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bunch of xbox live deals this week, on games and dlc - tRuMaN Apr 12, 08:34
I truly want to see Lady Gaga falling off a piano and continuing to sing but YouTube is another site work has blocked. Other sites are... - Diva Apr 12, 08:32 2
- craigslist -- nm - TFox Apr 12, 08:33
- nothing, so far as I know. (it wouldn't be practical) Though I haven't tried some of the more extreme possibilities. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 08:33
The Shawshank Redemption (Single Disc Edition) is $4 at amazon right now. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 12, 08:31
Damn, we have to cut Liam Neeson. *looks outside editing bay* Hey, Nick Cassavetes... you doing anything for the next 30 minutes? -- nm - Todd Phillips Apr 12, 08:30
ugh. my hair is crunchy. i hate stupid hair product stuff. - TFox Apr 12, 08:23 27
- two of my three brother went to grad school. Two of the four of us still have our hair (without external aid). Guess the correlation there. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 08:32 1
  - IQ is related to hair loss? -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 08:36
- Relatedly, something I've started doing lately - con_carne Apr 12, 08:28 18
  - the idea of not rinsing this bullshit out of my head on a daily basis sort of skeeves me out. - TFox Apr 12, 08:32 3
    - what about just rinsing with water? it can take out quite a lot. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 08:33 2
      - (spoiler alert: i know how to wash my hair without assistance.) -- nm - TFox Apr 12, 08:35 1
        
        fine, just suggesting. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 08:35
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    - Mine is the oily type as well, but I am pleased with the shine it gets on its own. -- nm - con_carne Apr 12, 08:34
  - I have a crazy regimen at this point based on this discovery. - Mel Profit Apr 12, 08:29 2
    - *"unpossible" she says to the man they call 'leghump'.* -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 08:33 1
      - I'm Reformed - Mel Profit Apr 12, 08:35
  - I wash mine once a week. condition it every day. -- nm - CQ Apr 12, 08:29 8
    - me too. with dry, curly hair it's best not to wash it daily. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 08:30 1
      - yep, I got serious dry scalp when washing every day. now it's fine -- nm - CQ Apr 12, 08:31
    - passing out in puddle of coors lite, drool and bar snacks is not hair conditioner. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 12, 08:30 5
      - heh - prayformojo Apr 12, 08:32 1
        
        damn, Baby. -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 08:34
      - beer is great conditioner! -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 08:30 2
        
        that's why I mentioned Coors Lite. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 12, 08:32 1
        
