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David Cook
I've never felt more loved!
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<3 Awwwww!! - aden
<333 You're gonna make me cry, D!! - Derrick
omg thats beautiful..................... - VAL D.
Awwwwwwwww - Sparky
Oh how cute! - Bonnie Foster
def cuteness overload... - Robyn Hawk
that's the cutest picture! look at the pup! Close up! :) - Anna Lynn M.
I cannot stop looking at this picture......... - VAL D.
too cute for words. - Call me Bronco
mega cute !! - Peter Dawson
So beautiful :-)) - Anna Haro
Love it. :) - Louis Gray
totally AWWWWW - Morgan Haley
WOW! The best. - Martha
:D - Josh Haley
somebody's jealous? and incredibly cute... - MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
♥♥♥♥♥ - matmazelange
LOVE!!!!! - Laura Lou Who
please adopt me too :) - Irrisolta Confusa from BuddyFeed
It's all fun and games until you need to move your arm. - SuezanneC Baskerville
1UP Suzanne - Josh Haley
bumpage - Trish Haley
tagami
Health Insurers Caught Paying Facebook Gamers Virtual Currency To Oppose Reform Bill - http://www.businessinsider.com/health-...
Health Insurers Caught Paying Facebook Gamers Virtual Currency To Oppose Reform Bill
ouch,..thats gotta hurt !! - Peter Dawson
Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
@jennibloom I'm going skating in Pershing Square downtown tonight. I'm a little afraid I'll freeze to death!
You are from the tundra of St Louis and you fear LA cold? What happened to you , man! It used to be about the music! - RAPatton from iPhone
I don't have a coat anymore! I left it in St. Louis! Or gloves. Or a hat. I'm gonna have to make a Target run before I go. - Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
I had to google "Pershing Square downtown " to figure out where the heck this was... - Peter Dawson
lol, Peter. Downtown LA. - Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
Some say, it is cold enough to freeze a concertmaven in her tracks, rivaling the drifts of Alberta - RAPatton from iPhone
Marissa
going back to bed
I would love to go back to bed; I am so tired! But I have to work! - Ned Garcia-Mathews from iPod
oh well ..then sweet drreams ! - Peter Dawson
Dan Hsiao
Palin's Father: She Left Hawaii Because Asians Made Her Uncomfortable - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009...
Palin's Father: She Left Hawaii Because Asians Made Her Uncomfortable
.. and there goes the 2012 asian votes for her !! - Peter Dawson
I am surprised, but not. - Christopher Chung
" "They were a minority type thing and it wasn't glamorous, so she came home." " - Christopher Chung
And this makes her different than other women how? Oops, is my cynicism showing? Heh. - Brian Chang
This comment is from another site where the excerpt is found regarding why this hasn't been bigger in the news - "Because the people that would care can't lower their opinions of her any further, and the people who admire her won't care (or likely would sympathize)." - Kenton
i think this hasn't been bigger in the news because asians aren't a significant enough voting bloc. when's the last time you heard that a group of asians will affect voting outside of hawaii, little saigon and chinatown? - David Kim
FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Going through all the jobs I've applied for/sent my resume in for so I'll have a list for my unemployment review meeting tomorrow. It's rather depressing =P
*hugs* :( - Rachel Lea Fox
be strong ... and chin up ... - johnpiercy
I remember the last time that I went thru this process.. I had about 400 odd sent resumes .. of which only about 30 got calls on - Peter Dawson
:( I hear you, Tina, I'm doing the same thing. But when you land that dream job - boy howdy but we will celebrate here on FF! - WorldofHiglet
Peter, mine's depressing for the opposite reason: there just aren't a lot of viable jobs in my area right now (at least not for my experience level and areas of expertise). Even though I'm looking at positions making 40% less than I was before, I've found less than 50 viable options over the past few months and that's including the two out of state jobs I've applied for... Le grrrr.... - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
I am with you, Tina. This kid is paddling like crazy. *Hugz* - Mathew A. Koeneker
If it's any help, I read that for every position there's 5 applicants. I'm still looking as well and it's such an exhausting process. Take it one day at a time. ::bear hug:: - Jorge Escobar
The unemployment rate in my state was over 12% in October (November stats haven't been released yet), so I'm guessing it's more than 5 applicants for every job here... - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
(((Tina))) - Micah Wittman
Thanks all =) Today was a good day, I found two positions to apply for. One is managing training for a well known DDonut company. Wonder if I get free doughnuts... *drool* - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
My wife has been doing that shit for a year now. An underpaid part time job one day a week isn't cutting it. Seems to me that most of the online applications she fills are are a complete waste of time. Even when she gets interviews, too many are too damn rude to write or call back and say no. - Ian May
Kol Tregaskes
What phase of your educational cycle was your favourite?
Explain what you liked about it. - today's Plinky question: http://www.plinky.com/prompts... - Kol Tregaskes
For me it was college and in particular Business Studies. Why? A very good teacher. - Kol Tregaskes
College. Went to a small, liberal arts school. Great environment, and I learned how to learn, if that makes sense. - Alex Scrivener
Tough one, I liked both primary and high school (our whole year pretty much all got along), uni 1st time around was 4 years of drunken insanity with awesome people, and 2nd time around was shedloads of work with yet more really awesome people. I wouldn't change any of them given the choice. - Amy
High school. It was wild and you didn't need to think about anything :D - LouCypher
the current phase.. learning anything I want, and dont need to sit for an exam :)- - Peter Dawson
@amy, you pretty much describe what most uni students go thru :)- - Peter Dawson
University, all of it. - James Myatt
Peter Dawson
The carbon-trading racket -
"ArcelorMittal is now free to sell its surplus permits on the market or to hoard them for future use. The latter would allow it to avoid cutting greenhouse gas emissions for years, effectively undermining the point of the scheme. - Peter Dawson
Either way, the company will have gained assets worth around £1 billion by 2012. The eventual value could be much greater. - Peter Dawson
A total racket.... - Mathew A. Koeneker
Rachel Lea Fox
ZooBorns: One of the World's Rarest Cubs -Making her public debut Dec. 4th, this little Amur Leopard cub was born four weeks ago at Germany's Serengeti Park. Native to Russia's Far East, Amur Leopards are critically endangered with less than 40 estimated left in the wild. - http://www.zooborns.com/zooborn...
ZooBorns: One of the World's Rarest Cubs  -Making her public debut Dec. 4th, this little Amur Leopard cub was born four weeks ago at Germany's Serengeti Park. Native to Russia's Far East, Amur Leopards are critically endangered with less than 40 estimated left in the wild.
ZooBorns: One of the World's Rarest Cubs  -Making her public debut Dec. 4th, this little Amur Leopard cub was born four weeks ago at Germany's Serengeti Park. Native to Russia's Far East, Amur Leopards are critically endangered with less than 40 estimated left in the wild.
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awwwwwwwwww ..a baby Manchurian leopard !! - Peter Dawson
Cute! - Anne Bouey
Mark Jepsen
Note to Fellow Christians: Don't assume because someone says they're Christian that they represent represent "good" values. Many horrible deeds have been masterminded by self-professed Christians... deeds that line up better with the Satan camp than the Jesus camp. Just sayin'...
