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What song do you want played at your funeral?: always look on the bright side of life
Dan Savage or Charles Mudede
Tom Skerritt or Dave Matthews
SF or LA
What do you like to read when you poop?: scrabble flashcards

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5:48 PM yesterday slugbiker commented on Your Borders Gift Cards Are Not Worth the Plastic They're Printed On.

I look forward to receiving a gift card to Elliott Bay Book Company for my birthday every year. Thanks, mom!
Local shops often sell cards that give you a discount (e.g., 10% off at Columbia City Bakery) or free stuff (2 free drinks on your Caffe Ladro card after each 10 drink purchases), so they are definitely worth it.
If you pick the right one, a gift card can be a very thoughtful and appreciated gift!

Apr 11 slugbiker commented on How Long Did You Last?.

38 seconds...

Apr 11 slugbiker commented on It's True, Seattle Cabs Suck.

I used cabs a lot for my dad in a wheelchair. Those drivers were very pleasant and patient (and we tipped them well). Car sharing is not going to replace the cabs that can accommodate a wheelchair in the back of their van.
My biggest complaint is that the dispatchers require an address, and will not take a street corner or business name.

Apr 6 slugbiker commented on The Saturday Morning News.

if you read the ST article, it says he gave the money directly back to the customer as soon as he found it. And the customer tried to give him a reward and he refused it.

Mar 21 slugbiker commented on What Happens If the United States Postal Service Express Mails a Very Important Package to the Wrong Country?.

UPS has a great system, too. If they screw up delivery of your (insured) package, you have to file the complaint within 14 days of the promised delivery date. BUT, you cannot file the complaint until AFTER the package is actually delivered. So if it takes them more than 2 weeks longer than they promised, they are off the hook. Brilliant, eh?
(this happened to me over 10 years ago, so they may have fixed this catch-22 since then...)

Feb 15 slugbiker answered a bunch of weird questions about himself or herself.

Feb 6 slugbiker commented on Hilarious Complaints About "Wickedness and Filth" on TV.

Soooo many of the people complaining about "obscenities" say that they had to use their DVR to watch it over and over to verify what was said/done.

The poor grammar and misspellings must be a side effect of all the hand-wringing.

Feb 6 slugbiker commented on Hilarious Complaints About "Wickedness and Filth" on TV.

working link:
http://www.governmentattic.org/7docs/FCC…

p.s., just watched the Jamie Foxx monolog. awesome!

Jan 30 slugbiker commented on Poll Results Show Washingtonians Are Split on Proposed Coal Terminals.

I was phoned by the Elway pollers on this issue, and told them I was strongly against the coal trains for a number of reasons (local environmental issues, global environmental impact, etc.).
They asked specifically about the impact of "job creation" and the wording seemed pretty clearly intended to push people to make that the key factor in deciding. They didn't ask about the environmental impact in the same detail.

Jan 24 slugbiker commented on Rapid Ride Is Not Bus Rapid Transit.

@16 the 194 was the express bus to the airport. the 174 was the local.
194 was really quick (when not rush hour), but the last bus from seatac was 9pm, so after that it was a cab, or 1+ hour on the 174.
light rail is slower than the 194 during off peak (35 + longer walk v. 25min), but as fast or faster during during morning and evening rush hours.