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Old 04-27-2012, 06:55 PM
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I dont do math like anyone ive ever met, attending public school in baltimore this got me in alot of trouble because even tho I'd consistently reach the same answer my "show your work" driven teachers would mark me wrong every time. spent many days in the office arguing with admin staff about this..

yay public schools!
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Drove two hours to pick up this 240sx with some friends. Kept to myself while this guy bs'd my friend. "I'll give you my opinion when you're ready" (exhaust leak, rust under paint, cracked windshield, no speakers or wiring, gear grinding pos)

He reposted the ad with SOME minor changes. Price drop?

http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/2969979227.html

1996 nissan 240sx rare blue color. New18" chrome wheels and new tires. 5spd manual trans runs and drives great does have SOME dings scratches and paint need fixing. no carpet or radio. This is a 240 they are rare cars if you are familiar with them you will know this deal is good. Full megan header and straight 3" megan exhaust system. Kybajx tein type ss spring. Energy suspension sub frm bushings. F/r tower supp. Clear title in hand txt 423833 9928 with offers or trades Jeep wrangler, scout 2, bronco 70's and under, toyota fj old school convertible or old land rover convertible. Basically something like that...car also comes with over $1000 of working spare parts... alternator, starter, distributor, hotshots header, full engine head, intake manifold, cams, and more

$4000 beyond firm last price drop period... dont come and bring your friends to devalue it... Its annoying clearly im being honest in what the title says its not perfect... theres nothing to devalue

Says his brother drives a boosted Miata. If you see this. Scumbags, both of you. Waste of time and money. Had Perez not been there playing good cop...
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Old 04-28-2012, 12:21 AM
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Lol, Joe Perez played good cop to your bad cop? That would have been ------- hilarious to see. Were you thoughtful enough to video this discussion for the rest of us?!?
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Old 04-28-2012, 11:31 AM
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Not Joe Perez lol. No video!
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A young boy went up to his father and asked him "Dad, what is the difference between 'potentially' and 'realistically'?"

The father thought for a moment, then answered, "Go ask your mother if she would sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars. Then ask your sister if she would sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars, and then ask your brother if he'd sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars. Come back and tell me what you learn from that."

So the boy went to his mother and asked, "Would you sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars?" The mother replied, "Of course I would! We could really use that money to fix up the house and send you kids to a great University!"

The boy then went to his sister and asked, "Would you sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars?" The girl replied, "Oh my Gawd! I LOVE Brad Pitt I would sleep with him in a heartbeat, are you nuts?"

The boy then went to his brother and asked, "Would you sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars?" "Of course," the brother replied. "Do you know what a million bucks would buy?"

The boy pondered the answers for a few minutes and then went back to his dad.

His father asked him "Did you find out the difference between 'potentially' and 'realistically'?"

The boy replied, "Yes, 'Potentially', you and I are sitting on three million dollars. But 'realistically', we're living with two hookers and a homo."
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
A young boy went up to his father and asked him "Dad, what is the difference between 'potentially' and 'realistically'?"

The father thought for a moment, then answered, "Go ask your mother if she would sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars. Then ask your sister if she would sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars, and then ask your brother if he'd sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars. Come back and tell me what you learn from that."

So the boy went to his mother and asked, "Would you sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars?" The mother replied, "Of course I would! We could really use that money to fix up the house and send you kids to a great University!"

The boy then went to his sister and asked, "Would you sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars?" The girl replied, "Oh my Gawd! I LOVE Brad Pitt I would sleep with him in a heartbeat, are you nuts?"

The boy then went to his brother and asked, "Would you sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars?" "Of course," the brother replied. "Do you know what a million bucks would buy?"

The boy pondered the answers for a few minutes and then went back to his dad.

His father asked him "Did you find out the difference between 'potentially' and 'realistically'?"

The boy replied, "Yes, 'Potentially', you and I are sitting on three million dollars. But 'realistically', we're living with two hookers and a homo."
Ahh ----!
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Old 04-28-2012, 06:33 PM
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Well I just want to talk about people for a bit... Who here feels that some people are just too dumb?
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Old 04-28-2012, 06:34 PM
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And now it has got me into the mood to let lose a bit. I wish there were a way to just get rid of some people or at least tell them how dumb they are. A men brotha!
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Also, if you buy an abandoned island somewhere, take 8 or so dwarf kids from birth and bring them to the island, and raise them to be you're servants and not teach them anything but that you are "god" would they accept this life and not think anything of it? Ponder that baby!
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Old 04-28-2012, 06:54 PM
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Please don't do what I think you're about to do.

(hint: your postcount relative to today's posting activity seems very suspicious.)
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Old 04-28-2012, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
Please don't do what I think you're about to do.

(hint: your postcount relative to today's posting activity seems very suspicious.)
I have been lurking for months now and when it comes to pm someone I can't! I need those posts up so I ramble in the ramble thread...
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Old 04-28-2012, 08:06 PM
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Jelly bro?
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today was a reminder of why I hate California... im glad i am here only for one more week.
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Originally Posted by redturbomiata
Jelly bro?
For a second. Then I see you live in Ohio, and suddenly I go from jealous to pitying.
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About 4.19 for regular here.
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Originally Posted by blaen99
For a second. Then I see you live in Ohio, and suddenly I go from jealous to pitying.
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Filled up today. $4.189 for 87 octane. 91 is about 12-15 cents more a gallon.
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I think I paid like $3.89 for Plus last night. Come back sub $2 gas!!!
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I paid 3.65 today.
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In every account of the 1979 incident at Three Mile Island unit 2, one factor which is consistently noted is the fact that communication between the shift operators and the outside world was severely constrained by the fact that only one external telephone line was present in the control room. Thus, engineers from Babcock & Wilcox, the NRC and elsewhere, were unable to communicate in real-time with the plant, to assist with providing remote diagnosis and real-time analysis of the condition of the reactor.

And one thing puzzles me- why on earth didn’t they simply establish a CO conference bridge?

These days, we take conference calling for granted. It’s a standard function of all modern PBXes and VoIP systems. And while in-house conference functionality was uncommon in the 70s, the phone company itself routinely provided conference bridge services. The phone phreak community of the 1970s and 80s were well aware of this, and took advantage of this fact regularly. In the days before web forums, Usenet or even FidoNet, pirated Bell conference bridges of epic proportion were the premiere means of mass communication within the phreak community.

So how is it that in such a massively critical situation, not a single engineer thought “Gee, why don’t we use our one available outside line to connect to a Bell operator, and then have them busy-forward our incoming number to a hunt group which redirects to a bridge?

It is entirely probable that if engineers from B&W (the reactor’s designer) had simply been able to talk to the operators in the control room early enough, and tell them “Look at the position of the EFW-12 block valves and check the PORV outlet temperature, you bloody idiots,” that the whole incident would not have occurred.

So, yeah. The whole future of nuclear Power in the US was killed because nobody knew how to properly use a damn telephone.
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