        good point. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 08:34
- just shave your head. it's much easier, trust me. And you don't have to razor shave it, just use clippers with a #1 or #2 guard. - sycor Apr 12, 08:26 1
  - i did that. it looked worse. - TFox Apr 12, 08:30
- I'm going to try sleeping suspended by my ankles and see if... - Mel Profit Apr 12, 08:25 1
  - yeah, let me know. that would work wonders. -- nm - TFox Apr 12, 08:27
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  - i... will save my retorts until they have some basis. -- nm - TFox Apr 12, 08:27
LIR: loosi and maj. A typical pool takes about 3 days to fill up depending on water pressure and it's the normal time of year for me to start working. - CQ Apr 12, 08:19
The price of a Kindle is going down...BUT it comes with something extra....advertisments. -- (link) - Beaker Apr 12, 08:17
TV PSA: NCIS, Pawn Stars is new in Canada, Biggest Loser, Jamie Oliver's show on ABC -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 08:15
LYC: Rex Winters, RIP - OAE Apr 12, 08:13
"You are an Unstoppable Good Idea Machine" - Ron Swanson Apr 12, 08:13
World War Z is in prep mode....Scorsese's DP will be working on this.... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 12, 08:08 3
- what is the casting on this? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 12, 08:14 2
  - Brad Pitt is starring and producing it. -- nm - Remlik Apr 12, 08:19 1
    - sweet. -- nm - Epiphany Apr 12, 08:27
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- on a much more controlled and limited scale, this could actually be smart. -- nm - mafic Apr 12, 08:09 2
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    - well yeah, that'd be part of the "much more controlled and limited" part. -- nm - mafic Apr 12, 08:18
- What did you expect from an operation named "Fast and Furious"? -- nm - Ender Apr 12, 08:09 2
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  - "Whatever you do, don't let them have guns." -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 08:10
- I think it just went under your radar. I've seen several articles about it in recent weeks. -- nm - decline Apr 12, 08:07
what happened on Raw after it went off the air...Orton and Cena pay tribute to Edge...around the 2:50 mark.... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 12, 08:03
I was very pleased with last night's Chicago Code (no spoilers) - con_carne Apr 12, 07:59 1
- (okay, I suppose there is a very general minor spoiler in the IM *shrug*) -- nm - con_carne Apr 12, 08:01
So, we went to Abby's kindergarten orientation yesterday. The biggest surprise? - prayformojo Apr 12, 07:58 4
- wow, she's kindergarten age already? -- nm - kelly Apr 12, 08:30
- I wish Logan could go this year. He finishes his papers in pre-school before the other kids and then gets into trouble. -- nm - Amy Apr 12, 08:00
- *peeks inside, sees stacks of unopened boxes* -- nm - TFox Apr 12, 08:00 1
  - heh -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 08:03
Mick Jagger & David Bowie write rock movie script -- (link) - zork Apr 12, 07:57
dear boss, that tax return has been in your office since December. - tRuMaN Apr 12, 07:56
Interactive map of nuclear plants in the US and evacuation zones. - TWuG Apr 12, 07:54 6
- Nuclear power plants in the Rocky Mountain area just haven't seemed to caught on yet.... --nm - prayformojo Apr 12, 07:59 1
  - low population density and/or ample hydro power. - mafic Apr 12, 08:23
- So, what happens if I... interact with this map?? -- nm - con_carne Apr 12, 07:56 3
  - Do not taunt Happy Fun Map. -- nm - TFox Apr 12, 08:00
  - Duck and cover. -- nm - TWuG Apr 12, 07:59
  - shall we play a game? -- nm - joshua Apr 12, 07:58
LAM! I just attended a successful, interesting and entertaining meeting. A meeting wherein I tossed part of my workload off to someone else. - Amy Apr 12, 07:54 3
- I need detailed instructions how you accomplished this - Epiphany Apr 12, 08:11 2
  - Several of the meeting participants and I worked together last week to pre-ordain the outcome. - Amy Apr 12, 08:21 1
    - *takes notes* - Epiphany Apr 12, 08:27
Native American music is one of the casualties of the overhaul of Grammy categories (109 down to 78) -- (link) - zork Apr 12, 07:52 2
- i like the idea of that "regional roots music" category. its way more interesting to me than the old setup. -- nm - TFox Apr 12, 08:06
- *punches a wall* -- nm - Susan Aglukark Apr 12, 07:59
LYC: my boss messed up, I don't have to redo any data. thank you Jesus. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 07:49 4
- Jesus is so awesome -- nm - CQ Apr 12, 08:28
- Touchdown! -- nm - Jesus Apr 12, 07:52
- that's cool. -- nm - Jesus Apr 12, 07:52
- yay! -- nm - sycor Apr 12, 07:51
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- Looks wonderful. -- nm - con_carne Apr 12, 07:57
Today's free Android app on Amazon is a game called "PewPew 2." - JaxSean Apr 12, 07:46 2
- heh. Related: the Dead Space 2 'pew pew gun' -- (link) - decline Apr 12, 07:55 [youtube]
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Why is it that when someone asks how you are and you say "busy", they invariably decide they want to talk to you about how busy you are? -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 07:44 4
- How busy can you be if you're posting here? -- nm - steve114 Apr 12, 07:45 3
  - I'm not too busy to kick your ass. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 07:46 2
    - I have the heart of a 24 year old. Bring it. -- nm - steve114 Apr 12, 07:47 1
      - That 24 year old is Michael Cera. Sucks to be you. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 07:48
So saw Tron:Legacy last night have to give it a B+ - eag Apr 12, 07:43 2
- B- ... very pretty....but overall, kinda just there. outside of the Fx. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 07:45
- I gave it a C- Was a little boring to me -- nm - Bacon Apr 12, 07:44
heh, colbert kicked stewart off the stage at the Comedy awards. heh. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 12, 07:42 5
- I didn't know I missed this. hope it gets rerun a bunch of times so I can tivo. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 07:45 1
  - it was on sunday night, i dont know about reruns, maybe its on hulu? -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 12, 07:45
- the whole speech was *hysterical.* we were all just sitting there agog, watching. -- nm - amanda jones Apr 12, 07:44 2
  - "get off the stage baldy, get off!" - tRuMaN Apr 12, 07:45 1
    - on behalf of everyone whose soul has been crushed... (ha ha) -- nm - amanda jones Apr 12, 07:46
NCIS spoils. - loosilu Apr 12, 07:40 3
- Oh noes!!! - TWuG Apr 12, 07:42 1
  - L3 at the last paragraph :) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 12, 08:45
- oddly enough, this makes me fee kind of sad. - loosilu Apr 12, 07:42
Your Lady Gaga Falling Off a Piano Video of the Day -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 12, 07:39 [youtube] 3
- the fall alone is funny, the fact she sings ~/I'm fiiiine/~ is killing me -- nm - dogbert Apr 12, 08:03
- Wow. You know that hurt...but it doesn't sound like she stopped singing or anything. -- nm - Jim Apr 12, 07:42 1
  - I assume it was prerecorded. -- nm - mara Apr 12, 07:49
ncis la future spoilers I guess - tRuMaN Apr 12, 07:38 1
- I doubt your IM is a risk, honestly. - loosilu Apr 12, 07:39
they only have the brown in my size, so no biggie there. everything is returnable. and *yes* 35% off $64. I think I may jump. - amanda jones Apr 12, 07:38 8
- i prefer the brown too. go for it. -- nm - Andie Apr 12, 07:43 7
  - looks like the gray is only available in 6.5 anyway. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 07:44 6
    - which, duh, mandy just said. eff me. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 07:44 5
      - plus the grey will look dirty real fast. -- nm - zork Apr 12, 07:46 4
        