There was the whole Inquisition thing, for starters. - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
Just heard a radio quote from a Sarah Palin supporter. Her sum total rationale for supporting Palin? "Well, she's a Christian, so she has good values." - Mark Jepsen
Good point Mark. I've long struggled with this issue. It's likely at the root of why I don't want to call myself a Christian anymore and why I'm having difficulty finding the right church environment. - Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
Sad but true. - Bette Cooper
Mohandas Gandhi: "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." - William Harryman
...and lets 4get the Catholic scandel (sexual abuse) in Ireland. Just being a Christian is not enough..one needs to practice and have true human values. - Peter Dawson
All religions have had their share of extremists and hypocrites. We've got far too many people attaching certain evil actions to specific religions. True human values really have no religious boundaries or affiliations. - Allan Besselink
Well said Allan. Wish more people realized that. - Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
Let us remember that it was the disciples (students) of Christ that were first called Christians. If you are not disciplining yourself to follow Christ, then the label is completely useless. With that - I think we need (as Christians) to start being able to say that someone is NOT a Christian if the values do not match up with Jesus'. A person can CALL themselves a vegetarian, but if I see them wolfing down a Harris Ranch Filet Mignon, I can say that they are NOT, in fact, a vegetarian. - Jeremy (cropmarks)
Yep, the problem is when you see intolerant, rude, disrespectful, and/or immoral people being seen as being Christian. Going to church doesn't make you a good person, any more than drinking diet soda makes you healthy. - Alex Scoble
And no, I'm not equating diet soda with church...just saying that actions make you a good person, not your ideals/beliefs. - Alex Scoble
Standing in a garage doesn't make you a car, either. - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
I really believe a lot of this discussion is directly pursuant to the "Sola Gracia" teachings that were a backlash against the Catholic church from the Reformation theologians. Martin Luther couldn't understand the book of James because it spoke about the idea that one cannot claim faith when actions do not back up that claim. "What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has... more... - Jeremy (cropmarks)
Or sitting in a toilet make you a piece of shit - Fulaan, inna Hebel
As someone once said, Alex, "The Church is not a museum for saints; it's a hospital for sinners." - Glen Mistletoe
The problem I have with a lot of true Christians is that they do not distance themselves from the self-professed Christians who firmly belief that they are the only true Christians. It's a few bad apples to give the orchard a bad reputation. - Rene Wirtz
Alex, that sounds like a good thought, and on the outside of things it would seems so, but the truth is: none of us are good. Jesus did not come to make bad people good, He came to make dead people live. And when a person has that "life" on the inside of him or her, from that source come good works to others. Jesus gave us an interesting criteria about who were Christians: He said "If... more... - Melanie Reed
Faith without knowledge is trouble just waiting to happen. - Paul W. Homer
+1 Melanie - Jeremy (cropmarks)
Nor should one assume that if one has good values that they're necessarily a Christian, right? - Mr. Gunn
Sorry, Melanie, but you can believe all you want...that alone won't get you where you want to be. Belief without action is mental masturbation. Righteous action without belief is still righteous. - Alex Scoble
An action is just an action. Righteousness is in the eye of the beholder. - Akiva Moskovitz
/me smites Akiva for the common good. - Alex Scoble
I consider "Christianity" to be the most hypocritical of all faiths. And yes, I was raised as one. I fail to see where it has made most of those who profess to belong to it better people. - LANjackal
Christianity is what saved me from being a hypocrite. - Jeremy (cropmarks)
Guess that makes you an expert then. - Akiva Moskovitz
Whoops I can see where this one is going. Hiding this topic. See y'all - LANjackal
I'd agree that Christianity probably hasn't made most of its followers better people. BUT the handful of guys I've met who truly, deeply came to understand Christ's teachings and rebuild their lives around them (in prison) are some of the most remarkable people I ever hope to meet. I'm still an atheist, but damn. "True" Christians, if that's what they're called, are really amazing people. (however I haven't met many!) - Lo is a Quitter
I agree, Lo...true Christians are amazing, because they practice what they preach. Unfortunately, there are a lot more that preach opposite to what they practice. - Alex Scoble
Fruit. You gotta look for the fruit. If there ain't any fruit, then you gotta wonder. - Mellissa Claus
All but the most insanely fundamentalist of Christians today would not recognize (and would likely be appalled by) the Christianity of 400, or even 200 years ago. The more influenced a flavor of Christianity has been by Enlightenment values, the more benign it is. - Christopher A Carr
Unfortunately the sign in front of a church in Cedar Rapids is gone now, but it said "God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts." - Rene Wirtz
++Rene - Bonnie Foster
Mark, yes I agree with your original statement. And conversely, many kind and self-sacrificing acts by real Christians go unnoticed by those around them. This is not an age hallmarked by appreciation for the quiet and discreet. God Himself works everyday to provide good things for us and how often do we notice or praise Him for it? Yet he does. And I know I could not make it without... more... - Melanie Reed
A guy claiming to be Christian may even be one of those Gnostic bastards, reading the wrong Gospels, am i right? :) - Eivind
And NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition!!!! - Morgan Haley
Melanie: "God Himself works everyday to provide good things for us..." How do you know? That's just an empty assertion. - Christopher A Carr
:) Not empty, Christopher. I have made an assertion and it is based on firm evidence that I see everyday. And it is based on knowledge from those whom I trust who have also seen that evidence before me. - Melanie Reed
I think you may be confused as to what constitutes reliable "evidence." - Christopher A Carr
I may be confused as to what constitutes the inverse of an Augmented Matrix, but I am not confused in the least about the reliable evidence of a loving God. :) - Melanie Reed
Can you think of anything that would amount to evidence *against* the existence of a "loving god?" Anencephalic (brainless) infants, comes to mind... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped... - Christopher A Carr
Or, does the Semitic deity Yahweh have a special plan for brainless babies? - Christopher A Carr
What about parasitic twins? - Christopher A Carr
What about autistic? What about Asberger's? What about ugly? What about stinky? - Jeremy (cropmarks)
Christopher, Your second two points are closer to the truth, yes: He does have a plan for them. - Melanie Reed
Brainless babies can't do anything but respirate for a short time, then die. What could possibly be the point? - Christopher A Carr
The point is that you and I can't resurrect and heal them but God can. - Melanie Reed
Christopher, this life isn't"the point" at all. Those unfortunate souls will be taken care of where there is no sickness and pain. - Jeremy (cropmarks)
Why cause a brainless baby to be birthed in the first place? - Christopher A Carr
He didn't. We did. - Melanie Reed
Everything that happens is part of your deity's plan, correct? - Christopher A Carr
What is your point? - Melanie Reed
So, original sin causes anencephaly? - Christopher A Carr
I thought your deity was in control of the universe? - Christopher A Carr
A single act of Disobedience led to that anencephaly and a host of other problems. - Melanie Reed
What a vulgar belief system. - Christopher A Carr
Christopher, the universe is not a playground, is it where we do what we want and someone makes it better and we go on doing whatever we want?. Would that be controlled or would it be tyranny? - Melanie Reed
An all-knowing deity knows everything, right? Including the fact that this "disobedience" would happen. So "he" is ultimately responsible for every single infant that is ever born without a brain above its face. - Christopher A Carr
Anger is understandable. But God is not to blame. That is our responsibility. And responsibility has hard consequences that tear at the heart. It hurts God. That is why He has made a way out for us. And that way is open to you and anyone else who wants to accept it. - Melanie Reed
You just avoided the issue by regurgitating religious platitudes. - Christopher A Carr
No, truth. - Melanie Reed
Let's say you're an all-powerful, all-knowing deity, and you decide to create a universe. If you're genuinely omniscient, you'll know everything that will ever transpire in this universe -- including who you'll be "required" to torture forever, and who you won't. Any such being is ultimately responsible for everything that occurs in its universe. - Christopher A Carr
Does your deity know if I'm going to be tortured forever? If not, he's not omniscient. - Christopher A Carr
What is torturing you, Christopher and do you want to DM me? - Melanie Reed
Your god sends people to be tortured forever in hell, yes? - Christopher A Carr
No, Christopher, we decide by our choices in regard to heaven or hell. But I think you may mean hell in another sense? - Melanie Reed
No, I mean hell in the Christian sense. Does your deity know ahead of time if I'll be going to hell or not? - Christopher A Carr
In other words, when Yahweh created my soul, did he know what would happen to it? - Christopher A Carr
Christopher, God has the ability to exercise foreknowledge but not the way you and I tend to think of it. His thinking is higher than ours and it allows for choice always as long as there is life! You have a choice. - Melanie Reed
Did he know if my soul would end up in hell when he created it? Yes, or no? - Christopher A Carr
I can not answer something that would put me in the position of judgment on you or anyone. That is not mine to decide. What God is saying is that your future is not cut off unless you make that choice. And God is giving you and me and everyone else the same opportunity to make that choice. - Melanie Reed
I'm not asking you to judge anything. Is it your understanding that your deity knows everything? - Christopher A Carr
God knows the beginning and the end of a matter. - Melanie Reed
