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This joke has been clawing its way out for weeks. Based on an unfortunate observation on the way to the bus stop, and pre-earthquake/tsunami Japan .. - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 8, 07:46 1
- wrong. But funny. -- nm - sycor Apr 8, 07:48
Come on guys, haven't we all watched an interview or video and just known that the celebrity in it was talking just to us? - Stephen Apr 8, 07:44 2
- Zac Efron, Hunter Parrish and I are in a thruple. - MDH Apr 8, 07:51
- Learn the curveball. She's on line 3. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:44
One killed in HMS Astute nuclear submarine shooting -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Apr 8, 07:44
Trump sending investigators to Hawaii to uncover what might be "one of the greatest cons in the history of politics and beyond." -- (link) - mara Apr 8, 07:43 5
- oh hell, I half hope he keeps this shit up and looks crazy. -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 07:44 4
  - do NOT change the hair Donny -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 8, 07:46
  - He makes people like Huckabee and Romney seem moderate, that's for sure. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 8, 07:44 2
    - which may be the plan all along. - Mel Profit Apr 8, 07:50 1
      - you think Trump would deliberately make himself look bad? -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 07:53
OFFS, I leave you people alone for fourteen lousy hours and you're at each other's throats -- nm - con_carne Apr 8, 07:43 2
- Well, some people should have thought of that - Jim Apr 8, 07:43 1
  - I'm with you on your B2 post, BTW. - con_carne Apr 8, 07:45
Latest Japan quake has left a half million without power. -- (link) - loosilu Apr 8, 07:41
If you are a coin collector, be aware that China is not only faking coins, but the certifications capsules as well. - TWuG Apr 8, 07:38 3
- so I guess I won't bother investing in coins now. - sycor Apr 8, 07:48
- and reassembling the coins marked for scrap -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 8, 07:42 1
  - Hell, that's a complete failure on the part of the people who scrapped them. Popping the pill out of the ring isn't enough, you need to shred them - TWuG Apr 8, 07:43
So as I understand it, the one thing holding up the shutdown talks is Planned Parenthood? -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 07:38 8
- More or less. By the way, the current Rep plan *increases* defense spending by a couple billion. - Don Homer Apr 8, 07:49
- Planned PArenthood, EPA regulation of greenhouse gases and funding health care reform -- nm - znufrii Apr 8, 07:45 4
  - This morning I heard it was just down to PP. - Mel Profit Apr 8, 07:51 1
    - that could very well be the case. -- nm - znufrii Apr 8, 07:52
  - NPR told me this morning it was Planned Parenthood! -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 07:46 1
    - it's probably the biggest part -- nm - znufrii Apr 8, 07:46
- We will only fund Unplanned Parenthood -- nm - Republicans Apr 8, 07:41
- Basically. -- nm - mara Apr 8, 07:40
Esquire's second annual sexiest woman alive is Katrina Bowden. -- (link) - mara Apr 8, 07:38 9
- "What are you dressed as?" "Italian politician." - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:48
- hot damn. I'll be in my bunk -- nm - oblique Apr 8, 07:42 2
  - picture #2 is...something -- (link) - oblique Apr 8, 07:43 [Image] 1
    - yeah I know the pic you speak of without even linking. the kind of pic where you get on your lounge jacket, the aged scotch, a nice comfy chair, - bc/nc Apr 8, 07:47
- Wait a minute. Hasn't Esquire been doing Sexiest Woman for a number of years now? Is this a different title? - bc/nc Apr 8, 07:40 4
  - I thought that was some other mag? -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 07:46 1
    - It's Esquire, Aniston, Berry, Johannsen, Minka Kelly, Theron all got the title -- nm - bc/nc Apr 8, 07:51
  - Sorry, I don't know myself, I just grabbed a link and wording from a blog. It's not something I can investigate at work. -- nm - mara Apr 8, 07:44
  - It might be their second of the year -- nm - Roger More Apr 8, 07:43
I'm leaving.... -- nm - Stacy Apr 8, 07:32 29
- I have been blistered badly here. When I am on a topic that people don't like I just stop talking about it. - Bacon Apr 8, 07:35 22
  - who hates bacon? -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 8, 07:36 21
    - Hah! Before my heart issues I used to get liquored up and light the boards on fire. People have a short memory. - Bacon Apr 8, 07:39 16
      - was that the one about the nympho? -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 07:43 3
        
