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This made me wonder how many Michaels and Christophers and Susans and Jennifers there are behind all of our unique monikers.

Looking back on my elementary school classes, it seems like there were always 3 Christophers, Susans, Michaels, Stevens (varied spelling) etc. which required the use of the last initial to differentiate.

r(hated my name as a kid, but never had to use an initial; hi MR!)p

P.S. E/O, thanks for fixing my code, I would have gone back and done it myself but (1) I know you like to do it and (2) I was likely to double post, like the filter-lighter that I am.

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Amazing isn't it.


And yes, they have a problem with remote linking, but they don't seem to mind if you do it for short periods of time.

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Is it me, or is everyone naming their kids after Dynasty? All that's missing from the list, it seems, is a Krystle.

[Edited to add:] Here's a link to the SSA's database of baby names. Unfortunately it goes back only 12 years (which I think is when people had to get an SSN for a child when born), but one can get the most popular names for each year, as well as look at the popularlity of a given name over the entire period.

purse junkie
 

Huh. Might vary by region. I once met a woman who just doesn't like meat --- except for bacon. So she's not a vegetarian in any sense of the word, she's just a picky eater. However, to avoid the stigma of being a thirtysomething picky eater, she tells people she's a vegetarian. Around here, nobody asks any questions --- they just do some kind of pasta dish, no tofu or beans. As a bonus, she gets props for her moral convictions re: animals or health or whatever people choose to project on vegetarianism, while she goes home and fries up some delicious bacon. Mmmmm, forbidden pork.

An elegant solution, it seems to me.

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I'm TM. tm diva is tm. Clearly she had not-so-hot lesbian sex with tm diva! Sheesh. Pay attention, man.

Thurgreed(and it's twue! OH! it's twue! it's twue!)Marshall

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Uh oh. I just knew that this Sam/Diane vs. Peter/Felicity thing would come back to haunt me.

mmmmm, bacon
 

Bacon is a very compelling meat. The reason I am a vegetarian is because meat literally makes me sick. Anyway, since I went on the wagon meat-wise (for a number of years now), I have basically lost all urges to eat meat - it no longer appeals to me. Except for bacon. Sometimes I will have a bite or two. It's positively irresistable. mmmmmmm

Bacon is the dirty little secret of a vegetarian friend of mine, as well. Sometimes we eat it together.

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Yipes! The real names of the entire new-kyu-lar Grinch family are dropping like stones in popularity. In another thirty years, we'll be the Selma and Abner of the neighborhood.

BTW, there were 186 boys named Joan last year. Wherever they are, they oughta find each other and form a club real quick.

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That's nice of you. Start with that fucking shitty new avatar you have and send the link only to lookingformarket we all know "he's" just a 7 year old little girl.

TM

mmmmm, bacon
 

I have a family member who doesn't like meat but loves bacon-related products like pancetta. I don't eat much meat (mostly eat seafood and dairy for protein) but my consistent weak point is Chinese spare ribs -- also porky and fatty. Any insights about why this is? I have no idea.

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Awww TM. I love you too pooky.

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I think that's the Portugese spelling of John....

mmmmm, bacon
 

To each his own, I suppose. If I absolutely had to eat meat I really don't know what I would choose. It has been so long now that my doctor says I would have to ease back into it -- apparently I would not be able to digest meat properly at first so I guess that means you pretty much shit out the steak the way it came in. I know it would not be poultry. Definitely not seafood. I never liked bacon. I guess it would have to be a very good cut of steak burned to a fucking crisp and smothered in A-1. Just thinking about it makes my tummy hurt. Oh well, at least being a vegetarian keeps me from foolishly getting on shows like Fear Factor (I would do okay until the "eat this weird part of the animal" segment).

ThrashersFan

mmmmm, bacon
 

In bra and panties or just naked?

naked bacon.

which is kind of a cool name for a band.

which did exist:

www.nakedbacon.com

but does not anymore.

so it would still be a cool name for a band.

aV

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And I thought each of their parents thought they were being cute by naming the kid after a Spanish surrealistic painter.

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Must have been truly lousy, or I would remember it. :D

tm

Where the fuck is neighsayer?
 

Just wonderin.

mmmmm, bacon
 

It's tasty.

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I don't remember any women in wet shirts on Sports Night or on Cheers. There was that scene in As Good As It Gets, but that movie sucked and I am NOT looking for a Helen Hunt/Jack Nicholson vibe with you, Gatti.

mmmmm, bacon
 

If I eat more than a tiny serving of vegetables, I get incredibly sick to my stomach. So I often get accused of eating like a guy--lots of barbecue.