All matters? - Christopher A Carr
What I have said above. - Melanie Reed
Are you are saying there are things that Yahweh doesn't know? - Christopher A Carr
No, I didn't say that. - Melanie Reed
He didn't immediately know where Adam and Eve was, when they hid in the Garden from what I've read. - Eivind
Then I am forced to conclude that Yahweh (were he to exist, a fact for which there is thankfully ZERO evidence) created the vast majority of souls for the purpose of having something to torture for an eternity. - Christopher A Carr
Elvind, He did know. - Melanie Reed
No Christopher, he created humans out of love. He took the risk to allow everyone to make their own choice, knowing some would not make a wise choice and cause pain to themselves and to others would result. - Melanie Reed
Ah, I see. He was just pretending he didn't know, like you do with small children. - Eivind
Elvind, no, he wanted to give them the chance to own up and be honest. - Melanie Reed
But Melanie, he knew when he made them who would and who would not make certain choices (so there's not really a choice). Why make a soul that's destined to be tortured forever? - Christopher A Carr
How do you know these things, Melanie? They're not explained in the Bible. - Eivind
Christopher, knowing what someone will do and causing them to do it are two different things. This is why God warns Cain in the beginning: "That thou mayest not sin" Choice. Always. Choice. There is always hope, Christopher, and the fact that you are asking gives me hope! - Melanie Reed
Elvind, yes, its in Genesis. - Melanie Reed
I always wonder about the fate of otherwise good people who believe other things, or are never even exposed to the One system (whichever one that may be) that could save them. - LogEx
Melanie, but if you know that someone will do a thing that leads them to eternal torture, why create them in the first place? - Christopher A Carr
LogEx, God gives all of us an opportunity no matter where we are to make a choice, - Melanie Reed
Well, LogEx, I have an answer for you that comes right out of the book that claims to be the Authority. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage... says that all people will be judged fairly and based on their own deeds. - Jeremy (cropmarks)
So, I'm set then. - LogEx
If you've never erred. - Jeremy (cropmarks)
Melanie, not in my copy. God asks Adam where he is. He answers, rats out Eve, and then God makes them clothes (and takes away the snake's limbs?). The next chapter is about Cain and Abel. - Eivind
Christopher, maybe I wasn't very clear: the concept of choice means that you and I and everyone else have the ability to be influenced for good or for bad. - Melanie Reed
I think Christopher is assuming God precludes free will. - Jeremy (cropmarks)
Elvind, yes, God asks, not to find out what He already knows, but to give Adam and Eve a chance to confess what they have done which is what you would do for someone you loved and respected. - Melanie Reed
Yahweh: I'm going to make souls x, y, and z -- souls x and y will need to be tortured forever; I know this because I know how they will behave, because I know everything. But I'm going to create them anyway. In fact, the vast, vast majority of all the souls I create will "chose" to be burned in hell forever, but I'm OK with that, and will create them anyway. ...nice deity you got there. - Christopher A Carr
Melanie, that's just projecting onto God what you would have done. It doesn't say anywhere that's why he did it? - Eivind
Elvind, I don't think I would have handled it so well as God. ;) His response is in keeping with His character and nature. And the rest of scripture provides testimony . - Melanie Reed
Melanie is quite good at weaselisms. - Christopher A Carr
Ok. It's Eivind btw. (no worries, VERY common mistake :) ) - Eivind
Is there more than one Way? If so, what are they? If not, what about the other 6 billion people? http://www.adherents.com/Religio... - LogEx
I guess that depends. Is there an absolute value for "right?" I'm going to say there is. I believe that Charles Manson was wrong for what he did. There's no gray area there. Now that I've established that there is an absolute value for "right," then it behooves me to investigate why. - Jeremy (cropmarks)
Eivind, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to miss-spell your name. - Melanie Reed
Hehe, almost every English speaker who sees it in writing makes that mistake :) - Eivind
Lewis (C.S.) decided that he felt that "right" and "wrong" were hard-wired and not up to the whims of the individual. In doing that, he felt he had to investigate the ... Author, if you will of those immutable laws (along with gravity, et al). He then looked at the myriad of religious texts that claimed to be "the way" and finally settled on the bible. Christianity was just the end of his search for the reason for "right." - Jeremy (cropmarks)
Nothing supernatural in the way of an "Author" is required to account for our preferences for some social behaviors over others. Foundationaly, we are a species of highly social primate. On top of that, moral and ethical mores evolve (in a memetic, cultural evolutionary sense) over time. ...Our species has been on this planet for 200,000 or so years. It seems rather odd to me that Yahweh only took an interest many thousands of years after the relatively recent emergence of agriculture. - Christopher A Carr
Melanie has DMed me. Evidently she is "troubled" for me, and wants to know if I need her help. Arrogant? Sanctimonious? I don't even know what to call that. Amazing. - Christopher A Carr
I assume practical tasks are out of the question? - Eivind
Practical tasks? My house's gutters need replacing. - Christopher A Carr
Well, ask for help with that :) - Eivind
Not a bad idea. - Christopher A Carr
I'm afraid she would only offer to pray that they be miraculously fixed. - Christopher A Carr
Why does that make you afraid? You're certainly brave enough to call out someone's private messages in a public forum; surely having someone pray for you wouldn't be that bad. - Glen Mistletoe
Pretty sure Christopher didn't mean that kind of "afraid." - Chieze Okoye
Glen: Feel free to pray for my gutters. - Christopher A Carr
May I suggest you pray to Vishnu, The Lord of Maintenance. - http://www.saigan.com/heritag... - Eivind
Wow! Apparently this thread had legs while I was out! I haven't read most of the comments, but I should perhaps interject something here that I should've been stated up front... my initial statement, though directed at Christians, can surely be applied to ANY religion, and indeed, to any belief system. (This would included, for example, political beliefs. Hint hint.) Jerks and... more... - Mark Jepsen
Said another way... when any individual or group starts telling you that God is on their side (instead of the other way around) it would be wise to gather your loved ones and any belongings you can carry, a find refuge as you prepare to see the worst that man is capable of. - Mark Jepsen
Personally I direct All Prayer to "Oh Lord" which I find to include All passing Gods & deities excluding none. Besides that moment of suspension of disbelief this has sufficed for many years to satisfy. Now that I am older & have experienced the world this seems to be overdoing it on my part. All physic seems to stem from Man?? Where is God in the Sense plane? Mind Readers & Physics... more... - ThatDBD
Lo is a Quitter
I just quit my job. It was not remotely like my many job-quitting fantasies over the last year, but that's probably for the best. Looks like I'll leave at the end of the year.
And yes, I realize what an idiot I am for quitting a decent job in this economy. If anyone in the south Bay Area wants an office admin type job, let me know. It has its downsides but its perks as well. - Lo is a Quitter
Good luck w/ your new beginnings, Lo! - Ayşe E.
What do you want to do? - Jeremy (cropmarks)
I dunno, I'm hoping to actually finish school at some point. For now, the agenda is to pull myself together. It's been one hell of a year. - Lo is a Quitter
Am trying to convince my boss to let me work part-time from Florida, but if he says no then maybe I'll do a farewell dance on his desk. - Lo is a Quitter
Sometimes a reboot is completely necessary. Wishing you all the best, Lo. - Derrick
Good luck to you, Lo. - JA Castillo
Cheers to all new beginnings :) - Baard @ Pixum from iPhone
Lo you are not a quitter just moving on up.......... - VAL D.
Lo, it sounds like you are doing what you need to for your life and sanity right now. That has nothing to do with quitting. Quite the opposite. What you are doing takes courage. I admire you for making the tough choices and moving forward with your life. - Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
Oh, Derrick <3 I hope I get to meet you someday, you seem so awesome. I'm no stranger to starting over, but I thought those days were behind me. Definitely time to look at it in a positive way. - Lo is a Quitter
Val, Junebug, thanks! - Lo is a Quitter
Lo is not a quitter - Lo is a movin on'er. You've got to replace the face of the old Lo with a new one. Cut your hair - get new glasses - when you look in the mirror now you need to see a new face for a new life. - triple t
You go, girl. ;) - Derrick
one door closes and another door opens. Best of Luck.. FL seems a nice place to setup shop ! - Peter Dawson
Good luck! - RAPatton from iPhone
Lo, I just did this so now I feel like I'm in good company ;) - joey
Joey, now I feel like *I'm* in good company. Thanks! :) It's an adventure, it's an adventure, I keep repeating - Lo is a Quitter
come to greece to get a job !!!! - vasilios palmas
Oooh Greece! How's the unemployment there? :D - Lo is a Quitter
what Derrick said! - Holly Rae, FFer
Derrick
McDonald's Manager to Trans Woman: 'We Do Not Hire F*ggots' - http://www.towleroad.com/2009...
McDonald's Manager to Trans Woman: 'We Do Not Hire F*ggots'
"Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) has filed a discrimination complaint with the Florida Commission on Human Relations against McDonald's based on a voicemail message to 17-year-old Zikerria Bellamy from an Orlando restaurant manager. Said the message: "You went to (indistinguishable) McDonalds today. It doesn't matter how many times you go down there: You will not get hired. We do not hire faggots....You lied to me. You told me you was a woman. And then you lied to me. You told me you were seventeen. I can't believe you. You're a lying brother (indistinguishable). How could you ever lie to me? We will never..."" - Derrick from Bookmarklet
Local laws or no this sounds like a great case for the courts. Who want's to bet McDonalds fires that manager faster than a PR manager can ask for the firing on their Blackberry. - Sparky
This is a man. - Baroness Von SmashAHomie
Buh-bye, McD's manager, you ass. - Ayşe E.