        Yep. I never really backboared the entire thing. I saw a few posts and cringed. - Bacon Apr 8, 07:44 2
        
        it was awesome. -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 07:47 1
        
        Yeah, I really don't need that in print for all time. -- nm - Bacon Apr 8, 07:50
      - Speaking of backboards... The L5 page discussed last night had me in tears. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 8, 07:41 11
        
        I forget who it was but someone had a one line L5. - Mel Profit Apr 8, 07:43 5
        
        What was Dane's? "Choke yourself while...." I've forgotten, but it was pretty epic. -- nm - TWuG Apr 8, 07:47 2
        
        He asked and I answers "Choke yourself while..." -- nm - lileve Apr 8, 08:30
        
        "I love you too" -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 07:47
        
        my favorite is dignan's "Insert penis here" -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 07:45 1
        
        Should we be surprised that your favorite was Dignan inserting his penis here? nm - Jim Apr 8, 07:49
        
        it's a shame they didn't get updated much in the last couple of years. I can't believe pets on the bed isn't there. -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 07:43 3
        
        Needs to be updated for Redmond's L5s too. Otherwise I'll continue to believe they never happened -- nm - Roger More Apr 8, 07:45 2
        
        Mine are there they are just both SI posts. I am the Beta Urinals Gone Live, and Guy SI near the top of the page. -- nm - Bacon Apr 8, 07:47 1
        
        the Beta Urinals made me snort coffee. -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 07:48
        
        I agree! I look at that several times a year. They not only don't get old. They almost get funnier. -- nm - Bacon Apr 8, 07:42
    - Vegetarians -- nm - eag Apr 8, 07:37 1
      - That's what they say. I don't believe it. -- nm - Jim Apr 8, 07:37
    - God, Muslims, Auburn fans, USC fans -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:37
    - I like bacon extra crispy. -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 07:36
- Best of luck. nm - Jim Apr 8, 07:34
- It was good to see you around, take care of yourself. -- nm - znufrii Apr 8, 07:33 4
  - This. -- nm - lileve Apr 8, 07:33 3
    - This. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 8, 07:34 2
      - That. -- nm - lileve Apr 8, 07:38 1
        