I second the vote for bacon. I feel a little bad because pigs're pretty smart, but then, if they were that smart they wouldn't've let us domesticate them so we could eat them so easily.

Oh Cabin Boy, the Captain seeks comfort
 

Suckerin Suckatash. Has it occurred to you that Less corrected the problem once it was finally pointed out to him? I havent seen the assclown in three years, but its good he learns from his constructive criticism. I am a Simon to his Clay and the freaky facial tics.

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That's what I thought, until that one day I got the e-mail they send out after one of their mass-pruning of TOS violators. And I was only using the account to upload photos to other servers that actually stored the photos, so I really wasn't remote linking at all.

Tipping
 

I had an econ prof who wrote an article about the deadweight loss associated with gift giving. I think he called it "the deadweight loss of Christmas" or some such imaginative title. He compared how recipients valued gifts to what the givers paid for them, and found something like a 10%-25% difference. My sister-in-law's family (who did not read this article, as far as I know) give each other $100 bills for Christmas, so my brother says. Presumably this eliminates the DWL.

That said, I think your econ prof fully believes that he's right. To anyone who feels sorry for the waitresses, I've got three words for them, "learn to fuckin' type."

str8.

Tipping
 

Yeah, secretarial jobs ROCK!

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The problem is, you can't get there from here.

str(these muscle relaxants aren't doing much for my work, but my posting skills remain stellar as always)8

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Once again, I believe I have been insluted by the other princess who I have never met. go figure.

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Yeah, that's a great idea. I'll just upload my pic to your server via FTP. I don't know why I didn't think of that earlier.

Um is there, like, an FTP button I can click on or something? I see that there is some sort of PHP button up there. Is that the same thing, or is that the stuff that makes you crazy when someone puts it in your dope?

Holy Crap Headline of the Week
 

I actually have nightmares about this type of thing:

Passengers sucked out of plane

KINSHASA, Congo, May 9 — Scores of passengers aboard a Russian-built cargo plane flying across Congo were feared dead after they were sucked out of the aircraft when the rear door burst open in mid-flight, officials said Friday.


http://www.msnbc.com/news/911372.asp?cp1=1

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that hurts. I thought for sure that you had regained conciousness when gwnc joined us. But if you want me to help jog your memory, I can send you the video.

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It still incurs transaction costs. Tell them to call off christmas, or just eat a big meal.

Oh Cabin Boy, the Captain seeks comfort
 

Actually, I was complimenting you on your caricaturization of him, incorrect or not.

I note that he did, however, ask kafka-ette if she would like some guacamole. Having learned just this week from you that guacamole is a euphemism for semen, now I hate him. :smack:

K(and he still wears that red leather jacket, too)E ;)

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Whoa, hold on there a minute -- are you saying that people are not allowed to insult you here if they haven't met you?

I want fucking refund!

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Nope, its par for the course. I just dont expect it from a sage and mature woman like lp. Its kid stuff.

There goes the empire
 

What is this world coming to?



[spree: british barristers may lose their wigs]

:cheers: :cheers:

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I think Arturo hit you a little too hard, my man. Either that or you need to give ltl her meds back.

TM

Get married, you sluts!
 

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/nati...-Marriage.html

(Feds give states money to promote marriage)

Though it seems to be primarily targeted to low-income sluts.

Get married, you sluts!
 

Huh? : "One of the difficulties for some couples that are contemplating marriages, particularly low-income couples, they may not be aware of services that may be available to them,'' Horn said.

What "services" are these? A priest or JoP? Are there actually people who are unaware of the concept of marriage, at least in the abstract?

Are there services that are somehow available only if a couple is married? Like marital counselling and protection of battered spouses, that undoubtedly will be necessary after two months of things not working out.

mmmmm, bacon
 

Lisa: No I can't! I can't eat any of them!
Homer: Wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute. Lisa honey, are you saying you're *never* going to eat any animal again? What about bacon?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Ham?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Pork chops?
Lisa: Dad! Those all come from the same animal!
Homer: [Chuckles] Yeah, right Lisa. A wonderful, magical animal.

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its pretty amazing how many babies born last year are going to have to go through life with misspelled names. i wonder what percentage of them were cases where the parents were trying to be different and what percentage were that the parents actually thought that was how the name was spelled. for example 344 girls born last year were named "jackeline."

also 333 parents who probably should not have been allowed to reproduce named their daughters "lizette" last year. damn, they are going to get teased mercilessly in junior high school with a name like that.

ms. naughty diplomat

mmmmm, bacon
 

My guess is the salt. I do not eat of the pig, but my understanding is a lot of the cured porcine meats are very salty.

YMMV


Or, in the words of Marge Simpson, "You might say the secret ingredient is..... SALT!"