But as we learn by this manager's existence, their policy on hiring dolts is apparently at the very least flexible. - Joe Pierce
To my recollection, I've been called a faggot once with malice. (And I've told this story before so forgive me for the redundancy); I was walking to a class (a theater class, natch) and two frat types were behind me. I was having a bad day and under their breath, one called me a faggot. I turned around and slapped the ish out of him. His friend stood there shocked and said something to the effect of, "Damn, he slapped you like a bitch." I hope Zikerria gets some justice with what happened to her. - Derrick
Yeah, until I see proof that the manager is fired, I'm going to believe his job is safe. - cecily
Motherf*ckers - Shevonne
He should be caned after they fire him. - ha3rvey (needs soup)
Rewind back to Rahsheen, and then the Baroness right underneath. Also, this is some bullshit. - DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
I have a feeling that Mickey D's is gonna be doing some damage control right about forever. What a clusterfuck this is gonna be for them. - Morgan Haley
I like the selectively correct grammar too. 'you told me you was a woman'. 'you told me you were seventeen'. This guy is toast (the manager) for sure. - Morgan Haley
LOL@Baroness - Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Derrick: You were wrong to slap the guy, but he was wrong to call you what he did. But I'm cracking up at the guys friend's reaction! - Morgan Haley
He's lucky all he got was slapped. - Derrick
WHAT. I'm so glad I'm moving back to Florida... when this place burns down, I had *nothing* to do with it you guys! - Lo is a Quitter
Derrick, I kinda love "he slapped you like a bitch." besides, frat boys aren't *people* Morgan - Baroness Von SmashAHomie
I vote Derrick to go and Slap the Manger !! - Peter Dawson
OK, Derrick has my permission to bitch slap the manager. but i cannot condone any additional violence. - Morgan Haley
I do not eat MacDonald's shit - Desirade
I hope you don't eat anybody's shit. - cecily
Marissa
Kiss Santa =]
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oops wasnt going to post anymore pics =/ - Marissa
is this offensive to anyone... lol - Marissa
that comment was not bitchy either. - Marissa
offensive? only insofar as i feel like a dirty old man now. IOW, no. - Joe Silence is not dead
hahahaha had good times last night - Marissa
nothing u have posted is offensive! - Ned Garcia-Mathews
You know it's your stream you should post what ever you want. They don't have to subscribe. - Ned Garcia-Mathews
this was not meant to be a dig at anyone - Marissa
I know; I just wanted to back you up! On what ever you post - Ned Garcia-Mathews from iPod
Is it odd that now I want Santa to sit on MY lap? - Morgan Haley
lol HOW did this photo get turned dirty??? - Marissa
I'm in a meeting, shhhhh ;) - LANjackal from IM
Honestly, I'm surprised at the lack of "Ho, Ho, Ho" comments hahahaha kidding I'm glad FF doesnt think I am a Ho lol =P - Marissa
ant you sleepy.. after only 2hrs of sleep for the finals ? :)- - Peter Dawson
took a nap - Marissa
..and back to mischief I see :)- - Peter Dawson
but of course - Marissa
*singing* "I saw Morgan kissing Santa Claus, underneath the pony keg last night!" - Morgan Haley
ha! you wish - Marissa
hee hee. well, can anyone blame me for wishing this? Sadly, I'm on the 'naughty' list and prolly won't get what I want for Krissmass this year. - Morgan Haley
ha! looks as though I'll be on the naughty list myself - Marissa
Ana
Ana
Courtesy of my friend Ken... apparently, this sticker is on schoolkids' desks in Korea.
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Damn. That'd be vandalized to hell in American schools. And protested. - Fulaan, inna Hebel
Sustain of Competition - Acharad Sami vanJoulee
Wow. - Todd Hoff
Well M. -- the Anti-Clique it does imply your soul purpose in life is to become a production cog in a great machine. That's worth protesting don't you think? - Todd Hoff
And what about, 'When you feel drowsy, a competitor may have drugged you.' - Micah Wittman
That's gotta be a joke, no? - Joel Webber
Why is it in English though? - ronin
Or "When you feel drowsy Freddy is waiting in the dark"? - ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
The best part is that the Korean says "Sleepiness Prohibited". - Darren
I actually meant that I was picturing American parents protesting that this was pitting students against each other. But yes, in the fight-the-man feeling, it does seem like a noble cause to protest about - Fulaan, inna Hebel
yes , just shows that Teachers don't take crap from kids in Asian Countries !!.. and I might as well add their Governments too !! - Peter Dawson
WOW, no pressure, right? Sobering message for young minds - Susan Beebe
Given the national scores and drop out rates, I think American kids could use some pressure, something to remind them that they are in fact, competing in the global market, whether they like it or not. - Ray Cromwell
I think I also need one of this to put on my desk - Ozkan Altuner
i have a friend also named ken,does he a korean or japanese? - urin
tinypants - Hagitha of FF
Just did so badly on my finals that I want to just curl up in a ball and cry myself to sleep. Kissed my summa cum laude goodbye permanently
:( - holly
Maybe you did better than you think? - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
No. No, I didn't. They're electronic exams, so I got my grades back immediately. Imma go drink now. - tinypants - Hagitha of FF
:( - Derrick
*hugs* I'd still hire ya. - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
Sorry to hear that, but as long as you pass the course and still get the degree you want, things will be OK in the long run. - Ken
I hope knowing that you're done with them is some consolation. - Jim Norris
Not really. Being done won't bring my honors status back. - tinypants - Hagitha of FF
Fucking sucks that this bad mark will bring the whole thing down. :( *hugs* - Yolanda
*hug* Let's go get a beer and forget about finals for an hour? - Sparky
hey you never know the results till you get the results .. hang in there ! - Peter Dawson
Peter, she said it was electronic so she knew the results as soon as she was done. - Ken
OMG.. then its time to drink. and get drunk.. and then jump back in the saddle tomorrow ! - Peter Dawson
Yeah go get a beer with Sparky. hehe - Ken
:( sorry, babes - Anna Haro
:( Do we know anyone who could hack in and fix those results? Seriously, I'm sorry. *hugs* and *clinks glass* - Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
Have the bartender call me. I'll buy you a drink. - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
=( - Shevonne
sorry...i hope it isn't as bad as you think..sometimes it's worse in your head and you end up doing great. - Anna Lynn M.
Krishnan Subramanian
Kind of an open source approach to break the monopoly of Gartner.
..or for that fact, other monoploys Gartner . Mckinsy etc and what not ! - Peter Dawson
Chris Nixon
Good evening internet friends! What did I miss?
The JooJoo. Seriously google it. - Roberto Bonini
not sure just got back myself............. - VAL D.
Yeah I only walked in a few minutes ago myself. - Roberto Bonini
yeah the JooJoo BS .. and realtime search in Google :)- - Peter Dawson
Katy S
Never Married, Over 40, Well-Adjusted - Yahoo! News - http://news.yahoo.com/s...
"Pity the poor single people who pass their 40th birthday without ever tying the knot, since research has shown that never-married adults have more health woes than married folks. And, um, isn't there something wrong with those who go it alone anyway? Not so fast. A new study looking at psychological measures shows that never-married people aged 40 and up can be just as resourceful, psychologically speaking, as their married counterparts. Wait, there's more. "If you look at never marrieds who are high on mastery -- they feel like they are in the driver's seat and in control of their lives -- and high on self-sufficiency -- they know how to take care of themselves -- they actually have better emotional well-being than married people," said study author Jamila Bookwala, an associate professor of psychology at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. Her report is published in the Nov. 30 issue of the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships." - Katy S from Bookmarklet
"Moderated regression analysis indicated that psychological resources were more strongly related to negative affect for never-married than married adults. In addition, never-married respondents with lower personal mastery scored higher on negative affect than did married adults, and higher levels of self-sufficiency contributed to lower negative affect for never-married adults but to higher negative affect among married individuals." http://spr.sagepub.com/cgi... - Jim Norris
I believe it. I know I'd be more well-adjusted if I wasn't married. - cecily
Oh wow, so you mean I may end up being a normal human being and not scarred by singledom? That's nice to know. - ωαřмaiden, MFA'd poet
"For most people, marriage might be a desirable goal, he said. "But there might be a subset of people, the ultra-independent individual, for whom this may not be the best life course." He's referring to those people who Bookwala found high in self-sufficiency. "They might actually be happier because they didn't get married," Markey said" - RAPatton from iPhone
What if you can't get married? Like, legally? - Derrick
The interesting part for me, which was much clearer from the abstract than the news article, was that self-sufficiency was a positive thing for unmarrieds but a negative thing for marrieds. It would be interesting to see this broken down by gender and by whether the unmarrieds wanted to be married or not. - Jim Norris
Derrick: the study only looked at heterosexual adults. (I was wondering about that too.) - Jim Norris
I am single ,heterosexual , 45 and happy as I am, yes I am in that subset "ultra-independent individual" in the herd ! As for "unmarrieds wanted to be married or not" question.. I speak for myself and say nope.. I like myself as I am - happily single ! - Peter Dawson
Marissa
Two hours of sleep the day before finals..... not my best choice
Good luck with finals. - Anne Bouey
oh well, the good part is that you can sleep 24x once the finals are over :)- - Peter Dawson
You're doing better than me. I was in the ER for 4 hours the night before my exams, and then I spent 2 hours walking to the drugstore which was 15 minutes away, I got lost, made it home at 4 AM with 3 exams starting at 7:30 10: and noon. Also I wasn't allowed to take my drugs till after I finished my exams, so I couldn't sleep or think due to the pain. - Jimminy
Not the worst either. - ashish from iPhone
Good Luck!! - Ned Garcia-Mathews
Peter Dawson
go figure .. what I need to figure out !!!