        and the other one. -- nm - znufrii Apr 8, 07:43
Training sharks to eat an invasive species. -- (link) - mara Apr 8, 07:30 10
- Do they kill them with lasers!? -- nm - Amy Apr 8, 07:35
- You know what else is an invasive species? -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 07:33
- But then what are we going to train to eat all the sharks? -- nm - Ender Apr 8, 07:32 5
  - catch, remove fin, throw back in ocean -- nm - Roger More Apr 8, 07:39
  - whaes. duh. -- nm - mafic Apr 8, 07:33 3
    - whaLes. dammit. -- nm - mafic Apr 8, 07:33 2
      - whaLes Miserables. Coming just as soon as the rest of the cast of Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark is in traction. -- nm - bc/nc Apr 8, 07:37
      - wails? -- nm - oblique Apr 8, 07:37
- *hands shark a copy of Eat This, Not That.* -- nm - Researcher Apr 8, 07:32
- Training sharks? that sh!t never works out well. -- nm - Samuel L. Jackson Apr 8, 07:32
Has anyone done a whole zipline course? I want to try it, but 2 hours seems like a long ass time to be climbing trees etc. -- nm - Amy Apr 8, 07:24 7
- ~Watch out for that tree!~ -- nm - con_carne Apr 8, 07:38
- We just got back from Mexico and did Selvetica. 12 ziplines, easily 1.5-2 hours. Totally awesome -- nm - oblique Apr 8, 07:30 4
  - Look's like Spawn's birthday extravaganza might get even more awesome. -- nm - Amy Apr 8, 07:34 1
    - We've done their tour twice now. I would highly recommend it. Best trip excursion we've ever done and totally worth the money -- nm - oblique Apr 8, 07:36
  - Link to pictures we bought from them of us doing the tour -- (link) - oblique Apr 8, 07:32 [flickr]
  - Link to their site -- (link) - oblique Apr 8, 07:31
- I've done a lot of rope/climbing/crevasse rescue stuff, but never specifically a zipline course. - mafic Apr 8, 07:28
Of all places, TV Tropes has a list of things we assume are in the Bible but aren't. -- (link) - mara Apr 8, 07:23 3
- The parts about Hell are a big part of Rob Bell's new book that I just read - oblique Apr 8, 07:35
- there goes the rest of my day... -- nm - znufrii Apr 8, 07:24
- oh no, I clicked on TV tropes. there goes my morning. -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 07:23
PMSH launching Tory platform shortly for anyone still curious about policy in the election. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 8, 07:21 2
- I hope he'll let me read it! Gotta go clean up my Facebook account first -- nm - Guigue Apr 8, 07:22 1
  - You know something? Back in '08 I was at a dinner where the speaker was then top Tory strategy/now Senator Doug Finley.... - Name Withheld By Request Apr 8, 07:28
nmb Stacey, that isn't a recent interview Madonna is giving and isn't a new song - MDH Apr 8, 07:19 11
- the interview is this year -- nm - Stacy Apr 8, 07:23
- the interview is what is important not the music -- nm - Stacy Apr 8, 07:22 9
  - Stacey, it's not. The first part is prob about Guy Ritchie, the second part about judgement is on the "Confessions" DVD. -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 07:24 7
    - no your wrong -- nm - Stacy Apr 8, 07:25 5
      - All right, I can stand all the Madonna stuff, but it's "you're" dammit!!! ;) -- nm - Guigue Apr 8, 07:26
      - you're. - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:26 3
        
        GAY - Epiphany Apr 8, 07:28
        
        Proof positive that this is Fighty Friday. Yikes. heheh :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 07:27 1
        
        It is NOT Fighty Friday!!! -- nm - Ender Apr 8, 07:30
    - (I'm out of this topic hence forth) -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 07:25
  - well the music is important for various reasons but I was referring to the interview -- nm - Stacy Apr 8, 07:24
the nicer, more politie, more respectful I am with the my boss, the more he gets pissed at me. - tRuMaN Apr 8, 07:18 5
- Most people who spend a lot of time in a particular emotion do it because they like it. -- nm - mara Apr 8, 07:20
- Kill him with kindness. - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:19 1
  - L3! love it -- nm - Epiphany Apr 8, 07:28
- You're killing him with kindness! -- nm - JaxSean Apr 8, 07:19
- Speak truth to power, tru! -- nm - nubby Apr 8, 07:19
Is her highness out this weekend? - kelly Apr 8, 07:17 26
- related: I've reached Natalie Portman fatigue based on film trailers alone. -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 07:19 2
  - I'd like to reach fatigue alone with Natalie Portman -- nm - con_carne Apr 8, 07:41
  - Hard to be fatigued with the thong shot. nm - Jim Apr 8, 07:22
- Yep. As is Arthur. Oh wait a second, you said "comedy". -- nm - Jim Apr 8, 07:18 21
  - Wanna see em both! - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:19 20
    - Ditto. -- nm - Ender Apr 8, 07:22
    - I was thinking of a double feature tomorrow or something. - kelly Apr 8, 07:21 5
      - I'm okay. I've got things to do. - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:22 4
        
        Dude...sounds like she's asking you on a date. I've seen you...how many times you think THAT'S gonna happen! nm - Jim Apr 8, 07:23 3
        
