glad to see i have peeps. :)
- SteVe C
Colleague's code comments are indecipherable. I'm going to put my comments in Hindi to return the favor. //चक्रण मैट्रिक्स वापस अपनी मूल स्थिति और रिवर्स चक्रण के लिए
Now paste my husband's head on this dog and you'll get the general picture of my living room. I kid, I kid!
- FFing Enigma
Happy New Year Zee, hope you had a good one in the Big Smoke last night, btw when are we all doing the FF London meet-up?? Maybe summat could be organised in February.... - You (edit | delete)
- Jason
I would never have used Jobs's. I think Chicago politicians must have written that manual and we all know how those Chicago politicians are. ;-)
- Karoli
This is why my daughter's name will not end in s.
- Rochelle
I know that this is not authoritative, but it points to several sources. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... Basically it says there's a slight preference for what you're talking about, but we're free to choose. Akiva and I and probably lots of other folks were probably just taught to leave off the s after an s to keep stuff simple. Anyway... & omg let's not even get another oxford comma debate started O_o
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
So, if we are talking about the health of one "Jobs", it's Jobs' and if we are referring to more than one "Jobs", it's Jobs's? Screw this, I'm just gonna say "Steve".
- Rah-PM 2012
The way I originally heard it was for possessives of historical figures (Jesus' death) you leave off the trailing s. For normal people, you put on the s (Jobs's health). I thought that was a dumb distinction and proceeded to drop the s for everyone. Either is acceptable in most style guides.
- Jandy
Sooner or later on any postboard or other public forum on t'interwebs there will be a discussion about the use of the apostrophe. It makes me smile every time :)
- Vicky
Styles change. Mark has demonstrated the two "acceptable" ways to use an apostrophe with singular nouns that end in s. The key is really just to be consistent - your readers shouldn't care one way or another.
- Pete D
Oh, you know what else grinds my gears? The people of the Commonwealth's insatiable desire to refer to organizations as if they are plural. Apple is a singular entity: a single company! "Apple are…" is like nails on the chalkboard. And don't get me started with people using apostrophe s for random pluralizations!
- Mark Trapp
Pete D hit the nail on the head IMO--if there is more than once acceptable way to do something, then pick one and stick to it....as long as I don't see "Jobs' health" and "Jobs's health" in the same article, it's all good. :)
- Kelly W.
Furthermore, that is not true for AP style. Single proper names ending in S use only an apostrophe (Achilles' heel, Agnes' book, Dickens' novels, Hercules' labor, Jules' seat, Socrates' life, Jobs' whatever), unless my stylebook is out of date.
- Pete D
If Bob, Steve, and Hobbes Jobs were all sick, it would be the Jobses' health.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
YES. Although, fried rice in general scares me... you never know when you'll find some fried bugs in there. But that's just my phobia.
- .k.t.c.l.i.n.g.
"Carry this century's most notable scientific minds in your pocket. These miniature scientist action figures are colorful caricatures, and the perfect gift for any scientific fan. Fun for play and display, the set includes Curie, Einstein, Newton, Darwin, and Tesla." $20
- Cee Bee
from Bookmarklet
"These frightening creatures may look like enormous woodlice, but are actually ancient Isopods that live deep under the waves. The spooky one foot long Giant Isopods live up to 6,000ft down on the seabed where there is no light. They survive in the pitch black and cold they survive by feasting on dead and decaying fish and other marine animals."
- Cee Bee
from Bookmarklet
Mark V you are just too funny. Thanks for a welcome chuckle on a bitter cold Monday morning! Though I'm sure this wasn't at all funny for the dwarf . . . all due sympathy, of course.
- asiriusgeek