"Rounding Percentage rates :- (6) If a reduction under subsection (3), (4) or (5) results in a rate of customs duty that includes a fraction of one per cent,percentage the resulting percentage shall be rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one per cent or, if the resulting percentage is rates equidistant from two one-tenths of one percent, to the higher of them." - Peter Dawson
Peter Dawson
QOD "If you always agree with your government, and your government always agrees with you, or you disagree with the government but the government allows such disagreements, and if all that is true for the government of any country from which you access the web, and if that is also true for any future government " - Philipp Lenssen
" if that is the case, then you probably don't need that much privacy." !! - Peter Dawson
Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
Posted in F so you can truly appreciate the pain we will go through today (-27C, -35C with the windchill)
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Brrrrr! - Laura Lou Who
That's cold! *sending you a cask of virtual hot chocolate. - Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
But at least you have Hockey Night in Canada! (Stay warm!) - FF's Bubba of Arizona
I screamed a little when I saw this. BRRRR - Lo is a Quitter
oh well the alberta clipper is on its way to Ontario too :(- brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr - Peter Dawson
VAL D.
What pet person are you....................I have birds...one small parrot and 4 parakeets.............
I would guess cat Nicholas...............*wink* - VAL D.
I have cats. When I have a fenced yard I would like to add a large breed dog to my menagerie. - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Dog. Had a Pomeranian (Elvis) for 11 years. He's in heaven now. No current dog, unless you count my neighbor's German Shepherd. He's 1.5 years old. They named him Scooby. So when people ask me "Does your dog bite?", I can reply "Scooby Do!" - Morgan Haley
Reptile/Rodents/Insects. We have a lizard and two hamsters. Over the course of my life, I've had a dog, 2 cats, fish and other marine life, 3 other hamsters, a turtle and a rabbit. - Admiral Anika
Plastic fish in a USB aquarium at the moment :( I've had a hamster, a bunch of rats, dog, tortoise, fish. - Rodfather
I used to have ferrets. They are illegal in CA :,( - Jeremy (cropmarks)
Over the years I've been a dogs, cats, small rodentia, birds, reptiles (legged and otherwise), ferrets, and bunnies kind of person. I'd be good with any of them, but our next family addition will probably be dogs or cats. - Bette Cooper
Yeah, they are, aren't they? Never stopped me, and no one ever came knocking on my door. Some rules... - Bette Cooper
Maybe one day I'll be a scofflaw and get a ferret. - Jeremy (cropmarks)
One dog...four cats :D - Shannon
We currently have one cat and four rabbits. Rabbits are great, but cats will always be my favorite pets. - Curtiss Grymala
I use to have a rabbit that was paper trained so she had run of the house........she would sleep on the beds and beg for hershey kisses they had to cold and would attack peeps she did not like..... - VAL D.
Double Cat Power - RAPatton from iPhone
cat - Peter Dawson
Freshwater fish. When/If we move I'll look into getting a dog. - ronin
I'm just an animal person!! My animal of choice for my home and lifestyle is cats (have 2 plus occasional foster kittens). But I do love dogs too. I have had a small menagerie as a child (hamsters, rats, parrot, lizards, cats, dogs, squirrel (temporarily), pot belly pig, skunk (de-scented), rabbits, fish). And I love spending time with as many kinds of animals as I can!! :) - Rachel Lea Fox
i was born in year of the dog, need i say more? ;) - chaz2b
Cat - Mark H
Timberwolf - Mo Kargas
Two basset hounds... - JA Castillo
At the moment we have a Siberian Husky, a moggie, and a canary. I would love some parrots, guinea pigs, chickens, another dog, but money, time and logistics are not on my side right now, lol. - Mellissa Claus
My roommate has a dog who seems to have adopted me. - Derrick
I love canaries I use to breed them.............. - VAL D.
Cats...3 - Alex Scoble
Cats! I have 4 of 'em - holly
Cat. But I have had mice, toads, and other assorted small guys in the past. - Kamilah Gill
2 dogs.....one large and one small. - Bonnie Foster
doggie dog <3 - anjelina
Cats, of course. - Tyson Key
I'm a Leo and I'm not crazy about cats. What's up with that??? - Morgan Haley
I want a dog! One day, I will have one. - Chieze Okoye
I had a rescue cat when I lived in Nawlins who has since passed on. Currently, I have a 9-10 yr old Ridgeback that came to me via Stray Rescue of St. Louis. - Mathew A. Koeneker
Bump...as pets can be great friends. - Mathew A. Koeneker
Dog. English Setter "Linux". - Thomas Bøhm
Used to be a cat person only and hated dogs. But after I got my Schnauzer I became a dog fan too. - Jason Huebel from Android
I was pretty much a dog person most of my life and we also had birds (cockatiels, parakeets and my grandpa had canaries). Now I have two cats and am a crazy cat lady! Still, if I ever get to move somewhere where I can have a dog again, I'll be off to the shelter in a New York Minute! - vicster
1 love bird, 1 cat, sister and her boyfriend, fish - Beau Liening
Are folks more into the pure bloods or rescue animals? - Mathew A. Koeneker
That´s not mutually exclusive:) Anyway, I have a pure bred (with the intent of hunting), but would definitely consider a mixed rescue dog the next time. - Thomas Bøhm
lol@Beau - VAL D.
Good point, Thomas. The thought had occurred to me right after I hit enter. D'oh. ;-) - Mathew A. Koeneker
most of my parakeets are from peeps that don't want them anymore or they move etc - VAL D.
Dogs, cats, ferrets, snakes, hamsters ... strangely enough, never had a bunneh. - Steven Perez
Although I have had many mutts (I use that as a term of endearment) over the years, I have to say that I love my pure-bred Schnauzer (the first pure-breed I've had). Pure-breeds have a little more predictable temperaments, which was important to us with three rambunctious boys in the house. We bought him from an individual about 10 miles from us who does limited breeding (one litter a... more... - Jason Huebel
@Steven, there can be only one... bunneh. - Jason Huebel
Who said bunneh? ;-) - Mathew A. Koeneker
doggie. - Morgan Haley
Bindu Reddy
Life is so much fun if you are not constantly trying to get somewhere..
What happened? - Paul Buchheit
Someone said that to me yesterday and I said I completely agree. To take a quote out of Star Trek - People seem to be constantly "looking for things".. this person is going on a holiday to Rio for 3 months...Let's say I am also slightly jealous - Bindu Reddy
The journey is the destination - LogEx
life is whats happening while you are busy makings plans for life !! - Peter Dawson
Well that sounds even more depressing... - Bindu Reddy
Sorry but I belive that was a John Lennon Quote :)- - Peter Dawson
Actually it's fun when you have a goal in mind, that you believe in, with some clarity of the next step on how to get there. If then one goes with "just do it" approach, and with full involvement, such that things start to flow automatically (i.e with not much controlled mental thinking), then it's fun. If you aren't in the moment completely and thinking of many other things, then it's painful. - Vipul Rawat
My favorite quote: "A motorboat's always going somewhere. The sailboat's already there." - Piaw Na
Piaw Na: great quote. I'm gonna use that and give you credit. Watch for the royalty checks to start pouring in! - Morgan Haley
Oh yes, I want to be a sailboat :)) - Bindu Reddy
Bindu: A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder, because there's always a great deal of bustle around her… because there's usually a gang of men around… because she has a waist and stays… because it's not the initial expense that breaks you, it's the upkeep… because she is all decked out… because takes a good man to handle her right… because she shows her topsides, hides her bottom and, when coming into port, always heads for the buoys. - Piaw Na
Are you implying that women are high maintainence !!? :) - Bindu Reddy
Piaw: I lol'd. - Fulaan, inna Hebel
No time to read this thread, I have to get somewhere! ;) - Brian Chang
It's also more fun if your job doesn't force you to go absolutely nowhere day after grinding day... - Kamilah Gill
Piaw : love the explanation. - plan on sharing it as my company is a SHE too. Thanks - Tracy Benham
Bindu: I wrote that because of your statement about wanting to be a Sailboat. :-) As a sailor, I'm fond of saying, "To simulate owning a sailboat in the Bay Area, stand in a shower, set it to maximum cold and turn it on full blast, and then start stuffing $100 bills down the drain." (And yes, I'm a sailboat renter, never an owner.) - Piaw Na
Ah I see! I guess I shouldn't want to be a high-maintenance sailboat... - Bindu Reddy
Well, you could be a high-maintenance sailboat for rental, whatever that means... - Jim Norris
Ya Jim Norris. Whatever that means sounds about right. ;) - Mona Nomura from iPhone
Marissa
here it is dry.... what's the verdict???