        He should put a ring on it. -- nm - Amy Apr 8, 07:25 1
        
        ARGH! CURSED EARWORM! -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:25
        
        maybe if he played his cards right he could even get - tRuMaN Apr 8, 07:23
    - *sigh* Spills another drop for Dudley Moore...he's gonna need it after this weekend. -- nm - Jim Apr 8, 07:20 10
      - Dudley hasn't been relevent since 1983. He'll get attention that'll come from a remake. highlight of his quarter-century. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:23 9
        
        Well...he is dead and stuff. -- nm - Jim Apr 8, 07:28 8
        
        We've already cast Zombie George Carlin in the next Bill & Ted. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 8, 07:32
        
        that's no excuse! -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 07:31
        
        See!? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:30 5
        
        All kidding aside, Moore was fantastic in that role. It's honestly a role I don't think ever should have been recreated. And Sir John Geilgud was - Jim Apr 8, 07:33 3
        
        agreed. this is one they shouldn't have messed with. - Mel Profit Apr 8, 07:35
        
        And don't forget Liza. -- nm - mara Apr 8, 07:34 1
        
        But what if I really want to forget her? :) -- nm - Jim Apr 8, 07:35
        
        If it's one thing I've learned from entertainers, Tupac, MJ, Biggie, the greats have the ability to last. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:32
    - Agreed. And I want to see Hanna. -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 07:20
    - Me too. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 8, 07:19
- Yeppers. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:17
Following on from Massive Attack, Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx and The Chemical Brothers I hope The Prodigy does a film score next. -- nm - LMS Apr 8, 07:17 2
- Um, yes. -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 07:22
- I like the way you think :) -- nm - decline Apr 8, 07:21
Words the Ivory Coast Tourism Board will have to fight hard to counteract: "corpse-strewn" -- (link) - Reagen Apr 8, 07:16 5
- General: US Troops may be considered in Libya -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 8, 07:20 3
  - I'm hoping that's just a throw away comment directed at Khadfi. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 8, 07:23 2
    - Western world has to make a decision and be a little more consistent about it. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 8, 07:34 1
      - And at the very least, try to be consistent no matter which party has the WH. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 8, 07:38
- And from Libya, 'reports' that snipers are targeting children. I don't know anymore. Maybe May 21st 2011 needs to be real. -- nm - bc/nc Apr 8, 07:18
I empathize with Stacy because I also got the "you're insane, you need to see a shrink" replies for a while :( - Hotkiss Apr 8, 07:14 3
- it's really not the same. and yes, I totally understand her frustration. -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 07:15
- Estimated time before this topic is dead: Monday -- nm - Strongbad Apr 8, 07:15
- offs. -- nm - Reagen Apr 8, 07:15
loosi, it wasn't a cross-examination, it was a request for clarification from MDH, since I missed the original post. -- nm - mara Apr 8, 07:13 10
- it is an interview without my name talking about how we met, calling me a he, sparks flying, and not judging people by their sexual preference. -- nm - Stacy Apr 8, 07:16 8
  - Stacy, you can understand people's skepticism, right? You might be better served not to talk about it here. -- nm - Amy Apr 8, 07:19 4
    - At this point, other people are fueling the fire. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 8, 07:26 1
      - ~we didn't start the fire~ - Billy Joel Apr 8, 07:27
    - I did not even bring this thing up today -- nm - Stacy Apr 8, 07:25 1
      - this is a total "pics of it didn't happen" situation -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 8, 07:26
  - Okay. Two things. You should be able to understand how we, who know neither of you, are not necessarily going to see that as talking about you. And - mara Apr 8, 07:17 2
    - I'm just getting sick of getting picked on here....... -- nm - Stacy Apr 8, 07:22
    - I'm not saying it is proof it is just the first time ever she talked about me....it is a big deal. -- nm - Stacy Apr 8, 07:19
- ah, ok. -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 07:14
Newt Gingrich's first fund-raiser in GA is coming up soon - Strongbad Apr 8, 07:08 2
- If he takes that money and buys votes in Georgia, he won't be losing to Obama there. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:09
- you should go set up a stand outside the event with a laptop and cam and photoshop people into a picture with him for 1/2 price -- nm - decline Apr 8, 07:09

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