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Sometimes fun has a way of finding you. - Spawn Apr 7, 08:38
admit it...if you got an invite to a Bunga Bunga party...you'd go. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 7, 08:36 3
- A what now? -- nm - Ender Apr 7, 08:38
- hmmm. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 08:37
- First I'd have to look up what that was. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 08:37
75 year old woman cuts off the Internet to Georgia, Amernia and Azerbaijan -- (link) - Reagen Apr 7, 08:34 4
- I hope none of those nice Georgian girls missed out on finding husbands because of this -- nm - zork Apr 7, 08:39
- Amernia? Armenia. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 08:34 2
  - it borders on the Adriatic... -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 7, 08:35
  - Amnesia. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 08:34
Why Watch First-Run Movies @ Home? - OAE Apr 7, 08:33 13
- why would I pay $30 for 60 days later when I can wait another couple months and rent it $4? -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 08:36 10
  - Danny Boyle is running out of ideas. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 08:40 1
    - This quote is fucking hysterical. - David Apr 7, 08:42
  - Right, home is the way we consume most media. It's the pricing structure that shows how clueless Hollywood is. - David Apr 7, 08:38 5
    - The comment yesterday about the RIAA being annoyed that they have to provide content was incisive. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 08:39
    - that price point is nuts. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 7, 08:38 3
      - It's a trojan horse. They introduce at this price and then when nobody pays it, they drop to a reasonable one. - David Apr 7, 08:41
      - if it was for an opening weekend movie. I'd consider it. 60 days out...no way -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 08:39 1
        
        this -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 08:40
  - Who rents movies nowadays? :-) -- nm - MDH Apr 7, 08:37 1
    - hi. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 08:37
- Definitely theater. I am a theater junkie. -- nm - MDH Apr 7, 08:35 1
  - I'm with you on this one. - OAE Apr 7, 08:40
7 reasons the 21st Century is making you miserable -- (link) - znufrii Apr 7, 08:24 4
- This whole list boils down to "we have lost all perspective". - Amy Apr 7, 08:40 1
  - pretty much. -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 08:42
- I can certainly relate to #1. I can tolerate most annoyances, but for less and less time as I get older. - not2fast Apr 7, 08:31 1
  - I found #5 and #7 to be particularly insightful... -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 08:40
Search Civil War Records for free on Ancestry.com this week -- (link) - oblique Apr 7, 08:24
One day the title of this news article will be so much cooler. -- (link) - bc/nc Apr 7, 08:23
Free download of a new Graham Coxon track 'Desire' featuring Paloma Faith on vocals on Converse's website. -- (link) - LMS Apr 7, 08:23 3
- for a moment I thought that said Conover's website -- nm - zork Apr 7, 08:24 2
  - I'm a giver. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 7, 08:25 1
    - *takes note* -- nm - RC's mom Apr 7, 08:27
WDis., did you hear they are going to relaunch the Disney store at Square One? -- nm - zork Apr 7, 08:23
"Ben Roethlisberger(notes) will marry a 26-year-old physician�s assistant whom he said he met during training camp in 2005." - David Apr 7, 08:20 [Image] 10
- Ben, I'll help you out here. Just cut a check to her and get away. - Will Hunting Apr 7, 08:25 7
  - I'm betting she's pregnant. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 7, 08:26 6
    - Then definietly cut the check since faithfulness is a foreign concept to him. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 7, 08:30 1
      - if it lasts 2 years I will be shocked -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 08:37
    - they're gettting married in July? she's not pregnant. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 08:29 2
      - why not? -- nm - zork Apr 7, 08:31 1
        