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Auburn. Pretty - Shevonne
success - AyDi şeker
PS: nice clevage :P - AyDi şeker
nice decollete - ermania
oh man, didnt realize that before =/ haha oh well.... everything is covered - Marissa
nice baby :p - Vehbi KILIÇ☺
Looks good. - ronin
Looks good, more like a senior than a freshman - RAPatton from iPhone
Thumbs up! - Herb Hernandez
Nice tits - KapitanObvious
two thumbs up !! - Peter Dawson
Kapitan....C'mon, really... why say that? - Marissa
Because I'm a natural ass - KapitanObvious
well then stop being an ass... - Marissa
or continue to be an ass, just stop making comments about my chest - Marissa
well this is your thread.. you can self moderate - delete the comment that are offensive ! - Peter Dawson
lol i suppose. I dont care really... I just didnt think there was any need for it. a comment about my chest happens about every day. i just dont like the word "tits" lol cleavage is fine, boobs whatever i just dont like tits. it sounds so dirty. like just gross - Marissa
Plus, we don't use "tits" on the main page (as much). Boob, boobies or chesticles will work - €€€€€€€€
I like the color it looks good on you.. - VAL D.
Dig the color. - SAM
Everything looks very nice! - Ned Garcia-Mathews
Nice. - Anne Bouey
It's a fit - €€€€€€€€
I think I am in love. You are my new cyber FF crush....don't tell any of the other FF ladies....wait, they can read this can't they? oh damn.... - Morgan Haley
ok the wet look is here :)- http://friendfeed.com/marissa... - Peter Dawson
yer cute - Danny Minick
It looks good on you. - AJ Batac
rowr cubed - Morgan Haley
thanks all. I dont like it though - Marissa
the compliment fishing hooks are in the water....let's all take a bite! - Morgan Haley
LOVE - Mary Carmen
You look great! Without going down the 'nice tits' path, since I'm a classy guy that wouldn't say something like 'you have nice tits' over the internet. even if you did have 'nice tits', it would be inappropriate for me to comment in such a manner. so...um....I like the hair... - Morgan Haley
lol I'm not looking for compliments, i think it looks purple - Marissa
It's a good color...not purple. What was it like before? - Eoghan Sullivan from iPhone
ok, i'll be the pig that asks the question all the guys want to ask....do the carpets match the drapes? - Morgan Haley
Ain't no carpet dude, this is 2009, not the 80s - LANjackal
can I BLOCK myself for that last comment that I made? - Morgan Haley
LAN - you win! and thanks for making the fantasy that much better! - Morgan Haley
LOL reminds me of a female friend's dad who (while drunk) told her he'd like to "knock the fur" off one of her friends. She pretty much told him what I said. Unrelated: He was puking by end of the night. - LANjackal
Eoghan: before it was blonde, look at my profile pick. Lan and Morgan: I am not surprised you went there - Marissa
i'm a simple creature. and you are simply gorgeous. so i cannot be held accountable. - Morgan Haley
morgan you must be new to this marissa thing: she posts pics, dudes go nuts. everyone's thinking what we are, we're just the only ones with balls to say it :P - LANjackal from IM
The "Marissa thing" lol - Marissa
Lol - LANjackal from IM
I didnt know i had a whole thing - Marissa
LAN - she's friggen adorable. that's all I know....and I'm not one to hold back saying what i am thinking. but thanks for standing by me in solidarity. or perhaps i should say standing 'erect'? NO, that sounds a bit too friendly.... - Morgan Haley
and Marissa - you DO have the whole thing...TRUST! - Morgan Haley
HOT - Beau Liening from iPhone
*stammer* - Mo Kargas
that looks REALLY GOOOD! :D - Joe Silence is not dead
thanks, but i really dont like it - Marissa
"if at first you don't succeed, dye, dye again." ... D'oh. I came up with that just now, I think, but there's 11 previous uses of that on Google... - Andrew C
haha i'll probably keep it for a while - Marissa
Well, hello there...come around here often? - JA Castillo
Oh my. - Spencer
Can we have more #1 pictures ... :0 - johnpiercy
Hey, Purple has worked for Prince. With you being so adorable, I say you run with the purple for a while. - Morgan Haley
adorable? lol thats what you call a two year old. - Marissa
رونوشت به میریام ؛ مرتضی ؛ آقازاده این مدلی عکس بگیر =)) - Mil∂d
^^ english? - Marissa
Engrish - johnpiercy
Google says he said "Copy to Miriam; Morteza; Aghazadeh Picture This model" - Victor Ryden
haha again, ^^ english - Marissa
=)) agree with vmjr , i said to my friend ( miriam ) take photo like your pic :D - Mil∂d from IM
oh - Marissa
ok, you are a sexy beehatch that I want to bend over a couch and have my way with....is that better than 'adorable'? :-) - Morgan Haley
lol i think thats a little TOO much....find a happy medium lol =P - Marissa
LMFAO...damn, Haley!!!!!! - JA Castillo
ok....i'll work on it.. - Morgan Haley
you have a flirtatious and seductive innocence to your look that inspires me in many different ways. - Morgan Haley
lol i am very innocent, actually - Marissa
hehehehehehehehehehehehe - johnpiercy
show up to my place with a sandwich this weekend and we'll work on that problem of yours...rowr! - Morgan Haley
Sammich - johnpiercy
Collection Of RunnerRunners = دوان دوان های خارجی - Mil∂d
I like being innocent. =] makes me different from all the other hobags lol. hahahaha - Marissa
+1 for the use of "hobags" - JA Castillo
and if i wasnt, people couldnt see that "innocence" about me anymore....sets me apart lol - Marissa
lol i think i deserve +2 for the use of hobags - Marissa
you deserve more than that for picture #1....just sayin. - Morgan Haley
I can agree to that... - JA Castillo
she said "hobags " uh hoh - johnpiercy
and for some strange reason, i read it as 'fun bags'....hmmmmm - Morgan Haley
fun bags are the things they need a bra for .. - johnpiercy
Really? I find this appalling but whatever. - Derrick
Derrick, what do you find appalling? the photo itself or the hair? - Marissa
I think you, the photos, and the hair are all fine, Marissa. I'm appalled at how men, grown ass men are talking to you. You're better than that. And I thought they were better than that. - Derrick
Ohhhhhhh lol, okay. yeah the way they talk doesnt really offend me... i take it with a grain of salt. haha i was about to be really offended by you though. but thanks =] I know i'm better than the ones who aren't kidding. which is why it doesnt really bother me.... none of the things said are too terrible though - Marissa
The fact that you weren't offended is one thing, Marissa. *I* was offended. No one should be talked to like that. No one. - Derrick
thanks for saying something =] - Marissa
You take care of yourself, Marissa. Never sell yourself short, you hear me? - Derrick
I like the color on you quite a bit, Marissa. - Chieze Okoye
thanks to both of you - Marissa
میلاد:)))))) - MortezaDalil
:)))))) کوفت میلاد - Myri∂m
nice hair, u look pretty :) - Myri∂m
Johnny Worthington
Today is a day long coming... A day of sadness... A day I want to just lock myself away and hide... but a day I know I can't, that's not what he would have wanted and not what he taught me how to operate... I'm so scared...
