Croc

What? Every "Russian" dressing I've had has been very similar to Thousand Island...so not weird at all to me.

Mayonnaise or Thousand Island. God I love mayo...

Yeah, this is why you don't let other people use your personal computer without your being present. You have at least one trojan horse-type virus, so you have your work cut out for you to rid it from your computer. Best start now.

Psh whatever Bob, you keep it interesting around here.

Ed Little auto repair in Culver City...Sepulveda/Culver Blvds. VERY reputable, great customer service, do not gouge on labor rates.

Fact is, one conveys a lot about their personality/character by their (lack of) personal grooming habits and how much they care about their appearance. Many, many, many studies show a link between sloppy appearances and irresponsible life decisions. People who "just don't care" how they look to the world clothing-wise often "just don't care" behavior-wise, and often conduct themselves unnaceptably. Watch a few episodes of Judge Judy for a non-time-consuming anecdotal way of observing this.

HAHA!! That would have been the best ribbon-cutting ceremony ever.

I know, I'm just saying the only useful aspect of a petition is obtaining a required number of signatures for a ballot initiative. Otherwise, pretty useless. You'll get more public awareness by DOING something, like a peaceful protest, or some other type of event that would garner media coverage. Even a viral web video would do more.

Discontent 101: Petitions don't work. Show up in Ontario and picket peacefully...that'll get the message across since you took time out of your life to stand for something.

Okay, maverick.

Fixed.

If Kmart wants to succeed, they should position themselves as the anti-Walmart. By that I mean right now, the two are perceived very similarly, except Walmart is cheaper. Kmart should take advantage of the ill will toward Walmart and position themselves as the "ethical" Walmart...i.e. treating employees well, being a good corporate neighbor to towns, partnering with civic organizations so towns would WANT a Kmart in over a Walmart, no slave labor merchandise, etc. This charity they're doing in MI could be a good brand for them if they grow it. Target is the stylish, "premium" low-cost retailer, Walmart is the evil cheap one, and Kmart could be the "ethical" choice. Basically...give people a reason to say, "No, I prefer to shop at Kmart." Add some snob appeal.

I'll just dub Target the best of the big-box discount stores. They also have GREAT private label snacks, and got on the organic movement before any of the others did.

Isn't Kmart now owned by Sears? Or a few years back something was going on between the two. That's why.

Everyone has one. Unless you scored perfectly 50/50 on all four of the binaries, you have one. Unless you're secretly a robot, and in that case you must be stopped.

I'd say the last 15 years. You know, since the advent of modern tuning, near-universal unibody, traction control, ABS, airbags, etc.

While I'm sad to see the Northstar go, they really should have kept producing the "Shortstar" and offered it as a V6 companion option for Northstar-equipped vehicles. Why? Great power, better fuel economy. I actually prefer it over the Northstar.

ESTP

Big Lots...hmmm...I don't know if I've even been inside a Kmart before. I think I may have, once, but I know I've never been inside a Big Lots store. No idea where one even is.

Anything is better than Walmart, but Target is the big box discount retailer that focused on style--I wouldn't say it's "trendy," but their clothes are of higher quality cotton, better-fitted, decent style...I've gotten compliments on things I've bought at Target. And for $15 or less. K-Mart is a non-entity to me. I wouldn't know where to find one if my life depended on it. I know they offer layaway, which I don't approve of, and now this...it seems for a company that has been in and out of bankruptcy over the last few years that they may be a financial risk. Seems like good PR for a company that just needs to really move some inventory.

Huh?

This should apply to everyone, but it clearly does not.

M$ will win on appeal.

If it keeps up, send something to the effect of the sample email. Keep it short, polite, but somewhat terse. If she STILL doesn't get the hint afterwards, then block.

Oh, I don't know, maybe something less lame? You mentioned (and misspelled) "lasers." Jokes are supposed to be funny. Observe Satty's posts--he's managed to say some pretty ridiculous things and be FUNNY while doing it. It's all about the context. Satty also goes for quality of quantity. Please note, I said "observe" not "go forth and shamelessly rip off" Satty's posts. Posers aren't funny; they just lack originality.