        this isn't always true of course, but most women don't want to get married while looking pregnant. - loosilu Apr 7, 08:32
    - that doesn't have to change Will's answer. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 08:29
- is it just me, or does she have a really thick neck? -- nm - mafic Apr 7, 08:22 1
  - 'roids? -- nm - zork Apr 7, 08:24
My dad just sent me this pic from when I was a kid. That is a seriously stellar hat I'm wearing -- (link) - oblique Apr 7, 08:15 5
- It's a good pic. -- nm - bc/nc Apr 7, 08:22
- awesome -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 08:19
- hey, pork pie! -- nm - mafic Apr 7, 08:18
- can't tell: did the shoes match those flood pants? -- nm - zork Apr 7, 08:18
- I love(d) those types of hats. I had one that I wore for years. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 7, 08:16
Someone in Indiana won the Powerball last night for $218 M. -- nm - decline Apr 7, 08:13 2
- FLICK YOU ALL! -- nm - Spawn Apr 7, 08:23
- Canadian PSA: Lotto Max is $50 million tomorrow night (lump sum, tax free). -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 08:16
Tomorrow is a Potluck lunch. If we were having a potluck on ST, what would you bring? -- nm - JaxSean Apr 7, 08:13 23
- Cake pops. They are my new thing at work pitch ins. -- nm - Amy Apr 7, 08:41
- Rice crispy treats. -- nm - miss amanda phones Apr 7, 08:34 4
  - god, i love these. they are amongst my favouritest foods. - Andie Apr 7, 08:37
  - Homemade or store bought? - JaxSean Apr 7, 08:35 2
    - Homemade. I'd make regular, peanut butter, chocolate frosted, and peanut butter chocolate frosted. - miss amanda phones Apr 7, 08:40 1
      - hee -- nm - JaxSean Apr 7, 08:40
- it's an *ST* pot luck? a crockpot full of bbq wings (just to keep them warm, not for cooking them.) - Andie Apr 7, 08:32
- Yummy pasta salad. - kelly Apr 7, 08:31 4
  - We should have a pasta salad cookoff :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 7, 08:46
  - Oh. If it is an st potluck, I bring grape jelly meatballs. -- nm - kelly Apr 7, 08:41
  - *chokes his tortellini* - znufrii Apr 7, 08:38 1
    - Whoops. Cooked. - kelly Apr 7, 08:45
- either perogies, rugelach, or maybe chocolates -- nm - zork Apr 7, 08:30
- Meatballs. And beer. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 7, 08:26
- Soda. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 7, 08:26
- the honey dijon roasted potatoes that my wife hates. -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 08:25
- Beef Jerky..........or this...... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Apr 7, 08:22 [flickr] 1
  - pretty -- nm - JaxSean Apr 7, 08:23
- some sort of beef. possibly pot stickers ? -- nm - decline Apr 7, 08:18
- Nanaimo Bars. I always bring nanaimo bars and/or smoked salmon to potlucks. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 7, 08:16 3
  - *goes to google ... finds it weird that "Beryllium9 shared this on Twitter - Feb 23, 2010" in my results feed* -- nm - JaxSean Apr 7, 08:18 2
    - What were your keywords? Do you have personalized search enabled? -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 7, 08:22 1
      - "nainaimo bars" I'm logged in, so I think that's defaulted. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 7, 08:25
Bristol Palin made $262,000 last year talking about teen pregnancy. - decline Apr 7, 08:12 11
- Sort of dilutes her "It's the worst thing that could ever happen to you!" message. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 08:15
- And Snooki made $32G at Rutgers supposedly speaking. So it's been a great week for America all around. -- nm - bc/nc Apr 7, 08:13 8
  - I really want the transcript. What sort of inspirational message could she possibly give to college students? -- nm - decline Apr 7, 08:17 1
    - Seriously. Jz and I wondered how anyone would be compelled to pay to see her. What could she possibly have to offer? -- nm - miss amanda phones Apr 7, 08:37
  - gazillion? -- nm - oblique Apr 7, 08:16 1
    - Grand. -- nm - bc/nc Apr 7, 08:17
  - how much did she get for Wrestlemania? (and her previous appearance) - zork Apr 7, 08:15 3
    - What's this about Wrestlemania now? -- nm - bc/nc Apr 7, 08:18 2
      - search for trish or snooki -- (link) - zork Apr 7, 08:32 [Backboard] 1
        
        and someone linked to the recent RAW appearance too -- nm - zork Apr 7, 08:33
- My mom told me that if you drink a beer afterwards that you won't get pregnant. But, as I found out, it's not always true!! -- nm - Bristol Palin si Apr 7, 08:13
Good thing MDH has an alibi. 7 people killed or wounded last night in DC. -- (link) - loosilu Apr 7, 08:09 9
- Actually it's 10 (3 dead, 7 injured). -- nm - Don Homer Apr 7, 08:11
- uh, what's your alibi though? -- nm - decline Apr 7, 08:10 7
  - I was in art class in Alexandria! -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 08:10 6
    - suuuurrrreee you were -- nm - decline Apr 7, 08:10 5
      - maybe I should model one of these weeks so there'll be visual proof. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 08:13 2
        
        Any nudity? -- nm - oblique Apr 7, 08:20 1
        
        of course, it's a life class. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 08:25
      - What if she told you she painted the murder! *bum bum bum* -- nm - oblique Apr 7, 08:11 1
        