:/ - mjc
:( - Anne Bouey
My boss passed away this morning... - Johnny Worthington
Yikes! Sorry to hear Johnny. =( - ronin
jeez :'( that sucks rocks :( we're all here for you man - mjc
I am very sorry Johnny. I wish I could give you some strength today, know I am thinking of you and hugging you mega tight in my mind. - aden
:-( Sorry to hear this. - Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
Oh, Johnny. I'm so sorry. Hugs and prayers for all of you. - Laura Lou Who
Johnny, I'm really, really sorry. My condolences. - josh neff, geek at large
My condolences Johnny - MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
I'm sorry, Johnny. - The Letter M
so sorry you're going through this. - Joe Silence is not dead
My condolences to you and all of his friends and family. You're in my prayers. - joey
So sorry to hear that Johnny. My condolescences* - Nia from fftogo
So sorry for your loss, Johnny. - Anne Bouey
Condolences to you and all his family and friends. - WorldofHiglet
Sorry to hear it, Johnny. My condolences to you. - Jim Hearts FF
My condolences. - Sarah G.
hey johnny sorry to hear about your loss. my thoughts and prayers are with you. - (jeff)isageek
I think it is special that you cared that much for your boss. My condolences. *hugs* - Yolanda
Sorry to hear that, Johnny; Yolanda is right, it's special you cared that much for your boss.. - Andrew Terry
He was a groomsmen at my wedding and is Georgia's god father... He was more than a boss... - Johnny Worthington
Oh, sorry to hear it. - s t e v e
I'm sorry for your loss - Alan Simpson
:( Sorry for your loss, Johnny. - Alex Scoble
sorry to hear it. - Morgan Haley
you gotta be strong and remember the good times. My condolences to you and all of his friends and family - Peter Dawson
I'm so sorry to hear that, Johnny. We're thinking of you and your family. <3 - Rochelle
I am so so sorry my friend. :'( - Kamath (नमः)
I'm sorry for your loss, Johnny. :-( - pea
*hugs* - Michael W. May
If he had a friend like you, I'm thinking that he was a quality man that is now in a much better place. Thoughts and prayers for all that knew and loved him. - Morgan Haley
So sorry to hear this Johnny, my condolences. :( - Charlotte M
Aww, fcuk, man, that's rough. When/if you're ready to talk about it, you know we'll be here, mate. If not, well...., you know we'll be here, mate. :-( - Andrew Terry
Sorry to hear about it. You obviously held him in high regard. That's not always the case with bosses. Sincere condolences from half-a-world away. - .LAG liked that
You guys are helping more than you ever will know :) - Johnny Worthington
So sorry to hear this... :( - Cheryl Jones
Damn, Johnny. Big hugs coming to you straight from Los Angeles. I'm sorry for you and your fellow employees. - Derrick
Sorry, Johnny. Bad news is bad news. - Louis Gray
Sorry to hear, Johnny. - Jeremy (cropmarks)
:((((( Sorry to hear that Johnny. :((((( - AJ Batac
Sorry to hear Johnny :-( - Rasmus Lauridsen
Sorry, Johnny. Hang in there. - Michael Hocter
So sorry hang in there - Sarah Slaven
oh Johnny, I am so sorry - my deepest condensces - Martha from BuddyFeed
Very sorry to hear this, my condolences to you and your boss' family. - Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕
Sorry for your loss, man. - Carlos Ayala
No! Oh, dude...Man, I'm sorry. - Josh Haley
:o( Very sorry to hear it. Big hug? - Katie: Whelmed Overly
((JW)) - VAL D.
I'm very sorry for your loss. Your boss and all who loved him are in my thoughts. - vicster
Shit man, sorry to hear :((( - Mo Kargas
Sorry for your loss. Condolences to you and everyone whose live he touched. - Dr. Apps from twhirl
Wow, sorry to hear that... Was it sudden? My condolences to you and your co-workers. - Lindsay
Oh, wow...I am sorry to hear that, Johnny. Condolences to you and your workmates. - JA Castillo
{{{{{{{{{Johnny}}}}}}}}} - Mellissa Claus
Sorry for your loss :( With someone so close to you, that means there are a lot of good memories. Remember them in his honor - Tamara
So sorry for your loss, Johnny. Condolences. - Mona Nomura
I'm sorry, Johnny. - Helen Sventitsky
Sorry to hear it Johny :( - Joe Pierce
I'm so sorry for your loss, Johnny. :-( - Anthony K. Valley © from iPhone
Sorry to hear that. - Bruce Lewis
Hang in there bro! - manielse (Mark Nielsen)
Sorry to hear :( - Bindu Reddy
:( - Rodfather
I'm so sorry, Johnny. It's great that you cared so much for your boss - or that you worked for someone you cared so much about, looked at another way. But that does make it harder now. {{hugs}} - Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
Very sorry to hear this. - Kamilah Gill
:( *hugs* - Michelle Martinez
No doubt he'd have been pleased to hear you held him in such high regard. Good thoughts during a hard time. - Jack (a.k.a. Jeber)
Oh my gosh, Johnny. I just saw this. I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you, your coworkers, and your boss's friends and family. - Call me Bronco
My condolences Johnny :( - Shey, Jamaican of FF
So very sorry. - MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
sorry you're hurting, take care - MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
Sorry to hear this, Johnny. Sounds like he was also a friend / mentor. - Richard ¿digame? Walker
My boss killed himself back in February. Didn't feel the same as you, TBH. Dude was a real PITA to deal with. Condolences anyway, sorry for your loss. - LANjackal
Hugs to you and your family, Johnny. So sorry for your loss... :-( - Lisa L. Seifert
Oh, Johnny, I just saw this now. I'm so sorry for this loss. The pain of it helps tell you that it's real; the friendship and the beauty of knowing and caring for someone deeply. My heart goes out to you. - Micah Wittman
Sounds like a special guy, sorry to hear about the loss, buddy. :( - Pete Delucchi
I'm so sorry Johnny, I wish I could offer more than condolences and prayer. - Glenn Slaven
Sorry to hear that, Johnny. - David Cook
Hand on shoulder bro - Christopher Galtenberg
giant hug. - Laura Norvig
My condolences, - and a big hug.. - Jeannette Høvring
Very sorry to hear that. Prayers and thoughts go out to family, staff, and friends. - Bryan R. Adams
Enjoy your memories of your boss. I hope you find comfort in them. - phil baumann
Ana
Ana
Cost of Wedding - How much does a wedding cost where you live? - http://www.costofwedding.com/
Cost of Wedding - How much does a wedding cost where you live?
Plug in your zip code to see the average. The disparity b/w Palo Alto and say, South San Francisco, is somewhat astounding :) - Ana from Bookmarklet
'On average, couples that live in [zip code] spend between $34,575 and $57,624 for their wedding. This does not include cost for a honeymoon or engagement ring.' The first time I looked at this site I almost died. - joey
Flat nothing where I live - I can't get legally married. - Sparky
How do they get their data, though? I never told anyone what my wedding cost. - Stephen Mack
My zip code says between $25,854 and $43,091. I'm not buying that at all. - Rochelle
Mine was $137, cost of paperwork only. - Tsali, The Native of FF
In my zip code is says $40,235 and $67,058 DAMN - Shevonne
$19,735 and $32,892 in a little town outside of Austin. Wow...that is insanity. - aden
Stephen, just a random guess, but I would assume that they would survey the vendors out there in a certain area and then add it up? The average cost of a caterer in my zip code plus the average cost of a florist plus the average cost of a venue, etc. - Rochelle
ours was JOP and home-made food. i think we spent less than $600 on the honeymoon. - Joe Silence is not dead
Louisville, KY 40220 spend between $13,922 and $23,203 for their wedding. - Never known anyone who spent that much. - Tsali, The Native of FF
@Joe plug in your zip code in the link - Shevonne
Whoa! I was married at my mom's house in Palo Alto. The range there is $66,090 and $110,149!!! We didn't spend that much, and I still thought our wedding was costly!! - Georgia Diehl
I don't suppose they subtract the value of the cash and gifts given - LogEx
Rochelle, why don't you buy that? - joey
@Shevonne: between $16,828 and $28,047. that's insane. - Joe Silence is not dead
we were broke when we moved to the US from NZ and weren't about to go into debt for our wedding. my parents paid for our honeymoon trip as a gift. - Joe Silence is not dead
I definitely see destination wedding if I ever get married - Shevonne
The answer is too much. - James Ferguson
Our wedding is a little on the high end...about $20k to $21k for my area. Range is $13,769 and $22,948 - Alex Scoble
the wedding? about 6 grand. since the breakup? $1,550 a month. for 8 long years. - Morgan Haley
Joey, it just seems like too much. When I was doing my planning and all that, I don't think it would have been that much even if we had paid full price for everything. I guess it really depends on what kind of wedding you have and where you have it. Cake/punch in your church hall is going to obviously be less than plated dinner at a hotel downtown. - Rochelle
that sucks.. its does not take canadian zipcodes - Peter Dawson
Morgan, how many children do you have? - Georgia Diehl
Georgia - Just 1. - Morgan Haley
Wow! I had no idea child support was that much! Although, I guess I'm just assuming that's what you were referring to! - Georgia Diehl
Child support? Try 'spousal support' aka alimony. But divorce is expensive because it's worth it. - Morgan Haley
The site's figures are based on survey results from people who've paid for weddings and not based on polling of vendors according to the site. - Alex Scoble
the 3 'rings' of relationshits: engagement ring. wedding ring. suffering. - Morgan Haley
$14,993 and $24,988. Thank you Rochester :) - Benjamin Golub
Hello 100k for Mill Valley California - Bill
*gags*. Holy gucamole. In this economy????? - Roberto Bonini from iPhone
