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Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by Baraka_Guru, Aug 2, 2011.

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  1. Charlatan

    Charlatan sous les pavés, la plage

    Location:
    Temasek
    1991 became a long time ago about the same time that those of us who were sitting in 1991 thinking that 1971 was a long time ago.

    Here's something to think about: As Jimi Hendrix was to me, Kurt Cobain is to my son. The distance in time from each event, is roughly the same.

    For anyone who is 20 years old or younger, 1993 is another era.
     
    Charlatan, May 28, 2014
    #33421
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  2. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Whoa.
     
    snowy, May 28, 2014
    #33422
  3. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Cracks me up, there's a keno commercial running on television here for the state lottery that features one of my high school English teachers.
     
    snowy, May 29, 2014
    #33423
  4. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    I do most of the grocery shopping. Getting my wife to grocery shop on her own is like trying to mate reluctant elephants, it's a total PITA and takes forever to get results. I might come home with a couple of unnecessary items, but my wife comes home with many unnecessary items.
     
    Chris Noyb, May 29, 2014
    #33424
  5. redux

    redux Very Tilted

    Location:
    Foggy Bottom
    redux, May 29, 2014
    #33425
  6. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Typically, I do too, but sometimes I HAVE TO HAVE something at night because a craving has struck, and he's usually willing to go get whatever it is for me.
     
    snowy, May 29, 2014
    #33426
  7. ZombieSquirrel

    ZombieSquirrel Brrrrrrrains

    Location:
    Oregon by way of "Oh-hi-ya"
    Hmmmm

    You know what weirds me out. I was Bart Simpsons "age" when I first started to watch The Simpsons with my brothers. Now I'm closer to Homer's age.
    (I hate that they redid Homer and Marge's origin story)
     
    ZombieSquirrel, May 29, 2014
    #33427
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  8. ralphie250

    ralphie250 Fully Erect

    Location:
    At work..
    yes it is
     
    ralphie250, May 29, 2014
    #33428
  9. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    I'm much too excited by the prospect of playing World of Warcraft again.
     
    snowy, May 29, 2014
    #33429
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  10. Charlatan

    Charlatan sous les pavés, la plage

    Location:
    Temasek
    Off to KL for the day. It's been a while. I need a break from the massively obtuse.
     
    Charlatan, May 29, 2014
    #33430
  11. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
    Toronto
    I've been trying to play since Monday.
     
    Baraka_Guru, May 30, 2014
    #33431
  12. Charlatan

    Charlatan sous les pavés, la plage

    Location:
    Temasek
    Back in the airport lounge, ready to go home.
     
    Charlatan, May 30, 2014
    #33432
  13. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    You'll get there.
     
    snowy, May 30, 2014
    #33433
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  14. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    A meteorologist on one of our local TV stations uses a graphic that breaks down our rain chances by the hour.

    Our rain chances today at mid-afternoon is 260%.
     
    Chris Noyb, May 30, 2014
    #33434
  15. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Subject-verb agreement, man.

    It's the best kind of day--Friday AND payday, though today I got my last paycheck from school for this year :(
     
    snowy, May 30, 2014
    #33435
  16. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    It should be chance. My brain was thinking rain chances because the graphic showed several different percentages.

    Some alternate responses, not to be taken seriously (JIC someone gets the wrong impression):

    Pppppppfffffffttttttt!

    "Screw you! That was funny!" (borrowed from an episode of The Big Bang Theory).
     
    Chris Noyb, May 30, 2014
    #33436
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  17. rezudo

    rezudo Vertical

    Location:
    outside your window
    they dont pay you during the summer!? you know im pretty sure they pay the teachers here all year round regardless of summer holidays...Gotta love America
     
    rezudo, May 30, 2014
    #33437
  18. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    I'm a substitute teacher, so I don't have a contract. Here, contracts are 180 days, and depending on the district, teachers can choose to receive 10 months worth of paychecks or 12. Due to budget cuts and constraints, more districts are pushing towards 10 months.
     
    snowy, May 30, 2014
    #33438
  19. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
    Toronto
    Even here in Ontario, full-time teachers are paid a lump sum at the end of the school year to carry them through the summer, but it comes out to less than what they'd be paid normally month to month. We have to budget more carefully through the summer, which can be hard when one of us is off work for several weeks. :D

    However, Ontario teachers have a starting salary of around $50,000, and after ten years, they can make over $80,000. It's my understanding that this is greater than many (most?) U.S. states.
     
    Baraka_Guru, May 30, 2014
    #33439
  20. rezudo

    rezudo Vertical

    Location:
    outside your window
    $50,000 is JUST over what a teacher in inner city London would get, plus they get incentives and benefits
    here have a look


    Pay and benefits - Get into teaching - Department for Education
     
    rezudo, May 30, 2014
    #33440
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