        coroner's report: they all died of a stroke -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 7, 11:40
Reports are at least 13 dead from the Brazil school shooting -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 08:05
Jim, that is a great clip. (Survivor spoilers) - David Apr 7, 08:05
First time golfer at Masters told to turn his hat around (I had no idea that wasn't proper on a golf course) -- (link) - Beaker Apr 7, 08:01 2
- I love the stodgy old men at Augusta. - Will Hunting Apr 7, 08:05
- Heh, I had people in archeo field classes ask why I was wearing mine that way..... - MojaveMeg Apr 7, 08:05
boston.com Love Letters - My Boyfriend's Friend Flirts w/Him. - Diva Apr 7, 07:59 13
- the obvious answer is - obviously its time for a catfight. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 7, 08:14
- Great spot for the BF. He could nail the friend. Then when she goes to the GF just say "she's lying baby, just to break up our love" - Beaker Apr 7, 08:08 1
  - Healthy competition is a good thing. -- nm - David Apr 7, 08:10
- "and in my opinion, is obviously insecure" -- Delicious irony. -- nm - David Apr 7, 08:07
- Waitaminnit. Put more responsibility on your BF first. He's not to see her anymore, and he should put a block on her calls/texts. -- nm - con_carne Apr 7, 08:05 3
  - if I was the boyfriend, I probably wouldn't want to see the friend after that. if my girlfriend forbade me, I'd tell her to go to hell. -- nm - mafic Apr 7, 08:11
  - you can't block texts from a certain number on most carriers. if you're being stalked by text, they advise you to - amanda jones, transitarian Apr 7, 08:08 1
    - Snap, I did not know that -- nm - con_carne Apr 7, 08:10
- Her handle pretty much answers the question. -- nm - Roger More Apr 7, 08:04
- baseball bat to the head from a dark alley. -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 08:02
- Boyfriend needs to be more explicit, sounds like. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 08:02
- she should just have a threesome -- nm - decline Apr 7, 08:00 1
  - totally. -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Apr 7, 08:04
For Krusty: Macys.com promo code for men's shoe sale, on until Sunday - con_carne Apr 7, 07:57
Budget negotiators largely agreed to an amount of spending cuts, but held hostage by two Republican policy provisions on abortion and the environment. -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 7, 07:56 1
- and will they want a puppy next? -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 07:57
Is that Pauley Perrette I see in an internet sidebar ad (not this site) for Expedia? In a bikini. - bc/nc Apr 7, 07:56 1
- she's shilling for them on TV, but not in a bikini. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:56
Villagers from one small Japanese town read tsunami advice from their ancestors, and were saved. -- (link) - loosilu Apr 7, 07:55
If you're on TWC, BrightHouse, or Verizon FIOS and have an iOS device, you can watch ESPN on the go -- (link) - oblique Apr 7, 07:55
I had completely forgotted that George Carlin died. :( -- nm - Strongbad Apr 7, 07:54
Thanks ST once again for looking out for me last night - eag Apr 7, 07:54 17
- nice -- nm - JaxSean Apr 7, 07:55 16
  - It was just a thank you and that the girls enjoyed it - eag Apr 7, 07:57 15
    - perfect. now walk away. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:59
    - now comes the hard part of backing off. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 7, 07:58 12
      - It might be harder for her - eag Apr 7, 08:04 11
        
        just let her come to you. -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 08:06 9
        
        Exactly. Here is one way of looking at it. She asked for space, and you said yes. - Spawn Apr 7, 08:26 4
        
        Here is the thing - eag Apr 7, 08:31 3
        
        Don't worry about it. seriously. You need to give her MENTAL space. - loosilu Apr 7, 08:33 2
        
        Dont go where? -- nm - eag Apr 7, 08:38 1
        
        don't worry about whether she's suffering. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 08:39
        
        Oh I know -- nm - eag Apr 7, 08:08 3
        
        that will be $44.99 for the first month. I gave you that piece of instruction for free -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 08:11 2
        
        I hear Truman wants a refund :) -- nm - eag Apr 7, 08:13 1
        
        he actually owes me a bonus. -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 08:27
        
        let it. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 08:05
    - nice. - znufrii Apr 7, 07:58
New Japanese 7.4 earthquake coming up on the news feeds. -- nm - Walt_Disney Apr 7, 07:52 14
- and a 6.5 in Mexico -- (link) - zork Apr 7, 08:02 4
  - damn, that's some list of aftershocks for Honshu. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 08:03 3
    - that's literally nothing compared to the couple of weeks after the big one -- nm - zork Apr 7, 08:05 2
      - I know. I just didn't realize it never stopped. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 08:07 1
        
        even more when you include smaller ones. Puerto Rico has been rumbly -- (link) - zork Apr 7, 08:10
- looks like 2 7.4s, actually. -- nm - mafic Apr 7, 07:58 6
  - Yes, that's how they're listed. Maybe they'll be combined into a single event? -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 7, 08:00 5
    - quite possibly. could be different stations reading the same quake and pinpointed it slightly differently. -- nm - mafic Apr 7, 08:03 4
      - they seem to be less than a degree of long. apart and the depths are 25 and 40 km. if one got the depth wrong it could mess up their location(ing) -- nm - zork Apr 7, 08:08 3
        
        only 42 seconds apart, too. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 08:11 2
        
        my usgs link is now showing only one event -- nm - zork Apr 7, 08:13 1
        
        And downgraded to 7.1 -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 7, 08:19
- Yup, not good...... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Apr 7, 07:56
- Newsfeed alarms go off all over the Pacific. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:54

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