We saved a lot, Roberto, that's how. - Alex Scoble
Well, that's most certainly better than borrowing the bulk of it :) - Roberto Bonini from iPhone
My mom wanted us to have a larger wedding (200 guests), so i told her fine, as long as she was willing to pay for it. She did... - Georgia Diehl
That's all crazy talk - we spent about $3k-5k on our wedding. $10k+ for a one-time event is ridiculous! - Jesse Stay
That's more reasonable Jesse. But there is no accounting for taste. :) my parents got married and had the reception in the back yard. - Roberto Bonini from iPhone
Reasonable-shmeasonable...my catering bill alone, including alcohol is like $7500 and frankly, that's reasonable. - Alex Scoble
Roberto, nothing wrong with that - it's where we had ours. It was still decorated beautifully, people still had fun, and we still got married. We made a lot of our food, and ordered Sams club for the rest - nicely decorated most people don't even notice the difference. - Jesse Stay
It's like I've said before, once you get in to the traditional wedding industry, there is no cheap. - Alex Scoble
Exactly what they did. I will probably do that as well. I'd rather spend that big money on the honeymoon. - Roberto Bonini from iPhone
...and don't get us started on the diamond cartel ;) - LogEx
Roberto, oftentimes you (the groom) have no say in the matter, hehe. If you aren't already in a relationship, choose wisely. :) - Alex Scoble
This is an interesting site (and again an uncannily timely post) 8^) - Chieze Okoye
Duly Noted, Alex. Some of my friends are getting married next year and that's what's happened :) Poor guys. - Roberto Bonini from iPhone
That's why I love my wife :-) - Jesse Stay
Hehe, Jesse...unfortunately, sometimes you fall in love with someone despite the fact that they want a big wedding. C'est la vie. :) - Alex Scoble
My falling in love was all about the wedding ;-) - Jesse Stay
Such is life. Indeed. :) - Roberto Bonini from iPhone
ROFL...unfortunately, I fell in love with Cassie because she's intelligent, passionate, caring, cute, delicious, hard working and some other odds and ends as well...only later did I find out that she like Country Music, Christmas, Disneyland and big weddings...You have to take the good with the bad, hehe. - Alex Scoble
It happens..... :) - Roberto Bonini from iPhone
There was someone here on FF (I don't remember who, but it was a guy?) who said his wedding budget was $100k and his honeymoon budget was $50k and thought that was totally reasonable and realistic. I was O_O - Rochelle
haha - Chieze Okoye
<Sheldon Cooper> The horror...... <Sheldon Cooper/> - Roberto Bonini from iPhone
Nice .... I'm sure that honeymoon was memorable in more ways than one :) - fatima
Mine cost zero in 1967 - church wedding, homemade dress, reception at aunt's house. In 2009 dollars that would be... - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
Holy shit! In Los Gatos, people spend between $64,866 and $108,109 (!) - Bret Taylor
What recession? :-) - Piaw Na
People make lots of money off weddings and funerals. Sometimes it's really sad. In Las Vegas, I contributed $40 for a car wash, when I heard that the reason they were washing cars was to cover the funeral costs for a friend. Elopement maybe? - Mitchell Tsai
It says $11-18K where I live. I think my wife and I spent around $8K. - Jason Huebel
Mine cost $16 at the county building. It was still fun. - Jeremy (cropmarks)
I think people *greatly* underestimate the cost of their wedding because they mostly look at recent bills after the event, but so many expenses, like deposits/stationery happen so far in advance. People also tend to not bundle-in related costs, like gifts for the wedding party, etc. If you think about it, if you host your reception at a hall w/ a catered dinner (which is what most people do), the food/beverage costs alone are like $100/person, so it's pretty easy to imagine how the average gets up to +$20k. - Ana
@Mitchell Be wary of funeral car washes. Frequently those are scams. - EricaJoy
My brother and his gf have ditched their idea to marry in the UK, instead of £10-13k they can spend £2-3k in Greece and get *everything* paid for. It's no contest, so we all off to Greece in a couple of years. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
$16 around. - ★ Soner Gönül
Tehran; Around $30k - Darth Farhad Sama
My home town in Pittsburgh: $46,966 and $78,277 --- Woah Nelly! - Tim Costantino
Alex Scoble
If you have to send 11 gift cards to 11 different people, do you say the same thing on each one or write something different? And no, I'm not interested to hear your rants on why gift cards suck. We've already had that thread.
Different...or try to - Shevonne
How quickly do you want to finish? - Anna Haro
diffently different !! a card is meant to be personal..so get personal ! - Peter Dawson
I wanted to finish yesterday - Alex Scoble from IM
same thing on 11 different gift/xmas cards! - barbarars
Gifts? You're a better friend than me. - Lo is a Quitter
I would do different. Now get to work on those :) - aden
I'd have a stock thank you line and then add a personal message. - pea
different. - Jim Hearts FF
This is for xmas, by the way. - Alex Scoble
For 11 cards, different. For 20+, the same. For 50+, buy a rubber stamper with the message and don't care if they see "stamp lines". - April Russo (app103)
Make a form letter in Word. - s t e v e
If it's 11 and you have time and the soul to, different. Otherwise, go to Hallmark aisle and pick 11 from a stack that all look the same - Fulaan, inna Hebel
...I like to think that I treat everyone the same, so you're all getting the same canned message on your gift cards: "Happy Chanukwanzamas to you! Don't spend this $5 gift card all at the same place!" - .LAG liked that
they don't suck - VAL D.
If the 11 people don't know each other, I would be more likely to write the same thing. - John E. Bredehoft
I send out 40 - 50 cards each Christmas. I do the same happy holidays/happy new year line and then I write a personal message. the first 20 or so cards are quite original. the last 20? the personal message shrinks down to about a line. :D - pea
Remember this is about GIFT cards and not GREETING cards. - April Russo (app103)
I SUCK at writing cards, period. ( don't tell anyone that tho) - Roberto Bonini
John ...oh, that's a good point. it would stink if a few people who knew each other started comparing notes and found out they both got the same card and message from you. There's a "Curb Your Enthusiasm" episode waiting to be written about that scenario - .LAG liked that
I change them just enough to make it personalized. But the same overall message. (Unless it's immediate family.) - David Cook
Unless I actually had something personal to say, I wouldn't bother trying to force it. - Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Well, first I change the name... - Mark Jepsen
Microsoft Word Mail Merge FTW! ;-) Seriously, though, I would write individualized messages. - Jason Huebel
I basically did the same message for each. We'll do an individual message for the Xmas cards that the gift cards will be put inside. - Alex Scoble
Nope. I just send the card without any message. Be lucky I gave you something period. #scroogeintern - CW™
The Form Letter machine FTW! http://www.donationcoder.com/Softwar... Or if you want to help the world do the same, write up a nice generic all purpose gift card Tree Form doc we can all use, here: http://www.tfdocs.com/ - April Russo (app103)
Same message, unless you're creative enough to compose a different one for each card. - Morton Fox
I'm lazy, so same message and typically same type of card - Vipul Rawat
same words, said in a different order :P - Tatty Gibson
if they do not know each other I would write the same thing but, if they know each other I would have to be unique for each one. - Monique
Parfe
tori wilson make some spam as u know http://friendfeed.com/friendf... I didn't find where I can report her!
where is Ana when we need her ?? - Peter Dawson
http://friendfeed.com/lauraja... Laura is a spamer too! - Parfe
Go to http://friendfeed.com/about... and use the form to report spam. - Greg Guitarbuster
thnx Greg :) - Parfe
Shevonne
Is Your Desktop Clean or Messy? - http://human3rror.com/is-your...
Clean - Shevonne
unorganized...........:) - VAL D.
VERY messy. - Joe Silence is not dead
Clean. - Judy Jones
messy - Halil
Constrained chaos when working on something, clean at the end of the day. - LogEx
My desk is in the style of "organized chaos". - Steven Perez
Clean and organized. My life though is messy... - CW™
half /half - depending on which screen you see :)- On screen is messy and the other has no icons at all ! - Peter Dawson
You can't see my desk. Let's just say that for now. - Morgan Haley
99% of the time a mess - mikepk
Clean at work, messy at home - Shey, Jamaican of FF
Mine's in flux atm. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
My work one is full of icons, but it's XP, what can ya do. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
My actual desk, or my computer one? Right now My real desk is cluttered with half a dozen hard drives, a camera, a DV camera, a netbook, cable box (under the monitor) coffee (goes without saying, doesn't it?), a pile of CDs, some hand cleanser, an external IDE drive enclosure, an mp3 player, and a remote controller for the cable box. - Ian May
Yes. - Bill Scherer
My macbook's desktop is clean (no icons at all). My gaming system's desktop has all my game shortcuts and temp mod files I'm working on so it's messy. Work is clean with icons lined up neatly and not overly cluttered. - Arlan Koizumi
MY netbook has a really clean desktop. No Icons at all. Then again it's Ubuntu NR. - Ian May
Home: MESSY. Work: Relatively clean. - Rodfather
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