        these things will be filthed up the first nice weekend we have. we're going to play in axemann. -- (link) - amanda jones Apr 12, 07:48 2
        
        I love that you can basically see the underlying geology from development in the satellite imagery there. -- nm - mafic Apr 12, 08:17 1
        
        that part of the continent always looks very ductile to me. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 08:24
        
        I like the gray. I guess I'm weird. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 07:47
ST Poll: How much cash do you have to be carrying to feel nervous/careful? -- nm - Strongbad Apr 12, 07:35 37
- ~$500. -- nm - mafic Apr 12, 08:06
- Cool. Based on ST comments below, my nervous feeling is normal. Thanks! -- nm - Strongbad Apr 12, 07:44 3
  - Where are you going to be in the next hour? -- nm - Bacon Apr 12, 07:45 2
    - You just settle down and keep your hands where we can see 'em, Tex. -- nm - con_carne Apr 12, 07:47
    - finding lunch, probably -- nm - Strongbad Apr 12, 07:47
- $500 -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 07:42 1
  - this is my answer - and I have it now - Epiphany Apr 12, 07:50
- $100. -- nm - kelly Apr 12, 07:41
- Where am I? -- nm - con_carne Apr 12, 07:40 3
  - you're on ST, but that's not important right now. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 07:41
  - Normal weekday activities. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 12, 07:41 1
    - $400ish -- nm - con_carne Apr 12, 07:45
- Probably ore than $300, though I so rarely carry cash that it could be lower or higher. - TWuG Apr 12, 07:39
- $80 -- nm - prayformojo Apr 12, 07:38
- $500+ -- nm - decline Apr 12, 07:37 15
  - so with $450 in your wallet, you just leave it lying around? - loosilu Apr 12, 07:38 14
    - cash stays in my pocket, regardless of where my wallet is. -- nm - mafic Apr 12, 08:07
    - I wouldn't ever leave my wallet "lying around" - Strongbad Apr 12, 07:40 3
      - You don't get to decide what your poll means. WE do. Got it? ;) -- nm - Jim Apr 12, 07:50 2
        
        Yes sir! -- nm - Strongbad Apr 12, 07:53
        
        *giggling* - Epiphany Apr 12, 07:52
    - I wouldn't leave it sitting around, but also wouldn't be nervous or take extra precautions with that much. - decline Apr 12, 07:40
    - With $40 in your pocket, you leave your wallet lying around? - TFox Apr 12, 07:40 6
      - I'm a girl! I'm lucky to have pockets. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 07:40 5
        
        It's going to be a long day. -- nm - the goal posts Apr 12, 07:43 1
        
        Heh -- nm - TFox Apr 12, 07:44
        
        stuff your bra with $20s -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 07:42
        
        But the... Decline is.... Ok. -- nm - TFox Apr 12, 07:41 1
        
        I leave my wallet in my handbag, to answer your question. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 07:45
    - The poll specifically said "carrying". :-) -- nm - TWuG Apr 12, 07:40
- $300+ -- nm - TFox Apr 12, 07:37
- $100+. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 07:36
- more than $100 -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 07:36
- been so long since I carried more than $40, I don't know. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 07:35 3
  - I got $10 from the mac machine the other day (I needed quarters for laundry) and feel so retro. "look! a five dollar bill!" nm - amanda jones Apr 12, 07:40 2
    - I have a laundry card. Glad I don't have to deal with quarters, but the card can be its own kind of paint. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 07:41 1
      - PAIN. not paint. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 07:41

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